Si Wenhan, at the Void Returning mid-stage, had suffered a crushing defeat at Ye Tian's hands before. Now that Ye Tian's cultivation had improved so much further, they knew very well that they would not be able to probe Ye Tian's true strength this way.
They could only find a Void Returning peak expert from Immortal Dao Mountain.
To ensure that Ye Tian would be killed without mishap, they had indeed paid no small price.
Setting his thoughts aside, Ye Tian and Li Bancheng exchanged salutes. Without saying anything more, they directly began their attack.
Li Bancheng's thinking was extremely clear, and he was calm. He was neither arrogant nor careless simply because he came from Immortal Dao Mountain.
Though he appeared to take the initiative, Li Bancheng had actually chosen defense from the start.
With a wave of Ye Tian's hand, a giant palm of spiritual energy abruptly emerged from the sky and crashed down.
Li Bancheng's hand seals shifted, and layers upon layers of flames swept around him, turning into a sea of fire that stood before him.
"Boom!"
A tremendous explosion thundered out. Countless sparks sprayed in every direction, dyeing half the sky beneath Xuan Ge Mountain red.
The blazing heat made the surrounding spectators raise their hands and deploy spiritual energy to resist it.
On the stone platform, the flames dispersed.
Li Bancheng could be seen forced back more than ten zhang, his feet gouging two deep trenches into the ground.
An uproar broke out across the arena.
From the look of it, Ye Tian seemed to hold the upper hand!
Ye Tian was still part of the Sacred Hall, while Li Bancheng, though once a Sacred Hall disciple, now belonged to Immortal Dao Mountain.
Thus, emotionally speaking, those hoping for Ye Tian's victory were certainly