Chapter 1136 - 1236: Poised for Action

This directly causes the Array to collapse, which is why Zhen Chu Zhenren can't hold on for too long.

"Although the time is short, it's enough." Tai Chu Zhenren nodded in understanding at Zhen Chu Zhenren's words.

After battling this extramural creature, Tai Chu Zhenren realized how difficult it truly was to deal with. He never expected Zhen Chu Zhenren to hold on for long; just a moment to allow him time to concentrate his move was sufficient.

All Tai Chu Zhenren needed was that brief moment. Once he could concentrate on his move by borrowing the power of heaven and earth, everything else became less important.

Once Tai Chu Zhenren executed the move by borrowing the power of heaven and earth, he could fight the extramural creature one-on-one, even in close quarters.

Since borrowing the power of heaven and earth requires a large amount of Spiritual Power to activate Tai Chu Zhenren's Magical Treasure at optimal performance, and then strengthen it tenfold.

In other words, when Tai Chu Zhenren uses the Xiaoyao Sword to concentrate the power of heaven and earth, its power increases tenfold without any side effects.

Zhen Chu Zhenren is still able to hold on a bit longer; although his top-tier Arrays won't last long, he still has many high-level and mid-level Arrays that can be combined effectively to buy some time.

Moreover, Tai Chu Zhenren knows that Zhen Chu Zhenren has many life-saving Magical Treasures and is protected by Zhi Chu Zhenren and Yuan Chu Zhenren, ensuring that Zhen Chu Zhenren isn't harmed too much.

Despite this, Tai Chu Zhenren still accelerated his absorption speed, knowing that Ye Tianfan had already significantly reduced the size of the Energy Shield, speeding up the conversion of Spiritual Power.

As Ye Tianfan quickened the conversion of Spiritual Power, Tai Chu Zhenren also sped up his absorption rate, matching Ye Tianfan's conversion speed.

Even though Tai Chu Zhenren absorbed quickly, he still found it slow, noticing that Zhen Chu Zhenren had started using high-level Arrays, indicating that he had exhausted his top-tier Arrays.

Meanwhile, the move that Tai Chu Zhenren was concentrating on was only seventy-five percent complete.

Frustrated, Tai Chu Zhenren dared not pause and continued to absorb Spiritual Power urgently.

Not only was Zhen Chu Zhenren releasing Arrays to block the extramural creature's advance, but Yuan Chu Zhenren had also joined in.

Yuan Chu Zhenren released numerous Magical Treasures to hinder the creature's path.

Though Zhi Chu Zhenren, being a doctor focusing on elixirs, couldn't block the extramural creature, he persisted in long-range attacks against it.

The combined efforts of Zhen Chu Zhenren, Yuan Chu Zhenren, and Zhi Chu Zhenren significantly slowed the creature, making its crawl like that of an ant.

Observing the situation, Tai Chu Zhenren breathed a sigh of relief.

With sufficient time to gather the power of heaven and earth, Tai Chu Zhenren could enhance the Xiaoyao Sword's power tenfold.

The elimination power accompanying the Xiaoyao Sword could already inflict severe damage on the extramural creature. Augmenting it tenfold would rival the Power of Purification, which purifies all things.

The Power of Purification is a highly unjust ability, whereas the elimination power only inherits part of its capabilities.

Borrowing the power of heaven and earth doesn't imply that seventy-five percent completion boosts the Xiaoyao Sword's power by 7.5 times; it currently increases the power by just two to three times.

Only upon full completion will its power increase tenfold, even though the current seventy-five percent yields less than five times.

While this fivefold increase inflicts great damage on the creature, it's not lethal.

Hence, Tai Chu Zhenren refrains from using the incomplete power of heaven and earth to attack, as even if it heavily injures the creature, it wouldn't be fatal, and might allow it to escape.

Nevertheless, Tai Chu Zhenren knew Zhen Chu Zhenren couldn't hold much longer; Zhen Chu Zhenren had resorted to mid-level Arrays, indicating his Array Banner was depleted and Yuan Chu Zhenren was low on Magical Treasures.

Tai Chu Zhenren had reached ninety-eight percent completion; if Zhen Chu Zhenren could hold on a little longer, Tai Chu Zhenren could finish the concentration and defeat the creature quickly.

"Sect Leader, haven't you finished yet? I'm reaching my limit; my Array Banner and Senior Brother Yuan Chu's Magical Treasures are almost depleted," shouted Zhen Chu Zhenren to Tai Chu Zhenren, glowing like daylight.

"Junior Brother Zhen Chu, hold on a bit longer, it's almost done. In about half a minute I'll be finished, and then I can fully engage in battle," Tai Chu Zhenren called back.

Having heard Tai Chu Zhenren's words, Zhen Chu Zhenren felt relieved, knowing that once Tai Chu Zhenren finished, he and Yuan Chu Zhenren could withdraw from battle sooner.

Zhen Chu Zhenren and Yuan Chu Zhenren finally understood the extramural creature's formidable power.

They realized what kind of enemy Tai Chu Zhenren was confronting, and acknowledged Tai Chu Zhenren's astounding prowess.