Chapter Seventy-Four: How to Break the Shield

Of course, he didn't dare to expect the bone fragment thrown from a distance to shake the wooden card so easily, but he had to figure out what kind of danger existed around the wooden card first, so that these spirit beasts and monks had fallen at this most critical step before. At this moment, the survey that he had wasted so long really had a result, and he saw that the leg bones in mid-air were almost rubbing the edges of the spiritual power ripples, and he successfully shuttled through the small gaps intertwined with several silk threads, and perfectly hit the token on the stone pillar.

However, at this moment, the magic circle that was originally running quietly at the top seemed to be suddenly activated, and I saw that the position where the bone fragment and the token were about to come into contact burst into brilliant lines in an instant. Tian Jihong, who had not dared to blink for a moment, could be very sure that there was still a certain distance between the bone fragment thrown at this moment and the wooden card, and there was no real collision. This shows that the blood-red lines that suddenly became clear above were triggered by the back hand of the master of the formation on the outside of the wooden card.

Tian Jihong wasn't sure if this activated protective shield was the effect of another magic circle, or if it was caused by some other reason, but at this time, an unparalleled force erupted around the wooden card, and the leg bones in mid-air were directly lifted out. Needless to say, the leg bones that flew up in the air were directly split by the five horses when they touched the spiritual power silk threads on the periphery, and in the end, only some fragments of bone residue fell on top of his head from mid-air.

Even though he had been mentally prepared for such a result for a long time, Tian Jihong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. From the outside, the impact released from the point of contact just now didn't seem to be very strong, and its strength was just within the range covered by the spiritual power thread released by the wooden card, and there was not a trace beyond it. But this is actually the most terrifying thing, which shows that the master of the formation has reached the point of perfection in the layout of the spirit array, and the arrangement of each of its formations is just right, and the effect of the formation can be accurately distributed to every detail, and there will be no waste.

Moreover, judging from the corpses around them who fell under the magic circle, they were all like themselves, after reaching a stalemate, they tried to forcibly shake the shield with their bodies, but in the end they all failed. This at least shows that with Tianjihong's own strength, it cannot compete with the strength of this protective shield, and if it is forced, the end will only be the same as the former. This also made Tian Jihong fall into deep thought, could it be that the formation in front of him was really unsolvable?

At this time, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and recalled his method of cracking the snake turtle nest in the cave yesterday: since this shield is now relying on spiritual power to urge the construction of defense, does it mean that he can use the fragments he found yesterday to block the flow of spiritual power, and then take the opportunity to take down the wooden card? This idea immediately made Tian Jihong excited, compared to these existences under his feet whose strength far exceeded his own, the magical effect of blocking the flow of spiritual power brought by the fragment was his only advantage, and he also knew that this should be his only chance.

With yesterday's experience, before today's trip to the mountains, Tianjihong carried this fragment on his body early, just because he was worried about encountering the current predicament. According to Li Ming, this fragment can affect the operation of spiritual power in a short period of time, and if it is used properly in battle, it can interrupt the opponent's spiritual power in an instant and make the opponent temporarily lose combat power; As long as you can find the node where your spiritual power operates, this fragment can be a powerful killer in battle.

The only problem is that the size of the fragment in his hand is too small, and it is unknown what its body is, but it is difficult to find a chance to accurately hit the opponent's vital point in such a thumb-sized fragment in battle. This is also the reason why Tian Jihong didn't use this thing when he fought with Dongyun Wolf before, especially for a huge opponent like Dongyun Wolf, Tian Jihong was not even sure if the length of the fragment in his hand was enough to penetrate the thick fur, so he naturally didn't dare to risk his life to try to use it.

But for now, it's perfect to use the effect of fragments to break the game. Now the only thing that hinders his contact with the wooden card is the outer layer of the shield that is no more than the size of the palm of his hand, and the formation patterns activated on it when he touches it are also clearly marked with various nodes of spiritual power operation during it, which saves Tianjihong from deliberately looking for it. As long as you can hit the circle node and paralyze the shield, you will definitely have a chance to remove the wooden card at the core behind you.

However, the gap between the ripples of peripheral spiritual power is only for a short moment; At the same time, for a protective shield of this power, even if the fragment successfully achieved the effect of spiritual power blocking, I am afraid it would only last less than a second. Therefore, the opportunity left for Tianjihong is fleeting, once he fails to accurately grasp these two time nodes to complete the plan, his fate will be different, and the risk is self-evident.

Since he had to make sure that the tip of the fragment accurately hit the core node, this time Tian Jihong could not throw it from a long distance like he had just done, which meant that this time he had to personally go into battle and get close to the spiritual power silk around the shield. There is no way to do this, and if you throw a fragment from a distance, it is difficult to control the force and angle perfectly.

Although the fragment itself has the effect of blocking spiritual power, its material is not indestructible. If it was lifted into the air by the shield after defeat, it would be difficult for Tianjihong to ensure that it was not torn apart by the peripheral spiritual power ripples like the previous bone fragments. In the end, even if he saved his life for a while, he couldn't escape the end of being trapped in the illusion.

Therefore, whether it is manipulated from a distance or in person, there is only one chance left for Tianjihong, so it is better to have a greater chance of success if you step forward and operate closely. But when faced with the real threat of death, who can not feel fear? At this moment, Tian Jihong, who was not yet twelve years old, felt that his hands were trembling, his throat was constantly swallowing saliva, and beads of sweat the size of beans were constantly flowing downward.

It's just that the thought of delaying it is also waiting for death, Tian Jihong had to forcibly suppress the tension and panic in his heart, he knew that his mistake would be fatal at the moment. In order to be fully prepared, Tianjihong first threw a few pieces of white bones at the front end of the shield several times, and after it was activated, he tried to memorize the pattern of the outer end of the magic circle in his mind.

After he finally calmed down, Tian Jihong didn't dare to blink for a moment to stare at the slowly operating magic circle above his head, and the nerves in his brain were tense to an unprecedented extent. At the moment when the ripples of spiritual power intertwined, Tian Jihong jumped high towards the top of the stone pillar. Its waving arm was stuck between the intertwined threads of silk, and the tip of the fragment between the palms of his hands stabbed straight towards the shield in front of him.

The moment the fragment came into contact with the shield, the blood-colored lines on it became clear again. However, Tian Jihong, who had already memorized his pattern by heart, did not miss this time, and at the moment when the shield pattern flickered, the fragment in his hand hit the core node of the formation without any difference. Before the dark red formation on the shield could be constructed, it dimmed in the blink of an eye, and the stagnation on the tip of the fingers also disappeared abruptly.

However, Tian Jihong was not happy at the moment, the power of this shield still exceeded his expectations. In the moment before the fragment could take effect, the shield that had only activated less than one percent of its power was still transmitted to his arm with a repulsive force, causing the fragment of Tianjihong's fingertips to break away from the palm of his hand and embed it into the shield. Then the somewhat sour palms that were shaken were retracted backwards in an instinctive reaction.

In this way, even if the fragment in front of him still successfully completed its task after getting rid of it, at this time, there was already an arm in mid-air that was ready to retract, and it was too late to regain the strength to touch the wooden card. Tian Jihong didn't have time to care about whether the fragments that fell to the ground were damaged by spiritual power ripples the moment the shield disappeared; Seeing that he was about to lose all his efforts, he suddenly realized that he still had the half-cut grip of the dagger in his left sleeve, and this was his only hope.

So Tian Jihong seized this last moment, and when his body was about to land, he used all his strength to throw the short dagger with only a broken blade towards the wooden card with his backhand. Fortunately, as he wished, Tianjihong witnessed the dagger break through before the last moment when the shield was reactivated. He could only pray that the owner of the wooden sign had no means to leave on the top of the pillar other than the protective shield.

At the same time, the magic circle running at the upper end was still constantly urging countless spiritual power ripples to operate. After being disturbed by the protective shield, Tian Jihong's previous estimated time of action was still off, and his retracted arm was hindered by the repulsion of the barrier, and finally failed to dodge a wave of spiritual power that attacked at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing that at this time, the spiritual power thread as thick as a hair grazed the forearm of his right hand from the side, Tian Jihong only felt a piercing pain hit his brain, and immediately moved the vision of the dagger in the distance to his right arm. The front end of the arm in front of him had been slashed by the spiritual power silk thread, and a piece of flesh and blood with a palm-like area had been slashed away, and the red blood suddenly splattered in midair.

At this time, Tian Jihong could only grit his teeth and endure it, because another ripple from his side was heading straight towards his head, and he was about to cut his head alive. Fortunately, at this moment, at the highest point where he had reached mid-air, he began to fall slowly under the action of gravity, and Tian Jihong hurriedly lowered his head to avoid the danger from above. The subtle ripples almost brushed his scalp, and a few strands of his hair were swept off by the way. But in the end, Tian Jihong still escaped this catastrophe and fell heavily into a pile of bones at his feet.