338: Chapter 332 Catching up with Wan Xingwang, preparing to kill him.

Being at a high altitude not only provided a wide field of view but also offered a natural advantage in Divine Sense perception.

But the cost was also immense.

He had to divert a portion of his energy and mana to maintain his protective spiritual light, resisting the Nine Heavens Gale that was strong enough to tear apart the Physical Body of a Golden Core Cultivator.

"This wind is quite something."

Chen Zhiwen narrowed his eyes, feeling the dense sound of impacts against his shield.

His expression remained calm, even carrying a hint of enjoyment.

For him now, this harsh environment was also a form of tempering.

His Divine Sense, like a radar, was locked tightly onto the white cloud below.

"It has been flying for the time it takes to burn an incense stick."

Chen Zhiwen calculated the distance.

"This place is already far from the sphere of influence of the Artifact Refining Alliance."

"The surroundings are desolate and uninhabited."

"It is the perfect place to make a move."

But he was not in a hurry to strike.

He was waiting.

Waiting for the perfect opportunity.

Just then.

Chen Zhiwen's eyes flashed suddenly.

He saw that the white cloud below, which had been flying steadily, suddenly changed direction.

It was no longer flying forward, but began to descend rapidly.

The target was the vast, boundless blue ocean below.

"Oh?"

"Are they going down?"

Chen Zhiwen's lips curled up slightly.

With a thought.

His body, which had been flying at high speed, paused, and then he adjusted his angle.

Like a hawk that had spotted a flaw in its prey.

He also began to descend simultaneously.

Always maintaining a vertical distance from the other party, refusing to let go.

...

The sea breeze was salty and fishy, and the waves were surging.

The boundless ocean gave people a sense of deep and oppressive fear.

Xia Yu controlled the cloud, slowly descending to a place only a few zhang above the sea surface.

"Plop!"

The cloud dissipated.

The three of them hovered steadily above the sea surface.

Although a Nascent Soul Cultivator could fly in the air.

But if one wanted to cross this vast sea area of millions of miles, relying solely on one's own Spiritual Qi to fly was an extremely foolish act.

This kind of ultra-long-distance crossing consumed an astronomical amount of Spiritual Qi.

If one were to force a flight across.

Often, before reaching the destination, the mana within the body would be exhausted.

At that time, if one encountered high-level Yao Beasts in the sea, or other bandit Cultivators.

That would be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, with no power to fight back.

Therefore.

In this cultivation world, as long as a Cultivator had some wealth.

When making long journeys, they would choose to ride flying Magic Treasures like Spirit Boats or Spirit Ships.

It was both energy-saving and safe.

Wan Xingwang had opened his eyes at this moment.

The medicinal power within his body had not been fully absorbed, and his complexion was abnormally flushed.

Looking at the rolling waves beneath his feet, he frowned in dissatisfaction.

"Brother Xia, why did you stop?"

Xia Yu put away his folding fan and said indifferently:

"The journey is long; relying solely on cloud evasion is too mentally exhausting."

"This sea area is vast and filled with dangers."

"It is better to switch to a Spirit Boat and conserve our strength."

As he spoke, he was about to take out a Spirit Boat from his storage ring.

Wan Xingwang nodded in agreement.

But he suddenly clutched his chest, putting on a painful expression.

"Ouch... the medicinal power of this Medicinal Pill is too fierce."

"Brother Xia, you know that my cultivation is not as good as yours."

"Refining the medicinal power is at a critical moment, and I cannot be distracted."

"I am unable to help with the arduous task of operating the Spirit Boat."

"I ask Brother Xia to please bear with it."

This was said with such self-righteousness.

As if it were only natural for this Young Master to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor.

Xia Yu's hand paused slightly.

A look of disgust flashed across his eyes.

This trash.

Not only was he cowardly, but he was also incredibly lazy.

Operating a Spirit Boat indeed required consuming Divine Sense to guide the direction,

But as long as Spirit Stones were inserted as power, it wouldn't take much effort at all.

He wasn't even willing to put in that little bit of effort.

"No matter."

Xia Yu spat out two words coldly.

He was about to speak.

Ugly One, who was on the side, saw that the situation was not good and quickly jumped out.

"Oh! Such a small matter, how could it trouble the two Young Masters to do it yourselves?"

Ugly One ran over with a fawning expression, bowing and scraping as he said:

"Senior Xia, your escort along the way has been laborious and meritorious."

"And the Young Lord needs to Cultivate."

"Let the rough work of operating the Spirit Boat be left to me!"

"Although my cultivation is low, I do have the skill to sail a boat."

"You two just go into the cabin to rest, drink tea, and chat."

"I guarantee that I will sail the boat fast and steadily!"

Ugly One's words were extremely well-spoken.

It both gave Wan Xingwang a way out, flattered Xia Yu, and demonstrated his own value.

Xia Yu glanced at Ugly One and nodded slightly.

A hint of appreciation appeared in his eyes.

"Hmm."

"You servant, you are quite observant."

"Much better than your master."

Xia Yu only said this in his heart.

But on the surface, he nodded.

"Very well."

"Ugly One, you take the helm."

"I will be in the cabin; if any blind Yao Beasts dare to come and harass us, I will deal with them myself."

After saying this.

Xia Yu raised his hand.

His Divine Sense probed into his storage ring, preparing to release that Fourth Grade Low Grade Spirit Boat.

This Spirit Boat was also one of the Magic Treasures he had repaired this time.

Although it was only Low Grade, it had the advantage of a spacious interior and decent defense.

However.

Just as his fingers touched the Spirit Boat inside his storage ring,

Before he had time to take it out.

A sudden change occurred!

"Hum——!!!"

The originally calm sea surface suddenly trembled without warning.

This trembling did not come from the lapping of waves.

But from the air.

From this world.

As a Mid Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, Xia Yu's perception was extremely sharp.

In that instant.

He felt the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around him, as if it had been violently stirred by an invisible giant hand.

Immediately after.

A chilling sensation that made one's hair stand on end suddenly descended from above.

That feeling.

It was like having one's throat locked by an ancient Vicious Beast.

Even breathing became difficult.

"Not good!"

Xia Yu's expression changed drastically, his originally calm and composed expression instantly crumbling.

He subconsciously looked up violently.

Gazing at the empty sky.

His pupils contracted violently to the size of pinpoints.

A roar exploded from his mouth, shaking the sea surface and kicking up layers of waves:

"Watch out!!!"

"There is a Nascent Soul Cultivator in ambush!!!"

The sea breeze stopped suddenly.

The originally noisy waves seemed to be held down by an invisible giant hand,

The sea surface was as dead silent as a mirror.

A heart-palpitating sense of oppression poured straight down from the ten-thousand-zhang high sky above.

"What?!"

Wan Xingwang let out a high-pitched, distorted scream.

His already pale Face was now like it had been coated with a thick layer of white wax, without a trace of blood.

Almost subconsciously, he waved his hands frantically.

Several rays of spiritual light flew out from his sleeves; those were several High Grade Spiritual Artifacts he usually used for self-protection,

But at this moment, they were sacrificed all at once as if they were worthless junk.

Ugly One was even more scared, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

He slumped on the cloud, clutching his head, trembling, and making meaningless whimpering sounds.

The three of them looked up almost at the same time.

They saw that on the azure sky, a touch of azure had appeared from who knows when.

At first, it was just a small dot.

But in the blink of an eye, the dot expanded rapidly.

That was an azure Flying Sword that was extremely ancient and simple.

On the sword body, there were no complicated patterns, only textures like traces of time, exuding a suffocating sense of vicissitudes and sharpness.

It looked like it was falling very slowly.

Like a green leaf drifting down from a treetop.

But this slowness carried an irresistible majesty, as if the entire sky was collapsing along with its descent.

"Hum——!!!"

A low and dense buzzing sound finally pierced through the atmosphere and exploded.

That was the wail of Sword Qi tearing through the air.

The pressure of the Fourth Grade Magic Treasure was released without reservation.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within tens of miles was drained completely in this instant.

The originally calm sea surface suddenly sank into a huge arc, as if the ocean itself was fearing this blow descending from the sky.

Immediately after.

That seemingly slow azure Flying Sword suddenly trembled in mid-air.

One gave birth to two, two to three, three to all things.

In an instant.

The sky was overflowing with azure light.

That one sword transformed into thousands of dense sword shadows.

Like a sword rain of brilliant heavenly might,

Carrying the momentum to destroy everything, it smashed fiercely toward the three people below!

Xia Yu had been maintaining the posture of looking up.

Deep in his pupils, the sky full of azure sword rain was reflected,

The originally arrogant expression had already disappeared without a trace.

Replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and gloom.

"This Aura..."

Xia Yu gritted his teeth, his voice squeezed out from between his teeth.

His hands were rapidly forming incantations in his sleeves, his fingertips turning white from excessive force.

"To be able to instantly drain the Spiritual Qi within tens of miles..."

"This terrifying sense of oppression is definitely not something an ordinary Fourth Grade Low Grade Magic Treasure can achieve."

"This is... the might of a High Grade Fourth Grade Magic Treasure!"

The moment the thought flashed.

Xia Yu dared not have the slightest bit of arrogance anymore.

"Rise!"

He shouted in a low voice.

A blinding white light suddenly erupted from his body.

An object only the size of a palm flew out from his crown, hovering in mid-air.

It was a small, light yellow shield.

The shield was oval-shaped, and it was unknown what kind of rare Ore was used to refine it,

The whole body exuded an antique charm.

On the surface of the shield, a lifelike Vicious Beast pattern was carved.

That Vicious Beast was like a Dragon but not a Dragon, like a Tiger but not a Tiger, coiled in the center of the shield,

Its eyes were tightly closed, seemingly in a deep sleep.

"Pan Stone Cauldron, defend!"

Xia Yu pointed his right index finger violently at his glabella,

Forcing out a drop of essence blood, he flicked it into the air onto that small shield.

"Roar——"

A faint beast roar sounded.

The Vicious Beast pattern on the surface of the shield seemed to come alive,

Its eyes suddenly opened, shooting out two beams of golden light.

The shield swelled against the wind.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant shield about a zhang in size.

A dense azure light curtain fell from the shield,

Turning into a coiling Azure Dragon phantom, protecting Xia Yu tightly within it.

This Azure Dragon shield was extremely solid, the scales on it clearly visible,

Exuding an indestructible Aura.

However.

Although this shield was strong, it only covered Xia Yu alone.

Wan Xingwang and Ugly One, who were standing beside him, were completely exposed under the lock of the sky-filling sword rain.

"Brother Xia! Save me!!!"

Wan Xingwang looked at the terrifying sword rain getting closer and closer above his head, letting out a heart-rending cry for help.

The Spiritual Artifacts he had sacrificed earlier were as fragile as paper in front of the pressure of this Fourth Grade Magic Treasure,

Before even touching the Sword Qi, they had already started making cracking sounds.

He desperately moved closer to Xia Yu.

Stretching out his hand to grab a corner of the Azure Dragon light curtain, trying to seek shelter.

"Look at... look at the Face of my grandfather!"

"Brother Xia, pull me in! Pull me in!!!"

Wan Xingwang's eyes were full of despair and pleading.

At this moment, his only straw to clutch at,

Was this Young Master Xia before him who possessed a defensive Magic Treasure.

But.

Inside the Azure Dragon light curtain.

Xia Yu seemed to have turned into a statue without emotion.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the sky, turning a deaf ear to Wan Xingwang's cries for help.

Not even sparing him a glance from the corner of his eye.

His expression was indifferent, his eyes so cold that it made one's heart chill.

At this juncture of life and death, every bit of Spiritual Qi was precious.

Although this Pan Stone Cauldron had amazing defensive power, the consumption was also extremely huge.

To protect one more person would require consuming twice the amount of mana.

To consume his own life-saving trump card for a burden, for a piece of trash?

Xia Yu was not a fool.

He would never do such a stupid thing.

Looking at Xia Yu's cold and heartless side profile, Wan Xingwang was stunned.

In that instant.

Extreme fear turned into monstrous anger.

A sense of humiliation from being betrayed and abandoned clouded his mind.

"Good... good for you, Xia Yu!"

Wan Xingwang's Face twisted, pointing at Xia Yu inside the light curtain, cursing loudly.

"You refuse to save me!"

"No... no, that's not right!"

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, extremely absurd,

But in this desperate situation, it seemed particularly reasonable.

"You did this on purpose!"

"You knew there was an ambush long ago!"

"You are in cahoots with that thief! You want to kill me! You want to swallow the treasures on my body all by yourself!"

When people are in despair, they often lose their reason and have the darkest associations.

Wan Xingwang was like that at this moment.

He was convinced that this was a conspiracy against him.

"Since you want me to die, I won't let you have an easy time either!"

Wan Xingwang roared.

He no longer counted on Xia Yu.

Instead, like a madman, he grabbed handful after handful of Talismans from his Storage Pouch.

Those were the life-saving items his grandfather had stuffed into his hands when he left the Family.

"Explode, all of you!"

He didn't care about the attributes or the grade, he crushed them all at once.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Colorful spiritual light exploded around him.

A golden giant bell phantom covered him.

Immediately followed by a thick earth wall rising from the ground.

Outside that was a layer of flowing water curtain...

In the blink of an eye, Wan Xingwang wrapped himself into a colorful zongzi.

He just huddled within layers of defenses, staring at Xia Yu with resentful eyes, still cursing incessantly.

And on the other side.

Ugly One was not so lucky.

He was just a Foundation Establishment Stage servant, and he didn't have any decent defensive treasures on him.

The sword rain had not yet arrived.

Just the slight leakage of Sword Qi pressure was already more than he could bear.

"Puff!"

Ugly One violently spat out a mouthful of blood.