Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 770: Chapter 604: Fleeing

There was no time to mourn the death of his teammates, Ji An’s dark eyes reflected the ferocious visage of the True Demon.

At this moment, he truly felt the enemy’s power, their flying speed comparable to that of a Sword Cultivator, almost upon him. Fortunately, the Geng Metal Divine Thunder in his hand was ready.

Although his Gold Element Thunder Technique had reached the Great Perfection Level, it still couldn’t be cast instantly.

He immediately released the spell. The Thunder Spell not only had a powerful attack effect but also carried a slight paralyzing characteristic, which could slightly slow down the enemy’s flying speed.

Silver lightning flashed with a momentum of ten thousand pounds, when the moment of brilliant light came, Ji An cast a spell to release the Spirit Roar.

The cry of the Fire Phoenix resounded, as the Spirit Soul attack poured towards the increasingly closer enemy.

The distance was very close now, allowing the Spirit Soul attack to fully exert its effects.

Then, the Fire Phoenix spewed out blazing white flames.

With the Geng Metal Divine Thunder in front, followed by two Spirit Soul attacks, and then the overwhelming flames, this combo maximized Ji An’s attack power.

If there was anything imperfect, it was that these spells were all area attacks and couldn’t concentrate the powerful destructive force into a single point.

Area attacks are precisely the characteristic of high-level Magic Techniques; the higher the level of the cultivator, the more likely they are to have the ability to teleport.

If you can’t conduct large-scale attacks, you simply can’t hit the enemy.

After a seamless assault, Ji An moved aside on a cloud to evade, while unabashedly taking out a Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman.

When facing a powerful enemy, don’t think about holding back, you must maximize your output.

Spellcasting takes time, but activating a talisman only takes an instant.

Silver lightning flashed again, radiant and lethal.

The enemy’s speed was really too fast, already colliding with the Golden Flower conjured by the Wuji Xinghuang Banner, within less than five zhang from Ji An.

Ji An didn’t have time to activate a second talisman, while maintaining his lateral movement, he manipulated the Wuji Xinghuang Banner, increasing the magical power output.

In the second-layer defense formed by the Magical Treasure, the transformed Yellow Sand danced wildly, its flowing speed greatly accelerated.

In an instant, his figure was swallowed in spirit light; all he needed was to stall the enemy for a moment, and he could release the Solid Gold Technique.

This life-saving spell. Once elevated to Great Perfection Level, it becomes instantaneous.

This aligns with the characteristics of life-saving spells; if it required long preparation to release, one would be gone long before.

Meanwhile, when the Geng Metal Divine Thunder exploded beside the True Demon, it suddenly panicked, as it sensed this power posed a great threat.

‘How can this be!’

The True Demon felt it was preposterous. These days it had been commanding Yin Demons and lesser True Demons into battle with the enemy, keeping a clear grasp of their strength.

In its knowledge, only that solitary enemy could unleash such a powerful attack.

Amidst its disbelief, thunder descended from the sky, drawn by an inexplicable Qi Mechanism, striking it fiercely.

The explosion of the lightning resembled countless silver flowers, beautiful on the surface but harboring lethal intent underneath.

The Geng Metal Divine Thunder tore through the armor it had condensed with Demonic Qi directly, intense pain ravaging its body, along with an indescribable Divine Intent invading its flesh.

Rage flooded its chest; it was accustomed to inflicting pain on enemies, yet now it experienced such pain for the first time in years.

Its flapping wings suddenly halted for a moment as if pressed by a pause button. Although it quickly recovered, its flying speed was affected.

In almost an instant, its crimson skin was coated with a layer of black burn, wisps of black smoke emerging.

That wasn’t Demonic Qi, rather a result of carbonization on its skin from the lightning strike, the restrained aura of the True Demon erupted.

It wasn’t over yet; its Spirit Soul suffered an attack, akin to an enemy using a Magical Treasure to viciously strike the back of its head.

Blood-red eyes ignited with scarlet light, its vision engulfed by flames, rendering it blind.

It felt like it crashed into endless sand, its previously wild speed instantly slowed.

The blindness only lasted a moment. When it opened its eyes again, the overwhelming white flames descended like a giant wave.

Next came another silver lightning, dazzling and alluring, descending from the sky, delivering all the attacks upon its body, it suffered the full brunt of this combo!

The endless Yellow Sand conjured by the Magical Treasure was like frosted glass blurring the view, Ji An couldn’t clearly see what was happening outside.

However, he could see the enemy struck by the Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman slowing down in flight speed.

Ji An maintained his flying escape, while his Dharma Seal shifted, reconsolidating the Geng Metal Divine Thunder.

Though merely a Third-Layer Golden Core cultivator, his Thunder Technique reached Great Perfection, positioning as his strongest attack.

He multitasked, dividing a thread of Divine Sense into the Grotto Void Stone, retrieving and activating a Signal Talisman.

The formidable momentum of his released spells would alert his teammates to a battle happening here, albeit without accurate positioning.

The Signal Talisman’s light wasn’t sufficient to penetrate the long distance through the Demon Fog, but it could be located by other means.

Facing this True Demon capable of obliterating a Third-Layer Golden Core teammate in one strike, and witnessing the effect of his own attacks, he certainly wasn’t overconfident to assume he could handle it alone.

The opponent was directly hit by the Metal Divine Thunder, looking miserable, but the aura released made him feel a shiver down his spine.

If the Metal Divine Thunder could be cast instantly, and his cultivation had reached above the mid-stage Golden Core, he might have had the desire to duel with the enemy, but now calling for reinforcements was the best option.

Ji An desperately widened the distance, releasing the Metal Divine Thunder once more. This time, the silver radiance dispelled the surrounding gray Demon Fog, and cleared a channel about a zhang wide leading to the sky.

In an instant, golden sunlight leaked in, and the space within hundreds of zhang around immediately brightened.

Ji An was very surprised; the Demon Fog of Wulan Mountain was extremely thick, enough to reach thousands of zhang. He couldn’t understand why this situation occurred.

The True Demon let out a miserable scream. When it saw the sunlight pouring in, endless resentment flashed through its eyes as it flapped its wings and flew away.

Ji An couldn’t understand the behavior of the True Demon. Although he had successfully attacked multiple times, the momentum on the opponent’s body had not decreased, and it could completely continue to fight.

The True Demon’s body vanished into the Demon Fog. He didn’t chase, nor did he dare to chase.

He didn’t know when his teammates could come to assist, and with the enemy’s speed clearly faster than his, under the cover of the Demon Fog, if he went after it alone, his teammates would not be able to determine his flying trajectory.

The battle lasted a very short time; from the appearance of the True Demon to its departure, it ended in just a dozen breaths.

But Ji An felt it was very long, at this moment he felt his heart pounding, like when he had practiced the Acala Bodhisattva Skill for a long time.

He summoned the Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner as well, lowering his flying altitude highly vigilant, searching for his teammate’s corpse. Moments later, he found shattered remnants scattered over a relatively vast area.

Ji An had complex feelings, several times opening his mouth, and finally sighing sorrowfully.

He had known Daoist Master Wuxuan for already two years, but their relationship was merely an acquaintance, seldom meeting once a month.

Their friendship had deepened rapidly during these patrol days, as they were teammates that had to fight side by side, but it hadn’t become extremely profound yet.

Now his complicated feelings were more of empathy for the fallen. If the True Demon’s first attack target had been him, the other wouldn’t have died.

He had clearly seen the True Demon throwing the Bone Blade, but from that distance, Master Wuxuan couldn’t see it.

The flying speed of the Bone Blade was too fast; he didn’t even have time to warn, but if the Bone Blade’s target had been him, he would have had time to use the Solid Gold Technique.

Ji An began to collect his teammate’s remains, while also releasing the Golden-winged Bird, Flame Dragon Eagle, and Storm Thunder Eagle to search.

After the Bone Blade struck down Master Wuxuan, it flew into the Demon Fog, and he needed to try to find it.

The light quickly contracted, and the Demon Fog sealed the channel like a deep well.

Moments later, Yun Yan Daoist Master arrived first on the scene, with the Mountain Bead emitting treasure light above her head, and the Chain Treasure transformed into a Fire Snake closely following behind.

During her flight, her heart was always on edge, because initially, she could still hear the thunder of the Thunder Technique, and the brutal roars of the True Demon, but the sounds quickly disappeared.

When she saw Ji An’s figure, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and asked urgently:

“Where’s the enemy? And Daoist Master Wuxuan?”

Ji An’s voice carried a faint sadness and deep worry:

“The True Demon escaped, it left half a quarter of an hour ago.

Daoist Wuxuan… he has fallen.”

He raised the storage bag filled with blood and flesh residues in his hand, “I’m collecting his remains.”

Yun Yan Daoist Master fell silent, a look of sadness flashed in her eyes. She bit her lower lip and asked:

“Did your attacks injure the True Demon?”

“The True Demon was hit several times by the Metal Divine Thunder, outwardly looking grievously injured, but I feel the enemy was not fatally wounded.”

“Can you protect yourself? I must try to track it down; Daoist Wuxuan cannot die in vain.”

Yun Yan Daoist Master’s tone couldn’t hide her hatred; since entering Wulan Mountain, the number of Golden Core cultivators fallen was scarcely countable on one hand.

Regardless, because her plan caused casualties, it adversely affected her, but if she could kill or severely wound the enemy, those adverse effects would be mitigated.

Ji An nodded, “I can take care of myself, but Steward, you must be cautious. Daoist Wuxuan was killed by the weapon the True Demon threw, falling in a single face-off.”

Surprise flashed in Yun Yan Daoist Master’s eyes, as if interpreting his words another way, implying that it was entirely due to the opponent’s sudden retreat.

At this moment, she didn’t have the mindset to discern the truthfulness of his words, gave Ji An a deep look, and said solemnly:

“I will, as should you. Which direction did the enemy flee?”

Ji An pointed out the direction, and Yun Yan Daoist Master rode a crimson cloud away.

The enemy was injured, raising the hope of tracking them down substantially.

Moments later, Wan Jinrong and his sibling also arrived, seeing the scattered remains of Daoist Master Wuxuan on the ground, and fell silent.

There were often casualties during patrol battles, but this was their first time witnessing a cultivator of the same realm fall, and a faint sadness lingered among them.

The three were alert, jointly gathering their fallen teammate’s remains—this was the final farewell they could offer.

The wind swept by, as if someone was softly weeping.