Chapter 629 469: The Jiaolong Brings Rain

As Tang Shedou's long halberd thrust straight in, aiming for Li Yuanjiao's back heart, Tulong Jian's brow furrowed deeply. He clasped his hands together, and his spiritual sense pulsed rapidly. The black and red Token finally, unwillingly, drew forth a streak of gray light, repelling the "Ceasing Spear".

The black and red Token, in one breath, flung the "Ceasing Spear" aside, and from top to bottom it rose up into a hazy brilliance, the six patterns on its back faintly lit up.

But as Tang Shedou's arm extended, a humming sound arose. His eyes filled with a vicious coldness, the Golden Armor on his body shone with a fire-like white light, intense and dazzling, shaking off several magic artifacts. He descended like a god from the heavens, bellowing,

"Give me your life!"

Li Yuanjiao felt a great force coming at him, and unexpectedly, he was shifted sideways in mid-air, narrowly avoiding a lethal blow.

Li Yuanjiao felt a chill in his lower abdomen, a bright white blade emerged from in front of him, and almost at the same time, a sharp Metal Qi erupted from the halberd's blade, charging toward his internal organs.

Li Yuanjiao coughed up a mouthful of blood, activated the River Rapids Step to move several paces away, while swiftly employing the Blood Escape Technique to distance himself. He took out a Wanling Flower and hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth.

As the flower dissolved upon entry, a sense of coolness rose within him, the Metal Qi in his internal organs paused collectively as if they had lost their direction, motionless near the wound, lurking but not released.

With the help of the Six Ding Combined Fire Command, Li Yuanjiao barely managed to get three zhang away from Tang Shedou. He didn't dare to be negligent, holding the last Foundation Establishment Talisman in his hand, activating it, and a white Light Shield shone around him.

"Damn it!"

As Tang Shedou failed to kill him with one blow, losing the initiative, his eyes shone with fierce white light. The Armor he wore also emitted a glow that drifted and flowed in mid-air, unstoppable anger seemingly unleashing his trump card.

"Clang!"

The Long Halberd reverberated, deflecting Tulong Jian's Golden Hammer in one strike. With both hands holding it reverse, the white and golden halberd spun and blocked another burst of golden light, turning it into a golden arrow that escaped into the distance.

The golden and white light caused a whirlwind in mid-air, and the fiery white light in Tang Shedou's eyes quickly faded, using the force of the last strike to raise his halberd over his shoulder and hurl it fiercely.

In the distance, just as Li Yuanjiao set up the Mysterious Pattern Spiritual Mist, he suddenly felt an ice-cold sensation in his chest. The Foundation Establishment Shield in front of him exploded with a loud noise, the Spiritual Mist in his hand dissipated, his mana felt as if it was restricted by some formation, swaying as if it was about to disperse in the next moment.

'Such a clever Spiritual Artifact!'

Behind him, ten zhang away, a bright, tiny streak of light passed by—it was the Zifu Spirit Instrument "Dispelling Cloud", which had lain dormant for a long time, waiting for the moment when he was about to conceal himself with Spiritual Mist to strike through his heart.

As the power of the Zifu Spiritual Artifact activated, the Immortal Foundation within him suddenly fell silent, and his mana became immobile, stiffened like mud in various parts of his body, the Metal Qi at his wound squirming eagerly.

While his mana was restricted by the Spiritual Artifact, he almost couldn't stand on the wind beneath his feet; he finally understood why Tulong Jian had been left listless after being struck by this artifact—if it had been anyone else, they would have fallen from Cloud Peak long ago.

In the blink of an eye, a thought flashed through his mind:

'Fortunately, Yu Muxian is dead… It's appropriate to use my life to stop the disputes of the crowd…'

The next moment, a golden light pierced through his chest, Tang Shedou's Long Halberd blade was three feet long, once extended, it was longer than the width of a human body. His chest was burned to nothingness, and the part above his shoulders soared high into the air.

"Boom!"

Tang Shedou had long prepared dozens of Talismans in his sleeve, casting them in all directions, stepping forward within two steps, he effortlessly caught the long halberd and swiftly continued on the wind.

He didn't look back, certain that the man was undeniably dead. Having been pierced by "Dispelling Cloud", he was already wandering at the gates of death, it was merely a matter of sooner or later. With his entire chest eviscerated by him, even a Zifu couldn't save him now.

'With this man dead, at least I can give an explanation to my master…'

No sooner had this thought taken hold in his mind than a heatwave surged from behind. Tang Shedou turned his head only to see a lively blaze dropping from the sky—Tulong Jian, engulfed in flames, with his hands together and the rage nearly spilling from his eyes.

He had cultivated the art of "Metal Fire", with the fire released every which way, bright inside and hazy on the edges. Dozens of flames moved independently, densely filling the sky, the gray Combined Fire flowing in the air, mingling in a terrifying manner.

Yet Tulong Jian was still half a step behind him, and with one hand pressed to the wound left by "Dispelling Cloud", Tang Shedou just sneered, retreating, his hatred unleashed. Oddly, he even taunted:

"If you were of any use, you would have saved him earlier… It's nothing but the rage of impotent self-hatred!"

But his pause gave the others an opportunity. Tulong Jian, like a fire deity descended, looked at him coldly and took the chance to spit out a bright bead.

Tang Shedou had a sudden sense of danger. He didn't possess Yu Muxian's genius with Spirit Mechanisms and keen spiritual sense analysis and could only backtrack with all his might.

The two chased and fled, flying for miles, when suddenly, during the pursuit, the Six Ding Combined Fire Command's six patterns lit up one by one. The Fire Bead moved dozens of zhang sideways and suddenly appeared in front him. Tang Shedou's face changed dramatically, and he cried out in horror:

"I…"

He had barely uttered a single word when a fierce fire erupted from nowhere. With bright lights within and a hazy glow around, it swept past. Tang Shedou plummeted like a bird with broken wings, tumbling into the clouds below.