In the wasteland, golden light permeated the air, flashing and bursting from time to time, illuminating the world in a golden glow, with a hint of blue light mixed in, making it look quite mystical. However, from within came bursts of booming sounds, like thunderclaps from a clear sky, continuously exploding until they were deafening.
The continuous attacks and collisions emitted chaotic spiritual energy fluctuations, and the aftershocks formed shockwaves that swept in all directions, blowing away the already sparse green grass and bending the few large trees that stood there.
The battle lasted for nearly two hours. The Golden Mirror Master launched continuous attacks, and even showed signs of weakening magic power from time to time. Later, he kept taking pills to restore his magic power. Although the cracks on the array plate increased, he still failed to break through completely.
The fiery red light surrounding Huo Yun grew even more intense, reflecting wisps of crimson clouds and creating a somewhat mesmerizing effect. Turning one's head, the red light surged and churned, restless and violent, like a fireball poised to explode at any moment.
Her aura had also broken through its peak and was growing stronger. Faintly, it seemed to be beginning to exude the pressure of a Foundation Establishment demon beast.
Judging from this situation, achieving Foundation Establishment is not far off...
This caused the Golden Mirror Master's face to remain extremely gloomy, as if water could drip from it.
As Lin Xiuyuan had guessed, he was indeed not very good at combat, or to be precise, he had not deliberately used resources to exchange for powerful sword techniques and spells.
When he first stumbled onto the path of immortality, the cultivation technique he practiced was biased towards defense and protection. After witnessing the cruelty of the cultivation world, he became even more cautious and cherished his life. He understood that independent cultivators lacked resources and could not compare with cultivators from sects in terms of combat. Therefore, he focused on cultivating the path of life preservation and protection based on the characteristics of his cultivation technique, hoping to live longer and eventually pave his way to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Ultimately, it was precisely because of this cautious and life-cherishing mentality that he clearly understood his own path early on, which enabled him to stand out among the rogue cultivators and achieve Foundation Establishment.
Therefore, he has never specifically studied powerful sword techniques and spells. Of course, the lack of resources also played a large part in this. Otherwise, he wouldn't still be using a low-grade magic sword after breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. If he had switched to a mid-grade magic sword, he might have already broken that Azure Armor Formation.
He was naturally very clear about his own affairs. His fighting skills were indeed ordinary or even a bit weak. However, given that his cultivation level was a notch higher, this kid was able to hold out against him for so long.
During this time, the constantly activated spirit talismans played a major role. A careful count revealed that at least twenty or thirty wooden spirit talismans were thrown out, amounting to nearly 100,000 spirit stones, which made even the Golden Mirror expert feel a pang of heartache.
At first, they were determined to see how many talismans Lin Xiuyuan still had, but they always managed to throw out a few talismans at crucial moments to block his attacks.
The Golden Mirror Master immediately understood that this person probably had more talismans than he had imagined. He had already used twenty or thirty wooden talismans for defense, so how many offensive talismans did he have?
By this time, he still hadn't broken through the formation, and the situation had become dire.
His magical power has been mostly depleted, and he is relying on pills to recover and persevere. Moreover, the fire python is about to complete its breakthrough, and it seems that achieving Foundation Establishment is no longer a problem!
This made Master Jin Jing's face extremely gloomy. If they continued to entangle themselves, there was a possibility that they would be caught off guard and suffer a setback. Although the possibility was low, according to his cautious principle of preserving his life, he couldn't help but want to back down.
Sensing the offensive had slowed and noticing the change in the Golden Mirror Master's expression, Lin Xiuyuan gleaned some meaning and quickly cupped his hands, saying:
"Senior, now that the battle has progressed this far, your confidence in suppressing me is no longer absolute. Why not call it a day? Back then, it was your two disciples who were ungrateful and dared to challenge the authority of a Foundation Establishment cultivator when I made my move!"
"As Foundation Establishment cultivators, we should understand this point. My actions were not specifically aimed at you, Golden Mirror expert. Why not turn hostility into friendship and let this matter rest? I will prepare a banquet and offer generous gifts to apologize to you, senior. I wonder if that will satisfy you?"
Upon hearing these words, even though the Golden Mirror Master was confident in his high level of cultivation, he realized that the risks had increased and he was beginning to have second thoughts. At this moment, he was completely shaken.
However, just as Jin Jing's wavering grew stronger and he couldn't help but nod, wanting to see how Lin Xiuyuan would "apologize," at the last moment, a thought flashed through his mind, which made the killing intent in Jin Jing's eyes reaffirm itself.
"Boy, enough nonsense. Either hand over the fire python, or when the formation breaks, I will take your life. There is no third option!"
The Golden Mirror Master's face revealed a chilling killing intent as he spoke coldly.
Lin Xiuyuan was taken aback, not understanding why the Golden Mirror expert's killing intent had become firm again? It had clearly wavered a bit before!
However, Lin Xiuyuan was not afraid upon hearing this. Instead, he snorted coldly and said, "Since you are not willing to let this go, then bring it on! I want to see what you can do to me! In the end, don't let yourself be caught off guard!"
Although the array plate is now covered with cracks and looks like it won't last much longer, Huo Yun is about to achieve Foundation Establishment. It is believed that Huo Yun will achieve Foundation Establishment before the array breaks. At that time, the two of them working together might be able to turn the tables and kill the enemy.
After all, this Golden Mirror expert's magical power was already somewhat depleted, and he was currently relying on pills to recover and maintain it. Moreover, the opponent's fighting methods were not too powerful. Once Huo Yun completes her breakthrough, she can join forces with Lin Xiuyuan to deal with him. Even if they cannot turn the tables and kill him, they should be able to hold their own against him head-on.
Even if he had any other tricks or trump cards up his sleeve, Lin Xiuyuan didn't have too many concerns. If things really got desperate, Huo Yun, who had broken through to become a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast, could hold off the Golden Mirror expert and buy him time to escape...
It can be said that at this point, facing a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator like the Golden Mirror Master who is only half-baked, he is no longer in great danger and may even have the possibility of turning the tables!
For a moment, Lin Xiuyuan had no more worries and began to concentrate on continuing to defend himself, thinking about how to attack and kill this Golden Mirror expert later.
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