Seeing the deacon step back signifies that the duel is about to begin.

Lin Xiuyuan dared not be careless. He was almost certain that Xu Hua had prepared some trump card to deal with him.

He naturally dared not be careless. He immediately took out his magic shield and magic sword, swirled them around his body, and then waved his hand to activate talismans that stuck to his body. These were none other than Xuanjia Spirit Talismans!

The Xuanjia Spirit Talisman was different from usual. Before, it only shimmered with a faint white light, like a transparent eggshell, enveloping the body.

But at this moment, with just the activation of a Xuanjia Spirit Talisman, bursts of white light shot out, resembling a full moon from a distance, radiating a soft glow.

As each Xuanjia spirit talisman was activated, it was as if a white rosy light had descended from the sky, so intense and dazzling that the full moon seemed to have transformed into a white sun, shining brilliantly.

Clearly, before the competition, Lin Xiuyuan had barely managed to fill the Xuanjia Spirit Talisman with purple light, bringing its power a notch closer to that of a mid-level spirit talisman. After Lin Xiuyuan reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, the power of the finished talisman he crafted had already reached the mid-grade of the initial level.

After overflowing with purple light, its power increased further, reaching the level of a high-grade initial stage, just like the Fire Dragon Talisman.

Once Lin Xiuyuan's cultivation level advances further and his magical power becomes stronger, he will only need to reach the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, not the peak stage. At that point, the power of these two talismans will reach the level of the early stage, corresponding to the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

Then, amidst the dazzling white light, blue light appeared and intertwined, forming blue scales that looked like crystals, reflecting blue and white light and constructing three indestructible barriers.

Thus, the combination of the magic shield, the spirit armor spell, and the fifteen Xuanjia spirit talismans forms an extremely powerful defensive capability. Even a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert would have to expend considerable effort to break through it.

Although Lin Xiuyuan's actions seemed overly cautious, they were not without reason.

Because it is clear that Xu Hua is no match for him, a point that is almost universally acknowledged.

But the current situation is quite clear; there is a 90% certainty that Xu Hua must have some trump card up his sleeve.

If they are no match for him, they will inevitably use their trump card as soon as possible.

To be able to kill a Purple Mansion stage expert right under his nose must be a very powerful trump card.

Therefore, these various tactics can provide him with some time to stall, allowing him to decide whether to continue fighting or simply admit defeat based on the situation.

As expected, upon seeing Lin Xiuyuan immediately set up layers of protective measures, which emitted powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, it was evident how strong this barrier was.

This made Xu Hua frown, but he immediately let out a cold snort, and a chilling killing intent surged in his eyes.

Xu Hua didn't make any move; he simply moved forward, activating the magic shield and magic sword that he had already activated.

One protected the body, emitting a faint glow that enveloped it; the other emitted a chilling sword light and roared towards them.

Lin Xiuyuan remained calm and unconcerned about the latter. What concerned him was why Xu Hua had come closer.

Even a fool could guess that their motives were impure.

Xu Hua's combat strength is clearly no match for him, so he obviously wants to use his trump card at close range to increase his chances of killing him.

Lin Xiuyuan sneered and unceremoniously activated the Fire Dragon Talisman to attack, not allowing Xu Hua to get even a fraction closer.

In an instant, ten Fire Dragon Talismans were activated.

It exploded in an instant, bursting out clusters of red light, from which bursts of flames shot out, radiating scorching heat, quickly forming a sea of ​​fire that swept across the area.

A rich red light emanated from it, condensing into lifelike fire dragons that emitted terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations. They surged forward, frantically intertwining towards Xu Hua.

Upon seeing this, Xu Hua's expression changed. He had no choice but to repeatedly activate his sword technique, causing his magic sword to emit bursts of cold, sharp light and an astonishingly sharp aura. This caused it to burst forth with a chilling blade light, slashing towards the surging and spreading fire dragons and sea of ​​fire, attempting to stop their obstruction.

However, although the power of spirit talismans is weaker than that of magic swords at the Foundation Establishment level, their sheer quantity still allows them to surpass the power of magic swords to some extent.

Especially since Xu Hua had only just entered the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, his magical power was not very strong at this level. Even if he used a profound sword technique, it would be of no use.

A series of chilling sword lights slashed down relentlessly, and at least a dozen were barely enough to extinguish the leading fire dragon. Even though countless more sword lights flew out from the magic sword, it was too late to stop the fire dragon's advance.

Each fire dragon was over ten zhang long. At this moment, nine fire dragons surrounded Xu Hua, carrying a sea of ​​fire that seemed to erect an endless wall of fire, as if they wanted to swallow him up in one fell swoop.

Relying solely on magic swords and magic shields for defense would likely be insufficient to cover all directions.

This horrifying scene came into view, with terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations and high-temperature aura constantly intertwining and engulfing everything.

Xu Hua felt a strange fear and instantly abandoned all thoughts. He couldn't help but take something out of his Qiankun bag and throw it directly in Lin Xiuyuan's direction.

"Die! Die! Go and be buried with my Senior Brother Zhang! Ahhh..."

At this moment, Xu Hua looked like a madman. As he threw out that object, he recklessly triggered it.

Lin Xiuyuan noticed Xu Hua's actions and saw that it was just a black bead with a hint of blue, about two inches in size, and looked quite ordinary.

This caused a flicker of doubt to cross his eyes. He hadn't thought much of it at first, but as Xu Hua led him...

"boom!"

In an instant, it was like a thunderclap, booming and resounding in one's ears, shaking one's mind and spirit.

An unparalleled, terrifying power erupted from it in an instant.

At first, it seemed to be just a little blue light, but in the instant it exploded, it burst forth with a spiritual energy fluctuation that made people's hearts tremble.

In an instant, it was as if the world had been plunged into a vast expanse of blue.

This power seemed to originate from the might of the higher realm, making people feel an irresistible sense of power.

This made Lin Xiuyuan feel an indescribable sense of oppression, and he immediately felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

At that moment, as the dark, slightly blue bead burst forth, Lin Xiuyuan finally recognized what it was.

In an instant, a strong look of fear flashed in Lin Xiuyuan's eyes, as if he had smelled the breath of death.

But in that instant, besides feeling intense fear, Lin Xiuyuan's expression shifted, and a sudden idea flashed through his mind.