Chapter 1828: Blood Fiend Talisman

Three dull thuds echoed as two furry, ghostly hands suddenly burst from Situ Mei's chest. Her face contorted with unwillingness, and a dark light flared intensely around her body.

Preferring to be shattered jade than an intact tile, she would rather commit suicide than be used as cannon fodder by the demon race.

"Trying to self-destruct?" Zhao Qianfeng sneered, a look of mockery on his face. "Hmph, possessed by the Blood Demon Talisman, there's no chance of survival. This is a secret talisman developed by the Mysterious Talisman Sage Ancestor; how could you possibly break it?"

The Mysterious Talisman Sage Ancestor, proficient in talisman arts, founded the Sacred Talisman Palace. As its subordinates, they possessed numerous secret talismans, which gave them the confidence to stay and fight to the death against the spirit cultivators.

Situ Mei let out an agonizing shriek as her body visibly shriveled, transforming into a dried corpse. All her essence blood and true essence had been completely drained.

A nine-meter-tall blood-red giant ape emerged from her body. Its form was covered in fur like steel needles, its back arched to reveal a row of scythe-like blood-red spines, and its sunken eyes emitted an eerie, blood-red glow.

This was a fifth-tier mid-grade Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape, not a transformed demonic beast spirit, but its true form.

The Blood Demon Talisman, refined primarily from the essence of demonic beasts, gained a true physical form by draining the wielder's essence blood. It could unleash 100% of the true form's power. The flaw of this secret talisman was that it cost the wielder's life; once its power was exhausted, it became useless.

Simultaneously, the bodies of the other two Nascent Soul cultivators rapidly shriveled. A black peacock wreathed in demonic energy and a golden python with five heads emerged from the two dried corpses. Both were fifth-tier low-grade demonic beasts.

With three Nascent Soul stage demons and three fifth-tier demonic beasts, it was clear that the demonic beasts were more formidable. Situ Mei and the other two were far inferior to the three fifth-tier demonic beasts.

A peacock's cry, echoing through the heavens and earth, rang out as the black peacock spread its wings and soared high, circling erratically in the sky. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. An immense, oppressive dark cloud appeared in the sky without warning, blotting out the sun and obscuring the entire firmament.

A rumbling sound of thunder reverberated as streaks of black lightning tore through the sky, striking downwards. Simultaneously, bone-chilling gusts of gloomy wind swept through, accompanied by the persistent wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves. This entire area seemed like a living purgatory.

Zhao Qianfeng and the other two showed joyful expressions. With this, they finally had the confidence to confront the ten Nascent Soul stage spirit cultivators.

A series of deafening dragon roars echoed as streaks of blue sound waves struck the green light barrier. The barrier, like a bubble, twisted and deformed.

Wang Changsheng's expression turned cold as a brilliant blue light erupted from his body. His right fist, emitting a piercing whistling sound, slammed into the drumhead of the Nine Flood Dragon Drum.

The nine flood dragons on the surface of the Nine Flood Dragon Drum moved incessantly, simultaneously emitting a deafening dragon roar—the Nine Flood Dragons Roaring in Unison! This was a new application of the Nine Flood Dragon Drum.

As the nine dragon roars echoed, the void, like thin paper, violently vibrated and twisted, sending out ripples like water waves. The water vapor within the green light barrier vibrated intensely.

Even with spiritual treasure protection, Wang Ruyan and the others felt their legs weaken, and their internal qi and blood surged as if about to burst from their bodies. They quickly circulated their cultivation to regulate their breathing, feeling slightly better. Shangguan Tianhong merely furrowed his brow.

Without special spiritual treasure protection, a Nascent Soul initial stage cultivator would not have been able to withstand this single attack.

Boom!

After a deafening explosion, the ground cracked open, and a powerful wave of air stirred up countless clouds of dust, which spread widely.

The formation plates in the hands of Zhao Qianfeng and the other two made a dull "crack" sound almost simultaneously. Numerous fine cracks appeared on the plates, causing them to shatter. The green light barrier suddenly disintegrated, and thick smoke enveloped Wang Changsheng and the other ten individuals.

Deafening thunder rumbled from high above as streaks of thick black lightning tore through the sky, crashing down like falling meteorites onto the positions of Wang Changsheng and the others.

An earth-shattering explosion rang out, transforming an area spanning a hundred miles into a sea of black lightning, with powerful air currents surging.

Just then, a blinding golden light suddenly erupted within the black sea of lightning, as if a beacon of hope had risen from the darkness, bringing warmth and illumination to the world.

The black sea of lightning violently churned, then dispersed like receding tides, vanishing without a trace.

A dazzling golden light appeared in Zhao Qianfeng's sight, illuminating the entire area.

An angry dragon roar rang out as an enormous Ice-Fire Flood Dragon flew out from the golden light. It opened its gaping maw and charged directly at the Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape. Behind it were dozens of fourth-tier spiritual beasts, all summoned from the One Hundred Beasts Banner, a Heavenly Spirit Treasure that Gongsun Yang had obtained from the Immortal Suppression Pagoda.

Flood dragons were renowned for their powerful physical bodies, capable of fighting even against demons.

Streaks of black lightning struck down from high above, resembling a black meteor shower.

When the black lightning struck the fourth-tier spiritual beasts, they shrieked, their forms blurring. As dense black lightning relentlessly struck them, they let out continuous wails. Meanwhile, countless streams of cold air surged from the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon's body, forming a thick white ice armor that protected its entire form. The black lightning striking it felt like a mere tickle.

Soon, the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon passed through the black thunderstorm and appeared above the Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape. A surge of crimson flame erupted from its body, and an enormous crimson fire cloud appeared out of thin air. The fire cloud violently churned, painting the sky and ground red, and the scorching high temperature caused the ground to spontaneously combust.

Giant crimson fireballs flew out, striking the Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape.

The Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape did not evade. The crimson fireballs struck its body, and raging flames immediately engulfed it. Strangely, not a single shriek was heard.

After a moment, a streak of blood-red light flew out from the sea of flames without warning, heading directly towards the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon.

The Ice-Fire Flood Dragon naturally dared not meet it head-on and intended to evade. An immense black lightning net, however, descended from the sky, enveloping it.

With a loud bang, the black lightning net burst apart, and a dazzling expanse of black lightning enveloped the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon, resembling a black scorching sun suspended high in the sky. The blood-red light then covered this black sun, and an agonizing sound emanated from within.

The black scorching sun dispersed, revealing the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon's body. Covered by the blood-red light, its massive form writhed incessantly, rapidly shrinking until it was swept into the sea of flames by the blood-red light and disappeared.

At this moment, the sea of flames also dissipated, revealing the figure of the Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape.

The Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape's body was somewhat dark, with some fur singed, but it suffered no major harm.

All things in the world have their natural counter-parts. The Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape possessed a natural divine ability, Soul-Refining Bloodlight, which specifically countered demonic beast spirits and ghosts. This was also the source of Zhao Qianfeng's confidence.

Let alone one fifth-tier flood dragon; even a hundred, as long as they were formed from spirits, would be countered by the Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape's unique divine ability.

Upon seeing this scene, Gongsun Yang's heart twisted as if pierced by a knife. The One Hundred Beasts Banner was his pride; he had even planned to pass it down as the foundational treasure of Myriad Beasts Island! He never expected the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon to be eliminated by the demon race, so he quickly recalled his other spiritual beasts.

The Bloodthirsty Demonic Ape again spewed out a swath of blood-red light, enveloping dozens of spiritual beasts formed from spirits and devouring them all.

Only a small portion of the spiritual beasts managed to fly back into the One Hundred Beasts Banner. The banner's spiritual light was dim, appearing to have lost much of its spiritual essence. This treasure was now considered ruined, and restoring it would be extremely difficult.