Chapter 96: The Life Spirit Symbol

  "Materialization of spiritual power?"

  Looking at the needle-like object that had quickly taken shape in front of Gu Ying, Lin Dong's heart also skipped a beat. Although his spiritual power was basically self-taught, he had still heard of the formidable degree to which spiritual power could be substantiated.

  Of course, with Gu Ying's strength, it is clear that he can't truly materialize yet. Even so, the power of this attack cannot be underestimated. If a late-stage Tianyuan realm expert were to be hit by this attack, they would likely suffer damage to their divine consciousness. The severity of such an injury is unknown, but it's probably many times more severe than physical injuries.

  Therefore, seeing Gu Ying actually use such a method, Lin Dong's complexion also became extremely solemn, and at the same time, the several black lights surrounding his body shot towards Gu Ying's vital points like lightning, wanting to block him.

  "Ding ding!"

  Facing Lin Dong's disturbance, Gu Ying was not flustered, and with a series of finger taps, the hiltless sword tip danced like a whirl of light, shooting open those scattered yuan needles.

  "Little kid, next, I'll let you see what a Symbol Master's spiritual secret technique really looks like!"

  That needle-like object became more and more solid, then Gu Ying rushed towards Lin Dong with a sudden smile, pointing out fiercely!

  "Divine Needle!"

  As Gu Ying Leng drank the liquid, the needle-like object suddenly emitted a humming noise. After a slight tremble, it transformed into a beam of light and shot towards Lin Dong at an extremely swift speed.

  Seeing the so-called "Divine Needle" shooting out, Lin Dong also felt a chill, his body quickly retreating, his palm waving, and the nine fragmented yuan needles were violently shot out, heavily colliding with the "Divine Needle".

  "Hah!"

  In the instant of impact, a ray of light burst forth, directly piercing through the Nine Severing Shard with a terrifying speed, and then, without losing any momentum, shot straight at Lin Dong!

  Seeing that the millet had directly penetrated the nine-layered shattered yuan needle defense, Lin Dong's expression also changed slightly. The life talisman seal in the Mud Pill Palace was accelerating its jumping speed at this moment. A powerful spiritual force rapidly condensed in front of Lin Dong, forming a spiritual defense.

  To counter this spiritual attack, it's clear that one must use spiritual power to defend oneself!

  "Pffft!"

  Just as Lin Dong's spiritual defense condensed, Mai Meng arrived in an instant and shot at him fiercely!

  This time, when he came into contact with that spiritual defense, Mo Leng's speed slowed down, but still at a constant speed, sweeping towards Lin Dong's forehead.

  A drop of sweat, flowing down Lin Dong's face, his eyes staring unblinkingly at the incoming millet awns, a surge of spiritual power bursting out from the Mud Pill Palace's original symbol seal, like a muddy swamp, firmly holding and dissolving the millet awns that contained mortal danger.

  Not far away, Gu Ying also maintained the posture of pointing with two fingers, and his spiritual power was added to that fine hair, trying to break through Lin Dong's defense. At this time, the two were almost directly competing to see who had stronger spiritual power!

  The two figures also came to a strange standstill at this moment, but due to the terrifying exchange between the two earlier, no one dared to step into their surroundings.

  His eyes, fixed intently on the faintly glowing millet, felt an increasing sense of danger as it drew closer. He knew that if this thing were to pierce his mind, even his life symbol would be destroyed, and at that point, no matter how strong his spiritual talent was, he would likely be unable to achieve anything on this path.

  "You want me dead? It's not that easy!"

  At the critical moment, Lin Dong's heart was also burning with fierce energy and momentum, causing the Ben Ming symbol inside the Muddy Ball Palace to violently shake, as if it were going to extract all his spiritual power. Yet, it actually slowly pushed back that strand of aura.

  "This little brat is so hard to deal with?!"

  Facing this stalemate, Gu Ying was also shocked in his heart. He couldn't understand why Lin Dong, relying on the strength of a single print master, could actually match him in terms of spiritual power intensity.

  "I've seen all sorts of scenes in my old days, but I still can't believe that even you, a young whippersnapper, can't solve this!"

  And this stalemate also made Gu Ying somewhat annoyed, if those guys in Yan City knew that he was forced into this state by a young man, who knows how they would mock him.

  With a fierce determination in his heart, Gu Ying suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, and two invisible rays of light shot out from his eyes. Immediately following that, these two invisible rays of light transformed into two talismans!

  This ancient shadow actually brought out all the life talismans that were hidden in the Mud Ball Palace!

  Summoned the life talisman, Gu Ying rushed towards Lin Dong with a loud shout. Two talismans rose and transformed into a rolling spiritual impact wave that heavily crashed onto Lin Dong who was resisting the "Divine Needle".

  But seeing this scene, Lin Dong was also startled for a moment. However, just as he hesitated about how to deal with this situation, the ancient vortex symbol in the Mud Ball Palace suddenly started trembling violently, and then, unexpectedly, it flew out of the Mud Ball Palace without Lin Dong's control and appeared on his Tian Ling Gai.

  This sudden change left Lin Dong's face greatly altered. He had never expected that this life talisman would actually run out on its own!

  "Whoosh!"

  The ancient vortex symbol had just appeared, and it was the symbol that flew towards Gu Ying. While flying, the ancient vortex symbol suddenly twisted rapidly, and in the end, it transformed into a whirlpool about the size of a palm under Lin Dong's and Gu Ying's shocked gaze.

  "Life-saving charm?!"

  The change of the ancient vortex symbol, Lin Dong was still fine, but that ancient shadow directly shocked him into losing his voice, and then he hurriedly controlled two life symbols to retrieve them.

  However, just as he was about to quickly retrieve the two life talismans, the whirlpool transformed from the ancient vortex talisman suddenly surged forward, releasing a burst of suction force. Under this suction force, Lin Dong could clearly feel that the spiritual energy within the two life talismans of Gu Yin was being drawn into the whirlpool.

  This situation made Lin Dong take a cold breath, although he didn't know much about spiritual power cultivation, but he had never heard of anyone's symbol having such a terrifying ability.

  "Hmph!"

  Under the suction of that whirlpool, Gu Ying's two life talismans quickly dimmed, and he himself was also affected, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Then his face twisted in pain, gritting his teeth, desperately withdrawing the two life talismans, barely escaping the whirlpool's suction range. Finally, he hastily and shockingly stored the life talismans back into the Mud Ball Palace.

  When the ancient shadow retracted the life seal into the Mud Ball Palace, the whirlpool twisted again and transformed into an ancient wooden seal. It flew back quickly, suspended above Lin Dong's Heavenly Spirit Cover, releasing a suction force that drew in the "Divine Needle" which had already lost control, before slowly returning to the Mud Ball Palace from Lin Dong's Heavenly Spirit Cover.

  The moment Gu Xuan returned to the Mud Ball Palace, Lin Dong felt a clear and distinct sensation. A surge of spiritual strength, even more powerful than before, rapidly spread outwards.

  "This ancient seal of Gyūki absorbs the spiritual energy of Kageyama and feeds it back to me..."

  Noticing this scene, Lin Dong's palm couldn't help but tremble slightly. He had never thought that the ancient talisman he had accidentally obtained would have such extraordinary power.

  "Usually, the symbol master only condenses his own natal symbol seal, but I've never heard of a natal spirit symbol... Could it be because of this thing?" Lin's mind flashed back to Gu Ying's scream earlier, and he looked thoughtful.

  "You actually have the Primordial Spirit Symbol?!"

  When Lin Dong was deep in thought, the ancient shadow suddenly spoke again. His face was very pale, but the eyes staring at Lin Dong were extremely hot, and that heat was filled with greed.

  "Little one, hand over the cultivation method of this Life Spirit Symbol to me. I can help you wipe out the Lin family and the Lei and Xie families. As for other rewards, I don't want any of them. I only want this! How about it?"

  Lin's eyes twitched, having exchanged blows before, he already knew that this person was quite deep in the city, but he didn't expect him to say such foolish words now. It seems that the ancient vortex symbol really has some special aspects.

  "Alright."

  Lin's eyes flashed, and he smiled slightly. At the same time, his footsteps quickened as he walked forward, taking out a jade piece from his bosom and handing it to Gu Ying.

  Lin Dong's actions made Gu Ying go wild with joy, but just as he had taken two steps forward, he suddenly reacted to the current situation. The other party wasn't an idiot, how could they so easily hand over something so important to him?

  "Hah!"

  But just as his footsteps had just stopped, a fierce gust of wind came head-on, and two cold lights shot towards his chest like lightning.

  "Ding!"

  At the critical moment, Gu Ying hastily wielded two handleless sword blades to ward off the two cold gleams. However, just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief and retreat violently, an exceptionally powerful spiritual impact came suddenly, heavily striking his mind. As a result, his entire head was buzzing, and the two talismans inside Mudan Palace were shaken until they lost their luster.

  Dazed, although only for a brief moment, however, when the ancient shadow regained consciousness, the young man's face was already close at hand, and in his hand, a cold light burst out.

  "Stop! I won't interfere with your affairs anymore!"

  Gu Ying's body hair stood on end as he caught a whiff of the strong smell of death, and he hastily shouted out.

  Lin Dong's face was calm and his body didn't stop for a moment, the sharp Shattered Yuan Needle in his hand directly transformed into a black awn, ruthlessly shooting into Gu Ying's throat.

  "Old Master Gu Ying, you're too late! This muddy water here isn't for you to wade through!"

  A severe pain came, and by Gu Ying's ear, a low muttering voice of a young man sounded.

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