Chapter 715: Zhou Family Attacks

Golden arrows transformed into thousands of gold-devouring ants, crawling onto their protective spiritual aura and frantically gnawing.

The blue-robed elder and the middle-aged man each conjured a blue orb and a crimson command flag, releasing vast amounts of white cold energy and crimson flames. The gold-devouring ants promptly fell off their protective spiritual aura.

A thick beam of purple light descended from the sky, enveloping the blue-robed elder and rendering him unable to move. A mountain-sized blue giant orb then plummeted from above, crashing onto the blue-robed elder's body.

With a miserable shriek, the blue-robed elder's body was crushed into a pile of mangled flesh.

On the other side, a crimson ray swiftly swept across the void, striking the middle-aged man's defensive spiritual aura and transforming into raging flames.

A loud tearing sound echoed as a long azure rainbow shot forth, effortlessly shattering the middle-aged man's protective spiritual aura and obliterating him.

Wang Changsheng let out a sigh of relief, collected the belongings of the three individuals, burned their corpses, put away his magic treasures, and flew towards Red Lotus Island.

At Red Lotus Island, over a hundred cultivators were fiercely attacking the island. A black-faced man with a resolute expression and a well-built middle-aged beautiful woman floated high in the sky, their expressions indifferent.

The Hailan Sect had feigned cooperation with the Zhang family, mobilizing a large number of their members and setting a trap to lure and kill the Zhang family's high-level cultivators.

Now, cultivators from the Whale Gate and Hailan Sect were counterattacking, striking at the Zhang family's affiliated forces.

According to intelligence reports, the Wang family had a Core Formation cultivator who had already gone to the Zhang family to offer birthday felicitations. However, two Core Formation cultivators and over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators had besieged the island for over an hour. They couldn't even get within thirty zhang (approximately 100 meters) of Red Lotus Island, let alone launch an assault.

The melodious sound of a pipa continuously echoed as nine enormous whirlpools appeared around Red Lotus Island, constantly unleashing thick blue water columns to attack the incoming magic treasures, spiritual artifacts, and spells.

This wasn't the most serious problem; individual Foundation Establishment cultivators had even fallen into illusions, attacking their comrades and killing several other cultivators.

"Ninth Sister, we can't go on like this," the black-faced man frowned. "Red Lotus Island has at most one Core Formation cultivator, and their cultivation must not be high. If we can't even take Red Lotus Island, we'll surely be laughed to death."

The Zhou family had a legacy spanning over a thousand years and was a staunch vassal of the Hailan Sect, boasting four Core Formation cultivators. This time, the Zhou family had dispatched two Core Formation cultivators and over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, originally believing they could easily take Red Lotus Island. To their surprise, they had been attacking for over an hour and still hadn't breached the island.

The Hailan Sect and Whale Gate had allied to deal with the Zhang family, and the Hailan Sect had already promised to bestow rewards based on merit afterward. The Wang family was the first stronghold the Zhou family was tasked with eliminating. If the Zhou family couldn't even take down the Wang family, they would neither be able nor have the face to attack other forces.

"Don't hold back, let's attack together!" the middle-aged beautiful woman said, her eyes cold and full of killing intent. "I refuse to believe we can't break through Red Lotus Island's island-protecting grand formation."

She opened her mouth, and six crimson flying swords shot out, heading towards Red Lotus Island. With a sword incantation, the six crimson flying swords transformed into six streaks of red light, flying around Red Lotus Island. Soon, the six streaks of red light encircled Red Lotus Island.

The humming of swords intensified, and the six red flying swords glowed brightly. Countless red mists flew out, forming a massive crimson fire cloud that floated above Red Lotus Island. The crimson fire cloud spanned a thousand zhang (approximately 3.3 kilometers), reflecting a crimson hue onto the seawater below and emitting astonishingly high temperatures.

Inside Red Lotus Island, a pale yellow light barrier covered most of the buildings, and the faces of the Wang family members were filled with worry. Their gazes were fixed on Wang Ruyan, who was outside the yellow light barrier, seated within a pale silver formation. The stone slab beneath her was engraved with numerous profound runes, flickering with spiritual light. This was the Flowing Sound Formation, capable of enhancing the power of sound-based cultivation techniques.

Her delicate fingers swiftly moved across the pipa strings, her expression tinged with sorrow. The pipa's notes became melodious and desolate, as if narrating a sad story.

A thunderous roar! The crimson fire cloud churned, and dozens of house-sized giant fireballs flew out from within it, menacingly hurtling towards Red Lotus Island. The sound of air being torn apart intensified as countless red sword qi shot from all directions, striking towards Red Lotus Island.

The middle-aged beautiful woman intended to use her sword formation, the Heavenly Flame Spirit-Slaying Sword Formation, to break the grand formation. This sword formation had previously helped her slay numerous powerful enemies.

Wang Ruyan's expression remained calm, and the pipa's notes grew spirited. The seawater churned violently as an invisible sound wave appeared out of nowhere, rapidly spreading outwards from Red Lotus Island. Two massive blue giant hands shot out from beneath the sea, swatting at the descending giant fireballs.

Upon encountering the invisible sound wave, the crimson sword qi vanished with a frantic flash, as if encountering its nemesis. The giant fireballs were shattered by the blue giant hands.

Several formation masters, led by Ye Lin, diligently maintained their positions, ready to promptly replace the spirit stones embedded in the formation's core once their spiritual energy was depleted. Ye Haitang's expression was a mix of nervousness and excitement, as this was her first time encountering such a situation.

A series of booming sounds echoed as the seawater churned violently, transforming into blue water curtains that blocked the incoming red sword qi and giant fireballs.

The middle-aged beautiful woman's face turned grim. She opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of vital essence blood, which merged into the six crimson flying swords. The six swords shone brightly, releasing a vast expanse of crimson sword shadows. They then blurred, transforming into six crimson giant swords, over thirty zhang long, striking Red Lotus Island from different directions.

Wang Ruyan's delicate brows slightly furrowed. Her jade-like finger hooked a pipa string, then released it. A powerful sound wave shot out, rapidly dispersing.

Boom! The sound wave shattered three of the crimson giant swords, then vanished itself. With several loud crashes, the three remaining crimson giant swords struck the formation, causing ripples to spread across its surface, yet the formation remained completely undamaged.

Ye Lin's face showed disdain. The defensive formation he had set up, with Wang Ruyan controlling it, would make him bash his head against a block of tofu in shame if it could be easily broken by just two Core Formation cultivators.

Seeing this scene, the black-faced man and the middle-aged beautiful woman's faces turned grim. "Red Lotus Island's defense is too strong!" the black-faced man exclaimed. "This must be at least a third-tier mid-grade defensive formation!"

The middle-aged beautiful woman made another sword incantation, and the six crimson flying swords flew above Red Lotus Island, rapidly spinning erratically and transforming into a massive crimson disc of light. With a flash of red light, a crimson fire beam, a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) in diameter, shot out. The pipa's sound intensified, and the seawater churned violently, transforming into two massive blue giant hands that swatted at the crimson fire beam.

A deafening roar echoed as the two blue giant hands were shattered by the crimson fire beam. The weakened crimson fire beam then struck the island-protecting grand formation, causing it to subtly tremble—a movement so slight that it would go unnoticed without close observation.

The middle-aged beautiful woman and the black-faced man exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock. "A cultivation family that moved to Red Lotus Island less than twenty years ago has such a powerful family-protecting grand formation?" the black-faced man exclaimed.

The Zhou family, established for a thousand years, had spent heavily to hire a third-tier high-grade formation master, only then managing to set up a third-tier high-grade defensive formation. "The Wang family has only been in the Red Moon Sea for less than twenty years," the middle-aged beautiful woman muttered in disbelief, "and their family-protecting grand formation has such strong defenses?"