Chapter 552

Facing an unprecedented difficulty, Ning Wuque's heart was calm. All of his madness and anger had disappeared. His entire body was emitting a red light as he turned into a bloody shadow and pounced towards Shi Xuan. At the same time, the Inescapable Blood Net once again turned into a blood line that covered the entire space and enveloped Shi Xuan's head. On top of it, there was a faint talisman that was emitting a bloody light. Apart from that, he also shot out four rays of dark green flowing light towards Shi Xuan.

Ning Wuque's plan was to break through Shi Xuan's weakest point and find an opportunity to escape. Of course, if he could kill Shi Xuan along the way, it would be perfect.

Meanwhile, Ning Wuque's Spirit Pearl released an endless amount of blood-colored spirits. Their bodies seemed to be dripping with blood. Wave after wave, they flew towards Xie Fangwei with the intention of obstructing him. Along the way, these blood-colored spirits emitted an indescribably filthy, evil, and gloomy aura.

Shi Xuan had already predicted this situation. After all, compared to Xie Fangwei, his strength was really not enough. If Ning Wuque wanted to escape, attacking him by force would be his first choice. Hence, Shi Xuan took out a turtle shell-like shield and threw it into the air. It grew bigger and bigger as it flew towards the sky. In the end, it turned into a huge shield with a radius of several hundred feet. This was the secret treasure that Shi Xuan had on him, the Mystic Tortoise Shield that could block rank 3 dao techniques. Since he had already used the Great Illusionary Body Talisman, there was no need for him to hide this secret treasure anymore.

Four rays of dark green light landed on the Mystic Tortoise Shield like meteors. Instantly, dark green flames soared into the sky. However, the Divine Fire of Emerald Blood was a dao technique that was corrosive, filthy, and burning. It was not a strong attack. Hence, although the Mystic Tortoise Shield could only block rank 3 dao techniques, the rank 4 Divine Fire of Emerald Blood would not be able to break through this shield in a short time.

As for the [Inescapable Blood Net] that followed, it was a completely different scene. The blood lines were faintly discernible, and their speed was extremely fast. In just half a breath's time, the Mystic Tortoise Shield was densely covered in blood lines. Then, with a muffled cracking sound, the shield turned into countless tiny fragments. Who would have thought that the [Inescapable Blood Net] could actually cut through things? If it wrapped around one's body, they would turn into a pile of meat paste.

However, what Shi Xuan wanted was to delay Ning Wuque for less than a breath's time. At this moment, when he saw that Xie Fangwei's Eight Desolation Imperial Thunder Seal and his rank 4 dao technique had already reached Ning Wuque's back, he immediately used the Minor Shifting Talisman and rushed to the left before Ning Wuque's Inescapable Blood Net could lock the space beside him.

Xie Fangwei's natal spirit artifact, the Eight Desolation Imperial Thunder Seal, had already reached the first heaven of the Tiangang Restriction. It would not be like before, where he could only use the Primordial Thunder God three times in a short period of time. Therefore, the Eight Desolation Imperial Thunder Seal once again transformed into the Purple Thunder Emperor's robe and stepped on thunder clouds. With multi-colored thunder balls revolving around him, he majestically stepped into the thousands of blood-colored spirits and threw a punch at them. Instantly, within the space of an unknown radius, all sorts of thunder lights lit up like a group of dancing snakes. Countless blood-colored spirits were turned into green smoke by the thunder lights. However, the Blood Shadow Spirit Pearl's quality was very good. These blood-colored spirits continued to charge forward in an endless stream, and they were in a stalemate with the Eight Desolation Imperial Thunder Seal.

At the same time, Xie Fangwei transformed into a five-colored thunder light hand, which emitted waves of thunder and grabbed towards Ning Wuque. The thumb of this five-colored thunder light hand emitted a green light, and it took the form of a one-legged Kui Ox. The index finger emitted a red light, and it took the form of a monkey with a protruding mouth and a pair of wings. The middle finger emitted a yellow light, and it took the form of a Three-eyed Heavenly Lord. The ring finger emitted a White Light, and it took the form of a boar's head and scales. The little finger emitted a black light, and it took the form of a dragon's head and a human's head. It was a Dao technique that was also recorded in Shi Xuan's Treasure Record, the Five Directions Thunder God's Great Capture.

Wherever the Five Thunder God's Great Capture Technique passed through, there would be electric snakes of silver, green, scarlet, yellow, and black. Five different colors intertwined and flashed, emitting crackling sounds as they locked down the space. There seemed to be an endless suction force between the five fingers, and it actually sucked Ning Wuque, who was trying to escape while Shi Xuan was dodging the attack, back. It was as if Ning Wuque had voluntarily thrown himself into the giant hand.

Ning Wuque did not panic and threw out a talisman. This talisman transformed into a huge blood-colored hand, and it formed a strange and mysterious seal. The surrounding blood-colored water churned, and ghostly cries could be heard, freezing the space. The huge hand clenched against the five-colored thunder light. It was the Blood God's Great Palm of the Blood Demon Sect. However, from the looks of it, the Dao technique sealed in this talisman was probably at the third or fourth level.

As the talisman clenched, crackling sounds of thunder could be heard continuously, suppressing the ghostly cries. At the same time, the five-colored thunder light expanded, and it actually shattered the huge blood-colored hand into pieces. After that, it continued to grab Ning Wuque without losing any momentum. However, Ning Wuque had already taken the opportunity to break free from the huge suction force. He retracted the Inescapable Blood Net and escaped in another direction.

However, with a flash of the green thunder light, the Heaven's Thunder Demon Sword appeared in front of Ning Wuque, slashing towards him at lightning speed. It turned out that Ning Wuque's attention was not on the Blood Ghost Heaven Devouring Blade. When Shi Xuan used his sword technique to force the blood-colored blade back, the Heaven's Thunder Demon Sword found an opening and blocked Ning Wuque's escape route.

Unexpectedly, the blood-colored transparent figure that Ning Wuque had transformed into did not even blink and pounced forward. Then, without exception, the green sword light pierced through the Blood Shadow Divine Light that protected his body. However, Ning Wuque was actually unharmed, and his speed did not decrease as he flew far away. This was the profoundness of the Blood Shadow Divine Art. However, Ning Wuque did not seem to be injured at all. In fact, if it was any other flying sword, it might have been the case. However, the powerful thunder light that was contained in the Heaven's Thunder Demon Sword had already caused Ning Wuque to suffer from serious injuries.

When Ning Wuque saw that he was about to break out of the encirclement, a White Light flashed, and Xie Fangwei's smiling figure appeared in front of him. Xie Fangwei raised his hand, and a huge green thunder light pierced towards him. Ning Wuque could not help but curse in his heart, "Penglai and his group, just how many Minor Shifting Talismans do they have?!"

Ning Wuque did not dare to be negligent. Towards Shi Xuan's attack, he could use the Blood Shadow Divine Art to forcefully block it. But against the attack of Xie Fangwei, a cultivator whose cultivation was higher than his, unless he had made up his mind to exchange serious injuries for an opportunity to escape, he would not dare to forcefully block it. However, Ning Wuque knew that it was easy to escape, but difficult to escape. If he were to be seriously injured now, and he was caught up later on, it would be a dead end for him.

Hence, Ning Wuque once again used the Inescapable Blood Net and trapped the Thunder God's Spike within it. The Thunder God's Spike was finally destroyed by the Inescapable Blood Net. At the same time, he once again shot out the Divine Fire of Emerald Blood behind him, forcing Shi Xuan to retreat. Then, he threw out a secret treasure. It was a pearl that was surrounded by layers of bloody light. The moment this pearl appeared, it emitted a terrifying wave of energy. It kept absorbing the Spiritual Qi in the surroundings, and it looked like it was about to explode.

Xie Fangwei's expression turned solemn. The power of this pearl was probably at the sixth or seventh grade dao technique. Hence, a White Light flashed, and he appeared beside Shi Xuan. Then, he transformed into a lightning light and escaped rapidly. Ning Wuque took this opportunity to look at the pearl with heartache. He kept the Blood Shadow Spirit Pearl and the Heaven Swallowing Blood Ghost Blade, and transformed into a bloody light as he escaped to the horizon.

The blood-colored pearl finally expanded. However, it did not explode violently. Instead, it was like a blooming blood lotus. Layer by layer, it unfolded. It was demonic yet beautiful. The space within a radius of a few dozen feet around this blood lotus collapsed one after another, forming a deep black hole.

When the blood lotus disappeared, Shi Xuan and Xie Fangwei finally rushed back. They looked at each other and smiled. With a wave of their sleeves, they kept the White Cloud Boat and chased after the direction that Ning Wuque escaped to. Based on the plan that Shi Xuan and Xie Fangwei had discussed, when dealing with a Jindan Grandmaster like Ning Wuque, if Xie Fangwei's first sneak attack was unable to kill or severely injure him, they would have to slowly exhaust his talismans and secret treasures. Only then would they find an opportunity to kill him. Otherwise, if they were impatient, they would fall into Ning Wuque's trap.

Relying on a Dao technique that was used to track one's aura, the Two Worlds Tracking Technique, as well as Xie Fangwei's escape light that was far superior to Ning Wuque's, the two of them caught up to Ning Wuque in no time. However, Ning Wuque was not surprised. He was already mentally prepared for this. When he saw that Ning Wuque was escaping in the direction of Tianyang City, he knew that he could only escape from Xie Fangwei's pursuit by using the teleportation formation there. As for Lou Yi and Xu Yu, they had already left using the teleportation formation under the supervision of Blood Shadow Number Five.

Along the way, Ning Wuque's secret treasures and talismans were endless. He was always able to escape from Shi Xuan and Xie Fangwei's attacks at the last moment. Finally, Tianyang City was in front of him. As long as he could break through the joint attack of the two of them, he would be able to fly freely in the sky and swim freely in the sea. He would have plenty of time to settle this score in the future.

At this moment, the secret treasures and talismans on Ning Wuque's body were almost depleted. Hence, he immediately took out the Spirit Blood Pearl and released rays of filthy and ferocious blood light to protect his body. The Heaven Swallowing Blood Ghost Blade also hovered around him, blocking the green sword light of Shi Xuan's Heavenly Thunder Demon Sword, which was faster than the previous one. At the same time, he flew towards the direction of Heavenly Sun City without stopping.

On the other side, Shi Xuan and Xie Fangwei also unleashed their full firepower. After the Heaven Thunder Subduing Devil Sword entangled the Blood Ghost Swallowing Blade, the Star Slaughtering Devil Sword Qi transformed into streaks of starlight that crisscrossed the sky, striking the Blood Shadow Spirit Pearl. The Universal Imperial Thunder Seal also transformed into the Primordial Thunder God once again. The third eye on its forehead slowly opened, and a purple noble and dignified lightning shot out, striking the Blood Shadow Spirit Pearl.

Under the attack of the purple thunder light and the Astral Demon Slaying Sword Qi, the filthy and ferocious blood light finally couldn't bear the burden anymore. With a whimper, it returned back into the Spirit Pearl, which had turned dark, and revealed Ning Wuque's transparent figure.

The Pentagonal Thunder God's Capture turned into a five-colored thunder light and released a shocking suction force, causing Ning Wuque's escape light to slow down. On the other hand, Shi Xuan's Tai Chi Diagram turned into an all-encompassing golden bridge that crossed the void and stopped above Ning Wuque's head. It was this short pause that allowed the Pentagonal Thunder God's Capture to grab onto Ning Wuque's body.

However, Ning Wuque's transparent figure twisted for a moment. Then, a blurry blood-colored figure flew out from his body and entered the five-colored thunder light palm of the Pentagonal Thunder God's Capture. The palm closed, and that blood-colored figure vanished into thin air. Ning Wuque took the opportunity to break free from the shackles, and his escape light increased in speed. He was getting closer and closer to Heavenly Sun City.

Ning Wuque was fast, but Xie Fangwei was already prepared. His dao technique, Thunder God Thrust, and Devil Subduing Thunder Ruler, were even faster. Two rays of green thunder light reached Ning Wuque's back. However, Ning Wuque's transparent figure twisted again, and split into two blurry blood-colored figures that pounced towards the Thunder God Thrust and Devil Subduing Thunder Ruler.