Battle of Wits

That man in the black robe was quite skilled; he was able to sense danger in advance and jump to the side.

Back then, at the edge of the bamboo forest, even that mid-grade second-tier demonic beast, the two-headed serpent, didn't notice it beforehand!

The four "foot guards" who rushed to pick up their master after he ran away were no match for him.

The four "footed soldiers" were instantly blown apart by Xiaoqing's tail.

Blood and dirt splattered everywhere.

After her whereabouts were exposed, Xiaoqing stopped trying to hide them.

It flicked its tail, shaking off the blood and grime, and then lashed it at the head of the man in the black robe!

The man in the dark robe was still shaken when he saw a huge snake tail lashing out at him with lightning speed. He instinctively dodged again.

Just as he was about to lift his foot to stand up, the soil beneath his feet suddenly softened, causing him to lose his footing and nearly stumble.

In that brief moment of delay, the man in the black robe could no longer dodge.

"Waaah~"

A fierce wind swept over them, and the giant blue tail was already upon them!

In the critical moment, the man in the black robe actually calmed down.

"clang!"

A dull thud, mixed with the sound of metal, followed.

Xiaoqing's giant tail lashed down, only to be stopped by two pairs of hands wearing iron gloves.

It's those two fully armored warriors!

At this moment, a layer of iron-gray gleam shimmered on the armor of the two fully armored warriors.

It was only with the help of this layer of radiant light that the giant tail that Xiaoqing had pulled off was barely held up.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"Our lord has been attacked! Quickly return to save him!"

"Kill the chicken!"

As the unexpected happened, the "bow-step foot soldiers" who were chasing Yue Yinping also realized what was happening and abandoned Yue Yinping to turn back and attack.

Yue Yinping had already seen Xu Yunxin and Xiao Qing beside him, and her heart immediately calmed down.

What a strong and unyielding character she was.

Having been chased and harassed by these barbarians all the way, the anger in his heart had already reached its peak, so how could he let these "bow-step foot soldiers" return to help!

Yue Yinping also turned around fiercely and led the black dogs to charge at the "bow-step foot soldiers"!

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

"Bow-footed and eager to save his master, he shot two arrows at Xu Yunxin first."

He does understand the principle of "shoot the horse before the rider" and "capture the king before the thief."

The two arrows arrived in an instant.

Just as the arrow was about to strike, a flash of yellow light appeared in front of Xu Yunxin, and a thick, heavy, earth-colored shield materialized out of thin air.

The two arrows struck the shield, breaking their arrowheads on the spot.

In their panic, the two archers actually used the same ordinary arrows they had used to torment Yue Yinping.

"Baka!"

"Use the Blood Fiend Arrow!"

Two fully armored warriors in black robes held Xiao Qing back, thinking everything was fine. They then stood a little further back and began to give orders.

Seeing how useless his subordinates were, he immediately started cursing.

These barbarians spoke a barbarian language, which Xu Yunxin could barely understand, but he did understand the curse word uttered by the barbarian in the black robe.

"What are you barking about, dog?!"

His expression hardened, and before he finished speaking, he instantly conjured twenty-two sharp earthen arrows, which pierced the body of the barbarian in the black robe.

"Myojin protects me!"

The man in the dark robe let out a loud shout, and a gray-white and blood-red light shield appeared on his body out of thin air.

The protective barrier was quite effective, managing to block all twenty-two earthen arrows fired by Xu Yunxin.

"Oh ho!"

Xu Yunxin sneered. In this short time, he had roughly figured out the strength of the pair of barbarians. After telling Xiaoqing to play with them slowly, he...

He slightly raised his hand and grabbed, and a yellow light flashed between his fingers and palm, and a ten-foot-long spear was formed.

Xu Yunxin took a light step forward, and with a swift movement, he lunged straight at the man in the black robe.

He frequently transforms the Golden Buddha Tree to absorb the energy of heaven and earth, and each time he does so, he triggers the Golden Buddha Tree's "nourishing the body by absorbing vital energy" effect.

After so many training sessions, his physical strength has also improved significantly.

At this moment, he thrust his spear forward, his spiritual energy mixed with the strength of his body and arms, making his power even more swift and fierce than the simultaneous firing of twenty-two earthen arrows.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, the earth-colored spear pierced the light shield surrounding the barbarian in the black robe.

Take a break!

"Cluck~ Cluck~"

With a sharp, crisp sound, the protective aura surrounding the man in the black robe shattered along the tip of the eighteen-foot spear.

The earth-colored spear in Xu Yunxin's hand was also shattered by the power contained in his strike.

"Divine Lord! Please accept this blood and bask in divine light!"

"Slaughter the heretics!"

The light shield dissipated, revealing a man in a dark robe with a sinister expression. Blood was flowing from his hands, yet he gave Xu Yunxin a ruthless smile, as if he were the victor.

"If you can't beat them, you call them 'dad'?"

"Calling your grandfather won't help!"

Xu Yunxin curled his lip in disdain.

Watch out behind you!

A loud reminder came from afar.

Without turning his head, Xu Yunxin conjured another earthen shield behind him.

The "Yin Sha Arrow" of the "Bow-footed Light" barbarian has finally arrived.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the arrowhead of the "Yin Sha Arrow" exploded, and two plumes of bloody smoke were about to rise and surge towards Xu Yunxin.

The earthen shield that had been blocking the smoke suddenly slammed shut again, forming a sphere that surrounded the two plumes of smoke.

Xu Yunxin's move was truly brilliant, making the man in the dark robe's eyes widen in surprise, almost causing him to utter a curse.

Holy crap!

Taking advantage of the magical duel, Xu Yunxin showed off his newly acquired spells in all sorts of ways.

Overall, it's pretty good, but it consumes too much mana.

Although he is currently only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he has learned a new cultivation technique through his connection with the earth.

Although this new cultivation method has no name yet, the spiritual energy it produces is pure and vast, and its quality and quantity are comparable to those of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

But after just a few spells, his spiritual energy was almost completely depleted.

Xu Yunxin took out a Qingling Pill and ate it, preparing to recover his energy before fighting again.

There's only this one group of barbarians right now, so he'll play around with them a bit more and try to force them to use all their tricks.

This also lays the foundation for the upcoming battle against the entire barbarian army.

Seeing Xu Yunxin take his medicine, the man in the black robe seemed less panicked.

In that short time, the bleeding on his hand had stopped, but a humanoid phantom that was rapidly solidifying had appeared behind him.

The humanoid figure was half real and half illusory, with a distinctive bun hairstyle, a blurred face, and a set of angular, somewhat square-looking clothes.

After the phantom solidified, it suddenly opened a gaping maw and sucked at the four "foot soldiers" that Xiao Qing had killed.

Rolling blood vapor flew out from the corpses of the four "foot soldiers," enveloping four twisted and struggling souls, and together they plunged into the gaping maw of the humanoid phantom.

After the blood, qi, and soul entered its mouth, the phantom became more solid, and some torii gate patterns appeared on its square outer garment.

Four distorted, mixed-up faces were squeezed out from the empty head and face of the humanoid phantom.

After these four faces crowded together, a powerful pressure descended, like a thousand-pound boulder pressing down on Xu Yunxin.

Immediately afterwards, all eight eyes on the four faces opened at once, shooting out eight beams of gray light mixed with blood, which struck Xu Yunxin's immobile body with lightning speed!