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nAt both ends of the river, two fortresses slowly stood up from the chessboard.

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nOn the left, dozens of puppets were evenly distributed on the chessboard. The entire altar was evenly divided into eighteen small areas. Liu Wen stood at the front line. He was wearing armor like a general.

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nYang Tianqi and Hu Qian landed in the back area respectively. There were four puppets in each of the other small cells controlled. They stood quietly in a square array.

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nOn the other side.

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nChai Ming and Li Jing had changed into Daoist robes at some point. The two of them were at a loss as they stood in the middle of the four small squares.

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nBeside them, the golden-armored puppets slowly stood up. There were only four of them standing at the front line, and there was nothing behind them.

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nThe two of them had been working hard, wanting to break through the shackles. However, their efforts were useless. In front of Yun Tian’s strength, their strength was simply like ants.

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n“Your body is filled with the spiritual energy of the lower realm. If I use too much strength, it will become bullying.” Yun Tian looked at Li Yuanqing disdainfully and said, “I’ll use these four puppets, lest you say that I’m bullying you when you lose.”

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nLi Yunqing did not feel anything about this. He looked at the three disciples who had transformed into the three generals on the chessboard and finally reminded them, “The confrontation between array formation masters is extremely dangerous. You need to be extremely careful. Protect yourselves first and don’t hurt your lives!”

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n“Master, don’t worry. We will ensure our safety!”

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nLi Yuanqing landed beside Liu Wen again and secretly stuffed something into his palm. He then sent him a voice transmission.

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nYun Tian looked at Li Yuanqing’s back and frowned. He had a feeling that this guy was doing something bad, but there was nothing to worry about.

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n“Li Yuanqing, if you’re done talking nonsense, can we start?”

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nLi Yuanqing turned around and his body slowly arrived at the same height as Yun Tian. He was thousands of feet away from the chessboard below. His feet were covered by a layer of clouds and he could not see anything.

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n“You don’t really think you can defeat me, do you?”

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n“Let’s find out.”

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nYun Tian silently sized up Li Yuanqing’s face. He did not believe that he would lose to an unknown fellow from the lower realm. However, Li Yuanqing’s inexplicable confidence always worried him. He hadn’t felt this uneasy in a long time.

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n“That’s interesting!”

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nYun Tian stuck out his slender tongue and licked his lips.

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nBecause the two of them could not directly control it this time, after he activated the program he had left on these two juniors, he could no longer interfere. He was confident that his array formation could take down Li Yuanqing. But the rules of the game still gave Li Yuanqing some chances, although this chance was very slim.

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n“Then let’s begin.”

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n“Begin!”

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nAs a bolt of lightning fell from the sky,

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nThe originally clear weather suddenly became gloomy. Heavy rain hit the chessboard.

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nYun Tian was the first to attack. One of the golden-armored warriors held a golden spear and took a step forward without hesitation. In front of him was a wide bridge.

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nThe golden-armored warrior walked to the bridge, picked up his spear, and threw it heavily at the four puppets in front of him.

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nThe four puppets that were aimed at instantly bent down and stuck together. They all crawled on the chessboard and actually fused into a huge shield.

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nThe moment the shield was formed, the golden spear landed heavily.

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nWith a bang, the two collided violently.

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nA golden light wave spread out in all directions. The golden spear suddenly squeezed forward and rotted on the shield like a large pool of mud.

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nThe large golden mass was attached to the shield and kept squeezing down, producing a very strong collision force. In the end, it bounced back and directly exploded the four puppets that had turned into shields below.

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nAlthough he had tried his best to defend, he was still unable to do anything against the other party’s Tough Bomb Technique.

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nAfter the small chessboard lost its defensive puppets, it turned golden. This way, Yun Tian had successfully occupied Li Yuanqing’s territory.

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nYun Tianjian looked very happy after succeeding in his attack and looked at Li Yuanqing proudly.

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n“Kid, you have some methods, but no matter how many low-quality puppets there are, I’m afraid they won’t increase your strength much.”

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nThe occupied chessboard was beside Liu Wen. The shock wave from the explosion just now had hit him, but as the general of this side, he could only guard here without moving. His body was even affected by the shock wave.

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nAfter Yun Tian’s round ended, it was Li Yuanqing’s turn.

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nLiu Wen held the array flag in his hand and waved it to the left. The eight puppets in the remaining two boxes on the left slowly stood up.

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nOne of them stood rooted to the ground while the other three kept climbing up. In the end, they gathered above and actually gathered the power of the two chessboard, transforming into a mechanical bear with slender legs.

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nThe mechanical bear first roared at the sky and punched its chest twice. Then, it opened its mouth and howled at the sky.

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nSuddenly, the brewing power in the bear’s mouth was swallowed by him. The originally huge mechanical bear’s upper body swelled up again.

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nImmediately after, the mechanical bear jumped into the sky and collided with a golden-armored puppet in front of him.

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nThe golden-armored puppet assumed a defensive posture. It held a circular shield in its hand and stood on the chessboard, waiting for the attack to arrive.

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nThe collision was as expected. After a loud bang, shattered pieces flew everywhere. There was black and gold. The two of them had actually died together in the collision just now.

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nHowever, this chessboard was not occupied by Li Yuanqing.

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nYun Tian frowned and looked at Li Yuanqing unhappily. “Kid, I was just giving you face and testing you. You actually used such a despicable move. Do you think you can defeat me with such a despicable move?”

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n“I’m afraid you don’t have the right to care what move I use.”

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nLi Yuanqing looked indifferent, which made Yun Tian even angrier.

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n“Alright, since you want to use this method to win, I won’t waste any more time with you!”

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nAs soon as Yun Tian finished speaking, another bolt of lightning struck the chessboard.

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nOriginally, the first round was to let the golden-armored guards attack the four puppets.

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nHe only has four puppets, if Li Yuanqing used eight puppets to exchange for one, he would be at a huge loss if this continued.

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nTherefore, Yun Tian did not intend to continue wasting time like this and started attacking.

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nAfter this signal was sent, Chai Ming, who was originally sitting in the middle, suddenly felt his body move uncontrollably.

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n“What’s wrong with you?”

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nLi Jing looked at Chai Ming worriedly. The two of them were being held hostage on the altar as puppets for others to fight. They were already suffering greatly, and the explosion just now made them very anxious.

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nIf the other party used that explosive method on the two of them, even if they didn’t die here, they would be skinned.

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nBefore Chai Ming could speak, his body stood up uncontrollably. The dazzling scepter in his hand was also raised high into the sky.

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nThe flickering blue gem above the scepter kept responding to the power in the sky.

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nA thunderclap brewed in the sky, forming a huge vortex that enveloped Liu Wen’s head.

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nLiu Wen flipped his hand and a light screen suddenly rose from the fortress under his feet. The light screen kept rising. Finally, with the tip of the fortress where the three of them were at as the base, it formed a huge turtle shell filled with patterns that enveloped the three of them.

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nThe turtle shell was covered in patterns. There was an endless amount of energy flowing up from below, and the strength of the light screen was still increasing.

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nJust as the turtle shell was formed, the lightning above his head finally fell with the scepter in Chai Ming’s hand.

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nA huge bolt of lightning that was more than a hundred feet thick connected to the world and struck the turtle shell from the clouds, causing the entire chessboard to tremble.

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nThe lightning arcs that dissipated kept swimming on the chessboard and landed in the corner. They also destroyed more than ten of Li Yuanqing’s puppets.

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nA burning smell filled the chessboard.

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nChai Ming stared at the scene in front of him with his mouth agape. His face was pale and his hands were trembling.

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nIf those young people could reach this step at such a young age, their future would definitely be limitless. These were the most elite geniuses of the entire human race. He did not expect them to die at his hands. Although he did not do it on purpose, he was also an accomplice.

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nChai Ming’s lips keep trembling. He could not forgive himself for making such a destructive blow.

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nHowever, at this moment, the smoke on the chessboard in front of him dissipated, revealing the scene inside.

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nLiu Wen slowly stood up. The turtle shell on his head shattered into pieces and fell to the ground, turning into a rain of light. This array formation’s lifespan had ended.

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nAlthough the collision this time shattered the turtle shell array, it at least saved their lives.

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nChai Ming’s eyes widened in disbelief. He had never seen such a powerful bolt of lightning in his life. He thought everyone would be shattered into pieces after such a collision. However, he did not expect the three of them to be fine and alive.

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n“You guys…”

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nChai Ming was about to speak when his body involuntarily retreated.

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nAbove the clouds, Yun Tian looked at Li Yuanqing with a livid expression.

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n“Kid, you’re quite generous. Most of the materials used for your Turtle Armor Formation are more than a thousand years old. There’s also the crystal core of a ten-thousand-year-old Black Tortoise. This is not something an ordinary person can take out. Who are you?”

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n“It doesn’t matter who I am, right? I hope you won’t forget our agreement just now.”

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nYun Tian frowned and said unhappily, “Do you think I want to go back on my word?”

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n“Young Master Yun Tian is from a famous sect. How can you go back on your word? I’m just reminding you slightly. I don’t mean that.”

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nYun Tian snorted coldly and looked at Li Yuanqing. “You’re getting more and more interesting. You’re clearly from the Immortal World, but you have the smell of the Lower Realm on you. You have so many resources in your hands, yet you’re so extravagant. You created such a turtle shell array and crippled it for no reason.”

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nYun Tian waved his hand and a fragment appeared in his hand. He ground the bright fragment carefully between his fingers and brought it to his nose, smelling it gently.

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nA moment later, he opened his eyes in realization.

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n“I see. Are you from the Immortal World? If you came in first, why didn’t you have such a simple adhesive? Why did you waste such good materials?”

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nLi Yuanqing’s evaluation of this guy increased a little. Although this guy looked frivolous, he was actually very meticulous. He could control these things in his hands steadily with just a look.

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nThere would be more basic materials for array formations in the large sects in the Immortal World. Many of their array masters often used more advanced bases in the Immortal World and the so-called adhesive he mentioned when creating array formations.

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nThis special adhesive could perfectly fuse the attributes of every material without any rejection, allowing their strength to be perfectly displayed.

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nIf there was no such adhesive and they forcefully gathered these materials together, many of them would have a mutually exclusive effect, causing the effect to be greatly reduced.

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nHowever, this adhesive was an especially rare item. Ordinary array formation sects regarded it as a treasure. Only their disciples could apply for it. Li Yuanqing had yet to find a way to obtain it.

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n“I’m afraid you don’t have to worry about where I came from.”

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nAs soon as Li Yuanqing finished speaking, Liu Wen and the other two stabilized themselves.

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nThe three of them took out their array flags and mobilized all thirty-two puppets from the eight chess boards gathered in the middle.

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nThirty two puppets slowly gathered in the middle and gradually turned into a huge giant. It was holding a heavy sword.

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nThe giant took a step out of Liu Wen’s head and arrived at the river. Without hesitation, he waved the sword in his hand and slashed forward. The heavy sword and very blunt blade smashed heavily into the three golden-armored guards in front of him.

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nAlthough the three golden-armored guards resisted, they were still sent flying by the sword and landed outside the chessboard. Their bodies fell apart and the light in their eyes was extinguished.

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