Somewhere on the mountaintop, Chi Chen and the others were scattered and hidden in the forest, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Seven Rainbows Squad.
How many will come?
Chi Chen focused his mind, his gaze fixed on the trunk of a large tree, where a newcomer was using his forbidden ability to observe the movements below the mountain.
On this mountaintop, based on Chi Chen's observations along the way, besides the 11 of them, there were no fewer than 30 newcomers hiding elsewhere. And this was only the number they had discovered; there were probably some more hidden in even more obscure places.
Down the mountain, even from a distance, Chi Chen could still hear continuous booming sounds. He guessed that the source of these noises was Huang Feng, who had previously built the earthen wall. On this mountainous terrain full of mud and stones, Huang Feng's forbidden techniques could be used to the fullest extent, which was very disadvantageous for them, the newcomers.
"They're here!"
Suddenly, the newlyweds, who had been hiding on the tree trunk, flipped down and came to Chi Chen's side.
How many people?
Chi Chen asked.
The man's expression was slightly strange, and he said somewhat uncertainly:
"There seems to be only one!"
Chi Chen was also taken aback when he heard this. Was there only one person coming up the mountain?
The other six went down the mountain?
Isn't the other party a bit too confident?
Chi Chen was somewhat skeptical, so he climbed back up the tree with the newlyweds.
"Over there!"
The newcomer pointed out a direction to Chi Chen, but Chi Chen's view was mostly blocked by trees. He didn't have the same eyesight as the newcomer and couldn't find Lan Yue's figure in a short time.
"Is it really just one person?"
A moment later, Chi Chen finally caught a glimpse of Lan Yue's figure through the gaps in the leaves. Lan Yue was walking up the mountain as if she were taking a leisurely stroll, seemingly in no hurry to find them.
"Someone's about to make their move!"
Chi Chen scanned the area and discovered that three groups of people were already well-hidden in concealed locations along Lan Yue's path. One group had five people, and the other two groups had eight people each.
The leader of the five-person team was Gan Yuan, the owner of the Black Flame Forbidden Technique. The other two teams were also led by newcomers with considerable Forbidden Technique rankings. All three teams were quite strong.
"Let's do it!"
Suddenly, one of the eight-person teams couldn't hold back any longer. The Seven Rainbows team only sent one person, which gave them a lot of confidence.
Eight newcomers burst out of the bushes and surrounded Blue Moon.
One of the newcomers pointed at Lan Yue with one hand, and an invisible wave instantly shot towards Lan Yue's body.
"The forbidden void of 067?"
Lan Yue turned his body and accurately dodged the air cannon made of compressed air, but the next second, a spike suddenly pierced towards his body from where Lan Yue landed, blocking his movement.
At the same time, a glint flashed in the eyes of one of the eight newcomers, and he launched a mental attack on Lan Yue. Lan Yue froze, as if affected, and stood still in place.
"I got it!"
Upon seeing this, the newlywed's face lit up with joy, and the other newlyweds also smiled.
"The special team isn't all that great..."
The leader exuded a chilling aura, and a dozen ice blades appeared in his hand. Just in case, he urged the ice blades in his hand to stab at Blue Moon.
The thrust was made, the ice blade pierced through, and before the leader could finish speaking, the smile on his face froze, because the thrust and the ice blade passed directly through Lan Yue's body and flew far behind him.
"Bang bang bang!"
The ice blades and spikes struck a tree, making a series of sounds.
At the same time, a voice that sent chills down the spine of the team leader appeared quietly in his ear.
"You just said the special team isn't all that great?"
The man moved his feet and instantly pulled open the door. He turned to look to his left, but there was no one there. It was clearly empty.
This sight terrified the man. What on earth was going on?
"There's no one over there, I've been right here the whole time!"
In the center of the group of eight, the figure of Blue Moon, who had been pierced by ice blades and thrusts earlier, spoke again.
"How is that possible?"
Everyone gasped in surprise. A chill instantly rushed from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads. When Lan Yue's body was pierced by the ice blade earlier, it was clearly just an illusion in their eyes. How come Lan Yue's real body is still there now?
If he first left an afterimage from his original spot and then instantly appeared next to the person controlling the ice blade, and then returned to his original spot, then his speed is really too fast, isn't it?
No, that's impossible, because there wasn't a single new footprint on the ground.
Even if you are very fast, your feet still need to be on the ground when you move, right?
So what exactly happened?
What is his forbidden ability?
For a moment, the eight people surrounding Lan Yue were at a loss.
"Don't be afraid, I refuse to believe I can't hit him!"
The leading freshman forcibly suppressed his shock, shouted loudly, and more than a hundred ice blades instantly appeared behind him, then, under his control, stabbed towards Blue Moon from several directions.
At the same time, the other seven people also used their forbidden abilities, and one of them even turned into a petrified body and charged towards Blue Moon, preparing to block his path of movement.
"Let's see how you hide this time!"
The leading freshman roared angrily. Although he didn't know how Lan Yue had managed to do it before, he didn't believe that Lan Yue could dodge the attack now that it was almost flawless.
But facing the onslaught of ice blades, Blue Moon remained motionless.
Why is he hiding?
"Puff puff puff!"
More than a hundred ice blades fell, but they passed through Lan Yue's body again and landed on the ground.
The attacks of the others also missed without any suspense, and this scene shattered the little confidence they had left.
"Why exactly?"
The eight men watched as their attacks missed again, completely at a loss for what to do.
How can we fight like this?
You can't even touch a single hair on the other person's head.
"You guys are finished? Then it's my turn?"
Beneath the smiling mask, Lan Yue's slightly amused voice rang out.
The eight men immediately tensed up, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The next moment, the Blue Moon, which had been motionless, finally made a move.
"Whoosh!"
The sound of footsteps crunching on fallen leaves rang out. Lan Yue took a step forward, and then one of the eight people felt a sharp pain in his neck, lost consciousness, and fainted.
"How is that possible?!"
The other seven were even more terrified upon seeing this. They hadn't seen what Lan Yue had done; they had only seen him take a step forward. How could one of their own have fainted so suddenly?
"puff!"
Before they could think any further, another person fainted as Lan Yue took another step forward.
Fear surged through him, and the leading freshman swallowed hard, only then realizing how ignorant he had been when he said the special team wasn't all that great.
The opponent suppressed their cultivation level to the Radiant Realm. Facing the attack of our eight people, they not only suffered no losses, but also lost two members after only taking two steps.
What terrifying power this is!
Is this the special squad?
"If you don't make a move soon, we really won't have another chance. You've all seen it; his forbidden ability is far too bizarre. If we can't figure out the secret soon, he'll capture us all!"
Seeing that two more of his teammates had taken two more steps and then fainted, the newcomer in charge shouted at the top of the mountain, hoping that the other newcomers hiding in the shadows would come out and help deal with Blue Moon.
"Swish swish swish!"
In the forest, voices of figures emerged one after another. Gan Yuan's five-person team and another eight-person team also emerged with serious expressions. What that person said was right. Now they could only rely on their numbers to continuously deplete Lan Yue's spiritual power and slowly find out the secrets of his forbidden ability.
They didn't believe that Lan Yue could maintain this state indefinitely. Although he was ridiculously strong, his current spiritual power level was only at the peak of the Radiant Realm, and it couldn't be limitless. As long as he used power beyond the peak of the Radiant Realm, according to the rules, they, the newcomers, would win.
"Hey, you guys up on the mountain, stop hiding and come down here right now!"
Gan Yuan's body was engulfed in black flames, and his eyes also radiated a fiery heat. Only an opponent like this would be a challenge.
"Chi Chen, what do we do?"
On the mountain, a group of people who had gathered together looked at Chi Chen.
"Let's go. They're right. Faced with an opponent like this, before we can discover what his forbidden ability is, the only thing we can do is overwhelm him with numbers!"
Recalling the strange scene he had witnessed earlier, Chi Chen made a quick decision and led everyone down the mountain. At the same time, many newcomers appeared in other places and joined Chi Chen and his group.
Ten minutes later, when Chi Chen arrived at Lan Yue's location with nearly forty people behind him.
They were all shocked by the scene before them once again. Of the twenty-odd people who had been besieging Lan Yue, only three were still standing in front of him. The rest of the new recruits were lying haphazardly on the ground. The instructors from the shadows kept appearing and dragging them a little further away to prevent them from hindering the battle that was about to begin.
"How could so many people have been lost in just ten minutes?"
Chi Chen looked at the tall figure standing in front of him, seemingly unaffected. This was just too unbelievable.
Is this even human?
Chi Chen asked himself, even if he had activated the Divine Forbidden Battle Saint Intent, it would be impossible to make so many people lose their fighting ability in such a short time, especially since there were several newcomers among them with high forbidden sequences.
"Gan Yuan, did you figure out how his forbidden ability was activated?"
Chi Chen approached Gan Yuan, whose body was still engulfed in black flames, who was holding a long sword and whose chest was heaving, and asked with a serious expression.
Gan Yuan glanced at Chi Chen and the crowd behind him, regained his composure, and spoke:
"I don't know, but I'm certain that the standing figure is definitely not his real body. Even if he can switch between his physical and spiritual forms at will, it's impossible for there to be no gap between them. And although we can't see how he attacks, the attack isn't invisible. As long as we concentrate our mental power, we can still barely sense it before it arrives! But those below the Radiant Light Realm have no way to defend against it!"
Gan Yuan's expression was somewhat grim. This was intelligence they had obtained by exchanging more than a dozen people, but its value was not very high.
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