NOVPUBChapter 846: Chapter 454 First Battle_2 Chapter 846: Chapter 454 First Battle_2 Lin Tianming turned his head and found that the three Spirit Beasts were the Tianxing Jiao, the Huolin Hu, and the Giant-Tooth Red Monkey.
Each of the beasts was massive in size, all at the Third Order Early Stage, and bore ferocious and fearsome appearances that sent shivers down one’s spine at a mere glance.
Yet, despite their fierce appearances, they were quite submissive in the presence of Zhou Yunxiao.
It was evident that the Myriad Medicine Valley possessed strong foundations not only in terms of overall cultivation level of Golden Core Cultivators but also in their possession of Third Order Spiritual Beasts.
Including Zhou Yunxiao and the other three Golden Core Cultivators, Myriad Medicine Valley had at least seven individuals with Golden Core Stage combat power.
And this strength remained even after losing a Golden Core Cultivator in the previous great battle and a Spirit Beast during an attack by a horde of beasts.
Without these losses, Myriad Medicine Valley alone would have nine Golden Core Combat powers.
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With such formidable power, it came as no surprise that Myriad Medicine Valley had been able to suppress the Zhenyang Sect and the Golden Sword Sect for thousands of years.
As Lin Tianming was distracted, Zhou Yunxiao boldly issued the command to attack.
“Follow me and strike together, my fellow Daoists!”
With a great shout from Zhou Yunxiao, the protective array of Myriad Medicine Valley opened, and he took the lead in rushing out.
Soon, Chen Jingtian and several other Mid Stage Golden Core Cultivators were quick to follow Zhou Yunxiao’s steps and swept towards the outside of the formation.
Lin Tianming flew out last, leaving the area covered by the array.
Their appearance immediately drew the attention of Zhao Hongsheng and others.
Zhou Yunxiao did not give them any time to react and launched an attack during this interval.
Zhou Yunxiao made the first move, with a powerful attack targeting Zhao Hongsheng himself.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongsheng’s expression remained unchanged as he leaped into the air with a cross, and the two quickly engaged in combat.
Following this, Chen Jingtian and Chen Maohua set their sights on Han Hu of the Golden Sword Sect, with three Mid Stage Golden Core Cultivators targeting the Late Stage Golden Core Han Hu.
The rest also engaged with their pre-assigned opponents as per the plan, all clashing fiercely.
In an instant, a large part of the sky was divided into several sections, each person fighting their predetermined opponent.
Lin Tianming’s opponent was Yu Hongyan, a woman in the Early Stage Golden Core from the Golden Sword Sect.
He was somewhat surprised by this matchup.
After all, in the impoverished Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World, Golden Core Cultivators were rare, with female Golden Core Cultivators known to be singular.
His opponent, dressed in a flowing red robe that made her slender figure appear somewhat fragile.
But facing Lin Tianming’s attacks, Yu Hongyan responded quickly, her counterattacks exceedingly tricky and ruthless, not at all what her appearance suggested.
Lin Tianming also did not dare to underestimate her, continuously launching Tiangang Ninth Sword strikes aimed at her vital points.
With the Qinghong Sword’s attacks, its power indeed far surpassed the Tiangang Sword, a Second Order Magical Artifact.
Under his barrage of attacks, Yu Hongyan was somewhat struggling, and after just a few exchanges, she seemed to be getting the short end of the stick.
At this point, with a serious expression, Yu Hongyan launched her Hongling Magical Treasure, forcing the fiercely attacking Lin Tianming to retreat.
After they both retreated a hundred zhang (a unit of length), they finally stabilized their positions.
Yu Hongyan looked at Lin Tianming with an incredulous expression on her beautiful face.
As a local cultivator in the Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World, she had well known the details of the battle at the Lin Family.
Initially, she thought that Lin Family’s ability to kill Xu Zhi was entirely due to several people teaming up and Xu Zhi’s underestimation, which led to their chance victory.
She had also made prior guesses about Lin Tianming’s strength.
In her view, even if she couldn’t kill Lin Tianming, gaining the upper hand was supposed to be not difficult.
After all, Lin Tianming just entered the Golden Core Stage, with at most five years to his name, perhaps even without a Magical Treasure.
Under these circumstances, his strength, however strong, was surely limited.
“Having finally crossed swords, she had come to understand that the Lin Family’s defeat of Xu Zhi was no fluke.
Especially Lin Tianming, who, in Luoyun Market, had single-handedly killed Meng Qingfeng of his own cultivation level.
A newly advanced Golden Core being able to kill alone a cultivator who had been in the Golden Core stage for many years, it certainly wasn’t accidental.
At this moment, Yu Hongyan no longer had the initial contempt; her demeanor grew increasingly cautious.
As Lin Tianming’s attacks continued unabated, Yu Hongyan’s expression turned serious, her hand’s Hongling Magical Treasure bursting forth with a surge of red light.
Instantly, the Hongling rapidly expanded and shot towards Lin Tianming.
The Hongling traveled at great speed, and Lin Tianming had just managed to dodge, when the Hongling, without decreasing its speed, followed an incredible trajectory chasing after him.
Seeing this, Lin Tianming’s expression also turned grave; his Eye of Five Colors flashed with spiritual light, capturing the trajectory of the Hongling in advance and dodging it at the last possible distance.
With a crisp sound, a rock behind Lin Tianming suffered, instantly bound by the Hongling and turned into debris.
Seeing this, Lin Tianming grew serious; he had not expected Yu Hongyan to be so powerful.
The role played by the Hongling Magical Treasure was significant, its attacks strange and its speed incredibly fast.
If not for the aid of the Eye of Five Colors, a normal cultivator would likely have been bound by the Hongling and ultimately crushed to death, without even a chance to struggle.
As for Yu Hongyan, though she appeared as a frail woman, her methods were simple and violent, exceedingly cunning and ruthless.
If one were not careful and fell for her tricks, it wouldn’t just be injury, but crippling.
Knowing this, Lin Tianming suddenly was fully alert, his attacks even more fierce.
Soon, Lin Tianming and Yu Hongyan were once again locked in battle.
After a few rounds of exchanges, neither had gained much advantage.
But clearly, as time passed, relying on the miraculous effects of the Eye of Five Colors and his richer combat experience, Lin Tianming again broke the deadlock, gradually gaining the upper hand and completely suppressing Yu Hongyan.
At this moment, Yu Hongyan fully recognized Lin Tianming’s strength, her originally calm state of mind beginning to shift.
Though the change was minute, such a fluctuation of mindset could be fatal at a critical moment.
Indeed, as a burst of light emanated from the Qinghong Sword in Lin Tianming’s hand, it suddenly shot out with incredible speed, piercing the sky, and ultimately striking Yu Hongyan’s arm.
Just before, Yu Hongyan had just blocked an attack from Lin Tianming, only to be blasted away by the powerful force.
Before she could stabilize, she saw a Blue Longsword shooting towards her, mere tens of yards from her head.
For a Golden Core cultivator, this distance was dangerously close.
Facing this terrifying Flying Sword, she wanted to dodge, but the closeness and the formidable speed of the Blue Longsword made complete evasion unrealistic.
In desperation, Yu Hongyan did everything possible to dodge away from the lethal blow.
She was very clear that if she could successfully dodge the critical hit, even if injured, there was still a slim chance to turn defeat into victory.
But if she couldn’t evade the critical hit, she feared this strike would see her demise.
Fully aware of its importance, Yu Hongyan fought with all her might.
But Lin Tianming, having long harbored such plans and even deliberately exposing some flaws, how could he easily waste this rare opportunity?
Thus, taking action at the best moment, Lin Tianming grievously wounded Yu Hongyan.
Although this strike only severed one of her hands and did not end her life as he had imagined, n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
Golden Core cultivators weren’t so easily killed.
At the very least, when facing an irreversible situation, they could always make the most advantageous decision in the shortest time and opt for the least loss.
Obviously, Yu Hongyan did just that, sacrificing an arm to save her life temporarily.”
