"Reporting to Instructor Cheng Hu, I have a question!"
Among the newcomers, someone asked a question. It was Gan Yuan, the second newcomer to stand up after using the Forbidden Black Flame 034 under Cheng Hu's mental pressure that day.
"Oh? Speak!"
Cheng Hu looked at Gan Yuan, who had performed well among the newcomers in a short period of time.
“Instructor Cheng Hu, as far as I know, each member of the Seven Rainbow Squad is at least at the Ascension Realm. Even if we outnumber them, it will be difficult for them to capture us if we scatter and escape. However, there is still a significant gap in combat power between the Seven Rainbow Squad and us. None of us would stand a chance against them. Even if a dozen of us act together, we would not be able to stop any one of them. Isn’t that a bit unfair to us?”
Gan Yuan looked at the Seven Rainbows Squad. Although he was very confident in his own strength, he was well aware of the gap between himself and the members of the Seven Rainbows Squad.
"The highest level among you is the Radiant Realm, right? We will also suppress our strength to the Radiant Realm! If any one of us uses strength exceeding the Radiant Realm during the pursuit, we will lose!"
Before Cheng Hu could speak, Lan Yue stepped forward and spoke first. Although his tone was very calm, it was full of absolute confidence.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as Lan Yue finished speaking, a commotion broke out among the newcomers.
Even Cheng Hu glanced at Lan Yue with some surprise. He had actually planned to have the Seven Rainbows Squad suppress their cultivation level to the Solid Mirror realm, but he didn't expect Lan Yue to speak up directly, so he couldn't say anything now.
"As expected of the captain!"
Behind Lan Yue, Zi Ye quickly offered a compliment.
Chi Chen looked over and found that Lan Yue's gaze was fixed on him, which left Chi Chen somewhat puzzled.
"Could it be that they're targeting me?"
Chi Chen thought about it and felt it was unlikely. He had never seen this Blue Moon before. Would the other party target him right away?
But Chi Chen was unaware that he had guessed correctly; Lan Yue's actions were indeed aimed at him.
Although Lan Yue and Chi Chen had only exchanged a brief glance, Lan Yue felt a strange sensation within himself; he wanted to fight this unfamiliar young man at the same level.
However, Lan Yue is someone who highly trusts her intuition. So even though suppressing her teammates' strength to the Radiant Realm might be disadvantageous for them, Lan Yue still chose to do so out of her fighting spirit and absolute trust in her teammates.
"Alright, since Blue Moon has said so, then we'll follow your wishes. Are there any other questions?"
Cheng Hu looked at Chi Chen and the others.
"Yes, when they hunt us, are we able to fight back? Is there a limit to the number of people allowed?"
Another newcomer spoke up. Chi Chen looked over and saw that the person's name was Wen Xin. Her taboo was a destructive taboo, 026 Burying Flowers. She was also one of the few girls among the newcomers.
"Of course you can, as long as you're confident you can face them head-on! Newcomers, you might not have fully understood what I meant before. I said, as long as even one of you isn't caught by them before midnight tonight, you win, no matter what methods you use. There's only one restriction: you can only hide within this mountain range! While you're being chased, the instructors will patrol the mountains, firstly to prevent you from cheating and leaving the mountains, and secondly to prevent you from being crippled by the Seven Rainbows Squad so they can bring you back here!"
Cheng Hu looked at everyone and explained the rules again, but when he mentioned being crippled, Chi Chen and the others below were clearly stunned.
Seeing this, Cheng Hu's expression turned slightly cold, and he continued, "Did you think this was just a test of the training results? That there wouldn't be any danger? Newcomers, you really haven't improved at all. In this training, I'm telling you, apart from your lives being safe, anything else could happen! I've already given you enough of the so-called fairness you wanted. But in the future, the Mysteries won't give you fairness!"
"Holy crap, Chi Chen, we absolutely can't be separated later!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Bai shuddered. When he looked at the seven people wearing white smiling masks, he suddenly noticed that they also seemed to be emanating a murderous aura.
"Um!"
Chi Chen nodded, glanced at Xiang Ming beside him, and gestured for them to come together later.
"Alright! Newlyweds, I've said everything I needed to say. Now, enjoy your happy time!"
Before Cheng Hu could even finish speaking and before Chi Chen and the others could react, seven figures cloaked in capes moved simultaneously, heading straight for the more than 190 newcomers.
"Holy crap, it's starting already?"
The newlyweds exclaimed in surprise, and some of them immediately ran into the woods.
A large portion of the population remained where they were.
"There are only seven of them, and their cultivation levels are all suppressed to the Radiant Realm. With so many of us attacking together, even if they are a special team, do you think they can stop us? Come with me!"
Among the newcomers, a bald, burly man shouted, and his body was instantly covered with a layer of silver-white scales. He was none other than Wang Hao, the newcomer who possessed the 025 Forbidden Holy Armor.
"Yeah, with so many of us, what are we afraid of!"
"Charge! Take them down!"
"So what if it's a special team? My taboo isn't something to be jealous of!"
“...”
After Wang Hao spoke, dozens more voices rang out. Clearly, they had had this idea when Lan Yue suggested suppressing their cultivation level to the Radiant Realm, and they had already secretly communicated with each other.
Now, at Wang Hao's call, there is naturally a great deal of support.
"Chi Chen, what do you think? Should we go into the mountains or charge up together?"
Seeing this, Lin Bai and Xiang Ming looked at Chi Chen.
Chi Chen frowned slightly. He felt that even if those seven people had suppressed their cultivation to the Radiant Realm, they were definitely not that simple, especially Lan Yue, who always exuded an extremely dangerous aura.
"No rush, let's take a look first and then make a decision!"
Chi Chen did not rush to make a decision, and there were more than twenty other people who were also observing the situation.
"Captain, we really were underestimated by them!"
Among the seven, one of the team members who had been silent until now watched this scene, a smile appearing on his lips beneath his mask.
"Huang Feng, it's all up to you!"
Lan Yue spoke, her voice calm and composed.
"Alright, Captain!"
Huang Feng, who spoke first, broke away from the formation, looked at the dozens of people rushing towards him, and smiled slightly before speaking softly.
"Prison!"
"Boom boom boom!"
As Huang Feng's forbidden technique was activated, a rumbling sound came from the ground, and the ground undulated instantly, as if an earthquake had occurred.
Then, to the utter astonishment of Chi Chen and the others, a circular wall, more than ten meters high, suddenly rose up around Wang Hao and the others, enclosing them completely.
"Is this the kind of power a Radiant Realm cultivator could possess?"
Chi Chen and the others, who were still observing, turned to look at Cheng Hu, who had a smile on his face. Cheng Hu shrugged, indicating that Huang Feng had not violated any rules.
"Damn it! This is the Forbidden Prison 013. Forbidden ability users can manipulate the terrain under their feet at will!"
Inside the walled enclosure, Wang Hao looked at the towering wall blocking his way and wondered if Huang Feng had broken the rules. However, the spiritual fluctuations Huang Feng had just emitted were only at the peak of the Radiant Realm.
"As expected of a special team, they've utilized every ounce of their mental strength to the fullest!"
Chi Chen looked at the seven figures outside the wall who easily leaped up and flipped onto the wall. His eyes narrowed slightly. Not only were these seven people very strong, but their teamwork must also be very tacit. Even if all 190 of them attacked, they might not be able to suppress them all.
Besides, how can so many of them be completely of one mind? Many have already fled into the mountains.
"The best way to beat them is to scatter them!"
Chi Chen turned around and led Lin Bai and Xiang Ming towards the mountain. Several people saw this and quickly followed Chi Chen and the others. After all, although Chi Chen had not yet revealed his forbidden ability, his performance during this period was extremely outstanding. Moreover, Lin Bai and Xiang Ming beside him possessed the forbidden abilities of Annihilation and Night Ghost, which were extremely terrifying. Following them would greatly increase their chances of winning.
"Oh? Have they left?"
Lan Yue watched Chi Chen's figure disappear into the forest, feeling a slight sense of regret. It seemed she would have to deal with these people first before going to find him.
"Don't be afraid. Although this wall is sturdy, we can easily break through it if we attack one point!"
Wang Hao, his entire body covered in holy armor, unleashed a punch, and a tiny crack instantly appeared on the stone wall.
"Saint Armor, this is a bit tricky!"
The only female among the seven, Orange Star, watched Wang Hao frantically bombarding the stone wall. Although she said he was difficult to deal with, her eyes remained crescent-shaped.
"Boom boom boom!"
Inside the wall, nearly fifty people simultaneously unleashed their forbidden abilities, blasting towards a single point in the wall. The cracks continued to widen, as if a large hole was about to burst open.
"Greenwood, you damn well better stop standing there! Don't be so slow at a time like this!"
Huang Feng was sweating profusely, looking constipated. With so many people, he, at only the Radiant Realm, couldn't possibly handle it.
"oh oh!"
On the wall, Greenwood responded softly twice, then walked to the front, stretched out a hand, and scattered a patch of green seeds towards the people inside the wall.
"040 Green Seed?"
Inside the wall, Wang Hao saw the seeds scattering everywhere, and his brows furrowed instantly. While the 040 green seeds weren't particularly lethal, they could be deadly to them in this situation.
Sure enough, the next second, green seeds drifted down onto the walls and the ground. Strong vines, each as thick as an adult's arm, sprouted from the soil, not only reinforcing the stone walls but also forming a vine cage above them, completely trapping Wang Hao and the others inside. Moreover, vines continued to emerge from the ground, instantly binding the group.
"Greenwood? Couldn't you have used a different method of binding?"
On the wall, Orange Star looked at the bondage art below and blushed slightly.
Lan Yue's lips twitched, and she said:
"Greenwood, did you secretly look at Qingyun's computer again?"
Qingyun: "Captain, don't talk nonsense! There's nothing improper on my computer!"
Blue Moon: "Did I say it was indecent?"
Qingyun: "..."
...
Just as the Seven Rainbows Squad was dealing with Wang Hao and the others who were still in the square, Chi Chen looked at the eight newcomers following behind him and felt a little helpless. He had only had Lin Bai as a friend since he was a child, and he was not used to being followed by so many people with such burning eyes. But he couldn't just send them away.
"Let's first learn about each other's forbidden abilities!"
Chi Chen led the group to a relatively secluded place. Although a larger group would make them a bigger target, they would also be stronger. If they could make good use of each person's taboos, they might actually have a chance to defeat the Seven Rainbows Squad. If the other side wanted to capture them all, they certainly wouldn't stay together forever.
"My forbidden skill is illusion, which can affect the scene before others on a mental level. However, I am only at the Enlightenment Realm, so the effect on them should not be too great!"
"My taboo is that Star Shifting is a Void Realm. Although I am at the Radiant Realm, based on my previous observations, I can only drag one of them into the Void Realm and trap them there, and it shouldn't be for too long!"
"My taboo is..."
In the forest, the eight people explained their forbidden abilities to each other, and then looked at Chi Chen. Among them, only Chi Chen's forbidden ability was unknown to them.
Seeing this, Chi Chen could no longer hide it and could only explain his forbidden ability:
"My forbidden ability is called the Holy Will of Battle, which is a single-target enhancement of my own power..."
...
Just as Chi Chen and the others were discussing how to cooperate, in the square halfway up the mountain, in front of the Seven Rainbows Squad, the forty-odd newcomers who were firmly trapped in the vine cage were all somewhat listless, and more or less all of them had some minor injuries.
At this moment, their eyes were filled with deep fear as they looked at the Seven Rainbows Squad. These seven people, even with their cultivation levels suppressed, were still far too terrifying.
They looked with lingering fear at the deep black pit not far from them. Just now, it was that guy named Orange Star who almost blasted them to pieces with one shot.
With the combined attack of over fifty people and the coordinated efforts of the Seven Rainbows Squad in less than half an hour, only less than ten people managed to escape, and Wang Hao was naturally among those who fled.
In the forest, Wang Hao grinned, his holy armor scales slightly blackened, and ran while cursing:
"That woman was too ruthless!"
...
"Let's go, let's begin the hunt! Huang Feng and Lv Mu together, Zi Ye and Chi Wen together, Cheng Xing and Qing Yun together!"
This time, Lan Yue assigned teams in the square, and then walked up the mountain alone.
"Hehe, those guys up in the mountains are going to be in trouble!"
Zi Ye chuckled, showing no concern whatsoever for Lan Yue, who was acting alone.
Because their captain's strength exceeded the imagination of those newcomers.
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