Chapter 645 - 258: Change of Hands, Sudden Change, The Defense Ends
Chapter 645: Chapter 258: Change of Hands, Sudden Change, The Defense Ends
THUD!
As the red cloth ball hit the ground, the Chongzhen Temple disciple immediately repeated his old trick, activating a Blazing Sun Talisman.
This time, however, he even summoned a Blazing Sun Spirit Shield to protect himself.
It was clearly meant to counter the Golden Blade Secret Technique that Zhang Shouquan had revealed earlier.
Under such a disadvantage, the outcome of the battle was almost completely one-sided.
However, Zhang Shouquan stubbornly held his ground and refused to back down.
Even when his Magic Robe was torn and Sword Qi slashed his left arm, he persisted, maneuvering around the arena.
"Give up. Otherwise, my Flying Sword won’t show any mercy!"
True to his word, the Chongzhen Temple disciple fully powered his Flying Sword and sent it in for the kill.
But in that moment between Life and Death, Zhang Shouquan’s entire demeanor changed. His speed suddenly increased by a third, and he easily dodged the Sword Qi.
Then, he slammed his hand on the ground. "With my blood, form Profound Talismans!"
"Array, rise!"
Xiao Chen, who was closest, saw clearly that the Blood Pearls on the arena floor suddenly burst forth with Spiritual Light.
From every drop of blood spilled earlier, an arcane rune floated up.
These runes appeared simultaneously, resonating with one another and linking together to form a simple Array.
Although it was a simple Array, and the Spiritual Power contained within the blood drops was minimal and its duration quite limited, under the Array’s enhancement, it was enough to produce power that surpassed the limits of Tier Three.
This would be the decisive blow!
BOOM!
Zhang Shouquan simply raised his hand and pushed, proactively detonating the Array.
A powerful crimson light erupted, instantly blasting the Chongzhen Temple disciple off his feet.
He first slammed into the Defensive Array, then fell to the ground, unconscious.
After all this, Zhang Shouquan knelt on one knee, his face pale. His ragged gasps were clearly audible; he was obviously not in good shape either.
After all, the blood he had shed on the arena to set up the Array was well and truly gone.
’Damn, he had a move like that up his sleeve!’
Xiao Chen, watching from the side, was surprised. He had seen Zhang Shouquan fall into a disadvantageous position and thought he was about to lose.
He never expected that Zhang Shouquan had intentionally gotten injured to set a trap.
More importantly, the man possessed such profound skill in Array Formation.
This result had clearly caught everyone off guard. After all, no one expected to find a super genius among the Loose Cultivators who could perform Array Formation with their own blood.
"I have a Healing Elixir here. Young friend, please accept it!"
From the stands, True Monarch Tie Shan actually took out a Tier Four Spirit Pill on the spot, attempting to recruit Zhang Shouquan.
"Shichang, what are you spacing out for?"
He Ming True Monarch suddenly reminded him, "Time is almost up!"
Because Zhang Shouquan had held on for quite a while, there was only a Quarter Hour left before the challenges ended.
The disciple named Shichang immediately walked onto the East Main Arena. "Xiao, time is short. I suggest you just concede."
"I definitely won’t hold back, and I won’t give you any chance for Array Formation."
"If you get hurt, you’ll only have yourself to blame!"
’Huh?’
Xiao Chen wanted to laugh, but he didn’t waste his breath. "Let’s begin!"
THUD!
The red cloth ball hit the ground.
Four Talismans instantly flew from his opponent’s hand.
Two landed on the arena floor, and the entire surface immediately turned into a swamp, not only making it impossible to push off from but also creating a sticky, sucking force.
The other two exploded in mid-air, and a white light instantly filled the entire arena.
It was as if hundreds of spiderwebs had formed between them.
To charge through, one would have to break through these overlapping layers of obstruction.
It was clear that his opponent was also pulling out all the stops to counter a Body Cultivator. The choice of these two types of Talismans could be said to perfectly suit the arena environment.
THUD!
Another muffled thud of something heavy hitting the ground echoed out.
The two sounds were so perfectly overlapping that the second thud even drowned out the sound of the Talismans exploding.
"Looks like I won’t need a Quarter Hour. There’s plenty of time."
Xiao Chen calmly retracted his fist. Behind him, in the web-like white light, a large, human-shaped hole was clearly visible.
They had indeed created some resistance, but it was far from enough!
He Ming True Monarch had completely underestimated his strength.
Under the hundredfold enhancement of his Augment, the gap between them was already a chasm that a few mere Talismans could not possibly bridge.
Unless he activated eighty or a hundred of them at once, perhaps then they might have had some effect.
The entire arena area fell into an eerie silence, so quiet you couldn’t even hear a breath.
Until the hourglass on the side let out a crisp "DING."
It announced that the time for defending the arena was over.