Chapter 1830: The Situation Takes a Sudden Turn

Almost simultaneously, a deafening explosion echoed, and an enormous crimson fire cloud suddenly burst open, sending countless crimson flames scattering everywhere like fiery petals.

The crimson flames rained down on the ground, which immediately erupted, creating huge craters ablaze with flames. A raging inferno ignited within a hundred-mile radius, with flames soaring into the sky.

Long Hanji lay in a giant crater, a horrific gash on her left arm revealing the bone. Her blood was black.

Her face was filled with indignation as she stared intently at Ouyang Yu.

Ouyang Yu held a gleaming black long whip in her hand. The whip was assembled from nine sections of black spirit bones of equal length. Upon closer inspection, terrifying ghostly faces could be seen on the surface of each bone section, emitting shrill ghostly wails.

The Myriad Ghost Whip, a Heavenly Demon Treasure, used the bones of fifth-tier demonic beasts as its primary material and was refined with tens of thousands of ghosts. It was specifically designed to counter powerful demonic beasts with strong physical bodies and carried a baleful energy attack.

Shangguan Tianhong frowned. They had destroyed a fifth-tier demonic bird, but two of their companions were injured. Strictly speaking, they were at a disadvantage, considering Long Hanji and Long Xiaoyao were fifth-tier flood dragons.

Above the Golden Tortoise Cauldron, ripples like water waves spread through the void, and a shadowy hand materialized out of thin air. The surface of the black hand was covered in black hair, as stiff as steel needles.

Shangguan Tianhong snorted lightly. The Golden Tortoise Cauldron glowed with dazzling golden light, then abruptly vanished, causing the black hand to miss its target.

Ouyang Yu flicked her wrist, and the Myriad Ghost Whip lashed out, transforming into a black long rainbow streaking directly towards Shangguan Tianhong.

Sounds of wailing ghosts and howling wolves erupted as numerous ghostly figures emerged from the black long rainbow. These ghosts contorted into various gruesome forms, emitting mournful cries.

Shangguan Tianhong felt his vision blur and suddenly found himself in a hazy space. Everything around him was pitch black, shrill ghostly wails continuously assailed his ears, his head buzzed, and chilling winds blew as numerous ghostly figures appeared and vanished.

It was as if he had stumbled into a ghost domain, with countless ghostly entities rushing at him from all directions, as if to tear him to shreds.

"Illusion! No wonder!"

Shangguan Tianhong's expression turned cold. The Golden Scale Lock on his chest suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light, enveloping his entire body.

A bizarre beast roar echoed, and the hazy space shook violently, then abruptly collapsed.

Shangguan Tianhong escaped from the illusion. A black long rainbow descended from the sky, while simultaneously, a large hand wreathed in black mist suddenly appeared above his head, striking down towards him.

He showed no fear. He swung the Golden Flood Dragon Axe in his hand towards the void in front of him; the void vibrated, and a golden axe blade shot out, striking the black long rainbow with a muffled thud and sparks flying.

The black hand struck the golden light, emitting a muffled 'thud', but the golden light remained unharmed.

A streak of blood-red light shot forth, suddenly appearing above Shangguan Tianhong's head. It was a talisman pulsating with blood-red light. With a muffled sound, the blood-red talisman instantly exploded, unleashing a vast torrent of crimson flames. A sea of blood-red fire engulfed Shangguan Tianhong.

With a loud boom, the black hand plunged into the sea of blood-red fire. Shangguan Tianhong was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale.

As he landed on the ground, a streak of green light shot out, disappearing into the earth.

"Fairy Liu, be careful."

Wang Changsheng suddenly called out a warning.

Liu Ruyi's heart jolted. She hastily conjured three gleaming golden flying swords, which spun rapidly around her.

The sound of swords humming loudly, dense golden sword shadows protected her entire body, forming an impenetrable wall of golden wind.

The ground suddenly burst open, and the Five-Headed Python burrowed out from beneath the earth.

As soon as it appeared, dense golden sword energy, like a torrential storm, slashed at its body as if striking an iron wall. Sparks flew, and a large area of shallow sword marks appeared on the Five-Headed Python's surface.

An astonishing sword intent soared into the sky. The dense golden sword shadows suddenly merged into one, and a colossal golden sword, shining brightly, suddenly appeared, emitting terrifying pressure, and slashed towards the Five-Headed Python.

The Secret Art of Sword and Human Unity! Liu Ruyi was fighting desperately.

With a muffled thud, two of the Five-Headed Python's heads were severed, and blood spurted several feet high. One of its remaining heads suddenly shot out a stream of yellow mist, enveloping the colossal sword, and the colossal sword visibly turned to stone.

Boom!

With a loud boom, the colossal sword suddenly shattered. A miniature Nascent Soul shot out. A seven-colored spiritual light descended from the sky, enveloping the miniature Nascent Soul and collecting it into a seven-colored round bowl. Wang Changsheng flipped his palm, and the seven-colored round bowl vanished.

The situation rapidly deteriorated. In less than ten breaths, Liu Ruyi's physical body was destroyed, two Soul Transformation cultivators were severely wounded, and Shangguan Tianhong was also injured.

"Petrification Divine Ability!"

Gongsun Yang's expression became very grim. Could the Five-Headed Python possess the bloodline of the Nine-Headed Fiendish Python?

Countless green vines burst from the ground, coiling around the python's massive body.

The python struggled violently, but to no avail.

A golden light suddenly illuminated above the python's head. The Golden Tortoise Cauldron appeared and tilted downwards, pouring out a vast amount of Nethermoon Water.

One of the python's heads sprayed out a hazy green hurricane, meeting the incoming water. The green hurricane instantly froze upon contact with the Nethermoon Water, and the python, touched by the Nethermoon Water, instantly froze, turning into a black ice sculpture.

A golden axe blade descended from the sky, striking the black ice sculpture, shattering it into pieces.

Almost simultaneously, a black long rainbow shot forth, striking the Golden Tortoise Cauldron precisely. The Golden Tortoise Cauldron was sent flying backward, with the last remaining bit of Nethermoon Water spilling out onto the ground, where a vast patch of black ice instantly formed.

Zhao Qianfeng lightly shook the Soul Annihilation Bell in his hand, and heavy 'ding-dong-ding' chimes resonated, causing the void to tremble.

Gongsun Yang, Song Xiruo, Long Xiaoyao, Long Hanji, and Jiaolin—all five—showed expressions of pain, their souls feeling as if they were being torn apart.

The Myriad Ghost Whip in Ouyang Yu's hand conjured countless ghostly figures, which rushed directly towards Gongsun Yang and Song Xiruo.

Zhao Shengkai's figure blurred, and he vanished from his original position.

The next moment, he appeared near Long Hanji. With a flick of his right hand, a shimmering golden talisman appeared in his hand. The talisman bore a human figure pattern on its surface. He flicked his wrist, and the golden talisman shot out, transforming into a streak of golden light that entered Long Hanji's body.

Long Hanji let out a painful scream, her features contorted, and countless golden runes suddenly appeared on her body.

An unbearable sharp pain suddenly erupted in Zhao Shengkai's Sea of Consciousness. He groaned and nearly collapsed to the ground.

At the same time, a deafening dragon's roar echoed. Nine hazy blue sound waves swept in, swiftly passing through Zhao Shengkai's body, causing the void to tremble and distort.

Zhao Shengkai's legs gave out, and he knelt on the ground, his face flushed crimson, clutching his chest.

Nine flood dragons roared in unison, creating a nine-strike combo as the nine sound waves merged into one.

Boom!

After a massive explosion, Zhao Shengkai's body burst apart, shattered by the powerful sound waves.