Chapter 75
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Chapter 75: Spiritual Bow
The sudden increase of monsters out of nowhere was simply unheard of.
Even though the monsters in this world were strange, they certainly didn’t appear out of thin air; there was always a birth process involved.
The Moon Reflection Water Pool was suspicious!
Yun Ye looked again towards the Spiritual Law team and saw five spiritual forms outlined.
The Eye of Invisible Light could see spiritual energy, and theoretically, it could directly pierce through Qi Cultivation Technique levels.
Thus, after observing the total amount of life energy from the five members of the Spiritual Law team, he roughly estimated their levels.
Four of them were in the later stages of Minor Achievement with the Qi Cultivation Technique, while only Xiang Yande barely reached Major Achievement.
This situation was within expectations.
The Spiritual Law team was indeed a place with numerous tasks, making it difficult to train and grow; it was already impressive that a Minor Achievement practitioner could enter without falling behind. The difficulty of stepping into Major Achievement was much greater than in the Black Armored Army.
The combined combat power of this team of seven was not even comparable to a seasoned veteran of the Black Armored Army.
Their only use was to handle minor tasks the Black Armored Army was unwilling to waste effort on.
"This mission is troublesome. With this team’s strength, handling so many monsters will be too difficult."
Yun Ye closed the Eye of Invisible Light.
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“Yang the Spiritual Law Master! The person has arrived! Here is the talisman; holding it will prevent rejection by the talisman formation!”
Xiang Yande brought his team to Yun Ye, distributing the purchased talismans to him.
Yun Ye glanced at them and casually put them away, saying, “Let’s start; the sooner we finish, the better.”
“Um… for safety, let’s deal with them wave by wave. We have the talisman formation for protection and can temporarily block the monsters’ attacks,” Xiang Yande replied awkwardly. Maintaining the revival of Spiritual Roots for too long would consume too much lifespan.
“Alright.” Yun Ye didn’t feel like wasting words; once the battle started, it was all about ending it.
Swish, swish, swish!
The talismans were placed at the four corners, sealing off an area. A large amount of spirit energy was drawn from the talismans, forming a barrier.
With the power of the talismans assisting, a Spiritual Law master could easily amplify their strength tenfold.
This was not the first time Yun Ye had seen talismans; he had to admit, they were a remarkable invention.
Talismans were used to store spirit energy in talisman paper during everyday life, and they could be activated when needed.
If enough talismans were available, they could unleash dozens or even hundreds of times the usual spirit energy, causing havoc upon release.
Members of the seven great families always had life-saving talismans on hand.
Even members of ordinary families like Wang Lixian had some talismans for self-defense.
However, these talismans were still too weak against chaotic-level monsters and did not achieve the desired effect.
Once the talisman formation was set up, everyone within the area was enveloped in a layer of spiritual light.
Yun Ye was surprised to find that this spiritual light actually reduced his Spiritual Law consumption by about 15%, and it also had a defensive effect, which was quite significant.
Xiang Yande was willing to purchase such advanced talismans; it seemed he sensed the problem and wanted an extra layer of protection.
However, this was far from enough.
“The talisman formation is complete. Next, we will light a monster-attracting incense and gradually deal with the surging monsters.”
“Yang the Spiritual Law Master, please see, we occupy a favorable position and can strike from above. With the fortress, spirit plants, and talismans assisting us, even if high-level monsters charge in, we can easily subdue them,” Xiang Yande introduced to Yun Ye with satisfaction.
As he said, this was indeed the crucial area of Baishi Town. The various arrangements were well-planned, creating a valley that was quite steep outside the entrance held by the Spiritual Law team—a terrain that even Spiritual Law masters could not ignore.
This held true for the monsters as well; with the talisman formation set up, assisted by the Earth Element fortress and Wood Element spirit plants, plus the advantageous terrain, it was almost impregnable!
“Whoosh!”
Yun Ye took the monster-attracting incense, lit it with a swipe of his finger, and tossed it onto the fortress wall.
Light smoke drifted, filling the air with fragrance for miles.
Within just a few minutes, the Moon Reflection Water Pool visibly began to boil, and a large number of Armor Ghosts emerged.
Armor Ghosts were creations of the high-level monsters, belonging to the Earth Element. Compared to water-based monsters, they excelled in land combat, making them quite troublesome, hence they were prioritized for elimination.
“The monster-attracting incense targets different types of monsters. The first batch includes Armor Ghosts and other Earth Element monsters,” Xiang Yande said, picking up a large bow and tossing one to Yun Ye. “This is our standard combat Spiritual Tool for long-range strikes; it is more suitable for use here in the Moon Reflection Water Pool.”
“Bow and arrow, huh…”
Yun Ye received it and gave it a once-over.
In Baishi Town, very few people used bows and arrows, primarily because of the cost; most people simply couldn’t afford it.
The principle of a bow and arrow relies on the elasticity of the bow, functioning on a physical level.
However, clearly, ordinary bows and arrows had no place in Spiritual Law battles; they must possess a spiritual aspect.
This raised a question: normal melee Spiritual Tools maintained a constant infusion of spirit energy, keeping their power at peak levels.
In contrast, with bows, the spirit energy supply halted the moment the arrow was released, and residual energy continued to dissipate until it reached the target, losing most of its power. A casual shot could easily pierce through it, failing to cause any significant damage.
Moreover, the size and mass of arrows were smaller than melee Spiritual Tools, which meant the spirit energy that could be infused was much weaker.
Theoretically, without using better materials, their power could never match that of melee Spiritual Tools, thus failing to realize the advantage of ordinary bows and arrows, which is why they were never a primary weapon.
“Speaking of long-range weapons…”
Yun Ye’s mind flashed with various solutions, feeling a promising path ahead.
His strength, compared to the captains, was hard to claim an advantage. However, if it were about assassinations, it seemed well worth a try.
Picking up the large bow, Yun Ye infused it with spirit energy, nocked an arrow, and aimed directly at an Armor Ghost, then released it.
“Boom!”
The arrow pierced through the Armor Ghost’s head, even blowing a large hole in the Armor Ghost behind it—the power was even more terrifying than a sniper bullet.
“…”
Xiang Yande watched in silence as the arrow accurately pierced the skull; he had meant to introduce the operation.
—This can’t be just luck, right?
“Boom!”
Yun Ye shot another arrow, consecutively piercing through three Armor Ghosts before they even had a chance to attack.
“Not bad at all; this is quite efficient against ordinary monsters,” Yun Ye assessed.
The characteristic of bows and arrows is that they have a long attack distance but weaker power. However, ordinary monsters clearly hadn’t reached a level where they were unbreakable; even if the members of the Spiritual Law team could not penetrate three of them, they could at least penetrate one.
One round could easily result in five or six monsters dead. By the time the monsters reached their position, they could draw their swords and fight, waiting for the fatigued enemies to arrive; how wonderful is that?
“There are also traps along the way. Even if the monsters’ bodies far exceed ours, we will have at least seven or eight rounds of time. Although there are many monsters in the Moon Reflection Water Pool, this method will be enough to deal with them,” Xiang Yande said, twitching his mouth. He waved his hand, and the other five team members fired in unison, their glowing arrows piercing through the Armor Ghosts.
