Seeing the blood light bursting out, Nie Tian let out a loud shout. His famous magical weapon, the Beast - controlling Mirror, was already in his hand. With a single wave of his hand, the Beast - controlling Mirror continuously changed in the void. After a moment, it combined into a strange and magnificent pattern that seemed to be both an object and a beast. The pattern was faintly visible in the air, as if it were a living creature. When the blood light encountered this pattern, it disappeared without a trace, just like water flowing into the sea.
"You all should flee as quickly as there's a gap. Don't worry about me. I have my own way to escape. The Blood Demon Lie Shan is far beyond your ability to defeat!" Nie Tian said softly to Ding Hao and the others after resolving Lie Shan's first wave of attack.
Everyone nodded with solemn expressions. Since even Nie Tian said they should escape if they could, they had no objections.
"What an excellent Wave - Dividing and Current - Chasing move! The Heavenly Demon Nie Tian truly lives up to his reputation. To be able to so easily dispel my Blood - light Blade! In that case, take a few more moves!" After speaking, Lie Shan clasped his hands in the air. A massive stream of blood qi gathered between his hands. Initially, the blood qi was like a bead, but in the blink of an eye, it expanded into a large ball as big as a human. With a push of his hands, the ball filled with boundless violent blood qi rushed towards them again.
Nie Tian's expression changed. The pattern formed by the Beast - controlling Mirror suddenly emitted a blue light in the void, taking on the shape of a six - pointed star and smashing towards the large blood - colored ball.
After a deafening "boom", Nie Tian had to take several steps back. The large blood - colored ball exploded in the air, and the blood qi dispersed. The blue light of the six - pointed star formed by the Beast - controlling Mirror also dimmed significantly.
Stopping his backward momentum with great effort, Nie Tian suddenly soared into the sky and flew towards the Blood Demon Lie Shan. While still in the air, Nie Tian had a long blue - light blade in his hand. The six - pointed star - shaped object formed by the Beast - controlling Mirror spun rapidly in the void and then rushed to Nie Tian's feet with a "swish".
"You all, leave quickly. It'll be too late if you don't!" At this time, Ding Hao heard Nie Tian's voice in his ear.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ding Hao no longer concealed the flying secret of the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword. Just as Nie Tian's words fell, Ding Hao took advantage of the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword and fled towards the outside of the cave. Almost simultaneously, Feng Xingran and the three elders also flew on their swords.
"Hehe, what a Nie Tian. You've already made your plan. But how can I let you have your way so easily!" The Blood Demon Lie Shan rose into the sky with a ghostly cry.
Just as Ding Hao took off, the blood qi that had been dispersed in the air from the original blood - colored ball gathered into threads. In the blink of an eye, the threads intertwined and wove into a large blood - colored net, completely blocking the escape route of Ding Hao and the others.
Seeing that their flying swords were about to hit the net, Nie Tian shouted in alarm, "Stop immediately. Don't try to break through the net in vain!"
Hearing his words, they stopped their forward momentum just in time, narrowly stopping in front of the net.
In just this short period of time, the two had already engaged in combat. Nie Tian was originally weaker than the Blood Demon Lie Shan in strength, and with this distraction, he was completely at a disadvantage. The Blood Demon Lie Shan didn't use any weapons. Every wave of his hand was accompanied by blood qi all over the sky. Nie Tian seemed to be extremely cautious of his blood qi. Every time they met, he would rely on teleportation to quickly leave.
However, teleportation consumed a great deal of true yuan. At this rate, Nie Tian's defeat was only a matter of time. And because Nie Tian was worried about Feng Xingran's safety, he couldn't use teleportation to escape. He could only endure with great difficulty. At this moment, they were in a stalemate, but the situation was extremely unfavorable for Ding Hao and the others. Once Nie Tian was defeated, they would be like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Feng Xingran and the three elders all had terrified expressions on their faces, looking worriedly at the battle between the two. Ding Hao's face also looked very ugly, but there was no sign of panic in his expression. In this dangerous situation, Ding Hao remained calm.
Quietly approaching the blood net, his eyes were firmly fixed on the texture of the blood net. This blood net was completely condensed from the blood qi of the Blood Demon Lie Shan. Although he didn't know what the function of the blood qi was, seeing Nie Tian's cautious expression, he knew that this blood light was extremely vicious.
Feng Xingran came to Ding Hao's side without a sound and sighed softly, "Don't even think about using your flying sword to tear this net. This net is condensed from the blood - light essence of the Blood Demon Lie Tian. It's very famous in the cultivation world. A flying sword can't cut through it at all. Moreover, the blood qi on this net is accompanied by corpse poison. The spiritual energy of the flying sword will be corroded by this blood qi and lose all its effectiveness! Alas, are we going to die here?" After speaking, she looked at Ding Hao with a strange look.
Ding Hao completely ignored her strange look at this time and said with doubt, "Is this blood net really impossible to break in the cultivation world? If so, the Blood Demon would have already swept across the cultivation world. Why would we need the Immortal - Realm Sword Art?"
"Of course it's not impossible to break. Otherwise, the Blood Demon wouldn't be invincible. But there are very few weapons that can break this net. Each of the six Taoist and Demon sects has a treasure weapon for breaking it. Our sect's Xuan Jian Knife can tear this blood net. Unfortunately, the knife is in my father's hands, and we don't have this treasure weapon with us!" Feng Xingran sighed.
Ding Hao's mind stirred, and he said, "In that case, I'll try with the sword in my hand. At most, I'll just lose a flying sword!"
With that, he poured all his true yuan into the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword. The Heaven - Defying Demon Sword seemed to sense Ding Hao's intention. Black flames rolled and churned on the sword body, like a waking black dragon roaring and charging towards the blood net.
Seeming to have thought of the magic of Ding Hao's sword, Feng Xingran stared blankly at Ding Hao and no longer tried to persuade him. The three elders had already noticed the actions of the two of them. Seeing Ding Hao's actions, they only thought that he was driven mad by fear and was venting crazily. They didn't have any hope.
With a "pop", the blood net condensed from the blood - light essence of the Blood Demon Lie Tian was as fragile as paper under the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword. As the sound ended, the net broke. Except for Ding Hao, Feng Xingran and the three elders were all stunned on the spot. No one had expected that the sword in Ding Hao's hand was actually a peerless magic sword.
The two people in the fight also seemed to notice the change here and simultaneously stopped fighting for the moment.
"Good lad. You actually have a peerless sword in your hand. In just a few days, you've surprised Nie Tian several times. How many secrets are you hiding? Don't just stand there. Leave quickly. I can't hold on much longer!" At this time, Nie Tian laughed loudly.
"Haha, excellent! Excellent! This sword is mine now. I never expected to be so lucky today. First, I got the sword art, and now I'm getting a magic sword. Heaven really favors me, Lie Shan. Since you're so kind, I'll make an exception today and leave your corpses intact!" The Blood Demon Lie Shan walked towards Ding Hao with a ghostly cry, having already passed Nie Tian.
"Thank you, Blood Demon senior, for your kindness. But I'm afraid I'm not worthy of it. The sword is in my hand. If senior wants it, come and get it!" Ding Hao stared at Lie Shan and snorted coldly.
"Jie Jie, interesting! Interesting! With your mid - stage Fusion cultivation, you have such courage in front of me. You're truly remarkable. In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless. I'm curious to see what makes you so arrogant!" After speaking, Lie Shan flicked his finger, and a blood - colored ray shot towards Ding Hao like lightning. The blood - colored ray flashed in the air and disappeared. When it reappeared, it was already in front of Ding Hao.
"Young master, quickly retreat!" "Little thief, get out of the way!"
Because the Blood Demon Lie Shan suddenly launched an attack, Nie Tian was caught off guard and couldn't reach out to save Ding Hao in time. He could only shout out warnings along with Feng Xingran.
Ding Hao had been on guard against Lie Shan's every move since the Blood Demon Lie Shan said the first word to him. Lie Shan's sudden attack was actually within his expectations. At this time, Ding Hao's mind was in an absolute state of calm. He could only see the suddenly emerging blood - colored ray in his eyes and ears. He couldn't hear Nie Tian and Feng Xingran's shouts at all.
The blood - colored ray passed through Ding Hao's body and directly hit the rock behind him. With a loud explosion, the rock behind Ding Hao was pierced by the red ray, leaving a deep hole as big as a bowl.
"Little thief!" At this time, Feng Xingran let out a sad cry. This cry was suddenly cut off, and then she let out a puzzled "eh".
It turned out that the Ding Hao who had just been penetrated by the blood - colored ray slowly faded in the air and disappeared mysteriously. And five zhang away, another Ding Hao was unscathed, staring fixedly at the Blood Demon Lie Shan.
Now everyone could see that the one that had just been penetrated was only a phantom left by Ding Hao. They were all extremely surprised by Ding Hao's performance. Although the Blood Demon Lie Shan had only attacked casually, with such a large gap in their cultivation levels, it was truly remarkable that Ding Hao could escape Lie Shan's blood - colored ray so easily.
But only Ding Hao knew that he had already used all his strength just now. The Nine - Nether Ghostly Movement Art was truly an extraordinary body - movement technique. In the past, Ding Hao's cultivation was too weak, and he couldn't fully display the power of this art. But with the great progress in his cultivation techniques in recent days, Ding Hao could finally display a fraction of the power of this art.
The greatest magic of the Nine - Nether Ghostly Movement Art lies in the two words "strange" and "illusory". "Strange" means that this art can often be unexpected, making the opponent completely unable to grasp one's trail. "Illusory" means that this art can create illusions and confuse the opponent's vision. It was precisely because Ding Hao had fully grasped the true meaning of these two words that he was able to escape the Blood Demon Lie Shan's blood - colored ray attack.
However, Lie Shan must be prepared now. Moreover, he didn't use his full strength just now. With just a casual flick of his finger, he had such power. If he attacked with all his strength, it was completely unknown whether Ding Hao could escape the next attack. Although the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword was fast, it couldn't fully display its power in this cave.
Ding Hao was extremely troubled, but his mind didn't dare to relax at all. His attention never left the Blood Demon Lie Shan for a moment.
"Good lad. You really have some skills. You were able to deceive me with an illusory body. In that case, take another hit and see how it goes!"
With a ghostly cry, the Blood Demon Lie Shan opened his left hand with his five fingers spread wide. Five blood - colored rays shot towards Ding Hao like blood - colored snakes emerging from a cave and ready to devour people!