Chapter 1047: Fierce Battle with the Stone Spirit

Shi Po's face darkened. Three Nascent Soul cultivators were attacking Ice Python Island, and this spelled trouble.

"Immediately send a message to the clan requesting reinforcements."

Shi Po gave orders to his clansmen. Ice Python Island had a direct teleportation array that could send messages to other islands.

"Eighth Ancestor, the latest news is that four other islands are also under attack by human cultivators. There are no spare reinforcements."

The Ice Ape clan had ten Nascent Soul cultivators, but not all were present in the homeland. Two Nascent Souls were on the front lines, and one was traveling. This left only seven Nascent Souls in the ancestral land, and six of them were strenuously defending five large islands with fourth-tier spirit veins.

Shi Po's face grew grim upon hearing this. In that case, wouldn't the Ice Ape clan be in grave danger?

"Everyone, retreat to Ice Ape Island. Take all the spirit herbs you can carry; leave behind what you cannot."

Shi Po ordered in a deep voice. The human cultivators were employing a strategy of divide and conquer; if they could delay him for a while, Ice Ape Island might fall.

Ice Ape Island was the ancestral land of the Ice Ape clan and could not be lost. As long as the Nascent Soul cultivators were safe, even if their possessions were lost, they could eventually reclaim them. However, if the Nascent Soul cultivators were all killed, they wouldn't be able to protect their possessions either.

"Eighth Ancestor, aren't there a lot of cultivation resources on Ice Python Island? Are we just going to abandon them to the human cultivators?" a completely white ape asked cautiously. Unlike other demon clans, the Ice Ape clan could speak human language once they reached the Core Formation stage.

"If Ice Ape Island falls into enemy hands, what good would it do to hold Ice Python Island? All of you, pack your belongings immediately and evacuate as quickly as possible. I will hold them back."

After speaking, Shi Po transformed into a streak of white light and flew out.

A large expanse of white fur sprouted from his body, and in a flash, he transformed into a five-zhang-tall white giant ape with white eyes, baring his fangs in a snarl.

A deafening roar echoed, and a wave of white sound rapidly shot out.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Li Jiong felt a stinging pain in their eardrums upon hearing the roar. Wang Mingren and the others felt dizzy and lightheaded, unable to stand steadily, and completely drained of strength.

Wherever the white sound wave passed, the sea surface rapidly froze, forming an ice layer several feet thick.

The white sound wave was incredibly fast, heading straight for Wang Changsheng and his companions.

The zither played loudly, and streaks of blue wind blades shot out, meeting the white sound wave.

The blue wind blades collided with the white sound wave, vanishing without a trace as if spring snow melting. Then, a barrage of dense blue fist shadows shot forth, shattering the white sound wave and unleashing an earth-shattering roar. A visible airwave rapidly swept across the ice layer on the sea surface, leaving it riddled with countless cracks.

"The Ice Ape clan!"

Wang Changsheng narrowed his eyes, a look of interest appearing on his face.

The Ice Ape clan was skilled in ice-element divine abilities, and their physical bodies were also relatively strong.

A muffled thunderclap rumbled from high above as a vast expanse of dark clouds suddenly appeared. A biting cold wind swept in from all directions, and countless white snowflakes began to drift down. Initially, these snowflakes were light and airy, but enveloped by the frigid wind, the dense white snowflakes abruptly transformed into foot-long white ice blades, striking towards Wang Changsheng and his companions like a meteor shower.

A barrage of dense white ice blades shot forth, accompanied by an extraordinary chilling force.

"Hmph, mere parlor tricks. How dare they show off before an expert."

Li Jiong, with a look of disdain, conjured a foot-long red banner. A pattern of a red crow was embroidered on its surface, from which faint flames flickered.

As soon as the red banner appeared, the surrounding temperature abruptly rose.

A red light flashed, and the red banner's radiance greatly increased, transforming into a ten-foot-tall red banner.

Li Jiong waved the red banner with both hands; the seemingly weightless banner felt as heavy as ten thousand jin in his grasp. One red rune after another flew from its surface, transforming into giant fireballs the size of water vats, each emitting astonishing heat waves.

"Go."

The dense giant fireballs, scattering like flowers from a celestial maiden, shot out in all directions. The massive fireballs plunged into the white ice blades, shattering them to pieces.

A continuous rumble filled the air as white and red lights intertwined.

Occasionally, some stragglers managed to slip through, but as soon as they approached within ten zhang of Wang Changsheng and his companions, they were blocked by a wave of blue sound, preventing the white ice blades from advancing further.

The sky suddenly darkened, and a colossal white palm, over thirty zhang in size, abruptly appeared above Wang Changsheng and his companions. The giant palm was covered in white fur. Before it even descended, a biting chill rushed down towards them.

Even through their protective spiritual light, Wang Mingren and Ximen Feng couldn't help but shiver. The divine abilities of Nascent Soul cultivators were far beyond what Core Formation cultivators could compare to.

Wang Ruyan conjured a red orb, releasing a vast expanse of crimson flames that enveloped them for protection. Only then did the biting coldness dissipate.

Li Jiong's expression turned cold, and a vast expanse of golden flames materialized on his right hand, emitting overwhelming heat waves. The cloud formation beneath them instantly vanished into thin air.

With a clap of his right hand towards his head, a golden giant hand, over ten zhang in size, shot forth. The golden giant hand appeared to be condensed from a mass of golden flames, emanating overwhelming heat waves.

The golden giant hand collided with the white giant palm, immediately emitting a muffled "sizzling" sound and erupting in a vast expanse of white mist.

A giant ice ball, the size of a small mountain, came crashing down. It emitted an extraordinary chill, and wherever it passed, a large expanse of thin ice shards appeared in the void.

Wang Changsheng let out a loud shout and slammed his hands towards the void, sending out a barrage of dense blue fist shadows.

Boom!

The colossal ice crystal was shattered to pieces by the dense blue fist shadows, and an extraordinary chilling power rapidly spread. The void froze, and the ice layer quickly expanded towards Wang Changsheng and his companions.

The zither played loudly, and streaks of hazy blue sound waves shot forth, shattering all the ice shards in the void and preventing the ice layer from spreading further.

Shi Po's brows furrowed slightly. He realized that his opponents were not to be trifled with and, no longer wishing to fight, prepared to flee back to Ice Python Island.

A clear bell chime rang out. Upon hearing it, Shi Po felt a sensation of lightness and bliss, as if ascending to immortality, and lost all desire to act.

Li Jiong cast a meaningful glance at the Soul-Enchanting Bell in Wang Changsheng's hand. He raised his palm, and a golden light shot forth, blurring before vanishing from sight.

A golden light flared above Shi Po's head, and a glittering golden net descended from the sky, enveloping him.

The surface of the golden net was covered with grain-sized golden runes. Its golden light flared intensely, and a vast expanse of golden flames surged forth, engulfing Shi Po's body.

Shi Po let out a series of miserable screams, struggling violently.

Li Jiong let out a cold snort. With a change in his incantation, the golden flames intensified greatly, and the miserable screams grew even louder.

Wang Changsheng took out a golden longbow, drew it, and nocked four golden arrows, aiming them at the opponent.

Several piercing "swish-swish-swish" arrow sounds rang out. The four golden arrows transformed into four streaks of golden light, vanishing instantly into the golden flames, yet a muffled "clanging" sound was heard.

Wang Changsheng was somewhat surprised. These four arrows were all second-tier magic treasures, and with the amplification of the Whale Subduing Bow, even Nascent Soul-stage barbarians might not be able to withstand them. Yet, the Ice Ape clan had actually managed to block them.