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Firesoul Novel, Volume 5: Achieving RenownChapter 730: Tai Xuan Bagua

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Chapter 730: Tai Xuan Bagua

Below, the bald-browed man and others showed no signs of worry. They knew that since the cultivator named Ma had brought out the scroll to face his opponent, it couldn't be a mere facade, utterly without effect.

Indeed, the elder named Ma, at the center of the sea of flames, formed hand seals. The image on the scroll before him instantly turned horizontal, facing upwards. Then, white light flashed, violent winds arose, and a pillar of white wind shot skyward from the Bagua Diagram, spreading out over ten *zhang* in all directions.

The surrounding flames were swept away by the wind pillar with overwhelming force. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the vast sea of flames vanished.

With an angry roar from the elder named Ma, a silver rainbow shot out from the wind pillar, heading straight for Ku Yao, completely disregarding the fire dragon above Ku Yao's head. It seemed the elder named Ma understood clearly that if Ku Yao were injured, the fire dragon, being psychically linked to him, would naturally have its power greatly diminished.

Ku Yao remained expressionless. After a slight twitch of his mouth, he raised a hand. A red flying knife shot from his palm, transforming into a streak of red light that met the silver rainbow. The flying knife, crystal clear and crimson red with dazzling light, instantly intercepted the silver rainbow, and the two clashed fiercely in mid-air. Immediately, red light and silver gleams intertwined indistinguishably, making it impossible to determine which was superior for a time.

Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Ku Yao's eyes. He flipped both hands, and light glowed, revealing two small, inch-long red banners. He tossed the small banners into the air. With a tearing sound, the banners unfurled and grew with the wind, becoming about a *zhang* tall.

Low incantations obscurely emanated from Ku Yao's mouth. The banners burst forth with red light. Simultaneously, two thick pillars of fire shot from their surfaces, converging precisely above the fire dragon's head. A vast expanse of fire clouds immediately began to faintly coalesce and take shape.

"Go!"

Ku Yao's incantations ceased. He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of red vital energy, which landed precisely on the fire dragon above his head. The fire dragon was greatly energized. After a long, dragon-like roar, shaking its head and tail, it plunged headfirst into the fire clouds. The crimson fire clouds churned and rolled, rapidly diminishing after a moment.

Han Li, observing from below, squinted his eyes upon seeing this, and blue light flashed in his pupils. Through the divine ability of his Clear Sight Spirit Eyes, he was surprised to discover that the fire dragon was actually hiding within the clouds, voraciously devouring the surrounding fire clouds. In the blink of an eye, the fire clouds were completely devoured by the dragon. Its body rapidly expanded, growing to over ten *zhang* in size as if inflated, its head becoming as massive as a house. Its fangs were bared, looking monstrous and terrifying.

At this moment, the white hurricane opposite him and the surrounding sea of flames also vanished completely, revealing the elder with the aura of a transcendent being. The elder named Ma, clutching the Bagua Diagram with both hands, coldly glanced at the enormous, terrifying fire dragon, then, without a word, tossed the scroll in his hands upwards. The object transformed into a streak of ethereal light, shooting straight into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it burrowed into the high-altitude clouds and vanished, as if flying beyond the heavens.

Ku Yao was momentarily stunned by this sight. But in that brief moment of hesitation, an unusual spiritual energy fluctuation appeared above his head. Then, threads of five-colored spiritual light descended from the sky, followed by an enormous Bagua Diagram suddenly appearing amidst the ethereal light. Its scope covered tens of *zhang* in area as it descended unceremoniously.

Ku Yao's expression changed dramatically. Without a moment's hesitation, he pointed at the fire dragon above his head. The giant dragon immediately raised its thick neck, and a crimson light beam shot out from its mouth, striking directly at the bottom of the Bagua Diagram. The massive formation diagram paused slightly but continued to descend as if unimpeded.

At this, Ku Yao's face turned pale. He rubbed his hands together, then suddenly raised them, and countless fist-sized fireballs swarmed out from his palms, densely shooting towards the sky. Seeing this scene, Han Li's heart stirred. These were not fire missiles activated by numerous talismans, but fireballs instantly cast simultaneously based on his own cultivation. It seemed that the spirit arts of mages were truly extraordinary, far more suitable for actual combat than ordinary Five Elements Daoist spells.

As Han Li pondered to himself, the numerous fireballs struck below the massive formation diagram like meteors, but to no avail. The massive Bagua Diagram didn't even tremble. Instead, its descent sped up remarkably, covering the unprepared Ku Yao and the fire dragon beneath it as if it were a small city. Immediately, the cultivators and mages observing from both sides could no longer observe Ku Yao's actions, seeing only a massive formation diagram slowly rotating in the air.

Despite his attack's apparent success, the elder named Ma showed no joy. Instead, he sat cross-legged with a somber expression, forming hand seals, as the soft white light on his body shimmered like glazed glass, radiating brilliantly. At the same time, the massive formation diagram, as if responding, flared with ethereal light, and bursts of explosive thunder rumbled within it. The Bagua Diagram began to flicker between dim and bright, with spiritual light flashing.

" 'Mr. Tianku, is Master Ku alright in there? If there's any danger, we don't need to abide by any one-on-one rule. We can just rush in and rescue Master Ku. This Nascent Soul cultivator actually possesses such a peculiar ancient treasure; we truly didn't expect it!' " The tall, lean mage said, a hint of worry on his face, as he turned to politely ask the black-robed person beside him.

" 'Heh heh! Don't worry. While this Tai Xuan Bagua Diagram, refined by an ancient cultivator, is indeed an extremely powerful ancient treasure, the cultivator wielding it hasn't truly mastered its usage. He's merely relying on the Bagua Diagram's potent spiritual energy to forcefully trap his opponent. In that case, he won't be able to hinder Fellow Daoist Ku for long. This crude method of driving the formation diagram consumes a significant amount of his own magic power. This person is truly foolish! But it's not surprising. In such a remote place, how many people would know the true usage of such a rare ancient treasure?' " The black-robed person chuckled softly a few times, speaking vaguely, his words filled with disdain for the cultivators of Tiannan.

Hearing the black-robed person's words, the tall, lean mage felt relieved and temporarily abandoned his original plan to command the mages behind him to swarm forward. Correspondingly, the bald-browed man and others observing from below had mixed expressions of joy and worry on their faces. At first, upon seeing the Bagua Diagram trap the opposing mage, they were indeed excited. But later, hearing strange noises intermittently coming from the formation diagram and seeing the elder named Ma sitting cross-legged at the side, casting spells with a solemn expression, they realized the battle was far from over and felt a slight disappointment. The elder himself, however, was secretly complaining bitterly!

He had only recently acquired this treasure. Before, he had only used it against Golden Core stage cultivators. Once those people were trapped within this treasure, they were utterly powerless to resist, allowing him to activate the restrictions within the formation diagram to kill them one by one. However, this mage named Ku Yao, trapped within the formation diagram, was surprisingly able to temporarily block the thunder and fire attacks using his own divine abilities, and continuously urged the giant fire dragon to fiercely spray at the formation's restrictions. This forced him to continuously replenish spiritual energy into the formation diagram to stabilize it.

The battle in the sky quieted down for a moment. Aside from the faint rumbling sounds emanating from the massive formation diagram amidst the ethereal light, the area outside the battle was momentarily silent. The bald-browed man and others' faces grew increasingly worried.

Han Li stood alone to one side, looking up at the sky with an expressionless face, but in his mind, he was conversing with Silvermoon.

" 'This Fellow Daoist Ma is truly squandering a treasure! To activate the Tai Xuan Bagua Diagram in such a crude manner... You know, this is an ancient treasure whose power is no less than that of the Purple Gilded Pouch.' " Silvermoon clicked her tongue repeatedly, as if greatly lamenting the misuse of the Bagua Diagram.

" 'Tai Xuan Bagua Diagram! You know this ancient treasure?' " Han Li's face remained impassive, but he secretly transmitted his question.

" 'Of course, this Bagua Diagram was also a rather famous ancient treasure during ancient times,' " Silvermoon quickly replied. " 'However, this one seems to be a crudely made, inferior product. Otherwise, even if its true divine abilities couldn't be fully utilized, it would still be enough to trap and kill the opponent. A true high-grade Bagua Diagram wouldn't consume so much magic power.' "

" 'If even a crudely made, inferior product has such astounding might, I wonder what a true high-grade formation diagram would be like?' " Han Li hesitated, then continued, " 'However, you said the Purple Gilded Pouch's power was no less than this treasure's. Does that ancient treasure also have some activation secret?' "

" 'The Purple Gilded Pouch isn't so troublesome!' " Silvermoon replied with a light chuckle. " 'It can be used by simply injecting spiritual energy. And its restriction, the Jade Sun True Flame, can be mastered with just a few more attempts at comprehension.' "

Hearing this, Han Li fell silent, not saying anything more. His gaze flickered a few times, and he looked towards the sky again. But after only two glances, he frowned and inwardly cried, "Not good!"

An earth-shattering roar emanated from the formation diagram. The Bagua Diagram in the air suddenly twisted and shook, followed by countless crimson light beams shooting out in all directions. The entire formation diagram instantly became riddled with holes and tattered.

Just as everyone watched in alarm, another loud rumble echoed from a corner of the formation diagram. A ball of raging fire shot out from it, and only extinguished its light after directly teleporting to over ten *zhang* in the sky, revealing Ku Yao, whose face was as red as blood. The fire dragon he stood on had, at some unknown point, shrunk back to its original length of about a *zhang* and looked dispirited.

On the other side, the elder named Ma's situation was no better. His face was ashen, and his eyes were lifeless. But the elder gritted his teeth and waved his hand towards the now tattered formation diagram. The tattered Bagua Diagram flashed with ethereal light and shot skyward. A moment later, the formation diagram transformed back into a scroll and fell into his hands.