Chapter 3296: 同行

The shark phantom's tail suddenly swept, striking the blue giant. The blue giant's body exploded, transforming into countless wisps of blue water vapor.

Some of the blue water vapor abruptly coalesced, forming Wang Changsheng, whose face was filled with murderous intent. The moment he appeared, he immediately summoned his Dharma Idol.

The shark phantom opened its massive mouth and spewed out a stream of crimson flames, which landed on Wang Changsheng's Dharma Idol. Simultaneously, Yin Shuo wielded a red trident, thrusting it towards Wang Changsheng's crown.

A blue flame erupted from Wang Changsheng's right fist, meeting the attack.

The crimson flames engulfed Wang Changsheng's Dharma Idol. The shark phantom's tail swept fiercely, striking the humanoid phantom.

The humanoid phantom twisted continuously. After a dazzling dark light flashed, the flames flickered wildly and then extinguished. The humanoid phantom's hands formed fists, striking the shark phantom repeatedly.

With dull thuds, the shark phantom let out a pained roar, its massive body writhing incessantly.

Its body began to freeze at a visible rate, the ice layer being black. As the black ice spread, a crimson flame surged from the shark phantom's surface, yet the black ice showed no signs of melting.

The humanoid phantom opened its mouth and spewed out a black beam, striking the area of the shark phantom covered by the black ice, creating several small cracks.

The humanoid phantom moved its arms, smashing them towards the shark phantom.

A piercing roar echoed, and the shark phantom dispersed into flecks of spiritual light, vanishing.

Meanwhile, the red trident collided with Wang Changsheng's right fist, producing a metallic clang. Blue flames spread along the red trident, heading directly towards Yin Shuo.

A thick layer of ice appeared on the surface of the red trident. Yin Shuo channeled his magical power into the trident, causing a crimson flame to erupt from it.

When the blue flame met the crimson flame, the latter flickered wildly and extinguished, as if it had never existed.

"A seventh-tier spiritual flame!" Yin Shuo exclaimed in shock. His treasure was forged from various fire-attributed seventh-tier materials, yet the fierce flames it emitted couldn't withstand Wang Changsheng's spiritual flame, indicating its extremely high tier.

He quickly let go, opening his mouth to spew out two giant, red-glowing axes, which landed in his hands. Both axes had a lightning pattern on their blades.

A red flame surged from the two red axes, striking towards Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng, showing no fear, met them with both fists, which glowed intensely with blue light.

With two dull clangs, Wang Changsheng blocked the red axes with his fists. Yin Shuo snorted coldly, and countless red electric arcs surged forth, engulfing Wang Changsheng's figure.

Yin Shuo attempted to unleash other divine abilities, but his Dharma Idol was shattered, causing him to spurt a large mouthful of blood.

A blue flying sword, several feet long, flew out from the red lightning and struck Yin Shuo, who let out an agonizing shriek.

He felt his sea of consciousness tearing apart and his head throbbing intensely. This was the Soul Extinction Blade! A spiritual sense manifestation attack. If it had been an early Integration stage cultivator, they would have been annihilated.

The humanoid phantom moved its arms, striking Yin Shuo, who flew backward. A patch of black ice appeared on his body and rapidly spread.

Yin Shuo felt his body plunge into an ice cellar. A red light burst from his surface, and a crimson flame surged forth, quickly melting the black ice.

A blue fire phoenix, about ten feet in size, suddenly appeared above Yin Shuo's head and swooped down.

With a muffled thud, Yin Shuo was engulfed by blue flames, and his body froze at a visible rate. A blurry blue fist projection shot forth, striking the massive ice sculpture.

"Boom!" With a tremendous roar, the massive ice sculpture shattered into pieces. A miniature shark flew out of the body, and the corpse transformed into a giant, entirely red shark.

The Silver Shark clan had not been established for long, and their foundation was relatively shallow. They only possessed methods for forging a few types of substitute treasures. Yin Shuo had already used them all and did not possess any high-grade substitute treasures. This time, his physical body was destroyed, and his soul departed.

The moment the miniature shark left his body, it was enveloped by a cyan glow and drawn into a cyan jade bottle. With a single-handed gesture from Wang Changsheng, the cyan jade bottle flew towards him and vanished into his sleeve.

The sea surface churned violently, and Wang Lin flew out from beneath the waves.

Wang Lin, skilled in water evasion techniques, could assist in pursuing enemies during maritime battles.

Wang Changsheng collected Yin Shuo's corpse and headed back with Wang Lin.

Not long after, they regrouped with Wang Ruyan and the others, who had already dealt with the remaining enemies.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, what about Yin Shuo?" Grandmaster Taiyang asked, a hint of nervousness in his voice.

"He's been dealt with. And you?" Wang Changsheng asked casually.

"All dealt with, not a single one escaped," Wang Ruyan replied.

"Dealt with?" Grandmaster Taiyang's face was filled with disbelief. In his eyes, Wang Changsheng was merely at the Mid-Integration stage; being able to catch up to Yin Shuo was already impressive. To have dealt with Yin Shuo so quickly—his strength must be extraordinary!

As the saying goes, one should view a scholar with new eyes after three days. It seemed he had underestimated Wang Changsheng.

A thought popped into his head: Had Wang Changsheng perhaps advanced to the Late-Integration stage? Otherwise, how could he have dealt with Yin Shuo so quickly?

If Wang Changsheng was indeed in the Late-Integration stage, his cultivation speed was astonishing! Could Wang Changsheng possess a special spiritual physique? Given his cultivation time and divine abilities, it was highly probable.

Cultivators with ordinary aptitude couldn't cultivate this quickly, unless they had consumed some rare spiritual treasures that improved their aptitude or elixirs that enhanced their cultivation.

Such items were not uncommon in the Xuanyang Realm, but they were extremely rare, primarily controlled by major powers, and rarely circulated. They could only be found in certain forbidden areas or secret realms.

"This humble one, Song Yihai, greets Fellow Daoist Wang." "This concubine, Liu Ruyue, greets Fellow Daoist Wang." Grandmaster Taiyang's two companions introduced themselves, their names spoken with respect, as Wang Changsheng's power was undeniable.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Song is a long-time friend of mine! I've only met Madam Liu a few times," Grandmaster Taiyang privately transmitted, indicating he wasn't well acquainted with Liu Ruyue.

"Fellow Daoist Song, Madam Liu, is what Fellow Daoist Zhao told us true? Where did you get this information?" Wang Changsheng asked, getting to the main topic.

"We learned it from two fellow Daoists from Xuanguang Continent. There's absolutely no mistake. They contended with us for treasures and were killed by us. We would like to invite Fellow Daoist Wang and Madam Wang to come along," Song Yihai explained. At this point, he dared not omit inviting Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

"Two fellow Daoists from Xuanguang Continent?" Wang Changsheng was somewhat curious. When he and Wang Ruyan had crossed the sea to return to Xuanling Continent, they had indeed encountered two Integration stage cultivators from Xuanguang Continent.

"Are their Nascent Souls still intact? May I perform soul-searching to confirm this? This matter is of great importance," Wang Changsheng asked.

Song Yihai produced an exquisite blue jade box and handed it to Wang Changsheng, who took out a miniature Nascent Soul from it, thinking to himself, "It really is him!"

The miniature Nascent Soul was indeed Qiu Feng, whom Wang Changsheng had encountered on his way back to Xuanling Continent from the Azure Glaze Sea, though Qiu Feng hadn't seen Wang Changsheng.

He performed soul-searching on the Nascent Soul, confirming that Song Yihai had not lied.

The Seven Flames Golden Peach Tree was located in a dangerous area on Xuanguang Continent. When Qiu Feng discovered it, its fruits hadn't yet ripened. He set up formations to protect it and then left Xuanguang Continent to search for treasures to aid in tribulation transcendence, intending to return after overcoming his great heavenly tribulation. Unexpectedly, he fell into Song Yihai's hands. After Song Yihai's two friends were killed, they eliminated Qiu Feng and his wife, capturing Qiu Feng's Nascent Soul. Their losses were not small.

"Alright then! We'll travel together. I hope for immediate success," Wang Changsheng agreed.

Song Yihai breathed a sigh of relief. In truth, if Wang Changsheng had wanted to silence them, they would have been helpless.

Considering the Silver Shark clan might send pursuers after them, they didn't linger and departed from the area.