1739 Sword, Shield And Formations



With the defeat of the two Fourth Tribulation Stage Immortals, Lu Xu and Qian Wen were free again.

"Split up again, there should be more appearing soon." Lin Mu quickly ordered.

It was best he didn't let anyone see them together for longer. This didn't apply to the audience though, but merely to the contestants. The longer they had the advantage the better it would be for them. 

"On it." Lu Xu replied.

"We'll be half a kilometer from you." Qian Wen spoke after gaining some distance.

~shua~

Lin Mu rose back into the sky and continued to fly. His immortal sense was continually scanning for opponents and soon found another duo of immortals. But this time they weren't moving but were some distance in front of Lin Mu.

"Two more immortals ahead of me." Lin Mu informed his companions just to be aware.

He sensed the cultivation bases of the immortals and found it to be a different mix this time.

'One Third Tribulation Stage Immortal and one Fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal?' Lin Mu was a bit surprised to the the pair of woman and man. 

Normally a combination like this shouldn't have been seen as the immortals would only team up with others who were on the same level as them. Lin Mu and his companions were an exception to it. Or so he had thought so far.

But seeing them Lin Mu realized that there might be others going against the norm too.

'So that's why…' Only when Lin Mu saw their robes did he realized why two immortals with different cultivation bases were teaming up. "They're surely lucky to have ended up together." Lin Mu muttered.

The two immortals he was sensing were both from the same background. While Lin Mu couldn't tell what clan or power they belonged to, their robes were of the same design even having the same crest on it. 

"But now their luck seems to be reaching an end…" Lin Mu said before informing his companions. "Ming Aolian, Ming Dandan, get ready."

"I'll send Ting ahead!" Ming Aolian quickly responded, calling out her Sky Soar Wolf.

~WHOOSH~

Ting spread open her wings and sped forth. Due to being a flying beast, her speed was better than normal immortals who could also fly. Her dexterity in the air was also higher than them, allowing her to outmaneuver them with ease.

"Let Ting attack first, I'll strike next." Lin Mu spoke while slowing down his speed.

"Which one should she attack?" Ming Aolian asked.

"The Fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal man." Lin Mu replied, intending to distract them first.

"Alright." Ming Aolian quickly gave the order to Ting who was quickly approaching the two immortals.

~HOWL~

A gust of wind was created by Ting's claws as she attacked the fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal. 

"A BEAST!" The Fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal had also sensed the fast beast but could still react in time.

~CLANG~

He summoned a tall shield that was made out of thin glass. The shield looked to be rather fragile, but the runes carved on it made it incredibly tough. 

'A Mid Grade Immortal Shield… Almost reaching the High Grade too.' Lin Mu sensed the immortal Qi fluctuation coming from the shield.

He could tell that the shield might actually turn into a High Grade immortal Shield after a few more years of nurturing and the right materials. 

~HUALA~

But that wasn't all as the runes on the shield lit up, creating a formation circle around it. The circle quickly expanded to a diameter of ten meters, creating a wide protective area.

"Junior Sister, stay close!" The Fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal shouted.

"Yes!" The Third Tribulation Stage immortal looked to be calm despite the attack.

It was unknown whether it was due to her trust in her Senior brother or whether she was just unfazed, but she stayed calm under the attack. Not only that, but she reacted quickly to the next attack as well.

~TWANG~

Lin Mu shot out several fiery arrows, while Ting was clawing at the shield.

"Dammit! It's an ambush." The Fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal man said.

"I'll take care of that!" The Third Tribulation Stage Immortal woman quickly replied.

She took out a stack of paper talismans, throwing them out in a particular form.

"Nine Talisman Art! Counter Form!" The woman said, controlling the talismans.

The talismans took the shape of a octagon, with eight talismans at the corners and one at the center.

~flick~

~BOOM~

A couple of moments later, the fiery arrows arrived. But when they struck the talisman, they were deflected!

It was as if they had hit a springy surface and were turned back.

'That's new…' Lin Mu watched the octagonal talisman formation.

It wasn't something unfamiliar to him after all.

'She's a formation master, specializing in talismans… She'll be adaptive.' Lin Mu reckoned.

Lin Mu even thought that the woman might be a tougher opponent than the man, since she might have a lot more versatility than the man. Lin Mu was a formation master too and knew just how strong they could be.

~GRRR~

Ting showed aggression and bared her fangs at the man, directly biting at the glass shield, but it was still able to protect them.

"Junior sister, now!" The Fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal man ordered.

"Yes!" The third Tribulation Stage Immortal woman replied before throwing out more talismans. 

These ones were dark blue in color and exuded an icy aura.

"Nine Talisman art! Freezing Form!" The woman chanted, before making a hand seal.

This time she threw out Four Talismans, that took the shape of a triangle, three at each corner and one in the center.

~HISS~

A chilly feeling could be felt by everyone at that moment. Even Lin Mu who was close could tell that the talisman formation was not weak.

"Ming Dandan, trap them now." Lin Mu quickly ordered, while drawing Wonder Seeker to the full extent.

He didn't shoot out multiple arrows this time, but instead gathered power within a single one. The arrow grew longer and thicker, while fiery energy condensed within it. Lin Mu's plan was single, since she seemed to be using cold, he'll simply counter it with heat.

But while he got that ready, the third Tribulation Stage Immortal woman acted.

"Encase." She muttered softly.

The triangular talisman formation flew towards Ting, releasing three beams of freezing energy. The energy entrapped Ting between it, ice quickly starting to form. Within seconds, Ting was encased in solid ice. 

"Ting!" Ming Aolian shouted in worry.

"Sink them," Ming Dandan's beast reached them in this time and showed its ability.

The ground underneath them suddenly softened before turning into mud.

"More?" The fourth Tribulation Stage Immortal man was surprised, furrowing his brows. 

He looked at the ground, seeing that they had already sunk up to their knees. 

"It's another cultivator." The Third Tribulation Stage Immortal woman could sense the Qi fluctuation from the ground, showing that it was a skill.

Of course, she didn't know it was being used by a beast right now.

"Get ready," The man said before withdrawing his shield. 

He took out a long sword that looked like it was made from glass as well. It had runes carved on it, and looked incredibly sharp. Its handle was engraved with gemstones that had been shaped into letters as well.

~SHING~

The sword hummed with energy, while a multicolored hue filled it.

Lin Mu who sensed the sword was surprised.

"It's actually a High Grade Immortal weapon," Lin Mu muttered, furrowing his brows. 'It might be a bit too much for the Ming Sisters. For now I need to get Ting back.' He thought.

~TWANG~

In the next moment, he shot the arrow that he had been charging. It soared across the sky looking like a red comet. 

"Another one is coming!" The Third Tribulation Stage Immortal woman saw.

She didn't need to really saw it though as the energy coming from the arrow was strong enough to be sensed by everyone in an area of ten kilometer.

"Be careful!" The Fourth Tribulation Stage immortal Man raised his sword, gathering energy within it.

"Will you be able to strike it?" The woman asked while getting her talismanic formation ready as well. "I can deflect it."

"It won't work this time… the power exceeds the last time. Save your talismans, you've already used up a lot." The man said before a determined expression appeared on his face.

~SHING~

The glass sword gleamed in a multicolored light as its energy reached a peak.

"I'll take care of it this time!" The man said before doing a vertical slash.

~ZING~

The very air was ripped apart, as a giant slash was released. The sword light transformed into a wide arc that was nearly a kilometer tall!

"I was right…" Lin Mu furrow his brows as he saw the power of the attack. 

The pair of man and woman were not weak at all.

~BOOM~

In the next second, the sword slash and the comet like arrow collided!