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第四卷 七星岛 第五百八十六章 山寨版奇阵

As time passed, the sharp-eared cultivator's expression grew increasingly painful. His entire body was gradually enveloped in a layer of grayish-white corpse qi. Although he was a凝聚丹后期 cultivator, compared to a Corpse Fetus, he was still far inferior.

If things continued this way, success should not be an issue. Unfortunately for the sharp-eared cultivator, Lin Xuan had no intention of letting him have his way. In the cultivation world, the weak were preyed upon by the strong, and taking advantage of others was perfectly acceptable. Given that the opponent was originally a monster, Lin Xuan naturally had no qualms about being ruthless.

With a wave of his sleeves, the drifting cloud sword spirit emerged from within, transforming into a blue streak that fiercely struck down towards the sharp-eared cultivator's head.

Electricity flashed!

The sharp-eared cultivator's divine sense could not react in time. The Corpse Fetus, on the other hand, had enough strength to resist, though its expression was extremely ugly.

After capturing the cicada and catching the sparrow, he never expected a third party to intervene during his soul transfer attempt. Upon clearly seeing Lin Xuan, he was even more alarmed. He had suffered greatly at this unassuming youth's hands.

However, amidst his fear, there was also bewilderment. Clearly, he had led him down the wrong path; with prohibitions set by the sect elders on that path, though not incredibly powerful, they were sufficient to kill a凝聚丹期 cultivator. How could the other be unaffected?

Incredible! Lin Xuan's move was clever. Poison attacking poison—this Corpse Fetus was also a ghostly entity, and he used the corpse qi to counter it.

Facing this unexpected attack, the Corpse Fetus showed a hint of anger on its face as it stretched out its hand. A thumb-thick grayish-white flame erupted from his mouth.

This fire had immense power; upon contact with the corpse qi threads, they instantly melted like ice. The infant fire danced and formed a thin light barrier that protected the Corpse Fetus's body. Lin Xuan smirked as he flipped his right hand, revealing a golden talisman in his palm. At this moment, the Corpse Fetus also performed hand seals to cast another spell.

Lin Xuan merely injected a small amount of mana into it; instantly, it ignited with vibrant qi. A golden hand appeared mid-air and fiercely grabbed at the Corpse Fetus.

The Corpse Fetus's expression changed dramatically as he naturally did not want to be captured. He performed hand seals again, but the golden hand ended up empty. Lin Xuan's pupils constricted; this guy was actually using teleportation!

"Master, what should we do?" Moonie was helpless; after all, teleportation was notoriously difficult to deal with.

"Don't worry, I have a plan," Lin Xuan said confidently and transmitted his thoughts.

If it were true teleportation, he could not even hope to match or break through it. However, whether the Corpse Fetus or the元婴, their use of teleportation was merely a simplified method. The distance moved at once was only a few dozen feet, extremely energy-consuming, and useful only for escape in critical moments.

Otherwise, the opponent would have used this secret technique to kill him long ago; he wouldn't be in such a predicament now.

Lin Xuan tapped his storage bag, producing several black flags. He cast a levitation spell on them, which instantly hovered before him.

Lin Xuan performed hand seals and points, and the array immediately transformed into several dark beams that flew in different directions, sinking into the ground.

Rumble!

Several black light columns shot up, instantly making the air within a hundred feet around them feel thick and stagnant.

A grayish-white gas flashed as the Corpse Fetus appeared more than ten feet away from Lin Xuan. He looked at the several dozen light columns, his face filled with disbelief: Impossible. This was the玄天斗魔大阵. How could you, just a凝聚丹期 cultivator, have set up such an array?

"Haha, worthy opponent, your knowledge is truly vast," Lin Xuan smirked and said arrogantly.

"Ha! You're fat!" The Corpse Fetus snarled. "Brat, don't waste my time. Even in ancient times, the玄天斗魔大阵 was one of the top ten great arrays. Even an advanced元婴 cultivator would need to spend their entire fortune just to buy the array materials. How could you..."

Lin Xuan smiled without speaking. The Corpse Fetus's incomprehensible appearance made it doubt himself; his heart began to panic.

In this fight, mental prowess was also crucial. Whoever lost confidence first would be at a disadvantage.

Indeed, the monster was right.

This set of array flags were crafted by Lin Xuan himself. Even if he did, even if Xuanren had come back to life, they could never create the玄天斗魔大阵.

The current one before him was merely a facade.

Xuanren had once studied some ancient arrays due to chance; the玄天斗魔大阵 was among them and the most thoroughly researched.

However, this array was too vast and deep. He spent many years studying it but only grasped its surface level. Based on that foundation, he created a new array called "小伏魔阵." Although it looked similar to the玄天斗魔大阵 from afar, their powers were incomparable.

But one should not underestimate it; although this was a knockoff, it imitated an ancient great array with multiple functions. One of these functions could limit the instantaneous movement of元婴s.

Lin Xuan remained confident and did not bother to explain anything as he continued to watch with ill intent.

The monster and Lin Xuan stared at each other for a moment. The Corpse Fetus felt his hair stand on end; despite this youth's relatively low cultivation, his various techniques were endless, making him feel extremely troublesome.

But the treasure vault was right in front of them; no matter what, he would not retreat. He must find a way to eliminate this formidable enemy.

He performed hand seals and used teleportation again. At worst, it would cost more yuanqi, but he could recover by secluding himself for some time afterward.

A flash of light appeared on his body, but in the next moment, the monster's face changed dramatically as a strange force limited his teleportation. This technique had been broken here.

"Can't...!"

The Corpse Fetus was nearly driven mad with rage. Lin Xuan calmly took out an array disk from his sleeve and placed it in his palm, lightly tapping it.

"Woo!"

A slightly low sound echoed, and suddenly, countless fire serpents of varying sizes and shapes slithered towards the opponent.

This was Lin Xuan's发动小伏魔阵中的神通攻击.

The scene looked quite imposing. The Corpse Fetus naturally did not dare to underestimate it. Indeed, this monster was unfortunate; without a body or proper treasure, he had to face Lin Xuan in such an unfavorable situation.

Seeing so many fire serpents approaching him, the Corpse Fetus had no choice but to open his mouth and spit out a tiny round bead about the size of a millet grain.

"Beast!"

Unlike humans, cultivators condensing their元婴 was actually derived from the Golden Core. However, for monsters like the Corpse Fetus, forming an元婴 required very unique conditions; they contained a Corpse Pearl within them. At this moment, spitting it out clearly indicated that he was desperately fighting.

The Corpse Fetus's body was only several inches long. The bead in his belly naturally remained its unpleasant grayish-white color. A stream of corpse qi poured forth. "Hurry!"

The Corpse Fetus pointed at the bead with a finger. The Corpse Pearl began to spin, waves emanating from it. Then, the corpse qi gathered and transformed into a miniature Corpse Dragon.

Although this Corpse Dragon was only minuscule, about an inch long, its appearance was extremely terrifying; it opened its mouth and spat out grayish-white corpse fire.

The fire serpents were instantly broken, but Lin Xuan remained calm. He neither got angry nor surprised; instead, he smiled leisurely: "Friend, your techniques are not weak. You even transformed into a Corpse Dragon, the top monster of ghostly arts. But if my guess is correct, you must be at your last resort. The Corpse Dragon consumes both mana and your essence energy. Are you afraid that too much essence energy will be lost, causing this Corpse Fetus's body to disintegrate?"

The玄魔** was a top-notch technique in ghostly arts, so Lin Xuan knew more about these secrets than most cultivators.

"You..." The Corpse Fetus's face turned black. His chest heaved: "Brat, don't be foolish. I can still afford to spend some of my essence energy. Watch me strip you naked."

Lin Xuan sighed: "I'm just offering advice. If you surrender, I'll place a prohibition on you and might let you live."

"Brat, your dreams are too far-fetched," the Corpse Fetus was already laughing wildly in anger. A hint of madness flashed across his face. Lin Xuan knew it would be useless; he continued to drive the array against him while pointing at the golden talisman...

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