novelapdf Chapter 69: Battle of Emergence
Chapter 69: Battle of Emergence
"Stop with your words! You witch, prepare to die!"
Tang Guan roared in response, drew a crimson longsword, and slashed fiercely at Fan Jingmei.
But Fan Jingmei was only pretending to be bound, and she was secretly on guard against them.
Before the long sword could fall, the ropes binding her snapped with a "crack," and with a flick of her wrist, she scattered all the remaining Wonderful Sound Medicine.
The familiar fragrance instantly filled the air, and Zhou Yuan and the other two's expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly circulated their spiritual power to resist it, not daring to be careless in the slightest!
When the powder dissipated, Fan Jingmei had already vanished without a trace.
"It was you! Chase after it!"
Zhou Yuan immediately understood everything.
Although they had malicious intentions, planning to frame Fan Jingmei and then kill her to claim credit, they did not expect that, by a twist of fate, they would actually guess her relationship with Luo Qing correctly.
Fortunately, with the Golden Sun Dog leading the way, the three of them weren't afraid of her escaping.
The cave was too cramped to fly, so they immediately used wind spirit talismans to accelerate and chase after Fan Jingmei in the direction she had fled, following the howling of the Golden Sun Dog!
They hadn't gone far when the space ahead suddenly widened, and Zhou Yuan and the other two almost simultaneously sensed the aura of the second person.
"Alright, alright, now everything's complete!"
Instead of being angry, Zhou Yuan laughed and, using the crimson light flowing on the cave walls, looked at the aura.
A shirtless young man was sitting cross-legged, intently cultivating. His muscles were taut, and he looked more like a martial artist than a cultivator.
"Early Foundation Establishment stage? You vixen, is this all you're relying on?"
Hou Jin chuckled coldly, speaking with disdain.
Fan Jingmei ignored him and stood aside, looking at Luo Qing and saying:
"it's over?"
"It's over. I'll remember this favor."
Luo Qing slowly opened her eyes, and as she spoke, she stood up.
"Forget about sentimentality for now, let's get through this difficult time first!"
For some reason, Fan Jingmei felt inexplicably at ease at this moment, as if as long as Luo Qing could achieve enlightenment, everything would no longer be a problem.
"Difficulties? I don't think so."
Luo Qing coldly stared at the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from Crimson Fire Island in front of him.
He had no grudge against these three people, but since they wanted to kill him, he wouldn't hesitate to be ruthless!
"What a pair of adulterers! How dare they ignore us! Die!"
Driven by his thirst for revenge, Tang Guan lost patience after only a few words. He drew his crimson longsword, transforming it into a blazing moon, and slashed at Luo Qing.
"Be careful, fire can destroy metal!"
Fan Jingmei subconsciously reminded her.
"This is precisely why I've been delaying my departure from the seclusion."
With a casual remark, Luo Qing stomped his foot and shot out like an arrow, his golden light suddenly surging as he unleashed the Third Transformation Golden Body!
With the completion of the first level of the Iron Cauldron Golden Body Technique, Luo Qing's physical body had reached a point where even top-tier magical artifacts could hardly injure him.
However, Tang Guan used a fire-elemental magic weapon, which was quite effective against Luo Qing. Logically, he shouldn't have charged in head-on to take the hit.
But Luo Qing did the opposite, which only fueled Tang Guan's anger.
"Dare to underestimate me? You're asking for death!"
Tang Guan immediately increased his magical output, causing Yan Yue to swell even larger.
"Well done!"
Luo Qing was just about to try out his newfound skills when he saw this and his face lit up with excitement. He raised his hand and threw a punch, brazenly meeting the attack head-on!
This evil cultivator has gone mad, daring to defy Junior Brother Tang's sharp edge!
This was the shared thought of Zhou Yuan and Hou Jin at this moment.
Fist and knife collided with a deafening roar in mid-air!
Instead of the expected crisp clang of metal clashing, there was a dull popping sound.
The enormous blazing moon shattered with a deafening roar, revealing the Crimson Flame Blade within.
Immediately afterward, the fist collided with the blade, which shattered instantly, sending out a large number of fragments.
Tang Guan groaned. With his magical artifact destroyed, he immediately suffered a backlash, and a bloodstain flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"What!" Zhou Yuan and Hou Jin's expressions changed drastically, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Before they could react, Luo Qing used the Star Step to get close and reached out to grab Tang Guan's neck!
"Get out of here!"
At the critical moment of life and death, Tang Guan did not hesitate and used a second-tier talisman that he had purchased at a high cost of spirit stones.
As soon as the talisman was lit, a flame shield about a foot thick enveloped Tang Guan and emitted astonishing heat in all directions.
Seeing this, Ke Luoqing did not dodge or avoid, but reached into the flame shield and grabbed Tang Guan by the neck!
"How... is this possible...?"
Tang looked at Luo Qing's unharmed hands and arms with disbelief in his eyes.
This is a mid-grade second-tier Explosive Flame Talisman, which can be used for both offense and defense. It usually takes several full-force attacks to break through a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Besides, fire can overcome metal, so no matter what, he shouldn't have been defeated so quickly!
However, Luo Qing had no habit of explaining to his enemies; with a slight exertion of force, he crushed the man's neck.
Immediately afterwards, his gaze shifted and fixed on Zhou Yuan, who had the highest cultivation level.
"Junior Brother Tang!"
Upon seeing this, Hou Jin cried out in alarm.
Zhou Yuan's pupils contracted, and he flipped his hand to summon three flame-shaped tokens.
With a surge of magical power, the three tokens simultaneously unleashed fireballs the size of millstones, hurtling towards Luo Qing.
Faced with this attack, Luo Qing acted as if he didn't see it, charging forward and smashing it to pieces with his bare body.
"This person's technique is immune to fire; let's try other methods!"
Zhou Yuan's move was actually a test, and the result proved that fire-based methods had no effect on Luo Qing.
Why is this?
Fan Jingmei couldn't help but feel puzzled. Luo Qing had clearly used various methods to avoid the fire when facing her before, but now he was acting completely differently.
However, having seen Luo Qing's appearance before and after casting spells, she quickly noticed the differences.
When Luo Qing originally used the second-stage Golden Body, his whole body was bright gold. But now, when Luo Qing used the third-stage Golden Body, the golden light was dim and the color was dark gold.
Fan Jingmei vaguely felt that this was the key.
She didn't have time to think much at the moment; since Luo Qing had already rushed forward, she naturally had to lend a hand.
But before she could unleash her magical artifact, Luo Qing's voice transmission entered her primordial spirit:
"Stay put. These two combined are barely enough to weigh me down."
Even though Fan Jingmei had some confidence in Luo Qing, she felt that these words were too arrogant.
After all, Luo Qing had only just established his foundation and hadn't had time to switch to foundation-establishment cultivation techniques, so his strength was somewhat inferior to that of a normal foundation-establishment cultivator.
But what happened next made Fan Jingmei slowly put down the magical artifact she was ready to unleash at any moment.
As Zhou Yuan and Hou Jin retreated, they unleashed different attacks on Luo Qing.
They tried all five elements of ice and lightning, but they were either shattered by Luo Qing's punch or could only hold him off for a moment, having no effect whatsoever.
"Impossible! Judging from your aura, you've only just entered the Foundation Establishment stage. How could you have already cultivated your physical body to transcend the Five Elements!"
Zhou Yuan was on the verge of collapse at this moment.