Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Successive Appearances
The sound of drums was instantly overwhelming, covering the entire void with soundwaves.
This type of soundwave artifact primarily targets that specific band, heavily affecting cultivators’ hearing, and even the Divine Soul. Without corresponding defensive artifacts, closing off all senses would still have an impact.
And that Evil Ghost Gong was clearly much stronger than Ye Jingcheng’s Shocking God Drum, constantly countering, transforming into soundwave ripples, sweeping towards Ye Jingcheng!
Fortunately, the Shocking God Drum managed to offset the majority of the opponent’s power.
The remainder, relying on his Divine Protection Pendant, formed a colorful Spirit Shield, surrounding him.
At the same time, the Red Flame Fox had already begun to conjure two huge fireballs, directing them at the black-robed evil cultivator.
Enduring continuous attacks was definitely not Ye Jingcheng’s style.
The black-robed cultivator was startled by how large the fireballs were initially, and quickly dodged to the side with great apprehension.
Yet, upon dodging to the side, he discovered two more enormous fireballs flying towards him.
Puppeting fireball skill was overly simple for the Red Flame Fox. With a swing of its tail or the glow of the Spirit Pattern on its brow, two fireballs were unleashed. Such instant-cast fireball skill was even more terrifying than using spirit talismans.
Moreover, the power of these fireball skills was far greater than those released by other cultivators, and even the black-robed evil cultivator dared not recklessly resist them.
Despite his nimble body technique, he still ended up looking somewhat battered after repeated bombardments, and both the Evil Ghost Gong and the illusion skill in his eyes were unable to continue.
His expression turned gloomy at the ineffectiveness, whether through sneak attacks or direct confrontations with a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, which angered him slightly.
He stopped dodging and instead produced a Black Cyan Wood Shield, positioning it in front of himself.
Once released, the Black Cyan Wood Shield expanded to nearly a yard wide, covered with dense Spirit Patterns.
With a resounding boom, the fireball exploded, flames rolling continuously, forming an ever-spreading fire lake.
Even so, the black-robed Blood Cultivator was unharmed, enveloped by a Spirit Shield.
From the malevolent eyes filled with rage, Spiritual Light burst forth as he again deployed the Silver Needle!
Shooting straight towards Ye Jingcheng.
Ye Jingcheng had already prepared in advance. He would not fall into the same embarrassing situation as before. Seeing him produce a black token.
Under the activation of the Spirit Technique, the token instantly transformed into a huge black coffin, nearly a yard long, with the lid moved half an inch.
Unleashing a horrific suction force, aimed directly at the silver needle.
The allure of the Black Wood Coffin alarmed the evil cultivator; he attempted to resist but was faced with several fireballs launched by the Red Flame Fox and Ye Jingcheng, who had somehow conjured Falling Flame Fire Feather and two flame techniques, forcing him to divert attention.
But during this distraction and defense, the formidable silver needle had already been sucked into the coffin.
Despite furious spirit technique activations, it couldn’t escape the coffin’s grasp, nor break free. Even the connection was weakening.
At this moment, Ye Jingcheng performed the Infinite Ruler.
Countless ruler flowers appeared on the ruler, and its spiritual might was astonishing.
The black-robed evil cultivator hurriedly manipulated the Black Cyan Shield to block the Infinite Ruler.
Besides, he wielded a Crimson Crab Scissors, attempting to cut Ye Jingcheng.
Frowning, Ye Jingcheng realized the limitations of his cultivation level, as even the mighty Black Wood Coffin couldn’t engage while covering the silver needle, and the performance of the Crab Scissors exceeded his control with the Infinite Ruler. Ye Jingcheng could only rely on the continuous fireball attacks from the Red Flame Fox.
Yet it was undoubtedly unsustainable, as the Red Flame Fox’s spiritual power would eventually run out.
Meanwhile, the situation nearby was deteriorating; the Lizard Lord and the Tier Two Blood Eagle were no match for Li Muhe except through one’s concealment abilities and the other’s aerial dominance, just barely holding off.
As for Li Yufu, he was dominating both the Golden Scale Beast and Ye Xinghe.
Thankfully, the Golden Scale Beast’s thick hide and exceptional defense of its golden armor deflected several of Li Yufu’s flying swords, only sparking or slicing off layers of earth armor.
Much like cleaning dirt off the Golden Scale Beast, leaving Li Yufu looking exceedingly sinister.
Fortunately, Li Yufu and Li Muhe didn’t seem aligned with the Blood Cultivator, each delaying their actions as though awaiting other moves.
Upon realization, Ye Jingcheng wasn’t hurried. He didn’t release Turtle Ancestor immediately.
The crushed jade talisman from Ye Xinghe wasn’t a false alarm for the sect but a genuine notice.
This was not a joke.
Thus, prolonged conflict was entirely acceptable for the Ye Family.
If a bigger fish could be lured out, it would benefit the Ye Family greatly.
This was why he hadn’t released the Jade Qilin Snake.
As for the Three-Colored Cloud Deer, its use was minimal and prone to being slaughtered by the Li Family cultivators.
After all, this Spirit Beast was compensation from the Li Family.
Nevertheless, the situation on the battlefield was becoming increasingly disadvantageous; in addition to the Lizard Lord being a Tier Two Mid-stage Demon Beast, the others were only in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment and Tier Two Early-stage Demon Beasts.
Spiritual power reserves were incomparable.
Observing this, Ye Jingcheng hesitated no longer, holding the Shocking God Drum behind him, hiding actions as if controlling the Infinite Ruler, while his other hand in front constantly conjured the Falling Flame Fire Feather.
Managing barely effective defense.
However, after several breaths, the evil cultivator finally realized something was wrong, and his eyes gleamed anew.
Finally concentrating on Ye Jingcheng’s rear, Ye Jingcheng utilized the Beast Communication Pattern for deploying Falling Flame Fire Feather and Profound Cold Ice Shield similarly easily.
Most of his attention was engaging the Infinite Ruler, while his other hand behind activated the Corpse Spear Talisman.
The talisman treasure was undetectable by Divine Sense due to the Divine Protection Pendant yet couldn’t evade the Pupil Skill.
This Spirit Talisman has already been activated halfway, with its green-tipped spearhead and dazzling spiritual aura visible.
The black-robed evil cultivator immediately became furious and shouted:
"Why aren’t you attacking yet? He’s using a talisman treasure!" The black-robed loose cultivator was fuming with rage, and the crimson crab scissors were even more menacing.
He slashed Ye Jingcheng’s Infinite Ruler into the air, and then aimed at the Red Flame Fox with the scissors, while he himself threw out three Spirit Talismans, hurling them at Ye Jingcheng.
Beside him, Li Muhe heard the shout of the evil cultivator and saw that Ye Jingcheng was indeed using a talisman treasure.
The power of a talisman treasure far exceeded that of a magical artifact, instantly causing all their pupils to shrink. Similarly, he took out three Spirit Talismans, directing them at the Blood Eagle Golden Scale Beast, and then both of them swiftly moved forward.
At this moment, Ye Jingcheng also took out a Spirit Talisman, precisely the Tier Two High-grade Golden Bell Shield Spirit Talisman.
When deploying a talisman treasure, one cannot move, which is the greatest disadvantage of talisman treasures.
Back when the green-haired corpse stood still, he hadn’t considered this aspect. Now, both the evil cultivator and Li Muhe were evidently very experienced.
And all attacks first fell on the Profound Cold Ice Shield, then on the Zhenyuan Cauldron, and finally on the Golden Bell Shield.
Ye Jingcheng’s defensive measures were pushed to the extreme, and he no longer concealed anything, fully urging the talisman treasure.
The talisman treasure was also quickly activated, transforming completely into a verdant Corpse Spear.
Yet at that moment, a Golden Arrow Skill suddenly shot towards Ye Jingcheng.
The speed of this Golden Arrow Skill reached its peak, resembling a light arrow, surpassing the attacks of the other individuals, aiming straight at the center of Ye Jingcheng’s forehead!
At that moment, Ye Jingcheng finally activated what was in his Spirit Beast Bag.
A giant turtle appeared in the sky, its shell resembling an island, blocking all the attacks robustly, and then spitting a Water Arrow forcefully to the side.
These Water Arrows were a full thirty feet long, their shooting speed equally as astonishing.
In an instant, a black-robed figure appeared on the nearby cliff.
This black-robed figure was evidently equally shocked.
Never thought that the Ye Family still had this giant turtle.
One must know that back in the day, he personally witnessed the demon pill of the Turtle Ancestor.
Now it seems obvious that the Ye Family had deceived everyone back then, replacing the old with the new.
Thinking back to that commotion in the Ye Family, it clearly was this giant turtle making a breakthrough!
The breakthrough of Demon Beasts is always quite significant. Especially turtle-type Demon Beasts.
After breaking through, its shell needs to be replaced!
The black-robed cultivator was not keen on fighting, understanding that it would take at least three days and nights to kill a same-tier Tai Cang Turtle.
So he immediately turned to leave, having no interest in the remaining three people whatsoever.
"Please, Turtle Ancestor, stop this old fox Xu Chunlin!" Ye Xinghe also shouted.
The Taiyi Sect’s Supreme Taihao was already on his way here.
And with this shout, the black-robed figure indeed paused, but quickly resumed, continuing to clash with the Turtle Ancestor!
Every move and strike of the Purple Mansion cultivator is filled with immense spiritual might, with every casually cast magic spell shaking the earth and the heavens.
As long as it’s known that Xu Chunlin hasn’t used any magical treasure yet.
After all, although a cultivator’s cultivation technique can be concealed, once a magical treasure is used, it reveals its presence.
In contrast, he found himself being suppressed by the Tai Cang Turtle.
At this moment, although Ye Jingcheng also wanted to watch the battle on the horizon, he concentrated more on the scene before him.
The Corpse Spear in his hand flew out, targeting Li Yufu first!
The Golden Scale Beast, Red Flame Fox, and Lizard Lord Blood Eagle all focused their efforts on resisting the black-robed evil cultivator and Li Muhe.
The power of the Corpse Spear, worthy of a talisman treasure, could pierce anything.
Li Yufu took out two defensive spiritual artifacts and one Spirit Talisman.
Yet all were pierced through, one after another.
Finally, it pinned Li Yufu to death directly.
Li Muhe and the black-robed evil cultivator, sensing the overwhelming disadvantage, intended to flee, but the Corpse Spear once again flew out. As an activated talisman treasure, it indeed manifested immense spiritual might.
It went directly for the black-robed evil cultivator!
The evil cultivator was naturally horrified and activated his Black Cyan Shield to block horizontally.
But at that moment, Ye Jingcheng again controlled the Black Wood Coffin to open, pulling towards the Black Cyan Shield.
Meanwhile, the Red Flame Fox immediately split into two, while the Golden Scale Beast stomped the ground with both hooves.
The Red Flame Fox, now in two, unleashed four Fireball Skills, while the Golden Scale Beast conjured Earth Spikes out of nowhere, targeting the evil cultivator!
Pssh!
The Black Cyan Shield was sucked away, and though the evil cultivator used his ghostly body technique to dodge once more, he couldn’t evade the rotating stab of the Corpse Spear Talisman treasure.
And so he met his end.
The remaining Li Muhe tried to flee, but saw Ye Jingyu and Ye Xingliu from afar, having somehow appeared in front to block his path.
"Your Ye Family concealed your combat power. This is a great crime against the Taiyi Sect!" Li Muhe shouted hysterically.
"Forgot to mention, a day ago, our Ye Family already submitted an application to the Taiyi Sect to be elevated to a Purple Mansion Clan!"