He cultivated himself into a Dao Ancestor starting from Qi Refining.

Lu Jinghong was indeed very arrogant, taking the initiative and displaying an overbearing attitude, with absolute confidence that victory was already assured. Lin Shaoyu, on the other hand, knew almost everything and was well aware that Lu Jinghong and his group certainly had the right to be arrogant.

However, as the saying goes, the general trend is irreversible, but the minor trends can still be changed.

If Lin Shaoyu were to attempt to reverse the entire situation in the Yan and Yue kingdoms, it would be utterly impossible. If he were to do so, he would be defying the scheme laid out by that supreme master. Before Lin Shaoyu could even make a move, a fatal calamity would surely befall him.

However, as long as the overall situation is not changed, the appropriate balance can be struck.

"call……"

Lin Shaoyu took a deep breath, his divine sense spreading out. With the Black Stone City's protective formation broken, the battle had fully commenced.

The army, cultivators, and supernatural beings divided the battlefield into three major areas: on the ground and on the city walls, soldiers of the army were charging and fighting; in the air, cultivators from both sides were clashing; and above the battlefield, supernatural beings such as Fu Hongxu were fighting.

Shouts of battle, roars of anger, and screams of agony rang out continuously. The clash of spells and the deafening roars were incessant. These sounds intertwined and formed the melody of war.

brush!

Lin Shaoyu's eyes flashed, and he retreated, using the Blood Shadow Escape technique. He transformed into a streak of blood light and disappeared into the air, retreating towards the edge of the battlefield.

"Trying to escape? Dream on!"

Lu Jinghong sneered, also using a stealth technique to transform into a dazzling azure sword light, swiftly giving chase. "Today I will surely kill you!"

Lin Shaoyu's Blood Shadow Escape technique was already at its peak, making him extremely fast, but Lu Jinghong was even faster. In the chase, the two gradually drifted away from the battlefield.

"..."

Chi Lian was engaged in battle with Ye Shuanghua and had no time to attend to Lin Shaoyu's situation.

"Junior brother..."

Fu Hongxu glanced at it.

"hehe."

Ling Qingxiao snorted coldly, "You should worry about yourself instead."

Boom!

On the other side, Lin Shaoyu's figure fell from the sky, obviously caught up by Lu Jinghong. With a wave of his hand, Lu Jinghong used a divine light technique to knock Lin Shaoyu down from the sky, causing him to fall into the forest below.

"Surrender."

brush!

Lu Jinghong arrived with a whooshing sound. He stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Lin Shaoyu. "You are no match for me. If you surrender, I might give you a quick death."

"Why do you righteous cultivators talk so much nonsense?"

Lin Shaoyu was unharmed, but a substitute puppet fell from his body. As he flew, one magical treasure after another flew out of his storage bag.

These magical treasures were obtained by Lin Shaoyu after he killed Luo Wuji and three other cultivators at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. He did not exchange them for outer sect contribution points, but kept them and refined them all.

Copper Coin Sword!

Clang!

Lin Shaoyu pointed a finger, which transformed into an extremely urgent sword light. The copper coin sword pierced through the air, extremely sharp, and contained an extremely strong offensive force.

"ridiculous."

Lu Jinghong snorted coldly. He formed a hand seal, and his true qi circulated around him. Immediately, a second divine power seal appeared in his palm.

Little magical power!

Minor Five Elements Sword Formation!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Five sword cries rang out.

The Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation is one of the most famous minor supernatural abilities of the Primordial Immortal Sect. It is also a top-tier minor supernatural ability, but unlike the Substitute Person technique, the Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation is a technique for direct combat.

It consists of the Golden Jade Sword, the Wooden Spirit Sword, the Watery Water Sword, the Fire Separation Sword, and the Earth Thick Sword.

Once unleashed, it possesses all five elements, endlessly generating energy. The sword formation rotates, wielding the five elements' sword energy, capable of cutting through anything and destroying everything, making it extremely powerful.

"cut!"

As Lu Jinghong pointed his finger down, a Five Elements Sword Qi pierced through the air, utterly destroying Lin Shaoyu's copper coin sword with overwhelming force.

"Spells?"

Lu Jinghong shook his head, his tone utterly contemptuous, "Are you out of your mind, or have you been scared out of your wits knowing you're about to die, actually trying to use magic to fight against supernatural powers?"

"Sword Formation! Defeat!"

Lu Jinghong made another move, flicking his sword finger, and a small Five Elements Sword Formation appeared above Lin Shaoyu, already enveloping him.

"Strangle!"

In an instant, boundless Five Elements Sword Qi erupted within the sword formation, forming a destructive force. This power was so terrifying that Lin Shaoyu's Iron Rooster sword could not withstand it and was quickly torn apart.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Shaoyu was torn into countless pieces of flesh and blood.

Bang!

But in the next moment, the spot where Lin Shaoyu was originally was where a stand-in puppet exploded into countless pieces of wood, while Lin Shaoyu's real body appeared unharmed in another place.

"A scapegoat!"

Lu Jinghong's expression was somewhat grim. This was the power of the 'Substitute Puppet'. It was a top-tier minor supernatural power with almost no flaws. Although it was not good at direct combat, it was excellent at preserving life. Ninety-nine substitute puppets meant ninety-nine lives. Any injury, spell, or supernatural power could be transferred to the 'Substitute Puppet'.

Most importantly, the substitute puppets can be replaced even if they are destroyed. If all the substitute puppets cannot be destroyed in a short time, as long as Lin Shaoyu has time and enough materials, it is almost impossible for him to be killed.

"Since I can't kill you after one attempt, I'll kill you ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times..."

Lu Jinghong's gaze was extremely sinister.

"True Qi Sword! Slash!"

Clang!

With another sword cry, Lin Shaoyu appeared and was already poised to strike. He gathered his true qi and summoned a superior magic weapon: the True Qi Sword, which combined his six types of true qi.

brush!

A sword of true qi, hundreds of meters long, slashed towards Lu Jinghong.

Bang!

A beam of immortal light shot out from Lu Jinghong's body as he unleashed an Immortal Light Technique, knocking Lin Shaoyu's True Qi Sword away. "Don't you understand? Under divine power, magic is ineffective!"

"die!"

Lu Jinghong shouted, and the Five Elements Sword Light condensed into a beam of light, moving at an extreme speed, directly piercing through Lin Shaoyu's head.

Click!

Another substitute puppet appeared, its head pierced through. Lin Shaoyu's true form appeared behind Lu Jinghong, raising his hand to summon the Mother-Child Soul Refining Banner. Countless ghostly figures surged out, but before they could get close to Lu Jinghong, they were all annihilated by the Five Elements Sword Qi surrounding Lu Jinghong.

Lin Shaoyu looked at the dim and lifeless Mother-Child Soul Refining Banner in his hand. This magic weapon had been with him ever since he entered the Dao. After being refined to this point, it had become a low-grade magic weapon. However, it was gradually losing its power and was being damaged one after another.

"The spell is ineffective?"

Lin Shaoyu naturally understood the principle that "under the power of supernatural abilities, spells are ineffective." He once used the "Iron Rooster" to fight against a Realm Heaven cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, and even used the power of supernatural abilities to kill three Realm Heaven cultivators at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.

But don't forget that Lin Shaoyu himself is also a minor supernatural being, having mastered two minor supernatural techniques. In a battle of supernatural powers, if neither side can defeat the enemy with supernatural powers, spells and magical treasures will become the key to victory.