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第五卷 天云十二州 第一千一百八十六章 初战九婴

Lin Xuan held the Heaven-piercing灵宝 in his hand, but he dared not act rashly. The infantless spirit, though only a fragment of its soul, felt more formidable than Huichong from the Thousand Buddha Sect. If it were any other place, Lin Xuan wouldn't be too fearful; if he couldn't fight, running away was always an option.

However, trapped in this small square, surrounded by unbreakable light barriers and oppressive禁制, escape wasn't a viable choice. Lin Xuan's face showed a mix of bitter laughter as he thought, "Could trying to communicate with the beast work?"

"Senior?"

Lin Xuan gave a slight bow, though such a greeting seemed strange. He couldn’t think of any other way to address it. However, Jiuying ignored him, opening its mouth in one head and spitting out gray-white flames, shocking and angering Lin Xuan. It seemed the monster truly considered him insignificant.

Jiuying was also known as the Water-Fire Beast. Although it could control different powers with each of its nine heads, the ghostly fire it spat was no trivial matter. Lin Xuan didn't dare be careless; his figure flashed, vanishing from sight. Despite the禁制 on the air, Jiuying's Nine Heavens Fiery Step allowed him to still perform the technique smoothly.

A glow appeared as he materialized to the left of the beast. Then, with a wave of his sleeve, two silver rings flew out. Grasping one in each hand, Lin Xuan poured his essence force into them without hesitation. Boom!

Several fierce fire serpents and ice dragons appeared mid-air, each about ten meters long, lunging at their opponent.

Though these were merely试探, with Lin Xuan's late-stage元婴 essence force, they couldn't be underestimated. After years of cultivating the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, its power had grown significantly.

The fire serpents and ice dragons emitted a dazzling light, moving like a storm. They surrounded Jiuying in an instant, spraying ice or spitting flames, or even using their claws to attack. Some even swung their tails, opening wide mouths to bite the beast.

Even a late-stage transformed creature would be hard-pressed against such attacks, but Jiuying ignored them, showing no signs of dodging. It merely raised its head and emitted a strange howl that sounded like an infant's cry. A bizarre scene unfolded.

Lin Xuan didn't see any visible sound waves, but the ice dragon's body was covered in cracks. With a loud rumble, it shattered into various-sized pieces.

The fire serpents fared no better, being similarly destroyed by the shockwave. In comparison to Ouyang Qinxin’s音波功, Jiuying's howl was like a mere ant compared to an elephant.

This kind of sound-based spell was indiscriminate within a certain range and Lin Xuan, though slightly far away, couldn't escape unscathed. However, he had already activated his Black Gold Dragon Shield, so the damage wasn’t significant.

With ease, he broke through Jiuying's spells. The infant’s eyes showed a hint of cruelty. Without any action from牯, a black ghostly claw suddenly appeared.

This claw was over ten meters long, with dried and shriveled flesh, darkened by阴气. Its five fingers were sharp and long, their nails gleaming with an eerie coldness.

What kind of spell is this? Lin Xuan’s pupils constricted, but there wasn’t time to think about it now. He flicked his right hand, and the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring flew out, hovering in front of his chest as a series of light flashes appeared, almost like phoenix calls.

Lin Xuan had already put away the Heaven-piercing灵宝. He raised both hands, moving like a butterfly, casting spells rapidly. An ice wall appeared before him, five fingers wide and strange blue flames condensed on it. Ice and Fire! The Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring was originally a dual-element treasure, but this ice wall was just the beginning.

Lin Xuan continued pouring his essence force in, causing the light to flash wildly as another flaming ice wall appeared. He didn’t stop there; a third followed. Though the process seemed complex, it took only an instant. This technique was like following a cat’s paw.

He had once seen Red Silk Fairy use this method, combining her法宝 with essence force to instantly create eighteen shields. The strength of such defense was truly astonishing.

This was Red Silk Fairy's secret technique, and Lin Xuan wasn’t clear on the inner workings. However, his knowledge was already complex, and his vision after becoming a great cultivator was extraordinary. After performing this secret technique, it looked quite realistic.

Nine shields lined up in front of him, along with the last Black Gold Dragon Shield barrier. He believed that even if an alchemy period cultivator attacked next, there would be no problem.

Jiuying's strange cry echoed again as its ghostly claw suddenly expanded by a meter or so, with nails over a foot long, emitting black smoke. Without hesitation, it pierced the first ice wall.

A flash of light, and the ice wall dimmed instantly. The flames on it didn’t harm the ghostly claw at all; cracks spread across the ice wall before it shattered into pieces.

Lin Xuan’s face darkened as this terrifying attack far exceeded his initial expectations.

Fortunately, he had only broken through the first line of defense. Lin Xuan raised his right hand and a greenish-blue flame leaped out from his palm.

Turning around, a sharp beaked bird formed in the flames with a clear sound.

Puff puff puff...

While Lin Xuan was casting spells, the ghostly claw didn’t pause. With its malevolent aura, it broke through eight ice walls in an instant. Only one remained when Lin Xuan’s face darkened. He flicked his right hand again, and the greenish-blue flame transformed into a demon python, lunging at the beast.

Relieved, he raised his right hand again, casting another spell that turned into a demon python, which fiercely attacked the monster.

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