Chapter 1455: Close-Quarters Combat

Deep within the Buried Immortal Sea, the Silver Moon Shuttle slowly advanced. Qian Tianming and the six others, each holding a Demon-Seeking Compass, wore solemn expressions.

A pale white light curtain, covered with tiny, rice-grain-sized silver runes, enveloped the seven of them.

Wang Changsheng frowned slightly. His divine sense could only extend ten li, and as the Silver Moon Shuttle advanced, the range of his divine sense continually shrank.

Suddenly, the Silver Moon Shuttle abruptly lost control and flew backward.

Wang Changsheng and the others were startled, their faces filled with vigilance.

"Magnetic force!" Qian Tianming frowned. "It seems we'll have to go around. There's a natural magnetic field ahead that repels the magnetic essence stones refined into the Silver Moon Shuttle."

Qian Tianming changed his incantation. The Silver Moon Shuttle immediately stopped and flew in another direction.

Affected by the natural magnetic field, their divine senses were severely disrupted. Fortunately, there were no other restrictions here; otherwise, it would have been even more troublesome.

Along the way, they didn't encounter any demonic beasts, but the natural magnetic force grew progressively stronger. Some natural magnetic fields attracted the Silver Moon Shuttle, while others repelled it.

Two days later, the Silver Moon Shuttle's speed slowed. The white light curtain warped and distorted as a powerful pressure assailed them from all directions.

"Fellow Daoist Qian," Ao Qing said with a frown, "didn't you refine a single-use magical treasure? Surely it can be used now!" Demonic cultivators, while capable of refining artifacts, were far inferior to human cultivators in this skill.

Qian Tianming flipped his hand and took out an arrow about a foot long, its blood-red light flickering erratically. Dense, blood-colored runes were carved onto it.

He chanted an incantation and cast a spell into it. The runes on the blood-red arrow's surface immediately lit up brightly, and it floated before them.

He flicked his sleeve, and an egg-sized golden sphere shot out. After spinning once, it sprayed out a golden glow, enveloping the seven of them. The heavy pressure suddenly vanished, and the Silver Moon Shuttle's speed greatly increased.

The blood-red arrow began to burn, pointing in a certain direction.

After about fifteen minutes, the blood-red arrow burned out. Qian Tianming then brought out a second blood arrow to guide them in tracking Zhou Sihong.

Wang Changsheng was secretly astonished. As expected of one of the Ten Great Sects of the South Sea, he estimated that Zhou Sihong couldn't have gone far.

After another fifteen minutes, only the arrowhead of the blood-red arrow remained. It suddenly shot out and landed on a desolate island.

The island was entirely greyish-white, with not a blade of grass growing, appearing utterly desolate.

"Found him!" Qian Tianming exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with cold light. "He's on this desolate island."

Almost simultaneously, Zhou Sihong flew out from a hidden underground cave, his gaze dark and gloomy.

He had never imagined that even after fleeing to the Buried Immortal Sea, someone would still pursue him.

He swept his gaze around, and his expression became extremely solemn.

Two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, plus five other Nascent Soul cultivators—this was no small force.

"Act!" Qian Tianming stated solemnly. "Absolutely do not let him escape. Let's eliminate him first."

He pointed a finger at the void, and a red light shot out, tearing through the air with a piercing screech.

As the red light approached the island, it abruptly lost control.

*Boom!*

After a tremendous boom, a gigantic pit, hundreds of zhang wide, appeared on the ground, with flames rolling within it.

Ao Qing's right hand glowed with a burst of green light. He clawed at the void towards Zhou Sihong, and innumerable green lights emerged, transforming into a green dragon claw over ten zhang in size. Before it could descend, it suddenly disintegrated and vanished.

"This is Golden Magnetism," Qian Tianming said with a gloomy expression. "It's a type of Great Five Elements magnetic force. No wonder he's hiding here."

Zhou Sihong is a demonic cultivator, and demonic cultivators are known for their formidable physical bodies. He is minimally affected here, while demonic beasts and human cultivators would be severely affected.

Spirit arts, divine abilities, and magical treasures were all useless here. This meant that on this desolate island, if they wanted to eliminate Zhou Sihong, they could only rely on physical strength.

No wonder Zhou Sihong didn't use his Sky-Penetrating Spirit Treasure; it turned out to be due to the influence of Golden Magnetism. In that case, there must be a Golden Magnetism ore vein beneath this desolate island.

"Heh heh, if you're capable, then come down," Zhou Sihong said with a smug look. "That precious orb must be the Primordial Magnetic Pearl, one of the five foundational treasures of the Divine Weapons Palace! Too bad you only have one."

Demonic cultivators' physical bodies were somewhat stronger than those of demonic beasts. In his current state, his Sky-Penetrating Spirit Treasure couldn't be used many times, but if it came to a battle of physical strength, the outcome would be uncertain.

"Let's finish this quickly," Ao Qing transmitted, "don't delay. Desolate spiritual qi can erupt here."

Ao Qing then transformed into a streak of green light and flew towards the desolate island, with Shi Hou following closely behind.

Wang Changsheng and the other three exchanged glances and quickly followed.

As soon as he flew out of the golden glow, Wang Changsheng felt an irresistible pressure assailing him from all directions, as if his body was about to burst.

He let out a low groan, and blue light burst from his body, immediately easing the pressure.

He had consumed various body-refining spiritual items, such as Blood Dragon Fruit, Dragon Scale Fruit, and Dragon Yuan Spirit Liquid, making his physical body far stronger than what ordinary body cultivators could achieve.

Ao Qing and Shi Hou landed on the desolate island. They each took out a pale green long saber and a gleaming golden iron rod, then charged towards Zhou Sihong.

True Monarch Hei Yang and True Monarch Huo Yang's faces turned crimson; they had underestimated the power of Golden Magnetism and hadn't expected Zhou Sihong to be hiding here.

Immortal Drunkard's expression was also displeased. He could move freely, but his speed wasn't fast, unlike Ao Qing and Shi Hou, who moved with ease.

He glanced at Wang Changsheng, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes; Wang Changsheng seemed completely unaffected by the Golden Magnetism, appearing even more at ease than Ao Qing and Shi Hou.

Wang Changsheng took out the Grand Void Spirit-Slaying Blade, which uncontrollably plunged towards the ground. Fortunately, his physical body was very strong, and he gripped the blade tightly with both hands.

Zhou Sihong showed no fear. The Blood Demon Blade in his hand suddenly burst forth with dazzling blood-red light, and he slashed towards Ao Qing.

When fighting here, magical treasures would fall to the ground if released, and spirit arts and divine abilities were useless.

Qian Tianming also landed on the desolate island, his gaze gloomy.

Besides the Primordial Magnetic Pearl, he also carried the Demon-Suppressing Ring, another foundational treasure of the Divine Weapons Palace, specifically designed to counter evil demonic paths. Unfortunately, due to the influence of Golden Magnetism, as soon as the Demon-Suppressing Ring left the area covered by the Primordial Magnetic Pearl, it immediately lost control and fell to the ground.

With a muffled clang of metal colliding, the Blood Demon Blade struck the pale green long saber. The saber was instantly cut into two halves as if it were tofu. Ao Qing reacted quickly, his figure flickering as he dodged.

"Don't let the Blood Demon Blade pierce your skin, otherwise, your vital blood will be sucked dry by it!" Qian Tianming loudly warned. The Blood Demon Blade's formidable power lay precisely in its ability to drain a cultivator's vital blood as long as it pierced the skin.

If not for this, Zhou Sihong would not have been able to break out of encirclements multiple times.

An angry roar echoed, and a vast white sound wave swept out, striking towards Zhou Sihong.

Sound waves are intangible and unaffected by magnetic force.

True Monarch Hei Yang and the other two felt dizzy and lightheaded upon hearing this sound. Zhou Sihong also felt somewhat dizzy. Wang Changsheng's expression, however, was normal; his divine sense was relatively powerful, so Shi Hou's sound wave attack could not affect him.