329: Chapter 329 Sudden Change in the Battle Situation

This auction soon came to an end.

Seeing this, although Ye Jing felt some regret, he was still satisfied as he placed the auctioned vajra fruit into his Storage Pouch, waiting for a suitable time to transplant it into his Spirit Field.

Just as Ye Jing was preparing to leave the Exchange, he happened to see Qi Wei, the Cultivator who had auctioned for the purple gold thunder essence.

That Qi Wei coldly handed over the Spirit Stones, then stuffed the priceless thunder essence into his Storage Pouch, and hurriedly left with the two Golden Core Early Stage Elders by his side.

Ye Jing didn't want to pay any attention, treating it as a mere passing encounter, but at that moment, the Golden Erosion Insect in his sleeve seemed to sense something and began to buzz.

This caused Ye Jing to subconsciously turn his head to look; in the thick night outside the house, that Sword Cultivator had already vanished, but Ye Jing, who had placed himself outside to monitor the situation, could still clearly feel two forces chasing after him.

Seeing this, after thinking for a moment, Ye Jing decided to go forward and watch the excitement; even if he couldn't gain anything, he could still witness the infighting between these factions.

Moreover, he had grown a bit more interested in that young girl.

The night was exceptionally quiet as Qi Wei rose on his sword and left Luohan City at a very high speed.

After traveling a hundred miles out of Luohan City, Qi Wei stopped and said coldly, "You two, now that we're out of Luohan City, there's no need to follow me in hiding, is there?"

Before his voice had even faded, two black shadows suddenly lunged out from the dark clouds, surrounding Qi Wei from the left and right.

The red shadow on the left was exactly the girl who had been at odds with Qi Wei, and on the right was Du Hua.

At this moment, the girl in red had lost some of her arrogance, her red pupils filled with cold killing intent, and her body was entwined with evil fire spirit power and a trace of overbearing thunder power, appearing even more violent than at the auction.

"Huo Huang, you monster, you dare to kill me? What? Since you didn't have the ability to bid for the purple gold thunder essence, you want to take it by force?"

Qi Wei mocked, then looked at Du Hua: "Why are you, this bald donkey, joining in the fun?"

Du Hua merely pressed his palms together and said nothing, but powerful spirit power swirled around him, his intention being self-evident.

The girl in red shouted coldly and proudly, "Old man Qi, you and I are acquaintances; hand over that thunder essence, and Your Highness will spare your life!"

Having said that, she took out a red spear transformed from one of her Red Feathers, ready to attack at any moment.

At this time, Ye Jing, hidden in the shadows, was using the Wind Transformation Art combined with Hei Feng's long horn, which prevented those Golden Core Cultivators from discovering him lurking within.

Listening to their argument, he learned that the young girl was actually a Yao Beast in human form, and her background was quite significant.

Of the two people before him, one was Huo Huang, who had a mysterious origin and possessed both fire and thunder powers, and the other was Du Hua, the City Lord of Jinshan City; both possessed Golden Core combat power, and under their joint efforts, even if he were an Elder of the Guijian Immortal Sect, he would have absolutely no chance of winning.

"What a Buddha Realm, what a Her Highness Huo Huang."

Qi Wei sneered, "Unable to compete in the auction house, you come outside the city to rob and kill; how truly impressive."

Du Hua pressed his palms together, but there was no mercy in his eyes, only greed: "The golden purple thunder essence is a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth; for the Guijian Immortal Sect to monopolize it is too much of a waste. Hand it over, and this poor monk can give you a quick death."

The killing intent in Huo Huang's red pupils surged, and the Red Feather Spear in her hand vibrated slightly; the shaft of the spear immediately ignited with an eerie red fire, while the tip was wrapped in a wisp of purple lightning, carrying a fusion of fire and thunder.

That spear was originally a Red Feather transformed from her life-source; the shaft was as hard as fine iron, and the blade was as sharp as a divine weapon, possessing the overbearing nature of both fire and thunder when swung.

Her ultimate goal was naturally the purple gold thunder essence, to help her Cultivate thunder techniques.

And Du Hua also took the opportunity to unite with Huo Huang, saying only that they would take down Qi Wei together, the thunder essence would go to her, and everything else would belong to him.

Huo Huang knew that Qi Wei had two Golden Core Cultivators by his side, and if she fought him alone, she might not necessarily gain the upper hand, so she had to agree to cooperate with Du Hua to take down Qi Wei first.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Qi Wei struck first with his sword, attacking Huo Huang directly.

Flames erupted from Huo Huang's entire body, and in just a breath, her body grew from a child into a slender young woman, and the spear in her hand lunged directly at Qi Wei.

Seeing this, the attendants behind them also stepped forward and began a period of slaughter.

Huo Huang was inherently arrogant; her red pupils narrowed, and the spear in her hand thrust out fiercely.

The eerie red fire, with the power to burn mountains and crack rocks, bore down on Qi Wei's chest; the collision of two Golden Core Cultivators caused gusts of wild wind to sweep across the battlefield.

Ye Jing could see that this Huo Huang was also at the Golden Core Middle Stage of cultivation, and as a Yao Beast, she was clearly stronger than an average Cultivator.

But Qi Wei was not one to be trifled with either; his sword strikes were ruthless, and he did not fall into the slightest disadvantage.

However, Du Hua on the side was not entirely just watching the show; he assisted Huo Huang's two followers in their attack.

"Clang!"

The sword and spear clashed again; Qi Wei only felt his arm go numb and the skin between his thumb and forefinger split open.

Huo Huang was not faring well either; Qi Wei's sword power was extremely fierce, and moreover, the sword techniques of a Sword Cultivator inherently countered Yao Cultivators.

As the battle reached a fever pitch, both Qi Wei and Huo Huang used their respective Divine Abilities to strike at each other, yet a winner had not been decided.

However, with Du Hua assisting Huo Huang, the battle situation was tilting in her favor.

Seeing this, Qi Wei immediately bit the tip of his tongue and unleashed a Blood Burning move; suddenly, the Sword Qi became like a rainbow, directly breaking through Huo Huang's flames and slashing toward her.

Huo Huang was greatly shocked, and a pair of giant crimson wings immediately formed behind her, as she poured in spirit power to try and block this attack.

The sword technique was heaven-reaching, and a series of explosions suddenly rang out, shaking the ground into a deep pit.

Both Qi Wei and Huo Huang spat out blood.

Du Hua, who was still fighting, saw that their auras had weakened, and a look of cunning appeared in his eyes.

He suddenly raised a golden Zen staff, which immediately burst with brilliant golden light.

This golden light shone on the still-panting Huo Huang, making her feel a searing pain in her Physical Body; she immediately cursed: "Du Hua! You bald donkey, your golden light is burning me! What on earth are you..."

But before she could finish her sentence, the golden light from the Zen staff in Du Hua's hand intensified, even suppressing the four Golden Core Early Stage Cultivators who were fighting to the death, making them unable to move.

Qi Wei hurriedly used spirit power for defense; looking at that Zen staff, he felt that this golden light was unusual, as it could actually suppress all of them Golden Core Cultivators at once, even making it impossible for him to use his own spirit power.

Du Hua's face still bore a look of mercy, but the golden staff in his hand continuously circulated golden light, and within that light, the figure of a three-inch child gradually projected.

As soon as Qi Wei saw the figure of that three-inch child clearly, he immediately broke into a cold sweat: "A Nascent Soul Venerable?!"

Seeing this, Huo Huang couldn't help but feel afraid as well; she stared at the emerging child, which, despite being so small and only a phantom, already made her feel terrified.

Du Hua shook the Zen staff in his hand, and the golden light within it turned into countless golden threads that rushed toward them.

The four Cultivators closest to Du Hua were pierced through by these golden threads in an instant, without any possibility of defense.

The golden threads gathered four Golden Cores and lightly curled back, falling into Du Hua's hand.

Qi Wei didn't have time to grieve for the deaths of the two Elders, but instead shouted in extreme horror: "What kind of Magical Artifact is that? Why does it have the aura of a Nascent Soul Venerable!"

"Benefactor Qi, since things have come to this, this poor monk will tell you; this Magical Artifact of mine was refined by a high monk from above using a secret method, merging his own blood and bone. As long as a large amount of spirit power is used to activate it, the power that erupts can instantly kill several Golden Cores!"

Du Hua grinned hideously.

"You are all going to die here!"