Although Netherfire Venerable's pale flames had also been blocked by the wind-thunder talismans for a moment, they had now reassembled, transforming into nine slender yet more solid streams of fire that sealed off every avenue of escape above, below, left, and right of Lu Chen, stabbing straight at the vital points around his body!
Shen Qiu's poisonous vines coiled before him, Fu Ku's venomous snakes snapped at him from behind, and Netherfire blocked every path from all directions!
Lu Chen had fallen into a truly lethal trap!
Yet in that lightning-flash instant, a trace of resolve flickered through Lu Chen's eyes.
He did not attempt to retreat or evade—in the suppression of the formation, his speed was limited, and there was no way he could completely avoid every attack.
He chose the most insane, yet also the most effective method—
To take them head-on!
"Mystic Dragon Sea-Suppressing Art Dragon True Force Protects the Body!"
"Dragon-Pattern Spirit Bones Release!"
The Mystic Dragon True Force within him surged at an unprecedented speed, forming a pale golden illusory suit of dragon-scale armor around his body, solid as if material!
At the same time, the pale golden dragon patterns beneath his skin blazed brilliantly, his bones hummed, and his physical defenses were pushed to their limit!
"Puff puff puff!"
Shen Qiu's poisonous vines were the first to wrap around Lu Chen's body, their barbs viciously stabbing into the illusory dragon scales!
"Hiss hiss!" The venom collided with the dragon-scale phantom, producing corrosive sounds. Its glow rapidly dimmed, but it ultimately did not shatter at once!
Immediately afterward, Fu Ku's venomous snakes and Netherfire Venerable's nine streams of fire struck almost simultaneously!
"Boom boom boom—!"
Several clouds of dark green poison mist and pale sparks erupted across Lu Chen's back, ribs, and arms in an