Revelation of the Way of Heaven

A silver beam shot out from the muzzle of the shotgun, exploding instantly to form a massive lightning net that menacingly enveloped Qin Xiaochuan.

"Enjoy this, it's a raging inferno!" He vaguely heard the black-clad man's triumphant laughter, but it wasn't clear, because his attention was completely focused on the lightning net, a terrifying energy that would engulf him in the next second.

"Fire Wall Technique." He murmured softly, and a wall of fire burning with dark red flames appeared in front of him. Although it was only a C-rank skill, it was activated by level 8 spiritual power, and its power was no less than that of a B-rank skill. Even if it could not completely block the close-range lightning bomb, it should not have any problem consuming most of its energy.

He then raised his fist and, before the man in black could fully react, strode forward.

With one step, all the lightning, exhausted by the Fire Wall spell, struck his silver shield head-on. A numbing sensation instantly spread throughout his body, causing him to tremble uncontrollably, but he did not stop.

After taking two steps, the man in black finally recovered from his initial shock and quickly raised his gun to aim at him.

Bang! He punched the man in black in the chin, sending him flying upwards. His shotgun lost its aim, and a bolt of lightning struck a scanning device in the distance, triggering a series of alarms.

Before he even landed, Qin Xiaochuan had already leaped in front of him again and delivered another punch, striking him directly in the back, sending him flying upwards a short distance.

"Ice Spike." An ice spike grew out from below, and the man in black fell heavily from the sky, the ice spike instantly piercing through his body.

The stench of blood filled the lab again, but he couldn't care less about being dazed or nauseous now. After all this time, Guo Shiyi's situation was extremely dangerous.

Unable to control the black dragon, Guo Shiyi could only fight and retreat. Now she had retreated to the corner of the wall, with nowhere else to go. Before long, the black dragon would be right in front of her.

Moreover, in order to do her best to block the Black Dragon's offensive, Guo Shiyi has been releasing large-scale A-level skills almost continuously. These skills consume spiritual power very quickly, and she now has very little spiritual power left in her body. It seems that she can only release two A-level skills at most. Without the restraint of skills, she is almost no different from an ordinary person in front of the Black Dragon.

Of course, her persistence has not been without any effect.

It's possible that the instrument Dr. Chang created wasn't perfect enough. When the short, fat man's spiritual energy was converted into level 7 spiritual energy, his spiritual energy content didn't increase. In other words, it only increased the purity of the spiritual energy in his body.

Both creating and controlling this black dragon require a large amount of spiritual energy, so the short, fat man didn't have much spiritual energy left, though he was in much better condition than Guo Shiyi.

Having assessed the situation on both sides, Qin Xiaochuan immediately ran to Guo Shiyi's side without saying a word, urging her to move towards him. In order to block the Black Dragon, they needed enough room to maneuver.

Upon hearing Qin Xiaochuan's words, Guo Shiyi immediately ran to the right side of the research room, while the black dragon, having broken free from the control of the wooden vines, chased after her relentlessly.

Seeing the critical situation, Qin Xiaochuan immediately cast a fire wall spell to block the black dragon.

Of course, a C-level skill can't stop a black dragon created by an A-level skill, not even one released by level 8 spiritual power. The black dragon only needs to casually swat with its claws to shatter its wall of fire.

Perhaps a single Fire Wall spell isn't very useful, but Qin Xiaochuan prepared more than just a Fire Wall spell for it.

From the very beginning, he had already decided that his skills were no match for those of a level 7 spiritual power user. To win, he had to adopt other tactics, and that tactic was to wear them down.

That's right, the principle is that simple. He sets up layers of obstacles for the black dragon until he exhausts the short, fat man's spiritual power. You should know that the spiritual power he consumes to control the black dragon is no less than his, so the war between them turns into a contest of the remaining spiritual power in their bodies.

In this kind of contest, he just wants to confidently ask himself, "Who am I afraid of?"

Layer upon layer of fire walls formed in front of the black dragon, one layer, two layers, three layers... a total of eight layers. The level 8 spiritual power in the witch's ring was continuously drawn into his body, and then instantly exhausted by him. In just a few seconds, he had consumed three times the spiritual power of a normal level 3 spiritual power user. It has to be said that this was really too reckless.

Looking at the eight layers of fire walls, Qin Xiaochuan decided to give them a name: the Eight Fire Wall Formation!

"Roar!" The black dragon couldn't help but roar. It was probably the endless walls of fire that made it furious. But apart from roaring, it could only obediently use its front paws to knock down the walls of fire one by one.

Qin Xiaochuan believed that this battle was definitely the most unforgettable and frustrating one for the short, fat man. Despite having overwhelming power, he was exhausted by layers of low-level fire wall spells. He probably felt ashamed to talk about it.

Of course, this Eight-Part Fire Wall Formation not only frustrated the short, fat man, but also shocked Guo Shiyi.

As someone with experience, she naturally knew how much spiritual power a sustained skill would consume. Moreover, judging from the color of the fire wall, it didn't seem like something that could be created with just level 3 spiritual power. Even if she released so many fire wall spells, it would still consume a lot of spiritual power. Therefore, this was definitely not something a level 3 spiritual power user could do.

Qin Xiaochuan knew that his actions would arouse Guo Shiyi's suspicion, but at this moment, in order to survive, he couldn't care less about that. After all, this was the only way he could defeat the short, fat man.

The eight fire walls collapsed in no time, and the short, fat man's spiritual power was also greatly depleted. However, his mission was not over. When the last fire wall collapsed, Qin Xiaochuan immediately released another eight-wall fire formation.

"Roar!" The black dragon roared angrily again. Through the black dragon's impatient roar, Qin Xiaochuan seemed to sense the burning rage within the short, fat man.

Qin Xiaochuan stood leisurely to the side, watching with smug satisfaction as the black dragon broke through several layers of fire walls in succession. There was nothing more pleasant than this kind of leisurely waiting for the enemy to tire itself out.

However, his smugness did not last long. He had originally been waiting for the black dragon to break through the last four layers of fire walls before adding another eight-part fire wall formation. But the black dragon did not play by the rules. After breaking through the four layers of fire walls, it suddenly soared into the air and swung its giant tail, instantly shattering the remaining four layers of fire walls. Then it swooped down on them from the air.

This truly proves the saying "If you don't court death, you won't die." The black dragon's change was so sudden that by the time it reacted, it was already about to pounce on the two of them.

Qin Xiaochuan stared at the black dragon's enormous black claw, his face deathly pale. His heart was pounding in his chest. For the first time, he felt death was so close to him.

In that instant, he felt his mind go blank. Although he subconsciously wanted to make a final struggle, his body was completely out of his control, and he couldn't even raise his hand.

The black dragon's shadow had completely enveloped him, and just when he thought he was about to die, he suddenly heard a low voice behind him.

"The Art of Wooden Prisons"