Chapter 83

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Chapter 83: Combination Magic

"Report! One hundred demon cultivators have landed on the island from the east side along the dark reefs!"

"Lord of the house! Demon cultivators are coming from the south!"

"Lord of the house…"

Rapid urgent messages came one after another, like bells hanging over the head striking heavily, making the family head of the Yu family, Yu Jianli, turn pale.

Many in the Yu family are musicians who follow the path of music and avoid physical fights. Caught off guard by the demon cultivator, they were unable to defend themselves. Thankfully, Yu Jianli and the young men of the clan had built defensive walls on Middle Island beforehand, or else many would have perished.

Yu Jianli walked to the edge of the city wall and saw figures moving among the rocks in the faint mist. The demon cultivators were strong and intimidating, clad in beast-skin armor, looking like terrifying creatures under the dim light.

The children of the Yu family had already sealed the city gates and watched anxiously as the demon cultivators approached. Most held musical instruments while a few others carried swords, ready to defend their home. One of them bravely said, "Master, we can’t just defend, let us go outside the city and fight the demon cultivators!"

A young member of the Yu family, with tears in his eyes, looked at the increasing number of demon cultivators in despair. He asked, "Why do we, the Music Cultivators, have to be the first line of defense on Middle Island? Where are the other factions from the Four Continents? Why aren’t the knife cultivators and sword cultivators, who love to fight, here? Demon cultivators can’t easily cross the sea from the East, South, and West Continents to Middle Island. But what about the Tianyin Temple and Qingliu Sword Sect from the North Continent? Where are they when we need help?"

"Why? Because Qingliu Sword Sect has shed enough blood. It’s time for the Yu family to step up."

Yu Jianli, with a solemn expression, tightly held his jade flute and said, "I will face the enemy, the rest of you support me from behind."

Before the others could react, Yu Jianli’s spiritual power burst forth, and he lightly stepped on the city wall, flying towards the enemy. With a swift move of his flute, a resolute battle tune echoed over the sea.

Yu Jianli’s flute played urgently, and the Yu family members on the wall looked serious. Some played instruments, some beat drums, creating a chilling atmosphere of killing intent. The spiritual power resonated with the music, transforming into invisible swords that struck the approaching demon cultivators even sharper.

As the music played, many demon cultivators were shaken to the core and fell to the ground, incapacitated. However, stronger demon cultivators paid no mind to their fallen companions, ruthlessly advancing towards Middle Island.

Some disciples from the Yu family, holding swords and knives, arrived at the shore at this moment, fighting fiercely with the demon cultivators to the sound of inspiring music.

Yu Jianli’s flute sound became sharper and sharper, coupled with the nearby music, causing several demon cultivators to fall with each note.

Although he had previously returned Ye Shubai’s precious jade soul, his injuries were still fresh. As a Music Cultivator who was not skilled in combat, he soon found it difficult to compete with the powerful demon cultivators.

The demon cultivators, who grew up in battle, had no trouble identifying the leaders of the Music Cultivators. Two elder demon cultivators at the Soul Changing Stage quickly exchanged a glance and jointly attacked Yu Jianli.

"You righteous dog, prepare to die!"

"Master!"

Yu Jianli narrowly avoided the fatal attacks of these two attackers by rolling on the ground, but he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Several arrows pierced through his chest, causing the jade flute in his hand to fall to the ground!

The sound of the flute abruptly stopped, causing confusion on the city wall behind. The demon cultivators, who were previously subdued by the Music Cultivators, seized the opportunity to counterattack, engaging in a fierce battle with the sword-wielding Yu family cultivators.

The Music Cultivators on the city wall had never witnessed such a bloody scene before. Their faces turned pale, and their hands trembled as they played their instruments.

"We, the Yu family, fear no battle!"

Suddenly, a young girl’s clear shout was heard. A girl with two hair buns in her hair threw down her violin, snatched a drumstick from the hands of a middle-aged man beside her, and raised her slender hand high to strike the big drum forcefully.

She cried out, "Do not stop, continue playing!"

The drum beats echoed, and the music rose again.

Yu Jianli showed a heartfelt smile. She was his youngest nephew’s granddaughter, who had insisted on coming to guard the island. He had initially thought of her as a delicate young girl, but now she displayed the spirit of a warrior.

He struggled to pick up a jade flute and without hesitation, fiercely smashed it against a nearby giant rock, then used the sharp broken pieces to stab the demon cultivator beside him!

The melancholic and heroic music echoed throughout Middle Island.

Though Yu Jianli’s body was weak and powerless, waves of heat surged from his chest.

Five hundred years ago, the Yu family had been deserters.

When the Qingliu Sword Sect and other powerful families were fighting with demon cultivators, causing many casualties, the Yu family stayed safe in the central city. They refused help from other sects, preferring to live in peace and play music, saying they hated fighting.

Back then, it was the older sword and knife cultivators who protected the people and the group of Music Cultivators who managed to survive.

Repaid what was owed to Ye Shubai.

It’s time to repay what was owed to the people.

I realized that our Yu family Music Cultivators can also stand proudly in front of the people, just like our fallen ancestors who fought off demon cultivators. It’s not always about backing down to protect oneself, sometimes war can be empowering!

The elegant middle-aged man fought with the demon cultivators, holding a broken flute in his hand, covered in wounds but his eyes shining.

He shouted loudly-

"This time, our Yu family won’t retreat anymore!"

As soon as he said this, Yu Jianli saw two expert demon cultivators flying towards him. He was too weak to fight back, so he charged into the demon cultivators’ ranks, hoping to take some down with him before dying.

A strong wind blew from behind Yu Jianli, but he remained calm and waited for death to come.

But instead of feeling the expected pain, he heard a cry from the demon cultivator.

Yu Jianli was surprised to see a knife cultivator running towards him with a big knife, slashing at the demons behind him. The fierce wind from the slashes crushed the demons.

"Haha, why are you still standing there, Mr. Yu? Hurry up and join me in fighting them!" said Elder Jiang from the Jiang family.

He recognized this person as Elder Jiang from the Jiang family’s Soul Changing Stage!

He looked up and saw that hundreds of strong knife cultivators were running towards them. A handsome young man led the group, wielding a big knife and using the 18 Jiang-style slashes with ease.

On the other side, a Blizzard Island array cultivator carrying a talisman gracefully weaved through the enemy troops, swiftly rescuing the injured Yu family cultivators. A young man at the front held a golden array disc and threw hundreds of pieces of spiritual jade, instantly setting up multiple killing formations.

The reinforcements from the Four Continents had arrived!

Jiang Si waved his big knife and loudly said, "Sorry for the delay, Mr. Yu! We’re here now!"

After saving the injured members of the Yu family, Jiang Si became more and more excited as he kept slashing with his bloody sword, defeating demon cultivators one by one effortlessly.

The demon cultivators in his path were forced to retreat as they were being defeated, until a slightly smaller demon cultivator bravely stepped forward and chanted some incomprehensible words.

Jiang Si’s sword paused, his expression becoming confused and numb, and in the midst of the life-and-death battle, he slowly closed his eyes as if falling into a deep sleep.

"Haha! It’s indeed most effective to trap this knife cultivator in his soul!"

"Kill him!"

While setting up his formation, Qian Lishen kept an eye on the Jiang family’s movements, muttering disdainfully that these knife cultivators were too flashy, always eager to show off by stripping and fighting.

So when Jiang Si fell for the soul-trapping trick of the demon cultivator and closed his eyes, Qian Lishen thought this knife cultivator was up to some tricks to show off again.

However, other demon cultivators started approaching, and even though Jiang Si remained motionless, he realized something was wrong and quickly threw out several defensive talismans to create a protective barrier around him.

Shouting angrily, "Jiang Si! Do you want to die?!"

Jiang Si woke up suddenly and saw a shaky barrier in front of him. Without thinking, he quickly grabbed his knife and slashed ahead!

As they killed all the demon cultivators sneaking onto the island, a faint light started to appear on the misty horizon.

It’s getting bright outside.

Exhausted, Jiang Si leaned his big knife into the black sand, using it as a cane. He looked back and saw Qian Lishen sitting among the demon cultivator bodies, equally tired.

Jiang Si burst into laughter for no reason. Qian Lishen rolled his eyes and held back his anger, trying to maintain a dignified image as the sect master.

Ignoring Qian Lishen’s coldness, Jiang Si smiled brightly and sincerely bowed deeply to the young man across from him, thanking Taoist Friend Qian for saving him.

Qian Lishen hesitated for a moment, then snorted lightly and ignored Jiang Si. He brushed the non-existent black sand off his robe and walked towards the city coldly.

He took two steps, then stopped again.

The young sect master couldn’t help but make a sarcastic remark to Jiang Si.

"This is what you should thank for!"

The demon cultivator who launched the attack has been defeated. Yu Jianli, who was injured, thanked the two sets of reinforcements with difficulty, but he didn’t want to go into the city to heal.

He looked worried and sighed, "The disciples who went to investigate earlier reported that there are many more demon cultivators than we thought. I’m afraid there will be more strong enemies coming soon. I dare not rest for a moment."

The young man from the Yu family who was unwilling to leave the city to face the enemy followed Qian Lishen and Jiang Si to thank them, and then holding a zither, he said angrily, "Blizzard Island and the East Continent are now both being ravaged by demon cultivators. The two of you came to the rescue to consider the overall situation, but Qingliu Sword Sect did not take action…"

"Alan!"

Yu Jianli stopped the young man’s complaints and said with a guilty look, "My young nephew is ignorant, I hope the two sect masters can forgive him…"

"Qingliu Sword Sect?" Qian Lishen glanced at the young man, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said coldly, "They act faster and more fiercely than us."

Seeing the young man looking puzzled, Jiang Si smiled, supported Yu Jianli, and said with a smile, "Please don’t worry, the Yu family’s main house. There probably won’t be any more demon cultivators coming in the next few days. The Sect Leader Ye and Taoist Friend Wen of Qingliu Sword Sect had already gone ahead of us to intercept and kill the majority of demon cultivators at sea!"

The young man from the Yu family blushed, hesitated for a long time, and didn’t dare to speak.

The girl who was drumming a moment ago lit up at hearing this, grasped the drumstick tightly, and whispered, "Is that Wen Yun, Fairy Wen?"

Her face turned red with excitement when she mentioned Wen Yun’s name, which was quite similar to the appearance of the new disciples at The Tenth Peak.

"Yes, it’s Wen Yun indeed."

Jiang Si looked towards the sea and sighed deeply, "I have yet to witness the strength of Sect Leader Ye, but to cultivate such a remarkable disciple like Taoist Friend Wen, she must be a powerful sword cultivator, right?"

Unfortunately, Jiang Si guessed wrong.

Because the current master is not Ye Shubai, but Wen Yun.

The spiritual power on the sea was insufficient to replenish easily, once exhausted, it would be hard to continue. However, magic could be directly extracted from the Magic Stones, which was a great alternative…

So, Wen Yun pressed the head of the baby dragon, making it bite off several pieces of portable magic stones from the giant Magic Stone, and then made the pig vomit them out to replenish magic.

This horrifying act almost made the baby dragon cry.

"You are mistreating me! I want to end our agreement!"

Wen Yun, with a cold heart, casually plucked a Magic Stone from its mouth and calmly said, "Alright, you can end our agreement as long as you return all the Magic Stones you stole from me before."

The little fire dragon closed its mouth, obediently nibbled on the Magic Stone, tears shimmering in its round eyes. Eventually, Ye Shubai softened and rewarded it with two shiny gemstones to comfort it.

Wen Yun handed the plucked Magic Stone to Ye Shubai, looking coldly at two giant magic ships below and pointed, saying, "Ye Xiaobai, have you learned the spell I just taught you?"

Ye Shubai nodded solemnly, quietly took a silk handkerchief and wiped the dragon saliva off the Magic Stone.

"Alright, here’s your chance to practice."

The moment Wen Yun said this, Ye Shubai closed his eyes and softly recited a basic magic spell, drawing magic from the Magic Stone in his hand to perform magic.

The little fire dragon mocked sarcastically while flapping its wings nearby, "Hey, listen to this strange dragon accent, if casting spells successfully by pronouncing dragon spells like this, I’ll give you all the gems in my nest…"

Before finishing speaking, Ye Shubai quietly completed the last syllable of the magic spell, revealing the name of this basic magic.

"…The rain is falling."

The dark clouds around them suddenly began to slowly gather, and before long, countless small raindrops swiftly fell from the clouds, causing a heavy rain in that small area!

Charmander, "Huh?"

This is a common low-level magic in the Magic World, often used for artificial rainfall in drought-affected fields or to cool down in the summer. It is a means for low-level wizards to earn a living, although it has almost zero destructive power.

Of course, there is no shortage of water or heat in the open sea.

So this is a magic used for killing people.

When the heavy rain fell, the demon cultivators on the magic boat did not think much of it, as heavy rainfalls were common in the open sea and nothing unusual.

They were still excitedly planning how to divide the resources once they conquered the Four Continents, crudely discussing which female cultivator from which province is the most beautiful, and even arranging a slaughter competition in advance.

However, as the rain fell more and more heavily, soaking the magic boat completely, some demon cultivators standing on the deck unafraid of the rain looked up and saw what seemed to be two figures appearing in the rain curtain.

However, no one could make any warning sounds.

The dragon bone wand waved gently, accompanied by the torrential rain brought down by Ye Shubai, while Wen Yun sang in a deep and elegant dragon language, revealing the second half of this combined spell.

It was also a more icy and cruel spell –

"Frozen Land."