In the fourth round of the elimination battle, about seventy percent of the younger generation of Spiritual Mountain Sect disciples had been eliminated. Many of them were immersed in the pain of being eliminated, while others were dispirited and at a loss, such as Ouyang Nan.
However, after experiencing a short period of pain and confusion, most people quickly returned to the training field to watch other people's battles.
Because they knew that the path of cultivation was long and arduous. A momentary failure was not scary. What was scary was losing the will to fight and becoming dispirited.
This assessment battle, which was held once every ten years, would get more intense and valuable as it progressed. Most of the younger generation would come to watch the battles. Firstly, they wanted to know themselves and their enemies. Secondly, they wanted to see if there were any new battle strategies. Thirdly, they wanted to learn from the powerful cultivators' battle techniques and battle strategies.
Among them, Li Chengfeng's battle was the most watched. This was because up until now, it was widely acknowledged that Li Chengfeng's battle strategy was the most unique, his battle strategies the most eccentric and unpredictable.
This was also because Li Chengfeng's cultivation method was different from everyone else's, and he had not gone through systematic cultivation training. His unorthodox background and unique immortal techniques made it impossible for people to figure out how many trump cards he had up his sleeves.
When ordinary cultivators cultivated, they were like construction workers building houses. They had to learn all kinds of building methods, and only after accumulating experience and practice would they know how to build different kinds of houses, as well as the difficulties they would encounter in the process of building a house and the techniques to deal with them.
However, Li Chengfeng was different. His unique immortal power gave him the power to surpass superficial phenomena and directly see through and grasp the essence of the world. Others needed to cultivate arduously before they could use a spell, but Li Chengfeng did not. He skipped all the techniques in this world and directly learned and understood the essence of all things, and resonated with it.
Once he reached the corresponding realm, he could resonate with objects or living beings in this realm, and could directly use the other party's power.
This made Li Chengfeng extremely special!
Every cultivator in the world knew that spells, magical weapons, and even talismans required a large amount of time and actual combat to be used. What was the technique to shoot an arrow from a hundred steps away?
There was no other way, only familiarity.
After reciting the sutra a hundred times, the meaning will be revealed. After practicing the fist for a thousand days, the power will be formed.
But Li Chengfeng did not need these. The only thing holding him back was his imagination and the improvement of his realm. While the other used techniques to build a house, Li Chengfeng had already reached the realm of microscopic molecules. He could reconstruct the structure of the bricks according to his will, then instantly build the height of the house.
That was why when Li Chengfeng manipulated the power of the plants according to his will, every change and form of the plants shocked the cultivators at the side.
This was because each spell could only correspond to one form and transformation. Li Chengfeng had only been cultivating for a short period of time, but he had already mastered so many spells!
That was why they wanted to see what Li Chengfeng's limits were, and what other 'spells' he had not seen before!
Liu Xuanqing stood on the stage, studying Li Chengfeng from head to toe. Although he wore a smile on his face, as if victory was within his grasp, his heart was filled with caution.
Because an opponent who couldn't see his limits was the scariest!
Similarly, Li Chengfeng stared at Liu Xuanqing calmly, but inside, he was troubled. This guy is so fast, how am I supposed to deal with him?
Li Chengfeng knew very well that he had no chance of winning if he fought him normally. None of his current techniques could stop an enemy who was so fast that he couldn't see it with the naked eye!
The arbiter in the center of the arena read out the rules of the second round. Overall, it was the same as the first round, but it was more relaxed and free, allowing the cultivators to freely display their skills. There was also an arbiter on the side of the arena to prevent the fight from affecting the disciples on the side of the arena, or to immediately rush into the arena to stop the fight if one side obviously suppressed the other and tried to kill the other.
In the first round, one referee was usually enough to deal with situations that could go out of control. However, in the second round, the intensity of the fight increased significantly, so two referees were needed to forcefully stop the fight.
Li Chengfeng and Liu Xuanqing were separated by four to five meters, staring at each other like two bulls about to collide. Their gazes seemed like they were about to burst into flames from a distance.
After the arbiter finished explaining the rules and left the arena, the two of them didn't waste any time and immediately started fighting each other!
The difference was that Li Chengfeng immediately summoned flowers and trees from the gaps between the stone bricks of the arena to wrap himself up. Flowers and trees even grew on his body, covering his entire body in a thick, incomparably sturdy 'armour' of vines.
The moment the armour wrapped around Li Chengfeng, he was sent flying. The crowd saw Liu Xuanqing's figure disappear in a flash, then reappeared next to Li Chengfeng. With a loud bang, Li Chengfeng and his' armour 'flew two to three metres off the ground and out of the arena like a cannonball.
It was so sudden that everyone was shocked. In fact, no one could clearly see how the attack had been executed.
Fortunately, Li Chengfeng had lowered his stance and immediately adopted a defensive stance, using flowers and trees to cover himself. Therefore, his body did not suffer much damage.
Just as Li Chengfeng was about to fly out of the arena, a green hand made of leaves and branches quickly grew from the cracks in the arena. It caught Li Chengfeng and threw him back into the arena.
Liu Xuanqing did not stop him. When Li Chengfeng returned to the arena, he smiled. "Li Chengfeng, just admit defeat. It's not embarrassing to lose to me!
You can't win! "
There was a small gap in the ball of vines. Through this gap, Li Chengfeng could see the outside world.
Li Chengfeng frowned and quickly thought of a way to deal with this situation.
Seeing that Li Chengfeng did not reply, Liu Xuanqing did not say anything else. He held up a talisman between his index and middle fingers. The talisman quickly ignited on its own, then emitted a blinding light that blinded everyone's eyes.
However, this Flash Talisman could only be used as a distraction and a sneak attack. It could not affect Li Chengfeng who was fully focused. The moment the talisman lit up, Li Chengfeng was on high alert. He thought his opponent was going to burn him, but it was a Flash Talisman!
Li Chengfeng instinctively closed his eyes and sealed the barrier around him. He immediately felt a heavy blow behind him.
Li Chengfeng's vines barrier was most vulnerable to swords that could slice through metal like mud and fierce flames, but not heavy blows.
Although the attack was ferocious, Li Chengfeng was surrounded by layers of flowers and trees, forming a spherical barrier. Between the layers were flowers and vines. The vines themselves were tough, able to absorb a lot of the impact force through their resilience and elasticity. The flowers and plants in the middle were even softer, absorbing the impact force. This was the reason why Li Chengfeng looked like he was being attacked repeatedly. The vines were dented repeatedly, but he could not break through his defence.
More importantly, when Li Chengfeng returned to the arena, he immediately used the vines and plants to anchor himself to the ground. No matter how hard his opponent attacked, he would not be sent flying.
The crowd outside the arena watched as Liu Xuanqing disappeared in a flash of light. Only the whistling sound of air being sliced could be heard, as well as the sound of Li Chengfeng and the barrier being attacked from all directions. They were all shocked.
Liu Xuanqing was so fast that so many people could not see where he was?
Xiaobao and Han Tianxing were nervous, even more so than when they were fighting.
"Is Liu Xuanqing that strong?" whispered Han Tianxing nervously.
Xiaobao pursed his lips tightly, quickly thinking of a way to defeat the enemy. However, no matter how he thought about it, he would not be able to fight back if he met an opponent like this!
Although he was fast, at least he had a trail to follow!
But Liu Xuanqing was so fast that he could not be followed?
How could they fight him?
The audience outside the arena was either shocked, fearful, respectful, or deep in thought. For a moment, the crowd was silent, only the continuous sounds of explosions could be heard.
Li Chengfeng and the barrier that protected him were like a boulder in the middle of a raging storm. Everyone suspected that the barrier would shatter at any moment.
Inside the barrier, Li Chengfeng's mind was as calm as still water. Why did Liu Xuanqing not try harder to prevent him from returning to the arena when he was sent flying?
Why did Liu Xuanqing release a flash talisman before attacking with a fierce attack instead of using flames to attack him?
In a normal fight, this did not seem out of place. However, after careful consideration, Li Chengfeng's sharp senses sensed something strange!
Liu Xuanqing's initial ambush was very successful. If he had continued, there was a high chance that Li Chengfeng would not be able to return to the arena, and he would be eliminated outside the arena.
But Liu Xuanqing did not do that!
If Liu Xuanqing's speed was so fast that the naked eye could not see him, why would he use a flash talisman to temporarily blind everyone?
Wasn't that the same as taking off one's pants to fart?
So … what did these two abnormalities mean?
Why did Liu Xuanqing do this?
Was this a trap?
If so, what was this trap?
Or, was he hiding his weakness?
If that was the case, then what was he hiding?