“Dajiu, you can't let him go. Brother Tiger is still with him,” Qian Duoduo yelled anxiously.
The Seven-Colored Golden Bull moved swiftly, blocking the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle. Zhangzuo Dajiu said loudly, “Your companion beast has arrived. It’s a good chance for another big fight.”
“Another day,” Liang Family Old Ancestor rolled his eyes, struck with both shovel and hoe, sending out several silver lights, and used the momentum to fly upwards.
Zhangzuo Dajiu pointed with his left hand, and a golden light suddenly appeared, encircling the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle's neck.
This move was precisely the most common Golden Light Technique of the Refining Spirit Sect. The one wrapped around the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle's belly was a shimmering golden copper coin. Qian Duoduo had only seen Xu Fa use it with a Mystic Art during the Outer Sect competition.
Now, seeing Zhangzuo Dajiu's move, its power was many times greater. Xu Fa's Golden Light Technique transformed Spiritual Qi into a coin to attack as a Magic Treasure. But Dajiu's this time was directly conjured and wrapped around the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle's neck. This was equivalent to an assassination, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, with marvelous effects.
The copper coin slowly shrank, and the Treasure Eagle struggled to breathe, frantically flapping its wings, its body descending. Its weapons were its eagle claws and beak, but neither could reach the copper coin.
Liang Family Old Ancestor swung his silver hoe, and a silver light shattered the copper coin.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Zhangzuo Dajiu waved his left hand, and another thick copper coin appeared at the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle's legs. The Dragon Head Treasure Eagle panicked, but with its legs bound, it could only wait for Liang Family Old Ancestor to free it.
“You can play like that?” Qian Duoduo's eyes widened. This Golden Light Technique was too flexible, with every move targeting the enemy's weak points!
“Your Dajiu is indeed a talent. You see, whether he uses a sword or a Spell, his foundation is only one: the Golden Light Technique. His Golden Light Technique is assisted by other Mystic Arts, compressing it several times. If he were to Breakthrough freely, he could at least Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. But he stubbornly refuses to upgrade, instead continuously compressing and solidifying his foundation. That’s why he is not only virtually invincible at the same level but can also challenge those at higher levels,” Liu Boli praised.
“This Golden Light Technique, I never thought it was so powerful.”
“The reason your Dajiu is entangled in this fight with Old Man Liang is to let you all know that our sect's Cultivation Technique is not weak. Fighting is, after all, the purpose of outdoor training.”
Qian Duoduo thought of a question, “Is Dajiu’s Mystic Art more powerful than the Eternal Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique?”
Liu Boli shook his head, “No. The first layer of the Eternal Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique is ten times compression, the second layer is twenty times, and the third layer is thirty times. It is the most difficult to cultivate, and also the most powerful.”
As they spoke, Liang Family Old Ancestor, seeing that he couldn't escape, simply stopped trying and rode on the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle, swinging his hoe and shovel, charging towards Tang Honggong. In the sky, strong winds and sword lights flew horizontally again.
After observing the battle for a long time, seeing Zhangzuo Dajiu slowly forcing Liang Family Old Ancestor closer to the cliff, Liu Boli whispered, “Prepare the Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear.”
“Okay.” Qian Duoduo's hands were already itching. The Yin Yang Spring Breeze Scissors was an artisan artifact, posing no threat to Liang Family Old Ancestor. But the Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear was a Dan artifact, which would certainly be lethal to a Nascent Soul cultivator.
In the air, Liang Family Old Ancestor dodged a sword light from Zhangzuo Dajiu, just about to counterattack.
“Throw.” At Liu Boli’s command, Qian Duoduo took out a Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear and threw it fiercely at the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle’s abdomen. Liu Boli helped Qian Duoduo circulate the Eternal Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique, and his Spiritual Vein turned red.
The Dragon Head Treasure Eagle was also formidable; seeing the spear flying, it extended its sharp claws to block the Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear.
The Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear suddenly accelerated, flying under the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle’s abdomen. “Explode!” Qian Duoduo roared in his heart.
“Boom!” A huge explosion sounded, and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle let out a pained shriek, its body tilting, scattering a spray of blood.
Good. Qian Duoduo was overjoyed in his heart. Just as he was about to dodge, the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle's wings stirred up a whirlwind, and Liang Family Old Ancestor's silver hoe struck out a silver light, which had already collapsed the cliff.
Rocks exploded, dust rose everywhere, and Qian Duoduo was buried within it.
However, with Liu Boli secretly protecting him, and wearing the Golden Claw Armor, these small rocks could not harm him.
Qian Duoduo pushed away the rocks and saw Zhangzuo Dajiu fiercely attacking Liang Family Old Ancestor and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle in the sky. One of the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle's wings was almost severed. The Seven-Colored Golden Bull also had two wounds on its body, bleeding profusely.
“Tang Zhangzuo, are you trying to fight to the death?” Liang Family Old Ancestor asked sharply, his silver shovel and silver hoe dancing like two flashes of lightning, the silver light they emitted almost weaving into a silver net.
“You came to my sect to steal treasures and injured my Disciple; yes, I want to fight to the death!” Zhangzuo Dajiu finished speaking, then flipped his hand and threw out a Talisman.
The Talisman immediately transformed into a giant sword upon encountering the wind, its aura astonishing, actually on par with Liang Family Old Ancestor.
“This is your Dajiu’s trump card. It must have been given to him by the Sect Leader; it gives him the power to fight even a Yuanying Perfected cultivator,” Liu Boli told Qian Duoduo from inside the Golden Toad.
“You—” With the appearance of the giant sword, Liang Family Old Ancestor immediately panicked, clamped his legs, and the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle let out a long cry, flying towards the high sky.
The giant sword transformed into a long rainbow, chasing after Liang Family Old Ancestor. Liang Family Old Ancestor shrugged his shoulder, and the bamboo basket transformed into a giant net, blocking the giant sword.
“Bang,” the giant sword collided with the bamboo basket. The bamboo basket split open, and the Golden Tiger fell down.
“Dajiu, Golden Tiger,” Seeing the Golden Tiger falling from a high altitude, Qian Duoduo quickly shouted.
Zhangzuo Dajiu was just about to pursue Liang Family Old Ancestor when he heard Qian Duoduo’s shout. He reached out, caught the Golden Tiger, and placed it on the ox’s back.
With that delay, Liang Family Old Ancestor vanished without a trace.
“Are you alright?” Zhangzuo Dajiu landed beside Qian Duoduo, his eyes scanning him up and down.
“I have armor. I’m fine.” Qian Duoduo jumped out of the rubble and reached out to pull up an Inner Sect Disciple nearby. He didn't have the Golden Claw Armor and suffered some minor injuries.
“Golden Tiger—” Qian Duoduo said to Zhangzuo Dajiu.
Zhangzuo Dajiu waved his hand, and Brother Tiger gently landed at Qian Duoduo’s feet, motionless.
“Brother Tiger!” Qian Duoduo hugged the tiger’s head. Its eyes were tightly shut, as if it had stopped breathing.
“It’s fine, it just needs to recover,” Zhangzuo Dajiu said, “Take this.” He handed a jade pendant to Qian Duoduo. This jade pendant was more Advanced than the last one and could withstand an attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator.
After a while, Brother Tiger opened its eyes. Seeing Qian Duoduo, it snorted through its nose.
Seeing them somewhat intimate, Zhangzuo Dajiu asked, “You two know each other?”
“Yes. We met during a reconnaissance mission. I originally wanted to bring it back to Mengyuan Mountain to pair it with Head Seat Chu’s Zi'e Golden Tiger,” Qian Duoduo pulled out a Spirit Chicken and placed it near Brother Tiger’s mouth. After one Spirit Chicken, Brother Tiger regained some strength and struggled to stand up.
The Brother Tiger in front of him was too miserable, without any of the majesty of a mountain king.
Its eyes were dull, indicating it had been tormented by Liang Family Old Ancestor for quite some time. The fur on its head was a mess, grabbed by Liang Family Old Ancestor. Its body was lumpy in some places and hollow in others, likely containing seeds planted by Liang Family Old Ancestor. Some seeds must have already sprouted within its flesh. After a short while, Brother Tiger's body would uncontrollably twitch a few times.
“Is this Brother Tiger crippled?” Qian Duoduo asked Liu Boli in his mind.
“A little dangerous. We need to save it quickly. Find a place,” Liu Boli replied.
Qian Duoduo looked up and pointed to Fengtou Mountain, “Dajiu, I’ll treat its injuries. Please take me to that mountain peak.”