Seeing a puppet formed by spiritual energy suddenly appear before his eyes, Liu Yan paused and a hint of caution appeared in his eyes.
Looking along the dozens of spiritual threads connected to the puppet, one can clearly see that each thread is connected to Yang Fan's fingers, and every move of the entire puppet is under Yang Fan's control.
He had personally witnessed Yang Fan's previous battles, and whether it was the art of alchemy or the art of formation, the power displayed was extremely powerful.
Therefore, he didn't want to bother too much with the puppet in front of him.
Liu Yan twisted his feet and adjusted his direction, trying to bypass the puppet and attack Yang Fan himself.
However, Yang Fan saw through Liu Yan's intention first, and quickly shook the fingers that controlled the puppet. The puppet came to life instantly, got in front of Liu Yan, and punched him.
"This puppet has no physical form and moves very flexibly. It seems that if we want to fight Yang Fan himself, we must first destroy this puppet!"
Liu Yan changed his mind and no longer tried to bypass the puppet. Instead, he slapped the puppet's fist towards him.
In an instant, golden light flashed where Liu Yan and the puppet were fighting. Liu Yan just took a step back, while the puppet seemed to have lost control of its body and retreated five or six meters before stopping.
On the surface, Liu Yan had the upper hand with that palm strike just now, but at this moment, the expression on his face was very solemn, and he did not show any joy at all.
"The Golden Light Palm is the most powerful palm technique developed by the warrior civilization on my planet. It's so powerful that even I don't dare to take it head-on. Yet, this puppet only flew five or six meters after punching me?"
Liu Yan was deeply shocked. With a feeling of unwillingness in his heart, he once again displayed his powerful martial arts and pounced on the puppet.
Violent attacks fell on the puppet one after another. Even though Yang Fan specially cast an aura shield for the puppet to help it resist most of the damage, the puppet still seemed unable to withstand it.
However, this was also within Yang Fan's expectations. Liu Yan's warrior civilization had been developed to a relatively advanced stage, and the martial arts evolved on the planet were very powerful.
Moreover, this was Yang Fan's first time controlling a puppet to fight, and his technique seemed very unfamiliar. If he could easily defeat Liu Yan under such circumstances, it would be a bit unbelievable.
The reason why Yang Fan did not immediately launch a powerful attack to end the battle was that he wanted to use Liu Yan's hand to practice his ability to control puppets.
After all, puppetry is different from other techniques. It requires Yang Fan to concentrate on operating it, and his combat ability is also closely related to his own operating level. Without training, it will be difficult to play a role in actual combat.
Under the bombardment of Liu Yan's martial arts, the puppet formed by spiritual energy could not hold on any longer. Cracks gradually appeared on its body, and some joints were beaten into a state of malfunction.
Although the puppet was on the verge of disintegration, Yang Fan's skill in manipulating the puppet was rapidly improving during this process. At the beginning, he could only passively take the beating, but later he could wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
Liu Yan also gradually became unable to cope with the comprehensive suppression of the puppets from the beginning.
But even at this time, Liu Yan's close combat ability still far surpassed the puppet. If it weren't for the spiritual shield protecting the puppet's body, Liu Yan would have smashed it to pieces with one punch.
After all, puppets have no physical form. They are a special product of the combination of puppetry and spiritual energy.
If Yang Fan can find the right materials in the future to create a physical puppet that can carry spiritual energy, its combat effectiveness should be greatly improved.
Liu Yan's battle with the puppet is still going on, but he has been unable to take down a puppet that has no physical body. His mentality is already a little broken at this time.
His opponent is Yang Fan, not this puppet.
I originally thought that I could exchange a few moves with Yang Fan, and even if I was knocked off the ring, it would be considered that I had done my best.
But now, after fighting for such a long time and using all kinds of martial arts, he still hasn't gotten past the puppet level. He has never had a head-on fight with Yang Fan from beginning to end. This is really hard for him to accept.
Yang Fan also saw the pain in Liu Yan's eyes and didn't intend to torture him anymore. He put away the puppet that was on the verge of disintegration, released the Five Elements Sword Formation, and swept him off the ring cleanly, ending the battle.
"Liu Yan lost, Yang Fan won!"
In the audience, the students of No. 5 Middle School saw Liu Yan being easily swept off the stage, their faces filled with frustration and despair.
"I lost. I, the top student in No. 5 Middle School, ultimately lost to this Yang Fan who suddenly appeared..."
"It's only the second round of the elimination rounds, and my students from No. 5 Middle School have already been completely wiped out. This performance is even worse than No. 3 Middle School from a few years ago!"
"Forget it, forget it. Liu Yan really did his best. Only the top five students in No. 1 Middle School are qualified to compete with a genius of Yang Fan's level. Liu Yan's loss was not unfair!"
Among all the students present, there are only four who have maintained an undefeated record from the group stage to the knockout stage: Jiang Chen, Jiang Qiuyue, Li Yanghui, and the biggest dark horse of this joint exam, Yang Fan!
It's nothing that Jiang Chen and Jiang Qiuyue have such dazzling records. After all, they are both geniuses ranked in the top five of No. 1 Middle School. Before the joint examination began, most people had already designated them as the top three. It's normal for them to win consecutive games and advance.
Li Yanghui has long been famous in Zhangcheng and is a hot favorite to be among the top three in this joint examination.
But no one expected Yang Fan's sudden appearance. Except for No. 3 Middle School, students from the other four middle schools had almost all been slapped in the face by Yang Fan, which made them feel very uncomfortable.
Therefore, they were very eager for someone to defeat Yang Fan, eliminate him, and end his undefeated record.
But Liu Yan's elimination once again dealt them a heavy blow. Judging from the strength Yang Fan has shown so far, perhaps only top talents like Jiang Chen and Jiang Qiuyue can control him!
"In the third round of the elimination round, Yang Fan will face Hu Yan. Please come on stage and compete!"
When Yang Fan first heard the name Hu Yan, he didn't think anything of it. It was only after he stepped onto the stage that he realized he had met an "acquaintance".
"Yang Fan! First you stole my prey, and then you deliberately raised the price with me, making me lose face in front of everyone! Even if I lose today, I will make you pay the price!" Hu Yan said gritting her teeth.
Isn't this Hu Yan the same girl with twin ponytails who was always looking for trouble? Yang Fan was too lazy to listen to what she said. He had originally wanted to continue practicing puppetry in this competition, but now it seems that it is not possible.
First of all, Yang Fan didn't want to stand on the same stage with such a unreasonable person. He felt a little uncomfortable.
In addition, Hu Yan's strength is really not enough. She ranks third in the second middle school and was lucky enough to be promoted to the first-level planet master not long ago. Her combat effectiveness is completely not on the same level as Liu Yan. She is not even qualified to be an opponent of the puppet.
"The competition begins!"
As soon as the referee finished speaking, Yang Fan immediately swung out five flying swords, forming a five-element sword formation, and swept Hu Yan off the ring cleanly and neatly, with no intention of giving her any time to perform.
"Hu Yan was defeated, Yang Fan won!"
At this moment, Hu Yan had just landed on the open space outside the ring. Her internal organs were churning and she felt excruciating pain.
When she heard the referee's cold announcement, she seemed to wake up from her dream. She looked around in panic and found that she had fallen outside the ring.
It was not until this time that she deeply felt the gap between herself and Yang Fan, and an inexplicable fear arose in her heart.
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