Chapter 1956: Mysterious Fire Spirit Transformation and Sonic Attack

Song Yunxiang's face was pale, his body covered in multiple bleeding wounds, blood flowing incessantly. In his hand, he clutched a shimmering blue banner. He was gasping for breath, his eyes wide with terror.

A cold, emotionless male voice resonated, forbidding escape and demanding his life. As the words faded, a hazy blue hurricane abruptly materialized in front of him, blocking Song Yunxiang's path.

Song Yunxiang's expression changed drastically. He quickly waved the blue banner, releasing a stream of blue flames towards the hurricane. Simultaneously, he slapped the golden jade lock on his chest. The golden jade lock immediately glowed brightly with red light, and a thick golden light barrier materialized, enveloping his entire body. The blue flames collided with the blue hurricane, vanishing without a trace, like mud dissolving in the sea.

The blue hurricane suddenly transformed in front of Song Yunxiang, revealing a middle-aged man with a green face and fangs. He had a pair of enormous blue bat wings on his back, and his eyes were also blue. The middle-aged man transformed his hands into claws and struck out at Song Yunxiang. Two muffled thuds echoed as the golden light barrier held, blocking the middle-aged man. He let out a roar, emitting a sharp, piercing shriek that vibrated and distorted the void. A hazy blue sound wave then precisely struck the golden light barrier, tearing it apart like thin paper. The middle-aged man's claws lunged towards Song Yunxiang's head.

With a muffled thud, the middle-aged man crushed Song Yunxiang's head. The body disintegrated into countless crimson fire sparks, scattering in all directions. The middle-aged man powerfully flapped his bat wings, conjuring a fierce wind and sending countless blue wind blades flying, which shattered some of the crimson sparks. A specific spark suddenly flared brightly, revealing Song Yunxiang's figure. His face was even paler, and his aura significantly weaker.

The middle-aged man let out a cold laugh, identifying the technique as "Profound Fire Spirit Transformation." He scoffed, wondering aloud how many more times Song Yunxiang could perform such an escape art. He then powerfully flapped his bat wings and vanished instantly. Song Yunxiang seemed to realize something, breaking into a cold sweat. Before he could react, a fierce gust of wind swept past, and the middle-aged man abruptly reappeared directly in front of him, a malevolent grin on his face.

Just then, a piercing whooshing sound rent the air. A vast expanse of golden staff shadows descended from above, striking down like a colossal mountain. The middle-aged man frowned, quickly spitting out a shimmering blue ring that instantly expanded and flew up to meet the attack. A shimmering blue rope then flew in, coiling around the middle-aged man's body. Seizing this opportune moment, Song Yunxiang transformed into a streak of red light and flew towards Wang Changsheng and his companions.

In the distance, three enormous tornadoes appeared on the horizon, each several thousand feet tall, stretching from the sky to the sea. Countless gallons of seawater were swept up into them. A rumbling explosion echoed as thousands of massive wind blades swept out from the three tornadoes. Like a torrent of steel, they surged directly towards Song Yunxiang. The sea surface suddenly erupted with a blue water wall over a thousand feet high. It stood on the ocean like a majestic blue water mountain, blocking Song Yunxiang's retreat. The dense wind blades struck the blue water mountain, slicing it into countless blue water vapor particles. However, the dense blue water vapor quickly condensed and returned to its normal state.

Song Yunxiang was less than a mile from Wang Changsheng when a hazy red hot wind suddenly swept past. A burly man in a red shirt, with a fierce expression, abruptly appeared in front of Song Yunxiang. He had a pair of shimmering red bat wings on his back and cold, sinister eyes. The burly man in red scoffed, his face filled with murderous intent, declaring it ridiculous for Song Yunxiang to believe he could escape them.

A voice full of sarcasm suddenly resonated, questioning if anyone believed they could kill fellow Daoist Song in his presence, calling it ridiculous. As soon as the voice faded, a powerful gravitational force materialized. A giant whirlpool abruptly appeared on the sea surface, and the burly man in red was astonished to find his body felt as heavy as ten million pounds, unable to move. Immediately after, an enormous blue water wave surged skyward, engulfing the burly man in red. Song Yunxiang's escape speed greatly increased, and he flew to Wang Changsheng and his companions.

Song Yunxiang expressed his sincere gratitude to fellow Daoist Chen, promising to inform his ancestor and repay them once he returned to his clan. A cold male voice resonated, interjecting that repayment was unlikely as they probably wouldn't survive that long. Looking towards the source of the voice, they saw a golden-robed elder with a youthful face and white hair. The elder had a goatee and a pair of huge golden bat wings on his back, his face filled with murderous intent.

Wang Changsheng did not reply. He formed a hand seal, and the seawater churned violently. Over a dozen thick water wave tornadoes surged skyward. Like a dozen blue spears, they stabbed towards the burly man in red, appearing as if they would pierce him like a sieve. The burly man in red let out an extremely sharp shriek that vibrated and distorted the void. A hazy red sound wave swept out, shattering the dozen water wave tornadoes into widespread water vapor that scattered across the sea surface.

Upon hearing this sound, the Nascent Soul cultivators of Zhenhai Palace felt their bodies weaken. They clutched their heads, their faces contorted in pain. A few of them coughed up large mouthfuls of blood and fainted. Wang Changsheng felt slightly uncomfortable, having long known that the Bat Clan excelled at sound wave attacks. Song Yunxiang, with a solemn expression, cautioned fellow Daoist Chen to be careful, explaining that the Bat Clan could jointly unleash powerful sound wave attacks.

Blinding red light emanated from the body of the burly man in red. He violently flapped his huge bat wings, abruptly breaking free from the gravitational pull and flying towards the golden-robed elder. Wang Changsheng scoffed, challenging the burly man in red for attempting to leave without his permission. He let out a cold laugh and formed a hand seal, causing the giant whirlpool on the sea surface to accelerate its rotation, intensifying the gravitational force significantly. The burly man in red swayed unsteadily, on the verge of being sucked into the giant whirlpool at any moment.

A wave of golden staff shadows descended from the sky, smashing towards the burly man in red. The burly man in red was startled. He opened his mouth and spat out a small, shimmering red shield that instantly expanded and flew up to meet the attack. With a muffled thud, the red shield blocked the dense staff shadows. Wang Changsheng activated his hand seal, and six blinding blue lights illuminated within the giant whirlpool. The gravitational force increased dramatically, drawing the burly man in red uncontrollably towards the giant whirlpool.

The golden-robed elder saw this scene and inwardly cried out in alarm. He and his two companions gathered together. The three of them formed hand seals, and countless mysterious spiritual patterns illuminated on their bodies. Simultaneously, they emitted a sharp, piercing shriek. Golden, blue, and green sound waves, each of a different color, swept out. The void twisted and distorted, seawater surged backward, and colossal waves roared.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of Zhenhai Palace all fell to their knees, vomiting blood uncontrollably. Wang Ruyan quickly conjured a blue orb. She infused it with a hand seal, and the blue orb spun rapidly, emitting a swath of blue light that enveloped them. Even so, two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators still had their internal organs shattered by the sound waves. Even with the protection of special spirit treasures, they could not withstand the combined sound wave attack of the three Bat Clan members.

The three-colored sound waves hurtled directly towards Wang Changsheng at an incredibly high speed. Wang Changsheng let out a soft grunt. He flicked his sleeve, and the Nine Dragon Drum flew out, expanding as it met the wind, floating before him. He then slammed his fist forcefully onto the drum's surface. After three deafening dragon roars echoed, three hazy sound waves, composed of water vapor, swept out. They abruptly merged into one and surged forward to meet the incoming attack. A thunderous roar erupted! The three-colored sound waves collided with the blue sound waves. Both were annihilated, releasing an astonishing wave of air. A crack several thousand feet long appeared on the sea surface, seawater surged backward, and a large number of low-level demonic beasts were killed by the powerful airwave, causing the sea to instantly turn blood-red.

Witnessing this scene, a flicker of surprise appeared in the golden-robed elder's eyes.