EBE #795 - Disadvantages of the ears
#795 - Disadvantages of the ears
This was a secret technique he had practiced on his own. It didn't require any incantations to activate, and although its destructive power was average, it was completely devoid of any aura fluctuations, making it difficult to detect.
However, just as the sword was about to pierce Li Chengfeng's chest, an unexpected event occurred.
The smile on Li Chengfeng's face vanished in an instant, and then his figure disappeared without a trace.
Fang Xiaotian's unstoppable strike missed its target and slammed into the tree behind.
With a '噗' sound, the tree was easily pierced, and his entire arm was thrust into it.
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At that moment, Fang Xiaotian was in disbelief. He tried to pull his hand out, but Li Chengfeng's spell had already been activated.
He had already consecrated this tree, filling it with dense runes and restrictions.
As soon as Fang Xiaotian's arm entered, the runes and restrictions were immediately activated. '咔咔咔' sounds rang out in succession as the wood spirit energy erupted, locking him firmly in place.
His entire arm seemed to be welded into the tree, impossible to pull out.
Li Chengfeng looked at him with a half-smile, his eyes seeming to say, "Do you think your little tricks could fool me?"
Fang Xiaotian's heart was filled with fear and confusion. He asked in a trembling voice, "How could you have discovered me? I hid all my aura and didn't even use my divine sense. How is this possible?"
Li Chengfeng smiled faintly and said, "Have you ever heard of something called an array? I set up a restriction array a hundred feet around me.
Even a gentle breeze will alert me. And I was already prepared when I sensed you sneaking closer.
If you had charged from a hundred feet away, you might have caught me off guard.
But you got so close that I had already reacted."
Fang Xiaotian's heart trembled, as if the morning sun had shone, dispelling the mist, and he finally understood his opponent's hidden depths.
It turned out that Li Chengfeng's consistent low profile was just a trick used by experts to 'play the pig to eat the tiger'.
Perhaps his assignment here was also a carefully arranged part of the elder's plan, intended to create a false impression, making everyone think that Li Chengfeng was just an insignificant character, like a green leaf among flowers, quietly setting off the pride of those who considered themselves flowers.
However, things are unpredictable, and fortunes change. At this moment, Li Chengfeng had quietly turned the tables and become the master of this game.
The light of the restrictions on the ancient tree flickered, like a giant beast lurking in the depths of the underworld, ferocious and powerful. Once Fang Xiaotian's arm entered, it was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, with no chance of escape.
The surrounding air seemed to solidify, and every wisp of wind carried a sharp blade intent. His arm felt as if it was being cut by thousands of blades simultaneously within the restrictions, causing him unbearable pain that almost broke his mind.
His eyes were like torches, filled with滔天恨意, staring fixedly at Li Chengfeng, he said word by word: "You bastard, you are so scheming and ruthless, trying to restrain me with this. You're dreaming!"
Having said that, the power hidden within his body erupted like an enraged flood, black energy swirling around him. With a wave of his right hand, it transformed into a jet-black blade, and with a resolute intention, he slashed fiercely at his trapped arm.
With a muffled and loud '噗' sound, blood spurted out like a broken red ribbon. Fang Xiaotian's entire right arm fell to the ground, finally breaking free from the shackles of the terrifying restriction.
He endured the pain, his figure turned, and blood gushed from the severed arm, but in an instant, he forcibly suppressed it with his profound cultivation. The blood flow stopped abruptly, leaving only a shocking scar.
He forced himself to calm down and used the family's secret hemostasis technique. The blood flow at the severed arm gradually stopped, and his face was pale but revealed a resolute look.
Looking at Li Chengfeng, he said in a deep voice: "Those who accomplish great things must first suffer hardship, toil their muscles and bones. If you are not cruel to yourself, how can you stand in this world, how can you talk about success?"
Li Chengfeng raised the corner of his mouth in a playful smile and clapped his hands in praise: "What a cruel one to himself, indeed has courage.
But even so, you have now lost an arm, your strength is greatly reduced, and you still妄想 to contend with me? This is tantamount to an ant trying to shake a tree, seeking its own death."
Before he finished speaking, he pinched his fingers and cast a spell, and a roar suddenly sounded in the air. Countless arrows poured down on Fang Xiaotian like a meteor shower. The trajectory of the arrows was treacherous and unpredictable, making it impossible to defend against.
However, Fang Xiaotian's hearing was exceptionally sharp. He captured the sound of the arrows piercing through the air with his ears alone, and his figure was agile, dodging and weaving freely through the dense rain of arrows, approaching Li Chengfeng step by step.
Seeing this, Li Chengfeng secretly became vigilant, knowing that Fang Xiaotian must have a backup plan.
Sure enough, Fang Xiaotian's left hand moved slightly, and a cyan bead quietly appeared, with thunder patterns flashing on it, containing terrifying thunder power. It was the Thunder Blast Bead he had purchased at great expense.
This bead was worth a hundred high-grade spirit stones, and it was extremely precious. Once detonated, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would have difficulty escaping death, and an early-stage Core Formation expert would also be seriously injured or even killed.
However, although the Thunder Blast Bead was powerful, it needed to be used at close range to maximize its effectiveness.
If the distance was too far, or the opponent noticed it and dodged in advance, its power would be greatly reduced.
Li Chengfeng's divine sense was strong, and he had already enveloped Fang Xiaotian's body. The terrifying pressure emitted by the black bead made even his scalp tingle, and his eyes instantly became serious.
His mind raced, and he had already understood Fang Xiaotian's intention, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He suddenly let out a deafening roar, the sound containing the power of a dragon's roar, domineering and冲天, the rolling sound waves were like substance, cutting through the sky and hitting people's hearts directly.
Fang Xiaotian used his ears' supreme hearing to the fullest, trying to lock down all of Li Chengfeng's escape routes and avoid the dense rain of arrows.
However, this wide-open opportunity turned Li Chengfeng's dragon roar into a deadly trap.
Fang Xiaotian's ears, which were originally his most得意助力, had now become a fatal weakness.
Li Chengfeng's dragon roar already contained a powerful sonic attack, and Fang Xiaotian's ears amplified this sonic power several times, like letting a wolf into the house, suffering the consequences of his own actions.
He suddenly froze on the spot, his head seemed to be filled with an invisible balloon, instantly expanding to its limit. With a loud '砰' sound, his head exploded, leaving only a pair of lonely ears, thrown far away by the powerful impact.
Li Chengfeng waved his hand gently, pinching his fingers and casting a spell. The two ears seemed to be pulled by invisible threads, slowly flying into his hands and being sealed by him one by one.
Fang Xiaotian's headless corpse fell to the ground like a tattered puppet, and the fire of life was extinguished. And his body did not escape the greedy devouring of the small secret realm, gradually disappearing into this mysterious space.