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Realizing the purpose of the Guiding Wood in my hand, I saw the old man launching another fiery tornado towards me. I quickly shifted my position, dodging his attack, and countered with several Slash Marks to delay his advance.
As I unleashed my Slash Marks, the old man indeed became wary of me. He swiftly pulled back the flames he had released, bracing himself to block my attacks.
Taking advantage of this moment, I scanned my surroundings. Above him and at the lower left and right sides of the circular formation he had created, there were noticeable depressions. Two of these depressions held Guiding Woods identical to the one in my hand, while the other was empty—clearly meant for Haoyang to place the last piece of Guiding Wood. However, he hadn’t had the chance to set it down before losing his life while trying to save Yao Long.
"When did he set up such a formation? How could neither the old man nor I have noticed it... It seems that what he said about being able to conceal one's aura is indeed true."
Muttering to myself, I glanced at the black wooden block in my hand, hesitating whether to use this formation to kill the old man. Just then, he realized I was only feigning an attack and unleashed four or five fiery tornadoes that surged toward me from different directions.
Seeing this dire situation, I quickly activated Void Spirit, channeling power from within to create a protective barrier around me. Even so, I knew that this defense would not withstand those fire-like tornadoes.
With one hand gripping the Guiding Wood tightly and the other raising Jiang Ling, I gathered energy in the sword and shot a beam of pitch-black light at the old man, hoping to extend my offensive momentum and delay his attacks once more.
However, this time my attack proved ineffective; the old man ignored my feint completely. The black beam evaporated upon hitting his fire wall, unable to breach his defenses.
As those fiery dragons closed in on me from mere feet away, it was too late to consider any other strategies. I had no choice but to leap backward in an attempt to evade his assault.
But as soon as my feet hit the ground, the earth began to tremble violently beneath me, revealing deep cracks that seemed bottomless. Golden light shone from within these fissures, and a wave of heat washed over me instantly.
"Damn it!" I cursed silently, trying to evade again. But those fiery dragons had already surrounded me from multiple angles and were lunging toward me.
This time, every escape route was blocked. It was impossible to slip between two of the fire dragons; their speed was too great. Any attempt to maneuver would only redirect their focus onto me again. Trying to escape through their sharp edges would surely lead to being encircled by the nearest two fire dragons.
Yet if I stayed put, I would have to endure even more attacks. "Should I take a gamble or just wait for death?" I thought frantically in my mind.
At that moment, another voice echoed in my mind, "Have you forgotten? This is not a dead end; it's the only chance to turn the tables!"
Upon hearing this, I felt as if I had been struck by lightning. "Yan Lai has this method; how could I have not thought of it?!" With that realization, I poured all the power within me into Jiang Ling at the fastest speed I could muster. Just before my strength was completely exhausted, I thrust Jiang Ling forcefully into the ground.
In an instant, that immense power vanished from my body. I closed my eyes, waiting for the powerful force around me to strike.
"Boom!" A tremendous explosion resonated, accompanied by a fierce wave of heat that erupted around me. At that moment, as the heat enveloped me, I felt a searing energy continuously surge into my body. It was as if I were standing in a furnace; not only was my skin subjected to extreme temperatures, but it felt like a torrent of heat was roasting my very bones from within.
I lost track of time as the burning sensation inside and around me gradually faded. A gentle breeze swept by, and I suddenly felt an overwhelming coolness.
"How refreshing..." I murmured, gripping the Guiding Wood in one hand and tightly holding Jiang Ling in the other, slowly stretching my limbs.
In the distance, the old man saw that I had withstood his full-force attack without perishing; instead, I appeared completely unharmed. He was taken aback and exclaimed, "You... how could this be? Why can you... no, this can't be happening!" Suddenly, he became incredibly furious, shouting, "This is impossible! Impossible!" At the same time, he continued to manipulate the flames surrounding him, transforming them into more fire dragons that charged toward me.
This time, he didn't hold back any power for defense but unleashed all his strength directly at me.
Seeing him completely lose his sanity, I calmly smiled and said, "Impulsiveness is a major blunder in battle; don't you know that? What a waste to live so many years... Well, it doesn't matter now; you're already dead." With that, I charged toward the old man as he lunged at me.
In an instant, dust swirled around us as a strong wind erupted between us.
Since the old man had inexplicably lost his rationality, his attacks were akin to those of a reckless brute—there was no strategy involved.
As I closed in on him, I smiled slightly and suddenly darted to the side, swiftly maneuvering behind him.
At that moment, my goal was not to confront him directly, but to utilize the formation left behind by Haoyang to eliminate him outright.
With this thought in mind, I quickly approached the indentation of the formation I had seen earlier and unhesitatingly tossed the Guiding Wood into it.
In an instant, white lines appeared around the formation, linking the scattered talismans on the ground together. At the same time, the three indentations formed a triangular pillar of light that trapped the old man in the center.
Seeing this, I swiftly moved away from the center of the formation to avoid being caught up in it as well.
Just then, I heard the old man trapped inside let out a series of mournful cries. He relentlessly struck at the pillar of light with his Void Spirit power.
But all of it was in vain; no matter how he attacked, the pillars remained unmoved, showing no signs of being broken.
"No, it can't be! It can't be you! I should have noticed from the beginning! I'm not willing, I'm not willing..."
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