Chapter 1629: Intense Battle

The giant wave roared as it passed, sounding like a tsunami. In less than two breaths, the massive wave reached the Sun and Moon Sages. Over a thousand zhang high and a thousand zhang long, it blotted out the sky and the sun, resembling a gaping maw ready to devour them.

Du Xu's body suddenly glowed with countless golden spiritual patterns. A fiery red-gold flame surged from his right fist, radiating astonishing heat and causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply. He slammed his right fist towards the empty space in front of him, creating ripples in the void as if it were about to collapse.

With a flash of golden light, a golden giant fist, over a hundred zhang in size, flew out. Composed of golden flames, it emanated waves of heat, like a living volcano, and struck towards the opponent with incredible high temperature. The blue giant wave collided with the golden giant fist. The blue wave exploded, transforming into vast white mist under the high temperature, obscuring an area several li in radius.

The golden giant fist was also shattered by the blue giant wave, dissolving into a mass of golden flames. These flames scattered onto the third-tier demonic beasts, instantly engulfing their bodies. Even the seawater could not extinguish the golden flames. A blue sound wave shot out. Wherever it passed, the golden flames were completely extinguished, and numerous demonic beast corpses floated on the sea surface, emitting a strong scent of cooked meat.

Fang Yue drew a circle in the air with both hands, and a silver-white light barrier appeared out of nowhere, blocking their front. The blue sound wave struck the white light barrier, which immediately dented inwards before quickly restoring its original shape. The blue sound wave then flew back the way it came, at an even faster speed. Before the blue sound wave could travel far, another colossal wave crashed down, shattering the sound wave. Many low-tier demonic beasts exploded, turning into a rain of blood across the sky.

The spiritual light on Du Xu and Fang Yue's bodies surged. They clasped their left hands with their right, drawing a circle in the void. A massive gold and silver bi-colored wheel materialized, half golden and half silver, spinning rapidly as it shot towards the Azure Lotus Immortals. As the bi-colored gold and silver wheel spun rapidly, the seawater in its path either froze or turned into white mist, creating an immense spectacle.

Just as Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were about to evade, a supremely dazzling golden and silver light descended from the sky, engulfing them both. They seemed to be fixed in place, unable to move. The bi-colored wheel pierced through their bodies, but their corpses dissolved into specks of spiritual light and vanished, clearly revealing them to be illusions.

“An illusion! Interesting. When did they hide themselves?” Liu Ye murmured with a hint of curiosity.

“This joint attack secret technique of the Zhenhai Sect is rather interesting, but its offensive capabilities are still lacking,” Liu Ruyi commented, noting that most disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect practiced sword arts.

Du Xu and Fang Yue remained composed. They were not surprised; if the Azure Lotus Immortals were so easy to deal with, they wouldn't have become renowned in the South Sea immortal cultivation world.

The calm sea surface churned violently, splitting in two. Wang Changsheng, holding the Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber, shot out from the gap and slashed towards Du Xu. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were both late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, though they had not been in that stage for long. Fang Yue and Du Xu were at the complete stage of Nascent Soul cultivation. Naturally, in terms of magical power, Du Xu and Fang Yue possessed deeper reserves.

Neither side used spirit treasures or spirit beasts, opting instead to contend with magical power and dao techniques. The Azure Lotus Immortals could not match the Sun and Moon Sages in this regard, so Wang Changsheng decided to adopt a strategy of dividing and conquering. He was responsible for dealing with Du Xu, while Wang Ruyan would handle Fang Yue. Since advancing to the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had rarely engaged in combat with other Nascent Soul cultivators. This time, facing the Sun and Moon Sages, they would do their utmost.

With a flash of blue light, a blue light blade, over a hundred zhang long, shot out, striking towards Du Xu. Fang Yue let out a soft snort, just as she was about to attack Wang Changsheng. Behind her, specks of blue light suddenly flared, forming a sturdy young man in a blue shirt, whose body was covered in profound runes. The blue-shirted youth moved his arms, and with a series of piercing whooshes, a large flurry of blue fist shadows pounded towards the Sun and Moon Sages.

The crescent-shaped scimitar in Fang Yue's hand flared brightly, and a dazzling silver light shot out, striking the blue-shirted youth. With a dull thud, the blue-shirted youth's body rapidly froze into an ice sculpture before their eyes. The golden circular wheel in Du Xu's hand flew out, striking the ice sculpture.

Rumble! The ice sculpture shattered into countless icy fragments. Points of fire light appeared in the void, and a sturdy young man in a red shirt materialized. Countless red runes emerged on the red-shirted youth's body, and a layer of crimson flames appeared out of nowhere, enveloping his entire form. From a distance, he seemed to be composed of fire.

As the blue light blade struck, Du Xu's mind stirred, and the golden circular wheel rapidly expanded, meeting the blue light blade. With a dull thud, the blue light blade was shattered by the golden circular wheel. Wang Changsheng was less than ten zhang from Du Xu. If he hadn't been a body cultivator, he would not have dared to engage the Sun and Moon Sages in close combat.

The Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber in Wang Changsheng's hand burst forth with dazzling blue light. He slashed towards Du Xu and Fang Yue, sending out hundreds of fierce blue light blades that swept forth, as if to mince the Sun and Moon Sages into paste. Du Xu and Fang Yue tried to evade, but a joyous flute melody rang out. Their gazes became mesmerized, as if they had fallen into some illusion.

The sea churned violently, raising a blue giant wave over a hundred zhang high. Wang Ruyan stood atop the wave, holding the Jingchen Flute with a cold expression. To counter the Sun and Moon Sages, she had even brought out the Jingchen Flute. The Jingchen Flute was refined primarily from nine-thousand-year-old Six Pure Bamboos, capable of sealing one's senses of hearing, sight, taste, smell, touch, and spiritual perception.

Hundreds of blue light blades struck towards the Sun and Moon Sages. The blades hit the bi-colored gold and silver spiritual light, emitting dull clanging sounds, but Fang Yue and Du Xu remained unharmed. After all, they were Nascent Soul cultivators renowned for many years. At the start of the combat, they had already cast defensive spells on themselves. It was precisely this action that saved their lives, as in high-level cultivators' battles, a minor oversight can determine victory or defeat.

Wang Changsheng was now in front of the Sun and Moon Sages. The tip of his Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber glowed with dazzling blue light as he slashed towards them.

“Clang!” With a dull thud, the Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber was blocked by the bi-colored gold and silver spiritual light. This light was clearly a powerful defensive spell, and the Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber, being merely an ordinary magic treasure, could not break through it. The next moment, an unusual chilling force surged from the Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber. The Sun and Moon Sages were frozen, transforming into a massive white ice sphere.

Wang Changsheng intended to attack the white ice sphere, but a golden giant wheel descended from the sky, striking towards him. Enveloped in rolling golden flames, the golden wheel emitted astonishing heat waves. Wang Changsheng dared not be careless and swiftly swung the Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber to meet it.

“Clang!” With a dull thud, the golden giant wheel collided with the Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber, sending sparks flying. A vast sheet of golden flames surged from the golden giant wheel, engulfing Wang Changsheng's body along the Taihao Spirit-Slaying Saber. Simultaneously, the Five-Element Talisman Soldier opened its mouth and spat out a stream of crimson flames, striking the white ice sphere.