Long before, during the battle with Half-step Blood Robe on the Changgan trip, Li Yuan had discovered that his Martial Dao True Intent could withstand illusion attacks.
When he circulated Dragon's Bloodshed, Half-step Blood Robe's illusions were completely useless against him.
At the time, a faint idea had already taken root in his mind.
Why not study this technique in depth and develop a cultivation method specifically aimed at illusions?
After returning to Jiujiang Commandery City, Li Yuan set aside some time to develop a new cultivation method. In the end, he really did manage to cobble something together.
Dragon's Bloodshed: Delusion-Breaking Serpent Eyes!!!
This was the new cultivation method he had developed.
He circulated Dragon's Bloodshed through both eyes, manifesting serpent pupils and pushing the power of his Martial Dao True Intent in resisting mental attacks to the extreme!
No illusion can work before these eyes of mine!
The instant Li Yuan unleashed Dragon's Bloodshed: Delusion-Breaking Serpent Eyes, he saw through all the illusions within the formation!
He also saw Wu Haoqian standing right before him!
Wu Haoqian's sure-kill strike missed. His wrist was clutched tightly in Li Yuan's grasp. His expression changed drastically, and he struggled with all his might, yet he could not move!
In his shock, Wu Haoqian saw a pair of serpent pupils!
Immediately afterward, serpentine phantoms kept emerging from Li Yuan's body. Those snake shadows radiated a chilling, vicious intent that made Wu Haoqian's hair stand on end!
"What... is this?"
"Fist Intent?"
Li Yuan chuckled, baring his pale teeth. Like a ferocious beast opening its gaping maw to devour a person, he erupted with terrifying strength exceeding five thousand jin, and his fingers suddenly clenched!
Crack, crack—
A dense series of bone-crushing sounds rang out. Wu Haoqian's wrist was crushed to pieces in his grasp!
Wu Haoqian was fierce indeed. When the agony struck, he merely grunted. His gaze hardened, and the other arm, still intact, furiously circulated true qi before striking out once more, aimed straight at the vital point of Li Yuan's chest and abdomen!
Li Yuan neither dodged nor retreated. He struck out with a palm as well, dense clusters of tiny snake shadows appearing between his fingers and palm, making one's scalp tingle.
Poison Dragon Palm Force!
Dragon's Bloodshed!
The two palms collided, crashing heavily into each other.
The immense palm force exploded, shaking the air and transforming into ripples that swept in all directions. Even this section of the formation space was jolted, faintly showing signs of shattering and running out of control!
After the two sides exchanged a palm strike, Li Yuan remained utterly motionless, standing where he was.
Wu Haoqian, however, was sent flying backward. His entire left arm, along with half his body, had shattered into countless fragments!
The ferocity and madness vanished from Wu Haoqian's eyes, leaving only blank confusion...
He swore that in all his life, he had never taken such a heavy slap!
Li Yuan had blasted half of Wu Haoqian's body to pieces with one palm. He was just about to pursue him while he had the momentum when a faint breeze brushed past his ear.
A blood-red claw slashed toward Li Yuan's throat!
"Hmph!"
Li Yuan gave a cold snort. The Blood Robe Evil Ghost that had been concealed within the formation all this time had made its move. It ambushed Li Yuan, intending to interrupt his pursuit of Wu Haoqian.
But Li Yuan had been paying attention to the Blood Robe Evil Ghost the entire time. His Delusion-Breaking Serpent Eyes had seen through its movements long ago.
It was only that he had just been fighting Wu Haoqian and had no time to bother with it. Yet this Blood Robe Evil Ghost had actually dared to recklessly jump out and obstruct him?
"Die!"
Li Yuan shifted the momentum of his palm. Snake shadows coiled around his hand as he slammed it heavily into the Blood Robe Evil Ghost.
The palm force erupted, and the Martial Dao True Intent contained within it proved especially lethal. The Blood Robe Evil Ghost did not even have time to let out a scream before it was blasted apart by the palm strike, leaving not the slightest trace behind.
After killing the Blood Robe Evil Ghost, Li Yuan turned around, only to find that Wu Haoqian had vanished.
Taking advantage of the brief opening created by the Blood Robe Evil Ghost's obstruction, Wu Haoqian had already escaped this section of the formation.
"Consider yourself lucky to have run fast!"
Li Yuan felt a little regretful that he had failed to kill that Evil Warrior in the True Qi Realm with one palm.
But he did not dawdle. He needed to break through this formation immediately, then rescue the other companions who had fallen into it.
A huge snake shadow appeared behind Li Yuan.
The enormous serpent shifted from illusory to solid. Its body moved with agility, vivid and lifelike!
Not only that, two bumps appeared on the snake shadow's head. In the blink of an eye, they grew into a pair of dragon horns!
When a flood serpent entered the water, it could transform into a dragon!
This was the strongest form of Dragon's Bloodshed!
A resounding dragon's roar rang out from within the formation. The formation trapping Li Yuan exploded, and Li Yuan emerged!
After using Dragon's Bloodshed to break through the illusion formation, Li Yuan swept his gaze around. As expected, Wu Haoqian was nowhere to be seen. After being heavily wounded by Li Yuan, that fellow had long since fled to who knew where. Li Yuan did not know any techniques for pursuing enemies, so he could only let the matter go.
The other four people who had come with him had not emerged. They were still trapped within the formation.
This illusion formation had separated the five of them, imprisoning each in five different environmental spaces. Li Yuan had broken through the formation with ease, but the others had no such easy way out and were still struggling bitterly within their illusions!
Li Yuan did not dawdle. He directly chose one illusion space and walked inside.
Because she had let her guard down for a moment, Zong Lin, the Spirit Master, had also been trapped in the formation, and she was seething with vexation.
Spirit Masters understood the methods of Trick Masters very well.
That was because Trick Masters had once been Spirit Masters themselves. Their abilities were similar, and both sides knew exactly what tricks the other could use.
Unfortunately, Wu Haoqian had been far too crafty. He had secretly laid down the formation long ago, waiting only for them to enter before activating it and trapping all of them in an instant.
After falling into the formation, Zong Lin also realized how troublesome it was!
This was an illusion formation!
Wave after wave of illusions assailed her, obscuring her senses!
And a Blood Robe Evil Ghost had entered as well. Such things were inherently skilled in illusions and difficult to deal with. Moreover, it could amplify the power of the illusion formation!
The two combined made it even harder for her to withstand!
Zong Lin's figure flashed, dodging the ambush of a blood-colored claw. Just as she was about to counterattack the Blood Robe Evil Ghost, it plunged into the dense blood mist and vanished from sight.
"Damn it!"
Zong Lin seethed inwardly. Within the formation, the Blood Robe Evil Ghost moved like a fish in water, slippery beyond belief. Several times she had discovered its whereabouts, only for it to escape.
Spell after spell blasted out, exploding through the layers of blood mist. Yet the Blood Robe Evil Ghost always managed to evade Zong Lin's attacks, leaving her with the feeling of having strength but nowhere to use it.
A savage smile appeared at the corner of the Blood Robe Evil Ghost's mouth. Under the cover of the dense blood mist, it slowly closed in on Zong Lin, arriving behind her.
Just as it was about to attack, a pair of serpent eyes appeared behind it!
Terrifying killing intent surged from behind. Before the Blood Robe Evil Ghost could react, its chest was pierced by a single strike!
An arm wrapped in dense, tiny snake shadows protruded from its chest!
Caught off guard, the Blood Robe Evil Ghost let out a miserable scream.
Zong Lin was startled and whirled around. She saw Li Yuan behind the Blood Robe Evil Ghost, saw the serpent pupils in Li Yuan's eyes, and saw the densely packed tiny snake shadows covering his arm!
Her expression changed drastically, and she cried out in alarm, "Is this... Martial Dao True Intent?!"
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