Chapter 3678: Eight-Rank Nine-Color Worm

So far, any treasure hunters other than Wang Changsheng and his group who encountered them were inevitably killed.

Although Die Wei's spatial divine ability was formidable, her cultivation level was a limiting factor; she couldn't teleport hundreds of thousands of miles instantly and thus couldn't trap Wang Changsheng and his group at all.

At this moment, the five individuals led by the black-shirted youth caught up.

"A flying Xuantian Treasure!" the black-shirted youth said with a frown. "Perhaps only Daoist Peng can catch up."

The Daoist Peng he referred to was a Thunder Roc in his true form, who had no interest in cooperating with them, and whom they couldn't defeat.

There were many true spirits in the Immortal Realm Fragment, and while they weren't the most powerful, they lacked the confidence to survive the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation. This was why they wished to leave the Immortal Realm Fragment and use external objects to help them endure the tribulation.

"Daoist Wan's escape speed was also very fast, but unfortunately, he was killed," the golden-robed man said with a regretful tone. "As for divine abilities, Daoist Long was the strongest, but he encountered a formidable enemy and perished."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore," said the red-dressed young woman. "Come on, let's go find other treasure hunters. I refuse to believe that other treasure hunters also possess flying Xuantian Treasures." She then led them away from the area to hunt other treasure hunters.

In a sprawling, emerald mountain range, a series of deafening explosions echoed from deep within, causing the ground to shake violently.

A grey light shot out from the depths of the mountains, but before it could fly far, a giant axe, gleaming with blue light, descended from the sky. It struck the grey light, emitting a muffled thud, and the grey light rapidly plummeted towards the ground.

With a thunderous crash, the grey light slammed into the ground, revealing a blood-soaked black Roc with numerous feathers falling off.

A gigantic blue water dragon lunged forward. The black Roc opened its mouth and spat out a black light, which was torn to shreds by the blue water dragon. The blue water dragon then pierced through the black Roc's body, and a miniature Roc flew out of it. A blue glow descended from the sky, enveloping the miniature Roc and drawing it into a blue jade bottle.

Countless blue water vapor emerged, forming into Sun Lang's appearance. He then put away the blue jade bottle.

Lan Feng and his five companions flew over, landing in front of Sun Lang.

"Thanks to Senior Brother Sun, otherwise this demonic beast would have escaped," Lan Feng said with a smile. "I didn't expect it to possess the bloodline of a Thunder Roc. Fortunately, its bloodline purity wasn't high, and Senior Brother Shen had a breakthrough, giving us an edge over it."

"Enough flattery," said Sun Lang. "Now that we've dealt with this demonic beast, let's go collect the Golden Wheel Fruits! We can exchange them with the Tianming Clan for high-grade tribulation-transcending treasures." He then put away the black Roc's corpse, and the seven of them departed.

A short while later, they appeared in a large cave, about a hundred *mu* in size, with a large hole in its ceiling allowing some sunlight to stream in.

In the center of the cave stood a golden, towering tree bearing hundreds of golden fruits. The fruits were ring-shaped, resembling golden wheels.

The Golden Wheel Fruits had excellent healing properties and were the primary ingredient for refining Golden Wheel Pills. Since Golden Wheel Pills were immortal pills, the immense value of the Golden Wheel Fruits was evident.

They carefully picked the Golden Wheel Fruits, then took out formation flags, formation plates, and treasures to transplant the Golden Wheel Fruit tree.

In a vast, boundless green bamboo forest, a deafening roar erupted as massive amounts of green bamboo were swept away by powerful air currents, turning into countless splinters.

Deep within the bamboo forest, a strange beast with a fish body and bird wings was bound by two thick yellow chains. Its body was covered in blood, and faint glimpses of white bone were visible.

Runes flickered on the surface of the yellow chains, emitting strong earth spirit energy fluctuations. One end was wrapped around the beast, while the other plunged into the ground, revealing them to be Xuantian Treasures.

A giant blade, shimmering with green light, descended from the sky, heading directly towards the strange beast.

The strange beast let out a sharp, piercing shriek, and a black sound wave swept out, which was shattered by the green giant blade. The green giant blade then struck the strange beast's head, producing a muffled clang of metal on metal.

Gu Sen performed a hand seal, and the green giant blade's spiritual light greatly intensified, severing the strange beast's head and causing blood to gush out relentlessly.

"As expected of the true spirit Ying Yu!" Chi Jin exclaimed. "It took two Xuantian Treasures to slay this demonic creature."

Gu Sen summoned a green jade bottle and collected Ying Yu's spirit.

The yellow chains were the Xuantian Treasure, the Profound Yellow Spirit-Locking Chains, and the green giant blade was also a Xuantian Treasure, the Green Moon Blade. The former was obtained from the Tianyue Clan, while the latter was the Teng Clan's clan-protecting treasure.

Yin Yuan stepped forward, cut open Ying Yu's abdomen, and extracted a sky-blue crystal core. He spoke with excitement: "A true spirit core! A Mahayana cultivator practicing water-attribute cultivation techniques who refines a true spirit core has a certain chance of cultivating into a true spirit."

"If Daoist Gu hadn't achieved two breakthroughs," Chi Jin flattered, "even with Xuantian Treasures, it wouldn't have been so easy to slay this demonic creature."

Gu Sen smiled faintly and said, "Let's leave here first! I hope we have greater gains next."

He put away Ying Yu's corpse, summoned the Trans-Spirit Treasure Ship, and carried the cultivators away from the area.

The Trans-Spirit Flying Vehicle swiftly glided over a dense black forest. Wang Tun's eyes emitted dazzling yellow light, scouting the situation ahead.

They had encountered a group of true spirits, and Wang Changsheng had piloted the Trans-Spirit Flying Vehicle to escape, having already fled billions of miles while constantly changing direction. The true spirits should not be able to catch up.

If not for the Trans-Spirit Flying Vehicle, Wang Changsheng and his group would have surely died. The enemy had six true spirits, one of whom had late Mahayana cultivation, and they simply couldn't defeat them.

Wang Changsheng hadn't expected so many true spirits to act together. He wondered if this was an isolated incident or the norm. If all the true spirits in the Immortal Realm Fragment united, treasure hunters would surely perish!

He pondered if the appearance of the Immortal Realm Fragment in multiple locations across the Xuanyang Realm was related to these true spirits, or if a major change had occurred within the Immortal Realm Fragment itself.

"Master, an eighth-order Nine-Colored Worm," Wang Tun said.

"An eighth-order Nine-Colored Worm!" Wang Changsheng exclaimed, pulling himself out of his thoughts.

They had already flown out of the dense forest, and a continuous stretch of emerald mountains appeared before them.

The Monster-Seeking Mirror in Wang Changsheng's hand emitted loud roars, and its pointer on the mirror surface pointed northeast.

Wang Qingshan lightly flicked his wrist, and a stone golem flew out of his spirit beast bracelet, disappearing into the ground below.

At the foot of a majestic, sky-piercing giant peak, there was a massive cave. Inside, the uneven stone walls emitted a faint blue glow.

A gigantic Nine-Colored Worm was gnawing on the blue-glowing stone wall. With great difficulty, it managed to bite off a piece of blue-glowing ore and swallowed it.

A thunderclap resounded, and a silver lightning bolt emerged as Wang Mengbin appeared. With a raise of his right hand, a thick silver lightning bolt shot out, striking the Nine-Colored Worm and producing a muffled thud.

Golden light burst forth from the Nine-Colored Worm's body, and it transformed into a golden streak, flying towards a nearby mine tunnel.

As it approached the tunnel entrance, a black glow shot out from underground, hitting the Nine-Colored Worm.

Its body twitched, and its speed slowed.

A thick black lightning bolt shot forth, striking its body. The Nine-Colored Worm's massive body writhed continuously, emitting a sharp shriek.

Lightning flashed, and the Five-Thunder Hammer appeared, emitting arcs of five different colors. Its size rapidly expanded, and it smashed down directly.

The Nine-Colored Worm tried to evade, but its body was immensely heavy, making even a single step difficult.

With a thunderous roar, the Five-Thunder Hammer struck down head-on, shaking the ground.

When the Five-Thunder Hammer flew back up, the Nine-Colored Worm's head had already been smashed into a bloody pulp.