Although this challenger was also wearing a loose robe, his other attire was different from the high-level officials of the White Lotus Kingdom that he had met before, and he looked not much different from the people of the Tang Kingdom.
The other challengers basically have the same image. It seems that only people from the White Lotus Kingdom’s court have short hair and bald heads.
This challenger was only at the Lingdan stage, and three spiritual warriors who were also at the Lingdan stage soon appeared in front of him.
Ye Li looked at the stage with interest. He also wanted to see how this Lingdan-stage challenger would climb onto the Qinglian.
The challenger seemed a little excited. He saluted the three people as he stood opposite them, then took a fighting stance.
"Remember the rules. You cannot use magic talismans during the challenge. You can only use spiritual weapons, spiritual armor, and body runes."
Saint Bai Lian said with a smile.
The challenger seemed to have known this for a long time and nodded slightly with no surprise on his face.
His three opponents nodded slightly to him and then stood in a triangle formation directly under the green lotus.
They threw three demon-subduing pestles casually and they flew out, spinning in the air.
This is the secret talisman of the White Lotus Kingdom, which can gather power together to form the incarnation of the Eight Heavenly Dragons.
The spiritual energy of the three Green Lotus Guardians surged, and each of them condensed a seal rune in their hands, and then threw it onto the talisman.
After the three seal runes flew into the three talismans, the talismans began to vibrate violently.
A mighty force surged out from the three talismans and condensed in the air. The strong golden spiritual energy was sucked over and soon transformed into a huge golden figure standing in front of the three people.
The golden figure's head and face looked a bit like a bird, with a beak and some feathers on his face.
There is a pair of wings covered with golden feathers on its back, its feet are like bird claws, but its hands are human hands, each holding a pair of recurve scimitars, which looks a bit weird.
Ye Li had seen this image on the eight statues outside the White Lotus Palace.
After the golden figure appeared, the challenger also drew out his spiritual weapon, which was a long-handled sledgehammer.
The two lines of gold and earth spiritual energy gathered on the challenger's body, and a seal rune appeared, condensing into a set of heavy armor on his body.
After making all preparations, the challenger rushed towards the golden figure holding a sledgehammer filled with earth energy.
His steps were very heavy, and the ground shook with every step. It seemed that this man had plenty of strength.
The golden figure was about five meters tall. Before the challenger could reach him, he took a step forward and swung his two swords from the sky to slash at the challenger on the ground.
The challenger thrust the long-handled sledgehammer in his hand upwards and engaged the double swords head-on.
The challenger's strength was indeed very good. He actually used his hammer to block the slashing of the two swords. However, his own body was nailed to the ground and he could not move forward.
A wood-type light rose from his body, and another seal rune appeared.
Countless vines grew out from his body and instantly wrapped around the two swords, trying to trap the two swords together to disrupt the attack of the golden figure.
The golden figure suddenly drew his sword, trying to separate the two swords. The moment the huge force was released, the vines were completely stretched straight.
However, the challenger seemed to have no intention of wrestling with the opponent at all. At the moment the vines straightened, he leaped up and took advantage of the power of the golden figure's sword, and jumped directly onto the head of the golden figure.
The challenger stomped hard on the figure's head with his feet, and the vines on his body broke away. He then soared into the air even faster and flew towards Qinglian.
His speed was extremely fast, and with the golden figure as a step, he was able to leap onto the green lotus in one step.
However, just when a hint of joy appeared on the challenger's face, the golden figure who had just stood on the ground suddenly appeared in front of him at a faster speed than him.
The metallic figure flapped his wings, making his flying speed even faster, and quickly blocked the challenger.
The two swords in its hands crossed left and right, directly cutting through the entangled vines, and slashed towards the challenger again.
The challenger hurriedly used his spiritual weapon to block in front of him, barely blocking the attack of the two swords.
However, he couldn't resolve the powerful force in mid-air. His body slammed into the ground like a rock falling from a cliff.
With a dull thud, the challenger fell heavily to the ground, feeling dizzy.
Before he could get up, the golden figure flapped its wings, accelerated and landed beside him, and stabbed down with both swords, placing them across the challenger's neck.
The blade had already cut through the challenger's heavy armor and was almost touching his skin.
The challenger couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said, "I... I give up!!!"
After he finished speaking, the heavy armor on the challenger turned into spiritual energy and dissipated, revealing his face full of unwillingness.
He looked up at the blue lotus in the sky, his eyes full of regret.
"The challenger admits defeat. This round of challenge ends. Now the next round of challenge begins."
Saint Bai Lian announced the result with a smile.
The three guards dispersed the spiritual energy and put away the talisman.
The challenger stood up with a look of loss on his face, saluted to the White Lotus Saint, then walked down the stone platform and disappeared into the crowd.
The second challenger came on stage, he was a spiritual warrior in the Virtual God stage, and three spiritual warriors in the Virtual God stage also came up from the defenders' side.
The next nine battles all had their own highlights, but no one could actually reach the Qinglian.
Only the last challenger in the Concentration Stage was relatively strong and was able to touch the edge of the Azure Lotus.
However, before he could climb onto the green lotus, a golden figure grabbed his legs and pulled him down. Unfortunately, the challenge failed.
Ye Li looked at the challenge of ten people and a smile appeared on his face. In his opinion, this kind of competition was quite interesting.
However, no one was able to ascend the Green Lotus, and he felt a little disappointed. After all, after ascending the Green Lotus, he would be able to see what the Green Lotus Seal was.
The people watching around him also showed the same disappointed expression as him. They also hoped that someone could succeed in the challenge so that the event could end successfully.
The White Lotus Saint scanned the surroundings and suddenly his eyes fell on Ye Li.
“I didn’t expect that no one would successfully pass the Shang Qinglian this year. It’s really a pity.
However, we have a group of very special guests attending the Qinglian Festival this time, and they are the envoys from the Tang Kingdom."
Saint Bai Lian looked at Ye Li and said with a smile, successfully attracting all the people's attention to Ye Li and others.