One Finger Suppression!

"Then let me see how much you've improved!"

Qing Luo sneered disdainfully.

At his words, Mu Chen stopped trading barbs and flicked his wrist.

Buzz—

In an instant, several Spirit Array auras spread through the surroundings. With Qing Luo at the center, dazzling rays of light formed a Five-Star Array Diagram.

With the Clear Nether Black Lotus at its center, the area around it was filled with all manner of obscure, sharp, and violent auras. As the Spirit Arrays emerged, the surrounding Spiritual Energy began to boil, showing that the Spirit Arrays Mu Chen had set up were far from low-grade.

"Didn't expect this, did you? I set up several Spirit Arrays long ago!"

"These are all Second Grade Spirit Arrays, and that black lotus has already entered the ranks of a Third Grade Spirit Array. Even if you're at the Spirit Soul Peak Realm, you'll have to fall today!"

Mu Chen shouted sternly.

From the moment the other party had appeared, Mu Chen had secretly laid down these measures.

All for this very moment!

A Banner Carrier?

Strong?

He had eliminated King Zhou and King Yan?!

So what...

When it came to fighting, strength was only one part of it. What mattered more was using your brain!

He was confident

that under his Combination Spirit Array, even a Heaven Grade Spirit Beast would be severely wounded. Without the power of a Spirit Beast, what could Qing Luo use to resist?!

Hiss—

"They're actually Spirit Arrays..."

"When did he set them up? I didn't notice anything at all!"

"So many Spirit Arrays, and there's even a Third Grade Spirit Array. The Spirit Path Blood Calamity Maker really is terrifying..."

"Maybe he really can win!"

Feeling the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth boiling, the students who had not favored Mu Chen now had hope welling up in their eyes, and they praised him aloud.

They truly had not expected

that this Spirit Path Blood Calamity Maker was not only powerful in combat, but also so terrifyingly accomplished in Spirit Arrays.

"Be careful. That guy isn't so simple!"

Seeing this, Luo Li could not help but warn him.

That youth had always brought her surprises, giving this otherwise suspense-free match a sliver of possibility for victory.

However, as the only person present who had fought Qing Luo, Luo Li felt it was necessary to remind Mu Chen.

Hearing all the praise, long-lost confidence appeared on Mu Chen's face.

Especially after hearing Luo Li's concern, Mu Chen looked in her direction. "I won't disappoint you!"

With that, battle intent surged in Mu Chen's eyes. Under his control, the boiling Spiritual Energy around him became increasingly chaotic and dangerous.

"Enjoy the feast I've prepared for you!"

"Go!"

Mu Chen pointed into the air with his right hand.

The Spirit Arrays floating beneath Qing Luo's feet erupted with waves of tyrannical aura.

As Spiritual Energy surged and contracted, terrifying power tore through the sky shrouded in Yin energy, unleashing brilliant Spirit Array attacks or condensing golden wheels and phantom ancient bells.

They all descended upon Qing Luo to suppress and kill him.

"Is the winner about to be decided..."

"This level of battle is truly terrifying!"

For a moment!

Everyone held their breath, Countless gazes fixed nervously on the spirit arrays in the sky, brimming with ultimate killing intent.

They awaited the final outcome, "Kirin Step!"

Qing Luo said nothing more, As he strode with the bearing of a dragon and tiger, he stepped into the void, Boom—

With one step, Qing Luo appeared above the spirit arrays. Surging lightning erupted across the sky, illuminating the heavens as brightly as day.

Crack!

The instant Qing Luo's foot landed, The five spirit arrays seemed to suffer a terrifyingly heavy blow, cracks spreading across all of them at once.

Boom—

Qing Luo took his second step.

The heavens thundered like war drums. Amid the roiling mist, broken battle spears and shattered territories condensed behind Qing Luo...

This world seemed to transform into an Ancient Battlefield!

Bang bang bang bang bang—

With merely two steps, The five spirit arrays Mu Chen had deployed had yet to unleash their full might, Yet they shattered like mirrors, Breaking apart beneath the heavens into countless specks of spiritual light that dissipated between heaven and earth.

"How is this possible..."

Pfft—

As the spirit arrays shattered, Mu Chen's face turned pale. He spat out blood as he stared at the scene before him in disbelief...

From beginning to end, He had never underestimated Qing Luo, And had even made use of a spirit array master's advantage to set up numerous spirit arrays in advance.

Mu Chen had considered the possibility that these spirit arrays might fail to restrain him, But he had never imagined

That Qing Luo would break them so effortlessly...

Five whole spirit arrays, One Third Grade Spirit Array and four Second Grade Spirit Arrays. The offensive power of such a lineup was unmatched within the Spirit Soul Realm.

Just what...

Was his cultivation realm?!

"This..."

"How did he do that?"

"Those were five spirit arrays! In positional warfare, a spirit array master is undefeated!!"

"The Banner Carrier's strength has likely already surpassed the Spirit Soul Realm!"

Seeing the spirit arrays shatter simultaneously in the sky, It was not only Mu Chen—

Even Luo Li, Ye Qingling, Chu Lin, and the others could not help narrowing their pupils and gaping in shock.

Three Heavens Realm!

This was the Banner Carrier's true strength!

"He is even more troublesome than last time..."

Looking at the godlike, demonic figure in the sky, Luo Li's delicate brows furrowed slightly, When they had met before, Though he had been powerful, he had not yet been so despair-inducing as he was now.

Even she had no choice but to admit, Qing Luo's talent and strength were the greatest she had ever seen.

Even the prodigies of the Luoshen Clan, or King Ji—Ji Xuan—whom even she had feared in the Spirit Road, could not compare!

Qing Luo's might had already surpassed their understanding.

Perhaps only heirs of truly colossal powers such as the Western Heaven War Palace, the Endless Fire Domain, and the Martial Border could rival him...

"You bastard!"

"I'll kill you!!!"

Mu Chen's eyes were bloodshot as he glared fixedly at Qing Luo.

He could not endure it.

He could not accept having his pride trampled so mercilessly, nor could he accept that the Spirit Array he had painstakingly prepared had been shattered by two steps from his opponent...

"Vajra... Buddha Hand!"

Mu Chen crazily burned the Spiritual Energy within his body.

Dazzling Golden Light, as brilliant as forged gold, burst from his palm.

Mu Chen took a step forward.

Facing Qing Luo, he chose to attack first for the first time.

As Mu Chen charged upward against Qing Luo, his movements were as swift as thunder.

Buzz—

Golden Light surged across the sky, gathering behind Mu Chen into an illusory golden tower nearly several dozen zhang tall!

The Black Pagoda was covered in strange runes, etched with the patterns of Nine Golden Dragons.

As Mu Chen struck out with his palm, the tower patterns wriggled, erupting with blinding light.

Before the eyes of the crowd, the golden ancient tower inverted, like a blazing sun being pushed forward by Mu Chen as it suppressed Qing Luo.

"Is he about to use a cheat?"

Feeling the profound Pressure and sharp force originating from the Great Pagoda Art, Qing Luo could not help frowning.

He did not take a third step...

After all, the Kirin Step was powerful because it built momentum. With each successive step, it could tread upon the heavens and shatter Stars!

He feared

that if he took the third step, he would directly crush Mu Chen to death, or trigger the safeguard Qing Yan Jing had left within the Great Pagoda Art. Neither outcome was one he wanted to see.

As he pondered, an Emerald Radiance emerged from Qing Luo's fingertip.

His fair, slender index finger suddenly turned dark emerald, exquisite as glazed crystal, reflecting mountains and rivers stretching for thousands of miles!

Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger!

Qing Luo pressed down with one finger.

A desolate, profound giant finger tore through the sky.

Like an ancient mountain range, carrying an incomparably heavy and primordial aura, it suppressed Mu Chen.

The Ancient Giant Finger collided with the golden ancient tower in the sky.

Rumble—

Silence!

At that instant, the entire world seemed to sink into deafness!

Only the massive impact, like Stars shattering apart, was reflected in everyone's pupils.

Shock, horror, fear...

All manner of emotions converged, ultimately turning into incomparable despair.

They saw

that the moment the two terrifying Spiritual Arts made contact, the golden ancient tower shattered with a bang. The Ancient Giant Finger swept onward with world-ending might, crushing down upon them.

"Mu Chen!"

Buzz—

Luo Li held her sword in one hand. Alone with her blade, she stood before Mu Chen and looked up at the giant finger filling the sky overhead.

Her dark eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment, because...

that Ancient Giant Finger merely hovered three inches above their heads. It did not fall.