Purple Moon Divine Light

The black Long Spear erupted with formidable power the moment it was unleashed.

With a point of its tip, a vast vortex of black water appeared. At its center, a fist-sized sphere of water slowly revolved, giving off an astonishing fluctuation.

Facing the white-robed elder's attack, Yang Tianxue's expression grew slightly grave, but she did not panic.

She calmly waved her sleeve, sending a round, crimson-gold shield flying out. Strange beast-shaped patterns covered it, and a mighty tiger's head was carved at its very center.

The Mighty Tiger Shield was a First-Tier Superior-Grade defensive Law Artifact, and the last of Yang Tianxue's three Superior-Grade Law Artifacts.

"Roar..."

The Mighty Tiger Shield hovered in the air. As Yang Tianxue poured spiritual power into it, the tiger's head suddenly opened its gaping maw, baring its fearsome fangs. An astonishing suction force surged from within.

The black Long Spear streaked across the sky, while the sphere of water at the center of the vortex flew out ahead of it. Like a rainbow piercing the sun, it struck the Mighty Tiger Shield first.

Boom!

The explosive force of the colliding spiritual power formed wave upon wave of tangible ripples, slicing tree after tree in half at the trunk.

Clang!

Before one wave had subsided, another rose. The black Long Spear swept in with a piercing edge and struck the center of the tiger's brow.

The crisp ring of metal striking metal could almost have torn an ordinary person's eardrums apart, showing just how powerful the black Long Spear's strike was.

Yet despite the ferocious assault, it still could not break through the Mighty Tiger Shield's defense. The crimson-gold shield held its own against the black Long Spear's incessant thrusts, perfectly blocking every attack.

The white-robed elder's expression changed. He had not expected this young girl before him to be so skilled in magical combat.

She controlled three First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifacts at once without showing the slightest strain. That feat alone was beyond any member of the younger generation in the Deng Lineage.

The other two were also quite extraordinary. The young man wielding a Coiling Dragon Golden Staff used it with seasoned skill and had an exceptional grasp of timing. Despite being a level lower, he was actually pressing the Blue-Robed Young Woman, at the Qi Refining eighth layer, so hard she could not fight back.

The other youth was even more remarkable. At the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer, he had killed an enemy three Third Tiers above him. Even though he had used two First-Tier Superior-Grade attack talismans in the process, he could still be called a young genius.

The more the white-robed elder thought about it, the more puzzled he became. With such outstanding talent, why would they refuse to let him and his companions go over a few Wu Earth Yellow Apricot fruits?

Could there be something precious about the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot fruits that he did not know?

Though puzzled, the white-robed elder did not hesitate for an instant. After all, he was a seasoned veteran who had lived seventy or eighty years. His circulation of spiritual power was watertight, and he chained one water-attribute Law Technique after another together with great fluency. For the moment, Yang Tianxue could do nothing to the old fellow.

Though frustrated, Yang Tianxue did not lose her composure. Her side held the initiative, after all. Once Fifteenth Brother took down the Blue-Robed Young Woman, the Deng Lineage cultivators would have nowhere to run.

Meanwhile, Yang Tianyou was struggling in a one-on-one fight against a Deng Lineage cultivator at the Qi Refining seventh layer.

His cultivation was still too low. Without a decisive weapon like the Golden Sword Talisman, his ordinary attacks could do nothing to the fellow before him.

The Qi Refining seventh layer was a threshold. Once past this layer, one could say there were no more obstacles on the way to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement.

Moreover, the spiritual power of someone at the Qi Refining seventh layer was far purer than that of someone at the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer. Most plainly, Yang Tianyou's twin blades could not even cut through his opponent's protective spiritual power, let alone injure him.

But while Yang Tianyou was frustrated, little did he know that the Deng Lineage cultivator facing him was having an even worse time.

The boy before him was tough as could be, though he did not know what Cultivation Method the boy practiced. Several times he had knocked him to the ground, only for the fellow to pat his backside and climb up as if nothing had happened just as he was about to press the attack.

Even more outrageous, the boy's talismans seemed inexhaustible. He used one after another, and although they were only First-Tier Mid- and Low-Grade talismans, there were so many of them. They came raining down on him, leaving him battered and disheveled several times.

Thus, both found the other utterly obnoxious, yet neither could do anything to his opponent. They could only pin their hopes on the other two battlefields, hoping their own side would finish off the enemy quickly so they could kill the detestable fellow before them.

Time passed, and the fierce fighting continued for another cup of tea. At last, Yang Tianwang found an opening.

"Heaven-Rending Staff Strike!"

His voice rumbled across the sky like muffled thunder. The thick Coiling Dragon Golden Staff crashed down from above like a collapsing pillar holding up the heavens, crushing the air until it boomed without cease.

"No..."

The Blue-Robed Young Woman's face went pale. She had not expected her opponent to seize upon the tiny mistake she had just made with such precision.

As the Coiling Dragon Golden Staff fell, it sealed off the space for several yards around her. There was no dodging this blow.

A fierce will to live drove the Blue-Robed Young Woman to scream. Bursts of blood splashed from her body, the consequence of forcing her meridians beyond their limits.

The Blue Long Sash wound and coiled like a water python, swiftly forming a substantial shield of Spiritual Qi.

But beneath the Blue-Robed Young Woman's despairing gaze, the Coiling Dragon Golden Staff smashed through the defense with unstoppable, tyrannical force and struck her squarely on the forehead.

Bang!

Blood splattered, marking the fall of yet another immortal cultivator.

A sweep of earth-yellow Spiritual Qi sent the Blue Long Sash and the Blue-Robed Young Woman's Storage Bag flying into Yang Tianwang's hands.

Like Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianwang did not so much as glance at his spoils. He hefted the Coiling Dragon Golden Staff onto his shoulder and strode swiftly toward the nearby battlefield.

"This is bad..."

The white-robed elder, who had been keeping an eye on this side all along, could not help crying out. The three of them had already been at a disadvantage against one man, one woman, and a wolf. Now Yang Tianwang, who was capable of killing a Qi Refining eighth layer cultivator, had joined the fight. They could not keep fighting this battle.

At that thought, a ruthless look crossed the white-robed elder's face, and his right hand moved toward his Storage Bag.

"Hmph, I've been guarding against you all along! Silver Moon!"

Yang Tianxue gave a cold snort and called her spirit beast, Silver Moon the Purple Moon Wolf.

"Awooo..."

The white wolf raised her head and howled at the sky. A purple moon mark appeared on her brow, then blazed with light.

Hum!

Purple Moon Divine Light!

The purple moonlight was incomparably gorgeous. Like a jade ribbon streaking across the sky, it shone on the white-robed elder just as he was about to act.

Enveloped in the divine light, the white-robed elder's expression and movements abruptly froze. Like a mosquito or fly trapped in amber, he was immobilized in midair.

Seizing the chance, Yang Tianxue sent the Chi-Li Twin Swords swooping like swimming dragons. As spiritual power intertwined, the two Law Artifacts came together like a pair of scissors and gently snipped at the white-robed elder's neck.

Swish!

A crimson flash passed, and the Chi-Li Twin Swords flew back to Yang Tianxue's side. At the same time, Silver Moon the Purple Moon Wolf withdrew her Purple Moon Divine Light.

"As expected of the Yang Household's guardian spirit beast!"

The white-robed elder murmured the words. A line of blood appeared on his neck, and his head fell to the ground.