In the midst of the Triple Extreme Yellow Sand Formation, Lin Shiming still hadn''t retracted many of his seeds, and at this moment, many of the seeds were being subtly pressured to the point of disintegration by that surge of Spirit Might.

His brows furrowed even more deeply as he raised his hand, casting another incredibly complicated Spirit Art. The Supreme Grade Spirit Shield, the Star Wood Shield, materialized in its largest form.

It was a full thirty feet in diameter, blocking the Sand Giant behind him.

In front of him, sets of Formation Swords faced off against another Sand Giant.

Seeing that three Sand Giants had been held off, Lin Shiming didn''t stop there; the True Yuan from his auxiliary Spirit Platform continuously surged forth, and the Rolling Divine Plate also activated fiercely, becoming the size of a small mountain.

With the final Spirit Art cast, the Rolling Divine Plate began to roll frenetically, its grinding sounds spreading in every direction.

In front of Xu Hao, a Jade Pendant suddenly appeared— it was a Divine Sense defense Magic Artifact, blocking the attacks of the plate.

However, in the next moment, Lin Shiming once again brought out a Shocking God Drum.

With the strikes of the drum mallet, ripples formed, heading toward Xu Hao.

Though the Shocking God Drum was only a Superior Grade Magic Artifact, not comparable to the Rolling Divine Plate, it specialized in Divine Sense attacks, resulting in Xu Hao''s Spirit Shield dimming considerably, and the next moment, with the sound of a Split Spirit Blade being released.

The Guardian Spirit Jade Pendant''s Spirit Shield shattered and disappeared in an instant.

And Xu Hao''s body jerked violently.

The speed at which he activated his talismans significantly decreased, and the Spirit Talismans in the sky also dimmed.

No one expected that Lin Shiming would be able to stop Xu Hao''s talisman activation with a Divine Sense sound attack.

But what was terrifying was that Xu Hao''s Divine Sense was not much weaker than Lin Shiming''s. If it weren''t for the added power of the Shocking God Drum, he probably wouldn''t have been shaken at all.

He cast the Spirit Art with both hands once again, and his True Yuan wildly surged toward the Spirit Talismans, with the talismans once more shining brightly, negating the impact of the Divine Sense attack.

"It''s useless, you can''t break my concentration anymore!" Xu Hao said with a cold laugh.

He raised his hand again, the Spirit Art in his hand moving impossibly fast, emanating Spirit Might as the talismans finally approached the final moment.

At that moment, the officiating deacons had shades of fear on their faces; he was just at the Perfection of Foundation Establishment and couldn''t withstand this attack.

They hastily summoned the Hermit San Ye, who was also deep in concentration with a frown. Beneath his embroidered robe, his hands were half-formed into a Spirit Art, ready to save Lin Shiming at any moment.

As the name of the Devouring Spirit Ant was mentioned, all the people began to exclaim once again.

"Changyuan, be careful of this Lin Shiming, he had this Devouring Spirit Ant at Yunjing Mountain last time!" At this moment, on the observation platform, Ye Mingqiu, who had once defended Yunjing Mountain with Lin Shiming, reminded Ye Changyuan.

"He had slain three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivators while he was at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment!" Ye Mingqiu''s eyes were full of wariness, but of course, there was another thing he didn''t say.

At the time, Lu Changming and Lin Shiming were at odds, and the place where Lu Changming died had been burned clean by flames, leaving no trace.

The flames seemed somewhat similar to the fire conjured by the Red-haired Demon Monkey in front of them...

Thinking of this, Ye Mingqiu''s wariness towards Lin Shiming grew even stronger, the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Lin Shiming had killed the Foundation Establishment Perfection Lu Changming!

"If you encounter him, remember to be extra careful!" Ye Mingqiu continued to caution Ye Changyuan.

"Yes, Uncle Nine!" It was the first time Ye Changyuan saw his Uncle Nine so wary of a person, but of course, he believed it.

Xu Hao was considered one of his biggest rivals, yet he had now been defeated by Lin Shiming.

The crucial point was that if he were in Lin Shiming''s place, he wasn''t sure he could have broken Xu Hao''s Yellow Sand Formation and magic talisman.

As the Hermit San Ye announced Lin Shiming''s victory, securing him a spot in the top four.

The onlooking cultivators sighed repeatedly, having previously thought that Lin Shiming''s advancement to the top eight was already a miracle, only to find now that he was just a step away from the top two.

On the other hand, Xu Hao from the Spirit Talisman Sect, whom countless people favored, was knocked out earlier than expected.

This made the situation once again uncertain. It had previously been a contest between Xu Hao, Chen Yuan, and Ye Changyuan for two spots, and now it became a competition among Lin Shiming, Chen Yuan, and Ye Changyuan for the final spot.

Having won, Lin Shiming also returned to the observation platform to rest and recover his True Yuan.

Then came the other matches.

As expected, Ye Changyuan, Chen Yuan, and another cultivator from the Spirit Beast Sect, Huang Daoxuan, secured the remaining three spots.

A new random draw occurred, and to Lin Shiming''s surprise, he once again drew Chen Yuan as his opponent, the most difficult one of all.

As the strongest cultivator sent out by the Spirit Beast Sect, Chen Yuan was certainly formidable, and at this moment, Lin Shiming also felt immense pressure.

But an opportunity for Dao Enlightenment was just before him, and he wouldn''t give up, especially since he still had the Poisonous Dragon Vine, the Zilai Sword, and the Golden Winged Mantis at his disposal — he believed he wouldn''t lose by much.