Chapter 728

The other two high-tier spellcasters huddled together, whispering something, seemingly discussing how to break the formation.

A moment later, the two finished their discussion, and the exceptionally tall spellcaster swayed, and under the cover of a ball of green light, he arrived beside the black-robed person.

"Master Master Tianku, is it time to begin? The cultivator formation here seems to be three times more formidable than the previous one. And I heard there are quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators here, so I'm afraid it will take some more time." This Nascent Soul spellcaster said to the black-robed person with a smile, being exceptionally polite.

"No need for us to strike first; they are already coming out. Let's test the divine abilities of the cultivators here first, then we shall see." The black-robed cultivator shook his head, his voice hoarse, stiff, and slurred, as if he had no tongue. It made people feel very uncomfortable to hear.

But as soon as these words were spoken, the bamboo-pole-like tall spellcaster was startled and hurriedly looked toward the sea of fog, seemingly having extreme faith in the black-robed person's words.

Sure enough, the sea of fog below, which had been motionless, rolled during their conversation and suddenly split in two, revealing a passage several feet wide.

Afterward, light flickered inside, and seven long streaks of escape light shot out. After circling above the sea of fog, they revealed several figures; it was Han Li and the others.

Under the suggestion of the big man with bald eyebrows, they did not bring any low-tier cultivators this time. Apart from the two Core Formation cultivators from Tiantai Valley, only Daoist Chongxu followed behind them.

After Han Li stabilized his figure, his gaze looked toward the vast, dark mass of spellcasters above. The dozen or so spellcasters in the lead naturally also caught his attention. Especially that gloomy and eerie black-robed person made Han Li's gaze shrink upon seeing him.

The first impression this person gave him immediately reminded him of the Venerable Xuangu who had died at his hands.

Could the other party really be a ghost cultivator? Han Li felt a chill in his heart and thought with heightened vigilance.

Before that Venerable Xuangu possessed the body of Qu Hun, he was also just as gloomy and full of ghost Qi. But his aura seemed a bit different from this person's; Han Li could not clearly distinguish the specific difference for a moment.

Just as Han Li and the others were staring at the sky, after a commotion among the spellcasters above, the spellcaster wrapped in a strange python suddenly transformed into a huge fireball and shot downward.

Seeing this, the elderly man with bald eyebrows and the others all watched coldly without speaking. No one showed any signs of panic.

As long as this spellcaster was not deliberately seeking death, he would definitely not dare to strike alone.

Sure enough, under the unfriendly gaze of the cultivators, the huge fireball stopped at a height of fifty or sixty feet away from them, but the raging heat, even from such a distance, still made everyone frown and feel secretly alarmed.

"I am Ku Yao, a Great Master of the Fire-Worshipping Department. Since you have come out, you intend to test your divine abilities first. How do you intend to compete? One-on-one, or a chaotic battle regardless of numbers?" A faint figure in the fireball flickered a few times, and a thunderous, huge voice suddenly came from within, shaking the nearby space until it hummed, causing the big man with bald eyebrows and the others to change their expressions slightly.

"One-on-one. Life and death are determined by heaven." The big man with bald eyebrows stared at the figure in the fireball and replied coldly without a second thought.

"Haha! Good, this is exactly what this Master wishes. This Master will be your opponent in the first round. Who among you will go first?" After a burst of wild laughter, the person in the fireball actually began to challenge them unscrupulously.

The big man with bald eyebrows and the others were naturally furious. The elderly man surnamed Ma, in particular, sank his face, revealed a murderous intent, transformed into a white light, and flew out.

Seeing this, the big man surnamed Lu hesitated for a moment but did not stop him, tacitly allowing the elderly man surnamed Ma to fight the first round.

After all, in his mind, among the four Nascent Soul cultivators who came out, apart from Han Li, who was a newly advanced cultivator, it was hard to say whose divine abilities were greater among the three of them.

Ku Yao, in the fireball in the air, saw the white light fly out and, without a word, shot backward to a higher altitude. A moment later, the two arrived at the middle position between the sea of fog and the spellcaster army, both stopping their escape light.

In this way, both could strike unscrupulously without fear of anyone suddenly intervening in the battle.

"How are the divine abilities of this Mulan Great Master? Does he have any special methods?" The big man with bald eyebrows suddenly turned his face and asked the horse-faced cultivator on the side solemnly.

"His fire-attribute cultivation technique is extremely powerful, especially the fire snake on his body, which is particularly agile. It is simply impossible to guard against. Another Core Formation fellow Daoist who was stationed at Tiantai Valley with us was entangled by that beast and turned into ashes." The horse-faced cultivator replied, a hint of resentment flashing across his face.

"Oh! I see. Brother Gu! If I remember correctly, the 'Haoran Zhengqi Jue' of the Haoran Pavilion seems to be immune to water and fire, and can restrain evil and ghosts. Facing this spellcaster, it should be able to gain a slight upper hand, right?" The big man with bald eyebrows turned his face to the other side and asked somewhat unconfidently.

"That is hard to say. If it were an ordinary fire-attribute cultivation technique, the Haoran Zhengqi Jue would naturally have no problem dealing with it. But I see the spellcaster opposite has fire Qi permeating his body, clearly having obtained the true essence of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire. I am afraid the Haoran Zhengqi Jue might not be able to restrain it. However, among us, only Fellow Daoist Ma is most suitable to deal with this person. After all, even if the Haoran Zhengqi Jue cannot restrain the enemy, it will not be affected by the opponent's demonic fire, and there is no worry of heart fire attacking the heart." A look of hesitation flashed in Gu Gu Shuangpu's eyes as he said slowly.

Hearing this, the big man with bald eyebrows confirmed his thoughts, let out a long breath, and his expression relaxed somewhat.

Han Li, however, took a few more looks at the fire python in the fireball. With a thought, blue light flashed in his eyes, and a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face, but he immediately returned to normal as if nothing had happened.

At this time, in the high sky, the elderly man surnamed Ma pinched a spell with both hands, and a layer of soft white light appeared on his body. At the same time, he opened his mouth, and a silver light the size of a walnut was spat out, growing in the wind and transforming into a silver-white ruler.

With a slight tremor, the ruler's silver light became illusory, and the clear sound was like a phoenix singing in the nine heavens.

Ku Yao opposite him acted contrary to his initial arrogance, making no moves, just watching coldly with his arms crossed in the firelight, a hint of mockery appearing on his face.

Seeing this, the elderly man surnamed Ma was extremely annoyed and snorted coldly, wanting to strike first.

But just at this moment, a faint sound of voice transmission reached his ears; the voice was almost inaudible but exceptionally clear.

The elderly man surnamed Ma was startled first, then looked down in surprise. After his gaze swept over the few people watching the battle below, it landed on Han Li, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled at him lightly.

The elderly man surnamed Ma was stunned for a moment, then lifted his head with skepticism, looking at the strange python on Ku Yao, his expression gradually changing to one of solemnity.

"The fire python on you is not an ordinary spirit beast, is it!" The elderly man surnamed Ma asked Ku Yao opposite him gloomily after his gaze flickered a few times.

"Eh! You actually have some discernment. The fire python on me is condensed and generated from Heaven and Earth Fire Spirits. How can it be compared to any spirit beast?" Ku Yao in the firelight was slightly stunned, but then he began to grin ferociously.

Then, with a shake of his body, the fire python on him emitted a great red light, suddenly flying into the sky, and in the red light, a single horn grew on its head and sharp claws were added to its belly, actually transforming into a red-scaled fire dragon, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws above Ku Yao's head.

"Fire Spirit Transformation!"

The big man with bald eyebrows watching below was startled and couldn't help but blurt out. Gu Gu Shuangpu on the side also had his expression turn ugly.

The elderly man surnamed Ma's heart sank even further. The level of the opponent's fire-attribute cultivation technique had actually reached the stage of refining Fire Spirits. This was definitely not something an ordinary Nascent Soul spellcaster could do; I am afraid he would have to face a fierce battle.

Thinking of this, the elderly man surnamed Ma's original intention to use only seventy percent of his strength to fight was gone. Instead, he took a deep breath, flicked his large sleeve, and an object wrapped in five-colored clouds shot out from his sleeve. After circling once, it stopped a few feet in front of him, floating in mid-air motionless.

Immediately, the cultivators below and the spellcasters in the distance all looked over with curiosity.

One must know that regardless of what treasure it is, once it can flash five-colored clouds, it is mostly not an ordinary-tier treasure.

Han Li also narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the object.

He saw that the object was slender and round, actually a pale yellow scroll several feet long.

Facing Ku Yao opposite, under the urging of the elderly man surnamed Ma's solemn incantation, it slowly opened downward.

As a result, there was actually a seemingly ordinary Bagua diagram painted inside.

At this, everyone was stunned.

But just at this moment, the elderly man surnamed Ma cast a seemingly simple spell on it, and the scroll released a great five-colored cloud, and an astonishingly huge fluctuation suddenly emitted from the diagram.

Seeing this, Ku Yao opposite seemed to know something was wrong and immediately pointed at the elderly man opposite without a second thought.

The fire dragon coiled above his head raised its neck and opened its mouth wide.

Boundless red flames sprayed out from the dragon's mouth continuously, instantly submerging the elderly man surnamed Ma and the Bagua diagram in a sea of fire.

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