Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Chapter 308 Close Combat

Zhang Ruoxu asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you?"

Xie Xiaoyi stared at him, enunciating each word clearly: "The peerless medical immortal, Hua Tianyi's closed-door disciple, Xie Mo, Xie Xiaoyi."

"Hua Tianyi... I've heard a little about him. What grudge does he have against my Xuanqi Orthodox Sect?"

"I was injured by your sect's Grand Master of Ceremonies, and the injury is fatal..."

"Hahaha! So that's how it is. What kind of peerless medical genius is he? I think he's just a useless person who can heal himself."

Xie Xiaoyi was furious. He swung the Heaven-Opening Sword, and his true energy instantly enveloped the sword.

"You old scoundrel, how dare you insult my master! You will die today..."

Zhang Ruoxu snorted coldly: "There is the aura of the Four Symbols Auspicious Beasts in his body, plus a domineering Ancestral Dragon True Qi."

"Boy, you really think you can take on my Xuanqi Orthodox Sect with this? Prepare to die!"

Having said that, he took the initiative and threw out a golden talisman.

As soon as the talisman took to the air, it burst forth with dazzling golden light.

Zhang Ruoxu formed a hand seal with his fingertips and uttered a low shout: "Golden Talisman Sword Rain—"

Swish!Swish!Swish!

In mid-air, countless golden longswords formed from pure spiritual energy appeared out of thin air.

Countless golden swords hung in mid-air, their tips all aimed at Xie Xiaoyi, their sharpness fully revealed and their sword intent overwhelming.

The next moment, Zhang Ruoxu suddenly pressed his wrist forward.

Thousands of golden swords rained down like a storm, whistling through the air, one after another, shooting wildly towards Xie Xiaoyi.

"That's impressive, really!"

Xie Xiaoyi took a deep breath and mobilized the most powerful defensive force within his body—the tortoise spirit power—which instantly formed a massive tortoise shell-like shield in front of him.

The air shield was thick and solid, like a mountain, protecting Xie Xiaoyi.

All that could be heard was the incessant clanging and tinkling of swords, which kept the rain of swords completely at bay.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the golden light of the talisman in the air gradually dimmed.

If the golden light weakens even slightly, the golden sword will lose a piece.

The whooshing sounds of air being cut became increasingly faint, until finally there was no sound at all.

The rain of swords that filled the sky has all dissipated.

Zhang Ruoxu looked at the intact tortoise-shell-like qi shield, his face darkening: "A mere qi shield, yet it can withstand so much. I'll see how long it can hold out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his wrist again, sending out a cyan wooden talisman. His fingertips formed a hand seal once more: "Wooden Dragon in the Sky—"

After a loud shout, the blue light surged wildly, and a wooden dragon appeared out of thin air.

With its head held high, the dragon roared as it swooped down towards Xie Xiaoyi, its momentum fierce and its killing intent palpable.

"Wooden dragon?"

"That's interesting!"

"Let's see whose dragon is more domineering!"

After saying that, Xie Xiaoyi dispersed the tortoise shell-like energy shield in front of him, poured the dragon essence power in his body into the sword, and swung the sword out fiercely.

"boom--"

A thick, dragon-shaped sword aura shot out from the tip of the sword, heading straight for the swooping wooden dragon.

Two dragons, one green and one ethereal, collided violently in mid-air.

A series of crackling and popping sounds rang out, and fragments of spiritual energy flew everywhere.

"What... so easily defeated?" Zhang Ruoxu's eyes widened in surprise.

In the blink of an eye, the wooden dragon was shredded by the dragon-shaped sword energy, but the sword energy continued its momentum and went straight for Zhang Ruoxu.

Zhang Ruoxu had no time to be surprised and hurriedly threw out an earth-yellow talisman.

The talisman lit up as soon as it was thrown out, and earth-elemental spiritual power surged out, quickly condensing into a thick earth shield in front of him.

boom--!

The dragon-shaped sword energy slammed into the earthen shield with a deafening roar.

Click!Click!

The earth shield and the dragon-shaped sword energy were also constantly worn down and dissipated during the impact.

In a short while, the earthen shield shattered completely, and the sword energy also exhausted its power, turning into nothingness together.

Zhang Ruoxu looked at the sword energy and earthen shield that had completely dissipated before him, and his heart sank.

These talismans he used were not just some random junk.

Each card embodies the authentic elemental power of his Xuanqi lineage; each one used reduces the remaining amount, effectively depleting a portion of his original spiritual power.

Having just been attacked by the three elements of metal, wood, and earth, my spiritual energy has been depleted by 30%.

Seeing that Xie Xiaoyi was completely unharmed, he was greatly shocked and no longer dared to underestimate him.

With a flick of his wrist, he sent out two talismans of different colors at the same time.

One was as blue as water, the other as red as fire!

Simultaneously forming hand seals, Zhang Ruoxu shouted sharply: "Water chills the heavens, fire burns the hell—"

As soon as he finished speaking, two talismans exploded in mid-air.

A blue light spread out, and an icy spear, carrying a chilling aura, pierced straight into Xie Xiaoyi's heart from the left. Wherever the spear tip passed, the air condensed into white frost.

A crimson light followed closely behind, and a fiery serpent roared in from the right, its flames scorching hot, determined to turn Xie Xiaoyi to ashes.

One from the left, one from the right, one ice, one fire—they attack simultaneously!

A fierce glint flashed in Zhang Ruoxu's eyes: "Boy, let's see how you block this now!"

The combination of ice and fire perfectly sealed off Xie Xiaoyi's escape route.

Xie Xiaoyi remained unfazed, flicked his wrist, and the Heaven-Opening Sword left his hand, drawing a circular sword light in front of him.

His internal energy suddenly burst outwards, which was one of the three forms of the Great Dragon Skill passed down by Hua Youwu.

"Swimming, dragon, emerging, from, the, sea—"

call--

A powerful and unparalleled energy surged forth from his body, bursting forth like a dragon breaking through the water.

boom--!

The force of the energy collided head-on with the icy spear and the fiery serpent.

The three forces were locked in a stalemate for less than three breaths before the ice and fire could no longer hold out.

In mid-air, ice shards flew everywhere, and flames swirled backward.

The two deadly moves, one ice and one fire, were directly shattered and annihilated by Xie Xiaoyi's "Dragon Soaring from the Sea" energy.

Zhang Ruoxu's face was filled with disbelief: "This...how is this possible?!"

"My turn!" Xie Xiaoyi pointed in the air.

The Heaven-Opening Sword, suspended in mid-air, trembled and transformed into a cold light, piercing straight at Zhang Ruoxu's brow.

Zhang Ruoxu's expression changed slightly. He suddenly stepped into the void and moved several feet to the side, narrowly avoiding the sword strike.

Before he could even stand firmly, Xie Xiaoyi had already stepped into the air.

With a flick of his wrists, his arms instantly coalesced into two ferocious Qilin arms, brimming with powerful energy and exuding a violent aura.

"You old bastard, today I'll fight you hand-to-hand."

Before he finished speaking, the other man had already rushed forward, his powerful arm slamming into Zhang Ruoxu with a whooshing sound.

Although Zhang Ruoxu was called the Qi Venerable, he was, after all, a Qi Refiner.

While cultivators are adept at absorbing spiritual energy and manipulating magical artifacts and spells, they are far inferior to the savage physiques of martial arts practitioners in close combat.

He knew in his heart that he absolutely could not confront a martial artist at the Earth Immortal Dao Inquiry Realm head-on.

In the critical moment, Zhang Ruoxu took out a small umbrella-shaped protective magic item from his bosom and tossed it above his head.

"The Frost-Covering Umbrella—"

With a flash of golden light, the small umbrella instantly grew larger as he activated his spiritual power.

Immediately afterwards, a thick layer of light poured down from the edge of the umbrella, completely enveloping the person.

Xie Xiaoyi sneered and unleashed a barrage of punches.

boom!

He punched the protective shield and was bounced back.

His figure flashed and he was instantly in front of the shield again.

boom!

Another punch.

He was bounced away again, then got close again.