When Zeng Ruohai shouted "Scarlet Star," his aura rose to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
The seven large Scarlet Stars were like meteors in the sky, even appearing to emit flames around them.
Qian Duoduo definitely couldn't block these Scarlet Stars with just the Golden Rooster Sword.
Qian Duoduo condensed his Spiritual Awareness into three shields, layered inside and out, then swung the Golden Rooster Sword, unleashing a concentrated and thick golden light to meet the seven Scarlet Stars.
"Bang," the first Scarlet Star met the sword light.
As the sword light shattered the first Scarlet Star, it also dissipated by half; by the time it collided with the second Scarlet Star, it shattered the Scarlet Star, and the sword light completely vanished.
Zeng Ruohai smiled proudly at this moment.
In his view, with five Scarlet Stars remaining, he would certainly defeat Qian Duoduo.
"Puff," the third Scarlet Star landed on the first Spiritual Awareness shield.
The shield cracked, but the Scarlet Star also shattered.
Zeng Ruohai exclaimed in surprise, "He actually knows a soul skill!"
His eyes flickered continuously, guessing whether Qian Duoduo had opened his Upper Spirit Sea.
But he was unwilling to believe that Qian Duoduo had opened all three of his Upper, Middle, and Lower Spirit Seas.
At this moment, the fourth Scarlet Star hit the second Spiritual Awareness shield, resulting in the shield cracking and the star being destroyed.
The fifth was the same.
The last two Scarlet Stars, one after another, struck before Qian Duoduo with astonishing force.
The Golden Rooster Sword in Qian Duoduo's hand let out a long cry, then the sword body thrust forward, cutting into the Scarlet Star.
The long cry caused the Scarlet Star's descent to pause.
The Golden Rooster Sword, with its Spiritual Qi fully unleashed, finally blocked the Scarlet Star amidst Qian Duoduo's roar.
The immense impact of the Scarlet Star forced Qian Duoduo to take a step back.
But that was all.
Zeng Ruohai nodded slightly, touched his left hand to his back shoulder, and lightly shouted.
"Demon Moon!"
As soon as his voice fell, a crescent Blood Moon appeared in the sky.
In an instant, the Blood Moon attacked Qian Duoduo, growing larger and larger, like a giant blood-colored shovel.
Zeng Ruohai's cultivation at this time had actually reached Foundation Establishment Great Perfection.
Under the shroud of the Blood Moon, Qian Duoduo felt his movements slow down slightly.
The Demon Moon, unleashed by a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivator, could no longer be resisted by the Golden Rooster Sword.
"Whoosh."
Qian Duoduo's left hand moved, and a Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear shot out, piercing through the air directly towards the Demon Moon, exploding instantly upon contact.
The Demon Moon shattered into countless fragments, scattering in all directions.
Qian Duoduo lightly swung the Golden Rooster Sword in his hand, knocking away the Demon Moon fragments that flew close to him.
"An Artifact Refiner is indeed formidable!"
Zeng Ruohai praised, then coldly shouted.
"Blood Sun!"
Following the cold shout, Zeng Ruohai's aura reached the Golden Core Middle Stage.
No wonder this kid could kill Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Qi Condensation Realm by skipping ranks.
These Scarlet Star, Demon Moon, and Blood Sun allowed him to jump four ranks consecutively, and he still had strength to spare.
A blood-red sun slowly appeared above Qian Duoduo's head, like a towering mountain inverted above him, instilling a sense of despair.
The collapse of heaven and earth could be no more than this.
At this moment, Qian Duoduo could no longer hide his strength.
"Golden Toad, shed your shell!"
Qian Duoduo formed hand seals, his fingers moving, and pointed towards the sky.
The Golden Toad appeared, and at a glance, it saw the Blood Sun rapidly descending from the sky, charging towards it without fear.
"Boom!"
The Blood Sun transformed into a sky full of red clouds, scattering in all directions.
Zeng Ruohai had already leaped dozens of feet away amidst the sky full of red clouds.
He laughed heartily.
"What a thrill, what a thrill! Brother Bu Huan's reputation is well-deserved. About five li northeast from here, there are several Refining Spirit Sect Disciples trapped. Brother Bu Huan can go and take a look."
After speaking, Zeng Ruohai disappeared after three leaps and two bounds.
Qian Duoduo drank two bottles of Spirit Liquid consecutively, quickly replenishing his consumed Spiritual Qi, and after hesitating for a long while, decided to explore the northeast direction.
Compared to Yu Renjie, Qian Duoduo trusted Zeng Ruohai by three parts.
He said it would be a one-on-one fight, and the entire process was decisive and clean, without any disgusting dirty tricks.
Heading northeast led to a mountain path.
The mountains were sparsely treed and covered in rugged rocks, making it a good place for both ambushes and guerrilla warfare.
After searching among the rocks for an hour, Qian Duoduo heard someone shouting below as he passed a mountain ridge.
"Wang Longyu, Qi Bingsheng, Lan Xiangxiu, hurry up and surrender! We'll leave you intact corpses.
Otherwise, once we break in, you'll all become live fertilizer, unable to live or die."
Wang Longyu! Qian Duoduo's heart filled with joy.
He was still alive!
Qi Bingsheng and Lan Xiangxiu, from Beast Tooth Peak and Xiongjin Mountain, had no previous interactions with Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Awareness followed the mountain ridge downwards, spotting a cave in the middle of the mountain.
The cave entrance was narrow, only about two feet wide, dark and deep, suspended over a hundred feet in the air.
Six Shengling Sect Disciples surrounded the outside of the cave.
Among these six, three were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and three were still Qi Condensation Great Perfection.
The three Foundation Establishment Cultivators clung to the rock face outside the cave like geckos.
The three who had not yet reached Foundation Establishment sat on the rocks below the cave.
"Why are there still some who haven't reached Foundation Establishment?" Qian Duoduo wondered silently.
To besiege them without reaching Foundation Establishment, they must truly be desperate.
The Shengling Sect Disciple who was shouting sat on a rock below the cave, holding a piece of broken stone in his hand, shouting while impatiently crushing the broken stone into pebbles.
"The three of you, none of you have reached Foundation Establishment. Even if you keep hiding, it's useless."
The one shouting continued his psychological attack.
Qian Duoduo took a detour down the mountain ridge, sneaking behind the three people below the cave.
He hid in a concealed hollow, took out a tent, and crawled inside.
"Senior Brother Longyu, are you all right?"
Qian Duoduo took out a sound transmission Jade Slip and quietly spoke to Wang Longyu.
After more than a quarter of an hour, Wang Longyu's voice sounded in the Jade Slip: "Bu Huan, is that you! Where are you?"
"I'm below the cave where you're hiding."
Hearing his voice, Qian Duoduo's heart settled steadily.
Thankfully, he was indeed fine.
"Ah! You--" After his surprise, Wang Longyu immediately said:
"Bu Huan, hurry and leave. There are six of them, and several have reached Foundation Establishment."
"It's fine--how are the three of you?"
Qian Duoduo's heart warmed, and he couldn't help but smile slightly, as if he saw Wang Longyu's anxious face.
"I'm fine. Qi Bingsheng and Lan Xiangxiu suffered some injuries, but they're not serious."
"How long will it take for the injuries to heal?"
Wang Longyu spoke after a brief conversation with Qi Bingsheng and Lan Xiangxiu: "Hmm--three hours."
"Good, after three hours. We'll attack from both inside and outside and take care of all these Shengling Sect people."
"Can we do it, Bu Huan? That's great!"
Through the Jade Slip, Qian Duoduo heard Wang Longyu and the other two cheering softly.
"Senior Brother Longyu, during this time, chat with the Shengling Sect people, the kind that digs pits for them."
"Understood."
Wang Longyu immediately understood Qian Duoduo's meaning.
A moment later, a cry of alarm came from the cave, "Junior Brother Bingsheng, Junior Brother Bingsheng, hold on, you must hold on!"
It was Wang Longyu's voice.
His voice held sorrow and panic.
The cry of alarm first stunned the Shengling Sect Disciples outside, then they all immediately became delighted.
After exchanging glances, the shouting Disciple loudly said:
"Surrender, surrender early, and be spared the pain early! We just received news that your sect's Deng Feihong has been captured by us, Nangong Nizi has also been captured, Dugu Yunshan didn't escape either, and Jin Buhuan has surrendered!"
"What? Senior Brother Bu Huan has also surrendered?"
Inside the cave, Wang Longyu shouted in a doubtful voice, seemingly on the verge of a mental breakdown.