novel bin Chapter 288: The Battle of the Golden Core
Chapter 288: The Battle of the Golden Core
Chapter 288: The Battle of the Golden Core
"Pupupu!"
Countless arrows struck them, with a hundred arrows shot by Qi Cultivation cultivators, only causing slight dents in their Daoist Robes before being bounced away. Though they hadn't achieved much, it had depleted a small amount of the opponent's Spiritual Power.
The arrows from the Foundation Building cultivators pierced through the Daoist Robes, but they were stopped by an inner layer of armor.
Only one arrow, shot with all of Wang Hong's strength, pierced through the armor and struck two inches into the chest of the Old Man.
Wang Hong sighed in disappointment; he had almost succeeded in ambushing and taking down a Golden Core expert in one blow.
"You dare!" Old Man roared in anger, his hair standing on end. He had never seen a Foundation Building cultivator daring to attack him actively; he had just narrowly escaped a fatal attack.
Old Man pinched a technique with one hand and silently chanted in his mind. In an instant, a giant log appeared in front of him. With a wave of his hand, the log hurtled towards the Flying Boat.Fiind updated novels at novelhall.com
This was the only Tier-Three Magical Art that Old Man currently knew.
The people on the Flying Boat, after the first arrow was shot, didn't pay attention to the outcome of that arrow. Without hesitation, they fired two more rounds of arrows.
Seeing that the first round had not achieved success, Wang Hong immediately changed his strategy. As Old Man began casting his spell, the thirteen Foundation Building cultivators on the Flying Boat all summoned the Refinement's defensive wooden shields, protecting the front of the Flying Boat.
At the same time, they each used Binding Spirit Ropes and launched attacks on Old Man from different angles.
The next two rounds of arrows mostly collided with the giant log in mid-air, shattering upon impact and weakening the log's force as it approached.
The remaining arrows flew towards Old Man but were blocked by the defensive barrier he conjured.
Though Old Man could only perform the Tier-Three Giant Log Art, even ordinary Tier-Two Magical Arts, when wielded by a Golden Core cultivator, were not something Foundation Building cultivators could contend with.
The giant log advanced again and collided in mid-air with the wooden shields summoned by Wang Hong and the others.
The high-grade Spiritual Weapons wielded by the Foundation Building cultivators proved no match for the Tier-One Magical Art of the weakest Golden Core cultivator. The first wooden shield shattered instantly, and the second barely held for a moment before breaking as well. Only the third one managed to hold its ground.
As they clashed in the air, the third wooden shield began to show cracks, and the giant log, constructed from Magical Arts, also dimmed.
Meanwhile, Wang Hong and the others' Binding Spirit Ropes had already reached Old Man's side.
The others were fully occupied controlling the Binding Spirit Ropes and had no time to assist, leaving Wang Hong to face it alone.
This time, instead of using a shield-type Spiritual Weapon, Wang Hong employed several Tier-Two Talismans.
While others might hesitate to use their precious Tier-Two Talismans except in critical moments, Wang Hong had no such reservations. Over the years, he had grown all the materials for Tier-Two Talismans, the Seven Star Grass, in his Space and accumulated a vast supply. He hadn't sold a single one and kept them all on his person.
The talismans he activated transformed into various forms—some into earthen walls, others into golden Light Screens, and still others into wooden shields, all placed in front of the giant log.
With a deafening explosion, a burst of flames erupted in the air. After the flames dissipated, the giant log disappeared from view.
However, as soon as the giant log vanished, Old Man cast his spell once again, summoning another segment of a giant log. His Flying Sword also joined in the attack this time.
He wanted to see how many Tier-Two Talismans the Flying Boat still had to spare.
To his surprise, when the giant log approached the Flying Boat, the opponents threw out another large batch of Tier-Two Talismans, halting the giant log's advance.
Both sides remained deadlocked in this manner, waiting to see who would give in first.
After a short while, the Foundation Building cultivators on Wang Hong's side had replenished their Spiritual Power twice using Spirit Wine. They primarily specialized in Body Refining, and their Spiritual Power wasn't very deep, nor were they skilled in long-distance control of Spiritual Weapons.
With the cooperation of the Flying Sword, Old Man's Giant Log Art broke through Wang Hong's defenses several times, slamming into the Flying Boat's defensive shield, causing it to waver and dim in its spiritual light.
Old Man, too, was getting increasingly anxious. He had encountered and plundered many caravans before, but he had never faced such a stubborn one.
Moreover, he now felt some obstruction in the flow of his Spiritual Power, causing his limbs to stiffen and become less agile.
He speculated that it might be the side effect of that flower he had encountered earlier.
Furthermore, his Spiritual Power was running dangerously low. He couldn't believe that he, a Golden Core cultivator, would exhaust his Spiritual Power in a battle against a group of Foundation Building juniors.
Little did he know that he had fallen victim to three different poisons administered by Wang Hong.
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