Chapter 589 Reencounter with Duan Yao~~
their battle was taking place underwater; now, as the fight grew more intense, they were pushing beyond the water's surface!Hao Ren swung his right hand, sending dozens of sword beams at those bulls.T...Chapter 589: Encounter with Duan Yao Again
The cyan light was like the bottom part of a contracting copper bell, pressing down on Xiaobai and Zhao Yanzǐ.
Bang!
Xiaobai rushed forward horizontally but as if hitting an invisible inner wall, immediately bounced back with a metallic clang.
With hundreds of Heavenly Mountain Sect cultivators standing at their positions from high up, the array formation's power became even stronger.
A moment ago, they had been desperately chasing this third-stage snow lion but couldn't catch it. If not for the special magic treasure to transmit voice and shock the core formation cultivator sitting in charge of the Heavenly Mountain Sect at Level Six Heaven from afar, they wouldn’t have been able to capture the snow lion.
"Rash brat, surrender yourself!" The black-faced cultivator held his black sword, sitting on a snow lion with half its body gold and half white. He shouted angrily with bulging eyes.
He really looked like a Dharma-protecting Vajra from the temple.
Now he was sure that this girl wasn't a junior of Heavenly Mountain Sect, although he didn’t know where she had gotten this snow lion. However, with hundreds of Heavenly Mountain Sect cultivators chasing her relentlessly and unable to catch her, she couldn't possibly get away without consequences!
The array formation set up in the air right now was called "Purple Willow Beast Confinement Formation." In terms of power, it wasn’t a particularly formidable array. However, its characteristic was that it didn’t require setting up magic treasures; as long as there were enough cultivators, they could unleash the array.
This kind of formation was used by Heavenly Mountain Sect cultivators to cooperatively capture high-level spirit beasts, and it worked on any spirit beast below level six. So when unleashed, it perfectly trapped Xiaobai.
Heavenly Mountain Sect had profound attainments in raising beasts, alchemy, and array formations, thus they could firmly stay at Level Six Heaven. As for cultivator realms, there were nine core formation elders and over two hundred core formation cultivators, while foundation establishment and Qi Condensation stage cultivators numbered countless.
Among these several hundred cultivators now, the six critical points in charge of the hexagonal array formation were held by dozens of core formation cultivators. And at the center of the array’s key point was that later-stage core formation black-faced cultivator.
The so-called major sects in Fifth Heaven only had around a dozen core formation cultivators, whereas among the Heavenly Mountain Sect cultivators chasing Zhao Yanzǐ and Xiaobai, there were casually dozens of core formation cultivators. The strength of Heavenly Mountain Sect was evident!
"Girl, tell me your sect’s name! You might be spared!"
The black-faced cultivator controlling the shrinking array formation shouted towards Zhao Yanzǐ.
He had caught Zhao Yanzǐ and could crush her life at any moment. But this girl possessed a third-stage snow lion, so she might have some connection with Heavenly Mountain Sect; even though he was angry, he didn’t dare act recklessly.
As long as they controlled Zhao Yanzǐ, bringing her back to Heavenly Mountain Sect for questioning wouldn't be a problem.
This "Purple Willow Beast Confinement Formation" had been thoroughly practiced by all core formation and above level cultivators of the Heavenly Mountain Sect. As long as they stood at their correct positions and acted at the right time, they never failed to confine any spirit beasts below level six.
He saw that Zhao Yanzǐ was only at foundation establishment mid-stage realm, but her third-stage snow lion was astonishingly fast, almost reaching the speed of a fifth-stage snow lion.
"Pft!" Zhao Yanzǐ glared at him. "So many people chasing me If you have guts, fight me one-on-one! Oh yeah, that means just you and me fighting!"
"Hahaha!" The black-faced cultivator laughed wildly, "Who knows what tricks you have up your sleeve. As long as I activate the formation, I can catch you like a fish in a barrel; there's no way you'll outsmart me!
Zhao Yanzi's forehead dripped with sweat. She was just boasting and being arrogant, but at this time, what trick could she possibly have
"Quickly give your sect’s name or don’t blame me for my merciless hand!" The black-faced cultivator suddenly turned fierce and spoke loudly.
Zhao Yanzi gritted her teeth. Seeing that Little White was still charging around, getting injured all over, she felt a bit sorry for it and hugged it, feeling guilty about involving Little White.
At this moment, she really hoped Han Ren would appear… in such a hopeless environment, the first person she thought of wasn’t her dad or mom but instead was Han Ren.
"Little White, don't waste your strength," Zhao Yanzi rubbed Little White's head and then suddenly looked up. "A real man takes responsibility for his actions! I caused this problem; you let go of Little White!
She hated herself in her heart, hating that she was too weak to break through the situation and cause Little White to get hurt all over its body. She also felt sad because there were still so many things she wanted to tell Han Ren, and now they might never be able to meet again.
"Hahaha!" The black-faced cultivator laughed again. "The value of this snow lion is much higher than yours; since you both have been caught, why would I let the snow lion go"
Zhao Yanzi remained silent and said nothing. She clenched her teeth and had already decided that she would fight to the death with him when he tried to capture her!
I Zhao Yanzi am not weak!
"Humph, still won’t submit! Capture!" The black-faced cultivator’s face turned even more gloomy.
He had given Zhao Yanzi enough chances, but she didn't report her sect name in time. Now there was nothing he could do but be ruthless!
The moment the formation contracted, it would completely trap a spiritual beast; whether this mid Foundation Establishment cultivator could withstand it or not was up to fate!
He didn’t even need to personally capture Zhao Yanzi; if she still had half her life left, he’d take her back to their sect for punishment.
"Little White, don't die!" Seeing the formation suddenly close in, Zhao Yanzi used all of her spirit energy to create a barrier to protect Little White.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators who were assisting the core formation cultivator with the array formation stood there dumbfounded.
They had seen spiritual beasts protecting their masters before but never masters protecting their spiritual beasts in such a life-and-death situation!
They didn't know that this was Zhao Yanzi’s stubbornness. Since she had brought innocent Little White into the fray, she should protect it!
Zhao Yanzi might seem naughty and unreasonable on the surface, but in fact, she was very big-hearted! If something was her mistake, then it was hers; if it was her responsibility, then it was hers—she just didn’t want to admit it verbally.
But because she knew deep down that letting out the dragon embryo for Han Ren was her fault, with her personality, there would be no way she’d agree to become his fiancée!
Although Zhao Hongyu often said that Han Ren should let Zhao Yanzi off, in reality, she was also making compromises for Han Ren. When she needed to care about Han Ren, she did; when she needed to worry about him, she did.
It's just that her personality is so stubborn; even if she secretly makes concessions, it still seems like she hasn't!
Hao Ren pointed out the mistakes on her test paper, and she would always verbally brush them off as carelessness or a writing error. But after Hao Ren left, she would carefully consider each question!
No one ever saw her efforts because she didn't want others to notice that she was changing for Hao Ren's sake.
Bang!
The hexagonal formation shrank to a range of one meter and suddenly formed into a tightening ring.
Zhao Ranzi felt as if all her bones were going to break, but she gritted her teeth and endured it. Her faint barrier shattered with a soft "pop" sound.
Boom...
A more intense explosion suddenly echoed.
The pressure around Zhao Ranzi vanished abruptly.
Hao Ren! Zhao Ranzi's first reaction was that Hao Ren had appeared!
But when she opened her eyes and looked carefully, she realized it was the small golden bell around Xiaobai's neck that had shattered!
This little bell was a gift from Lu Jie’s sisters to Hao Ren. Since Hao Ren didn’t want to wear it on his wrist, he hung it around Xiaobai’s neck.
At this moment, it was the shattering of the bell that triggered the intense explosion!
The shattered bell turned into a sky full of golden powder, and the formation maintained by hundreds of people instantly crumbled!
"How is this possible!" The dark-faced cultivator’s face showed extreme surprise.
This formation was capable of restraining a Level 6 Spirit Beast; in principle, it should also be able to restrain a Soul Formation-stage cultivator. Yet, it had been broken!
Whoosh...
Xiaobai reacted the fastest. Flames erupted from her four paws as she shot off towards the east in a streak of light.
The other cultivators affected by the formation’s collapse were all thrown back five to six meters and didn’t have time to react!
Among them, the quickest to react was still that dark-faced cultivator. However, riding on his Level 4 Snow Lion, he chased for several hundred meters but ultimately couldn't catch up with Xiaobai fleeing at full speed.
"Catch him!" The dark-faced cultivator returned to the group of Sky Mountain Sect’s cultivators and was so enraged that his whole body trembled.
The hundreds of cultivators from the Tian Mountain sect couldn't even contain a small Core Formation中期修道士 riding on a third-stage snow lion; where was their dignity!
Moreover, it seems that this troublesome figure in the Fifth Layer Sky is probably related to the mysterious "City Sect"!
Zhao Yanzi was still shaken and almost cried out of excitement. She had just been thinking about fighting to the death with the black-faced cultivator when the formation suddenly broke!
She didn't know that this golden bell was a gift from Sister Lu to Hao Ren, in addition to allowing Hao Ren to use it to call them for emergencies, this golden bell also had another function: if they couldn’t get there fast enough during truly urgent situations and were under extreme pressure, the golden bell would explode, breaking through all external attacks or encirclements!
Back when Hao Ren was in a lower realm, he needed this golden bell. Unbeknownst to him, it didn't save him but Zhao Yanzi and Xiaobai instead!
"Humph! I finally found you!"
Zhao Yanzi was just about to take a breath of relief when suddenly a sharp cry resounded in midair.
She looked up and saw Duan Yao, wearing green silk, riding a white snow lion flying towards her from afar!
The sight of an enemy made one's blood boil with rage!
Duan Yao didn't know that Zhao Yanzi had just been through a big battle. She was patrolling the Fifth Layer Sky and found this place thanks to感應from her jade pendant.
Back then, Duan Yao went straight to her great-uncle for help when she suspected that Zhao Yanzi would disfigure her after stabbing her; and this great-uncle, who favored his disciples, was very furious when he learned what had happened!
If it were just a stab wound, it wouldn't be a big deal since even ordinary minor sects had ointments to heal such injuries without leaving scars.
But taking the Purple and Azure Treasure Sword from Duan Yao was a serious matter!
Duan Yao had been raised by this great-uncle, so he treated her like his granddaughter. But for a little brat in the Fifth Layer Sky to dare stab Duan Yao and steal Tian Mountain's treasures and cultivation methods!
Immediately, this old ancestor of the Tian Mountain Sect issued an order via the "Tian Shan Order" and gave Duan Yao a "Fan Tian Seal," allowing her to retrieve her honor in the Fifth Layer Sky!
Zhao Yanzi, who had just escaped from the encirclement, hadn't even caught her breath when she saw Duan Yao take out a golden seal from her sleeve. She knew something was amiss and hurriedly fled towards Mystic Peak.
"You still want to escape!" Duan Yao raised the Fan Tian Seal directly.
Boom! The Fan Tian Seal shot out a piece of golden seal pattern.
Zhao Yanzi took up the Purple and Azure Treasure Sword to block, but she was no match for it. Along with Xiaobai, they were both sent flying hundreds of meters and crashed into rocks.
Xie Yujia, who was cultivating in a cave on Mystic Peak, had 36 pairs of golden and silver dual talismans slowly rotating around her.
Suddenly, she heard rumbling outside the valley, furrowed her brows, stood up, and went out to take a look.itary training, the boys had secretly established Xie Yujia’s status as the class flower, and when electing a class president later on, they all voted for her. At that time, Han Ren already had a good...