Chapter 2751: Rear Guard

It floated high in the air, resembling a colossal glacier.

A piercing whoosh echoed as dense red staff shadows descended from the sky, like countless towering mountains pressing downwards.

A series of deafening explosions followed!

The colossal glacier shattered, and the dense red staff shadows hurtled directly towards Wang Zonglang.

Before the red staff shadows even landed, Wang Zonglang felt an oppressive wave of terrifying heat wash over him, making it difficult to breathe.

As he prepared to cast a spell to defend himself, a sky-piercing dragon's roar reverberated, causing Wang Zonglang's head to buzz and making him unsteady on his feet.

Wang Zonglang was greatly alarmed, realizing this divine ability bore a striking resemblance to the Spirit-Suppressing Roar.

The humanoid phantom above his head emitted a blue light, meeting the barrage of staff shadows, but was shattered instantly upon impact.

The staff shadows struck the humanoid phantom, which let out a mournful cry before exploding into countless scattered spiritual lights.

The overwhelming staff shadows, like colossal peaks, crashed down upon Wang Zonglang.

Wang Zonglang felt the surrounding void tighten, as if a mountain weighing billions of pounds pressed down on his shoulders, immobilizing him.

A sky-reaching giant sword flew in, devastating the descending barrage of staff shadows with overwhelming force.

With a metallic clang, a continuously flashing red long staff collided with a blue longsword, their spiritual lights intertwining fiercely.

Dense white sword energy descended from the sky, heading straight for Wang Zonglang. Before the sword energy even landed, a strange cold force washed over him, making him shiver.

His body glowed with a bright blue light, and countless blue mists surged from him, forming a shimmering blue water curtain that enveloped his entire body.

The dense white sword energy repeatedly struck the blue water curtain, causing it to quickly freeze. A white-glowing flying sword then descended from the sky, slashing at the white ice curtain.

With a loud crash, the white ice curtain shattered, revealing Wang Zonglang.

The white flying sword cut Wang Zonglang in half, and his body dissolved into specks of blue mist, vanishing.

Dozens of miles away, countless blue mists appeared in the void, coalescing abruptly into Wang Zonglang's form. His face showed profound fear, and his back was drenched in cold sweat.

Luo Xiangyun's expression darkened, and she commanded, "Don't let them escape. Kill them."

Grandmaster Tianji had advanced to the Integration Stage thousands of years ago, and the Tianji Sect had a good relationship with the Divine Weapon Gate, so they had no fear of the Wang family.

Cultivating immortals is inherently a defiance of heaven, a struggle against both nature and other people. This in itself is a form of cultivation; one must contend when necessary.

A loud dragon's roar echoed as a colossal golden flood dragon descended from the sky, pouncing on Wang Zonglang. Just as Wang Zonglang attempted to evade, an irresistible gravitational force emerged beneath him, making his body feel impossibly heavy and rendering him immobile.

He chanted an incantation, and a brilliant blue light erupted from his body. Countless blue mists surged forth, rapidly coalescing into a giant blue fist that met the golden flood dragon.

With a thunderous roar, the blue giant fist was torn to shreds by the golden flood dragon as if it were made of paper. The golden flood dragon's tail suddenly swept out, and Wang Zonglang hastily conjured a blue-glowing shield to block the attack.

The golden flood dragon's tail slammed into the blue shield, sending it flying back. The shield struck Wang Zonglang, causing him to also fly backwards, spitting out a large mouthful of blood. His face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with terror.

If it had been a one-on-one fight, even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't have been in such a miserable state.

Countless golden lights descended from the sky, heading straight for Wang Zonglang.

Before Wang Zonglang could evade, a loud dragon's roar echoed, making his head spin. Several golden lights struck his protective spiritual aura with dull thuds, causing it to dim.

A golden-glowing long blade flew in, striking his protective spiritual aura. Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, Wang Zonglang's protective aura shattered. He swayed, but was a beat too slow; the golden long blade sliced through his left arm, severing it.

Wang Zonglang panted heavily. Facing nine opponents, including a Level 6 puppet beast, they were no match. Wang Youxin and the others had already fled, leaving Wang Zonglang without further concerns.

Wang Lihe was besieged by Luo Xiangyun and three other Void Refinement cultivators, leaving him flustered and struggling.

Four blue flying swords and four white flying swords clashed in the high sky, emitting muffled clangs.

A hazy green sound wave swept over, striking Wang Lihe's protective spiritual aura. The aura flickered incessantly, then dimmed.

A loud whoosh reverberated as countless red staff shadows descended from the sky, like colossal peaks, crashing down upon Wang Lihe.

Wang Lihe flicked his right hand, and a blue-glowing flying sword shot out, striking towards the red staff shadows.

With a thunderous crash, Wang Lihe shattered a large number of red staff shadows, but was also sent flying backwards, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

As Luo Xiangyun and the others prepared to unleash their treasures to kill Wang Lihe, a man's booming shout, reverberating across thousands of miles, echoed through the heavens and earth.

Luo Xiangyun and the other Void Refinement cultivators showed pained expressions, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

"Retreat quickly! I'll cover your escape! Please take care of my descendants; don't dither." Wang Zonglang transmitted this message to Wang Lihe, his tone urgent.

He waved a blue banner, and countless blue mists surged from the void, transforming into a vast azure ocean that crashed down upon Luo Xiangyun and the others with immense force.

Wang Lihe's expression darkened. He took a deep breath, chanted an incantation, and his four blue flying swords flared with spiritual light, knocking away the four white flying swords. The four blue swords then merged into a single blue long rainbow that flew towards him.

Human and sword unite!

Wang Lihe merged with the blue long rainbow, transforming into a streak of blue light that shot through the sky, covering a hundred miles in an instant, moving at incredible speed.

Seeing the vast azure ocean approaching, Leng Feng chanted his sword incantation, and the giant sword phantom above his head trembled slightly, unleashing a vast expanse of white sword energy. Luo Xiangyun and the others also launched their attacks.

The young woman in the red dress had a pale face, holding a red-glowing jade ruler in her hand.

As a turbulent river surged forth, the young woman hastily waved her red jade ruler, unleashing a torrent of scarlet flames to meet it.

With a thunderous roar, the scarlet flames collided with the river, erupting into countless white mists.

A blue light flashed, and a giant, enlarged blue seal appeared out of nowhere, descending.

Before the blue giant seal even landed, a strange, intense cold enveloped them.

The young woman in the red dress was greatly alarmed and was about to evade when a man's loud shout rang out.

The young woman's head grew heavy, and the blue giant seal, its spiritual light intensifying, seized the opportunity to crash down, shaking the earth.

A piercing whoosh came from above Wang Zonglang, as a barrage of staff shadows descended, sealing off all his escape routes.

A powerful gravitational force emanated from the ground, and simultaneously, a loud dragon's roar echoed.

Wang Zonglang's body felt impossibly heavy as he watched the red staff shadows crash down, transforming his body into a puddle of flesh.

With a flash of blue light, a miniature Nascent Soul flew out from the shattered remains, clutching a misty blue banner. It darted towards Luo Xiangyun and the others.

The miniature Nascent Soul's face was filled with madness. With its physical body destroyed, the Nascent Soul alone could certainly not escape from the nine Void Refinement cultivators. Since escape was impossible, it resolved to take someone down with it in death.

The blue giant seal abruptly exploded, and the young woman in the red dress's Nascent Soul was caught in the aftermath of the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure's self-destruction, turning to ashes.

Tens of thousands of miles away, a blue long rainbow swiftly streaked across the sky. Behind it, a deafening explosion reverberated, echoing through the heavens.

A massive ball of blue spiritual light shot skyward, and the ground shook violently.

The blue long rainbow intensified its spiritual light, vanishing into the horizon after a few blinks.

A moment later, the blue spiritual light dissipated, and Luo Xiangyun and the others wore grim expressions.

Before his death, Wang Zonglang managed to destroy the young woman in the red dress, harming his enemies by self-destructing. Some younger cultivators from the Tianji Sect were also annihilated by the aftermath of the explosion.

The Wang family cultivators' willingness to take opponents down with them even in death made their foes wary.

"Send people to occupy the Forbidden God Stone vein, establish formations, and await reinforcements from the sect master," Luo Xiangyun commanded. She explained that merely holding the Forbidden God Stone vein would suffice. Chasing Wang Lihe was not only uncertain but even if they caught him, killing him would likely result in casualties, as Wang Zonglang's fate demonstrated. Most importantly, Wang Lihe had already vanished without a trace, making pursuit impossible.

The cultivators all agreed and began to busy themselves.