Chapter 113: Slaying the Essence Fiend
As soon as Mu Yuan saw it, he knew that the two women were being chased and killed by Fei Ying Wang. Driving the spiritual snake to fight against Fei Ying Wang was already at a disadvantage, let alone the fact that this Fei Ying Wang's magical powers were even higher than those of the two women. Defeat was naturally expected!
Fei Ying Wang saw Mu Yuan's Xian Jian, its power was dazzling, the surrounding space was sealed by the sword energy, and only a ball of light flashed back and forth in front of him, always targeting his vital points. He was secretly shocked, swung his sleeve, and a golden dragon flew out from his sleeve, a flying sword appeared in response, and the sound of clashing swords echoed continuously. In an instant, the two flying swords collided countless times, and Mu Yuan's Xian Jian was actually knocked open!
The two women's copper rings were fixed in mid-air by Fei Ying Wang's Li Huo Zhong Tong sword, roaring and shouting. Mu Yuan held the Minghe Xianjian, feeling quite surprised in his heart, but he didn't know that Fei Ying Wang's face was cold and gloomy, with a crystal-clear Linglong sleeve sword in his hand, which had now lost its luster and become dull. The flying sword also had many notches cut out by Minghe, this one mouthful of flying sword, is considered to be scrapped!
"What a great treasure, leave it for me today!" The Flying Eagle King suddenly puckered his lips and let out a long whistle. His voice was sharp and piercing, stirring up the clouds and fog. Suddenly, a pair of huge black wings appeared behind him, covering the sky and sun, stretching out endlessly. Tens of thousands of sharp black feathers shot out like arrows, bursting with energy, making a loud whooshing sound!
"Indeed formidable!" Mu Yuan silently praised, his whole body's true energy surging, the Tai Yi Five Smokes' Fantastical Colored Divine Light filling the air, the Ming River Immortal Sword bursting forth with a thousand million starlight fragments. The two clashed fiercely, and even though there was a sudden breakthrough of sword light rushing in from Black Feather, it was entwined by the Tai Yi Five Smokes' Fantastical Colored Divine Light and shattered into powder!
Mu Yuanzheng was about to execute his sword technique, but Fei Yingwang had already pounced on him, their bodies colliding. With a swift movement of his hands, ten sharp fingernails gleaming with dark light, he reached out to grab Mu!
After transforming into a human, this demon beast still retains the powerful innate talent of its original body. The sharp claws of the flying eagle can tear apart wolves, insects, tigers and leopards. After cultivating to success, it is not inferior to ordinary flying swords, and piercing gold and stone is effortless!
Mu Yuan, however, was calm and fearless. With a wave of his hands, the colorful lights on his body began to swirl, and the two clashed in a flurry of punches and kicks, their fingers and palms meeting in mid-air as sparks flew everywhere, yet Mu Yuan seemed to be gaining the upper hand, leaving Fei Ying Wang utterly astonished!
"My eagle claw has been tempered by the earth fire, and I have just refined it to be as agile as I want. This kid is only a Qi-refining cultivator, how can he have such a solid body to resist me!" He didn't know that Mu Yuan's hand had the power of the Dragon King and the double protection of the Taiyi Five Smokes' Fantastical Light, his finger was just as sharp as his, not losing out at all!
In the midst of the fierce battle, Feiying Wang's eyes flashed with a hint of movement, and two sword lights suddenly broke through the air. The Lihuo Chongyan Sword was manipulated by his gaze, leaving no shape or trace, only a faint red mark that could hardly be detected unless one had divine perception. Even Mu Yuan, who had been on guard, almost got hit by these two sword lights, but fortunately, the four great curses still surrounded him, and the flowing light dissipated the sword lights!
Mu Yuan felt the sword light cutting off his hair, cold sweat bursting forth. If he didn't stop entangling with Fei Ying Wang, he would be foolish to use martial arts instead of his magical abilities. As soon as this thought occurred, the Xun Tu Lin curse suddenly surged up, and grains of crystal sand as large as sparrow eggs poured down like rain, rubbing against each other and generating the pre-heavenly Xun Tu divine lightning, which was precisely the Thunder Technique Divine Ability from the Furnace Formula!
The Flying Eagle King did not dare to confront him head-on, and retreated instead. The other three great curses also flew up, the Jia Wood Thunder, the Kui Water Thunder, the Xun Earth Thunder, and the Zi Xiao Heavenly Thunder all came crashing down together, with thunder booming and lightning flashing, the momentum was extremely powerful!
In the Five Elements Way, although there is also a Thunder Method, its power is much weaker compared to the Tian Gai Zheng Qi Lei of the Shen Xiao Sect, the Shang Qing Zi Fu Xian Lei of Kunlun, and the Tai Qing Qian Yan Shen Lei of Shu Mountain. Among the Four Great Curses, the most formidable one is still the Purple Thunder Dragon Curse's Zi Xiao Zhān Xiān Léi, with its purple rainbow electric snakes crackling incessantly, star fires surging, a dazzling spectacle!
Originally, the flock of birds that followed the Flying Eagle King formed a semicircle, and when the Flying Eagle King was bombarded by this round of thunder and fire, he immediately urged his subordinates to rush up and kill them!
Among these flocks, there were also many who had opened their spiritual wisdom and began to spit out the original energy. Although their cultivation was not high, they excelled in their successive attacks, swarming forward like a tide of anger. Mu Yuan's colorful light shield only felt wave after wave of impact, as if an angry tide, with each wave growing stronger than the last, making it difficult for him to maintain this circle of light. In his rage, he took out the Six Harmony Sword Pellet and released it with a flick of his wrist. Driven by the Chaoxi True Energy, he performed the Ice Coffin Divine Light technique, releasing six white lines that immediately froze many crows, eagles, and divine birds into ice blocks, which were then blown away by the wind generated by the wings of other birds, turning them into a pile of ice shards!
The Eagle King's eyes were blazing, seeing his subordinates dead and injured everywhere, he himself was also furious. This little thief's cultivation was clearly inferior to his own, yet he had a multitude of Taoist techniques that made it difficult for him to deal with. Moreover, the two female cultivators beside him had already gone up to assist White Wolf and the Ape Demon, which further enraged him. His eyes flashed with killing intent as several sword lights flew out, directly targeting Shan Gui and several others!
The Fire Sword came and went without a trace, Mu Yuan was again in the midst of the bird group, killing in all directions. The four sword lights respectively hit their marks. Shan Gui and Jin Shi had thick skin and strong defenses, Jin Shi didn't need to be mentioned, Shan Gui could withstand Mu Yuan's Long Life Sword back then, let alone these trivial sword lights. They were only scorched by the flames on the sword lights, jumping about in anger. Those two female cultivators had copper rings with fire snakes protecting their bodies, each having one extinguished, they were shocked and began to fight, being extra cautious!
The White Wolf Monster and the Ape Monster were originally at a disadvantage, but with the help of the Flying Eagle King, they gradually showed signs of turning the tide. Mokuren was surrounded by a large group of birds, as black as a ball, and among them were many refined spirits of the first and second layers. In the end, his hands were numb from killing, yet he still couldn't kill them all. Just then, the Flying Eagle King gazed fiercely and let out a long cry, merging the Six Harmony Sword Marbles into a thick, radiant pillar of light that directly killed its way out!
Dealing with the ferocious spirits like the ape demons was not their forte, but dealing with these birds, the Iron Corpses of Fei Long Zhai and the Gu insects were very much in their element. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Cha Yun'er called out, and several Iron Corpses flew up into the air, mixed with a dense swarm of Gu insects like a cloud of yellow hornets. Cha Yun'er herself wielded her dual hooks, charging towards the flock of enemy birds!
Mu Yuan broke out of the encirclement, shook his hand and released the gourd, inside which the Lei Jue fireballs burst forth in unison, shooting out like cannonballs, instantly filling the sky. The Lei Jue was born from the earth's evil energy, and at this moment, it collided with the Leng Qi that had scattered down from the nine heavens, causing the yin and yang energies to rub against each other, producing countless lightning fires. The fireballs multiplied into tens of thousands, flames raging wildly, thunder booming, and Mu Yuan also released the four great curses, absorbing the essence of the spirits back and forth, himself charging forward, sending the Eagle King flying to kill!
The Flying Eagle King had originally planned to trap Mu Yuan first, and then assist the White Wolf King and the Ape Monster in killing their opponent. However, he did not expect that there were still many tricks up the sleeves of the people in Fei Long Zhai. Mu Yuan was even able to release endless thunderfire, blocking the bird flock. The rolling flames surrounded a large circle, separating the sky. Inside, the buzzing sound of the hornets could be heard, and four great curses shot out beams of light. His own bird flock, however, let out miserable cries, either being smashed by the iron corpses into meat pulp, or being chewed up and swallowed by the hornets, or having their essence sucked dry by the great curses. Those that tried to charge out were also killed by the thunderfire. Enraged to the extreme, he shouted, "You dare to do such a thing, you little thief!"
The Flying Eagle King was furious, but he couldn't do anything about it. The flying sword in his sleeve that he had obtained earlier was destroyed by Mu Yuan's Xian Sword, and the Lihuo Double Pupil Sword also couldn't be used against his opponent. He was indeed at a loss for what to do next. Dan Cheng's technique of condensing energy into soldiers was something he didn't know how to use either. His heart was burning with anxiety, "Forget it, today is not a good day to gain an advantage. Luckily, the Demon Saint wants to pass down a few secret heavenly books, I'll just wait until I learn some new skills and then follow him to conquer a few more caves and find some magical treasures. That will show this little thief!"
At this thought, the Flying Eagle King suddenly stretched out a pair of wings over one zhang long behind his back, parted the clouds and mist, and with both palms emitting a vast and powerful force, broke through a gap in the layer of Thunderfire Circle that Mu Yuan had laid down, and the birds trapped inside instantly poured out in a dense and urgent rush. Mu Yuan let out a cold snort, and True Qi gushed into the Minghe Sword, meeting the wind with a fierce slash, and drew out a rainbow-colored sword over ten zhang long!
Changsheng Laozu sat steadily in the gourd, just as Flying Eagle King broke through the fire circle with his powerful and overbearing strength. This little guy started to cause trouble, directing the lightning and flames towards him. With Flying Eagle King's abilities, this kind of lightning would naturally not be able to harm him. However, from behind, a long rainbow sword light suddenly appeared, and he hastily shifted his body shape. Unexpectedly, another rainbow light shot up from below, catching him off guard, and with one sword strike, his arm was severed into two segments!
In the midst of Flying Eagle King's painful roar, his eyes flashed repeatedly, and the sword light flickered. Even Mu Yuan felt a headache from this swift and elusive sword light, so he had to transform the Six Harmony Sword into a swirling sword light around him. However, Flying Eagle King had already transformed into an eagle spreading its wings and fled, surrounded by a flock of birds, fleeing in disarray!
Muyuan Chong again gathered the fire ring, and a large number of birds were still trapped inside. To deal with these things, Muyuan was also merciless, casually using the Taiyi True Qi to condense into a ball of fire curse, throwing it into the fire ring, and recklessly absorbing the yuanqi!
At this moment, the ape monster's body had been slashed by countless sword lights, and the iron rod in its hand was almost frozen into an ice block. It was entwined by several fire snakes, looking extremely disheveled. Mu Yuan didn't hesitate, and with a flash of Minghe's sword light, he immediately beheaded the ape monster!
That strange lizard monster had already gone missing, probably because it saw the Flying Eagle King couldn't gain an advantage earlier and ran away with its tail between its legs. Only a White Wolf King was left, but it wasn't a match either, Mu Yuan struck again, and the two good corpses weren't wasted either, they were thrown into the fire circle to be devoured by the Gu insects.
When they finally dispersed the last of these demonic beasts, Mu Yuan and his companions landed on the ground, asking about the origins of the two female cultivators. One of the older ones said, "We are both disciples of the Qing Shui Palace in the southern barbarian mountains. A few days ago, a black-robed man led an army of demonic beasts to attack our sect, and many of our elders were killed or injured. Only a few of us sisters escaped and scattered in all directions. Later, we met this group of birds on the way, and if it weren't for the help of fellow Taoists, we would have been in grave danger!"
When it comes to the destruction of the sect, both female cultivators were on the verge of tears. Mu Yuan was shocked and asked for details, only to learn that among the elders of Qing Shui Palace, only Qing Shui Zhen Ren had achieved spiritual cultivation, while the others were still in the Qi Refining stage. However, the black-robed man's methods were strange and unpredictable, wielding a black banner that seemed to have bound Qing Shui Zhen Ren's spirit, preventing it from escaping after his physical death. Mu Yuan was stunned, having never thought that even a high-level spiritual cultivator could be killed so easily.
