Chapter 2381: Nine Python Drum

Jin Ao had deployed three sets of Tier 7 formations: two for defense and one for offense. He was confident that four Integration Stage cultivators would not be able to breach them in a short period.

More than two hours later, Jin Ao's spiritual power was significantly depleted, and his face appeared slightly pale.

A colossal white seal crashed onto the golden light barrier. Jin Ao swiftly changed his incantation, and the roc pattern on the golden light barrier seemed to come alive, its wings flapping incessantly. A swirling golden gale materialized, instantly sending the white seal flying backward.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Bai, Immortal Li, we must devise a reliable strategy," Taiyang Zhenren transmitted with an anxious tone. "The Spirit-Sealing Sky-Locking Talisman can only hold out for a little over three more hours."

Liu Qingfeng looked at Bai Ruohan and transmitted, "Fellow Daoist Bai, I've heard you cultivate a Snow-Winged Long-Foot Elephant. This creature is ranked fifty-fifth on the Myriad Insects List, and its innate divine ability, 'Spirit-Breaking Restraint Light,' can weaken the power of formations. Why don't you release it quickly to help us break through?"

The Myriad Insects List details tens of thousands of spirit insects from the Xuanyang Realm, each possessing unique divine abilities. The higher an insect's ranking, the more potent its abilities.

Bai Ruohan frowned. "My spirit insect only recently survived its Grand Heavenly Tribulation and is quite weak," she explained. "Furthermore, it's merely a mid-Tier 6 creature; it won't be able to contribute significantly."

Liu Qingfeng flicked his sleeve, and a green jade box flew out, landing before Bai Ruohan.

Bai Ruohan caught the jade box, opened it, and found a blood-red pill inside, exuding a peculiar aroma.

"This is the Blood Spirit Transforming Yuan Pill, an exclusive elixir of the Myriad Spirit Sect," Liu Qingfeng transmitted. "It can stimulate the potential of spirit beasts and insects below Tier 7. Have your creature consume this pill to assist us in breaking the formation. If we allow the Golden Roc tribe's Integration Stage cultivator to escape, the Cold Flame Sect will face grave consequences should they attack again in the future. After all, the Snowy Goose Market suffered significant losses in this battle, did it not?"

Bai Ruohan pondered for a moment, then flicked her sleeve. A beam of white light shot from her spirit beast bracelet, materializing into a white beetle the size of a small mountain. Its head was elongated into a proboscis, and its antennae sprouted from either side of this tube, making it strikingly resemble a giant elephant.

The Snow-Winged Long-Foot Elephant, ranked fifty-fifth on the Myriad Insects List, possessed the innate divine ability of 'Spirit-Breaking Restraint Light,' which could weaken formations, essentially functioning as a growth-type formation-breaking artifact.

The moment the Snow-Winged Long-Foot Elephant appeared, it let out a resounding roar. Bai Ruohan gently flicked her wrist, and the Blood Spirit Transforming Yuan Pill flew out of the jade box, heading straight for the colossal insect.

It opened its massive mouth, allowing the Blood Spirit Transforming Yuan Pill to fly inside, and swallowed it.

A moment later, the Snow-Winged Long-Foot Elephant emitted another loud roar, its aura surging dramatically, approaching Tier 7 infinitely.

While the Blood Spirit Transforming Yuan Pill could stimulate the potential of spirit beasts and insects below Tier 7, it would induce a prolonged period of weakness and recovery afterward. However, to breach the formation, Bai Ruohan had no time to consider such repercussions.

The Snowy Goose Market served as the Cold Flame Sect's primary source of income. The Golden Roc tribe's assault on it had severely harmed the Cold Flame Sect's interests. Even if they couldn't kill Jin Ao and Peng Zhai, inflicting heavy damage upon them would be a satisfactory outcome.

Following a deafening roar, the Snow-Winged Long-Foot Elephant's eyes blazed with dazzling white light, each emitting a powerful beam. These beams struck the golden light barrier, causing the impacted areas to immediately distort and deform, their spiritual radiance dimming.

Seizing this opportunity, a spiritual light shot from Liu Qingfeng, manifesting as a shimmering silver phantom blade. It glowed with spiritual energy, appearing almost solid.

The silver giant blade shot directly towards the golden light barrier. Wherever it passed, space itself tore open, as if the heavens and earth were being sundered, and the sea parted into two.

Simultaneously, Taiyang Zhenren activated his incantation, causing five red mirrors to glow intensely. Each mirror emitted a thick beam of crimson light, which then converged into a single, massive fiery red spear, following directly behind the silver blade.

Wang Changsheng and the others simultaneously attacked the areas struck by the white light. Following a series of thunderous explosions, several cracks appeared on the formation plate in Jin Ao's hand.

Jin Ao continuously channeled incantations, making the golden light barrier radiate brilliant spiritual light. However, the Snow-Winged Long-Foot Elephant persistently unleashed its Spirit-Breaking Restraint Light to assault the formation, while Liu Qingfeng and the others intensified their own attacks.

More and more cracks spread across the formation plate in Jin Ao's hand, yet the golden light barrier remained unbroken.

Li Qingyue produced a shimmering white token, its surface intricately carved with the image of a massive white python.

After infusing it with spiritual power, the white token suddenly erupted in dazzling white light, transforming into a several-hundred-foot-long white python. This colossal serpent had two pairs of fleshy white wings on its back and exuded terrifying spiritual pressure, clearly indicating it was a Tier 7 spirit beast.

This was not its true form, but an artifact spirit manifesting, capable of wielding some of its divine abilities from its original life, which was still remarkable.

The moment the white python appeared, it opened its enormous maw and spewed a torrent of white flames directly towards Tianpeng Island. Simultaneously, its wings flapped ceaselessly, causing a sudden blizzard of white snowflakes to appear high in the sky. The temperature plummeted, and the sea surface froze at an astonishing rate. The ocean within several hundred miles solidified into ice, with a layer over ten feet thick.

When the white flames struck the golden light barrier, the barrier rapidly froze over, with the ice layer continuously expanding.

A massive white seal then descended from the sky, smashing into the frozen section.

With a dull thud, the formation plate in Jin Ao's hand shattered. Fortunately, another set of Tier 7 defensive grand formations remained, able to hold out for some time.

As the golden light barrier shattered, a blue light barrier immediately emerged, enveloping the entire Tianpeng Island.

Tianpeng Island shook violently and incessantly. Jin Ao and the others wore grim expressions, knowing that the breaking of their clan's protective grand formation was merely a matter of time.

Jin Ao continued to wait, disbelieving how long the Spirit-Sealing Sky-Locking Talisman could truly last.

Taiyang Zhenren frowned and addressed Wang Changsheng. "Young friend Wang, I possess a treasure that only body cultivators can wield. Please refine it first; you will use this artifact to breach the formation shortly."

Wang Changsheng was stunned. He looked towards Liu Qingfeng, who simply nodded in affirmation.

Taiyang Zhenren flicked his sleeve, and a small drum pulsating with red light flew out, landing before Wang Changsheng.

The small red drum bore three crimson python patterns on its surface and emanated astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations, clearly identifying it as a Mid-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

Upon closer inspection, numerous small cracks marred the surface of the red drum, indicating it had sustained damage.

Wang Changsheng gazed at the Nine Dragon Drum in his hand, a pensive expression on his face.

He put away the Nine Dragon Drum, retreated to the rear, and calmly began refining the artifact while Wang Ruyan stood guard.

Over two hours passed, yet the formation remained unbroken.

Jin Ao held a shimmering blue formation plate, its surface marred by numerous fine cracks.

Taiyang Zhenren's brows furrowed tightly as he transmitted to Liu Qingfeng and the two others: "The Spirit-Sealing Sky-Locking Talisman will expire in less than fifteen minutes. We *must* break this formation within that time."

Bai Ruohan conjured a shimmering white short ruler. With a gentle flick, countless white ruler phantoms swept forth, hurtling directly towards Tianpeng Island.

Li Qingyue formed a hand seal, and the white python's wings flapped ferociously, causing it to lunge towards Tianpeng Island.

Taiyang Zhenren flicked his sleeve, and a small, red-glowing drum flew out. He infused it with an incantation, causing the drum to visibly swell rapidly in size.

"You may now utilize that artifact, young friend Wang," Taiyang Zhenren instructed.

Wang Changsheng acknowledged, then soared forward. He channeled an incantation into the small red drum, which immediately pulsed with dazzling red light and rapidly expanded in size. His right fist glowed with brilliant blue light as he struck the large red drum, producing a dull thud. Yet, the drum showed no reaction.

He was utterly shocked. His punch, carrying the force of ten million pounds, had surprisingly failed to affect the artifact in the slightest.

"Don't hold back," Taiyang Zhenren instructed. "You won't be able to wield this artifact without employing your true divine ability."

Wang Changsheng acknowledged, flicked his sleeve, and nine Sea-Calming Beads flew out, settling into his right hand. His right hand then blazed with dazzling blue light as he once more struck the red drum's surface.

Following an earth-shattering boom, a reddish sound wave surged forth. Wherever it passed, the seawater churned violently.

Wang Changsheng was panting, his face noticeably pale. That single punch had consumed a fifth of his spiritual power. This artifact was even more potent than the Nine Dragon Drum, though their functions appeared similar. He wondered if they had been forged by the same individual.

The white python spewed a thick stream of white flames, striking the blue light barrier. The barrier immediately froze over. Then, a reddish sound wave swept in, shattering the ice and causing the blue light barrier to shake violently a few times.

Several new, fine cracks appeared on the formation plate in Jin Ao's hand, and his expression changed dramatically.

"Young friend Wang, do not hold back," Taiyang Zhenren urged, his expression tinged with displeasure. "This is not the Nine Python Drum's full power."

"Nephew Wang, give it your all!" Liu Qingfeng commanded. "Break the formation, and you'll be credited for the achievement."

Wang Changsheng nodded and took a deep breath. Cracking sounds emanated from his body as his physique more than doubled in size. His right fist blazed with dazzling blue light as he struck the red drum once more.

Amidst a resonant roar, the three crimson fiery pythons etched on the red drum's surface seemed to spring to life, coiling ceaselessly across the drumhead, as a reddish sound wave surged forth.

Initially, the reddish sound wave was only a little over a hundred feet in diameter, but as it moved swiftly, its size dramatically expanded. Wherever it passed, space itself tore apart, as if the entire void were on the verge of collapse.

By the time the reddish sound wave reached Tianpeng Island, its diameter had swelled to ten thousand feet. The sea surface erupted, sending colossal waves towering skyward, and numerous fissures appeared in the void, creating an astonishing spectacle of raw power.

Witnessing this, Jin Ao was aghast. He swiftly instructed Peng Zhai to activate the offensive formation and attack the reddish sound wave, while other clan members simultaneously directed their artifacts to strike it.

With a resounding crash, the reddish sound wave exploded, releasing a powerful shockwave. However, almost immediately, an even larger reddish sound wave swept in and struck the blue light barrier.