Chapter 848: Getting the Prize

The old man in the golden shirt heard the strange roar of the Sea-Quelling Ape and immediately felt dizzy and weak, unable to exert any spiritual power.

Dozens of blue lightning orbs struck the golden shield, exploding one after another, and a large expanse of blue lightning enveloped the old man in the golden shirt.

A blue fist-shadow, five zhang large, shot forth, striking the golden shield fiercely.

Rumble!

The golden shield and the old man in the golden shirt were instantly sent flying backward. The old man in the golden shirt crashed heavily against the stone wall, his face flushing crimson.

With a "poof," the old man in the golden shirt spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, his face turning pale.

Before he could stand up, Wang Changsheng rushed towards him.

The golden centipede tried to block Wang Changsheng, but dozens of green thorny vines emerged from the ground, coiling around its body. A huge yellow orb descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the golden centipede.

The golden centipede let out a strange hiss, and over a dozen thick golden lightning bolts flew out, striking towards the yellow orb.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Changsheng suddenly appeared before the old man in the golden shirt, his fists glowing with a dazzling blue light, ready to strike him.

Just then, countless golden lights suddenly erupted above the old man in the golden shirt's head, and a golden wheel, about a zhang in size, materialized out of thin air, emitting blinding golden light.

Spiritual Art: Golden Moon Heavenly Wheel.

Enveloped by the golden light, Wang Changsheng felt as if an invisible mountain had been placed on his shoulders, suffocating him. It was extremely difficult for him to even move a single step.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the old man in the golden shirt opened his mouth, and three streaks of blindingly sharp golden light flew out, striking towards Wang Changsheng.

A brilliant golden light erupted from Wang Changsheng's body, as if he were coated in gold. This was the defensive spiritual art, Glazed Golden Body.

Clang, clang, clang!

With three muffled sounds of metal striking metal, the three golden lights did not harm Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng also clearly saw the true forms of the three golden lights: they were three palm-sized golden wheels with extremely sharp edges.

The old man in the golden shirt conjured a gleaming golden shuttle, from which numerous golden electric arcs emerged. He cast a spell, and a loud thunderous roar erupted. A large surge of golden lightning flew out, striking Wang Changsheng fiercely, enveloping his body in a large expanse of golden lightning.

He took off the golden gourd from his waist, cast a spell into it, and a great whistling sound arose as countless golden sands flew out, forming a giant golden fist, over ten zhang in size, striking fiercely at the golden lightning.

Wang Changsheng was instantly sent flying backward, crashing heavily against the stone wall. His Glazed Golden Body was shattered, with traces of blood visible on his hands, and his clothes were tattered.

"As expected of a Core Formation ninth-layer cultivator, his timing is precise. If my physical body weren't far superior to that of ordinary cultivators, I might have already died." Wang Changsheng was secretly astonished, his expression becoming somewhat solemn.

Rumble!

A deafening roar resounded, and a large expanse of blue lightning enveloped the golden centipede. Most of the golden centipede's body was entangled by hundreds of green thorny vines. The yellow orb, formed by the Twin-Pupil Rat, flew up and plunged into the blue lightning, causing the ground to shake violently.

At the same time, the Gold-Devouring Ant Queen, leading thousands of Gold-Devouring Ants, had completely devoured the golden bees. The thousands of Gold-Devouring Ants then transformed into a golden greatsword, over ten zhang long, rushing straight towards the old man in the golden shirt.

The old man in the golden shirt's face turned pale with shock. He had never imagined that Wang Changsheng's spirit beasts and spirit insects would be so powerful.

An extremely strange roar resounded, and the golden wheel vanished. The three golden wheels fell to the ground. This was precisely the Immortal-Quelling Roar unleashed by the Sea-Quelling Ape.

The old man in the golden shirt again felt his limbs weaken, unable to exert any spiritual power.

A gigantic orb, the size of a house, flew directly towards him, striking the old man in the golden shirt precisely.

A man's miserable scream echoed, and the old man in the golden shirt was crushed into a pulp by the giant orb, as dead as could be.

Wang Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. If the old man in the golden shirt and his companion hadn't tried to harm him, he wouldn't have resorted to lethal force. Ultimately, it was all due to greed.

Because the old man in the golden shirt had set up a formation, everything that happened inside the cave was unknown to Guangdong Ren and the others, but Wang Ruyan knew everything clearly.

Having cultivated the Heart-Syncing Art, within a certain range, Wang Ruyan would know all of Wang Changsheng's thoughts.

"Fellow Daoist Guang, they played a trick and secretly tried to harm my husband. My husband has already killed them. Later, let's kill the others together and split their belongings." Wang Ruyan transmitted this message to Guangdong Ren. They most feared these unconstrained rogue cultivators, as offending them could bring a lot of trouble to their sect.

Guangdong Ren heard this, his eyes filled with doubt and suspicion. He couldn't discern the truthfulness of Wang Ruyan's words.

Given his life-or-death friendship with the old man in the golden shirt, the old man shouldn't have turned against him. However, Wang Changsheng was a Core Formation seventh-layer cultivator, and he didn't have the courage to take on two opponents alone.

A sudden loud bang came from inside the cave. Wang Changsheng, looking panicked, ran out of the cave, his face filled with anger, saying:

"Damn it, there's also a fourth-tier demonic beast inside!"

"What? There's another fourth-tier demonic beast?" The blue-skirted young woman and the red-robed man's expressions changed, their faces showing disbelief.

Just then, Guangdong Ren made his move. Countless flames appeared above his head, transforming into a giant cleaver, chopping fiercely towards the blue-skirted young woman.

The blue-skirted young woman's beautiful face changed drastically. She quickly conjured a small blue umbrella, holding it above her head and releasing a large blue water curtain to protect herself.

With a muffled thud, the blue water curtain blocked Guangdong Ren's attack.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Guangdong Ren transformed into three streaks of light, flying along the way they came. Because they were afraid of triggering restrictions, they didn't fly too high, only about a zhang above the ground.

While escaping, they simultaneously controlled their magic treasures and spiritual arts to attack the blue-skirted young woman and the red-robed man.

Guangdong Ren and Wang Ruyan stopped injecting spiritual power into the formation, and the formation was quickly broken by the Sea Urchin Beast.

The blue-skirted young woman and the red-robed man were scared out of their wits. Both conjured magic treasures to defend against the attacks of Wang Changsheng and his two companions while flying in the opposite direction.

The red-robed man's reaction was a beat too slow. Dozens of green thorny vines emerged from the ground, quickly coiling around his right leg like lightning.

The Sea Urchin Beast let out a strange roar, spitting out a yellow lightning bolt as thick as a baby's arm, while countless yellow spikes flew from its back, striking the red-robed man.

A shrill scream resounded. The red-robed man's body was riddled with countless yellow spikes, and he fell to the ground, his blood turning black.

The blue-skirted young woman was faster. A streak of blue light enveloped her as she flew towards the mountain.

Rumble!

A tremendous thunderous roar resounded, and a large expanse of black lightning suddenly flew from high in the sky, striking her precisely, piercing through her body.

The Sea Urchin Beast's body curled up, forming a giant yellow orb, rolling rapidly towards Wang Changsheng and his two companions.

Countless green thorny vines emerged from the ground, quickly weaving into a large green net, immediately covering the yellow orb.

The yellow orb spun rapidly, spraying a large amount of yellow venom, which splattered onto the green net, causing a puff of green smoke to rise and corroding a large hole in the net's surface.

Rumble!

The Sea Urchin Beast broke through the green net. The two corpses were nowhere to be found, and Wang Changsheng and his two companions had also vanished.

The Sea Urchin Beast let out an angry roar and still chased after them. After chasing for over ten li, it still couldn't find any trace of Wang Changsheng and his two companions, so it could only return the way it came.