Up to this point, Li Yan had barely expended any magical power. Against early fifth-rank Demon Beasts, his combat strength had not diminished at all. In truth, they hardly took any effort.
Moreover, even without much magical power, he could force his way through on the strength of his body alone. Whether he could actually pass, however, was something even Li Yan could not be certain of.
Li Yan swept forward like a blade splitting bamboo, unaware that the commotion on his side had left Elder Yu opposite him so exhausted he nearly wanted to cough up blood.
After all that arduous effort, Elder Yu had only just reached three hundred zhang!
Outside, when everyone saw that Li Yan had finally reached seven hundred zhang after "struggling" through one trial after another, the entire Pojun Sect grew tense again.
Shangguan Tianque had fallen short on the verge of success near seven hundred zhang, yet Li Yan had once again defied expectations and climbed to a new height.
Ren Yanyu's beautiful eyes shone as she watched Li Yan continually form hand seals, battling a newly appeared crimson flame tiger with wings sprouting from its ribs.
Her delicate hands clenched tightly together inside her sleeves.
By now, Li Yan had reverted to fighting as a body cultivator. His fighting style dazzled everyone and held them spellbound, Chongyangzi and the others included.
The spectacle of a body cultivator fighting was far beyond anything a spell cultivator could offer. Its visual impact was the most intense of all.
Almost every attack Li Yan made came amid rapid shifts of movement as he closed in and clashed head-on with the twin-winged crimson flame tiger, striking showers of flames from its body.
Li Yan's fighting style sent the twin-winged crimson flame tiger spinning in circles. Yet