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Chapter 412: Downwind
The slash came too fast; even if Ji Wantang reacted in time, she couldn't completely dodge it at such close range.

This is the drawback of close combat. When you're too close, with both sides' weapons moving at maximum speed, it's hard to say that you can perfectly dodge every attack.

Close combat is the ultimate test of a swordsman's sword skills, movement techniques, and spiritual abilities.

The highest-level movement technique Lin Zhao had previously mastered was a technique called Xuanxu Shadow Movement.

In terms of the amount of spiritual skills stored up, it was definitely no match for Ji Wantang before.

However, after entering the dream of a thousand lifetimes, Lin Zhao himself gained different insights into spiritual techniques and the power he possessed during those thousand lifetimes.

Ji Wantang's gray-white eyes flickered slightly, her double pupils gleaming faintly, and her body also emitted a faint glow.

This layer of light is different from the preparation used before using a spiritual technique; it's more like a defensive layer.

When Lin Zhao's Dragon Emperor's Decree Spear struck Ji Wantang, it confirmed this suspicion: the layer of light was indeed a layer of defense.

Clearly, since Ji Wantang had no way to avoid this attack, she chose to use defensive measures to withstand it.

If Lin Zhao's slash had been some powerful spiritual technique, the radiant light emanating from Ji Wantang might not have been able to block it. However, this slash was simply a physical cut from the spear, and the light emanating from Ji Wantang naturally blocked it steadily.

At the same time, some of the sharpness was returned to Lin Zhao, who had launched the attack.

Lin Zhao was momentarily caught off guard by his own attack, then moved swiftly, using the Mysterious Shadow Movement to create distance.

With this increased distance, combined with their recent exchange, Lin Zhao gained a new understanding of Ji Wantang's current strength.

"It's going to be a tough battle," Lin Zhao sighed.

"If you had said that in your prime, it might have been considered a compliment to me." Before Ji Wantang could finish speaking, she had already thrust the giant scythe into Lin Zhao's face.

As the giant white scythe, radiating streaks of crimson flames, slashed down toward his face, golden light appeared between Lin Zhao's brows, forming a small wing-like pattern.

The Heavenly Phoenix Technique, the first technique, is the Feather Emperor's Body Integration Technique.

Lin Zhao's phoenix wings retracted behind him and unfolded in the next instant. As they retracted, the phoenix wings and the giant scythe made a fierce metallic clang, sparking streaks of blue and red sparks.

As the Heavenly Phoenix Wings unfolded, the power they gave back to Ji Wantang made her hands go numb. Even with the white light protecting her, her hands were still cracked from the blows.

Ji Wantang's gaze fell on Lin Zhao's pair of wings, completely ignoring the tearing pain in her hands, and said with some admiration.

"To apply a spiritual technique to a specific part of one's body?"

With Ji Wantang's knowledge, he naturally understood that although such spiritual skills were not uncommon, those of high level were extremely rare.

After all, it requires a cultivator to use this part of the body for a long time and to be very proficient in this spiritual technique before daring to use it in a life-or-death battle.

Lin Zhao was clearly satisfied with everything.

Ji Wantang raised one hand, and white light once again covered her entire body.

This time, the white light not only served a protective function, but also made the cracks on Ji Wantang's hands and body disappear.

If Lin Zhao couldn't see that this white light was actually a high-level spiritual technique at this moment, he would be a fool.

Judging from its defensive and healing capabilities, Lin Zhao felt that this spiritual skill was at least at least a mid-tier Heaven-grade. Any spiritual skill he used was either a Heaven-grade Earth-grade skill, inherent to the Blood Phoenix, or inherited from his ancestral spirit.

This season, Wan Tang's background is just as terrifying as I imagined.

While sighing, Lin Zhao activated the second technique of the Heavenly Phoenix Technique.

The Heavenly Phoenix Technique was actually a spiritual skill that Lin Zhao comprehended after entering the dream world a thousand times, combining his own power and combat experience. Lin Zhao did not know what level this spiritual skill could be classified as, and even Lin Zhao himself had only developed this spiritual skill to the third level.

The Heavenly Phoenix Technique, the second technique, the Spirit Emperor Returning to Origin Technique.

Lin Zhao's eyes flashed with golden light, which spread from her eyes to her entire body. At the same time, under this enhanced state, she rushed in front of Ji Wantang and then pressed down on Ji Wantang with her spear.

Ji Wantang was only recovering her strength, which did not mean that she had relaxed her attack on Lin Zhao. Before Lin Zhao's attack landed, she curled up her lips, looked behind Lin Zhao, and a strange smile appeared in her eyes.

Lin Zhao realized something was wrong. A grayish-white humanoid creature appeared behind him and hugged him tightly.

That's right, she just hugged him. Even though Lin Zhao was automatically affected by the imperial aura of the creatures that came near her under the blessing of the Spirit Emperor's Return to Origin, the other party still held her tightly as if he felt no pain or suppression.

Feeling his spiritual energy being absorbed into the other person's body at an alarming rate, it would be strange if Lin Zhao didn't know what this thing was.

A spirit puppet?!
Lin Zhao hadn't expected Ji Wantang to have such a thing in his possession.

This thing is also within the research scope of spirit talisman masters. Lin Zhao had thought about spending some time researching it when she was in the Heavenly Phoenix Continent, but the research on spirit puppets took too long. At that time, she had too little time, so she temporarily put aside her in-depth research on spirit puppets and then forgot about it.

It wasn't until Ji Wantang used spirit puppets in battle that Lin Zhao realized that high-level spirit puppets could pose a threat to those in the Nascent Soul stage.

This is undeniably terrifying.

After all, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator would be considered a top expert in any plane.

With a hundred thoughts flashing through her mind, Lin Zhao quickly figured out how to deal with the spirit puppet. A golden light flashed on her body, and towering golden flames burst forth from her body, forming a fire giant. She opened her fiery maw towards the spirit puppet and swallowed it whole.

As Lin Zhao reacted, Ji Wantang also moved. White light appeared beneath her feet, and in conjunction with the Heavenly Harmony Myriad Forms Body technique that had been enhancing her body, the white giant scythe in her hand slowly emitted a light that was interwoven with black and white.

The rays of light shone forward, forming a giant Tai Chi symbol.

Just as Lin Zhao used the Golden Crow Divine Fire to drive away the spirit puppet, he was immediately overwhelmed by this enormous Tai Chi formation.

The moment the Tai Chi formation enveloped Lin Zhao, even though he felt no fear, the battle left him feeling extremely frustrated and terrified.

Because from beginning to end, it seemed that no matter what methods he used, Ji Wantang always had a way to restrain him and suppress him again.

Although I understand that the main reason is that the opponent was at their peak while I was seriously injured, and my reaction speed and remaining spiritual energy were far inferior to the opponent's.

However, when things really came to this point, even as Lin Zhao's vision went black, he still felt a surge of anger gradually building up inside him.

Nirvana was constantly repairing her body, which had been subjected to attacks from Ji Wantang and damage from the pressure of her own spiritual energy during the battle.

Within the Tai Chi Formation, Lin Zhaolong's Heavenly Decree Spear automatically exited its combined state.

—Her current spiritual energy reserves are insufficient to sustain the appearance of this weapon.

Lin Zhao took a breath, looked at Ji Wantang rushing towards her, sheathed the Heavenly Phoenix Bone Sword, held the Holy Dragon Emperor Technique Spear in one hand, let out a dragon roar, and then her weapon and Ji Wantang's weapon collided in Ji Wantang's enveloping spiritual skill.