On the city wall of Xueling City, Han Chen and Yu Kui were both guarding the city with Xue Zheng.
Han Chen is a disciple of Jiuhua Peak, following Elder Qiu to cultivate and refine weapons. He is not good at making puppets, but in the Xuanyuan Secret Realm, he obtained a set of Vajra Puppet Techniques inherited from Xuanyuan.
The Vajra Puppet Technique produces puppets that are not only extremely defensive but also quite powerful in combat.
With the beast tide attacking the city and time running out, it was unrealistic to create Vajra puppets to defend the city, so Han Chen modified all the puppets on Xueling City.
In just three hours, the puppets on the walls of Xueling City had changed their appearance.
What was originally just an ordinary wooden puppet is now completely golden, wrapped in a layer of millennium-old black iron by Han Chen. This millennium-old black iron not only increases the puppet's defense, but also makes it more sturdy and durable, and enhances its flexibility.
Increased flexibility means that talismans can be thrown farther.
Moreover, Han Chen also improved the core of each puppet.
The most important part of a puppet is its core, which drives the puppet in battle.
Han Chen modified the core, which included a small spirit-gathering array, allowing the puppet to absorb spiritual energy autonomously as its power source, instead of relying solely on spirit stones.
This change means that Xue Lingcheng no longer needs to worry about running out of spirit stones and his puppets turning into a pile of scrap metal.
While Han Chen was busy with the puppets, Yu Kui wasn't idle either; after all, he was an alchemist.
After the city lord of Xueling City gifted him a superior alchemy furnace, Yu Kui began his frenzied alchemy process. He was also spurred on by Su Qing's alchemy efficiency. Yu Kui could refine thousands of first-grade fasting pills and spirit-restoring pills in one batch, enough for the city's soldiers to fill their stomachs and restore their spiritual power.
Of course, in addition to the Bigu Pill and the Rejuvenation Pill, there were also the Blood Clotting Pill to heal injuries and the Qi-Boosting Pill to enhance strength. These pills were also continuously sent to the city walls as strategic resources.
City Lord Xue Bocheng is now full of confidence and is genuinely looking forward to resisting the beast tide. He is holding a talisman seal carved from a piece of ten-thousand-year-old jade and frantically printing talismans. He has lived for over a hundred years and this is the first time he has ever known that talismans can be used in this way.
From now on, if there's a disagreement, we'll drown the other person with talismans; this is no longer just empty talk.
Xue Zheng stood solemnly on the city wall, watching Su Qing and Xuan Qingye fly through the air on their swords into the depths of the beast tide.
The crimson-armored earth dragon roared and charged towards Su Qing's direction.
This crimson-armored earth dragon was over ten meters tall, not considered a large creature among the beast tide, but its crimson armor gleamed, clearly distinguishing it from other low-level demonic beasts. It was a minor commander-level demonic beast.
The crimson-armored earth dragon opened its mouth wide and roared, actually spitting out a breath of dragon fire that instantly enveloped Su Qing, making Xue Zheng's heart leap into his throat.
Xue Zheng gripped the Xuan Bow tightly. He wanted to help Su Qing, but the Crimson Armored Earth Dragon was far beyond his range.
Just then, Xuan Qingye rushed towards Su Qing. Wherever she passed, ice and snow covered everything. The monsters on the ground were all turned into ice sculptures, knocked over and crushed by the surging monsters behind her, turning into ice shards.
Su Qing was enveloped by the dragon's breath, but she had already covered herself completely with a protective talisman shield. The dragon's breath did not harm her in the slightest. Moreover, Su Qing used a teleportation talisman to teleport directly behind the Crimson Armored Earth Dragon.
He brandished the Jade Lotus Sword in his hand, unleashing the sixth turn of the Nine Revolutions Azure Origin Sword Technique.
If the fifth transformation made the Jade Lotus Sword spin like a windmill with immense attack power, then the sixth transformation is an enhanced version of the fifth transformation.
The Jade Lotus Sword seemed to spin out of a tornado behind the Crimson Armored Earth Dragon, spiraling and slashing towards it!
"Break!" Su Qing shouted. She gripped the Jade Lotus Sword and transformed into a blur. All that could be seen was the wind whipped up by the spinning blades, sending the smaller demonic beasts flying.
However, that's far from enough. The Crimson Armored Earth Dragon is a sixth-tier demonic beast, even more powerful than the Nine Nether White Tiger that Su Qing and Xuan Qingye fought together before.
In the end, the Jade Lotus Sword only left an ugly mark on the Crimson Armored Earth Dragon's armor, and did not even pierce through the Crimson Armored Earth Dragon's defense.
"Such tough armor!"
Su Qing looked at the Jade Lotus Sword in her hand; it truly lived up to its reputation as a magical treasure obtained from the Xuanyuan Secret Realm.
When Xuan Qingye arrived, Su Qing had already distanced herself from the Crimson Armored Earth Dragon again, preparing for the next round of battle.
"Are you alright?" Xuan Qingye asked with concern.
"fine!"
As Su Qing spoke, she crushed a handful of blood-clotting pills and sprinkled them on her scraped arm.
When fighting a monster like the Crimson-Armored Earth Dragon, superficial injuries are unavoidable.
A murderous glint flashed in Xuan Qingye's eyes. He clenched his fist, and the temperature of the surrounding air instantly dropped to freezing point.
The Xuanling Sect leader smirked, "Heh heh, Su Qing's combat power has increased quite a bit."
Previously, even the two of them couldn't defeat the Nine Nether White Tiger at its peak fifth rank. In the end, Su Qing had to summon the Horned Wood Dragon to kill the Nine Nether White Tiger.
Now, Su Qing alone can fight this sixth-tier red-armored earth dragon to a standstill.
It seems the Eternal Golden Lotus wasn't wasted after all.
The Xuanling Sect Leader's eyes were filled with anticipation, wondering how much Xuan Qingye's combat strength had increased.
Wen Yutian of the Wuji Sect looked even more disgusted.
How come the Xuanling Sect has so many geniuses?
Xuan Qingye, who has an ice-type spiritual root and a different spiritual root, is already quite remarkable. But when did outer disciples with three spiritual roots become so outstanding?
Just kill them, that's all. Even the most outstanding genius is just a seedling that hasn't grown up yet.
Wen Yutian's killing intent grew stronger and stronger. He made up his mind once again that he would kill Su Qing as soon as he had the chance!
"My god, Junior Sister Su Qing is too strong! Foundation Establishment stage, and she can withstand a sixth-tier demonic beast?"
"See that? She didn't bombard us with a bunch of talismans, yet she's still terrifyingly strong! Who said our Junior Sister Su Qing is a talisman master who relies on a lot of talismans to fight demonic beasts? Her swordsmanship is clearly incredibly strong too. Tell me, which Foundation Establishment stage sword cultivator can unleash the sixth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Azure Cloud Sword Technique?"
"Whirlwind Slash! That's the sixth-stage Whirlwind Slash! Junior Sister Su Qing used the fifth-stage Windmill Slash before, which I already thought was incredibly powerful, and now she's used Whirlwind Slash directly. My god, as a sword cultivator, I'm already in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and I haven't even mastered the Windmill Slash yet!"
"Just now, Junior Sister Su Qing was enveloped by dragon breath. How exactly did she escape? Has anyone figured it out?"
"I didn't see it clearly! Could you replay it?"
“A replay won’t work either; I think we need to slow it down.”
"Am I the only one who thinks Senior Brother Xuan is so handsome? I really ship Senior Brother Xuan and Junior Sister Su Qing..."
"Shut up! Junior Sister Su Qing belongs to all of us."
"That's right, shut up, Senior Brother Xuan belongs to all of us."
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