CHAPTER 1019: CHAPTER 556: DISCOVERY

"Come back!" Grandmaster Hu and Master Ding exchanged a glance; they didn’t want to delay any longer and issued commands to their spirit pets.

This opportunity was too rare, so the two Great Cultivators held back Great Cultivator Zhao. Without achieving any battle results, they would lose face before so many cultivators in their sect.

The Four-clawed Dragon flew to Master Ding’s side. Suddenly, Master Ding summoned his Nascent Soul Dharma Form, but it wasn’t large, only four meters tall.

The Four-clawed Dragon leaped towards Master Ding’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form, and a strange thing happened— the dragon and Master Ding’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form fused into one.

Li Shiming recognized it as the spirit pet fusion secret technique of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, but it was his first time seeing a spirit pet fuse with a Nascent Soul Dharma Form.

Master Ding’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form was covered in dragon scales, and wind danced around his figure. This wind was the innate ability of the Four-clawed Dragon, formed from the runes inside the dragon’s body. When not used, it acts as protective spell; when used, it’s a powerful weapon of attack.

Nearby, Grandmaster Hu’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form fused with the Red Gold Phoenix, a robe of flames materialized on him. Similarly, his four-meter-tall Nascent Soul Dharma Form emanated an intimidating fire threat.

Once the spirit pets were called back, twelve ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ pursued the two Great Cultivators, only to be repelled by various techniques.

Great Cultivator Zhao saw that Grandmaster Hu and Master Ding had activated their Nascent Soul Dharma Forms and fused with their spirit pets. In a hurry, he also activated his Nascent Soul Dharma Form to counter the threat.

Great Cultivators seldom activate their Nascent Soul Dharma Forms; the normal state of a Great Cultivator can mobilize the power of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator’s Dharma Form, a capability derived from deep understanding of their cultivation method runes.

But it doesn’t mean the Nascent Soul Dharma Form of a Great Cultivator is useless; in fact, when deployed, it instantly doubles their combat strength.

Grandmaster Hu waved his hand, and a sheet of flames fell from the void, crashing down on Great Cultivator Zhao.

Master Ding pointed his finger at Great Cultivator Zhao, and the encircling wind transformed into a sharp arrow, darting towards him.

Great Cultivator Zhao reached towards the sea below, causing countless sea waters to rise and crystallize into ice in the air, charging towards the flames.

His Nascent Soul Dharma Form briefly flickered, turning into two phantoms. The wind arrow from Master Ding hit one of the phantoms, scattering it, while the other phantom reverted back to the Nascent Soul Dharma Form.

In the brief exchange, Great Cultivator Zhao seemed to hold his own against two without being overwhelmed.

But he knew his own struggle; Grandmaster Hu and Master Ding each had their strengths. With their spiritual pet fusion, their attack power significantly increased, and any mistake from him could lead to endless calamities.

He could not let attacks hit his Nascent Soul Dharma Form, since they were beyond its defensive capabilities.

In the sky, the collision between the flames and ice crystals transformed into white water mist.

A shockwave spread from the point of impact. The site of the battle was close to Purple Leaf Island; initially striking the sea surface and creating a deep depression, the shockwave continued to spread all around.

When it reached Purple Leaf Island, it devastated the area, remorselessly shaving several meters off its surface.

Regardless of rock or soil, everything was pulverized into fine dust by the shockwave.

Li Shiming, along with many cultivators, watched from afar. Witnessing the devastation on Purple Leaf Island, they realized the terror of Great Cultivators’ combat.

Although they could sense the immense power from the spiritual energy fluctuation of the distant battle, Purple Leaf Island visibly manifested to them the formidable might of Great Cultivators.

These cultivators, even the Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners, could not withstand the aftermath of such battles.

No wonder the two Great Cultivators commanded them to attack once jointly before retreating to a safe distance.

The rising white mist blocked the cultivators’ view.

They only saw Grandmaster Hu and Master Ding vanish from sight, followed by intense fluctuations of spiritual power from within the white mist.

In battles between Great Cultivators, it’s rare for hand-to-hand combat to occur.

But Great Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect are different; with the spirit pet fusion, they gain strong close-range capabilities.

With a numerical advantage, engaging two-on-one, they decisively chose close-range combat amid the rising mist.

A breeze swept through, dispersing the white mist to reveal the figures of the three Great Cultivators.

At this moment, Grandmaster Hu and Master Ding’s Nascent Soul Dharma Forms each wielded longsword treasures, slashing at Great Cultivator Zhao’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form.

While on Great Cultivator Zhao’s body, twelve ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ turned into armor, blocking the two longsword treasures.

"I will find you!" Just as all the cultivators thought the battle would continue, Great Cultivator Zhao let out an angry roar.

His Nascent Soul Dharma Form shattered into tiny fragments, and his nascent soul entered one of the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects,’ surrounding his body with the remaining eleven insects and fleeing to the distance.

While Grandmaster Hu and Master Ding had suddenly engaged in close-range combat, although Great Cultivator Zhao had timely recalled twelve ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects,’ turning them into defensive armor...

Yet the twelve ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ couldn’t completely defend against the close-range attacks of the two Great Cultivators, mainly due to being too few in number, unable to provide full defense.