Chapter 2406: Physical Manifestation of Power

After a loud horn blast, Chen Qingyang and his two companions were horrified to discover that they could not muster even a shred of their spiritual power.

Wang Changsheng's body emitted a series of crackling bone sounds. After radiating a dazzling blue light, his fists, accompanied by a piercing rush of air, smashed towards Chen Qingyang.

His fists struck the azure glow, which immediately caved in and developed long, thick cracks. A golden giant blade suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, slashing the azure glow, causing it to shatter into pieces.

The golden giant blade sliced Chen Qingyang in half. Chen Yaoyao and Liu Hongji were struck by Wang Changsheng's fists, sent flying backward, spitting blood profusely, and almost simultaneously let out a pained shriek.

A flash of golden light appeared. A shimmering golden pagoda emerged out of thin air, spewing a hazy golden mist, which enveloped Liu Hongji and Chen Yaoyao, drawing them into the pagoda.

Just as they were about to summon their treasures to escape, a man's thunderous roar echoed across the heavens and earth, causing the void to tremble and distort.

Chen Yaoyao and Liu Hongji simultaneously cried out in agony, spitting blood once more. They felt as if their spiritual seas were tearing apart.

By the time they reacted, they had already been swept away by the golden mist into the golden pagoda and vanished.

The void ripped open, and a shimmering azure guillotine shot out. A miniature azure dragon was faintly visible on its blade.

The azure guillotine radiated astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations. Wherever it passed, the void twisted and warped.

Following a dragon's roar that reverberated through the heavens and earth, the azure guillotine suddenly flared with brilliant azure light, transforming into an azure flood dragon over a thousand zhang long, its scales dense and its aura astonishing.

With a flash of azure light, Chen Qingyang reappeared, his gaze chilling.

He had used a substitute treasure to avert disaster. This Azure Dragon Guillotine was a medium-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure. It had incorporated the spirit of a sixth-rank low-grade Azure Wind Flood Dragon as its artifact spirit, allowing it to transform and attack.

This treasure was one of Qingyun Sect's trump cards, rarely deployed.

He pulled out an azure jade talisman, five inches long and three inches wide. Inscribed on it were countless mysterious azure runes, forming a miniature formation pattern.

Qingyun Sect had a legacy spanning over 50,000 years. It had even produced Integration Stage cultivators. Although it had declined, it left behind many treasures, and this Qingyang Spirit-Dissolving Talisman was one of them.

This talisman could weaken the power of illusionary arts and soul-bewitching techniques. Each use consumed it. The treasure in his opponent's hand was too powerful, causing him to temporarily lose his spiritual power. With the Qingyang Spirit-Dissolving Talisman, he could still muster some spiritual power and avoid being passively beaten.

The miniature formation on the Qingyang Spirit-Dissolving Talisman suddenly flared with brilliant azure light, bursting open with a muffled bang, transforming into an azure glow that enveloped Chen Qingyang's entire body.

The golden giant blade shot forth, tearing the void and creating cracks wherever it passed.

Chen Qingyang snorted coldly. He opened his mouth and spewed out a dense stream of azure light, revealing forty-eight azure darts. Each dart bore an azure sun pattern, identical in size and shape, radiating astonishing spiritual energy.

This set of Qingyang Soul-Annihilating Darts was his Natal Magical Treasure. It was a forty-eight-piece set of Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures. Each dart was a low-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure. With this set of treasures, Chen Qingyang had slain many powerful enemies.

In the past, he rarely used the entire set of Qingyang Soul-Annihilating Darts against enemies. It required immense divine sense to drive this treasure, which he ordinarily could not command. Fortunately, Qingyun Sect's treasure vault contained a secret art that could temporarily boost one's divine sense by twofold, lasting for fifteen minutes. Afterwards, there would be a period of weakness, during which he couldn't use even a trace of divine sense.

What surprised him was that, despite both being mid-Refinement Stage cultivators, his opponent's divine consciousness seemed no weaker than his own.

The forty-eight Qingyang Soul-Annihilating Darts suddenly flared with brilliant azure light, unleashing a surge of azure flames. They merged into one, forming a gigantic dart wrapped in azure flames, and met the incoming attack.

The azure giant dart collided with the golden giant blade, emitting clanging sounds. Blasts of air rolled forth, and the golden giant blade was forced into a disadvantage.

At this moment, the azure flood dragon had already pounced in front of Wang Changsheng, spewing countless azure threads directly towards him.

Wang Changsheng's body swelled significantly, and dazzling blue light erupted from his surface. His right fist went to meet the attack.

The azure threads struck Wang Changsheng's fist, producing clanging sounds of metal impact, as if hitting a wall of copper and iron.

Having consumed three bottles of sixth-rank body-tempering elixirs, Wang Changsheng's physical body had been further strengthened.

"How is this possible!" Chen Qingyang exclaimed in shock. "His physical body is resisting a medium-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure? Which major sect's core disciple is this?"

Body cultivators in the Refinement Stage were not common. To be able to withstand a medium-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure head-on, only core disciples of major sects could achieve it; ordinary Refinement Stage cultivators absolutely could not.

Wang Changsheng's fist struck the azure flood dragon's head. After a loud bang, the azure flood dragon let out a mournful dragon's roar, and was sent flying backward.

A flash of golden light. A shimmering golden orb appeared out of thin air. It was precisely the Spirit-Fixing Pearl.

After spinning, the Spirit-Fixing Pearl burst forth with dazzling golden light, enveloping the azure flood dragon.

Wang Changsheng blew the Spirit-Quelling Horn, and unleashed the Divine-Suppressing Roar once more.

Chen Qingyang frowned. He could see that he was no match for his opponent. Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat was the best.

He conjured a hand seal, and the azure giant dart immediately flared with brilliant azure light, striking away the golden giant blade. It then shot straight towards Wang Changsheng. Chen Qingyang transformed into an azure long rainbow, flying towards the distant horizon.

To escape with his life, he even abandoned his Natal Magical Treasure. Every extra moment delayed meant greater danger.

A lost Natal Magical Treasure could be reforged, but a lost life was truly gone forever.

Wang Changsheng hadn't expected this person to be so decisive. Fortunately, he had a backup plan.

Chen Qingyang hadn't flown far when a deafening dragon's roar resounded, and a thick blue lightning bolt shot forth, striking Chen Qingyang instantly.

After a loud bang, the blue lightning engulfed Chen Qingyang's body.

A clear, resonant bird cry rang out, and a golden tornado over ten thousand zhang tall swept in. The blue lightning completely dispersed, revealing Chen Qingyang's figure.

Chen Qingyang's face was pale. The Qingyang Cauldron floated above his head.

An invisible force pushed him into the golden tornado. Not long after, the golden tornado burst apart, and Chen Qingyang escaped. The Qingyang Cauldron was no longer above his head.

Chen Qingyang's body was covered in wounds, and his aura was weak.

A ten-thousand-zhang large blue hand appeared out of thin air, clapping towards Chen Qingyang.

A surge of azure flames erupted from Chen Qingyang's right hand. He clapped forward, and countless azure flames swept out, meeting the attack.

After a loud bang, the blue giant hand shattered into pieces, sending seawater splashing everywhere. A wave of azure flames engulfed an area of several miles.

A dazzling blue light shone within the azure flames. The flames suddenly seemed to disperse, and Wang Changsheng flew out from the inferno, instantly appearing before Chen Qingyang.

His right fist surged with dazzling blue light, smashing towards Chen Qingyang.

"No...!"

Chen Qingyang let out a cry of despair. Wang Changsheng's right fist struck Chen Qingyang's body. Chen Qingyang's body exploded, turning into a mist of blood that filled the sky. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out from his body. Before it could fly far, it was seized by a hazy blue giant hand.

With a shriek, the miniature Nascent Soul fell unconscious.

Wang Changsheng took out a silver talisman and placed it on the miniature Nascent Soul. He then collected the treasures Chen Qingyang had left behind and flew into the golden pagoda.

The golden pagoda shook violently. In less than twenty breaths, Liu Hongji and Wang Changsheng flew out from the golden pagoda.

Lin Ziqiao and his two companions had fallen unconscious, completely incapacitated, but they were not dead.

Wang Changsheng destroyed their physical bodies, and collected their Nascent Souls.

Liu Hongji summoned a shimmering azure flying boat. He jumped onto it, and Wang Changsheng followed.

Wang Changsheng put away his treasures. He then summoned the Azure Chi Bead, and infused it with a magic seal. The Azure Chi Bead released a surge of azure mist, enveloping Wang Changsheng's body. After a moment, the azure mist dissipated, and Wang Changsheng vanished.

Liu Hongji conjured a hand seal, and the azure flying boat transformed into a streak of light, tearing through the air, and disappearing into the horizon.