The most terrifying part was that he couldn’t even control it with his mind, and the Hiding Spell couldn’t escape its tracking at all!
This is just ridiculous.
With no other choice, Leo had to reveal his figure, then summon the Divine Dragon Sword and strike up.
Amidst the splattering flames, Scorchspear vanished into thin air.
Although this round, Kazuhiko had a slight advantage, there was no sense of ease or disdain on his face. Instead, his gaze towards Leo became even more solemn.
He was a cautious person; from the moment Leo appeared, he felt Leo was not ordinary.
Time waits for no one. Kazuhiko looked up at the sky again; the total lunar eclipse was about to happen soon. If missed, the geomantic formation set up would suffer a significant setback. He had to deal with this annoying brat quickly.
A powerful aura burst from Kazuhiko’s body. He clasped his hands together and rapidly changed finger gestures in a specific manner, then pointed at the Eight-Forked Serpent on the ground.
A silver light entered one of the serpent’s heads, and its eyes flashed with silver light, then its mouth opened.
Following Kazuhiko’s hand gestures, silver lights shot into each of the Eight-Forked Serpent’s eight heads one after another. Similarly, the snake’s eyes flashed silver light, and its mouth opened each time.
With Kazuhiko’s continuous hand seals, the Eight-Forked Serpent’s eight heads successively spat out eight silver light characters. Then, Kazuhiko took out a jade slip from his body, tossed it out, and made another hand seal, pointing at the jade slip in the air.
The jade slip exploded into a silver mist, and after the mist dispersed, the word “Advance” appeared.
Those soldiers who face a battle advance in array!
This technique was none other than the Daoist secret-Nine-Character Mantra!
“The Nine-Character Mantra was actually learned by an Orientiageomancy master, but the last word should be ‘Advance’ to be correct…”
Leo suddenly felt a strong sense of being copied.
The Nine-Character Mantra, also known as Kuji-kiri, is mentioned in ancient Daoist texts: “Enter the famous mountain, start with the year cycle, and hang five different colors, each five inches long, on a large stone. Whatever you seek will be obtained.”
It also says, “Enter the mountain with knowledge of Kuji-kiri. Bless, ‘Those soldiers who face a battle are arrayed to advance’. Nine characters, always recite secretly, to avoid everything. The Tao should not be troublesome; this is the way.”
The Daoist Nine-Character Mantra, known as the esoteric nine characters, was transmitted to Orientia, mixed into one of the teachings of Vajrayana, and mistakenly transcribed as “Those soldiers who face a battle advance in array.”
This scene truly made Leo somewhat amused and helpless. The old man actually wanted to deal with him using a counterfeit Nine-Character Mantra, almost making him feel embarrassed.
Nine silver characters lined up, floating in front of Kazuhiko, slowly rotating, emitting a fierce and strange fluctuation.
“Kakumei, it seems that the Orientiageomancy master used something like the Daoist secret Nine-Character Mantra. It’s unbelievable that such a legendary Nine-Character Mantra has been learned by someone from Orientia!”
Kakusin’s tone was filled with shock, resentment, and sighs.
Kakumei, sitting cross-legged on the ground, witnessed Kazuhiko displaying the Nine-Character Mantra himself.
A defeated expression appeared on Kakumei’s aged face, and he sighed deeply, “The Orientiageomancy master is by no means as weak as we thought. If it weren’t for this young man tonight, we would be in a much worse situation…”
Leo stood straight, holding the Divine Dragon Sword with both hands. If he were to add a cloak at this moment, he would definitely have the demeanor of a hero ready to fight.
Leo decided to act calmly. He wanted to see what kind of power the counterfeit Nine-Character Mantra learned by the Orientiageomancy master possessed.
A sharp light flashed in Kazuhiko’s eyes. With one hand forming seals, he pointed at the first word “Approach,” while making a strange sound with his mouth.
The silver “Approach” word seemed to receive some kind of command and disappeared instantly.
Leo’s keen perception sensed a strong fluctuation, and the target of the fluctuation was himself.
A sense of danger enveloped Leo.
“Interesting,” Leo muttered to himself, his expression becoming cautious.
Although his spiritual sense enveloped the entire area, what made Leo alarmed was that he couldn’t capture the disappearing “Approach” word.
It was as if the “Approach” word hadn’t launched any attack at all, it just disappeared.
It wasn’t until a huge sense of crisis arose from the bottom of his heart that almost instinctively, Leo withdrew and retreated, simultaneously blocking the Divine Dragon Sword in front of his chest.
In the space before him, there were ripples like water waves, and a huge silver “Approach” word seemed to break through from another dimension, smashing towards Leo.
If it weren’t for his instinctive reaction to danger, Leo would probably have to endure the violent impact of the “Approach” word head-on.
Boom!
A bomb-like explosion.
The “Approach” word struck the Divine Dragon Sword, and the powerful impact force sent Leo flying out directly.
Even though the Divine Dragon Sword was protected by Spiritual Power, it still caused Leo’s blood and energy to surge.
Leo knew he had underestimated the power of the counterfeit Nine-Character Mantra.
He couldn’t passively defend himself. Leo’s thoughts raced, deciding to use the authentic version to counter the counterfeit.
Before Kazuhiko launched the word “Soldiers” attack, Leo stretched out his right hand, formed a seal with his left hand, and rapidly circulated his Spiritual Power within his body.
Gathering spiritual power into form, a wolf hair brush appeared in Leo’s hand.
With another change of hand seal in his left hand, Leo chanted quickly, while the wolf hair brush in his right hand swiftly painted in the air.
There wasn’t enough time to completely paint the Nine-Character Mantra, so Leo directly drew a huge golden “Soldiers” word.
At that moment, Kazuhiko made a hand seal, and a huge silver “Soldiers” word rushed towards Leo.
This silver “Soldiers” word didn’t disappear like the first “Approach” word did. Instead, it dragged a long silver arc of light, like a missile, swiftly flying towards its target.
Leo waved the wolf hair brush in his right hand, and the giant golden “Soldiers” word in front of him turned into a golden lightning, intercepting it.
With a loud bang, the golden “Soldiers” word clashed with the silver “Soldiers” word in the air.
Under the dim night sky, the collision of golden and silver lights splattered, forming a dazzling fireworks display.
After the loud noise, Kazuhiko stepped back two steps, while Leo only stepped back half a step.
Stabilizing his figure, Leo swiftly waved the wolf hair brush in his hand again, and a golden “Fight” word quickly appeared in front of him.
“I didn’t expect you to also know the Nine-Character Mantra. It seems you’re also a geomancy master?” Kazuhiko’s eyes gleamed with hostility as he asked in the stiff Mheffada language.