Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 472: Death in Pairs
“Ding ding”
The illusory blade soldiers condensed from the Crimson Ancient Zither collided with the magical and spiritual artifacts at a high frequency, producing sounds that echoed as if they were real objects clashing.
This method of attack, executed through spiritual artifacts, indeed has its unique advantages.
Compared to spells, the casting speed is much faster, and the power is quite considerable.
Additionally, it consumes less magical power than direct attacks from magical artifacts, and it offers more variations, making it harder to counter.
Of course, for this sound-based attack to be so effective, Ren Hongyan's own strength is indispensable; if someone else were to wield the Crimson Ancient Zither, they might not be able to unleash such power.
Zhou Ziwen's black scepter-like spiritual artifact is similar; it seems to assist in spell-casting, enhancing the power of spells while shortening the casting speed.
However, Liu Yu is not envious of the latter.
From his observations, the black scepter might only be effective against blood path spells, and its attributes do not align, preventing it from exerting its maximum effect.
While the Upright Youth's side made no progress, Ren Hongyan and another Heavenly One Sect cultivator quickly gained the upper hand in just a few rounds.
In the eyes of the three from the Heavenly One Sect, if they could eliminate Tang Tianbao and his five companions, maintaining the current situation would be very advantageous.
At that time, they would have a significant advantage over the browless male cultivator, and Zhou Ziwen would have limited options to choose from.
Thus, the three from the Heavenly One Sect put in considerable effort and did not hold back their strength.
“Ding” “Ding”
Against Ren Hongyan, Purple Robe found it extremely difficult.
She could only passively endure the attacks, having no power to counter.
The two female cultivators were already at a minor realm of difference, and considering the disparities in spiritual artifacts, their strength varied significantly.
If this continued, Purple Robe's defeat was merely a matter of time.
“Boom!”
The battle between Tang Tianbao and Zhou Ziwen became even more intense.
Supreme spiritual artifacts collided with each other with full force, sword lights crisscrossing, blood flashes appearing, their duel of magic occasionally affecting others around them.
Since Zhou Ziwen is "Twisted Shadow," he is certainly not someone who shows mercy; on the contrary, he acts without scruples.
Perhaps to prove himself, or perhaps to seize the "orthodoxy" of the Holy Flame Sect, he struck with all his might!
After going through the betrayal of his brothers, Uncle Yang’s death, and the theft of the holy sword, Tang Tianbao no longer harbored any illusions.
When he made his move, he too was ruthless, vowing to slay the traitor before him.
Moreover, he had his reasons for not being able to lose; he had to defeat the "traitor," or the consequences would be unimaginable.
As for the browless male cultivator from the Demon Sect, his duel with the last late-stage foundation establishment disciple of the Holy Flame Sect could only be described as "lively."
Though it was grand in momentum, the two seemed to be exchanging blows equally.
With this person's strength, he could actually hold his own against the late-stage disciple; one could imagine how little effort he was putting in.
Clearly, this person understood that if the battle ended with the current situation and the three from the Heavenly One Sect were not significantly affected, he would find himself in a very unfavorable position.
At that time, let alone completing the task, being able to leave safely would be considered good fortune.
However, if he returned empty-handed, he would obviously not pass the elders' scrutiny of his sect.
Thus, he chose to secretly hold back, not in a hurry to slay the Holy Flame Sect disciple, hoping that the Holy Flame Sect would deplete the strength of the Heavenly One Sect cultivators.