Xu Qingtong knew full well that the Jade Exquisite's defenses surpassed those of the True Qi Armor Talisman. Even the True Qi Armor Talisman could more or less withstand a Yuanrong Bolt's attack, so the Jade Ruyi should be even better able to withstand one.
Du Siwen did not know how strong the Jade Exquisite's defenses were, but she knew the Yuanrong Crossbow's offensive power. After hearing Xu Qingtong's words, she hesitated for a moment, still not daring to activate the Yuanrong Crossbow.
"Don't worry, Senior Sister! You can't hurt me!" Seeing that Du Siwen kept holding back, Xu Qingtong knew she was worried about him and hurried to reassure her.
Standing beside Du Siwen, Dongfang Hui added, "Senior Sister Du, since Brother Qingtong said so, he must be confident. Go ahead without worrying!"
Du Siwen gritted her teeth and activated the Yuanrong Crossbow with her magic power. A Yuanrong Bolt shot out and struck Xu Qingtong's Pagoda Phantom Shadow.
With a thunderous boom, the Yuanrong Bolt blasted Xu Qingtong more than ten zhang away, yet the Pagoda Phantom Shadow surrounding his body remained unbroken.
Du Siwen ran to Xu Qingtong's side in a few strides and asked anxiously, "Qingtong, are you all right?"
Xu Qingtong withdrew his immortal power and dismissed the Pagoda Phantom Shadow, saying with a smile, "I was right! Even a Yuanrong Bolt can't break through my Pagoda Phantom Shadow!"
"Qingtong, what kind of defensive method is this? How can it be so powerful?" Du Siwen asked.
"Senior Sister, do you remember the stone house on Lakeside Island?"
"Lakeside Island? Which Lakeside Island?" Du Siwen asked in confusion.
"Uh, well, the one inside that great formation where you and Xiao Bai took me to heal after Senior Sister Dongfang stabbed me!"
Hearing this, Dongfang Hui, who