Chapter 1906: Out to Act

The thunderous roar of a violent storm resounded through the heavens and earth. Lightning flashed and thunder clapped as powerful air currents spread in all directions, churning up massive waves and causing the winds to howl and clouds to swirl.

Piercing roars erupted intermittently, causing Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan to feel an unbearable sharp pain in their eardrums.

A tall, burly man in a golden robe stood in mid-air. His face was fleshy, his shoulders broad, and his waist thick, with eyes like copper bells. Stout and muscular, he had his sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing solid, bronze-colored muscles. Innumerable mysterious golden runes were visible on his body, and his veins bulged, brimming with power.

The golden-robed man held a giant club that shimmered with golden light. Judging by the terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations it emitted, it was clearly a mid-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure.

Several miles away, on the sea, a colossal blue rhino, as large as a small mountain, stood in a giant vortex spanning a hundred thousand feet in diameter. The blue rhino had a several-foot-long blue horn on its head, and its body was adorned with circles of golden patterns. Its four limbs were enveloped in a gentle blue light, its two golden eyes gleamed with a cold light, and its entire body was surrounded by countless golden electrical arcs.

A rumbling thunder echoed from high above as dense golden lightning orbs poured down, crashing towards the golden-robed man as if to smash him into a pulp.

The golden-robed man moved his arms, and his golden giant club lit up with innumerable mysterious runes as he met the incoming golden lightning orbs.

A piercing whoosh echoed as countless club shadows materialized and relentlessly bombarded the golden lightning orbs in layered attacks.

With a thunderous roar, the dense golden lightning orbs were shattered to pieces by the myriad club shadows. Powerful air currents erupted, causing massive waves to surge across the sea, rapidly spreading in all directions. A large number of low-level demonic beasts were shaken to death by the powerful air currents, their bodies turning into a bloody mess.

Wherever the air currents passed, everything turned blood-red. A strong smell of blood permeated the air, and the seawater near Xuanling Island turned crimson.

The golden-robed man was unharmed, his expression cold and indifferent.

Upon seeing Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, a pleased expression appeared on his face, and he said, "Go assist Junior Sister Sun. After I kill this demonic beast, I'll help you eliminate the other two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos. Be careful; Sea-Swallowing Rhinos are skilled in both water and lightning elemental divine abilities, especially water evasion techniques, which makes them very hard to guard against."

As Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were only at the early stage of the God Transformation realm, the golden-robed man did not believe they could handle two mid-grade Fifth-tier Sea-Swallowing Rhinos.

From his tone, he was very confident in himself.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan agreed, then looked in another direction.

A giant blue bowl floated high in the sky, casting down a thick blue water curtain that trapped two colossal Sea-Swallowing Rhinos inside.

A young woman in a red ruqun dress stood in mid-air. She wore a pair of emerald green jade bracelets on her wrists, and had cherry lips, an elegant nose, a round face, finely drawn eyebrows, a slender waist, and fair skin. Her long black hair cascaded over her shoulders. In her hand, she held a three-colored feather fan about ten feet long, its surface covered with green, red, and gold spiritual patterns.

Over ten Nascent Soul cultivators were scattered around, each holding a misty blue formation disk. The disks shimmered continuously, emitting sharp sounds, and their faces were pale, indicating severe spiritual energy depletion.

The two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos stood on the surface of the sea. The seawater was like an impenetrable copper wall, preventing them from diving into the seabed—clearly the power of the formation.

The two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos simultaneously let out an odd roar. They both opened their cavernous mouths, each launching a golden lightning orb a hundred feet in diameter that smashed into the blue water curtain.

Boom! Dazzling golden lightning engulfed the blue water curtain, and the formation disks in the hands of the more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators simultaneously developed multiple tiny cracks.

The red-dressed young woman's expression darkened. According to the initial intelligence, there was only one mid-grade Fifth-tier Sea-Swallowing Rhino. Indeed, upon their arrival, there was only one. However, just as they were working together to eliminate it, two more Fifth-tier Sea-Swallowing Rhinos appeared, one of which was a high-grade Fifth-tier.

Clearly, they had fallen into a trap. The three Sea-Swallowing Rhinos had set an ambush against the cultivators. While cultivators hunt demonic beasts, demonic beasts also hunt cultivators; this situation is not uncommon in the cultivation world. Some Fifth-tier demonic beasts, even if they haven't transformed into human form, possess considerable intelligence.

Had they not possessed protective exotic treasures, they might have truly been successfully ambushed by the three Sea-Swallowing Rhinos.

A deafening roar erupted as the formation disks in the hands of the more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators shattered. The two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos transformed into two streaks of light, heading directly towards the red-dressed young woman.

A flicker of panic flashed in the red-dressed young woman's eyes. She quickly waved the three-colored feather fan in her hand, and a clear bird cry resounded as countless three-colored spiritual patterns lit up brightly. Green, red, and gold flames swept out, causing the nearby temperature to sharply increase.

The three-colored flames blurred, suddenly transforming into a three-colored peacock over a hundred feet in size. Enveloped in rolling flames, it soared directly towards the two streaks of light.

With a flash of blue light, a blue beam shot out from each rhino, accurately striking the three-colored peacock.

After a thunderous roar, the three-colored peacock was pierced through by the two blue beams. It disintegrated into countless three-colored flames, scattering across the sea surface and igniting astonishing giant waves, with spray splashing everywhere.

The red-dressed young woman raised her right hand, and a red light flew out, instantly enveloping the two streaks of light. The red light was indeed a shimmering red net, with continuously flashing runes.

The two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos were ensnared within the red net. They struggled fiercely, but it was futile; they could not break free from the net's restraint.

The red-dressed young woman breathed a sigh of relief. This 'Lihuo Pouch' was crafted by a Fifth-tier artifact refiner whom she had paid a hefty sum, and even a high-grade Fifth-tier demonic beast would find it difficult to escape once trapped.

She formed a hand seal, and the 'Lihuo Pouch' lit up with innumerable mysterious runes. A crimson flame appeared out of thin air, engulfing the two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos in a rolling inferno.

One of the Sea-Swallowing Rhinos suddenly dissolved into specks of spiritual light and vanished. It was clearly a decoy.

"Oh no, a mirage!" The red-dressed young woman cried out inwardly in alarm. Her reaction was swift; she opened her cherry-red mouth, and a red light flew out. It was a small, continuously shimmering red shield that expanded against the wind, continuously circling around her.

A drop of seawater behind her suddenly flared with dazzling blue light, and a colossal Sea-Swallowing Rhino, as large as a small mountain, suddenly appeared behind the red-dressed young woman.

A rumbling explosion resounded as a golden lightning orb a hundred feet in diameter flew out from the Sea-Swallowing Rhino's mouth, instantly striking the red shield.

A dazzling golden lightning light flared, appearing like a giant golden sun above the sea. A faint, mournful scream could be heard.

Less than three breaths of time passed from the moment the two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos broke free to the red-dressed young woman being injured.

The Sea-Swallowing Rhino's colossal body crashed into the golden sun. A dimly glowing red shield and the red-dressed young woman were successively sent flying out. The red-dressed young woman's face was pale, and there were visible traces of blood at the corners of her mouth.

With her early-stage God Transformation realm cultivation, dealing with two mid-grade Fifth-tier Sea-Swallowing Rhinos was too arduous.

A massive tsunami roar echoed in her ears as the seawater churned violently. A drop of seawater belonging to the red-dressed young woman suddenly flared brightly, transforming into a colossal Sea-Swallowing Rhino as large as a small mountain—a water evasion technique.

The original Sea-Swallowing Rhino suddenly dissolved into specks of spiritual light and vanished, as if it had never appeared.

This time, as soon as the Sea-Swallowing Rhino appeared, it immediately opened its cavernous mouth and inhaled sharply. A powerful suction force appeared out of thin air, causing the red-dressed young woman to uncontrollably fly towards the Sea-Swallowing Rhino's mouth, about to become a meal in its belly.

At this critical moment, a muffled groan was heard, and the Sea-Swallowing Rhino's movement faltered.

A piercing saber cry resounded as a giant, golden shimmering saber aura descended from the sky. Before it even landed, the seawater suddenly split in two, forming two giant waves several hundred feet high, and the void vibrated and distorted.

With a dull thud, the giant saber aura struck the Sea-Swallowing Rhino's body.

The Sea-Swallowing Rhino let out an extremely painful roar, as a long bloody gash appeared on its body, bleeding profusely.

Seizing this opportune moment, the red-dressed young woman waved the three-colored feather fan in her hand. Green, red, and gold flames swept out, striking the Sea-Swallowing Rhino's body, and a rolling inferno engulfed more than half of its body.

The red-dressed young woman transformed into a streak of red light and flew into the distance.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew over, their expressions calm as they closely watched the two Sea-Swallowing Rhinos.