Chapter 3207: Facing Two Alone

At the peak of Qinglian Island, they had cultivated for many years and were no strangers to being trapped by seventh-tier formations. However, the current formation before them was particularly unusual, and they were temporarily unable to break free.

"Don't hold back! Break the formation quickly. If those two are dealt with, our pressure will increase significantly." True Monarch Heavenly Corpse urged them on. They had discovered that Integration Stage cultivators were attacking Qinglian Island, presenting a prime opportunity. If those two Integration Stage cultivators were neutralized, or if Integration Stage cultivators from Zhenhai Palace arrived, they would be in serious trouble.

He formed a hand seal, and his refined corpse let out an extremely strange roar, spewing a stream of golden corpse-fire that spread outwards. A layer of yellow aura overflowed from True Monarch Heavenly Corpse's body, and a massive humanoid phantom appeared high in the sky, opening its mouth to unleash a hazy yellow sound wave that swept across the area.

Master Heavenfiend was not idle either. He formed a hand seal, and nine black, flickering banners erupted with dazzling dark light, transforming into nine hazy black tornadoes. They spread out, causing large quantities of yin qi to dissipate wherever they passed.

On Yuheng Island, Wang Guanglin stood atop a towering, cloud-piercing peak, holding a dark nine-angled formation plate. The plate swayed gently, emitting a sharp, piercing sound.

Wang Ruyan flew from a distance and landed in front of Wang Guanglin. "Guanglin, immediately arrange for all our clan members to evacuate Yuheng Island. I alone am enough here," Wang Ruyan instructed. The Soul-Devouring Blade, in its transformed state, could unleash soul attacks that might accidentally harm the Wang clan's lower-tier cultivators.

"Yes, Ancestor," Wang Guanglin readily agreed, handing the formation plate to Wang Ruyan before going to direct the clan members' evacuation.

Wang Ruyan channeled hand seals into the formation plate. The yin qi surged dramatically, and the sounds of wailing ghosts and howling wolves echoed loudly, spreading for tens of thousands of miles. If not for the 200,000-year-old Profound Nether Ghostwood serving as the main formation core, the Profound Yin Grand Formation would have been breached long ago, as it was, after all, only a sixth-tier formation. If Bai Yuqi had advanced to the Integration Stage, a seventh-tier formation set up with the Profound Nether Ghostwood would be even more powerful. The same applied to the Heavenly Illusion Divine Stone; both were limited by the clan's lack of a seventh-tier formation master, forcing them to seek outside assistance.

A series of rumbling explosions resounded, and the yin qi churned violently. The formation plate in Wang Ruyan's hand continuously emitted sharp, piercing screams. After the time it takes to steep a cup of tea, over a dozen cracks appeared on the formation plate in Wang Ruyan's hand, and all the clan members on Yuheng Island had successfully evacuated.

Wang Ruyan changed her hand seals and channeled another incantation. Following a thunderous roar, a thick yellow light shot skyward, and the yin qi dissipated, revealing the figures of True Monarch Heavenly Corpse and Master Heavenfiend.

"Fellow Daoists, what brings you to our Wang clan's territory?" Wang Ruyan's tone was cold.

"We heard your Wang clan possesses the Lightning Transformation Grand Formation. We have no other intentions; we merely wish to borrow it for a while. High-grade tribulation-transcending treasures would also suffice. As long as Madam Wang hands them over, we will leave immediately," True Monarch Heavenly Corpse said in a deep voice. Seeing only Wang Ruyan, he let out a sigh of relief; if Wang Changsheng had been present, he would not have dared to speak so boldly. The intelligence was correct: True Immortal Taihao was indeed not on Qinglian Island. This was their opportunity.

"Setting aside the fact that our clan does not possess the Lightning Transformation Grand Formation, even if we did, we would not lend it to you. Is that how you 'borrow' things?" Wang Ruyan sneered.

"Hmph, if you don't lend it, we'll take it ourselves. The outcome will be the same. Attack! Let's finish this quickly," True Monarch Heavenly Corpse snorted coldly, his expression turning stern.

The refined corpse let out a strange howl, spewing a pungent, foul-smelling stream of golden corpse-fire directly towards Yuheng Island. A faint blue water curtain enveloped the entire Yuheng Island. When the golden corpse-fire struck the blue water curtain, it immediately produced a plume of green smoke and a sizzling sound. A look of triumph appeared on True Monarch Heavenly Corpse's face. He had expended immense effort and resources to cultivate this Integration Stage refined corpse. The ten-thousand-year corpse-fire it spat out was exceptionally potent and highly corrosive, serving as one of his main advantages. He possessed no formation-breaking treasures like Spirit-Breaking Mirrors, so he could only rely on brute force to breach the formation.

True Monarch Heavenly Corpse and Master Heavenfiend exchanged glances, nodded to each other, and each took out a golden pill, which they swallowed. These were Soul-Suppressing Pills, seventh-tier medicinal pills that enhanced the user's resistance to divine sense attacks. One pill could last for seven days. Knowing oneself and one's enemy leads to victory in every battle. Aware that the Wang clan had mastered the Soul-Suppressing Roar, a secret technique for divine sense attacks, they naturally came fully prepared to confront them. True Monarch Heavenly Corpse had exchanged them at a high price with a seventh-tier alchemist.

Wang Ruyan scoffed lightly, raising her right hand. A palm-sized red jade bottle flew out. She channeled a hand seal into it, and the red jade bottle instantly expanded. A Vermilion Bird pattern could be seen on its surface, emanating astonishing spiritual energy. This was the mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Vermilion Bird Vase, which Wang Changsheng had seized from foreign races. It could easily collect seventh-tier spiritual flames. Wang Changsheng had accompanied Lin Tianlong to the Profound Green Sect to refine the Trans-Spirit Treasure Ship, leaving many treasures on Qinglian Island so they could be put to use if powerful enemies invaded.

The Vermilion Bird Vase emitted a dazzling red light. The Vermilion Bird pattern seemed to come alive, its wings flapping continuously as the vase spewed a hazy red radiance that enveloped the golden corpse-fire. True Monarch Heavenly Corpse naturally wouldn't just watch. As he was about to act, a woman's loud cry echoed in their ears. However, since they had taken Soul-Suppressing Pills, the Soul-Suppressing Roar could not truly interfere with them. An extremely strange roar then sounded, and True Monarch Heavenly Corpse and Master Heavenfiend both showed signs of discomfort, feeling as if their souls were about to disintegrate. The Soul-Suppressing Pills only enhanced their resistance to divine sense attacks; they had no effect on soul attacks.

With a flash of blood-red light, a blood-gleaming round bowl appeared out of thin air, instantly expanding. It unleashed a stream of blood-red radiance that enveloped Master Heavenfiend, pulling him inside. The Blood Transformation Bowl!

Master Heavenfiend felt his surroundings change. He suddenly found himself in a blood-red space, where a pungent, nauseating scent of blood filled the air. Large swathes of blood-red flames surged from all directions, lunging towards him. Master Heavenfiend dared not confront them directly and quickly activated his Dharma Idol to resist. The Blood Transformation Bowl swayed gently, making it far from easy for Master Heavenfiend to break free.

Wang Ruyan activated her Dharma Idol and attacked True Monarch Heavenly Corpse. A series of melodious flute notes rang out, and hazy blue sound waves swept forth. Simultaneously, the Soul-Devouring Toad also cast spells to attack True Monarch Heavenly Corpse. The Soul-Devouring Toad, a transformed artifact spirit, launched soul attacks to harass True Monarch Heavenly Corpse.

True Monarch Heavenly Corpse's expression darkened. Given the situation, he needed to quickly eliminate Wang Ruyan, otherwise, it would be troublesome if the Wang clan's Integration Stage cultivators arrived as reinforcements. "Kill her," True Monarch Heavenly Corpse commanded his refined corpse. The refined corpse slapped its right hand towards the void, and a hairy claw appeared out of thin air, striking the blue water curtain and rippling its surface. True Monarch Heavenly Corpse opened his mouth, and nine dark lights flew out, revealing nine gleaming black banners. The banners bore numerous ferocious ghost faces and emanated terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations. These were the Ten Thousand Ghost Banners, True Monarch Heavenly Corpse's innate magic treasure. They were also a complete set of mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spirit Treasures. Besides his Integration Stage refined corpse, this set of Ten Thousand Ghost Banners was another one of True Monarch Heavenly Corpse's main advantages.