The rain of arrows struck the curtain of swords with a crackling barrage, sending fragments flying!
Yet the arrows were merely a medium for casting spells.
Sword Qi collided violently with the arrows, bursting them into blood mist that swirled around their bodies.
Hidden within that blood mist was Shi Jiao's Yin-Yang curse poison, seeping in silently, thread by thread.
As Shen Lingyue swung his sword to fend off the attack, he suddenly felt his true qi turn sluggish. An icy aura seeped through his pores and spread along his meridians. His expression changed, and he shouted, "There's qi poison in the blood! Be careful!"
Lu Changfeng already knew, of course.
He had been on his guard from the instant the blood mist burst apart. Holding the Shennong Ruler across his body, he unleashed a brilliant emerald glow from it. A gentle aura enveloped him, keeping the qi poison at bay. He darted and twisted to avoid the arrows while using the ruler's power to protect himself.
Meanwhile, the hundred-odd controlled experts had already swept past Shen Lingyue and swarmed toward Lu Changfeng! Yue Longyuan's palms flew, their gusts swirling like Buddhist chants; Shangguan He swung his longsword in rapid succession, its light flowing like colored glaze; Fang Wendao thrust out both palms, their scorching winds like raging flames burning the heavens!
Lu Changfeng swept his gaze across them and said coldly, "The Yin-Yang School's Yin-Yang Curse Seal. You certainly know plenty of tricks!"
Shi Jiao laughed wildly. "It's too late for flattery now!"
Before his laughter faded, he cast another Yin-Yang Art:
"Five Elements Positioning, Heavy Earth Chains!"
Earth qi condensed into thick chains that suddenly surged up beneath Lu Changfeng's feet!
The chains were ocher throughout, formed from pure heavy earth qi and incomparably tough. They instantly coiled