Eliminating the Enemy

The man in the green shirt unleashed a cyan flying blade, shattering the crimson fireball into pieces.

Shen Long took out a Golden Armor Talisman and slapped it onto his body. With a flash of golden light, a thick suit of golden armor manifested, protecting his entire frame.

He flicked his sleeve, sending a crimson fireball the size of a water vat flying toward his opponent, and simultaneously launched his Mystic Water Blade to attack the man in the green shirt.

The man in the green shirt pulled out a cyan talisman and slapped it onto himself, causing a thick cyan light barrier to emerge.

The cyan flying blade collided with the Mystic Water Blade, producing a series of metallic clashing sounds.

Shen Long flicked his sleeve again, and another crimson fireball the size of a water vat shot out, heading straight for the man in the green shirt.

The man in the green shirt unleashed a pair of scissors that shimmered with cyan light. With a snap, they crushed the crimson fireball. He flipped his right hand, revealing a talisman flickering with red light; a Fire Crow pattern was visible on its surface.

He flicked his right hand, and the red talisman flew from his grasp, transforming into five crimson Fire Crows that radiated an astonishing heat.

"Fire Crow Talisman!"

Shen Long's expression tightened. This was a high-grade tier-one talisman. He hurriedly deployed his Black Tortoise Shield, but two of the crimson Fire Crows slammed into it, turning into rolling flames that engulfed the shield.

The other three crimson Fire Crows bypassed the Black Tortoise Shield and struck Shen Long.

With a thunderous boom, a sea of crimson flames enveloped Shen Long.

The cyan scissors struck from the front but were blocked by the Black Tortoise Shield.

An earthy-yellow spider crawled out from the ground, possessing eight sickle-like sharp legs covered in fine hair.

The corners of the man in the green shirt's mouth curled up slightly; this Quicksand Spider was his true trump card.

The Quicksand Spider opened its mouth and spat out several yellow earth spikes a foot long, which plunged into the flames, while its sickle-like legs lunged directly at Shen Long.

A series of muffled "thuds" echoed out, as if these attacks had been blocked.

The flames dissipated, revealing Shen Long's figure.

A water-blue light barrier covered Shen Long, and he was still wearing the thick golden armor, which now bore scorch marks from the fire.

"Mystic Water Shield at Great Perfection!"

The man in the green shirt frowned.

Shen Long flicked his right hand, and a crimson fireball the size of a water vat flew out, slamming into the Quicksand Spider. Rolling flames engulfed the creature, and it let out a painful hiss.

Shen Long pinched a spell gesture, causing the Mystic Water Blade to glow with intense blue light. It knocked away the cyan flying blade, circled around, and slashed into the Quicksand Spider, cutting it in two.

The man in the green shirt was both shocked and furious. He had spent a significant amount of cultivation resources to raise this Quicksand Spider. It had played a major role when they ambushed the monster-hunting team that Xu Wen and Xu Wu belonged to, helping him kill an enemy.

Now that the Quicksand Spider had been killed by Shen Long, he naturally would not let the matter rest.

Shen Long flicked his right hand, and another crimson fireball the size of a water vat flew over.

The man in the green shirt hurriedly controlled his cyan flying blade to slice the crimson fireball in two. Soon, the Mystic Water Blade shot over, tangling with the cyan flying blade.

Shen Long put away his Black Tortoise Shield and continuously released crimson fireballs, smashing them toward his opponent.

He was only controlling one low-grade magical tool, so his mana consumption was relatively low.

The man in the green shirt was controlling one mid-grade and one low-grade magical tool, resulting in much higher mana consumption. The cyan scissors struck the blue water barrier, causing it to cave inward.

After half a quarter of an hour, the man in the green shirt's face turned pale, his brows furrowed tightly.

Limited by their spiritual sense, it was the limit for most Qi Refining cultivators to control two magical tools simultaneously.

He could not break through Shen Long's defense, and controlling two tools at once was draining his spiritual sense and mana severely. In contrast, Shen Long only looked slightly pale.

Shen Long felt a secret joy; it was clear that his opponent had not cultivated any single spell to the Great Perfection stage. Few people were willing to spend a large amount of time practicing a spell when a single magical tool or talisman could do the job; they would rather use that time for cultivation.

Unless something unexpected happened, the man in the green shirt was bound to lose.

The man in the green shirt unleashed a talisman flickering with white light, which transformed into over a dozen white ice spikes two feet long, heading straight for Shen Long.

Shen Long flicked his sleeve, and a crimson fireball flew out to meet them.

With a thunderous boom, the rolling flames engulfed most of the white ice spikes. A few remaining spikes struck the blue water barrier, causing it to ripple, but it remained unscathed.

The man in the green shirt put away his two magical tools, deployed a cyan shield that spun continuously around him, slapped a Wind Control Talisman onto his body, and fled into the distance.

He hadn't escaped very far before a cyan vine as thick as an adult's arm burst from the ground and coiled around his right leg.

"Entanglement Technique at Great Perfection!"

The man in the green shirt exclaimed in shock. He never expected that a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator would have cultivated three tier-one spells to the Great Perfection stage.

He hurriedly deployed a cyan flying blade to sever the cyan vine.

An astonishing heat rushed toward him as a crimson fireball the size of a house descended from the sky, slamming into his cyan shield.

With a loud bang, the fireball exploded, and rolling flames engulfed the man in the green shirt.

Before the flames could dissipate, another crimson fireball smashed into him.

Shen Long continuously released crimson fireballs, pelting the man in the green shirt as the roaring sounds of explosions and rolling flames filled the air.

The Mystic Water Blade circled around and plunged into the sea of fire, not making a single sound.

Shen Long dared not be careless and continued to release crimson fireballs toward the man in the green shirt.

After a short quarter of an hour, Shen Long was bloodless and panting heavily.

The flames dissipated, leaving a giant crater several zhang wide in the ground with signs of melting inside, along with a cyan shield and a cyan storage bag.

Under the assault of the dense fireballs, the man in the cyan shirt was left with no remains, leaving behind only his storage bag and magic tools.

Shen Long let out a long sigh of relief. He collected the corpse of the Quicksand Spider, walked to the edge of the crater, and retrieved the cyan shield and the storage bag. He took out a Flight Talisman and slapped it onto his body, causing a pair of shimmering cyan wings to sprout from his back.

With a gentle flap of the cyan wings, Shen Long soared into the air and flew toward the high sky.

Returning to the marketplace, Shen Long immediately went back to his residence.

He activated the Soundproofing Array, sat cross-legged on the stone bed, and took out the cyan storage bag. He shook it upside down, and as a sweep of cyan light passed by, a pile of items appeared on the ground.

After counting, there were three magic tools in total: the Azure Cloud Shield and the Azure Cloud Blade were low-grade magic tools, while the Azure Moon Shears were a mid-grade magic tool. There were also one hundred and seventy-five spirit stones, three jade slips, five Qi Nourishing Pills, one Wind Control Talisman, and a cyan wooden box.

He opened the wooden box to find a white insect egg inside, which emitted a faint fluctuation of vitality.

Could this be the egg of a Snow Crystal Spider?

Shen Long thought to himself.

He picked up a cyan jade slip and pressed it against his forehead.

"Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect Ranking!"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Shen Long's face.

According to the jade slip, there are no fewer than a hundred million types of spirit insects in the cultivation world. The Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect Ranking records over a thousand of the more powerful ones, each possessing unique innate abilities.

The Snow Crystal Spider is ranked eight hundred and seventy-fifth on the Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect Ranking. It is an ice-attribute spirit insect that can exhale cold air and is impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire.