Changping Qian raised his left hand, and a top-grade magical artifact, the refined steel piercing ring, let out a strange whistle and charged directly at Zhao Leiyun.
Immediately after, he waved his right hand again. A dark green long sword, also a top-grade magical artifact, appeared in his hand. It instantly transformed into a black lightning bolt, following closely behind the steel ring.
Having done all this, he did not stop. His free left hand made a gesture in the air, and in an instant, several earth-attribute sharp earth spikes appeared. With a slight flick of his sleeve, he swept these sharp earth spikes along, then suddenly flung them at Zhao Leiyun, muttering a single word, "Go." Da Feng Novel Network.
Changping Qian's attack almost used his full strength, employing all his offensive means except his trump cards. His aim was to catch the opponent off guard and strike with lightning speed to kill him.
In fact, if Changping Qian hadn't felt that the ultimate magical artifact, the "Earth-Governing Seal," took too long to use, he would have unleashed it without hesitation. After all, ultimate magical artifacts were far more powerful than top-grade ones.
Almost at the same time Changping Qian attacked, Zhao Leiyun was not idle either. He flipped his hands, and a blue banner about ten feet long appeared in his grasp. Lightning flickered on the banner, embroidered with a lightning divine eagle freely soaring in a thunderous storm.
Only then did Zhao Leiyun have time to observe his surroundings. Upon seeing Changping Qian's series of fierce attacks, he was inwardly surprised and extremely annoyed.
He had intended to reveal his most powerful ultimate magical artifact, the "Thunder Mother Eagle Banner," first, precisely to launch a killing blow against Changping Qian and then go to support others, just like Changping Qian.
But he never expected that Changping Qian, who outwardly appeared to have a very ordinary personality, would attack him ferociously without even a word, with such vicious intent that it seemed like a fight to the death.
Helpless, Zhao Leiyun could not afford to continue his attack. He handed the Thunder Mother Eagle Banner to his right hand, then reached for his waist with his left, pulling out a deep thunder-colored talisman from his storage bag.
He glanced with some reluctance at this low-grade, high-tier lightning defense talisman, tossed it lightly in front of him, gritted his teeth, and began chanting incantations with both hands.
In the next instant, Changping Qian's top-grade magical artifact, the refined steel piercing ring, and the dark green long sword, emitting a faint glow, had reached a close proximity to Zhao Leiyun, about to smash into him.
Zhao Leiyun then pointed a single finger at the deep blue talisman and roared,
"Advanced Spell Talisman: Lightning Net Immortal Serpent Art, activate!"
As the deep blue talisman uttered this command, it suddenly blazed with lightning, transforming into streaks of electric snakes entangled in thunder light. Dozens of these electric snakes bared their fangs, twisting and writhing, lying across Zhao Leiyun's front, blocking the path of the steel ring and the dark green long sword.
With a "puff," the refined steel piercing ring unceremoniously pierced into the dense mass of electric snakes radiating lightning. However, it was immediately caught by the fangs of over a dozen electric snakes, temporarily immobilized in mid-air by the numbing effect of the lightning attacks.
As for the dark green steel sword that arrived subsequently, although slightly stronger than the steel ring and managing to sever a few baring electric snakes, it was ultimately outnumbered. It too was rendered numb by the electricity emanating from the thunder-infused electric snakes, temporarily freezing in mid-air.
Seeing this, Changping Qian's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly extended his fingers and subtly guided the remaining sharp earth spikes. They immediately executed two large arcs, flexibly flying towards the sides, attempting to bypass the lightning wall and attack Zhao Leiyun again.
"Heh heh! Fat chance!"
Zhao Leiyun sneered at this, began chanting another incantation, and several electric snakes detached themselves, once again seizing the sharp earth spikes.
"Bang bang."
Several explosive sounds echoed as a few sharp earth spikes and a few electric snakes perished together.
At this moment, Zhao Leiyun increased his spiritual power output, and a few more thunder-infused electric snakes emerged from the talisman.
"A mere trick, you dare to show it off! Fellow Daoist Changping Qian, today you are certainly doomed. After you die, I will deal with Fellow Daoist Wu Tao!" Zhao Leiyun said with a sinister smile.
Then, he brought his hands together again, gripping the Thunder Mother Eagle Banner, and poured his spiritual power into the banner with all his might.
Changping Qian immediately felt immense pressure. The opponent's tenacity and difficulty were far beyond his expectations, and his fierce, consecutive attacks had been so easily nullified.
Although the large banner in Zhao Leiyun's hand had not yet shown any unusual signs, Changping Qian estimated that it was similar to his own ultimate magical artifact, the "Earth-Governing Seal"—both were extremely powerful but required a significant amount of time and spiritual energy to prepare before use.
It seemed he had no choice but to use the "Earth-Governing Seal." The more precarious his situation, the calmer Changping Qian became. Although his personality and talent were ordinary, how could he have survived in the cultivation world for so long without any merits?
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However, because Changping Qian lacked sufficient spiritual power to attack and defend simultaneously, he had to buy himself some casting time each time he used the "Earth-Governing Seal."
This would allow him to have enough spiritual power to drive the "Earth-Governing Seal." Even if he couldn't defeat the enemy, he had to hold out until his junior brother defeated the Yun brothers and Xue Yan on the other side. Therefore, his own defenses had to be absolutely impenetrable.
With this thought, Changping Qian looked across again. His junior brother Wu Tao and the Yun brothers, Xue Yan, and three others were engaged in an extremely fierce battle, with magical artifacts flying and spells bombarding each other.
Meanwhile, on Zhao Leiyun's side, the large banner was gradually becoming more brilliant, emitting dazzling lightning from its surface. The thunder eagle, which had already seemed eager to take flight, appeared even more ferocious and terrifying. It seemed the opponent's attack was about to be launched.
Seeing this, Changping Qian no longer hesitated. With a wave of his hand, the top-grade magical artifact steel ring and the dark green steel sword, after circling once, were instantly retracted into his storage bag.
Changping Qian did not stop there. After retracting the top-grade magical artifact steel ring and the dark green steel sword, he summoned a top-grade magical artifact, a copper-bronze flame gold shield. Coupled with the several spiritual energy shields he had already deployed, this formed multiple layers of inner and outer defenses.
Having done all this, Changping Qian finally felt relieved. He took out the "Earth-Governing Seal," sat cross-legged, and began to gather most of his spiritual power onto the Earth-Governing Seal, intending to activate it in the shortest possible time and then fly up to attack the enemy.
Just then, Zhao Leiyun on the opposite side finally gathered enough spiritual energy on the Thunder Mother Eagle Banner and began to launch a fearsome, torrential barrage of attacks.
Zhao Leiyun pointed the tip of the banner sharply at Changping Qian. Instantly, dozens of thunder eagles, flying like living creatures in the wind, rushed out from the banner tip one after another, making whistling sounds as they charged at Changping Qian.
These thunder eagles, transformed from lightning, moved with incredible speed. One moment they were at Zhao Leiyun's side, and the next they were already at Changping Qian's.
Indeed, they lived up to their reputation as lightning-attribute spells; not only was their attack power immense, but their movement speed was also superior to five-element spells.
If he hadn't made defensive preparations in advance, Changping Qian would likely have been killed in a single blow without even having time to react.
While Changping Qian was still shocked, over a dozen flying thunder eagles collided violently with the outermost copper-bronze flame gold shield. The lightning and earth-yellow light flashed incessantly, accompanied by sounds of "shā hū wēng huā wā" from the impacts.
When all the light disappeared, the once smooth outer surface of the copper-bronze flame gold shield was marked with over a dozen crisscrossing, deep black, narrow grooves. The artifact appeared somewhat damaged, but fortunately, it was of good quality among top-grade magical artifacts and did not shatter.
This outcome made Changping Qian feel a deep sense of unease.
Changping Qian had originally believed that the "copper-bronze flame gold shield" was a specialized defensive magical artifact, a genuine top-grade item with unquestionable material hardness.
However, to his surprise, it could barely withstand just one wave of attack, almost being destroyed by half. This filled him with worry, as he doubted whether his layers of defense could hold out until his "Earth-Governing Seal" was successfully activated.
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