Chapter 1669: Heavenly Illusion Pipa Shows Its Power

A golden sword light descended directly. If struck by it, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan would be either dead or crippled.

A spherical blue light barrier, the Water Moon Profound Light, appeared around their bodies.

The golden sword light struck the Water Moon Profound Light, which twisted, deformed, and shattered instantly.

Wang Ruyan's aura surged, nearing the Deification stage. A melodious pipa sound rang out, and a vast wave of green sound swept out, meeting the golden sword light.

A thunderous roar ensued! The golden sword light, with overwhelming momentum, shattered all the green sound waves, though its own size significantly diminished.

Wang Ruyan's aura rapidly weakened, while Wang Changsheng's aura surged, directly approaching the Deification stage. The Sea-Splitting Gauntlets on his hands erupted with dazzling blue light as he struck the descending golden sword light. Their coordination was seamless.

A muffled groan was heard. The Sea-Splitting Gauntlets on Wang Changsheng's hands tore apart, and his hands bore terrifying bloody gashes, with bone faintly visible.

If he hadn't been a body cultivator, his hands would have already been severed.

The gap between the Deification stage and the Nascent Soul stage was too vast. Even with both using spiritual treasures, Golden Moon Sword Master almost severed Wang Changsheng's hands.

Wang Changsheng plummeted towards the seabed like a kite with a broken string, with Wang Ruyan following suit.

Golden Moon Sword Master intended to continue attacking Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, but Wang Changsheng's right hand flickered, and a fiery light, brimming with spiritual energy, shot out. It was precisely a fifth-tier talisman, the Southern Brightness Departing Fire Talisman.

The moment the Southern Brightness Departing Fire Talisman left his hand, it immediately burst open, transforming into a crimson sun with a diameter of a thousand zhang. The crimson sun emitted terrifying high temperatures, causing ripples in the void, which seemed on the verge of tearing apart.

Even hundreds of zhang away, the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sky Aether Realm still felt intense heat, stinging pain on their skin, and as if their bodies were about to ignite.

The crimson sun hurtled towards Golden Moon Sword Master, who naturally wouldn't confront it directly. Just then, a cold snort echoed in his ears, and an unbearable sharp pain surged through his Sea of Consciousness, as if a bowl of cold water had been poured into a pot of boiling oil.

Fairy Red Moon swiftly conjured a pale red treasured orb, imbued it with a spell, and the orb emitted myriad rays of red light, enveloping more than thirty people.

With a deafening crash! After an earth-shattering roar, Golden Moon Sword Master and his companions were enveloped by raging flames.

Not long after, thousands of golden sword auras swept out. The flames suddenly dispersed, and Golden Moon Sword Master and his companions emerged unharmed. Fifth-tier talismans could harm Deification stage cultivators, but only if the cultivators directly withstood them without using spiritual treasures to defend.

What Fairy Red Moon conjured was a defensive spiritual treasure, and its defensive power was naturally not weak, though the red treasured orb's spiritual light dimmed.

Ripples appeared in the void, which then tore open, and a white sword light, over a thousand zhang long, materialized out of thin air and struck downwards.

With a muffled crack, the red aura shattered.

"Unsheathe!" Golden Moon Sword Master's reaction was swift. With a shrug of his shoulders, eighteen gleaming golden flying swords flew out from his sword scabbard, transforming into eighteen golden streaks that met the white sword light.

With a tremendous roar! A tremendous roar resounded as the white sword light was shattered by the eighteen golden streaks. More than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators also dispersed.

Each of them held a blue-glowing banner, which they frantically waved, causing the sea to churn violently and stir up massive waves.

They were precisely setting up a battle formation to deal with Fu Wen and her companions.

The green flood dragon's body was covered in wounds. It was only a top-grade fourth-tier creature and had already been injured after ambushing Fu Wen, who possessed a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure.

It then changed its target to attack Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan stood on the sea surface as if on solid ground. Wang Ruyan's aura was infinitely close to the Deification stage, and her fingers continuously brushed the pipa strings, producing melodious yet mournful pipa sounds.

Wang Changsheng conjured eighteen Sea-Calming Pearls, which transformed into eighteen blue water dragons, each over a hundred zhang long, circling ceaselessly around him. The green flood dragon engaged in combat with the eighteen blue water dragons. After much effort, it managed to shatter them, but the blue water dragons reappeared, endlessly regenerating.

Fu Wen controlled the Deification stage talisman soldiers to attack Golden Moon Sword Master and Fairy Red Moon.

Golden Moon Sword Master possessed a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, but it was defensive. His life-bound flying swords were a set of spiritual treasures; when conjured simultaneously, their power was comparable to a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. However, "comparable" was merely comparable; the power difference between spiritual treasures and Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasures was still significant. Facing Fu Wen's attacks, he was somewhat flustered.

Fairy Red Moon held a gleaming red jade ruler. With a gentle wave, countless ruler projections swept out, striking the talisman soldiers. Numerous golden runes appeared on the talisman soldiers' bodies, and their entire forms turned golden as a thick golden battle armor materialized around them. The myriad ruler projections struck the talisman soldiers, producing muffled clanging sounds and scattering sparks.

Fairy Red Moon's brows furrowed. Fortunately, they had brought a group of Nascent Soul cultivators who could set up a battle formation and contend with Deification stage cultivators.

Melodious pipa sounds continuously reached her ears, making Fairy Red Moon feel somewhat irritated. She frowned and said, "Nephew Zhao, why are you still standing there? Quickly attack them!"

No sooner had she spoken, she heard an incredibly familiar male voice: "Azure Lotus Couple, die!"

The sea surface suddenly erupted, and a blue water mountain, over a thousand zhang high, materialized on the sea surface, carrying millions of catties of force as it smashed towards Fairy Red Moon.

Fairy Red Moon was both shocked and enraged. Her disciples had actually rebelled, and if struck by the blue water mountain, she would certainly be injured.

Just as she was about to evade, an intense pain suddenly surged through her Sea of Consciousness, as if someone had struck her head with a club.

By the time she recovered, the blue water mountain had already smashed into her.

Fairy Red Moon's blood and qi churned within her, and she spat out a large mouthful of blood, her face instantly turning pale.

Before she even landed, the void above her head rippled, and a white hand, over a hundred zhang in size, materialized out of thin air and instantly slapped down.

Fairy Red Moon spat out a jade ruyi, constantly flowing with red light, which emitted a red light that enveloped her entire body. The white hand struck the red light, causing it to immediately dim.

A whooshing sound pierced the air as a white long rainbow shot forth, striking the red light.

The talisman soldier descended from the sky. The golden halberd in its hand flared with dazzling light as it struck the red light. With a muffled thud, the red light shattered, and the golden halberd then struck towards Fairy Red Moon's head.

Just then, several streaks of golden light shot forth, knocking away the golden halberd.

Fairy Red Moon's figure flickered, appearing hundreds of zhang away. Her face was filled with killing intent as she looked at her disciples, finding their expressions frenzied, as if they were injected with stimulants.

The continuous pipa sounds in her ears made her feel inexplicably annoyed.

"Illusion!" Fairy Red Moon gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury. Her disciples, originally meant to fight the enemy, had instantly become their accomplices.

Her own disciples – should she kill them? If she didn't, they would hinder her. She was in a dilemma.

"Azure Lotus Couple, today marks your end!" a handsome young man in a blue robe coldly stated, his face filled with murderous intent. "Let's all attack together and kill them!"

More than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators all waved the blue banners in their hands, manipulating the seawater to attack Fairy Red Moon.

Wang Ruyan was drenched in sweat, her face slightly pale. If not for the Illusionary Pipa spiritual treasure and her near-Deification stage magical power, she wouldn't have been able to trap more than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators in an illusion. She couldn't last much longer; they had to retreat.

"Well done, Azure Lotus Couple! I underestimated you. But this is where it ends."

Golden Moon Sword Master's face was filled with murderous intent. If he hadn't intervened to rescue her, Fairy Red Moon would likely have died. In a clash between masters, victory or defeat could be decided in an instant; this was no laughing matter.

He formed a sword seal, and the eighteen golden flying swords each erupted with dazzling golden light, their hum intensifying. After a blur, they transformed into a golden python over a hundred zhang long. This was a magical power transformation, and since all eighteen flying swords were spiritual treasures, the power of this strike was comparable to that of a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure's attack.