The armored man's face was gloomy, and his cultivation had been stable at the peak of the early stage of Nirvana for many years. Unexpectedly, he would be frustrated by a Yuandan realm tonight, and the opponent was nearly a hundred years younger than him.
Li Yuan knew that the other party was stronger than the Eighth Prince of Dayan.
Xia Lin Yuandao has restrictions, and the power of Yuan Shu has been weakened to a certain extent.
Outside, the power of the fourth-level Yuan Shu was revealed.
Obviously, the armored man did not understand Xia Lin Yuandao, and he misjudged Li Yuan's strength and was careless.
"call out--"
Just when he was reassessing Li Yuan's strength, several thunder arrows struck.
The middle-aged man's pupils suddenly shrank, and he swayed hurriedly, like a figure formed by black mist, like a ghost, trying to avoid thunder arrows.
After dodging a few thunder arrows, several more struck.
As long as they keep attacking, Nirvana's speed advantage will be greatly reduced, and it will be impossible to quickly close the distance with Li Yuan.
One advance and one retreat, in a stalemate.
Every time the armored man approached Li Yuan, he was defused by the latter's thunder phantom.
Li Yuan controlled the distance between them within an attack range.
He tried breaking the barrier formed by the Five Treasures Dark Lotus Lamp, but he could not shake it or step out of the outside world.
Ling has a way to break the barrier, but this mysterious treasure may be destroyed.
Li Yuan took a fancy to this treasure and wanted to keep it for his own use.
Even divine weapons can be activated, let alone mere mysterious treasures. It just consumes more energy and is much less powerful.
The armored man didn't expect that it would be so troublesome to kill a Yuandan realm, but he would be at a disadvantage.
Suddenly, he noticed that the strength of Li Yuan's Yuan Power was declining rapidly. Immediately, a large amount of dark element power surged in his body and turned into black mist, forcibly closing the distance.
Li Yuan used the Thunder Phantom many times, which indeed consumed a lot of energy, but at this time he deliberately relaxed his control over the distance.
After the fight, he clearly felt that although the opponent and Wan Xianyun were both at the peak of the early stages of Nirvana, there was a gap between the two.
If there was an elite list among the eight sects among them, Wan Xianyun would be among the hundred, and this person should be outside the five hundred.
Now Li Yuan, when he fought against Wan Xianyun, his strength had improved a lot, and he wanted to compete head-on with him.
Dragging it on is not the answer, the Yuan Dan and Nirvana have vastly different degrees of Yuan Power in their bodies.
The armored man turned into black mist, his speed increased, and Li Yuan entered his attack range.
Revealing his figure, the man shouted: "Dark Split Slash."
Three dark energy blades appeared behind the man.
With one strike, the energy blade surged to ten or twenty feet, pressing towards Li Yuan, covering the sky and closing the moon.
At this moment, Li Yuan has reached the edge of the barrier and has no way to retreat. The way in other directions is also blocked by the huge blade.
The corner of the armored man's mouth curled up, and he said coldly: "With the strength of your Yuan Dan, it is impossible to resist the Yuan Technique I cast."
"Really? This is just a third-order Yuanjutsu. Nirvana can indeed bring the power of the third-order Yuanjutsu to a terrifying level, but you seem to have forgotten something."
Suddenly, a nine-color ray of light flew out from the center of Li Yuan's eyebrows, and the light was dazzling. Immediately, he pushed with both palms, and the majestic energy turned into countless thunder ivy, as if growing from the ground.
"boom--"
The energy blade bombarded the vines and exploded instantly with a thunderous explosion.
A figure flashing with arcs of electricity flew out from the center of the explosion.
"Being able to withstand this blow in the Yuan Dan realm is indeed quite capable." The armored man frowned slightly.
At this moment, he realized that he had underestimated Li Yuan, and looked at the fleeing Thunder figure with cold eyes, and continued: "But so what. The Yuan force in your body can't last long.
"I am in the Nirvana realm. I can directly consume you to death with the power of my body."
Li Yuan held the knife with both hands and struck at the armored man with all his strength. Arcs of blue and silver thunder and fire spread around him like a spider web.
"clang--"
The man in armor blocked his sword horizontally, and the two swords collided with each other, making a harsh sound.
The surrounding air was shaken by the burst of energy, like water rippling on the water.
Surprisingly able to withstand the energy impact between the two, the armored man looked at the blue-robed young man as if he were a monster.
Although there is only one level difference between them, it is the realm gap between Nirvana and Yuandan, which is equivalent to two or three levels of the same class.
In this kind of head-to-head collision, the energy impact can be partially offset by the protective energy covering the body surface, but in the end it still depends on the strength of his own body, and Li Yuan's body strength is far from what it was in the early stages of the Nirvana Realm.
With the help of energy impact, Li Yuan flipped in the air and slashed the sword from the side.
"Qiang——"
The armored man turned his wrist, held the knife behind his back, and met Li Yuan's blow.
Li Yuan sheathed his sword, and then kept slashing out. With the help of the powerful attack of the thunder element and the explosion of the thunder and fire spine, he barely managed to draw a tie with the armored man.
After dozens of rounds, it was finally difficult for Li Yuan to deal with this kind of direct confrontation.
After all, the opponent has realm suppression. Although the Thunder and Fire Skeleton can offset part of it, the body still has to bear part of it.
"collapse--"
The powerful energy surged out of the armored man's body, knocking Li Yuan away.
After several flips in the air, when he landed on the ground, Li Yuan did not touch the ground with his feet, but rolled on the spot. It looked embarrassed, but it was an extremely effective way to relieve the energy in his body.
Seeing that Li Yuan did not get up immediately, the armored man took advantage of the victory and pursued the attack, using Dark Split again, not giving Li Yuan a chance to breathe.
"boom--"
The three energy blades wielded this time turned completely black and became more powerful, causing grass and trees to fly around and dust to rise.
Facing the area shrouded in dust and mist, the armored man breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his brows.
Although this blow was not very charged, it was a blow with all his strength. Even those in the Nirvana state with almost no strength could resist it. This was a point of confidence that he still had.
The dust and fog gradually thinned, showing a dilapidated scene.
The armored man's brows that had just relaxed were slightly wrinkled.
A dark golden shield appeared in the line of sight, with a faint arc of blue and silver lightning on it.
The shield moved away and the blue figure stepped out.
"You're not strong enough. You still need some time to kill me." Li Yuan's lips curled up slightly and he said sarcastically.
The defense of the dark golden shield is really amazing. Although Li Yuan cannot exert the power of Xuan Bao now, these defensive powers are more than enough to resist the attacks in the early stage of Nirvana Realm.
He killed Diao Zhiyuan that day and obtained this treasure. It came in handy only two days later.
Regarding this shield, Li Yuan did not plan to use it in Xia Lin's championship showdown.
There are too many Nirvana players watching the duel, and they are well-informed, and there are many people who know this shield.
Xuanbao is rare in the Qinggu Continent. Otherwise, Yan Zhong would not be able to recognize the Qinglin Heart Armor at a glance.
Moreover, Guan Tian, who was only in the Yuan Dan realm at that time, could recognize it, which shows how precious the Xuan Bao is.
Once you recognize something belonging to Diao Zhiyuan, you will be in trouble, and you may not be able to leave Daxia.
There is a barrier formed by the Five Treasures Dark Lotus Lamp here, and no one knows about the battle here.
No matter what, you have to take the other person's life without exposing it.
Li Yuan's right foot didn't move, and he stepped hard on the ground with his left foot. A burst of energy came out, shaking up the dust around him.
At the same time, the body bounced up, and the energy in the body exploded, pouring out without reservation, and the body turned into lightning, shooting directly at the armored man.
Li Yuan had no intention of procrastinating any longer. Even with the blessing of elixirs, his own Yuanli reserves were far inferior to those of his opponent. He could only attack with all his strength to end the battle.
Lightning appeared in front of the armored man, and the long sword glowing with thunder slashed down.
"clang--"
The two long knives collided head-on again, making a crisp metallic sound.
The energy shock vibrated away from the contact point, the air was turbulent, and the leaves on the nearby towering trees fell rustlingly.
"You have so many treasures. But from now on they are all mine." The armored man said coldly while resisting.
Li Yuan used the long knife pressing on the opponent as a support point, twisted his body slightly, turned around in the air, quickly drew the knife, and swept his left leg to the right side of the opponent.
"collapse--"
The armored man raised his right hand to resist, and Li Yuan's left leg directly hit the opponent's arm.
It was purely a confrontation of physical strength. His physical ability to resist blows was already stronger than that of his opponent. Coupled with the blessing of thunder and fire, his attack was not weak.
After this blow to the leg, a look of shock appeared on the armored man's face.
He retracted his left leg, swung his right arm, and pointed the hidden blade forward, slashing across the opponent's neck.
"Qiang——"
When the hidden blade was less than a foot away from the armored man's neck, it was stopped by the latter's long sword and could no longer advance another half minute.
"Sir, I have a lot of treasures, but you have to live to take them!" Li Yuan then responded to what the armored man said before.
The energy in the armored man's body exploded, knocking Li Yuan away again. This time the energy burst out even more fiercely.
Li Yuan flipped several times in the air and fell heavily to the ground. The energy was transferred into his body and he kept jumping on the ground. At the same time, he activated the devouring force to remove or absorb all the energy.
After returning to normal a little, Li Yuan noticed that the opponent was approaching. He slapped his left hand on the ground, bounced his body, made a diving leap, and stood up.
A dark golden shield flew from a distance and stood in front of him.
"clang--"
The sound of gold and iron suddenly sounded, the shield trembled, and the armored man retreated, his face gloomy.
The next moment, the armored man jumped up, flipped in the air, fell straight down from above, and once again attacked Li Yuan behind the shield.
Li Yuan was not afraid at all. He stamped his feet on the spot and faced the opponent with a knife.
"Qiang——"
The swords collided, Li Yuan's decline was obvious, but the opponent's energy was still strong.
The two kept retreating, and then quickly attacked each other. After dozens of moves, the armored man saw that Li Yuanyuan was not strong enough.
He knew that Li Yuan had used too much force, so he immediately grinned and shouted: "Now you know the difference between the Yuandan realm and the Nirvana realm. I will kill you tonight."
The sword slashed down. Li Yuan retreated and waved the sword to block it. At the same time, there seemed to be a smile on his lips: "There is a gap. But your talent is too poor. You are worthy of your Nirvana state. You have already lost!"
"Ignorant boy, not very capable, but very good at talking.
"It's impossible for you to defeat me. I will kill you within ten moves..."
Suddenly, two thunder flying blades appeared on the back of the armored man's head.
Immediately afterwards, one passed through the back of his head and came out, while the other pierced directly through his heart.
A breath ago, the armored man was still talking. A breath later, his body fell directly from the air and hit the ground, throwing up dust.
Li Yuan landed on the ground, his legs slightly bent, the hidden blade directly inserted into the ground, steadying his body, his face slightly pale.
If he had another ten or twenty rounds, he would be exhausted.
After a few breaths, he stood up straight, waved his hand, and the earth-shattering blade hovering on the body of the armored man flew back to his body, and slowly walked towards the man's body, with blood pouring from it.
"You really think I'm fighting with you." Li Yuan glanced at him coldly, and then took away the other party's Yun Ring.
Then he took the body away and with a claw in his hand, a long knife from two or three feet away flew into his hand.
He said to himself with satisfaction: "It should be a mid-term or late-stage royal weapon."
After sizing it up, he put away the long knife. He raised his hand towards the sky above, and the Five Treasure Dark Lotus Lamp turned into a dark light and fell into his hand, with a smile appearing on his face.
In the past few days, strong men have sent mysterious treasures one after another, and Li Yuan is in a good mood.
"Are you so desperate for a mere low-grade mysterious treasure?"
A ray of nine-colored divine light flew out of Li Yuan's body and turned into a three-inch, four-story building.
"As for. This is a treasure worth hundreds of thousands of top-grade Yuan stones." Li Yuandao.
Even if you refine Wang Dan, you don't know how long it will take before you can afford a mysterious treasure.
The outcome of this battle seems to have been expected by Li Yuan.
What's more, Ling's detection ability is so powerful. From the beginning, he discovered that there were vague enchantment restrictions around him.
It is not difficult to break through the barrier of Xuan Bao, but the treasure cannot be saved.
In the seven previous duels that Li Yuan participated in, he never used the Earth Sha Blade, so the opponent had no way of knowing.
Xia Lin won the first prize and reported the list of Yuanzi. Yuanqi reported it voluntarily, but Yuanbao did not need to report it.
The opponent did not have enough intelligence on Li Yuan, and in the initial battle, they were a little too confident and underestimated Li Yuan's strength.
Due to the speed difference between the Nirvana realm and the Yuandan realm, Li Yuan knew that there was no possibility of his escape.
Furthermore, he had to take the initiative to kill his opponent, not to mention there was a mysterious treasure to be obtained.
If he can't defeat his opponent despite his best efforts, he still has a trump card, which is explosive bombs.
However, although the explosive bombs are powerful, their number is limited. There are twelve bombs in total. Five of them have been used during this period, which is too fast.
Therefore, Li Yuan decided not to use explosive bombs in the future unless it was absolutely necessary.
Li Yuan fought with the armored man for hundreds of rounds. From the beginning he had the upper hand, to later he fell into decline.
These are also carefully arranged and created by him. Such a rhythm makes the opponent give up observing the surroundings, giving him the opportunity to use the Earth Blade.
With Li Yuan's strength, he could break through to the Nirvana realm and face the middle stage of Nirvana, or even the peak of the middle stage.
But the gap between the two realms is not the gap between the same realm and one level, so he has to use the mysterious treasure obtained from Diao Zhiyuan.
Li Yuan took out a pill from the Yun Ring, regained some of his energy, and his face turned rosy.
Looking around, he planted a soul imprint on the five-treasure dark lotus lamp in his hand. With a thought, the barrier disappeared instantly, and the chirping of insects and birds in the distance reached his ears.
At this moment, the woods he was in were devastated.
The five-treasure dark lotus lamp set up a barrier, and no one knew about the fierce battle.
Once the barrier is removed, traces of the battle here will soon be discovered, and you have to leave quickly.
The courtyard where he lived in Yunjunyuan was not far away, only a few miles away.
Soon after leaving the woods, the small courtyard appeared in sight.
Two beautiful figures, one tall and one short, were wandering outside the courtyard. They suddenly stopped and looked in one direction at the same time.
"Xiao Yuanzi, you..."
Seeing Li Yuan, Li Yunqing seemed to have water flowing in his eyes.
"Xiao Yuan, are you okay? You worried us so much that I didn't even sleep well."
Yuan Yao's tone was slightly complaining, but her big eyes were carefully looking at Li Yuan to see if he was injured.
The Yuan bone connection with Li Yuan just disappeared suddenly, and the two of them searched around Yunjun Courtyard, like two headless flies.
"Don't worry, in order to let you live, I can't let anything happen to me."
Li Yuan replied to Yuan Yao, then opened his arms and turned around in front of them to show that he was fine.
When he returned to the small courtyard, he briefly told what happened, but did not mention the dangerous places.
(End of chapter)
