The Rampaging Heavenly River Spirit

Within the Heavenly River, gazing upon the Heavenly River Spirit that appeared before her, Zi Yan excitedly approached it.

Her Golden Dragon Skiff suddenly accelerated, like a raptor pouncing on its prey, its bow aimed directly at the dark blue orb of light.

Her jade-like hands were already clenched, and purple-gold Spiritual Energy flowed and condensed on her fists, ready to strike at any moment.

Buzzing.

As Zi Yan drew closer, the quiet Heavenly River Spirit seemed to sense something and began to tremble slightly.

The tremor was initially very subtle, like a sleeping creature being awakened by footsteps, but it quickly grew more and more intense, with the Spiritual Runes on the surface of the light cluster flashing wildly and the light flickering.

Then it suddenly leaped up and charged directly at Zi Yan.

The speed was extremely fast, like a pebble shot from a slingshot, leaving a trail of afterimages in the river.

Upon seeing this, Zi Yan was overjoyed. Purple-gold light surged across her body, and the Dragon Phoenix Power surged within her like a tide, transforming the vast Spiritual Energy into a purple-gold fist imprint.

The fist imprint was entirely interwoven with purple and gold, with illusory images of Dragon Pattern and Phoenix Feathers flowing across its surface, exuding an aura of dominance over all things.

The fist imprint pierced through the token's light shield and blasted directly at the oncoming Heavenly River Spirit.

Within this Heavenly River, Spiritual Energy seemed to flow without hindrance. Therefore, when Zi Yan's attack pierced through the light barrier, it was not crushed by the river water. Instead, it rushed towards the Heavenly River Spirit with even greater momentum, like a sharp arrow released from its bow, flying faster and more fiercely underwater than in the air.

Boom!

The purple-gold fist imprint slammed into the Heavenly River Spirit. However, such a powerful attack only caused the Heavenly River Spirit to pause for a moment.

The ball of light paused slightly under the impact of the fist imprint, and the Spiritual Runes on its surface flickered wildly a few times, wobbling in place like a spinning top that had been pushed.

Then the purple-gold light fist imprint exploded with a roar, the purple-gold light and the dark blue light intertwined, exploding into a dazzling burst of sparks.

However, the Heavenly River Spirit only swayed a few times amidst the sparks before stabilizing itself, and the Spiritual Runes on its surface resumed their flow, as if nothing had happened.

Swish!

Like a small star, the Heavenly River Spirit roared in and finally crashed hard into Zi Yan's token light shield.

Bang!

The entire light shield began to vibrate violently at this moment.

The moment the ball of light collided with the light shield, the Golden Dragon Phantom on the surface of the shield let out a silent wail, and ripples spread outward from the point of impact in all directions, like a lake being hit by a stone.

The token boat was violently pushed back hundreds of feet by that immense force, leaving a long golden trail in the river.

Zi Yan swayed in the boat, almost being thrown overboard by the recoil. She quickly bent her knees and lowered her waist to steady herself, a hint of surprise flashing in her purple-gold eyes.

Lin Ming frowned slightly as he looked at the slightly trembling token shield around Zi Yan.

The Golden Dragon Phantom on the surface of the light shield was dimmer than before, and the thickness of the light shield was visibly thinner. Although it quickly repaired itself by most of the time, the power of that impact still made him feel slightly uneasy.

The attack from the Heavenly River Spirit was terrifying to such an extent that it was almost equivalent to that of a Tier 9 Peak expert.

Clearly, the Golden Dragon Token couldn't withstand much of this level of attack. That one blow had already reduced the thickness of the light shield by nearly ten percent. If it were to be struck seven or eight times in succession, the Golden Dragon Token would probably shatter.

If the Golden Dragon Token is broken, then Zi Yan's journey to the Heavenly River will likely come to an end.

Whoosh! Just as Lin Ming, the Heavenly River Spirit, as bright as a star, shot towards Zi Yan once again.

It seemed to be enraged by Zi Yan's punch, its light becoming brighter and more violent than before, like a mad beast rampaging through the river, causing the water to surge to both sides.

Zi Yan stared at the incoming ball of light, a smile of excitement curving her lips. She clenched her fist, and the purplish-gold light re-condensed on her fist, this time even more intense and refined than before.

She turned her head and called out to Lin Ming, "Don't make a move, let me handle it!"

Buzz!

The Heavenly River Spirit, like a star, trembled continuously, causing ripples to spread across the surrounding river.

The ripples spread outwards from the surface of the ball of light in all directions, one circle overlapping another, like countless silver snakes swimming and weaving on the river surface.

A terrifying and domineering Spiritual Energy fluctuation was faintly spreading out. The fluctuation was intense and violent, as if a bolt of lightning had been compressed into a ball of light the size of a fist. Each tremor pushed the surrounding river water several feet outward, forming a low-pressure cavity centered on the ball of light.

In the next instant, the Heavenly River Spirit burst forth with boundless light, hurtling towards Zi Yan like a ball of light.

This seemingly simple and brutal impact brought about extremely violent ripples of power. The surrounding river water was scattered at this moment, surging to both sides into two water walls several meters high. The tops of the water walls were curled with white waves, like the open jaws of an enraged beast.

Even Tier 9 Peak wouldn't dare to easily challenge its power after such a collision.

That pure, powerful impact was like a mountain compressed into a sphere crashing down on you; any fancy moves seemed pale and powerless in its presence.

"We can't let it attack the token's protective shield again." Zi Yan's eyes flashed as she muttered to herself.

She glanced at the Golden Dragon Token at her feet. The Golden Dragon Phantom on the surface of the light shield was even dimmer than before. Although it was slowly repairing itself, the repair speed was far slower than the rate at which it was being consumed.

If she were to be struck solidly a few more times by this beam of light, the Golden Dragon Token would likely shatter. She didn't want to be forced to turn back so soon after making her way in the Heavenly River.

Boom!

Upon realizing this, a dazzling purple-gold light erupted from the surface of Zi Yan's body.

The sounds of Dragon Roar Phoenix Cry singing resounded, and light burst forth from her body, like a volcano that had been suppressed for a long time finally finding an outlet.

Zi Yan clenched her fist, and the Dragon Phoenix Sword appeared in a flash.

Immediately, Zi Yan swung her sword, and a colorful purple-gold streak swept out. The streak was about several feet wide, with purple-gold interwoven throughout, and Dragon-Phoenix Phantom swirling and tumbling inside.

It carried an overbearing power and struck the charging Heavenly River Spirit with lightning speed.

Bang!

The two collided violently. Instantly, a violent and unparalleled surge of Spiritual Energy erupted, and the point where the purplish-gold sword light collided with the ball of light exploded into a burst of light more dazzling than the blazing sun.

The nearby river water was compressed into a vacuum zone. The water droplets, each weighing a thousand pounds, were pushed in all directions by the Shockwave wave, forming a spherical cavity with a diameter of tens of feet. The water walls at the edge of the cavity churned like boiling water, and white steam rose from the surface of the water.

Boom!

This time, the Heavenly River Spirit was unable to break through Zi Yan's attack as she had hoped.

Although the Dragon Phoenix Sword hummed and trembled violently, and Zi Yan's hands even felt slightly numb, the Heavenly River Spirit was also blasted back more than a hundred feet.

The Heavenly River Spirit light tumbled several times in the river before finally stabilizing. The Spiritual Runes on its surface flickered wildly for a while, and the light dimmed slightly compared to before.

Despite repelling the Heavenly River Spirit with a single blow, Zi Yan's face showed no joy; instead, it grew increasingly solemn.

Her brows furrowed slightly, her purplish-gold eyes fixed on the repelled ball of light, and her fingers gripping the sword tightened unconsciously.

Because she saw that the Heavenly River Spirit, which had been shooting backward, paused for a moment, and then charged forward again with an even more ferocious momentum.

This time, the light on the surface of the orb was brighter and more violent than before, like an enraged beast opening its gaping maw full of fangs.

The surging river roared and then plunged in like a water dragon.

Driven by the ball of light, the river water condensed into a water dragon tens of feet long. The dragon's head was held high, its claws thrashing, and it pressed down on Zi Yan with the mountain-like pressure of the Heavenly River itself.

Zi Yan took a deep breath. The vast Spiritual Energy within her body flowed continuously into the Dragon Phoenix Sword, and the patterns on the sword shone brightly under the stimulation of the Spiritual Energy.

In the next instant, a domineering beam of light roared out. The beam was as thick as a palace pillar, its entire body interwoven with purple and gold, and inside, there were illusory images of Dragon Phoenix intertwined, swirling and roaring.

The beam of light struck the Heavenly River Spirit, and the two collided again, exploding into a dazzling display of light and shadow.

This time, the Heavenly River Spirit was once again severely repelled, and its brilliant light seemed to have been struck, becoming slightly weaker.

The water dragon formed from the river water shattered from head to tail under the impact of the beam of light, turning into countless water droplets that fell back onto the river surface.

Lin Ming stood not far away, his Golden Dragon Skiff gently bobbing beneath his feet, his gaze fixed on Zi Yan. He didn't make a move because Zi Yan had just shouted, "Don't make a move!" and he respected her wishes. However, his Spiritual Energy remained like an invisible net enveloping the battlefield, ready to intervene at any moment if Zi Yan couldn't hold on any longer.

Splash!

Having been repeatedly repelled by Zi Yan, the Heavenly River Spirit seemed to have begun to go berserk. Although it was only an energy form, it clearly possessed some basic intelligence.

Being repeatedly defeated by the same opponent triggered a near-frenzied rage within it, causing it to become violent in an instant.

The Spiritual Runes on the surface of the ball of light spun wildly, their light flickering on and off, like a star about to explode.

It stopped gathering momentum and testing the waters, and instead charged at Zi Yan like a mad dog, one after another, with almost no pause in between. Each impact was more ferocious and reckless than the last.

Faced with its ferocity, Zi Yan retaliated in the most forceful way.

She wielded the Dragon Phoenix Sword, slashing left and right, the sword light like a rainbow. Each swing carried the immense power of True Dragon and the sharpness of Heavenly Phoenix, repelling the charging light orbs time and time again.