High-level martial arts: Long spear with black flames to suppress demons.

Shen Chang'an stood at the edge of the fire net, constantly adjusting his hand seals.

In his current state, it's difficult for him to directly threaten Mingzhao's true form. However, if he can stop the replenishment of demonic energy, the opponent will have to endure more consumption under the repulsion of heaven and earth.

The six-legged Minghou looked down at its feet and let out a low growl.

Mingzhao glanced at Shen Chang'an, frowned slightly, and raised his left hand, slowly lifting his five fingers upwards.

The seawater below began to rotate.

Several whirlpools formed below the fire net, followed by thick columns of water that shot up into the sky, propelled by black flames. The outer seawater was burned into steam, while new water continuously flowed into the interior.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of sea tornadoes rose one after another.

The fire net was violently torn and deformed, some of the fire lines broke off, and the rest were swept into the depths by the swirling water. The waters of the Northern Sea suppressed the flames, and even the spiritual energy that maintained the fire net became sluggish.

The demonic energy, hidden in the center of the water column, surged out again through the gap.

Shen Chang'an immediately parted the fire net, bypassed the thickest water flow, and turned to burn the black gas escaping from between the water columns.

With a slight twist of his wrist, Ming Zhao caused several sea tornadoes to shift and press down on the still-burning area.

Layers of water flowed between the flames and the demonic energy, breaking through the newly formed blockade one after another.

"We can't let him control the water flow!"

Cang Gu gave a low shout, and Cang Wulan and several powerful members of the Cang Chi Clan simultaneously revealed their true forms. Their long bodies plunged into the waves, their scales glowing as they connected with the nearby ocean currents.

The Dingcang Pearl spun rapidly, its azure light piercing the base of the tornado, forcefully wresting control of the water flow.

Three of the sea dragons swirled to the side, and Shen Chang'an seized the opportunity to add black flames, burning away a large portion of the exposed demonic energy.

Before the Cangchi clan could continue their spellcasting, Mingzhao had already stepped off the back of Minghou.

He landed on a tornado, the water beneath his feet supporting his body, and in the blink of an eye, he was close to Cang Wulan, raising the bone hammer in his hand.

A strong sense of crisis made Cang Wulan's scales ache. He knew he could not withstand this beast head-on. The jade ring immediately flew up, and the cold air condensed into a thick ice barrier in front of him.

But the white bone hammer had already fallen right in front of him.

With a bang, the ice layer exploded from the center as if it were made of paper, and the jade ring flew back, the remaining force hitting Cang Wulan squarely on the shoulder and back.

Large dragon scales burst forth, and his body suddenly bent downwards, crashing heavily into the sea, his blood instantly staining the waves red.

Canggu immediately whipped its tail, pulling him out of the closing tornado.

Just as the other two Cangchi clan experts were about to retreat, Mingzhao turned around by stepping on the water and swept his white bone hammer across.

One man's chest armor collapsed, while another was struck and tumbled through the air, creating a series of exploding waves along the way.

"Return it first!"

Cang Gu shouted, and the Ding Cang Pearl in front of him suddenly shone brightly.

He stood in front of his people, opened his mouth and spewed out an extremely condensed stream of azure water, heading straight for Mingzhao.

The white bone hammer fell against the current.

With a deafening roar, the azure light broke in half, and the water flow did not provide any resistance at all; the hammerhead went straight to him.

Cang Gu raised its claws to block, the claw tips colliding with the hammerhead, and the sound of bones cracking followed.

He groaned and turned his dragon body to the side, his chest and abdomen still being swept by the remaining force. He slid for several miles before barely managing to regain his balance.

"You snakes are really getting in the way."

Mingzhao's expression turned cold, and he decided to deal with these water-controlling Cangchi first.

With the Cangchi clan no longer restraining it, the sea tornado rose completely, connecting the sea surface with the clouds.

The fire net in front of Shen Chang'an was once again scattered in large sections.

Rotating walls of water sliced ​​through the battlefield, and demons surged outwards on the black currents. The demon army could only defend the key points of the formation while simultaneously supporting the repelled warriors, and the newly stabilized lines of defense were thrown into chaos once more.

Seeing that Mingzhao was about to pursue, Xuanze immediately went to meet him.

The patterns on the back armor shone brightly, and a yellowish-brown light screen stretched across Mingzhao's front, blocking the attacks for Canggu and the others.

Ming Zhao's white bone hammer fell mercilessly.

The light barrier caved in deeply, and Xuan Ce's limbs sank, with several cracks appearing on his back armor. Although he barely managed to withstand the attack, his massive body was still forced backward, and the array lines connected to him below flickered violently.

Lu Qingyan immediately sent out a beam of life force to first stabilize Xuan Ce's blood and qi, and then distribute it to several seriously injured Cang Chi clan experts.

But her face looked very pale.

The group could barely keep their lives, but each direct hit came at a great cost. If this continued, the number of clan leaders who could continue fighting would only dwindle.

The tattered dragon soul coiled beneath the shadow, lunging at Mingzhao. The white bone hammer blocked the dragon's horn, finally halting Mingzhao's steps, his body sinking slightly under the pressure.

The crack on my shoulder and back, caused by the repulsion between heaven and earth, widened again.

Grayish-white debris kept peeling off, disappearing into the air before it even touched the seawater.

Mingzhao glanced at the wound, his brows furrowing slightly. Even though he had the upper hand, the time he could stay here was constantly decreasing.

He immediately abandoned the pursuit and pressed down with his left hand.

The six-legged Netherworld Beast charged forward, crashing into the imprint of the Sea-Suppressing Seal. Dark blue light spewed from its massive maw, colliding head-on with the Dragon Soul and temporarily absorbing the suppression of the supreme treasure.

Mingzhao turned his head and looked at Shen Chang'an again through the crisscrossing water jets.

That human is still manipulating the black flames.

The fire net was torn to pieces by the heavy water, yet it maintained a partial seal. Whenever demonic energy leaked from between the water columns, it was engulfed by flames and quickly burned away.

The white bone hammer slowly tightened in Ming Zhao's palm.

The others can be spared for now, but this person must be killed first!

Shen Chang'an suddenly noticed that the oncoming water flow had weakened slightly.

The two tornadoes in front are splitting apart to reveal the figure standing on the water in the center.

Mingzhao was looking at him when, in the next moment, he took a step forward and disappeared from the spot.

Cang Gu suddenly looked up.

"Inspector Shen, retreat immediately!"

The figure was rapidly approaching, and the Shrinking Earth Rune beneath Shen Chang'an's feet lit up quickly.

Amidst the churning water mist, the white bone hammer was also raised.

The moment the white bone hammer was raised, Shen Chang'an had already left his original spot.

The space beneath his feet folded and folded, and he passed two sea tornadoes, landing hundreds of feet away. Before he could even regain his footing, the water curtain in front of him parted to the sides, and Ming Zhao chased after him, stepping on the current.

A short hammer sweeps across.

His pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately activated the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique again.

The hammer's edge grazed past, severing the seaspout behind it in half. Before the seawater could even fall, large swathes of it was swept away by the spatial rift that had been torn open.

He appeared on the other side, his chest heaving rapidly.

The opponent's speed is simply too fast.

He could barely make out his opponent's movements, but he had no time to retaliate. Every time he landed, the next hammer was already upon him, leaving him no choice but to keep moving.

In just a few breaths, the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique lit up one after another.

The injuries in his sea of ​​consciousness were repeatedly aggravated, and blood seeped from the corner of his eye again. Shen Chang'an gritted his teeth and was about to retreat towards Cang Gu using the array of light in front of him when a beast's roar suddenly came from beneath the sea.

The six-legged demon beast shattered the waves, its back bones glowing with a dark blue light.

His six legs pressed down on the sea surface, and ripples spread from between his limbs, sweeping across the nearby waters. He immediately noticed that the space that had been able to fold had become heavy, and the patterns that had just formed under his feet suddenly twisted.

A single step that would have covered hundreds of feet only sent him a few dozen feet away.

Ming Zhao had caught up with them.

Before Shen Chang'an could move again, the Heavenly Net Umbrella suddenly flew out and opened in front of him. Runes on the umbrella surface lit up one after another, hanging down layers of light curtains. He then used the Thousand Transformations Spear, and black and gold flames rose along the shaft of the spear.

The white bone hammer came crashing down.

The light screen exploded one after another, and the moment the hammerhead struck the umbrella surface, the entire Heavenly Net Umbrella collapsed inward. The umbrella ribs broke inch by inch, the umbrella surface tore apart, and even the central umbrella handle was crushed to pieces. This acquired spiritual treasure was completely reduced to fragments before the White Bone Hammer.

Fragments, enveloped in afterglow, flew backward, the white bone hammer passing through them and continuing to press down on Shen Chang'an.

From the side, a golden-red phoenix feather fell just in time.

Du Yue rushed over, her Nine Heavens Phoenix Robe unfurling its sleeves, layers of feather patterns forming a barrier in front of the two. At the same time, Shen Chang'an summoned the Great Sun Phoenix Wheel, placing it in front of Qianbian to meet the still-powerful hammer blade.

boom!

The phoenix feathers shattered instantly, and the golden wheel slammed backward, crashing into the spear shaft.

Blood light burst from the arm holding the gun in Shen Chang'an's hand, and the other arm, which was covered in flames, exploded on the spot. His body was thrown backward by the residual force.

Du Yue reached out to pull him, but Ming Zhao had already turned the hammer and pressed down again.

She could only raise her sleeve to defend herself.

The phoenix pattern on the robe suddenly shone brightly, dispersing the force of the impact in all directions. The aftershock, which had penetrated the protective barrier, still slammed into her body. Du Yue felt a tightness in her chest, coughed up blood, and was sent flying backward along with Shen Chang'an.

The Heavenly Net Umbrella was completely destroyed, but the two treasures withstood the subsequent attacks, barely managing to save their lives.

Shen Chang'an crashed into the broken water curtain, and the wound on his waist and abdomen that had just healed reopened. He barely managed to grab Du Yue's wrist, trying to pull her away, but only a few intermittent streaks of light flashed beneath his feet.

The six-legged demon was approaching.

With each step it took, the surrounding space became increasingly stagnant. Cang Gu stirred up the ocean currents, rushing in from the side. Sweeped by its long tail, the injured dragon body sank into the waves once more.

Peng Lie and Shi Lie are also rushing over.

But Mingzhao had already appeared above the two of them.

He looked down at Shen Chang'an. The black flames on the Thousand Changes were still burning, but the fire was much weaker than before. The golden flames emerging from the wounds were struggling to reconnect the severed meridians.

"This fire is indeed strange."

Mingzhao raised the white bone hammer, as if to pronounce their death sentence.

"Unfortunately... you're just too weak."

Shen Chang'an looked up, his fingers tightening around the gun.

Du Yue also propped herself up, her blood-stained sleeves spreading forward to shield him at her side.

The white bone hammer crashed down.

Seeing this, the demons all reached out their hands, but it was too late.

Just then, a black and white Bagua diagram appeared in front of the hammerhead.

The pattern had barely unfolded when the short hammer slammed into it. The black and white energies sank inward, rotating in all eight directions, pulling the downward-pressing force to the side.

Mingzhao's wrist tilted to one side.

The spatial rift torn by the hammer swept along the edge of the Bagua diagram, and a water tornado in the distance exploded on the spot, its power completely dispersed.

When it reached Shen Chang'an and Du Yue, all that remained was the cold wind and water mist sweeping towards them.

A figure stood quietly behind the Bagua diagram.

It wasn't until the mist dissipated that the people realized he had arrived.