"Hey, friends," Li Kuangtu called out, "take my word for it, the incense is almost burnt out. If you don't leave now, it will be too late."
Over two thousand geniuses had already left, with less than ten percent remaining.
Li Kuangtu shouted to the remaining geniuses. He knew full well the capabilities of his elder brother and sister, as well as those two strange siblings. He had already experienced their strength back in the Thunderfire Cave.
He thought to himself, if these people actually left, he wouldn't have to fight. It would be a shame to kill so many geniuses. If they all went to the family estate and helped cultivate the spiritual fields, and he could draw some blood to feed the divine tree in his spare time, wouldn't that be wonderful?
Besides that, he looked around anxiously. He could sense that some geniuses and experts were still lingering.
"Ridiculous!"
But Li Kuangtu's words didn't cause any ripples among the geniuses.
They came from the twenty-four districts of Azure Cloud. Which one of them hadn't grown up surrounded by praise? Which one of them wasn't a leading figure in their own region? And which one of them wasn't filled with arrogance?
The speaker looked at Li Kuangtu, who was riding a donkey, and sneered. "Others may fear your Li family," he said, "but I certainly don't! I've heard that your Li family is a bloodstained family, emerging from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. But haven't I also walked my own path to reach this point?"
Everyone within the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion looked toward the speaker, their eyes filled with apprehension, but they remained silent.
This person's name was Yan Xiao. He came from a small family and clan, yet he once single-handedly challenged a Golden Core sect, defeating their exceptionally talented true disciple, a woman rumored to have the potential to reach the Golden Core stage, who had also previously broken off their engagement.
Yan Xiao had faced countless dangers in the Azure Cloud region. His combat abilities were extraordinary, and he feared nothing!
There were even more geniuses present.
Some had emerged from the mountains, obtaining rare treasures.
Some came from powerful families and clans, inheriting the legacy of Nascent Soul cultivators.
There were even those who had gathered the souls of ancient beasts and could command a myriad of creatures!
As for those so-called geniuses who had fled...
Those present scoffed at them. Hadn't they heard about Li Tianyi's massacre of the competitors at the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion years ago? But how could those who came before compare to the geniuses of today? These cultivators even looked down upon the status of being a true disciple of the Azure Cloud Pavilion. Even if Li Tianyi himself reappeared, they would dare to challenge him!
In an instant, silence fell upon the scene once more.
Only the wind and snow of this harsh winter remained, along with the many geniuses poised for battle.
...
In front of the screen, Li Wei also nodded slightly.
Indeed, as Yan Xiao had said, the geniuses who came this time were incomparable to those Li Tianyi faced before.
But, the current fifth generation of the Li family had been cultivated with the heart and soul of their elders. Their talent might not surpass Li Tianyi's, but they had experienced things that Li Tianyi had never encountered!
"Whoosh!"
As the wind and snow swept through the game, the incense before Li Kuangren burned out!
At that moment, all the geniuses unleashed their true energy, dispersing the wind and snow. They were indeed far more powerful than the geniuses Li Tianyi had faced before. None of them were below the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and many of them wielded Spirit Weapons!
In an instant, brilliant lights erupted within the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, converging upon the Li family's descendants.
The immense surges of true energy caused the entire Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion to tremble. Even the experts hidden in the shadows changed their expressions.
Because they witnessed the extraordinary abilities of the Li family descendants!
"Sigh."
Li Kuangtu sighed. As his opponents unleashed their true energy, he kicked his donkey away and set his sights on Yan Xiao, who had just been arguing with him.
And then...
"BOOM!"
Fake Core Formation true energy erupted from him. An image appeared behind him—it was the Spirit Weapon obtained by the Li family elders when they annihilated the Su family, the one that had been given to Li Tianyi. And now... the Spirit Weapon, the "Great River Dragon General Diagram," belonged to Li Kuangtu!
His true energy, like that of all the Li family members, was cultivated from the Azure Cloud Pavilion's "Azure Cloud Unfallen" technique. This Earth-grade cultivation method made their true energy far surpass that of ordinary cultivators.
And he also...
[Your descendant, Li Kuangtu, has been taught by the old masters residing within Li Tianyi. His foundation is solid, and he can now perfectly utilize his true energy through his Water spirit root, achieving perfect synergy with the Great River Dragon General Diagram! Over the past three years, he has received enlightenment from the old masters, gained extensive knowledge of talismans, and acquired the profession—]
[Eighth-Grade Water Talisman Master!]
In an instant, shrimp soldiers and crab generals emerged from the Great River Dragon General Diagram!
Behind Li Kuangtu, talismans appeared as if they were limitless, flowing with his true energy and attaching themselves to the shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
The true energy cultivated from the Azure Cloud Unfallen technique, the control provided by his Water spirit root, and the numerous Ninth- to Eighth-Grade Water talismans obtained from his family elders.
the reason he cultivated Water talismans was because they were the fastest to activate!
In an instant, thousands of frenzied shrimp soldiers and crab generals, along with the roaring water dragon, occupied the grounds of the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion.
Li Kuangtu stood in place, his fingers forming hand seals, his true energy still surging. A long spear materialized in his hand. It was the Spirit Weapon that Feng Qingyang had gifted them before they left the Jun Prince's Mansion!
One by one, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, empowered by talismans, charged past him. He was like a general commanding a vast army!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Yan Xiao and the cultivators around him were in deep trouble. The moment the battle began, they witnessed the terrifying power of Li Kuangtu!
This guy riding a donkey, whose only noteworthy feature seemed to be his looks, exerted unimaginable pressure on them.
The shrimp soldiers and crab generals that emerged from the Great River Dragon General Diagram, after being empowered by talismans, all possessed the strength of high-level Qi Refining cultivators, or even Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The water dragon that emerged from the diagram was no ordinary fake Core Formation cultivator. It was now soaring across the battlefield!
They were fighting against a Talisman Master with abundant resources, They were fighting against a mountain of spirit stones!
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