Ignoring the four Dark Infants watching them menacingly, the immortal threw out his immortal artifact, a bronze shield as large as a tabletop, brand new and gleaming, its light radiating.
The bronze shield spun around, dodging the charioteer, before suddenly slashing at the seven-colored light sword.
The "ding-dong" sound continued, and the power of the copper shield was not to be underestimated. It actually blocked the path of the seven-colored light sword.
"Good!" Quini and the others cheered enthusiastically. They all had strong confidence in their companion's immortal artifact.
However, unexpectedly, before they could even finish saying "good," the subsequent power of the seven-colored lightsaber had already pressed down heavily.
"Whoosh...whoosh..." The sound of air being cut rang out continuously. When everyone looked closely, the bronze shield was already riddled with holes...no, in that instant, it had been punched by countless light swords, leaving it with at least tens of thousands of holes, and it was so damaged that it could not be broken any further.
"Good..." Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. A divine artifact is a divine artifact. It would be an injustice if a divine artifact's power were blocked by an ordinary immortal artifact.
While Xiao Wenbing was happy, Quinni and the others were not.
As the seven-colored lightsaber relentlessly pursued him, the flames in Quinni's eyes flickered, seemingly transforming into a pair of fiery red eyes, like a beast at its wit's end, about to make a final, desperate attack.
Volume 4: The Divine Artifacts Chapter 312: Collapse
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Boom! Countless bolts of heavenly lightning struck the Holy Mountain's barrier again.
The barrier trembled violently a few times, and several more visible cracks appeared within the transparent barrier.
Now everyone knows that this barrier can't hold for much longer.
Shabir dodged and weaved, but the tens of thousands of seven-colored light swords behind him relentlessly pursued him, their speed no less than that of his own.
As its smoky, cloud-like form shrank smaller and smaller, everyone knew that its situation was very bad, extremely bad.
"Shabir, come here." A huge sound echoed in the air, and the flames on Quini's body grew even stronger, making him look like a human-shaped ball of fire, burning fiercely in mid-air.
He was surrounded by a scorching and deadly heat. Even the four dark infants, once they came within dozens of feet of him, immediately fled in panic.
Chabir's body suddenly made a sharp turn in mid-air, but in that brief delay, the seven-colored lightsaber behind him had already taken away one-fifth of the smoke from his body.
However, after paying a heavy price, Shabir finally found the right direction and charged straight towards Quini.
The seven-colored lightsaber on the small bronze mirror paused in mid-air, some of its light engulfing the intercepted smoke into the mirror before relentlessly pursuing it.
Xiao Wenbing sneered to himself. The Mirror God was, after all, one of the divine artifacts. He wanted to see what kind of ability that Quini had to stop it.
Quinni's body was completely engulfed in flames. As Chabir flew in, a large gash suddenly opened in his chest, allowing the smoke to pass through safely. The gap then closed, awaiting the arrival of the seven-colored lightsaber.
Xiao Wenbing glanced around and suddenly noticed something strange: after passing through Quini's body, Chabir not only did not linger, but his escape speed actually increased by three points.
Almost simultaneously, the other three immortals made the same choice. They turned around in unison and rushed forward at high speed.
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback. Although he himself had not yet guessed what the purpose of Shabir and the others were, the divine essence controlling his body had already made the correct reaction in advance.
Turning around, his avatar drew a bright rainbow in mid-air and flew away into the distance.
During the flight, Xiao Wenbing turned his neck to look behind him. At the same time, he felt extremely frustrated. Why did I have to run away?
However, he didn't dwell on this for long, because the answer was already clear. Under his watchful gaze, the seven-colored lightsaber plunged fiercely into the raging flames.
"boom"
As if highly concentrated gasoline had been poured into a raging fire, the flames on Quini's body suddenly shot up three zhang (approximately 10 meters) high, their scorching red light dazzling and painful. Clusters of colorful, illusory flames danced and twirled in the air, transforming into an endless, hundred-zhang (approximately 33 meters) sea of fire.
A raging inferno spread erratically in all directions through the air at an astonishing speed.
"Run!" The voice of the Mirror God, in a disheveled state, echoed in his mind.
Xiao Wenbing was shocked. He never expected that Queenie would have such a trick up her sleeve. At that critical moment, the speed of the demon avatar increased to the extreme in an instant, and it rushed straight forward at an unprecedented speed.
However, the flames on Quini's body were clearly not ordinary fire; the flames spread faster than his movement, and several sparks had already caught up.
Although I don't understand the purpose of these sparks, even an idiot would know that such a powerful and continuous sea of fire must be incredibly strong.
Fortunately, the demon avatar was wearing a water-based fortress. Upon seeing the approaching flames, a thin layer of water mist automatically emerged from the fortress, blocking the sparks.
However, something even more surprising happened to Xiao Wenbing: the mist, imbued with divine power, was instantly evaporated upon contact with the few sparks, vanishing without a trace.
Xiao Wenbing gasped, even though it wasn't his consciousness controlling his body at the moment. He still felt a lingering fear.
This is a powerful water-based force that can even extinguish the Nine Flames of True Fire, yet it can't even suppress this tiny spark.
With a wry smile, Xiao Wenbing finally realized that he had underestimated the abilities of these immortals.
Although the demon incarnation contained a certain amount of divine power, this amount was still no match for these genuine earth immortals.
Neither the magical corrosive power of the Shabir nor the seemingly world-destroying fire could withstand the demon incarnation and the dark infant.
Perhaps only by unleashing the energy within the small golden talisman in his true form could he suppress them with the powerful might that rivals that of the Dark God.
However, the energy in the small golden talisman has a time limit. If he cannot achieve a complete victory within this time, then he will have no choice but to tuck his tail between his legs and flee in disarray.
Xiao Wenbing sighed sadly, wishing that the divine power of the Treasure God could travel to the Flame Realm...
The raging fire behind him, accompanied by scorching heat waves, continued to hurtle towards him.
If it weren't for the water-based fortress protecting them, even with the powerful physique of a demon avatar, they might not have been able to withstand this heat.
However, under the impact of the heat wave, the mist emanating from the water-based fortress evaporated instantly. Upon seeing this, Xiao Wenbing knew that the armor had reached its limit.
The flames that had been spreading all around seemed to find some restraint at this moment, no longer chasing after Shabir and the others, but instead focusing their pursuit on Xiao Wenbing.
Xiao Wenbing was filled with regret. He had found watching Mirror God chase Chabir quite interesting, but now that it was his turn, he had no interest at all.
Although he was certain that as long as he revealed his true form and used the divine power within the small golden talisman, he could definitely withstand this sea of fire, the problem was that in the current situation, if he were to remove his physical body from the Heavenly Void Ring, the only result would be that he would immediately turn to ashes.
Although the Earth God's power in the Small Golden Talisman has miraculous healing effects, it's hard to say whether a person can recover after their physical body has been vaporized.
But this couldn't go on. Now that Quini had control of the flames, he naturally wouldn't let him off the hook. What angered him even more was that the speed of this wave of fire was no slower than that of the demon avatar.
He looked up and saw the four dark infants far ahead. He was secretly annoyed; those four had escaped quickly. Gritting his teeth, he decided that if things really didn't work out, he would abandon this avatar, let the dark infants take the Heavenly Void Ring away, and then reappear in his true form.
Although I'm a little reluctant, it's better than harming my physical body.
Just as he was about to summon the Dark Infant, a five-colored light suddenly shone on his wrist, gentle as water, yet unbreakable.
Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. He was very familiar with this light, as if it were a close relative, and he placed absolute trust in it.
His avatar stopped, letting the endless flames rush towards him from behind. He stood proudly, his tall figure barely visible in the sea of fire, yet he remained fearless.
Although the five-colored light emanating from the Qiankun Ring was two rays less than that of the Mirror God, its concentrated and unwavering power far surpassed that of the Mirror God.
Endless flames converged on Xiao Wenbing, and the temperature around him was terrifyingly high. However, upon contact with the multicolored light barrier of the Qiankun Ring, they immediately dissipated without a trace, posing no further threat.
He breathed a sigh of relief. As expected of an artifact belonging to one of the three supreme gods, it could even... harmonize such terrifying flames.
Seeing that things were going badly, the thick flames immediately stopped their attack and gradually retreated.
Holding the Qiankun Ring, Xiao Wenbing hesitated, unsure whether to step forward and attack.
He was terrified by the endless stream of miraculous methods these immortals possessed; heaven knows if they had any other tricks up their sleeves. His sharp gaze swept over the three immortals who had arrived later—these three hadn't even made a move yet.
However, they were quite far apart at the moment, and now was the perfect time to defeat them one by one. Gritting his teeth, he released five-colored light from the Qiankun Ring to complement his movement technique.
Taking a deep breath, just as he was about to take down Queenie in one fell swoop, he suddenly heard the Mirror God shout in his mind: "Don't hurt him."
"What? Don't hurt him?" Xiao Wenbing was stunned. He never expected the Mirror God to say such a thing.
"That's right, no, you can hurt him, but you absolutely cannot take his life." Mirror God's voice was extremely urgent, as if he had encountered something extremely exciting.
Xiao Wenbing frowned, feeling extremely troubled. This Quini's power was extraordinary, and even if he tried his best, he might not be able to defeat him. However, the Mirror God's requirements were really high, as he did not even allow him to be killed.
"Why?"
"I can't explain it to you now, but you must remember that there is an immense treasure on him. It's worth any price to pay for it."
Hearing the Mirror God's heavy tone, Xiao Wenbing's heart stirred slightly, and he asked, "Any price, including the Universe Ring?"
“Of course not.” The Mirror God immediately rejected the idea, saying, “Tell him that as long as he can reveal the whereabouts of that treasure, you will help him bring new life to this world.”
Xiao Wenbing nearly choked on his breath. He asked in astonishment, "Make this realm come back to life? You must be joking."
"I'm not joking. I've said it before, any price is worth paying for this treasure." Mirror God's tone was more solemn than ever before.
In a flash, countless thoughts raced through Xiao Wenbing's mind. Finally, he silently asked, "Can you save an entire realm from peril?"
"able."
“Okay…” Xiao Wenbing said emphatically, “I believe you!”
A deafening roar resounded.
As everyone looked up, they saw that the towering protective barrier of the sacred mountain had finally shattered under the bombardment of heavenly lightning.
Volume 4, The Divine Artifacts, Chapter 313: Sacrifice
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The storm cloud in the sky gradually pressed down, and immense divine majesty filled the entire world.
The electric light grew brighter and brighter, as if all the light in the world was being drawn to the sphere of light, and the entire sacred mountain dimmed.
Whether it was Shabir or the other immortals, they all chose to retreat in the face of such immense pressure.
The thundercloud storm slowly moved towards the sacred mountain, occasionally unleashing streaks of dazzling lightning that struck the ground and rocks, instantly creating scorched craters. The power of the lightning was terrifying.
Such a dramatic change was impossible for anyone on the sacred mountain to miss, unless they were blind. However, from beginning to end, whether it was the giant fireball that Quini had transformed into or the current thundercloud storm, there was no disturbance below the mountain. Everyone, under the supervision of the temple's cultivators, had taken refuge.
The circle of lightning seemed to grow larger and larger, and the unparalleled sense of oppression grew increasingly heavy. Thousands of uncontrollable bolts of lightning struck the area around the sacred mountain.
"Crack..." A loud, piercing sound finally came from the left side of the sacred mountain, and wisps of blue smoke rose from the valley, and a small flame quickly turned into a raging fire.
Countless demons panicked and rushed towards the area like madmen. Cultivators used magic, and mortals took off their clothes and desperately tried to fight back. At that moment, they forgot about the war above their heads that could determine their fate. In their eyes, there were only the golden grains burning in the flames.
"Boom..." Several more bolts of lightning struck the valley floor, each containing extremely powerful energy, instantly turning the area within several feet into a sea of fire.