Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Princess Blood Phoenix's magic weapon is a bow, and the most important thing when facing archers is to close the distance.

The maximum range of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense is about ten miles. Beyond this distance, archers can only watch helplessly.

They chose to act from 12 li away, precisely because they were hitting that limit.

Lightning exploded beneath Yan Chiheng's feet—a secret technique: Lightning Escape Technique.

His figure transformed into a streak of purple-white lightning, leaving a long afterimage in the air. He covered a distance of ten miles in ten breaths!

Princess Blood Phoenix's carriage was already clearly visible several miles away.

The twelve Foundation Establishment Blood Guards simultaneously raised their heads, roaring as they unleashed their magical artifacts—

late.

The Qiankun Thunder Control Ring above Yan Chiheng's head suddenly trembled!

"Thunder Prison—Open!"

Boom! ...

Centered on Yan Chiheng, the sky within a radius of several miles instantly transformed into a lightning field.

Countless purple and white lightning bolts descended from the sky, weaving a net across the ground and the air, turning the heavens and the earth into a thunderous marshland!

The twelve Blood Guards had barely taken flight when they were enveloped by a net of lightning.

Some erected spiritual energy shields, others summoned defensive magical artifacts, but those shields and artifacts dimmed and crumbled at a visible speed within the Thunder Prison—

"It's Lei Xiu! Watch out for him—"

Before he could finish speaking, the man was struck by three bolts of lightning simultaneously, exploding into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air before he could even scream.

Yan Chiheng ignored them.

He raised the Thunder Hammer, and the lightning on the hammer instantly went berserk. Countless bolts of lightning surged from all directions and converged on the hammer—that was the power of the entire Thunder Prison!

He raised the thunder hammer high, and the purple and white lightning blinded him.

Point forward.

Boom! ...

Without any complicated moves, a terrifying bolt of lightning, as thick as a water vat and as condensed as a purple-white jade pillar, burst forth!

This lightning bolt was not a scattered arc of electricity—its core was blindingly white, its edges were surrounded by purple lightning, and the air in its path was ionized.

The blood-red chariot wanted to hide, but in the Thunder Prison, where could it hide?

A direct hit!

That second-tier high-grade blood-red carriage was like ice and snow encountering the scorching sun in the face of this lightning bolt—the blood light shattered, the runes exploded, and the entire carriage was blasted apart in one blow!

But it's not over yet.

As the thunder shattered the chariot, countless fine yet incredibly condensed purple and white lightning bolts surged forth from the chariot's center!

They did not scatter randomly, but were instantly interwoven and constructed under the control of the Qiankun Thunder Ring, forming a lightning net covering the entire area!

The remaining nine Blood Guards, some of whom had just survived the first wave of lightning strikes and hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath, were enveloped by this newly formed lightning net.

The lightning net flowed and flickered, each bolt of lightning seemingly possessing a spirit, specifically targeting people.

The magical artifacts shattered, the shields collapsed, and the flesh turned into charcoal—nine figures turned to ashes one by one in the lightning.

Before the ashes could even touch the ground, they were swept away by the powerful aftershocks of lightning, completely annihilated into spiritual energy, and dissipated into the air.

From start to finish, it took less than ten breaths.

All twelve Foundation Establishment Blood Guardians were wiped out.

Yan Chiheng was panting heavily, his spiritual power reduced by 70%—the power of this attack was comparable to a full-force attack from a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the cost was also severe.

But his expression suddenly changed.

wrong.

The carriage was destroyed, the guards were dead—but what about Princess Blood Phoenix?

He suddenly looked up.

Five miles away, a blood-red figure stood suspended in mid-air.

Princess Blood Phoenix, dressed in a blood-red palace gown, her hair slightly disheveled but unharmed, flew out just before the chariot was struck by the thunder hammer.

At this moment, she held a huge longbow in both hands, gracefully drawing back the bowstring. The bow was entirely gilded, with blood-red patterns and ancient runes carved on its limbs.

The bowstring was dark gold, and the entire bow was wrapped in blood-red phoenix flames, within which the phantom of the phoenix could be vaguely seen flapping its wings.

Tier 3 Magic Weapon: Blood Phoenix Bow

The bow is fully drawn.

The arrow is now complete.

It was a blood arrow, entirely crimson, with fine, flowing blood-red light swirling around its shaft, sharp and menacing.

The long arrow exuded an aura comparable to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, locking onto Yan Chiheng.

Princess Blood Phoenix's eyes were icy, and there was even a hint of a smile on her lips—whether you're here for revenge or to rob us, you're all going to die!

The fingers are about to loosen—

In that very instant!

A streak of cyan sword light appeared without warning less than a hundred feet in front of her!

Lin Zhao!

He began to gather his strength when Yan Chiheng used the Lightning Escape Technique to charge forward.

With the Azure Lotus Sword in hand, sword intent unleashed, and the superior-grade Azure Lotus Dao Foundation spell "Azure Lotus Power" amplified to its limit.

Even the faint spatial fluctuation power he had comprehended over the years was incorporated into it—the power of this sword strike had already reached the threshold of Core Formation.

Then he used the innate magic of the Five Sacred Mountains Spirit Body.

The Five Sacred Mountains Shifting Technique!

The distance of more than ten miles is just a step away!

A cyan sword light slashed out—

"laugh--!!!"

A heart-wrenching tearing sound rang out.

The sword light was condensed to the extreme, its azure color as deep as an abyss, and wherever it passed, space seemed to be silently cut open!

Directly targeting Princess Blood Phoenix!

Princess Blood Phoenix's pupils suddenly contracted!

Before she could think, a silver light flew out from her body—it was a second-tier top-grade silver mirror, which instantly magnified and blocked the sword light!

boom!!!

The small mirror trembled violently, and tiny cracks appeared on its surface. The magical artifact was sent flying by the sword!

But this block bought Princess Blood Phoenix less than half a breath of time.

She forcefully twisted her body, loosening her fingers—

A crimson arrow ripped through the sky, leaving a trail of mournful rainbow light.

They collided head-on with that cyan sword light!

Boom! ...

Two terrifying forces collided in mid-air, creating a shockwave visible to the naked eye!

Wherever the shockwave passed, the rocks below crumbled, trees were uprooted, and the soil churned up like waves!

But Lin Zhao's sword light was ultimately superior.

It continued forward amidst the collision, slashing towards Princess Blood Phoenix—

Princess Blood Phoenix retreated with all her might to dodge, the sword light grazing the top of her head!

Click.

Her crown was shattered by a sword, and her long black hair fell loose, dancing wildly in the wind.

Princess Blood Phoenix's hair was disheveled, and her eyes changed from cold to shock and anger.

Lin Zhao felt a little regretful, but he could accept it—after all, Princess Blood Phoenix was the strongest among the five Core Formation candidates of the Purple Profound Dynasty, and she wasn't so easy to kill.

He took a deep breath.

Five illusory mountain images appeared around him, the power of the four elements intertwined, and the domain of law instantly covered a radius of ten miles!

The Four Elements and Five Sacred Mountains Dharma Domains are fully opened!

Princess Blood Phoenix was immediately trapped in the magic domain.

"The real battle is just beginning," Lin Zhao said.

He raised his hand and gestured, causing the Azure Lotus Sword to spin rapidly in mid-air, transforming seventy-two azure lotus leaves into seventy-two azure sword shadows.

With the blessing of the Dharma Domain, these sword shadows regenerated and transformed, instantly spreading out into a chilling sword lotus covering half of the sky!

Each lotus leaf was releasing sword energy, and each wisp of sword energy was trembling gently, emitting a clear and melodious sword sound.

"go"

The whisper fell.

Sword lotus in bloom!

It wasn't just one or two sword energies, but thousands upon thousands of azure streaks of light pouring down like a torrential rain! The sharp sounds of air being torn apart merged into a single, deadly shriek.