Counterattack

"Was it you?"

Chen Lin flew out of the Spirit Boat and saw a figure emerge from the Void. It was the grey-robed elder from the Immortal Spirit Tavern.

"Why are you skulking around here in hiding, fellow Daoist?"

The man's presence darkened Chen Lin's expression. He readied himself for a fight.

He had no quarrel with the man. He did not even know his surname, so this could hardly be revenge. The elder must be after his treasures. Chen Lin had revealed his wealth at the Immortal Spirit Tavern, and it had evidently stirred the man's greed.

The elder was at Late Spirit Transformation Realm, and Chen Lin did not know whether he had formed a Primordial Spirit Domain. He could not be underestimated.

"Hmph. A mere junior at Early Spirit Transformation dares challenge me? Then I have no choice but to—"

The elder snorted, his voice dripping with contempt. Before he could finish, thunder rolled overhead and Lightning Rays crashed down across the sky!

Chen Lin had struck first. The moment the elder showed hostility, he attacked without hesitation.

Against an opponent like this, the slightest opening could mean the difference between life and death. Whether or not the elder had formed a Primordial Spirit Domain, it was best not to let him use it.

The elder paid no heed to the Lightning Rays filling the sky. He sent out a streak of light that enveloped him, and every Lightning Ray veered away as though it had met its natural enemy.

"Ha! You truly have a death wish—"

The elder sneered, but once again got no further. A Golden Blade Ray hurtled toward his face. Before he could react, another attack, carrying golden Bizarre Energy, flashed toward his body.

The two attacks changed the elder's expression. No longer