Chapter 993: White Ling'er’s Power

Two hours later, Bai Ling'er and her companions landed on a mountain peak over a hundred zhang tall. As soon as they stood firm, a colossal, shimmering green sword descended from the sky. The giant sword swiftly cut through the air, producing an ear-splitting whoosh, and with overwhelming force, it slashed towards Bai Ling'er.

Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the giant sword, Bai Ling'er's expression turned solemn. With a tap of her delicate hand towards the empty space above her, a pure white fox claw materialized, striking towards the colossal sword.

Boom! The white fox claw was shattered to pieces by the giant sword. Bai Ling'er and her five companions scattered. The giant sword missed its target, splitting the mountain peak in two. Powerful shockwaves stirred up massive clouds of dust and smoke, making the air thick with debris.

Wang Qingshan and his two companions also stopped and cast spells to attack Bai Ling'er.

Wang Qingshan continuously chanted his sword incantation, and countless illusory green flying swords materialized around him, swirling ceaselessly. They formed a colossal green flood dragon, its sharp teeth gleaming with cold light, as it lunged menacingly towards Bai Ling'er.

Liu Mei'er formed hand seals, causing ripples in the air. Countless multi-colored petals fluttered down from above, and a fierce wind began to blow. These petals, like sharp blades, swarmed overwhelmingly towards Bai Ling'er and her group. Red petals were wreathed in fiery flames, white petals exuded wisps of chilling frost, golden petals were incredibly sharp, and green petals moved with great speed.

This was the spirit art 'Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers', a wide-range offensive spell.

The black-robed youth summoned two palm-sized black skull heads, which instantly expanded to the size of a house. One spewed black poisonous mist, while the other spat black flames.

"Mere trivial tricks!" Ying Xiao showed disdain, and with a powerful flap of the feathered wings on his back, a loud thunderclap resounded. A large burst of silver lightning shot out, striking towards the green sword dragon.

Bai Ling'er stomped her right foot on the ground, and with a deafening roar, a massive earth wall several tens of zhang high rose from the ground, blocking her path.

Boom! The colossal earth wall, as if made of paper, was torn open by the green sword dragon. Countless petals struck the earth wall, causing it to instantly collapse and shatter into pieces, raising clouds of dust and thick smoke.

Before long, the dust settled, revealing that more than half of the mountain peak had been pulverized by the dense barrage of petals. Bai Ling'er and her five companions were scattered, floating in mid-air.

As the green sword dragon lunged towards Bai Ling'er, she pulled out a palm-sized white bell. A radiant glow shimmered intermittently across its surface, and densely packed, intricate runes were faintly visible. A lifelike miniature fox was carved onto the bell. When she gently shook the white bell, the miniature fox seemed to come alive, emitting a large wave of white sonic energy, which surged towards the green sword dragon.

Boom! The green sword dragon collided with the white sonic wave. The green sword dragon, as if encountering its nemesis, shattered section by section, dissolving into specks of green light and vanishing. The white sonic wave also dissipated.

Wang Qingshan frowned slightly. Their enemies outnumbered them two to one, and the bell artifact in Bai Ling'er's hand was clearly no ordinary magic treasure. He decided to set up a sword formation to deal with Bai Ling'er.

Just then, an incredibly strange fox cry echoed, and a gentle female voice suddenly whispered in his ear: "Can you truly bear to kill a delicate maiden like me, fellow Daoist? Don't you understand the art of cherishing beauty? Wouldn't it be better if you put down your flying sword and enjoyed some wine and fun with me?"

The voice was full of temptation, and felt incredibly pleasant to the ear.

Wang Qingshan found the woman's voice exceedingly gentle, and felt an overwhelming sense of trust towards her. However, having consumed a True Soul Fruit, his spiritual sense was comparable to that of an early Nascent Soul cultivator, so he quickly regained his clarity. A white fox claw several zhang in size and a silver eagle claw descended from above, aiming for the top of Wang Qingshan's head, while two large yellow hands emerged from the ground, grabbing Wang Qingshan's feet.

At the same time, several streaks of multi-colored escape light shot towards Wang Qingshan, moving at great speed.

Wang Qingshan's expression changed drastically. He opened his mouth, and the Azure Glaze Sword shot out, emitting a loud sword hum. Countless streaks of green sword energy burst forth, shooting in all directions.

A dazzling golden light illuminated his body; it was the defensive spirit art, Glazed Golden Body.

Boom! Various magical light glows—blue, silver, red, yellow, and more—flared up, engulfing Wang Qingshan's figure.

Liu Mei'er and the black-robed youth had also fallen under Bai Ling'er's illusion, their expressions blank.

Bai Ling'er was the most favored descendant of the Celestial Fox clan. Even Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators could fall victim to her illusions if not careful, let alone Wang Qingshan and his two companions.

The illusions she cast were incredibly difficult to guard against. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to kill the senior disciple of Myriad Ghost Valley and escape unscathed.

Several shimmering magic treasures swiftly flew towards the two of them.

A bloodcurdling scream echoed, as the black-robed youth was pierced through by several magic treasures, his head rolling onto the ground.

As the shimmering magic treasures approached within ten zhang of Liu Mei'er, a green lotus jade pendant she wore on her chest suddenly illuminated with a misty green glow, enveloping Liu Mei'er. The magic treasures struck the green glow, producing muffled thuds.

"Automatic protection of its master, this is a master-protecting artifact!" Bai Ling'er exclaimed with some surprise. Master-protecting artifacts were difficult to refine, requiring a long time to craft and rare materials. Only cultivators of higher status typically possessed such artifacts.

When she had killed the senior disciple of Myriad Ghost Valley last time, the opponent only had a protective spirit talisman on him.

Suddenly, Wang Qingshan's voice echoed in Liu Mei'er's ear: "Fairy Liu, your master is here! Wake up quickly."

Upon hearing this, a hint of fear appeared in Liu Mei'er's beautiful eyes. She shivered and instantly snapped awake.

She looked around her and saw that the black-robed youth lay dead in a pool of blood. Wang Qingshan had a finger-thick blood hole on his left shoulder, a clearly visible claw mark on his left arm, and his face was pale.

"Fairy Liu, hurry and leave! This place is too dangerous to stay long. Bai Ling'er's illusions are terrifying," Wang Qingshan transmitted a message to Liu Mei'er. Since entering the Core Formation stage, this was the first time he had encountered such a formidable opponent as Bai Ling'er. Zhou Yunxiao was merely a sparring partner, and Huang Yuxu's cultivation was far superior to his own, but Bai Ling'er's illusions were incredibly difficult to guard against, and he had nearly died.

Liu Mei'er also realized Bai Ling'er's terrifying power. Just then, Bai Ling'er's voice echoed in her ear once more: "Do you two fellow Daoists wish to leave? It's not too late to bid farewell to me first!"

Bai Ling'er's voice was very gentle, instilling a feeling of submission in those who heard it.

Liu Mei'er and Wang Qingshan involuntarily looked towards Bai Ling'er, only to see that Bai Ling'er's eyes had turned snow-white. Her entire body exuded an indescribable enchanting power.

Boom! A tremendous thunderclap resounded, and a large burst of silver lightning descended from the sky, striking towards Wang Qingshan and Liu Mei'er.

A vast expanse of silver lightning engulfed their figures, as several shimmering magic treasures flew towards them.