CHAPTER 170: CHAPTER 170: WITH ANCESTRAL MASTER’S PRESENCE (SEEKING SUBSCRIPTIONS)

The Wind Howling Sword roared like the wind, moving extremely fast, slicing the Bronze Guard’s body multiple times without causing even the slightest harm.

Xuu Yi’s face hardened; with a slap of his right palm on the Storage Bag, he retrieved another magical artifact, the Cyan Moon Blade.

The Cyan Moon Blade, a Tier One Middle Grade magical artifact, was renowned for its formidable attack power.

Once infused with magical power, the Cyan Moon Blade emitted a chilling cyan glow, floating in the air like a crescent moon hook, before its blade suddenly spun, fiercely cutting towards the Bronze Guard.

The Bronze Guard was covered entirely in bronze armor, offering substantial defense.

Only the joints connecting its head and limbs were exposed without armor, allowing for movement.

To find a weak point on its body, one naturally cannot strike the armored areas directly; instead, the unprotected neck and limb joints must be targeted.

Xuu Yi figured out this detail.

Recalling Lin Qing’Er and others’ previous attacks that failed to harm the Bronze Guard, he quickly decided to avoid striking the bronze armor, focusing on its vulnerable spots instead.

But this was merely a speculation.

Xuu Yi couldn’t be certain if the seemingly unarmored neck and other areas were indeed weak points.

Only trying it out would reveal the truth.

Swish!

The Cyan Moon Blade, faster than a Flying Sword and more lethal, was made of harder material and the most powerful magical artifact present.

It flashed a cyan light like a crescent moon, slicing precisely at the Bronze Guard’s neck.

The Bronze Guard, clad in heavy armor, looked bulky and inflexible but was actually very agile.

It made no move to dodge, standing firm with a shield in one hand, defending.

With its other hand, it swung a spear in a hacking motion, meeting the Cyan Moon Blade head-on, forgoing the shield.

Bang!

The Cyan Moon Blade clashed with the spear, sparks flying from the collision and friction.

The Cyan Moon Blade buzzed from the impact, falling slightly behind but remained undamaged.

Seeing the Cyan Moon Blade’s attack ineffective, not hitting the target and being blocked, Xuu Yi’s eyes shifted, summoning the Wind Howling Sword to strike again at the opponent’s neck while the Bronze Guard held its spear.

This time, the opponent used the shield to steadily block the Wind Howling Sword’s attack.

Xuu Yi’s brow furrowed, realizing his attacks were still too weak to penetrate the Bronze Guard’s defense and couldn’t even strike the opponent.

Yet, Xuu Yi was undeterred, continuing to maneuver the Wind Howling Sword and Cyan Moon Blade, launching a frenzied assault on the Bronze Guard.

Despite Xuu Yi’s realm being low, only reaching the Fifth-Layer Qi Cultivation, and three small realms below the Bronze Guard, theoretically not a match.

But through years of honing experience, Xuu Yi accumulated considerable battle knowledge, knowing how to avoid the strong and exploit the weak in facing enemies.

After several rounds, Xuu Yi still hadn’t injured the opponent, but he gained something.

After being aware of battle patterns and attempting to spot flaws, Xuu Yi discovered the Bronze Guard seemed unable to deploy magic for offense.

Perhaps, this was due to its structure.

Not having a flesh-and-blood body, lacking consciousness or feeling pain, it had no emotions and only knew to attack and defend.

Just a moving humanoid statue unable to learn magic.

Not only did Xuu Yi make this discovery, but also Qi Yuanming and the other three, who battled the Bronze Statue for dozens of rounds, noticed this.

However, unlike Xuu Yi, Qi Yuanming and the other two fiercely attacked with four magical artifacts in mid-air.

Under the barrage of continuous critical strikes from four magical artifacts, they occasionally found gaps, ruthlessly slicing the Bronze Guard’s unarmored vulnerable spots.

The Bronze Guard’s defense situation had no weak points, something Qi Yuanming and the others also noted.

Unfortunately, the outcome was somewhat disappointing.

Several times, Lin Qing’Er seized the opportunity, slicing the Bronze Guard’s neck with the Ice Heart Jade Maiden Sword, expecting to decapitate it.

To their surprise, as the Flying Sword made contact, a bronze-colored glow emanated from the statue, forming a solid defensive shield around the neck.

This defense wasn’t automatic but controlled by the Bronze Statue itself, acting as the final defensive barrier beyond its armor.

Somewhat miscalculated.

Not even a sword harmed the neck, Lin Qing’Er sighed regretfully.

They anticipated trying the neck, but the creator of these statues undoubtedly thought of this weakness and prepared defenses accordingly.

Why expose such evident weakness, giving them a chance?

And notably, not for the passage of time, the spiritual power within the Bronze Statue had depleted over two centuries; otherwise, it would have reached Late-stage Foundation Establishment.

Such strength would make Lu Yuanshan flee instantly, unfit for battle, let alone Xuu Yi and the other three.

Their attacks on the Bronze Statue were like mere scratches.

More troubling was the two Bronze Statues, after rounds of battle, maintained consistent speed and power despite throwing spears, swinging, thrusting, or chopping.

Meaning, its preset program executed attack, defense, and resistance with minimal spiritual power consumption.

No problem battling non-stop for three days and nights.

But Xuu Yi and the others were human; after this duration of combat, their magical power was exhausted to one or two percent, reducing their strength.

If they continued, magical power would inevitably be depleted.

"With the purity of your magical power, you can’t breach their defense; you’re struggling in vain and will soon fall here from exhaustion."

Lu Ping’s voice echoed in Xuu Yi’s mind, prompting Xuu Yi to sigh helplessly and withdraw the Cyan Moon Blade, distancing himself from the opponent.

The entire battle process was not only noted by Xuu Yi but also watched by Lu Ping.

He’d seen such Bronze Statues before.

In the Crystallization Stage, he’d encountered them in a Secret Realm and fought, eventually eliminating a few.

Experience-wise, Lu Ping had some insights.

"Grandmaster, what should we do next?"

Taking advantage of this respite, with the Bronze Statues yet to attack, Xuu Yi used Communication to ask Lu Ping.

"Do we run?"

This cave exploration hadn’t even entered the palace, halted at the gate.

After accumulating strength, entering required purchasing another Breaking Ban Bead.

"With me here, that’s unnecessary."

Lu Ping replied, opening the System Mall, locating the Two-star Li Fire Celestial Sword Talisman and Two-star Exorcism Divine Thunder Talisman among the products.