Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1346 623: Four Corners' Glory and Decline in a Single Thought

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Previously on Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'...
Rong Si Jiao is confronted by a mysterious figure who seems to know about his letter to the Inner State and attempts to use a Blinding Technique. Rong Si Jiao escapes by throwing strawberries and dust at the figure. Meanwhile, Li Banfeng interrogates a rabbit about the abilities of the Rong Ku God, learning about Color Cultivation, which involves manipulating elements through color.

But the rabbit thought this was just part of the Rong Ku God's means, and he absolutely didn't believe that the omnipotent Rong Ku God was just a cultivator.

Cui Tiq said to Li Qi: "Color Cultivator is very troublesome, let me deal with him."

Li Banfeng shook his head: "As promised, I'll give you a complete territory. If Rong Si Jiao is not sent away, I won't consider it as fulfilling my promise,

since this is Rong Si Jiao's scroll, we need to be cautious and vigilant. You inspect the mountain, and if there's a situation, find a way to inform me."

Cui Tiq didn't dare to slack off and took the rabbit to carefully search the mountain. If this mountain was entirely drawn by Rong Si Jiao, during the battle, unexpected mechanisms might appear.

Li Banfeng quickly caught up with the shadow and saw that the shadow had indeed ignited.

Rong Si Jiao kept intensifying the fire. Although the shadow was not afraid of being burned by fire, it feared light. The angle of firelight and sunlight being different caused dispersion and weakening to the shadow, leading to a decline in the shadow's combat power.

But Rong Si Jiao's condition wasn't too good either. He had wounds scattered across his body, quite a number, clearly inflicted by the shadow using "Trample Over Thousands of Rivers." Judging by the current situation, the shadow could basically fight Rong Si Jiao to a draw.

Despite his troubles, Rong Si Jiao was still a cultivator Above the Clouds, and his combat experience was extremely rich. The shadow could hold on until now, analyzing from the overall strength...

"Come down and lend a hand, just watching the show?" The shadow shouted angrily, and Li Banfeng came down from mid-air.

Seeing Li Qi arriving, Rong Si Jiao was somewhat scared.

He didn't want to fight two on his own and flicked a bottle of ink from his sleeve, spilling it onto the ground, leaving a patch of ink.

This patch of ink looked simply black, but as Li Qi got closer, he felt a cold wind spray outward. Under the influence of the Color Repair Skill, the ink had metamorphosed into the entrance of an underground cave; Rong Si Jiao intended to burrow and escape.

Li Qi flung the teapot, with tea water gushing from the ground, dispersing the ink.

Splash!

The ink mixed with tea water, turning into mud, Rong Si Jiao's legs were submerged up to his knees.

The old teapot, taking advantage, filled the mud with hot water, causing Rong Si Jiao to shiver violently.

Had it been two years ago, the old teapot wouldn't have acted this fast; with that speed, he wouldn't even have touched Rong Si Jiao's shadow.

But now, he had been fed with a pile of good ingredients, not only mastering techniques but unleashing continuous attacks, leaving no breathing room for the opponent.

The old teapot planned to pour water on Rong Si Jiao's head when Rong Si Jiao scattered some sand on the ground, turning the fine dark brown into yellow-white sand, allowing Rong Si Jiao to break free from the sand.

The old teapot wanted to pursue, but Rong Si Jiao scattered dust under his feet, swiftly leaving the original place as though riding the wind.

Truly riding the wind, Rong Si Jiao mastered Grey Skill while in the Sixth Layer, and he defined grey as wind.

With the aid of wind power, Rong Si Jiao's speed was incredibly fast, yet this time he failed to escape, as the old teapot had already set up a barrier around him.

Rong Si Jiao flicked the ink bottle and drew an exit on the barrier, rushing out.

The old teapot was waiting at the exit ahead of time, pouring half a teapot of tea water over Rong Si Jiao's head.

That half a teapot of water almost brought Rong Si Jiao to collapse, while the old teapot aimed to pour a whole teapot; even if he didn't die, Rong Si Jiao would be severely injured.

But Li Banfeng stopped the old teapot.

The old teapot was puzzled: "Brother, what's the meaning of this?"

Li Banfeng looked down at Rong Si Jiao: "Don't be in such a rush, give my shadow a bit more opportunity."

Rong Si Jiao heard this sentence.

Shadow?

Was that black figure earlier Li Qi's shadow?

How could he use a shadow?

Does Traveling Cultivator have this technique?

Where did the shadow go?

Uh-oh, he is a Traveling Cultivator...

Bam!

Rong Si Jiao trembled, feeling as though his internal organs had exploded.

It wasn't just a feeling; they really exploded, as the shadow used "Passing Glance."

Li Banfeng commented on the technique: "Quick strike, but not enough power."

The shadow let out a cold snort and once again charged at Rong Si Jiao.

Desperate, Rong Si Jiao prepared to fight for his life.

He didn't flee or hide, but pulled out a handful of silver powder from his pocket, tossing it into the air.

The silver powder coalesced in the air into a nine-foot-long blade; Rong Si Jiao swung down with his right hand, shouting: "One Slash, Two Divisions!"

From top to bottom, controlling the blade, Rong Si Jiao split the shadow vertically in half.

The two halves of the shadow instantly faded, unable to move under severe damage.

Li Banfeng wanted to summon another shadow to continue fighting but wasn't successful.

Back in Gourd Village, Li Banfeng wasn't mentally stable, and the shadow went uncontrolled, running amok.

Now, while his mental state was normal, the shadow wouldn't come forth.

Rong Si Jiao flipped his wrist, palm facing up, swinging horizontally from right to left, and shouted: "Two Blades, Four Slices!"

This strike needed a change of direction, not extremely fast, allowing the shadow ample time to flee.

But the shadow didn't flee; being split in two, the halves hopped with single feet toward Rong Si Jiao.

Risking life and death, these two shadows stubbornly charged forward, approaching before Rong Si Jiao could act.

The Gloves quickly assisted the shadow by handing over weapons, delivering a sickle and shovel to the shadow respectively.

One half of the shadow raised a sickle, hooking Rong Si Jiao's neck, while the other swung the shovel, cutting down Rong Si Jiao's right hand.

Rong Si Jiao let out a howl and fell to the ground; silver powder fell everywhere, and the blade turned into nothingness.

He struggled to rise, intending to fight on, only to see the halves extending, morphing into two complete shadows.

Cut more and multiply?

Rong Si Jiao exclaimed: "Heavenly Union Technique!"

Li Banfeng, watching the fight from the side, occasionally aided with his magical treasure, but never intervened directly.

"Rong Si Jiao, always on the verge with a single thought, you'd be a waste if you don't become a deceive cultivator. Come, visit my place for a chat!"

As the words fell, the two shadows moved forward to capture Rong Si Jiao, and Li Banfeng opened the door, sending Rong Si Jiao into the Portable Residence.

PS: It's been a while since everyone gathered.

Thanks to Alliance Hierarch Shan Xiong Listening, and for the great support for this work and Shala.