445: Deliberate arrow

Immediately, he flicked his sleeve, easily catching Xu Hongmi's attack.

Seeing this, Xu Hongmi's expression hardened.

Although she was not skilled in Qi, the power of that palm strike was equivalent to the full-force attack of an ordinary Five-Star Martial Venerable.

To have it caught so easily, she was still shocked by Lu Xingchen's strength.

Sure enough, this Pill King was not easy to deal with!

"Start the fight!"

Xu Hongmi let out a low cry, and the two sides immediately engaged in battle again.

Xu Hongmi put her palms together, and Spiritual Seals flew out from her hand, beginning to brew a powerful Spirit Formation.

Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had previously found it strange: what qualified an ordinary Five-Star Martial Venerable to become one of the nine prodigies of the central continent?

It turned out that her specialty was the Dao of Spirit Formation.

Since that is the case, I shall play along with you!

Lu Xingchen also put his palms together, and Spiritual Seals flew out from his hands.

He did not intend to interrupt Xu Hongmi's casting.

There were so many people from the Hongyuan Kingdom here; if he acted dishonorably, they would certainly stop him.

Instead of wasting time on meaningless things, it was better to focus on constructing his own Spirit Formation.

Seeing the Spiritual Seals in Lu Xingchen's hands, Xu Hongmi was startled and said in a deep voice, "Your famous battle was when you earned the title of Pill King in the Medicine King Valley. I originally thought you, like Peng Yu, were not skilled in combat. Now it seems I underestimated you!"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "I'm just casually playing with you. My greatest combat strength lies in Qi, but it has indeed been a long time since I set up a Spirit Formation. I'm feeling a bit restless, so I'll play along."

Xu Hongmi let out a cold snort.

"Heh heh! Do you think I'll believe that? You are only at the Five-Star Martial Venerable Realm, how strong can your Qi combat power be?"

Lu Xingchen waved his hand and said lightly, "If you don't believe me, then don't. You'll naturally see it during the finals!"

The two argued while constructing their Spirit Formations, keeping both their mouths and hands busy.

Just then, an ordinary Martial Venerable who was fighting the Martial Artist Alliance suddenly repelled his opponent with a palm strike, then transformed into a ball of black mist and flew towards Lu Xingchen.

That's right, the people of the Hongyuan Kingdom had started acting dishonorably!

Xiao Han exclaimed, "A Five-Star Martial Venerable! The Hongyuan Kingdom actually has such an Expert!"

He hurriedly shook off his opponent and flew towards Lu Xingchen.

But clearly, this suddenly appearing Five-Star Martial Venerable Expert specialized in speed; he was a professional assassin who had deliberately suppressed his Realm earlier.

His speed was nearly double Xiao Han's. Although Xiao Han intended to provide support, he simply could not catch up.

Instead, his opponents, three Martial Venerable Experts from the Hongyuan Kingdom, found an opportunity and immediately launched a fierce attack on him, forcing him to retreat while spitting blood.

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "Xiao Han, just take care of yourself!"

After speaking, Lu Xingchen did not move an inch and continued setting up the Spirit Formation.

Because Yun Li was waiting right beside him, and he had absolute confidence in his wife.

Isn't this assassin skilled in speed?

Coincidentally, our Yun Li is also skilled in speed, but not flying speed—it's firing speed.

The kind that shoots a dozen arrows per second!

His Archery Skill was taught by Yun Li, which allowed him to break through the encirclement of many powerful enemies and survive until now.

As his teacher, Yun Li's Archery Skill was much stronger than his.

No matter how fast you are, are you faster than a feathered arrow augmented with Qi?

Yun Li was seen drawing her bow and nocking an arrow, shooting one arrow toward the black mist.

The moment she used her Qi, her Realm was also exposed to everyone.

"A Six-Star Martial Venerable! Xiao Hei, be careful!"

Xu Hongmi let out a cry of alarm.

Yun Li's feathered arrow was faster than the black mist's movement. It arrived first, accurately blocking the assassin's necessary path when the black mist was still ten meters away from Lu Xingchen.

But the black-clad man named Xiao Hei was unwilling to give up easily.

He could see that Lu Xingchen was the backbone of these people, their spiritual pillar. As long as he was sent back to the entrance Plaza, the Alliance Xiao Han had painstakingly built would collapse without a fight.

So what if she was a Six-Star Martial Venerable?

Her feathered arrow was indeed fast, but the price of speed was low attack power. Blocking it once wouldn't result in immediate death, right?

Thinking this, Xiao Hei extended his dark dagger and blocked Yun Li's feathered arrow.

But he regretted it immediately.

Because the force on the feathered arrow was surprisingly immense, it directly sent the dagger of demonic darkness, which he regarded as his life, flying away.

However, that wasn't the end of it.

The Heavenly Pivot Art was triggered, releasing the earth rank high grade Martial Skill "Thunder Roar Blast" hidden on the feathered arrow, and a bolt of lightning exploded on his chest.

He was instantly blasted backward, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood in mid-air before crashing heavily onto the ground.

Yun Li gave him no chance to breathe, immediately using the Consecutive Arrow Technique, sending feathered arrows continuously toward him.

Xiao Hei once again transformed into a ball of black mist, circling the battlefield.

Yun Li immediately frowned.

That deliberate arrow actually failed to send the opponent directly back to the entrance Plaza; this fellow named "Xiao Hei" had some skill!

This was also related to her hasty attack.

To ensure Lu Xingchen's safety, she did not attach too much power to that arrow.

If she had attached the Thunder Prison Tribulation to that arrow, she could guarantee that the opponent would absolutely not be able to get back up!

Seeing her most beloved subordinate injured, Xu Hongmi's heart burned with raging fire, and she furiously said, "Lu Xingchen, you are despicable!"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "The battles between Martial Artists are inherently life-or-death. I didn't blame Fellow Daoist Xiao Hei for dishonorably ambushing me, so why are you complaining that my wife used a trick?"

Xu Hongmi angrily said, "Can the life of my Xiao Hei be compared to the lives of outsiders like you? Lu Xingchen, since your Dao Companion injured Xiao Hei today, I will definitely send both of you back to the entrance Plaza! If I don't avenge this, I swear I am not human!"

Having finished speaking, Xu Hongmi completed the construction of her Spirit Formation. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth rapidly surged, forming a golden flying bird around her Spirit Formation.

Lu Xingchen patted his head and laughed bitterly, "Sure enough, never try to reason with a woman!"

With that, he extended his right hand and clapped forward. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth also gathered around his Spirit Formation, and a fiery red flying bird appeared beside him.

That's right, what Lu Xingchen was using was exactly the Vermilion Bird Spirit Burning Array that Li Changbai had taught him.

As Lu Xingchen clapped his hand, the Vermilion Bird, formed by gathered spiritual energy, spread its wings and soared high, condensing thousands of fireballs around its body, each fireball the size of a person.

The golden flying bird summoned by Xu Hongmi also flew into the sky, confronting Lu Xingchen's Vermilion Bird, with thousands of golden feathers condensing around its body.

The Spirit Formation Xu Hongmi set up was called the Golden Stamen Flowing Rosy Clouds Formation. It was a peak item among Eighth-Grade Spirit Formations, and its power surpassed the Vermilion Bird Spirit Burning Array.

Every profession has its specialization. Xu Hongmi specialized in the Dao of Spirit Formation, pouring all her Cultivation resources into it, so it was normal for her Spirit Formation to be slightly more valuable.