"Seize the passage!"
Jiang Yifan and Huineng shouted almost simultaneously!
At this moment, any thought of preserving spiritual energy or micro-interference was thrown to the wind!
There was only the final, desperate gamble!
Although the members of the Mingguang Sect were suffering from unbearable itching, they couldn't afford to care about it under the threat of elimination!
Huineng's surrounding Buddhist light suddenly surged. No longer the weak, interfering glow from before, it transformed into a solid golden palm print. Carrying a majestic aura, it blasted directly toward the Five Elements Dao Sect team, attempting to force them back!
"Vajra Demon-Subduing Palm!"
The monk wielding the precept blade let out a furious roar. Enduring the agonizing itch that felt like claws scratching his heart, he frantically poured spiritual energy into his blade. The blade erupted in a blinding golden light, and a sharp, peerless blade qi tore through the air.
It wasn't aimed at the group, but slashed straight toward Duan Xianxing, who was charging at the very front!
This strike was an all-out effort!
"Bald donkey! You're really going all out!"
Seeing that sharp, peerless golden blade qi tearing through the air and heading straight for his face with a destructive aura, Duan Xianxing let out a startled cry!
If this slash hit home, forget a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator like him—even a common early Golden Core stage cultivator would be heavily injured. On the edge of the elimination circle, a heavy injury meant being instantly swallowed by the red light!
Zhu Yinxi was locked in a clash with Huineng's golden palm print. Under the pull of their respective auras, he couldn't divert his attention at all! Meanwhile, Jiang Yifan was in a stalemate with the skinny Golden Core's Buddhist bead barrier. Ling Suxin and Feng Qingping—one roaming the flank for support and the other busy setting up passage obstacles—were also unable to provide aid in time!
In the spark of a moment, Duan Xianxing gritted his teeth, knowing he could only rely on himself. His left hand quickly moved toward the storage bag at his waist, intending to pull out his trump-card defense magic tool and array disk to tank the blow.
He knew the hope was slim, but he had to try!
However, the moment his hand touched the storage bag, a slight vibration came from his chest.
It was the piece of bone from Suisui that Li Nanzhu had distributed to each of them earlier!
The bone seemed to possess its own sentience. Without Duan Xianxing needing to activate it, it flew out from his robes and grew rapidly as it met the wind!
The bone emitted crisp cracking sounds in the air, instantly transforming into a ghastly white bone shield half a person's height, made of countless tiny bone fragments tightly stitched together!
"Suisui!" Duan Xianxing was first stunned, then overjoyed.
He hadn't expected the bone fragment separated from Suisui to have such an effect at the critical moment!
The opportunity was fleeting!
Duan Xianxing reacted instantly, simultaneously summoning the defense magic tool and array disk he had halfway pulled out!
A small tortoise-shell shield radiated brilliant light, blocking in front of the bone shield. At the same time, several array disks lit up, laying down layered spiritual energy barriers before him!
"Hold the line for me!"
Almost at the same time, the massive golden blade qi arrived!
Boom—!
A deafening explosion erupted!
The golden blade qi first struck the tortoise-shell shield. The small shield let out a mournful wail, its light instantly dimming as it was sent flying!
The blade qi's momentum didn't slow as it slammed heavily into the ghastly white bone shield!
Crack! Crack!
The bone shield produced an ear-gritting sound of fracturing. Countless fine cracks appeared on its surface, yet it remained exceptionally tough. Faint blue flames flickered over it, deathly locking the fractured bones in place, preventing it from completely collapsing.
Most of the blade qi's power was neutralized by the bone shield!
The remaining impact of the blade qi was gradually weakened by the layered array barriers Duan Xianxing had set up. By the time it reached him, its power had been greatly diminished!
"Pfft!"
Duan Xianxing was still shaken by the powerful impact. His blood surged, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he spat out a small mouthful of blood as his internal spiritual energy became chaotic.
But he gritted his teeth, his feet nailed firmly to the ground. He actually managed to endure the strike without being blown away!
Better yet, the massive impact from the blade qi actually pushed him forward, causing him to lunge a great distance toward the entrance!
"Haha! Bald donkey! Thanks for the ride!"
Despite his injury, Duan Xianxing laughed triumphantly. Borrowing the momentum of that push, he exerted full force through his feet. With a flash, he instantly overtook the Mingguang Sect disciples running alongside him, seeing the entrance to the stone forest passage right before his eyes!
"What?!"
"How is that possible?!"
The members of the Mingguang Sect—especially the monk who had unleashed the precept blade strike—looked on as Duan Xianxing not only blocked the all-out slash but even used its force to surge to the front. Their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.
Added to the unbearable itching that was already slowing them down, they were now both shocked and furious!
"Seventh Junior Brother, well done!" Jiang Yifan's spirit rose at the sight. His radiance grew even stronger as he forcibly pushed the young monk back half a step.
However, as Huineng saw Duan Xianxing using the strange bone shield and clever momentum to surpass them from behind, nearing the passage entrance with the rest of the Five Elements Dao Sect close behind, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
"Amitabha! For the sake of the sect! Forgive me!" Huineng suddenly announced the Buddhist name aloud, his voice carrying an eerie calmness.
The moment Zhu Yinxi was tied up by another Golden Core martial monk, Huineng suddenly reached out both hands. In a pincer move, he grabbed two Foundation Establishment disciples who were right next to him, desperately scratching their itches!
"Se... Senior Brother?!" The two disciples were caught off guard, their eyes widening in terror.
"Go!" Huineng's arms suddenly exerted force. Thick Buddhist power wrapped around the two disciples as he hurled them toward the stone forest entrance like he was throwing massive boulders!
This throw was heavy and incredibly fast.
The two Foundation Establishment disciples let out terrified screams in the air, their bodies uncontrollably acting like two human cannonballs. They instantly pierced through the air, actually overtaking Duan Xianxing, who was currently charging forward, and smashed straight toward the passage entrance!
"Holy crap! What is this?!"
Liu Qingyang's eyes nearly fell out when he saw this. His mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg. "He... he's throwing his own junior brothers like sandbags?! Is this bald donkey crazy?!"
Though he was shocked, he had to admit that while the move was shameless, it was truly effective in this race against time!
Those two human sandbags closed the distance in an instant!
Seeing this, the corners of Li Nanzhu's mouth also twitched violently.
This bald donkey Huineng—he didn't learn the good things, but he learned how to throw human sandbags from her?
And he threw two at once?
His aim was decent, though...
She remembered her previous experience of throwing that Wuji Sect disciple and felt a subtle sense of a novice trying to show off before a master.
The slight advantage Duan Xianxing had just gained through the bone shield and his wit was instantly wiped out by Huineng's unexpected human sandbag tactic!
In fact, because the two disciples had been thrown, they were moving incredibly fast and were poised to crash into the passage first!
"What the hell!" Duan Xianxing bore the brunt of it. He had just stabilized himself when he saw two screaming Mingguang Sect monks smashing toward his face. He let out a curse of frustration!
He couldn't care about much else. He shook the long sword in his hand, instantly transforming it into a curtain of sword light to block his front!
Bang! Bang!"
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