Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 511 Shattering Stars and Breaking Through Darkness, Flowing Clouds in Sleeves; Gourd Contains Heaven and Earth, Proving the Great Clarity (Part 1, Please Donate and Subscribe!)

The "Shattered Star" spaceship shimmered with a warm, silvery luster as it glided smoothly through the deep void.

This colossal spirit ship is practically a flying landmass, inhabited by tens of millions of people, including cultivators who have not set foot in the outside world for decades or even centuries.

Born here, raised here, and dying here. To them, what difference was there between this colossal ship and the land itself?

Lu Cheng sat upright in the meditation room, with two balls of red and purple spiritual light floating in front of him.

On the left is the red-skinned fire gourd. After his initial refinement, the originally blazing and dazzling red light on the surface of the gourd has been subdued into a calm and warm luster, faintly revealing a glassy texture. Strands of pure and domineering true fire flowed from Lu Cheng's fingertips into his meridians, slowly circulating and constantly tempering the connection between him and this magic weapon.

On the right is a purple gourd with a bright purple light. This item has been carefully refined by Senior Brother Yunjizi. The original void source power and the mysteries of creation contained within it are now even more perfect and complete. Although there is no major change in its appearance, the inside has been imprinted with the prototype of the space teleportation and protection spell. As long as divine sense and magic power are poured in, it can activate the space magic of swallowing and absorbing or making the distance between people within a short distance.

These two gourds were originally innate spiritual treasures, so the refining speed was very fast. Although they were not yet perfect, they were already ready for initial use.

Adding various spiritual materials and treasures in the future can further enhance the power of the magic weapon.

As time went by, Lu Cheng was calmly comprehending the various wondrous changes brought about by these two innate spiritual treasures when a rhombus-shaped jade talisman embedded in the wall of the quiet room suddenly lit up.

From within came the steady and powerful voice of the master of this spirit ship, Mr. He: "Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Jin, Junior Sister An, please come to the Cardinal Hall on the top floor immediately for a meeting."

Lu Cheng's eyes dimmed slightly. He flicked his sleeve, put away the red and purple gourd, and transformed into a faint purple light, darting out of the quiet room.

Lu Cheng had never cultivated any advanced escape techniques, so his escape was always achieved by wrapping himself in sword light and becoming one with the sword. Therefore, when the nature of the magic power within his body changed, his escape light would also be different.

A moment later, in the Cardinal Hall of the Shattered Starship.

The vast crystal wall was no longer the monotonous backdrop of stars. Against the deep darkness, huge, slowly rotating dark vortices stood out abruptly like scars in the void.

It is also adorned with countless bizarrely colored, twisted, and unpredictable energy storms.

Outside the spirit ship, the three defensive formations representing the majesty of the Taiqing Sect—the outermost layer, the misty Void Flow Barrier; the middle layer, the golden Big Dipper Gangyuan Cover; and the innermost layer, the Boundless Clear Light Formation resembling crystal—were all operating at full capacity, their light patterns flowing erratically, resisting the erosion of the chaotic laws of the outside world, emitting a low hum.

Lu Cheng arrived first, and Jin Shayu and An Xiaoyue arrived almost simultaneously not long after.

Jin Shayu was dressed in a crimson-gold robe, his aura blazing like fire, as if a fiery dragon lay dormant within him. He seemed to have gained much from more than a month of secluded cultivation, hence his radiant spirit.

An Xiaoyue, on the other hand, exuded a calm and composed aura, and her every move seemed to carry a heavy magical intent, clearly indicating that the spiritual treasure "Chengshan Seal" had been initially refined.

Inside the Cardinal Hall, a tall, imposing middle-aged cultivator, neither Taoist nor mortal, stood before the central control platform of the spirit ship, his expression solemn as he gazed at a star field on the crystal wall, shrouded in layers of dark vortexes and rife with chaotic storms.

After Lu Cheng and the other two entered, he did not turn around but spoke directly:
"Please look around. This place is the outer perimeter of the core of the 'Void Vortex,' and it is also the place where those evil cultivators most often appear. The void laws here are extremely chaotic, making it easy to lose one's way, and it is also a natural place for murder and robbery."

An Xiaoyue frowned slightly upon hearing this, somewhat incredulous: "Senior Brother He, with the might of my Taiqing Divine Ship, would any of the cultivators here dare to provoke us?"

Not only her, but Lu Cheng and Jin Shayu also showed similar expressions.

Throughout history, it has been rare to hear of bandits daring to rob a regular army. If even the fleet of the Taiqing Sect is not safe to pass by, then the world must be in great chaos.

"It's not that they dared to provoke us, to cross the line of my sect." Mr. He's tone carried a hint of contempt.

"In fact, this place is the lair of the bandit cultivators. Traveling through here can greatly save our travel time. We have traveled here several times before and have never been attacked. However, since we are traveling in a dangerous place, I must inform you that although the reputation of our sect may deter most people, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no one who is blinded by greed or who has a high level of cultivation and will launch a sneak attack. In the near future, the three of you must be on high alert and not engage in deep meditation, so as not to be disturbed by spatial anomalies or caught off guard by a surprise attack."

"In that case, thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother He."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng and the other two bowed and expressed their gratitude for the advice.

Since boarding the spaceship, the four had not met each other, each living in their own place and cultivating on their own. Today, when they met, they talked about the mysteries of the Dao and expressed their own views.

Although Lu Cheng and the other two respectfully addressed Master He as their senior brother, Master He was not actually a cultivator of the Taiqing Sect, but rather a guest elder from an outer sect who had joined the Taiqing Sect.

Guest elders are merely high-level enforcers within the sect and typically do not wield much influence.

The fact that this person could become the captain of the Starbreaker was already an anomaly.

Guest elders do not have practical experience in sect affairs, and their annual benefits are not as good as those of sect elders. Although they are less tied down by sect matters, it is usually not a good deal, unless the guest elder holds a significant advantage over the sect as a whole.

For example, if a Nascent Soul True Monarch holds a prominent position in a Golden Core sect, the roles of the two are completely reversed. The Nascent Soul True Monarch basically only benefits, while the sect relies on the former's reputation to protect itself.

Mr. He is merely a Nascent Soul cultivator, clearly not of that kind. Therefore, his refusal to truly join the Taiqing Sect is likely due to his unforgettable past favors from the sect and his unwillingness to abandon the lineage of the past.

Such cultivators, when nominally affiliated with other sects, often suffer humiliation and oppression. However, the Taiqing Sect is a renowned and orthodox sect in this immortal realm, with relatively strict rules and regulations. Allowing Mr. He to continue his cultivation without fully integrating into the sect while still relying on the Taiqing Sect's system is a great act of magnanimity.

After the four discussed the Dao, they all felt they had gained some insights, and then they dispersed.

The spirit ship sailed into the void vortex, and several dozen days passed again. Almost everyone thought that this time would be the same as before, without any surprises or dangers. But one day, a sudden storm arose.

"Reporting to the ship's lord! We have detected a strong fluctuation of magical power 70,000 miles to the left front. We are heading to investigate! A cloud-patterned treasure ship belonging to the 'Baoshun Merchant Guild' is being besieged by raiders!"

Standing before the massive crystal porthole, Mr. He frowned slightly upon hearing this, his divine sense, combined with the restrictions of the spirit ship, swept across the chaotic star sector like mercury spilling across the ground.

A merchant ship, its carvings of auspicious clouds and its spiritual light dimmed and fragmented, was seen struggling to evade the attack of three demonic spirit ships shaped like ferocious centipedes, their bodies pitch black and smeared with filthy, eerie light.

Countless cultivators, clad in a jumble of colorful robes and with eyes gleaming with ferocity and greed, charged fearlessly through the cracks in the merchant ship's shields like a swarm of ants. Various insidious and filthy magical artifacts also swarmed out like snake venom.

Spatial turbulence and meteorite belts swirling around this area provide excellent cover for these cultivators.

"The Baoshun Chamber of Commerce has a long-standing relationship with my Taiqing Sect... and to openly plunder in the void passage like this, the arrogance of evil cultivators is simply too outrageous!"

A cold glint flashed in Mr. He's eyes as he made his decision. He issued an order to his subordinates:
"Lean closer."

"Furthermore, please summon the three of you to the Cardinals Hall for a meeting."

Lu Cheng was in seclusion in his chamber, breathing out true fire and refining magical artifacts. He was somewhat surprised to receive a second summons in such a short time.

But he quickly extinguished the flames and hurried to the Cardinals' Hall.

When Lu Cheng, Jin Shayu, and An Xiaoyue arrived at the top-floor cardinal hall again, the Shattered Star Ship had already turned to a location extremely close to the battleground between Baoshun Chamber of Commerce and Jiexiu.

Seventy thousand miles may seem like a long distance, but for such a high-level starship, it is an extremely short distance.

At this moment, through the jade screen, Lu Cheng and his two companions could already see the fierce battle.

The Baoshun Chamber of Commerce's spirit ship has been trapped by the tribulation cultivators, who are flying up on their escape lights. Judging from the situation, it's only a matter of time before it falls.

“Three junior brothers, we encountered robbers and plunderers during our journey. The Baoshun Chamber of Commerce also has an alliance with our Taiqing Sect.”

However, this is a matter of life and death, and I dare not act on my own initiative. I ask my three junior brothers to come over so that we can discuss and decide whether or not to save him.

If it is a rescue operation, I am responsible for guarding the Shattered Star Ship, so I cannot easily take action or leave the ship myself. I can only send my disciples to assist the three of you.

If we don't help, tens of thousands of cultivators gathered in this void vortex will die silently, and the matter will no longer concern us.

Mr. He's words effectively relinquished the decision-making power to Lu Cheng and the other two.

Lu Cheng and his two companions watched the battle from afar, exchanging glances and stares.

"Of course we must save them. Heaven and earth know about this, and all the cultivators on the spirit ship know about it. As Taiqing practitioners, how can we ignore it?" Jin Shayu was the first to express his opinion.

"Our primary task here is to represent our sect in the 'Immortal Pool Sword Battle' and compete for a higher ranking! To cause trouble and act recklessly would be to reverse our priorities."
"Besides, Senior Brother Lu was in a sword fight before, and his internal injuries probably haven't healed yet. If he gets injured again..." An Xiaoyue said, while her gaze shifted to Lu Cheng.

"Although I am somewhat injured, I feel that I am still capable of ordinary combat. Just as Junior Brother Jin said, the Baoshun Chamber of Commerce has an alliance with my Taiqing Sect. How can we stand by and watch someone die without offering help, thus damaging the reputation of our sect?"

Lu Cheng's eyes were gleaming with fire, and he had already seen most of the sword fight in the distance. He had a general idea of ​​the number and cultivation level of the Tribulation Cultivators, and he replied in this way.

Two against one, An Xiaoyue was unwilling but couldn't say anything more.

The method of refining arrays into the body that she cultivates is too violent. Every time she goes all out, she bears a heavy burden and even damages her own body. Therefore, she is naturally unwilling to use it frequently.

However, An Xiaoyue was unwilling to elaborate on the fact that she had revealed the shortcomings of her cultivation lineage.

Seeing that the three had made their decisions, Mr. He first issued several instructions in succession, then turned to Lu Cheng and the other two beside him and said:
"My three junior brothers and sisters, follow the power of my ship's cannons to lead the way and clear out the outer layer of bandits! After that, I will trouble you to take action and wipe out the remaining bandit leaders and thieves who boarded the ship, and relieve the siege of the merchant ship! Remember, the environment of the bandit's lair is special. Do not let the bandit leader escape into the spatial vortex. If you fail, you will be left with no chance to pursue the fleeing enemy. If you have any spare strength, you must eliminate evil completely and uphold the might of my Taiqing Sect!"

"Good!" Lu Cheng's gaze was calm and unwavering. He stepped out of the quiet room, his robes fluttering without wind, as if endless sword energy was hidden beneath his sleeves.

An Xiaoyue's eyes flashed with a cold light, and faint array diagrams and talismans flowed around her acupoints, exuding an aura as solid as a mountain.

Jin Shayu sneered, conjuring a wisp of blazing true fire that leaped like the tail feathers of a Vermilion Bird from his fingertips, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

A blinding spot of light suddenly appeared on the bow of the "Shattered Star" ship, distorting space as an overwhelming and destructive energy began to gather wildly!

"boom--!!!"

Immediately following, a massive pillar of blazing white magnetic divine light, tens of feet in diameter and piercing through the void, hurtled out with unparalleled speed, like a celestial spear of judgment hurled down by a god.

The target was the "Shadow Mothership," one of the most densely packed raiding ships!
The Ghost Mother Ship's reactive shield was as fragile as paper; it shattered at the slightest touch!

The massive ship was instantly torn apart, pierced, and vaporized by an irresistible torrent of energy. Dozens of cultivators on board, who had no time to react, were also reduced to the most basic particles of dust in the universe before they could even scream.

The shockwave transformed into a terrifying swarm of stars, sweeping across a radius of thousands of miles and blasting countless small raiding shuttles that swarmed around it like flies and gnats to smithereens!

Horrifying! Terrifying!
This single shot wiped out nearly a quarter of the Jiexiu's numbers and their arrogance!

The might of the Supreme Purity is not to be underestimated!
The remaining two Ghost Mother Ships and the surrounding remnants of the Tribulation Cultivators were thrown into chaos like ants being doused with boiling water. At the core, an extremely angry and hoarse roar exploded through the void:
"You bastards from the Taiqing Sect! I let you pass through safely, and now you dare to ruin my plans? Kill them all!"

Although the main cannon of the seventh-tier Star Shattering Ship is powerful enough that even a Void Returning cultivator would not dare to take it head-on, its mana fluctuations are too great, and under normal circumstances, it cannot hit a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Therefore, the Star Shattering Ship was only focused on reducing the number of Tribulation Cultivators, rather than attacking those Nascent Soul cultivators.

At this moment, several extremely powerful demonic lights and baleful auras soared into the sky, abandoning the gap in the Baoshun merchant ship they were attacking, and rushed madly towards Lu Cheng, Jin Shayu, and An Xiaoyue, who had just flown out of the protective shield of the "Shattered Star" spirit ship!

The leader was a giant with red hair and a ferocious face like a hungry lion. He was wearing animal skin demon armor and holding a pitch-black fork wrapped with the wailing of countless wronged souls. His blood and qi were strong and violent. He was actually a body cultivator who had stepped into the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul stage!

Behind him, a gaunt old man, shrouded in a pale green cloak of phosphorescent flames and wielding twin skull swords, exuded an eerie aura. He muttered incantations, and countless twisted, demonic phantoms floated and shrieked around him!
On the other side was a dwarf holding a ghostly blue bone flute, controlling a giant white skeletal bird, and surrounded by poisonous mist!

"Junior Brother Lu, shall I hand over the body-refining fork to you? Junior Sister Xiaoyue, shall I hand over the withered old man and his demon to you? As for that dwarf who controls insects and poisons, I'll roast him to have with my wine!" Jin Shayu transmitted his thoughts with his divine sense, his fighting spirit surging. He had already transformed into a stream of light and flames, rushing straight towards the dwarf cultivator who was manipulating the white bone demon bird and the poisonous mist!
The blazing true fire transformed into the wings of a Vermilion Bird, burning the sky and boiling the sea, instantly sizzling as it burned the highly poisonous mist. Fire itself has the effect of restraining highly poisonous and filthy things.

Without uttering a word, An Xiaoyue shot out like lightning, heading towards the withered old man and the countless demonic shadows.

With each step she took in the void, a mysterious array instantly materialized and spread beneath her feet, and all the acupoints in her body lit up at the same time, forming an extremely complex cyclical array. An Xiaoyue did not use any fancy magic weapons, but simply threw out a punch!
"Om-!"

Wherever the fist struck, the void trembled.

The immense and unparalleled pure power transformed into invisible shockwaves, crashing forward layer upon layer like raging waves!
The dozens of ferocious demons released by the withered old man seemed to have crashed into a towering mountain.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" It was instantly shattered and annihilated!
The old man's expression changed drastically, and he frantically slashed with his twin skull swords, unleashing countless sharp sword energies in an attempt to stop the humanoid savage dragon. At that moment, the giant, red-haired, lion-headed cultivator, carrying terrifying pressure, had completely locked onto Lu City like a collapsing mountain and a tsunami!
"You little brat! Die for me!" The giant laughed wildly, his evil spirit fork tearing through the void with a force that could shatter galaxies, leaving two dark trails formed by pure evil energy and the resentment of the dead as it ruthlessly pierced down.

Before the blade even arrived, the boundless and brutal killing intent and the demonic aura that stirred the blood of cultivators had already rushed straight into Lu Cheng's sea of ​​consciousness. Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would probably be terrified and their magical power would be sluggish in an instant.

Lu Cheng stood still, his expression remaining calm and composed. He didn't even draw the Five Elements Flying Sword hidden in his sleeve.

He raised his head slightly, and a mysterious golden light instantly shone from the depths of his pupils, as if his third eye had been opened!

With fiery eyes and golden pupils, one can see through illusions and discern the truth!
Within those seemingly violent and uncontrollable torrents of malevolent energy, countless subtle flaws, weak points in magical power nodes caused by the excessive circulation of magical power, and the fluctuations in the giant's aura caused by his rage... were instantly and clearly reflected in Lu Cheng's eyes and mind, as if he were looking at the lines on his palm.

At the critical moment, Lu Cheng made his move.

He neither met the attack head-on nor dodged. He brought his index and middle fingers together, forming a sword-finger gesture, and casually pointed it into the air at the most vulnerable and inconspicuous "gap" in the combined attack of the two swords.

No dazzling sword light appeared at the fingertips; instead, a wisp of sword energy, as thin as a spider's thread, suddenly emerged, containing both immense strength and endless cycles of life and death.

Seventh-level body refinement, using qi to wield the sword.

This wisp of energy, though seemingly weak, was precisely positioned at the critical point of the red-haired giant's weapon's killing intent, like a fine lever that could move a thousand pounds with four ounces!

hum! ! !
Two deadly blades, each imbued with immense power, were like an indestructible yet perfectly placed iron rod inserted into the center of a rapidly spinning wheel.

The incomparably violent power underwent a bizarre deviation and internal conflict. The attack trajectory, capable of cleaving stars, strangely intertwined and collided with each other, annihilating itself, just three feet above Lu Cheng's head.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar erupted, accompanied by a violent surge of energy!

Although the burst of energy was enormous, Lu Cheng was unharmed due to the protection of his powerful magic. On the contrary, the red-haired giant was struck as if by a heavy blow. The force of the recoil from his own sword energy caused his blood to surge, his arms to go numb, and his burly body to stagger backward several steps involuntarily.

His face was filled with disbelief and horror.

How can it be? !
His murderous aura and brute strength had allowed him to withstand many renowned late-stage Nascent Soul experts who had been famous for years, and he wouldn't be at a disadvantage for a short time. Yet now, his attack was shattered by a seemingly weak young cultivator with just two fingers?!
"You're practicing the 'Beast Blood Technique,' aren't you? The cultivation process requires extracting the essence blood of demonic beasts, refining and fusing it into your own magical power, and possessing the 'Beast Transformation Secret Technique,' which allows you to transform into a demonic beast in battle, greatly increasing your combat power... Didn't your master tell you that cultivating this kind of technique easily leads to qi deviation? You must cultivate the Three Treasures to strengthen your body and subdue external thoughts... Your cultivation has already caused backlash against your very essence, and you still think you're practicing correctly, willingly transforming into a beast to reduce the backlash from the technique?"

Just as the giant's mind was trembling violently, his old strength exhausted and new strength yet to arise—

Lu Cheng has finally made his move.

His left hand, which had been behind his back, was extended forward, with his five fingers slightly clenched.

Zheng!
A clear, melodious sword cry, like the cry of a phoenix in the heavens, pierced through the chaotic void.

It was not a single sword, but five sharp sword energies of different colors, yet originating from the same source, intertwined like rainbows and ribbons of light, soaring into the sky from his sleeve!

Crimson (fire), azure (wood), jet black (water), brilliant gold (metal), and muddy yellow (earth)!

The Five Elements Thunder Sword, when drawn, draws blood!

The five sword lights merged instantly above Lu Cheng's head, then suddenly separated! It was not a chaotic attack, but rather a five-element sword formation that formed a cyclical and ever-renewing pattern according to some profound trajectory of the birth and death of the five elements.

Within the sword energy, the light of the Five Elements Yang Thunder, which is extremely yang and contains the true meaning of destroying evil and vanquishing demons, dances!

A seventh-grade superior flying sword! A true Xuanmen technique, imbued with the power of Yang Five Elements Thunder!
"disease!"

Lu Cheng pointed his sword.

The Crimson Fire Thunder Sword, like a blazing sun falling to earth, carried the ferocity to incinerate everything, piercing straight towards the lion-faced giant.

The five elements interact, complemented by lightning! The sword's momentum is like a divine net of punishment, seemingly impossible to avoid!

The red-haired, lion-faced giant's expression changed drastically. He roared, and his entire demonic armor erupted with blinding black light. His muscles bulged and twisted like dragons and snakes, and a torrent of bloodthirsty energy surged out as he attempted to break through the sword formation's blockade with terrifying brute force.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

A dense barrage of collisions exploded in the void!

Sparks flew and lightning burst forth.

The Five Elements Thunder Sword embodies Lu Cheng's profound understanding of the flow of Yin and Yang energies. Its sword techniques can be either fierce and unparalleled or gentle and cunning, combining strength and softness in an infinitely varied manner!
Even with the immense power to move mountains and overturn seas, the red-haired giant was struggling against such an exquisitely crafted sword formation, whose power levels were equally impressive.

His protective aura was sliced ​​apart inch by inch by the golden lightning, and his tough demonic armor began to show scorch marks and fine cracks under the repeated impacts of fire lightning and water lightning. The heavy, mountain-like power of earth lightning made it even more difficult for him to move, as if he were stuck in a quagmire!

The reason why Lu Cheng was able to gain the upper hand so easily and quickly despite being relatively weak in magical power is because of this.

Besides his perfect understanding of the Dharma and his superb swordsmanship, a large part of the reason was that his Xuan Tian Divine Skill was similar to the "Beast Blood Technique" that his opponent mainly cultivated.

However, Lu Cheng cultivated his skills using the blood of innate true spirit, and his cultivation of the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit was far superior to that of his opponent.

Often, the difference between the Dao and the Demon lies solely in their purity versus their complexity.

Lu Cheng could tell at a glance that this guy not only lacked a solid foundation and his cultivation was mixed, but also that he had refined the blood of the lion demon into his body. The demon blood was too strong and his nature was weak. He must have started to eat people to conform to the nature of the demon blood in order to reduce the backlash. Otherwise, he would not have been able to cultivate to his current level, nor would he have such magical power and physical cultivation.

But doing so is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst, cutting off one's own path to survival. Without one's own inherent nature and self-awareness to subdue external demons, practicing this kind of technique will inevitably result in being devoured by the technique's backlash.

Although such a cultivator possessed strong power and a powerful physical body, in Lu Cheng's eyes, his system had already collapsed, and he was full of flaws.

"Roar!! Myriad Fiends Break Body! Open for me!" Seeing that he was no match for the enemy and was even trapped in a deadly situation, the red-haired giant's eyes flashed with an extremely violent and crazy red light. He ignored the backlash and instantly burned his own essence blood to obtain more powerful magic power.

His body suddenly swelled up, and the blood vessels on his skin bulged out like writhing dragons. Terrifying and destructive magical power was about to burst out of his body. He wanted to use a self-destructive burst technique, risking damage to his foundation to break through the sword formation!

If this move succeeds, its power will increase several times over, and the Five Elements Sword Formation may not be able to restrain him anymore!
At this critical moment, Lu Cheng's eyes remained completely calm, as if he had already anticipated it.

He held a fiery red gourd in his right hand, and the red patterns on its surface suddenly lit up, with the gourd's mouth slightly open.

A tiny, pure, blazing white spark flew like a firefly toward the head of the giant who was about to unleash his magical power.

Click!

Almost simultaneously, Lu Cheng's left-hand sword technique suddenly changed!
The Five Elements Thunder Swords instantly converged into one, no longer representing the endless flow of the Five Elements, but transforming into a condensed sword light that slashed down in an instant.

That tiny spark was precisely pierced and ignited by the Five Elements Thunder Sword!
Puff——hiss!

The sword light flashed across the body of the red-haired, lion-faced giant.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a dull thud, like a branding iron being burned into grease!

That tiny spark of blazing white light, upon contact with the red-haired, lion-faced giant's surging magical energy, was like dry tinder meeting a raging fire.

The giant's accumulated, violent, destructive magical power was suddenly ignited by this insignificant spark.

The fire erupted from his body, meridians, and even every cell burning his essence with incredible speed, like igniting a human-shaped volcano!

"Aaaaaah—!!!" The red-haired, lion-faced giant let out a deafening scream.

His entire body erupted with dazzling white true fire from within. This was no ordinary fire, but rather the Void Returning Fire Seed contained within the Fire Gourd and Lu Cheng Samadhi Fire, which directly ignited his life essence.

He struggled desperately, but was pinned to the spot by Lu Cheng's Five Elements Thunder Sword.

Burning! Burning wildly!

In just a few breaths, the once majestic and murderous mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator transformed into a humanoid torch that burned fiercely in the void and shrank rapidly. In the end, he vanished into nothingness without a trace, leaving not even a trace of remains. His body and soul were completely destroyed!
Apart from the first sword strike, Lu Cheng used almost no magic power throughout the entire process, relying on skill and illusion to drive his opponent into madness, ultimately leading to his self-immolation.

With a wave of his hand, he took several of the other party's personal treasures and Qiankun Treasure Pouch. Even if one is wealthy and powerful, such habits are still necessary for cultivators.

At the same time, behind Lu Cheng, Jin Shayu, and An Xiaoyue, a large number of Shattered Starship cultivators also flew out on their swords and fought fiercely with those Tribulation Cultivators. Lu Cheng's instant kill of one person undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of his side.

Meanwhile, on the other battlefield:
Jin Shayu was surrounded by flames that danced like a Vermilion Bird. The blazing true fire transformed into an endless sea of ​​fire, omnipresent in the sky and on the ground, burning the dwarf-like skeletal demon bird until it creaked and its skeleton shattered.

The poisonous insects it controlled were all turned into charred ashes.

The dwarf's cultivation technique was strange; he burrowed into the poisonous mist, attempting a sneak attack, but Jin Shayu sneered and a "Flowing Fire Unfettered Flying Sword," refined to its extreme, silently pierced through the void, directly splitting him and his protective poisonous miasma in two!

If it weren't for his extraordinary escape technique that allowed him to retreat so quickly, he would have been burned to ashes in an instant.

"Ah!"

"You're asking for it..."

The dwarf Jie Xiu was deformed and short from childhood, and had a twisted mentality. After embarking on the path of cultivation, he joined the demonic sect. Instead of thinking about changing himself to restore his size, he maintained his original shape. In his daily interactions with people, anyone who dared to show the slightest contempt would be retaliated against and harmed by him.

Demonic cultivators cultivate their obsessions into inner demons, which is actually a special cultivation method for them.

However, this also caused mental distortion, making them unable to tolerate cultivators like Jin Shayu, and even more unable to bear being defeated by such cultivators.

At this moment, he suddenly became fierce and fought desperately, successively offering up several protective magical treasures. Then, he chanted incantations, greatly depleting his magical power. He pointed a finger at the white bone demon bird in the sea of ​​fire, and the white bone demon bird began to transform into flesh and blood in the raging fire at a terrifying speed. It gradually turned into a red-bodied bird with seven heads like a dragon, several feet tall, and its wingspan covered dozens of feet.

This monstrous bird grew up in the flames and was not afraid of fire at all. As soon as it appeared, it let out a low cry.

The seven ferocious dragon heads rose up at the same time, and a piercing hiss burst from their throats, the sound like metal scraping against metal, or like the wailing of ten thousand ghosts.

The seven sound waves, varying in height and intertwined with each other, transformed into a soul-capturing demonic sound that penetrated directly into the brain, causing the listener to feel their primordial spirit shake and their internal organs churn.

Even worse, the seven-headed monstrous bird, with its ferocious scales and claws and a murderous aura, charged straight at Jinsha Yu's face with a terrifying demonic sound!

Given Jin Shayu's background, he naturally possessed a high-grade defensive magic weapon. At this moment, he immediately took flight to withstand the combined attack of the seven-headed monster bird and the dwarf cultivator.

The protective magic treasure's light dimmed rapidly, but Jin Shayu was unable to wake up for a long time under the influence of the demonic sound.

Just when his situation was extremely critical, a yellowish-brown stone seemed to suddenly fly from the sky and struck the seven-headed bird directly in the body.

This stone was thrown quickly, fiercely, and accurately, and it was placed during the brief moment when the seven-headed monster bird was attacking Jinshayu with all its might, so there was no way to avoid it.

boom.

With just one strike from the divine stone, a large amount of foul blood rapidly gushed from the mouth and body of the seven-headed monster bird, and its flesh disintegrated in an instant.

Because that stone is the sacred stone that guards the city, worshipped by all, impervious to all evil, and especially adept at suppressing demons and monsters.

The seven-headed monstrous bird was forged by its master using mysterious and evil methods, and its indestructible demonic body was created in the blazing true fire. Although it could not exist for long, it was not afraid of most true fires in the world for a short time. However, it was restrained by the demon-suppressing and evil-dispelling power of the Mountain-Suppressing Divine Stone.

(End of this chapter)