Chapter 2165: Blood Shadow Clan, Qingshan Takes Action

The Skysea Realm, Eastern Sea Cultivation World.

A streak of red light, like a meteor shower, rapidly cut through the sky at astonishing speed. Behind it, more than a dozen streaks of blood-red light followed.

"Trying to escape? Leave your lives behind!" A cold, emotionless male voice suddenly rang out. As soon as the voice faded, the void rippled, and a blood-red giant hand materialized, striking towards the red light.

The red light abruptly halted, and with a flash of spiritual energy, a glowing red flying boat appeared. Standing on it were hundreds of cultivators, mostly at the Foundation Establishment stage. Leading them was a graceful young woman in a red dress. Her features were exquisite, and her skin was as white as snow. Judging by her spiritual energy fluctuations, she was clearly an early Nascent Soul cultivator. All the cultivators in this group wore a golden sun emblem on their clothes, the symbol of the Taiyang Sect in the Eastern Sea Cultivation World.

The Taiyang Sect was founded by True Monarch Taiyang, who had already ascended to the Spirit Realm. Thanks to the foundation laid by their patriarch, the Taiyang Sect had flourished. However, several centuries ago, multiple Nascent Soul cultivators from the Taiyang Sect followed Huang Fugui to Treasurefall Island in search of treasures. They were all wiped out, suffering devastating losses. The Taiyang Sect was greatly weakened, but fortunately, its foundation was solid. With several Nascent Soul cultivators still holding the fort, after centuries of recovery, they managed to cultivate another Nascent Soul cultivator: Liu Hongfu, the young woman in the red dress.

Under normal circumstances, the Taiyang Sect would have slowly recovered. However, no one could have foreseen the Bloodshadow Race's invasion of the Skysea Realm. Even the Skysea Gate, the largest sect in the Skysea Realm, with three Soul Transformation cultivators, was wiped out by the Bloodshadow Race. The Skysea Gate, located in the Western Sea Cultivation World, had been entirely occupied by the Bloodshadow Race. After destroying the Skysea Gate, the Bloodshadow Race dispatched numerous experts to the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Sea Cultivation Worlds, demanding surrender or death. As a leading cultivation sect in the Eastern Sea Cultivation World, the Taiyang Sect naturally became a prime target for the Bloodshadow Race. The Taiyang Sect was no match for the Bloodshadow Race. Their only option was to use a grand formation to trap the invading enemies and send their elite disciples to break through in different directions, heading towards the Northern Sea Cultivation World, which was comparatively stronger.

Liu Hongfu's face betrayed a hint of panic. A cluster of crimson flames erupted from her right hand as she slammed it towards her head. With a flash of red light, a large hand enveloped in blazing flames appeared out of thin air, striking the blood-red giant hand with astonishing heat. A loud bang echoed as both hands canceled each other out. Then, a low wailing sound, like that of a ghost, sent a dizzying sensation through anyone who heard it. Upon hearing this sound, the Taiyang Sect's Foundation Establishment cultivators felt their bodies weaken, their heads spin, and they collapsed onto the red flying boat. A chilly wind swept through, causing the temperature nearby to plummet as if plunging into an ice cellar.

A towering, translucent black shadow suddenly emerged. Its pair of striking blood-red eyes emitted astonishingly cold spiritual energy fluctuations. It was clearly a Nascent Soul stage ghostly entity. Liu Hongfu's beautiful face changed drastically. She quickly conjured a gleaming red short ruler. With a gentle shake, countless red runes lit up on its surface, and a wave of crimson flames surged out, forming a towering, hundred-zhang-high fiery wall that shielded them. The ghostly entity spewed a hazy black mist, and wherever it passed, the flames dissipated. The ghostly entity flickered and instantly appeared before Liu Hongfu. Its dark claws suddenly elongated, striking at her like sharp blades. As Liu Hongfu was about to dodge, the ghostly entity let out an extremely piercing wail. Liu Hongfu's head became heavy and disoriented, her Sea of Consciousness felt as if it were tearing apart, and her features twisted in pain. Meanwhile, the lower-level disciples spat out large mouthfuls of blood and fainted.

Just as the ghostly entity was about to tear her in two, a muffled thunderclap resounded. Dozens of incredibly thick golden lightning bolts ripped through the sky, striking the ghostly entity precisely. The ghostly entity immediately let out a piercing shriek. Its body became translucent, and its aura weakened significantly. A long azure streak flew from the distant horizon, instantly appearing before the ghostly entity. It was a gleaming azure flying sword with a blue lotus pattern on its hilt. The hilt was enveloped in a ball of azure flame, emitting terrifying high temperatures. The ghostly entity hurriedly spewed a stream of black ghost fire to meet it. With a muffled "whoosh," the azure flying sword pierced through the ghostly entity's body, tearing it to shreds. After a final, agonizing wail, the ghostly entity transformed into a black spherical bead.

At that moment, more than a dozen streaks of light flew from the distant horizon. Leading them was a blood-robed man with a green face and fangs. His face bore some blood-colored spiritual markings, and he had long ears and a high nose. Judging by his spiritual energy fluctuations, he was only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Besides the blood-robed man, there were also over ten human cultivators who had all pledged allegiance to the Bloodshadow Race.

"Who dares to ruin my plans?" the blood-robed man said with a cold expression. Since the Bloodshadow Race's invasion of the Skysea Realm, they had been invincible. Their only drawback was their small numbers. A golden light appeared in the distant sky, rapidly flying towards them. Soon after, the golden light halted, revealing a mountain-sized golden beast. Its body was covered in golden scales, and its appearance closely resembled a Qilin. It had a two-foot-long golden horn on its head and a pair of ten-zhang-wide golden feathered wings on its back. This was a fifth-tier spirit beast, the Golden-Horned Thunder Qilin. A handsome young man in a green robe sat on the back of the Golden-Horned Thunder Qilin. The young man carried an exquisite azure sword scabbard on his back, adorned with a blue lotus pattern. This was Wang Qingshan.

When Wang Qingshan traversed realms, he encountered a battle between exotic beasts. His Sky-Rending Spirit Cleaver was destroyed, and he himself was injured. After recuperating, he found himself trapped in a perilous region, taking over a century to escape. Immediately after leaving the perilous region, he encountered the invasion of foreign races. Witnessing the foreign races brutalizing humans, Wang Qingshan naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

"A Soul Transformation cultivator!" the blood-robed man exclaimed, his expression changing as he felt Wang Qingshan's vast aura. They had not expected a Soul Transformation cultivator to appear here.

"Senior, please lend us your assistance! Our patriarch has already ascended to the Spirit Realm, and he knows about the Bloodshadow Race's invasion of the Skysea Realm. He is trying to find a way to send someone down to this realm!" Liu Hongfu quickly shouted.

"Patriarch! Spirit Realm!" Wang Qingshan's face showed a flicker of interest. A sect that could contact a patriarch in the Spirit Realm was extraordinary. Even setting aside the animosity between races, this alone was enough for Wang Qingshan to take action.

The blood-robed man's body glowed with a burst of blood-red light, transforming into a bloody streak that shot through the air and fled. The others scattered in different directions. Wang Qingshan's expression turned cold. He patted the Golden-Horned Thunder Qilin beneath him. The Golden-Horned Thunder Qilin spewed a beam of golden light, soaring straight into the sky and forming a golden thundercloud dozens of miles wide. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and bolts of electricity writhed within it. Accompanied by a deafening peal of thunder, the golden thundercloud churned violently, and hundreds of thick golden thunder spears shot out, striking towards the fleeing cultivators. The golden thunder spears were incredibly fast, catching up to their targets in a single flash. A series of agonizing screams erupted as over a dozen cultivators were struck by the golden thunder spears. They instantly turned to ash, leaving no Nascent Souls behind, vanishing without a trace.