Chapter 2031: The Capture of Deshou and Jiang Qingfeng

Yu Xin suddenly waved his right hand, and a series of piercing whooshes filled the air. A shimmering golden blade of light shot out, striking the blood-red specter one after another.

An astonishing scene unfolded: the golden light blades successively pierced through the blood-red specter's body, yet the specter remained completely unaffected.

Wang Changsheng's right fist glowed with a dazzling blue light as he struck out at the blood specter in the air.

The void vibrated and distorted as a blue fist shadow, over a hundred zhang in size, flew out and struck the blood specter. The specter's body exploded into countless particles of blood mist. These blood particles then suddenly condensed, reforming into an identical blood-red specter.

Ripples appeared above Wang Changsheng's head as a blood-red demonic claw, over ten zhang in size, materialized out of thin air. Its ten fingers were razor-sharp, and it lunged towards Wang Changsheng's skull.

Wang Changsheng reacted extremely quickly. He chanted an incantation, and countless blue water vapors suddenly surged around him. The vapors swirled rapidly, forming a thick blue water curtain that enveloped and protected him.

The blood-red demonic claw struck down directly, and the blue water curtain instantly shattered, turning into countless water droplets that splashed everywhere. Wang Changsheng had vanished.

A faint blue light suddenly emerged from a corner of the cave, revealing Wang Changsheng's figure.

Yu Xin flicked his sleeve, and a pigeon-egg-sized crimson orb flew out. He cast an incantation into it, and the crimson orb suddenly glowed brightly, surging with rolling flames. It then abruptly condensed, transforming into a crimson fire eagle over a hundred zhang in size. The fire eagle opened its mouth and swallowed the crimson orb, its body radiating brilliant light.

A sharp eagle cry rang out as the crimson fire eagle flapped its wings, soaring high and swooping towards the blood-red specter.

The blood-red specter opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of blood-red flames, which struck the crimson fire eagle.

Rolling flames surged from the crimson fire eagle's body, greatly increasing its speed, and it instantly appeared before the blood-red specter.

Two beams of blood-red light shot from the blood-red specter's eyes, piercing through the crimson fire eagle's body. The fire eagle instantly exploded, turning into rolling flames that engulfed the blood-red specter.

The blood-red specter's body struggled violently, emitting a series of shrill screams.

Yu Xin continuously chanted his incantations, causing the flames to surge. Nearly half of the cave was engulfed by the blood-red flames, and waves of heat rolled through the air, scorching the stone walls and ground crimson.

A cacophonous wail sounded, and a dazzling blood-red light suddenly flared within the sea of fire. The crimson inferno shattered like foam, revealing the blood-red specter standing on the ground, holding a dimly glowing crimson orb in its hand.

Yu Xin's expression turned grim. Ghosts are typically yin creatures, and fire-elemental dao techniques usually suppress them. However, this ghost was clearly unafraid of ordinary flames.

Just then, a strong gust of wind blew past, and Feng Yao suddenly appeared behind the blood-red specter.

Before the blood-red specter could react, Feng Yao chanted an incantation, and countless beams of green light shot out from his body, enveloping the specter.

The blood-red specter seemed frozen in place, unable to move. It let out a cacophonous roar as a large expanse of blood-red flames surged from its body, tearing and shattering the green lights one by one.

Feng Yao flipped his hand and took out a constantly shimmering golden talisman, which emitted a violent aura.

It was a Golden Flame Demon-Slaying Talisman, a fifth-tier talisman specifically designed to counter ghosts.

Feng Yao flicked his wrist, and the Golden Flame Demon-Slaying Talisman instantly shot out of his hand, exploding into a sea of golden flames that engulfed the blood-red specter.

A series of extremely shrill screams rang out as the blood-red specter flailed its limbs, its features contorted, and wisps of green smoke rose from its body.

The blood-red specter's face twisted into an expression of madness, and its body rapidly expanded.

"Oh no, it's going to self-destruct!"

Feng Yao's face turned pale with alarm. His figure flickered, suddenly transforming into a gentle breeze and vanishing.

Wang Changsheng let out a soft hum, followed by a thunderous roar. The void vibrated, causing Feng Yao and Yu Xin's bodies to tremble slightly.

Upon hearing the sound, the specter's body began to tremble, and its expanding form rapidly returned to normal.

Yu Xin flipped his hand and took out a small mirror shimmering with green light. He infused it with spiritual power, causing countless green runes to light up on its surface and electrical arcs to surge. Hundreds of fist-sized green lightning orbs then struck the specter one after another.

A series of thunderous roars erupted as the green lightning orbs exploded, transforming into dazzling green electrical arcs that engulfed the blood-red specter. Shrill ghostly howls echoed from within.

After a while, the green electrical arcs and crimson flames dissipated, and the specter had vanished. On the ground lay a pigeon-egg-sized blood-red orb, which was the essence of the specter's life, a potent tonic for ghostly creatures.

Wang Changsheng beckoned with one hand, and the blood-red orb flew to him, landing in his palm. His Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada craved the item, and it was likely to be highly beneficial for its advancement.

Yu Xin and Feng Yao exchanged glances, a look of apprehension appearing in both their eyes.

Wang Changsheng had just used his Spirit-Suppressing Roar, and they had also been affected. If it had been a fight to the death, they would likely be dead.

"This item is mine," Wang Changsheng said. "You can reduce my share of the Blood-Scale Wood a bit."

With a brief acknowledgment, Wang Changsheng put away the blood-red orb.

Feng Yao and Yu Xin naturally had nothing to say. They divided the Blood-Scale Wood and Profound Yin True Water into five portions. Wang Changsheng and Feng Yao received the largest shares, followed by Yu Xin, while Wang Ruyan and Yuan Shu received slightly smaller portions.

Seeing Wang Changsheng emerge from the cave, Wang Ruyan scrutinized him from head to toe. Only when she confirmed he was unharmed did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Changsheng subtly glanced at Yuan Shu, noticing his calm and composed expression with no apparent change. This only deepened his suspicions.

Regardless, Yuan Shu and Yu Xin were of the same race. Yuan Shu's overly calm reaction seemed somewhat abnormal.

"Yuan Shu, this is your share," Yu Xin said.

Yu Xin tossed a green storage ring to Yuan Shu, who examined it and nodded.

"Let's go!" Feng Yao said. "We should head to the next location. Hopefully, we can find the Azure Phoenix Divine Fruit there."

Feng Yao put away his formation and talisman soldiers, transforming into a streak of light that soared towards the sky. Yu Xin, Yuan Shu, Wang Changsheng, and Wang Ruyan quickly followed, and the five figures vanished into the horizon.

In a hidden cave, loud explosions occasionally echoed, shaking the ground.

After a while, the explosions ceased.

Inside the cave, Feng was slumped on the ground, gasping for breath. His face was pale, his clothes tattered, and his green robe was stained red with blood.

A giant golden python lay motionless on the ground, a large hole torn in its head from which blood continuously flowed. Many golden scales were scattered around it on the ground.

The Profound Wind Cave Heaven was rich in rare treasures but also harbored many powerful demonic beasts. Feng, being merely at the Nascent Soul stage, could be killed by even a slightly powerful demonic beast.

"I must return alive," Feng muttered to himself. "My wife and family are still waiting for me."

He muttered to himself, his expression grave.

To leave alive, he had to rendezvous with Feng Yao. If he were captured by the people of the three clans, he would surely die.

"Tsk, tsk," a cold female voice suddenly said. "Humans? Since when did humans also enter the Profound Wind Cave Heaven to seek treasure?"

As soon as the voice fell, the cave exploded, sending shattered stones flying everywhere. A golden light flew in—it was Jin Yao.

Her face was pale, completely devoid of color. Her left arm bore burn marks, and her eyes were filled with fury.

She had encountered hundreds of millions of Blood Luo Mosquitoes and, in an attempt to escape them, had triggered a restriction. She was seething with anger, and after finally managing to break free, she had now encountered a Nascent Soul stage human.

Upon seeing Jin Yao, Feng's face turned pale, and he broke into a cold sweat.

"Senior, spare my life!" Feng pleaded. "Lord Feng brought me here. They are going to pick the Azure Phoenix Divine Fruit, and I am merely a spiritual plant cultivator."

Feng unhesitatingly betrayed Feng Yao. Feng Yao had always exploited him, so he felt no guilt whatsoever in doing so; in fact, he felt quite pleased. Only those with utility could survive. Feng still wanted to return alive to see his wife and daughters, so not only did he betray Feng Yao, but he also revealed his own expertise.