During his time cultivating in the sect, Dorian primarily used low-grade Spirit Stones, only using medium-quality ones when breaking through critical junctures. In the Awakened Continent, high-quality Spirit Stones were as precious to Cultivators as gold was to ordinary people. Typically, only high-level Spirit Saints or Spirit Gods would use high-quality Spirit Stones for cultivation.
That young man casually revealed five high-quality Spirit Stones! Could this world be less barren than he had imagined? With these thoughts, Dorian’s resolve to kill Leo grew stronger. He decided to kill Leo and use soul-searching techniques to extract all the information from Leo’s mind.
“Saint, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Five Tribulations, Activate!” Leo clasped his hands together and shouted.
Buzz!
From five directions-east, south, west, north, and center-five beams of different colored light shot out simultaneously. The beams converged at the top of the inverted light shield, transforming into five differently colored bolts of lightning.
Seeing the five differently colored bolts of lightning in the sky, even Dorian, who prided himself on his strength, couldn’t help but feel a jolt of fear. The sense of danger pressed down on him tangibly.
“What powerful energy! I never expected a level-four Killing Formation to be this strong.” Dorian’s eyelids twitched, and a rare look of seriousness appeared on his aged face.
“Holy Lightning Punishment, Five Tribulations Strike Together!” Leo pointed at Dorian and shouted fiercely.
In the sky, the five massive bolts of differently colored lightning struck down towards Dorian.
“Hmph! So what if it’s a level-four Killing Formation? An ant is still an ant; do you think you can overturn the heavens?” Dorian snorted coldly, rapidly changing his hand seals.
In the sky, blood-red clouds formed from Dorian’s spiritual power began to churn, with crimson flames dancing on them.
“Divine Art, Netherbell!” Dorian shouted.
The blood-red clouds filled with crimson flames quickly transformed into a massive blood bell. The flames coiled around the entire blood bell, and as they flickered, they turned into various demonic beasts that roared and howled.
The moment the blood bell formed, it enveloped Dorian entirely. Faced with the five bolts of lightning, Dorian chose not to resist directly but instead summoned his strongest defense.
The five differently colored bolts of lightning, carrying immense power, struck the Netherbell!
Dong…!
A bell toll echoed throughout the sky and sea below. The seawater boiled like hot water under the resonance of the bell toll. The light from the impact was like a small sun, too bright to look at directly.
On the unnamed island, Violet and Holden stared intently in the same direction.
“The five bolts of lightning should be able to break that old man’s defense,” Leo thought to himself, clenching his fists.
The blinding light quickly dimmed, and after the bell toll faded away, a crisp cracking sound was heard. A long crack appeared on the surface of the Netherbell. As more cracks formed over a few seconds, the Netherbell finally shattered with a loud bang.
Half of the energy from the five bolts of lightning remained after breaking through the Netherbell. The remaining energy pierced through Dorian’s protective spiritual power and struck his body.
The next second, Dorian’s face turned pale as he was hit hard and sent flying like a cannonball. His body slammed into the large transparent light shield above the formation, causing ripples to spread across it.
“Ugh!” Dorian spat out a mouthful of blood. Clearly, the five bolts of lightning had severely injured him. His clothes were reduced to ashes on his chest, revealing a golden silk armor underneath. Golden runes flickered on the armor, and as some dimmed, fine cracks appeared on it.
“Damn it!” Dorian cursed upon seeing the cracks in his armor. If not for this protective armor, he would have suffered more than just spitting blood.
Leo scanned with his divine sense and realized that Dorian’s armor was a high-grade Spirit Treasure. Failing to severely injure or kill Dorian made Leo’s heart grow heavy.
“You little brat! Did you think you could kill me with just a level-four formation?” Dorian’s face turned grim as he roared in anger. As a dignified Spirit Saint powerhouse, being injured by a Spirit King junior was a severe blow to his pride.
Dorian adjusted his breath and gathered his spiritual power before striking towards the sea below. He intended to destroy the formation flags that made up the array before dealing with Leo.
A massive blood-red palm struck into the water, raising towering waves while attempting to shatter the Ghost Formation Flags embedded in the seabed. The Ghost Formation Flags glowed and activated a defensive rune in response to danger.
The next moment, the blood-red palm struck the defensive rune. After a loud thud, cracks appeared on the defensive rune. Other Ghost Formation Flags emitted moon-white light to reinforce the defensive rune. The nearly broken rune was restored.
“Hmph! Take a few more strikes from me!” Dorian snorted coldly as he raised his arm and unleashed successive strikes towards the sea below. The defensive rune finally shattered under the relentless attacks. Hundreds of formation flags turned to dust under the blood-red palm’s assault.
The destruction of the Ghost Formation Flags brought a cold smile to Dorian’s face. Destroying this part of the array significantly weakened its power.
Just as Dorian prepared to completely destroy two hundred Ghost Formation Flags, Leo launched a third attack. This time, he used the Dragon Sword in conjunction with the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
The Dragon Sword transformed into a Frostwyrm and charged at Dorian with claws bared. Dorian turned and struck at the Frostwyrm with his blood-red giant palm.
Boom!
The blood-red giant palm collided with the Frostwyrm. At that moment, the giant palm shifted from striking to grabbing and seized the Frostwyrm’s head.
“Shatter for me!” Dorian shouted coldly as he attempted to crush the Frostwyrm’s head.
“Death Freeze!” Leo’s face turned icy as he made hand seals and shouted coldly. A powerful icy force erupted from within the dragon’s head, instantly encasing the blood-red giant palm in ice. In an instant, the giant palm became a blood-red ice sculpture before shattering with a bang.
The Frostwyrm roared and charged at Dorian in mid-air with overwhelming icy power.