Chapter 4018: Extinguishing the Enemy

Such immense power, capable of easily defeating a combined attack from a set of low-grade immortal artifacts and breaking through the defenses of a low-grade defensive immortal artifact and a second-tier immortal talisman, could only come from a mid-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannon.

No sooner had he spoken than the seawater below churned and surged, revealing a massive whirlpool. The huge vortex spun rapidly, generating a powerful suction force, faintly emanating a dazzling blue light, suggesting an immortal artifact lay beneath.

The mini nascent soul, uncontrollable, flew towards the massive whirlpool and was swallowed by it.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuqing's defenses were also breached by the crimson light beam. However, she reacted quickly, evading the beam and suffering no serious harm. "Two mid-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons!"

Jiang Yuqing's expression turned grim. Jin Sheng had already been captured, and she wasn't confident in conquering Qinglian Island by herself. She had thought the Wang family would be an easy target, but now it was clear they were a formidable force.

Fearing to linger, Jiang Yuqing transformed into a golden rainbow and shot through the air. A deafening dragon roar echoed, reverberating through heaven and earth.

Jiang Yuqing's head buzzed and she felt dizzy. A crimson dragon claw appeared and struck her protective spiritual light, sending her rapidly plummeting towards the sea surface.

Before she even landed, tens of thousands of thick silver lightning bolts tore through the sky, heading directly for Jiang Yuqing.

Jiang Yuqing was greatly alarmed. It was too late to dodge, so she quickly summoned a golden jade ruler, poured a magical incantation into it, and sent countless ruler shadows sweeping out to meet the incoming attack.

A massive silver cage appeared, trapping her inside.

A golden light glowed from Jiang Yuqing's glabella. A massive golden blade of light shot out, slicing the silver cage in half. A blinding red light flared, revealing a colossal crimson true dragon, its scales formidable.

The crimson true dragon's right claw struck at Jiang Yuqing. Jiang Yuqing flicked her sleeve, and two gleaming golden flying daggers shot out, striking the crimson true dragon's claw.

A metallic clang sounded, leaving two shallow gashes on the crimson true dragon's claw. A shimmering golden net descended from the sky, enveloping the crimson true dragon and quickly tightening.

The crimson true dragon spewed out a stream of crimson flames, engulfing the golden net, and tore at it with all its might. "A Gold Immortal stage bean soldier! Damn it, where did the Wang family get a Gold Immortal stage bean soldier?"

Jiang Yuqing thought to herself, daring not to linger. She formed a hand seal, and her body radiated a brilliant golden light, splitting into ten figures that flew in different directions.

With a series of thunderous roars, thick silver lightning bolts struck down. Simultaneously, dense light beams shot out from Qinglian Island, heading straight for the ten Jiang Yuqings. Nine of the Jiang Yuqings were destroyed, but one escaped.

The crimson true dragon tore fiercely, ripping a hole in the golden net, and pursued. Hundreds of thousands of miles away, Jiang Yuqing sped through the sky, her expression terrified.

The Wang family actually had a Gold Immortal cultivator. Could it be the Qinglian Immortal Couple? No, if it were them, she certainly wouldn't have escaped.

The deterrent power of the Gold Immortal stage bean soldier and the two mid-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons was too great. Had she known the Wang family possessed such means, Jiang Yuqing would not have dared to attack Qinglian Island.

The principle of picking the softest persimmon was correct. But who could have imagined the Wang family was no soft persimmon, but an unyielding iron plate? Jiang Yuqing felt a measure of relief; fortunately, she had fled quickly, or she would surely have lost her life.

A clap of thunder echoed, interrupting Jiang Yuqing's thoughts. An incredibly thick silver lightning pillar tore through the sky, appearing instantly before Jiang Yuqing. Simultaneously, a massive silver cage appeared, trapping her inside.

A thick golden blade of light shot from Jiang Yuqing's glabella, slicing the silver cage in half. Innumerable crimson flames materialized out of thin air, transforming into a sea of crimson fire that enveloped her.

As the crimson sea of fire churned and surged, colossal crimson fire-dragons flew out from it, rushing to meet the silver lightning pillar.

A massive explosion sounded. The crimson fire-dragons were torn to shreds by the silver lightning pillar, as silver lightning and crimson flames intertwined, engulfing Jiang Yuqing's body.

A deafening dragon roar sounded, a ball of crimson fire flared, and a colossal crimson true dragon appeared. It was the Gold Immortal stage bean soldier.

Its tail swept fiercely, plunging into Jiang Yuqing's location. A pained scream of a woman echoed as Jiang Yuqing was sent flying out, her chest caved in, bleeding profusely, and her aura weak.

After a clap of thunder, a silver-glowing lightning blade descended from the sky, instantly appearing before Jiang Yuqing and cleaving her in half. A mini nascent soul flew out of her body.

A ball of silver lightning glowed, revealing Wang Mengbin's figure. He grabbed the mini nascent soul, affixed a silver talisman to it, and as the mini nascent soul's expression withered, he placed it into a silver jade box and put it away.

Wang Mengbin formed a hand seal. The crimson true dragon grabbed Jiang Yuqing's corpse and carried Wang Mengbin back to Qinglian Island.

Back on Qinglian Island, Wang Mengbin took out the nascent souls of Jiang Yuqing and the other person. Using the soul-searching secret technique from the "Heavenly Soul Treasure Codex," he searched their souls. "Flesh-and-blood spiritual puppet, Heavenly Puppet Divine Lord!"

Wang Mengbin muttered to himself, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Jiang Yuqing spent a fortune hiring a Gold Immortal cultivator named True Monarch Heavenly Puppet to refine a flesh-and-blood spiritual puppet for her. Unlike ordinary flesh-and-blood spiritual puppets, this one looked exactly like her; it was a puppet clone.

Jiang Yuqing expended vast resources to cultivate the flesh-and-blood spiritual puppet to the Gold Immortal stage. Jiang Yuqing herself rarely appeared, mostly sending her puppet clone instead. This type of flesh-and-blood spiritual puppet was truly profound, far more powerful than immortal puppet talismans. Once cultivated to the same realm as the main body, it was incredibly difficult to detect.

He took out a shimmering silver immortal communication mirror and poured a magical incantation into it. He wanted to contact Wang Qingshan to warn him about An Shuo. Soon, Wang Qingshan's face appeared on the mirror.

"Ancestor Qingshan, where are you now?" Wang Mengbin asked.

"The Rainbow Clan ancestor is leading his elite forces in a decisive battle against us. I'm currently directing our clansmen to engage them. What's wrong? Has something happened at Qinglian Island?" Wang Qingshan asked with a frown.

"Two Gold Immortal cultivators attacked and were eliminated by me. I've captured their nascent souls. An Shuo's objective is to tie you down, to buy them time," Wang Mengbin said.

"Understood. Guard Qinglian Island and heighten your defenses. Once I've dealt with An Shuo, I'll return immediately." After saying this, Wang Qingshan cut the connection.

Wang Mengbin breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Qingshan had achieved minor mastery of laws and also mastered the Meridian Fusion Art, so even if he couldn't win, retreating safely wouldn't be an issue.

***

In a vast, boundless blue sea, hundreds of True Immortal cultivators were locked in combat. Judging by their attire, one group consisted of Rainbow Clan cultivators, while the other comprised cultivators from the Wang family, Zhenhai Palace, the Wang (汪) family, the Lan family, the Ni family, and other forces.

An Shuo stood high in the sky, his expression indifferent.

"Feinting to the east while attacking the west, Fellow Daoist An, your tactic is quite sinister," Wang Qingshan said with a grim face.

"Hehe, all's fair in war, Fellow Daoist Wang. You'd better stay here and exchange blows with this old man! Lady Jiang and Fellow Daoist Jin will take good care of your clansmen. With two Gold Immortal cultivators attacking Qinglian Island, I don't think they'll hold out for long!"

An Shuo announced loudly, his voice echoing for a million miles. "What? Qinglian Island is under attack?"

The Wang family disciples' expressions tightened, their demeanor becoming tense.

Lin Yihu and the others' expressions turned grim. Qinglian Island was under attack by Gold Immortal cultivators, and Zhenhai Palace, the Lan family, the Wang (汪) family, the Ni family, and other allied forces would also be targeted by Gold Immortal cultivators.

Their wives, children, and elders were all in the rear. With the rear under attack, they had no desire to continue fighting.