High-Level Martial Era

Chapter 862: Chapter 441: Final Ranking_3

“Regardless of winning or losing.”

“Fight with all your might.”

“Even if you lose, there is still a chance to snatch the Saint Heir position,” Yue Shan said with a smile.

His character was always so, very calm.

…

After the duel list was announced, everyone rested only briefly before the duels quickly commenced.

Perhaps to better motivate the other Flying Heaven Semi-Divines, this time the duels were not held simultaneously but one by one.

In the first match, Jing Kui battled Yue Shan, and even though Yue Shan exerted all his effort, Jing Kui still won easily.

Jing Kui’s ease also indirectly proved that his strength had transformed again, reaching a higher level.

The second battle was Li Yuan versus Yan Dong.

This fight attracted much attention as well.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Both contestants simultaneously flew into the Void Arena, landing on opposite sides, immediately drawing everyone’s attention.

“Xu Yuan and Yan Dong, who can win?”

“Definitely Xu Yuan will win. Even Dong Pan couldn’t withstand Xu Yuan’s soul attack, let alone Yan Dong?”

“Yan Dong Semi-Divine was only ranked sixteenth in the last session, the lowest-ranked Semi-Divine Saint Heir, and he just lost to He Feng Semi-Divine. Want to win against Xu Yuan? Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!”

Previous continuous victories had already built up Li Yuan’s momentum.

Ninety-nine percent of the spectators were convinced Xu Yuan would surely win.

…

On the Void Arena, Li Yuan and Yan Dong were tens of kilometers apart, facing each other from a distance.

Yan Dong Semi-Divine was dressed in blue Combat Armor, his features eerily beautiful as he held two steel pitchforks, his image somewhat strange and somewhat reminiscent of a ‘Patrolling Yaksha’, staring intently at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan, still in his black garment.

“Xu Yuan, strong soul attack?” Yan Dong Semi-Divine stared intently, his eyes filled with seriousness: “But according to the ranking at Divine Fire Tower, your material attack should be very ordinary.”

He knew Xu Yuan’s formidability, which was also his biggest obstacle to breaking into the top ten.

Suddenly.

Both sides moved at the same time.

Yan Dong Semi-Divine instantly transformed into a streak of light, like a lightning bolt sweeping across the void, instantly creating hundreds of Phantom Bodies, each pouncing toward Li Yuan like specters.

He obviously practiced a Phantom Body-like Star Technique akin to “Nine Shadows Void.”

“Phantom Bodies?”

“It’s the fluctuation of the Wind System Law! Yue Shan’s information was indeed correct, this Yan Dong Semi-Divine has comprehended the Wind Law, the Mysteries of Space,” Li Yuan’s eyes were very calm.

Phantom Bodies? They can evade Divine Sense Inquiry.

But can they evade a Domain?

“Rumble~” With a thought from Li Yuan, a huge Domain descended immediately, a vast yellow stream sweeping through, impacting those Phantom Bodies.

Sizzle sizzle~ The collision between the Domain and Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s Phantom Bodies, nine Yellow Dragons roared, swiftly annihilating the weaker Phantom Bodies.

In the blink of an eye, only three Phantom Bodies of Yan Dong Semi-Divine remained, each closely clustered and surrounded by dispersing blue light fending off the erosion from the Heaven and Earth River Domain.

“Bang!”

“Bang!” “Boom!” The terrifying Yaksha furiously slashed down, two Yellow Dragons were instantly torn apart.

“Xu Yuan, your Domain can’t restrain me.” Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s momentum was overwhelming as he charged toward Xu Yuan.

Being other Semi-Divine Limit Experts would have been directly crushed and swept aside by Li Yuan’s Domain.

But indeed, it couldn’t suppress such an exceptional Semi-Divine.

“Life and Death Realm!” Li Yuan’s eyes flashed with a hint of haziness, directly unleashing a soul attack.

Hum~ Hum~ Hum~ Three waves of soul fluctuations erupted simultaneously, sweeping toward those three Phantom Bodies.

If maintaining soul attacks on hundreds of Phantom Bodies while retaining the strongest attack might, Li Yuan couldn’t do it.

But attacking just three targets was still very easy.

“Hum~”

The invisible soul fluctuations instantly invaded Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s spiritual world… his spiritual world trembled.

“Here it comes.” Yan Dong Semi-Divine instantly understood, his greatest test had arrived.

Withstand it, and he could win!

Fail to withstand it, and he would undoubtedly lose.

“Spiritual Light! All Phenomena Color! Nine Heavens Rhythm!” Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s depths of his soul burst forth completely, his terrifying method hidden for many years fully bloomed in an instant.

“Sss~” The soul attack from Li Yuan almost instantly engulfed Yan Dong Semi-Divine.

Swirling~ Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s spiritual world transformed, as if multiple celestial tiers emerged, sacred and vast, the spiritual light rotated, its might boundless, guarding his spiritual world.

“Boom boom~” Li Yuan’s soul attack was eroding.

Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s spiritual world resisted.

“Such a powerful soul attack.”

“My years of practicing the Soul Defense Secret Technique, combined with the ‘All Phenomena Heart Pearl’ given by my teacher, almost failed to withstand it?” Yan Dong Semi-Divine was immensely shocked, regaining clarity in an instant: “If I didn’t have the Soul Defense Secret Technique, or the All Phenomena Heart Pearl, I would have definitely succumbed.”

“This Xu Yuan, his soul attack is indeed defying the heavens.” Yan Dong Semi-Divine was very surprised.

Actually, when he saw he was matched against Xu Yuan, there was a hint of joy in his heart.

If he were to contend against other group leaders, he had no confidence.

Only Xu Yuan, who relied on his soul attack to come this far, while Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s teacher was a ‘Soul Master’ even more terrifying than the Nine Sound Semi-Divine.

Therefore, in teaching Yan Dong Semi-Divine, he always emphasized Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s soul defense.

Yan Dong Semi-Divine, clearly remembered his teacher’s words: “The path of the spiritual void is profound and broad, not inferior to the operation of material, you are only a semi-divine, the teacher does not expect you to achieve greatness on the Soul Path, but you must prioritize soul defense.”

Other Semi-Divine Saint Heirs also necessarily did not neglect soul defense.

It’s just that, most of them, unlike Yan Dong Semi-Divine, did not expend so much energy to specifically find a spiritual secret treasure that matched their soul defense technique.

“I blocked it.”

Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s bewildered eyes instantly regained clarity, his fighting spirit soaring: “Xu Yuan, it’s my turn now!”

Boom!

Yan Dong Semi-Divine swung the two Yaksha in his hands, azure light streaked across the vast sky, its might unparalleled, instantly smashing the two approaching Yellow Dragons to smithereens.

The Yellow Dragons, merely at the Initial Rank of Pseudo-God in combat power, stood no chance against him.

“Kill!”

The Heaven and Earth River Domain shook, Yan Dong Semi-Divine moved, his speed far surpassing Li Yuan, already closing in.

“He blocked it?”

“Even Dong Pan Semi-Divine didn’t block it, and it was blocked by Yan Dong?” Li Yuan’s eyes flashed with surprise, not daring to hesitate.

Whoosh!

The Boundary Cloud Spear pierced the void, making the void tremble as if an invisible thread was torn apart, lightning-fast assaulting Yan Dong Semi-Divine.

Boundary Cloud Spear’s fifth form—Divine Trooper’s Intent!

However, Li Yuan’s spear technique was mighty, but Yan Dong Semi-Divine’s weapon might was even more terrifying, the two steel pitchforks fiercely cleaved down.

“Bang~”

A loud noise, the heavens and earth shook, Yan Dong Semi-Divine did not step back, on the contrary, Li Yuan was instantly thrown out, spitting blood, the guardian spiritual light enveloping his body surface rapidly dimming.

One exchange made Li Yuan understand.

Although his soul attack was powerful, if the soul attack was ineffective, having just reached semi-divine in terms of material attack, he was far from the match for these peerless semi-divines.

Yan Dong Semi-Divine, possessed level 54 combat capability!

“Huh!”

Yan Dong Semi-Divine, seizing the advantage, approached like lightning, striking furiously again!

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

After clashing three times with Li Yuan, the guardian spiritual light on his body surface suddenly dissipated.

Buzz~ Li Yuan had disappeared from the arena.

In this battle, Yan Dong Semi-Divine wins! Li Yuan loses.

…

“What?”

“Yan Dong Semi-Divine won?”

“Xu Yuan actually lost? He defeated Dong Pan, and now he lost to Yan Dong Semi-Divine?” What a sudden shock.

This battle’s result exceeded everyone’s expectations, even Chi Yang True God and the rest didn’t foresee it.

After all, Dong Pan, previously ranked second on the Semi-Divine List, lost to Li Yuan, yet Yan Dong Semi-Divine won?

But regardless of the result.

The outcome is set!

“Xu Yuan’s soul attack is very terrifying, but now it seems, there are still some extremely powerful semi-divines that can withstand it.” Purple Garment True God couldn’t help but say: “Once you withstand his soul attack… when it comes to material combat, Xu Yuan is at a disadvantage.”

“Yes, Xu Yuan’s material attack is indeed weaker, just of level 52 standard.”

“Soul attack, very extreme, if the enemy cannot withstand it, he is invincible! But if the enemy can withstand, the effect will drastically reduce.” Many semi-divines nodded.