"Crack crack crack crack..."

A wildly violent slicing noise erupted instantly, and as the blade's radiance burst forth, it unleashed an incredibly ferocious power. The earthy yellow shield, although extremely strong, was only able to withstand the relentless attacks for a moment before it was cleaved open with countless cracks.

"Break!" Ba Dao Long San uttered a slight shout, and the myriad blade lights suddenly converged. At the same time, these numerous blade lights gathered like flowing light, and under the dazzling light, they transformed into a several hundred meters long, fiercely substantial blade light. With an overbearing and unmatched aura, Ba Dao Long San's momentum reached its peak. He raised his sword, and this powerful and wild blade light, which tore through space, heavily struck the shield.

Watching this strike, Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue and Fei Ying Ling Feng both had a solemn expression on their faces.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, followed by an explosion...

"Boom!"

The massive shield was split open from the middle, and the ferocious power filled the air, tearing the space apart.

"Hiss!"

Right after the loud noise, a faint sound came from the shattered shield, and a yellow figure instantly rushed out. As the figure passed, the fierce wind directly hit the figure.

"Not good..." Watching the pale yellow figure rushing out, Ba Dao Long San was suddenly stunned. However, in this flash of lightning, everything happened too quickly. The figure had completely exceeded his expectations and was already less than ten meters in front of him.

"Long San, be careful."

"Fiery Explosion, Wind Sweeping Through the Remaining Clouds." As soon as these words were uttered, the entire space suddenly filled with an aura that made everyone's hearts flutter. A figure protected by pale yellow scale armor clearly appeared in mid-air.

At this moment, Li Lin, with a fireball the size of a palm appearing instantly in his right hand and a violently rotating air current in his left hand.

The fireball grew against the wind, and the entire space's temperature soared rapidly. The powerful aura pressed down, directly enveloping the surrounding space.

When the air current was released, it instantly roared and churned like a tornado, causing the ground of the plaza to crack. The ferocious aura spread out, covering the sky and earth.

In this moment, two elemental attacks pressed down on Ba Dao Long San, causing his complexion to drastically change. As he rapidly retreated, his body was instantly enveloped in an earthy yellow vortex. Inside the vortex, it seemed as if it was covered with a flow of air like rocks, showing that this was also a defensive martial technique.

"Using two elemental attacks at the same time is undoubtedly equivalent to being besieged by two people," the Grand Protector said with a shocked expression as he watched the scene below.

"Bang bang!"

In this moment of lightning and flint, the fireball immediately expanded and burst open, tearing a scorching arc through the space. A terrifyingly hot pressure spread out like a tidal wave.

This terrifyingly hot aura then heavily pressed down on the defensive martial technique arranged by Ba Dao Long San. The unparalleled flames swept across the sky, and under the terrifying temperature, it was visible to the naked eye that Ba Dao Long San's defensive martial technique was beginning to crack.

At this moment, another tremendous force poured down, and a storm expanded, mixed with countless wind blades wreaking havoc. It instantly enveloped Ba Dao Long San within, the storm spreading and exploding open. Under the terrifying aura, the entire plaza was enveloped in this firestorm and windstorm.

All eyes were on the plaza, and this scene amazed everyone. Fei Ying Ling Feng took a deep breath in shock when he saw this.

"Bang!"

A huge figure was directly blasted away from the violent aura, falling tens of meters away. The long sword in his hand was forcefully inserted into the ground of the plaza, and the force of the retreat caused the long sword to drag a crack of tens of meters on the ground before stabilizing his body.

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Ba Dao Long San's embarrassed figure appeared in everyone's sight, his complexion pale, his clothes partially burnt black by the flames, his hair disheveled, and a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Hiss!" When the wind ceased in the surrounding space, Li Lin's figure also reappeared, his pale yellow scale armor underneath him showing no significant change.

"What kind of defensive martial technique is this?" The Grand Protector watched Li Lin with a puzzled expression. He had always been unable to see through Li Lin's defensive martial technique, which also amazed him with its defensive power.

"Ba Dao Long San lost."

"With all his might, Ba Dao Long San lost in one move. Li Lin is too terrifying."

A wave of exclamation spread among all the disciples watching.

"Li Lin, I lost." Watching Li Lin, Ba Dao Long San wiped the faint blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes filled with surprise. He never thought that his full-force strike, intended to defeat Li Lin in one fell swoop, would result in his own defeat.

"You are already very strong. If not for my defensive martial technique being somewhat extraordinary, it would not have been so easy for me to win against you," Li Lin said lightly, able to win against Long San mainly because he relied on the defense of the Qing Ling armor. Otherwise, he would not dare to make a move so confidently.

"Winning is winning; you don't need to save face for me. From now on, Ba Dao Long San is at your disposal; my word is my bond," Ba Dao Long San said through clenched teeth.

"You're being too serious. I dare not command you. You lost, there's a small shop at the foot of the mountain that serves good wine. Just invite me to drink today," Li Lin said with a light smile. This bet was entirely a joke. If he really commanded Ba Dao Long San, he didn't know how many people he would offend, starting with Long San's master.

"Fine, this afternoon, we won't return until we're drunk. I found your arrogance a bit unpleasant at first, but now, you're the person I find most agreeable, even more so than Ling Feng," Ba Dao Long San looked at Li Lin and said, "This friendship, I, Long San, have settled. In the future, if you need help, I won't spout nonsense about going through fire and water, but I'll definitely join you in a fight."

"Long San, what have I done to you? You're bringing me into this even though you're the one who lost and still so happy about it," Fei Ying Ling Feng shouted.

"Hehe," Li Lin touched his nose and chuckled. Ba Dao Long San was indeed a man. Such a friend was definitely worth making.

"Long San, you go down first. Count me in for the drinking, but wait until I want to make a move," the voice fell, and a figure in a white robe instantly landed beside Ba Dao Long San. Upon landing, he didn't cause any fluctuations, but his presence was more imposing than Ba Dao Long San's. The entire plaza was instantly filled with an aura that seemed to solidify the space.

"Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue is finally making a move..." Among the onlookers, silence ensued.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you then. I think only you can deal with him," Ba Dao Long San said to Qu Dao Jue, then leaped to Fei Ying Ling Feng's side.

"I originally thought I would have to wait a few years before you would be qualified to fight me, but now, you've surprised me," Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue looked at Li Lin and said lightly.

"I've also wanted to fight you for a long time. Now, the opportunity has finally come," Li Lin looked at Qu Dao Jue, his eyes filled with fighting spirit for the first time. In the past, when facing opponents, Li Lin was filled with killing intent, deathly aura, coldness. But now, it was fighting spirit, making his whole body burn with eagerness. At this moment, Li Lin was also looking forward to it, wondering if his Nine Heavy Martial Spirit strength could stand up to Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue, a Third Level Martial General, under normal conditions.

"Can Li Lin still win this battle, facing Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue?"

All eyes were on the center of the arena. Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue's name was well-known among the direct disciples, firmly holding the third spot on the Dragon List, always unchallenged. After breaking through again in the secret realm, he had become a Third Level Martial General. Many were already speculating that Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue's strength was enough to defeat Han Feng and even Zhao Qing Hai. After all, even when he was a Second Level Martial General, Zhan Dao Qu Dao Jue's strength was not much different from Han Feng and Zhao Qing Hai's.

And Li Lin, since entering Yun Yang Sect, had always been a prominent figure, never defeated at the top of the Earth Dragon, and having just defeated Fei Ying Ling Feng and Ba Dao Long San, two strong opponents, was at his most prominent. Now, nothing could attract more attention than the clash between these two.

The two men in the arena made no moves, just locking eyes and igniting rolling fighting spirit. Their auras gradually became more majestic, suppressing the atmosphere outside the arena, making some of the disciples with lower cultivation levels feel a bit suffocated.

"Grand Protector, who do you think has the upper hand between Li Lin and Qu Dao Jue?" In the suppressed atmosphere, a protector couldn't help asking the Grand Protector.

"Both of these men are one in a million. Given time, both will undoubtedly become the absolute powerhouses among the new generation of our Yun Yang Sect, achieving boundless accomplishments. However, right now, I can't tell who has the upper hand. But regardless, even if Li Lin loses, given his age and talent, he's already one step ahead," the Grand Protector said hesitantly.

"Cui Yu, what do you think?" Hearing the Grand Protector's words, Yun Hong Ling asked Cui Yu beside her.

"If Li Lin doesn't hold back, Qu Dao Jue will surely lose, and lose miserably," Cui Yu said lightly, her beautiful eyes showing absolute confidence. With dual cultivation of spirit and martial arts, and mastery over all elements, under such strength, Qu Dao Jue, though extremely strong, could not compete.

Hearing Cui Yu's words, several keen-eared protectors were also puzzled.

As the two locked eyes, the ground between them, without anyone noticing, had already begun to crack. The cracks spread forward at a steady pace, and the domineering auras of the two at this moment made many of the disciples tremble with fear.