Chapter 1613: Killing a Thousand Enemies at the Cost of Eight Hundred

Thousands of cultivators were caught in the green light, causing the earth to tremble and energy waves to surge.

Five breaths later, the green light vanished, leaving a hundred-mile radius razed to the ground. Zhou Xingguo's face was pale, with blood staining the corner of his mouth. His magic robe was torn, and his arms and chest were bleeding profusely. Niu Kun and Liu Xiuyun's faces were slightly pale. While these three were relatively unharmed, thousands of other cultivators had simply vanished.

It's natural to target the easier opponent. While both Zhou Xingguo and Niu Kun were at the early stage of the Soul Transformation realm, Niu Kun was a demon. Thus, even if Feng Wu had self-detonated, it would not have caused Niu Kun significant harm.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, go assist Fellow Daoist Sun and the others. Fellow Daoist Niu and I will pursue them. We must annihilate them completely; they absolutely cannot be allowed to escape," Liu Xiuyun declared. With that, she transformed into a streak of green rainbow light and gave chase, while Niu Kun followed as a streak of red light.

Zhou Xingguo took out a small, gleaming white mirror. He cast a spell into it, and after the mirror surface lit up with a white glow, Liu Ye's face appeared.

"How is it, Fellow Daoist Zhou? What about those cultivators from other realms?" Liu Ye asked impatiently, his tone urgent.

"We've slain two Soul Transformation cultivators and a group of high-level cultivators. Fellow Daoist Liu, open the seal and let me go inside to assist Fellow Daoist Sun and the others," Zhou Xingguo said with some excitement. His injuries were not light, but time was pressing, leaving him little time to heal.

A ripple appeared in the void, revealing a black hole several yards wide. Zhou Xingguo transformed into a streak of light and flew into it.

Liu Ye looked Zhou Xingguo up and down, his brow furrowed. "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you guard the entrance. I'll go assist Fellow Daoist Sun and the others." Liu Ye took out a glittering spiritual disc and handed it to Zhou Xingguo. Zhou Xingguo was not in good condition at the moment; if he went further, he might very well be targeted by the enemy.

Zhou Xingguo did not decline and took the spiritual disc. Just then, a deafening roar sounded, accompanied by a cry of agony.

Liu Ye's heart jolted. He transformed into a streak of sword light and shot straight towards the source of the sound. As soon as he arrived, he found Ye Yan's left arm was gone, Sun Tianhu had a terrifying bloody gash on his left hand, and his face was pale. The ground was a mess, with numerous corpses visible.

A five-tailed fox lay dead in a pool of blood. Sun Tianhu was entangled in a fierce battle with a hundred-zhang-long azure flood dragon that had a single horn. The azure flood dragon's body was bleeding profusely, and many scales had fallen off its belly and tail.

An azure dragon boat was flying towards the black hole high above, moving exceptionally fast.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, quickly stop them! Don't let them escape!" Sun Tianhu shouted loudly, his tone urgent.

As Liu Ye was about to act, a ball of green light shot directly towards him. At the same time, thousands of colossal fireballs, each the size of a water vat, descended from the sky, heading towards Liu Ye and the others.

Before the colossal fireballs even landed, a terrifying wave of heat washed over them. Liu Ye frowned. He chopped his right hand towards the void, and a large swath of sharp sword energy shot forth, meeting the incoming attack.

A series of deafening explosions rang out as the colossal fireballs burst in mid-air, transforming into a sky full of flames that scattered across the ground.

Strong winds surged, and three azure hurricanes, each over a thousand zhang tall, rushed towards Liu Ye and the two others. Seizing this opportunity, the azure flood dragon flew towards the azure dragon boat, moving exceptionally fast.

"Trying to escape? Leave your lives behind!" The Blood Demon Blade in Sun Tianhu's hand erupted with dazzling blood-red light. With a flash, a bloody rainbow over a thousand zhang long swept forth, instantly striking the azure flood dragon, producing a dull clang and sending sparks flying.

A spiritual light flashed in the void above the azure flood dragon's head, and a glittering small pagoda appeared out of nowhere. It was precisely the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Myriad Demon Pagoda. Just then, a yellow seal flew out from the azure dragon boat, instantly growing in size, and smashed towards the Myriad Demon Pagoda.

With a muffled thud, the Myriad Demon Pagoda was sent flying backward. However, the Myriad Demon Pagoda still shot out a wave of spiritual light to envelop the azure flood dragon, but the azure flood dragon was too fast, and the spiritual light missed its target.

With a flash of green light, the azure flood dragon transformed into Long Xiaoyao's appearance and landed on the azure dragon boat. Sun Hao, Li Shuo, and Long Xiaoyao all had injuries. Long Xiaoyao's injuries were more severe, and Li Shuo's left arm was gone, leaving his face pale.

They possessed Soul Transformation realm puppet beasts and spirit beasts. However, Bai Xin, who was skilled in illusion techniques, had exerted considerable pressure on them.

They joined forces, and with the help of Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, killed Bai Xin and severely wounded Ye Yan. Long Xiaoyao also suffered severe injuries, but since his true form was a wind-attributed flood dragon, he was relatively resilient to attacks.

Long Xiaoyao took out an azure horn about a foot long, its surface shrouded in a faint azure glow. He placed it to his lips and blew gently.

A loud dragon's roar echoed, and a faint azure gale swept forth. After a blur, it transformed into an azure wind dragon over a thousand zhang long, pouncing towards Liu Ye and the two others below.

Before the azure wind dragon even landed, ancient trees swayed violently, countless sand and rocks were blown up, and dust billowed.

Ye Yan waved the Mysterious Sun Demon Extinguishing Banner in his hand, and a large expanse of azure flames swept forth, meeting the incoming attack.

With a thundering roar, the azure flames collided with the azure wind dragon, immediately unleashing a powerful wave of energy.

A heaven-shattering sword light descended from the sky, cleaving towards the azure wind dragon, shattering it to pieces. With an earth-shattering roar, the azure wind dragon exploded, transforming into countless azure wind blades that scattered in all directions.

A massive series of explosions rang out. Over a dozen mountaintops were shattered to dust by the dense azure wind blades, and dust billowed everywhere.

As the dust settled, the azure dragon boat vanished into the black hole. The black hole rapidly closed, as if it had never been there.

"Fellow Daoist Sun, Fellow Daoist Ye, has Fellow Daoist Bai perished?" Liu Ye asked with a frown. This would be difficult to explain to the demon race, as Bai Xin had died in battle while fighting foreign cultivators together.

"Fellow Daoist Bai was skilled in illusion techniques and helped us severely wound the enemy. He was targeted and killed by their concentrated fire. They possessed Soul Transformation realm puppet beasts and spirit beasts, and quite a few Heaven-Reaching magic treasures. Fellow Daoist Bai unfortunately perished. By the way, Fellow Daoist Liu, why are you here? Did Fellow Daoist Zhou and the others succeed?" Sun Tianhu's expression was tense. Bai Xin's death was a huge loss for the Dongli Realm.

"They have currently lost two Soul Transformation cultivators and a group of high-level experts. However, one Soul Transformation cultivator and a group of experts escaped, and Fellow Daoist Niu and Fellow Daoist Liu are currently pursuing them," Liu Ye stated truthfully. From the current battle results, the Dongli Realm had gained an advantage. After all, the Dongli Realm was their main battlefield, and Shen Haoran's attempt to lure and kill Bai Ling'er had exposed their tracks; otherwise, they might not have discovered the presence of Shen Haoran and his group.

"We must immediately reinforce the seal so they cannot cross over. Also, we captured several Nascent Soul cultivators. We can interrogate them to ascertain their origins and find out which realm they are from. Perhaps we can even invade their realm," Ye Yan suggested, his voice somewhat weak.

He had suffered a major setback this time, requiring a period of recuperation. He would not be able to engage in combat with cultivators of the same rank for a short time.

Sun Tianhu and Liu Ye strongly agreed. They quickly dealt with the corpses on the ground, collected the valuables from them, and left the Immortal Falling Cave.

After leaving the Immortal Falling Cave, Zhou Xingguo gathered the remaining forces and organized them to reinforce the seal. In addition to the spatial passage, the entrance to the Immortal Falling Cave was also sealed. Furthermore, an area of a million miles around the Immortal Falling Cave was designated a restricted zone, prohibiting unauthorized entry.

A month later, astonishing news quickly spread throughout the Dongli Realm.

Cultivators from the Tianlan Realm had invaded the Dongli Realm, and currently, several individuals had escaped. Leading them was a Soul Transformation cultivator named Long Hanji, whose true form was a fire-attributed flood dragon. The major powers of the Dongli Realm offered a bounty of one billion spirit stones for the capture of Long Hanji and her group. Those who provided clues would be heavily rewarded. Those who harbored them or withheld information would be treated as accomplices and executed without mercy.

Any individual or force that dared to shelter Long Hanji and her group would be considered an enemy of the Dongli Realm and executed without mercy.