Nine Dragon Divine Fire

Though this thought was somewhat fantastical, even extravagant, as these Ominous Creatures gradually approached, the two became even more firmly convinced of their conjecture.
The so-called Enlightenment Spring could actually transform a cultivator into an Ominous Creature, and in such a short time, it was truly astonishing.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Nao Yi and the others couldn't help but worry about their companions on the other two immortal mountains. The Three Immortal Mountains had always been of the same origin but different forms. If Penglai Mountain experienced such an anomaly, the other two immortal mountains would likely not fare well either.
Thinking this, Nao Yi and Su Shen exchanged glances, then simultaneously attacked, intending to deal with the Ominous Creatures before they could make a move.
However, these Ominous Creatures were clearly extremely sensitive to fluctuations in essence, qi, and spirit. When they sensed the spiritual power fluctuations in the bodies of the group, they abandoned their previous leisurely demeanor and suddenly launched an attack.
Some, with robust physiques, shimmered with golden light or were covered in earthen armor, all wrapped in protective divine abilities. In a short time, they arrived before Nao Yi and Su Shen, intending to engage in close combat.
The rest hovered in the distance, unleashing various spells and restrictions as if they were worthless, pouring them towards the group without hesitation, even attacking their companions within the range.
In the Ancient Battlefield, Ominous Creatures were more dreaded than the commonly seen Evil due to their innate ability to devour essence, qi, and spirit. Their greatest threat was their ability to wield their divine abilities from when they were alive, even with their decaying bodies. A being unafraid of death, retaining its living divine abilities, plus attacks that devour your essence, qi, and spirit, was simply incomparable to its living state.
Looking at the sky-obscuring attacks pouring towards the group, Nao Yi immediately wanted to summon the Apricot Yellow Banner to block them, but Su Shen's movements were clearly faster.
Su Shen's vertical pupils flashed with a hint of mockery, and the figures of the group shimmered. The sky-filling attacks directly passed through their bodies. Instead, the Ominous Creatures that charged in first were injured quite a bit by their companions.
"Tsk tsk, Su Shen, this divine ability of yours is truly not bad, a pity I can't learn it."
In the misty sky, Xi Meng rode on Su Shen, who had transformed into a dragon, looking down at the Ominous Creatures foolishly searching for the group's whereabouts, growing even more envious.
"Xi Meng, no need to talk."
Nao Yi extended a hand, signaling Xi Meng not to speak, then quietly condensed a divine ability, preparing to sweep away these Ominous Creatures in one go.
In an instant, Nao Yi's Heaven-Tilting Palm condensed. A sky-obscuring palm print suddenly formed, striking down towards the Ominous Creatures below. Earlier, he hadn't anticipated the Ominous Creatures, allowing them to escape through earth遁. Now that he knew the enemy's identity, he naturally wouldn't repeat the same mistake.
As soon as Nao Yi's palm strike formed, the Ominous Creatures sensed the movement. They looked up in unison, and upon seeing the giant palm, they scattered to evade, simultaneously casting divine abilities to counterattack.
"Sorry, your opponents aren't here."
Seeing the Ominous Creatures' actions, Su Shen's vertical pupils flashed with a hint of mockery. He lightly exhaled a mouthful of mist. In the air, dozens of illusions of the group suddenly appeared, identical in form, aura, and even the giant palm.
As soon as the illusions appeared, the Ominous Creatures were stunned in place, then attacked wildly like headless flies, all striking at empty air.
"Indeed, these fellows can only distinguish their prey by essence, qi, and spirit. Then they are easy to deal with."
Seeing such a display, a smile appeared in Su Shen's eyes, and Nao Yi finally brought his palm down, encompassing half of the Ominous Creatures.
However, the Ominous Creatures clearly could compensate for each other. After being struck by the Sky-Overturning Palm, they scattered, attempting to evade with escape arts.
The Sky-Overturning Palm mimicked the capabilities of the Xuanmen's Sky-Overturning Seal magical treasure. Once enveloped by the palm's force, there was no escape to the heavens; one could either choose to resist head-on or burrow into the earth.
However, what surprised these Ominous Creatures was that the ground beneath their feet had, at some unknown point, become as hard as newly cast iron, making it impossible to burrow into. It was too late to evade further; they were directly slammed to the ground by the giant palm.
Pointing at Earth to Form Steel, a Heavenly Gang divine ability.
Nao Yi, as a favored son of Yujing Mountain, how could he only know the Sky-Overturning Palm as a divine ability? It was just that he was accustomed to smashing people with magical treasures on normal days and rarely used divine abilities.
Under the dual divine abilities of Sky-Overturning Palm and Pointing at Earth to Form Steel, the Ominous Creatures struck immediately shattered, turning into a pile of minced flesh on the ground. The group of Ominous Creatures that had fortunately escaped scattered around the giant palm, continuing to attack the surrounding illusions.
Seeing this, Su Shen also couldn't bear the solitude. He opened his mouth and spat out a stream of water, which instantly pierced through the head of an Ominous Creature. Then, he swung his head, and the stream of water became like a sharp blade, tearing all the surrounding Ominous Creatures into pieces.
Although Ominous Creatures were not afraid of death, and could even continue to function after being decapitated, if they were dismembered into small pieces, they would be helpless even if their prey was right before them.
However, to truly eliminate Ominous Creatures, one still had to purify them. Otherwise, as long as there was enough essence, qi, and spirit, these Ominous Creatures would slowly recover.
Looking at the wriggling rotten flesh beneath his feet, Nao Yi took out a metal cage. The cage was entirely red with fire, adorned with Nine Dragons, all wreathed in flames. One look and it was clear it was no ordinary item.
Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield, a replica.
The legacy of Yujing Mountain was extraordinary, naturally containing many records of ancient magical treasures. Some were collected, and some were replicated; this Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield was one of them.
Nao Yi placed the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield in his hand, muttering an incantation. The divine fire shield immediately flew into the air, growing larger with the wind, transforming into a colossal cage that enveloped all the rotten flesh on the ground.
Then, inside the shield, flames roared, fierce fire blazed, with nine fire dragons circling, flying up and down, spewing flames. In a short time, the Ominous Creatures were incinerated into nothingness.
"Brother, when did the old man give you this thing? Why didn't I know?"
Looking at the awe-inspiring Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield below, Xi Meng's eyes sparkled. She tugged at Nao Yi's sleeve, pouting, "Brother, I'm tired of playing with your other magical treasures. Can I borrow this one for two days?"
"Want to play? Alright, talk to me after you enter Void Refinement. Otherwise, don't blame me if you exhaust yourself to death."
Nao Yi immediately rolled his eyes, retrieved the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield, and felt three-tenths of his spiritual power suddenly vanish from his body, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes.
Although the power of the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield was not small, it was ultimately a replica, possessing a significant flaw: its immense spiritual power consumption.
If not for this, when the Ominous Creatures first appeared, Nao Yi would have directly summoned it, without needing such trouble.
Su Shen clearly also noticed some clues. He once again transformed into human form, looking at the surrounding mist which had become increasingly dense at some unknown point, and said, "There are likely still many Ominous Creatures here. We should leave this place quickly."
Su Shen wasn't worried about Su Mu; after all, no one knew better than him how abnormal his master was. However, in this unfamiliar environment, he truly found it difficult to guarantee Su Yu's safety. It was better to leave sooner.