Chapter 4044: The Power of Taoism

Explosions echoed across a vast, boundless azure sea, spiritual lights illuminating the sky. A team of True Immortal cultivators was locked in battle, and the sea surface, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, was frozen solid.

Judging by their attire, this team of cultivators hailed from Hundred Refinement Island and Beast Spirit Gate.

The Hundred Refinement Island cultivators wielded multiple low-grade immortal artifacts and two True Immortal-level puppet beasts. In contrast, the Beast Spirit Gate cultivators had merged with their vital spirit beasts. Overall, the Beast Spirit Gate cultivators held a slight advantage.

A colossal red flood dragon opened its gaping maw and spewed out a torrent of crimson demonic flames, engulfing two Hundred Refinement Island cultivators. The intense heat tore through the void, creating thick, long rifts.

Several low-grade immortal artifacts flew out from the crimson sea of fire, soaring directly towards the red flood dragon.

A vast expanse of crimson flames erupted from the red flood dragon's body, enveloping it in a fiery shroud.

The low-grade immortal artifacts pierced through the red flood dragon's body. The red flood dragon then transformed into a vast expanse of crimson flames, employing the Fire Escape Technique.

The next moment, a crimson glow lit up above the sea of fire, revealing the red flood dragon's form.

Its two dragon claws slammed down towards the sea of fire, followed by two miserable screams. Two miniature Nascent Souls flew out from the sea of fire, but before they could fly far, a crimson glow swept over, enveloping them and dragging them into the red flood dragon's mouth, where they were swallowed.

"Hundred Refinement Island is nothing special," the red flood dragon said with a look of disdain.

"Is that so? Your Beast Spirit Gate isn't much better," a chilling male voice rang out.

No sooner had the words fallen than a whooshing sound pierced the air, and a golden streak of light shot forth, instantly appearing before the red flood dragon.

As the red flood dragon was about to dodge, a resounding bell chime echoed, making its head buzz and slowing its reaction. The golden light then pierced through the red flood dragon's head, and its massive body plummeted towards the frozen sea surface.

A red light flashed, and a tall, red-robed youth flew out from within the red flood dragon. His face was pale; with his vital spirit beast slain, he too was injured.

To be able to slay a late-True Immortal stage flood dragon in one strike, it must be a Golden Immortal cultivator.

The golden light circled once, instantly appearing before the red-robed youth.

The golden light converged, revealing a gleaming golden long cone, stained with some red blood.

"A mid-grade immortal artifact!" the red-robed youth exclaimed, paling in shock. Indeed, it was a Golden Immortal cultivator. Before he could dodge, the golden long cone pierced through his head. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out from his body but was caught by the golden long cone and instantly annihilated.

A golden, gleaming flying boat approached from afar. True Immortal Chunyang and Feng Chuchu stood aboard the golden flying boat, their faces filled with killing intent.

The frozen sea surface tore open, and a sharp red sword light shot skyward, heading directly for True Immortal Chunyang and Feng Chuchu. At the same time, loud whooshing sounds reverberated as densely packed blue fist shadows flew over, tearing through the void.

True Immortal Chunyang flicked his sleeve, and a small golden shield flew out, instantly enlarging and blocking in front of him. The blue fist shadows and red sword light struck the shield, emitting a dull thud.

Feng Chuchu flicked her sleeve, and a gleaming golden orb shot forth, floating high in the sky.

She conjured a spell, and the golden orb surged with countless golden electrical arcs. With flashes of lightning and rumbling thunder, thick golden bolts of lightning tore through the sky, striking down towards the sea below.

The seawater churned violently, raising a towering giant wave to meet the attack.

A tremendous explosion echoed, and the towering giant wave disintegrated.

A massive watery tornado shot skyward, heading directly for True Immortal Chunyang and Feng Chuchu.

True Immortal Chunyang slammed his right hand towards the void, and a colossal golden fire palm flew out from it, striking the watery tornado.

With a thunderous roar, the watery tornado exploded, revealing a snarling blue giant ape whose eyes gleamed ferociously.

"Oh no, it's True Monarch Sky Ape," True Immortal Chunyang exclaimed, paling in alarm.

The blue giant ape let out a heaven-shaking roar, and True Immortal Chunyang and Feng Chuchu felt an unbearable sharp pain in their Soul Seas.

Soul attack! Their reactions faltered, and their features contorted. They had never imagined that True Monarch Sky Ape had mastered a soul-based divine ability.

The blue giant ape's fists slammed fiercely onto True Immortal Chunyang and Feng Chuchu's protective spiritual light, which shattered instantly as if made of paper. Both were struck by the blue giant ape's fists, instantly turning into a mist of blood. No sooner had their two miniature Nascent Souls left their bodies than they were annihilated by a thick blue light sprayed from the blue giant ape.

A blue light flashed, and the blue giant ape transformed into True Monarch Sky Ape's appearance, his gaze icy.

A voluptuous young woman in a red dress flew out from beneath the sea. Judging by her aura, she possessed a mid-Golden Immortal cultivation level.

"Even a mid-Golden Immortal cultivator couldn't withstand one of your punches," the red-dressed young woman said with a smile, her face full of envy. "It's truly worth all the effort you put into cultivating into a True Spirit and mastering your unique divine ability, the Soul Suppression Roar."

Just then, ripples spread above their heads, and a colossal void appeared, from which a massive blue fist flew out, heading directly for them.

True Monarch Sky Ape slammed his right fist towards the void above his head, and a blue giant fist flashed out. At the same time, his body glowed with a brilliant green light as a pair of green feathered wings appeared, and with a gentle flap, he vanished from his spot.

The two blue giant fists collided; the latter instantly disintegrated, and the blue giant fist continued straight towards the red-dressed young woman.

The red-dressed young woman paled in shock. Her mouth opened slightly, and she spewed out three gleaming red flying swords, slashing towards the blue giant fist.

With a few dull thuds, the three red flying swords were sent flying back. The blue giant fist slammed towards the red-dressed young woman. As she was about to dodge, an ethereal melody resounded through heaven and earth. She felt an unbearable piercing pain in her eardrums, dizziness, and slight discomfort.

By the time she recovered her senses, the blue giant fist had already pierced through her protective spiritual light and struck her body.

The red-dressed young woman's body instantly transformed into a mist of blood, her Nascent Soul unable to escape.

Tens of thousands of miles away, True Monarch Sky Ape witnessed this scene. His pupils contracted, and his expression turned grim. The opponent's strength surpassed his own; even a complete set of mid-grade immortal artifacts couldn't withstand a single strike from the opponent.

The seawater churned violently, and a blue water mountain hundreds of thousands of feet high emerged, crashing towards True Monarch Sky Ape. Simultaneously, a powerful gravitational force emanated from the sea surface.

A colossal void appeared above True Monarch Sky Ape's head, and a blue sound wave swept out, heading directly for True Monarch Sky Ape.

True Monarch Sky Ape opened his mouth and spewed out a green sound wave to meet the blue sound wave. The green feathered wings on his back vanished as his body glowed with a brilliant red light, transforming into a completely crimson flood dragon. This was a transformation art; his true form was a top-tier True Spirit, and combined with the transformation art, his strength was extraordinary.

The blue sound wave collided with the green sound wave, the latter instantly disintegrating. The red flood dragon then opened its mouth and spewed a torrent of crimson flames to meet it, which was also instantly defeated.

The blue sound wave swept past the red flood dragon's body, and the red flood dragon let out an agonizing roar, its body trembling slightly.

The watery tornado struck the red flood dragon, causing multiple scales to fall off and leaving it covered in blood.

A watery tornado rose from the sea surface, and Wang Changsheng appeared. He formed a hand seal, and his body glowed with brilliant blue light as cracking sounds echoed from his bones. His physique enlarged a hundredfold. With a flick of his right hand, three Sea-Stabilizing Pearls flew out, instantly growing larger, and slammed towards the red flood dragon.

The Daoist spell "As You Wish in Size" allows both the practitioner and their treasures to enlarge. The larger the treasure, the greater its power; the larger the practitioner, the greater their physical strength. This Daoist spell is suitable for Immortals who have mastered the Law of Strength.

Wang Changsheng could currently only enlarge the three Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to injure his enemies, as the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls had already been upgraded to mid-grade immortal artifacts.

The three colossal blue orbs slammed towards the red flood dragon. A powerful gravitational force appeared out of thin air, making it impossible for it to evade.

The red flood dragon's body glowed with brilliant red light, and its tail swept fiercely, striking one of the colossal blue orbs.

It let out an agonizing scream, feeling the bones in its tail shatter. The colossal blue orb remained perfectly still and slammed into the red flood dragon's body.

The red flood dragon flew backward, spewing out a large mouthful of vital blood.

A red light flashed, and the red flood dragon transformed into a snarling blue giant ape, emitting a strange roar—the soul-based divine ability, Soul Suppression Roar.

Wang Changsheng was completely unaffected. If it were a soul-based Daoist spell, that would be another matter, but it was merely a soul-based divine ability, which he simply ignored.

The blue giant ape conjured a blue mace, its blue light flickering erratically, and slammed it towards one of the colossal blue orbs.

With a dull thud, the blue giant ape felt an irresistible gravitational force envelop it, sending it flying backward. Before it even landed, another colossal blue orb slammed into it.

"No..." the blue giant ape let out a despairing roar as it was crushed into a bloody pulp by the colossal blue orb.

A miniature Nascent Soul flew out from its body. Wang Changsheng conjured a gleaming green jade bottle and collected the miniature Nascent Soul.

He formed a hand seal, and his body rapidly returned to its normal size, as did the three Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

His face was slightly pale. The Daoist spell's power was immense; he had thought True Monarch Sky Ape could withstand several strikes, but unexpectedly, True Monarch Sky Ape was annihilated in a single blow. A significant amount of his immortal elemental energy was also consumed.