# Chapter 307: Continuous Fierce Battles
"Electric Whip Ghost Shadow."
Jin Yeyun executed a spirit-level whip technique martial skill, with true qi surging from his palm and wrapping around the metal long whip.
The metal long whip transformed into strands of electric light, intertwining together like lightning, streaking across the night sky and slashing toward Zhang Ruochen's waist.
"Wind-Catching Thirteen Swords."
At the same time, Guo Shisan continuously slashed out thirteen sword strikes, each one like a wave of water, one layer after another, surging toward Zhang Ruochen.
The whip technique and sword qi interwove, forming a fierce wave of bombardment.
Zhang Ruochen continuously retreated, but the position of his thigh was still struck by the metal electric whip in Jin Yeyun's hand, leaving a wound.
At the wound, a "chi chi" sound emanated as flesh and blood were scorched by the electric light.
Fortunately, the wound was not deep and did not affect Zhang Ruochen's movement speed.
Zhang Ruochen endured the pain coming from his leg and roared loudly: "Break!"
The Abyssal Ancient Sword in Zhang Ruochen's hand spun rapidly, forming patches of sword blossoms as he slashed toward the metal long whip crackling with electric light.
"Slap!"
The metal long whip was severed, with a section of the whip falling to the ground.
With the whip broken, the inscriptions engraved within the whip naturally broke as well. What was originally a powerful True Martial Treasure was immediately rendered useless, losing its original power.
"How is this possible? My Electric Dragon Whip was forged from Candle Dragon Gold Iron, a eighth-rank True Martial Treasure. How could he cut it so easily?"
Jin Yeyun looked at the broken whip in his hand, momentarily dazed for a split second.
Seizing that split second, Zhang Ruochen pushed off the ground with both feet, bending his body into a "bow" shape. True qi surged from his qi sea to his legs, and he stomped down.
"Bang!"
Zhang Ruochen's body shot up like a cannonball, soaring into the sky.
After rising more than seventy meters, Zhang Ruochen's speed finally slowed slightly. Looking down, the people on the ground had become only the size of fingertips.
After the momentum faded, Zhang Ruochen immediately executed the Wind-Riding Flying Dragon Shadow, borrowing the subtle wind currents in midair. His body paused briefly before continuing to ascend higher.
"Not good, Zhang Ruochen wants to escape," Zhang Tiangui said.
"He won't get away."
Yin Shan took out three Phoenix Feather Arrows and drew the crimson great bow into a full moon shape.
Looking closely, flames seemed to flow along the bowstring.
The three Phoenix Feather Arrows were like three phoenixes, held in Yin Shan's hand and nocked onto the bowstring.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After the three Phoenix Feather Arrows flew out, three ear-splitting sonic booms rang out.
The force of the sonic booms even pushed Yin Shan back three steps.
The three Phoenix Feather Arrows all exceeded the speed of sound, transforming into three streaks of flame light, forming an arc as they simultaneously flew toward Zhang Ruochen.
"So formidable! An arrow shot by a human can actually reach supersonic speed," Zhang Tiangui exclaimed in surprise.
"That's because Yin Shan's bow itself is very powerful. It's a ninth-rank True Martial Treasure. The bowstring was forged from the meridians of a strong practitioner at the fourth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm. Even without nocking an arrow, just pulling the bowstring produces a sound that can shake flying birds to death in the mountains," Jin Chuan said.
Guo Shisan added, "Yin Shan's archery is recognized as the best in the Four Directions Commanderies. He once stood a hundred li away and shot dead a martial arts grandmaster at the Heavenly Extreme Realm."
"Zhang Ruochen is flying in midair, so his mobility will certainly be greatly reduced. No matter how exquisite his movement technique, he can't possibly dodge three Phoenix Feather Arrows..."
Just then, a bizarre scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.
The three Phoenix Feather Arrows simultaneously deviated from their trajectory, flying past Zhang Ruochen's side and crashing into the cliff wall.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three loud explosions echoed from the cliff wall.
Each Phoenix Feather Arrow blasted a huge arrow crater into the cliff, shattering the rock face and sending massive stones tumbling down.
"How can this be? Has Zhang Ruochen cultivated the legendary 'Reversing Stars' martial skill?" Zhang Tiangui narrowed his eyes slightly, showing a contemplative expression.
They naturally didn't know that Zhang Ruochen had employed the power of space distortion.
"Chase!"
The four experts—Guo Shisan, Jin Yeyun, Cao Lin, and Yin Shan—simultaneously charged toward the cliff wall, stepping on the rock face as they rushed toward the top of the precipice.
Jin Chuan, on the other hand, remained unhurried, appearing very relaxed as he smiled coldly: "Does Zhang Ruochen think that by climbing the cliff he can escape? How naive."
After dodging the three Phoenix Feather Arrows, Zhang Ruochen climbed the hundred-meter-high cliff and charged into the forest.
But just as Zhang Ruochen rushed into the forest, dozens of long spears thrust out from the woods, like a forest of spears.
"Swish, swish!"
At the top of the cliff, a squad of Mammoth Cavalry was actually lying in ambush, a full fifty men, each a master above the Small Extreme Position of the Earth Extreme Realm.
Moreover, each of them wore heavy black iron armor and rode mammoths as massive as small mountains.
The long spears in their hands were forged from Earth Core Flame Iron, each weighing three thousand jin. Combined with the mammoth's powerful charging force, the power of their thrusts was comparable to the full-force strike of a weaker initial stage Heavenly Extreme Realm expert.
The mammoth's strength was inherently at the initial stage Heavenly Extreme Realm level.
Fifty mammoth cavalrymen stood in a row, forming a spear formation. They thrust simultaneously, like a rain of spears flying out, forcing Zhang Ruochen back.
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
Zhang Ruochen retreated to the edge of the cliff. If he took another step back, he would fall into the abyss.
Looking down, the four experts below were stepping on the rock wall, rapidly climbing upward, soon to reach the top of the cliff.
"With a mammoth spear forest ahead and experts pursuing from behind, it seems I can only fly through the sky and escape through the earth."
A ring of light emanated from the space ring on Zhang Ruochen's finger. From the ring, Zhang Ruochen took out a fist-sized red iron ball.
The iron ball was covered in scales, engraved with various inscriptions.
Zhang Ruochen infused true qi into the iron ball, activating the inscriptions. Instantly, the scales on the ball's surface detached, wrapping around Zhang Ruochen's fingers, wrist, shoulder, chest, head, and legs.
"Whoosh!"
In moments, Zhang Ruochen's entire body was encased in a layer of red scales, with a pair of six-to-seven-meter-long red fins growing from his back, like a pair of flying wings.
A ninth-rank True Martial Treasure, the Flying Fish Armor.
"Boom!"
A sonic boom sounded from the cliff.
Wearing the Flying Fish Armor, Zhang Ruochen shot upward, reaching supersonic speed. In an instant, he soared into the high sky and flew into the night.
Yin Shan climbed onto the cliff and immediately grabbed three Phoenix Feather Arrows, nocking them onto the bowstring.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three loud sounds rang out as the three Phoenix Feather Arrows, like three meteors, streaked across the sky, striking at Zhang Ruochen flying in midair.
After firing three arrows, Yin Shan drew his bow again and fired three more arrows in quick succession.
Six Phoenix Feather Arrows were shot in one continuous motion, forming six paths of fire in the sky.
After putting on the Flying Fish Armor, although Zhang Ruochen's speed greatly increased, his agility decreased considerably.
Using the power of space distortion, he successfully evaded five Phoenix Feather Arrows, but the sixth arrow struck him in the back.
With a "bang," Zhang Ruochen felt as if he had been struck by heavenly thunder. A sharp pain shot through his back, and his spine felt as if it had been broken.
Fortunately, the Flying Fish Armor blocked the Phoenix Feather Arrow and deflected seventy percent of its power. Otherwise, that arrow would have left a bowl-sized bloody hole in Zhang Ruochen's body.
Even so, Zhang Ruochen, flying in midair, still lost his balance, as if about to fall to the ground.
No, I must hold on.
If I fall to the ground, I'll be at their mercy.
With his powerful willpower, Zhang Ruochen slapped his palms against the void, releasing two streams of true qi to regain his balance. He controlled the Flying Fish Armor and flew into the distance.
"We can't let Zhang Ruochen escape," Zhang Tiangui said.
"He won't get away."
Jin Chuan smiled and said, "The heaven net and earth trap I've laid—how could a junior like him break through?"
In the night sky, a strange cry sounded, like a beast's roar and an eagle's shriek.
"Crackle!"
Suddenly, thunder and lightning flashed within the clouds.
A massive shadow, like a strange bird, spread its wings and flew out from the clouds.
The night was too dark to make out its form clearly, only that it was a huge savage bird. Its wings, when spread, could cover half the sky, causing the stars and moon to lose their radiance.
Zhang Ruochen flew beneath that dark shadow, looking like a tiny insect.
"Boom!"
The massive dark shadow extended a claw crackling with electric light, striking down toward Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen's scalp tingled, and his entire body turned cold, as if enveloped in the shadow of death, unable to break free.
"Damn! Completely locked on by that savage bird. Its true qi has trapped me, making it impossible to dodge."
That savage bird was at least a fourth-rank upper-level savage beast, or even stronger.
In martial arts combat, if the difference in cultivation between two opponents is too great, the true qi emitted by the stronger one can lock onto the weaker one's body, leaving the weaker without even a chance to escape.
Now, Zhang Ruochen was facing exactly this situation.
As that giant claw pressed down, about to strike Zhang Ruochen's body.
"Break for me!"
Zhang Ruochen struggled to lift the Abyssal Ancient Sword, fully activating the inscriptions within the blade, and slashed outward.
"Chi!"
The Abyssal Ancient Sword tore a gap in the savage bird's true qi. Zhang Ruochen seized the opportunity, rushed through the crack, and dove downward, plunging headfirst into the icy Tongming River.
"Plop!"
He crashed into the water, splashing up several meters of spray.
Like a fish entering the sea, Zhang Ruochen charged into the water and swam toward the bottom of the Tongming River.
The wings of the Flying Fish Armor transformed into two fins, cutting through the water without any resistance, once again reaching supersonic speed. In an instant, he disappeared into the pitch-black waters.
"Caw!"
That black savage bird let out a earth-shaking cry.
The world's spiritual energy, influenced by its power, formed a thick bolt of lightning that struck down from the sky, hitting the surface of the Tongming River.
The water surface was completely enveloped in electric light, emitting a "chi chi" sound.
Moments later, countless fish, shrimp, turtles, and softshell turtles floated up from the water, along with the corpses of some aquatic savage beasts.
All of them had been killed by that lightning bolt just now. The aquatic life within several hundred meters of the river section had been wiped out almost completely.