Chapter 45: Peculiar Flowing Light (Part 2)

At this moment, the three-headed spirit serpent above was furious. Three huge serpent heads simultaneously opened wide, emitting three different-colored beams of light, completely suppressing the attacks of the colorful giant roc. The colorful giant roc appeared to be struggling at this moment. Perhaps it was encountering such a powerful three-headed spirit serpent for the first time. Although it had innate advantages against the spirit serpent, the serpent's strength was overwhelming, making it particularly difficult for the roc to handle. It needed to constantly evade the serpent's attacks.

On the ground, everyone's laughter ceased, replaced by worried expressions. As extraordinary martial experts, they could naturally see that the battle between the divine bird and the serpent had turned disadvantageous for the bird. How could they not worry? Everyone's faces were filled with shock; they never expected the three-headed spirit serpent to be so formidable, overpowering even the guardian deity of the Heavenly Sword Academy, the colorful divine bird. Just how powerful was it? Were there any entities in the world capable of restraining it?

Anxious, Liu Xinghun paced back and forth, looking very uneasy. He glanced at the sky, then lowered his head in contemplation for a moment before looking up again, repeating this process several times. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Quickly, go summon Jian Wuchen and make sure to bring the Heavenly Spirit Divine Sword. That divine bird brought the sword with it when it came. I believe the sword will be helpful to it. Now, we can only rely on luck. Hurry!" With his words, a skilled practitioner from the Heavenly Sword Academy immediately soared off on a sword, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Just as Liu Xinghun captured everyone's attention, an unexpected change occurred in the sky. The colorful fairy orchid, positioned behind Ao Xue and Cang Yue, suddenly underwent a transformation. Ao Xue and Cang Yue, wielding their swords in unison, wove a purple and yellow dazzling light barrier in front of the fairy orchid, forming a protective wall around it. The powerful sword energy and sacred aura created a barrier, leaving no chance for the three demons to breach.

However, at this moment, a strange phenomenon occurred near the colorful fairy orchid behind Ao Xue and Cang Yue. In mid-air, a silent, mysterious spatial gate appeared out of nowhere, followed by a myriad of colorful clouds that instantly enveloped the fairy orchid. This mysterious cloud's appearance was devoid of any signs; even the formidable three-headed spirit serpent and the colorful giant roc failed to notice. As soon as it appeared, the mysterious spatial gate vanished into thin air, as if it were all an illusion.

Upon the appearance of the colorful cloud, the fairy orchid's radiance intensified, and it began to rotate rapidly, lightly dodging the mysterious cloud. Faintly, the fairy orchid seemed to sense something amiss and swiftly evaded. From afar, the cloud, about a yard in diameter, changed shape rapidly and swiftly approached the colorful fairy orchid.

The first to notice the appearance of the cloud was the Black Lotus. With a strange cry, the black lotus's black lotus platform spun rapidly, speeding towards the colorful cloud, emitting a black light attack. The sudden movement of the Black Lotus immediately caught the attention of Ao Xue, Cang Yue, the Demonic Immortal, and the Ghost Immortal. They all noticed the sudden appearance of the cloud.

Seeing the situation, the Demonic Immortal and the Ghost Immortal roared furiously, abandoning Ao Xue and Cang Yue to rush towards the colorful cloud. Obviously, they also vaguely sensed something unusual and knew that the mysterious cloud had appeared to target the colorful fairy orchid.

Ao Xue and Cang Yue exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with astonishment. They never expected the mysterious cloud to appear without a sound. Meanwhile, they couldn't help but sigh at everything involving the colorful fairy orchid. They never imagined it would attract so many strange and extraordinary entities, both captivated and saddened by its allure.

As they exchanged a glance, Ao Xue spoke, "Let's do our best. Even if we can't help it, at least we tried our best. That way, we'll have no regrets and can face ourselves and our feelings for it." Cang Yue nodded vigorously, and her entire body's true energy surged geometrically, bursting forth fiercely.

Ao Xue gathered all her power to its peak, her body radiating with a dazzling light. Her purple battle armor emitted a brilliant glow, forming a beautiful spectacle alongside Cang Yue's white battle armor. With simultaneous cries, the two dazzling figures, surrounded by brilliant light, rushed towards the mysterious cloud, intending to stop its intrusion on the colorful fairy orchid.

Above, the three-headed spirit serpent and the colorful giant roc noticed the sudden appearance of the mysterious cloud. They halted their battle and descended, competing for the colorful fairy orchid. Their movements shocked everyone, as they never expected the colorful fairy orchid to be so captivating that three demons and a giant roc would vie for it, let alone the sudden appearance of the mysterious cloud.

At this moment, the Black Lotus's attack had already struck the cloud. However, the mysterious cloud fluctuated slightly upon being struck by the black lotus's black light, deflecting it towards the Black Lotus itself. With a cry of surprise, the black lotus was immediately repelled.

Following the Black Lotus's retreat, the attacks from the Demonic Immortal and the Ghost Immortal arrived. Two terrifying beams of green and black light, with immense destructive power, rushed towards the mysterious cloud. However, oddly enough, the cloud shimmered, diverting both attacks effortlessly. Subsequently, two identical beams of light shot out from the cloud, striking the Demonic Immortal and the Ghost Immortal, sending them flying. In mid-air, the Demonic Immortal and the Ghost Immortal roared in anger, feeling the impact of their own full-force attacks, a sensation far from pleasant.

As they retreated, Ao Xue and Cang Yue, wielding their swords, also attacked. Their combined strength, along with the power of their two swords, far surpassed the attacks of the Demonic Immortal and the Ghost Immortal. In mid-air, dazzling purple and yellow light, accompanied by dozens of yards of sword energy, surged towards the mysterious cloud.

This strike consolidated the full force of the two women, who believed it would pose a significant threat to the mysterious cloud. However, just before the two dazzling lights struck the cloud, it vanished into thin air, evading their full-force attack. In the next instant, the mysterious cloud reappeared above the colorful fairy orchid, emitting a burst of colorful light that enveloped the fairy orchid within.

The two women's expressions changed, exchanging a glance before attempting to launch another attack. However, at that moment, a melodious voice suddenly sounded in their ears. A female voice said, "You two have benefited from this encounter due to fate. I hope you will take care of yourselves. The colorful fairy orchid is not something you two can protect here. It's better to follow me and avoid causing unrest in the mortal realm. If you are destined, you will have another chance to see it. Work hard, two beautiful mortal maidens!" With these words, the colorful fairy orchid's radiance surged momentarily before disappearing into the mysterious cloud.

This sudden change surprised everyone. They never expected the mysterious and elusive colorful fairy

 orchid to be devoured by the mysterious cloud.

Ao Xue and Cang Yue exchanged glances, then looked up at the mysterious cloud with astonished expressions. Only then did they notice the three-headed spirit serpent and the colorful giant roc drawing near. Their expressions changed, and they transformed into two dazzling lights, reappearing next to Xuan Yu and Yu Wushuang.

Seeing the two women return unscathed, Xuan Yu and the others were overjoyed. Yu Wushuang was so excited that she grabbed Quiet Moon Master's hand, her eyes shining with immense joy as she looked at the pair of exceptionally beautiful women.

Just as everyone was about to greet the two women, the sky suddenly resounded with the roars of the three-headed spirit serpent and the colorful giant roc, causing everyone to once again turn their gaze skyward. In the sky, the mysterious cloud, with its incredibly strange trajectory, moved between the two giant beasts. Each time, it avoided the attacks of both creatures, inciting them to clash with each other. The cloud seemed in no hurry to leave, always swaying back and forth, seemingly interested in seeing which of the two giant beasts was more powerful.

In mid-air, colors swirled and intermingled, forming various patterns and designs, dazzling and exceptionally beautiful. The gigantic three-headed spirit serpent swung its heads from side to side, emitting three different-colored rays of light, sometimes attacking the mysterious cloud and other times attacking the colorful giant roc. Meanwhile, the colorful giant roc also attacked the mysterious cloud whenever it had the chance. Clearly, it was unwilling to let the mysterious entity take possession of the colorful fairy orchid.