Chapter 2640: Front Door Repels Wolves, Back Door Encounters Tigers

In a remote sea area at the northwest corner of the Celestial Cloud Archipelago.

Wang Xiangrong was covered in wounds, his face pale, and his expression filled with terror.

Lin Shuo was attacking Wang Xiangrong, who possessed many treasures and was incredibly fast, almost managing to escape.

Above Lin Shuo's head floated a massive humanoid phantom. A portion of its body shimmered with fluctuating red light, emitting terrifying high temperatures.

High in the sky, a crimson fire cloud, hundreds of miles wide, hovered. Dense red raindrops poured down, transforming into massive crimson fireballs before they even landed, smashing towards Wang Xiangrong.

Wang Xiangrong activated his Dharma Idol, unleashing swirling cyan hurricanes to meet them.

Following a series of loud roars, surging flames engulfed Wang Xiangrong's figure.

A giant red seal flew directly towards him and plunged into the sea of flames. With a scream, Wang Xiangrong was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the beach of a deserted island and creating a massive crater.

Wang Xiangrong's clothes were tattered, his body emitted a burnt smell, and his aura was weak; he looked gravely injured.

Lin Shuo lightly pointed a finger, sending the giant red seal smashing towards Wang Xiangrong. Simultaneously, dense crimson fireballs rained down.

Wang Xiangrong had refused to go to the market city for investigation and had not revealed his origins, which surely indicated something suspicious. Combined with the treasures he possessed, Lin Shuo was determined to kill him.

Just then, the sea surface churned violently, and a water-wave tornado, a hundred thousand zhang in diameter, shot skyward. It shattered the descending crimson fireballs, and the giant red seal was also struck and sent flying.

"As expected, he's a Witch Clan spy! And he has accomplices!"

Lin Shuo's expression turned cold, and his killing intent surged.

A massive whirlpool appeared on the sea surface. It spun rapidly, continuously expanding in size, and its immense suction caused the void to twist and deform.

Lin Shuo frowned. He chanted a spell, and the humanoid phantom above his head spewed a stream of crimson flames. It landed on the whirlpool, causing the massive whirlpool to instantly explode and release billowing white mist.

With a series of thunderous roars, four water-wave tornadoes, each ten thousand zhang in diameter, shot skyward. Like giant spears, they charged directly at Lin Shuo.

Lin Shuo intended to evade, but then a man's loud shout rang out, reverberating for tens of thousands of miles around.

Lin Shuo heard the sound but ignored it, showing no reaction. A dazzling red light lit up on his chest.

He opened his mouth, and twelve banners, shimmering with continuous red light, flew out. Each red banner was a low-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. The twelve red banners spun continuously around him, unleashing surging flames that condensed into a thick crimson fire wall, protecting Lin Shuo.

The four water-wave tornadoes struck the crimson fire wall, causing bursts of thick white mist to rise.

With a flash of blue light, an enormous blue pearl appeared out of thin air and smashed towards the humanoid phantom.

The humanoid phantom opened its mouth and spewed a stream of crimson flames, which transformed into a crimson fire cloud, meeting the pearl.

The crimson fire cloud was shattered like thin paper by the giant blue pearl. The humanoid phantom moved its arms, holding up the giant blue pearl, but soon, the giant blue pearl shone with dazzling spiritual light and smashed down.

The humanoid phantom shattered into pieces and dispersed into specks of spiritual light.

Lin Shuo spat out a large mouthful of vital blood, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face: "A mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure!"

As the giant blue pearl struck, the crimson fire wall disintegrated, and Lin Shuo also vanished.

A crimson firelight flashed in the void a hundred miles away, and Lin Shuo reappeared, his face slightly pale.

Accompanying a sound of air tearing, a massive azure fist-shadow shot forth. Wherever the azure fist-shadow passed, cracks appeared in the void. The azure fist-shadow continuously grew in size, its momentum astonishing.

At the same time, the giant blue pearl slammed down. If he were hit by it, he would at least be severely injured, if not killed.

Lin Shuo conjured an ancient mirror shimmering with red light. He infused it with a spell, and the mirror's surface glowed with dazzling red light, emitting a hazy red mist. This mist enveloped an area of a hundred miles around, and the giant blue pearl, covered by the red mist, halted in mid-air.

He opened his mouth, and a red light flew out, transforming into a crimson fire snake. It emitted terrifying high temperatures.

The crimson fire snake continuously circled around him, its size rapidly expanding until it became a crimson fire flood dragon. It bared its fangs and claws, charging towards the azure fist-shadow.

With a thunderous roar, the azure fist-shadow was shattered by the crimson fire flood dragon. The crimson fire flood dragon's body exploded, transforming into an expanse of crimson flames. The crimson flames then swiftly condensed, reforming into a crimson fire snake.

A Sixth-Tier Spiritual Flame!

Lin Shuo felt a hint of triumph. He had spent over a thousand years refining multiple Fifth-Tier Spiritual Flames to cultivate this Sixth-Tier Spiritual Fire.

A snow-blue firebird swooped down, and the crimson fire snake rose to meet it. However, it wasn't long before the crimson fire snake was at a disadvantage.

"You also have a Sixth-Tier Spiritual Flame!" Lin Shuo exclaimed in surprise.

The snow-blue firebird relentlessly pecked at the crimson fire snake, causing its size to shrink continuously. It was clearly no match.

Just as Lin Shuo was about to intervene, a melodious flute sound rang out. A hazy green sound wave swept forth, tearing through the void wherever it passed.

Dense cracks spread across an area of a hundred miles, forming a massive spider web of fissures. The spectacle was terrifying.

Lin Shuo dared not be careless. He swiftly conjured a long halberd, shimmering with fluctuating red light, and sent it forward to meet the attack. At the same time, he conjured a red shield, positioning it in front of him.

Clang!

With a dull clang of metal, the red halberd collided with the green sound wave. It was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string. The green sound wave then swept past the red shield, striking Lin Shuo's protective spiritual light.

Lin Shuo's protective spiritual light flickered wildly and its radiance dimmed. He spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood and was sent flying backward.

A blue water dragon, over a hundred zhang long, flew out from the seabed and quickly surged towards Lin Shuo.

Lin Shuo quickly formed a hand seal, and the twelve red banners unleashed surging flames, striking at the blue water dragon.

With a series of thunderous roars, white mist permeated the area.

A stalwart figure flew out from within the blue water dragon. It was a robust young man in blue robes, who was none other than Wang Changsheng, having used the Heavenly Illusion Pearl to change his appearance.

They had pursued him all the way underwater. If they had arrived even a moment later, Wang Xiangrong would have been killed.

For caution's sake, Wang Changsheng still did not reveal his true appearance.

Lin Shuo was greatly alarmed. He flicked his sleeve, and three red-glowing flying daggers shot out. They instantly merged, forming a hazy red sky-piercing giant blade, which slashed towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng's right fist surged with dazzling blue light, and he met the attack.

With a muffled 'clang', the sky-piercing giant blade was sent flying backward. Tiny ice shards appeared on its blade.

Just as Lin Shuo was about to cast a spell to evade, he felt the temperature around him drop sharply, and a large amount of black ice shards appeared in the void.

It was the Ice Fiend Qi at work.

Wang Changsheng punched at Lin Shuo. Lin Shuo's protective spiritual light shattered, and his head was smashed by Wang Changsheng's punch, splattering blood on the spot.

A miniature Nascent Soul flew out of his body. A silver-glowing talisman flew out from Wang Changsheng's sleeve, instantly adhering to the miniature Nascent Soul. A blue jade bottle then descended from the sky, collecting the miniature Nascent Soul. The entire process was executed with extreme skill.

At this moment, the Glazed Ice Flame had already devoured the crimson fire snake. To advance to a Seventh-Tier Spiritual Flame, it would need to consume a large amount of high-tier spiritual flames.

Wang Changsheng confiscated Lin Shuo's storage ring, ensuring none of his treasures were left behind.

"I searched for you everywhere, only to find you here effortlessly. I didn't expect to encounter you two here."

A cold, emotionless male voice drifted from the horizon.

No sooner had the voice faded than a golden arc of light streaked across the void. It halted high in the sky, revealing it to be True Monarch Golden Rainbow.

Upon seeing True Monarch Golden Rainbow, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's expressions tightened.

"Last time you fled quickly, but this time it will be difficult. Hand over the Soul-Shaking Gong, allow this old man to implant a restriction on you, and serve this old man. This old man can then overlook your past transgressions."

True Monarch Golden Rainbow's tone was mild.