The final step to Level 98
The Sea God Power beneath the riverbed stirred up the mud and sand, and Bai Jin, stepping on the gravel pulled up by Cang, approached Tang San diagonally.
Tang San did not combine the two attacks into the same straight line. The Trident pressed down the distance in front, the Blue Silver Emperor under his feet emerged from the water, and the Eight Spider Lances unfolded behind his Divine Outfit, simultaneously sealing several gaps near his body.
Bai Jin struck the river surface with a powerful blow, causing the water wall to rise horizontally and block the impact at the base of the barrier.
The water wall lasted only a breath.
Tang San then plunged the halberd into the water. The Divine Power that fell into the riverbed connected with that above, and the pebbles beside Bai Jin were Limitless. The Wuxia sword on Bai Jin's ankle shrank inward.
He used the teleportation technique to Shrinking Earth the river, and just as he landed on the South Slope, a halberd came flying towards him from the side.
The fabric tore, but no wound appeared immediately. Limitless still pushed the halberd shadow outside his body, but the Soul Power that maintained that distance was already different from the other three places in Six Eyes.
If the furthest landing point is slow, the closer landing points will face more pressure.
Bai Jin raised his Right Hand, and the halberd exploded against his shoulder, pushing back the remaining shadow of the halberd. Tang San blocked it with his halberd, and the golden pattern on the chest of his Divine Outfit lit up once, causing the ground between the two to sink.
"You are putting away your Soul Bone," Tang San said.
"So that I won't keep letting it spoil me."
Bai Jin used his toes to catch the slipping rocks, and with his left hand, he repositioned the surrounding space. This time, the Void Anchor only fixed his own position, while the blockade in the distance was directly supported by his Soul Power and spirit.
The stabbing pain in my temples intensified.
When he was practicing in the Angel Outer Courtyard, he could detect delays, stop his attacks, and try again. Now, Tang San's true artifact had swept over, and the wounded soldiers behind the closed door had not yet retreated to a safe place. He could not afford to trade failure for another chance.
The Trident struck the edge of the rocky slope.
The azure light released by Bai Jin slammed towards the middle of the halberd blade, but another pulling force came from behind Tang San, filling that spot with azure divine light. The halberd blade deviated a few inches, still grazing Bai Jin's abdomen, the Divine Power striking his Meridians, causing him to bend over in pain.
He pressed his hand against his abdomen, Reversal the bruised flesh, but the mental dislocation remained.
Tang San pressed forward without stopping.
"Is it worth it for you to stand here in her place?"
Bai Jin straightened up from the sunken rock, while Cang and He froze between his hands.
The middle section of the halberd shaft pressed down on Tang San's left palm, and Bai Jin saw the golden patterns expanding from the palm to both sides. Before the new halberd shadow could take shape, he sent out Cang, grabbed the right side of the halberd blade, and then struck He at Tang San's feet.
Tang San didn't chase the unbalanced blade tip. Instead, he used the pull to his side and swept the halberd shaft towards Bai Jin's wrist. The Sea God Power spun out along the shaft, sweeping away half of the newly formed power. The remaining force still shattered the rocks at Tang San's feet.
The two of them fell into the lower ground together.
Bai Jin closed the distance and slammed his knee into Tang San's abdomen. The Blue Silver Emperor formed a protective shield on the outside of his Divine Outfit, blocking the close-range attack for Tang San, but it was torn off by Cang, who pressed down on him afterward. The broken vine grazed Bai Jin's side, leaving a bloody gash.
He stopped in his tracks, pressed his Right Hand against the empty space above Tang San's halberd, and extended the swing distance. The halberd blade grazed his shoulder and fell into the Rock Wall behind him.
"It's too close here," Tang San said as he sheathed his halberd.
"Just in time to see where you're going to hit next."
Bai Jin pushed Cang towards the spot where the halberd blade was embedded, forcing Tang San to abandon using the Rock Wall as a fulcrum. The two retreated back to the exposed riverbank. Blood was flowing more from his right ear. After wiping it away, there was still one spot in the surrounding space that could not be kept up at the same time.
"You've returned from the sea, able to choose your own path. So can I."
Two forces surged forward. Tang San raised his halberd to block Cang's pull, and his Blue Silver Emperor sword wrapped around the rock layer, stabilizing his body that had been pushed away by He. But Bai Jin had already reached his left side along the shortening distance and punched him in the Divine Outfit shoulder armor.
Tang San, along with the water column behind him, moved sideways, his Eight Spider Lances gripping the Rock Wall, their tips embedded in the stone.
Bai Jin also took half a step back, his Right Hand bone cracked.
A dent remained on the shoulder armor of the Sea God Outfit, but it was still healing with Divine Power. Tang San glanced at him, retracted the Spider Spear that was gripping the Rock Wall, and turned the Trident to the other side of his body.
Yan's shout came from the wall.
The foundation of the wall had blocked the impact, and the inner Wounded Soldiers' Corridor was finally clear. Hu Liena led the last group of people to retreat to the second layer of the city wall, while Xie Yue cut down the ladders extending outward to prevent the loose wooden frames from falling below.
Qian Renxue stood above them, her Holy Sword slicing along the edge of the Pass Tower, intercepting the falling stones.
She did not infuse Bai Jin with Angel Divine Power.
There were four forces emanating and descending simultaneously from those Six Eyes. Any force forcibly added from the outside could force him to reopen the gap that was about to close.
Bai Jin glanced at her across the valley.
Qian Renxue raised the Holy Sword, and a golden light barrier pressed against the wall.
The road ahead stabilized.
Bai Jin turned to Tang San again, actively pushing away the four positions of Worldless Sky-Sealing. One position blocked the advance from under the riverbed, the second restricted the halberd shadow from circling into the pass, and the other two pressed down on Tang San and right.
The river water still flows normally, and pebbles can still roll out from the boundary.
Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor continued to grow along the stone surface, but instead of using Divine Power to directly teleport to the front of the city tower, he used his Trident to lift the blockade beside Bai Jin, his Divine Power rising from the trident blade and pushing that spot until it trembled.
Blood flowed from Bai Jin's right ear.
He recognized the intermittent sluggishness. Compared to the four points of contact in the Medicine Cavern that were far apart, the power before him was more complete and more ferocious, with each point changing with the movement of Tang San's wrist.
With Six Eyes, one can see clearly, Soul Power can keep up, but Meridians must make way for an old injury when they are readjusted.
He once used Bone Anchor to bypass it.
This time, Bai Jin sent the bypassed Soul Power back into that Meridians.
Blood dripped from his sleeve, causing the surrounding area to sway. Tang San immediately seized the loose spot, his Sea God Trident pointing directly at his chest.
Bai Jin did not use the Boundless Passage to retreat.
At the moment the halberd blade was about to strike, he simultaneously released Cang and He, dividing the opposing forces into four Meridians, and then used his spirit to suppress the shift in position. A tearing pain shot through his chest, spreading outwards Limitless, and the halberd blade stopped in front of his clothes.
Immediately afterwards, all four spatial positions simultaneously tilted inward.
Cang and He approached from the same direction. Tang San's steps stopped under the pressure from both sides. The water ripples on his Sea God Outfit rolled up along his waist, blocking the sudden impact.
Bai Jin exhaled, but the blood he had just suppressed surged back to his lips.
Tang San's power continues to increase.
The water column rising from the valley passed over their heads, and the golden light on the halberd blade converged into a line. Bai Jin raised his Right Hand, pressing his palm against the elongated distance, his finger bones reconnecting, but the wound on the back of his hand was still bleeding.
He has already grasped the same change.
The pain in his Right Arm was still forcing him to change course, and Bai Jin blocked that escape route as well. He immediately reconnected the Meridians that had split open again, and his Soul Power followed closely behind, keeping all four positions perfectly aligned.
The pressure coming from all four directions simultaneously entered the Six Eyes and also landed in the Meridians. In the past, he had to deal with the pressure separately, but now only the last bit mattered.
Tang San thrust the halberd forward.
Bai Jin's right palm stopped in mid-air, and the nine Soul Ring pressed down on his side at the same time. The outermost red light stabilized, and the wave above the valley could no longer get close to the wall.
The rocks beneath their feet crumbled completely.
Bai Jin, however, took that step forward.