Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Sang Chen saw the cultivators ready in position, no longer fleeing, with a mocking expression on his face:

”Why aren’t you running anymore? I haven’t enjoyed the thrill of a cat-and-mouse game yet!”

His gaze swept across the faces of the three people and finally rested on Liu Yu’s face, laughing sinisterly:

”Was it you who injured my son’s leg? Heh heh, you are going to pay the price soon.”

”Senior, you have mistaken me for someone else, I don’t know what you are talking about.”

Liu Yu shook his head, but he had already understood the situation in his heart.

”I like your stubbornness. I hope you can keep it up, so now...”

Before the enemy could finish speaking, Ji An initiated the attack first. The Earth-Departing Flame Banner billowed in the wind, fire element spiritual energy coalesced into a blazing fire phoenix, flapping its dazzling and scorching brilliance as it flew toward the enemy.

This matter had reached a point where reconciliation wasn’t possible anymore.

At the same time, Ji An activated the talisman treasure and charged at the enemy.

The Profound Yellow Tower’s shadow appeared above his head, encircled by a thousand auspicious lights and brilliant glory, cascading down a mass of yellow spirit light.

He changed the Dharma Seal in his hand, magical power circulated in the immortal vein, the flame in the Heart Fire Mansion flared up, the Bing Fire Dao Seed in the Zhiyang Acupoint blazed, rendering the acupoints a crimson ocean.

Soon after, a fire dragon around ten feet long appeared out of the void, enveloped in flames, its scales glistening like fire jade, with two long whiskers swaying.

Its appearance spread an intense heat wave in all directions.

Liu Yu controlled the Blazing Golden Wheel to launch an attack, the spiritual artifact spiraled through the air, emitting a sharp sound as it cut through the air, leaving a trail of afterimages.

The Sun-Swallowing Bead, under Han Yan’s control, gathered power, and a golden flame shockwave descended from the sky, pounding fiercely toward the enemy.

Sang Chen was incredibly angry. He hadn’t finished speaking, he hadn’t put enough psychological pressure on the enemy, how dare these people!

A Chao Origin Stage cultivator actually dared to initiate an attack on a Golden Core Cultivator, truly overestimating their abilities.

He already sensed that the strongest among these people was merely at the Four Transitions of Chao Origin Realm, while the other two were only at the Second Transformation, yet they dared to attack a Third-Layer Golden Core cultivator, how bold!

Sang Chen controlled his magical treasure forward, spewing a verdant flame shockwave from the skull, the scarlet fire dragon agilely dodged, yet still couldn’t escape the fate of being engulfed and dissolved by the flames.

The magical treasure could perform simple attacks autonomously without much control, blocking in front of the fire phoenix, sparks scattering.

Sang Chen formed the spell, numerous white bone fragments materialized around his body, this was the Earth Evil Sect’s Golden Core Stage defense magic, the White Bone Protective Shield.

The Blazing Golden Wheel crashed into the white bone fragments, which were the size of a child’s palm yet astonishingly resilient, quickly halting the spiritual artifact’s assault.

The Sun-Swallowing Bead’s attack made a grand entrance, exploding into thousands of golden flames against the bone fragments but stopping in front of the enemy.

”Is this all you can muster? The dignity of a Golden Core cultivator isn’t something you can lightly insult?! Now, taste my power.”

Sang Chen attempted to undermine the enemy’s fighting spirit with words, appearing indifferent, but he was already on guard internally.

Among the three opponents, two actually possessed talisman treasures, indicating they belonged to a substantial force, at least having a Golden Core cultivator presiding over them.

After a brief consideration, he made up his mind, targeting the female cultivator first.

This female cultivator only had a single talisman treasure for protection, her defense somewhat inadequate, while the other person had both a talisman treasure and a defensive spiritual artifact, capturing them would require more effort.

As for why he didn’t target Liu Yu who had no talisman treasure, it’s because he wanted to capture him alive and hand him over to his son to slowly torture, to satisfy his vengeance.

He began to maneuver his magical treasure, initiating an attack on Han Yan.

The magical treasure’s speed was a notch faster than a top-grade spiritual artifact, dodging in time was impossible.

Ji An and Liu Yu launched a frantic attack on him, yet breaking through that layer of white bone barrier proved difficult.

Sang Chen remained calm on the surface but was startled inside, the enemy’s Fire Dragon Technique exhibited terrifying attack power, nearly rivaling the cultivators at the Chao Origin Perfection Level.

If the fire dragon hit seven to eight times, he’d have to release the defense magic all over again.

He ceased trying to hold out, riding on clouds to maneuver subtly.

The magical treasure kept spouting corpse fire, quickly dimming the spirit light of Han Yan’s Profound Yellow Tower.

She was unable to launch further assaults on the enemy, only left to wield the spiritual artifact defensively against the magical treasure, hoping to alleviate the pressure.

However, the skull magical artifact’s speed was too fast, the Sun-Swallowing Bead’s attacks rarely landed.

Occasionally landing a hit, appearing grand with golden flames flying, but causing no actual harm.

The surface of the White Bone Skull remained pallid, bearing no scorch marks at all.

In moments, Han Yan felt dizziness creeping into her mind, panic setting in:

”Be careful, the flames are poisoned.”

She had held her breath, yet she still fell into the trap.

Ji An shouted: ”Retreat!”

He now finally understood the gap between a Chao Origin cultivator and a Golden Core Daoist Master, even with his magic technique level and the compounded effect of a middle-grade dao seed, he couldn’t breach the opponent’s defense magic.

Liu Yu was the first to withdraw, something they had already agreed upon, as he lacked adequate defense and couldn’t deliver a decisive strike.

Moreover, judging by the current situation, there’s even more hatred between him and the enemy.

”Haha, run as much as you like, I want to thoroughly enjoy the thrill of the chase!”

Sang Chen laughed wildly. The battle had already lasted for two quarters, and the enemy frequently launched attacks, consuming a considerable amount of magical power, making it impossible for them to escape far.

He no longer held back and fully activated his magical treasure.

The White Bone Skull suddenly enlarged, spewing out corpse fire twice as intense as before.

Han Yan was unable to dodge in time, and it seemed she was about to be engulfed by the attack.

She glanced at the enemy drawing ever closer, determination flashing in her eyes; the distance was now within the range of the Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talisman.

Silently and without a trace, she activated the talisman and was then engulfed by the corpse fire.

Now, she could only pin her hopes on the Profound Yellow Tower, the Mixed Gold Profound Armor Spell, and the protection from the Pan Mountain Technique.

Sang Chen sensed a powerful fire power brewing nearby as he rode the clouds for a flying escape, shifting all the White Bone Protective Shield armor plates to one side of his body.

A mass of red-golden fireball erupted, accompanied by a thunderous rumble from the sky.

The fire waves surged, instantly consuming the bone fragments, but this extremely brief obstruction had already given Sang Chen ample opportunity.

He should have escaped a far enough distance, and the damage he received was entirely within bearable limits.

’It’s actually a Tier Three Fire Element Thunder Talisman. Luckily, I was prepared beforehand.’

He thought with lingering fear, as the silent attacks of a thunder talisman are extremely difficult to evade.

Fortunately, the powerful power of spirit soul from a Golden Core Cultivator detected it in advance, and the fact that a Chao Origin Stage Cultivator cannot instantly activate such a talisman gave him a breather.

The force of the corpse fire shockwave collided with Han Yan, instantly blasting her far, far away.

The spirit light of the Profound Yellow Tower immediately dimmed and dispersed, the yellow brilliance of the Pan Mountain Technique also vanished, and just as her skin was about to endure the scorching of the corpse fire, the spirit light of the Muddy Gold Profound Armor Spell erupted.

Ancient golden patterns appeared on her skin, blocking most of the fiery impact.

As his senior sister was struck by the corpse fire and the enemy dodged the thunder attack, Ji An activated the Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talisman.

Although there was already a plan, and he held the talisman tightly in his hand all along, he still failed to seize the opportunity to activate the thunder talisman simultaneously with his senior sister.

The battle was full of uncertainties, leaving him no time for regret as he focused intently on the enemy’s movements, preparing for the next wave of attack.

If the Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talisman could directly hit, the strong enemy would suffer, but he had no confidence that the enemy would be a direct hit.

Therefore, he had to make further advances to remedy the mistake of not activating the thunder talisman simultaneously.

Sang Chen’s relief hadn’t dissipated when he again sensed fire power brewing by his side, causing him to break out into a cold sweat instantly.

While riding the clouds at high speed, he summoned his magical treasure again, releasing the White Bone Protective Shield once more.

The red-gold brilliance filled his eyes, and he saw that light swell, burning as fiercely as the blazing sun.

Fortunately, his magic had already been released, and the bone fragments formed by gathered spiritual power stood in front of him as the magical treasure promptly arrived, unleashing a corpse fire shockwave.

The shockwave couldn’t hinder the explosion of the thunder talisman completely but did considerably weaken the attack’s potency.

The White Bone Protective Shield was struck by the fire thunder, leaving only a thin layer.

This time, the results were even less favorable; Sang Chen wasn’t even injured.

Ji An squinted his eyes slightly, ready to make one last attack.

Although the enemy’s defense magic was still present, it was insufficient to provide powerful protection, giving him one more chance.

A phoenix cry echoed seemingly from the ninth heaven, as the Earth-Departing Flame Banner transformed into a Fire Phoenix, dashing forward like a moth to a flame.

The silver magical power surged rapidly through his Immortal Vein, as the Geng Metal Dao Seed glimmered, condensing a three-foot-long flying sword, charging relentlessly towards Sang Chen with final determination.

Having done all this, Ji An chose not to escape but to wait for the result, closing in on the enemy while riding the clouds, holding a Fire Dragon Talisman in each hand, activating them simultaneously.

When the phoenix cry resounded, Sang Chen felt a nameless anger rise within him, mixed with irritation.

Then his eyes were illuminated by crimson brilliance, but what quick reaction does a Golden Core cultivator have; he stirred the magical power in his Golden Core.

With him at the center, yellow earth element spirit light exploded outwards like a sandstorm.

The clash of red and yellow lights sparkled all around, surprisingly resulting in an even match, and Sang Chen repelled a full-force strike from a top-grade spiritual artifact solely with his body’s magical power.

In his spiritual sense, he felt the threat surrounding him, instinctively shifting his body aside, then catching a glimpse of silver brilliance in his eyes, as enchanting as the moon in water.

His intuition saved his life, as the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword grazed past his cheek, cutting into the bone beside his eye socket and tearing through his eyeball; the wound was frightening, but not lethal.

If he hadn’t dodged just now, it would have been his head that exploded.

At this moment, fear rose in Sang Chen’s heart, followed by endless rage, for he had been harmed successively by a few Chao Origin Stage cultivators.

His magical treasure moved at will, spewing out corpse fire towards the incoming Fire Dragon and human figure.

Ji An’s form vanished, reappearing behind Sang Chen, with an inch-long flying sword condensed, piercing into the back of Sang Chen’s head.

The back of the head of a third-layer Golden Core cultivator was not very sturdy either, as silver light burst from between his eyebrows.