Chapter 80

"Qian Shijie, Cui’er, you two take the others and leave immediately, the farther the better, and under no circumstances look back." The middle-aged Taoist priest suddenly shouted at Qian Shijie, then a rosy light enveloped his body as he shot into the sky, quickly standing shoulder to shoulder with the woman and the monk.

Seeing this, Qian Shijie knew that a formidable enemy had arrived, one that even made Master Zhang and the other spirit masters change their expressions. Without a word, she gave Cui’er an order.

The two women immediately began to perform their spells.

In an instant, the originally motionless mist boat transformed into a hazy light sphere and shot out.

At this moment, a shrill sound from the distance suddenly intensified several times.

Qian Shijie and Cui’er, who were controlling the mist boat, felt a buzzing in their ears, and their internal magic power became sluggish. The mist boat, which had just taken off, stopped again.

As for the other mid and early-stage spirit disciples, they fell to the ground, unable to bear the strain.

Only the other two late-stage spirit disciples and Liu Ming, with pale faces, remained seated on the mist boat deck, desperately using their internal magic power to resist the shrill sound.

The middle-aged Taoist priest, seeing this, had a grim expression, but his body remained in place.

At this moment, a fierce wind was raging in the distance, and a large black cloud appeared out of nowhere, quickly rolling towards them.

The shrill sound coming from the black cloud began to cause a needle-like pain in the ears of the middle-aged Taoist priest and the other two spirit masters, forcing them to use part of their magic power to protect their ears.

With a "thud" and a "thud," Qian Shijie and Cui’er, who were originally standing, finally collapsed to the ground, only able to desperately use their magic power to resist.

As for the other Mangan Sect disciples on the mist boat, those with slightly lower cultivation had already fainted, with black blood slowly oozing from their seven orifices.

The other two late-stage spirit disciples, after holding on for a moment, also fell backward, their necks twisted.

The group of bee thieves on the wooden boat naturally fell to the ground as well.

Although Liu Ming's face was extremely pale and his eyes tightly closed, he remained seated on the ground, continuously performing spells.

The reason he could do this was entirely due to his much stronger mental power and extremely pure internal magic power compared to ordinary disciples.

At the same time, he used his ability to focus on two tasks, dividing his mental power into two parts to take turns resisting the shrill sound. Once one part could no longer hold on, the other part immediately took over.

Even so, Liu Ming felt an unbearable pain as if his head was split in two, and his vision began to darken.

Just as he was struggling, the shrill sound, which seemed capable of piercing metal and splitting stone, suddenly stopped.

Liu Ming's expression relaxed, and he hurriedly opened his eyes to look up at the sky, but his heart sank.

He saw that the black cloud in the distance had vanished, and in the air more than a hundred feet away from the middle-aged Taoist priest and the others, a creature appeared, with a human lower body and a dragon upper body, several dozen feet tall.

This creature wore a loose animal skin long pants on its lower body, while its upper body was naked, covered in bright red scales. The dragon head on its thick neck had only one large, green, glowing eye, which was staring at the middle-aged Taoist priest and the others with a cold, piercing light.

Upon closer inspection, the middle-aged Taoist priest and the others found that the half-human, half-dragon creature was covered in wounds, with various deep cuts and axe marks all over its body. Some places even revealed white bones, but not a drop of blood was visible.

"Indeed, it is the spirit red dragon that escaped from Master Yan and Senior Lingyu! Fellow Daoists, shall we fight or flee?" The middle-aged Taoist priest's eyes were fixed on the creature, but he whispered to the others.

"Flee? Can we run faster than a spirit red dragon in the crystallization stage? If we really flee, we will undoubtedly be caught one by one and easily killed!" The monk replied with a sneer.

"That's right. If we could escape, I would have flown away long ago. However, if this spirit red dragon were in perfect condition, we would certainly die. But looking at its current state, it can hardly maintain two or three-tenths of its peak power. If the three of us work together, we might be able to hold our own. If we are lucky enough to kill it, it might be our opportunity to advance to the crystallization stage." The middle-aged woman, with a look of fear, flashed a hint of excitement.

The middle-aged Taoist priest and the monk were also moved by her words.

"Alright, since Fellow Daoist Yu is willing to take the risk, I will join you. What about you, Fellow Daoist Zhang?" The monk replied.

"Since the two of you have made your decision, can I run away alone? However, I need to send Qian and the others away first before I can fight to the death." The middle-aged Taoist priest, after a moment's hesitation, could only say with a bitter smile.

"Hmph, at this time, you are still concerned about a couple of spirit disciples. Fine, I will help you." The monk said, and one of his fingers moved slightly.

The two puppet wolves that were originally surrounding the bee thieves immediately moved and flew straight towards the mist boat.

With a "whoosh,"

The half-dragon creature on the opposite side moved, and in a blur, it disappeared.

This made the middle-aged Taoist priest and the others simultaneously adopt a defensive stance.

With a "boom,"

One of the puppet wolves flying towards the mist boat was pierced through the head by a red claw and exploded.

The half-dragon creature, which had just appeared nearby, opened its mouth and spewed out another red beam.

With a "thud,"

The other puppet wolf exploded in the red light.

This scene made the middle-aged Taoist priest and the others draw a sharp breath.

"Take care of your disciples later, let's attack!" The woman gritted her teeth and shouted, then moved her hand, drawing a green short sword from her sleeve and throwing it into the air, chanting incantations.

The monk, after the pain of losing two puppets, immediately reached into his robe and threw out two red and blue spheres, which deformed into a blue giant tiger puppet and a red giant snake puppet.

As soon as the two puppets appeared, the monk flicked his sleeves, and two fist-sized red and blue crystals flew into the mouths of the puppet beasts.

The originally lifeless puppet beasts immediately had a blue light flash in their eyes, the tiger let out a roar, and the snake hissed, wagging its head and tail.

The middle-aged Taoist priest, with a grim expression, slapped his waist bag, and a stack of colorful talismans flew out, forming a row in front of him.

The half-dragon creature, seeing this, a fierce look flashed in its eyes, and it took a step forward, its body turning into a series of shadows as it rushed over. In a blink, it appeared a dozen feet away from the woman.

"Slash!"

The woman, seeing this, her heart skipped a beat, but she did not hesitate to point at the green short sword in the air.

The sword trembled and turned into a cold light, slashing towards the creature.

With a "bang,"

The half-dragon creature's claw moved, and the cold light was deflected with a metallic sound. It then opened its mouth and spewed a red beam at the woman.

"Zzzz."

The middle-aged Taoist priest used a finger to point at the three talismans in front of him.

Three layers of white mist appeared in front of the woman, and the red beam flashed, piercing through all three layers before dissipating.

This made the woman jump in surprise and involuntarily take two steps back.

With a "boom" and a "boom,"

The blue giant tiger and the red giant snake simultaneously pounced, but the half-dragon creature, after a leap, suddenly turned transparent and disappeared.

"Be careful, Fellow Daoist Yu!"

The middle-aged Taoist priest, seeing a talisman in front of him ignite, turned his head and shouted at the woman.

The woman, hearing this, felt a chill, and she performed a spell, the green short sword spinning to form a protective layer around her.

A red claw flashed, instantly piercing through the sword layer and grabbing at the woman's chest.

The woman felt a chill on her chest and found a bloody hole had appeared.

At this moment, a faint red light appeared in the air behind her, and the half-dragon creature, holding a bloody object, appeared, its eyes flashing with a fierce look. It shook its wrist and swallowed the object.

"Ah, you ate...?"

The woman finally understood what had happened, but with a terrified scream, she lost all strength and fell from the air.

"We can't do this, use our ultimate techniques, or we will lose our lives." The monk, seeing the woman fall, was terrified and urgently shouted at the middle-aged Taoist priest.

"Alright."

The middle-aged Taoist priest, his heart racing, immediately agreed without hesitation.

His body suddenly spun, and all the talismans in front of him exploded.

In the next moment, countless runes appeared on the half-dragon creature's body, forming several colorful chains that bound it.

At the same time, the monk performed a spell, and the blue giant tiger, red giant snake, and the remaining wolf puppets pounced, exploding in a burst of light before they even reached the creature.

In an instant, a huge, colorful light sphere appeared with a boom, instantly engulfing the half-dragon creature.

A shrill sound came from the light sphere, followed by a terrifying aura that made the air vibrate.

"Bad, the creature is unharmed. We must flee, each for himself." The monk, seeing this, shouted in fear.

He raised his hand, and a green sphere rolled out, instantly transforming into a green wooden bird that carried him away.

With a "whoosh,"

The monk rode the wooden bird and broke through the air.

The middle-aged Taoist priest, seeing this, had a grim expression, but he gritted his teeth, took out a yellow talisman from his robe, slapped it on his body, and performed a spell. He then appeared on the mist boat in a few flashes.

He moved his hands, picked up Qian Shijie and the green-clad girl from the ground, and in a few steps, appeared a dozen feet away from the mist boat, then stepped into the air and turned into a small black dot, flying away.

Liu Ming, still on the mist boat, watched all this and was stunned.

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