Chapter 55

This is the power of the Celestial Dao's forbidden spell!

On the other side of the ruined city, another team was also hunting monsters. Leading them was Zhang Ming, who had ascended from the mortal realm to the fourth-tier Dragon Transformation realm.

When the Gale Domain descended, the pressure, vast as the laws of heaven and earth, made Zhang Ming's heart solemn.

Behind him, a disciple at the peak of the third tier, full of curiosity, asked, "It's said that the strongest technique of magicians is the forbidden spell, whose power far exceeds that of ordinary spells."

"However, the conditions for casting forbidden spells are harsh and require absolute focus. Master, do you know who is casting this forbidden spell?"

The master he referred to was Zhang Ming.

Like many cultivators, Zhang Ming used his cultivation to establish a powerful sect called the Dragon and Tiger Sect.

Before the catastrophe,

The martial arts school Zhang Ming belonged to bore the same name.

At that time, the Dragon and Tiger Sect was renowned in the martial world; any wandering warrior knew its name.

Even the courts of small nations had hired Dragon and Tiger warriors as elite instructors for their imperial guards.

But despite its fame, the mortal martial arts school could not escape the jaws of the beasts!

With the sudden catastrophe and rampant monsters, the Dragon and Tiger Sect was also destroyed.

Now, with his cultivation greatly enhanced, Zhang Ming was determined to rebuild the Dragon and Tiger Sect.

This time, the Dragon and Tiger Sect did not merely teach secular martial arts but gathered powerful cultivators to resist the monster invasion, similar to the Qingyang Gang and the Blood Alliance.

Faced with the disciple's question, Zhang Ming waved his hand slightly, "The distance is too far for me to discern the details, but judging from the aura leaked from this forbidden spell, it has at least reached the fourth tier."

To unleash a forbidden spell at the fourth-tier level, the caster's cultivation must be at least that of a fourth-tier magus or higher.

Such high-level experts are few even within the entire alliance!"

Pausing briefly, Zhang Ming continued, "As far as I know, the Blood Alliance has recently arrived in the Western Region to hunt monsters and enhance their cultivation."

"The leader of the Blood Alliance is a top-level practitioner who recently advanced to the magus realm."

"I believe this forbidden spell's manifestation might be related to this person."

The Blood Alliance!

Hearing these words, the faces of many disciples of the Dragon and Tiger Sect changed.

Among the many factions in the alliance, only a few are considered top-tier.

The Blood Alliance is one of the most influential factions among them.

Although the Dragon and Tiger Sect and the Blood Alliance had no deep enmity, they had clashed over monster hunting and cultivation resources in recent years.

After all, this is a time of spiritual resurgence, with countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures emerging. While the Celestial Court chat group offers everything, the required contribution points are high.

As the saying goes, "good steel should be used on the blade," so every cultivator tries to save contribution points wherever possible, making newly emerged heavenly materials and earthly treasures hotly contested.

Noticing the expressions of his disciples, Zhang Ming calmly said, "There is no need to worry. We have no direct conflict with the Blood Alliance."

"Besides, we are not the only ones and the Blood Alliance in the Western Region. If a conflict arises, it will benefit others."

"Remember, our goal this time is to hunt monsters for offerings and to search for heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the Western Region. Anything beyond that is not worth worrying about."

Hearing this, everyone felt relieved.

At this moment, Zhang Ming once again looked in the direction of the forbidden spell's fluctuations, which were slowly dissipating.

"For a fourth-tier magus to use a forbidden spell, there must be an extremely powerful monster present, likely at least mid-fourth-tier or higher."

"Monsters have their own territories. Since there is already a mid-fourth-tier monster here, it is unlikely there are other monsters of the same or higher level."

"Therefore, we must do our utmost to search for other monsters' tracks and eliminate the remaining powerful monsters before the Blood Alliance does!"

Before the words were finished, Zhang Ming, without waiting for a response, surged forward with his physical and spiritual energy, rushing toward the depths of the ruins like a flash.

The other disciples followed Zhang Ming closely.

...

"A forbidden spell!"

"A fourth-tier magus!"

"Interesting..."

Yang Yan looked in the direction of the forbidden spell's power, his eyes deep in thought.

The alliance army was currently fully engaged in reclaiming the other three regions, aiming to recover lost territories. As the commander of the Fifth League, Yang Yan naturally could not stay in the rear.

Moreover, Yang Yan had already advanced to the fourth tier, making him one of the top figures in the alliance. Combined with the Fifth League's deep foundation, dealing with the monsters in the Western Region was no issue.

At this moment,

A surge of blood energy erupted, accompanied by a faint dragon's roar, as if a true dragon had awakened.

Yang Yan's face grew more serious, "Blood energy refined into a true dragon. It seems there is not only a fourth-tier cultivator but also a powerful Dragon Transformation realm expert here!"

A fourth-tier magus!

A fourth-tier Dragon Transformation cultivator!

Yang Yan realized that this ruin no longer needed the Fifth League's intervention. With these two fourth-tier cultivators and their factions, they could clear all the monsters here.

Thus, Yang Yan led the Fifth League's people to withdraw.

The Western Region is vast, once full of nations but now reduced to ruins by the monsters.

The ruins before them were just a glimpse of the entire Western Region.

Under such circumstances, Yang Yan saw no need to compete with other factions for resources here.

Not just the Fifth League, but many other factions also retreated after confirming the presence of two fourth-tier cultivators.

Since the Western Region was still in the early stages of reclamation, with abundant monsters and heavenly materials, there was no need to fight to the death from the start, only to benefit others.

...

"Boom!"

Raging flames turned into a sea of fire, engulfing a mid-fourth-tier monster. No matter how the monster roared and struggled, it could not escape the devouring flames.

Finally,

The mid-fourth-tier monster fell, turning into a pile of charred remains.

As the sea of fire dissipated,

An elder in a daoist robe appeared.

"The Li Fire Technique, a lower-tier fourth-tier spell, truly has impressive power. I wonder how many offerings this monster will provide."

Ji Xuan shook his head slightly.

Only a complete monster corpse can yield full offerings. If the corpse is damaged, the offerings will be reduced.

And this monster had turned to charred remains, nearly unrecognizable.

Even so, Ji Xuan did not regret it. His main goal was to test his fourth-tier Nascent Soul cultivation and the power of the Li Fire Technique.

Now that he had killed a monster of the same tier with a single move, Ji Xuan was quite satisfied.

Just as Ji Xuan was about to offer the monster's corpse, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted.

In the dark shadows covering the ground, a pair of blood-red, frenzied eyes made Ji Xuan's face change dramatically.

All the hair on his body stood on end in an instant.

It felt as if he were being watched by a fierce, man-eating tiger.

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