Chapter 648: The Power of the Heavenly Grade Cultivation Technique

"You're asking for death," a male voice filled with murderous intent rang out.

Three black streaks of light immediately accelerated, swiftly flying towards them.

Fairy Ziyue conjured a small blue cauldron, which instantly grew in size, emitting a swath of blue light that enveloped the red octopus's corpse. The octopus's body rapidly shrunk, getting drawn into the giant blue cauldron. The blue cauldron quickly returned to its original size, flying back into Fairy Ziyue's sleeve and disappearing from sight.

At this moment, the three black streaks of light also stopped.

There were two men and one woman, all with high noses and long ears. Each had a pair of black feathered wings, about a zhang (approx. 3.3 meters) in span, on their backs, clearly indicating they were half-demons.

The one with the highest cultivation was a tall, middle-aged man at the seventh layer of the Core Formation stage. He had black scales on his arms, suggesting he might not be a pure avian half-demon.

The other two half-demons were both at the fifth layer of the Core Formation stage.

Wang Changsheng's expression turned serious. Avian half-demons were the most troublesome due to their speed and knack for surprise attacks.

In other parts of the South Sea, most cultivators could overpower demonic beasts with their magic treasures, secret arts, and divine abilities. However, in the Myriad Demon Sea, it was different. Just as cultivators hunted demonic beasts, half-demons hunted cultivators, feeding on their flesh and blood.

"Old rule," the middle-aged man said, "the woman is mine. Her skin is so tender, she must taste delicious. As for the two men, you can each pick one."

The middle-aged man's gaze fell upon Fairy Ziyue. He licked his lips, his eyes filled with lewdness.

If it were male cultivators, the half-demons would simply eat them. But for female cultivators, they definitely had other plans.

"That guy's too old; his flesh surely won't taste good. I'll take that male," a tall, black-robed man said, staring directly at Wang Changsheng and licking his lips.

"They always leave these old geezers for me! Give me half, I always end up eating old stuff!" the black-robed young woman grumbled, frowning.

"Junior Brother Wang, be careful. Any half-demon daring to hunt cultivators is not to be underestimated," Tian Jiong transmitted, his tone heavy.

Wang Changsheng, having mastered two Spirit Arts, felt he wouldn't have much trouble against a fifth-layer Core Formation half-demon.

"Senior Brother Tian, let's finish this quickly in case someone passes by."

Without using the Spirit Art "Spirit Slaying Palm," Wang Changsheng wasn't confident in instantly killing his opponent. In any case, there were no other cultivators nearby, so a quick resolution was best.

The black-robed man flipped his palm, and a long white spear appeared in his hand. Wisps of white mist emanated from the spear, indicating it was a first-grade high-rank magic treasure.

The white spear flared with light, rapidly extending in length, exuding an astonishing chill as it thrust towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng showed no fear, pulling out his Ruyi Dark Jade Staff and meeting the attack.

Clang, clang, clang!

With a series of dull clangs of metal on metal, Wang Changsheng felt his tiger's mouth (the web between thumb and forefinger) go numb from the impact.

While surprised, he also felt a thrill. It was his first time encountering an enemy who used a long weapon since he entered the Core Formation stage.

The Ruyi Dark Jade Staff surged with a large expanse of blue electrical arcs, colliding with the white spear.

On the other side, Tian Jiong engaged the black-robed young woman, and Fairy Ziyue faced the middle-aged man.

Tian Jiong appeared calm and relaxed, while Fairy Ziyue seemed to be struggling a bit.

The red banner in Tian Jiong's hand released giant fireballs, which vied with each other to smash into the black-robed young woman.

The black-robed young woman manipulated a black banner, unleashing gusts of fierce wind. As soon as the giant fireballs came within ten zhang (approx. 33 meters) of her, they seemed to meet their nemesis, rapidly flickering and extinguishing.

The red banner in Tian Jiong's hand flared with intense light, and countless crimson flames surged out, forming a massive red dolphin that rushed towards the black-robed young woman with overwhelming heat.

The black-robed young woman snorted lightly. Her black banner blazed with light, and a powerful gust of wind flew out, transforming into a gigantic black wind eagle that swooped towards the red dolphin.

"Boom!"

The black wind eagle and the red dolphin collided, annihilating each other. Black and red spiritual light intertwined, and an invisible wave of air swept out in all directions.

Soon after, the spiritual light dispersed, and the black-robed young woman vanished.

A gentle breeze arose behind Tian Jiong, revealing the black-robed young woman's figure.

Her hands had transformed into enormous eagle talons, which she swung towards Tian Jiong's head.

Tian Jiong's body suddenly erupted with dazzling red light, and a translucent red light barrier materialized, shielding his entire being.

The surface of the red light barrier was adorned with numerous flame patterns, making it appear vibrant and colorful.

The black-robed young woman's talons were blocked by the red light barrier, and a burst of crimson flames shot out from Tian Jiong, lunging towards her.

The black-robed young woman vigorously flapped the wings on her back, retreating rapidly. The crimson flames relentlessly pursued her, transforming into a crimson dolphin over ten zhang (approx. 33 meters) in size, and lunging towards her.

The black-robed young woman let out a cold snort. Her black banner flared intensely, and countless gray wind blades flew out, shattering the crimson dolphin and dispersing it into a vast expanse of crimson flames.

With a whoosh, a red light unexpectedly flew out of the sea of flames, heading directly for the black-robed young woman.

Wherever the red light passed, ripples appeared in the void, as if it could shatter at any moment.

The red light was incredibly fast, instantly appearing before the black-robed young woman. She hastily conjured a gleaming black shield, placing it in front of her, then flapped her wings and rapidly retreated.

With a bang, the red light effortlessly pierced through the black shield. It then penetrated the black-robed young woman's protective qi barrier and struck her chest. Her eyes were wide open, filled with disbelief. She looked down at her chest. A large expanse of crimson flames surged from the wound, rapidly spreading. A terribly tragic female shriek echoed as raging flames engulfed the black-robed young woman's body. She couldn't even escape with her soul and was instantly annihilated.

The Spirit Art "Fiery Aura Finger," a byproduct of the Heaven-grade cultivation technique "Blazing True Aura Art," possessed power incomparable to ordinary Spirit Arts. An ordinary Spirit Art certainly couldn't have easily killed the black-robed young woman. However, "Fiery Aura Finger" was ranked among the top fifty Spirit Arts in the world. With Tian Jiong three layers higher in cultivation than her, she was no match for him.

A red-glowing scissor shot forth, cutting the black-robed young woman in half, and her corpse rapidly plunged towards the sea.

Tian Jiong reached into the void, and the black-robed young woman's storage bag from her waist and her black banner flew into his hand.

From the moment Tian Jiong made his move to the annihilation of the black-robed young woman, less than five breaths passed. At this time, Wang Changsheng was still entangled in battle with the black-robed man.

Wang Changsheng was secretly astonished, thinking, "Is a Heaven-grade cultivation technique really this potent? To kill a fifth-layer Core Formation half-demon so quickly."

Tian Jiong glanced at Wang Changsheng and transmitted, "Junior Brother Wang, hold on for a moment. I'll help Qing'er kill the other one, then come assist you."

"No need, Senior Brother Tian. I can handle this demon myself."

Wang Changsheng subtly declined, confident he could deal with a fifth-layer Core Formation half-demon on his own.

The Ruyi Dark Jade Staff in his hand flared with light, surging with countless blue electrical arcs that struck the white spear.

The white spear was repelled, but the black-robed man quickly regained his grip.

The Cold Mist Bottle released a large expanse of white cold energy, which transformed into a gigantic white shark that lunged towards the black-robed man.

A gigantic yellow sand eagle swooped in, targeting the black-robed man.

The black-robed man, Qinghua Python, flicked his wrist, and countless spear phantoms materialized.

Boom! The white shark and yellow sand eagle were shattered, unable to even approach within thirty zhang (approx. 100 meters) of the black-robed man.

Wang Changsheng frowned. His Ruyi Dark Jade Staff glowed with countless blue lightning bolts, striking towards the black-robed man with the force of Mount Tai pressing down.

The Ruyi Dark Jade Staff was blocked by the white spear, but a blue lightning python, over ten zhang (approx. 33 meters) long, surged forth from the staff and lunged towards the black-robed man.