Pengluo was currently about a zhang in size. Having just broken through to the sixth layer of the Mystic Grade, his plump, round body was completely beyond his control.
Immortal qi swirled around his colossal frame, making him look like a glowing sphere of light.
Just from passing by, the pure celestial spiritual energy he radiated caused the ancient trees below to sprout lush new foliage.
Pengluo thumped his chest, but his size did not change in the slightest.
His face turned a deep shade of purple from holding his breath until finally, gritting his teeth in sheer desperation,
*Pfffft—*
A massive plume of white spiritual energy erupted from his backside.
A puff of white vapor billowed out like a cloud... ridiculously conspicuous...
Three middle-aged men flying through the air caught sight of Pengluo fleeing in the distance immediately.
"Oho, what an incredible spirit monster!!"
"Tsk, a spirit monster at the sixth layer of the Mystic Grade! If we capture it to refine pills, it could probably help us advance by at least half a layer!"
"Split up and catch him! That abnormal aura earlier must have been him breaking through!"
Hunted and surrounded by three cultivators at the third layer of the Heavenly Immortal realm, Pengluo was almost scared out of his wits.
As he fled, he desperately refined the remaining power of the immortal herbs inside him.
Gradually, Pengluo shrank down until he was only calf-high.
Moreover, as a Divine-Patterned Sky Radish, he possessed a natural affinity for space, making him blisteringly fast.
He streaked through the air like a beam of light, leaving an afterimage in his wake.
Yet no matter how fast he was, he could not outrun Heavenly Immortal realm experts.
In just a few breaths, Pengluo was on the verge of being overtaken.
Taking up positions from three sides, the trio swooped in to strike!!
In unison, the three slashed their swords, instantly sealing off every possible route of escape!
Then, a sharp gleam flashed in the triangular eyes of the lead middle-aged man, and the corners of his lips curled into a smirk.
He casually produced a golden gourd and pulled out the stopper.
Golden patterns flickered relentlessly across the gourd's surface, bursting with a power specifically meant to suppress spirit monsters and creatures!
"Seal and bind!"
Before the words had even faded, Pengluo's eyes hardened, and he plunged straight into a weaker section of the sword light!!
Pengluo's logic was simple: rather than being sealed inside that terrifying gourd, he might as well do like a gecko and discard his tail to survive!
His figure flashed into a streak of white light, leaving arms and legs scattering across the ground...
Reduced to just a torso and a head, Pengluo shrieked and dashed away.
This spectacle completely stunned the three Heavenly Immortals.
"Wh-what kind of life-saving technique is this?!"
"What are you standing around for? After him!!"
One of them drew a severed arm into his hand and took a bite, his eyes instantly lighting up.
"Brothers!! Good stuff! Tastes just like a radish, crazily juicy and crisp!!"
With just a single bite, that cultivator felt the immortal primal energy inside him increase slightly, and even hidden ailments within him began to surface.
Yet no sooner had the man spoken than he was shocked to discover that the spirit monster's limbs had already regenerated, and he was moving astonishingly fast.
Greed flashed simultaneously in all three of their eyes.
"Catch him!"
Another tall, slender cultivator flicked his wrist, and a golden chain began extending wildly.
In the blink of an eye, it stretched more than a hundred zhang. With another snap of his wrist, it lashed out to bind Pengluo!
Pengluo dodged left and right, leaving the man unable to pin him down for a moment.
Furrowing his brow with vicious intent, the cultivator whipped his wrist violently!
*Smack!*
The golden chain struck Pengluo's back like a whip.
Flesh ripped open immediately, milky-white spiritual fluid splashing out like blood.
Yet Pengluo used that impact to propel himself forward several hundred zhang in an instant.
"Hiss!! It hurts so bad..."
The three accelerated sharply, surrounding Pengluo once more in the blink of an eye.
Pengluo wanted to pull the same trick again, but found that this time the sword light was impenetrable!
Turning his head, he saw the man chanting an incantation with the gourd in hand.
Then, an irresistible suction caught him, dragging Pengluo backward at high speed.
Terror flashed in Pengluo's eyes.
"Master!!! Save me!!!"
Yet Li Guanqi was currently at the crucial stage of his breakthrough. Although he sensed Pengluo's peril, he could not extricate himself at all.
He could only desperately manipulate his immortal primal energy to batter against the cultivation shackles!!
*Boom, boom, boom!*
Pengluo's body began shrinking under an inexplicable suppressing force, reducing to the size of a fist in the blink of an eye.
The man's lips curled into a smirk, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.
Yet right at this critical juncture, an ice-blue spear suddenly pierced through the void!
*Skrrrrt!*
*Bang!*
Sword and spear collided with an ear-piercing screech, sending sparks flying in every direction.
Yet the man's sword could not stop the spear at all!
The spear punched straight through the gourd almost instantly!
A bloody gash instantly opened across the man's cheek, and even his right ear was sliced open.
"Who?! Who is it?!"
A flash of silver light swept past, and a tall woman appeared out of thin air!
The woman had slightly rough hands. Gripping the spear, she spun and swept it all around!
*Boom!*
A crescent spear-glow erupted outward.
At the sight, the three turned grim. Though they joined forces to resist, they were still blasted back several hundred zhang!
The woman stood tall and straight, holding the spear behind her back with one hand while clutching the green leaves atop Pengluo's head with the other, scanning her surroundings with a disdainful gaze.
She wore a form-fitting martial practitioner's robe of black and red, her long hair tied back casually into a ponytail.
Her face was slender and defined, her features sharp and straight. A pair of narrow eyes remained as calm as still water, framed by thin lips.
A heroic air radiated from between her brows; her eyebrows were not willow-leaf curves, but sharp, fierce peaks.
Her muscles beneath the martial robe were taut and firm without looking bulky.
Her voice was like chilling ice as she spoke coldly:
"This creature is mine now. If you want to fight for it, feel free to try."
Clutched in the woman's hand, Pengluo was in agonizing pain. His scalp was pulled taut, lifting the corners of his eyes into a slant...
Flailing his hands and clutching at her wrist, he muttered tearfully,
"Hero!! Heroine!!! Loosen your grip a bit... You're tearing my scalp right off!"
The leader among the three men licked his lips and wiped the blood from his cheek.
With his dharma artifact for capturing spirit creatures shattered and his opportunity snatched away, how could he possibly let this go?!
He turned to his companions, a veiled killing intent flickering in his eyes.
This woman was only at the second layer of the Heavenly Immortal realm.
With the three of them joining forces, they were sure to kill her!
Yet just as he looked at his tall, slender companion, he noticed that the man's expression was off.
"Liangzi, what is it? Do you know her?"
The man swallowed hard and spoke in a dry, raspy voice,
"Brother, let's just drop this..."
"Her background isn't something people like us can afford to provoke. Even Yinglong Temple wouldn't dare cross her!!"
The lead man frowned slightly, sending a transmission to ask in a low voice,
"Just who is she?"
The companion took a deep breath, staring at the woman's face, and said heavily,
"The Ran Family's Ran Qingshuang!"
Hearing that, the triangular-eyed man's pupils shrank violently. Raising his sleeve to wipe the blood from his face, he muttered,
"To think it's that woman from the Ran Family..."
"Looks like we can only accept our bad luck this time."
With that, the three gathered together, gave a slight cupped-hand salute, and without another word, turned and left.
Yet right at that moment, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted dozens of li away.
Before everyone's eyes, a pillar of purple lightning surged straight into the clouds!
Immediately after, a streak of lightning transformed into a purple line, shooting toward them at explosive speed!
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