Chapter 692: Chapter 210: The Layout (Additional Chapter 1/2 by Book Friend 20210111152859427)_2
Four cold pearls of different colors were inlaid around the lid of the coffin, each containing extreme cold power, enhancing the power of the Xuanyin Ice Coffin.
Through the transparent coffin body, one could vaguely see the frozen corpse puppet inside from the outside.
The corpse puppet was sealed in cold jade, its face sinister, carrying resentment and unwillingness from when it was alive, sending chills down one’s spine.
Magic Treasure – Xuanyin Ice Coffin!
Seeing Tian Shuang take out the ice coffin, Earth Ghost immediately spoke, “What are you messing around for? Don’t randomly open the coffin; do you know how much money it costs me every time you open it?!”
“To deal with a mere Foundation Establishment, you need to open the coffin?!”
“Hmph! Shut up!” Tian Shuang retorted and did not open the coffin, instead urging the ice coffin itself to burst forth with a frigid aura.
The frigid aura rushed towards Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo’s fingers ached, his heart suddenly filled with dread.
In a critical moment, the mechanical ring warned him not to brace it head-on. To do so would certainly mean life-threatening danger!
Ning Zhuo hurriedly dodged.
Iron Han Armor!
To increase his own speed, he fought with all his might and donned the mechanical armor in an instant.
Mechanical Techniques – Wind-Thunder Move!
The spirit stones within the Iron Han Armor were consumed frantically, turning into a vast amount of spiritual power. The spiritual power was ultimately transmitted into two palm-sized talismans with intricate patterns representing wind and thunder.
The talismans each burst forth with wind power and thunder power, which followed the internal array patterns of the Iron Han Armor, converging and merging into a new force—
Wind-Thunder Move!
Green and blue electric light swirled around the Iron Han Armor.
In an instant, the speed of the Iron Han Armor soared to the extreme.
Mechanical Techniques – Iron Armor Cold!
The defensive formation within the Iron Han Armor was pushed to its strongest state, operating with a buzzing sound.
Within the formation, the powers of the gold element and water element burst forth, emitting a piercing chill, combined with the attributes of the gold element, enveloping the entire Iron Han Armor, making it both offensively and defensively integrated, with its defense reaching its peak.
The two major mechanical techniques of the Iron Han Armor were activated almost simultaneously by Ning Zhuo.
Ten breaths later.
The Somersault Cloud borrowed by Ning Zhuo was scrapped, and the surface of the Iron Han Armor was covered in scars, even after Ning Zhuo’s full effort to dodge.
Mechanical Techniques – Azure Dragon Strikes the Skies!
The plates on the back, shoulders, elbows, and wrists of the Iron Han Armor suddenly opened, revealing the hidden explosive talismans.
The talismans lit up with brilliant white light, boosting Ning Zhuo’s movements and speed in a certain direction to the extreme.
Originally used for combat, this mechanical technique was a display of the Iron Han Armor’s combat power. But facing a formidable enemy like Tian Shuang, Ning Zhuo could only use it for evasion, alleviating his crisis.
As Tian Shuang’s combat power was fully exerted, Ning Zhuo’s dodging became increasingly precarious.
The mechanical ring frequently warned, and Sun Lingtong repeatedly struck from the mechanical dragon, providing Ning Zhuo with strong support, allowing him to continue struggling for survival in the Xuanyin Frozen Realm.
Mechanism – Floating Ice Jade Hands!
Ning Zhuo used mechanical artifacts to freeze a part of his body, healing himself.
He spread his divine sense to observe the Three Generals Camp.
The Three Generals Camp was always under attack, in an extremely passive situation, and the three generals were exhausted and gasping for breath, while the Earth Ghost remained unscathed from afar.
Ning Zhuo had still hoped for Liu Er and others, but seeing this scene, he sighed deeply.
“Little Zhuo, we should retreat! There is no benefit in staying any longer.” Sun Lingtong issued an urgent reminder.
Ning Zhuo remained silent.
Hidden in the dark, Lin Bufan also spoke, “Ning Zhuo holding out until now is beyond my expectation, extremely difficult. If you have any methods or arrangements, you should use them quickly to prevent unexpected events.”
Zhu Xuanji nodded, suddenly smiling, and looked into the distance, “My arrangement has arrived.”
Lin Bufan followed his gaze, only to see a dense mountain forest.
He observed carefully, using spells and urging his divine sense, discovering a hint of a clue.
Lin Bufan’s pupils shrank slightly, “Quite a few people have come. Impressive, this hidden method can compete with my ‘One Leaf to Blind the Eye’ technique.”
These words immediately caught Zhu Xuanji’s attention, the latter wanting to speak but stopping.
“Heaven and Earth Ghosts, how dare you come here!”
“The enmity from last time, I will repay you a hundred times!”
“Kill, make these two ghosts scatter into ashes and smoke!!”
A group of cultivators suddenly appeared, intervening forcefully in the battlefield.
The unexpected arrival of reinforcements brought both surprise and joy to Liu Guanzhang, Ning Sun, and others.
Ning Zhuo recognized the familiar faces of the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Liangzhu Country’s main forces.
“Why are they here? Their timing is a bit too perfect.” Ning Zhuo couldn’t help but feel curious.
He didn’t know that the movements of the Heaven and Earth Ghosts had been anticipated by Zhu Xuanji through an insider and leaked to the main forces of Liangzhu Country in advance.
“Heaven Ghost, True Sun Master is here!”
True Sun Master flew into the air, taking out his lifebound magic treasure, the Golden Crow Burning Heaven Mirror.
He activated his major cultivation technique, the Golden Crow Patrolling the Heavens Art, and immediately summoned the shadow of a three-legged golden crow from the Golden Crow Burning Heaven Mirror.
The shadow flapped its wings and flew high, rushing into the Xuanyin Frozen Realm, directly towards the ice coffin.
Wherever it went, heat waves surged, the cold air dispersed, and even the lid of the ice coffin showed signs of melting under the extremely dazzling golden sunlight.
Tian Shuang hastily retracted the ice coffin, urging countless ice cones, which shot out of the barrier towards True Sun Master.
The second cultivator flying behind True Sun Master was Daoist Shan Yuezi.
Daoist Shan Yuezi had already been building up his power, brewing, and at this moment, he made a finger gesture, casting a spell – Five Mountains Soul Suppressing Seal!
A seal rapidly expanded, growing to the size of a small mountain.
Amidst the imprint of light and shadow, one could faintly see the eight square ancient talismans carved at the bottom of the seal, “Command All Ghosts, Suppress the Souls of the Five Mountains.”
With the release of the seal, it immediately suppressed all the ice cones.
The Ice Prison Crying Ghosts within the ice cones had no power to resist, all being strongly suppressed.
The third Nascent Soul cultivator was a hunched old man holding a damaged bronze sundial.
He dripped Time Snake Poison onto the sundial, triggering it to run in reverse, emitting a bronze radiance.
The radiance illuminated the barrier, making the entire Xuanyin Frozen Realm appear to reverse in time, receding automatically, fully dissipating in a few breaths.
Tian Shuang spat out a mouthful of blood, glancing at the three Nascent Soul cultivators, yet instead of retreating, he advanced towards Ning Zhuo!
Capturing Ning Zhuo and completing the sect’s mission was his paramount goal.
Ning Zhuo retreated at full speed, without hesitation, detonating all the talismans within the Iron Han Armor, pushing his speed to the limit.
The hunched old man lightly flipped his wrist, making the bronze radiance also shine on Ning Zhuo.
In an instant, the flow of time on Ning Zhuo sped up, allowing him to rapidly distance himself from Tian Shuang, quickly escaping danger.
The reinforcements from Liangzhu Country were clearly well prepared, not only targeting Tian Shuang but also dealing with Earth Ghost.
Previously, the Heaven and Earth Ghosts and other cultivators had suppressed the main forces of Liangzhu Country in the battlefield’s depths, bringing great shame to them.
After suffering losses, the main forces of Liangzhu Country reflected and fully utilized their advantage in numbers and resources. This time they came in a carefully selected team with meticulously planned strategies.
“Divine Hunter Zhu has planned well!” Lin Bufan sighed profoundly, realizing many things.
Given that Red Sleeves Fairy was Southern Bean Country’s arrangement in the Thousand Peak Forest, it became clear that the invitation from Red Sleeves Fairy and others to the Heaven and Earth Ghosts to retrieve the treasure was orchestrated by Zhu Xuanji.
At that time, Zhu Xuanji arranged for Lin Bufan to keep an eye on the attack on Ning Zhuo within the Tenmile Flame Forest, while arranging for Red Sleeves Fairy to lead the Heaven and Earth Ghosts to cause chaos on the battlefield.
This scheme not only temporarily prevented the Heaven and Earth Ghosts from capturing Ning Zhuo but also aimed to establish a conflict between the Heaven and Earth Ghosts and the main forces of Liangzhu Country.
Now, this conflict has erupted, utilized by Zhu Xuanji.
Allowing Zhu Xuanji to sit back and watch, leveraging the power of Liangzhu Country to deal with the Heaven and Earth Ghosts. On one hand, protecting his own, Ning Zhuo, and on the other, weakening the forces of Liangzhu Country and the Thousand Peak Forest, thereby continuing to increase their friction and hatred.