"Barrier-Breaking Heart-Locking Awl."
In an instant, the name flashed through Chen Nianzhi's mind.
The Barrier-Breaking Heart-Locking Awl was Lin Baixi's famed magical treasure. Though it was only Tier 2 Mid-grade, it was a rare, exceptional artifact.
Not only was this treasure incredibly fast, it also specialized in piercing protective True Essence barriers and the light screens of defensive artifacts. Ordinary Tier 2 Mid-grade defensive artifacts might not be able to withstand its attack.
Naturally, Chen Nianzhi didn't dare let down his guard. He spread the Jiuyi Bell around himself, then guided the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword skyward. The thirty-foot sword aura it unleashed forced the treasure back.
"Life-Bound Immortal Sword?"
Seeing that streak of sword light, Lin Baixi revealed a trace of envy.
The methods and materials for refining Life-bound Magical Treasures were incomparably precious. Though he was at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, he still couldn't compare to people like Chen Nianzhi and Zuo Mingxu, and had yet to refine a Life-bound Magical Treasure.
"Boom."
Yet in that instant, Chen Nianzhi launched his counterattack.
With a raised hand, the Azure Ape Orb expanded to over ten feet wide and smashed toward Lin Baixi.
Lin Baixi didn't take the blow head-on. He immediately turned and rode his escape light back a hundred yards. Seeing the Azure Ape Orb smash crisscrossing cracks more than thirty feet long into the earth, his pupils couldn't help but contract.
"This artifact weighs ten thousand jun. If it hits, even a physically powerful Tier 2 demonic beast probably won't be able to endure it."
Lin Baixi drew a deep breath and took out a small treasure furnace etched with purple patterns, offering it toward Chen Nianzhi.
The treasure furnace rose into the sky, and its lid suddenly flew open. Purple flames poured down like a