Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 683 Intense Battle with Li Songtao (Part 1 - Seeking Subscription)

Hearing these words, Li Songtao's hair stood on end, knowing something was wrong. He swiftly leaped forward, but it was too late; a fierce wind rushed from behind, and a sharp pain pierced the back of his head. Like a cannonball, he plummeted downwards, crashing heavily onto the bluestone path in the courtyard with a loud bang.

"No matter what angle this ice needle comes from, as long as I don't let it catch up to me, I'm fine. Li Songtao, have you been kept locked away for too long these years? Have you forgotten how to fight? Can't even figure out such simple things? You didn't even notice someone approaching you from behind?" As he spoke, Pei Yan slowly descended to the ground, mocking Li Songtao who was in the shallow pit. "Do you really possess the realm of the Asura Dao? Among those of the same realm fighting against me, you are the most pathetic. Hey, it's rare to reunite after so long, don't disappoint me too much. Show me some skills to please me! Otherwise, you have no worth being alive."

Listening to Pei Yan's taunting words, Li Songtao propped himself up with his hands, slowly stood up, and blood trickled down his forehead, soaking his black-and-white face. Combined with his grim, twisted expression, it made his once handsome face appear menacing and devilish.

Didn't notice? How could he possibly not? It was just that the opponent was too fast, leaving him no time to react. Wiping the blood off his face, Li Songtao looked up at Pei Yan, and for the first time felt fear rise within him. This kid actually mastered the Space Instant Teleportation Technique.

"Hehe, to please you! You are truly arrogant!" Li Songtao spoke as he floated back into the air. Touching his treasure pouch, he casually retrieved a copper bell-sized item. Back then, when he fought across realms against the investigation hall, his artifacts were all shattered by Lin Ruxue's avatar, leading to his capture. Upon returning to the Daoist Realm, he was rescued by his uncle. While his uncle openly scolded and reprimanded him, he secretly still valued their blood ties and custom-made a new set of artifacts for him based on his familiar style, for him to control. The copper bell in his hand now was the upgraded version of the Heart Desire Glazed Bell, more powerful than before, albeit with less nurturing time, making it somewhat awkward to manipulate. But now the situation was urgent, and he couldn't care too much, thus he made hand gestures and recited incantations to activate the bell.

Looking up, Pei Yan watched as the copper bell in Li Songtao's hand grew larger with each chant. He became intrigued, thinking this must be the artifact in the hands of cultivators. He had seen Li Songtao use a similar item upon their first meeting, but before he could wield it, Lin Ruxue's avatar took it away. Today, he finally had the chance to see what mysterious properties this thing held.

Just as he thought this, Li Songtao had completed the activation, and a large bell descended from the sky, aiming at Pei Yan's head. As Pei Yan saw it, he leaped back, but heard Li Songtao's cold laughter from the air: "If I let you escape easily, how can this be called the Heart Desire Glazed Bell! Scoundrel, behold my artifact!"

With this light shout, the Glazed Bell that descended vertically disappeared in front of Pei Yan. Just as Pei Yan pondered and landed again, both sides of the earth suddenly transformed into a black void beneath his feet. Following this, the Glazed Bell surprisingly emerged from below, enveloping him within.

Seeing himself surrounded by golden light, Pei Yan naturally attempted to leap upwards. But it was too late; the upper gap of the bell's inner wall was instantly sealed. The large bell transformed into a shining sphere, ensuring Pei Yan was trapped inside. The sphere revolved, the Glazed Bell inverted back to a copper bell shape, sealing him within.

Seeing himself trapped, Pei Yan was not flustered. He didn't exert his full strength; he only used forty percent and punched fiercely towards the bell's wall. After a deafening sound of the bell, Pei Yan involuntarily retreated a few steps, holding his head dizzy from the echo, observing the slowly recovering dents on the bell's wall, quietly praising its ingenuity.

This bell not only rebounded seventy percent of the force he exerted outward back to him, but more importantly, the ringing penetrated his blocked hearing, striking his soul, making him almost collapse.

However, these two tricks alone couldn't hold him now. After preliminarily investigating the Glazed Bell's power, Pei Yan looked up at Li Songtao with a light smile and said, "This bell is indeed sturdy, but what's the use? Are you planning to trap me and then run away? That would be a fine plan. If that's your intention, you better hurry, my patience is limited; this bell won't hold me for long!"

"Arrogant brat, this time there won't be someone to take away my artifact and rescue you, and I won't give you the chance to speak madness before me again. Prepare to die!"

Li Songtao finished and tore off his cloak, his hands flying up and down, continuously making signs. Simultaneously, hundreds of talismans sprang out from his treasure pouch, finding their places suspended in mid-air, enveloping the entire courtyard. As these steps were completed, a fierce cold wind suddenly arose inside the courtyard, the temperature plummeted drastically. At this moment, not only inside Shitang Longsi's courtyard, everyone including Shitang Longsi couldn't withstand it, jumping out of the battle circle. Even Gu Shenghui and a group of investigators, who were ambushing outside, had to retreat to avoid its edge.

Seeing his move about to succeed, Li Songtao grinned maliciously, taking off an ice bracelet from his wrist and casually tossing it into his mouth. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the ice bracelet exploded violently mid-air. This explosion seemed to blow the horn for the attack, and countless ice daggers began sprouting under the talisman's coverage, piercing towards Pei Yan in the center of the courtyard.

"The Sea of Ice!" The spell was completed, Li Songtao quickly made hand signs, reclaiming his artifact Heart Desire Glazed Bell. He shouted loudly, speeding up the ice dagger's growth towards Pei Yan.

Seeing the encircling range shrinking and almost frozen solid, Pei Yan was left with barely any space to dodge. Finally unable to suppress his excitement, Li Songtao roared: "Brat, dare speak arrogance again! Have you found out the Space Instant Teleportation Technique is useless? Before you die, let me make you understand. In my spell area, not only you, but even space will freeze, and each ice dagger summoned has tenfold the power of the ice needle that once penetrated your defenses. Let's see how you defend now! This time I'll not only freeze your body but seal your soul, and by then, even your true essence won't be able to save you! Condense!"

With the last word spoken, Li Songtao clenched a single hand, causing all ice daggers to finally merge, creating a more than thirty-meter ice mountain. It broke through the courtyard wall, crushing half of the buildings before rising from the ground, with Pei Yan sealed immobile at the center of the ice mountain.

"Huff huff huff!" Content with his achievement, Li Songtao slowly descended to the ground. With his spiritual power exhausted, even his breathing turned rapid, but he ignored all else, lifting his head to admire his creation, bursting into loud laughter.