With the enhancement of the Chaos Thunder, Shu Han's golden spiritual form caused the sky and clouds to change dramatically. The Eight-Direction Evil-Breaking Sword, glinting with white thunder, emitted a destructive aura.
Wei Haolong, undaunted, used the Earth Dragon Fire accumulated in the thirty-six Fire Dragon Platforms to push his Heavenly Fire Dominating Break Technique to its pinnacle. White fire dragons twined around his spear, occasionally releasing ear-piercing explosions.
The two exchanged a glance and charged forward in unison, giving Song Changyi the chance to accumulate his power.
The golden sword, surrounded by Chaos Thunder, and the silver spear, entwined with white fire dragons, fearlessly struck out against the graceful sea of flowers cascading from the ancient tree.
In an instant, a vast forest within a radius of thousands of meters was obliterated in a blinding explosion.
Both Shu Han and Wei Haolong spat out blood simultaneously. Their combined attack was instantly dispersed by the sea of flowers, and the backlash left them severely injured.
Shu Han couldn't believe it. Together, their full-force attack was comparable to that of a Core Formation early-stage expert. How could they still be defeated so swiftly by this priestess?
Wei Haolong gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that the environment of the Southern Forest greatly enhances the power of the Forest Tribe's priestesses! We are no match for her; we need to flee."
Shu Han was frustrated, thinking, 'Isn't it obvious?' The key issue was how to escape!
Shu Han could utilize the Sky Palace Mysterious Secret combined with the Shadow Escape Technique. Given his current cultivation, the Forest Tribe priestess certainly wouldn't be able to catch him.
However, he remained anxious. The Forest Tribe priestess had lost track of him earlier, but she was still able to teleport and reappear right in front of him in an instant.
If she possessed such terrifying abilities, merely running would be of no use.
Shu Han quickly replied to Wei Haolong, "We can't rush to flee! She has spatial teleportation abilities. Until we understand this power of hers, even if we escape again, she will catch up."
"No!"
At this moment, Song Changyi stepped forward, his body radiating a brilliant red light. The spiritual power within him was highly condensed. His eyes turned red as he fixed his gaze on the menacingly Forest Tribe priestess, stating, "This is the power of the Forest Tribe's Sacred Tree. Their priestesses can teleport through this tree, but this ability can only be used once in a long while."
He drew his crimson sword and stepped in front of Shu Han and Wei Haolong.
"Brother Wei and Brother Yu, I'll cover you while you retreat. Go now!"
"Trying to leave?"
The Forest Tribe priestess shouted angrily, swinging her staff. Immediately, the towering ancient tree behind her began to sway, and countless thick branches crazily spread toward the trio.
Shu Han was about to activate the Eight-Direction Evil-Breaking Sword again to fend off the impending threat, but in a flash of red light, the incoming tree branches were instantly severed.
The long sword in Song Changyi's hand glowed with a fiery hue, and astonishingly, his skin began to ooze blood. As his body heated up, the blood evaporated, forming a rising blood mist that transformed into a swirling vortex surrounding him.
He rapidly swung his sword, severing countless approaching branches in an instant.
Wei Haolong's eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, "Holy crap! The Five-Fold Instantaneous Blink Technique! I knew this kid was exceptional, but to achieve this level?!"
Five-Fold!
Shu Han was taken aback. He recalled Song Changyi mentioning that Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Fiery Cloud Instant Sect could at most utilize the Three-Fold Instantaneous Blink Technique. Only Core Formation elders could use the fourth level and above. Song Changyi was the sole Foundation Establishment cultivator known to use the fourth level.
Yet now, he had achieved the fifth!
Song Changyi yelled, "I'll clear a path for you two! Hurry and escape from the forest!"
"But what about you, Senior Brother Song?"
Song Changyi shouted, "Don't worry about me! My father left me three life-saving techniques! This Forest Tribe priestess won't be able to hold me back!"
With that, he let out a powerful cry, accumulating all his spiritual power. He turned and struck out with his sword. The overwhelming red sword aura instantly carved an opening in the encroaching tree barrier.
The sword's aura left a shocking scar in the vast forest.
Wei Haolong grabbed Shu Han, yelling, "Let's go! If he says so, he must be confident. Don't underestimate the top individual from our Fiery Cloud Instant Sect's Heavenly Fire rankings!"
Shu Han didn't hesitate and, with Wei Haolong, turned into a streak of light, darting out of the opening in the tree barrier.
The Forest Tribe priestess was furious. "Stay right where you are!"
Her staff gleamed as she prepared to intercept Shu Han and Wei Haolong. But suddenly, her deep green eyes contracted in shock.
She saw Song Changyi, holding his crimson sword, drawing a circle around himself. The circle suddenly brightened, resembling a massive, blazing red sun descending.
All the spirit-infused ancient trees coming to kill him were turned to ashes.
Horror struck her heart. "A Foundation Establishment cultivator has such capabilities?!"
Wei Haolong and Shu Han had already moved far from the battlefield. Glancing back, Wei Haolong saw the red sun forming behind Song Changyi and exclaimed, "Heavenly Fire Red Sun! Damn, this kid can even use such a technique, even surpassing our Sect Leader's peak abilities from back in the day!"
"Heavenly Fire Red Sun?"
Wei Haolong explained, "Don't ask further. The Heavenly Fire Red Sun is the strongest technique of the Fiery Cloud Instant Sect. It's a supreme understanding devised by successive Fiery Cloud Instant Sect leaders, inspired by the 'Fiery Sun Dominating the Sky'. It amplifies the power of Earth Dragon Fire to its utmost!"
As the two flew farther away, they could no longer see the battle between Song Changyi and the Forest Tribe priestess, yet the dazzling red glow of the Heavenly Fire Red Sun was still visible.
Shu Han thought to himself that after reaching the later stages of the Foundation Establishment, he felt almost invincible below the Core Formation stage. But now, seeing Song Changyi's technique, he realized how naive he had been. There's always someone better out there. With Song Changyi having the Heavenly Fire Red Sun, even if Shu Han used the Sky Palace Mysterious Secret to enhance his combat capabilities, he might not necessarily win.
He needed to refine his primordial chaos immortal sword as soon as possible! Otherwise, his strength would remain limited.
Just as Shu Han was pondering how to quickly enhance his combat power, a streak of blue light suddenly surged toward them.
Upon closer examination, Shu Han and Wei Haolong found it was the Xigu priestess blocking their way.
"How can this be?!"
Shu Han could clearly sense an intense battle still raging behind them. How did she get ahead of them?
Shu Han quickly understood the situation using his Clear Bright Spiritual Eye and yelled, "Old Wei! It's an avatar!"
Wei Haolong's temper flared. Holding his silver spear, he shouted, "Damn it! It's too much! If we can't beat the main body, that's one thing. But thinking an avatar alone can take us down? Brother Yu, join me, and let's destroy this avatar!"
The Xigu avatar stared coldly at Shu Han and Wei Haolong, her eyes filled with ruthlessness. "All cultivators of the Fiery Cloud Instant Sect must die! You two won't escape this Southern Forest!"
With that, she flicked a perfectly round seed from her finger. This seed, glowing in a shade of green, flew toward Shu Han and Wei Haolong and exploded with a bang.
The moment the seed left her hand, it grew wildly. In an instant, Shu Han and Wei Haolong were entrapped by its sprawling branches.
Witnessing this, Shu Han was taken aback.
Wei Haolong sneered, "Thinking you can trap a cultivator of the Fiery Dao with a wood-element magic treasure? Wishful thinking!"
With that, his silver spear began to surge with fierce Earth Dragon Fire, ready to sever the thick branches surrounding them.
However, the moment the spear struck a branch, the cut section emitted a blinding white light. This light quickly spread throughout the enormous tree.
The flickering white light indicated extreme danger.
"This is bad!"
With the enhancement of the Chaos Thunder, Shu Han's golden spiritual form caused the sky and clouds to change dramatically. The Eight-Direction Evil-Breaking Sword, glinting with white thunder, emitted a destructive aura.
Wei Haolong, undaunted, used the Earth Dragon Fire accumulated in the thirty-six Fire Dragon Platforms to push his Heavenly Fire Dominating Break Technique to its pinnacle. White fire dragons twined around his spear, occasionally releasing ear-piercing explosions.
The two exchanged a glance and charged forward in unison, giving Song Changyi the chance to accumulate his power.
The golden sword, surrounded by Chaos Thunder, and the silver spear, entwined with white fire dragons, fearlessly struck out against the graceful sea of flowers cascading from the ancient tree.
In an instant, a vast forest within a radius of thousands of meters was obliterated in a blinding explosion.
Both Shu Han and Wei Haolong spat out blood simultaneously. Their combined attack was instantly dispersed by the sea of flowers, and the backlash left them severely injured.
Shu Han couldn't believe it. Together, their full-force attack was comparable to that of a Core Formation early-stage expert. How could they still be defeated so swiftly by this priestess?
Wei Haolong gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that the environment of the Southern Forest greatly enhances the power of the Forest Tribe's priestesses! We are no match for her; we need to flee."
Shu Han was frustrated, thinking, 'Isn't it obvious?' The key issue was how to escape!
Shu Han could utilize the Sky Palace Mysterious Secret combined with the Shadow Escape Technique. Given his current cultivation, the Forest Tribe priestess certainly wouldn't be able to catch him.
However, he remained anxious. The Forest Tribe priestess had lost track of him earlier, but she was still able to teleport and reappear right in front of him in an instant.
If she possessed such terrifying abilities, merely running would be of no use.
Shu Han quickly replied to Wei Haolong, "We can't rush to flee! She has spatial teleportation abilities. Until we understand this power of hers, even if we escape again, she will catch up."
"No!"
At this moment, Song Changyi stepped forward, his body radiating a brilliant red light. The spiritual power within him was highly condensed. His eyes turned red as he fixed his gaze on the menacingly Forest Tribe priestess, stating, "This is the power of the Forest Tribe's Sacred Tree. Their priestesses can teleport through this tree, but this ability can only be used once in a long while."
He drew his crimson sword and stepped in front of Shu Han and Wei Haolong.
"Brother Wei and Brother Yu, I'll cover you while you retreat. Go now!"
"Trying to leave?"
The Forest Tribe priestess shouted angrily, swinging her staff. Immediately, the towering ancient tree behind her began to sway, and countless thick branches crazily spread toward the trio.
Shu Han was about to activate the Eight-Direction Evil-Breaking Sword again to fend off the impending threat, but in a flash of red light, the incoming tree branches were instantly severed.
The long sword in Song Changyi's hand glowed with a fiery hue, and astonishingly, his skin began to ooze blood. As his body heated up, the blood evaporated, forming a rising blood mist that transformed into a swirling vortex surrounding him.
He rapidly swung his sword, severing countless approaching branches in an instant.
Wei Haolong's eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, "Holy crap! The Five-Fold Instantaneous Blink Technique! I knew this kid was exceptional, but to achieve this level?!"
Five-Fold!
Shu Han was taken aback. He recalled Song Changyi mentioning that Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Fiery Cloud Instant Sect could at most utilize the Three-Fold Instantaneous Blink Technique. Only Core Formation elders could use the fourth level and above. Song Changyi was the sole Foundation Establishment cultivator known to use the fourth level.
Yet now, he had achieved the fifth!
Song Changyi yelled, "I'll clear a path for you two! Hurry and escape from the forest!"
"But what about you, Senior Brother Song?"
Song Changyi shouted, "Don't worry about me! My father left me three life-saving techniques! This Forest Tribe priestess won't be able to hold me back!"
With that, he let out a powerful cry, accumulating all his spiritual power. He turned and struck out with his sword. The overwhelming red sword aura instantly carved an opening in the encroaching tree barrier.
The sword's aura left a shocking scar in the vast forest.
Wei Haolong grabbed Shu Han, yelling, "Let's go! If he says so, he must be confident. Don't underestimate the top individual from our Fiery Cloud Instant Sect's Heavenly Fire rankings!"
Shu Han didn't hesitate and, with Wei Haolong, turned into a streak of light, darting out of the opening in the tree barrier.
The Forest Tribe priestess was furious. "Stay right where you are!"
Her staff gleamed as she prepared to intercept Shu Han and Wei Haolong. But suddenly, her deep green eyes contracted in shock.
She saw Song Changyi, holding his crimson sword, drawing a circle around himself. The circle suddenly brightened, resembling a massive, blazing red sun descending.
All the spirit-infused ancient trees coming to kill him were turned to ashes.
Horror struck her heart. "A Foundation Establishment cultivator has such capabilities?!"
Wei Haolong and Shu Han had already moved far from the battlefield. Glancing back, Wei Haolong saw the red sun forming behind Song Changyi and exclaimed, "Heavenly Fire Red Sun! Damn, this kid can even use such a technique, even surpassing our Sect Leader's peak abilities from back in the day!"
"Heavenly Fire Red Sun?"
Wei Haolong explained, "Don't ask further. The Heavenly Fire Red Sun is the strongest technique of the Fiery Cloud Instant Sect. It's a supreme understanding devised by successive Fiery Cloud Instant Sect leaders, inspired by the 'Fiery Sun Dominating the Sky'. It amplifies the power of Earth Dragon Fire to its utmost!"
As the two flew farther away, they could no longer see the battle between Song Changyi and the Forest Tribe priestess, yet the dazzling red glow of the Heavenly Fire Red Sun was still visible.
Shu Han thought to himself that after reaching the later stages of the Foundation Establishment, he felt almost invincible below the Core Formation stage. But now, seeing Song Changyi's technique, he realized how naive he had been. There's always someone better out there. With Song Changyi having the Heavenly Fire Red Sun, even if Shu Han used the Sky Palace Mysterious Secret to enhance his combat capabilities, he might not necessarily win.
He needed to refine his primordial chaos immortal sword as soon as possible! Otherwise, his strength would remain limited.
Just as Shu Han was pondering how to quickly enhance his combat power, a streak of blue light suddenly surged toward them.
Upon closer examination, Shu Han and Wei Haolong found it was the Xigu priestess blocking their way.
"How can this be?!"
Shu Han could clearly sense an intense battle still raging behind them. How did she get ahead of them?
Shu Han quickly understood the situation using his Clear Bright Spiritual Eye and yelled, "Old Wei! It's an avatar!"
Wei Haolong's temper flared. Holding his silver spear, he shouted, "Damn it! It's too much! If we can't beat the main body, that's one thing. But thinking an avatar alone can take us down? Brother Yu, join me, and let's destroy this avatar!"
The Xigu avatar stared coldly at Shu Han and Wei Haolong, her eyes filled with ruthlessness. "All cultivators of the Fiery Cloud Instant Sect must die! You two won't escape this Southern Forest!"
With that, she flicked a perfectly round seed from her finger. This seed, glowing in a shade of green, flew toward Shu Han and Wei Haolong and exploded with a bang.
The moment the seed left her hand, it grew wildly. In an instant, Shu Han and Wei Haolong were entrapped by its sprawling branches.
Witnessing this, Shu Han was taken aback.
Wei Haolong sneered, "Thinking you can trap a cultivator of the Fiery Dao with a wood-element magic treasure? Wishful thinking!"
With that, his silver spear began to surge with fierce Earth Dragon Fire, ready to sever the thick branches surrounding them.
However, the moment the spear struck a branch, the cut section emitted a blinding white light. This light quickly spread throughout the enormous tree.
The flickering white light indicated extreme danger.
"This is bad!"
