NOVPUBChapter 806: Chapter 434: Fierce Battle with Xu Zhi_2 Chapter 806: Chapter 434: Fierce Battle with Xu Zhi_2 With more than two hundred disciples from the Qingyun Sect, they could also provide some help, thus they would inevitably hold an absolute advantage.
Although he had expended some of his mana before, the overall impact was negligible, as long as they could resolve the battle quickly, there wouldn’t be much risk.
Knowing this, Xu Zhi’s confidence was fully restored.
At this moment, he looked at the three people in front of him, Lin Shikang, with a slightly mocking expression on his face.
“Lin, do you really think that the three of you together can defeat me?”
“Hehe… thinking you can confront me without even a magical treasure, isn’t that too naïve?”
Hearing this, Lin Shikang coldly snorted, “Either retreat now and we, the Lin Family, will not pursue further.”
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“If you continue to aggressively press us, the few of us will fight even at the risk of self-destructing our Golden Cores to bring you down!”
In the face of Lin Shikang’s threatening words, Xu Zhi was unconcerned, having already assessed the current situation. Even if Lin Shikang and the others self-destructed their Golden Cores, given the gap in their strengths, it wouldn’t be easy to kill him.
“Enough of this nonsense! Either submit to our Qingyun Sect, or die!”
Xu Zhi said coldly, and then he made his move.
He flicked his sleeve, and a blue longsword flew out of his hand, quickly grasped in his grip.
As soon as the longsword appeared, the wood spiritual energy of the world seemed to converge towards it, clearly a wood-attribute magical treasure.
From the aura of the blue longsword alone, it was not inferior to the Golden Star Ruler in Lin Shikang’s hand, and was perhaps even stronger.
At this moment, Xu Zhi, holding the blue longsword, wore a satisfied expression on his face.
This blue longsword had been extremely difficult to refine initially, using materials that were incredibly rare and consuming a great deal of his energy and financial resources.
Though the cost was substantial, its attack power was outstanding. Having followed him through numerous battles over hundreds of years, it had earned its merits.
And this blue longsword was a treasure he’d always been proud of; deploying it always allowed him to defeat his opponents quickly.
Now facing the three Lin Shikang, he was brimming with confidence, even eager to defeat them and then plunder the Lin Family’s clan ground.
With such confidence, Xu Zhi pinched a Law Decree, projecting streams of spiritual light onto the blue longsword.
In an instant, the blue longsword rapidly enlarged, transforming into numerous fine strands of sword qi that flew towards Lin Shikang and the others.
Apart from Xu Zhi, the hundreds of Foundation Establishment Cultivators behind him also launched various attacks from a distance, targeting Lin Shikang and his group.
Seeing Xu Zhi strike directly, Lin Shikang and the others had grave expressions, hurriedly grouped together, each unleashing their strongest attacks, striking towards the sword qi sent out by Xu Zhi.
Lin Shikang thrust forward the Golden Star Ruler in his hand, sending out a beam of golden light.
Apart from him, Hu Yuan and Ye Pinghai also exploded with full power, pushing the capabilities of their magical treasures to the limit.
Under their manipulation, the magical treasures in their hands seemed to reach their limits, emitting a buzzing sound.
In a flicker of movements, perfectly coordinated, their combined attacks led by Lin Shikang’s golden light beam, collided with the blue longsword wielded by Xu Zhi.
“RUMBLE…”
The world resounded with explosive sounds, radiant lights piercing through the void, the collision sparking flames that soared into the sky.
In this moment, the area became utterly chaotic.
The attack power of the four Golden Core Cultivators was immense, with powerful shockwaves spreading in all directions, causing the ground itself to tremble faintly.
This single strike left the attacks of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators mostly spent before they could penetrate the wall of fire, leaving a pitiful few that posed no threat.
However, Xu Zhi’s unleashed attack was fierce, entirely unaffected by these factors.
Their exchanges locked in a momentary stalemate, but soon the assault from Lin Shikang and his group was dismantled by the blue sword qi, dissipating into the flames.
The blue sword qi paused momentarily, its attack power greatly weakened, the remaining sword qi drastically reduced, but about thirty percent of it still thrust toward Lin Shikang and his group.
Seeing this situation, Lin Shikang and his companions wore grave expressions, hurriedly dodging the assault.
Their speed was fast, and in the blink of an eye as the blue Sword Qi struck, they narrowly dodged the attack.
After stabilizing themselves, the faces of the three turned pale as they saw a mass of fine, blue Sword Qi directly bombarding the ground behind them.
The land seemed as fragile as tofu, easily pierced by the fine Sword Qi, forming a vast expanse of holes, appearing bottomless.
Seeing this scene, the three inhaled sharply, thinking that if they were directly hit, they would likely become as riddled with holes as the ground beneath their feet.
With this strike, Lin Shikang and his companions realized the gap in strength between themselves and Xu Zhi.
Had it not been for their combined efforts, any single one of them facing Xu Zhi alone would hardly withstand three rounds of attack before being slain.
Such was the strength of a veteran Mid Stage Golden Core Cultivator, far beyond what they, as newly advanced Golden Core Cultivators, could compare.
Realizing this, their hearts were heavy, but it also made them more cautious.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
Before they could catch their breath, Xu Zhi initiated another attack, launching a massive amount of blue Sword Qi directly at Lin Shikang.
He knew clearly that Lin Shikang possessed a Longsword Treasure as powerful as his own, posing the greatest threat to him.
By eliminating Lin Shikang first, the other two, Ye Pinghai and Hu Yuan, without any Magical Treasures, would pose negligible threats.
Thus, Xu Zhi immediately targeted the significant threat, Lin Shikang, for elimination.
At this moment, seeing Xu Zhi’s actions, Ye Pinghai and Hu Yuan also understood his intentions.
As Xu Zhi made his move, the two quickly converged by Lin Shikang’s side.
Then, as if telepathically coordinated, they swiftly moved to dodge, each unleashing Divine Skills intrinsic to their own Cultivation Techniques, together with the Golden Star Ruler in Lin Shikang’s hands, to counter Xu Zhi’s attack.
Knowing they could hold nothing back, Ye Pinghai and Hu Yuan knew that merely relying on Magic Artifacts was insufficient. They had to give their all to have a chance to survive.
Recognizing this, just after one round of attacks, the three began to fight desperately.
At this moment, their weapons burst with radiant light, each unleashing their strongest attacks toward Xu Zhi.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
Three successive explosions sounded, and the sky filled with blue Sword Qi was repelled by their counterattack, forming a storm heading towards Xu Zhi.
Their desperate strike had indeed repelled Xu Zhi’s attack head-on, its powerful surge unstoppable as it continued toward Xu Zhi.
Seeing this, Xu Zhi was unexpectedly surprised.
However, he did not panic; as the attack from Lin Shikang and the others neared, he casually summoned a defensive Magical Treasure to shield himself.
“Bang, bang…”
After several explosions, a powerful wave of air expanded around Xu Zhi.
The nearest dozen or so Foundation Establishment Cultivators spewed blood, their complexions rapidly paling. Many lower-cultivation individuals couldn’t dodge in time and were directly affected by the shockwave.
In an instant, these individuals fell like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily onto the ground.
As the shockwave dissipated, the battlefield was filled with wails, with over thirty Foundation Establishment Cultivators directly killed by the blast and dozens more injured.
Seeing this, Xu Zhi’s face turned ashen.
He hadn’t expected Lin Shikang and the others to have some ability; combined with his negligence for not taking immediate care of his disciples, unnecessary casualties ensued.
Realizing this, Xu Zhi was furious, his expression extremely grim.
And he put away any underestimation, becoming more cautious.
“Didn’t expect you to have some strength, but if that’s all you have, you’re still no match for this old man!”
Xu Zhi sneered, then with a leap, he charged towards Lin Shikang.
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