"Such formidable power; this strength is almost that of a Martial Master." The judges on the panel were also surprised by Wang Guang's strength. Among the younger generation, it's extremely rare to find someone with such power. At the same time, many also foresaw Li Lin's outcome. With such overwhelming strength, Li Lin wouldn't have been a match from the start, let alone now with injuries.
Seeing everyone's astonished expressions, the patriarch of the Wang family, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe, smiled with satisfaction. His son had hidden his strength for many years for today, and finally, he did not disappoint.
Li Dong sighed slightly. Li Lin's talent was top-notch, but the difference in strength was too great. If the clan had been able to cultivate him from a young age, Wang Guang of the Wang family wouldn't have stood a chance. Unfortunately, Li Lin's luck was bad; among the seven, he ended up facing Wang Guang.
On the stone platform, Li Lin's complexion turned somewhat unsightly; he simply couldn't compete, the opponent was too strong.
"I'll give it my all; this time, I cannot afford any mistakes," Li Lin said through gritted teeth. He then drew mysterious arcs with his hand seals, instantly enveloping himself in dazzling light. As these mysterious hand seals were executed, a series of extraordinary light beams burst forth in front of him, enveloping him, and his aura began to undergo a strange transformation.
A series of extraordinary lights appeared and began to converge, followed by a muffled thunderous sound as they coalesced, exploding open. Li Lin suddenly spurted a jet of blood from his mouth, failing to merge once again.
"Why can't it succeed, how could this be?" Li Lin's heart grew heavy. The opponent's attack was already upon him, leaving no time to ponder. His hand seals condensed again, and a series of extraordinary lights instantly began to converge once more.
This time, the extraordinary lights diffused various colors. Upon closer inspection, there were flashes of seven-colored lights, with the most astonishing being the terrifying energy aura emitted from the lights, which even began to distort the surrounding void, emitting a palpable sense of dread.
The tremendous repulsion made it impossible for Li Lin to smoothly condense the forces, as his internal true qi was devoured by these terrifying energies like a flood.
"Why isn't it working, there must be something missing." Li Lin's face turned pale, his internal true qi being completely drained away, yet he still couldn't condense this attack.
"Eh, why is this happening?" At that moment, Li Lin felt the spiritual power in his mind being drawn towards the seven-colored lights.
"Could it be that it requires spiritual power?" Without hesitation, Li Lin unleashed a surge of immense spiritual power from his mind, infusing it into the seven-colored lights.
As the spiritual power was injected, the entire array of seven-colored lights reacted violently, the terrifying sense of dread instantly erupting from the stone platform skyward.
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The extraordinary lights, which had been impossible to condense, now merged smoothly with the injection of Li Lin's spiritual power, acting like a lubricant.
"It worked, so the Vermilion Bird Art requires the fusion of spiritual power." Li Lin revealed a smile, though he didn't understand why this martial technique needed the infusion of spiritual power. Uncle Jiang had said that this mysterious martial technique was extraordinary; otherwise, even Uncle Jiang wouldn't have been unable to unlock it.
As the extraordinary light merged, the surrounding space was engulfed in an even more terrifying aura. Li Lin felt the power that had merged becoming wild and uncontrollable. In an instant, Li Lin clenched his teeth and struck out hand seals again, his fingers ceaselessly changing, surrounded by a sphere of light. Into this light, streams of spiritual power were infused from his fingertips.
At this moment, the audience could only see a dazzling orb of seven-colored light emanating a terrifying aura, with the surrounding void beginning to distort.
"What kind of martial technique is this? It seems to involve fluctuations of spiritual power as well," the white-browed elder of Yunyang Sect was taken aback, and the heads of various families at the judges' seat were equally astonished. This scene greatly exceeded Li Dong's expectations.
With the infusion of spiritual energy, the violent energy on Li Lin's surrounding extraordinary light gradually calmed down. Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, it condensed into a three-meter-tall crimson energy bird.
This crimson energy bird, entirely red like flames, had a crown of seven-colored feathers on its head and a long tail of seven-colored feathers. Its wings spread out, surrounded by flames, making the surrounding space fluctuate and ripple. The crimson bird resembled a phoenix.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
All of these events might seem lengthy, but they happened in just the blink of an eye. By this time, the violent force stirred up by Wang Guang that overturned the entire surface of the stone platform had already reached Li Lin.
"Come forth, Vermilion Bird Art."
Li Lin shouted loudly, his internal true qi completely consumed. With the final hand seal executed, the crimson energy bird in front of him immediately burst forth with flapping wings.
As the crimson bird moved through space, its three-meter body abruptly expanded, transforming into a forty-meter giant. Flames howled around its body, releasing a terrifying aura once again as it soared upwards.
Feeling the horrifying aura, Wang Guang, who had been full of confidence, suddenly felt all the hairs on his body stand on end...
On the judges' seat, the face of the white-browed elder of Yunyang Sect also changed drastically, his gaze filled with shock.
"Kid, stop!" the white-browed elder shouted, his body surging forward, cutting through the air towards the stone platform with formidable qi.
On the stone platform, the crimson phoenix-like energy body flapped its wings rapidly. The stones sweeping across the area turned to ash, and then the crimson energy body directly dove towards Wang Guang. Just as it was about to reach Wang Guang, the phoenix illusion disappeared, ultimately condensing into an intensely hot, massive fireball. The fireball erupted, expanding before exploding on the stone platform with a loud boom.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Flames dispersed, covering the entire stone platform and at least a three hundred meters radius around it in flames. Ahead of the flames, a terrifying and violent aura surged skyward.
In an instant, a figure rushed from the judges' seat into the circle of flames, and soon after, a protective circle was erected on the stone platform.
"Rumble..."
The flames continued to explode, causing ripples in the space. The stone slabs that had covered the sky were already reduced to nothingness. The flames dispersed, scattering in all directions, nearly reaching the spectator stands.