novelapdf #338 - Kill and escape
#338 - Kill and escape
A sense of foreboding permeated the air. The tortoise-shell-shaped magical artifact above the trio's heads suddenly lit up, its runes flowing with an eerie, unpredictable light, instantly constructing a distorted altar in the air.
Upon the altar, the phantasms of human faces twisted and contorted, their expressions overflowing with pain, as if foreshadowing the impending disaster.
Immediately following, an unprecedented tidal wave of flames surged from the direction of the altar. Within those flames were countless distorted faces, wailing as if each fiery visage was recounting endless suffering and despair.
The three women had intended to conceal their presence and observe Li Chengfeng's movements in secret, but they never anticipated encountering such a sudden turn of events.
The speed of the Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts was beyond imagination. By the time they realized the danger, their escape route was already cut off.
The overwhelming flames indiscriminately covered the entire area. Whether it was lurking poisonous beasts or unaffiliated cultivators with low cultivation levels, all were mercilessly engulfed within, their miserable cries rising and falling incessantly.
Faced with this desperate situation, the three women exchanged glances, their eyes filled with both terror and resolve.
In this moment of life and death, they each unleashed their ultimate hidden techniques.
Lan Qianxue's mind raced, and an ancient zither instantly materialized in her palm. With a light pluck of her fingers, strands of cold, sharp blade-like energy shot through the air, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper in the dark of night, attacking the Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts in an impenetrable barrage.
Liu Ruyan, with a gentle wave of her jade hand, conjured an ancient incense burner from thin air. She gently blew on the burner, and immediately, a stream of ghostly blue mist rose into the sky.
It transformed into a boundless fog, obscuring vision and carrying a suffocating toxicity, spreading towards the Fire Spirit Beast horde, attempting to buy a sliver of life for the three of them.
As for Ye Bitong, she displayed astonishing strength. With a flick of her sleeves, it seemed as though ten thousand magical formations surged forth. In the blink of an eye, ancient formations materialized in the sky, one after another.
They seemed to be born from the void, interlinking with each other to form a massive net of strangulation.
With a delicate shout from Ye Bitong, these formations abruptly activated, and countless steel wind blades and massive rocks shot out from within the formations, engaging in a fierce confrontation with the Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beast horde. The scale of the clash was enough to shake heaven and earth.
In this sudden calamity, the three women joined hands, using their respective divine powers to vow to carve a path to survival through these desperate flames.
Faced with these extremely bizarre flames, the three women's attacks seemed to vanish like a clay ox entering the sea. Once touched, they were devoured by the flames, their power drastically reduced, causing them to furrow their brows and feel anxious.
And those Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts, upon detecting the presence of the three women, became exceptionally excited, like bloodthirsty beasts, their speed doubled, their eyes gleaming with greed and cruelty.
This caused the three women to exclaim their misfortune. They never imagined they would be caught up in this sudden disaster, and all their plans instantly turned to bubbles.
Just as the situation became critical, the water in the pool suddenly churned, and Li Chengfeng emerged from the water like a dragon leaving the sea, followed closely by a seemingly clumsy yet intelligent toad.
However, faced with the overwhelming Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts and the wall of fire, the toad seemed to be frightened by the spectacular sight, its limbs weakened and unable to move.
Upon seeing this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly, scolding softly, "What a useless, clumsy toad."
Immediately, with a flick of his finger, a divine power descended, and the toad's spirits were instantly lifted. It hurriedly asked its master for a solution.
Li Chengfeng's expression was calm. Without revealing his emotions, he took out a wordless heavenly book from his bosom, and with a gentle wave, a buzzing sound was heard.
Six plum blossoms flew out from the book, piercing through the sky and landing accurately on the surging wall of fire.
The Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts initially didn't take these seemingly frail plum blossoms to heart, continuing their reckless charge, confidently preparing to wipe out the four people in one fell swoop.
However, a sudden change occurred! Once these six plum blossoms came into contact with the wall of fire, they actually became like whales drawing water, not only not being swallowed by the flames.
On the contrary, they became even more delicate and alluring, their petals blooming layer by layer, emitting a strange light.
Immediately following, a shocking scene unfolded. The Fire Spirit Beasts' proudest flame power was actually being slowly drawn away by these plum blossoms at a speed visible to the naked eye. Their flames gradually became dim and dull, their power greatly reduced, enraged but helpless.
The leading Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beast, its eyes flashing with a sinister light, glared at Li Chengfeng, its voice low and full of threat: "Boy, you have some nerve! How dare you hinder the great cause of my Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts, you are courting death!"
It clearly intended to mobilize the power of the altar to deal with Li Chengfeng, but how could Li Chengfeng sit idly by and wait for death?
With a movement of Li Chengfeng's figure and a wave of his sleeve, a level one Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beast, which had been tortured miserably by him, was thrown out.
The bizarre totems on this Fire Spirit Beast's body had been damaged beyond recognition, clearly suffering greatly in Li Chengfeng's hands.
However, Li Chengfeng's actions were not out of cruelty, but to study the secrets of these Fire Spirit Beasts.
He looked coldly at those Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts, a mocking smile appearing on the corner of his lips: "You bunch of puppets controlled by the Fate Master, how dare you presumptuously discuss fate? You're simply courting death!"
Having said that, Li Chengfeng formed hand seals, and said in a deep voice: "My words are law, tribulation lightning descends, listen to my command!"
As his words fell, his spine seemed to have an electric current passing through it, suddenly shaking violently. The sky suddenly surged with wind and clouds, lightning flashing and thunder rumbling.
Strands of tribulation lightning power were drawn by Li Chengfeng, gathering into a small heavenly tribulation, crashing down.
These Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beasts were originally tools used by the Fate Master to sacrifice power and communicate with evil gods. Their actions had long violated the laws of heaven.
Therefore, under Li Chengfeng's tribulation lightning power, they had no power to resist.
Streaks of lightning, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, accurately struck the Fire Spirit Beasts, striking them down one by one, turning them into charcoal.
And that altar also churned violently under the bombardment of the tribulation lightning, eventually turning into a wisp of green smoke and dissipating into nothingness.
Upon seeing this, Li Chengfeng's Book of Fate suddenly unfolded, and the six plum blossoms in the air became even more powerful, their flames surging, as if containing the power to destroy the world, returning to the book one after another.
However, Li Chengfeng did not linger too long. He glanced at everything that was happening, then flicked his sleeve, taking the Frog Saint into it, and then with a sway of his body, he used the Step of Life and Death, instantly disappearing from the spot.
His Step of Life and Death had reached perfection, each step crossing tens of miles, even without the assistance of the Wind Vortex, it could achieve the effect of shrinking the earth into inches.
Li Chengfeng knew in his heart that although he had successfully killed these Fire Spirit Beasts, it was likely to attract the attention of the Fate Master.
Therefore, he chose the wisest course of action - Thirty-six strategies, running is the best strategy.
The three women were even more stunned by the scene before them.
They never expected Li Chengfeng to be so ruthless. The thunder techniques he used clearly originated from the adventure in the depths of the pool.
This person was indeed blessed with great luck, and after the Poison Flame Fire Spirit Beast was killed by him, the other party actually fled in a panic, clearly fearing the changes here.
Lan Qianxue stamped her foot and angrily rebuked: "This Li Bai is really unreasonable. I gave him such a great opportunity as the Wordless Heavenly Book, but when he saw me, he didn't even say hello. He is truly a heartless and ungrateful person!"
Liu Ruyan covered her mouth and chuckled, saying: "Sister, look, our Dandan is wearing a cloak of invisibility and a veil that conceals her aura. How could he recognize us?
If he could really detect us, I'm afraid his strength would not be weaker than Li Chengfeng's."
Ye Bitong nodded and said: "So that's how it is. Let's hurry and catch up. There must be danger in this sudden change here.
It's better to find him and use the power of teleportation to leave this place."
The two women nodded in agreement.
Ye Bitong then formed hand seals and cast a spell. A teleportation formation immediately appeared under her feet. After locking onto Li Chengfeng's aura, the three women instantly disappeared without a trace.
Li Chengfeng's speed was astonishing, one step crossing ten miles, and after ten steps, he had already fled hundreds of miles away.
However, at this moment, the three women had already appeared in front of him by relying on teleportation.