A showdown with the Grand Elder
Facing the Grand Elder whose rage was soaring to the heavens, Su Zhan felt a surge of tension. Fortunately, he had just withdrawn his Avatar in time, preventing Avatar from being crushed.
The Elder sneered, "Do you think you can escape unscathed from me? If I hadn't given you some face, you would have been dead countless times by now!"
Su Zhan naturally understood that even though one of the Three Ancient Tribes had declined, it was still a force to be reckoned with.
This person is far superior to the Devil Race he once knew. It would be too easy for him to kill him, especially since this is their territory. Now that there is nowhere to retreat, he has to face this person directly.
Even if he were naked, it wouldn't be easy for him to escape, let alone now that he has to carry such a large Altar on his back.
He's practically a moving target; no matter how excellent his positioning is, he can't utilize it at all.
But he couldn't just throw this thing away. Su Zhan was frantic, sweating profusely, and desperately asked the system for help.
"System, is there any way to summon the fragments from the Altar and have them come with me?"
System: "Ding, detecting..."
System: "Ding, search results are as follows..."
Instantly, a large amount of information was injected into Su Zhan's mind—a complete Summoning Method Formula.
He looks very powerful. I don't know his rank, but the mystery and complexity involved prove that his rank is definitely not low.
Su Zhan was overjoyed; there really was one.
Following the instructions, he secretly began to channel his Spirit Energy, but he couldn't make any sudden movements.
The Grand Elder was staring intently at him from the opposite side; if he behaved too strangely, he would be immediately interrupted.
He gritted his teeth, gathered strength in his hands, and launched an attack.
The Elder chuckled, as if mocking his overestimation of his abilities. Instead of trying to escape, he was thinking of confronting him head-on.
The Altar was not here at the time, so they couldn't see Altar condition, but the several Avatar did.
In the Chat Group, Blood Consumption said: Boss, boss, this Altar is glowing!
Su Zhan understood that his activation had begun to take effect. According to the method he had just learned, he should set up five Formation points here as invitation positions.
This is just the beginning. After the Formation points are set up, a six-pointed star needs to be drawn within the designated area, and then items that have been associated with the Altar should be scattered to summon them.
Whether it can be summoned or not depends on the Artifact itself.
These things sound simple, but they are actually extremely difficult to do.
Setting up a magic Magic Array out of thin air relies entirely on one's own Mental Power; very few people specialize in cultivating Mental Power.
Cultivation methods did exist, but they have long since vanished into the Desert of history.
Therefore, Su Zhan could only use a clumsy method, exhausting his own original Mental Power, in order to create the painting.
Such depletion is no different from tearing a hole in your own heart and letting your Essence Blood flow out.
It's very possible that you'll exhaust yourself trying to finish drawing it.
Putting aside anything far off, even setting up five solid Formation points in the air isn't easy, because he was in battle, and he was doing this right under the Grand Elder's nose.
They needed to maintain both offensive and defensive capabilities, while also assessing Fang Wei's strength and launching attacks stealthily without being detected by the enemy.
Such a huge workload naturally reduced his combat effectiveness by more than one level, and he was beaten up and covered in blood in just a few rounds.
Fortunately, he was in good health, so he pulled through and succeeded!
The Elder on the other side seemed surprised that he was so weak.
He said, "Kid, I thought you had some real skills, but it turns out you're nothing special. It seems you were just a hothouse flower with pitifully little practical experience."
Su Zhan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and remained silent.
As expected, they didn't notice. Great!
He began to think about the second step: how to draw the six-pointed star.
He was channeling his Mental Power; he was currently engaged in high-intensity combat, how could he allow himself to expend so much energy like that? Wouldn't that be courting death?
But there was no other way now; he had to resolve these matters and escape as quickly as possible, or he would surely die today.
Not summoning means certain death, while summoning might offer a glimmer of hope for escape—it sounds like a good deal.
He glanced at the Grand Elder, chuckled, and charged forward again, fearless of death.
Since drawing only consumes Mental Power, he simply unleashed all his power, burning his inner universe, and embraced the Grand Elder around the waist.
He pressed his hands behind his back, spun him around in the air several times, and drew most of the six-pointed star in a very fast speed, leaving only one point.
The Elder broke free from his restraints, shoved him back, and then threw a punch, filled with remorse.
I've been dragged along for so long by a mere brat like you; it's incredibly embarrassing!
His attacks became increasingly ruthless, and in just a few moves, Su Zhan coughed up blood like a fountain.
Su Zhan was already badly injured, and now the blood he vomited was soaking all over his body, completely drenching his clothes.
This is the High Priest he's wearing today; he hasn't had time to change yet, and it's already unrecognizable.
Suddenly, an idea struck Su Zhan: could this High Priest robe be put to use?
If I remember correctly, High Priest robes have Illusionary Technique changing their appearance.
He had an idea in mind, immediately turned around, and fled frantically at an extremely fast speed!
His goal wasn't really to escape, but to avoid the other person's sight. He turned and rushed towards a hidden patch of grass.
The Grand Elder merely scoffed, "Why didn't you run away sooner or later? Now that you're so badly injured, you still think you can escape my notice? What wishful thinking!"
He rushed in the direction Su Zhan had fled, and just as Su Zhan was about to disappear into the bushes, Su Zhan burst out again and fled frantically.
The speed was even faster than before. The Grand Elder realized that he had underestimated him; this kid's accumulated knowledge far exceeded his expectations.
He then sped up and chased after him, certain that Su Zhan, injured like this, would not escape his grasp, and pursued at a moderate pace.
Could we throw out a few attacks to clog Su Zhan's path and inflict some more injuries on him?
But he didn't know that after he left, a naked figure emerged from the bushes, casually pulled out a jacket, put it on, and went back up to the sky to draw the array again.
That's right, the one that escaped in front was Su Zhan's Avatar, who put on his own High Priest robes to escape and divert attention.
This clothing is really useful; it turns out it can not only change the shape of the clothes, but also change the appearance of the person wearing it.
The Grand Elder was highly skilled and had excellent eyesight, but they were too far away and could only see the back of the Avatar's head, so they couldn't tell the difference.