Chapter 3304: Encounter with Shangguan Tianhong

Wang Xiangrong flicked his sleeve, unleashing a greenish gale that swept forth. The ominous aura dissipated, revealing a gigantic, barren valley with a cave entrance roughly ten feet wide.

True Monarch Sihai slammed his right hand into the void, causing countless blue seawater to surge forth. It rapidly coalesced into a colossal, hazy blue hand that slapped towards the cave.

With a deafening roar, the cave shattered, sending soil and rocks flying. No ghostly entities appeared, and neither Wang Chan nor Wang Chan detected any ghostly aura.

Wang Changsheng's gaze fell upon a pond over a hundred feet wide. He raised his right hand, and a blue-glowing flying dagger shot out, heading directly for the pond.

Just then, the pond water churned violently, and a thick, black water tornado surged skyward. It struck the blue flying dagger, sending it flying. The dagger froze at a visible speed, encased in a layer of black ice.

The black water wave rushed straight towards Wang Changsheng and his companions. Wang Changsheng reacted quickly, summoning his Dharma Idol and chanting a spell.

The humanoid illusion moved its arms, clapping its hands towards the black water wave.

With a loud bang, the black water wave shattered, scattering in all directions.

Wang Changsheng conjured a black-glowing jade bottle, which sprayed a stream of black mist to collect the scattered black water.

The frozen blue flying dagger fell from a high altitude and shattered into pieces.

Wang Changsheng was certain that the liquid in the pond was Netherworld River water. He wondered what could be hiding within that even Wang Tun Tian hadn't detected.

A gigantic, entirely black crocodile with emerald green eyes flew out from the pond. It was clearly a seventh-tier, high-grade demonic beast.

"Nether Beast!"

Wang Changsheng was a bit surprised.

Ordinary demonic beasts could not survive in Netherworld River water, but Nether Beasts had no issue.

Years ago, in the Demonic Sky Cave within the Azure Glass Sea, Wang Changsheng and True Monarch Blood Blade had jointly killed a Nether Beast.

"I recall that a major force on Qianling Continent purchases materials from high-tier Nether Beasts," True Monarch Sihai said. "They want both the hides and the demonic cores."

As soon as the black crocodile appeared, it let out an extremely strange roar, unleashing a murky black sound wave that swept directly towards Wang Changsheng and his companions.

"Spirit Sense Attack!"

Upon hearing this sound, True Monarch Sihai felt an unbearable pain in his spiritual sea.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were unaffected, though Wang Tun Tian and the others felt some discomfort.

Fortunately, this beast had not cultivated the "Grand Void Spirit Forging Art," otherwise Wang Tun Tian and the others would have been annihilated.

Wang Changsheng chanted a spell, and the humanoid illusion above his head moved its arms. Accompanied by a harsh whooshing sound, dense black fist shadows swept forth, shattering the black sound wave.

The black crocodile attempted to unleash other divine abilities, but a gigantic blue palm, covered with countless profound musical notes, slapped towards it. Simultaneously, a giant crocodile illusion appeared above its head.

The giant crocodile illusion opened its mouth and sprayed a stream of black mist, which collided with the blue giant palm. The blue palm quickly froze, then shattered into countless black ice fragments that fell to the ground.

A blue flying sword, several feet long, shot over and struck the black crocodile. It was the Spirit Extinguishing Blade.

The black crocodile let out a piercing shriek, its body trembling slightly.

A "caw-caw" sound of a crow rang out as a colossal Golden Crow descended from the sky. Before it even drew near, an astonishing heat wave surged forth.

The giant crocodile illusion sprayed a stream of black mist to envelop the Golden Crow, but the black mist shattered instantly.

With a deafening roar, the Golden Crow crashed into the giant crocodile illusion, transforming into a sheet of golden flames that engulfed it. The black crocodile shrieked repeatedly as it was swallowed by the golden flames, and the ground itself showed signs of melting.

A burst of celestial music rang out as Wang Ruyan slammed her right hand into the void towards the black crocodile. Countless blue musical notes swept forth, condensing into a hazy blue giant palm that struck the black crocodile.

With a loud bang, the black crocodile was struck by the blue giant palm and shrieked again. Simultaneously, the ground shattered, cracking for dozens of miles around.

Wang Ruyan and Wang Changsheng's magic power had merged, elevating their combined strength to the Grand Completion of Body Integration realm, making the power of their attacks truly terrifying.

A miniature crocodile flew out from its body, indicating that the black crocodile's internal organs had been shattered.

Wang Changsheng conjured a green jade bottle to collect the miniature crocodile, then put away the black crocodile's corpse. He then controlled the black jade bottle to collect all the Netherworld River water.

With this Netherworld River water, his Dharma Idol could be perfectly condensed, and he would still have plenty left over.

Wang Changsheng found some Sky Nether Stones at the bottom of the pond, though not many, perhaps a little over twenty pieces.

"There's actually a Nether Beast here too," Wang Ruyan wondered aloud. "How come there are similar places in so many parts of the Xuanyang Realm? Could it be that the Netherworld once invaded the Xuanyang Realm, or does this place truly lead to the Netherworld?"

The Myriad Spirit Abyss on Xuanling Continent, the Demonic Sky Cave in the Azure Glass Sea, and the Fallen Demon Ruins on Xuanguang Continent all contain dangerous areas teeming with ghostly entities. They had encountered Nether Beasts in both the Demonic Sky Cave and the Fallen Demon Ruins.

"I don't know, but I expect the major forces understand the situation," Wang Changsheng replied. "Alright, we have the Netherworld River water now. Let's head back!"

After checking around and finding nothing else, they returned the way they came.

They had just flown over a hundred thousand miles when a deafening roar sounded, and a huge mass of crimson fire light appeared on the distant horizon.

Wang Changsheng and the others were startled, their expressions varying.

"It's none of our business, let's go."

Wang Changsheng had no interest in investigating what had happened. He had already obtained the Netherworld River water, and his next objective was to find spiritual objects like the Seven Flame Golden Peach.

Just then, a mass of crimson fire light illuminated the void, revealing a somewhat disheveled figure.

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Shangguan! It's you!" Wang Ruyan exclaimed softly in surprise. They had actually encountered Shangguan Tianhong here, which was truly beyond their expectations.

After many years, Shangguan Tianhong was now at the Mid Body Integration stage. However, his body was covered in bloodstains, his face was pale, and he appeared severely weakened.

"Madam Wang, it's you!" Shangguan Tianhong was also somewhat surprised to see Wang Changsheng and the others.

A streak of blood light flew from the distant horizon at great speed.

"The Blood Shadow Clan is hunting me, Fellow Daoist Wang, please help me," Shangguan Tianhong said, his voice somewhat weak. "My master has already advanced to the Mahayana stage."

"Your master? Is it Senior Ye?" Wang Changsheng asked in surprise.

Shangguan Tianhong nodded, saying with a proud expression, "Precisely. I was ordered to come here to collect some materials, but I unexpectedly encountered a Blood Shadow Clan cultivator and was struck by their unique mark. I'm now being pursued by Blood Shadow Clan experts; they excel in blood-related divine abilities and are very powerful."

Wang Changsheng flicked his right hand, and a yellow light flew out—it was the Ancient Giant.

Wang Changsheng cast a spell, and the Ancient Giant's size surged, returning to its original proportions.

"Ancient Giant!"

Shangguan Tianhong was stunned. Wang Changsheng had actually refined the Ancient Giant into a puppet beast!

Wang Changsheng chanted a spell, and the Ancient Giant stomped its right foot heavily on the ground. The ground shook violently, collapsing within a hundred-mile radius as dust filled the air.

A powerful gravitational force suddenly appeared, causing Wang Changsheng and the others to fall uncontrollably towards the ground.

The streak of blood light also plunged towards the ground. Before it even landed, a harsh whooshing sound rang out, and a colossal, murky yellow fist flashed forth, heading directly for the blood light.