Chapter 364

Chapter 364: Qi Chuan’s Methods

As Qi Chuan’s words just came out, his whole body erupted with a fierce momentum, the power astonishing.

He saw him extend his right hand, on the arm wrapped in spiritual light, golden patterns shimmered.

At the same time, dazzling golden light rushed out; it was a golden dagger.

The dagger attacked fiercely and extremely stealthily.

Just a flash of golden light passed by, it had already reached in front of Zhou Luo; the sharp tip emitted scattered cold glimmers, giving off a chilling aura.

Zhou Luo had been prepared; he held a talisman in his left hand.

The instant his opponent attacked, he had already thrown the talisman.

It was a deep blue talisman, circulating lightly spiritual light on it; as it was thrown out, dense water vapor emerged.

Boom——

The talisman exploded in the air, endless water vapor scattered out, transforming into layers of water waves, rolling wildly.

Deep blue water waves surged and billowed, covering a large area, enveloping the golden dagger and Qi Chuan along with them.

In the midst of the water waves, Qi Chuan immediately sensed that his body was hindered, his spiritual power sluggish; the golden dagger’s might also weakened significantly.

"Second Level symbol, is this your trump card?" Qi Chuan snorted coldly.

In his view, although Zhou Luo had occasionally gained a slight opportunity, he was merely a son-in-law originally; even if he controlled the entire Lin Family, he could have at most one or two Second Level symbols.

Such things were hard to obtain without strong background or connections.

Clearly, Qi Chuan didn’t know about Zhou Luo’s ventures in Immortal City; he thought they all belonged to Tian Xia Restaurant.

Otherwise, he would not have said such foolish words.

"This is just the beginning."

Faced with Qi Chuan’s disdain, Zhou Luo took out a scarlet red potion and swallowed it.

That was a Second Level spiritual potion capable of enhancing power for a short time; after consuming it, all the spiritual power in the body would be mobilized, instantly driving oneself to peak condition.

Qi Chuan was unlike those two Foundation Establishment members from the Lu Family; he relied on the Chimagong Sect, and had stayed in Longfeng Marketplace for an unknown period; whether in realm strength or hidden aces, they were unfathomable.

From the start, Zhou Luo intended to go all out, aiming to subdue his opponent quickly.

The moment he consumed the potion, his aura surged violently; he just felt waves of ceaseless strength arising from within.

He leaped up, gripped the Fu Yao magic sword, thrust it out; the vast sword intent wildly soared, and the buzzing of swords resounded through the entire region.

Besides his attack, the assaults from the whole Second Level formation poured in from all directions; they were indiscriminate attacks, but under Zhou Luo’s subtle manipulation, their trajectories temporarily altered, charging toward Qi Chuan.

Deep within the water waves, Qi Chuan’s face darkened; he gave up using the dagger, spiritual light flashed in his palm, and instead the previously used thorn whip appeared.

He swung the whip, raising large patches of radiance; the radiance carried a powerful force, forcibly tearing through the water waves’ bonds, stirring up a huge curtain of light ahead to block him.

Zhou Luo had already charged in; he continuously swung his sword, summoning vast waves of sword light; as they landed, startling noises erupted.

The two struggled fiercely within the formation, stirring up strong force fluctuations.

Shangguan Qianxue stood silently watching.

She realized this was a battle between two people, and she was only an onlooker.

Although an onlooker, she still had to fend off the formation’s attacks.

Now, there were many choices before her.

The first one was to help Zhou Luo and eliminate him.

But he was the person in charge of Zhen Yuan Tower. If she became his enemy, it would mean angering a behemoth like Chimagong Sect, unless she was confident she could prevent any message from getting out.

The second was to directly break the formation and leave. This was the best choice, but she couldn’t guarantee that after losing Zhou Luo, she could still find that spiritual artifact, or if there was any way to adapt to the dangers of the ruin.

It wasn’t that she lacked confidence in her own strength, but rather that she had a strange confidence in Zhou Luo.

It seemed that following this man could make many things become simpler.

This confidence stemmed from that previous experience.

It could be said that the trip to Illusionary Forest back then had given her great insight.

As for the third option, that was to stand here indifferently, wait until both sides were exhausted, then make a move to see if she could seek some benefits and act as a "fisherman."

While she was making her decision, the battle on the field had already entered its fiercest stage.

Zhou Luo’s momentum surged like a tidal wave. He was originally at mid-level Foundation Establishment. After taking the potion, his strength even reached late-stage Foundation Establishment for a time. Facing Qi Chuan, who was only at mid-level Foundation Establishment, he had gained the upper hand.

Especially the several Second Level talismans he threw out one after another made Qi Chuan’s heart leap in fear.

Qi Chuan never expected that this guy had such substantial reserves, capable of possessing so many talismans on him. Clearly, he had underestimated him.

He stopped holding back, and a crimson light sphere appeared in his left palm. Under his urging, it shot out violently.

The light sphere ignited fierce flames during its flight, like a fireball that shook off numerous attacks, crashing straight toward Zhou Luo.

That was a mid-quality Foundation Establishment magical artifact with tremendous power and was likely a disposable consumable.

Encased in roaring flames, the light sphere smashed forward. Zhou Luo dodged, trying to avoid it.

But the light sphere seemed to have locked on to him and turned direction, crushing straight toward him.

Zhou Luo had no choice but to brace for the impact.

His whole body glowed with a pale blue spiritual light. After activating the Water Spirit Heart Method, he swung the Fu Yao magic sword, unleashing a large water curtain.

Deep blue water ripples flowed on the water curtain, like a thick wall blocking in front of him.

Boom! — The light sphere slammed hard into the water curtain, instantly blasting a huge hole.

But soon, with the help of the Water Spirit Heart Method, the water curtain repaired itself again and wrapped around the light sphere, restricting its movement.

Qi Chuan’s eyes turned icy as he stepped forward, raised the thorn whip in his hand, and smashed it down violently.

Zhou Luo lifted his sword to block, releasing a vast sword intent that surged out. The two clashed once more, fighting intensely.

Battles at the Foundation Establishment level weren’t much different from those at Qi Refinement, except that the power generated was far stronger.

Seeing that his several attacks had made no progress, Qi Chuan grew somewhat restless in his heart.

He had intended to capture him in one decisive move, but the opponent had more tricks up his sleeve than he imagined, especially how naturally he applied his cultivation techniques and sword moves.

For the moment, he couldn’t overpower him.

At such a critical time, a force powerful enough to shift the battle situation had to emerge.

With that thought, Qi Chuan finally made a choice.

He suddenly took out a talisman from his storage ring.

It was a talisman engraved with a golden spear. The moment it appeared, the surrounding space warped, and an immensely formidable power began to gather slowly.

Surprise flickered across both Zhou Luo’s and Shangguan Qianxue’s faces.

Treasure! The opponent had actually brought out a treasure.

Shangguan Qianxue’s beautiful eyes darkened slightly as she guessed that he probably had no way to escape.