In the arena, two figures stood apart, their auras unknowingly beginning to spread and suddenly burst forth in the surrounding space.
"I wonder who will win this match," Li Lin mused, watching the center of the arena.
"Whoosh!"
At that moment, Jian Xin'er of the Earth Spirit Sect took the lead, forming hand seals, and a claw mark tore through the air from in front of her, enveloping the slender young man as if twisting the space itself.
The slender young man changed the hand seals he was forming, and with a flick of his hand, a blue longsword appeared, shimmering with light and faint, strange water patterns. The sword vibrated slightly, emitting a buzzing sword chant, clearly no ordinary item.
In an instant, the slender young man cast a sword technique from his longsword, sending out several sword beams that pierced through spatial ripples towards the claw mark.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
As the forces collided, their energies instantly clashed and twisted the air around them, then both energies vanished into thin air.
"Whoosh!" In the blink of an eye, Jian Xin'er's spiritual power surged, changing her hand seals and lifting her wrist lightly, sending out a palm strike that tore through space and pressed down on the slender young man. As a spiritual practitioner, Jian Xin'er always maintained a distance from the martial practitioner, as getting too close would only put her at a disadvantage.
"Whoosh!"
The slender young man slightly sidestepped, his longsword emitting a dazzling sword light, faintly bringing a mist of water, and collided with Jian Xin'er's palm strike in an instant.
The collision exploded with energy, lighting up the sky above with a blinding glow.
Jian Xin'er staggered back slightly, her expression becoming serious. Her beautiful eyes focused, and as she formed another hand seal, a dense energy gathered around her, causing violent fluctuations around the space.
"Is she going to use a soul attack?" Li Lin's eyebrows twitched. Martial and spiritual practitioners each had their strengths, and it seemed Jian Xin'er was preparing to launch a soul attack.
In an instant, from the center of Jian Xin'er's brows, a streak of light emerged, gathering the surrounding energy. This light quickly transformed into a huge light blade, which, with a "whoosh," slashed through the sky like lightning towards the slender young man.
"It must be a high-level Yellow-tier spiritual technique mixed with a soul attack," Li Lin sensed, guessing that Jian Xin'er's technique was similar to his own Phantom Spirit Imprint, absolutely formidable.
As Li Lin's gaze then fell on the slender young man, the latter cast a powerful Qi from within, unreservedly bursting forth. With a change in hand seals, his longsword created a lotus-like sword shadow.
A surge of water attribute energy violently gathered, breaking through the spatial air currents with roaring sword beams, directly blocking Jian Xin'er's spiritual light blade.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
As the forces met, the surrounding space suddenly lit up with a dazzling light, and the energy spread, tearing open numerous air currents.
"Thump thump!"
As the energy gradually dissipated, Jian Xin'er stumbled back, her complexion turning pale, indicating she was at a disadvantage.
The Sect Master of the Earth Spirit Sect, Ouyang Xuan Ying, watched the scene below with a serious expression on her beautiful face.
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In the arena, the slender young man stood calmly, seemingly not intending to pursue his advantage aggressively.
"Lin'er, who do you think will win?" Li WuShuang asked softly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the two figures below.
"If Jian Xin'er has no more tricks up her sleeve, she might lose," Li Lin replied, then thought to himself, "It's time for her to use her trump card."
At that moment, Jian Xin'er formed a mysterious hand seal, and a peculiar aura spread around her. To everyone's surprise, she summoned a dazzling light from her palm, which, upon focusing, revealed a green longsword, emanating a strange but undoubtedly powerful energy.
"A spiritual weapon!" In that instant, the audience was shocked. The aura emanating from the longsword made it clear to the assembled experts that this was no ordinary sword, but a spiritual weapon.
Spiritual weapons were not mere arms; they were powerful treasures, and even the lowest tier was considered an absolute treasure by major forces.
"She has a spiritual weapon too?" Li Lin was surprised but not shocked, as Yun HongLing also possessed a spiritual weapon. It seemed this was Jian Xin'er's final trump card.
Instantly, Jian Xin'er activated the spiritual weapon, and the longsword underwent a transformation, spreading a formidable energy. The sword light burst out like fireworks, turning into dozens of sword beams, enveloping the slender young man in a bizarre and overwhelming net.
This wasn't mere Qi transforming into countless sword shadows, but the actual longsword splitting into dozens, sweeping towards the slender young man.
The bizarre and violent energy exploded, pressing down and causing a whooshing sound in the space, with sonic booms echoing incessantly. The spatial currents were torn apart, the violent aura enveloping a vast area.
Under the onslaught of these dozens of sword beams, the air 'hissed' as spaces were torn open, and the slender young man started to retreat. The sword beams clung to him like persistent maggots, including a soul attack.
Li Lin's gaze remained fixed on the slender young man, estimating that he must also have a powerful trump card.
As the dozens of sword beams closed in, the fierce energy tore open cracks in the ground around him.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
At that moment, the slender young man slightly lifted his head, his gaze fixed on the sword beams pressing down on him. As his hand seals changed, a robust stream of Qi flowed out, his clothes billowing. Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, blocks of rock, several meters in size and about a meter thick, appeared in front of him, densely packed and stacked like a tornado.
The invisible wind spread, twisting the space to its limits. In that instant, the slender young man was completely enveloped by these layers of rock slabs, covering an area of about three hundred meters, with an extremely violent energy surging towards him.
"An earth attribute defensive martial technique, at least at the early Xuan-tier level. That young man is also a dual-system martial artist."
The audience was amazed at the powerful earth attribute defensive technique. Li Lin was surprised; the young man's earth attribute technique was much stronger than his own Earth Shield, at least reaching the early Xuan-tier level. Li Lin could also sense that Jian Xin'er's soul attack had little effect on the slender young man, which was unexpected unless his soul power was also exceptionally strong.
The fact that the opponent had only revealed his water attribute and now his earth attribute was surprising to Li Lin. The triennial gathering of the three sects and four schools was truly extraordinary, with dual and triple-system martial artists being commonplace.
At the same time, the dozens of sword beams, with a fierce momentum, collided like meteors under the astonished gazes of many, causing a massive explosion of Qi, which then hit the thick layers of rock slabs.
"Hisss!"
In that instant, the entire space vibrated, and the fierce wind collided forcefully, causing a deep sonic boom to suddenly resonate...
"Boom!"
The space exploded, and the deep sonic boom sounded at the point of contact between the sword beams and the rock slabs, sending out powerful ripples that rapidly spread in all directions.
Visibly, the rock slabs broke apart, turning into violent energy that was annihilated. The dozens of sword beams, under Jian Xin'er's hand seal changes, also began to dissipate.
"Bang bang!"
As the last energy rock slab was cleared by the sword beams, only one remained.
"Now that the spiritual weapon is in your hands, its power is still too weak. Now it's my turn." At that moment, the slender young man spoke in a low and hoarse voice, changing his hand seals again. A surge of water attribute Qi burst into his longsword, causing the sword light to brighten once more, with numerous sword beams shooting out like scattered flowers from the heavens, and the sound of rolling waves faintly emanating from them.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Before the sword beams, space was torn apart, and the violent energy filled the area. The ground around the arena cracked and shattered, trembling continuously as the cracks spread rapidly.
Jian Xin'er's complexion changed drastically as she hurriedly formed hand seals, and the now dimly lit spiritual weapon longsword once again shot out light, launching a series of sword shadows.
As the two forces of sword beams entangled, it was like a machine cutting through space, each beam causing waves to ripple through the space and spread invisibly around.
"Such strong power."
The strong practitioners of the three sects and four schools couldn't help but praise, surprised at the young man's strength reaching such a level.