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Everyone was in their position for the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded formation.
With Qi Lin as the center, the other eleven banners continuously alternated, each filling the opening the other left, forming interlocking rings. After everyone activated the banners, the magical energy in the center manifested every kind of beast including suan’ni, tigers, pixiu, and more. These beasts flooded out from the array without stop.
As the center, Qi Lin immediately sensed the power of these Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banners. This multitude of beasts in the banner were ravenous, so much so that they could even devour an entire army of cavalry.
“Not bad.” Elai nodded. A static Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banner was actually not difficult at all; the most challenging thing was to trap the target during battle. The Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banner was unlike other Approaching Heaven magic treasures. Once its Divine Intent moved, it was omnipotent. These Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banners were created by the Immemorial Royal Family. The banners contained powerful ancient Divine Energy that was difficult to control; average Divine Intent was insufficient.
“You are to trap General Feilian in the formation. General Feilian will only use a fraction of her power.” Elai commanded.
Everyone dispersed their flags.
Their gazes shifted about in search of Feilian.
The woman sneered, “None of you are to hold back. Whoever makes a mistake will find a penalty awaiting them!!” Then, she said to Qi Lin: “As you are the main banner bearer, you must take command of them. You have full authority over everything. If there is a mistake, you shall be punished.”
Hearing these words, Shang Shiwu raised his brow.
The woman’s figure flickered, and she dove into the periphery mountain forest.
“Let’s pursue immediately. All law protector disciples are to first go find her trail. Everyone, scatter. Each of you are to sound off for a signal.” Qi Lin ordered.
“As you command!”
Very quickly, the hundred disciples also dove into the mountain. Elai sat in a chair to watch the show. “Wang Xu, if he is unable to perform satisfactorily this time, you cannot protect him.”
Guiguzi flatly nodded.
Seeing her still as water appearance, Elai was displeased.
Feilian flew through the forest like a winged serpent. She was extremely swift, disappearing in the blink of an eye. However, Qi Lin had learned the Qimen arts from Wang Xu. This was the perfect time to use it. Qi Lin made everyone split up and establish an inescapable net in accordance with the Qimen Dunjia’s eight directions. Checking every nook and cranny, every disciple was unwittingly part of a Qimen formation. They needed only to detect Feilian, and then there would be a chance to rapidly close the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Formation.
No one else was aware as they followed Qi Lin’s orders to search.
“Shang Xuan, doesn’t a search like this waste too much time. Why not use an ability to force Feilian out.” Shang Shiwu said.
“Do as I say.” Qi Lin did not feel like explaining.
“Fine. Any mishap that happens is your responsibility.” Shang Shiwu wanted Qi Lin to say this.
Everyone scattered in the forest while eight of the other eleven banner bearers adopted an Eight Gates formation.
As expected, Shang Yangjun very quickly discovered Feilian’s trail. Qi Lin issued the order, and the twelve banner guardians immediately surrounded and contained using the Eight Gates style. Feilian grunted, for she had also noticed she was apparently ensnared.
“Now’s the time, Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banners!!” Qi Lin shouted and was about to shake his banner.
All of a sudden, a cold wind gusted, “The enemy will not surrender without a fight!!” Feilian saw she could not escape, but she did not panic. She focused her ice-cold gaze on Qi Lin, and her figure shot towards him like an arrow. The first task at hand for her was to incapacitate the formation’s guardian.
“I am afraid that I will have to offend the general.” Qi Lin said.
“Offend me as best you can. I guarantee your safety.” Feilian answered with an unprecedented briskness and frankness. Uttering those last few words, her figure had already flew right beneath Qi Lin’s nose. He saw her hand suddenly moved. Her arm was raised, her fingers parted, a graceful posture like a flying snake moving to gouge Qi Lin’s eyes. Though agile, a flying serpent was fierce, bone-chilling.
Even if she was holding back, Feilian was one of Zhaoge’s great generals. Her moves were quick, sinister, deadly, and they fell into Qi Lin’s view. They were honestly fleeting, swifter than a comet. Feilian’s attack was aimed at Qi Lin’s eyes without any mercy. If he was careless, he would be blinded by her mercilessly in an instant. There was no way to reason with her.
This move was an ordinary strike for a martial general, but it gave Qi Lin an unprecedented feeling of severity. He nearly wanted to use the Destined Weight Of Mount Tai.
Shit, this won’t be easy to handle.
Qi Lin thought to himself that this was not good as he saw Feilian’s eye gouge. If he did not dodge, he would be blinded, and a blind warrior naturally was at the mercy of others. If he dodged, her attack could smoothly transition. Whether it was to rip off his head or a rib, she had the strength to leave him a bloody mess.
Qi Lin naturally was mentally aware of these vicious techniques.
Zhaoge’s general was no vegetarian indeed. Feilian seemed quiet and reticent, but her actions were far more ruthless than Elai.
“So fast.”
In Qi Lin’s eyes, though he could see every single one of Feilian’s movements clearly, he still felt this woman was extremely swift. She had only just moved her hand when her fingers were already right in front of his eyes.
However, against Feilian’s malicious trick, Qi Lin did not adopt any defensive stances or show any changes. He was like a boulder, completely motionless. Qi Lin stuck to basics in the face of varying circumstances, one strength to overcome myriad techniques, softness to defeat hardness. Fei Lian’s eye gouge was just about to succeed when she suddenly sensed an abrupt change in Qi Lin’s True Qi. It was like there was a kind of power that made her finger technique deflect to the side; this was the Dual Modes Seal’s hardness and softness.
“Hm??”
Feilian reached her hand out and failed to gouge his eyes. Without any hesitation, she straightened her fingers. Her black nails jutted out like sharp poison barbs towards Qi Lin’s niwangong.1
The niwangong was a cultivator’s most fatal weak point; once hit, death was certain.
This attack was even more vicious than the last, but it was just as smooth, impeccable and cruel as her first.
When she thrust her hand, she also moved her wrist downward at the same time, slightly rotating. The fingers on her other hand linked together as she thrust towards Qi Lin’s flank.
Jab, thrust, hook, twist. Qi Lin’s moves completely displayed strength sufficient to stand above Qi Refinement Ninth Deva cultivators.
However, after Feilian’s attack missed, Qi Lin no longer gave this woman any chances. He suddenly raised both his hands and used the “black and white” of the Dual Modes Seal.
Qi Lin had used the Pixiu Banner to cultivate it. The black and white of the Dual Modes Seal was the easiest to reach perfection, and while this technique was not particularly special, it matched strike for strike, reversing black and white.
“What!”
Feilian’s heart chilled, and her intent moved.
Ka-cha!
Her palm bones let out a collapsing sound. True Qi swept past her, surprisingly redirecting her flowing strike back upon herself while her twisting strike was also heading right for her. Feilian bellowed and thrust her elbow at Qi Lin’s chest like a spear.
The Dual Modes Seal reversed again.
It forced Feilian to the point she nearly wanted to use full power. The white bone axe on her back stirred restlessly.
“Even so, you will not be able to harm me!!” Feilian said.
“Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banner!!!”
Qi Lin’s Divine Intent moved. The Pixiu Banner expanded and planted itself behind him. Then, it unfurled, and Feilian saw the ground erupt. Ten more banners broke out of the ground. The other guardians had already seized the chance to rush over and instantly erect the formation.
The banners glowed. Feilian was already too late take down Qi Lin. Savage qi gushed out from the banners, becoming a primordial chaos. Immediately afterwards, ten thousand beasts emerged from this chaos, scrambling over each other as they pounced towards Feilian.
The Approaching Heaven magic treasure was mighty. Even a general like Feilian was dead for sure.
Qi Lin was actually very willing to kill all of these Zhaoge officers, but it was a pity that something so good could never happen.
A spirit-light descended from the sky and enveloped Feilian’s head. Above Feilian, a white jade strip appeared.
The primordial chaos beasts immediately scattered and prostrated at her feet.
Ten Thousand Beasts Amulet!
The most important piece of the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbounded Banner, the item that controlled all of the banners.
Everyone immediately knelt when they saw the Ten Thousand Beasts Amulet.
Feilian gazed at Qi Lin, sinking into deep contemplation.
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- 泥丸宮, lit. “mud pill palace.” ↩
Elaine must be SEETHING!
But, she can piss right off.