CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 117: TIANYI TOURNAMENT (PART 9)

Chu Yunyi’s combat ability alone surpasses those of the other three combined. If they really start fighting, without restraining Chu Yunyi to the point where he can’t use his talisman skills, a solo battle plan is just empty talk without any real chance of implementation.

Ye Qingting, Cui Tianxiao, and Qi Ming all looked at Li Xing together. They knew that the Only Treatment Team had only Li Xing who could truly compete against Chu Yunyi.

Li Xing was full of fighting spirit, "Soldiers come and go as they will; let me handle Chu Yunyi. We’ll find a way to deal with him."

Chu Yunyi’s Sky Wind Annihilation Array is a super buff. Fortunately, the competition isn’t a life-and-death struggle, and Chu Yunyi doesn’t seem like the crazy Lin Yin type who would strike fatally in a competition.

In terms of Primordial Spirit reserves and martial arts, Li Xing is absolutely confident to battle him.

Li Xing even felt a bit excited, eager to know which would be stronger—when Sky Wind Annihilation Array meets the Chiba Hunting Array.

The consensus was quickly reached, and under Qi Ming’s spirit tracking guidance, they sprinted towards Tianyi Team.

Live broadcast site.

Seeing the Only Treatment Team heading east, the host said with a face full of surprise, "Huh? Why did the Only Treatment Team choose to go in the same direction as Tianyi Team? Don’t they know that with Chu Yunyi there, there will definitely be no loose competition tokens?"

Lin Zhian, quick-witted, quickly thought of another possibility: "They’re not going there to scavenge! They’re planning to raid Tianyi Team!"

With one sentence, the entire net was in an uproar, yet another wave of dense and opaque bullet comments surged forth.

//The Only Treatment Team must be out of their minds, daring to raid Tianyi Team?//

//Ahhh, the eternal underdog is finally rising!//

//Foolish behavior, but commendable courage!//

//If the Tianyi Team really gets raided by the Only Treatment Team, I’ll do a handstand and drink three liters of water live!//

//...//

Most netizens were not optimistic about the Only Treatment Team’s actions, but the word choice remained courteous, thanks to Qian Xiaowu’s rapid finger work, eradicating those especially impolite comments about the Only Treatment Team.

Host: "Earlier, it seemed like the talisman master of the Only Treatment Team blessed their members with some talisman array, Lin Zhian, did you see it clearly?"

Lin Zhian pushed up his glasses and said, "It’s the Stealth Array, a signature talisman array of Great Rune Master Qi Lang, capable of evading spiritual power detection, achieving long-distance opponent tracking, although unfortunately, it can’t avoid Star Beasts."

Host: "I see."

Walking in the damp and muddy rainforest, it’s hard to keep clothes dry. On screen, most of the participants looked like muddy monkeys, except for the four members of the Tianyi Team who remained spotless and bright, all thanks to Chu Yunyi constantly manipulating the Wind Element to enclose his team members, blocking rain and mud.

The Tianyi Team’s members were used to it, as since the day they teamed up, in every wild mission, Chu Yunyi would bless them with Wind Element, protecting them from dangerous plants, frost, and rain.

For other talisman masters, the reserve of Primordial Spirit and spiritual power simply couldn’t sustain such prolonged and meticulous protection, but who is Chu Yunyi? His spiritual power is as vast as the ocean, and this bit of consumption is negligible to him.

The host at the live broadcast couldn’t help but exclaim, "I’m really envious of those prodigies in the same team with Chu Yunyi. With Chu Rune Master there, they don’t have to worry about mosquitoes and poisonous plants at all, they just need to focus on moving forward."

Lin Zhian smiled warmly, "I do hope Young Master Chu doesn’t do everything himself, as after all, only by training can one grow, and a team can’t always rely on just him."

With the Wind Element closely protecting them, the Healing Master doesn’t have to bother identifying poisonous plants and leading everyone to avoid them, so Lin Caier is likely the most relaxed participant.

As an uncle, Lin Zhian was very happy that Lin Caier had such a reliable leader protecting her, ensuring no threats during dangerous competitions.

However, he also hoped Lin Caier wouldn’t rely too much on Chu Yunyi, to give herself more opportunities for training since in a world that respects strength, improving personal ability is always the most important thing—relying on yourself is more secure than relying on anyone else.

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The rain and lush vegetation shielded Tianyi Team’s traces, Qi Ming had to carefully search for the spiritual power and talisman traces left by Chu Yunyi. Tracking this way, one could imagine the speed wouldn’t be fast.

Fortunately, they didn’t encounter too many powerful Star Beasts along the way; Tianyi Team had already swept through once, which was something of a blessing for them.

The remaining spiritual power would continue to weaken, and if they didn’t hurry, the traces would disappear. Only Treatment Team was relentlessly on the move, only quenching their hunger with nutrient solutions when they were hungry.

The sky gradually darkened, and the forest of Star Beasts became even more dangerous and difficult to traverse at night. Listening to the beasts howling in the woods, Cui Tianxiao couldn’t help but complain:

"Sigh, this is the hardest field march I’ve had since I met Xing Er."

Previously, following Li Xing, no matter how tough or exhausting it was, there were always fragrant and hot meals to comfort body and soul. This time, racing against time, there was no time at all for cooking, not even to enjoy a sip of hot water, let alone a meal.

Ye Qingting: "It’s easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard to go from extravagant to frugal. Ah Xiao, you need to get used to the current combat state, as this now is normal."

Cui Tianxiao pouted, tossed the nutrient solution bottle back into the space button—compared to Li Xing’s meals, the taste of advanced nutrient solutions was akin to swill.

The dense forest emitted rustling sounds.

The Deep Blue Ice Dragon flew out from the tip of the sword, circled around the four, released a high-pitched dragon roar, and the agitated forest immediately calmed down.

The Ice Dragon, like a living creature, shook its head, scattering many tiny ice shards, its huge dragon eyes fixed on the bush to the left, then suddenly roared and shot out, followed by sounds of fighting and the cries of a Star Beast.

Once everything returned to peace, the Deep Blue Ice Dragon flew back faint in color, handed a Crystal Stone to Ye Qingting then dispersed into the air.

Cui Tianxiao craned his neck to take a look, nodding, "A Crystal Stone from a giant toad beast, not bad."

Ye Qingting tossed the Crystal Stone into the space button, looking at the surrounding environment, inexplicably feeling a sense of unease in his heart.

Suddenly, Li Xing sidestepped and turned to stand by the Big-mouth Flower, raising the Heavenly Wolf Saber with a sizzle, and immediately the blade emitted a yellowish-green electric arc. The arc ran up Li Xing’s arm, and the defense bracelet was instantly charred by the electricity.

Li Xing quickly stowed away the Big-mouth Flower, pulled Qi Ming behind for protection, and cast a Flame Saber Aura towards a large tree in the ten o’clock direction.

In the light, everyone saw a bizarre three-headed monkey standing on the branch. Startled by the saber aura, it made an eerie "caw caw" sound, dodging between the branches. As it fled, it spat thunder light bombs towards Li Xing.

Missing with one strike, Li Xing swiftly followed with a series of nine Flame Saber Auras, sealing off all avenues of escape for the three-headed monkey. A mournful "Gaa——" followed as the three-headed monkey was cleaved into six pieces by the sabers, crashing to the ground with sparks.

The remains hit the ground, oddly, without a single drop of blood.