CHAPTER 1018: CHAPTER 555: SHOWDOWN (PART 2)

These were the thoughts of Li Shiming as he watched the battle. Today, he truly witnessed the combat strength of his master, Grandmaster Hu, and Master Ding.

Although neither spiritual pet has reached the late stage of Fourth Grade, the power of their bloodline is strong enough to pose a threat to the Great Cultivator.

This disparity in strength further increases the disadvantage for Great Cultivator Zhao.

"Hu Hongan, Ding Lifei, do you really think you’ve cornered me completely?" yelled Great Cultivator Zhao.

He directly called out the names of the two Great Cultivators, showing how angry he was at them.

"Zhao Qingfeng, do you think you can escape?" Master Ding also called back using Great Cultivator Zhao’s name.

The eyes of Great Cultivator Zhao flashed with a fierce intensity. He lightly tapped his waist, releasing twelve little insects with silver wings.

Both Master Ding and Grandmaster Hu’s expressions turned solemn when they saw the twelve silver-winged bugs. They recognized them.

"Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects, you’ve actually cultivated the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects!" Master Ding exclaimed in surprise.

Great Cultivator Zhao remained silent, not because he didn’t want to speak, but because controlling the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ required him to split his consciousness into twelve parts, each controlling one ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect.’

Even though he had practiced a special Divine Separation Technique, aside from himself, controlling twelve ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ simultaneously posed no pressure.

However, facing two Great Cultivators required his full effort, forcing him to devote his entire mind to the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects.’

Great Cultivator Zhao did not move, nor did Master Ding or Grandmaster Hu. They both knew that once they moved, it would signal the start of full-blown combat.

At their level, in battles without prior engagements, they still preferred to conduct some probing first.

The twelve ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ split into two teams, with six shooting toward the Four-clawed Dragon and the Red Gold Phoenix.

The Four-clawed Dragon swung its body, charging at the six ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects.’

The initial fight broke out between the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ and the Four-clawed Dragon, with the dragon’s claws aiming at one ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect,’ attacking at an extremely fast speed.

Whether the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect’ chose not to dodge or was unable to avoid it, the claw struck the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect.’

The ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect’ was instantly knocked flying, sent several meters away.

Yet, the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect’ that was launched merely shook its body and flew back toward the Four-clawed Dragon.

Observing from afar using ’Divine Eye Sight,’ Li Shiming clearly saw this strike from the Four-clawed Dragon, and he was utterly shocked within.

This was an all-out strike from a peak Fourth Grade Middle Stage Four-clawed Dragon, even Great Cultivators needed to be cautious if caught.

Nevertheless, although the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect’ was knocked away, it suffered no apparent damage.

The defense of this ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect’ was far beyond Li Shiming’s imagination.

Meanwhile, the remaining five ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ approached the Four-clawed Dragon, and a surge of energy from the dragon’s side blew the five ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ flipping away.

The Four-clawed Dragon dashed forward, catching up with the blown ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects,’ its claws launching consecutive attacks.

The five ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ were knocked airborne, but after regaining stability, they flew toward the Four-clawed Dragon again.

The six ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ seemed indestructible. Though their attack capability was yet to be displayed, judging by the fact the Four-clawed Dragon clearly did not want the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects’ to close in, their attack power was likely formidable.

The energy surge employed by the Four-clawed Dragon was also a technique that Li Shiming’s Illusion Spirit Dragon could perform, though not with the same potency as the Four-clawed Dragon.

This ability mobilizes the runes embedded within the dragon-type spiritual pet’s body, and its consumption is extremely high, making it impossible to use multiple times.

On the other side, the battle between the Red Gold Phoenix and the six Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects had begun, with the Red Gold Phoenix unleashing a flame that swallowed the six Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects.

The six Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects flew out from the flames, showing no signs of having been harmed by the fire.

They lunged at the Red Gold Phoenix, whose fiery feathers danced, driving back the six Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects.

"There’s something off about this Red Gold Phoenix’s fire!" Li Shiming noticed something unusual, thinking to himself.

The flames used by Little Feng were soul-targeting flames, which possessed such unique power and defensive-breaking capabilities.

Any creature lacking soul defense, if struck by Little Feng’s flames, could not withstand the soul damage, no matter how strong their defenses.

Yet, under his observation, the Red Gold Phoenix of Grandmaster Hu did not possess soul-targeting damage in its flames.

The fire of this Red Gold Phoenix was exceedingly powerful, yet it was ordinary fire, not flame capable of harming souls.

This is, in fact, the difference between a naturally born Red Gold Phoenix and one developed later. A natural Red Gold Phoenix possesses all the abilities of the Phoenix Clan, with soul flames being the strongest.

Not all Red Gold Phoenixes have mastered soul flames, but other Red Gold Phoenixes’ flames also have their unique characteristics, unlike the ordinary flames used by Grandmaster Hu’s Red Gold Phoenix.

After knocking the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects away, the Red Gold Phoenix struck its beak towards one of the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects.

A sound like "clang" resonated far away as the beak and the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect collided.

The Red Gold Phoenix attempted to continually strike one Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect with its beak, but the other Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects would not allow it, with five Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects flying towards it.

Though Great Cultivator Zhao and the two Great Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect did not take action, the battle between the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects and the two spiritual pets was intensely fierce.

The Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects relied on their super strong defenses, completely ignoring the attacks from the spiritual pets.

It’s not that the Four-clawed Dragon and Red Gold Phoenix really couldn’t harm the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects; if they kept attacking one Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect, over time, they could break through its defenses.

However, the opportunities for the Four-clawed Dragon and Red Gold Phoenix to consistently attack the same Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect were small, as the six Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects took turns in battle. Once one was attacked, the others would charge forward, forcing the two spiritual pets to cease their attack on that Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect.

As long as the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects were given a bit of respite, the two spiritual pets’ attacks posed absolutely no threat to them.

The Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects found it equally difficult to harm the two spiritual pets, as their wisdom was extremely high, and they were willing to expend their energy to keep the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects at bay.

Clearly, the truly powerful attacks of the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects needed close range to be effective, and without getting close, they could not unleash their formidable attack power.

Thus, the battle between the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects and the two spiritual pets, while seemingly intense, was actually in a stalemate, with neither side capable of dealing a fatal blow to the other.

Grandmaster Hu and Master Ding were extremely shocked; although the battle between the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects and the two spiritual pets appeared to be at a standstill, in reality, they had lost.

They were outnumbered, with each spiritual pet belonging to a different Great Cultivator, while the twelve Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects had all been nurtured by Great Cultivator Zhao.

Great Cultivator Zhao had managed to hold back the two spiritual pets with the twelve Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects, effectively cutting off a limb for the two Great Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

"Where did the Gu Feng Sect manage to find the ancient Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects?" they pondered deeply.

Even though the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects were not on the Spirit Insect List, that was only because they predated the appearance of such a list.

The Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects were believed to have long been extinct, yet unexpectedly, they resurfaced in Great Cultivator Zhao’s hands, displaying formidable strength.