Chapter 1706 - 310

Obviously, Li Zhiyuan's reaction exceeded the expectations of the opponent, but the opponent did not reveal themselves and continued to wrap themselves tightly.

In the next moment, the sand on the ground further agitated, with a strong air targeting Li Zhiyuan.

As for her, she began to retreat.

This was a very correct crisis management, using a new wave of offensive to cover her retreat to a safe distance.

Li Zhiyuan understood why she previously ventured to approach closely; she needed to shrink the Array's range to entrap Second Master Zhao at the first opportunity.

This might relate to the opponent's "Disguise Technique" path, for instance, Zhao Yi's side needed to ensure facial integrity, while the opponent needed to preserve other aspects.

However, since she came, leaving wouldn't be that easy.

Li Zhiyuan rarely got the chance to confront an excellent Array Master face-to-face.

The young man raised his right hand, slightly moving his fingertips.

The invisible barrier beneath his feet rapidly extended outward, covering the surrounding trembling sand, subduing it into calmness.

Subsequently, the young man pointed forward with his left hand, and this suppressive force surged towards the opponent's position like a breaking dam flood.

The opponent began to dodge continuously, shifting positions, while also creating several other auras to muddy the "sight."

However, Li Zhiyuan's left hand always locked onto her each time; no matter how she changed, she would be quickly guided.

The final time, Li Zhiyuan pointed incorrectly, aiming at an empty space.

But after a breath, the opponent appeared in that empty space.

At this moment, a look of horror flashed in the woman's eyes, indicating that the opponent had discerned her prediction.

"Buzz!"

There was no overwhelming devastation, nor flying sand and stones; duels between Array Masters often started in silence and ended in tranquility. Outsiders could hardly appreciate it, let alone understand what they were doing.

Only a small patch of dust swept over, revealing the woman's figure from thin air.

She was "Cui Xinyue," Zhao Yi's fake second aunt.

However, at this moment, she withdrew her disguise, showing her true appearance.

A woman of about twenty-seven or eight years, with a standard oval face, cool and indifferent, long black hair covering half her body, dressed in a red Immortal Skirt.

The impression she gave was akin to a female clay figure excavated from a Han Dynasty tomb.

Although both sides had just played with small Arrays, it was like playing Go; whether using a delicate traditional board or a mini plastic board bought from a Shinan Town stationery store, the skill gap between the players wouldn't be affected.

The woman was utterly defeated.

But trying to kill her directly this way was very difficult, only causing her body to suffer backlash and spiritual damage.

However, the woman's countermeasures made Li Zhiyuan's gaze focus intently.

"Crack..."

A crack appeared between the woman's eyebrows, and then this part fell off, making a clear sound like porcelain as it hit the ground.

Li Zhiyuan's right palm itched somewhat.

This kind of porcelain, he also possessed, embedded in his flesh now, used as an Array catalyst.

Back in the inn of Brother Pang Jin in Lijiang, there was a woman named Xu Yijin who engaged in a life-and-death conflict with us; the end result was her death.

Xu Yijin's blood porcelain fell into Li Zhiyuan's hands; during his exploration and study of the blood porcelain, he witnessed an illusory scene of a woman holding up a red porcelain bottle during a Blood Sea ceremony.

The one before him was certainly not Xu Yijin's kin; their paths were entirely different, and if Xu Yijin had such relatives back then, she wouldn't have ventured Zou Jiang alone.

Most likely, the woman before him had acquired a more complete blood porcelain inheritance.

Xu Yijin inherited that family-enshrined blood porcelain, whereas this woman got much more, possibly owning the rest; she even integrated her flesh and blood into this blood porcelain.

This is Zou Jiang, the very reason generations of distinguished individuals have pursued it fervently—many unknown secrets are driven by the Jiang Shui to be uncovered.

Either one drowns in the river or stands firm on its surface, being lifted higher and higher.

The crack on the woman's forehead started being filled.

This maneuver was simply marvelous, concentrating the damage that should have affected her entire body and mind to a single point.

For ordinary people, doing this would be fatal, but for her, it minimizes the harm.

Li Zhiyuan began to rub his right thumb against his palm.

He was intrigued by the woman's more complete blood porcelain.

Of course, the small piece of blood porcelain embedded in his body was already sufficient for his use; the young man wouldn't indulge in fusing his flesh and blood with the blood porcelain. To ensure his body's development, he hadn't even started martial training, much less done something akin to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

But if he could obtain more blood porcelain, he could incorporate it into the "talisman armor" he plans to craft next.

The "talisman armor" design in Wei Zhengdao's book, if reinforced with blood porcelain, would further unleash the power of the Zeng and Sun forces.

This meant that Li Zhiyuan could keep two top-notch Official General Chief Divination Children with him at all times.

No longer would it merely compensate for not being able to practice martial arts; it would become his powerful skill.

At this moment, Li Zhiyuan was truly thankful for the opponent's earlier casual attempt to kill this "child."

Killing to seize treasures indeed sounded unpleasant.

Yet, self-defense and clearing the battlefield sounded much more pleasant.

Often, when Li Zhiyuan acted, he had to account to the Heavenly Dao, and his accountability was different from others.

Just like when he killed Zhao Yanglin yesterday, he reported his identity, his companions thought Brother Xiao Yuan was talking to the dead, but in truth, there was someone listening above.