Chapter 1612: Another Deity Falls

Niu Kun snorted, letting out a loud growl. His body more than doubled in size, taking on the form of an ox-headed, human-bodied giant, standing over ten zhang tall. Pale golden spiritual markings covered his physique, and his limbs were thick and large, with veins faintly visible beneath his skin.

A red light illuminated his hands, and a pair of three-zhang-long red great axes appeared in his grasp. The axes shimmered with a crimson glow, their blades resembling ox heads, covered in red runes the size of grains of rice. These red runes twisted and writhed like tadpoles.

These were the spiritual treasures, the Fiery Ox Axes, prized possessions of Myriad Monster Valley. As for the Sky-piercing Spirit Treasure, the Myriad Monster Banner, it was in the Valley Master's hands and would not be easily deployed.

The red great axes erupted with dazzling crimson light, and a scarlet flame surged from their blades. The surrounding temperature instantly soared.

Wielding both axes, Niu Kun slashed at the azure peacock through the air. Two torrents of flames swept out, transforming into two thousand-zhang-long red axe blades that cleaved towards the azure peacock.

Where the two red axe blades passed, ripples spread through the void, and waves of intense heat rolled forth.

Zhou Xingguo conjured a palm-sized blue inkstone. The blue inkstone spun in the air, suddenly erupting with dazzling blue light and expanding to over a hundred zhang tall. Like a colossal blue mountain, it crashed down towards the azure peacock.

Liu Xiuyun formed a hand seal. The ground beneath the azure peacock shook violently, and countless azure thorns burst from the earth. In less than three breaths, over a thousand azure thorns appeared on the ground, each about a zhang thick and covered in sharp azure barbs.

The thousand-odd azure thorns writhed wildly, transforming into a massive, hazy azure hand that slapped towards the azure peacock.

At the same time, the area within several hundred li suddenly lit up with various dazzling beams of light, striking towards the azure peacock.

Thick beams of light soared into the sky. Over one hundred thousand cultivators were dispersed throughout the area, activating sets of formations under the command of high-tier cultivators.

Yang Tianhai had self-detonated, destroying two nodes of the Ten Directions Demon-Slaying Formation. Feng Wu and others exploited the breach to break out. However, over three hundred formations still remained, with dozens of them being Fourth-tier formations.

Mobilizing over a hundred thousand cultivators within a month—in the entire East Barren Territory, only the South Sea and Central Plains possessed such formidable mobilization capabilities.

Beams of multicolored light soared into the sky one after another. An area of a million li was enveloped by a dense spiritual aura.

Facing the concentrated attacks, the azure peacock let out a loud cry, spreading its wings fully. A hazy azure precious light appeared out of thin air, covering an area of a hundred zhang.

When various spells or magic treasures came into contact with the azure precious light, they seemed to be fixed in place, unable to advance.

"Hmph, mere parlor tricks. How dare you display such paltry skills!"

Liu Xiuyun sneered. A dazzling azure light flared in her palm, and a three-foot-long azure jade flute appeared in her hand.

The azure jade flute had some black spots on its surface. It glowed faintly with azure light throughout, exuding an imposing spiritual aura.

This was the Sky-piercing Spirit Treasure, the Xiaoxiang Flute, refined using ten-thousand-year-old Xiaoxiang Bamboo as its main material. Xiaoxiang Bamboo was one of the ten great spiritual bamboos of the cultivation world.

A joyous flute melody rang out, and a hazy azure sound wave swept forth, heading directly for the azure peacock.

The azure sound wave struck the azure precious light. The azure precious light tore open like paper.

The azure peacock flapped its wings fiercely. A piercing sound of tearing air rang out, and azure feathers shot out. After a blur, they transformed into three-foot-long azure flying knives that cleaved towards the azure sound wave.

The dense azure flying knives collided with the azure sound wave. All of them were sent flying backward, striking nearby mountaintops. The mountaintops immediately exploded, turning into dust scattering everywhere.

The azure peacock opened its mouth and spat out a beam of azure light, meeting the azure sound wave.

Boom!

Both exploded, and a powerful wave of air rapidly spread out.

Just then, a white light appeared in the void above the azure peacock's head. It transformed into a palm-sized white bangle. The white bangle shimmered with spiritual light, its surface covered with rice-grain-sized runes, exuding spiritual fluctuations.

With a flash of white light, the white bangle instantly expanded and swiftly descended. It enveloped the azure peacock's head and then rapidly shrank, constricting the azure peacock.

The two red axe blades struck the azure peacock's body. The azure peacock let out a cry of pain, blood streaming from its wings as it plunged from the sky.

The colossal blue inkstone descended from the sky. It crashed onto the azure peacock's body.

Boom!

After a thunderous crash, a massive crater was created in the ground.

Long Hanji and a dozen others stood on the Qianling Shadow-Fleeing Shuttle. Shen Haoran and the other Nascent Soul cultivators were pale-faced, their eyes filled with terror. If Yang Tianhai hadn't self-detonated, they wouldn't have been able to break out.

The path ahead was heavily restricted. Breaking through would surely result in many casualties. Whether they could even break out was another matter.

Long Hanji continuously wielded the Sky-piercing Spirit Treasure, the Scarlet Flood Dragon Heaven-Burning Sword. Streams of thousand-zhang-long scarlet sword energy swept out, cleaving towards the restrictions ahead.

The power of a Sky-piercing Spirit Treasure was immense, not something Fourth-tier formations could block. Long Hanji knew very well that once the three Soul Transformation cultivators were free, she wouldn't be able to escape.

Even though her true form was a Fifth-tier flood dragon, she was no match for three Soul Transformation cultivators. After all, the opponents had set up a large number of formations.

The Scarlet Flood Dragon Heaven-Burning Sword wielded immense power; even Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't withstand it. Since Long Hanji herself was controlling it, it was simply beyond the resistance of Nascent Soul cultivators.

In the face of absolute power, formations were useless.

"Slaughtering our East Barren Territory cultivators as if they were mere cabbages? Do you truly think we don't exist?"

A cold male voice suddenly resounded. No sooner had his voice fallen than a deep roar echoed.

Long Hanji felt her head swim. She stopped wielding the Scarlet Flood Dragon Heaven-Burning Sword.

A shimmering white bangle appeared out of thin air. It instantly expanded and enveloped Long Hanji.

Just then, a fierce gust of wind suddenly swept through the void. It blew the white bangle away.

With a flash of azure light, a heavily wounded azure peacock appeared.

"A Substitute Talisman, hmph. A Substitute Talisman is a one-time use item. This old man refuses to believe you have a second one on you."

A cold and ruthless male voice rang out. Niu Kun, wielding both axes, flew over from a distance.

"Senior Sister Long, hurry and go! I'll hold them off. You must open a spatial channel and bring our sect's masters here. Don't forget the oath we all swore."

The azure peacock spoke human words. However, it was speaking the official language of the Sky-Ripple Realm, which Zhou Xingguo and the others couldn't understand at all.

Long Hanji responded. The Scarlet Flood Dragon Heaven-Burning Sword in her hand shot out, transforming into a colossal scarlet flood dragon. It circled around them, hovering. The scarlet flood dragon crashed into the restrictions, shattering them directly, and a continuous roar echoed.

Liu Xiuyun, Zhou Xingguo, and Niu Kun pursued. The azure peacock transformed into a streak of azure light and lunged at them.

Niu Kun swung the red axes in his hands. Two thousand-zhang-long red axe blades shot out, cleaving towards the azure light.

With a flash of azure light, the azure light vanished, and the red axe blades struck empty air.

The next moment, the azure peacock suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Xingguo, a hundred zhang away from him.

The azure peacock's body rapidly swelled. Then, with an earth-shattering boom, a dazzling azure light enveloped an area of a hundred li.