But events did not bend easily to anyone's will. Lu Xiaotian had dared to stay and fight the leader of the Yuan'gang Ice Talisman Beasts. Even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't be reduced to a one-sided beating.
Just as the leader's halberd came crashing down again, the countless shards of ice and snow that had exploded around them suddenly seemed to be seized by an immense force. They gathered into talismans, forming a great array of fifteen snow-and-ice talismans.
Countless Sword Qi surged from within the array, like a mighty river of swords.
The cutting Sword Qi dispersed most of the strike's force. With a clang, the Fangtian Halberd thrust out from the swirling snow and firmly blocked the leader's blow.
"An impressive Great Five-Element Talisman Heaven Sword Array!" As a towering master of talisman arts, the leader immediately recognized the array.
Caught inside his opponent's talisman sword array before he could react, he was both startled and furious.
He could accept being outmaneuvered by someone stronger or by an expert of equal cultivation. But being outwitted by a junior like Lu Xiaotian filled him with indignation.
That earlier blow, which had sent Lu Xiaotian crashing through more than a dozen ice mountains, had been nothing but a feint to make the enemy lower his guard.
With a sweep of Lu Xiaotian's Fangtian Halberd, the Sword Qi within the giant ice-and-snow talismans surged toward him like a vast, unending river.
Lu Xiaotian let out a slight breath of relief. Given his opponent's cultivation, luring him into the array had naturally been no easy task.
Xiang Qingcheng had primarily refined this talisman array, but not just anyone could unleash its full power—let alone envelop a powerful expert like the leader of the Yuan'gang Ice Talisman Beasts.
The array contained not