Chapter 35: Soul Beckoning Shield

  Inside Wanxiandong, Ye Fei was dueling with a young man, but due to the prolonged battle, Ye Fei's magical powers were recovering too slowly, and he gradually became somewhat exhausted.

  Bang! A loud explosion!

  The grey long spear and the curved knife collided, bursting into a dazzling array of light. The two artifacts were locked in a stalemate for a moment, before the grey long spear began to lose some of its luster.

  At this time, Ye Fei's eyes condensed, raised his hand to cast a spell, and suddenly a white light flashed under his feet. Immediately afterwards, with a loud bang, Ye Fei's figure disappeared from sight.

  The next moment, the gray-shirted youth's face changed, and a blurry figure appeared in front of him after a few leaps, with a faint glint of cold light flashing in his hand.

  "What? The speed is actually this fast?" The gray-shirted youth said, but his hand was not idle. With a single raise of his hand, a small green shield appeared in front of him, and as it swelled up against the wind, it transformed into a human-sized shape.

  Bang!

  A blue long sword slashed down on the blue shield, a flash of blue mist flickered, and the blue light shield was intact.

  Seeing this, Ye Fei suddenly flashed his body and circled to the back of that young man, stabbing his sword at his back. Just as the long sword was about to stab out, the cyan shield appeared strangely behind him, blocking Ye Fei's Primordial Sword.

  "Hmph, the reaction is quite fast, but if this continues, I'm afraid I'll really exhaust my magical powers." After finishing speaking, Ye Fei's feet exerted force and quickly spun around the grey-robed youth, occasionally stabbing out with his sword, but each time was unexpectedly easily blocked by that shield.

  At this time, Ye Fei couldn't help but feel a little anxious too. It seemed that it wasn't the young man's quick reaction, but rather this shield was somewhat strange and seemed to be able to defend against enemies on its own.

  Thinking of this, Ye Fei's eyes narrowed and his speed increased again, making it impossible for the gray-shirted boy to see what was real or fake, but the boy didn't show any worried expression.

  "Hmph, with the way you're exhausting your magical powers, you'll probably collapse soon. Thinking of breaking through my Soul-Beckoning Shield is simply a pipe dream, haha." The grey-robed youth burst into loud laughter, as if he had already seen Ye Fei falling to the ground, helpless and at his mercy.

  With a sudden movement, Ye Fei's figure paused, and then the green shield also stopped in front of him as if it had come to life. At this moment, Ye Fei's face was extremely pale, his breath weak. He looked like he couldn't withstand even one blow.

  At this sight, a fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the grey-robed youth, and he coldly sneered: "Hmph, you've finally reached your limit? Your life is also coming to an end..."

  With a "poof" sound, the young man's words were not yet finished, when a sword tip stained with blood pierced through his chest and emerged from the front, fresh blood immediately flowed out.

  The young man's face turned pale, looking at the sword tip on his chest in incredulity, muttering: "You can't see it clearly, how can you control the artifact so accurately, could it be that...".

  With a "gulu" sound, the young man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and immediately fell to the ground, his eyes filled with intense surprise. But he had lost the luster of life.

  "Plop", Ye Fei finally let out a sigh of relief, plopped down on the ground with a thud, panting heavily, his face filled with worry.

  "Alas, my magical powers are recovering too slowly. The drawbacks of my physical body are becoming more and more apparent. If it weren't for the speed of the Ling Step technique to blur the opponent's vision, as well as using my spiritual energy to clearly sense and control the position of the Yuan Guang sword for a sneak attack, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to defeat this person." Ye Fei said, with a somewhat lingering fear in his expression.

  Although he still had some spiritual symbols given by Jin Xuan, Ye Fei did not plan to use them unless absolutely necessary, besides, those were external objects and did not count as his own strength.

  Ye Fei had confidence that if his physical condition was normal, he would absolutely not be in such a sorry state, after all, the opponent and himself were both at the eighth layer of the Qi Refining stage.

  He put away the two artifacts in mid-air, and Ye Fei turned his gaze to the cyan shield. With a flick of his hand, a flash of light burst forth, and the cyan shield shrank down to the size of a palm. A blurry figure fell into Ye Fei's hand.

  Finally, after collecting the grey-robed youth's storage bag, Ye Fei snapped his fingers and three small fireballs shot out, charging towards the grey-robed youth.

  Immediately afterwards, Ye Fei stood up without even looking back and jumped towards the distance. In his heart, he knew that this was not a place to recover his strength, and who knows what kind of person he would meet again soon.

  With a few leaps, Ye Fei's figure disappeared from this place and slipped into a nearby dense forest.

  ……

  Near a certain lake, a white-clothed young man with a three-foot long sword on his back was driving a giant green brick, forcing the girl in front of him to retreat in disarray.

  "Spare me, fellow disciple of the Wan Jian Pavilion! You and I have no grudge or enmity, why must you force me to my death? This humble girl is willing to serve you, brother, and share with you the beauty of man and woman. I only ask that you spare my life." At this point, the young girl bit her lip, and in the face of death, she spoke without regard for shame or propriety.

  Upon hearing this, the white-clothed youth's expression changed slightly, his eyes gleaming with a hint of sharpness as he smiled and said: "Oh? Alright then, let's put away the magical instruments together."

  "Brother is too powerful, you should receive it first." The girl said with a charming smile. A faint red mole was visible between her eyebrows.

  After a slight hesitation, the white-clothed youth raised the corner of his mouth and nodded, then put away the cyan giant brick. The girl also followed suit and put away her magic tool, her enchanting eyes fixed on the youth opposite her.

  Immediately afterwards, the girl pulled her skirt strings, and with a rustling sound, her dress fell off. A thin layer of gauze barely concealed her slender figure. Her waist twisted like a water snake, exuding infinite charm. Her face flushed, her eyes dazed, she walked towards the young man.

  The boy opposite was excited, licked his dry lips, and shone brightly towards the girl, but a hint of coldness flashed across his face, thinking calmly in his heart that he would not leave this girl alive after having fun.

  ……

  In a dense forest, on an ordinary large tree, the dense branches and leaves danced in the wind, blocking the view of the surroundings. In the middle of the dense branches and leaves, there was a white figure sitting on the trunk, playing with something in its hand.

  "High-order artifact, Soul Shield? Heh heh, it's indeed a pretty good defensive artifact." The young man said, his eyes fixed tightly on the small blue shield in his hand, which was engraved with dense black characters.

  This young man was Ye Fei, who had just recovered his magical powers and was now examining the spoils of war.

  And this Soul Beckoning Shield was also obtained from the hands of that grey-robed youth, on the back of which there is a driving method. This Soul Beckoning Shield is indeed an unexpected gain. This shield is a purely defensive magical instrument, and it is difficult for general same-level attack weapons to break through.

  According to the above description, once this shield is infused with magical power and activated, it can guide and lock onto the opponent's soul energy. No matter where the opponent hides or how fast they move, the Soul-Tracking Shield will automatically follow them and block their path without requiring the owner of the magical artifact to control it, thus saving their energy.

  While Ye Fei was able to kill the Grey Shirt Youth, it was also thanks to the Soul-Calling Shield which could only lock onto Ye Fei's soul energy and actively followed him to block his path, but was unable to lock onto the Law Enforcement Sword behind him.

  Generally, during the Qi-refining stage, one does not possess spiritual awareness, making it fundamentally impossible to attack from behind. Almost all battles are fought face-to-face. Therefore, the grey-robed youth had immense confidence in this Soul-Beckoning Shield. However, Ye Fei was an exception.

  Like this, Ye Fei was somewhat excitedly holding the Soul Beckoning Shield, comprehending the method of driving it out. He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly furrowed his brow and put away the Soul Beckoning Shield in his storage bag. Through the dense foliage, he looked towards the bottom of the big tree.

  At this time, a girl in a light yellow dress appeared in Ye Fei's line of sight. Her clothes were slightly disheveled and stained with bloodstains. On her forehead, there was a faint red mole. (End of chapter)

  The Spring Festival is approaching, I don't know how many travelers are still in a foreign land, here, I wish everyone a happy new year and all the best.