With a loud "boom," Xu Long's body below paused slightly, as if a heavy object had fallen on him.
After the giant hand rose up, it caught the falling command flags in mid-air in an instant. Those small flags, however, weighed a thousand pounds and continued to fall from the giant hand.
Xu Long, however, smiled slightly, ignoring the imposing presence of the command flag, and simply let the giant hand hold the flag firmly.
Once everything had settled down, when you looked at it again, it seemed like a child's toy when it fell between your fingers.
A series of clicking sounds rang out overhead, and the command flag, held aloft by a giant hand, had lost its original restraining power.
Xu Long also channeled his Magic Power into the giant hand, causing it to quickly close.
Several command flags were slowly bent, and a sound of unbearable weight could be heard emanating from within them.
Upon hearing the piercing "crackling" sound, the cultivator opposite him changed his expression drastically.
This was a magical Dharma Artifact that he had specially acquired at great expense within the temple grounds, precisely so that he could launch a surprise attack during the selection of core disciples.
Unexpectedly, Xu Long broke through the restraining power in an instant, and now he is in someone else's hands.
Seeing that the giant hand was about to completely bend the command flags, the Heavenly Immortal cultivators on the opposite side were extremely anxious.
He knew that Xu Long had held back.
If the opponent were to use the same tactic again, hurling the giant hand along with the command flag, he would surely perish in a sorry state.
"Senior brother, please go easy on me! I admit defeat!"
As the giant hand in the air tightened its grip, the command flag he had thrown out earlier was about to be completely broken.
The Heavenly Immortal cultivator finally couldn't help but urgently cry out to Xu Long to hold back. In his haste, he disregarded the fact that the other party was merely Earth Immortal cultivator and even used the title "Senior Brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, a smile appeared on Xu Long's lips, and the giant hand above his head paused slightly.
Then, Xu Long below flicked his hand again, and the command flag on his giant hand seemed to lose its restraint, instantly flying backward toward the Heavenly Immortal cultivator.
Even after he caught the command flag, the spatial rift beneath him did not stop widening.
Instead, it enveloped the Heavenly Immortal cultivator in an instant at an even faster speed than before.
The Heavenly Immortal cultivator's vision gradually blurred as he found himself in the crack, finally seeing only a tall, imposing figure opposite him.
After enveloping the Heavenly Immortal cultivator, the spatial rift completely swallowed him up, presumably eliminating him from the competition.
The spatial rift in front of Xu Long had slowly closed. He did not search for other cultivators in the arena, but waited calmly in place.
When he first entered this fragmented space, he was ambushed by Heavenly Immortal cultivator.
Xu Long knew that the other person had simply arrived a step ahead of him.
He knew his location because everyone carried a jade pendant with their own coordinates.
The rule in the fragmented space is that you must defeat all other cultivators of your own kind.
Only by walking out of the fragmented space with dignity can one be considered one of the twenty finalists.
Not to mention that each jade tablet has coordinates, the aftershocks of the battle just now will also attract various cultivators to come and check.
Moreover, it is clearly visible on the jade tablet that one cultivator has just been eliminated.
Therefore, Xu Long didn't need to specifically search for those cultivators scattered in various places at this time.
Perhaps they are somewhere watching me right now, after the great battle.
The cold glint in Xu Long's eyes intensified, but the smile on his lips remained unchanged.
He stood tall and straight in the arena, speaking nonchalantly to the cultivators who were either spying or observing from all sides:
"How long are you all waiting? Why don't we all come at once? Let's have a good time and not waste each other's time!"
Xu Long's words burst forth from his throat, transforming into waves of sound as he spoke.
A sound as resounding as a great bell suddenly echoed within the fragmented space, attracting the attention of all the cultivators within the small area.
At this moment, the cultivators hidden in various places all turned their attention to Xu Long, their eyes flashing with shock, anger, disdain, and sinister expressions.
It's no wonder they were dissatisfied; Xu Long, who was present, was simply too arrogant.
Just now, only one Heavenly Immortal cultivator was defeated; they have dozens of cultivators here.
No matter how capable Xu Long is, can he possibly spare several people to fight alongside him?
All eyes were fixed on the figure gazing up at the sky in the arena, and various emotions about Xu Long were accumulating in their hearts.
That figure was like a mountain, pressing heavily on everyone's hearts, making the dozens of cultivators dare not utter a single response.
After waiting for a long time, one of the cultivators finally couldn't contain his excitement and stepped forward to address the hidden cultivators in all directions:
"Fellow disciples, this fellow is arrogant by nature and doesn't take us seriously at all. If he becomes a core disciple, he won't care about the development of the sect. He is a conceited, selfish and self-serving person."
He already expended some of his Magic Power dealing with that Heavenly Immortal cultivator. Now, if we join forces, we must defeat him first, and then each of us can rely on our own abilities... Ah! You attacked me from behind..."
After that cultivator stepped forward and roared, a cold glint flashed in Xu Long.
Before he could finish speaking, the giant hand that had been preparing above his head suddenly swept towards him.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the cultivator opposite him. By the time he reacted, the giant hand was already right in front of him.
Xu Long, the cultivator who had been standing on the opposite side, had somehow appeared in front of them.
He screamed in terror, not even having time to form a magic seal, before the giant hand grabbed his body in an instant.
In his haste, all he could manage to utter was the word "sneak attack."
But Xu Long gave him no chance to resist; he already knew that cultivators were watching his battle.
They were simply hoping to profit from the conflict between the snipe and the clam, but they overestimated their own strength.
He actually dared to think of being the fisherman in front of that old fox? Who's the fisherman then?
Xu Long deliberately uttered those arrogant words to lure out the hidden cultivators.
Upon discovering that he was the first to show himself, he instantly captured him with his Dharma Body Palm.
This futile attack instantly rendered him unable to fight.
"If you want war, then let's fight! How dare you utter such empty words!"
The giant hand above Xu Long gradually closed, and the cultivator being gripped by the fingers was already on the verge of death.
After capturing him, Xu Long's eyes flashed like lightning as he scanned the entire arena once more, and the cultivators hidden in various places finally began to appear one after another.
"Senior brother, please go easy on me. I admit... defeat... cough cough..."
"Snort!"
A strong look of disdain flashed in Xu Long, and he released the giant hand.
Before the cultivator could even catch his breath, Xu Long flicked his wrist again, and he was thrown high into the air by a Super Strength.
A spatial rift appeared in the sky, instantly swallowing his body.
Xu Long remained upright in the arena, his sharp, piercing gaze still sweeping over the entire audience.
When an aura of intimidation was unleashed, no one in the room dared to meet his gaze directly.
The cultivators below were all somewhat frightened when they saw Xu Long finish off a cultivator in just a few breaths.