Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

Chapter 72 Fierce Battle

Faced with Qingyi Jushi's insults, Tianwuzi and Mutengzi's smug smiles froze.

Wan Tianming then said, "If I hadn't kept a trick up my sleeve, wouldn't I have missed a great show? I'll give you two choices: first, we'll divide the treasures in this cauldron equally."

Second, we will kill them now...

Before Wan Tianming could finish speaking, Chen Liang gently raised his right hand, and a black hole vortex the size of an egg suddenly appeared, then rapidly expanded to the size of a human head.

During this process, the cold air inside the stone hall was swept away by the black hole vortex, and even the newly emerging cold air in the deep pit was continuously drawn out by the black hole vortex, which made the Void Heaven Cauldron rise faster.

Wan Tianming stared at the black hole vortex that distorted even space itself, his cheek twitched slightly, and the harsh words he was about to utter came to an abrupt halt.

Chen Liang spoke up, "Sect Leader Wan, what did you want to kill again?"

Upon seeing this, the three men—Manhuzi, Jiyin, and Qingyi Jushi—all revealed mocking smiles.

Wan Tianming stared intently at the black hole vortex, a flash of fervor crossing his eyes. Then, his tone changed, and he said, "Either we split the treasure equally, or we'll have to fight it out."

Bearded Man: "Hahahaha, split it evenly? Looking at your cowardly, bullying-the-weak attitude, I know you're not worthy!"

Having said that, with a thought from the bearded man, the three-eyed leopard behind him suddenly stepped forward, its vertical pupil between its brows emitting a gray divine light.

The gray divine light shone on the spiritual energy barrier set up by Wan Tianming, instantly petrifying it.

The next moment, Wan Tianming's spiritual energy barrier shattered, and the debris flew everywhere. Even Han Li and Xuan Gu had to set up spiritual energy shields.

At this moment, Han Li's eyes were filled with fervor and longing as he looked at the three-eyed leopard.

Because it was a mutated spirit beast, a rare existence that could only be born by an extremely rare chance and that surpassed the original species.

Mutant spirit beasts are even rarer than wild and exotic species, and some powerful mutated spirit beasts are even comparable to celestial spirit beasts.

Although the three-eyed leopard belonging to the barbarian was not that powerful, it was by no means inferior to the rare spirit beasts with powerful bloodlines, such as the Frost Dragon and the Separating Turtle.

On the other side, Wan Tianming could no longer suppress his anger upon hearing Manhuzi's words.

"court death!"

As Wan Tianming formed a sword incantation, countless purple-gold sword lights appeared around him, fiercely attacking the bearded man.

The three-eyed leopard charged forward amidst the sword light, forcing Wan Tianming to release the Frost Dragon to defend against it.

Just as the three-eyed leopard and the cold dragon were locked in a fierce battle, the bearded man unleashed his full power in the Heaven-Supporting Demon Art and launched a fierce attack on Wan Tianming.

Wan Tianming, not to be outdone, transformed into a giant sword beam to meet the challenge.

The two sides clashed head-on in the air for a few exchanges, and for a time it was difficult to determine a winner.

On the other side, Li Gui set his sights on Qing Yi Jushi. After Qing Yi Jushi received a powerful burst of spiritual light from Li Gui, he released his true form, the Qing Ji Niao, to engage in combat with him.

These two spirit beasts, one agile and the other heavy, were evenly matched for a time.

Qingyi Jushi then approached Tianwuzi, who then used the Qingming Needle to create numerous needle points that attacked Tianwuzi.

Tian Wuzi took out the ancient treasure—the Eight Desolations Ruler—and conjured numerous square-shaped shields to block the attack.

Then there's Ji Yin's side, where he released several Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets to surround and attack Mu Tengzi.

Meanwhile, Mu Tengzi released some ever-extending vines, sweeping away the Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets.

Just as these Nascent Soul cultivators and even the spirit beasts in the arena had found their opponents, Chen Liang, who had nothing to do, transformed the black hole vortex in his hand into spiritual energy and absorbed it into his body.

While observing the cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities of these Nascent Soul cultivators, he wondered if there was anything worth learning from them.

For Wu Chou and Han Li, two ordinary Core Formation cultivators, this intense battle scene, which made Chen Liang feel no tension at all, made them extremely nervous.

Especially Wu Chou, who wasn't positioned far enough back, was almost caught in the crossfire of the battle between the Three-Eyed Leopard and the Cold Dragon.

However, such a fierce battle between Nascent Soul cultivators would cause too much damage to the stone hall. In order to deal with this situation, the ancient cultivators led by Ice Soul Fairy set up the Five Elements Heavenly Gang Formation, a top-level formation.

At this moment, stimulated by the fierce battle among the Nascent Soul cultivators, the Five Elements Heavenly Gang Formation began to operate at full power.

Upon seeing this, Manhuzi, Wan Tianming, and the others immediately stopped fighting.

But the Five Elements Heavenly Gang Formation wouldn't give up so easily. Light curtains appeared on the surrounding stone walls, and then spiritual ropes extended from these light curtains, trying to pull the Nascent Soul cultivators in the arena inside.

Tian Wuzi, who had never given up, was the first to suffer, being pulled into the Five Elements Heavenly Gang Formation. Qingyi Jushi, who had originally wanted to gloat, was also pulled in by the spiritual rope the next moment.

The bearded man pressed down on Wan Tianming and took the initiative to choose a light screen.

As for Mutengzi, he was struck by Jiyin's technique of combining the skull form with the long Gegubao and was forced into a light barrier.

Just as Ji Yin was trying to get away from the Five Elements Heavenly Gang Formation, several vines stretched out from the light screen and pulled Ji Yin inside.

Upon seeing this, Wu Chou and Han Li were overjoyed. After all, they had been on tenterhooks, having been within the range of the Nascent Soul battle.

On the other side, after Ji Yin was pulled into the barrier space within the Five Elements Heavenly Gang Formation by the wooden vines, he looked at the lush and vibrant surroundings and felt a sense of foreboding.

The next moment, several thick vines attacked from the side, suspending him in the air.

Then, Mutengzi flew out from the side and said, "Fellow Daoist, since you're here, stay a little longer."

After saying that, Mu Tengzi released some special branches, which rendered Ji Yin Yue unable to move.

As Ji Yin struggled, she said, "So you can talk, you blockhead."

In a star-filled enchanted space, Tian Wuzi was relentlessly attacking Qingyi Jushi.

Because the Thornbird was not in this barrier space, Qingyi Jushi was in a very bad situation when facing the combined attack of Tianwuzi and Ligui.

He couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Tianwu, it was that scoundrel Jiyin who stole your fire python. Why are you chasing me?"

Tian Wuzi sneered, "Hmph! You demonic villain, further words are useless!"

After saying that, Li Gui unleashed another powerful burst of spiritual light, and after Qingyi Jushi tried to defend himself, he was blasted away again.

Within a barrier space where golden light flickered, Wan Tianming felt uneasy upon falling in.

Just as he was about to leave, the gigantic, bearded man grabbed him and laughed, "Hahahaha, Wan Tianming, who were you trying to kill just now?"

On the other side, Chen Liang, inside the stone hall, was watching with great interest as Manhuzi and his companions displayed their skills through his divine sense.

However, the arrival of some uninvited guests made Chen Liang glance in a certain direction.

Then, the situation on the bearded man's side drew his attention.

After being captured, Wan Tianming first manipulated some sword beams to stab the bearded man in pain. When the bearded man involuntarily loosened his grip, Wan Tianming took the opportunity to break free and then used a barrage of sword beams to harass the huge bearded man.

Frustrated by Wan Tianming's agile movements, the bearded man seized an opportunity and delivered a hard punch to Wan Tianming.

On the other side, in that lush and verdant barrier space, Ji Yin struggled in vain, then released two demonic fire serpents that attacked Mu Tengzi's main body.

Meanwhile, Mu Tengzi released a charred-looking branch to meet the two demonic fire serpents.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yin exclaimed, "Using wood to control fire?! Fellow Daoist, have you gone mad?"

Mu Tengzi sneered, "Hmph! Natural wood becomes stronger after being tempered by fire, let alone your sinister fire."

Seeing that the branches released by the wooden vines quickly dealt with his demonic fire serpent, Ji Yin suddenly realized, "So it was a branch of the Yanfu tree. You really are a hidden master."

But that's not all!

After he finished speaking, five Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets suddenly appeared in the void around Mu Tengzi.

The five Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets came with overwhelming force, causing Mu Tengzi to instinctively use his protective magic weapon.

The next moment, the five Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets formed an array, firmly trapping Mu Tengzi in place.

Mu Tengzi's expression changed, and she angrily cursed, "Using living people to create puppets is against the natural order!"

Ji Yin: "Hahaha, this is the Heavenly Capital Soul-Capturing Formation."

Although Mu Tengzi was temporarily trapped, he was clearly not to be underestimated. Soon, as a patch of red spores appeared in the surrounding void, blood-red vines sprouted from the bodies of the five Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets.

These crimson vines, nourished by the malevolent energy emanating from the Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets, spread rapidly, even blooming crimson flowers on the puppets themselves.

This is one of Mu Tengzi's trump cards—the Blood Vine Technique, which is remarkably effective against demonic cultivators.

Under the influence of the Blood Vine Technique, these Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets rapidly weakened and were blasted away by the wooden vines. Two of the Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets were even shattered.