In the darkness of the night, Li Yan took a deep breath, his face solemn. At this point in the battle, only the strong ones were left. He remembered the number "four hundred and five" very clearly, which was the great perfection of the tenth level of Qi Condensation at the Four Symbols Peak.
Since the war began, Li Yan has encountered three masters of the tenth level. He only fought against one of them, wanting to try how long he could hold out against the master of the tenth level, until he was exhausted and defeated.
As for the other two, Li Yan gave up after fighting for half a cup of tea!
The man he is facing now is called Du Sanjiang. Although he has also reached the tenth level of Qi Condensation, his fame is much greater than those three.
This person has been in the tenth level of Qi Condensation for five years. He was going to make a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage in the near future, but when he heard that the Wheel of Life and Death was activated, he suppressed the time for his breakthrough. He wanted to enter the Wheel of Life and Death to obtain some treasures before making a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage.
When meeting Du Sanjiang, Li Yan considered it carefully and felt that he must go all out when he gets on stage, because those left are basically all strong players, and maybe he will draw the tenth level of perfection in the next round, and then he will have no way to retreat.
Li Yan also watched most of Du Sanjiang's games. This man's formation has already taken shape. It is said that he is the most promising rising star in Sixiang Peak after the brothers Chu Weixiong and Chu Weili who are in the foundation-building stage.
Although he cannot reach the state of entering the Dao through formations now, he can still use the formations to perform magic. And I heard that he has mastered nearly a hundred kinds of formations, big and small. This person has only lost one battle before.
"Junior brother, this battle is difficult. You must be extremely alert. Now everyone is in the last round, but it's just a matter of how many rounds you will fight. If you win this one, you will have more chances."
Wei Chituo also had a solemn expression on his face.
"Junior brother, you can be careful, but just relax. This person is very powerful. If you can win, and if you don't draw the tenth level of perfection next, that will be enough." Lin Daqiao said with a smile.
Yun Chunqu actually nodded in agreement.
"You should be careful of his defense. He probably won't release a protective aura to consume his mana. He should be using the formation to protect himself. After all, he has mastered the magic that follows the formation, and he can use spirit stones to drive the formation."
Gong Chenying stood tall and looked at Li Yan.
"Thank you, senior brother and sister!"
After Li Yan expressed his gratitude, the spiritual light outside his body became stronger and stronger, and he soared into the air, passing horizontally under the huge full moon in the dark night, leaving behind a black line.
At the battle platform No. 17, Li Yan flew over. With a flash of blue light, he had entered the battle platform's protective magic circle. But at the moment of entering, his body paused as a gentle voice sounded in his ears.
"Junior brother, this person has already cultivated to the point where the magic follows the formation. You should give him your all."
This was the voice of the eldest senior brother. It turned out that he was the one supervising the battle on this battlefield. This surprised Li Yan. Since the war started, he had thought that he might meet Li Wuyi supervising the battle, but he didn't meet him when it was almost over.
"That's all I can say. I won't interfere!"
At this time, the voice came again, and then there was no movement.
A warm feeling rose in Li Yan's heart, and then he continued to fly towards the center.
When he arrived at the center, there was already a man standing on the ground opposite him. This man was of medium build, about twenty years old, with a square face, dark complexion and no beard. He had a smile on his face, and his eyes were constantly looking at Li Yan.
"It's better to meet in person than to hear about it. Junior Brother Li is really promising at a young age."
The voice was pure and upright, giving people the feeling that this person must be an upright and honest person. Li Yan saw clearly that this person was Du Sanjiang. He also knew that Du Sanjiang was also accepted as a disciple by a Jindan elder of Sixiang Peak and was also a registered disciple, so it was not surprising that he called him junior brother.
Li Yan had watched his matches and knew that this man really looked like him, with a very honest heart. Those who fought with him basically surrendered automatically and did not get injured, but this also showed how powerful he was.
To force these arrogant people to admit defeat automatically requires overwhelming power, but it is impossible to do it in such a way that makes people convinced.
Since others were polite, Li Yan certainly would not put on airs and also bowed.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Du. Please show some mercy later."
"Hahaha... Junior Brother Li, you are too polite. I have seen your fighting skills before. They are truly unpredictable."
Du Sanjiang still stood there steadily, without releasing any protective aura, and said with a smile.
Li Yan couldn't help scratching his head when he heard that, not knowing how to answer.
"Hahaha... Junior Brother Li, let's get started!" Du Sanjiang's magnetic voice came.
Li Yan knew that the opponent was asking him to make the first move, so he didn't hesitate. He waved his hand and a cloud of yellow sand rose into the sky, covering Du Sanjiang's head. Then he flew backwards, quickly putting some distance between himself and his opponent.
Since he knew that the opponent was a master of formations, he could only try to attack first and then quickly move away to see if there was a chance to find the opponent's flaw. He did not expect this attack to have any effect at all.
As for a head-on confrontation with the opponent, Li Yan had never even thought about it. That person was at the tenth level of perfection, and the other person probably just wanted him to have a face-to-face confrontation.
Seeing Li Yan being so careful, Du Sanjiang smiled slightly, with a faint yellow light flashing on his body. He was not afraid of the yellow sand in the sky, and strode forward towards the attack. The next moment, a large amount of yellow sand fell down, and the yellow light on Du Sanjiang's body emitted a faint luster, forming a circle of halo to protect him.
The yellow sand hit the halo, making a continuous "hiss, chih, chih..." sound, like dense raindrops hitting the sand, but he still looked like he was strolling leisurely in the garden, chasing after Li Yan slowly.
Just a glance, Li Yan was already horrified. Just now, the sky was filled with yellow sand. Although he did not expect one attack to be effective, he would not miss any opportunity. He had added one of the twelve poisons in the yellow sand, which was highly corrosive and burning.
But it turned out to have no effect. Li Yan also realized that the yellow halo around Du Sanjiang was not a protective aura. It was a small formation that only required very little mana to control.
Its power mainly comes from the array patterns in the formation, which can communicate between heaven and earth and borrow the spiritual power of heaven and earth to operate, attack and defend. If he stands still, he can even directly place array eyes around him and use spiritual stones instead of magic power.
Seeing Du Sanjiang approaching step by step, Li Yan had no choice but to retreat and circle continuously, attacking while moving. He knew that Du Sanjiang was also looking for an opportunity to set up a formation, or maybe he had already set up a formation while he was moving, but he just couldn't see it.
But Li Yan had no choice, and he didn't dare let Du Sanjiang get close, as that would put him in even greater danger.
Du Sanjiang approached Li Yan slowly and leisurely. Wherever Li Yan went, he followed without hesitation, not worrying that Li Yan would set a trap.
Moreover, he launched attacks from time to time while moving. His earth-based magic arts such as the sky full of yellow sand, the giant rock magic, the dust-sealing magic, etc. were much stronger than Li Yan's. After all, the other was the real earth-based powerhouse.
Occasionally, he would use earth wall techniques to surround Li Yan on all sides, making the space available for Li Yan to move smaller and smaller, and most of Li Yan's attacks were resisted by Du Sanjiang. At this time, the people watching the fight below the stage were talking even louder.
"That Master Li is in trouble. He is about to be surrounded."
"It was bad luck for him to meet Uncle Du. His previous victory was also due to luck. If he had drawn a few more masters like Uncle Du, he would have been defeated long ago. After all, relying on a few traps alone is not enough to face a strong opponent."
"You are wrong. Although there are still many masters like Uncle Du, how many of them can resist the opponent's magic attack without using the protective aura and are not afraid of the opponent's poison?"
"What you said is indeed true. This Uncle Li had also met disciples from the Four Elephants Peak before, but unfortunately, they were all unable to use their magic to form a formation, and were unable to cast a small formation to protect their bodies. They could not use their magic to resist for long. However, Uncle Du is in such a situation this time, so his chances of winning are very high..."
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Gong Chenying stood with her arms folded, her chest was vast and majestic. Although she had fought with Li Yan before, now she thought about it, Li Yan obviously did not use his full strength. He was already honing his ability to respond at that time and did not use some of his best tricks.
Therefore, Gong Chenying had not been optimistic about him before, but after these few days and nights of fighting, Li Yan made her feel more and more mysterious. His magic power was obviously at the middle seventh level of Qi Condensation Stage, but he could still fight against the ninth level of Qi Condensation Stage without losing.
Even if he was facing someone at the tenth level of Qi Condensation, he could still hold out for quite a long time if he used the mobile fighting method. Also, he had a strange and deadly poison that was unprecedented. When they were feeding him moves, so many people couldn't force him to use his full strength. He only used those one or two types of moves.
Li Yan's performance in recent days has really made people look forward to it. Although Long Chenying was not optimistic about today's fight, he was also looking forward to it. However, it didn't take long for the start of the fight before Li Yan was beaten so badly that it could be said that he had no ability to fight back at all. Du Sanjiang was too strong.
Of course she could see that the purpose of Du Sanjiang's attack was to trap Li Yan in a narrow space so that he could immediately cast a formation. It was not that Du Sanjiang was unable to set up the formation now, but that he needed time to do so.
In that way, Li Yan would have time to escape and would also be able to know the location of the formation. Du Sanjiang had not yet cultivated to the level of the Chu brothers, reaching the realm of forming a formation at the same time as the formation.
"But he is very resilient. He is holding on like this because he wants to learn more from his opponent. Even if he loses this game, he still has another chance."
When Gong Chenying thought of this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
At this time, Li Yan on the stage had an extremely solemn expression. He had been surrounded by Du Sanjiang's earth wall technique several times and almost failed to escape. He took the time to look up at the sky. At this time, the huge moon had moved to the center of the sky, illuminating the battlefield.
Although Du Sanjiang showed no sign of being disturbed on the surface, he was also having a headache. The poison in Junior Brother Li's Rain Curtain Technique was really difficult to deal with. His attacks were always like being stuck in mud. He had already lost three spiritual weapons, and it was still ineffective.
The three spiritual weapons had now turned into a gray mass and fell to the ground, which made him very sad, so he now used magic to attack.
Li Yan's slickness meant that he had no chance to use his tactics to trap the enemy. Half an hour had passed, and the battles in other arenas had already ended, but theirs was still in a stalemate.
However, Du Sanjiang already had an idea in his mind. After half an hour of consumption, Li Yan's energy was several times greater than his, with the rain curtain technique, the protective aura, and his occasional counterattacks.
It is estimated that Li Yan only has a small part of his magic power left now. After all, Li Yan is several levels lower than him. No matter how well he practices, magic power is always a weakness. What's more, he has seen Li Yan's previous fights.
Time passed by little by little, and most of the cultivators in the audience were staring at this side. While they admired Du Sanjiang, they were also amazed at Li Yan's ability to withstand beatings.
Li Yan's face was pale and his body was soaked. He couldn't even fight back occasionally, so he simply withdrew the protective aura and put all his magic power into the rain curtain and escaping.
He was now severely overdrawn, and he looked up at the sky again, knowing that he was unable to hold on any longer. Every time he dodged, Li Yan felt nauseous and dizzy, which was an obvious sign of running out of mana.
A smile appeared on Du Sanjiang's lips. In the past half hour, he had trapped Li Yan in a corner. This place was only about a hundred feet in size. He calculated that there should be no problem in setting up the formation.
He concentrated his mind and summoned a magic spell. Suddenly, a tornado column ten feet high and five feet thick appeared in the area. As soon as the wind column appeared, sand and rocks flew everywhere on the battlefield. The tornado column rolled directly towards Li Yan with huge suction force.
At the same time, Du Sanjiang slapped his waist with his other hand, and several spirit stones flew into the air. In an instant, they quickly scattered and flew away, and fell to the ground in a certain direction.
It formed an irregular area of about a hundred feet. Then, Du Sanjiang made a dazzling array of seals in his hands. Countless ancient seal characters, shining with golden light, fell from the sky like raindrops.
It fell into the irregular area and sank into the ground after a flash. As the golden seal characters continued to fall, the space over there kept fluctuating. After a dozen breaths, that area seemed to have returned to normal.
At this time, Li Yan was struggling to resist the suction force of the tornado column, and half of his body had been submerged in the tornado column. Du Sanjiang couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and pointed with both hands. Suddenly, the tornado column whistled loudly, and the suction force increased by more than twice.
Li Yan was sucked into it after only resisting for one breath. Then, under Du Sanjiang's control, the tornado column slowly moved towards the irregular area. It was obvious that he had a hard time using the tornado column.
"It's done, it's done, the formation over there is complete, Uncle Li will be trapped in it soon."
Many people in the audience shouted.
After a few breaths, Li Yan found himself in a vast golden world. He could not tell how big the place was, nor did he know where he was.
He took a few cautious steps and didn't find anything wrong, but he still released a little magic power to protect his body.
Du Sanjiang looked at the area. He had already withdrawn the tornado column. This technique consumed too much mana, and he could only perform it with difficulty at his current level.
Looking at Li Yan in the formation, he still admired Li Yan's resilience and caution from the bottom of his heart. Even at this point, Li Yan was still carefully releasing the protective aura, which made him pause when he wanted to launch an attack with the formation immediately. It seemed that this junior brother would not turn back until he hit the wall.
The people in the audience saw Li Yan walking around the area strangely and circling an irregular area. Some people expressed their dissatisfaction.
"There is no hope at all. Why waste time? Just admit defeat. How can his poison penetrate the formation? Even if it can penetrate the formation, how can it break through Uncle Du's small protective formation?"
"Then just wait. I guess he doesn't have much mana left. Look at his protective aura, it's very weak and already unstable."
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But at this time, Du Sanjiang on the stage did not want to wait any longer. After watching for a few breaths, he determined that Li Yan's magic power was almost exhausted and he could not withstand the attack of the formation, so he urged the seal in his hand, and suddenly there was a bright light in the area over there, and a buzzing sound.
Li Yan was carefully exploring when he suddenly felt the sky twist and change. Then, countless golden spears came whistling from all directions!