Chapter 770: Intense Battle

The towering trees swayed violently, and countless green leaves drifted down. A fierce wind blew the green leaves towards Liu Xin and Song Yan.

As the green leaves passed, a whooshing sound echoed, like sharp blades swiftly cutting through the air.

Song Yan formed a hand seal, and a large expanse of white mist appeared around her. The mist churned, transforming into a cold white wind that protected both of them.

She flipped her hand, and a white short ruler, about a foot long, appeared in her grasp. With a gentle shake, countless white frigid currents surged out, forming a giant white lotus.

The white lotus spun, and a large number of white petals flew out. As the green leaves approached the white frigid currents, they were instantly frozen and halted.

Liu Xin's golden longblade vibrated above his head, unleashing an invisible wave of air that shattered the immobilized leaves.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and three Shan Hai Beads spun rapidly, quickly expanding. A vast expanse of yellow mist surged out, enveloping an area of several miles.

The Shan Hai Beads were water and earth-attribute artifacts. In previous battles, Wang Changsheng had not displayed the earth-attribute divine abilities of the Shan Hai Beads to complement Wang Ruyan. However, facing a powerful enemy this time, he dared not be careless.

As the yellow mist appeared, the sound of the zither grew loud, and Wang Ruyan's delicate fingers swiftly swept across the strings.

Her expression was focused, as if everything around her had vanished, her eyes fixed only on the ancient zither in front of her. Her fingers continuously glided across the strings, and a melodious zither tune resonated, seemingly narrating a mournful story.

With her cultivation at Core Formation Stage Three, playing such a melody would definitely affect Song Yan, but it was uncertain for Liu Xin.

"Madam, be careful. It seems they cultivate the *Kuisui True Scripture* and the *Heavenly Sound Overturning Sea Art*. These two cultivation methods are complementary."

Liu Xin's expression was grave. As a cultivator of the Sun Moon Palace, they were quite familiar with the three fundamental cultivation methods of Zhenhai Sect.

Legend had it that cultivators who practiced the *Kuisui True Scripture* and the *Heavenly Sound Overturning Sea Art* could jointly fight against enemies beyond their major cultivation realm. While there might be some exaggeration in this, the Sun Moon Palace's ancient texts recorded it this way, and Wang Changsheng and his wife would certainly not be easy to deal with.

Song Yan formed a hand seal, and immediately a fierce wind erupted. A large expanse of white clouds appeared in the high sky, and large snowflakes descended. The white short ruler in her hand glowed intensely, and a large cold white wind swept out. The ground quickly froze, turning white.

Large snowflakes drifted down from the sky, blanketing the earth in a white cloak.

This was the spirit art, "Snowfall Across the Human World."

Before long, the ground was completely frozen, and the ice layer spread rapidly.

A loud howling sound erupted, and a large expanse of yellow gales flew in from all directions. Wherever the yellow gales passed, the thick ice layers shattered completely.

Liu Xin frowned, splitting the void with the golden longblade in his hand. A golden rainbow shot out, shattering the gales.

Dense golden spiritual patterns appeared on his body, making him seem as if he was coated in a layer of gold film, as he charged towards the opposing side.

A fierce wind raged, and more than a dozen yellow hurricanes, tens of feet high, struck from all directions. Liu Xin cleaved the surrounding void with his golden longblade, and a golden rainbow shot out.

Boom!

The more than a dozen yellow hurricanes were shattered, and a powerful wave of air swept out in all directions.

The surrounding yellow mist grew thicker and thicker, making it impossible to clearly see the surroundings.

A sharp glint flashed in Liu Xin's eyes. He cleaved the void in front of him with the golden longblade in his hand, and a large expanse of golden blade shadows shot out, striking the ground all around.

A huge roar sounded, and the ground was shattered, leaving large grooves and stirring up dust.

At this moment, a large patch of weeds suddenly burst from the ground, quickly entwining Liu Xin's legs. Countless yellow mist gathered above his head, swiftly forming a small yellow mountain that smashed down fiercely.

At the same time, a giant blue lightning ball menacingly struck towards Liu Xin, with a large expanse of blue fist shadows following closely behind it.

Song Yan tried to help, but a large expanse of blue giant blades flew out from the yellow mist, overwhelmingly striking towards Song Yan.

Song Yan frowned slightly. With a gentle shake of the white short ruler in her hand, a fierce wind erupted, and a white ice wall, tens of feet high, materialized out of thin air, blocking her front.

Boom!

The white ice wall was shattered, and the towering trees began to move, rushing towards Song Yan at an extremely fast speed.

Liu Xin's golden longblade shimmered, and a large expanse of golden blade shadows shot out, shattering the small yellow mountain and the blue lightning ball.

A several-zhang-sized blue giant palm suddenly appeared above his head, swiftly slapping down.

With a huge crash, a large expanse of blue electric light engulfed Liu Xin's body.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" - sounds of piercing the air rang out, as several dark beams shot forth, entering the blue lightning, followed by a muffled thud.

A large expanse of blue fist shadows entered the blue sea of lightning, also producing muffled thuds, as if striking against an iron wall.

Not long after, the blue lightning dissipated, and Liu Xin was completely unharmed. As one of the ten great sects of the South Sea, Sun Moon Palace possessed profound resources, and naturally did not lack defensive spirit arts. Moreover, Liu Xin was a body cultivator.

Liu Xin's body glowed with golden light, breaking free from the weeds that bound him. He transformed into an afterimage, charging towards Wang Changsheng.

A sharp glint flashed in Wang Changsheng's eyes. He took out a shimmering golden hammer and met the charge.

The Shan Hai Beads were heavy artifacts, most suitable for smashing people, but Liu Xin would not stand still. Wang Changsheng's strategy was to entangle Liu Xin and, in cooperation with Wang Ruyan, eliminate Song Yan.

Wang Changsheng's current divine sense was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, allowing him to command the Wood Fiends to attack Song Yan.

Just as Wang Changsheng approached Liu Xin, Liu Xin's figure flickered and suddenly disappeared.

"Oh no, Madam, be careful."

Wang Changsheng's expression changed drastically. Liu Xin was going to launch a sneak attack on Wang Ruyan. Like Wang Changsheng, he wanted to eliminate the opponent's partner first, then team up to kill the other person.

With Liu Xin's cultivation at Core Formation Stage Seven, if he got close, Wang Ruyan would surely die.

A gentle breeze blew, and Liu Xin suddenly appeared in front of Wang Ruyan. He was not using a遁术 (escape technique), but the auxiliary spirit art "Flying Spirit Step," which allowed him to instantly appear hundreds of feet away, with incredible speed.

With this spirit art and his identity as a body cultivator, even if he couldn't win, he could retreat safely. Wang Ruyan sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by a large expanse of seawater protecting her.

The weeds on the ground suddenly grew wildly, quickly weaving into a tall green wall, blocking Wang Ruyan's front.

The seawater violently churned, transforming into layers of water curtains, blocking Wang Ruyan's front.

A large expanse of golden flames appeared on the golden longblade in Liu Xin's hand. He cleaved the void towards Wang Ruyan, and a golden rainbow shot out.

Boom!

The green tall wall was shattered, and the golden rainbow struck the water curtain, slicing through the blue water curtain. A blue sound wave flew out, shattering the golden rainbow.

The zither music grew loud, and a large expanse of blue giant blades shot out, appearing instantly in front of Liu Xin.

Clang, clang, clang!

A series of muffled thuds sounded as the blue giant blades struck the golden light on Liu Xin's body. Liu Xin was completely unharmed.

The surrounding yellow mist churned and surged, and a loud whooshing sound erupted. A large expanse of yellow ropes flew out from the yellow mist, quickly entangling Liu Xin's body.

A yellow light flashed, and a small mountain-sized yellow giant bead suddenly appeared above Liu Xin's head. With a spin, the yellow giant bead emitted a large expanse of yellow mist, enveloping Liu Xin, and then smashed down fiercely.

Wang Ruyan's fingers pulled two zither strings, and upon release, two blue sound waves swept out, striking Liu Xin.

Wang Changsheng was about to make a move when a loud whooshing sound erupted, and a large expanse of white wind blades flew towards him.