"Let the challenge begin!"
Longevity Dao Sage spoke.
His gaze immediately turned clear and intent, all traces of his earlier elderly demeanor vanishing.
After all, he might be next.
If Earth Spirit Leader put up a good enough fight, it might spare him the trouble.
But...
Longevity Dao Sage felt it was better to rely on himself than on others.
In the Battle Arena.
With Heavenly Cold Master's defeat as a warning, Earth Spirit Leader dared not be careless in the slightest.
He opened with the hand speed of a great sage who had been single for a thousand years, releasing immortal power into the air to draw talismans.
The golden immortal power instantly formed an array of numerous talismans.
Before Liu Xinlian could even react, the array was complete in the blink of an eye.
"Spirit Summoning Art! Activate!"
Earth Spirit Leader continually changed his hand seals, muttering incantations.
Everyone watching tensed, sensing that a spectacular battle was about to unfold.
Longevity Dao Sage, that venerable encyclopedia, obligingly continued serving as commentator.
"All things possess spirits. The Spirit Summoning Art draws upon the spirits between heaven and earth, gathering and refining them to remove impurities."
"It recreates a fragment of this plane's history."
"And commands those manifested spirits in battle."
"It's somewhat similar to the summoner profession in the Otherworldly Plane, but manipulating the spirits of all things presents a considerable hurdle."
"Even after reaching the Supreme Sage realm, it takes years of arduous cultivation to grasp its subtleties."
"After all, the spirits of all things are also part of plane power."
As Longevity Dao Sage explained, Earth Spirit Leader was already making further moves.
"Spirit Summoning Art! Fire God!"
"Spirit Summoning Art! Water God!"
His chanting was already too fast for Liu Xinlian to follow.
In an instant,