Chapter 3538: Breaking the Formation

With a thunderous roar, the golden dragon claws and golden sound waves were utterly shattered. However, a massive green lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking towards Wang Qingshan.

Countless red runes emerged on Wang Qingshan's body as he prepared to dodge, but then an extremely eerie roar echoed. His brows furrowed tightly as an unbearable pain shot through his divine soul. The green lightning bolt struck Wang Qingshan, engulfing his figure.

Two massive golden rays shot forth, disappearing into the green lightning and producing a dull thud. As the lightning dissipated, Wang Qingshan's figure reappeared, enveloped by a pale green light curtain. On his left hand, a string of green prayer beads glowed with dazzling green light, each bead intricately carved with a miniature lotus.

This was a set of mid-grade Immortal-reaching spiritual treasures, the Azure Lotus Beads, offering decent defense. The Wang family, having acquired numerous cultivation resources from the Immortal Realm fragments and absorbed most of the Blazing Fire Tribe's territory, was incredibly wealthy. Their artifact refiners had crafted a vast quantity of treasures.

Had Leng Mei fully activated the formation to attack Wang Qingshan, he would certainly not have been able to withstand it. However, Leng Mei and her group's targets were experts such as Ye Xuanfeng, Xuan Qingzi, and Shi Pan.

At this moment, the Nine-Headed Ice Lion vanished, transforming back into Ye Xuanfeng. He had used a substitute treasure; otherwise, he would have perished.

Shi Yan clasped his incantation, and the Heavenly Cocoon Cauldron immediately surged with spiritual light, emitting a stream of yellow flames that struck the golden light curtain. With a dull thud, a large indentation appeared in the golden light curtain, but it quickly returned to normal. Seven Integration cultivators personally controlled the formation; even with a Profound Sky Treasure, it wouldn't be easy to break through, especially if it wasn't a specialized artifact like the Spirit-Shattering Blade.

A man's shrill scream rang out as the protective spiritual light around a corpulent elder in a green robe shattered. A golden dragon claw struck him, sending the elder flying backward. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face turning pale. Before the green-robed elder could regain his footing, a massive green lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking him. The green lightning enveloped his figure, and another scream echoed.

Two massive golden rays shot forth and merged into the lightning. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out of the elder's body, but before it could get far, dense black raindrops poured down, landing on it. The miniature Nascent Soul shrieked and disintegrated.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, Fellow Daoist Ye, I possess a treasure with decent formation-breaking effects. Let's work together to break through this formation!" Wang Qingshan transmitted his message to Shi Yan and the others; continued delay would lead to their demise here.

Ye Xuanfeng and Shi Yan nodded, recognizing the gravity of the situation. Ye Xuanfeng clasped his incantation, and the phantom of the Nine-Headed Ice Lion reappeared in the sky above him, merging with his body. The Nine-Headed Ice Lion let out a beast roar that resonated through the heavens and earth. Its body burst forth with dazzling white light, covering tens of thousands of miles in all directions. The ground began to freeze, and a large quantity of white ice shards appeared. Incoming attacks that touched the white light mist immediately halted.

On the surface of a golden stone pillar, a golden toad beast was carved. Just as it was about to launch a soul attack, a wave of white fiery light swept over and enveloped the golden stone pillar, instantly freezing it. Soon after, the golden stone pillar erupted with dazzling golden light, shattering the ice. A giant blade shimmering with yellow light shot towards it.

The runes on the golden stone pillar lit up intensely, and a brilliant golden light curtain materialized. Simultaneously, the golden toad beast spat out a stream of golden light, while the demonic beasts carved on the other stone pillars unleashed attacks against the yellow sand blade.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Qingshan clasped his incantation. Over a hundred thousand misty green flying swords materialized out of thin air, heading directly for the golden light curtain. The Spirit-Shattering Blade was among them. The hundred thousand-plus green flying swords flowed like a long green river, surging towards the golden light curtain. The dense green flying swords struck the golden light curtain one after another, producing dull thuds, but the golden light curtain remained completely still.

When the Spirit-Shattering Blade struck the golden light curtain, a large indentation appeared, and the spiritual light in the impacted area dimmed. One of the Nine-Headed Ice Lion's heads spewed a silver ray, which instantly appeared near the large indentation. It was a dazzling silver talisman, emanating astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.

It was a Qiankun Spirit-Breaking Talisman. With a dull thud, the Qiankun Spirit-Breaking Talisman exploded, transforming into a dazzling silver light that covered a radius of ten thousand miles. Upon contact with the silver light, the golden light curtain's spiritual radiance dimmed significantly.

"No good! Stop them quickly!" Leng Mei's beautiful face changed drastically as she commanded.

Shi Yan clasped his incantation, and the Heavenly Cocoon Cauldron's spiritual light surged, its size rapidly increasing. It became like a massive ball of yellow flame, smashing towards the golden light curtain. The golden light curtain shattered like a bubble, freeing Wang Qingshan and the other six individuals.

Above the Mountain-Moving Ape's head, a dazzling white light emerged, revealing the figure of the Nine-Headed Ice Lion. One of the Nine-Headed Ice Lion's heads spewed a stream of white flames directly at the Mountain-Moving Ape. Just as the Mountain-Moving Ape prepared to dodge, thick green vines burst from the ground, coiling around its body. With a twist of its body, it effortlessly tore free from the green vines. At that very moment, it felt its body constrict as two crystal-clear green iron chains appeared, binding it. These were the Chains of Divine Thought.

A fierce glint flashed in the Mountain-Moving Ape's eyes. It swung its golden staff at the Nine-Headed Ice Lion, simultaneously opening its mouth to spew a massive yellow beam of light. The white flames landed on the Mountain-Moving Ape, causing its body to rapidly freeze into a massive ice sculpture. The yellow light struck the Nine-Headed Ice Lion, transforming its body into a giant statue. The golden staff smashed into the statue, shattering it into pieces, and countless ice fragments fell to the ground. There was no trace of flesh or blood; the Nine-Headed Ice Lion had cleverly used a spell to evade the attack beforehand, otherwise, Ye Xuanfeng would have perished.

Over a hundred thousand green flying swords swept over, piercing through the frozen Mountain-Moving Ape. The ape then transformed into countless chunks of flesh. Its corpse emitted a dazzling yellow light, revealing a shimmering yellow Seven-Segment Worm – evidently a substitute treasure. One segment of the Seven-Segment Worm broke off, turning it into a Six-Segment Worm.

A dazzling yellow light appeared in the sky a thousand miles away, revealing the Mountain-Moving Ape's figure. As soon as the Mountain-Moving Ape appeared, over a hundred thousand green flying swords swept towards it. The ape wielded its golden staff, destroying the incoming green flying swords. Countless white ice spears emerged from the void, heading straight for the Mountain-Moving Ape. The ground froze, and a large amount of white ice shards also appeared in the air. The Mountain-Moving Ape spat out a misty yellow sound wave, shattering the incoming white ice spears. Roars echoed continuously, airwaves rolled, and white mist permeated the area.

"Spirit Domain!" the Mountain-Moving Ape exclaimed in surprise, realizing that, at some unknown point, the ground within a hundred thousand-mile radius around it had transformed into a snowfield, with countless white ice spears manifesting in the void.

Meanwhile, Shi Yan activated the Heavenly Cocoon Cauldron, destroying four golden stone pillars. Leng Mei and the other Integration cultivators swiftly took action, attacking Shi Yan and his group. Wang Qingshan's opponent was a young woman in a white dress, an early Integration stage cultivator. She possessed an eighth-tier Vajra Beetle and an eighth-tier Golden Thunder Eagle, making her a formidable opponent.