Chapter 1359
Pursuit and Escape, Passage Chapter Point
Back when he was still in the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming had already seen the "Dragon King Seal" with his own eyes and knew that it was a powerful high-grade spiritual treasure.
During the fight with Ao Xing, the opponent never took out this item.
Song Qingming initially thought she hadn't brought the "Dragon King's Seal," but it turned out he was wrong.
Enveloped in golden light, several golden dragons flew out rapidly, piercing through the surrounding black ice flames.
In just a moment, Ao Xing's figure reappeared before the two of them.
At this moment, not only Song Qingming, but also Huo Feng, who was standing to the side, looked somewhat solemn upon seeing the formidable power of the spiritual treasure that the other party was wielding.
Seeing that she was already tightly bound by the golden dragon, "Fire Phoenix" immediately raised her hand to cast a spell and produced a square jade box.
The jade box emitted eight golden rays of light, which directly covered the surrounding golden dragons and engulfed them in an octagonal cage.
The "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" was the most powerful mid-grade spiritual treasure on Huo Feng's body. Its binding power even surpassed Song Qingming's "Yin Yang Double Rings," instantly controlling several golden dragons that were suppressing the two of them.
Taking this opportunity, Song Qingming, who had escaped the golden dragon's entanglement, flashed forward and charged at Ao Xing again.
They wanted to interrupt Ao Xing's spellcasting before the opponent could establish a firm footing.
A flash of light appeared in mid-air, and a tall figure suddenly appeared, throwing a punch rapidly forward.
But just as Song Qingming's fist wind touched Ao Xing's front, a golden light suddenly shone from beneath his feet, and two golden dragons appeared out of thin air.
The next moment, "Song Qingming" was pulled to the spot by the other party and could not move.
Immediately afterward, before he could break free from the golden dragon's grasp, a giant dragon claw descended from above.
Song Qingming was as if he had crashed into an iron mountain, and was directly slapped by the dragon claw into the lava on the side.
Having taken a direct hit, he seemed unable to maintain the state of his true spirit disintegrating. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he instantly returned to his original form.
Immediately afterwards, "Song Qingming" was engulfed by the molten lava.
"Humph! It's too much."
After whispering a sentence towards the location of "Song Qingming", Ao Xing turned his gaze back to the fire phoenix that was controlling the dragon crystal jade box not far away.
"It seems you've already found that thing."
Next, are you going to give it to me willingly, or do I have to go get it myself?
"The Phoenix Blood Immortal Stone is only useful to our Heavenly Phoenix Clan. Even if you take it, you probably won't have any use for it."
"Hmph! Even if it's useless to me, I won't let you get away with it for nothing."
"We, the True Dragon Clan, don't concern ourselves with so many ridiculous rules. If you want anything from me, you either need to demonstrate your abilities or pay a sufficient price."
Faced with Ao Xing's tone that left no room for negotiation, "Fire Phoenix" glanced at the spot below where Song Qingming had disappeared, and the black flames on her body quickly ignited.
"Nine Netherworld Cold Flames!"
After advancing to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, Fire Phoenix's control over the cold flames within her body has become much stronger than before.
Now, she can control the cold flames according to her own will, turning them into arrows to fight the enemy, instantly surrounding Ao Xing's location from all directions.
However, Ao Xing remained completely calm in the face of the "Fire Phoenix's" attack.
Before she could cast a spell, the two golden dragons beside her automatically formed a protective shield, blocking all the surrounding black flames.
The spiritual light emanating from the golden dragon not only helped her easily withstand the opponent's attack.
Even the "Nine Nether Frost Flames" that tried to freeze the surrounding space were easily dissolved, making it impossible to restrict the opponent's movements.
The "Dragon King's Seal" contains the souls of nine golden dragons, each of which possesses the combat power of a Nascent Soul cultivator when taken out individually.
By controlling only two golden dragons, Ao Xing successfully restrained the Fire Phoenix's "Nine Netherworld Cold Flames".
There were four or five golden dragons left beside her, which, under her control, rushed straight to the location of the fire phoenix, forcing her to use magic to dodge. She was soon cornered by the golden dragons.
Seeing that she had no way to avoid it, "Fire Phoenix" immediately manipulated the Dragon Crystal Jade Box back to her side, using this magical treasure to help block the opponent's attack.
This released the golden dragons that had been trapped inside the jade box.
The combined power of the nine golden dragons instantly put immense pressure on the "Fire Phoenix," forcing her to defend passively and unable to break free from her opponents.
Just as "Fire Phoenix" and Ao Xing were fighting, several noises suddenly came from above the cave.
Before long, more than a dozen beams of light approached the location of the battlefield.
The newcomers were all clad in gold and silver armor, and had a pair of very conspicuous dragon horns on their heads; they were all cultivators of the "True Dragon Clan".
Apart from a few people whose cultivation was relatively low, only at the late Golden Core stage, the seven or eight leading cultivators were all Demon Emperors at the Nascent Soul stage.
"Third Elder, so it's you here!"
Who is this guy, daring to trespass on the ancestral spirit land?
These people were all drawn here by the intense fighting. When they saw Ao Xing fighting with the "Fire Phoenix", they were surprised and wanted to go forward to help.
But before they could surround him, Ao Xing stopped them.
"Leave her to me, you guys go and guard the door."
There's still a human cultivator down there. Send people down to search for them; we absolutely cannot let them escape.
Under the overwhelming suppression of the "Dragon King's Seal," the "Fire Phoenix" before them had little power to resist, and its defeat was only a matter of time.
As for "Song Qingming," who had just fallen into the lava, Ao Xing was still unable to confirm his whereabouts.
"Third Elder, rest assured, we obey your orders!"
Upon hearing Ao Xing remind them that there was still one person, everyone was surprised and quickly began to use magic to search for the lava below.
Sure enough, not long after, a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor of the "True Dragon Clan" found a human corpse in the magma that had been burned beyond recognition.
"Ancestor, we've found that person!"
Upon seeing the seemingly lifeless corpse before him, the Nascent Soul Demon Emperor's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly stepped forward to take the body, eager to claim credit.
Just as the Demon Emperor arrived with the corpse, Ao Xing looked down at "Song Qingming," whose face had been burned beyond recognition, and his face showed surprise.
"Wait! No, this isn't him."
No! You've misread it this time.
Just as Ao Xing's face showed a hint of doubt, the demon emperor in front of him suddenly revealed a strange smile and threw the corpse directly at Ao Xing.
The next moment, the demon emperor suddenly raised his hand to cast a spell, and five golden bronze mirrors suddenly flew out from his body.
After the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" appeared, it instantly covered Ao Xing, who was caught off guard, and more than a dozen golden chains firmly locked him up.
The corpse we just saw was not Song Qingming himself, but a puppet he used to impersonate him.
However, Ao Xing's attention was entirely focused on the corpse, and he overlooked the "True Dragon Clan" subordinate who had come to claim credit.
The serious injury Song Qingming suffered earlier, caused by Ao Xing, was actually an act; his injuries were not severe.
However, it is no longer able to maintain the state of "true spirit disintegration".
While Ao Xing was battling the "Fire Phoenix," he hid in the lava below, recovering his magic power while looking for an opportunity to break the deadlock.
With the "Dragon King's Seal" in his possession, Ao Xing's supernatural powers were already equivalent to those of the more powerful mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Even if Song Qingming and "Fire Phoenix" join forces, defeating their opponent head-on will probably not be an easy task.
It wasn't until the demon emperor was searching for Song Qingming in the magma below that he had a sudden inspiration and found an opportunity to use the Illusion Technique to replace the other party.
At that time, Ao Xing, thinking he had victory in his grasp, was also somewhat careless and did not notice what was happening in the magma below.
Just now, the disguised "Song Qingming" successfully approached and ambushed the opponent.
Just as Ao Xing was trapped by his natal magic weapon, "Fire Phoenix," who had already received the news, quickly switched from defense to offense by casting a spell.
The next moment, the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" transformed into eight golden cages under her control, trapping the many golden dragons that were attacking her inside.
On Song Qingming's side, he also used the "Yin Yang Double Rings" to cooperate with the opponent.
With the combined power of the two spiritual treasures, the "Dragon King Seal," which was not controlled by any cultivator, was temporarily suppressed and taken into the hands of the Fire Phoenix.
"Let's go first!"
After successfully trapping Ao Xing, the remaining dozen or so True Dragon Clan cultivators were no match for the two.
With a wave of his hand, Song Qingming easily repelled the enemy in front of him. He then took "Fire Phoenix" with him and flew upwards, passing directly through the cave and arriving at the stone hall outside.
Just as the two broke through the encirclement, the ground below suddenly exploded, and a golden figure caught up with them.
It was Ao Xing who had just escaped the entanglement of the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror".
At this moment, her face was full of anger, and two bronze ancient insects about a foot in size were beside her, emanating a terrifyingly powerful pressure.
"This thing is a Heavenly Mystery Sumeru Worm!"
Seeing that the ancient bronze insect in front of him was so powerful and helped Ao Xing break free from his natal magic weapon so quickly, Song Qingming was slightly taken aback.
Ao Xing, on the other hand, kept his eyes fixed on the "Fire Phoenix" to the side.
"The Dragon King's Seal was brought back from the Upper Realm by our ancestors. It's not something you can control. Give it back to me immediately!"
"Hmph! Even if you can't control it, it won't be so easy for you to get this from me."
Either rely on your own abilities, or you have to pay a heavy price.
Seeing that Ao Xing wanted to reclaim the "Dragon King's Seal," "Fire Phoenix" immediately shook her head at him.
This treasure is so powerful that even if she herself might not be able to use it, she cannot easily return it to the other party to use against the two of them.
Seeing this, Song Qingming also nodded.
"I'd like to see just how capable you really are!"
Seeing that the two refused to hand over the "Dragon King's Seal," Ao Xing immediately cast a spell to try to control the treasure, only to find that it had already been imprisoned by something else and could not be activated at all.
Seeing this, she had already sensed that the object was on the "Fire Phoenix" and immediately cast a spell on it, spitting out a golden dragon pearl.
After the Dragon Ball appeared, it emitted a dazzling golden light that made it difficult for people to open their eyes.
The next moment, a sword light shot out from the golden dragon ball, rushing menacingly towards the "Fire Phoenix".
At this moment, "Fire Phoenix" was still using all her strength to control the "Dragon King Seal" on her body. Song Qingming immediately flashed in front of her and used the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to block the opponent's sword light.
"boom!"
Although his cultivation level was only at the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, under the blessing of the "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique," Song Qingming's natal magic weapon, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," was already far more powerful than other magic weapons of the same level.
Despite feeling some pressure from Ao Xing's powerful attack, he still managed to block it steadily.
Seeing that the two were exchanging blows head-on and neither had gained any advantage, Ao Xing looked at Song Qingming with a hint of surprise once again.
When she fought Song Qingming before, she only regarded him as a body cultivator who mainly focused on physical cultivation, and her supernatural powers and magic were obviously able to suppress "Song Qingming".
She felt that the reason she was caught off guard was because she had been careless and hadn't taken Song Qingming's strength seriously.
In this direct confrontation, the opponent was not at all at a disadvantage.
Ao Xing looked at the person in front of him, and a sense of déjà vu immediately appeared on his face.
"Why do you look so familiar? Oh, it's you!"
"Fellow Daoist, please don't make wild guesses. This is my first time in Dragon Abyss Sea, and I am not someone you know."
Seeing that Ao Xing seemed to recognize his identity, "Song Qingming" immediately shook his head, pretending that he had no idea what the other party was talking about.
Before the other party could continue speaking, he cast a spell to control the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," releasing a burst of blazing flames that kept Ao Xing outside the wall of fire.
Just as Ao Xing rushed into the wall of fire, he suddenly heard a voice in front of him.
"Haha, you fell for it again!"
Seemingly still shaken by the recent sneak attack, Ao Xing immediately stopped and instinctively cast a spell to create a protective shield.
The next moment, two figures suddenly flew out from the wall of fire.
Ao Xing raised his hand and slammed it down, the golden dragon claw instantly tearing the shadow apart, leaving only some debris on the ground.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that they were actually two low-level "puppet beasts" at the Golden Core stage.
"Damn it..."
Only when Ao Xing passed through the wall of fire again did he realize that Song Qingming and "Fire Phoenix" had already transformed into a streak of light and flown dozens of miles away.
"Let's see where you can run to!"
Having been tricked by the other party once again, Ao Xing's sharp eyes flashed with a cold light, and he immediately transformed into golden light and chased after them.
In the blink of an eye, she traversed dozens of miles and caught up with the two of them.
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In a chase, the three of them quickly flew thousands of miles away.
Although both "Fire Phoenix" and Song Qingming are extremely skilled in escape techniques.
However, Ao Xing also possessed a treasure that could enhance his escape speed, making him even faster than Song Qingming and the other two, and he quickly closed the distance between them.
Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately activated the "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape" and many other secret techniques that could increase speed, and only then was he able to widen the distance again.
Even so, several hours passed and the two still couldn't shake off each other. Instead, they attracted many dragon cultivators from the surrounding area to come out and stop them.
Although these people couldn't stop the two, the frequent encounters kept Song Qingming and "Fire Phoenix" occupied for quite some time.
"This won't work; we need to change direction."
"Well, that's the only way."
Seeing that they couldn't shake off their opponent, Song Qingming and "Fire Phoenix" discussed the matter and immediately changed direction, turning around and flying towards the heavens.
Although Ao Xing is also a Nascent Soul cultivator, he can catch up with them.
But once they reach the outer void beyond the Nine Heavens, they can get rid of the low-level cultivators who are hindering them, and then they can find other ways to shake them off.
Seemingly realizing Song Qingming and the other's intentions, Ao Xing spat out his natal dragon pearl again, trying to stop them.
With Song Qingming providing cover, her attacks could only slightly disrupt them and could not stop them from heading towards the outer heavens.
The three of them, one in front and one behind, arrived near the outer edge of the fetal membranes.
Just as Song Qingming and "Fire Phoenix" were about to pass directly through the amniotic sac, they suddenly saw a crimson fire cloud approaching from not far ahead, which turned out to be the Heavenly Thunderfire.
Although the "Heavenly Thunder and Fire" event is a rare occurrence, Song Qingming might normally say he was just lucky.
At this moment, however, he was being chased by a golden dragon and had no interest in going in to search for treasure. The "Heavenly Thunder and Fire" had become a troublesome obstacle in his path.
Seeing that Ao Xing had caught up, Song Qingming pondered for a moment before decisively diving into the thunder and fire.
The next moment, Ao Xing, who had been chasing after them, also plunged into it.
Two streaks of light continuously darted through the "Heavenly Thunder and Fire".
"Hey, you surnamed Song, why are you, a human cultivator, risking your life for her like this?"
Tell her to return the Dragon King's Seal to me, and I can forgive and forget what happened before.
Otherwise, I'll find you sooner or later.
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Despite a hint of worry in his heart as Ao Xing continued to threaten him from behind, Song Qingming remained calm and showed no intention of paying any attention to him.
Using the surrounding "Heavenly Thunder and Fire" as cover, Song Qingming used "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape" to create distance, and immediately took out the "Sacred Star Disc" he was carrying.
"Huh! Where am I?"
"Brother Qu, there's no time to explain, it's up to you now!"
At Song Qingming's instruction, Qu Bai, who was still confused about what was going on, could only pour all his magic power into the jade plate, trying to activate it to open a spatial rift to help them escape.
Just as Qu Bai was casting his spell, a crack suddenly appeared in the void in front of them, rapidly approaching their location.
The "Sacred Star Disc" is a treasure specifically designed to suppress spatial storms and is extremely sensitive to spatial rifts in the surrounding area.
Before Song Qingming and the other could realize it, Qu Bai, who had sensed the danger in advance, immediately stopped casting the spell and shouted to warn the two.
"Be careful! This place has a strange layout."
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Startled by the sudden appearance of the spatial rift, Song Qingming quickly manipulated the light beneath his feet to dodge it.
Before he could figure out what was happening, he suddenly saw two more cracks appear among the rocks ahead, and the surrounding space also became somewhat strange.
Seeing this, Song Qingming quickly stopped his escape light and, guided by the "Sacred Star Disc," used magic to dodge the suddenly appearing spatial rifts.
"How can there be so many spatial rifts here? What's going on?"
"Watch out, it's happening again!"
Before Song Qingming could figure out what was happening, Qu Bai spoke up again, and several more spatial rifts rushed towards him.
After dodging dozens of spatial rifts, the fiery clouds in front of him suddenly disappeared, and a circular stone platform floating in mid-air appeared before Song Qingming.
Having just arrived at the top of the stone platform, before Song Qingming could even see clearly where he was,
Suddenly, a ball of light appeared from the white light behind him, and two ancient bronze insects appeared not far behind Song Qingming.
Then a golden figure emerged somewhat disheveled from the spatial rift; it was Ao Xing, who had been chasing them.
At this moment, she had just almost encountered danger while trying to avoid the spatial rift.
However, upon seeing Song Qingming and "Fire Phoenix" not far away, Ao Xing, who had just been cautious, instantly showed a hint of anger on his face.
"Hmph! There are spatial rifts all around here, let's see where you can run now!"
Before Song Qingming and the other could speak, Ao Xing spat out his natal dragon pearl.
Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately used magic to control the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" and blocked the opponent's attack.
"boom!"
A deafening roar instantly shook the surrounding space, sending rocks flying and whipping up gusts of wind.
"Wait, the space here is unstable. If we continue fighting like this, we might be in danger!"
"Oh! If you're afraid of dying, then give me back the Dragon King's Seal first!"
Compared to Song Qingming, who looked somewhat worried, Ao Xing was quite confident, relying on the two "Heavenly Mystery Sumeru Insects" beside him that could tear open spatial rifts.
When the first attack failed, the "Destiny Dragon Pearl" in front of him shot out several more sword lights, heading straight for the "Fire Phoenix" not far away.
Knowing that "Fire Phoenix" could not cast spells at full power, Ao Xing's attacks were specifically aimed at her.
This left Song Qingming unable to retaliate and forced him to passively help "Fire Phoenix" out of the predicament.
More than a dozen intense clashes rang out, and the surrounding space immediately trembled as if it were about to collapse at any moment.
Seeing this, "Fire Phoenix" also felt a sense of worry.
Looking at the "Dragon King Seal" in her hand, which she had suppressed with all her might, just as she was about to say something.
A black vortex suddenly appeared out of thin air in the middle of the stone platform not far from Song Qingming, tearing apart the surrounding space.
"This is a spatial node!"
Seeing the scene before him, which seemed somewhat familiar, Song Qingming's face immediately showed a look of surprise.
This black vortex was eight or nine parts similar to the spatial node he had seen in the "Thunder Origin Sea".
To everyone's surprise, the "Heavenly Thunder and Fire" that appeared near the outer membrane actually concealed a special passage connecting to other realms.
At this moment, not only Song Qingming, but also "Fire Phoenix" and Ao Xing, who were standing to the side, were stunned when they saw the black vortex that suddenly appeared.
"A spatial storm is coming! Run!"
Before the group could see clearly, a powerful suction force appeared in the black vortex, directly targeting Song Qingming, who was closest to them.
Even though he had cast a spell to resist in time, he still couldn't stop the spatial suction force and was instantly swept into the spatial storm.
"not good,."
Despite hearing Song Qingming's warning, "Fire Phoenix" and Ao Xing, who were standing nearby, were still not spared.
Following closely behind Song Qingming, they too were sucked into the black vortex by the strange force brought by the spatial storm before they could even cast a spell.
Three figures, along with numerous pebbles around them, vanished instantly from the circular stone platform. (End of Chapter)