"Earth Escape! Earth Spear Technique!"
Boya Zhuomo was burning with rage. He wanted to kill Ling Tian with his own hands. So this fellow went all out, determined to personally eliminate Ling Tian.
For the Onmyoji of Ise Grand Shrine, cultivating the Five Elements techniques was not easy, nor was it something anyone could do.
Most people, even those with excellent aptitude, could only unleash spells that matched their own physical attributes after achieving some success in their cultivation.
Those who could cast spells of multiple attributes were considered exceptionally talented. Both Boya Zhuomo and his prized disciple, Boya Yuansan, could even cast all Five Elements techniques, and they had also dabbled in other types of spells beyond the Five Elements!
Just now, Boya Yuansan had unleashed a wood-attribute spell, Divine Ghost Restraint.
This technique used a large amount of true essence to stimulate the surrounding weeds. Although it was early winter and these weeds were withered and yellow, it did not mean they were dead; they were merely in a dormant state.
Under the infusion of a large amount of true essence, these weeds and vines grew wildly, directly entangling Ling Tian. This was very similar to the Devil Vine in Ling Tian's spiritual realm.
However, the Devil Vine, once summoned by Ling Tian, would almost always exist, whereas Boya Yuansan's spell required him to continuously output true essence to maintain it.
As a teacher, Boya Zhuomo was well aware of the weakness of his disciple's spell, which could only be maintained for about 20 seconds. Therefore, he wasted no more words and directly used an earth-attribute spell, Earth Escape, Earth Spear Technique, intending to blast Ling Tian from behind!
The Earth Spear Technique was a very powerful spell. It involved hardening the soil on the ground, making it as solid as hard stone, forming a sturdy spear that would then unexpectedly emerge from beneath the ground to inflict damage on the enemy.
This peculiar method of attack often caught enemies off guard and was also very brutal. Imagine being impaled from behind by a stone spike over two meters long without any warning – how terrifying!
At this moment, the master and disciple watched as the stone spear shot out from under the ground, its tip emerging from the plants that had bound Ling Tian.
But their joy vanished in an instant because, normally, a lot of blood should have spurted out along with the stone spear.
This master and disciple duo often used this move to ambush others, and they were very familiar with it. But this time, the situation before them was completely different from usual!
Boya Yuansan, standing nearby, immediately withdrew his spell. Without the spell's enhancement, the vines withered rapidly and then collapsed onto the ground.
Only then did the master and disciple see that in the middle of the vines, there was only a solitary stone spear standing upright. Ling Tian, who had been trapped amidst the vines, had already vanished without a trace!
"Impossible, impossible! I clearly bound him! My spiritual power locked onto him! This couldn't be an illusion!" Boya Yuansan said incredulously.
"I locked onto him too. He was indeed there, and it couldn't have been an illusion, but... this..."
The two were somewhat disbelieving because, according to their common knowledge, it was impossible for anyone to escape from that spell while it was still active.
The only way to break free from this spell was through brute force, but the spell was still intact and undamaged. Where had the person inside gone?
"So this is all you've got, tsk tsk..."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind them. The two spun around abruptly and found Ling Tian standing behind them with a grin, his arms crossed. There were no injuries on his body!
"No, this is impossible! How could you possibly escape!" Boya Yuansan's confidence had been shattered by Ling Tian. He was already doubting his own judgment, muttering to himself in a dazed state.
"Haha, what's impossible about it? I'm standing here perfectly fine!"
As it turned out, the moment the Earth Spear was launched, Ling Tian had retreated into his spiritual realm.
"Die!"
Enraged, Boya Yuansan quickly formed hand seals with both hands, channeling the true essence within him. He opened his mouth wide, and a large amount of true essence sprayed out, forming a fireball nearly a meter in diameter that flew directly towards Ling Tian!
"Fire Escape, Great Fireball Technique!"
The fireball was not fast, but it was much faster than an ordinary person's running speed. Ling Tian watched the fireball intently, able to sense the energy contained within it.
He could also see the structure of the fireball through his Heavenly Eye divine ability. The structure of this fireball was actually extremely unstable. It would explode and burn violently upon contact with a target, its effect somewhat similar to a Detonation Fire Talisman, only slightly more powerful.
Ling Tian was not worried about this thing causing him any harm. He could also tell that this powerful spell had drained nearly a third of Boya Yuansan's true essence. After consecutively casting Divine Ghost Restraint and Great Fireball Technique, he truly had little true essence left!
As the massive fireball was about to hit Ling Tian, at this very moment, Ling Tian suddenly extended his hand calmly. The next instant, both master and disciple, Boya Zhuomo and Boya Yuansan, were dumbfounded.
They watched as the fireball stopped abruptly less than a centimeter from Ling Tian's hand, unable to advance any further.
Following that, Ling Tian flicked his wrist, and the enormous fireball began to spin along with his rotating wrist.
During this process, the fireball gradually shrank until it became a fist-sized, crimson fireball.
At this point, Boya Yuansan's face turned ashen because he discovered that the connection between him and the fireball had been severed!
Little did he know that Ling Tian before him was practically a master of playing with fire. Forget such fireballs; even Fire Spirits, Ling Tian could contend with to some extent.
Controlling a fireball of this magnitude was no more difficult for Ling Tian than breathing!
Ling Tian smiled at the master and disciple, "Heh, you're still a bit short when it comes to playing with fire!"
As Ling Tian spoke, he reached out towards Boya Yuansan and flicked his finger. The fireball then flew back towards Boya Yuansan at twice its original speed.
Boya Yuansan was so terrified that his soul almost left his body. He desperately tried to escape, but he had already been locked onto by Ling Tian's spiritual power, making escape impossible!
"Boom!" The fireball hit Boya Yuansan squarely. At this moment, a burst of white light erupted from Boya Yuansan's body. This white light neutralized the killing power of the fireball.
Immediately after, a jade pendant hanging around Boya Yuansan's neck suddenly cracked and shattered into powder!
Boya Yuansan's expression immediately turned extremely grim!
This jade pendant was something he had obtained at a great cost! It was said that wearing this jade pendant could save one's life!