Chen Yi looked at the puppet on the field that was slowly emitting golden energy, and he already had a plan in mind.

According to the rules, the countdown will begin as soon as he starts attacking.

After watching from the bench for so long, he figured out some tricks: during the attack phase, you can't drag things out; you have to unleash your full power!

Thinking of this, he flicked his sleeves, and several talismans appeared between his fingers...

With ten fingers and eight spaces between them, eight talismans were held together!

These eight talismans were exactly all the remaining Wood Sword Qi talismans on his body.

You can draw more talismans when you run out, since you still have 69 talisman papers left. But you can't miss the rewards from the special plan on the schedule.

He's determined to be in the top ten of the grade in this monthly exam!

"Holy crap! As expected of Chen Shenren, he came right off the bat!"

In the audience, everyone's eyelids twitched.

Even someone as wealthy as Zhao Manjin found it hard to believe.

"Aren't you afraid of running out of mana by using so many talismans at once?"

It should be noted that activating talismans also requires mana. Although it is not much, the mana of a Qi Refining cultivator is not much to begin with. Using four Yi Wood Sword Qi Talismans at once will definitely consume a lot of Chen Yi's mana.

"go!"

Chen Yi ignored everything else and directly threw out four Yi Wood Sword Qi Talismans.

"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"

In an instant, four beams of azure light erupted.

The sword energy was like a new bud sprouting from a withered branch, and the four arcs converged and strangled the puppet.

"Zzzzt!!!"

The sword energy frantically sliced ​​through the golden protective aura.

The moment the cyan sword energy touched the golden qi, the cyan sword energy seemed to melt away like ice and snow, but in the next instant, it burst forth with a second spring!

This is the special feature of the Yi Wood Sword Qi Talisman: its sword qi is inexhaustible.

If you eat them all, the damage will be even greater than that caused by the Gengjin Sword Qi Talisman.

Of course, in a normal battle, it's rare to encounter someone foolish enough to take all the sword energy, and only the first stage of this puppet has such an opportunity.

As for the problem of the weak power of the Yi Wood Sword Qi Talisman, Chen Yi made up for it by increasing its quantity.

The sword energy emitted by the four Yi Wood Sword Qi Talismans was comparable to that of a fish swimming in the air.

Almost two seconds after the countdown was triggered, the thick golden protective aura had thinned by more than half.

At this moment, Chen Yi just wanted to shout: "Don't underestimate the bond between me and the Yi Wood Sword Qi Talisman!"

The perfect-quality Yi Wood Sword Qi Talisman is already a Grade 1 superior talisman. Once activated, its power is comparable to a sword qi emitted by a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator.

Chen Yi's Yi Wood Sword Qi Talisman was already close to perfect quality, and with the added blessing of the "divine brushstrokes" attribute, the talisman's effectiveness was increased by 10%, making its power comparable to a perfect talisman.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

The Yi Wood Sword Qi Talisman lasted for nine seconds.

Just as the four Yi Wood Sword Qi Talismans ran out of power, the golden Qi also dissipated.

"boom!"

The puppet broke free of its seal and charged straight at Chen Yi.

Gasps of surprise erupted from the crowd.

Nine seconds to enter the second stage? That's unbelievable!

Zhao Manjin stared blankly at Chen Yi.

He had used the Gengjin Sword Qi Talisman before, but after one strike, the protective aura returned to normal, barely reducing the defense.

Later, confident that he could break through the protective aura before the countdown ended, he stopped using talismans frantically.

Otherwise, given his wealth, he could easily cross the first stage in a matter of seconds if he didn't care about the cost.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The two figures clashed violently, sending dust billowing across the ground.

During the initial confrontation phase, Chen Yi's strategy was to conserve his strength as much as possible to prepare for the third phase.

Therefore, he decided to fight the puppet using pure physical strength.

He stood there, like a heavy stone statue, unmoved as the puppet attacked.

He possessed two major body-refining techniques, one of which he had mastered.

Even if the puppet was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he wouldn't panic.

Because it was so easy, Chen Yi didn't even need to activate his pure Yang power; he relied solely on the strength of his muscles, bones, and skin to fight against the puppet.

The scoring points in the competitive phase mainly depend on whether the basic skills are solid. As long as they are solid enough and there are no mistakes, you will pass.

The third stage is what can truly raise the score ceiling!

"Guess how many levels Chen Shenren can hold out to?" Sun Yu asked.

Hou Xiangheng pondered for a moment and said, "The eighth floor, perhaps?"

"How so?"

Hou Xiangheng explained, "It's inherently difficult to fight a late-game opponent from the mid-game. Even if he still has talismans, he probably won't last past the eighth level..."

“Just as I thought,” Sun Yu murmured.

[Through your efforts, your physical training level has improved; proficiency +3]

As Chen Yi fought the puppets, he heard the system notifications, which left him with a feeling of both amusement and exasperation.

Will this improve things?

It seems this puppet is indeed a good sparring partner; after fighting for half a minute, his body tempering proficiency improved.

Less than half a minute later, accompanied by a roar, the puppet's aura suddenly surged, and it instantly surpassed the mid-stage of Qi Refining and stepped into the late-stage of Qi Refining!

"Seventh level of Qi Refining, come on..."

A hint of excitement flickered in Chen Yi's eyes.

I have improved my strength a lot these days, but I haven't had a chance to test my limits. This is the perfect opportunity to test them!

In this way, once they arrive at the secret realm, they will understand their own true strength.

"laugh!"

The pure Yang power erupted completely, and the difference in mana between the late and middle stages of Qi Refining was forcibly leveled.

Red energy was constantly rising from Chen Yi's body surface, a sign of the burning of his vital energy.

The spirit beast meat they ate at noon had not been fully digested yet, and was still being continuously supplied with vital energy.

For a time, the puppet at the seventh level of Qi Refining was helpless against Chen Yi.

"Chen Shenren is really making one blunder after another!" Sun Yu exclaimed.

Hou Xiangheng nodded: "Yes! Boss Zhao is fighting at level seven against level eight. They are both at the late stage of Qi Refining, so the difference isn't that big. But Chen Yi is fighting at level six against level seven, and he can hold on, and he doesn't seem to be struggling too much."

Seeing this, Liu Qing's expression turned somewhat solemn: "The Blood Furnace Secret Technique? How come I didn't know Chen Yi had practiced this secret technique before?"

As a physical education teacher, he naturally knew what was in the school library.

"Could it be that his rapid progress in body tempering came at the cost of damaging his foundation?"

Liu Qing knew that the Qi and Blood Furnace Secret Technique could indeed greatly increase a person's physical cultivation level in a short period of time, but it was also extremely easy to damage one's foundation.

Chen Yi may have squandered his potential by trying to take shortcuts...

On the field, Chen Yi remained as steady as a mountain, constantly parrying the puppet's attacks, and using his physical strength to withstand the attacks he couldn't parry.

In any case, once he has mastered the Qi and Blood Furnace Secret Technique, his physical body can withstand attacks from cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

An attack from a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator wouldn't cause any real pain or discomfort, but it wouldn't even result in a minor injury...

And so it went, for another thirty seconds, and then the puppet’s aura surged once more.

"Whoosh!"

The puppet at the eighth level of Qi Refining finally pushed Chen Yi's figure forward.

Unlike Man Liu, it wouldn't hold back. With a full-force attack, Chen Yi would indeed no longer be able to remain calm and collected.

The puppets' attacks came like a sudden storm, and Chen Yi seemed to be suppressed instantly.

“Chen Yi is in a tough spot,” Sun Yu said, looking at Hou Xiangheng. “Perhaps we’re right, the eighth floor is his limit.”

Hou Xiangheng suddenly remembered something and said with a solemn expression, "No, he still has magic he hasn't used!"