She transferred the Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear to her left hand, and a golden spear suddenly appeared in her right hand.
The spearhead was a full two feet long, resembling a long crane's beak.
“An initial-level xuan weapon, the Snow Crane Gold Spear!” Zeng Zifang exclaimed in surprise.
The Snow Crane Gold Spear was refined primarily from the beak of a Golden Spear Crane.
In the Ba Ling Sect, only Zhao Family Old Ancestor possessed a Golden Spear Crane.
Needless to say, this Snow Crane Gold Spear was a formidable weapon meticulously prepared by Zhao Family Old Ancestor for Zhao Yanran.
With two spears in hand, Zhao Yanran showed no unfamiliarity in offense or defense, clearly having practiced extensively in secret.
She avoided entanglement with the Four-Unlike, whose true nature was unknown; the Snow Crane Gold Spear swept across, knocking down a swath of Corpse Puppets, and with a flick of the Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear, three Formation circles flew out, landing behind the Four-Unlike.
Zhao Yanran's feet shimmered, and she had already leaped out of the encirclement by the Four-Unlike and the Corpse Puppets.
Qian Duoduo felt a chill in his heart.
He had witnessed Jing Jintang's ghost-like movements and knew the power of the Formation, so he quickly retrieved eight more Corpse Puppets to guard in front of him.
He understood Zhao Yanran’s hatred for him even more now; if Jing Jintang had entered the second stage, his Formation would have caused immense trouble for Zeng Zifang's side.
Zeng Zifang raised her palm, and a Sword Cultivator Puppet appeared before her.
This Senior Dan Artifact was a life-saving item given to her by Ancestor Zeng.
At the final moment, it was time to reveal their trump cards.
The Sword Cultivator Puppet did not advance to attack; it merely stood guard in front of Zeng Zifang.
“Is having more people useful?” Zhao Yanran's right hand, holding the Snow Crane Gold Spear, drew an arc in the air, and nine Formation shadows flew in all directions.
The Formations landed, becoming invisible.
Jing Jintang, in pursuit of ultimate speed, had set the distance between each circle at ten zhang.
Zhao Yanran, however, aimed for rapid displacement and surprise; the rotation of the Formation circles had no discernible pattern in their distances.
Qian Duoduo's hair stood on end.
These Formation circles were spread across the Martial Arts Stage; who knew from where Zhao Yanran would appear?
In the first stage, Qian Duoduo had the help of hundreds of Spirit Beasts, allowing him to calmly destroy the Formation circles, but now Zhao Yanran was constantly launching sneak attacks, leaving them no time to destroy the Formations.
Moreover, these Formation circles were integrated into the Martial Arts Stage.
The Martial Arts Stage was made of special Materials, so how could they possibly destroy it?
When Qian Duoduo detonated the Corpse Puppets to kill Gao Yuan and the other two, the earth-shattering mushroom cloud did not leave even a tiny pit on the Martial Arts Stage.
Su Xiaogan used all his black Formation Flags to set up three layers of soul mist around himself.
He wore a Fire Dragon Battle Robe, specifically designed to counter ice-type attacks.
He clearly understood his mission in this battle: to cause trouble for Zhao Yanran while preserving himself as much as possible.
Once Zhao Yanran had deployed her Formations, the Martial Arts Stage became her home ground.
She appeared from different angles, launching surprise attacks with her twin spears at Zeng Zifang and the others, and after a brief exchange, she would flash to another location.
Qian Duoduo recalled the Four-Unlike and the Corpse Puppet Formation, guarding their surroundings.
This battle had now undoubtedly become a prolonged one.
His side was the defender, and Zhao Yanran was the attacker.
Zhao Yanran, who held the upper hand, would surely target him, Qian Duoduo, first.
Qian Duoduo took out the Wu Bai Spider Web and spread it around to guard against Zhao Yanran's assassination.
At this moment, Zeng Zifang no longer had her earlier smugness.
She stood behind the Sword Cultivator Puppet, her brows tightly furrowed, contemplating a way to win.
Suddenly, two surges of power rushed at her from her front left.
The Cold Flame Pure Snow Spear kicked up a cold wind, clashing with the Sword Cultivator Puppet's sword.
The spearhead of the Snow Crane Gold Spear shot out a dazzling golden light, piercing directly towards Zeng Zifang's glabella.
Zeng Zifang was startled; she coiled the Nine-Section Poison Whip in her hand into a ball, protecting her face.
However, before she could neutralize this heavy blow, Zhao Yanran had already flashed to Su Xiaogan's front, and the Snow Crane Gold Spear in her hand had already pierced into the Fire Dragon Battle Robe!
