The deep-purple flying wheel slammed into the heavy water curtain with a muffled thud.
Purple venomous light ceaselessly ate away at the flowing water with a sizzling hiss. Wisps of pungent poisonous fog spread through the air, but they could not break through the curtain to harm Chen Shuangbai behind it.
Chen Shuangbai had used Cold Spring Guidance to draw on the pool's water and form the curtain. The water Qi circulated without cease, dispersing the force layer by layer and just managing to block the attack.
Boom!
After a tremendous crash,
Chen Shuangbai decisively sprang aside, landing a short distance away and dodging the fatal blow.
My opponent should be at Qi Refining Fifth Layer, with more abundant Law Power than mine. That's why the attacks are still hard to withstand...
Having worked out his opponents' methods, Chen Shuangbai began to fight on the move.
But the more he did so, the more anxious his two attackers became.
How could they have imagined that a mere Qi Refinement Fourth Layer cultivator could block the attacks of two of their own at Qi Refining Fifth Layer, and be as slippery as a cunning fox to boot?
Two more Sweet Dew Incantations went out, landing on Jiang Xunzhen and Lu Zhiyuan.
Although the enemies' cultivation was generally a little higher than their own, as time passed and Chen Shuangbai lent his support, the strengths of cultivators from a major sect like the Jade Spring Sect began to show.
As the foremost sect in the Jing Kingdom, the Jade Spring Sect could firmly suppress the other four sects. Its disciples naturally had the advantage in both the abundance of their Law Power and the intricacy of their Law Techniques.
Jiang Xunzhen had the old man pinned down, and Lu Zhiyuan was doing no worse. Meanwhile, Chen Shuangbai, whom the Heart-Eroding Stronghold cultivators had chosen as their point of breakthrough, was slippery, could heal, and could take a beating. It seemed unlikely they could bring him down anytime soon.
The old man could not help growing anxious.
He knew the three must have already sent out a flying message for help. If they delayed any longer, the cultivators of the Jade Spring Sect's famous Evil Hunting Hall might come killing their way here.
At that thought, a vicious light flashed in the eyes of the staff-wielding old man. His abundant Law Power surged, blasting the fire crows and flying shuttles away. He thrust his ebony staff forcefully into the ground beneath him, and the dark-green gem on it burst into green light.
Countless vines as thick as pythons sprang up around him in an instant, growing wildly in every direction. Brilliant poisonous flowers bloomed upon them, scattering poisonous fog as the vines struck at Jiang Xunzhen with tremendous force.
Faced with more than a dozen poisonous vines, Jiang Xunzhen dared not take them head-on. He dodged left and right as streaks of fire shot out from behind him, and his three flying shuttles darted up and down, knocking the vines aside one by one.
But the assault was fierce, and for the moment, attacker and defender had traded places.
Jiang Xunzhen grew more alert. At the same time, he secretly formed a Method Formula and temporarily held his breath, thinking that the bastard was about to fight for his life.
The attacks could be blocked, but the poisonous fog was another matter.
Yet at that moment,
The two Heart-Eroding Stronghold cultivators fighting Lu Zhiyuan seemed to erupt with power as well. As the poisonous fog spread, their figures vanished within it, and their already fierce attacks grew fiercer still, leaving him unable to spare a moment's attention.
Chen Shuangbai felt little stir within him when he saw the poisonous fog spreading.
Pills to guard against poisonous gas and fog were among the necessities Jade Spring disciples carried when they went out. No matter how potent the poison was, they could hold out for a while.
Only...
Chen Shuangbai flashed aside, dodging two vicious slashes from the twin sabers. The Cold Spring Sword flashed out at the same time, meeting them with a Green Shoots Break Through Snow and forcing the attacker back.
He also cast a Flower Bloom Incantation on himself, replenishing some of his Law Power. Law Power stirred around him, and the constantly flowing pool water splashed out, transforming into countless water needles that rained down.
The twin-saber Devil Cultivator whirled his blades into an airtight screen of flashing steel, while the woman with the flying wheel sent vines in front of her to block the attack. But just then, one of their companions nearby cried out for them to be careful.
The twin-saber Devil Cultivator froze and looked around, unsure what his companion had warned them about.
But Chen Shuangbai, concealed behind the water Qi, wore a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.
A white shadow dived from the sky.
Scalding blood splashed out like ink, drenching half the twin-saber Devil Cultivator's body.
He slowly turned his head and saw that the woman who had been fighting alongside him moments ago had lost her head. Warm blood sprayed wildly from her severed neck like a fountain.
A piercing eagle cry rang out from above.
A white shadow flashed past, and a fine head fell from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground in front of him.
"A... Demon Beast?!"
It was Feiguang.
Before entering the ravine, Chen Shuangbai had already summoned Feiguang.
After arriving in the valley, he had used their contractual connection to call Feiguang over from the sky. Feiguang had remained hidden high above, waiting for this perfect opportunity.
Only then did the twin-saber Devil Cultivator realize what had attacked his companion. He hurriedly looked up while casting an incantation, intending to summon poisonous vines to protect himself.
But how could Chen Shuangbai let such a good opportunity slip?
The instant the twin-saber Devil Cultivator's gaze shifted away from him, he drew pool water beneath his feet and froze it into a sheet of ice. Crouching low, he pushed off hard, sliding like a streak of snow to the man's left. Cold Spring shot forward with Green Shoots Break Through Snow.
The Cold Spring Sword's edge, wreathed in emerald spiritual light, pierced the poisonous vines before they could fully form. It broke through the faint shield of spiritual light on their surface, entered the twin-saber Devil Cultivator's right side, and emerged from his chest!
The twin-saber Devil Cultivator's body shook violently. He looked down in disbelief at the bloodstained sword tip protruding from his chest.
The instant the sword struck, Chen Shuangbai decisively activated the Cold Spring Sword's own frigid properties. Cold Qi invaded his opponent's body and burst apart like a localized hailstorm.
The twin-saber Devil Cultivator's eyes turned blood-red in an instant.
His twin sabers slashed down and shot out, cleaving toward Chen Shuangbai with the unstoppable force of splitting bamboo.
Having landed his blow, Chen Shuangbai had no desire to linger. He flicked his wrist, sending Cold Spring flying, and dodged the dying strike.
But before he could find his footing, he heard a violent rush of air beside his ear. Thinking that things had gone badly, he used Cold Spring Guidance again, drawing on the nearby pool water to form a constantly flowing curtain.
Before the water curtain could take shape, however, a giant vine made up of several intertwined vines lashed down viciously with a howl of wind.
Pool water splashed everywhere, and the curtain shattered on impact. Chen Shuangbai felt a tremendous force strike him. His Blood Qi churned, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Fortunately, the curtain had blocked some of the blow; it had merely sent him flying, leaving him with only minor injuries.
The staff-wielding old man?!
Though Jiang Xunzhen had kept him occupied, the old man had been dividing his attention to watch the battle here. He had thought Chen Shuangbai would be killed before long, but had never expected that two of his own companions would be killed one after another instead.
"Trash! You're all trash!"
The old man's beard and hair bristled as though he had gone mad.
The poisonous vines beneath him grew even more violent, like wooden dragons. Still more brilliant poisonous flowers bloomed on them, turning into poisonous fog that spread wildly without cease, as though he meant to overturn the entire valley.
"Junior Brother Chen?!"
Jiang Xunzhen roared. At the same time, he formed a Method Formula, and his presence surged. The three flying shuttles joined together, becoming a larger shuttle wreathed in spiritual fire.
"Scarlet Flame Breaks Evil!"
The red cloud patterns on the shuttle flowed as though they had come alive, radiating a terrifying heat so intense it seemed capable of burning away all that was evil and impure!