Chapter 2697: Victory

Peak of Azure Lotus

On the other side, Venerable Blood Toad released a blood-red toad the size of a small mountain. Its back was covered with numerous bumps, and it had three blood-red eyes.

This was a Sixth-Tier Three-Eyed Blood Toad, which Venerable Blood Toad had meticulously cultivated with great effort.

Qian Ruyue flicked her sleeve, and three orbs of different colors shot out, revolving continuously around her. She chanted an incantation, and the three orbs shone brightly, transforming into a thick, three-colored light barrier that enveloped her entire body.

She activated her Dharma Idol and attacked Wang Gonghu.

The Wang family had come prepared, and the Qian family had suffered significant losses. For this negotiation, the Five Saints Sect also came prepared. Wu Yao and Venerable Blood Toad both possessed Sixth-Tier spirit insects, and the Five Saints Sect lent Qian Ruyue a set of defensive treasures.

Wang Lihe chanted an incantation, and four blue rainbows shimmered slightly. A vast expanse of misty blue sword energy swept forth, shattering the incoming purple miasma.

He activated his sword art, and the four blue flying swords glowed intensely, releasing tens of thousands of blue sword energies. These blue sword energies surged like a relentless blue river, sweeping directly towards his opponent.

As the tens of thousands of blue sword energies reached Wu Yao, they suddenly condensed into a misty blue Sky-Piercing Sword Light, radiating an aura of world-shattering destruction, and slashed towards Wu Yao.

Wu Yao activated her incantation, and the giant scorpion phantom spewed out a thick purple light, colliding with the Sky-Piercing Sword Light.

After a deafening rumble, the Sky-Piercing Sword Light was shattered to pieces by the purple light.

The giant ape puppet beast charged forward, and opened its mouth, spewing out dense golden light, which shot directly towards Wu Yao.

The golden light struck the purple shield, emitting a series of dull thuds. The purple shield remained unmoving.

The giant ape puppet beast punched the purple shield, sending it flying backward. A visible fist print appeared on its surface.

A stream of purple venomous fire descended from the sky, striking the giant ape puppet beast. A puff of green smoke rose. A flesh-and-blood body would naturally be unable to withstand it, but a puppet beast was different; it was completely unaffected.

Two purple lights shot from the giant scorpion phantom's eyes, just as they approached within a hundred zhang of the giant ape puppet beast.

The giant ape puppet beast opened its lower jaw and spewed out a misty golden sound wave, which met the incoming attack. The two purple lights shattered instantly, like eggs hitting a stone.

As the golden sound wave reached Wu Yao, the giant scorpion phantom's tail stinger suddenly flicked, and dense purple shadows shot out, shattering the golden sound wave.

The giant scorpion phantom's tail stinger struck the giant ape puppet beast, emitting dull clanking sounds. The giant ape puppet beast remained unharmed.

The giant ape puppet beast swung its fists, smashing them towards the giant scorpion phantom.

Before Wu Yao could cast her spell, a man's loud roar rang out.

This was the Divine Suppressing Roar. Only elite disciples of the Wang family could cultivate the Grand Void Divine Forging Art. All clan members who cultivated the Grand Void Divine Forging Art had to have restrictions placed upon them, to ensure that even if they unfortunately fell into enemy hands, the cultivation method of the Grand Void Divine Forging Art would not be leaked.

Wu Yao's body trembled slightly, and she felt as if her spiritual sea was churning. She became completely disoriented.

By the time Wu Yao reacted, two massive golden fists had already slammed into the giant scorpion phantom. The giant scorpion phantom let out a shrill shriek, writhing continuously.

Two golden lights shot from the giant ape puppet beast's eyes, piercing through the giant scorpion phantom.

The giant scorpion phantom dissolved into specks of spiritual light. With her Dharma Idol shattered, Wu Yao spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Before she could catch her breath, two dazzling golden fists descended from the sky.

Wu Yao's beautiful face changed drastically. She retreated swiftly, but after falling back over a hundred zhang, she felt an irresistible gravitational pull from the ground. She felt as if she had sunk into a mire, slowly being dragged down to the earth.

As the two dazzling golden fists struck towards Wu Yao, she opened her lips, and a purple-glowing scythe shot out. The scythe's handle bore the image of a purple scorpion.

The purple scythe struck the giant ape puppet beast's head, emitting a dull clang.

The purple shield flew back, positioning itself in front of Wu Yao.

The giant ape puppet beast's fists struck the purple shield, leaving two clear fist prints on its surface.

Wu Yao's body glowed intensely with purple light, covering an area of several hundred zhang.

The giant ape puppet beast stopped instantly when it touched the purple light.

Just then, an extremely shrill shriek rang out. Wu Yao turned her head and saw the Human-Faced Scorpion reduced to a bloody pulp by dense blue sword energy, its spirit unable to escape.

Innumerable profound spiritual runes emerged on the giant ape puppet beast's body, emitting dazzling golden light. The purple light shattered, and it regained its freedom.

The giant ape puppet beast swung its fist towards Wu Yao. Before it even got close, a fierce fist wind rushed towards her face, accompanied by continuous whooshing sounds.

Multicolor runes emerged on Wu Yao's body, forming a thick, five-colored light barrier that protected her entire body.

Two dull thuds resounded. The five-colored light barrier swayed twice. Two golden lights shot from the giant ape puppet beast's eyes, striking the five-colored light barrier. Its spiritual light visibly dimmed.

A misty blue Sky-Piercing Great Sword shot forth, striking the five-colored light barrier. The five-colored light barrier shattered instantly, like paper.

The purple scythe met the Sky-Piercing Great Sword, and with a dull clang, sparks flew everywhere.

The Sky-Piercing Great Sword's spiritual light intensified, and thousands of blue sword energies swept forth, piercing through Wu Yao's body.

A purple light emanated from the body, and it transformed into an arm.

Hundreds of zhang away, a purple light shimmered, revealing Wu Yao's figure. Her face was pale, and her right arm was gone.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, stop! I admit defeat.”

Wu Yao hastily spoke, her voice weak and breathless.

If it were a one-on-one fight, she would be confident in defeating Wang Lihe. However, Wang Lihe had the assistance of a Sixth-Tier puppet beast, and he also mastered the Divine Suppressing Roar ability. Combined with his sword manipulation art, Wu Yao had suffered a significant loss. Had she not used her right arm as a substitute, she would have lost her life.

Though it was called a sparring match, Wang Lihe intended to kill her.

The Void Refinement cultivators of the Five Saints Sect rushed over, protecting Wu Yao, their expressions tense.

Wang Lihe was trained by Wang Qingshan. He had followed Wang Qingshan in racial wars and had fought against various foreign races. He possessed extensive combat experience. With the assistance of a Sixth-Tier puppet beast, defeating Wu Yao was not difficult.

Wang Lihe knew when to stop and recalled his Sixth-Tier puppet beast.

A woman's scream rang out. Qian Ruyue was sent flying by a red flood dragon, spitting blood continuously. Qian Rufeng hastily came to her aid.

“Stop! Stop! We admit defeat!”

Qian Rufeng said this while summoning a misty green banner, his face full of vigilance.

After the red flood dragon emitted a dazzling red light, it transformed into Wang Gonghu and a red flood dragon.

Wang Gonghu had used a secret art to merge with the Fifth-Tier flood dragon. Combined with his Sixth-Tier puppet beast, Qian Ruyue simply couldn't withstand him.

A deafening explosion echoed, accompanied by a man's scream. Wang Zonglang was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground. His face was pale, and traces of blood could be seen at the corner of his mouth.

A massive blood toad leaped up, pouncing towards Wang Zonglang.

A misty blue Sky-Piercing Great Sword shot forth, blocking the blood toad.

“I admit defeat!”

Wang Zonglang sighed, speaking with a hint of helplessness.

He had not engaged in many life-and-death battles in the lower realm. After ascending to the Profound Sun Realm, his family had developed well, so there was no need for him to fight life-and-death battles against other Spirit Transformation cultivators.

He had the assistance of a Sixth-Tier puppet beast, but Venerable Blood Toad had the assistance of a Sixth-Tier spirit insect.

With two wins out of three rounds, the Wang family emerged victorious.

“We will honor the bet, and send people to hand over the strongholds to you. However, the fighting must cease immediately. Let's go.”

After saying this, Wu Yao led her people away.