Chapter 1092: Might of the Halberd Commander (I)
Guan Gongxiao was Ye Hui's personal disciple, and cultivated his master's most prized divine ability, South Chou Waters. However, it resembled Water Virtue more than Capital Guard. Standing upon the ashen waters beneath the descending heavenly light, he drew back his hand and formed a seal.
"Go."
He was clearly prepared. A bronze mirror shot out of his sleeve and swallowed the heavenly light in one breath, while his other hand released a sheet of runes.
The runes manifested drifting white shadows, accompanied by profound chanting. A gust of wind and sand shook loose from Guan Gongxiao's sleeve, mingling with the shadows as they swept forward. The sandstorm seemed unimpressive, yet it pierced the Bright Yang heavenly light with unstoppable momentum.
Li Zhouwei immediately recognized a natural counter to his family's Radiant Essence Dao lineage and swiftly formed a seal as he said, "Heaven's patterns intersect, Radiant Yang Punishment Fire!"
Five flames in ochre, pale yellow, gosling yellow, bright red, and vermilion surged downward in a sweeping cascade. Firelight surged into the sky, instantly suppressing the sandstorm as Li Zhouwei charged into the fray, sweeping his halberd in a wide arc.
The heavenly light shone upon Li Zhouwei's halberd, staining it with a dark shadow. He practiced the Armor Cycle Soul-Refining Halberd Art, a halberd technique forged through the annihilation of sects. He had destroyed the royal court of Mount Yue when he was still in the Embryonic Breathing Realm, thus earning entry into the technique.
But though Northern Mount Yue had a large population, it was merely a minor Qi Cultivation Realm force. It was only enough for initiation. Later, when he exterminated Hidden Cloud Cave, a Jiangbei faction with many Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, the Armor Cycle Soul-Refining Halberd Art had advanced greatly.
Dark shadows leaped from the halberd, causing the sounds of slaughter to echo. The halberd sent the waters of the river surging even before it struck. Guan Gongxiao, a spell art cultivator with years of battle experience in the Eastern Sea, knew he could not allow Li Zhouwei to close the distance. He pressed two fingers to his lips and blew forcefully.
A solid sheet of white light billowed forth and gently deflected the halberd's sweeping strike. Guan Gongxiao had used this spell art against countless cultivators and paid it no mind until a chill crept up his back. He glanced behind him and saw a jet-black flame flickering in Li Zhouwei's hands.