Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 293 Fierce Battle of the Spirit Boat

Without the four Golden Core protectors needing to say anything, the numerous cultivators around the deck consciously retreated, and soon a deserted area of ​​several acres was cleared out.

With a flick of his wrist, the middle-aged man surnamed Liu sent out a fist-sized, golden bead.

After spinning in the air, the golden bead immediately emitted a large amount of golden light, instantly transforming into a layer of golden protective light screen that enveloped an area of ​​several acres, effectively forming a makeshift arena.

"Now that you two are ready, let's begin," the middle-aged man surnamed Liu said calmly.

At this point, Du Fan and Xu Huaiming naturally had no further objections. After exchanging a glance, they walked expressionlessly into the light screen.

As the two approached the light barrier, it suddenly split open, forming a crack about ten feet in size. Once they entered it, the crack disappeared again, transforming back into a restrictive light barrier.

As soon as Xu Huaiming stood still, he sent out a wisp of his divine sense to sweep over. A moment later, a look of disdain appeared on his face, but he still cupped his hands to Du Fan and said in a deep voice, "Please."

The black-clad man's contempt was particularly evident, and Du Fan could clearly sense it.

This is normal, after all, Du Fan is only a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, while the other party is a cultivator at the peak of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and was among the top ten in the Crescent Island Competition. Such an outstanding cultivator at the Qi Refining stage is naturally proud and arrogant. The fact that the other party can maintain this attitude towards him is already a testament to his good manners.

Du Fan nodded calmly, then without saying a word, he quickly made a hand seal and suddenly raised his arms. Immediately, six deep blue water blades appeared and shot towards the opposite side with a whooshing sound.

Seeing how quickly the other party could cast the spell, Xu Huaiming's pupils shrank slightly, and his original contempt immediately subsided.

However, he was not afraid of such an attack. With a single hand gesture, he raised his hand and immediately formed a half-zhang-sized earthen shield in front of him, blocking most of his body behind it.

Almost the instant the earthen shield was formed, six metallic clanging sounds rang out in succession. A moment later, the six water blades exploded as they collided with the earthen shield, turning into puffs of water mist and disappearing.

The earthen shield, under the attack of the water blades, merely flashed a few times with its earthen-yellow light before standing there unharmed, like an indestructible city wall.

Seeing this, Du Fan secretly groaned. The situation he least wanted to encounter had still happened. The fact that the other party had used this spell meant that this person at least possessed an earth elemental root.

Among the five elements, earth overcomes water. This law of nature is especially evident when magic is used. Therefore, in the battle between the two, Du Fan suffered a great deal of hidden losses.

Just from that probing attack, Du Fan already knew that winning wouldn't be an easy task.

"When fighting this person, we should try to avoid using water-attribute spells." Du Fan's eyes flashed, and he instantly decided on a strategy for this battle.

Suddenly, he stomped hard on the ground with one foot, and with the force of the impact, his entire body immediately turned into a streak of blue light, rushing straight towards the black-clad youth. He was so fast that he bypassed the earthen shield in the blink of an eye and appeared beside his opponent, throwing a punch directly.

Seeing the opponent's astonishing speed, Xu Huaiming was slightly taken aback, but he showed no fear. With a wave of his hand, the earthen shield in front of him appeared to his side as if by teleportation, completely blocking the direction of Du Fan's attack.

With a deafening roar, the seemingly indestructible earthen shield crumbled and disintegrated under Du Fan's punch, turning into a vast expanse of yellow light amidst flying earth and rocks before quickly dissipating.

After the attack, Du Fan felt a strong recoil force acting on his body, causing even his powerful physique to sway slightly.

Startled, Du Fan could not continue his pursuit and could only retreat several steps to dissipate the recoil force from the earthen shield.

With a quick thought, he instantly realized that the opponent's earth shield technique must have been cultivated to a very high level, already containing the counterattack ability of the Five Elements spells.

"I didn't expect you to be a body cultivator. I underestimated you earlier." Xu Huaiming also quickly took a few steps back, his eyes narrowed slightly, and when he looked at Du Fan, a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist's magical skills are quite remarkable, and I greatly admire them," Du Fan said with a faint smile.

Xu Huaiming said nothing more. After letting out a cold snort, he waved his arms, and two balls of deep yellow light appeared. They quickly condensed in the middle and instantly transformed into two imposing earthen halberds, each as thick as an arm and about ten feet long.

The tip of this halberd is exceptionally sharp, gleaming with a cold light, as if a single strike could pierce through metal and stone.

Du Fan's eyes twitched slightly upon seeing this. The Earth Halberd Technique that the opponent was using was clearly a powerful spell among the Lesser Five Elements spells, comparable to the Water Shadow Sword among water-attribute spells. However, this type of spell can usually only conjure one at a time, but the opponent actually used two in an instant.

This seemed unbelievable to Du Fan. He didn't know how many Qi Refining Realm cultivators could do this, but he certainly couldn't. In that case, the other party's mastery of magic was truly extraordinary.

Almost as soon as the thought crossed Du Fan's mind, he suddenly heard two whooshing sounds coming from the air. Without saying a word, he stomped on the ground and his body shot backward instantly.

At the same time, he clenched his fists, and two golden rays of light immediately rolled out from his arms. After swirling around, a crackling sound like bones breaking was heard. When the golden light dissipated, his arms had transformed into two giant steel arms that were several times thicker and radiating brilliant golden light.

Du Fan took a deep breath, and his arms suddenly swung, unleashing dozens of punches forward in an instant. A series of air explosions immediately followed, and then a dense mass of golden fist shadows appeared.

Each fist shadow was the size of a watermelon, overlapping and intertwining with each other, resembling a golden auspicious cloud that shone brilliantly under the sunlight.

From within the golden auspicious clouds, an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation emanated, instantly meeting the two massive earthen halberds that came hurtling towards them.

"Boom..." A deafening roar echoed for a moment, causing the surrounding golden light screen to ripple wildly—that was the power of sound waves.

After the loud bang, the two unusually large earthen halberds immediately trembled violently, and fine cracks appeared on their surfaces. They then began to shatter inch by inch. In no time, the two menacing earthen halberds transformed into two balls of yellow spiritual light.

Suddenly, the golden fist cloud beside them shone brightly, and a terrifying wave surged forth, instantly swallowing the two yellow lights and causing them to vanish without a trace.

Of the hundred or so people present, only four Golden Core protectors could remain expressionless. The other cultivators were all moved, and even the Foundation Establishment Hall Masters looked at the two with a strange expression, especially towards Du Fan, who was filled with shock.

Without saying a word, Du Fan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly raised his hands, spread his fingers, and pushed his fist towards the cloud of clouds in front of him.

The next moment, the golden fist cloud suddenly transformed into a giant mouth the size of a washbasin, and let out a sharp buzzing sound. Then, after the fist cloud trembled slightly, it roared towards Xu Huaiming, leaving behind a large area of ​​golden afterglow in its wake.

When that extremely eerie shriek came from the golden fist cloud, Xu Huaiming felt as if his mind had been blasted open by a spring thunder, with a series of violent booms echoing in his brain in an instant.

This move was a supernatural skill that Du Fan had figured out on his own after using the Copper Iron Arm Forging Technique many times. This was the first time he had used it, so it was a bit awkward. However, he still managed to execute it completely.

The next moment, Xu Huaiming's legs trembled, his vision went black, and he staggered.

However, Xu Huaiming, who ranked seventh in the Crescent Island competition, was no ordinary person; his combat experience was exceptionally rich.

He bit his tongue sharply, using the pain to instantly clear his head. He then quickly made a hand seal, sending out a powerful wisp of divine thought that circulated rapidly through his mind, finally dispelling the previous discomfort.

Just as Xu Huaiming was furious and preparing to use swift and decisive means to defeat his opponent, he saw countless golden fist shadows sweeping towards him in one fell swoop, now less than half a zhang away from him.

Xu Huaiming was immediately shocked. He originally thought that although the fist shadows conjured by the opponent were sharp, the two earthen halberds he used were not ordinary techniques. In the previous collision, even if he was slightly inferior, it was still a close match. His two earthen halberds were destroyed, and the opponent's fist cloud was not much better.

But judging from the current situation, this cloud of fists shows no signs of weakening.

But this was not the time to dwell on such things. He forcibly suppressed his shock and retreated repeatedly. As he uttered a spell, points of spiritual light flashed in front of him and instantly transformed into two earthen shields, each half a zhang in size, blocking the way from the front and back.

After two loud "bangs," the two earthen shields collapsed instantly. However, this time, the powerful aura of the golden fist cloud was somewhat weakened, and even its speed decreased slightly.

Taking advantage of this opening, Xu Huaiming no longer hesitated. He stomped his foot hard on the ground, and his body instantly shifted two zhang to the side, barely dodging the frantically attacking golden fist cloud.

However, the aftershocks from the passing of the fist cloud still managed to scrape off a large chunk of flesh from his shoulder.