The Iron Tail Scorpion Shows Its Might

Shen Long flapped the wings on his back lightly, dodging the yellow earth spike.

The man in the red shirt activated a talisman flickering with red light, which transformed into over twenty bowl-sized Crimson Fireballs. At the same time, he flicked his right hand, and another yellow earth spike shot out, heading straight for Shen Long.

Shen Long activated the Black Tortoise Shield, blocking it in front of him.

Both the Crimson Fireballs and the yellow earth spike were blocked by the Black Tortoise Shield, but a short blade flickering with red light bypassed the shield and slashed at the Mystic Water Shield, causing it to tremble.

At the same time, another bolt of silver lightning struck down, adding several more fine cracks to the surface of the red shield.

The man in the red shirt's legs were entangled by two thick green vines, leaving him no way to dodge. He took out a talisman flickering with red light and slapped it onto his body. With a flash of red light, a thick red barrier emerged, protecting his entire body.

Shen Long released Crimson Fireballs one after another, smashing them against the red shield, and the cracks on its surface grew more numerous.

After the seventh bolt of silver lightning struck, the red shield shattered into pieces, completely destroyed.

The eighth and ninth bolts of silver lightning struck the yellow barrier one after another, causing the yellow barrier's spiritual light to dim and flicker, and the thundercloud vanished as well.

A Crimson Fireball descended from the sky, smashing into the yellow barrier. Rolling flames engulfed the yellow barrier, and at the same time, the Mystic Water Blade plunged into the flames, shattering the yellow barrier, only to be blocked by the red barrier.

The man in the red shirt was terrified and hurriedly took out a three-colored talisman, slapping it onto his body. A thick three-colored barrier emerged, forming a second layer of defense.

Shen Long frowned; the opponent had quite a few talismans, and taking him down would not be easy.

He landed on the ground, the spiritual light of his green feathered wings dimming. With a flash of green light, the Flight Talisman detached from his body and spontaneously ignited into ashes, its power exhausted.

It had already lost much of its power last time, and this time it was completely used up.

The man in the red shirt activated a Fire Snake Talisman, which transformed into a red fire snake about a zhang long, lunging toward Shen Long.

Shen Long tapped his finger lightly, and the Black Tortoise Shield flew up to meet it, blocking the red fire snake.

A loud explosion rang out, and rolling flames engulfed the Black Tortoise Shield.

Shen Long flipped his right hand, and a talisman flickering with green light appeared in his hand, bearing the pattern of a miniature tiger.

He flicked his wrist, and the Beast Soul Talisman left his hand.

With a muffled "puchi" sound, the Beast Soul Talisman burst open, transforming into a massive Green Wind Tiger.

"A Beast Soul Talisman!"

The man in the red shirt exclaimed. He had thought the Lightning Attraction Talisman was Shen Long's trump card; he hadn't expected Shen Long to also possess a Beast Soul Talisman. Both were at the sixth level of Qi Refining, yet Shen Long's wealth was far too vast!

Furthermore, Shen Long had cultivated three first-tier spells to Great Perfection, which was extremely rare among rogue cultivators.

As soon as the Green Wind Tiger appeared, it opened its blood-red maw and spat out a giant wind blade a zhang long, which struck the red barrier in a flash, causing it to tremble.

Shen Long flicked his right hand, and a Crimson Fireball the size of a water vat flew out, smashing toward the opposite side, while the Green Wind Tiger also released green wind blades to attack the man in the red shirt.

Before long, the red barrier shattered.

The man in the red shirt's expression turned very ugly; he had no more first-tier talismans left in his hand.

The Green Wind Tiger pushed off with its hind legs, leapt up, and lunged at the man in the red shirt. The man hurriedly activated a red flying dart, striking at the Green Wind Tiger.

The Green Wind Tiger opened its mouth and spat out a green wind blade, which collided with the red flying dart, producing a muffled sound of metal clashing.

Shen Long put away the Black Tortoise Shield and activated the Azure Moon Shears, striking the three-colored barrier along with the Mystic Water Blade. The three-colored barrier trembled violently, and at the same time, a Crimson Fireball descended from the sky, smashing into the three-colored barrier as rolling flames engulfed the man in the red shirt.

The man in the red shirt knew very well that the defensive talisman could not hold off two magical tools for long, so he hurriedly controlled the red flying knife to return for defense, blocking the Azure Moon Shears, while the red flying dart continued to attack the Green Wind Tiger.

He released yellow earth spikes one by one to block the incoming Crimson Fireballs.

The battle reached a stalemate, with both men controlling two magical tools to fight. Shen Long had the help of the Green Wind Tiger and held the upper hand, while the man in the red shirt defended with all his might.

Shen Long did not want a protracted battle; who knew if Xu Lei could kill Chen Xiong? If someone else came to help, it would be troublesome.

While releasing Crimson Fireballs, he reached into his robes to take out the Spirit Beast Bag, extended it behind him, and shook it with the opening facing down. A yellow light flew out and submerged into the ground.

The man in the red shirt had no spare energy to observe Shen Long's every move. Under the frantic attacks of the Mystic Water Blade, the spiritual light of the three-colored barrier dimmed.

Shen Long pinched a spell seal, and the blue light of the Mystic Water Blade surged, heading straight for the red flying dart to engage it in a struggle. The Green Wind Tiger opened its blood-red maw and spat out a giant wind blade a zhang long, striking the three-colored barrier, causing its light to dim even further.

The Green Wind Tiger lunged over, its open maw revealing a row of sharp teeth; snapping his neck would be no problem.

The man in the red shirt was startled. He flicked his sleeve, and a yellow earth spike shot out, heading straight for the Green Wind Tiger.

At the same time, green light flared from his feet as he retreated. A thick green vine broke through the ground and entangled his left foot, but fortunately, he was unharmed thanks to the protection of the three-colored barrier.

A Crimson Fireball the size of a water vat descended from the sky, smashing into the three-colored barrier, and rolling flames engulfed it.

Even through the three-colored barrier, the man in the red shirt could still feel an astonishingly high temperature.

A giant wind blade flew over and struck the three-colored barrier, causing it to tremble and flicker.

A gray-white tail barb broke through the ground and struck the three-colored barrier, acting like the final straw that broke the camel's back, and the three-colored barrier shattered.

The tail barb pierced through the man in the red shirt's head. His body went limp and collapsed, and the spiritual light of his two magical tools dimmed as they fell to the ground.

Shen Long breathed a sigh of relief. He pinched a spell seal, and the Green Wind Tiger transformed back into a green talisman, falling into his hand with its power depleted by one-third.

After this battle, he had used up over a hundred spirit stones, but fortunately, the harvest was not small; he had gained two mid-grade magical tools, while the low-grade one had been destroyed by the lightning spell.

The Iron Tail Scorpion crawled out from the ground, emitting happy hissing sounds, its tail barb swaying left and right as if asking for credit.

"I'll let you have a full meal when we get back."

Shen Long promised; at critical moments, the Iron Tail Scorpion could still play a significant role.

He retrieved the Iron Tail Scorpion into the Spirit Beast Bag, searched the man in the red shirt for a Red Storage Bag, picked up the two mid-grade magical tools, threw a Crimson Fireball to burn the corpse, and left the area.

Returning to the Marketplace, Shen Long went to the Craftsman Hall, and Sun Huowang happened to be there as well.

He took out a wolf pelt and four sharp claws, saying, "These are the pelt and claws of a mid-stage first-tier Howling Wind Wolf. Shopkeeper, take a look."

The carcass of an early-stage first-tier Howling Wind Wolf wasn't worth much, so he planned to keep it as rations for the Iron Tail Scorpion.