The Art of Misleading an Opponent

Ling Tian unleashed Vine Daoist Arts to hold Shi Ao back while forming one seal after another. The seals quickly sank into the void and disappeared. The vines were infused with Demonic Sha Qi and Buddhist Spiritual Energy, making them tougher than iron. They also contained Wood Attribute spiritual energy, which most effectively countered Shi Ao's Earth Attribute spiritual energy. For a time, they truly managed to trap him among the vines.

If this had been a fight without any constraints, Ling Tian would have taken out the Sky-Breaking Bow and turned Shi Ao into a living target. But Shi Heng and the others were watching, and more importantly, he needed to buy the Mysterious Spirit Bee Race an opportunity. If Ling Tian acted too strong, he would surely put Shi Ao on guard, so Ling Tian continued to feign weakness.

Seeing Ling Tian form two kinds of seals, Shi Ao naturally realized, given his cunning, that one of them involved a formation restriction. He couldn't help but feel a little worried. His aura surged once more, and he threw back his head and roared. The phantom of an even larger lion's head appeared. It opened its enormous, blood-red maw, and a thunderous roar shook the heavens.

Rolling sound waves surged outward, whipping up hurricanes that blotted out the sky and sun, with the force to sweep everything away.

The vines encircling Shi Ao were caught up in the hurricanes. Though tougher than iron, they were stretched taut, while the Wind Blades within the gales tore through them. Before long, every vine had been cut to pieces, and broken branches and leaves howled as the wind carried them away.

Seeing how easily the Vine Daoist Arts had been destroyed, Ling Tian wasn't surprised in the least. He retreated swiftly with