Chapter 281 - 281: No One Can Save You 1
“Pfft!”
Accompanied by the sound of vomiting blood, the Nascent Soul Peak was sent flying backward.
While in midair, he quickly formed a spell gesture, barely neutralizing that attack’s power and stabilizing his body dozens of miles away.
“Pfft!”
Then, the Nascent Soul Peak spat out another mouthful of blood, forcibly suppressing the injuries inside his body with his True Origin.
Otherwise, he would have to vomit more blood.
“How can he be so strong!”
His gaze was filled with shock.
This was not just ordinary strength.
It was absurdly strong!
As a Mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator, he had fought him head-on and forced him to use all his tricks, even causing him to spit blood twice.
Even considering the factor that he had underestimated his opponent, this still seemed excessively strong.
“No wonder he can strike the Nascent Soul Peak as a Middle-stage cultivator; he must be from a Holy Land. I wonder which Holy Land he hails from. We could befriend him after this is over,” thought the Tianshu Academy Sect
Leader, eyes bright, as he watched the Nascent Soul Peak being beaten back.
He even forgot to fan himself with the folding fan in his hand.
Although the Sect Leader’s Aunt had mentioned Qin Changqing’s name, the
Tianshu Academy Sect Leader had never heard of it.
“Could he be the Qin Changqing from the North Region?”
Master Butterfly Cloud and the Heavenly Luo Sect Master’s eyes shone brightly.
They too were puzzled by the situation.
They did not know if this Mid-stage Spirit Transformation Qin Changqing was the same one who had his name spread to Central State and the Eastern Territory, or if he was from a Holy Land with the same name.
“It could be a case of the same name.
Master Butterfly Cloud pondered.
According to the news that had spread in Central State, it had only been a few decades since Qin Changqing became a Nascent Soul cultivator.
For him to reach the Mid-stage Spirit Transformation in just a few decades seemed unlikely.
Moreover, this Qin Changqing was incredibly strong, beating a Nascent Soul Peak with just a single strike and making him spit blood twice.
Such feats were not something an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator could achieve.
Similarly, the Heavenly Luo Sect Master’s gaze flickered, and he came to the same conclusion.
They both decided to observe further.
At the same time, they refrained from saying anything to avoid giving the Tianshu Academy Sect Leader any ideas.
If this Qin Changqing was the Qin Changqing they were thinking of, and not someone from a Holy Land, they did not want to have another competitor.
“Very well. ”
After completely calming the flow of energy in his body, the voice of the Nascent Soul Peak cultivator turned exceptionally cold.
Although he had been beaten by Qin Changqing and spat blood, he did not believe that he would lose.
In their previous clash, he had underestimated Qin Changqing and engaged in a head-on confrontation.
It was like two martial arts experts directly competing with their inner strength.
Qin Changqing’s powerful True Origin had indeed astonished him.
However, a cultivator’s battle was not so simple.
Techniques, Magical Treasures, secret arts, or even special treasures, hidden resources, talismans, and so on could all affect the outcome of a battle.
That woman had given him many treasures to eliminate the Sect Leader completely and prevent this genius with an Immortal Spirit Root from growing.
Her promised rewards had also moved him.
He had been stuck at the Nascent Soul Peak stage for too many years. Even though he still had more than a thousand years of life left, his chances of breaking through to the Void Refinement stage were slim.
However, once he found the well and killed the Sect Leader within a few hundred years, the items that woman had promised him would greatly increase his chances of breaking through to the Void Refinement realm.
That was why he was determined to succeed this time!
“Die!”
After calming his inner injuries, the Nascent Soul Peak cultivator once again drove his True Origin.
In the sky, the dense and numerous blades transformed into a sky full of streaming lights, akin to a meteor shower, and attacked Qin Changqing.
At the same time, he activated a unique Talisman Treasure.
“Roar!”Just as a giant tiger with black and white fur all over its body, looking incredibly fierce, leaped out and rushed towards Qin Changqing.
“This is the White Tiger Fierce Spirit, he actually has a treasure from the barbaric lands!”
The Heavenly Luo Sect Master recognized the giant tiger as it appeared.
He watched even more intently, wanting to know how Qin Changqing would deal with this White Tiger Fierce Spirit.
Across from the Nascent Soul Peak, Qin Changqing’s hands moved, and the light emitted by the Qingyun Mirror quickly expanded, forming a circular light curtain in front of Qin Changqing.
Suddenly, numerous blade-like streaks resembling shooting stars bombarded the light curtain.
However, they were all blocked by the Qingyun Mirror’s shield.
In this kind of attack and defense situation, if both cultivators are equally matched, the battle could easily turn into a war of attrition, and it could take months to determine a winner.
“Roar!”
The White Tiger Fierce Spirit pounced over, and a pair of incredibly sharp claws swung fiercely.
“Boom!”
The Qingyun Mirror’s defensive light curtain trembled, and the energy spent to withstand this attack was more than ten times that of the blade-like assaults.
Cultivators with insufficient True Origin wouldn’t be able to last long under such an attack, even if they possessed a powerful defensive magical treasure.
Qin Changqing’s expression remained unchanged as his fingers flicked, and the Feixian Swords instantly flew out. The White Tiger Fierce Spirit dodged quite a few of them, but it couldn’t avoid all of them. It was instantly pierced through by the swords.
“Roar!”
Even after being pierced, the creature still roared and launched another attack.
Its body wasn’t actually solid.
Strictly speaking, it could be either solid or immaterial, so even if the Feixian Swords pierced through it, the damage inflicted would be extremely limited.
“Today, no one can save you.”
The Nascent Soul Peak cultivator snorted lightly, taking out a black jar, dripping some blood on it, and instantly opened it.
From within, a golden-winged insect suddenly flew out and charged at Qin Changqing again.
“Qin Changqing, be careful! This is the Golden Winged King Insect, which excels at breaking through magical treasure defenses. It won’t last long under his control, so quickly use that talisman!”
The Sect Leader’s Aunt saw the golden insect and exclaimed in horror.
Golden Winged King Insect!
Qin Changqing’s fingers moved, causing several Feixian Swords to rush towards the Golden Winged King Insect.
However, the insect was incredibly agile, and with its small size, it avoided more Feixian Swords than the White Tiger Fierce Spirit did.
“Ding
One of the Feixian Swords struck the insect’s body, but the Golden Winged King Insect was not only extremely hard, but the sword couldn’t pierce through it.
The Golden Winged King Insect had already flown over and bit at the defensive light curtain of the Qingyun Mirror.
Before long, it was on the verge of breaking through the light curtain’s defense.
This Nascent Soul Peak cultivator indeed had many formidable methods at his disposal.
The two consecutive techniques he utilized were both extremely powerful.
“Roar!”
The White Tiger Fierce Spirit launched another attack, and the Qingyun Mirror’s defensive light curtain further trembled.
At the same time, those blade-like streaks continued their relentless assault.
It seemed that the defensive light curtain of the Qingyun Mirror could no longer hold on.
Once the defense of a defensive magical treasure is broken, one can infuse more True Origin to reactivate it. However, it takes time to do so, and how could anyone have the time or opportunity during a battle between Spirit Transformation cultivators?
Lower-level cultivators might miss their opportunities in battle, but it’s impossible for Spirit Transformation cultivators.
As the defensive light curtain trembled, the Golden Winged King Insect finally broke through and rushed towards Qin Changqing.
Qin Changqing’s face remained unchanged, his fingers flicked, and several Spirit Talismans flew out.
“Boom!”
A Fire Talisman burst in an instant, engulfing the Golden Winged King Insect in rolling flames.
However, once the fire receded, the insect seemed unharmed.
Then an Ice Talisman exploded, and its surroundings transformed into ice. However, the Golden Winged King Insect’s wings rapidly vibrated, shattering the ice in an instant.
The Ice Talisman did buy some time, just enough for a Defensive Spirit Talisman to be activated and block the Golden Winged King Insect.
However, while Qin Changqing was dealing with the Golden Winged King Insect, the White Tiger Fierce Spirit had already broken through the light curtain defense of the Qingyun Mirror and charged at Qin Changqing once more..