In the gorge passage, both sides had nearly exhausted their Spiritual Power and began trading Spirit Talismans. All manner of talismans were continuously activated, sending multicolored lights soaring and flashing.
The uproar spread in every direction, drawing the attention of cultivators from the two great sects nearby. But after observing the situation from afar, none dared approach lightly.
The battle was already so intense that there was no room for them to intervene. If they were carelessly drawn into it, death would be certain.
Tier Five cultivators might have been able to interfere in such a fight, but neither sect had many Tier Five cultivators to deploy. Since the war began, the Tier Five cultivators on both sides had been restraining one another at the heart of Sky-Rending Gorge, unable to move. That was also why Lu Ye had not encountered a single Tier Five cultivator these past few days.
By now, it was fully daylight. Lu Ye panted heavily. He had never expected a battle to turn out like this, but the dawn of victory was right before him, because he discovered that his opponent seemed to be out of offensive Spirit Talismans!
That was only natural. Luo Ji himself was a Spell Cultivator, proficient in all kinds of low-level spells. The spells he cast were more powerful than ordinary Spirit Talismans, so he carried fewer than ten offensive talismans as backups. Most of what he had brought were defensive ones.
After his fierce battle with Lu Ye, he had used up virtually every offensive Spirit Talisman he possessed. The thought filled him with unbearable shame.
In his view, a true Spell Cultivator should disdain relying on the power of Spirit Talismans. That was a mark of incompetence!
But now... incompetence it was. Better that than being hacked to