Shushan Earthly Immortal

Chapter 425 Black Mud Water Worms, Sword Rainbow Guidance

Hu Hailong only showed his face briefly before he was immediately caught in a pincer attack from both the front and the rear. In just a few breaths, he was bound by vines, and his inner core was also in danger of being captured by the law.

The demon was shocked and furious. He didn't know the origin of the dragon-shaped vine on his body. It was so powerful that it didn't seem like just a magic weapon. It felt like he was really wrestling with a fourth-realm dragon.

Four Realms Dragon?

Hu Hailong suddenly remembered that a few years ago, this Mr. Guanghong had enlightened a fourth-realm wooden dragon on Yunti Mountain. The wooden dragon was blue and green, and had been guarding Beijiang for years, which had given Li Dongmiao a lot of headaches. Could it be the one on his body?
Good, good! It seems that I am surrounded by a fourth-realm wood dragon, facing Xu Shiren who is fearless and willing to sacrifice a thousand of my own to kill eight hundred of his enemies, and behind me is that famous scripture master with formidable strength. In just one exchange, I have already fallen into the trap of being attacked by three fourth-realm great cultivators.

Their real intention was to preserve themselves, not to reclaim Wutong Mountain!

Although his inner core appeared to be unharmed and he managed to strike Xu Shiren, in reality, his inner core was blown up by Xu Shiren's embryonic hand furnace, and with all those thunder talismans bursting out at once, how could he possibly be truly unharmed?

The hand warmer was secondary; after all, it was a fire-attribute magic weapon, while his own inner core was of the water element. Using fire to counter water, unless the difference in their grades was too great, the effect wouldn't be significant. Xu Shiren's magic weapon wasn't bad, but it was still somewhat inferior to his own inner core. This was why he dared to use his inner core to directly clash with the fire furnace; he had benefited from this in the last battle.

The most dangerous thing was those thunder talismans; I could feel the power of the earth element in them!

Thunder in the sky, vanishing into the earth; earth-elemental divine thunder is extremely rare. Moreover, thunder and fire are incompatible; where did Xu Shiren get that whole furnace full of earth-elemental thunder talismans? Earth-elemental thunder talismans that can be placed in a furnace and remain unharmed even when smoke is blown out?

As far as he knew, Mount Luofu absolutely did not have that ability.

The most hateful one is Xu Shiren, treacherous, cunning, and insidious! He even had a "substitute death talisman" hidden away. Now, my inner core is damaged, and the backlash from the damaged magic weapon, plus the chest wound from being hit by my inner core, has all been absorbed by the "substitute death talisman"! Now he's alive and kicking, trying to capture my inner core!
Hu Hailong was naturally furious, but the angrier he became, the clearer his mind became. His mind was connected with his inner core, and he could sense the inner core's fear and disgust towards the silver net. At this moment, he could no longer force his inner core to break through the net.

However, they are oversimplifying things if they think they can trap themselves like this.

Hu Hailong sneered, and suddenly his body flashed with red light. Then, like a candle in a fire, he began to melt and drip, and at an extremely fast speed. In just a short while, he turned into a pool of black, thin mud.

The Dragon Rope is a rare treasure, possessing both the form of a dragon and a rope. Once it binds a target, escape is impossible through mere transformation. Whether it grows larger or smaller, transforms into a tree or a mountain, the Dragon Rope follows its every change, like a shadow. However, the transformation of Hu Hailong's black mud is extremely strange, as if it has truly turned into a puddle of water. Formless and shapeless, the Dragon Rope, binding and binding it, passes directly through the mud and water, proving utterly ineffective.

This transformation is far more complex than a simple illusion; it requires a genuine physical transformation to escape the dragon's rope. While ordinary physical transformation techniques can turn one into birds, beasts, fish, or insects, completely transforming flesh and bones into water, fire, metal, or stone is far more difficult and requires top-tier magic or supernatural powers.

And so, Hu Hailong was indeed capable. By transforming the mud and water, he managed to break free of the dragon rope and then turned into a line of water, like a black mud dragon, swimming in the void. Like a black lightning bolt, he quickly rushed towards Xu Shiren.

Xu Shiren seemed startled by the strange mud-like object, momentarily at a loss, frozen in place. However, as the demon drew nearer, he suddenly regained his senses and summoned a seven-colored lotus lamp. This lamp emitted a seven-colored radiance, creating ripples of light in the void, like heat waves, illuminating the surrounding area with dazzling brilliance.

The light, like a real flame, shone on the black mud.

At this moment, the muddy water no longer resembled muddy water; it seemed to have a life of its own, looking more like an insect that had been scorched by the fiery light, as if it had been pierced by thousands of long needles, and was fixed in the void, emitting a sharp howl. At the same time, countless tiny hairs burst out from the muddy water, like caterpillars.

"Zhu Mingxuan's spotlight?!"

Hu Hailong, who had turned into black mud, cried out in pain and recognized the treasure that had always been the guardian of Mount Luofu, which was kept by Master Zou, the head of the Luofu Sect.

"Zhu Mingyao is real, his appearance has been revealed in the photograph!"

At this moment, Xu Shiren held the lotus lantern in his right hand, made a hand seal with his left hand, and chanted a spell. Immediately, the wick of the lotus lantern burst forth with a dazzling white light, illuminating the pool of black mud.

However, this time, the black cement did not react at all.

Xu Shiren frowned.

The "Zhu Mingxuan Light" emits "Photographic Reversal Divine Light" that can see through all illusions. Whether it is a trick of escape, illusion, or a transformation that obscures the view, it can bring it back to its original form. How could this lump of black mud not react?
If it were a divine intervention by an immortal or a supernatural power like "transformation into a fetus," the "Zhu Mingxuan Light" might not be able to detect it, but Hu Hailong definitely doesn't have that ability.

That leaves only one possibility.

“Master, this pool of black mud is Hu Hailong’s original form!”

Xu Shiren said loudly, "Pass the message on to Cheng Xinzhan."

This is also the first time the two monstrous creatures of the South China Sea have revealed their true forms to the world since being recruited by the Green-Robed Ancestor and brought ashore. They are as soft as mud and as black as ink. When their hair is folded down, their bodies are smooth and sticky like aquatic insects such as frogs and eels. When they encounter danger, their hair stands on end, resembling caterpillars on a tree. They are extremely bizarre.

At this moment, the black water worm was fixed in the air by the "Zhu Mingxuan Light". As soon as it stopped, the dragon rope that had been following closely caught up. Shi Yujun also heard Xu Shiren's words, so this time, the dragon rope did not try to bind the black water worm again. Instead, it shook in the air, the dragon turned its body, and swung like a whip. The huge force was transmitted to the dragon's tail and then lashed the water worm.

"Snapped!"

With a thunderous roar, the black water worms, like mud on a rural dirt road on a rainy day, were trampled by galloping horses and exploded, scattering countless mud droplets that streak across the void.

"Golden threads and shimmering light!"

On Phoenix Perch Mountain, Cheng Xinzhan seized the opportunity, made a sword gesture, and the "Peach Capital" that followed suddenly split into thousands of sword threads, accurately piercing every mud spot in the void.

"呲呲-"

It was as if boiling water had been poured into a hot pot, accompanied by black smoke and a burnt smell, and a boiling sound rang out in the air, like a pool of mud being boiled.

This time, relying on his experience from the previous two attempts, Cheng Xinzhan ensured that all the sword threads struck all the mud spots at the same instant, without missing a single one.

In the blink of an eye, the void suddenly became empty, and Hu Hailong, the insects, and the mud spots could no longer be seen.

"call out--"

A beam of yin-yang light, composed of intertwined crimson and azure hues, emanated from the summit of Wutong Mountain, traversing the void and illuminating the area where the muddy debris had vanished, slowly scanning across it.

Just now, Cheng Xinzhan clearly saw that a slightly larger black mud ball, after being pierced by the golden thread of the Yang Sword, was not burned into nothingness, but split in two and then immediately disappeared into the void.

"The bright moon shines brightly, illuminating the entire universe!"

Xu Shiren and Cheng Xinzhan acted almost simultaneously, chanting incantations again. As a result, a rainbow of seven colors shone from the lotus lantern, shining into the void.

He didn't notice the mud splatter escaping, but he knew Hu Hailong wouldn't die so easily. After all, even now, his outer sacrificial inner core was still battling the silver magic net, still full of spiritual power, trying to escape Luo Xi.

After about five breaths, the seven-colored rainbow light and the yin-yang mysterious light simultaneously settled in two different places in the void.

"Found it!" The same thought echoed in both of their minds at the same time.

Two drops of black mud were simultaneously struck at two locations in the void by the rainbow light emitted by the "Zhu Mingxuan Light" and Cheng Xinzhan's Yin-Yang Palace Divine Eye Power "Yin-Yang Extinction Divine Light," and fell out from the back of the void.

Immediately afterwards, two drops of mud fell out, emitting black flames. Even with the "Zhu Mingxuan Light" locking onto the void, it was still able to speed away, dodging the two beams of divine light. Then it merged into one, rapidly increased in size, and transformed into a black water worm again, flying through the void and fleeing south.

Cheng Xinzhan inwardly sighed at the creature's resilience. This ambush was meticulously planned; knowing the creature's formidable close-quarters combat skills, they hadn't given him a chance to strike. Cheng and Xu Shiren had immediately gone all out, relentlessly suppressing him with a series of attacks. Yet, despite the demon's physical body and inner core being severely damaged, it seemed completely unharmed. Moreover, they had tried every method imaginable—lightning, fire, rope, net, lamp, whip, sword, light—yet they still couldn't pinpoint the demon's weakness.

Cheng Xinzhan urged Shi Yujun to continue the pursuit, while he himself made a sword incantation and summoned the Thunder Sword.

The lightning sword flew forward, transforming in mid-air into a lightning phoenix with purple feathers and a silver crown. Cheng Xinzhan changed his hand seals into lightning incantations, chanted a lightning spell, and shouted...

"Commander Deng orders: Remove the blood!"

Then, Lei Feng unleashed lightning and struck.

Cheng Xinzhan had initially thought that earth could overcome water, so he hid a furnace full of Rock Thunder Talismans in Xu Shiren's furnace. However, judging from the still-active inner core of the demon, the effect didn't seem very obvious. But he had also heard that the Hu brothers possessed dragon blood, so he decided to try Dragon Thunder.

"It's him!"

At this moment, Hu Hailong heard the thunder behind him and sensed a pervasive sense of danger, realizing that this was another thunder spell specifically designed to counter him. At the same time, he remembered that the Taoist priest had used thunder spells to subdue the evil spirits, and he understood that the earth-elemental divine thunder in Xu Shiren's furnace must also be the work of this person!
Thinking of this, Hu Hailong was really unwilling to take the thunder head-on. The black light on the black water worm intensified, and its escape speed increased by three points.

Cheng Xinzhan, stationed at Wutong Mountain in the north, was in charge of the attack, while Xu Shiren, positioned above Luoxi in the south, was in charge of interception. At this moment, Xu Shiren was under even greater pressure than Cheng Xinzhan. Today's ambush was meticulously planned. He had abandoned his hand warmer, which had been his companion for many years, and used up the sect's most precious treasure, the "Substitute Death Talisman," which could protect cultivators of the four realms. He had even borrowed the "Zhu Mingxuan Light Lamp." Master Guangfa was still in the gestation phase, yet he was also sparing no effort. If the demons were to escape across Luoxi and return to Nine Dragons Island, the price would be far too high.

Watching the black water insects being forced to flee through the air by the wooden dragon and thunder phoenix, Xu Shiren could tell that the demon was still somewhat afraid of the scripture master's dragon rope and thunder magic, so he immediately joined in. He fully activated the "Crimson Bright Light Lamp" to lock the void, and at the same time, he summoned a magic weapon, which looked like a stone sheep-shaped seal.

This seal also appears to be a magical artifact for suppression and confinement. As the seal faces the wind, it grows to the size of a small mountain, from which one after another crimson seal characters fly out, resembling talismans. These talismans are densely arranged, forming a red talisman wall that reaches to the heavens and the earth, boundless in east and west, blocking the north bank of Luoxi River and completely obstructing the path of the black water insects and the inner core of the great demon.

"boom!"

The seal-shaped talisman wall formed instantly. The black water worm and inner core, who thought they had escaped, crashed head-on into the talisman wall, creating a loud bang. The talisman wall remained unmoved, while the water worm and inner core were sent flying back.

"what!"

Hu Hailong cried out in pain as he crashed into the talisman wall, with lightning and the dragon rope immediately following behind. The lightning struck the water insect, but unlike the dragon rope, it did not disperse it; instead, it penetrated the insect, spreading and wreaking havoc.

The dragon rope feinted, then swung its head towards the inner core. A dragon claw extended from the rope, snatching the inner core in one swift motion, and then quickly coiled it into a vine ball, tightly encasing it. At the same time, the silver net that had been pursuing the inner core also swarmed in, covering the vine ball layer upon layer.

Cheng Xinzhan and Xu Shiren both breathed a sigh of relief. The latter stepped forward with the "Zhu Mingxuan Lantern," then tilted the lantern slightly, sprinkling out a patch of seven-colored lamp oil onto the black water insect that was emitting lightning.

However, at that moment, a dark black sword light suddenly flew up from behind Xu Shiren Island and rushed straight towards Xu Shiren. It was like a black rainbow stretching across the sky, or a sharp knife that cut through the sky and revealed the dark night behind the clear sky.

"Watch your back!"

The sword light was so fast, yet it made no sound. Cheng Xinzhan shouted a warning.

Upon hearing this, Xu Shiren's expression changed. Without hesitation, he immediately traversed the void and dodged to the side.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the black sword rainbow struck the seal talisman wall, bursting out a burst of dazzling spiritual light. The seal talisman wall cracked in response, and a large hole was pierced through it.

After breaking through the wall, the sword's momentum did not diminish; it struck the black water worms without bias, as if it too had come to kill the demon.

However, when the sword struck, the iridescent lamp oil and silver-purple lightning splashed on the water worm's surface were completely burned away by the sword light, leaving the black water worm unharmed. On the contrary, the water worm seemed to experience a final burst of energy before death; its extremely listless state was instantly revitalized by the black sword light. With a single sway within the black sword light, the water worm darted far away, as if a fish on land had returned to the water.

In the blink of an eye, the water worm followed the sword rainbow and crossed the wall of seals. However, as it crossed the wall, the water worm hesitated for a moment, glancing at its inner core, which was still wrapped in layers of vine dragons and silver nets, seemingly reluctant to leave.

But as soon as he stopped, Cheng Xinzhan and Xu Shiren would not let this opportunity pass, and their flying swords and lotus lanterns immediately gave chase.

At this moment, the black sword-like rainbow was also slowly thinning and darkening, as if urging the water insect to hurry up.

Seeing this, the water insect finally stopped hesitating, transformed into an extremely thin black water line, completely merged with the black sword rainbow, and instantly disappeared into the distance.

Soon, the sword rainbow slowly disappeared, and the black water worms vanished without a trace. The flying sword and the lamplight both missed their target, leaving only a demon's inner core wrapped in layers.

"How hateful! We actually let him escape like that!"

Xu Shiren said bitterly.

Cheng Xinzhan strode out from Wutong Mountain, walked to Xu Shiren's side, and asked,

"That black sword light, was it Hu Haitao who made the move?"

Xu Shiren nodded and said,
"it's him."

Seeing that Xu Shiren was still indignant, Cheng Xinzhan comforted him.

"Hu Hailong has been severely injured, and his inner core has been preserved. He will definitely not be able to recover his strength in a short time. Taking advantage of this gap, we will reclaim the territory north of Luoxi, and then seize the opportunity to attack Kowloon Island. We will definitely avenge this, and as for that demon, we will only let him prolong his life for a while longer."

"The most urgent matter right now is to deal with the demon core. Although your net can temporarily isolate the great demon from controlling the inner core, there is no guarantee that the demon will not use some secret technique to destroy the demon core after returning to its lair, which would only increase casualties."

"Secondly, we will recapture the three mountains and move the five-mountain defense line south to control Luoxi and monitor Kowloon."

“The teacher is right.”

In just a few words, Xu Shiren had calmed down and said,
"The matter of the demon core will be handled by the Scripture Master. I will go to Silver Bottle Mountain to ask my senior brother, the sect leader, to move the town and report to the alliance."

"it is good."

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