Li Zhenfei struck with ruthless ferocity and incredible speed.
He unleashed a powerful Movement Technique, striking like a phantom as he split into three afterimages. He thrust a palm at Shen Qian, Shen Feng, and Shen Lei each, the wind from his blows razor-sharp.
"Li Zhenfei, your opponent is me!"
Shen Qianxun's expression changed. She had been on guard against Li Zhenfei all along, but she had never expected him to ignore her and go straight for Shen Qian and the other two.
He clearly intended to finish them off before dealing with Shen Qianxun.
Shing!
Shen Qianxun drew her sword. Swordlight spread, flashing through the air like lightning as she slashed down at Li Zhenfei!
But she was still too late.
With his cultivation at the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, ambushing three ninth-level Meridian Opening warriors could hardly have been easier for Li Zhenfei.
Shen Qian, Shen Feng, and Shen Lei all blanched. They barely managed to dodge or block, only to feel an irresistible force crash into them. Their arms snapped, their chests caved in, and blood sprayed from their mouths as they were hurled straight off the arena.
Whoosh!
Li Zhenfei's figure flickered through the air. He evaded Shen Qianxun's sword by a hair's breadth, then landed back in the arena.
"Shen Qianxun, I told you. You're certain to lose the Spirit-Seizing Battle!"
Li Zhenfei's eyes were utterly cold as he spoke with a sneer.
"Despicable scum!"
Shen Qianxun's gaze turned icy. Her longsword spewed spiritual light, Sword Qi surging as crimson swordlight instantly enveloped Li Zhenfei.
Flame Dragon Sword Technique!
This was the Shen family's most powerful low-grade mystic-tier martial technique. The fact that Shen Qianxun unleashed the Flame Dragon Sword Technique right from the outset showed just how badly Li Zhenfei had angered her.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Li Zhenfei's expression was cold, but he moved like a phantom, darting and weaving as he repeatedly evaded Shen Qianxun's Sword Qi. Meanwhile, spiritual energy surged around him, as though he were preparing some terrifying attack.
"What a move from Li Zhenfei! He defeated three members of the Shen family in a single strike. Now only Shen Qianxun and that useless Ning Chuan remain. It looks like the Shen family's defeat is sealed!"
Someone gave a soft sigh.
Although Shen Qianxun's cultivation was impressive, Li Zhenfei was already one minor realm above her. Moreover, after he defeated those three, the other four Spirit Sea Realm warriors only needed to finish Ning Chuan before joining Li Zhenfei in surrounding Shen Qianxun.
Then, no matter how strong Shen Qianxun was, she would surely lose!
"Ning Chuan, die!"
A vicious smile curled Li Chengliang's lips. His aura rose as he approached Ning Chuan step by step.
He seemed in no hurry to attack Ning Chuan. Like a cat toying with a mouse, he wanted to humiliate Ning Chuan as much as possible-ideally frightening him until he trembled all over and wet himself.
The other three Spirit Sea Realm warriors also wore mocking expressions. They watched the fight between Li Zhenfei and Shen Qianxun while leaving Li Chengliang to toy with Ning Chuan.
"Mother, can Ning Chuan hold off Li Chengliang?"
Shen Qingqing was terribly nervous and unconsciously tightened her grip on Shen Wan's arm.
"He should be able to hold out for a little while, shouldn't he? After all, his cultivation is at the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm!"
Shen Wan spoke uncertainly, a trace of panic in her eyes as well.
Without realizing it, she had pinned her hopes on Ning Chuan.
Only if Ning Chuan held off Li Chengliang could Shen Qianxun find an opportunity to defeat Li Zhenfei, giving them a chance of winning the Spirit-Seizing Battle. Otherwise, if Ning Chuan fell immediately, Shen Qianxun would surely lose under the combined assault of five Spirit Sea Realm warriors.
"You talk too much! I still have to beat Li Zhenfei senseless and save my wife, so you can get off the arena!"
Ning Chuan sneered.
Boom!
He stamped his foot, and his vital energy surged. Lightning seemed to coil around his arm as unparalleled power erupted. He thrust out a palm, striking at Li Chengliang.
Great Wind Thunder Palm, Thunderclap!
"You useless trash, you think you can... What?! You... your cultivation is actually at the Spirit Sea Realm?"
Li Chengliang wore a sneer and was about to berate Ning Chuan, but his smile instantly froze, replaced by disbelief.
Ning Chuan's palm strike was incomparably fierce, crashing toward him with the crushing might of thunder and making his scalp prickle. With no time to think, he lashed out with a punch.
High-grade yellow-tier martial technique, Diamond Fist!
His cultivation had reached the fifth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, granting him a hundred thousand jin of strength. Combined with Diamond Fist, his attack was immensely powerful, and it collided with Ning Chuan's strike in an instant.
Crack!
Fist met palm with a thunderous explosion. The wind from the punch swept outward, making both Ning Chuan's and Li Chengliang's robes snap and flutter.
However, Ning Chuan stood unmoved, while Li Chengliang staggered back more than a dozen steps before stopping at the edge of the arena. His vital energy churned, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Ning Chuan's palm had nearly knocked him off the arena!
"What?!"
Everyone was stunned.
Apart from Huo Xiyan, Zhao Songzhai, Shen Wan, Shen Qingqing, and a handful of others, everyone stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.
Ning Chuan had actually sent Li Chengliang staggering back and spitting blood with a single palm strike?
How was that possible?
"Ning Chuan... Ning Chuan's cultivation has recovered, and he's even broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm! How is that possible?"
Someone cried out, filled with shock and disbelief.
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