Chapter 2269: Joint Strike

"Without its supernatural protections, even if this worm's physical body is powerful enough, it definitely won't be able to withstand the combined attack of all you fellow cultivators."

Bao Hua paused after explaining this, then continued with a warning:

"However, the Mother of the Blight Worms must also have mastered the earth-element natural laws. It's uncertain how long the Earth Emperor Nail can suppress it. Therefore, the moment I deploy this treasure, all of you must immediately launch your attacks without any hesitation!"

"Fellow cultivator, rest assured. This battle concerns our very lives, so there will naturally be no mistakes," the ancient-looking elder replied without hesitation.

The others also nodded in agreement.

"Alright, just in case, I will first communicate with the spirit of the seal, instructing it to gather all the sealing power here. This will both suppress the Mother of the Blight Worms' strength and conceal our actions," Bao Hua said, her expression unusually grave, without immediately deploying the treasure in her hand.

With that, she formed a strange hand seal with one hand, simultaneously muttering incantations.

A moment later, a flash of white light appeared before her, and a blurry, misty face materialized once again without any prior warning.

Bao Hua's lips moved slightly as she silently communicated with the entity before her.

Within a few breaths, the misty face vanished as if a phantom.

Almost simultaneously, Han Li and the others felt an inexplicable sense of suppression pervade the nearby void.

Their hearts tensed, and they quickly checked themselves. Only upon realizing that it had no adverse effect on them did they feel a sense of relief.

At this point, countless grey runes appeared around Bao Hua's body. They swiftly swirled and enveloped her, leaving only a vague, slender silhouette visible.

Strangely, the moment she was surrounded by these grey runes, her entire presence vanished.

Although she clearly remained in place, a spiritual sense scan would perceive nothing but empty air, as if she had merged with the entire void.

"The sealing power has now completely obscured my presence. Even if I approach the Mother of the Blight Worms, it won't be able to sense me. I'm about to make my move. All of you, please prepare," Bao Hua calmly told the others.

The ancient-looking elder nodded. Without a word, he clapped his hands together. A faint spiritual light flashed, revealing a hazy white jade tablet.

Its surface was exquisitely carved, with countless spirit beast patterns faintly visible.

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Tablet! It's actually this treasure! It's said that although this item isn't a Mystical Heaven Treasure, it's an ancient treasure that fell from the Immortal Realm. Many Grand Ascension stage cultivators once fought fiercely over it. I never expected this immortal artifact to end up in your hands," the black-robed woman exclaimed, surprise evident on her face upon seeing the item.

"Heh heh, I had some fortuitous encounters back then, which allowed me to luckily obtain this treasure," the ancient-looking elder said with a slight cough and a hint of pride.

The red-faced man looked on with envy.

Han Li, meanwhile, glanced at the item with curiosity.

"Excellent. With this Ten Thousand Beasts Tablet, our chances of success have increased even further," Bao Hua said, naturally delighted.

At this moment, the black-robed woman and the red-faced old man also deployed their respective treasures. One opened her mouth and spat out a short spear as black as ink.

The other reached into his embrace and directly retrieved a massive white bone blade, its surface flickering with red light and inscribed with countless crimson spiritual runes.

Although the two suppressed the radiance of these treasures, the faint yet terrifying aura emanating from them indicated that, even if they weren't Mystical Heaven Treasures, they were certainly extraordinary artifacts.

"Brother Crab, give it your all!" Han Li said, turning to transmit a message to Daoist Crab.

Daoist Crab nodded, his expression unwavering. He raised a hand, and a pale silver orb suddenly appeared in his palm.

With a low rumble, countless electrical threads shot out from the orb, intertwining and flashing before instantly coalescing into a sphere of lightning.

Initially, it was only the size of a head, but as it slowly rose into the sky, it silently expanded rapidly to the size of a house.

Its momentum appeared incredibly formidable.

Daoist Crab calmly stood in place, supporting the lightning sphere with one hand, making no further movements.

Seeing this, Han Li formed a hand seal. A flash of golden light erupted behind him, and his three-headed, six-armed golden Dharma Idol manifested.

As soon as the Dharma Idol solidified, it transformed into a corporeal golden body and lunged towards Han Li.

A brilliant violet-gold light erupted. Han Li and the golden body instantly merged, his skin turning a dazzling golden hue. Simultaneously, countless silver spiritual runes emerged, swiftly coalescing into dense silver patterns that covered his entire body.

Only then did Han Li grasp at the void with one hand. After a flash of emerald light on his other arm, a three-foot-long emerald sword appeared.

With just a flick of his wrist, the surrounding void hummed, and even the ambient elemental energy of heaven and earth seemed to be slightly shaken by the sword.

This treasure was none other than the Mystical Heaven Spirit-Slaying Sword.

Facing the Mother of the Blight Worms, a creature of extreme malice that had once destroyed several realms, Han Li dared not show the slightest negligence. His opening move was his ultimate trump card.

Bao Hua had previously seen Han Li use the Mystical Heaven Spirit-Slaying Sword, so she showed no surprise when he produced it.

However, the ancient-looking elder, the black-robed woman, and the others couldn't help but show a change in expression upon seeing the Mystical Heaven Spirit-Slaying Sword, repeatedly casting suspicious glances at it. Evidently, the scene of the sword shaking the elemental energy of heaven and earth did not escape their notice.

Before any of them could open their mouths to inquire, Bao Hua had already formed a hand seal. Her body blurred, and she vanished without a trace from the water's surface.

The next moment, a pink floral shadow appeared a mere dozen feet beneath the dark light formation, thousands of feet up in the sky. Bao Hua silently reappeared, holding the large nail in both hands.

Upon witnessing this, the others naturally forgot about questioning Han Li. Involuntarily holding their breath, they each formed hand seals and began channeling their True Essence into their respective treasures.

Without a doubt, the moment the Earth Emperor Nail penetrated the massive worm's body, the Grand Ascension stage cultivators would immediately unleash an astonishing combined attack.

Meanwhile, the colossal, mountain-like worm continued to slumber peacefully within the light formation, seemingly oblivious to everything below.

Bao Hua stared intently at the enormous worm in the center of the light formation, faint silver threads flickering in her eyes. After a fierce glint flashed across her face, she finally let out a cold snort, and the Earth Emperor Nail transformed into a yellow streak of light, shooting forward.

The next instant, the treasure pierced through the black light formation as if it were nothing. After a flash, it solidly embedded itself into the massive worm's body, resuming its original form.

A tremendous "boom" resounded.

Yellow light burst forth from the large nail's surface, and dense yellow threads instantly appeared on the giant worm's body. After a blur, they mysteriously burrowed directly into its interior.

"It's done! Fellow cultivators, what are you waiting for? Attack now!" Bao Hua cried out in delight. The enormous phantom of a floral book behind her suddenly swelled, then burst open, transforming into countless pink petals that swept towards the colossal worm.

Han Li and the others below also launched their attacks simultaneously.

The ancient-looking elder suddenly waved the jade tablet in his hand towards the sky. The tablet blurred, then directly transformed into a hazy white jade gate. As it opened, countless phantom beasts surged forth from within, all roaring as they charged into the air.

The black-robed woman merely chanted an incantation, and the black short spear in her hand flickered, instantly transforming into a bolt of black lightning that slashed out.

As for the red-faced man, he solemnly swung the massive white bone blade in his hand. Immediately, ripples appeared above the giant worm, and a phantom blade over a thousand feet long materialized, forcefully slicing downwards.

Even before this colossal phantom blade truly descended, an invisible immense force pressed down first.

A peal of thunder erupted nearby!

A massive lightning sphere simultaneously teleported into existence and, with a boom, transformed into a vast, sky-covering silver lightning net that enveloped the entire giant worm from above.

These attacks were swift as lightning, their speed almost unbelievable, yet they were still a fraction slower than Han Li's move.

The silver patterns on Han Li's body hummed. As he merely flicked the Mystical Heaven Spirit-Slaying Sword in his hand, a green line shot out from the void before him, then immediately flickered and vanished again.

The next moment, the elemental energy of heaven and earth around the giant worm's body trembled, and a green line flashed across it, cutting through.

The white giant worm's body was instantly severed into two halves.

Following this, the phantom blade and silver lightning net descended from the sky, while countless petals and spirit beast phantoms also surged forward.

A continuous roar of explosions erupted!

The dark light formation was instantly torn apart by dazzling blade light and silver arcs. Countless phantom petals intricately wove, circled, and danced through the surrounding void like sharp blades, emitting whistling sounds as they cut through the air.

Deeper within, countless phantom beasts completely encircled the giant worm, then immediately self-detonated in bursts of white light.

As the rolling waves of energy dissipated in all directions, rings of visible light immediately rippled outwards.

The blinding light generated by the multitude of attacks instantly submerged the giant worm's body.

Yet, the giant worm remained motionless from beginning to end, as if it had truly been annihilated by their combined assault while still in deep slumber.

Instead of relief or joy, Bao Hua and the other Grand Ascension stage cultivators who witnessed this all blanched, their faces turning incredibly pale.

Han Li's expression also turned grim.

Every single one of these individuals had become Grand Ascension stage patriarchs after countless life-or-death battles. No matter how confident they were in their attacks, they absolutely would not believe that a creature as renowned as the Mother of the Blight Worms could be so easily annihilated. Involuntarily, their vigilance heightened by twelve points.

Finally, after the various colored lights in the air vanished in a flash, the enormous body of the giant worm had inexplicably disappeared without a trace. All that remained was a fist-sized, jet-black crystal, silently suspended in its place.

On the crystal's surface, an ancient nail, several inches long, was deeply embedded almost halfway into it.

Witnessing this sight, a chill ran down everyone's spines. They all sensed an extremely bizarre aura rushing straight towards their hearts.

"No, something's wrong. We must leave this place quickly!" Bao Hua's expression shifted several times before she suddenly cried out with decisive urgency. With a flick of her hand, a formation plate instantly appeared in her palm, which she then crushed with a backhand grip.