251: Chapter 251 Trapped

Looking closely, several tiny cracks had appeared on the surface of his skin. However, as Ye Yisong circulated the Qi and blood hidden within his acupoints, the cracks healed rapidly, as if they had never appeared at all.

Fortunately, he had previously obtained ten drops of Millennium Cold Pool Stone Milk in the outer perimeter, allowing him to Cultivate the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art to its extreme state; otherwise, he truly wouldn't have been able to withstand the Long-backed Eagle's continuous assaults.

Given this beast's strength, among the Martial Artists who entered the Secret Realm, it is estimated that only a few could contend with it.

"Troublesome."

Ye Yisong sighed helplessly. Even his close-range Nine-Star Chain Attack had been easily countered by it. Relying on conventional means, it was likely difficult to inflict any actual damage upon this Long-backed Eagle.

"Beast, you are courting death!"

As Ye Yisong was running, he was once again sent flying by the Long-backed Eagle, and he shouted in great anger.

The Long-backed Eagle had subjected Ye Yisong to unprecedented humiliation, tormenting him step by step in an attempt to crush his will to resist.

It seems he has no choice but to use that technique; he hopes it will still be able to be so arrogant later.

He clutched three Medium Grade Level 4 Vajra Talismans in his palm while simultaneously circulating the Soul Splitting Art to condense his Level 5 Mental Energy into a small sword, ready to strike.

"Screech."

The Long-backed Eagle swooped down from high in the sky once again, slamming into Ye Yisong's back. Just at the instant it was about to touch Ye Yisong's back, the mental small sword suddenly erupted, striking directly at the Long-backed Eagle's head.

"Screech."

The Long-backed Eagle let out a pained cry, its figure losing control, and it slammed heavily into the ground like a falling airplane.

The three Talismans rooted themselves deep into the soil in a triangular Formation, precisely positioning themselves around the Long-backed Eagle and perfectly enclosing it within.

Three Talents Origin-Locking Formation! Rise!

Three identical auras shot out from the Talismans, eventually merging into one, forming a triangular pyramid-shaped confinement Formation that temporarily sealed off all of the Long-backed Eagle's movements.

Ye Yisong did not expect this crude Formation to trap the Long-backed Eagle to death; he was merely buying precious time for his own Nine Green Lotuses Fusion.

The power of the Nine Green Lotuses Fusion was earth-shattering, but the start-up time for executing this technique was too long. Unless it was a special situation where the enemy could be dragged down or trapped, it was impossible to execute.

With the experience of dozens of previous attempts, Ye Yisong finished fusing six Green Lotuses in just a few breaths. When the seventh Green Lotus finished fusing, the Long-backed Eagle's mournful cries became much quieter, as if it showed signs of waking up.

Ye Yisong's heart tightened involuntarily, and he accelerated the movements in his hands. But when the eighth Green Lotus finished fusing, heaven did not grant his wish; the Long-backed Eagle woke up early.

Its eagle eyes were sharp, revealing a soul-stirring light as it stared at Ye Yisong's every move. The gradually forming Nine-Colored Green Lotus made its weak body feel increasingly uneasy, becoming more and more restless.

It originally intended to spread its wings and fly high, but discovered it was trapped on the ground by an earthy-yellow light barrier, unable to move.

The Long-backed Eagle's intuition told it that it must escape as soon as possible; if it didn't, it would die. The aura of death in the air was like a sandstorm, violently rushing towards it.

Its two sharp claws gleamed with a deep blue light. With an upward swipe, it easily tore apart the earthy-yellow light barrier that had trapped it. This gave the Long-backed Eagle a sense of unreality; this human's means were actually so pathetic, causing it to halt its steps to escape.

Changing from fleeing to attacking, it used its eagle beak as a sharp blade to launch a new round of attacks against Ye Yisong.

Ye Yisong's scalp tingled instantly. The small sword condensed with Level 5 Mental Energy had only delayed the Long-backed Eagle for two or three minutes, and his Nine Green Lotuses were still missing the final, crucial ninth Green Lotus Fusion.

If he still couldn't kill this Long-backed Eagle this time, he would have to use that Level 5 Talisman.

Therefore, to be safe, Ye Yisong directly fused the Nine Green Lotuses, staking everything on one throw in an attempt to kill the Long-backed Eagle in one fell swoop.

Alas, time was not on Ye Yisong's side.

Ye Yisong's gaze was resolute; he made a prompt decision and directly gave up on fusing the ninth Green Lotus. He attached nine strands of red spiritual light to the eight-colored Green Lotus that had condensed in his palm, waiting for the final decisive battle.

"Boom!"

At the instant the eagle claws collided with the red flames, a huge explosive roar rang out, and a pillar of fire shooting into the sky obscured the figures of both man and eagle.

Hundred-year-old trees flew horizontally, and stones that had settled for a millennium danced in the air, blotting out the sky and sun, leaving not a trace of light.

"Cough, cough!"

When everything settled, two weak coughs came from within the dust. Ye Yisong stood in the center of a deep crater, his clothes tattered. The skin on his body was cracked like a spider web, and one could vaguely see a powerful heart beating thump-thump.

As for the Long-backed Eagle, only one wing and a pair of sharp claws remained, stuck upside down in the soil less than a hundred meters from Ye Yisong; the other parts of its body had disappeared, appearing exceptionally comical.

In this collision, Ye Yisong did not use the Level 5 defensive Formation Plate given by Zhao Fenghua, but relied solely on the strength of his Physical Body to forcibly withstand the impact of this explosion.

The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art is truly a leader among Level 5 Body Refining Cultivation Techniques. Although Cultivating it to Major Achievement, or even to the extreme state, requires talent that surpasses ordinary people, as well as massive amounts of resources, once achieved, its defensive power is truly beyond compare.

Even though he hadn't truly entered the Level 5 stage, he had actually withstood a blow comparable to the Level 5 threshold.

Ye Yisong was now even considering whether to swallow the hundreds of Level 4 precious herbs in his Storage Pouch to pile his way to the Level 5 realm.

But after thinking about it, he resisted; it wasn't worth it. In the Late Stage, as long as he was a bit more careful and didn't provoke strong enemies again, his current Physical Body strength was sufficient.

As for those last few acupoints, he would wait until he left the Secret Realm to slowly polish them.

Ye Yisong rummaged through his Storage Pouch for a few Level 4 healing precious herbs—Greenfall Vitality Leaves and Bodhi Seeds—and chewed them raw before swallowing them.

With the help of these few Level 4 precious herbs, the churning Qi and blood in Ye Yisong's body were instantly suppressed, and a few gentle forces were rapidly repairing the injuries in his body.

After Ye Yisong recovered fifty percent, he flew out of the deep crater and began to carefully observe the valley before him.

Ye Yisong was very certain that he had encountered a huge problem; he was trapped by this inconspicuous valley.

This was also why Ye Yisong no longer continued to flee, but instead fought the Long-backed Eagle to the death, because he discovered he couldn't get out.

"Hey, did you kill this Long-backed Eagle?" A small, completely white lion appeared, who knows when, on the canopy of an ancient tree above Ye Yisong's head. It pointed at the Long-backed Eagle on the ground, which was sizzling with oil from being roasted by the flames, and asked in human speech.

Who knows how many Heaven And Earth Treasures the Long-backed Eagle had swallowed to attain its current cultivation. After being roasted, its unique herbal aroma was exceptionally enticing, making anyone who smelled it unable to help but swallow their saliva.

"Don't come down."

Seeing the little lion about to pounce down, Ye Yisong immediately reminded it urgently.