At the headquarters of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect, on the second layer of the mountain protection formation, within the Illusion Array, Ling Tian was ambushed by the brothers Yun Hai and Yun Luo.
The two brothers struck first, but their flying sword attacks missed. Ling Tian, however, was not holding back and immediately retaliated with a fire talisman.
Ten fist-sized fireballs flew rapidly towards the two brothers. Sensing danger, they desperately dodged to the side.
"Boom boom..."
The fireballs struck the spot where the brothers had been standing moments before, and intense flames consumed everything within a radius of three to four square meters.
The high temperature, exceeding a thousand degrees Celsius, instantly reduced the surrounding bushes to ashes, and even some trees were partially carbonized!
The two brothers were so terrified they almost wet themselves. If they had been caught by the flames, they would have suffered severe burns at best, a fate far worse than death.
The brothers exchanged a look and immediately understood each other's thoughts: "We can't give him another chance to attack!"
As quick as lightning, the two brothers, with a flash of thought, swiftly controlled their flying swords with their spiritual power. The two swords flew towards Ling Tian once more!
Facing the incoming swords, Ling Tian didn't dodge. He charged directly towards them, extending his Crimson Flame Sword. With a flick to the side, he deflected the first flying sword, sending it behind him.
At that moment, the second flying sword arrived. Ling Tian twisted his neck, and the sword grazed his neck as it flew past!
However, before Ling Tian could turn around, a fierce wind came from behind him. The two flying swords incredibly reversed their direction at high speed and attacked Ling Tian again.
Ling Tian blocked and dodged, finding himself in a somewhat disheveled state due to the combined assault of the two swords!
While he could have used his spiritual realm space to evade the swords' attacks again, Ling Tian was unwilling to do so. He knew that if he continued to rely on it, his opponents would eventually discover its peculiarity. This secret was Ling Tian's most guarded, and he had no intention of revealing it.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Ling Tian's mind. He had previously experimented with using explosive fire talismans to attack and block flying swords, but the results had been very poor.
This was due to the inherent strength of the flying swords and their speed, which far surpassed ordinary long swords.
During flight, the air disturbed by the flying swords created airflow on both sides of the blade. This outward-dispersing airflow would carry away the high temperatures generated by the explosion of the explosive fire talismans.
Therefore, even if Ling Tian detonated dozens of fire talismans simultaneously, he couldn't inflict any damage on the flying swords.
The same applied to ice talismans. The flying swords moved too fast; the ice talismans would fly past before they could take effect, making their interception effect very poor.
However, Ling Tian possessed another type of talisman, one he hadn't considered using initially because it was meant for defense: the Vajra Talisman!
With this thought, Ling Tian's mind raced. Two talismans appeared in his hands. He raised his hand, and the two talismans transformed into two fist-sized balls of white light, flying directly towards the two flying swords.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
The talismans exploded upon contact with the flying swords, forming shields of light, each the size of a large bowl, in mid-air.
The flying swords collided with the light shields, their momentum forcefully halted, as if they had struck reinforced concrete walls!
This was not the end. The flying swords had hit the Vajra Talismans, which were pure energy constructs. The exploding energy also exerted a strong impact on the flying swords themselves.
This sudden impact caused Yun Hai and Yun Luo to suffer. Their spiritual senses, attached to the flying swords, were severely impacted. In that instant, they felt as if their heads had been struck by a ten-pound sledgehammer.
Furthermore, they lost control of their flying swords. The two swords, one after the other, fell to the ground!
It took several seconds for the two brothers to recover. They quickly re-established their connection with the flying swords. The two swords rose from the ground, reversed their tips, and flew towards Ling Tian once more!
There was no other choice. They were extremely fearful of Ling Tian's explosive fire talismans. If Ling Tian were to be freed up, they would be in dire straits.
Putting aside their concerns, they focused their energy, expending more true essence. The flight speed of the two flying swords instantly increased significantly compared to before!
Although this method doubled their consumption of spiritual power and internal energy, they had no other option.
Ling Tian had already sheathed his long sword. He then took out a book of Vajra Talismans, placing the talismans in his left and right hands respectively. Infusing true essence into the talismans, Ling Tian suddenly raised his hands, and ten white light spheres flew towards the brothers Yun Hai and Yun Luo.
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions erupted as the Vajra Talismans struck the flying swords squarely, detonating.
At this moment, Yun Hai and Yun Luo felt as if their brains were being hammered repeatedly.
"Pfft..."
The brothers spat out a mouthful of blood almost in unison. They had completely lost their connection with the flying swords.
"Run... fast..." Yun Hai choked out the words, his voice barely a whisper. He knew very well that the two of them combined were no match for Ling Tian.
They couldn't fathom why anyone would possess so many talismans! How could someone so monstrously throw talismans like they were cheap commodities?
Moreover, even with so many talismans, activating them required a vast amount of true essence. Yet, the person before them seemed to use them effortlessly, which was utterly unscientific!
The two of them got up to flee, but it was then that they realized the severe damage to their spiritual power had greatly affected their bodies. They were now struggling to control their own movements normally.
With great effort, the two managed to stand up unsteadily. However, before they could escape, they were horrified to see two fist-sized fireballs hurtling towards them.
"Boom boom!"
The fireballs exploded instantly, engulfing the two brothers in flames. When the flames subsided, only two scorched corpses remained!
Ling Tian walked forward and picked up the two flying swords from the ground. He examined them, noting their good quality, and directly collected them into his spiritual realm space.
At this moment, Ling Tian's peripheral vision caught sight of two jade pendants on the ground near the bodies.
Ling Tian approached and examined the jade pendants, immediately noticing the unique patterns on them.
"Huh, this is some good stuff!"
Ling Tian's eyes lit up with interest, and he began to study the two jade pendants!