Powerful Enemy (That's All for Today)
Qin Yunyan made a hand seal, and a red shield appeared, blocking the Black Flame.
A Purple Giant Python, thick as a man's waist, pounced and crashed into the red shield. The shield immediately emitted a puff of blue smoke, and its spiritual light dimmed.
A Golden Giant Axe flew in and cleaved the red shield in two.
Qin Yunyan quickly summoned a Red Long Blade to block the Golden Giant Axe.
Just as the burly man in the golden robe was about to use other methods, his Divine Sense detected something flying towards him.
He made a hand seal, and the Black Crow Phantom spewed out a stream of Black Flame, heading straight for the Golden Spear.
The Black Flame landed on the Golden Spear, but the Golden Spear remained unharmed. Soon, the Black Flame dissipated.
The Golden Spear hurtled straight toward the man in the golden robe. The man in the golden robe frowned and threw a punch at the Golden Spear.
His fist collided with the Golden Spear, producing a dull thud as metal struck metal. The Golden Spear flew backward, but a burst of Golden Flame spread out, engulfing the golden-robed giant's body.
A blinding golden light flashed across his body, but it was of no use.
The Black Crow Phantom spewed out a stream of Black Glow, enveloping the golden-robed giant's body, while the Golden Flame slowly dissipated.
A series of thunderclaps echoed from high above, and an enormous silver bolt of lightning ripped through the sky, striking the golden-clad man.
Before the burly man in the golden robe could dodge, a sharp, piercing screech rang in his ears, as if someone had struck him with a heavy hammer, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.
Before he could react, he was struck by silver lightning, which engulfed the golden-clad man's body.
A Golden Giant Staff descended from the sky and disappeared into the lightning. The ground shook violently, and the burly man in the golden robe died with his head bleeding profusely.
"This is bad, we need to retreat."
The Purple-Skirted Woman was terrified and cried out in alarm. She transformed into a streak of purple Escape Light and flew away into the distance.
She made a hand seal, and a huge, entirely black toad lunged at Shen Long.
Shen Long released the Ice Flood Dragon, which roared to the Ice Flood Dragon and spewed out a thick beam of white light, heading straight for the Black Toad.
The Black Toad kicked off with its legs, dodging the white light, which struck the ground, instantly freezing it.
A deafening thunderclap echoed from high above, and a silver lightning bolt, about ten feet in diameter, ripped across the sky and struck the Black Toad Black Toad, engulfing it in its light.
A dense barrage of Yellow Sand Arrow shot towards them, piercing through the silver lightning.
Just then, the Purple-Skirted Woman was about to escape the Marketplace when a ball of fire suddenly appeared in the air ahead, blocking Purple-Skirted Woman path.
The flames subsided, revealing a palm-sized Cyan-Red Fire Bird radiating terrifying heat.
The Cyan-Red Fire Bird collided with the Purple-Skirted Woman's Body-Protecting Spirit Light, transforming into a vast expanse of crimson flames that engulfed Purple-Skirted Woman figure, causing the Body-Protecting Spirit Light to dim.
A long spear flashing with yellow light flew through the air, piercing the Purple-Skirted Woman's Body-Protecting Spirit Light and also piercing her head.
The other two Core Formation Cultivator hadn't escaped far when two thick silver lightning bolts struck down, engulfing their figures.
Qin Yunyan and Qin Yunfeng intensified their attacks and quickly killed the two Core Formation Cultivator.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, we are so grateful for your help this time, otherwise we would probably be doomed here."
Qin Yunyan expressed his gratitude.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, don't you find it strange that four Core Formation Cultivator would dare to attack Marketplace? You should know that this place is not far from your Qin Family land."
Shen Long said.
"This is bad, it's a feint, their real target is our Qin Family land."
Qin Yunyan's expression changed, and a terrible thought came to his mind.
"Let's head over to your Qin Family home right away! Hopefully it's just a false alarm."
Shen Long said, putting away the Ice Flood Dragon and the Golden-Winged Fire Ant.
He looted the enemy's corpses of valuables and took the bodies along with them.
"There is a direct Teleportation Array within the Marketplace that can transport you to our Qin Family. Fellow Daoist Shen, please teleport back with us."
Qin Yunyan said.
He led Shen Long to a secret room, inside which was a magic array several tens of feet in size, and the two of them went up onto it.
Qin Yunyan cast a spell, and the Teleportation Array lit up with a blinding light, engulfing their figures.
After a slight dizziness, Shen Long found themselves in a roughly the same size secret room.
Qin Yunyan strode outside, and Shen Long followed.
As they walked out of a large hall, they could hear a deafening explosion, mixed with faint screams.
"Oh no, they're really using a feint! That's impossible! Our Qin Family's Clan Protection Array is Fourth-Rank Array; how could Core Formation Cultivator break it so easily?"
Qin Yunyan's face was filled with disbelief.
Without a second thought, he leaped into the air.
A dozen Core Formation Cultivator were engaged in a battle, while in the distance, Spirit Beast Spirit Bird could be seen fighting.
"Wu Sang! Master Purple Spider! It really is you."
Qin Yunyan a gloomy face.
"Ancestor Yunyan, they have Spirit Treasure! They somehow obtained a fourth-tier Array-Breaking Talisman, which weakened the power of our Clan Protection Array. Then they used the Spirit Treasure to break our Clan Protection Array. Seventh Grand-Uncle and the others have already been killed."
A beautiful Gold-Skirted Girl spoke, her face filled with sorrow.
"Tier 4 Array-Breaking Talisman, Spirit Treasure!"
Shen Long exclaimed in surprise, "In some ways, Tier 4 Array-Breaking Talisman are even rarer than Spirit Treasure."
The Array-Breaking Talisman is a one-time use item that can weaken the power of Formation below the fifth rank. No wonder they dared to attack the Qin Family.
"Shen Long! Daoist Chen, come with me to kill him. Don't be careless; he has two Third Rank Mutated Spirit Insect."
Wu Sang recognized Shen Long.
Shen Long became famous overnight. The Barbarian Race collected portraits of Human Race experts and distributed them. Wu Sang had seen Shen Long's portrait.
"Mutated Spirit Insect?"
Master Purple Spider exclaimed in surprise, his expression turning serious.
A mournful bird cry rang out, and a giant blue eagle fell from the sky, landing heavily on the ground, lifeless.
"Cyan Jade Eagle!"
Qin Yunyan showed grief; this was the Qin Family's guardian Spirit Bird.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, they are probably after the lotus seeds of the Supreme Profound Jade Lotus. If you help us repel them, our Qin Family will repay you handsomely, including the lotus seeds of the Supreme Profound Jade Lotus!"
Qin Yunyan transmitted his voice, his tone heavy.
The enemy has eight Core Formation Cultivator and Spirit Treasure. If they want Shen Long to help, they can only offer a generous reward.
"Lotus seeds from the Supreme Profound Jade Lotus?"
Shen Long was somewhat tempted; even if it was raw, it could increase the chances of forming a Nascent Soul by 10%.
Both Master Purple Spider and Wu Sang were at the Great Perfection of Core Formation. Shen Long knew he couldn't defeat them, but he could stall them for a while.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, they possess Spirit Treasure and are at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation stage. I know I am no match for them. We should retreat quickly! As long as we're alive, we can always fight another day."
Shen Long suggested via telepathy.
"Buy some time so my people can escape."
Qin Yunyan's voice was heavy.
He knew it was unrealistic to defeat two Core Formation Great Perfection; all he needed to do was stall for time and let the lower-level cultivators of the Qin Family escape.