How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

"Hmph! Li Muyun, you do have some skills, but that's all. Now, watch my Nether Dragon Scorching Heaven Formation."

Before Li Muyun could speak, Hong Chen jumped out, his face ashen, staring at Li Muyun with hostility.

Hong Chen rolled up his sleeves, took a step forward, and starlight flickered beneath his feet before he suddenly soared into the sky, transforming into a dazzling ribbon of stars.

This technique of summoning stars was incredibly powerful and spectacular, drawing cheers from many array masters in the audience.

Seeing that Hong Chen had finally stepped forward to deal with Li Muyun, they cheered and vowed to drive this person who had infiltrated the Tang Kingdom out.

Hearing the cheers below, Hong Chen's face flashed with a smug look. Then he took a deep breath and exhaled a cloud of blue mist.

As the blue mist descended, nine crimson beams of light shot into the sky, converging in the clouds to form a blue-green underworld dragon.

The dragon was covered in burning scales, its tail swaying and churning up waves of heat that seemed to ignite the very clouds and mist.

"A divine-level offensive formation, this Nether Dragon Scorching Heaven Formation is even more difficult than the Nine Mountains Suppressing Prison Formation from before!"

Below the stage, high-level array masters stared solemnly at the great array and exclaimed in admiration.

"As expected of the son of the Hongmen leader, like father, like son!"

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Hong Tianming's face as he sat below. He hadn't expected that Chen'er would actually master this great formation.

This domineering and powerful technique clearly shows that it has inherited some of the true skills of Uncle Youlong, making it a formidable dragon-type formation.

Li Muyun sensed the power of the formation and nodded with interest.

Not bad, but it's nowhere near as good as Hong Youlong's Four Seas Dragon Formation. But for a young man, it's good enough.

Hong Chen was excited and smug as he successfully set up the formation on his first try, and he provoked Li Muyun from afar.

Li Muyun shook his head and chuckled, sighing inwardly that he was still too young.

He then closed his eyes and concentrated, and the energy of the array quietly gathered, like moonlight, continuously bursting forth from his body and mind, radiating a divine light.

However, Hong Chen saw Li Muyun as still putting on an air of superiority, which made him furious.

He commanded the Nether Dragon to open its massive maw, unleashing a breath of dragon fire powerful enough to incinerate stars towards Li Muyun's location.

Just as the dragon's breath was about to touch Li Muyun, Li Muyun suddenly opened his eyes and stretched out a finger.

But the next scene made all the array masters around widen their eyes, because the roaring and ferocious Nether Dragon stopped moving and froze in mid-air.

The scorching dragon breath that erupted before Li Muyun's fingertips melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

Hong Chen's face turned deathly pale instantly, and his originally arrogant face was now filled with panic.

He clearly felt that the connection between himself and the Dark Dragon was being severed by some force.

Even more terrifying is that the array patterns within the Nether Dragon Scorching Sky Array are collapsing layer by layer, making it impossible to resist or control.

"Impossible! How could my Nether Dragon Scorching Heaven Formation..."

Before Hong Chen could finish speaking, the Nether Dragon suddenly let out a mournful cry, and its massive body began to collapse.

Amidst the rain of blood, Hong Chen was sent flying backward as if struck by lightning, a muffled thunderous sound emanating from his chest, before he crashed heavily to the ground.

Everything happened too fast, and the entire square fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events. Hong Chen had set up the Nether Dragon Candle Heaven Formation, which was stronger than the Nine Mountains Suppressing Prison Formation, but he never expected to lose so completely.

It wasn't until Li Muyun gently waved his hand, turning the rain of blood into starlight that everyone came back to their senses.

"My God! Li Muyun actually broke a god-level formation with his bare hands!"

"Is this the Void Finger Technique? How is this possible!"

The array masters, having regained their senses, stood up and stared in disbelief at what had just happened.

A slight smile appeared on Li Muyun's lips as his fingertips flew in unison, like dragons and snakes, carving a dazzling image of the sun and moon in the distant sky.

In the void, the array patterns spread and moved rapidly, as if an invisible hand was sculpting the greatest work of art, forged by the sun and moon.

A buzzing sound filled the air, and the light of the sun and moon shone down like spring rain. The strange sounds of insects chirping under the moon echoed, reflecting the magic formation.

As soon as this move was made, the expressions of many array masters changed drastically, and they all took out array pattern stones to record this scene.

A formation is drawn in the void, triggering strange phenomena!

The technique that only the founding sect master of the Heavenly Array Sect could achieve when he reached the highest realm has been replicated by this young man!

Even the old man hosting the competition looked at Li Muyun with a gentler, more admiring expression as he stroked his beard.

Yao Weiwei's pretty face flushed as she stared blankly at the distant scene of the sun and moon rising together. This dazzling array was too attractive to her.

This Li Muyun is incredibly skilled; he's not just a name without substance as they say. At least, she's never seen anyone else display this ability.

The only person who felt dissatisfied and angry now was Hong Chen, who was lying on the ground.

Hong Chen had just gotten up when he saw Li Muyun performing the Void Drawing Array. The cheers from the crowd seemed to pound into his heart.

Li Muyun's array technique not only destroyed his Nether Dragon, but also completely shattered his pride.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, you flatter me."

Li Muyun's voice came from above, calm and undisturbed, as if he didn't consider him an opponent at all.

Hong Chen looked up at that calm and collected face, which was incredibly irritating.

He was a genius in the art of array formations, always the center of attention. He had never encountered any hardship or setbacks in his cultivation of array formations, so why was Li Muyun stepping on his head?

"Impossible...I don't believe it!"

Hong Chen suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

"You must have used some despicable means! That's exactly it, you Tang dog! Die!"

Hong Chen shouted and suddenly activated the array, causing the energy of the array patterns to surge wildly.

A violent aura erupted from his body, and the shattered phantom of the Nether Dragon condensed once more.

The Nether Dragon's eyes turned an eerie black, and its body was surrounded by a chilling aura of death, with endless coldness and glint in its eyes, revealing its murderous intent.

This sudden turn of events startled everyone, but before Hong Chen could make his next move, a streak of light flashed by.

The next moment, Hong Tianming appeared, grabbed the rampaging Hong Chen, bowed and apologized, and then took Hong Chen away.

Now there are only three people left in the field.

After this little episode, the final winners were three people, but they didn't even have time to catch their breath.

A domineering figure descended gracefully from the sky, and as the figure arrived, everyone hurriedly bowed in greeting.

Emperor Zhu Hongwu was in high spirits and laughed heartily, clearly very satisfied with the competition among the young talents.

With a wave of his hand in the sky, he took the three away.

When the three opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a magnificent secret realm where the sun and moon shone in the same sky.