After entering the Li Fire Sect's treasure trove, Yi Tian felt that his surroundings were similar to a training ground. Just like the doll in front of him, it looked ordinary to begin with. Only when he walked closer did he realize that the doll seemed to be staring at him for a while before slowly transforming into his appearance.
Needless to say, this was the setup of an array, but he did not know how strong it was. Yi Tian smiled at this. He knew that he had to pass this stage, so he did not stand on ceremony. He slowly walked forward and began forming seals with a few Ghost Faced Flower seeds in his hand.
His original guess was that these dolls were just imitating his appearance, but they might not have any props or items. If he used a spell attack, the doll might be able to completely imitate it, and even be stronger than the real deal.
With a shake of his hand, a vine the thickness of an arm pierced into the ground and quickly extended underground.
At this moment, the doll opposite him began to move. Just as he had guessed, the doll did not use any wood-elemental cultivation techniques. It only raised its hands and quickly formed seals in front of its chest.
Yi Tian, who was standing by the side, turned serious when he saw the doll's hand seals. He was extremely familiar with this seal technique. It was the Spiral Fire Shield technique that he was best at.
The key to an attack was the element of surprise. Following that, with a point of his finger, the Ghost Faced Flower vines shot out from the doll's back and opened their flower buds to bite down.
But following that, Yi Tian was stunned. He saw the doll conjure a two-foot-long Spiral Fire Shield with both of its hands, and it instantly split into two. Following that, with a half-foot-long Spiral Fire Shield in each hand, it began to spin rapidly. When the flower buds fell, the doll did not move at all. All it did was reach out its hands to destroy the attacking enemies.
In less than ten seconds, the tip of the Ghost Faced Flower was sliced into pieces by the two Spiral Fire Shields. Yi Tian saw that his forceful attack had failed, so he dispelled his spell. Following that, he took out a handful of seeds and with both hands, hundreds of wooden spikes formed around him. Following that, with a point of his finger, he attacked the doll from all directions.
The puppet's expression remained unchanged as it scanned its surroundings. Then, it raised its spiral fire shield and clasped its hands together to form another seal.
This time, Yi Tian's eyelids twitched a few more times. By the time his opponent began to form the hand seals, he had already recognized that this was the True Flame Armour that he was most proficient in. Sure enough, in less than three breaths, the puppet was covered in a layer of red flames. When the hundreds of wooden spikes attacked, they were stuck in the outer layer of the True Flame Armor.
Before Yi Tian could use his strength again, the doll's hand seals changed again. Suddenly, the surrounding spirit qi fluctuated, and the True Flame Armor covering the surface began to rapidly expand, instantly burning the wooden thorns stuck in the outer shell to ashes.
The two of them had only been fighting for less than a quarter of an hour, but Yi Tian was starting to feel some fear towards the puppet. Clearly, his opponent was using the Li Fire Sect's orthodox techniques. Furthermore, it was the ultimate technique that he was famous for. However, the puppet's understanding of the techniques far exceeded his.
Looking back at the spells in his hands, Yi Tian suddenly realized that this space was clearly a training ground left behind by the seniors of the Li Fire Sect for their juniors. He had only thought of cracking the array, but he did not see the essence of it clearly.
Wasn't the puppet in front of him a very good teacher? Since the puppet could only use the Li Fire Sect's techniques and was extremely adept at using them, then wouldn't he be able to deepen his understanding of the Mystic Yang True Fire by exchanging blows with it?
Upon thinking of this, Yi Tian suddenly felt enlightened. Since that was the case, how could he let go of such a good opportunity? Following that, he retracted the wood-elemental techniques in his hands and a flame lit up in front of him. Following that, he mimicked the puppet's move and used the Spiral Fire Shield.
Not only that, he extended his hands outwards and split the Spiral Fire Shield into two. Under the control of his thoughts, the two foot-long fire shields rapidly spun towards the puppet.
With two 'ka ka' sounds, the rapidly spinning Spiral Fire Shield hit the puppet's True Flame Armor. However, Yi Tian's eyebrows were still tightly knitted together. The puppet's attainment in the True Flame Armor was much higher than his, and its understanding of the techniques was also much more thorough.
Not only did the flaming armor trap the spiraling fire shields, but it also did the same thing and swelled up again, absorbing and assimilating the two fire shields in just a short while.
This left Yi Tian dumbfounded. He never expected that the True Flame Armor could have such a function. After absorbing the Spiral Fire Shield, the puppet's True Flame Armor grew even stronger. Clearly, it had absorbed the spiritual energy from Yi Tian's techniques to strengthen itself.
At that moment, Yi Tian felt great regret. All these years, he had gathered the strengths of various families and appeared to be very powerful. However, on careful thought, it was because he did not understand his intrinsic technique well enough. Clearly, the puppet's strength might not be as strong as his, but its understanding of the Li Fire Sect's cultivation techniques definitely exceeded his.
From this, it could be seen that the problem lay with him. In the past, he had mocked others for not being proficient in their cultivation techniques, but now, wasn't he the same as being greedy? If he could fully understand the Li Fire Sect's cultivation techniques, its power would definitely increase by more than twofold.
As he was thinking about this, the puppet began to move. It slowly walked towards Yi Tian's direction, and it began to move faster and faster. Its feet were gradually using a fire escape technique. A red spirit qi covered the lower part of the puppet's body, and the True Flame Armor on the puppet's body began to fade.
Yi Tian's pupils constricted as a sense of danger surged in his heart. The True Flame Armor on the mannequin's body quickly receded, and all of it gathered on its right hand to form a scorching fist. Due to the overwhelming spiritual pressure, there was clearly a small spatial distortion around the fist that could be seen with the naked eye.
If he were to be struck by it, he would not be far from being seriously injured even if he did not die. With the augmentation of the fire escape technique, the puppet's speed suddenly increased by several times. Yi Tian did not even think as he conjured his True Flame Armor. Following that, he used the Windfire Escape at the same time, raising his speed to the maximum. With a teleport, he opened up a distance of 1.5 kilometers between the two of them.
The puppet seemed to have a range of movement. It moved about half a kilometer from its original position. Once Yi Tian left, it would quickly return to its original position. However, the spell on its hand did not dissipate. All it did was lock onto its target from afar.
This stumped Yi Tian. Clearly, he had to pass this hurdle, and he had to defeat the puppet head-on.
Gritting his teeth, he clasped his hands in front of his chest. Then, he conjured the True Flame Armor in his right palm. After the fiery flames were compressed, they enveloped his right hand, forming a vacuum domain. From the looks of it, it was even stronger than the one on the puppet's hand.
Yi Tian stared at the puppet for a while before he made up his mind to try facing it head-on. If his guess was correct, it would not be difficult to pass this hurdle.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
