Chapter 1325
9 Ghostly Flames, Shifting Positions
Previously, Song Qingming and Huo Feng had already been somewhat flustered by the opponent's mere presence of two throwing knives.
Now, with the four throwing knives wielded with overwhelming force, their power far surpasses what it was before, and the opponent clearly no longer wants to continue fighting them.
Before Song Qingming and his companion could escape, the four streaks of crimson light, controlled by the "woman in black," completely sealed off the space around them.
At this moment, Song Qingming and his companion also felt unprecedented pressure.
As the crimson blade light drew near, Song Qingming, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, immediately activated the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" to cover the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror in front of him.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, the power of his natal magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," has also reached the fifth-grade low-level realm, comparable to defensive spiritual treasures of the same level.
At this moment, with the blessing of his own cultivation technique "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique", the power of the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror can be increased by another 30% to 40%.
Just as Song Qingming activated his spiritual treasure to protect himself, the crimson blade light controlled by the "woman in black" also landed on the bronze mirror at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, a series of intense collision sounds rang out outside the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".
Even with the blessing of the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique," the Five Elements Divine Light Mirror could barely keep the black-clad woman's crimson blade light outside the protective barrier.
Just when Song Qingming thought he could block the opponent's attack, a crimson blade of light suddenly pierced through the golden mirror behind him.
"careful!"
Fire Phoenix was prepared and activated the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" to quickly block the attack.
But before they could catch their breath, two more beams of crimson light pierced through the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" from the other side and shot towards Song Qingming.
The crimson blade moved with incredible speed, piercing through Song Qingming's waist in the blink of an eye, immediately splattering a spray of blood.
"what."
Song Qingming, who was still struggling to control the magic weapon, had no time to dodge and felt a sharp pain in his waist. He was then sent flying into the air.
The "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" outside was unattended and was immediately scattered by countless red lights, rushing straight towards the two of them.
Just then, a strange black flame suddenly erupted from the Fire Phoenix, quickly enveloping the two of them.
The black flames carried an eerie chill, their oppressive power far exceeding that of any true fire Song Qingming had ever encountered before.
In the blink of an eye, the "black flames" froze all the spiritual light and demonic energy within dozens of feet around them.
Even the four crimson beams of light that the "woman in black" was manipulating to attack them were frozen in mid-air, almost affecting her as well.
The woman in black, who had been casting a spell and hiding to the side, looked at the eerie "black flames" emanating a chilling aura before her, and a hint of surprise flashed across her face once again.
"What is this now? This is really troublesome!"
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After muttering something to herself, the woman in black immediately cast a spell to activate the crimson blood blade that was frozen in black flames.
To her surprise, the magical artifact was already firmly frozen inside.
"Don't be mad!"
Just as the woman in black was about to try to activate the magic weapon again, she suddenly sensed something and immediately stopped casting the spell.
She looked up and saw a crimson arrow aimed at her from a distance. It was the "Crimson Demon Saint" who had come to support Song Qingming and the other person.
"Red Desolate Demon Saint" has reached the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm, making him second only to Chen Qingxuan in supernatural abilities among the crowd.
The woman in black dared not underestimate this mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
He immediately abandoned Song Qingming and the other two in front of him and focused on casting spells to deal with the "Crimson Demon Saint" who was attacking from behind, and engaged in a fierce battle with him.
In the middle of the "black flames".
Song Qingming, who had just escaped a calamity with the help of the Fire Phoenix, was also somewhat surprised. He never expected that the other party possessed such powerful supernatural abilities.
But at this moment, he was frozen in place by the black flames, and when he tried to go out to help, he found that he could not break free at all.
"Your Highness, Senior Chi Li alone may not be able to defeat the opponent. Do you have a way to let me out first?"
He tried to communicate with the fire phoenix beside him, but received no response. When Song Qingming looked to the side, he discovered that the fire phoenix behind him was also frozen in place.
At this moment, she was motionless, and her aura had become extremely weak.
It is evident that although the divine power that was just activated was extremely powerful, it also overdrawn the magical power within the Fire Phoenix's body.
"Huh! No way."
Seeing that the Fire Phoenix couldn't help him escape, Song Qingming could only activate the "Mysterious Yang Blazing Flame" within his body to forcefully repel the surrounding cold flames, which allowed him to barely turn around.
After trying the spell again, Song Qingming quickly realized that he probably couldn't force his way out of this place in a short time.
After thinking for a moment, he turned around and went to Huo Feng's side, reaching out to grab her arm.
Just as Song Qingming was about to use magic to check the condition of the other party's body, the fire phoenix, which had been in a coma, suddenly opened its eyes.
Seeing this, Song Qingming instinctively took a step back and quickly withdrew his hand.
"Uh, are you alright?"
"Don't worry, I just forcibly activated the Nine Nether Frost Flame and was consumed too much of my mana due to the backlash from the spiritual energy. Nothing will happen to me."
The magical treasure that the demon was wielding was far too powerful. If I were to break the seal now, the Blood Blade would also be freed, and we would likely be in even greater danger.
"I have no choice but to let you out first to help the Ancestor deal with her!"
"Okay! Then let me out first. Without this treasure, we should be able to deal with her."
After nodding slightly to Song Qingming, the Fire Phoenix, whose aura had become weak, suddenly burst into flames and quickly recovered its aura.
The next moment, Song Qingming was enveloped in black flames and quickly disappeared from her sight.
After Song Qingming left, two jade bottles appeared where he had been standing.
"The pills inside can help cultivators repair their origins, and they should be useful to you."
Upon hearing a familiar voice transmission drifting from afar, Fire Phoenix couldn't help but smile slightly and immediately took the jade bottle into her hand.
In mid-air, a streak of "black flame" shot out and landed above the battlefield.
When Song Qingming looked up, he realized that the area below had been divided into two battlefields, and the fighting was still very intense.
Although "Crimson Demon Saint" is more powerful than Song Qingming and Huo Feng, she was already seriously injured when she was in the outer heavens.
Her injuries have not yet fully healed, and her strength has declined considerably, allowing her to only unleash about 70-80% of her peak power.
Her opponent, the "woman in black," was a peak mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator whose cultivation and supernatural powers were clearly far superior to those of the "Crimson Demon Saint."
Fortunately, the blood-red throwing knife on the "woman in black" was sealed by the fire phoenix and could not be used, which also affected her combat power.
After the two clashed, "Red Desolate Demon Saint" was no match for his opponent and quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, but he was still able to restrain his opponent and engage in a prolonged battle.
On another battlefield ahead, Chen Qingxuan and the two demon saints, "Lei Hu" and "Bai Yang," joined forces to fight against the "Six-Round Star Demon."
Both sides conjured their true forms, and with a casual strike, the valley was filled with flying rocks and tremors.
"Six-Round Star Demon" was a true demon leader who led the demon realm to invade Huayang Realm. His cultivation level was actually above the Nascent Soul stage.
It's just that because of the suppression of the Heavenly Dao in this realm, once you enter the "Huayang Realm," no matter how high your cultivation level is, you will be forcibly suppressed to the peak of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
After the great war between immortals and demons, the "Six-Round Star Demon" was sealed here and refined for tens of thousands of years.
Although he has survived to this day by clinging to life, his cultivation level has fallen to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he can only barely exert two or three tenths of his strength before he was born.
However, the "Six-Wheel Star Demon's" immortal true demon body still possesses formidable supernatural powers.
Despite being surrounded by Chen Qingxuan and the two demon saints "Lei Hu" and "Bai Yang", he still displayed extremely strong combat power, holding the three of them back so they were unable to break free.
The two sides are currently trading blows, and no clear winner has yet emerged.
The true demonic immortal body of the "Six-Wheel Star Demon" was something that even the ancient powerful beings of the Huayang Realm couldn't do anything about, and could only seal him here.
Song Qingming knew that with his current supernatural powers, he probably wouldn't be able to cause much damage to this demon.
After glancing at the two battlefields below, Song Qingming, who was standing in mid-air, immediately and decisively chose to go and support "Chi Li Demon Saint".
The "Crimson Demon Saint," holding a gray cane, was currently surrounded in mid-air by a ball of demonic energy controlled by the woman in black.
A black jade ring descended, and the demonic energy surrounding "Red Desolate Demon Saint" was instantly absorbed into the Yin-Yang jade ring, quickly helping her to break free from the other party's entanglement.
The woman in black wanted to continue casting her spell, but was interrupted by a beam of spiritual light emanating from another white jade ring.
This forced it to dodge and temporarily halt its spellcasting.
Looking at Song Qingming appear beside him, the "Crimson Demon Saint," who had already been forced into a disadvantageous position by the other party, immediately took a breath and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Song, is Fire Phoenix alright?"
"Senior, rest assured, Fellow Daoist Fire Phoenix is unharmed."
Just as Song Qingming responded, the woman in black, seeing that he was free, turned her gaze back to the black flames ahead.
"I didn't expect you to risk your lives to seal my Blood Dragon Thorn. You do have some guts."
But don't think that I can't deal with you without this treasure.
"I have already witnessed your supernatural abilities, so I dare not be negligent."
But we're not the only ones here today.
As soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, more than a dozen figures descended from the sky and landed beside him and the "Crimson Sun Demon Saint." They were He Xiaofeng and the others who had come with them.
Even though the magical treasures on her body were sealed by the Fire Phoenix's "Nine Netherworld Frost Flame," the supernatural powers of the "woman in black" before her still far surpassed those of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
Even with Song Qingming and "Chi Li Demon Saint" joining forces, defeating their opponent would still not be an easy task.
After escaping the predicament, Song Qingming immediately sent a message to He Xiaofeng and the others who were guarding the top of the canyon, asking them to rush to the battlefield to provide support.
The dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators who came with Song Qingming and his group this time had all reached the half-step Divine Transformation realm.
Among them, He Yuliang and his companions, who possessed the strongest supernatural abilities, were all equipped with magical treasures and spiritual objects capable of dealing with Nascent Soul cultivators, and could also intervene in the battles within the canyon. Upon arriving at the bottom of the valley, He Yuliang was the first to draw his "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword," his aura instantly reaching the Nascent Soul realm.
Gu Lin of "Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain" followed closely behind, summoning a silver dragon whose aura was close to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The Great Elder of the Flying Ape Clan, the Wood Ape Demon Emperor, directly activated the Beast Essence Seal, transforming into a mountain golden ape hundreds of feet tall.
Immediately following was the fusion technique activated by the "Spirit Turtle Clan," and the giant turtle also manifested an aura that only Nascent Soul cultivators possess.
In the blink of an eye, Song Qingming and his group gained four more Nascent Soul level combatants.
The remaining cultivators formed a "Five Elements Formation" in mid-air, with Qin Yuntian, the Grand Elder of the "Tianyu Sect" at the head, holding a silver banner in his hand.
This treasure is none other than the "Earthly Elemental Flag," one of the three sealed spiritual treasures that were brought out from the secret realm back then.
"You think you can defeat me just because you outnumber me!"
Despite being surrounded by so many cultivators, the woman in black remained calm, with no fear in her eyes.
The next moment, she raised her hand and gently pointed at the deep pit below, and the surrounding demonic energy surged and rushed wildly towards her.
Before long, six figures with auras no weaker than Nascent Soul cultivators appeared beside the "woman in black".
These people had very familiar faces; they were the six demons that Song Qingming and his group had previously killed, including the "woman in white," the "young scholar," and the "old Taoist in green robe."
At this moment, although their faces are very similar to the demons that Song Qingming and the others had seen.
But their eyes had lost all their spirit, as if they had become puppets.
Even when they saw Song Qingming again, who had killed them several times, the "woman in white" and the others no longer showed any hatred in their eyes, as if they had already forgotten about it.
After the six demons appeared, the difference in fighting power between the "woman in black" and others instantly disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, she reached into the black robe at her chest and pulled out a long black sword wrapped with a giant dragon.
This black blade is called "Blade of the Abyss". Song Qingming and others had seen it in the secret realm before. Its power is far beyond that of ordinary low-grade spiritual treasures.
Seeing her take out this magical treasure again, a look of solemnity appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Since you all want to fight me so badly, I will grant your wish today!"
Having said that, the woman in black swung the "Demon Abyss Blade" forward with all her might, and a giant black dragon flew out from it.
The dragon's size increased dozens of times in the blink of an eye, and it rushed straight towards Song Qingming and the others with a powerful aura.
Faced with the attack from the black dragon, "Crimson Demon Saint" immediately took the lead, urging a seven-colored feather fan to flash with several blazing flames.
The flames, sensing the approaching wind, transformed into seven colorful flying arrows in mid-air, piercing directly through the black dragon and fixing it in mid-air.
Just as the "woman in black" was casting her spell, the other six demonic avatars standing beside her also moved and rushed towards the group, but were stopped in mid-air by He Yuliang and the others.
Below the canyon, another earth-shattering battle soon erupted.
They had intended to ask He Yuliang and the others to come down and help, but they never expected that the "woman in black" had such a powerful backup plan, which instantly turned the tide of the battle.
Seeing that He Yuliang and the others had been restrained by the demon puppet.
Song Qingming had no choice but to grit his teeth and cooperate with "Crimson Demon Saint" to face the woman in black head-on and engage in a fierce battle with her.
Although the woman in black had lost her previously powerful and mysterious Blood Blade, the "Demon Abyss Blade" she now wielded was also a powerful magical artifact.
Under the opponent's control, the black dragon quickly entangled the "Crimson Sun Demon Saint," leaving Song Qingming alone to face the demon head-on.
“It’s really unfair to bully the weak with numbers. It’s more interesting if we have a fair fight.”
The woman in black chuckled and immediately activated the demonic energy around Song Qingming. Then, a huge claw from the black mist attacked Song Qingming.
Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately activated the "Yin-Yang Double Rings" to surround himself, and then tried to escape from the spot.
Just as he dodged the attack, another black claw appeared out of thin air not far behind him, and with a gentle slap, it pushed Song Qingming into the air.
Before he could regain his footing, several sharp claws suddenly attacked from all sides, trapping Song Qingming in mid-air.
"True spirit disintegration!"
Just as countless sharp claws around him were trying to crush Song Qingming's body in mid-air, he was about to die.
Suddenly, a silver light burst forth from Song Qingming's body, and his size more than doubled, with a layer of silver light covering his body.
The next moment, Song Qingming forcefully pried open the giant claw in front of him and quickly jumped down from above.
"Huh! I didn't expect you to have a secret method for cultivating and refining your body!"
Seeing Song Qingming activate "True Spirit Disintegration" to transform into a physical form, a hint of surprise flashed across the black-clad woman's face. She then activated the black mist in front of her again, transforming it into more than a dozen demonic creatures that were about the same height as him.
Before she could even speak, the dozen or so demons pounced on Song Qingming's location.
At this moment, Song Qingming, who had just activated the secret technique to disintegrate his body, was already extremely volatile. When he faced the attacking demon, he grabbed it and broke it in two on the spot.
Even though the demons in front of her were torn apart, they quickly gathered together under the control of the "woman in black" and returned to normal.
They quickly stepped forward and entangled him, firmly surrounding Song Qingming in place.
Seeing that he was already entangled by the demon, the "woman in black" immediately activated a black longsword.
The sword light ripped through the void, instantly flipping Song Qingming's body over and causing him to fall from mid-air.
The next moment, the black longsword transformed into countless sword beams, falling on Song Qingming from all directions.
The sword light flashed incessantly, striking Song Qingming's body and causing sparks to fly. His figure was unable to stabilize itself and was constantly spinning in mid-air as he was struck by the sword light.
"what."
Just as the black light was relentlessly attacking Song Qingming, it suddenly stopped.
In mid-air, Song Qingming grabbed the black longsword in front of him and broke it in two, then glanced at the "woman in black" beside him.
The next moment, Song Qingming's figure suddenly disappeared in mid-air.
The woman in black glanced around and immediately raised her hand to conjure a barrier behind her.
Suddenly, a figure appeared and punched the top of the black barrier, creating a crack in it.
Upon seeing this, the woman in black couldn't help but slightly change her expression. She hurriedly activated her true demonic energy to repair the cracks above the barrier, firmly blocking Song Qingming's attack from the outside.
Meanwhile, the numerous demons that had received the "woman in black's" orders quickly surrounded the two of them, trying to stop Song Qingming.
Despite being surrounded by numerous demonic creatures, Song Qingming seemed oblivious to them, recklessly unleashing his fists to forcefully attack the black barrier.
However, dozens of attacks in succession failed to break through the black barrier.
Song Qingming was ultimately unable to break through the barrier and was once again blasted away by the black light controlled by the "woman in black".
After enduring so many attacks, Song Qingming's body could no longer withstand the force and he collapsed onto the ground below.
"Hmph! All you've got is the ability to take a beating. I thought you had some surprise in store for me!"
Looking at Song Qingming lying motionless on the ground, the "woman in black" couldn't help but smile.
He then summoned the black blade that had blocked "Crimson Demon Saint," its light aimed at Song Qingming below.
Just as the "woman in black" launched a fatal attack on Song Qingming.
Unexpectedly, he, who was lying on the ground, suddenly flashed with white light and disappeared from the spot.
The black blade of light slashed through the void and struck the ground below, kicking up a cloud of dust, but the expected scene did not appear.
The woman in black watched as the figure below vanished into thin air before her eyes.
"Huh! What's this...?"
Just as the "woman in black" was looking puzzled, she suddenly sensed something and immediately turned to look at her side.
Suddenly, a black ball of light appeared in the void, and then the demonic energy around her was imprisoned in place.
Faced with this sudden attack, the "woman in black" immediately used magic to dodge.
But just as she set off, a giant fist flew out from the void, knocking her, who hadn't even had time to react, flying and slamming her against the mountainside beside her.
The next moment, Song Qingming stepped out of the air and stood in the spot that originally belonged to the other party.
As the smoke cleared, the woman in black saw the person before her, and her expression turned rather grim.
"Spatial teleportation, how did you do that?"
"Just because you want to know doesn't mean I have to tell you."
When the woman in black asked him a question, Song Qingming simply shook his head, showing no intention of answering.
After a moment of silence, the "woman in black" raised her hand and pointed to the empty space in front of her.
The monster that should have obeyed her commands was now staring at her blankly.
Before long, the demon walked up to Song Qingming and conjured a young face.
It was that "Song Xuanfeng" who had been hiding on Song Qingming all along.
Although "Song Xuanfeng" lost his physical body, his cultivation level was still at the Nascent Soul stage, and he also possessed a special supernatural ability that allowed him to teleport.
Just now, when Song Qingming was fighting against the many demons summoned by the "woman in black", it was Song Xuanfeng who volunteered to possess one of the demons.
The woman in black was so focused on dealing with Song Qingming that she didn't notice anything unusual about the monsters around her.
This gave "Song Xuanfeng" the opportunity to get close to the other party and unleash his supernatural power to launch a surprise attack.
However, although this attack was painstaking, the "woman in black" reacted just as quickly.
The two of them launched a sneak attack, but it only caused them slight losses and did not result in any major damage. (End of Chapter)