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Everyone was stunned.

This guy actually defeated his opponent in one move?

They even treated Li Hao, who was in the top ten of the rankings, like a chicken!

Is this Lin Yitang, the new generation genius of the Taique Sect who has suddenly emerged in the past two years?

That's incredibly powerful!

This level of skill is more than just the last place on the Earth Ranking. Even the other Earth Ranking geniuses don't exert this much pressure.

Especially that butterfly-like spell, it clearly looks to be on the same level as Li Hao's intimidation spell, both being high-level spells, so how can it be so powerful? How is that possible?

Even Fairy Qinglian, who was secretly watching Lin Yitang's fight, frowned.

She originally intended to use Lin Yitang's fighting style to determine the opportunities she possessed, for their reference. However, it seemed that Lin Yitang was using normal methods, no different from the other elite disciples.

She could recognize that Lin Yitang was using the Spirit Butterfly Technique, one of the advanced spells that had been lost since ancient times. This was not surprising, as almost every genius on the Golden Core Ranking could use advanced spells, and those who could not could not make it onto the list.

She could also discern that Lin Yitang was using the Five Elements' intent, which was evident from the fact that she didn't need to form hand seals to cast the spell. This was actually not too bad, as some figures on the Heavenly Ranking had also comprehended these "intents," and they were indeed incredibly powerful and not to be underestimated.

However, based on these facts alone, it is impossible to understand why Lin Yitang is so strong, or why a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage can suppress geniuses in the late stage.

It seems we need to observe a few more fights.

She gave a wink to the side, and the Tianyan Sect disciple behind her instantly understood. He leaped onto the arena, clasped his hands, and said, "Liu Hong, an inner disciple of the Tianyan Sect, ranked eighth on the Human Ranking, requests to fight Lin Yitang, an elite disciple of the Taique Sect."

Lin Yitang glanced at Gu Ningshuang without showing any emotion, realizing that this person had been sent by Fairy Qinglian to test her strength.

She wasn't angry; instead, she smiled and said, "Please."

Although she was certain that no one on the rankings could defeat her, it was still necessary to release some information to others to explain the reasons for her strength.

She understood that because of her extraordinary achievements, many people would assume that she had some special opportunity, and some would even follow her, investigate her, or use any means to find out or even take it away.

To avoid further trouble in the future, she didn't mind revealing a little of her strength, telling everyone that she had no special opportunities and that they shouldn't try to take advantage of her.

Seeing that Lin Yitang agreed, the man named Liu Hong also made his move. He was an earth-elemental expert, and with a wave of his hands, several sharp stone spikes instantly rose from the ground, piercing towards Lin Yitang.

These stone spikes are quite powerful, much stronger than ordinary earth-based spells. You know, it's not easy to cultivate earth into stone; stone magic is the strongest among earth-based spells, and Liu Hong should be one of the top earth-based experts in the cultivation world.

However, he was still no match for Lin Yitang.

With a casual wave of her hand, several wood-based vines appeared, binding the stone spikes and preventing them from advancing any further.

Those with strong five-element attributes are the easiest to deal with for Lin Yitang. All he needs to do is use an attribute that counters his opponent; this is the advantage of having five elemental roots.

Seeing that the stone spikes were ineffective, Liu Hong switched to another spell, whispering, "Earth Serpent!"

The next moment, hundreds of earth snakes as thick as arms flew out of his hand, moving with lightning speed!

Lin Yitang's eyes narrowed. The earth snake's advantage was its agility, and it seemed it intended to win through numbers and speed. Unfortunately, in terms of speed, she was no ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Suddenly, she moved her feet, taking several steps in different directions.

Seven Star Step!

In an instant, her speed increased, and she easily dodged the earth snake's attack.

She looked at Liu Hong and said calmly, "Stop testing me. I know you're hiding your strength. You're definitely not just eighth on the rankings. Just use your strongest moves. I can handle them."

Yes, Lin Yitang had already recognized it, based on her ability to sense spiritual energy.

Since this male cultivator was sent by Fairy Qinglian to test her, he was naturally not so easy to deal with.

Although he is currently using the strength of the eighth strongest on the Human Ranking, the spiritual energy within this person is extraordinary. In Lin Yitang's eyes, this person must be at least at the Earth Ranking or higher.

Liu Hong's expression changed. He hadn't expected Lin Yitang to be so perceptive, actually seeing through him.

He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Alright, you're right. These tricks really won't work on you. Although I wanted to keep hiding forever, it seems that won't be possible in the future."

"The earth dragon turns over!"

As he shouted, the ground beneath the arena began to tremble violently, and a huge earth dragon emerged from the ground, letting out a deafening roar as it pounced towards Lin Yitang.

This earth dragon was made entirely of hard rock and was dozens of feet long. The aura it emitted even carried the aura of a divine beast, just like a real dragon!

The onlookers who saw the earth dragon were stunned and utterly shocked by the scene.

This dragon is so enormous that it is beyond what ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivators can wield; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was wielded by a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator!

Especially this terrifying aura, this dragon's breath... could it be formed from a real dragon?

It looks exactly like a real dragon!

If we're talking about earth-based magic, then Liu Hong is probably the person with the strongest mastery of earth magic among both the Earth Ranking and the Human Ranking.

How terrifying!

Moreover, this person had never displayed his true strength before, but had always kept it hidden, only revealing it now! It turns out there are such beings on the Human Ranking.

Lin Yitang also sneered and said, "This doesn't seem like an earth-based spell, but rather a clone of you, right? No, it should be described as something like a puppet?"

Liu Hong smiled and replied, "As expected of Senior Sister Lin, you saw through my true nature at a glance. Yes, I am actually not an earth-elemental mage, but a puppeteer."

"This earth dragon puppet is my most perfect work, crafted from dragon blood and diamonds over nearly twenty years. Originally, it could have been made of black iron, but I am more inclined to use stone and prefer to use stone materials."

"You're the first person to force me to use a puppet, which is admirable. However, I have more than just this one puppet; I have many more that I can use."

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and tall figures appeared out of thin air on the arena.

These were all stone golems, humanoid soldiers made of stone, numbering in the dozens, and exuding an extremely terrifying aura.

They're all being manipulated by Liu Hong!

This scene once again shocked the entire audience.

It turns out that Liu Hong is actually a puppeteer! This is the latest news, and even the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion didn't know about it!

Moreover, given the strength of these puppets, if the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion wanted to re-rank the Golden Core Ranking, Liu Hong would at least be above the Earth Ranking, or even not just an ordinary Earth Ranking.

Looks like we're in for a treat today. Can Lin Yitang really beat Liu Hong?

At the same time, Lin Yitang was indeed feeling a headache. This Liu Hong was really good at hiding his true strength. No wonder he was Qinglian Fairy's subordinate; he was just playing dumb to fool everyone.

Even if she used advanced spells in combination, she might not be able to deal with all of these puppets!

It seems we have no choice but to use god-level magic.