716: Xuan Ling Strikes

After intercepting several more waves of spines, the four Zhuxian Arrows finally dimmed and lost their shine. Like Poqiong, they turned into golden light and entered Ling Tian's body.

"Ling Tian, sorry. We..."

"You did your best. Get some rest," Ling Tian soothed them softly, though anxiety still laced his voice. "Poqiong, think fast. Is there any other way? I can only hold off one Death Nether Wolf Spider right now. The other one..."

Before they came, Ling Tian had thought that with his heavy halberd and close-combat skills, he could hold off three Death Nether Wolf Spiders. He hadn't expected them to have spines for ranged attacks. The spines weren't especially powerful, but if every one of them hit the Teleportation Formation, they might destroy it. If that happened, their plan would fall apart.

"What do you expect me to do?" Poqiong snapped. "I still haven't recovered. It's already impressive that this little bit of my source energy can fire off a few rounds of Spiritual Energy Arrows."

"Alas, what are we going to do?" Ling Tian sighed. He knew Poqiong and the others had already done their best, but anxiety gnawed at him. "If the Immortal Artifact furnace were conscious right now, I could use her to block the spines. But..."

"Boss, let me go." Xuan Ling's voice rang out. As he spoke, an ochre-yellow glow flashed from Ling Tian's body. "I can hold off the attacks of a Spirit Division Stage cultivator for a little while."

Xuan Ling emerged from Ling Tian's body of his own accord. His form shifted, and an immensely thick ochre-yellow glow poured out. Then a house-shaped magical treasure dozens of yards across appeared beside the Teleportation Formation. The phantom image of a vast palace materialized and met the incoming spines.

Seeing those