Chapter 3323: Heroes Achieve Glory

Beastmen below the Integration stage were preparing to attack Wang Yingjie and Liu Hongxue. Liu Hongxue conjured a shimmering red orb. After imbuing it with an incantation, the orb flared with dazzling crimson light and transformed into a two-headed giant ape, entirely red.

A spirit artifact taking physical form!

This Fire Ape Pearl was refined with the soul of a seventh-tier two-headed fire ape, allowing it to materialize and attack. Wang Changsheng had acquired many mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures from Yi Xin, and this Fire Ape Pearl was just one of them.

As soon as the two-headed fire ape appeared, both heads spewed forth crimson flames, directed straight at the beastmen below the Integration stage.

Simultaneously, the two-headed fire ape moved its arms, sending out numerous red fist-shadows towards the beastman cultivators. A series of thunderous explosions erupted, accompanied by continuous screams.

Xiong Hao's expression darkened. He sent a telepathic message to the young woman in the purple dress: "Eliminate them quickly, or we'll all perish here today."

Without the protection of the formation, two of them stood no chance against Wang Yidao and his five companions. Their strategy was to defeat Wang Yingjie and Liu Hongxue, then hold their ground using the formation until reinforcements arrived, at which point Wang Yidao's trio would naturally be no match.

Xiong Hao opened his mouth and spat out two golden, shimmering giant axes. Each axe blade bore a bear head design, and their spiritual energy was astonishing, indicating they were both mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures.

He wielded the two golden axes, unleashing a vast array of golden axe-blades to block the incoming attacks. At the same time, he activated his Dharmic manifestation, letting out a deafening beastly roar and expelling a shimmering golden sound wave directly at Wang Yingjie. The beastman phantom moved its arms, and with a whooshing sound, numerous golden fist-shadows shot out towards Wang Yingjie.

The young woman in the purple dress also summoned her Dharmic manifestation. The beastman phantom opened its gaping maw and unleashed a hazy green hurricane, blocking the descending crimson flames and red fist-shadows.

She raised her right hand, and a beam of green light shot out, vanishing instantly.

A green light flared above Wang Yingjie and Liu Hongxue's heads, revealing a shimmering green seal. The green seal instantly expanded and slammed downwards.

If they were hit by that green seal, it would be difficult to survive.

Before the massive green seal even landed, a powerful gravitational field descended. Liu Hongxue felt as if a mountain weighing billions of catties had been placed on her shoulders, and her face flushed crimson.

Wang Yingjie's body radiated a dazzling five-colored spiritual light, the Five-Element Forbidden Light. As the green giant seal touched the Five-Element Forbidden Light, it immediately stopped its descent.

Xiong Hao transformed into a streak of light and charged over, moving very swiftly.

Given the beastmen's formidable physical bodies, if they got close, one would be crippled if not killed. Wang Yingjie took a deep breath and let out a fierce roar—the Soul-Suppressing Roar.

He hadn't found Jade Soul Crystals to set up the formation, and his "Grand Void Soul Forging Art" was only cultivated to the third level. While his Soul-Suppressing Roar still had some effect on Integration stage cultivators, it was far inferior to Wang Changsheng's.

Xiong Hao's speed slowed. A ripple in the void, and a hazy yellow hand materialized out of thin air, striking Xiong Hao. Xiong Hao rapidly plummeted towards the ground, but he was unharmed.

Just as he was about to continue attacking Wang Yingjie, Wang Yingjie's eyes glowed with dazzling golden light, revealing a golden vortex—the Qianyang Illusion Eye.

Xiong Hao felt the world spin. The surrounding environment shifted, and he suddenly found himself in a crimson mountain range, with flames soaring into the sky.

"A pupil technique!"

Xiong Hao was greatly alarmed. He had fought many human cultivators, but few possessed pupil techniques. The rare ones he encountered were usually auxiliary, like those that saw through illusions.

Since Wang Yingjie had advanced to the Integration stage, the power of his Qianyang Illusion Eye had greatly increased. For a while, Xiong Hao wouldn't be able to regain his clarity.

Xiong Hao's eyes glazed over, and he remained suspended in mid-air.

Both heads of the two-headed fire ape each spewed crimson flames, striking Xiong Hao's body.

Wang Yingjie raised his right hand, and a golden light shot out, instantly appearing above Xiong Hao's head. It was a shimmering golden orb, the Gengjin Thunder Pearl, a bane to cultivators with powerful physical bodies.

The Wang family ran businesses in the Azure Glazed Sea Region, collecting cultivation resources from there and transporting them back to Green Lotus Island, providing more materials for the clan's artifact refiners.

With a flash of golden light, a blinding burst of golden lightning erupted, engulfing Xiong Hao's figure.

Wang Yingjie lifted his right hand, and a five-colored jade seal flew from it, instantly expanding and heading straight for the golden lightning.

With two muffled 'bang' sounds, the five-colored jade seal trembled slightly and was sent flying back dozens of feet. The lightning dissipated, revealing Xiong Hao's figure.

His body was covered in blood, with multiple visible cuts, but his injuries were not severe. A single Gengjin Thunder Pearl was not enough to gravely wound him.

Wang Yingjie was somewhat surprised. Were the beastmen's physical bodies really that powerful? An ordinary human cultivator, hit by a Gengjin Thunder Pearl, would be gravely injured if not killed.

Xiong Hao's gaze was grim, his face filled with killing intent.

A deafening boom, followed by a piercing sword cry, rang out. Xiong Hao instinctively swung his twin axes to meet the attack from behind.

A brilliant golden sky-piercing blade light shot towards him and was blocked by his twin axes. The golden light barrier dissipated, clearly indicating that Wang Yidao and his two companions had broken the formation.

"How is this possible!"

Xiong Hao exclaimed, "Even if I was preoccupied with Wang Yingjie and Liu Hongxue, unable to fully control the formation, how could Wang Yidao and his two companions break it so quickly?"

He looked towards Wang Yidao and saw twelve small, shimmering golden mirrors, with countless golden electric arcs flickering across their surfaces. They were all clearly mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures.

"A set of mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures!"

Xiong Hao suddenly understood. Lightning-attributed treasures were already powerful, and a complete set made their might even greater.

The beastmen race did not have many high-level artifact refiners and were not skilled in artifact refining. Any complete set of mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures they acquired would be stored in their treasury as clan-protecting treasures, and they certainly wouldn't have as many as twelve.

The Wang family was truly extravagant, directly deploying twelve Qianlei Mirrors. No wonder they broke the formation so quickly. If it had been a beastman clan's protective grand formation, it wouldn't have been so easily breached.

Before he could think further, a hazy blue sky-piercing giant sword and a hazy red sky-piercing giant sword shot towards him, appearing before him in an instant.

Xiong Hao quickly swung his two giant axes to meet them.

With two 'clanging' sounds of metal on metal, the two sky-piercing giant swords flew backward, transforming into six red flying swords and six blue flying swords that encircled Xiong Hao.

"A sword formation!"

Xiong Hao was greatly alarmed. The twelve flying swords began to spin rapidly, and sharp sword qi swept out, slashing towards Xiong Hao.

Xiong Hao hastily cast spells to defend himself. Occasionally, sword qi struck him, leaving only shallow blood marks. Wang Lihe and Wang Huayue changed their sword incantations, and the twelve flying swords each erupted with a thick beam of sword light.

Six blue sword lights and six red sword lights shot into the sky, engulfing Xiong Hao's figure, followed by a cry of agony. A hundred miles away, a golden light flared in the void, revealing Xiong Hao's figure. His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with terror.

Had he not obtained a Calamity Substitution Jade Talisman during the battle against the Lizardmen, which saved him, he would have perished long ago. The moment he appeared, a hazy golden vortex descended from the sky.

Xiong Hao frowned and swung his twin axes to meet it.

With muffled 'clanging' sounds, the golden vortex shattered into pieces, and countless sharp blade energies shot out, striking Xiong Hao's body repeatedly, leaving him covered in blood.

A piteous female scream rang out. The young woman in the purple dress was shattered into pieces by the twelve shimmering flying swords. She had used various Calamity Substitution treasures in her early years and no longer possessed any high-grade ones, thus perishing completely.

A series of thunderous explosions erupted, and a golden tornado, over a thousand zhang tall, swept over. Wherever it passed, numerous cracks appeared in the void, the ground ripped apart, and mountains turned to dust, creating an astonishing spectacle.

Xiong Hao broke out in a cold sweat. Before he could evade, twelve thick golden lightning bolts shot towards him. Three of them struck Xiong Hao, and the blinding golden lightning engulfed him.

As the golden tornado reached the golden lightning, the lightning flashed wildly before dissipating, revealing Xiong Hao's figure. Xiong Hao's body was covered in wounds, and black smoke billowed from him.

The powerful currents pushed him into the golden tornado, and a mournful male scream echoed.