Chapter 379 - 354: Great Battle at Fengjinpu 2
Chapter 379: Chapter 354: Great Battle at Fengjinpu 2
Each beam of light was over thirty zhang long. They were not straight, but curved, and hundreds of them formed a cage that descended upon the Hongyan Talisman from afar.
The Hongyan Talisman’s dazzling light was immediately obscured, and even its whistling sound was cut off.
WHOOSH!
The Hongyan Talisman, as if it had a mind of its own, dodged the cyan beams and shot toward Three Mountains County.
With a cold glint in his eyes, the old man blurred into motion, and the beams of light instantly lashed out at the Hongyan Talisman like an octopus’s tentacles.
At the same time, his other hand threw out a fan-shaped magic treasure, striking with incredible speed at the Hongyan Talisman inside the "cage."
The Hongyan Talisman contained escape magic, making it difficult for even a Foundation Establishment cultivator to capture. This elder had clearly come prepared.
Zhao Lin’s heart pounded. ’If that Foundation Establishment elder grabs the Hongyan Talisman, I’m a dead man.’
With three masked men rushing toward him, his mind raced. He spun around and shot straight north.
All three were Late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and from a clan at that. Dealing with just one of them would be hard enough, let alone all three.
’Since I can’t beat them, my only option is to escape to the Feituo River.’
’The river is full of boats, so they might not dare to chase me so brazenly. Besides, I just learned the Water Manipulation Skill. It might give me a fighting chance.’
The moment they saw his move, Tao Huang and the others understood Zhao Lin’s plan. They activated their Light Body Skill and Divine Movement Skill, fanning out to encircle him.
As if they had planned it, the three of them simultaneously summoned their magic treasures.
Tao Huang’s magic treasure was a flying hammer slightly larger than a fist. Li Yuanzhi and Li Yuanlie’s magic treasures were identical: a black Steel Awl.
The three magic treasures tailed Zhao Lin, just waiting to get within range of their masters’ Divine Sense before striking.
Zhao Lin’s heart sank. ’My attack range is only thirty zhang. In this situation, I’ll be a sitting duck, unable to even fight back.’
He crested an earthen ridge, leaped down, and spun around to unleash the Void Trapping Skill.
Tao Huang and the Li brothers’ line of sight was blocked. Fearing an ambush, they leaped to either side.
As they landed past the ridge, the sight before them made them stop in their tracks, stunned.
Before them were over a hundred rapidly spinning cyan vortexes, spanning a width of dozens of zhang and blocking their path.
’A mere Qi Refining Third Layer cultivator, yet he can use the Void Trapping Skill at a mastery level!’
Li Yuanzhi and Li Yuanlie were about to go around the spell when Tao Huang shouted, "Hold on."
As he spoke, he took out a talisman and slapped it downward with his palm.
The talisman instantly released a puff of yellow smoke. Earth Spiritual Qi rapidly converged, forming a solid earthen hill over five zhang tall and three zhang wide in the blink of an eye.
Mountain-Bashing Skill!
Tao Huang channeled his Mana, sending the earthen hill crashing directly into the wall of vortexes.
With a tremendous BOOM, the vortexes instantly disintegrated, revealing a wide path forward.
"A fine move!"
Li Yuanlie commented in praise, then took the lead in the pursuit.
Zhao Lin fled ahead, swift as the wind, all the while using echolocation to monitor the pursuit. He quickly realized something was wrong.
’Tao Huang and Li Yuanzhi can’t keep up; they’re falling further and further behind. But Li Yuanlie is sticking right behind me... his speed is actually a fraction faster than mine!’
’Mastery-level Divine Movement Skill!’
Zhao Lin’s heart sank. He knew that if this man caught up, regardless of whether he could win a fight, he would be completely tied down.
’And once the other two arrive, I’ll have no chance of escape.’
’No, I have to take out the fastest one, or I’ll never get away.’
At this thought, Zhao Lin abruptly spun around and activated a Concealment Talisman.
With a BANG, the talisman burst, releasing a thick cloud of black smoke.
In an instant, an area dozens of zhang across was plunged into a pitch-black, night-like darkness.
Li Yuanlie was just about to catch up to Zhao Lin when he unexpectedly used a Concealment Talisman, causing him to hesitate for a moment.
He considered going around it, but that would inevitably increase the distance between them again.
The Feituo River was not far ahead. With such a delay, Zhao Lin might escape into the river.
If someone happened to pass by, it would be difficult to act.
’How am I going to explain it back home if the three of us can’t even catch one guy?’
With that, Li Yuanlie recalled his magic treasure, raised a Spiritual Energy Shield for protection, and plunged headfirst into the black smoke.
In his mind, Zhao Lin had only used the Concealment Talisman to buy time to escape; he wouldn’t dare to linger.
’And even if he did dare to hide in there, I’d still have the upper hand.’
’The concealment effect blocks sight and sound, and it limits Divine Sense for both of us equally.’
’But my cultivation is higher, so my Divine Sense has a greater range inside. If we run into each other, I’ll spot him first.’
Unfortunately for him, Zhao Lin had not only stayed but also possessed the ability of echolocation.
Zhao Lin was overjoyed when he detected Li Yuanlie charging in.
He silently approached and swung his iron ruler down with all his might.
Li Yuanlie was charging forward when he suddenly sensed something was wrong. He pushed his Divine Sense to its limit but could only perceive something smashing down toward his head.
’Where is he?’
The thought had barely formed when he heard the sound of an impact. His Spiritual Energy Shield trembled violently as dozens of cracks spiderwebbed across its surface.
Li Yuanlie’s face went pale with fright. Without knowing where Zhao Lin was, he unleashed his Steel Awl and leaped backward in retreat.
With a flicker, Zhao Lin appeared at Li Yuanlie’s side and brought his iron ruler down again.
With a BANG, the Spiritual Energy Shield shattered and vanished.
He took another step forward and struck down with the Three Yin Claw, the attack radiating a sinister Yin qi and its force unbelievably sharp.
Li Yuanlie was scared witless. He used every trick he knew, twisting his body to dodge.
Unfortunately for him, he had only trained in common martial arts. How could he possibly dodge Zhao Lin’s deadly strike?
PFT.
Five fingers plunged into his skull.
Li Yuanlie swayed, and his vision blurred.
Before Li Yuanlie could even hit the ground, Zhao Lin kicked his body out of the black smoke, then turned and resumed his frantic sprint.
Tao Huang and Li Yuanzhi arrived just in time to see a figure flying out of the black smoke. Instinctively assuming it was Zhao Lin, they both launched their magic treasures.
"Stop! It’s Yuanlie!"
Li Yuanzhi recognized his cousin and screamed.
Startled, Tao Huang quickly recalled his magic treasure.
Li Yuanzhi lunged forward, catching Li Yuanlie’s body. He was already gone, no longer breathing. Five bloody holes gaped on the top of his head, blood gushing out.
"This..."
Tao Huang knew what Li Yuanlie was capable of. To think he was gone in the blink of an eye... A chill ran down Tao Huang’s spine as he began to re-evaluate Zhao Lin’s strength.
"Cousin!"
Li Yuanzhi’s eyes were bloodshot. He roared at the black smoke, "I’ll make you pay for this in blood!"
Tao Huang and Li Yuanzhi were desperate to catch Zhao Lin, but they didn’t dare rush into the black smoke, lest they suffer Li Yuanlie’s fate.
The two of them went around the black smoke and saw Zhao Lin running for his life, already a good fifty or sixty zhang away.
Tao Huang had just witnessed Zhao Lin’s speed and knew that if they continued the chase, the distance between them would only grow. His eyes narrowed, and he unleashed his flying hammer magic treasure, sending it straight for the center of Zhao Lin’s back.
Li Yuanzhi had the same thought. Forming a hand seal for a Spell, he pointed, and a ball of white light shot from his fingertips.
"Thunder Blade Skill!"
The sphere of light was only the size of a longan, with faint blue arcs of electricity wrapped around it. As it flew, it rubbed against the air, creating a CRACKLING sound.
With a magic treasure and a spell coming at him simultaneously, Zhao Lin spun around. The moment he saw the white sphere of light, a sense of dread washed over him.
’That white sphere... it’s Thunder Element Magic!’
He had no way to block both the magic treasure and the spell simultaneously; his only option was to cast the Rock Armor Skill for protection.
A yellow light flashed, coalescing in front of him into a rock shield over half a foot thick.
Even after casting the defensive spell, Zhao Lin still felt it wasn’t enough, so he also activated his martial Turtle Shell Force.
BOOM!
The white sphere of light struck the Rock Armor and exploded on impact with a deafening BOOM.
The incredibly sturdy Rock Armor instantly disintegrated, scattering into a cloud of yellow smoke.
Zhao Lin felt his entire body go numb, as if he’d been struck by lightning. He was thrown into the air and sent flying.
Seeing the armor shatter, Tao Huang immediately directed his flying hammer to intercept Zhao Lin, slamming it heavily into his ribs.
Zhao Lin managed to partially block the blow with his Turtle Shell Force. Gritting his teeth against the searing pain, he continued sprinting toward the Feituo River.
"Quick, chase him! Don’t let him get away."
After unleashing the Thunder Blade Skill, Li Yuanzhi’s face went pale. He took a single step and swayed, clearly having consumed too much energy.
"Don’t worry, he won’t get away!"
Seeing that Zhao Lin was heavily injured, Tao Huang was overjoyed and leaped forward in pursuit.