The flames surged violently, scorching to the extreme, even the Void became twisted by it, followed by the flames becoming frenzied and exploding with a bang!

The immense explosive power caused Lu Ye's figure to stagger, looking utterly disheveled.

And when the flames disappeared, a myriad of blade shadows mixed with numerous spells came crashing down.

Zhao Tianmu's combat experience was exceedingly rich, and his control over the battle rhythm was exquisite. This set of continuous tactics unfolded, even Lu Ye suffered a silent loss, mainly not expecting the opponent's oil lamp spirit treasure to be so bizarrely powerful, able to be launched from afar, leaving no trace.

This set of tactics must be something Zhao Tianmu has been employing for a long time, always proving effective. As long as he could unleash this set of tactics, he could thoroughly grasp the battle rhythm, slowly establishing his victory.

Lu Ye thought to himself that indeed, one should never underestimate anyone. Previously, when he was chasing Zhao Tianmu, he almost had the guy with no chance to fight back. But once given a chance to distance, allowing time and space for the opponent to maneuver, the true foundation of a Constellation Late Stage magic cultivator became apparent.

Qin Yuandai observed this scene from afar, nodding silently. Although both parties had not been crossing swords for long, she could tell that this Unparalleled cultivator named Li Taibai could never possibly be Zhao Tianmu's match.

Those four Unparalleled Constellations clearly showed some concern, but the two sides had already agreed that in this battle, regardless of the process, no one would interfere, so they could only watch with concern.

The combat between the two Constellations intensified, Zhao Tianmu employed the power of two spirit treasures simultaneously, spells continuously cast, while Lu Ye was also roaring repeatedly, desperately closing the distance between them.

However, in such a battle, the closer the distance, the greater the pressure a combat cultivator endures, as the closer to a magic cultivator, the stronger the power of the spells they wield.

This led to the most direct result.

The closer Lu Ye advanced, the heavier his figure became. Initially, closing from forty miles to thirty miles was almost a blink of an eye.

From thirty miles to twenty miles took ten breaths.

But now, thirty breaths have already passed, yet the distance between them remained at fifteen miles. Under Zhao Tianmu's powerful and dense offensive, Lu Ye's advance was almost as slow as a crawling turtle!

The more Zhao Tianmu fought, the more confident he became. Previously, he had suffered losses under Lu Ye, harboring some psychological shadow about this enemy. But now it seemed, the opponent was just so-so, perhaps he had overestimated him.

This might have somewhat to do with the opponent being injured!

If the situation continued to be deadlocked like this, winning was no problem, but killing the opponent wasn't as easy.

He needed to employ some other tactics, his mind turned, and Zhao Tianmu looked at Lu Ye's position, taunting: "Do you dare to boast with such little skills? I thought you were more powerful."

In his previous observations, this Li Taibai was evidently of a hot-tempered and volatile nature, acting recklessly, which matched with his earlier action of chopping off Sun Ying's junior sister's arm over a disagreement; who would normally do that?

Thus, he didn't need to do much, just a few verbal provocations, and the opponent was bound to be furiously inept.

Sure enough, as his words fell, Lu Ye's roar grew louder, a layer of blood mist enveloped him more intensely.

With the emergence of the blood mist, his demeanor became visibly more furious, the figure that had been unable to advance a single inch, surprisingly began to move forward again, and his momentum was rising every step!

Zhao Tianmu was overjoyed, looking at the suddenly appearing blood-colored mist, knowing that Li Taibai must have used a secret technique to boost his strength temporarily, or he wouldn't exhibit such performance.

However, such secret techniques usually come with huge aftereffects, all he needs to do is delay, wait for the effect of the secret technique to pass, and his strength will plummet, then it will be the perfect time to kill him!

For this reason, he even deliberately slowed his offensive, allowing Lu Ye's figure to break through nearer ten miles!

Thirty miles behind him, Qin Yuandai observed closely, vaguely feeling that Li Taibai's momentum was somewhat abnormal, too violent, and the color of the blood mist swirling around him seemed unnaturally thick.

Though she noticed this scene, she did not think much of it, only assuming that it was an explosive tactic under his control with immense power.

Throughout the stellar space, such tactics were common, and the Qingli Dao World also had such techniques, usually avoided unless absolutely necessary. Comparatively, his methods were stronger.

But the next moment, a shocking scene unfolded. Initially, Zhao Tianmu had fully occupied the initiative, but with Li Taibai's sudden burst, he showed signs of being unable to sustain.

Zhao Tianmu was dumbfounded too. He had purposely let Lu Ye enter within the ten-mile range, not expecting the opponent's momentum to surge like a rainbow, and once in the ten-mile range, seemed unstoppable, continuously pushing towards him.

Understanding the combat essence between a magic cultivator and a combat cultivator, Zhao Tianmu absolutely dared not let Lu Ye get close, naturally hurriedly retreating backward, deploying tactics to obstruct while fleeing.

The wick of the oil lamp spirit treasure hanging by his side flickered incessantly, every flicker being a burst of power, striking Lu Ye's side, leaving him disheveled and battered, like a Spectral Bewitchment.

In an instant, twenty to thirty miles swept by.

Zhao Tianmu knew he couldn't retreat any further, retreating again would lead him to Qin Yuandai's side, what would that look like?

Just having steadied his figure, ready to deploy tactics, his heart suddenly leaped, inexplicably feeling a massive disaster looming, chilling him to the bone.

Raising his eyes, he saw Lu Ye bathed in a crimson hue, gripping the saber hilt tightly, raising it high, both arms trembling violently.

It seemed he wasn't gripping his most familiar saber but a writhing, struggling giant dragon!

The already unreasonably violent momentum climbed anew at that instant, so fierce, so sharp that even Zhao Tianmu, a Constellation Late Stage, felt a sense of insignificance.

Ten miles behind him, Qin Yuandai also felt a tremendous crisis at this moment, as a terrifying aura locked onto her.

The situation changed too fast. Once that aura targeted her, she knew there was no escape, no matter what.

She finally realized what was strange about that Li Taibai she had observed earlier!

Red Talisman!

Li Taibai actually had a red talisman refined by a Sun Blaze Realm expert!

The intense red light on his body earlier was a sign of activating the red talisman, but it was concealed by his own blood aura, making it difficult for her to identify. The various commotions of activating the red talisman were also disrupted by the intense aftermath of the battle.

Mainly, she hadn't expected that in such a place, such an Early Constellation stage individual could possess a red talisman refined by a Sun Blaze Realm expert.

So that's how it is!

No wonder the opponent suggested letting the two Constellation stages fight first; it was a premeditated plan to use this battle to activate a red talisman, and the real target on the Unparalleled Continent was actually her!

So from the very beginning, the opponent never intended to make peace, nor did they think about befriending Qingli Dao World. Everything was just a guise.

Seeing through the truth, Qin Yuandai sneered, her expression composed and calm.

Indeed, the red talisman was precious, as it was something only a Sun Blaze Realm expert could refine, and it also required expertise in talisman-making. Out of a hundred Sun Blaze Realm experts, not even one might be able to refine a red talisman.

Theoretically speaking, the ultimate power of a red talisman could match that of a personal strike from Sun Blaze.

But that's just theoretical.

In reality, the power of a spirit talisman ultimately depends on the strength or weakness of the cultivator activating it.

If a Moon Jade were to activate a red talisman at this moment, she might not be able to withstand it, but now, the one activating this red talisman was merely an Early Constellation stage, no matter how desperately they pushed, how powerful could the activated force be?

Since she couldn't evade it, she decided not to!

As countless thoughts raced through Qin Yuandai's mind, the Boulder Mountain Saber in Lu Ye's hand was already enveloped in red light, the blade emitting straining cracking sounds.

He could feel that the Boulder Mountain Saber, which had accompanied him for many years and was reforged just two years ago, was already showing signs of damage. In other words, with the quality of the Boulder Mountain Saber, it somewhat couldn't withstand the power of this red talisman!

The red talisman obtained from Su Yuqing consisted of only two, and of differing types. One was an offensive red talisman, which, once activated, could unleash a spell of great power.

At this moment, Lu Ye was activating the other one, a red talisman more suited for a combat cultivator like himself to use.

It must have been specially prepared for him by Su Yuqing!

All the schemes and various responses before this were to erupt at this very moment.

He was now less than twenty miles from Qin Yuandai!

The moment his own aura locked onto her, his trembling long knife thus swung down.

Cut!

As the blade fell, Lu Ye felt his whole Essence Qi was drained, a familiar sensation he had experienced before when he had used the Dragon Throne for too long.

He mustered his energy, quickly stuffing a handful of prepared spirit jade into his mouth, his eyes fixed ahead without a flicker.

Victory or defeat, it depended on this moment.

The red light swept through the void like a crescent moon.

In the peripheral vision, Zhao Tianmu, who bore the brunt, didn't even have the chance to activate that tiny bell spirit treasure. As the red light passed, his whole body exploded into nothingness.

Then, Lu Ye witnessed a scene that confused him.

He thought after executing this strike, Qin Yuandai would either attempt to escape or employ protective measures. Yet this old woman neither fled nor activated any protection, instead extending her hand towards the oncoming red light.

Lu Ye, nearly exhausted, dizzy and dazed, momentarily believed he was hallucinating.

What is this old woman... trying to do?

Qin Yuandai didn't intend to do anything. In her judgment, the red talisman activated by an Early Constellation stage like Lu Ye contained energy, but it posed no lethal threat to her, hence her puzzling behavior for Lu Ye.

But the instant that withered hand reached out, she sensed something amiss.

The power of this red talisman was far beyond what she had imagined!