Chapter 97: Crystal Ball

Having encountered various crises outside several times in succession, Song Qingming had gradually seen the dangers and conspiracies in the cultivation world. In order to improve his survival ability when going out, during the three years in Qinghe Market, Song Qingming used his spare time to spend a lot of effort to figure out some useful self-defense means.

Just like the Green Fire Thunder he used to deal with Zhou Tangjin just now, this thing was originally a one-time spiritual object like a talisman, and its quality was only first-level. Using it was only a little more powerful than an ordinary first-level high-grade talisman. If it was used normally to fight the enemy, it was difficult to play a decisive role in the outcome.

During the last trip to Mount Longteng, Song Qingming was almost ambushed by a cultivator named Ghost Head using a fake "Blood Soul Contract". After returning, Song Qingming repeatedly pondered this method of Ghost Head and found that he used a tricky method to seal attack-type talismans in inconspicuous objects. As long as a cultivator opened it, it would instantly trigger the talisman, making people unable to dodge.

Song Qingming later followed suit and made one, but he didn't make any fake cultivation technique classics, but directly used another ordinary storage bag on his body.

His idea was not quite the same as Ghost Head's. He felt that the "Blood Soul Contract" prepared by Ghost Head at that time, although the cost would be relatively low, was really too deliberate and complicated to use. It could only deceive those young boys who were not deeply involved in the world. It was very difficult to succeed when encountering a cautious cultivator like Song Qingming.

The reason Ghost Head did this was because this move was his common means to ambush others, and he couldn't do it so delicately. Another point was that his family background was not as rich as Song Qingming's now.

Song Qingming's idea of directly using a storage bag as bait was relatively simple. His purpose was not to take the initiative to harm others, but to exchange for a chance to escape when he encountered a crisis that he could not get out of.

After all, ordinary people who were relatively greedy would subconsciously lower their vigilance when they saw valuable objects. As long as the opponent opened the storage bag he had prepared in advance, it would trigger the attack means inside. Zhou Tangjin just now was also a very greedy person, and the result was no surprise, he still fell into Song Qingming's calculation.

"The second-level defensive talisman used by Daoist, should be the one obtained two days ago, right? Daoist Zhou is really willing, actually directly used this second-level talisman." Seeing Zhou Tangjin looking at himself fiercely, Song Qingming continued to say with a faint expression.

Just as Song Qingming said, what he just used was his biggest life-saving means on his body, which was why he was not hit by Song Qingming's blow and saved his life.

Zhou Tangjin saw that the yellow light shield on his body was getting dimmer and dimmer, and he also knew in his heart that the talisman in his hand could not last long. He had been blown into a body of injuries by the Green Fire Thunder, and he was afraid that he would have no confidence to defeat Song Qingming.

The reason why Song Qingming had not started to attack was actually waiting. Although the trap he had prepared in advance had severely damaged this person, Song Qingming did not know whether Zhou Tangjin had any other powerful means, so he did not dare to launch an attack rashly.

At least he had to wait until the ability of the second-level talisman in Zhou Tangjin's hand disappeared before he could make a move. After all, he had already occupied the advantage, so he didn't have to be too anxious.

Zhou Tangjin also slowly recovered his reason from his anger. Seeing that the current situation was a bit bad, he slowly stood up from the ground and said calmly: "Daoist Song is really a good means. Zhou really underestimated you. Today I admit defeat, you go."

"You and I have only known each other for a few days, and Brother Zhou has such deep friendship, coming from thousands of miles away to see me off. No matter what, I have to use a big gift to thank you properly. Mortals still have to pay attention to reciprocity, Brother Zhou, don't you think so?" Song Qingming said calmly.

"Okay, everyone is a person who knows it well, don't talk nonsense. If you want to eat me, you have to see if your teeth are strong enough."

Zhou Tangjin also heard from Song Qingming's words that he did not intend to let him go. For him, it was difficult to make Song Qingming change his mind without a fight today.

As soon as the voice fell, Zhou Tangjin danced the long spear in his hand, and a green light blade on the silver spear head quickly slashed toward Song Qingming. He knew that his injury was not light, and dragging it on would be unfavorable to him, so he could only choose to launch an attack first.

Seeing Zhou Tangjin launch a full-force blow, Song Qingming did not dare to be slow at all. He lifted his right hand lightly, and there was already a golden bronze umbrella in his hand. After the bronze umbrella was opened, it became much larger, instantly protecting Song Qingming's whole body.

As soon as the green light blade touched the yellow light covered on the Heavenly Net Umbrella, it made a "squeaking" friction sound, and sparks flew instantly. Song Qingming retreated several steps in a row before blocking this blow, which really made him a bit puzzled.

Zhou Tangjin's cultivation level was already higher than Song Qingming's, and he cultivated an earth-attribute technique that naturally restrained the Kunyuan Art that Song Qingming cultivated. Under normal circumstances, the two of them would fight for spiritual power, and Song Qingming would suffer a lot.

Song Qingming didn't think much. After blocking this attack, he quickly turned to attack. His hands formed seals, and a spiritual power flowed from the ground to Zhou Tangjin's feet, turning into several sharp earth thorns.

Zhou Tangjin was not in a hurry, jumped to the air sideways, and easily dodged these thorns attacking from the ground.

Before he landed, two talismans in Song Qingming's hand flashed with golden light, and two golden sword lights killed him in front of him. This time, the protective light shield on his body had not been used, and it was already difficult to avoid it.

Unable to borrow force to dodge in the air, Zhou Tangjin did not have enough time to use the spiritual power in his body to directly form a protective light shield to resist these two attacks. Just when Song Qingming thought his attack could hit the opponent, Zhou Tangjin sneered contemptuously and took out a blue crystal ball.

This crystal ball was not large, only the size of a walnut. After Zhou Tangjin placed it above his head, a blue light quickly wrapped around him, surrounding him tightly. The two middle-grade talismans used by Song Qingming hit the blue light group and quickly lost their spirituality, turning into an ordinary piece of waste paper and falling down.

The light group emitted by this crystal ball not only had outstanding defensive power but also had the ability to absorb spiritual power. The two middle-grade talismans had not been in contact with the light group for long before their spiritual energy was exhausted, which really made Song Qingming stunned on the spot. He did not expect Zhou Tangjin to have such a powerful magic tool. The defensive ability of this crystal ball could be said to be no worse than the Heavenly Net Umbrella in Song Qingming's hand.

Seeing Song Qingming's surprised look after seeing the power of his magic tool, Zhou Tangjin had a little more confidence in the next battle.

The magic tool on Zhou Tangjin's head had followed him for many years and could be considered the top defensive ability among first-level high-grade defensive magic tools. After obtaining it, it had saved his life several times and could be considered his most powerful defensive means.

After seeing the power of the crystal ball on Zhou Tangjin's head, Song Qingming's face also changed, and he felt a bit of a headache. Although he also refined a good defensive magic tool like the Heavenly Net Umbrella, his attack ability was very average. He only had a middle-grade White Jade Sword on his body and did not even have a high-grade flying sword.

"It seems that the next battle will be a bitter one."

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