(Tonight, a coworker is celebrating a birthday, so dinner and drinks are inevitable. If I can't get back in time, I'll post the remaining update tomorrow!)
Hmph! Looks like I'll have to get serious! With that thought, Zhang Zhi flicked his hand, and the Qi Shield formed from white vapor dissolved into a cloud and vanished. Both hands rapidly formed spell seals, glowing orange. He thrust them out before him, sending several streams of white vapor soaring upward, then shot streaks of orange light into them. The white vapor and orange light formed a small vortex before him, radiating dazzling light, and a massive orange Giant Shield instantly took shape.
Bang! Bang! The instant the massive orange Giant Shield formed, two Flame Blades struck it directly, producing two explosive reports. Li Xiaoya had not been idle; he had tried to interrupt Zhang Zhi's spell, but unfortunately, he had been a moment too late.
Yet the massive orange Giant Shield remained completely unscathed. Zhang Zhi chuckled, pointed toward Li Xiaoya, and shouted, "Go!" With a piercing shriek, the Giant Shield hurtled toward Li Xiaoya. Zhang Zhi had created it by blending his own earth-element cultivation method with the Kunqi Sect's unique divine ability, the Immortal Qi Technique. Its power was no less than that of a high-grade dharma artifact.
Seeing the Giant Shield hurtling toward him, Li Xiaoya rapidly formed seals with both hands, then slammed them toward the ground. Whoosh!!! Huge flames gushed from his hands and struck the ground. Using the immense recoil, Li Xiaoya shot skyward as fast as lightning, instantly evading the oncoming Giant Shield. With a thunderous crash, the Giant Shield smashed into the spot where he had just stood, gouging out a pit more than three feet deep.
"Hmph! Where do you think you're running?"