Guo Jiuxiao was utterly dumbstruck at the sight of Li Tianming.
"Y-you... your research succeeded?!"
Guo Jiuxiao's voice trembled uncontrollably.
Li Tianming nodded. "As you can see."
"Impossible! Your research required so many rare treasures! How could a sequence level five piece of trash like you possibly gather them all? This has to be an illusion!"
Before he finished speaking, dozens of pitch-black vines burst from the earth and coiled around a Guo Jiuxiao whose body radiated golden light.
The moment the vines tightened, the golden radiance touched their surfaces and swiftly evaporated. Smoke kept rising from the vines as the golden light scorched them.
Guo Jiuxiao bellowed, making the golden radiance surge. Just as he was about to break free, the blue sword formation hovering behind Li Tianming moved.
Over a hundred swords of light rang out in unison with a jade-like chime, their tips turning to lock onto their target. The next instant, their light converged into a raging blue river that crashed down upon Jiuxiao's crown like a flood bursting through a dam!
Bang, bang, bang, bang!!
The first dozen or so streaks of sword light cleaved through the golden light surrounding him and struck his Tier Four Armor, bursting into clusters of blue sparks. Radiance flowed across the armor as it barely managed to shatter the sword light, but cracks also appeared on its surface.
Yet the following streaks came without the slightest pause. Before one had fully dissipated, the next arrived, all hammering the same spot and widening the cracks.
Bang, bang, bang!! Crack!
The armor finally buckled under the strain and shattered completely, leaving a fist-sized breach.
With the final barrier gone, the remaining dozens of blue sword lights met no resistance as they poured into Guo Jiuxiao's body through the top of his