Chapter 381: Wang Mingren vs Lin Sheng

A short while later, Wang Mingren appeared at the entrance of a five-story azure pavilion. On its plaque, three large characters spelled out "Scripture Repository," and the entire plaque shimmered with spiritual light.

The doors of the Scripture Repository were tightly shut, as if no one had arrived yet.

A strong sense of delight appeared in his eyes, but he did not immediately rush into the repository. Whether it was an immortal cultivation family or a sect, the Scripture Repository was always a crucial location, and it was certainly protected by a formation.

He cast a spell, and a large expanse of golden light materialized out of thin air behind him, transforming into countless tiny flying needles.

"Go!" He gently pointed towards the azure pavilion, and with a loud whooshing sound, the densely packed golden needles shot towards the Scripture Repository.

As soon as the golden needles approached the repository, a thick azure light barrier appeared out of nowhere. The countless golden needles struck the azure barrier, producing muffled thuds like rain hitting banana leaves.

"This place is a forbidden area of our Skywind Sect. Intruders will be executed without mercy." A deep male voice resounded, and a white-haired elder in a blue robe emerged from inside the Scripture Repository. He was at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment.

"The keeper? You flee for your life, I'll take my texts. We won't interfere with each other," Wang Mingren said slowly, his tone flat.

He had brought a Foundation Establishment Pill back to his family, and considering his upcoming journey overseas, Wang Yaolong had rewarded him with a top-grade Tier-2 puppet beast, along with several other Tier-2 puppet beasts.

"I am Lin Sheng. Entrusted by the sect master, I have guarded this Scripture Repository for over thirty years. As long as the repository stands, I stand. If you want the texts, you'll have to step over my dead body." The blue-robed elder spoke with an indifferent expression, looking as if he embraced death.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingren felt some admiration for Lin Sheng's integrity. However, business was business, and obtaining a sect's texts would greatly benefit his family's development.

"In that case, there's nothing more to say." A cold glint flashed in Wang Mingren's eyes. He slapped his storage pouch, and a glittering golden orb flew out. He cast a spell upon it.

With a mechanical whir, the golden orb erupted in dazzling golden light, transforming into a ten-foot-tall ape puppet wielding a ten-foot-long golden saber.

"A top-grade Tier-2 puppet beast!" Lin Sheng's face showed a grave expression.

"Go, kill him!" At Wang Mingren's command, the golden giant ape swung the golden saber in its hand and chopped down towards Lin Sheng.

Lin Sheng's body flickered like a wisp of breeze, and he retreated backwards. As he withdrew, he pulled out a palm-sized yellow formation plate, cast a spell upon it, and the ground glowed with dazzling yellow light. Two massive yellow hands emerged from beneath the earth and instantly seized the golden giant ape's feet, immobilizing it.

With a loud whooshing sound, a large cluster of golden needles shot forward, aimed directly at Lin Sheng.

Lin Sheng tried to dodge, but the ground suddenly shook violently. He felt his body tighten, and even moving a single step became extremely difficult. A mid-level spell: Gravity Art!

He dared not be careless and hastily summoned a palm-sized blue porcelain bowl. It grew in size as it met the wind, hovering above his head, and emitted a large expanse of blue light, forming a thick blue light curtain enveloping his entire body.

With a series of muffled crackling sounds, the blue light curtain remained completely unharmed.

An unbearable heatwave struck as a giant fireball the size of a house smashed onto the blue light curtain.

"Boom!" A massive explosion resounded, and surging flames engulfed Lin Sheng's figure.

Wang Mingren cast another spell, and countless red light dots appeared behind him, transforming into crimson fireballs, numbering several hundred.

The hundreds of crimson fireballs eagerly plunged into the sea of flames, causing continuous explosions and intensifying the blaze.

Just then, a silver orb flew out of the sea of flames without warning, and in a flash, it appeared before Wang Mingren.

"Boom!" A deafening explosion rang out as the silver orb erupted in dazzling silver light, transforming into a vast expanse of silver electric arcs and engulfing Wang Mingren's figure.

Within the sea of flames, a dazzling blue light shone, and the raging fire flickered and died out, revealing Lin Sheng's figure.

Lin Sheng's complexion was slightly pale, and a thick blue light curtain enveloped his body.

He cast a spell, and countless white lights appeared behind him, transforming into crystalline white ice cones, numbering several hundred.

"Go!" The hundreds of white ice cones eagerly smashed towards Wang Mingren's location.

With a series of thudding sounds, the white ice cones seemed to strike something hard.

Lin Sheng frowned, intending to cast another spell to attack Wang Mingren, when the golden giant ape's body erupted in golden light, broke free from the restraint of the yellow giant hands, and charged towards Lin Sheng. Its golden saber swung down fiercely.

Lin Sheng's brow furrowed. He cast a spell on the yellow formation plate, and a yellow wall over ten feet tall and several feet thick rose from the ground, blocking his path.

"Boom!" The yellow wall was shattered to pieces, but quickly, countless yellow ropes emerged from beneath the earth and swiftly wrapped around the golden giant ape's limbs, immobilizing it once more.

Controlling the formation to deal with a top-grade Tier-2 puppet beast consumed a significant amount of Lin Sheng's spiritual power, leaving his complexion considerably pale.

At this moment, the lightning dissipated, and Wang Mingren stood completely unharmed. A thick red light curtain enveloped his body, and his clothes emitted a dazzling red light.

Xu Zihua still expected Wang Mingren to enter the Grand Unity Secret Realm to collect spirit herbs, so when Wang Mingren went out for training, he had bestowed upon him a high-grade magical robe whose defensive power surpassed that of ordinary high-grade defensive artifacts. This was also the confidence Wang Mingren had to contend with Lin Sheng.

He cast a spell, and countless golden lights appeared out of thin air, transforming into golden flying needles. Soon, a large expanse of crimson flames materialized, attaching to the golden needles. This was the Golden Flame Art. It possessed the sharpness of Metal-element spells and the high temperature of Fire-element spells. Its drawback was its relatively high spiritual power consumption.

"Go!" Wang Mingren's gaze turned cold, and a large cluster of golden fire needles eagerly shot towards Lin Sheng.

Gravity Art was still active, so Lin Sheng couldn't dodge and could only resist head-on. His spiritual power surged frantically into the blue porcelain bowl, making the blue light curtain even more dazzling.

"Boom!" A massive explosion resounded, and surging flames engulfed Lin Sheng's figure.

Wang Mingren slapped his storage pouch, and a glowing red longbow flew out, landing in his left hand. He drew the bow with his right hand, and countless golden lights appeared, forming four golden arrows. He opened his mouth and exhaled a wisp of golden flame, which attached to one of the golden arrows. It was the True Golden Flame.

With several whooshing arrow sounds, the four golden arrows shot forth, transforming into four streaks of golden light, and vanishing instantly into the sea of flames.

A scream rang out, and the four golden arrows flew out of the sea of flames.

A moment later, the sea of flames dispersed and vanished. Lin Sheng had been burned to ashes by the True Golden Flame.

The yellow ropes binding the golden giant ape dissolved into a large patch of yellow soil, and the azure light barrier covering the Scripture Repository also dissipated and vanished. Clearly, Lin Sheng was dead, and his formation plate was destroyed along with him.

Wang Mingren took out a blue pill and swallowed it, and a blush quickly appeared on his pale face. The True Golden Flame was instrumental in defeating Lin Sheng this time; without it, the outcome would have been uncertain.

He cast a spell, and the golden giant ape transformed into a glittering golden orb, flying back into his hand. With a flip of his hand, the golden orb vanished.

Wang Mingren released an ape puppet beast, sending it to walk ahead of him while he followed behind. Though Lin Sheng was dead, it was better to remain cautious.

A short while later, Wang Mingren emerged from the Scripture Repository, his eyes filled with delight.