Lu Li had injured himself on purpose. He wanted to distract the warrior and stall for time so that he could crack the rune under his feet.
There was no doubt that Blood Fairy was good at deciphering runes. She did it easily. She even built another rune under the warrior's feet.
"Buzzing ~"
A ray of light rose from the warrior's feet. Following that, many streaks of red flames intertwined together and formed a cage that trapped the warrior.
"How …"
That warrior did not expect that Lu Li would pay him back in his own coin. The warrior generated dragons of water, trying to break the cage of flames.
However, those chains of flames were illusions. The warrior's dragons of water whooshed out and the shield was not damaged at all.
"Whoosh!"
The warrior dashed out. However, as soon as he approached the red lines, he sensed a fatal danger from the depth of his soul.
It was a strong feeling. He had been on the verge of death many times. Therefore, his senses would not be wrong.
"Whoosh!"
Lu Li dashed over. He did not attack. Instead, he released the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda. The pagoda floated above the warrior and a strong suction force came out.
"Oh no!"
The middle-aged warrior was taken aback. He tried his best to stand the suction force of the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda. However, the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda was spinning fast and the suction force was growing stronger.
After a while, the warrior felt he could not stand it any longer. He made a quick decision and shouted, "I admit defeat."
"Buzzing ~"
The rune glowed. The warrior was teleported out of the arena. Lu Li put away the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda and that plaza disappeared as well.
Three wins in a row!
Lu Li took some healing pellets. He took a few breaths with fear lingering in his heart. At the same time, he used divine energy to heal himself.
Those who could make it to the Top 30 out of five thousand must have been lucky. That being said, none of them could be underestimated.
Just now, that warrior had built a plaza of rune quietly. If it were not for the fact that Blood Fairy was fast enough, that warrior would have been defeated.
Outside the arena, people were in an uproar. How could Lu Li solve the rune so easily?
He had built a rune. He could build runes and he had the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda. Who could be his match?
The other dueling arenas had been fighting for so long, but there was still no sixth person to advance to the next round. One person who had won four matches in a row had been defeated.
Nobody from Lu Li's side came up. Average warriors wouldn't send themselves to death. The other powerful warriors were scared.
The Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda was too strong. If he was sucked in and suppressed, he would be in big trouble.
"Let me do it!"
A man with a dark face walked out and slowly walked toward Lu Li. Lu Li looked at him and felt his heart was weighed down as well.
He had observed this person's battles before. His defense, speed, and attack were all very balanced. He did not have any obvious weaknesses. He also had a few very powerful killing moves. He was a formidable opponent.
As a matter of fact, Lu Li knew that it was difficult to make it to the next round easily. The more wins he had, the more powerful warriors would become restless. Every time he made it to the next round, there would be one less chance.
He even knew this person's name. His surname was Meng, and his name was An. He was also a descendant of a large clan, and he was rather low-key. He was a bit less famous than Guan Qianqiu and the others, but his strength was not lacking.
"Young Lord Lu!"
The moment Meng An went up, he clasped his hands and said, "You're already injured. Better not get into a fight, right?
If you take the initiative, I, Meng An, will owe you a favor. How about it? "
"Ha, ha!"
Lu Li grinned. This Meng An was dreaming. Did he think he could make Lu Li admit defeat without any bloodshed?
Lu Li was glad that Meng An was not in a hurry. This way, Lu Li could have more time to recover.
He said with a smile, "Young Lord Meng, this is not right. I have won three times in a row and you want me to admit defeat?
How about you do it and I will owe you a favor? "
"I cannot do that!"
Meng An shook his head. "If you make it to the next round, what should we do?
If you don't agree, then we will have to fight. Be careful! "
Meng An dashed over. Lu Li stepped back quickly and went to where that warrior was. Lu Li set up a divine rune there. If Meng An came close, Lu Li could tell Blood Fairy to imprison him.
"Hoy!"
Meng An did not come over. He took out a piece of artifact, a tripod. The tripod flew up, grew larger, and flew toward Lu Li's head.
Lu Li was taken aback. He had seen this tripod before. It was a piece of artifact that could emit powerful flames. In the past, a warrior at the peak of the Fifth Tribulation Stage was badly injured by the tripod.
Lu Li took out the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda and flew up as well. Instead of flying toward the tripod, the pagoda hovered around it.
"Buzzing ~"
The tripod began to glow brightly. Following that, streams of dark air flowed down. Following that, blue flames burst out from the tripod. The temperature was scorching.
"The flames!"
Lu Li's eyelids twitched. The flames were even stronger than those he had encountered before. He should be able to stand it. However, if he were to be burned, he would be even more injured. How could he fight the next round?
"Buzzing ~"
Lu Li spun the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda at once. The gate opened. A strong suction force came out and sucked in the flames.
The flames were strong. There was another person in the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda. As soon as the flames entered, that person was badly injured. He might be burned to death.
"Come out!"
Lu Li did not have the courage to kill. He sent the warrior out at once. As soon as the warrior came out, he shouted, "I give up. I give up!"
When the warrior was teleported out, Meng An's expression turned somewhat unnatural. The flames released by his cauldron were not endless.
The flames were not generated by the tripod itself. Meng An had absorbed the flames from a secret realm. The tripod was only there to store the flames.
Meng An had released so many flames, but they were all absorbed by Lu Li's Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda. The pagoda could absorb so many flames without any problem. It meant that even if Meng An were to release all the flames, he could not hurt Lu Li one bit.
"Cosmic Fist!"
Meng An waved his fists and punched at the void. Every time he punched, a ball of light would fly out. The balls were growing bigger and spinning fast. They were coming at Lu Li.
"Untruthful Talisman!"
Lu Li released 11 talismans. As the talismans and the balls of light bumped into each other, there was a violent explosion. Space was torn apart and the shield was trembling.
"Blood Fairy, go and set up the runes."
Lu Li told Blood Fairy to fly over from underground. He wanted to set up a rune to imprison Meng An. However, Meng An was too alert. Before Blood Fairy could come, he had already moved away. Blood Fairy did not have the chance to set up the rune.
"Meteorite!"
Meng An used another move, the one that made him famous. Meteorites fell from the sky, covering an area with a radius of two miles around Lu Li.