"Die."

Shi Dian, suspended in mid-air, was delighted upon seeing this, and, with all his strength mustered in his arms, he fiercely brought down the giant sword wrapped in thunder light towards Yuan Ming's back, intending to cleave Yuan Ming in two.

However, faced with his attack, Yuan Ming still didn't turn around. Instead, with a flex and flick of his fingers, the Cold Star Sword transformed into a streak of white light and shot out, also aiming for Sha Hao.

Just as the pillar of thunder was about to strike, a gigantic shadow suddenly appeared behind Yuan Ming.

It was the White Ape King Kong!

The King Kong opened its mouth in a roaring gesture, its robust arms meeting the green thunder light as the palms turned gold in an instant, grabbing the blade edge of the descending giant sword.

The next instant, "crackle and pop" noises filled the air.

Countless green lightning bolts danced in the White Ape's palms, sending out dense electric arcs that easily tore through the golden glow of the Vajra's hands and blackened its palms with electricity.

The towering body of the White Ape trembled incessantly, but it refused to let go, no matter how hard Shi Dian tried, he couldn't break free from the White Ape's grip.

Shi Dian's face showed shock. His Thunder Pattern Greatsword was an extremely rare, thunder attribute, upper-grade magical tool. Past enemies, regardless of their cultivation, would lose the ability to move if struck by the green thunder emitted by this sword, yet this White Ape was able to withstand it!

Just as he intended to increase the power of the green thunder of the giant sword, two sturdy golden arms grew out from the King Kong's back—with blade-like claws reaching for Shi Dian's chest and abdomen.

Shi Dian hastily let go of the giant sword and retreated, but he still sustained two deep, bone-visible wounds on his chest and abdomen.

Narrowly escaping death, Shi Dian tried to retreat further to cast spells and heal his injuries, only to find that a few steps later the ground beneath him suddenly split open. Several vine whips sprang out like venomous snakes, instantly wrapping around his legs—it was Hua Zhi making a move.

It had lost half of its body to the power of the thunder and lightning from the Bronze Thunder Pattern Array and its vitality had been halved, but it was more than sufficient to deal with the equally grievously wounded Shi Dian.

Shi Dian felt a numbness over his entire body and couldn't move; the vines wrapping around him exerted an immense force, and with a violent pull, they smashed his burly body into the ground. More vine whips emerged from the split earth, binding him and dragging him down into the sandy soil, disappearing in an instant.

"Monkey, thanks." The Divine Thought of Hua Zhi traveled from the depths of the ground.

From deep within the earth, there came a dull and mournful howl, which quickly fell silent.

Meanwhile, facing the greenish-glimmering dagger thrown by Yuan Ming, Sha Hao made no attempt to dodge.

As they made contact, the dagger simply pierced through his body. Sha Hao's figure instantly shattered. However, instead of a scene of flesh and blood flying, his figure dissipated like evaporating steam, slowly vanishing.

Sha Hao's figure emerged from thin air behind Yuan Ming, gripping a slender long sword, and struck down towards the King Kong.

The King Kong rolled away, got to its feet, and threw a punch at Sha Hao.

Yet, when his fist struck Sha Hao, it once again passed through him as if he were not there, and Sha Hao's figure collapsed again like a mirage, evidently another illusion.

After swinging at empty air, the King Kong stood bewildered in place, looking around, at a loss, and fell into Sha Hao's illusion technique.

Although the White Ape had great physical strength, it was helpless against illusions.

Yuan Ming called to the King Kong through telepathy but to no avail. His heart sank with alarm, and he immediately recalled the Cold Star Sword, causing a white light to hover in front of him as his Divine Sense spread out, searching for Sha Hao's trail.

Yuan Ming suddenly turned towards one side, only to see a ripple of water waves emerging out of thin air, followed by a shadow materializing—it was indeed Sha Hao.

Yuan Ming instinctively released a burst of Soul Power, enveloping Sha Hao.

Sha Hao's eyes showed a hint of confusion, but he quickly recovered.

"Illusion Technique? Could it be that you are also a Soul Cultivator? Perhaps there is some connection between us." He lightly waved a black folding fan in his hand, and with that, he swung the black fan fiercely at Yuan Ming.

"Whoosh"

A roaring wind blew, and a black tornado, ten zhang tall and twisted like a monstrous dragon, barreled directly towards Yuan Ming.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming didn't dare to be careless, and immediately took out a blue feather fan and swung it hard.

A dozen door-sized wind blades lined up and shot forward, swirling like a rolling plow, colliding with the black dragon.

The black dragon was instantly sliced apart and dissipated like smoke.

At the same time, two black hooks pierced through the smoke and rushed towards Sha Hao's face.

This time, Sha Hao didn't dodge but raised one hand high, and in his palm, a completely silver metallic sphere appeared, floating into the air.

The next instant, runes on the silver sphere flashed with light, and a dazzling silver beam shot out from the sphere, striking the Wushan Claw that was flying towards him.

With a "bang," the Wushan Claw that had flown close to Sha Hao exploded on impact.

In the wake of the Wushan Claw's explosion, Yuan Ming's body shook violently, and he instantly felt a sweet taste in his throat, evidently suffering backlash.

At that moment, the silver sphere suddenly lit up with blinding brightness again, and a beam of light shot straight towards Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming swiftly gestured into the void, and the Nine-Ring Gold Saber clanged as it was cleaved towards the approaching silver light.

A flash of light burst from the Nine-Ring Gold Saber, sending forth a blade aura that collided with the silver light.

The golden blade light was no match for the silver light line; it exploded upon contact, and the silver light continued to surge downward, striking the Nine-Ring Gold Saber in an instant.

"Bang!" came a loud noise.

The Nine-Ring Gold Saber trembled violently, and the nine gold rings hanging from it burst apart, scattering in all directions.

Yuan Ming's hands shuddered greatly, and as he looked at the dagger in his embrace, he saw that the blade was already densely covered with cracks, seriously damaged.

At this time, on the other side of the ground, the earth suddenly began to shake, and soil and rocks burst and flew.

After killing Shi Dian, Hua Zhi burst out of the ground and flung her hands forward. Dozens of vines, under the envelopment of green light, turned into dozens of wooden flying swords, shooting straight towards Sha Hao.

Right after the flying swords, Hua Zhi, with the bronze giant sword dragging from one arm, also pursued Sha Hao directly.

However, before she could get close, a silver light had already pierced through, smashing all the wooden swords and aiming at her vital spot—the chest.

In a hasty move, Hua Zhi held the sword horizontally in front of her to defend and also formed a shield of vines to block.

In the "boom" of an explosion, numerous vines burst and shattered.

The bronze giant sword snapped into two pieces, and Hua Zhi herself was sent flying.

Just as Hua Zhi got up, still holding the broken sword and wanting to attack again, she suddenly saw a flash of red light and realized she was surrounded by intense flames. She was trapped by scorching fires on all sides, with no way to move.

She tried to reach out to Yuan Ming, only to find that the perception between them had been cut off, leaving her with no idea of where Yuan Ming was.

Yuan Ming, observing Hua Zhi standing still in the original spot, knew that she too had fallen into an illusory realm, and his brow furrowed tightly.

Hua Zhi and White Ape were his two great sources of support. In past encounters with other situations, they were always invincible, but now they were tightly restrained by Sha Hao's Illusion Techniques.

Although Yuan Ming himself was barely unaffected by the opponent's illusions, he had to be wary of that silver sphere, which might be a top-grade magical tool.

Looking at the severely damaged Nine-Ring Gold Saber in his hand, Yuan Ming couldn't help but think of retreating.

He took out a green feather fan and waved it strongly forward.

A mighty green storm burst forth, carrying dust and leaves with it, and charged towards Sha Hao, enveloping a range of dozens of feet in chaos, leaving nothing visible.

At the same time, he flicked his sleeve, and amidst the storm and dust, three slender black lights shot towards Sha Hao; they were three black daggers shaped like willow leaves.

This set of magical tools was acquired from the storage magic tool of Zheng Da from Zhenling Sect. Zheng Da and his cohorts were merely Gu Qiulong's henchmen, of meager worth, and the only valuable item among the storage magic tools of all three of them was this set of Mid-Grade magical tools, the Willow Leaf Linked Rings Saber.

Sha Hao chuckled, and with a light swipe of the black folding fan in his hand, a black Light Shield appeared in front of him, easily blocking the Willow Leaf Linked Rings Saber.

But at that moment, Yuan Ming had vanished without a trace.

In his haste to search, Yuan Ming's figure appeared like a ghost near the immobilized Vajra. With a flick of his sleeve, he wrapped around the object and put it into the Spiritual Beast Bag.

He did not pause for even a moment, immediately rushing towards Hua Zhi on the other side.

Sha Hao then realized that Yuan Ming's hopeless action had been a ploy to distract him, so as to take the opportunity to rescue the two spirit beasts.

Both White Ape and Hua Zhi were powerful, and if Yuan Ming were to rescue them, it would be quite unfortunate.

Sha Hao uttered a low shout and once again spurred the silver sphere into action, emitting a dazzling silver light, streaking towards Hua Zhi.

Yuan Ming, having witnessed the power of the silver light, promptly brought out the Shuiyun Banner to block the dazzling light.

With a "hiss," this Mid-Grade magical tool that had followed Yuan Ming for many years exploded, turning into fragments. However, the silver light's direction was also deflected by the explosion, passing just by Hua Zhi's head.

Yuan Ming, feeling a painful regret, reached out to grab Hua Zhi's body and put it into the Spiritual Beast Bag before immediately fleeing into the distance.

"Don't run!" Seeing he had been tricked, Sha Hao looked downright unpleasant and quickly gave chase.

At the same time, under the swirling blood light between his eyebrows, a vague Blood Shadow flew out—a blood-colored bat.

"Blood Bat! This is his Divine Soul Transformation? The same as the Great Elder's," Yuan Ming thought, a chill running down his spine.

The blood-colored bat was exceptionally fast, far outpacing the soul crow, and rapidly closed in on Yuan Ming, looking as if it was about to catch up.

Suddenly, a resounding crack of thunder ripped through the sky, and a purple thunderbolt the thickness of an arm came crashing down, targeting the blood-colored bat. Lei Yu had returned at some point, and now he bore a wound where a feather had been lost from his back, and the White Eagle that had previously been pursuing him was also flying in the distance.

The blood-colored bat, being formed of Divine Soul and quite wary of thunder attacks, made Sha Hao hastily maneuver the bat to dodge.

Meanwhile, Yuan Ming took the opportunity to recall the Willow Leaf Linked Rings Saber, and, summoning the White Jade Shuttle, he leaped onto it. Mana continuously poured into the shuttle from the soles of his feet.

The White Jade Shuttle transformed into a white rainbow, soaring into the sky, followed by Lei Yu making a swift circle and then trailing behind.

At this very moment, Hua Zhi and Vajra inside the Spiritual Beast Bag trembled and managed to break free from the illusion, coming to their senses.

Feeling this change, Yuan Ming's heart lightened. He had been preparing to attempt breaking the illusions affecting the two beasts, but it seemed they had awakened on their own.

As for Sha Hao, he wasn't feeling the same relief as Yuan Ming. Gazing in the direction Yuan Ming had fled, he pointed a finger into the air.

A streak of black light shot out from his sleeve, heading straight for Lei Yu—a short, serpent-shaped spike, incredibly fast.

However, with a single flap of his wings, Lei Yu made a turn in the sky, transforming his body into a black Illusion, easily avoiding the spike's assault and continuing the pursuit of Yuan Ming, effortlessly matching the speed of the White Jade Shuttle.

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