Killing God - Chapter 230

Chapter 230 Fire Barrier
Fire Barrier Technique was a very common First Grade Five Elements Technique. Although it belonged to one of the Five Elements Fire Element Techniques just like Fireball Technique, it was quite different from Fireball Technique in terms of fame. Fireball Technique was the first choice for practicers in the Qi Refining Realm, but Fire Barrier Technique was rarely sought after. It could be said to be a rather secluded technique in the secluded secluded secluded secluded secluded secluded secluded sects.

The reason for this was actually very simple. Fireball was one of the most powerful first-grade offensive techniques, while Fire Barrier focused on defense. In this era of the Five Elements Technique, if one had to choose another technique that was not useful, as long as one was smart, they would not do so.

Most of the cultivators in this world were smart. Those who weren’t smart and had no talent would be eliminated sooner or later on this arduous path of cultivation. In fact, even smart and talented people would die in the middle of their lives.

Thus, although the Fire Barrier Technique had been circulating for many years, there were very few cultivators who really cultivated this kind of obscure technique.

Shen Shi was one of them.

Just like fireball, water archery, and earth sinking, Fire Barrier Technique was also used when Shen Shi was still in Qingyu Island, He went to the hall to spend spirit crystals to buy it, As for the reason, it wasn’t complicated, There were only two points. One was that Shen Shi himself had already noticed that he was different from the others in the Five Elements Technique because of the Heart Cleansing Curse. Whether it was the cultivation technique or the casting speed of the technique, it was a level higher than that of ordinary people. Therefore, he had straightforwardly increased his energy and investment in the technique. The second reason he chose the Fire Barrier Technique was because of his cautious temperament. Fireball Techniques, Water Arrow Techniques, and other techniques were all offensive techniques, but none of them were suitable for defense. Therefore, he chose the Fire Barrier Technique.

However, there was a reason why this fire barrier technique was so remote. Even though Shen Shi had cultivated this technique in the future, he had only used a handful of fire barrier techniques in the past few years. Compared to fire ball techniques, water archery techniques, and even auxiliary techniques such as earth sinking techniques, fire barrier techniques were used pitifully few times in his hands.

The reason for that was because the Fire Barrier Technique was actually not a very good defensive spell. After casting its spell, it formed a burning wall around the caster to block the enemy’s attack. However, it did not have much defensive power against the caster himself. In other words, the enemy chopped down with a knife, and you cast a fire barrier spell. If the enemy was afraid that the flames would shrink, the fire barrier spell would have an effect. However, if his opponent were to go all out, even if he was burned by the fire, he would still have to slash at him, and the spellcaster would be helpless …

From this, The limitations of this Fire Barrier Technique were really great. It wasn’t that Shen Shi didn’t understand this at first, but in the end, he still bought this Fire Barrier Technique as one of the first Tier 1 spells he had learned. It was because he hadn’t discovered any other better defensive spells among the Tier 1 spells, at least when he was in Qingyu Island that day.

Because of this, In fact, he had always had a sense of trust in the Fire Barrier Technique. That day, after returning to Jinhong Mountain and breaking through to the Origin Condensation Realm, The first time he chose to enter the sect, he chose the [Golden Stone Armor], a divine passage technique. To put it bluntly, he still felt that if he encountered a strong enemy, there were all sorts of techniques he could use to attack the enemy. However, his defense was not enough. Once he was close to the powerful enemy’s divine ability, it was almost a word of death.

That was why he had shelved fire barrier techniques for a long time. Even when he had drawn talismans, the number of talismans that he had created fire barrier techniques was the smallest.

However, at this moment when life and death were on the line, when countless ghosts roared and howled like a flood about to drown him, when Shen Shi rushed up that staircase, the first spell he activated with his wrist raised was actually this incomparably remote fire barrier spell.

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“Boom!”

With a low echo, the flames suddenly lit up, instantly illuminating this passageway that was going up layer by layer and looking very far and tall. A wall of fire seemed to descend from the sky, descending with a loud boom. The flames burned brightly, spanning between Shen Shi and the countless ferocious and terrifying ghosts behind him.

In the next moment, all sorts of sharp and ear-piercing strange cries erupted. Ghosts were afraid of nothing more than lightning and fire. Among them, lightning was the most powerful, but flames would also make all ghosts loathe and even fear them.

Not to mention the sudden appearance of the wall of fire, The flames burned brightly and even revealed a faint hint of pure white. If there were cultivators in the world who were skilled in the Five Elements Technique, they would discover that not only did the temperature of the fire wall seem to be a little higher than that of an ordinary fire barrier technique, but even the size of the fire wall was more than double that of an ordinary fire barrier technique. In an instant, it directly sealed this passage and blocked the path of all ghosts.

Although most ghosts don’t have intelligence, but by instinct there is still fear of burning flames, Therefore, the row of ghosts that rushed to the front almost instinctively stopped. But there were too many ghosts in the passageway, The crowd turned into a flood of ghosts, but it was impossible to stop. The ghost in front wanted to stop to avoid the flames, but the ghost in the back continued to charge forward crazily. Large amounts of energy surged forth, and the ghost in the front row was forcefully smashed forward again, stumbling into the raging flames.

“Hu …”

The wall of fire rumbled, It was as if flames were roaring and howling wildly, The tongue of fire rolled upside down, In the blink of an eye, he swallowed up the seven or eight ghosts that had fallen from the front row. The sound of cracking exploded from the flames. A shrill and shrill scream mixed with horror and rage resounded throughout the entire passageway. This sound was so terrifying that not only did Shen Shi’s body tremble as he fled, it even caused the ghost torrent behind the wall of flames to forcefully stop.

Taking advantage of this moment, Shen Shi, who had already run out of more than ten stone steps, said, His body was still running forward, However, his head subconsciously looked back. At the same time, he saw the ghosts being swallowed up by the blazing wall of fire, It turned into a fierce scene of fireballs crazily struggling and burning. Behind the wall, because there were too many ghosts, there were still some skeletons, zombies, and other ghosts that couldn’t help but be pushed into the wall. They also turned into such a miserable and terrifying ending amidst the roars and screams.

Shen Shi’s body trembled slightly, not because he felt pity for these ghosts being burned, but because he was somewhat shocked by the power of the Fire Barrier Technique.

Just as these ghosts were about to catch up, At this critical juncture, he didn’t know if it was an idea or an instinctive reaction. He subconsciously chose the Fire Barrier Spell, the most remote spell among all the spells he had learned and possessed. At this moment, it seemed that this choice was undoubtedly the most correct and the only spell that could obstruct those ghosts.

Yes, just a slight obstruction.

After all, the Fire Barrier Technique was only the weakest and most ordinary Tier 1 technique. Even though Shen Shi had cultivated two of the Yin Yang Curse’s secret techniques and used the Heart Cleansing Curse to open new apertures to refine the Heavenly Underworld Curse to increase the power, the Tier 1 technique was still only a Tier 1 technique.

When Shen Shi rushed to the twenty-sixth stone staircase, the wall of fire behind him reached its most blazing peak, and then the flames began to gradually dim. By the time he reached the forty-first stone staircase, seventeen or eighteen ghosts had fallen from the wall, all burnt into a pile of charred ashes, but the wall was less than half of its height at its peak, and the flames were rapidly fading away; When he rushed ten steps forward and ran up the fifty-first stone staircase, the flames dimmed and the wall of fire dissipated. After a moment of silence, the ghosts that were blocked burst into a soul-stirring howl and continued to charge towards the two balls of fresh flesh and blood on the stone staircase.

Shen Shi did not turn around. He only gritted his teeth and ran desperately. As for Little Hei, he simply did not look back from the beginning to the end. He ran desperately towards the front of the stone steps with all his strength. His hooves were flying very fast, and he was already twenty or thirty steps ahead of Shen Shi.

In terms of his ability to flee for his life alone, it was clear that Xiao Hei had already far surpassed his master at the Origin Condensation Realm, causing Shen Shi to look at him with a sidelong gaze.

With the obstruction of the fire barrier technique, Shen Shi finally managed to break free from the dangerous situation where his life was hanging on the line, and opened up a distance between him and the ghosts. However, after the wall of fire dissipated, the ghost torrent continued to chase after him, and the howls grew louder and louder, gradually closing the distance between him and Shen Shi.

Sweat slowly seeped out from the corners of his forehead and dripped down. Shen Shi’s heart was beating violently and he was constantly panting. When he heard the ghost cry, his face became paler and paler. When he rushed to the 117th stone staircase, the ghost’s howl seemed to be close to his ears.

He did not turn around or stop. He only waved his hand once again at the moment when he rushed forward with all his might. That wisp of flame burned from between his fingers and emitted a dazzling light.

“Boom!”

An echo of a mysterious power echoed. The flames lit up the entire passageway and turned into a raging fire wall. It was as if everything in the world was going to be burnt down. It landed on the stone steps of the passageway.

Afterwards, Shen Shi continued to flee into the wilderness.

Behind him, within the flames, ghosts were crying and wolves were howling. Dozens of ghosts were shouting and dancing wildly in the burning flames. All the ghosts were in a panic and were once again blocked behind the wall of fire.

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Just like that, Shen Shi used the incomparably obscure technique of the Fire Barrier Technique to barely obtain some breathing space for himself and Little Hei in this desperate situation, and he desperately fled forward. However, the Fire Barrier Technique was only a Tier 1 spell after all. It was unable to stop the large group of ghosts chasing after their souls for a long time. After the flames dissipated, the ghosts would chase after them again, gradually closing the distance between them and Shen Shi.

After escaping like this, he repeatedly used up all the talismans of the Fire Barrier Technique. Later, he had no choice but to use his own Spiritual Energy to cast spells. Fortunately, after he broke through to the Origin Condensation Realm, his casting speed had risen to another level. He could barely catch up to these ghosts and cast out a wall of fire to escape for his life again.

However, after so many times, the passage upwards was still endless. The countless stone steps seemed to lead to the sky, spreading endlessly, even causing a trace of despair to slowly arise in Shen Shi’s heart.

Even if it was a mountain, perhaps it had already climbed to the top of the mountain by now, right?

He smiled bitterly in his heart and complained. He waved his hand to release another fire barrier spell, summoning a wall of fire to block the ghost pursuers behind him. However, as he continued to run forward, his body suddenly felt empty and he could not help but shake twice.

Shen Shi’s heart sank slightly. His face turned paler and paler. This was a sign that his body had lost some strength, and it was also a sign that he had used up too much spiritual energy in his body.

If there wasn’t any change, he wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer.

He gritted his teeth and continued to run forward. He looked up and found that Xiao Hei was running ahead energetically. There was no sign of exhaustion in his eyes. At this moment, he was already more than a hundred stone steps ahead of him. If it wasn’t for the brightness in the tunnel, he probably wouldn’t even be able to see the little black pig’s butt.

Shen Shi was suddenly a little annoyed. He spat as he ran and scolded,

“This unscrupulous pig!”

At this moment, it was unknown if he had strangely heard Shen Shi’s complaint from afar, or if he had seen something else. Little Hei’s body suddenly paused, but he suddenly stopped on the high stone steps and stood there motionlessly.