The five fellow disciples stood in five directions, their hands forming Law Seals, their Law Power surging around them. They were faintly connected with the five array flags below, creating an inexplicable gravity that made Chen Shuangbai feel as if she were sinking into a quagmire.
Chen Shuangbai slightly raised her eyes, glanced at the scene, and said, "I see. The rules for the trial do not prohibit teamwork and ambushes."
The female cultivator at the head of the group, holding a feather fan, frowned slightly as she watched Chen Shuangbai remain calm and composed despite being controlled by their own formation.
She said loudly to Chen Shuangbai, " Junior Brother Chen, your cultivation is stronger than all of ours, so we have no choice but to resort to this tactic and eliminate you first."
"Please hand over your Merit Jade Plaque; that way, things won't get too ugly."
Hearing this person call him "junior brother, "Chen Shuangbai knew that the other person was not a disciple of his generation.
That makes things easier.
Chen Shuangbai slightly released the powerful and pure magic Law Power that had been stored within his body, causing the expressions of the others to change drastically. They had no choice but to output more Law Power to maintain the formation's seal on him.
The female cultivator's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant. She turned to Chen Shuangbai and said, " Junior Brother Chen, don't refuse a polite offer only to be forced to drink a forfeit. You should know that the formation we set up is..."
" The Five Mountains Spirit-Suppressing Formation First-Tier Low-Grade array, responsible for suppression and trapping."
Under the female cultivator's gaze, Chen Shuangbai spoke the name of the formation for her, and a great deal of frost-like silver Law Power gradually emanated from his body.
Under the slightly horrified gazes of the group, the Law Power gradually rose towards them.
Damn it!
One of the disciples who was setting up the formation couldn't help but exclaim, "Where did you get such immense Law Power?"
Chen Shuangbai glanced at him, raised her hand, and a cold, dark blue light shot out from his waist with astonishing speed.
The two were several dozen feet apart, but under the gaze of this cold, blue light, it seemed as if nothing was there, and it collided with him almost instantly, breaking through his body's defenses.
A white light, representing teleportation, appeared, and the fellow disciple vanished without a trace.
The Cold Spring Sword flew back and landed in front of Chen Shuangbai. Its gleaming blade emanated a faint cold light and chilling aura, causing the remaining few, who were slow to realize what was happening, to feel a chill run down their spines.
They were clearly stunned!
The female cultivator at the head of the group was the first to recover from her shock. She met Chen Shuangbai's deep blue eyes, and her own wide-open mouth was reflected in those Glazed Glass- like pupils.
"Eye technique..."
She seemed about to speak to remind her companions, but Chen Shuangbai's Sword Qi was faster than her words.
A cold, bluish light floated through the forest, causing fine ice crystals to condense in the air and the vegetation to be covered in white frost, resembling a nimble ice dragon.
"Break!"
The five array flags that maintained the formation were almost simultaneously shattered by the Sword Qi, and the gravity enveloping the forest instantly dissipated.
The female cultivator secretly realized something was wrong.
Even with the Five Mountains Spirit-Suppressing Formation, Chen Shuangbai's Sword Qi still moved at such speed. Now that the array has been broken, with only four of them left, how could they possibly survive?
She immediately shouted, "Gather together, to prevent them from..."
But she stopped midway through her sentence.
Three beams of white light appeared one after another, clearly indicating that those people had "died" and were teleported away by the artifact spirit.
The culprit's azure Law Sword had already appeared before her. Chen Shuangbai slowly approached, the jade light in her eyes gradually subsiding and returning to its normal light gray.
"Senior Sister..." Chen Shuangbai had a faint smile on her face, "Should I see you out, or will you hand over the jade token and end it yourself?"
The female cultivator felt the coolness on her neck, took a few deep breaths, and calmly tossed the jade pendant to Chen Shuangbai. The jade pendant was pierced by a Sword Qi, and the merits were transferred to Chen Shuangbai's jade pendant.
You win!
This fellow disciple, feeling unwilling, voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
A beam of white light shot into the sky, signifying the departure of yet another person.
Chen Shuangbai glanced at the numbers on her jade pendant.
Thirty-six.
It seems this five-person team has already used this tactic to trick quite a few of their fellow disciples.
Chen Shuangbai couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Everyone says fellow disciples are friendly and helpful, but since they just joined, and in less than half a day, so many cunning old foxes have appeared. It's clear that everyone's methods are... ruthless, one after another.
Chen Shuangbai became even more "arrogant".
He openly rode his Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch, patrolling back and forth around the gradually shrinking area of the light barrier. Relying on his spiritual sense, which far surpassed that of his peers, almost no one could escape him.
Hiding in the water?
A sword Sword Qi struck!
Hidden in the soil?
A sword Sword Qi struck!
Most of the disciples who participated in this Martial Edge Trial, especially those with lower Chen Shuangbai, were eliminated before they could even last three moves.
His sweeping, sweeping advance was incredibly satisfying for the onlookers, but for his fellow disciples inside the treasure map, who were competing with him, it was a nightmare, and they wished they could stay far away from him.
Outside, in the sky above the grand competition grounds.
The four Foundation Establishment cultivators and True Person Bo were watching with great pleasure.
They were particularly interested in the few who performed exceptionally well, and would occasionally offer their comments.
Exalted Cultivator Huo the most comments.
He first commented that Lin Jingtao's fighting style was bold and unrestrained; once the enemy fell into his rhythm, they were basically doomed to lose.
He also commented on Ji Ruohua's flying needles, saying they were very insidious, but if used well, very few people could withstand them.
But when it came to commenting on Chen Shuangbai, Huo Exalted Cultivator Huo couldn't help but stroke his beard, his eyes showing some interest, and slowly said, "Swordsmanship is easy to learn, but not easy to master. Judging from the current situation, this kid does have some talent in the Law Sword lineage."
Exalted Cultivator Du, who was playing with a Law Artifact in his hand, said upon hearing this, "That makes sense. However, this disciple wields it so skillfully and effortlessly, which shows he has put in a lot of hard work. Perhaps our sect will have another sword immortal in the future."
The Foundation Establishment cultivators all burst into laughter.
Although the Empty Sword Sect is not as good as the Jade Spring Sect, the Jade Spring Sect actually envies the sword cultivators of the Empty Sword Sect.
Because sword cultivators are indeed very strong in offensive capabilities among their peers.
Over the years, the emergence of True Person Mei, who is skilled in swordsmanship, has already made the entire Jade Spring Sect very happy. If another one were to emerge, it would be the icing on the cake and make them even happier.
For these pillars of the sect, they have always held a positive view of the disciples who are able to grow and develop.
Only when talented individuals emerge from within the sect can the sect's incense burn for a long and prosperous future.
As the Foundation Establishment spoke, even True Person Bo seemed to take notice, slowly opening his eyes and focusing his gaze on the [ Sharp Mountains and Embracing Rivers Painting ].
Exalted Cultivator Huo added, "However... what follows is the real spectacle of the battles between these outstanding disciples."
Exalted Cultivator Huo spoke, he raised his hand and sent a stream of light into the picture.
Upon hearing this, all the cultivators turned their gazes toward the [ Sharp Mountains and Embracing Rivers Painting ].