Chapter 2360: Lin Tianlong Displays His Might

When Wang Changsheng first arrived in the Xuanyang Realm, he was already in the mid-Integration Stage. He had been traveling afar to prepare for the Great Heavenly Tribulation and hadn't appeared for over two thousand years.

Lin Tianlong had been away for over two thousand years. During that time, he had a significant fortuitous encounter, not only safely passing the Great Heavenly Tribulation but also successfully advancing to the late-Integration Stage.

He hadn't expected to learn about the racial war immediately upon returning to the Xuanling Continent.

Lin Tianlong didn't hesitate, rushing back to Piaoyun Island at top speed. He worried that in his absence from Zhenhai Palace, Chen Yueying might heavily mobilize the local faction cultivators to fight the foreign races, allowing the Ascended Faction to reap the benefits.

To his surprise, upon returning to Piaoyun Island, he found it under attack by foreign races.

"Junior Martial Brother Lin, Junior Martial Sister Li was killed by them, the palace-guarding spirit beast was also killed, Junior Martial Sister Chen is seriously injured, and Junior Martial Brother Yang is trapped by their magic treasure," Song Yiming quickly transmitted to Lin Tianlong, his voice filled with grief.

"Shi Haotian, you're actually still alive. I despise traitors who betray their own kind the most." Lin Tianlong's tone was stern, his face filled with murderous intent.

It's normal for a sect to have factional disputes; they can quarrel and cause trouble behind closed doors as much as they like. But when outsiders invade, they must present a united front.

Shi Haotian's expression tightened. Lin Tianlong, as the leader of the local faction, possessed extraordinary strength. He was the most skilled artificer in Zhenhai Palace and had many treasures.

Jin Zhuan waved her Golden Crow Fan, unleashing a stream of golden flames. The void twisted and warped as the golden flames suddenly condensed into a Golden Crow over a thousand zhang large, which surged forward with an astonishing heatwave.

The silver flood dragon sprayed a beam of silver light, striking the Golden Crow.

After an earth-shattering roar, the Golden Crow exploded into golden flames that filled the sky, scattering onto the sea surface and creating towering waves.

The silver flood dragon vanished amidst dazzling silver lightning; it was the Thunder Escape Art.

A golden skeleton over three zhang tall, its body covered with numerous golden spirit patterns, had its left bone arm missing, and tiny cracks were visible in many places on its body, appearing severely weakened.

A silver light lit up above its head, and a silver flood dragon appeared.

The silver flood dragon sprayed a beam of silver light, striking the giant skeleton, and dazzling lightning engulfed it.

Its tail swept, hitting the ape-headed, human-bodied beastman, sending him flying backward. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face slightly pale.

The Golden Crow Fan in Jin Zhuan's hand suddenly glowed brightly. With a gentle wave, innumerable golden flames swept out, striking the silver flood dragon, as golden flames and silver electric arcs intertwined and flashed.

A stream of green flames erupted from the right fist of the green giant above Qing Xiao's head, smashing into the silver flood dragon. Other Integration Stage cultivators also made their moves, attacking the silver flood dragon.

After letting out a mournful roar, the silver flood dragon transformed into a constantly shimmering silver short blade. A miniature flood dragon was carved on its blade, and its spiritual energy was astonishing; it was clearly a top-grade Connecting Heaven Spirit Treasure.

The silver short blade plunged into the silver lightning, and a muffled thud was heard.

When the silver lightning dissipated, the giant skeleton was revealed, with increasingly more cracks on its body.

Its right bone hand grasped the silver short blade, and countless fine black threads of malevolent energy wrapped around the silver short blade. The cracks on the surface of the bone hand grew wider and wider.

The silver short blade's spiritual light surged, releasing countless silver lightning bolts. The bone hand, like paper, instantly broke, and the silver short blade cut the giant skeleton into two halves, its spirit unable to escape.

Jin Zhuan's expression became increasingly grim. The power of a top-grade Connecting Heaven Spirit Treasure, refined with the spirit of a seventh-tier flood dragon, was surprisingly immense, far exceeding her expectations.

The silver short blade's spiritual light surged, and it transformed back into a massive silver flood dragon.

They dared not be careless and all conjured their treasures to attack the silver flood dragon.

The void rippled, and a constantly shimmering golden cloth bag appeared high in the sky. The golden bag had a Pixiu pattern on its surface, and its spiritual energy was astonishing.

The golden cloth bag suddenly expanded greatly in size, covering an area of ten thousand li.

The golden cloth bag suddenly released a large expanse of golden light, covering all the treasures attacking the silver flood dragon and pulling them inside. No matter how Jin Zhuan and the others tried to activate them, it was useless.

"The Heaven-Refining Bag? No, that's not right, it should be a replica."

Jin Zhuan's face was filled with disbelief. She looked at Shi Haotian, intending to ask him the reason.

Shi Haotian had never mentioned this treasure. If it could take away their treasures, how could they fight?

Shi Haotian completely ignored them. His green robe emanated dazzling green light, and he transformed into a mass of green mist and vanished.

Saving one's own skin, Shi Haotian had no mind to care about them.

The silver flood dragon pounced towards Jin Zhuan and the others. Before getting close, it released countless silver lightning bolts, striking them.

The sea surface violently churned, emitting a piercing tsunami roar. Towering waves surged, each more violent than the last, causing the void to hum, twist, and deform.

Ten thousand li away, the seawater exploded, and a golden ray of light flew out from the seabed, striking a certain part of the void.

The void rippled, and a green light fell from it; it was Shi Haotian. A shimmering silver talisman with an arcane pattern was pasted on his body, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

A massive exotic beast emerged from the seabed, its body covered with golden scales. It had a dragon's head, fish scales, an ox's tail, tiger's claws, and deer antlers. Its eyes were golden, and its four limbs glowed with blue light.

"A seventh-tier Golden-Eyed Beast!"

Shi Haotian exclaimed, his eyes filled with fear.

"The Void-Heaven Shadow Transformation Talisman? This is a secret talisman of the Void Race. It seems you've had quite a fortuitous encounter, but trying to escape from me is wishful thinking."

Lin Tianlong's cold, emotionless voice suddenly rang out, resounding across an area of a hundred thousand li.

Shi Haotian formed a hand seal, and a blood-red light shot skyward, transforming into a phantom monster over a hundred zhang tall. The monster had two heads, four arms, a single horn on its head, and more than half of its body shimmered with blood-red light.

As soon as the phantom monster appeared, it opened its mouth and spewed a beam of blood-red light, striking towards the Golden-Eyed Beast.

Shi Haotian conjured a palm-sized green gourd, releasing a pungent green poisonous mist towards the Golden-Eyed Beast. At the same time, he opened his mouth and spewed out eighteen blood-red shimmering flying knives, which circled around him.

The Golden-Eyed Beast transformed into specks of blue light and vanished; it was clearly an illusion.

The seawater violently churned, and towering waves tens of thousands of zhang high surged from all directions, moving incredibly fast.

Wherever the towering waves passed, the void tore open directly, as if this part of the world was about to collapse, the momentum astonishing.

Shi Haotian's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to cast a spell to evade, he discovered in horror that his body was stuck as if in a quagmire, unable to move. What's more, powerful pressures surged towards him, seemingly intending to crush his body.

He felt his breathing become difficult, and his face flushed crimson.

Shi Haotian formed a hand seal, and the phantom monster spewed a wave of blood-red sound, meeting the incoming attack.

After a series of thunderous roars, the towering waves shattered the blood-red sound wave and engulfed Shi Haotian.

A gigantic blood-red blade pierced through the towering waves and flew towards the distant void, covering a hundred li in an instant.

"Freeze!"

A man's loud shout, resounding through heaven and earth, rang out. The seawater rippled, blue light shone brightly, and the void twisted and deformed.

The gigantic blood-red blade suddenly stopped, shaking violently but unable to move an inch.

A red light flashed, and a small cauldron, constantly swirling with red light, appeared above the gigantic blood-red blade. The red cauldron had a Vermilion Bird pattern on its surface, emitting astonishing fire spiritual energy fluctuations.

The Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Furnace, a top-grade Connecting Heaven Spirit Treasure.

Lin Tianlong was indeed the most skilled artificer in Zhenhai Palace and also the leader of the local faction; he possessed many treasures.

The Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Furnace spewed a stream of crimson light, covering the gigantic blood-red blade and drawing it inside.

The Vermilion Bird on the surface of the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Furnace seemed to come alive, flapping its wings and releasing a stream of crimson flames. The cauldron lid constantly shook, and faint 'clanging' sounds of metal colliding were heard, interspersed with a man's screams.

A stream of crimson flames engulfed the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Furnace. From afar, it looked like a crimson sun a hundred zhang in diameter hanging high in the sky, extremely conspicuous.

In less than ten breaths, the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Furnace stopped shaking, and the intense flames vanished.

As soon as Lin Tianlong appeared, he killed two Integration Stage cultivators. Although Shi Haotian and the giant skeleton were already injured, it still proved Lin Tianlong's strength.

Ripples spread above Lin Tianlong's head, and a shimmering golden seal suddenly appeared. Judging by its spiritual power fluctuations, it was merely a mid-grade Connecting Heaven Spirit Treasure.