As the four men moved, the spiritual power surrounding the Four Young Masters began rapidly merging with the power of heaven and earth. Illusions of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums truly bloomed around them. At last, Huo Hai understood where their titles had come from.
These illusions were probably not merely connected to the Battle Spirit Arts the four cultivated; they undoubtedly had something to do with their Source Spirit Treasures as well. Although their movement techniques differed slightly, Huo Hai could tell that all four shared the same origin. The resonance produced by such techniques could not possibly differ this greatly.
Great swathes of plum petals continually rose beneath Plum Young Master's feet and scattered in every direction. Orchids bloomed beneath Orchid Young Master, while bamboo leaves surrounded Bamboo Young Master. Naturally, Young Master Chrysanthemum was surrounded by chrysanthemums, just as his title suggested.
These things looked beautiful and seemed to have little offensive power, but their actual strength was unquestionably greater than before. A moment later, the illusions actually merged together without interfering with one another.
At that moment, Huo Hai felt the pressure on him increase considerably. From time to time, he had to release sword qi to block the attacks. Relying on movement techniques alone was no longer enough to evade them all. After all, Huo Hai was not a real bat, and his body was far larger than one. Dodging most of such densely packed attacks was already an impressive feat.
Just then, the Four Young Masters finally launched their attacks. Plum Young Master continually waved his folding fan, adding gust after gust of cutting wind to the surroundings. Rather than disrupting the attacks, the wind made them even more unpredictable.
Orchid Young Master flicked both hands repeatedly, releasing subtle bursts of force that