Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

He held back no longer, and with a pat on his storage bag, another magical artifact flew out—a [Sky-Splitting Flying Wheel] that shimmered with silver light and spun at high speed!

Second-grade superior magic weapon!

In an instant, the three powerful second-tier magical artifacts unleashed their power simultaneously:

The Three-Drum Demon resounded, its invisible sound waves layering upon each other, disrupting spiritual power and assaulting the mind;

[The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls] Black energy surged, and countless ghostly figures rushed out, tearing and entangled, interfering with vision and movement;

The [Sky-Splitting Flying Wheel] transformed into a streak of deathly silver light, moving at extreme speed, specifically designed to cut and kill from tricky angles!

The three magical artifacts joined forces to form a deathly domain, enveloping Lin Zhao within it!

Lin Zhao remained increasingly calm despite being trapped.

The Azure Lotus Sword Wings vibrated rapidly, and its figure moved like a ghost, weaving through the gaps in the triple attack.

The Azure Lotus Sword collided with the flying wheel, sparks flying everywhere. The sword intent swept through, annihilating the approaching ghostly figures.

The Five Sacred Mountains' spiritual bodies remained as stable as mountains, withstanding the impact of the demonic drum's sonic waves.

He focused most of his energy on dealing with the elusive Sky-Splitting Flying Wheel, while the Azure Lotus Sword in his hand shone with a restrained brilliance, seemingly accumulating even greater power in silence.

"You forced me to do this!" Unable to break through his defenses, a hint of madness and determination flashed in Wan Heling's eyes.

He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood onto the white crane spirit beast beside him, and rapidly formed an ancient and sinister hand seal with both hands.

"All spirits unite as one!"

The white crane suddenly transformed into a beam of white light and crashed into Wan Heling's body!

Wan Heling's body suddenly swelled violently, fine white feathers sprouted from beneath his skin, his arms transformed into bird claws, and his legs became long and covered in scales.

Behind it, a pair of enormous white crane wings suddenly unfolded! Its face also took on some crane-like features, and its aura surged! A terrifying aura, a mixture of human and demonic ferocity, soared into the sky!

This half-human, half-crane monster suddenly flapped its wings and transformed into a white light. Instead of attacking Lin Zhao, it went straight for the dragon egg on the deck of the Flowing Cloud Flying Boat below!

He wants to seize the dragon egg and leave! Continuing to entangle with Lin Zhao will lead to too many variables. The best strategy is to get the most important thing and flee immediately!

In a few breaths, he had covered hundreds of feet, and his sharp crane claws were almost touching the dark blue dragon egg!

Trapped amidst the onslaught of magical artifacts, Lin Zhao's eyes flashed with a cold light. Instead of being anxious, he whispered two words: "Explode."

Just as Wan Heling's crane claws were about to grasp the dragon egg—

Inside the Flowing Cloud Flying Boat, a mass of destructive energy, suppressed to its limit by Lin Zhao using a secret technique and mixed with the violent spiritual power of the Li Huo Cauldron and the spiritual power of all seventy-two Li Huo magical artifacts of various colors, suddenly erupted!

Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!

It was as if a small sun was rising in the swamp! The blinding white light and crimson flames instantly engulfed the Flowing Cloud Flying Boat, the Flood Dragon Egg, and Wan Heling, who was right next to it!

The terrifying shockwave from the explosion spread out in a spherical shape, blasting a huge crater more than fifty feet in diameter into the water. The water vapor in the air was instantly evaporated, revealing the scorched mud below!

This was not merely the self-destruction of a spirit boat; it was equivalent to detonating the core of a Fire-Separating Array, along with a large number of Fire-Separating Magical Artifacts worth tens of thousands of spirit stones that had not yet been handed over to the family! The power was comparable to the simultaneous self-destruction of five or six Foundation Establishment cultivators!

"ah--!!!"

Amidst the white light and flames, Wan Heling's heart-wrenching screams echoed.

Even in his enhanced state of being one with beast, he still suffered severe injuries from the near-zero-distance devastating explosion!

Large patches of his white feathers were charred and fell off, his protective aura shattered, and he coughed up blood. His fused state became unstable, and his aura plummeted!

The dragon egg was also severely damaged by the force of the explosion and was violently thrown away, turning into a dark blue stream of light before plunging into the water in the distance with a splash.

Lin Zhao's eyes were as cold as iron, showing no sign of heartache for the magical artifacts and the dragon eggs.

On the path of cultivation, life and death are constant battles. If you want to kill a powerful enemy who is above your level, how can you not pay the price? He had long understood this principle.

At the very moment the explosion occurred, Lin Zhao, who had been trapped for a long time, finally reached the peak of the power accumulated in his Azure Lotus Sword!

He silently recited in his heart,

The Five Sacred Mountains

His innate supernatural ability, the Five Mountains Shifting Technique, was activated! His figure miraculously squeezed out of the encirclement of the three magical artifacts.

He appeared beside Wan Heling, who had just been blown away and had not yet regained his footing!

"die!"

The Azure Lotus Sword erupted with an even brighter azure light than before, carrying all his strength and soaring killing intent, and slashed fiercely at Wan Heling's unsuspecting side abdomen!

*Pfft!*

A huge, deep wound, almost severing him at the waist, appeared, and blood mixed with broken internal organs and feathers gushed out!

"Agh—!" Wan Heling let out a horrifying scream, his breath becoming extremely weak.

Although the powerful life force of the fused demon beast prevented him from dying, this sword strike had severely injured him.

"You little beast! I'll kill you!" After suffering repeated blows, his reason was completely consumed by the pain and rage.

Wan Heling's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a madman. He no longer tried to escape or defend himself, but instead frantically poured all his remaining spiritual power and blood essence into the Sky-Splitting Flying Wheel in his hand!

The flywheel shone brightly with silver light, emitting a terrifying hum. He no longer controlled it remotely; instead, he held the flywheel in his hand, transforming it into a streak of silver light burning with blood flames.

He lunged at Lin Zhao recklessly, ready for a final close-quarters battle! The aftereffects of fusing with the demon beast seemed to be beginning to appear, making him more inclined to fight like a wild beast.

Lin Zhao's eyes narrowed, showing no fear. He flapped his Azure Lotus Sword Wings again, wielding the Azure Lotus Sword to meet the attack!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Two figures clashed and crossed paths in mid-air at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye! Sword energy crisscrossed, silver wheels whistled, and each clash erupted with ear-piercing sounds and scattered bursts of spiritual light.

The bombs struck from the air over the water to the woodland on the shore, leaving trees broken, the ground cracked, and a scene of utter devastation in their wake.

Close combat increases the danger tenfold! Lin Zhao unleashed the full power of his sword intent, combining it with the agile speed of the Azure Lotus Sword Wings to barely withstand the opponent's desperate and frenzied attacks. However, wounds began to appear on his body, and his spiritual energy was greatly depleted.

The fierce battle lasted for several quarters of an hour, and both sides were nearing their exhaustion.

Just after a fierce exchange, as the two figures passed each other,

The Yin-Yang Ring in Lin Zhao's hand, which had been dormant, suddenly emitted a slight hum, and the black and white light surged instantly!

An invisible Yin-Yang force field rapidly expanded, enveloping Wan Heling.

Wan Heling was involuntarily pulled off course by a clever force, crashing down into a seemingly ordinary clearing in the woods below—where an inconspicuous black hourglass lay quietly among the rocks.

This was the final trap that Lin Zhao had quietly set up during the previous entanglement, using the terrain as cover!

When Wan Heling's body entered the hourglass's hundred-zhang range—

"Buzz—!!!"

An irresistible force suddenly erupted from the black hourglass, instantly sweeping across an area of ​​one mile in radius!

Spiritual energy stagnates!

Divine consciousness frozen!