Six-Star Showdown

The speaker was a middle-aged man, his aura in no way inferior to his opponent's. Beside him were nine other individuals, each emanating powerful spiritual fluctuations.

"No wonder we fought endlessly without your Five-Star experts showing up; so you were waiting here," the Du Xie Gang's big brother chuckled mockingly.

"Not waiting, but luring. Do you think we could be so careless as to not arrange defenses for our ranged Card Cultivators?!" the Fu Gang's big brother laughed.

"So you intentionally arranged a thin formation here to lure me out."

"That's right. Now you have two choices: either hand over Luo Bai, or don't expect to leave this place."

"Hahahaha, ridiculous! This is the Du Xie Gang's headquarters, my, Cao Jing's, home. Why should I leave? I came out merely to make you reveal yourself," the Du Xie Gang's big brother laughed heartily, but his eyes radiated coldness. His hand, clasped behind his back, subtly signaled to the person behind him.

The young man holding another person immediately understood and retreated.

"Stop quibbling, prepare to die!" the Fu Gang's big brother shouted, his aura surging. In his hand, energy condensed into a blue battle axe. The battle axe was two and a half meters long in total, one and a half inches thick, and one meter wide. The energy was condensed to its extreme, even revealing exquisitely carved tiger patterns, radiating an unparalleled domineering aura.

Although he was a Six-Star Card Cultivator, he still didn't possess a Six-Star Card, because Six-Star Cards were extremely rare. The Card he just used was a Five-Star Card named Lan Hu Ba Wang Axe, considered a top-tier among Five-Star Cards.

The nine people behind him also condensed their own weapons, all of them axe-shaped.

"Garane, after all these years, have you still not found a Six-Star Card?!" Cao Jing mocked with a laugh. At the same time, a gigantic purple scorpion tail grew from his back.

This was the Card that had made his name, the Xie Wei Card Six-Star. Although not particularly outstanding among Six-Star Cards, its capabilities still far surpassed Five-Star Cards. This Card could be used for both close-quarters and long-range attacks, but its energy consumption was also astonishing.

"Without Six-Star Card Energy, let's see how long you can use it," Garane chuckled lightly, then used his Qi Flow Card to fly forward.

The Shatter skill was activated, and the battle axe immediately glowed, carrying the impact force of a peak Five-Star level along with explosive energy.

Cao Jing quickly used his Qi Flow Card to dodge far away. Don't joke; his defensive barrier was only Five-Star. Taking a hit like this would surely shatter it instantly, and the explosive energy could cause an extremely dangerous explosion. The Xie Wei Card also had long-range attack capabilities, so he wouldn't be foolish enough to engage Garane in close combat.

"Split!" Cao Jing shouted, and the tail immediately separated into multiple segments, each growing additional sharp points, resembling strangely shaped throwing darts.

These throwing darts, under Cao Jing's control, attacked Garane from multiple directions. Their speed was extremely fast, approaching the target in an instant.

Garane seemed to pay no attention. Before him, a double-bladed axe without a handle formed, blocking all throwing darts attacking from the front. The darts' attack power was extremely strong; each one striking the axe blade emitted powerful shockwaves, leaving large cracks on the blade. But the axe blade remained unbroken, allowing Garane to charge forward.

Though he hadn't obtained a Six-Star Card for many years, he possessed many high-quality Five-Star Cards. His defensive Card even had defensive power exceeding the peak Five-Star level, very close to Six-Star. Coupled with Cao Jing's insufficient energy, he didn't dare to attack with full force, so his attack couldn't stop Garane.

However, when the throwing darts shattered, they released a thick purple gas. Garane, enveloped by the purple gas, his speed sharply decreased, and the light emanating from his battle axe also dimmed considerably.

The Poisonous Qi skill, absorbing energy up to the high-grade Five-Star limit, accompanied by effects of reduced speed, corroded defense, and spiritual power interference. This was one of the two most powerful basic skills of the Xie Wei Card, having helped Cao Jing defeat many opponents. At this moment, he activated this skill, and immediately afterward, another tail, much larger and longer than before, condensed behind him. The tail coiled like a spring, then shot out at an astonishing speed.

That was the Spring Tail, a move Cao Jing had created based on the Xie Wei Card's basic Xie Wei skill, utilizing elastic force that consumed Five-Star level energy but delivered Six-Star early-stage attack power.

Garane, being enveloped by the purple gas, his concentration diminished, and his reaction ability was poor. By the time he detected the attack, it was already very close. In this critical situation, he unleashed astonishing potential. In an instant, he reinforced his defense, held his battle axe horizontally before his chest, and then used his Qi Flow Card to fully divert to one side.

Boom!

The scorpion tail struck Garane's defensive axe blade like a heavy missile hitting a plane. Although there was no fireball, the extremely powerful shockwave swept through like a storm. Within a two-hundred-meter radius from the point of impact, all Four-Star and Five-Star Card Cultivators engaged in battle were thrown far away like kites with broken strings, no defensive barrier remaining unbroken. Six-Star attack power, even early-stage, was not something Five-Star defense could withstand.

Garane had two layers of defense and managed to avoid the direct impact in time, so he wasn't completely annihilated. Even so, he was sent flying several hundred meters, both his axe blade and battle axe no longer existing. At this moment, he was extremely miserable; if he fell to the ground, death was certain.

However, Cao Jing's expression remained unusually grim, as if the danger had not yet been averted.

Indeed, just then, two figures appeared, one gently raising a hand to support Garane.