Chapter 167: Tianyi Sect, Huo Qiankun
Yuwen Chao had long sensed the danger.
The enemies who were originally escaping on the ship suddenly stopped and counterattacked, with the Seven Strange Insects and the Heavenly Fire Realm Great Mind Master he had seen before also suddenly appearing.
What puzzled him was, what made his opponent think that such power could hold back a Fifth Realm of the Five Seas Realm strong practitioner?
Soon, Yuwen Chao’s puzzlement gradually turned into horror and unease.
The Seven Strange Insects surrounding him did not cultivate battle intent like human martial cultivators, nor did they have magic tools or powerful moves, nor did they have battle wisdom. But their speed was too fast, not much inferior to him, a Fifth Realm of the Five Seas Realm strong practitioner.
Although they only knew to launch attacks with sharp wing blades, under the boost of terrifying speed, each impact had power comparable to a full-force strike from a Third Realm of the Five Seas Realm martial cultivator.
If facing only one, Yuwen Chao only needed to release battle intent to protect his body; even standing in place, the Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor could not injure him in the slightest.
But right now, there were fully seven of them.
It was like being surrounded and attacked by seven Third Realm of the Five Seas Realm martial cultivators. The three-zhang-tall battle intent figure released by Yuwen Chao showed signs of tearing after enduring dozens of impacts.
He had hit these insects more than ten times, yet it seemed he had not injured them at all.
“Such terrifying strange insects. An ordinary Fourth Realm of the Five Seas Realm martial cultivator encountering one would probably be extremely troubled. No wonder they entered the Fire Crow Cavalry; it was completely one-sided slaughter.”
Yuwen Chao had just thought this when he sensed something, his gaze capturing a rune flying rapidly toward him.
The rune exploded, transforming into a ten-meter-long Golden Giant Sword chopping down.
“This is…”
Yuwen Chao’s lungs resounded with the Sound of Wind and Thunder, magic energy surging out. His arms swung out the high-grade magic tool war spear. One by one, bright crimson-red scriptures emerged on the spear shaft, shaking the air and shattering the giant sword, turning it into golden light rain sprinkling onto the sea surface.
He searched for the source of the rune, his tiger eyes landing on Li Ling standing on the ship.
He spat out a massive wave of magic energy from his mouth, shaking the extremely annoying seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors ten zhang away. Then, stepping on the water surface, he charged to attack and kill toward the fishing boat.
He must first kill the opponent’s talisman master.
Li Ling’s brow spiritual light spread out in circles, while five paths of golden runes flew out, transforming into five Golden Giant Swords, all chopping toward Yuwen Chao together.
Some slashed horizontally, some chopped straight down, some thrust directly downward…
Yuwen Chao knew the power of the Golden Sword Talisman, but he did not expect the opponent to be able to strike out five at once; his eyes were full of shock. At this moment, dodging or retreating was already too late, so he could only grit his teeth and unleash his strongest battle technique.
“Eternal Night Without Day.”
He swung the long spear in his hand toward the sky.
The three-zhang-tall battle intent figure raised its head, spitting out a black light beam waterfall from its mouth.
“Rumble!”
It was as if withstanding the individual swords of five Fourth Realm of the Five Seas Realm martial cultivators with his own power alone. Yuwen Chao could not block them at all; his battle intent collapsed and shattered, his body plunging into the seawater.
His right arm had been struck by Jiang Ning a few days ago until only bone remained, severely injured and nearly crippled. It was only after consuming precious medicine that flesh and blood regrew.
At this moment, the skin of his entire right arm cracked open, blood overflowing, the pain piercing to the bone.
Yuwen Chao no longer cared about face; a strong sense of crisis surged in his heart as he prepared to escape from underwater. But he saw the seven strange insects coming from seven different directions; in the water, their speed was still very fast.
Their bodies shimmered with five colors of light, wing blades sharp as knives.
“These seven insects are too extraordinary. In the water, my speed is hindered, and I cannot fully unleash battle techniques; I am definitely no match for them.”
With a splash, Yuwen Chao burst out of the water.
Magic energy rolled around his body as he leaped several zhang high above the water surface.
His gaze quickly scanned around, discovering that Huo Qiankun had already been killed, making him tremble with fear. He no longer dared to have any thought of staying even a moment longer; he only wanted to escape immediately, as far as possible.
A chilling war halberd tore through the long sky, like a scythe landing on Yuwen Chao’s body.
“Pfft!”
The armor on Yuwen Chao’s body shattered, the war halberd severing him at the waist, blood spraying out like a waterfall.
The two halves of the corpse fell toward the sea.
The seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors swarmed up.
Two lifted the high-grade magic tool level war spear, preventing it from sinking to the seabed.
The other five used claws to pick off all the valuable items on Yuwen Chao’s body and transport them entirely onto the fishing boat.
They had tasted the Thousand Year Elixir, its flavor wonderful, far superior to a hundred-year precious medicine. They had only eaten it for a few hours, yet the life energy in their bodies had been continuously growing.
But Li Weiyi told them that the Thousand Year Elixir was extremely expensive; buying one would empty one’s family savings.
Precisely because of this, the Seven Little Ones were so actively collecting resources and treasures to earn silver coins.
Li Weiyi returned to the fishing boat and looked toward that four-zhang-tall ghostly shadow that walked out from the Ghost Flag. With just a swing of the war halberd, it had killed Yuwen Chao; its combat power was terrifying.
“This Ghost Flag is absolutely not simple; who knows what level of treasure it is.”
Both the Ghost Flag and the Evil Camel Bell belonged to Yu Tuo Nan.
Yu Tuo Nan’s remnant soul dared to attack Zen Sea Observing Mist on the Bronze Ship. It was evident that in life, even if he was not the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, he was not far off.
The grade of a treasure wielded by such an existence was unimaginable.
“It should be related to the purity of magic energy! I am now at third-tier qi, so the ghostly shadow I summon is only three zhang tall, with combat power comparable to an ordinary Fifth Realm of the Five Seas Realm martial cultivator.”
“Zhuang Yue should be at fourth-tier qi, so the ghostly shadow she summons reaches four zhang tall, naturally with combat power a level higher.”
Among those at the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas Realm cultivation, some were cultivating the fifth sea of qi, while others were already cultivating the sixth sea of qi—the Feng Fu.
The former’s battle intent was only three zhang tall.
While the latter’s battle intent could reach four zhang.
Without doubt, the combat power of that four-zhang-tall ghostly shadow from the Ghost Flag was already equivalent to a Sixth Sea martial cultivator.
Who knew what powerful combat power the ghostly shadow inside the Ghost Flag could explode with when driven by fifth-order qi or sixth-tier qi?
The ghostly shadow returned to the Ghost Flag, the nether mist dissipating.
The sea surface returned to calm winds and gentle waves, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.
Li Weiyi took off the Governor’s Official Robe and stored it into the Evil Camel Bell.
This outfit was profoundly mysterious, with extraordinary power, but it consumed a massive amount of magic energy. Even just using the space escape technique was somewhat overwhelming; he did not dare imagine whether using the Dragon Soul Power inside would instantly drain all the magic energy in his body?
“They’re catching up!”
Li Ling had been vigilant the whole time and spotted a giant ship chasing them from eight or nine li behind.
“You and the seven little ones go deal with them; be quick. Since Huo Qiankun appeared, Chen Xun and Sheng Qingyan must also be nearby; they are much more formidable.”
Li Weiyi only glanced from afar before busying himself, stripping the clothing from Huo Qiankun’s corpse, carefully inventorying it, and meticulously observing his body shape and facial features, not missing any detail.
The giant ship behind was pulled by a twenty-plus-meter-long chi beast, rapidly sailing on the sea.
The two Fifth Seas Realm martial cultivators from Tian Yi Sect who followed Huo Qiankun, and the three Fifth Seas Realm martial cultivators from Night City who followed Yuwen Chao, all stood at the bow. This giant ship was one they had seized and requisitioned directly at the dock.
“His height and build are not much different from mine; not a Pure Immortal Body, so disguise difficulty is not high.”
While observing the corpse on the ground, Li Weiyi performed the Disguise Art, adjusting his body shape and posture, facial features.
He also carefully recalled Huo Qiankun’s skin condition in life, mannerisms, voice tone, and spirit, pondering them deeply.
The Disguise Art, besides Bone Changing Spirit Shifting, was most importantly about observation and contemplation.
Time passed second by second.
“Bang!”
Metal hit the ground with a loud sound.
A Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor clutched a low-grade magic tool long spear, flying unsteadily across several li of sea area, bringing it back to the fishing boat and throwing it onto the deck beside Li Weiyi.
“Already finished killing and done?”
Li Weiyi looked toward the giant ship behind.
On the sea surface between the two ships, the seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors were extremely busy and diligent, their small bodies transporting heavy goods back and forth.
The five Fifth Seas Realm martial cultivators on the giant ship had all been killed.
Blue mist light marks overflowed from Li Ling’s legs as she stepped back across the water; from beginning to end, she had no chance to act.
Li Weiyi grabbed the silver spear from the deck, swung his arm, the spear tip turning into a point of silver light landing at the jade-like white chin of Li Ling who had just boarded, mimicking Huo Qiankun’s tone: “Tian Yi Sect, Huo Qiankun!”
Li Ling was stunned for a moment, scrutinizing Li Weiyi who had completely changed into Huo Qiankun’s appearance, her heart filled with shock and doubt. If not for Huo Qiankun’s corpse right beside, Li Weiyi would have completely passed as the real one.
“Even I can’t see any flaws. As long as you don’t fight anyone and expose your magic energy characteristics, you should be able to deceive them.” She said.
Li Weiyi withdrew the spear: “It’s not that simple. I’ve had too little contact with Huo Qiankun; I can’t be exactly the same. If encountering someone familiar with him who also has strong perception from cultivation, I’ll definitely be seen through quickly.”
Zhuang Yue had been listening to their conversation: “Li Weiyi, didn’t you say the enemies are very terrifying, going to rescue is equivalent to suicide? Why do I… why do I feel like you have no intention of leaving? What exactly are you planning?”
Li Weiyi walked in front of Zhuang Yue, his palm touching her face.
Zhuang Yue trembled lightly, without resisting.
While she was completely off guard, Li Weiyi used mind power to make her fall asleep.
“Watch her; don’t let her wake up and discover the secret of the Blood Mud Space.” Li Weiyi looked at Li Ling, then activated the Buddha’s Sarira, taking both of them into the microscopic world.
The fewer people who knew the secret of Shaoyang Star, the better.
This place was only dozens of li from the dock; Li Weiyi was very clear that enemies could arrive at any time.
After disposing of Huo Qiankun’s corpse, he untied a four-meter-long small boat bound to the stern of the fishing boat, then struck with one palm to shatter the entire fishing boat, destroying all traces.
Then, using magic energy to propel the small boat, he vanished into the depths of Bing Zu Marsh.
Winter’s warm sun shone, with a gentle breeze.
The seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors landed at the edge of the small boat, wings opening and closing with flashing light, extremely comfortable and leisurely. From taking the Thousand Year Elixir in the morning until now, their bodies had grown quite a bit, approaching three and a half inches.
Once fully digested, the possibility of directly growing to four inches was not small.
At that time, each one’s combat power would improve by a large margin again.
“Such a sharp aura; even in the wind, it carries sword intent.”
Li Weiyi sensed a familiar and sharp aura coming from ten li behind, making his whole body feel like thorns on his back, as if a sharp sword was already hanging over his head.
If on land, he absolutely would not have such a clear feeling, with too many interfering factors.
On the sea, there was nothing; even just through the scent in the wind, he could predict many situations invisible to the naked eye in advance.
“Splash!”
He stored away the small boat and the Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, hiding himself entirely underwater.
Chen Wenwu stepped on a bowl mouth thick log, coming like an arrow off the string, forming a straight water path on the sea surface, like a stroke dividing the ocean in two.
He carried the Zhige Sword on his back, his heroic figure tall and straight, long hair swaying in the wind, like an immortal descending to the mortal world.
His eyes brilliant, piercing through illusions.
Battle intent transformed into countless dragon-snake-like mist threads, probing places on the water surface where one might hide with invisibility.
