"Ha, do you think I'm an idiot? Kill my whole family? My family has long been dead."
Facing Ti Wushen's threat, Lin Jichen sneered disdainfully.
Ti Wushen was so furious he almost spat blood.
"Don't get cocky, kid. The gap between our realms is something you can never cross! Prepare to die!"
With that, Ti Wushen dodged the swarm of bees and charged with his blade once more!
Lin Jichen also drew his sword, and the two clashed again.
Blades and swords collided, the sound of metal ringing out incessantly, growing faster and faster.
They fought back and forth, exchanging blows, the light of their weapons flashing.
Both sustained injuries in the process, their health points steadily dropping.
They had almost exhausted their ultimate techniques, and even if they wanted to use them again, there was no chance. They were locked in a deadly stare.
Even their spirit skills had no opportunity to be released.
As they fought, they used martial arts techniques that had come off cooldown, trading blow for blow.
Although Lin Jichen had gained some advantage earlier, Ti Wushen still had more than half his health left.
Fortunately, Lin Jichen's health wasn't low either. With their attributes so evenly matched, it was hard to determine a winner.
Lin Jichen understood this well, so he sent Big Fly to help Jiang Luoyu and the others deal with Fei Baihe first.
Fei Baihe was already unable to fight back, and now faced an extremely troublesome swarm of poisonous bees.
It didn't take long before he was killed by the combined assault of the women.
With Fei Baihe's death, Ti Wushen and Tie Yehai cried out in grief.
The brotherhood of the Three Illusions Gods was deep, and players often joked that they were the Trine of the Xianxia world.
Seeing Fei Baihe die, the grief-stricken Ti Wushen launched an even fiercer attack on Lin Jichen.
Tie Yehai also began to fight with reckless abandon.
Although their counterattacks were more ferocious, their grief made them lose their rationality, causing frequent mistakes and openings.
This was one of the keys to victory: killing one of them would provoke the remaining two into a reckless frenzy, making them easier to defeat.
Lin Jichen focused intensely, withstanding the storm of blade energy while looking for the right moment to counterattack.
At this moment, Ren Lan and Panda Xiong arrived just in time.
"Little Lin, I'm here to help you!"
Panda Xiong and Ren Lan flew over, intending to help Lin Jichen withstand the pressure.
But unexpectedly, Lin Jichen refused.
"No need, go help Qiu Changsheng!"
"Can you really handle this alone?" Ren Lan asked worriedly.
"I can handle it!" Lin Jichen gritted his teeth. This crazy woman, questioning his ability? How could a man say he couldn't do it!
If it were just the two of them, it wouldn't matter, but with so many girls watching, he couldn't admit defeat.
In truth, Lin Jichen wasn't being reckless; he wanted to test his potential and further hone his combat experience.
Fighting Leng Feiyan was one-sided; no matter how he fought, he couldn't hurt her. He knew she was holding back.
Such battles only improved his skill proficiency.
Leng Feiyan would certainly give him pointers, but without real practice, those pointers were meaningless.
Now, this real battle was the best practice opportunity.
Seeing Lin Jichen's determination, the others didn't argue and immediately went to help Qiu Changsheng deal with Tie Yehai.
"You're quite arrogant, kid. I'll show you the price of arrogance! Give me back my brother's life!"
Ti Wushen snarled, his attacks becoming even more ferocious.
Lin Jichen's eyes were sharp, continuously parrying with his sword while looking for an opening.
At that moment, as Ti Wushen swung his blade, Lin Jichen seized the opportunity and stabbed Ti Wushen's shoulder with his sword.
Ti Wushen instinctively swung his blade to counterattack, but Lin Jichen kicked the hilt, causing Ti Wushen's arm to ache and almost making him drop his blade.
Seizing the moment, Lin Jichen retreated three steps and unleashed a spirit skill.
A sword qi slashed out, transforming into a grimacing ghost face, howling with a chilling wind.
Unable to dodge, Ti Wushen was struck by the sword qi.
[-4800! Bone Erosion triggered!]
[Bone Erosion: Mana -20%, next skill mana cost +20%!]
Ti Wushen's mana was significantly reduced.
He had already used many skills in his fight with Lin Jichen, and his mana was running low. Now, it was even more strained.
Artifact cultivators typically had less mana than body cultivators.
Not everyone was like Lin Jichen, with Thunder Vein Inheritance to reduce mana consumption, Spirit Energy Rain to double mana, and even 'Mana Refill.'
Ti Wushen, suffering another setback, couldn't hold back his anger.
Even with less mana, it wasn't a huge problem.
With a roar, Ti Wushen leaped up, his dark blade slashing down from above!
At that moment, Lin Jichen's figure suddenly disappeared, and Ti Wushen's attack hit nothing but air.
In the next second, five identical Lin Jichens appeared around Ti Wushen.
Each one was exactly the same, moving in perfect synchrony.
The five 'Lin Jichens' charged at him from different directions, swords raised!
This was a movement technique Lin Jichen had acquired in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, an Earth Grade technique.
It was dropped from a Gathering Spirit Realm evil demon, just like the Qingming Sword.
[Earth Grade Movement Technique · Shadow Assault]: Creates five clones that simultaneously attack the enemy with a basic attack, each clone dealing 20% of the main body's damage. The main body can switch between clones at will. Clones disappear if attacked.
Cooldown: 10 minutes. Mana cost: 3500 points.
Requirement: Players above the Golden Core Realm can learn.
Facing the five clones, Ti Wushen was initially stunned, but quickly sneered.
"Just a trick of illusions, a petty skill!"
Ignoring the incoming 'Lin Jichens,' Ti Wushen charged in one direction, believing the real body was hidden among them.
He didn't believe he would be unlucky enough to hit the real one with a one-in-five chance.
As 'Lin Jichen's' sword approached, Ti Wushen remained disdainful, even mocking, "Quite realistic."
However, as he tried to push through the illusion and escape the encirclement, the Qingming Sword in the blocking Lin Jichen's hand pierced his chest.
Ti Wushen groaned in pain, cursing his bad luck for hitting the real one with a one-in-five chance.
But now that he had identified the real body, he didn't need to dodge anymore.
The other four 'Lin Jichens' attacked simultaneously from behind.
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Ti Wushen sneered again. Having identified the real one, did they think they could still fool him with illusions? Ridiculous!
Yet, as the four 'Lin Jichens' stabbed their swords into him simultaneously, Ti Wushen was left stunned...
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