Chapter 193: The Power of Wind Magic
Chapter 193: The Power of Wind Magic
Apart from Chu Ning, the other three, caught completely off-guard, were almost instantly killed by those beams of magic.
As for the beam of white light directed at Chu Ning, it was blocked by his outer flame shield.
"Oh?"
Seeing this, the burly man couldn't help but exclaim softly.
The next moment, he seemed to understand something.
"A Foundation Establishment cultivator!"
As he spoke, he and the horse-faced cultivator attacked simultaneously, sending a series of spells toward Chu Ning.
But as fast as they were, Chu Ning was faster.
Almost at the same time that the double fire ring shield blocked the attacks, the spiritual power around Chu Ning fluctuated violently.
The child ring in his hand flew out, aiming for the burly man.
At the same time, a long spear appeared in Chu Ning's hand.
Holding the Fire Phoenix Feather Spear, Chu Ning charged toward the horse-faced cultivator.
As he brandished the spear, a tiger's roar sounded from it.
In that instant, a fiery demon tiger materialized on the spear.
Chu Ning's move was incredibly fierce, and even though the two opponents were mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, they couldn't react in time. By the time they realized what was happening, the fire ring and the spear were already upon them.
Their expressions changed drastically, and they quickly retreated, activating their defensive shields.
However, it was all too late!
The child ring of the double fire ring pierced through the burly man's defensive shield and struck him directly in the dantian.
The powerful destructive force disrupted his dantian, and flames immediately surged from it, incinerating his entire body.
At the same time, the tip of Chu Ning's Fire Phoenix Feather Spear pierced through the horse-faced cultivator's defenses.
Then, the fiery demon tiger on the spear pounced forward with a low roar, instantly devouring the horse-faced cultivator.
With a single move, Chu Ning had killed two Foundation Establishment cultivators.
However, at this moment, he didn't feel any joy.
Because even as they had started fighting, others had already noticed them.
Several beams of light were quickly approaching from a distance.
One of them was moving at an astonishing speed; by the time Chu Ning had finished off the two cultivators, this person had already arrived.
It was Chen Chengzong, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As soon as he arrived, a knife appeared in his hand.
He swung it, and a blade of light flew out, heading toward Chu Ning.
Chu Ning immediately swung his Fire Phoenix Feather Spear, and a fiery demon tiger charged toward the blade of light.
At the same time, Chu Ning himself flew backward, ready to flee.
Staying to fight was clearly not a wise choice at this moment.
The demon tiger collided with the blade of light, engulfing it in flames.
In the next moment, the fiery demon tiger dissipated, but at the same time, the blade of light also vanished without a trace.
Seeing this, Chen Chengzong's eyes narrowed, and a look of surprise and suspicion appeared on his face.
The coldness in his eyes intensified.
As his body pursued Chu Ning, Chen Chengzong waved his knife from a distance, and a black beam of light shot toward Chu Ning's back.
Even though Chu Ning was fleeing, his spiritual sense was still paying attention to the movements behind him.
When he saw the black beam of light, his expression turned serious.
"Yin Demon Slash!"
Chu Ning was familiar with this black beam of light.
It was the Yin Demon Slash used by the disciples of the Yin Demon Sect during their previous encounters.
However, Chu Ning didn't think that Chen Chengzong's version of the Yin Demon Slash would be the same as theirs.
He dared not let the Yin Demon Slash hit him directly, so he swung his Fire Phoenix Feather Spear once more.
A fiery demon tiger charged toward the Yin Demon Slash.
At the same time, a yellow light flashed around Chu Ning's body, and another layer of defensive shield, created by talismans, appeared outside his flame shield.
The demon tiger clashed with the black beam, causing it to scatter.
However, unlike before, the black beam didn't disappear this time.
Instead, it continued toward Chu Ning, piercing through the yellow protective shield on the outside.
Finally, it struck the wall of flames surrounding Chu Ning.
But after being weakened several times, the Yin Demon Slash was unable to cause any harm to Chu Ning, even with the protection of the double fire ring's mother ring.
It didn't even affect Chu Ning's flight.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Ning had flown twenty feet away, creating some distance between himself and Chen Chengzong.
Seeing that Chu Ning could even block the Yin Demon Slash, Chen Chengzong's expression changed slightly, and he coldly huffed, "If I let you leave today, I, Chen Chengzong, might as well leave the Thousand Lakes and Islands myself.
Elder Qiu, please notify the other sect members to help me stop him!"
As Chen Chengzong spoke, the middle-aged Confucian scholar had already arrived.
Hearing Chen Chengzong's words, the middle-aged man immediately sent out a message.
At the same time, Chen Chengzong's body surged with blood energy, transforming into a blood shadow as he pursued Chu Ning.
His speed was astonishing, almost matching Chu Ning's Godspeed Escape Technique.
What surprised Chu Ning was that Chen Chengzong's speed increase seemed different from the blood essence consumption of those who had taken the Blood Evil Pill.
It was as if he had used some kind of escape technique.
"It's a good thing I learned the Godspeed Escape Technique, or I would have been caught by him in the blink of an eye."
Although he thought this, Chu Ning didn't feel relieved at all.
Because even though his Godspeed Escape Technique was slightly faster than Chen Chengzong, it wasn't enough to completely shake off his pursuer.
Clearly, they were heading right for him.
Thinking that he would be caught by Chen Chengzong if he delayed even slightly, Chu Ning's eyes flickered slightly.
However, his speed did not slow at all, and his body transformed into a flying rainbow in the sky.
In the blink of an eye, he was just over ten feet away from the two cultivators.
The two Foundation Establishment cultivators had already come to a stop, hovering in the air, one on the left and one on the right.
At the same time, they took out their magical artifacts, ready to attack.
Together with Chen Chengzong pursuing from behind, they formed a pincer attack.
Chu Ning continued to fly forward, and with both hands, he waved towards his opponents, unleashing two invisible forces.
The two cultivators ahead were puzzled by Chu Ning's actions.
However, they did not stop their attacks and unleashed their spells.
But at that moment, the two cultivators felt an invisible force binding them.
Before they could react, they were pulled towards each other by this force.
At the same time, they moved towards the center, closing the three-foot gap between them in an instant.
The spells they had just cast were now heading directly towards each other.
This sudden turn of events startled the two cultivators greatly.
They quickly stabilized their bodies and adjusted the direction of their spells.
However, in doing so, the spells lost their accuracy.
Seizing this opportunity, Chu Ning's figure flashed, and he flew past the two cultivators.
As he leaped over them, he activated the Wind Magic once again.
Instantly, the two cultivators were pulled forward by several feet, right into the path of Chen Chengquan, who was pursuing Chu Ning.
The spells that the two cultivators had cast were now directed at Chen Chengquan.
Chen Chengquan was also caught off guard by Chu Ning's maneuver, and he had no choice but to stabilize himself and activate a defensive spell.
Although the attacks from the two cultivators landed on his defense, they caused no harm.
However, in that brief moment of delay, Chu Ning had already flown far away.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Chen Chengzong's face turned ashen with rage.
He glared at the two cultivators in front of him, who were also startled by the turn of events, and then transformed into a blood shadow once more, chasing after Chu Ning in the distance.
However, Chen Chengquan knew that there was already a gap between their speeds.
If they continued like this, he would most likely lose the trail.
Up ahead, Chu Ning also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
With that maneuver, he had created a significant distance between them.
With their current speed, all he needed to do was circle around a few times, and shaking off his pursuer would not be difficult.
Then, he could head straight to Jade Spring Island.
"But if I do that, it would be a pity to leave the things in my cave behind."
Chu Ning sighed inwardly.
He didn't mind leaving most things behind, but the pill furnace he had obtained from the ancient sect ruins, the Iron Soul Flower and Flame Wood Twin Birth Fruit in his medicinal garden, and the cave formation he had set up were hard to part with.
Even with his substantial background, he still felt reluctant.
Just as this thought crossed Chu Ning's mind—
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud noise rang out from the Thousand Illusions Island behind them.
The sound was so loud that both Chu Ning and Chen Chengzong, who was pursuing him, turned their heads to look.
In fact, all the cultivators on and around the Thousand Illusions Island looked towards it.
A pillar of blood-red light shot into the sky from the island.
The entire sky above the island was dyed blood-red.
"Caw!"
At the same time, a giant black fire vulture screeched, spewing black flames from its mouth towards the blood-red pillar of light.
Gradually, the blood-red pillar of light began to condense and take form.
Finally, it transformed into a huge blood-colored sphere floating in the air, like a sun stained with blood.
Then, the black fire vulture opened its mouth again, and the blood-colored sphere was swallowed whole.
"Caw!"
After consuming the sphere, the black fire vulture let out an excited cry that echoed for miles.
Instantly, the nearby cultivators paled in fear, unsure of what to do.
Chen Chengzong, who was pursuing Chu Ning, had a look of excitement on his face.
"The Blood Demon Yin Demon Array has refined the essence blood!" he exclaimed.
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a blood-red light shot into the sky.
In the next moment, the black fire vulture seemed to have received a signal and flew swiftly in that direction.
Seeing this, Chu Ning's expression changed drastically, and he poured all his spiritual power into his flight, using the Godspeed Escape Technique to flee into the distance.
(End of Chapter)
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