Thorn Alliance, Huan Xin Pavilion, and Heavenly One Path had all independently chosen to send mid-stage Saint God cultivators onto the arena to issue challenges, showing every intention of taking shamelessness to the very end. This had enraged Ling Tian beyond measure, and he had shown them no mercy. In the first two matches, he had simply sat there and killed his opponents with ease, thoroughly humiliating Thorn Alliance and Huan Xin Pavilion.
In the first two matches, Ling Tian had dealt with his opponents using illusions and clones. Anyone familiar with him knew that he would likely use similar methods to kill the Heavenly One Path cultivator next, even though that cultivator had deployed an Emperor-grade mecha.
Mechas were also considered treasures, and their use had not been prohibited when the various factions discussed the rules earlier. Still, relying on an external object like this was somewhat contemptible. If Thorn Alliance and Huan Xin Pavilion had merely been shameless, then Heavenly One Path's conduct was shameless to the extreme.
An Emperor-grade mecha was formidable. As long as it had enough energy, this treasure could unleash combat strength on par with a late-stage Saint God expert, without consuming much of the pilot's mental energy. Most importantly, mechas had powerful defenses, and since they were equipped with intelligent systems, cultivators using them were also quite resistant to illusions.
Besides, although Heavenly One Path's cultivators did not specialize in illusions, their mastery of Soul Secret Techniques was unparalleled in the God Realm. Soul Thread was one of Heavenly One Path's secret techniques, and their mastery of Soul Secret Techniques also meant their Nascent Souls were quite powerful. Illusions were not particularly effective against them. In other words, using an illusion on this opponent would not do Ling Tian much good.
Since illusions