Chapter 1667: Cloud Fairy and Blocking the Enemy

The Sun-Moon Ring generated a powerful suction force, emitting a silver aura and a golden aura, respectively, which enveloped the three treasures and pulled them directly towards the Sun-Moon Dual Sages.

At this moment, specks of black light emerged from the void above their heads, forming a black hand over a hundred zhang in size. The black hand had long, slender fingernails, and faint black electrical arcs flickered on its surface, radiating an aura of destruction.

Du Xu and Fang Yue were well-prepared. They lightly clapped their hands above their heads, sending out a golden light and a silver light.

After a tremendous roar, the black hand was shattered by the golden and silver light.

At this moment, a colossal azure tower and a glittering golden seal flew in from the front, followed closely by dozens of shimmering magical treasures.

Fu Wen's mind stirred, and countless blue runes emerged on the surface of the Five-Element Talisman Soldier. It grabbed towards the seawater below, causing the water to surge violently. A blue water mountain, ten thousand zhang tall, suddenly appeared on the sea surface, carrying the force of a million jin, crashing towards the opponents.

Besides manifesting divine consciousness, Soul Transformation cultivators can also manipulate the spiritual energy of an area. However, the specific attribute of spiritual energy they can control is related to the cultivation method they practice.

The Five-Element Talisman Soldier is refined from over a hundred types of Five-Element materials and can manipulate Five-Element spiritual energy. In terms of abilities, a fifth-tier Five-Element Talisman Soldier is far stronger than a fifth-tier puppet beast, and its refining difficulty is no less. Otherwise, Fu Wen would not have spent a millennium collecting the Five-Element materials.

Boom! With a deafening crash, the blue water mountain sent dozens of magical treasures flying, unleashing a powerful blast of air. The blast tore through the buildings on the island, reduced towering ancient trees to countless splinters, and sent dust billowing.

The Sun-Moon Ring rapidly flew towards the Sun-Moon Dual Sages. At this very moment, a blue light emerged from the void, revealing an ancient-looking blue cauldron. The cauldron had three legs and two ears, and its body was inscribed with numerous profound patterns, shrouded in a misty vapor. Judging by its magical power fluctuations, it was a Sky-Reaching Spirit Treasure, with the characters "Yun Hua" engraved on its body.

The blue cauldron suddenly spewed out a hazy blue aura, enveloping the Sun-Moon Ring and four other magical treasures, and drawing them into its interior.

Du Xu and Fang Yue frowned. With a swift incantation, the Sun-Moon Ring burst forth with dazzling spiritual light, transforming into a golden scorching sun and a silver full moon. The golden sun and silver moon tore through the blue light and rushed directly towards the Sun-Moon Dual Sages. However, the Azure Dragon Banner and the other two magical treasures were enveloped by the blue aura and drawn into the blue cauldron.

The blue cauldron spun gracefully and flew back into the hands of a young woman dressed in a blue ruqun.

The blue-robed maiden had an oval face, crescent-shaped eyebrows, a cherry-red mouth, snow-white skin, and an indifferent expression.

Immortal Yun Hua, Situ Qing, was an early-stage Soul Transformation cultivator who possessed the Water-Moon Spiritual Physique. She had reached the Soul Transformation stage after only four hundred years of cultivation, making her cultivation speed second only to True Monarch Qian Lei.

Boom! A tremendous roar echoed, and the sky suddenly darkened. A crimson fire cloud, thirty li wide, abruptly appeared high in the sky. The crimson fire cloud churned violently, generating overwhelming heat waves, and thick, crimson fire pythons could be clearly seen coiling within the cloud, emitting terrifying high temperatures.

The azure seawater was reflected crimson by the fire cloud, and a large amount of water vapor evaporated.

Wang Changsheng was surprised to find that twenty Nascent Soul cultivators were enveloped in a red glow. Each held a shimmering red banner, and their aura was uniform, as if they were a single entity.

"Battle Formation!"

Wang Changsheng frowned. He was no stranger to battle formations; during the South Sea War, they had harassed the rear and invaded the Ice Ape clan's stronghold, where the Ice Ape clan had set up a battle formation to hold them back.

The Tianlan Sect had unified the Tianlan Realm for over six hundred years. Besides cultivating a large number of masters, it also trained its disciples to set up battle formations. A battle formation formed by twenty Nascent Soul cultivators could, if defense was not a factor, contend with a Soul Transformation cultivator.

"Since you've come, don't leave! Stay here forever!"

Immortal Yun Hua's expression turned cold as she grabbed towards the seawater with one hand.

The calm sea surface churned violently, raising colossal waves ten thousand zhang high. The colossal waves formed a massive blue water curtain, enveloping an area thirty li in circumference. The seawater flowed upwards into the sky, an exceedingly strange sight.

After an earth-shattering roar, the crimson fire cloud churned violently, and house-sized fireballs flew out, slamming towards Wang Changsheng and the other four. Bolts of crimson lightning, as thick as an adult's arm, streaked across the sky, striking at them.

Moreover, the seawater churned violently, and tens of thousands of blue water blades shot up, slashing towards Wang Changsheng and the other four, seemingly intent on cutting them to shreds.

True Monarch Tian Mo opened his mouth, and a dark light flew out, hovering before him. It was clearly a shimmering dark banner; numerous human faces, of all ages and genders, could be seen on its surface, emitting various mournful screams.

The wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves intensified, chilling winds gusted, and ten thousand ghosts wept in unison.

The Myriad Ghost Banner, a Sky-Reaching Spirit Treasure, contained as many as thirty Nascent Soul-stage ghosts. True Monarch Tian Mo had spent several centuries collecting enough materials to have Shangguan Tianhong refine it.

Ghost path magical treasures were relatively easier to advance in rank. As long as the materials were good enough and they devoured enough ghosts, their rank could be improved.

Throughout the entire Tianlan Realm, no more than three people possessed a Sky-Reaching Spirit Treasure as their Natal Magical Treasure, and True Monarch Tian Mo was one of them.

The people from Dongli Realm had caused trouble right under their noses and killed True Monarch Tian Bing, so True Monarch Tian Mo and the others naturally would not hold back.

The Five-Element Talisman Soldier raised its hands high as if embracing something, and the seawater surged upwards, forming colossal waves over a thousand zhang tall, which transformed into a blue giant umbrella over a hundred zhang in size, propped above the heads of Wang Changsheng and the other four.

Massive fireballs slammed onto the blue giant umbrella, creating continuous roars and billows of white mist. As the crimson lightning approached within a hundred zhang of Wang Changsheng and the others, it was blocked by their combined spells.

"Senior Fu, Fellow Daoist Wang," Du Xu transmitted, "The two of us will stay behind to hold off the enemy. We will do our utmost to eliminate them. This is the last effort we can make for the Dongli Realm. We hope the Dongli Realm can repel the Tianlan Realm's attack, or contact the Spirit Realm."

Du Xu transmitted a message to Fu Wen and Wang Changsheng, his expression resolute.

They had originally come to the Tianlan Realm prepared to die. Now that they were close to the spatial channel, fighting desperately at this moment would inflict the greatest damage upon the enemy.

Wang Changsheng's expression grew solemn, his heart turbulent. The Sun-Moon Dual Sages staying behind to hold off the enemy clearly meant they were prepared to die.

Putting aside the grievances between Zhenhai Sect and Sun-Moon Palace, the Sun-Moon Dual Sages' act of staying behind to cover the retreat earned Wang Changsheng's solemn respect.

Even ants cling to life, let alone Nascent Soul cultivators like the Sun-Moon Dual Sages, who had been renowned for many years.

He also clearly knew that secret techniques that elevate one's cultivation by an entire major realm often have severe side effects, perhaps even at the cost of one's life. Otherwise, the Sun-Moon Dual Sages would not need to stay behind to hold off the enemy; they could have joined forces to break through the encirclement.

Fang Yue and Du Xu's gazes were resolute, appearing ready to make a heroic sacrifice. Their lifespans had entered a countdown; within fifteen minutes, they would surely die. The more Tianlan Realm cultivators they could kill, the more they would kill.