Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit
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A silhouette appeared on the horizon, heading towards them with great speed. Ahead of the silhouette, a wave of divine revelation swept past.

Lu Ping naturally didn't mind the pressure from this divine revelation, but Junior Martial Sister Qiu was different. Hence, Lu Ping stepped forward and let out a loud whistle to push back the divine revelation.

At the same time, the whistle was to signal his departure to his friends. Lu Ping left the island and headed out to intercept the incoming monster Enlightened Master.

Before they could reach each other, Lu Ping raised the Golden Scale Sword in his hand and slashed out a giant sword light at the incoming enemy.

Lu Ping's swordsmanship was already at a stage where he didn't need to rely on sword arts to attack anymore; every move he made was just as strong and powerful.

"Great sword divine ability!"

The monster Enlightened Master exclaimed in shock, as he was forced to stop mid-air and cast a huge stone tablet in front of him along with two flying blades that swirled like a tornado.

The monster Enlightened Master clearly knew that bearing the brunt of the great sword divine ability was no different than slowly waiting to die. The best option was to weaken the great sword divine ability's strength first, before then withstanding the remaining force.

Two whistles sounded out from the south and northeast direction; Yao Yong and Yin Xuan-Chu had also encountered enemies.

Shortly after, a fourth whistle came from the most unexpected direction, the west side of the island – Jiang Xuan-Xuan and Lu Qin had also encountered enemies!

Ordinarily, Lu Ping's divine revelation could cover most parts of the island if he was at its center. But now that he was outside of the island and had most of his attention placed on the monster Enlightened Master, he wasn't able to see what was happening in the west.

Naturally, Lu Ping was concerned about Jiang Xuan-Xuan and Lu Qin's situation. However, he wasn't too worried as Great Ancestor Jiang Tian-Lin and Great Ancestor Liu Tian-Ling would've given Jiang Xuan-Xuan enough means to protect herself.

Furthermore, Jiang Xuan-Xuan's whistle was clear with a trace of excitement and joy, she clearly wasn't in any danger. Additionally, Lu Ping trusted that Zhong Jian and Ma Yu would be monitoring the overall situation and would be able to provide timely assistance to anyone if needed.

Sure enough, Zhong Jian and Ma Yu grasped the situation. All of them were experienced fighters, with even Lu Qin having lived in the monster race sea for many years, only Jiang Xuan-Xuan was inexperienced.

They rushed to the west to ensure her safety, but quickly paused a distance away to spectate her fight with mixed emotions. Afterwards, they swiftly joined Jiang Xuan-Xuan and Lu Qin in the battle, taking on two monster Enlightened Masters.

…

Going back a few moments ago.

When the monster race noticed that the other directions were guarded by renowned cultivators from Zhen Ling Sect, but that the west was protected by just two little girls, they quickly realized that this was the weakest link of the island's defense.

Hence, they only sent an Enlightened Master in the other directions to pin down Lu Ping and the group, but sent a Mid Core Forging Realm and two Early Core Forging Realm Enlightened Masters towards the west, hoping to break the island's defense here.

Initially, the leading Mid Core Forging Realm monster Enlightened Master was worried that it might be a trap, but after confirming that there were really only two little girls, he was overjoyed.

The monster race had never won a victorious battle against Zhen Ling Sect before. This monster Enlightened Master felt that this battle might just be the first and that he would be the one to achieve this. On top of that, if he was able to capture these two little human girls and bring them back to the monster race, he would be heavily rewarded. Thinking along these lines, he could already see himself rise in fame and reach Enlightened Master Mo Wei’s status.

A green light flashed in Jiang Xuan-Xuan's eyes. She was also excited to see the monster Enlightened Masters, and smiled happily, "Is this what monster cultivators look like? What about your powers, are you strong? Let's see!"

Jiang Xuan-Xuan's dual swords were forged from the mutated peach tree branches that Lu Ping gifted her. Just as she cast out her dual swords, she suddenly remembered Lu Ping's instructions and let out a whistle to notify the other senior martial siblings of her situation.

The leading Enlightened Master was slightly startled when he saw Jiang Xuan-Xuan's excitement, but he didn't think much and smiled even more. What a brave young girl, the lords will love breaking her mind. I'm in luck, she will fetch great rewards if I bring her back!

The leading Enlightened Master casually shot out a grape-sized spirit pearl, while the two Enlightened Masters following him immediately understood his intentions and started chuckling weirdly.

However, their amusement was quickly halted by a metal clanking noise as the spirit pearl was deflected by the swords.

The leading Enlightened Master looked at the pearl and saw some cracks. It was heavily damaged and couldn't be used anymore. Although this was just an ordinary mystic treasure with only one Mystical Inscription, he was one cultivation layer higher than the girl, so he didn't think that she would be able to destroy it so easily.

It seemed like the young girl wasn't just for show.

The leading Enlightened Master turned serious. Gradually, the difference in strength between the two of them started to show. Although Jiang Xuan-Xuan had been raised and taught by two Great Ancestors, she lacked experience and was easily suppressed.

The leading Enlightened Master could tell Jiang Xuan-Xuan's weakness straight away. Whilst her cultivation base had been consolidated and was exceptional, she had almost zero combat experience; fighting her was like toying with a puppet doll.

He even had time to check on the other two monster Enlightened Masters that came with him. To his surprise, the other young girl was actually able to hold the two monster Enlightened Masters back, despite being weaker and outnumbered.

This young girl was only in the First Layer Core Forging Realm, but her fighting style was fierce and bold. She was clearly experienced in combat and knew how to handle opponents stronger than her. On top of that, she also had a mini divine ability that was so powerful that her opponents had to join hands to defend against.

The leading Enlightened Master hummed coldly, clearly not happy with their performance. The Zhen Ling Sect was clearly planning to seize and occupy Huang Li Island for the long-term. As a result, they were going to have to set up a powerful array formation on the island.

If he didn’t break into the island and stop the array formation from being set up, the monster race was going to lose Huang Li Island and wouldn’t be able to take it back for the foreseeable future. This would be very bad for the monster race as the frontline would have a break in continuity between the north and south, like a chipped knife.

The leading Enlightened Master knew it couldn't go on like this anymore. He stomped his feet and a green light disappeared into the water below. A moment later, a water snake lunged out from underneath Lu Qin and bit towards her.

Lu Qin's red palace dress suddenly turned green. Right before the water snake bit down, she disappeared from her spot and reappeared beside Jiang Xuan-Xuan.

The two Early Core Forging Realm Enlightened Masters quickly followed her. Lu Qin waved her hands, casting two jade rings that clashed with each other and released a blast of poison fire and white mist.

At the same time, Lu Qin blasted out a small red fireball towards the leading Enlightened Master, slowing down his attacks at Jiang Xuan-Xuan.

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