Longevity through Upgrading Buildings Chapter 782 - 327: Battle with Jiang Hong Again!

A faint crimson glow emanated from behind Jiang Hong as he spoke, casting an eerie, blood-like hue even upon the lake's surface beneath his feet.

"I heard that when you returned last time, you clung to your mother and wept for an extended period, nearly yearning for milk... Is that tale true?"

Ji Yuan's gaze was filled with utter contempt as he uttered these words.

"You court death!"

Upon hearing this taunt, Jiang Hong's mind flashed with a recollection, igniting a surge of fury within him.

The spectral Blood Nightmare Elder, positioned behind Ji Yuan, intoned with a chilling voice, "Youngster, the reputation of a Nascent Soul cultivator is not to be casually defiled. It appears you have no intention of departing this world intact today!"

Ji Yuan paid the Elder no heed, as Jiang Hong, unable to contain his rage any longer, prepared to unleash his attack.

With a powerful stomp upon the lake's surface, he sent countless water droplets arcing into the air.

Initially clear as they left the water, these airborne droplets transformed into a vivid crimson hue.

Jiang Hong extended a finger, and the suspended crimson droplets instantly morphed into needle-thin, blood-red projectiles, sharp as any flying blade.

"Break!"

He bellowed, and a barrage of these crimson flying needles shot towards Ji Yuan.

As Jiang Hong initiated his assault, Ji Yuan promptly retrieved the Golden Light Mirror, a gift from the Hundred Insects Old Immortal, and activated its defensive capabilities.

The mirror hovered before Ji Yuan's chest, resembling a heart-protecting amulet, radiating a golden luminescence that formed an impenetrable barrier.

The incoming crimson projectiles impacted the Protective Golden Light, only to be completely repelled.

Jiang Hong had made his move.

Simultaneously, the Black Fiend Sword Demon, stationed to the east, also stirred. He partially unsealed the sword box cradled in his arms, releasing two diminutive, obsidian flying swords.

The instant these swords materialized, an oppressive wave of intense resentment permeated the immediate surroundings.

"Not good!"

Su Huaimin, hailing from the Sword Ruins, possessed an acute sensitivity to such Sword Qi. He instantly recognized that he had become the target of an attack.

"Flee!"

Shiyan's reaction was even more immediate and decisive.

Considering his damaged pill body and the formidable presence of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, what point was there in resisting?

To engage in a fight would be akin to inviting his own demise.

Yet, as events unfolded, even attempting to escape seemed no different from actively seeking death.

For the very moment he broke free from the confines of the solitary island, a sinister black demonic sword swept across the lake's surface.

The Protective Spirit Light enveloping Shiyan disintegrated in less than an instant, pierced through by the swift arc of the demonic sword.

A flash of black sword light sliced through the air.

Before Su Huaimin could even register the event, he witnessed Shiyan's body plummet into the depths of the lake.

Concurrently, he saw the trajectory of another demonic sword.

This demonic sword moved with such blinding speed that even his Divine Sense could not track its approach; its speed and the Sword Qi it exuded were identical to the first.

It sliced through his Protective Sword Light and then through his very skull.

His final conscious thought before oblivion was a staggering realization: the sword... its speed was unbelievable!

From a distance, while parrying Jiang Hong's relentless storm of techniques, Ji Yuan detected the demise of both Su Huaimin and Shiyan through his Divine Sense.

At this juncture, five individuals had emerged. Yet, only one remained.

Ji Yuan was now utterly alone. He had little left to deliberate or contemplate.

His sole course of action was clear: run!

Just as this desperate thought formed in Ji Yuan's mind, he observed nearly ten streaks of light descending from the north, heading south.

Could it be... that the situation involving Dongyu Mountain's Spirit Vein had been resolved?

It appeared the forces of the demon Dao had responded with remarkable swiftness.

Witnessing Jiang Hong charging forward, wielding a fearsome Great Halberd, Ji Yuan unleashed ten Celestial Thunder Seeds in rapid succession.

"Boom boom boom—"

An incessant cacophony of explosions erupted.

The simultaneous detonation of the ten Celestial Thunder Seeds created an effect akin to a localized thunderstorm.

Furthermore, Thunder Techniques were inherently the bane of demon cultivators.

Jiang Hong was compel led to halt his advance.

Seizing this momentary pause, Ji Yuan procured a Golden Book Page from his Storage Bag. He had employed this item once before against Mei Manor and now wielded it with even greater familiarity.

Ji Yuan had no certainty regarding his destination upon using this Fixed-point Teleportation Order.

However, regardless of where it might send him... as long as it liberated him from this gilded cage.

Only by escaping this confinement could he hope to survive.

This conviction stemmed from a prior attempt by Ji Yuan to activate an Escape Shuttle Talisman Treasure within his Storage Bag.

It had failed to activate, much like his previous experience in the ancient battlefield ruins.

Activation of this talisman treasure necessitated his departure from the current restrictive environment.

Ji Yuan gazed at the Golden Book Page within his grasp, channeled his Mana into it, and applied a gentle, guiding force.

The Golden Book Page began to disintegrate, fragment by fragment.

Subsequently, a colossal beam of golden light materialized overhead, piercing through the confines of the golden cage. It descended directly upon Ji Yuan, enveloping him entirely.

"Hmm?"

The spectral Blood Nightmare Elder, positioned behind Ji Yuan, naturally witnessed this event with clarity. He instantly recognized that the young cultivator was attempting a desperate escape!