Chapter 412: Battle Intensifies

The peacock’s size did not appear to have decreased, but its radiance and solidity had weakened considerably. Clearly, the enormous consumption of spiritual energy was making it difficult for the peacock to maintain its physical form.

That made more sense.

After the arrows failed to pierce his battle armor, they immediately transformed into a peacock. But unlike the arrow form, which could continuously absorb spiritual energy and sweep up all the spiritual energy within the entire competition arena, this form had presumably sacrificed a large portion of its ability to absorb spiritual energy in order to maintain the stability of its form and attacks.

Therefore, after launching a certain amount of attacks, the form would gradually change from solid to illusory.

This was clearly a sign that its spiritual energy was becoming depleted.

Although he still did not know what direction the next transformation would take, the weakness of the current form had already appeared.

Kid, I will show you that even if I use only one-tenth of my strength, I can still completely defeat you at full power. By then, you can regret refusing me.

Thinking this, he gathered all the spiritual power within his Dharma Aspect and drew in an even greater amount of spiritual energy from the surrounding world, pouring it into his long spear as he prepared to attack.

Just then, the destructive scale of the battle continued to increase.

The defensive barriers throughout the competition arena had already been damaged.

More importantly, because their battle was too intense, the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth was continuously being drawn away. As a result, after the defensive barrier surrounding this place had been eroded by the demonic aura, it could no longer absorb enough spiritual energy to repair itself.

Instead, the violent winds caused by their battle occasionally tore open cracks in the barrier.

Although the barrier’s self repairing ability barely restored them in the next instant, if this continued, the outcome would certainly not be good.

Realizing this, and thinking about something he had figured out during the short time they had been fighting, a firm and resolute light flashed through Xiao Shou’s eyes.

He forcefully broke free from Fu Young’s hand and flew into the sky between the two of them.

"Defend!"

Xiao Shou flew into the sky and threw out a Tier 6 defensive formation plate loaded with high-grade spirit jades, activating its defenses.

The formation plate radiated brilliant light that spread outward, instantly covering the already unstable defensive barrier. It blocked the shockwaves from the battle between Fu Young and Tushan Shanhe, giving the original barrier enough time to repair itself automatically.

Seeing this, Xiao Shou breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment, Xiao Shou called out to the Frostheart Fleeting Battleship, which had remained flying around him.

"Little Baibei! Full combat mode. Prepare the spiritual cannons. Target Tushan Shanhe." Hearing this, everyone watching from the surroundings, who had originally assumed that Xiao Shou had flown between the two of them to stop the battle, was stunned.

Xiao Shou had not come to stop the battle at all.

He had come to join it!

Everyone was practically ready to kneel.

What was this combat mode? And what were spiritual cannons?

No one could make sense of it.

Tushan Qing, meanwhile, wore an expression of anticipation as he smiled happily.

"It keeps getting more interesting."

Tushan Shanhe was also startled.

He had long sensed that the things flying around Xiao Shou were all supreme-grade spiritual treasures, but he had never expected one of them to be equipped with spiritual cannons.

He wondered what kind of combat mode this spiritual treasure possessed.

He had never imagined that he would become excited while fighting one of his own clan’s juniors in the Lower Realm.

Truly... What an exhilarating battle!

Although Tushan Shanhe appeared to be kind-hearted by nature, he was actually just another abnormal powerhouse of the Tushan Clan.

After Xiao Shou’s command was transmitted, the small silver ship that had been following him suddenly expanded until it covered the entire sky above the Holy City.

The deck, railings, hull, and all nine hundred and ninety-nine enormous cannon barrels rapidly rearranged themselves.

After a dazzling transformation, this originally exquisite silver ship became an enormous vessel covered entirely in heavy silver armor.

Only ninety nine enormous cannon barrels remained exposed. Each was much thicker than the original cannon barrels.

The spiritual energy throughout the defensive barrier surrounding the Holy City was rapidly drawn into those ninety nine cannon barrels, where it condensed and compressed into various visible forms of solidified spiritual energy.

"As far as I know, this kind of cannon is normally used to defend cities in the Spirit Fox Realm. Moving caves and flying boats cannot withstand the pressure required to fire spiritual cannons of this level."

"I never thought someone in the Lower Realm would actually succeed in refining one."

And it had even been obtained by that lucky bastard Tushan Qing’s grandson.

What a truly enviable opportunity!

Seeing those cannons, Tushan Shanhe finally felt a trace of tension.

Since he had begun fighting, this was the first time he had used a method other than ordinary spiritual energy attacks and spear techniques.

While rapidly circulating his spiritual energy and competing with the Frostheart Fleeting Battleship for the Holy City’s already pitifully scarce spiritual energy, he waved his hand seals and said, "But only a battle at this level can truly make one’s blood boil. Come! Show me your strength! Ah Shou, if you can satisfy me, I might even change my mind."

As he moved, tens of thousands of spear shadows formed from solidified wind elemental spiritual energy appeared across the ground around him.

Their spearheads all pointed toward the Frostheart Fleeting Battleship in the sky, radiating an ominous aura that seemed capable of destroying everything.

Every cultivator present could not help feeling terrified.

"Is this the combat ability of a Tribulation Crossing expert?"

"His very first technique already has such a powerful aura of destruction."

"How terrifying!"

"The battle between Soul Transformation cultivators that originally seemed earth shattering now looks like children playing house."

"The Tribulation Crossing stage... I wonder what kind of spectacle immortals can display..."