One Person: Revitalize the Sword Sect, Start with the Sword Challenge of the Ten Lords

"Thanks for the reminder, Ye Lin. It seems that it's time to end this farce." Zhang Lingyu opened his eyes, and lightning flashed again. This time, his target was clear - Gao Ning!

"Come on, let me see your true strength." Gao Ning remained calm, as if he had expected all this.

Just as Zhang Lingyu was about to launch an attack, Ye Lin suddenly spoke, his voice filled with determination that could not be ignored: "Gao Ning, what is your real purpose? What is your hidden trump card? The three of us may not be able to defeat you immediately, but you can't get away easily either."

Gao Ning's smile deepened, as if he'd just heard some hilarious joke. "Purpose? My trump card? You'll find out soon enough... but not now." With a gentle wave of his hand, the entire space began to vibrate.

Ye Lin's eyes flashed, and he quickly exchanged glances with Zhang Lingyu and Lu Jin, their tacit cooperation on full display at this moment. They knew that facing a formidable foe like Gao Ning, fighting alone was not the best strategy. Only by uniting as one could they possibly find a glimmer of hope in this sudden crisis.

"Brother Zhang, use your 'Purify the Heart and Universal Good Mantra' to hold your ground. Senior Lu and I will be responsible for the transition between offense and defense." Before Ye Lin finished speaking, his body had transformed into a green shadow, shuttling through the invisible and colorless Qi flow. Every time he swung the sword in his hand, it seemed as if he was cutting through space, dissolving those invisible attacks one by one.

Zhang Lingyu nodded, closed his eyes and concentrated, his lips and teeth moved slightly, and the melody of "Qingxin Pushan Mantra" came out softly. The sound waves turned into substance and surrounded the three of them, like an indestructible shield, blocking the invisible Qi flow that kept invading, and also providing solid backing for Lu Jin and Ye Lin's attack.

"What a cunning boy!" Lu Jin growled, clenching his fists. A surge of Qi energy erupted from his body, transforming into the shadow of a roaring Suan Ni, charging straight at Gao Ning. Wherever the Suan Ni passed, even the air was torn apart, forming a twisted crack in space.

However, Gao Ning just smiled lightly, flicked his fingers slightly, and more Qi surged out like a tide, not only easily dissolving the attack of the Suanni, but also taking advantage of the momentum to counterattack, forming a huge whirlpool, intending to swallow the three of them together.

"Ye Lin, prepare for a joint attack!" Zhang Lingyu's voice came clearly through the melody of the "Qingxin Pushan Mantra". Ye Lin understood what he meant, tapped the ground lightly with the tip of his sword, and stopped abruptly. The sword energy surrounding his body instantly condensed into a bright beam of light, pointing directly at the center of the vortex.

At the same time, Lu Jin's offensive did not decrease but increased. He took a deep breath, and the Qi in his body surged to the limit, turning into an invisible giant hammer, which blasted out at the same time as Ye Lin's sword light.

"Merge heaven and earth, break!" Zhang Lingyu's voice seemed to be the final order. As the melody of the "Purifying Heart and Universal Good Mantra" reached its climax, an unprecedented harmonious force gushed out from the three people's bodies, perfectly merging with Ye Lin's sword light and Lu Jin's giant hammer, forming a force that was enough to shake the heaven and earth, and crashed directly into the vortex of Qi set up by Gao Ning.

"Hmph, quite interesting." Gao Ning's lips curled up into a playful smile, and he was finally no longer so at ease. He quickly formed seals with his hands, and saw that the originally shaky vortex gradually condensed, forming a seemingly indestructible Qi wall, which collided head-on with the joint attack of the three people.

"boom--!"

After a deafening roar, the entire space seemed to be shaking, and countless tiny cracks spread in the air. The confrontation between Gao Ning, Ye Lin and the other two also reached a fever pitch at this moment.

"It seems that it's time for you to see my true power." Gao Ning slowly raised his hand, his eyes flashing with unprecedented seriousness and determination. Just when everyone thought that the battle was about to take a turning point, a crack suddenly appeared in the sky, and a beam of mysterious light poured down, shining on the four people in the field.

"This is..." Ye Lin looked at the sky in confusion, while Zhang Lingyu and Lu Jin also looked surprised. Obviously, the direction of this battle had exceeded their expectations.

In the light, an ancient and powerful energy seemed to have found a home and flowed straight into Gao Ning's body.

His body suddenly swelled, the sound of clothes being torn was accompanied by the sound of muscles bulging, and a suffocating sense of oppression enveloped the entire venue.

Gao Ning roared to the heavens, his voice filled with the ecstasy of a complete transformation: "Do you feel it? This is true power!"

Ye Lin and the other two were surrounded by light, but unlike Gao Ning, they felt the Qi flow within them becoming disordered, like sand in an hourglass, slowly draining away. Zhang Lingyu frowned, struggling to mobilize the remaining Qi within him, attempting to construct a defensive formation to resist the unknown encroachment. "We must find a way to break through, otherwise we will just sit there and wait for death!"

"Hmph, looking for a way to break it?" Gao Ning sneered. He stomped lightly, and the ground cracked into several lines like tortoise shells. "Do you think you still have time? Look at you now, you're like fish that have been drained of water. Your struggles are just a joke."

Lu Jin gritted his teeth. Even in the face of such a desperate situation, his eyes remained unyielding. "Gao Ning, don't be too complacent too soon. The three of us working together are not something you can defeat just by saying so!"

After saying that, he swung his arm violently, and a tenacious Qi wave gushed out from his palm, merging with Zhang Lingyu's formation to form a thin protective shield.

However, this shield seemed extremely fragile under Gao Ning's growing momentum, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Lu Jin's eyes grew even more determined. He knew he had to find a way out, or else the three of them would perish together. "Ye Lin, Zhang Lingyu, focus! We still have a chance!"

Fine beads of sweat oozed from Zhang Lingyu's forehead. He chanted softly, the light of the formation flickering, as if searching for the last shred of resistance. Ye Lin closed his eyes tightly, the strange Qi in his body churning, and he vaguely felt that his power was resonating with something inexplicable.

Just then, there was a rustling in the bushes, and Gao Ning's accomplice, Shen Chong, slowly stepped onto the battlefield, a playful smile on his face. "It seems you do have some skills, but the game is over."

Gao Ning proudly showed off to Shen Chong, completely ignoring the three men's struggles. "Watch out, Shen Chong! Not only will I trap them, I'll also show you what a truly powerful person looks like."

Shen Chong sneered, his gaze sweeping across Ye Lin and Zhang Lingyu before finally settling on Lu Jin. "Gao Ning, I won't join in your fun. Let me take care of them." Before he finished speaking, he extended his hand forward, and an invisible force suddenly emerged, charging towards the three of them.