Formation Arts and Talisman Arts (Part 2)
“What, that’s it? Your formation foundations can only be used twice?”
Mo Ziming didn’t explicate it, but he hadn’t actually finished breaking in to Three-legged Crow Langya, so two strikes also depleted many of his Greater Heaven Stage talisman foundations. It shouldn’t have been surprising that Talisman Sect also used talisman foundations since both sects shared the same origins. Furthermore, he was only capable of using three tenths of the spear’s full potential owing to his cultivation.
“We hone our determination. What makes Greater Heaven Stage disciples fearsome is that we can make do with anything, uneducated moron!” Mu Yu lied out of anger.
“Pfft, hardly any Greater Heaven Stage talisman masters or formation masters would even dare to make that claim. Let’s see you back it up, Heaven Stage disciple.” As he mocked Mu Yu, Mo Ziming activated his spear again and launched himself at Mu Yu.
Countering with Dustfallen Stance, Mu Yu released death qi, escaping Mo Ziming’s aim. With Spirit Collection Formation set, Mu Yu performed hand seals, conjuring an octagon formation using three Greater Heaven Stage formation foundations. Mu Yu then spawned a sword from the formation. The long-winded sword draw was intended to mislead Mo Ziming into believing that his sword was a product manufactured from a formation.
“Happy to oblige.”
Ever since learning about sword formations, Mu Yu began to research how to maximise Celestial Swords Nine Catalysts through sword formations. Formation Sect’s materials stated that sword formations required a lot of flying swords that could autonomously absorb spiritual qi to act as formation foundations. Shadow Splitter Sword alone was enough to meet the prerequisite.
Mu Yu had yet to master combining sword formations and Celestial Swords Nine Catalysts. Too bad, he had no other choice but to count on it at that juncture.
Shadow Splitter Sword split into six, immense sword qi overwhelming Three-legged Crow Langya. The three formed a formation in the sky and linked up their sword qi, morphing into a larger sword. Mu Yu brought the sword down on Three-legged Crow Langya, decimating the forest with the shockwave and rattling Mo Ziming.
Mu Yu couldn’t utilise Celestial Swords Nine Catalysts in their exchanges due to it not being part of formation skills. Fortunately, brute force sufficed, and he was able to identify flaws in Mo Ziming’s techniques to dismantle them.
Clang! The two nemesis thrust at each other, one using sword qi and the other bolstering his attack with a talisman, resulting in both of them driving each other back.
The two quickly recovered to resume going at each other’s throats. Neither of them seemed to seize the upper hand. In saying that, Mu Yu felt that, through using his formation, his swordplay was superior to usual. It, therefore, occurred to him that Celestial Swords Nine Catalysts could very well be a sword formation.
Mo Ziming’s frustration grew as the scuffle raged on for nothing went his way.
“Argh!” Mo Ziming took out a red talisman for Body Synthesis Realm talisman masters and ripped it, teleporting him behind Mu Yu. “Now die!”
Mu Yu felt the wind behind changing, thus pivoting onto an angle. His effort was valiant, but Mo Ziming managed to impale his shoulder. Mu Yu borrowed the pivoting momentum to forcefully turn and unleashed a whip of sword qi, forcing Mo Ziming to crush another talisman to avoid decapitation, albeit just.
Mo Ziming had a lot of talismans to create distance between his opponent and himself because both talisman masters and formation casters were lousy close-quarters combatants – generally speaking. Teleportation formations and talismans granted the user the ability to travel through voids as Body Synthesis Realm cultivators did via forcibly sealing their ability into formations and talismans. Accordingly, they were readily available for purchase. Given that it was an ability for Body Synthesis Realm cultivators and above, it stood to reason that those who had yet to reach that realm expended enormous volumes of spiritual energy to employ the items.
Mu Yu discharged white spiritual energy to heal the stab wound whilst inching in on Mo Ziming, who was slowing down more and more. Mo Ziming desired a one-strike victory, but Mu Yu exceeded his expectations yet again.
Mu Yu didn’t let Mo Ziming’s reluctance to engage him in close range slip. Mu Yu, therefore, raced to close the gap. Mo Ziming suddenly smirked and summoned a meat shield – Ma Mingxun!
Ma Mingxun had eight Greater Heaven Stage formation foundations around him, allowing him to spawn a fire dragon. Mu Yu had no option but to cancel his advance and slip away.
“What happened? Are you not going to kill him?” taunted Mo Ziming, consuming a spirit restoration pill to replenish his spiritual energy.
“This sucks,” Mu Yu muttered under his breath.
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