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Chapter 263: Intercepting great fortune
Sun Yuanqing's expression changed drastically, and the third-tier defensive Dharma treasure he carried erupted in a ring of golden ripples.
The instant the ripples burst outward, third-tier talismans at his waist ignited without wind, turning into layer upon layer of defensive barriers and healing radiance that sheltered him.
Even so, Sun Yuanqing shuddered violently and staggered back three steps. The Golden Core Dharma body he had hastily manifested was covered in cracks, and he spat out blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
How is this possible? Disbelief filled Sun Yuanqing's eyes.
He was a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator and an upper-grade third-tier Formation Master. With the Thousand-City Dragon-Locking Treasure Formation he had prepared in advance, he could even fight a late-stage Golden Core expert.
Yet he had never imagined that he would fail to withstand even a single blow from Zhu Shaoyuan's Dharma body, and would nearly die from the formation's backlash.
Is this the strength of the First Golden Core? Sun Yuanqing's gaze sharpened, and he looked at Zhu Shaoyuan warily.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the formation's collapse, Zhu Qiong used an escape technique to retreat a considerable distance with Chen Beiwu.
To be honest, if he could have broken the formation and defeated the Heavy Gold Sect's Golden Core Formation Master, Zhu Qiong would never have asked his father for help in front of his junior brother.
Unfortunately, Zhu Qiong had no confidence in breaking the formation. As time passed, the danger he sensed through his Divine Sense only grew more terrifying.
If they waited another few dozen breaths and allowed the formation's power to continue rising, even Zhu Qiong, with all the trump cards he carried, would risk death, let alone his junior brother inside the formation, who