This series of attacks was completed in a flash, and Ziyang True Person, whose mind was being pulled by illusion magic, didn't have any time to prepare defenses.
However, the Artifact Spirit of the Sunflame Treasure seemed to sense the danger to its owner, and automatically protected Ziyang True Person by emitting a burst of scarlet firelight to shield him.
Though it was a Spiritual Treasure, it was not a defensive one. The scarlet firelight automatically released to protect against attacks from a Golden Core Stage Cultivator was sufficient, but far inadequate for a confrontation with a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.
The Nine Annihilation Ice Needles moved even faster, piercing through the shield of scarlet firelight in the blink of an eye.
Just as they were about to strike Ziyang True Person, another burst of scarlet firelight suddenly erupted from his body, spreading outward as a wave of flames, forming a scarlet ring of fire in mid-air.
