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第一千七百三十二章 紫色剑气

Moreover, this time it was different. If he couldn't win, he could still run away. With the newly learned Illusory Shadow Evasion Technique, even a high-stage expert like that old monster wouldn't be able to catch him.

And speaking of the mysterious woman's strength, compared to his own, she likely wasn't far behind either. Working together with her, how would they fare in this battle? He was more than confident that he'd have an advantage on their side.

Turning his head, he saw the woman's face remained cold as ever. She showed no sign of retreating from the pressure exerted by the old monster; instead, she displayed a stubborn expression.

"Fine, what if I'm a high-stage expert? Today, I really want to see you," she said with a determined tone.

Before her words had fully faded away, a faint purple light burst forth from her body. A visible aura swept across, and the pressure it brought about vanished completely.

"What...?"

Lin Xuan didn't have time to think much of it. The old monster's face showed shock. The pressure was an aura unique to high-stage experts; no one had ever heard of something that could break through such a barrier before. What exactly was this purple light?

Moreover, while she broke the opponent's pressure, her own aura also rose steadily. Her current strength far exceeded what it used to be.

Lin Xuan didn't have time for further contemplation as he rushed forward. His body glowed briefly, and the Green Flame Qilin Armor appeared. Along with it came a surge of demonic energy. He had just retrained the new version of Phoenix Dance Nine Skies Technique and wanted to see how much stronger he was now compared to before.

Raising his right hand, the aura around him thickened with demonic energy. Five-colored lights flashed, and a bird-like claw appeared in front of him. The nails were sharp and gleamed like blades. With a light flick, the air crackled as countless beautiful claw slashes emerged... and even more bizarre phenomena appeared within them, vanishing just as quickly.

Next, they suddenly materialized three feet away from his opponent before splitting into two streams that rained down on him.

"Hey?"

The old monster's face showed shock. The claw slashes seemed to contain some kind of law or principle, but such things were beyond the reach of a high-stage expert. But he had no time to think about it as he activated an unusual war armor.

In the mortal world, the art of crafting armor was indeed lost, but in the spirit realm, it wasn't uncommon for high-stage experts to have access to such items. A few clicks of his crystal stone and he could purchase one from the market if he wished. However, not all spirit realm experts favored them; some even found them cumbersome.

But this old monster was different. The armor's appearance was somewhat ugly but had unique defensive capabilities. When the claw slashes hit it, ripples spread across its surface as they absorbed the terrifying attack effortlessly.

Though a single strike proved ineffective, Lin Xuan wasn't expecting the battle to be easy anyway. Compared to the clone of the Poison Dragon Elder, his strength had improved slightly, but he was still far from matching an old monster of high-stage. Even with the mysterious woman's help, he prepared for a tough fight.

So as soon as the claw slashes emerged, Lin Xuan extended his left hand and flipped it over, revealing a red staff.

The sound of Buddhist chants filled the air as both opponents were surprised by this dual nature. Such experts who could wield both divine and demonic powers were rare indeed.

Lin Xuan pointed at the staff with one finger: "Quickly!"

Before he could finish speaking, countless staff shadows appeared, blocking half the sky like a mountain pressing down or a torrential rainstorm forming into a massive wave that crashed towards his opponent's head.

"Stupid fellows, do you think I have no treasures?"

The bald sea creature roared in anger. A spherical object shot out from its sleeve, not a Sea Blue Pearl but a blood-red one. It fell into the water with a splash and then something unbelievable happened: the entire area within several miles turned red, glowing with an eerie hue.

Lin Xuan's heart raced.

A bad feeling...

But once he had unleashed his technique in combat, there was no reason to retract it; doing so would be foolish. Taking a deep breath, Lin Xuan suppressed this ominous feeling as his magical power surged into the divine staff, making the shadows more glaring. The image of a Buddhist treasure wheel appeared faintly behind him, indicating that the staff's power had reached its peak.

"Ha ha, you dare to challenge me with such trivial tricks!"

The high-stage sea creature showed no fear on its face as it extended its hand and pointed at the water surface. A spell was cast from between its fingers and quickly sank into the water.

Boom!

A heart-stopping sound echoed, and the sea surface suddenly formed countless whirlpools. The swirling water then condensed into grotesque arms, each several dozen feet long, some with spread fingers and others clenched fists, all slamming towards the sky.

Bang!

A deafening noise resounded as all the staff shadows disintegrated like bubbles. Only a high-stage expert could unleash such powerful techniques that far surpassed those of a divine staff.

Lin Xuan's face turned pale. But this wasn't over yet. As the staff shadows retreated, the main body of the staff appeared before his eyes.

It had grown to more than ten times its original size and was now gripped by an enormous hand with a hundred feet in length.

The old monster's face showed a cold smile as he tried to crush it.

Thunderous sounds echoed as electric sparks crackled on the surface of the hand, but they were blood-red.

"Bad luck!"

Lin Xuan was both shocked and angry. Since arriving in the spirit realm, he had lost many treasures during battles. Could this divine staff from Penglai Mountain be taken away again?

Though unwilling to part with it, Lin Xuan realized that there was no time to save it now. But just as he thought this, a purple light flashed, and a dazzling sword beam appeared, aiming for the old monster's head.

The target was critical, so even though the sea creature wore armor, it didn't dare be careless. It raised its left hand and drew a circle in mid-air, creating a shield that materialized in its palm.

Sizzle...

The purple light was blocked.

"Stupid, using an unsheathed divine sword to harm me? Do you think I'm just a Lesser Divinity?" the bald sea creature said coldly.

But before he could finish speaking, a silver sword beam appeared, with runes glowing on its surface. Its power was astonishing, and where it struck, all the grotesque hands turned into nothingness.

"What...?"

He turned his head, showing caution as he saw Lin Xuan holding a broken sword in his hand, no more than a foot long, with cracks across its surface. Could that terrifying sword beam have come from this artifact?

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