In an instant, his entire aura underwent a sudden transformation. His hair danced like fire, his eyes grew darker, heavy with a mysterious hue. Above his head, the Gang Cloud roared and rolled, emitting sounds of thunder. Gradually, a streak of red light emerged from his crown, tinging the sky with a crimson cloud. Momentarily, streaks of red flame light spread out in all directions, swaying gently. From a distance, it seemed like a lotus of fire slowly blooming, quickly expanding to a size of a thousand feet, with a trend of growing even larger.

Since Feng Haiyang is hiding within the Tribulation Water, might as well refine the Tribulation Water in one breath, and see where else he can hide!

A howl suddenly came from behind him. He tilted his head slightly, seeing that the three bizarre devils had already caught up. Glancing to the side, he noticed that the "Dull Pill Yin Axe" was nowhere to be seen, but it must have followed along, lurking somewhere waiting for an opportunity.

When the three devils were a hundred feet away, they no longer advanced. Instead of coming up, they didn’t retreat either, merely circling outside.

This tactic was obviously meant to use a strategy of skirmish to hold Zhang Yan back. Although it was not a high-level technique, it was enough to split his Heart and Spirit to deal with it.

Zhang Yan let out a sneering smile, stomping his foot. The Water Element True Light surged overwhelming waves, swirling around him.

If any devil dared to rush in, even if not drawn into the water light, they would be obstructed. At that time, he had plenty of means to deal with them.

Feng Haiyang also sensed something was wrong. Though he didn’t know what Zhang Yan intended, he couldn’t allow things to continue as they were. Prompting his mana, the Tribulation Water beside him crazily surged, this time stirring up an unprecedented massive tide.

Zhang Yan’s Fire Element True Light needed constant mana to exert, the longer it operated, the more powerful it became. At this moment, it was far from reaching its peak, thus he wouldn’t allow any interference. He reached out a finger, and a streak of yellow light flew out from the Five-Colored Light Qi behind him. A hundred feet away, it suddenly transformed, standing like a dam, encircling him. When the water force came crashing, one wave shattered, and the following wave immediately arrived, creating a thunderous collision sound.

After all, Zhang Yan was partly distracted doing this, unlike Feng Haiyang who was exerting himself fully. The Earth True Light only lasted a while before showing signs of strain. Seeing the fire force hadn’t fully formed, he briefly reconsidered, waved his sleeve, and brought out the Qiankun Leaf to resist for a few moments longer.

However, this move exposed a flaw. A devil howled, turning into a phantom, disregarding the entanglement of Water Element True Light, and charged in first, smoothly breaking into the inner circle, biting onto his shoulder.

Zhang Yan’s expression unchanged, but he smiled instead, saying, "I’ve been waiting for you."

He pinched a spell, and a golden light suddenly descended from above, isolating the inside from the outside. From behind him, black smoke suddenly twisted into a chain, flying over and wrapping the devil tightly. The devil screamed sharply; its body alternated from solid to void, unable to free itself from the chain no matter how hard it tried.

Zhang Yan calmly extended his hand, pointed at it, and a golden light streaked from the Five-Colored Light Qi behind, circling around the devil a few times before returning and disappearing.

Looking at the devil again, it showed a terrified expression, freezing momentarily before wailing and dissolving into a cloud of Essence Qi.

The Demon Suppression Scroll between Zhang Yan’s brows trembled slightly, absorbing it in. With a turn of Mysterious Skill, the wound on his shoulder healed.

Feng Haiyang suddenly felt another devil was severed from his Heart and Spirit, feeling alarmed. These three devils were all refined from Junyang Essence, losing one would make it impossible to remold another to the former level. At this point, he knew he could no longer sit and wait. He had to take the initiative. He leapt into the air from the Tribulation Water, quickly rising to the sky, deeply glancing at Zhang Yan, lifting his sleeve as if ready to use Divine Skills.

Zhang Yan was constantly attentive to the surrounding situation. Seeing this scene, without thinking, he suddenly shouted fiercely. Feng Haiyang felt a choke in his chest, retreating a step. The Daoist Skill couldn’t be used, but this time he was prepared, avoiding the same loss as before. He quickly calmed his Heart and Spirit, then transformed into a streak of Yellow Smoke, standing at a distance, chanting a spell. Moments later, he let out a breath, releasing a gust of black wind from his mouth.

Zhang Yan’s expression slightly tensed. This Nine Nether Great Compassionate Wind was almost indestructible. At this time, if he evaded, all previous efforts would be wasted. He must find a way to block it.

Fortunately, he had already prepared a countermeasure before making his move. He shook his body, producing the Xuanhuang Great Hand. This enormous hand flew out, not to block the enemy, but to reach out, grabbing a Flying Peak a few miles away, positioning it in front of him. With another spell, he conjured an Earth True Light, immediately turning soil into steel.

By now, the ghostly wind had reached, colliding with the peak rock, producing an ear-piercing screech. Wherever it passed, it scattered dust and stone debris everywhere.

By now, the soil and stone were as hard as gold and iron, yet it couldn’t hinder the wind, which continued to approach.

Zhang Yan watched as the ghostly wind drew ever closer, his gaze shifting to the fire above, realizing it was still slightly lacking. After a brief moment of contemplation, he flipped his hand, taking out a dharma talisman. As soon as the talisman appeared, it emitted a resplendent glow, casting a layer of golden light over his brows and eyes, causing the surrounding Qi Mechanism to ripple almost in response. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

No one would have thought that before Elder Shen left, he had lent him the Supreme Treasure of the Guangyuan Sect, the "Golden Luo Earth Axis Talisman." With this talisman, it was enough to resist for a moment.

Taking a slight breath, he performed the Dharma technique according to the Talisman Bag Book. Instantly, a grand golden light pierced through the clouds!

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