Chapter 1102: Chapter 1088: Black Dragon Source Dao Patterns
Swish, swish, swish!
Nearly a hundred thousand wood-grain long arrows, shimmering with Dao Patterns, whooshed toward Jie Tianhe’s back, the area below his waist having completely vanished.
If these nearly a hundred thousand wood-grain long arrows struck him, Jie Tianhe would suffer grievous injury even if he didn’t die, and by then, Ye Zhen’s opportunity would truly arrive.
It’s not out of the question to kill Jie Tianhe!
Amidst the terrifying sound of the air being pierced, Jie Tianhe suddenly turned his head, scattering hundreds of Talisman Lights behind him.
In the instant each Talisman Light dispersed, they transformed into extremely thick Spiritual Power Barriers.
Hundreds of Talisman Lights, meaning hundreds of Spiritual Power Barriers.
In an instant, Jie Tianhe densely layered over a hundred exceptionally precious Spirit Tier Life-saving Talismans behind him.
The higher the grade of a Talisman Scroll, the more difficult it is to craft.
A Peak Ninth Stage Establishment King, to craft a High-Grade Spirit Tier Defensive Talisman, aside from selecting materials and formations, must infuse more than eighty percent of their Spiritual Power.
Producing a single Spirit Tier Talisman might consume several days of a Peak Ninth Stage Establishment King’s time.
Over a hundred Spirit Tier Talismans showcase Jie Tianhe’s vast fortune.
However, these hundreds of Spirit Tier Talismans played a crucial role at this moment, as under the concentrated volley of the wood-grain long arrows, a single Spiritual Power Barrier might shatter after just blocking a few hundred arrows.
But the sheer number worked to his advantage.
In an instant, the over hundred Spirit Tier Talismans Jie Tianhe cast out blocked nearly half of the wood-grain long arrows.
The Black Dragon Cloak on his back puffed up as if filled with wind, mysteriously undulating the moment the arrows struck.
With each undulation, a wood-grain long arrow was deflected to the side, and in a flash, under Jie Tianhe’s control, the Black Dragon Cloak undulated tens of thousands of times.
A huge amount of wood-grain long arrows deflected aside, losing their threat; however, over thirty thousand of them struck accurately, bursting abruptly into clumps of emerald green light.
The threat posed by these clumps of emerald green light to the Black Dragon Cloak was minimal, but the Dao Patterns contained within them intensely struck the black leather cloak, creating large holes instantly, much like pouring hot soup on snow!
In an instant, the Mid-grade Soul Device Black Dragon Cloak on Jie Tianhe bore hundreds of large holes, its light dimming incredibly.
However, Jie Tianhe successfully withstood the deadly strike from thirteen Ancient Tree Demons from behind.
Under normal circumstances, these hundred thousand wood-grain long arrows couldn’t have caused such terrifying injury to Jie Tianhe, mainly because of Ye Zhen’s timely interference, not only distracting Jie Tianhe but also forcing him to flee in a sorry state due to the paralysis inflicted by the Thunder Snake Blast.
Various factors combined to form a lethal threat to Jie Tianhe.
Otherwise, under normal conditions, they wouldn’t pose such a threat to him.
The Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings behind Ye Zhen suddenly flashed furiously. Holding the Purple Flame Golden Lamp, he sped forward in pursuit, but just as he started, the Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings behind him reversed, bringing him to an abrupt stop.
That’s because Jie Tianhe had already dashed out of Gu Lan Garden, his body turning sharply, the Dragon Bone Umbrella in his hand aiming at Ye Zhen.
As Jie Tianhe downed a large number of Pills, his aura quickly stabilized, and new flesh buds began to form in his waist, which had recently exploded into a blood mist.
“Why aren’t you chasing me out?” Jie Tianhe sneered as he looked at Ye Zhen, whose body had paused sharply.
This surprised Ye Zhen. Despite suffering such significant losses, Jie Tianhe remained composed, showcasing an impressive depth of scheming.
“I’m not daring to chase, but didn’t Alliance Leader Jie always want to capture me alive? Now I’m right here. Why doesn’t the Alliance Leader come in?” Ye Zhen retreated several miles into Gu Lan Garden, his face showing sarcasm.
At this point, Ye Zhen understood that regardless of his taunts, Jie Tianhe would have lost his mind to re-enter Gu Lan Garden.
Conversely, neither would Ye Zhen step out of Gu Lan Garden unless he lost his mind.
Who knows how many other secret techniques Jie Tianhe has up his sleeve. With Ye Zhen’s current vulnerability, getting killed unexpectedly would be unbearably unjust.
“Hmph, if you have guts, come out!”
“The Alliance Leader is skilled; why not come in?” As he continued trading insults with Jie Tianhe, Ye Zhen’s eyes darted around, rapidly searching for a solution.
“In Jie Tianhe’s current injured state, if Third Brother were here, perhaps there’s a chance to slay him….” A new thought on how to deal with Jie Tianhe suddenly surged in Ye Zhen’s mind.
Jie Tianhe seemed like a worm in Ye Zhen’s stomach. Just as the thought crossed Ye Zhen’s mind and he had not yet acted upon it, Jie Tianhe’s face changed dramatically, as if realizing something.
“Ye Zhen, what you did today, I’ll remember!”
With a harsh shout, Jie Tianhe, riding the Dragon Bone Umbrella, swiftly departed, not pausing for a moment.
It should be said, Jie Tianhe’s assessment was even scarier than Ye Zhen’s calculations. Jie Tianhe believed that Ye Zhen was engaging him in verbal sparring to buy time for the Sea-Breaking Great Saint to arrive. Once the Great Saint came to join forces with Ye Zhen against him, his prospects wouldn’t be good.
Thus, in a split second, Jie Tianhe fled as far as he possibly could.
What left Ye Zhen stunned was perhaps because Jie Tianhe was naturally distrustful, or sneak attacks among martial artists were too common, fearing someone would take advantage of his injury to deal a lethal blow, Jie Tianhe fled straight out of Huichun Blessed Land all the way back to the sea surface in one go.
The change happened so quickly that by the time Ye Zhen, through the Spirit Communication Stele, once again located Jie Tianhe’s whereabouts, Jie Tianhe had already fled the Huichun Blessed Land.
“Such a pity….”
Such a great opportunity, yet failing to slay Jie Tianhe, left Ye Zhen somewhat disappointed.
The main reason was that Ye Zhen’s cultivation was too low; he didn’t dare confront Jie Tianhe head-on. If Ye Zhen could face Jie Tianhe head-on, simply obstructing Jie Tianhe on the front would be enough to give him a good deal of trouble.
However, this battle was not without gain for Ye Zhen.
At the very least, Ye Zhen gained a general understanding of Jie Tianhe’s strength.
The strength Jie Tianhe revealed today was definitely not all he had, but no less than seventy or even eighty percent, providing Ye Zhen with a clear understanding for future confrontations with Jie Tianhe.
But most importantly, today nearly destroyed Jie Tianhe’s two supreme defensive treasures.
The Black Dragon Shield and the Black Dragon Cloak, these two mid-grade soul devices, are difficult for Ye Zhen to break under normal circumstances, let alone destroy.
However, the Black Dragon Shield was directly blasted apart, mainly because Jie Tianhe self-destructed his lower half, heavily injured and unable to fully activate the Black Dragon Shield as he attempted to breakthrough.
Moreover, before this, the Black Dragon Shield was repeatedly attacked by thirteen Ancient Tree Demons, causing significant damage to its source, which was another important reason.
As for Jie Tianhe’s Black Dragon Cloak, although it wasn’t completely damaged, the degree of damage meant it would be extremely difficult for Jie Tianhe to fully repair it.
At that moment, Jie Tianhe had been pushed to the extreme, revealing almost all his life-saving skills. Essentially, the Black Dragon Shield and Black Dragon Cloak were Jie Tianhe’s most powerful defensive treasures.
Destroying these two treasures meant that if Ye Zhen encountered Jie Tianhe again, whether for defense or attack, Ye Zhen could easily pose a threat to Jie Tianhe.
Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s gaze fell upon the fragments of the Black Dragon Shield scattered on the ground, capturing his attention due to their peculiar appearance.
Under normal circumstances, the Black Dragon Shield would crack into whole pieces, but this Black Dragon Shield shattered into black dragon scales.
The black dragon scales themselves didn’t have a single crack.
As an Artifact Refiner with proper inheritance, Ye Zhen understood what this meant; it signified that the Black Dragon Shield Jie Tianhe used was a defective product.
Even the grade of a mid-grade soul device was achieved only due to the quality of the black dragon scales themselves.
But the question is, given Jie Tianhe’s status, would he settle for a makeshift, defective product?
Although Ye Zhen had some inheritance in artifact refining, his expertise was shallow compared to the profound craftsmanship on the True Profound Continent.
Jie Tianhe could casually enlist a few more skilled artifact refiners than Ye Zhen. Logically, the destruction of the Black Dragon Shield shouldn’t have resulted in the shield fragmenting while the dragon scales remained intact.
Yet, it happened!
“Why is this so?”
In his puzzlement, Ye Zhen picked up a black dragon scale. It felt icy cold and unusually heavy in his hand; a single scale weighed thousands of pounds.
The moment the dragon scale touched his hand, an inexplicable aura rushed through Ye Zhen’s fingers into his body, causing his Black Dragon Martial Vein to tremble abruptly.
Instantly, Ye Zhen’s expression changed dramatically.
The fact that the black dragon scale could resonate with his Black Dragon Martial Vein, and the aura being so similar, could only prove one thing.
These black dragon scales are true dragon scales!
To confirm this judgment, Ye Zhen infused a wisp of Black Dragon Water Spirit Power from his Black Dragon Martial Vein into the black dragon scale.
The moment the spiritual power entered, the black dragon scale immediately began to glimmer with a dark luster, amidst which hundreds of Dao Patterns emitting a mysterious aura surfaced simultaneously.
Moreover, a massive black dragon-shaped Dao Pattern in the middle was particularly conspicuous.
That was solid proof of the Black Dragon Source Dao Pattern!
Instantly, Ye Zhen’s eyes burned with fervent intensity!
These scattered black dragon scales—no, they should be called black dragon scales—numbered over two thousand pieces.
Over two thousand genuine black dragon scales; previously, the Catfish Flood Dragon Scales Ye Zhen acquired only contained remnants of Dao Patterns.
However, the Dao Patterns on these black dragon scales amounted to hundreds, not to mention containing a Black Dragon Source Dao Pattern!
At that moment, Ye Zhen understood that his greatest gain today wasn’t just severely wounding Jie Tianhe, but obtaining over two thousand black dragon scales with Black Dragon Source Dao Patterns!
Swiftly, Ye Zhen gathered all the two thousand black dragon scales, but now was not the time to study them.
Ye Zhen believed with Jie Tianhe’s escape, it wouldn’t be long before others discovered and arrived here. Once more than two Dao Realm experts gathered, breaking into the Gu Lan Garden wouldn’t be too hard.
So, Ye Zhen must act first!
The next moment, Ye Zhen spun around and headed towards the very center where thirteen towering ancient trees stood guard! (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)