Chapter 1803: Blue Lotus Immortal Couple Arrive

The next moment, a blinding golden light shone forth from amidst the lightning, and Shangguan Tianhong appeared. His entire body was enveloped by a thick golden light screen. On his chest was a golden jade pendant, its surface carved with a miniature Qilin pattern, radiating immense spiritual energy.

It was the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Golden Qilin Lock, a defensive magic treasure.

Countless golden spiritual runes emerged around Shangguan Tianhong. A layer of golden flames appeared out of thin air, enveloping his entire body. The moment the golden flames appeared, the nearby temperature sharply increased.

He raised his right hand. A white light shot out, transforming into a pale blue spherical bead. Its surface radiated immense spiritual energy, clearly indicating it was a spirit treasure. As a fifth-tier Artifact Refiner and the strongest cultivator in the Skywave Realm, Shangguan Tianhong possessed many treasures.

With a muffled "crack," the blue spherical bead suddenly burst, and a vast blue mist of cold air surged out. The temperature plummeted, the surrounding temperature dropping sharply. Even the golden flames on Shangguan Tianhong's body flickered incessantly.

This was the Azure Sky Bead, a one-time spirit treasure made primarily from Azure Sky Snow Crystal. If not for the conflict between its spiritual attribute and his cultivation technique, Shangguan Tianhong would have refined the Azure Sky Snow Crystal for permanent use.

Sun Tianhu's body glowed brightly with spiritual light, and a deafening dragon roar echoed. He suddenly transformed into a red Flood Dragon, a hundred zhang long. On the head of the red Flood Dragon was a human face, which was unmistakably Sun Tianhu.

This was the Flood Dragon Transformation Art, a Heaven-grade cultivation technique that could only be cultivated with the aid of Flood Dragon essence blood. For the Soul Transformation stage, it required fifth-tier Flood Dragon essence blood, making the conditions extremely demanding. Only the profound resources of Myriad Beast Island could provide the necessary fifth-tier Flood Dragon essence blood for Sun Tianhu's cultivation. Because it required Flood Dragon essence blood for cultivation, very few cultivators on Myriad Beast Island practiced this technique. Sun Tianhu was one of them.

The blue cold air struck the red Flood Dragon, and a thin layer of ice immediately appeared on its body.

The red Flood Dragon let out an enraged roar, and its tail suddenly lashed out at Shangguan Tianhong. Shangguan Tianhong was about to dodge when a startling thunderclap sounded in his sea of consciousness, causing his mind to buzz.

It was the Thunderous Roar! This was the Thunder-Winged Fiery Tiger's unique divine ability, specializing in soul attacks.

With a muffled "thud," Shangguan Tianhong was sent flying backward. Protected by the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Golden Qilin Lock, he remained unharmed.

Shangguan Tianhong frowned. The Wind-Fire Wings on his back flapped furiously, generating a powerful current of air. Countless amounts of seawater flew towards him, forming a blue water pillar over a thousand zhang tall, which emitted a deafening roar. A massive water pillar, over a thousand zhang tall and five hundred zhang in diameter, shot directly towards the red Flood Dragon. Wherever it passed, over a dozen small islands were pulverized by the blue water pillar, turning into dust.

The red Flood Dragon let out an enraged roar. A large expanse of crimson flames erupted from its body, and countless crimson flames appeared out of thin air, quickly forming a crimson fire cloud tens of thousands of zhang wide, emitting astonishing heat waves, as it met the blue water pillar. The Thunder-Winged Fiery Tiger let out a resounding tiger roar. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the high sky. A massive thundercloud appeared abruptly, churning violently like boiling water, as thick silver lightning bolts streaked across the sky, striking towards the blue water pillar.

Over a thousand silver lightning bolts struck the blue water pillar, creating a magnificent display of power.

Liu Ruyi and the other two looked tense. They were ready to provide support at any moment. Lei Yunbin's expression remained calm. He knew he was not Shangguan Tianhong's match, and he also didn't know how many trump cards Shangguan Tianhong had.

With an earth-shattering bang, the blue water pillar burst open, transforming into countless blue water blades that shot directly towards the red Flood Dragon and the Thunder-Winged Fiery Tiger. With a series of muffled "dinging" sounds, the dense blue water blades struck their bodies. It was as if they were merely being tickled; they remained completely unharmed.

A sudden gust of strong wind swept above the red Flood Dragon, and Shangguan Tianhong appeared, holding a gleaming golden giant axe in his right hand. The axe handle of the golden giant axe closely resembled a miniature golden Flood Dragon. It constantly shimmered with spiritual light, radiating immense spiritual energy.

This was the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Golden Flood Dragon Axe. Shangguan Tianhong was not only a fifth-tier Artifact Refiner, but also a Body Cultivator at the Soul Transformation stage. This secret was known to very few.

He was seen holding the Golden Flood Dragon Axe, and he chopped down towards the red Flood Dragon below. With a muffled "clank," sparks flew. The axe blade of the Golden Flood Dragon Axe broke through the red Flood Dragon's scales, sinking into its body. Some white bones could faintly be seen.

An extremely painful dragon roar resounded. A large expanse of crimson flames erupted from the red Flood Dragon's body, transforming into scattered specks of firelight that vanished. A red light flashed, and Sun Tianhu's figure appeared in the void hundreds of zhang away. There was a terrifying bloodied gash on his back. The Thunder-Winged Fiery Tiger flew towards him.

"A Soul Transformation stage Body Cultivator!"

His gaze was grim. After he used the Flood Dragon Transformation Art, his physical body was extremely powerful, making it difficult for spirit treasures to harm him. However, the Golden Flood Dragon Axe wielded by Shangguan Tianhong was clearly no ordinary Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

Liu Ruyi and the other two's expressions darkened. Sun Tianhu had suffered a significant loss. From this, it was clear that Sun Tianhu was no match for Shangguan Tianhong. They quickly flew over to prevent Shangguan Tianhong from delivering a killing blow.

"I've prevailed, Fellow Daoist Sun. It's better to make peace than to continue enmity. Shall we shake hands and call it a truce?" Shangguan Tianhong said in a deep voice.

Sun Tianhu and the other three were stunned. They exchanged bewildered glances, each wondering if they had misheard. Shangguan Tianhong clearly had the upper hand, so why would he suggest making peace? Shangguan Tianhong had personally come to the East Fence Realm just to negotiate peace? What a joke.

"Hmph, spare me that charade," Sun Tianhu sneered, a resolute look on his face. "Do you really think you have me cornered? At worst, we'll fight to the death."

If it were truly about peace talks, he would wholeheartedly agree, as his chances of advancing to the late Soul Transformation stage were still quite high. However, he couldn't fathom Shangguan Tianhong's true intentions, unsure if it was to lull him into a false sense of security or a genuine desire for peace.

"Someone's coming." Shangguan Tianhong narrowed his eyes, looking towards the distant horizon, where several streaks of escaping light appeared. Not long after, the streaks of escaping light stopped. They were none other than Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Jiao Mingzhu, and Lu Dao.

The teleportation arrays in the East Fence Realm could at most transport one for tens of millions of li. The Five Dragon Sea Region and the Buried Immortal Sea Region were hundreds of millions of li apart. Even using teleportation arrays for travel, they still had to fly for some time to reach the Buried Immortal Sea Region at their fastest speed. If there were teleportation arrays capable of transporting one for hundreds of millions of li, they would have directly teleported from the Five Dragon Sea Region to the Buried Immortal Sea Region, avoiding all this trouble.

"The Azure Lotus Immortal Couple, you've both advanced to the Soul Transformation stage." Shangguan Tianhong's expression darkened, his face filled with killing intent. He had used the method provided by Wang Changsheng but was completely unable to refine the Underworld Moon Bead. He firmly believed that Wang Changsheng had deceived him.

"Fellow Daoist Shangguan, long time no see." Wang Changsheng's expression was calm. He knew the reason for Shangguan Tianhong's anger: it was naturally because Shangguan Tianhong couldn't refine the Underworld Moon Bead and believed Wang Changsheng had given him a fake refining method.

"I said before," Shangguan Tianhong said coldly, "if you dared to deceive me, I would come to the East Fence Realm to settle the score with you." If it weren't for his apprehension regarding the Underworld Moon Bead in Wang Changsheng's possession, he would have immediately attacked.

"I did not deceive you," Wang Changsheng said indifferently. "It's just that your refining method was incorrect."