But his superior-grade magic artifact was still far away in the sky, beyond his ability to recall it to his defense. He could only twist around immediately at low altitude, trying to evade.
At the same time, he slapped two low-grade [Golden Shield Talismans] onto himself, instantly raising two golden shields behind him.
The next instant, still uneasy, he seized a moment to form a hand seal and added a barrier of magical power around himself.
Crack!
Crack!
The cold wind struck the golden shields and unleashed its icy chill, making them shudder violently.
A dense spiderweb of cracks appeared across the first golden shield. It had frozen and split.
The second held out little longer before shattering with a crack.
By the time the wind reached his magical barrier, its power was spent. But the second [Cold Wind Talisman] had already followed close behind, and the freezing wind raged once more!
"Why do these Xu Family vermin throw around mid-grade talismans at every turn?!"
Chen Guqing ground his teeth. A terrible sense of foreboding rose in him, and he cursed inwardly!
He had spent all his savings acquiring this superior-grade magic artifact. He could not afford many mid-grade defensive talismans, nor had he thought them necessary.
Now he had paid dearly for it.
His magical barrier was breached, and the remaining cold swept over him. The sweat on Chen Guqing's back froze directly into frost as a bone-piercing chill engulfed him.
Fortunately, he had shifted aside, but one arm and one thigh were still caught in the freezing wind. His blood congealed, and frostbite set in.
He stumbled to the ground, his arm barely responding.
He could hardly even stand steady.
Though it took time to describe, everything above had happened in a single breath.
Before Chen Guqing could