Chapter 4023: Chaotic Battle

As they traveled, they encountered many islands, none of which had cultivators stationed on them; the Haoyue Alliance had abandoned them. In less than half an hour, the golden flying boat came to a halt. Ahead lay a vast sea of blue mist, stretching as far as the eye could see.

"They've already spotted us," Jiang Tianfeng said.

"So what if they've spotted us? It's no big deal; we weren't afraid of them discovering us anyway. Let's break through the outer restrictions and charge towards Haoyue Island," Ning Hao said.

Bai Xuewei summoned a horn shimmering with white light, placed it to her lips, and blew softly. A loud horn blast echoed, and a wave of white sound swept out, heading straight for the sea of blue mist. The white sound wave vanished into the blue mist, which slowly began to dissipate.

Jiang Tianfeng flipped his right hand, and a long halberd shimmering with green light appeared in it. He made a cleaving motion towards the sea below, and a massive green blade light swept out, striking the waters beneath. With a thunderous roar, the sea parted, revealing several round beads shimmering with blue light, which were shattered to pieces by the colossal blade light.

Ning Hao formed a hand seal, and the golden flying boat sped forward. Along the way, they found no patrolling cultivators.

After ten breaths, the golden flying boat stopped. Haoyue Island was tens of thousands of miles ahead.

"Fairy Yu, we heard you've returned. We've all come here; aren't you going to come out and greet your old friends?" Ning Hao said, his voice not loud, but carrying across hundreds of thousands of miles. The Haoyue Alliance had a long and storied history, so he dared not approach too closely.

"Everyone be careful; Haoyue Island has certainly deployed mid-grade Immortal Extinguishing Cannons," Ning Hao transmitted his warning. This wasn't out of kindness; he didn't want Wang Qingshan and the others to be killed before breaking through the Haoyue Alliance's protective formation.

Jiang Tianfeng's expression turned cold. The green halberd in his hand glowed with dazzling green light, and he cleaved towards the void. A green blade light swept out, heading straight for Haoyue Island.

Qi Feiyun's body radiated intense white light, and a white halo swept out. The sea surface rapidly froze, freezing tens of thousands of miles of ocean as the ice layer quickly spread.

"Daoist Ning, your esteemed presence has arrived; I apologize for not greeting you sooner." A cold female voice rang out. No sooner had the voice fallen than a colossal golden fire palm flew out from Haoyue Island, shattering the green blade light. Wherever the golden fire palm passed, the ice layer melted.

Ning Hao let out a cold snort and threw a punch. The void tore open, revealing numerous cracks, and a massive white fist flashed out, meeting the attack. The white giant fist collided with the golden fire palm, and they annihilated each other.

Yu Weiwei flew out, her expression cold and indifferent. "Daoist Ning," she said with a cold face, "you've brought so many Golden Immortal cultivators here. Is this to annihilate our Haoyue Alliance?"

"What else?" Ning Hao scoffed. "Are we here to celebrate your birthday?"

"Do you think numbers alone can conquer our Haoyue Alliance?" Yu Weiwei sneered. She waved her hand, and over a hundred True Immortal cultivators flew out from Haoyue Island. Ning Hao also waved his hand, and Wang Lihe and others went to meet them. The True Immortal cultivators scattered, engaging in combat.

No sooner had she finished speaking than two thick beams of light shot out from Haoyue Island, heading directly for Ning Hao and his group. The sea violently churned and surged, raising colossal waves tens of thousands of feet high that crashed towards Ning Hao and his group. Ning Hao and the others dared not take the waves head-on. Just as they were about to dodge, a deafening beast roar erupted, spreading across hundreds of thousands of miles. Hearing this sound, Qi Tongguang and a few others felt their bodies weaken, unable to stand steadily.

Ning Hao let out a cold snort, formed a hand seal, and the golden flying boat glowed with dazzling golden light, dodging the two thick beams of light. A powerful binding force then emerged, immobilizing them. Ning Hao's fists radiated brilliant golden light as he smashed them outwards. With a thunderous roar, the void shattered, and three colossal waves surged towards them.

The eight individuals, including Wang Qingshan, scattered, their faces filled with vigilance. Wang Qingshan cleaved towards the sea below with his right hand, and a massive green sword light swept out, striking the waters beneath. The sea parted, and a muffled clang of metal against metal echoed as the colossal sword light seemed to have struck an impenetrable barrier. A snarling blue giant ape emerged from beneath the sea. Judging by its aura, it was clearly an early-stage Golden Immortal.

"Roar!" No sooner had the blue giant ape appeared than it immediately let out an angry roar, spreading across hundreds of thousands of miles, tearing open the void and creating numerous cracks. It unleashed a blue sound wave, heading straight for Wang Qingshan and his group. Hearing this sound, Wang Qingshan and his group felt an unbearable stinging in their eardrums, a buzzing in their ears, and their qi and blood surged.

Wang Qingshan flipped his right hand, and with a flash of green light, the Azure Lotus Sword appeared in his hand. He gently flicked his wrist, and a piercing sword hum rang out, followed by a vast expanse of sharp green sword energy that swept out, shattering the blue sound wave. The green sword energy continuously struck the blue giant ape's body, emitting muffled "clinking" sounds.

Nine white-glowing flying daggers shot forward, merging into one in mid-air to form a massive white blade that sped straight for the blue giant ape. Wherever the massive white blade passed, large amounts of white frost appeared in the void. The blue giant ape showed no fear. It threw a punch, colliding with the massive white blade. A muffled thud echoed, and the massive white blade flew back, turning into nine white-glowing flying daggers.

"A True Spirit!" Bai Xuewei's delicate eyebrows furrowed.

The sea surface churned and surged as massive blue giants emerged from beneath the sea. Their bodies were shrouded in mist, formed from countless blue seawater, and they were not solid entities. There were several hundred of them. The blue giants waved their fists, attacking Wang Qingshan and his group. Wang Qingshan swung the Azure Lotus Sword and cleaved towards the void. A massive green sword light swept out, slicing a dozen blue giants in half, and from each, a blue-glowing formation flag flew out. Seeing the blue formation flags, Wang Qingshan inwardly felt a bad premonition.

Almost simultaneously, a blue formation flag flew out from within every blue giant, all flying towards the sky. "A formation! This is bad, quickly dodge!" Qi Feiyun said. "It seems the Haoyue Alliance had already buried formation plates at the bottom of the sea; otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to activate the formation."

Just as they were about to dodge, the blue giant ape let out an angry roar, and they felt their bodies weaken. After hundreds of blue formation flags flew into the sky, they instantly burst forth with dazzling blue light, and a massive blue water curtain appeared, trapping the six individuals, including Wang Qingshan, inside.

Ning Hao, being a late-stage Golden Immortal, was unaffected by the blue giant ape's attack and had already dodged it. Jiang Changlin also managed to escape. The blue water curtain trapped the six individuals, including Wang Qingshan, inside. Long Lei, Lin Shuyu, Chen Guang, and Leng Hao appeared, their faces filled with killing intent.

"Act now, annihilate them," Yu Weiwei commanded, her expression turning cold, as she summoned a massive white bell and imbued it with a hand seal. The bell rang out with "clang, clang, clang" sounds, and the massive white bell unleashed a wave of white sound, heading straight for Ning Hao.

Long Lei's body radiated intense yellow light, transforming into a colossal yellow true dragon with formidable scales. This was not a transformation art, but his true form. Lin Shuyu summoned a purple plantain fan, and with a gentle flick, a vast expanse of pungent purple poisonous mist surged out, heading straight for Ning Hao.

The three of them confronted Ning Hao and Jiang Changlin, while Chen Guang and Leng Hao activated the formation to eliminate Wang Qingshan and the six others. The blue giant ape assisted from the side, and Wang Lihe and the other True Immortal cultivators battled in the distance.