Chapter 651: Heavy Losses

As soon as she approached the bamboo building where the teleportation array was located, a massive blue hand, over ten zhang in size, materialized above her head and rapidly slapped down.

Wang Qingqing's face drastically changed, and she quickly retreated backward.

Boom! With a deafening roar, the bamboo building was smashed to pieces by the blue giant hand, and even the teleportation array was destroyed.

Two menacing blue flying daggers aggressively slashed towards Wang Qingqing. She quickly conjured a giant golden turtle to block in front of her.

With a muffled thud, the golden giant turtle was shattered by the two blue flying daggers. A golden light then flew over, enveloping the daggers, causing them to immediately halt.

Ye Lin's face was pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

A fire escape talisman flew over and accurately affixed itself to Wang Qingqing's body. Wang Qingqing then dissolved into specks of fire light and vanished.

Ye Lang's eyes shifted, and he said, "Leave this girl to me, I'll go after her."

He transformed into a streak of light, rapidly piercing through the air.

A Core Formation cultivator dealing with a Foundation Establishment cultivator would naturally pose no problem.

The blue-robed old man's gaze fell upon Ye Lin, his expression somewhat strange. He commented, "Pupil technique, that's rare."

"Uncle, hurry and leave, I can escape," Wang Qingshan transmitted to Ye Lin, his tone heavy.

Wang Changsheng hadn't informed Wang Qingshan of Ye Lin's cultivation level, but Wang Qingshan could tell that Ye Lin was a Core Formation cultivator. He was simply injured and couldn't exert his full Core Formation power.

Ye Lin hesitated for a moment, then transmitted, "Alright, if you die, I will definitely avenge you."

A yellow light illuminated Ye Lin's body as he prepared to use an escape technique to leave.

Above his head, the void rippled, and a massive blue hand, over ten zhang in size, materialized out of thin air and rapidly slapped down.

A whooshing sound filled the air as hundreds of blue flying swords shot forth, converging into a giant blue sword that slashed towards the blue giant hand.

Boom! A deafening roar erupted. The blue giant sword was smashed to pieces by the blue giant hand, and Ye Lin also vanished.

"A minor divine ability! You're only in the Foundation Establishment stage; trying to stop the four of us by yourself is hopelessly foolish," the blue-robed old man sneered, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

Several shimmering magical treasures struck towards Wang Qingshan at extreme speed. Simultaneously, a blue giant hand, over ten zhang in size, appeared above Wang Qingshan's head and swiftly slapped down.

Before the blue giant hand could fully descend, a powerful gale enveloped him, kicking up dust and causing Wang Qingshan's hair to fly wildly.

An astonishing sword intent erupted from Wang Qingshan. Countless blue sword energies flew out from him, condensing into a massive blue light sword that, with an imposing aura, slashed towards the blue giant hand.

A deafening roar sounded as the blue giant hand shattered the blue light sword.

At this moment, the magical treasures were less than ten zhang away from Wang Qingshan.

A crisp sword hum rang out. A small emerald sword ornament hanging on Wang Qingshan's chest suddenly flared with brilliant light, blurred, and transformed into a giant sword over a hundred zhang long. With a gentle sweep, it shattered the blue giant hand. Then, it circled once before striking the shimmering magical treasures.

"Boom!" The blue giant sword severed all of the shimmering magical treasures, causing them to fall to the ground.

This protective artifact contained the full power of a blow from the Carefree Sword Venerable. Even a single such strike was something no first-tier magical treasure could withstand.

The blue giant sword then slashed towards the blue-robed old man and the other three, producing a piercing whooshing sound as it moved.

"No good, quickly dodge!" Feeling the astonishing momentum emanating from the blue giant sword, the blue-robed old man's face changed drastically, and he hastily dodged.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Qingshan took out a light silver talisman. It was precisely a low-grade third-tier talisman, the Hundred-Mile Spirit Escape Talisman.

A whooshing sound indicated a golden light shooting towards Wang Qingshan, reaching him instantly.

Countless blue sword energies erupted from Wang Qingshan, striking towards the golden light.

Clang, clang, clang! A series of dull clangs of metal on metal sounded. The blue sword energies were shattered, and Wang Qingshan rapidly retreated. However, the golden light still pierced his left shoulder, causing blood to flow profusely.

If he hadn't dodged quickly, his heart would have been pierced by the golden light.

Wang Qingshan grunted, endured the sharp pain, and crushed the silver talisman in his hand. His entire being dissolved into countless silver runes and vanished.

At this moment, the blue giant sword also disappeared. The blue-robed old man and the other three had several treasures damaged, but they themselves were unharmed.

"A third-tier escape talisman! And a protective artifact, does a Nascent Soul cultivator back him?" The blue-robed old man's face turned grim. He hadn't expected the Wang family to have a Nascent Soul cultivator behind them.

A protective artifact refined by a Core Formation cultivator couldn't possibly destroy several magical treasures; only one from a Nascent Soul cultivator could.

"This child cannot be left alive. If he reports back, it'll be a big problem. We must cut the grass at its roots, or we'll be in serious trouble," a beautiful woman in a red dress said coldly, her eyes full of killing intent.

"Pursue him! This person must not be allowed to live. Post a bounty notice for his capture." The four Core Formation cultivators flew off in different directions with great speed.

Dozens of corpses lay in pools of blood. Flames soared into the sky on the island, with not a single survivor.

A hundred miles away, in a certain sea area.

Wang Qingqing sat on a golden flying eagle, rapidly soaring into the distance. Her expression was downcast, and her heart was heavy with grief.

Her husband and clan members had died one after another before her eyes. She was utterly distraught; never in her life had she experienced such a tragedy.

A streak of light appeared on the distant horizon, rapidly flying towards her.

Wang Qingqing's face drastically changed. She hurriedly urged the golden flying eagle beneath her to accelerate.

A blue light shot forth, reaching her head in less than three breaths. It was clearly a small blue cauldron, which instantly expanded, spewing out a blue light that enveloped Wang Qingqing and the golden flying eagle.

Not long after, the streak of light stopped, revealing Ye Lang's figure.

He formed a hand seal, and the blue giant cauldron rapidly shrank, flying back into his sleeve and disappearing.

He transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the distant horizon.

A quarter of an hour later, a red streak of light caught up, revealing the figure of the beautiful woman in the red dress.

"How was it? Where's that girl?"

Ye Lang shook his head and said, "She had a third-tier escape talisman on her and got away. Did you fail?"

"Another third-tier escape talisman? We also failed. He had a protective artifact refined by a Nascent Soul cultivator, and a third-tier escape talisman. We're still pursuing him!"

Ye Lang frowned. "A Nascent Soul cultivator backs him? Quick, chase! He absolutely cannot be allowed to escape."

He increased his escape speed. The beautiful woman in the red dress didn't think much of it and chased in another direction.

A quarter of an hour later, Ye Lang appeared in a hidden cave on a desolate island and released Wang Qingqing.

"Is Daoist Wang your father?"

"If you want to kill me, kill me. I won't say anything," Wang Qingqing said with a resolute expression, as if resigned to death.

"I've never seen you, and you've never seen me. Stay here for ten days to half a month, then leave. Your father saved me, so I'm letting you go; we're even now."

Wang Qingqing was silent for a moment, then pressed, "You killed my clan members, yet you let me go. Aren't you afraid of retribution from our Wang family?"

Ye Lang smiled faintly and said, "Daoist Wang saved me years ago. Letting you go is repaying his kindness. Killing your clan members was my duty. It wouldn't be strange for Daoist Wang to seek revenge on me, but I'm even with him now, and I won't hold back then. There are many things beyond our control in the cultivation world of the South Sea; it's a deep pool! Go back to where you came from! If it were so easy to establish oneself here, forces from other regions would have already come to the South Sea to develop."

After saying this, Ye Lang transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

Wang Qingqing's expression was somewhat strange. She formed a hand seal and burrowed into the ground.