Chapter 514: Chapter 452: Cloud-Soaring, Sky-Sweeping

"Stone Tablet Flying Shield!"

Li Chengfu pushed his palms forward. Earth Element Spiritual Power gathered quickly, condensing into a thick, solid yellow shield that met the Frozen Whirlwind Hammer.

Amidst a deafening BOOM, the Frozen Whirlwind Hammer was sent flying, and the light on the yellow shield dimmed slightly.

After repelling Zhao Lin’s attack, Li Chengfu immediately commanded his silver Long Sword to fly above Zhao Lin’s head and slash down from the air!

Zhao Lin slapped a palm against his chest, and a green barrier of light rose around his body.

Then, his Moon-Cutting Saber carved an arc, flying out to strike from the side.

They had abandoned the clash of magical treasures for a direct assault!

BANG BANG BANG...

The silver Long Sword struck the green light barrier while the Moon-Cutting Saber hacked at the yellow shield, creating a series of resounding impacts.

Liang Song’s eyelids twitched as he watched. Zhao Lin was actually going head-to-head with a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he was holding his own.

’I’m also at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer,’ he thought. ’If I went down there to face Li Chengfu, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even last three breaths.’

But then again, when Zhao Lin was a Martial Cultivator in the Power Realm, he could kill Qi Realm martial artists a level above him. So this seemed quite reasonable.

Liang Song maneuvered the Spiritual Vessel, circling in the air, waiting for an opportunity to help Zhao Lin.

However, the Spiritual Vessel only had two offensive skills: Flying Spear Skill and Wind Blade Skill.

Although the skills had a wide area of effect, their accuracy was terrible. A reckless attack could easily hit Zhao Lin by mistake, so he could only wait for the right moment.

Zhao Lin directed his Moon-Cutting Saber, making it dance up and down as he launched a ferociously sharp assault.

But Li Chengfu’s yellow shield, while seemingly clumsy, was actually incredibly agile. No matter how exquisitely Zhao Lin maneuvered the Moon-Cutting Saber or what angle he attacked from, he was firmly blocked.

As time went on, Zhao Lin gradually felt the strain. After all, there was a whole major realm separating their cultivation levels.

’If this keeps up, I’ll run out of Spiritual Power and still won’t be able to do anything to that old bastard.’

Zhao Lin’s mind raced. He recalled a trick he’d used during a fight with a powerful cultivator on his last trip out to sea. He reached into his storage pouch and pulled out a Concealment Talisman.

He slapped his palm down. The talisman exploded, releasing a large cloud of black smoke.

In an instant, it shrouded an area dozens of yards wide, plunging it into darkness.

"A mere Concealment Talisman? You think you can show off in front of me with that?"

A cold sneer touched Li Chengfu’s lips. He formed a Dharma Seal with his hands, opened his mouth, and exhaled a pillar of green smoke.

When the black mist met the pillar of green smoke, it was as if it had encountered its natural enemy, and it vanished in an instant.

Just as the black mist was about to completely dissipate...

Zhao Lin suddenly darted out and sprinted toward the dense forest. To stop Li Chengfu from pursuing, he threw his Moon-Cutting Saber at him.

"Trying to run? Too late for that!"

Li Chengfu snorted coldly, blocking the Moon-Cutting Saber with his yellow shield.

THUD!

Li Chengfu was momentarily stunned. The force from the Moon-Cutting Saber hitting his yellow shield seemed much weaker than before.

But he quickly figured out the reason: Zhao Lin was only at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. After such a long battle, his Spiritual Power was running low!

"Time to die!"

Li Chengfu roared, lunged forward, and directed his silver Long Sword to stab at the back of Zhao Lin’s head.

Just then, the unexpected happened!

A large hand suddenly shot out from the remaining black mist and grabbed Li Chengfu’s arm.

"Hah!"

Li Chengfu turned his head and saw Zhao Lin’s face appear in the black mist. He was terrified, looking as if he’d seen a ghost, the hairs on his body standing on end.

’Zhao Lin is clearly right in front of me, so how can there be another one here?’

’Could it be the Water Element Skill: Mirror Body Form-Splitting?’

’Impossible. Mirror Body Form-Splitting only creates illusions; they can’t cast Magic.’

’Is it some kind of dark art?’

Li Chengfu struggled with all his might, but his arm felt as if it were caught in an iron clamp, completely immobile.

Although the body of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is refined and reborn, it’s a world of difference compared to a Martial Cultivator like Zhao Lin.

Zhao Lin yanked him back with one hand, clenched his other hand into a fist, and threw a Thunder Sound Fist.

A dazzling white light flared in front of his fist, accompanied by a thunderous roar that could pierce clouds and shatter stone.

BOOM!

Li Chengfu, as if struck by lightning, convulsed for a moment before falling stiffly to the ground.

"What... what Magic was that?"

Li Chengfu managed to say, his words slurred. He knew he was going to die, but before his death, he wanted to understand how Zhao Lin had become two people.

On the Spiritual Vessel, Liang Song was also baffled. He stared at the two Zhao Lins on the ground, rubbed his eyes hard, and wore a dazed expression.

Zhao Lin didn’t speak. He beckoned, recalling the clone. Then, with a flash of his saber...

After killing Li Chengfu, Zhao Lin didn’t leave immediately. He stood there for a moment and saw an Essence Soul rise from the corpse.

Just now, when Li Chengfu flew over, Zhao Lin had recognized his flight Magic as Riding Clouds, Skimming Skies—the very Magic he had been searching for.

Zhao Lin inhaled sharply, drawing the Essence Soul into his body.

Silver light flashed in his sea of consciousness, forming the names of various skills...

With a thought, Zhao Lin’s Spirit Cultivation Map released a large amount of Spiritual Qi, analyzing Riding Clouds, Skimming Skies!

A moment later, in the fifth slot of the Spirit Cultivation Map, above the Void Trapping Skill, the four words "Riding Clouds, Skimming Skies" appeared!

Next to the text was a four-petaled plum blossom.

A flicker of joy crossed Zhao Lin’s eyes. Although Riding Clouds, Skimming Skies was only at the Proficient level, he was still in the Qi Refining Realm, so this was the highest mastery he could wield anyway.

With this, all seven of his Tier Two Skills were mastered!

Water Element: Water Demon Fist.

Earth Element: Mountain-Collapsing, Earth-Splitting.

Ice Element: Frozen Whirlwind Hammer.

Thunder Element: Thunder Shadow Clone.

Non-elemental: Mind Stabilizing Skill.

Fire Element: Fire Cloud Spirit Whip.

Wind Element: Riding Clouds, Skimming Skies.

"Brother Zhao, are you alright?"

Liang Song landed the Spiritual Vessel and saw Zhao Lin standing there in a daze, so he asked with concern.

"I’m fine, better than fine. Just a little tired. Could I trouble you to be my Guardian, Brother Liang?"

Zhao Lin replied with a smile, took a Spirit Pearl from his storage pouch, and sat down cross-legged.

After a fierce battle with a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he had almost no Spiritual Power left and needed to recover as quickly as possible.

Liang Song stood guard nearby, looking at the four corpses on the ground, feeling like he was in a dream.

One Foundation Establishment cultivator and three Late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, all killed by Zhao Lin alone.

’This sworn friend of mine is truly ruthless.’

’If he could cultivate to a Martial Grandmaster in the mortal world, he can surely reach Divinity Transformation in the Cultivation Realm!’

As he was lost in thought, a ripple suddenly appeared deep within his Divine Sense.

’I almost forgot about Feng Gu.’

Liang Song lightly slapped his forehead and muttered to himself.

After a Beast Tamer and a Spirit Beast sign a mystic pact, their Divine Senses are connected. The ripple in his Divine Sense just now had come from the Sealed Valley Snake underground.

Liang Song formed a spell seal and cast a summoning Magic.

Soon, he felt another ripple in his sea of consciousness.

Liang Song walked quickly to a large boulder, pushed it aside with effort, and said softly, "Feng Gu, come on up. It’s safe here."

The earth churned, and the Sealed Valley Snake crawled out from underground, looking weak and listless.

Liang Song gently picked up the snake’s body and found that it was badly injured. Its scales were broken in many places, and a lot of blood was seeping out, but fortunately, the wounds weren’t fatal.

He quickly took out a medicinal pill and fed it to the Sealed Valley Snake. He then bandaged it with a topical ointment and gently placed it back into his Beast Taming Pouch.

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