Daoist Competition

However, this alone was not enough. Gao Ruowang’s eyes turned fierce. To ensure this blow was foolproof, he decided to use himself as bait to lure Zhang Yan into attacking, then unleash his treasure, giving him an 80-90% chance of success.

He flicked his sleeves, summoning a tunneling light, charging towards Zhang Yan. Within a hundred yards, he saw the sword light ahead intercepting him, and immediately his body shook, transforming into a hundred Blood Essences, drilling into the sword net, moving towards the inner circle, while he hid the "Heart Execution Nail" in his sleeve, waiting for the opportunity from the outside.

Seeing Gao Ruowang taking the initiative, Zhang Yan, disregarding whether he was up to something, wouldn’t miss such an opportunity. A sudden murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and with a turn of the Mysterious Skill, the Gang Cloud above his head quivered, sending forth two streams of red and golden light simultaneously.

As he made his move, Gao Ruowang shouted, ignoring the two incoming True Lights, and flicked his sleeve forward. A long, thin gray nail flew out of his hand, vanishing after a few feet, reappearing in the body of a Blood Essence at the front, piercing through the Qiankun Leaf’s golden light curtain and directly into Zhang Yan’s chest. With a sound like tearing silk, it exploded into a sky full of Blood Mist.

At this moment, Gao Ruowang’s Blood Banner sensed danger. It flashed and drew him inside. The two True Lights came flying, first with a red beam tearing the gray barrier of the Human Skin Smiling Shield like paper, then with a golden flash, slicing the Blood Banner in half.

As the two beams of light dissipated, the Blood Banner swiftly closed, shivered, and Gao Ruowang emerged from it again, casting a joyful glance around at the scene.

Though he once again sacrificed a Death Replacement Technique, the price was worth it to kill the great enemy Zhang Yan.

Always cautious, despite believing he had defeated Zhang Yan, he still kept the Dharma Treasure protected around him. However, in a cultivator’s duel, even with Supreme Treasures and Mystical Skills for protection, a moment’s negligence could lead to a fatal situation.

Just as he was slightly distracted, a brilliantly radiant Spirit Light suddenly flew over, appearing in front of him in an instant. It resembled a Spiritual Carp, pecking on the Human Skin Smiling Shield and instantly puncturing a hole, causing the treasure to lament with a cry as it fell from the sky.

"Not good!"

Gao Ruowang’s expression changed drastically, realizing Zhang Yan was not dead.

The situation was extremely unfavorable for him, and he hurried to use the Blood Transformation Escape Technique to flee. But after only a few yards, he saw over twenty sword lights from above and below, coming to enclose him from all sides, sealing all escape routes.

Gao Ruowang’s face twitched. Turning around, he actively tunneled into the Blood Banner. The sword lights arrived in no time, slashing inside in unison, tearing the Blood Light apart.

After the twenty plus sword lights struck, they flew tens of yards forward, maintaining their previous encircling posture. Then the sword lights turned back, killing inward again.

Gao Ruowang, having lost the last life-saving technique and his protective Mystical Artifact, was at the end of his rope. In desperation, he gritted his teeth, shook his body, sending a ball of Gang Cloud from his head, transforming it into a streak of Spirit Light to protect himself, and used an Escape Technique, forcing his way out of the sword net’s lock.

Zhang Yan gave a faint smile, flicked his finger, and the Xuanming Heavy Water flew out. With a "bang," it struck Gao Ruowang’s chest, causing him to cry out as he was knocked down, landing on a Flying Peak.

Zhang Yan looked down, flicked his wrist, his sleeve swirling, releasing a large mass of muddy yellow swirl towards the wind downwards.

At this moment, Gao Ruowang’s chest bones were shattered, unable to dodge. Seeing the strange Daoist Skill, uncertain of its nature, he could only muster his mana with a low roar, sending a ball of Gang Cloud from above his head, forming a crimson mist to protect himself.

However, to his surprise, the muddy yellow mass did not possess the astonishing force he imagined. Upon contact with the Blood Mist, his focus wavered, and he suddenly disappeared from where he stood.

Zhang Yan knew the Blood Essence Sect had various secret techniques, often indefensible. A slight mistake could allow this man to escape. Seeing him fall on the Flying Peak, he simply used the Earth Escape Technique to tunnel the man into the mountain.

Though with his mana, it wouldn’t take long for him to break through the earth. However, with Zhang Yan present, it wouldn’t be easy for him to get out. With a clear shout, an Earth True Light emerged from the Gang Cloud, spanning a hundred yards, sweeping across the Flying Peak.

This light’s effect of gathering soil into steel was evident with one sweep, as the earth and sand of this part of the mountain hardened to become like steel.

When Gao Ruowang regained his senses, he found himself deeply trapped in the unknown depths of mud soil. Although it couldn’t harm him here, fearing any follow-up moves from Zhang Yan, he quickly activated the Blood Transformation Escape Technique. A scarlet tunneling light burst out from within, breaking through the mud and sand to reach daylight.

However, only halfway out, the surrounding soil suddenly condensed, becoming exceedingly hard, immediately stiffening his body, rendering him immobile.

At this moment, his upper body was exposed, but his lower half was stuck under the Flying Peak. This situation immediately terrified him, turning his face pale.

Thinking quickly in the face of danger, knowing staying here meant certain death, he hurriedly activated a secret technique with Qi Jue, intending to wrap his whole body in Essence Blood to escape.

However, just as the Cultivation Technique was operating, a sword light came horizontally, "swish," beheading him. The head was still in mid-air, when suddenly his eyes rolled back, a Blood Light bursting from his head towards the clouds. But before it could ascend, with the sound of waves and a flash of water light, it was engulfed.

Zhang Yan flicked his wide sleeve, landing slowly on the peak, lifting his eyes to gaze into the distant, misty sky.

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