Chapter 2922: Escape

The Qilin Immortal-Slaying Palm struck the red-robed old man's protective spiritual light. The light flickered continuously, then dimmed.

A burst of impassioned zither music rang out, and more than a dozen shimmering blue flying swords shot forth, effortlessly piercing the red-robed old man's protective spiritual light and embedding themselves within his body.

The red-robed old man let out a pained scream, his eyes bulging. His meridians and internal organs were completely destroyed by the Heavenly Sound Spirit-Slaying Swords.

A miniature Nascent Soul had barely left his body when its size rapidly expanded, seemingly about to self-detonate.

A stream of golden flame descended from the sky and landed on the miniature Nascent Soul. After a final scream, the miniature Nascent Soul was incinerated to ashes.

Wang Changsheng collected the scattered treasures from the ground, along with the corpses of tens of thousands of Vajra Worms. Refining these Vajra Worms into puppet beasts would undoubtedly be a significant advantage.

Their enemies had indeed underestimated them, only sending two Mid-Integration stage cultivators to deal with them. If Bai Xuan had also joined the fight, they might not have been able to eliminate the three Integration stage cultivators so quickly.

With Bai Xuan's assistance, the Late-Integration stage cultivator would break free more quickly.

With a thunderous roar, a blinding silver lightning ball shot up into the sky, exceptionally conspicuous.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's expressions tightened; they were no match for a Late-Integration stage cultivator.

Behind Wang Ruyan, a silver lightning flashed in the void, revealing the figure of Lei Ran. Lei Ran's face was filled with murderous intent.

Under his very nose, the Azure Lotus Couple had killed other Integration stage cultivators. He had to eliminate them. Beyond the matter of his reputation, the Azure Lotus Couple had also absconded with the supplies stored at this stronghold. He absolutely could not let them escape.

The moment Lei Ran appeared, his body erupted with dazzling lightning, and countless silver electric arcs surged out, rushing directly towards Wang Ruyan.

As Wang Changsheng prepared to counter Lei Ran, a white light shot directly towards him. A sharp crackling sound echoed in the void, numerous white ice shards appeared, and the temperature plummeted instantly.

Wang Changsheng dared not be careless. He formed a hand seal, and the seawater beneath him surged into waves, forming a blue water mountain over a hundred zhang tall, which moved to meet the white light.

The white light collided with the blue water mountain. The blue water mountain rapidly froze, transforming into a white ice mountain. Immediately after, the white ice mountain shattered into pieces, and in an instant, a shimmering white spear appeared before Wang Changsheng.

The tip of the white spear trembled slightly, and an intensely bone-chilling aura surged forth, enveloping Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng's body quickly froze, transforming into a humanoid ice sculpture.

The white spear pierced through the humanoid ice sculpture. The ice sculpture shattered into countless white ice fragments.

More than a dozen Wang Changshengs appeared on the sea surface. Their auras were identical, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.

With a thunderous roar, blinding silver lightning engulfed Wang Ruyan's figure. Lei Ran, holding a golden crescent axe in each hand, chopped towards the silver lightning, producing dull thudding sounds.

Wang Ruyan was sent flying backwards from the silver lightning, protected by a watery blue light screen on her body. The previous green light screen had vanished.

Fortunately, the Azure Lotus Robe offered strong defense, and combined with the protection of the Water Ripple Lock, Wang Ruyan was able to remain unharmed.

A large number of white snowflakes drifted down from high altitude. Chilling winds blew in gusts. Countless white snowflakes converged, forming a massive white ice palm several hundred zhang in size, which shot directly towards Wang Ruyan. Everywhere it passed, large quantities of white ice shards appeared on the ground.

At the same time, ripples spread in the void above Wang Ruyan's head, and a small, shimmering white pagoda materialized out of nowhere. It instantly expanded, and a stream of white ethereal light shot out from its base, enveloping Wang Ruyan.

Before the white ethereal light could fully descend, a large quantity of white ice shards appeared in the void.

Wang Ruyan formed a hand seal. Her Golden Crow spat out a stream of golden flame, shattering the white ice palm. Her fingers then swiftly swept across the pipa strings, and a shimmering blue sound wave surged forth, breaking the white ethereal light, sending the large white pagoda flying backward.

Thunder roared loudly. Tens of thousands of thick silver lightning bolts tore through the sky, engulfing Wang Ruyan's figure.

A vast amount of blue water vapor surged from the void. The seawater churned violently, and an area of several hundred li was submerged under water.

A deafening tsunami roared. The sea surface became turbulent with towering waves. Seawater surged forward like an incoming tide, and the void emitted a muffled buzzing sound, warping and distorting.

The waves grew increasingly higher, and thick, long cracks appeared in the void, as if the entire expanse of space was about to collapse.

"What kind of divine ability is this?" Lei Ran exclaimed in surprise. He had fought against human cultivators many times, but had never seen a divine ability with such immense power.

Countless streams of seawater surged upwards, and a colossal water mountain, tens of thousands of zhang tall, materialized out of nowhere. The sky darkened.

Lei Ran's vision turned watery blue. The massive water mountain, carrying the force of billions of tons, crashed down towards Lei Ran.

Lei Ran formed a hand seal. A silver python phantom appeared above his head. The python phantom spat out a shimmering silver sound wave, meeting the incoming attack.

The silver sound wave collided with the enormous water mountain, like an ant attempting to shake a tree.

With a thunderous crash, the silver sound wave instantly disintegrated. The blue water mountain slammed into Lei Ran. Lei Ran tried to evade, but a deafening male roar echoed. Lei Ran frowned slightly, feeling a minor discomfort. Bai Xuan's pupils constricted, his face filled with shock.

He possessed a treasure that countered spiritual attacks. Previously, when Wang Changsheng used the Soul-Suppressing Roar, he had been unaffected. This time, however, Wang Changsheng's Soul-Suppressing Roar had actually affected him. It seemed Wang Changsheng had held back before.

Lei Ran's reaction faltered. Seeing the blue water mountain about to strike him, he knew that if he were hit, he would be severely injured.

Just then, a flash of white light appeared, and Bai Xuan emerged.

Bai Xuan raised his right hand, summoning a small, shimmering white mountain. He cast a spell into it, and the white mountain instantly expanded, transforming into a white ice mountain several hundred zhang tall, which moved to meet the attack.

The white ice mountain made contact with the blue water mountain. The blue water mountain quickly froze, but it wasn't long before the ice shattered, sending the white ice mountain flying backward.

Seizing this opportunity, Lei Ran recovered, and he and Bai Xuan flew into the distance.

The blue water mountain collided with Feilong Mountain, leveling it to the ground, with dust and smoke billowing.

By this time, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had already vanished.

"The Azure Lotus Couple truly live up to their reputation," Bai Xuan panted, his expression grave.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, why didn't you use that powerful killing weapon against Fairy Tianqin just now? Instead, you summoned the Profound Ice Pagoda?" Lei Ran asked, puzzled.

When Bai Xuan fought against the Lizard Tribe, he charged forward fearlessly, using every possible means as if he didn't care for his life, eager to annihilate all Lizard Tribe members. However, when facing the Azure Lotus Couple, Bai Xuan did not go all out, seeming hesitant. This left Lei Ran perplexed.

If Bai Xuan hadn't grown up in the Fiery Essence Tribe since childhood, risen from the lowest ranks, and killed numerous human cultivators, Lei Ran would have suspected Bai Xuan was a human spy.

Of course, suspicion was one thing, but he dared not voice it. Bai Xuan was a core member of the Fiery Essence Tribe, while Lei Ran had joined the tribe midway. The Fiery Essence Tribe would certainly trust Bai Xuan more.

Bai Xuan had earned countless merits and deeply enjoyed the trust of the Fiery Essence Tribe's Mahayana stage cultivators. If Lei Ran were to claim Bai Xuan was problematic, the high-ranking members of the Fiery Essence Tribe would simply not believe him.