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Chapter 307 Arena Setup
At this moment, Du Fan stood at the center of the magic array. He immediately dispelled the golden bell shield activated by the spell. With a flick of his hand, three low-grade spirit stones shot out and were directly embedded in the three grooves inside the magic array, becoming the source of energy to maintain the operation of the magic array.
"Fellow Daoist Song, the formation has been activated. Enter the formation immediately!" Du Fan suddenly shouted, and at the same time, he made a hand seal and pressed down on a magical artifact on the edge of the formation.
The next moment, a crack suddenly appeared in one of the light screens of the magic array with a "rip".
Upon seeing this, Song Yong was overjoyed. Without hesitation, he moved and flashed out through the crack in the light curtain, instantly appearing in the magic array and standing side by side with Du Fan.
Du Fan swiftly formed a hand seal and pointed it at one of the array-setting tools from a distance. The crack in the light barrier that had appeared earlier was completely mended as the array's protective shield shone brightly.
From the moment Du Fan took out more than ten magical artifacts to set up the formation until the two of them were now in the formation, no more than seven breaths had passed. Such a bizarre scene left the other cultivators on the third arena dumbfounded, and most of them did not react in time.
Even those who could see through Du Fan and his companion's intentions at first glance were still some distance away from them, and there were many cultivators between them who were poised to strike. Therefore, it was only because of their mutual wariness that Du Fan was able to successfully set up the formation.
"It's a defensive magic array... Damn it, how come I didn't think of that!"
"If we have no choice but to act, we should first unite with other cultivators to break this formation. We can't let these two gain such a huge advantage!"
"If we can seize this magic array, making it into the top 100 of the competition will be a piece of cake!"
The moment the miniature defensive array suddenly activated, all the cultivators on the third arena were stunned. Their thoughts churned, filled with frustration, anger, and jealousy, but even more so... madness.
Du Fan had become the target of everyone's anger, but no one dared to make the first move.
"Fellow Daoist Song, this miniature defensive array can withstand all attacks from those below the Foundation Establishment Realm."
"However, maintaining the operation of the magic array requires spirit stones as a supply. I, Du, spent a huge amount of spirit stones to purchase this array, so the replenishment of spirit stones will be the responsibility of Fellow Daoist Song. Is that alright?" Du Fan glanced at Song Yong and said calmly.
"Of course, even if Fellow Daoist Du hadn't brought this up, I, Song, had the same idea." Song Yong's eyes flashed, showing no sign of objection.
"Very good." Du Fan smiled slightly, his smile carrying a profound meaning.
Du Fan's expression caught Song Yong's eye, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately sent out a wisp of divine sense to scan the three spirit stones in the groove. He discovered that every moment, a wisp of spiritual power was slowly flowing out from the three spirit stones and continuously being injected into the magic array.
However, the flow of spiritual energy was not fast. At the current pace, three spirit stones were enough to support the operation of the magic array for an hour. Therefore, Song Yong breathed a sigh of relief and was slightly relieved.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the more than 600 cultivators on the ten arenas remained motionless.
However, the atmosphere on the arena was far from relaxed. Countless divine thoughts intertwined and swept wildly, and bursts of spiritual pressure collided violently. Almost every cultivator's eyes turned bloodshot and sweat beaded on their foreheads. Only a few self-important cultivators were able to barely maintain their composure.
The ten arenas were filled with an extremely oppressive atmosphere, making people feel anxious and uneasy. It was unknown when this suppressed undercurrent would finally erupt.
Although the war has not yet begun, one can easily imagine that once the melee starts, it will be earth-shattering, chaotic, and extremely brutal.
"If any arena remains silent within ten breaths, everyone on that arena will be eliminated, and you will receive none of the rewards I previously promised. The timer begins!"
On the special platform inside the arena, Lin Musen, the Golden Core Protector of Fallen Leaf Island, frowned upon witnessing the scene in the arena and spoke coldly.
Upon hearing this, the hundreds of cultivators on the stage could no longer contain themselves. After exchanging glances with each other, they surprisingly reached a tacit understanding in this strange exchange of glances, and almost every cultivator identified their opponent.
After a brief silence, shouts of battle suddenly erupted from the ten arenas, followed by the booming sounds of spells, accompanied by various colored lights, rising and falling incessantly, even the earth trembled as if a mountain torrent was raging.
In that instant, all the cultivators on the ten arenas attacked simultaneously, half of them wielding magical weapons. The light shone brightly, and their spells were astonishing. The scene was extremely spectacular, but it was not as chaotic as they had imagined. Most of the cultivators were now fighting one-on-one.
Nearly seven hundred cultivators managed to maintain a delicate balance amidst the chaos.
Of course, there are a few exceptions.
The seven-person group on Arena No. 9 did not make a move at this moment. They were arranged like an ordinary army, facing outwards and forming an orderly circle. As they made hand seals, the outlines of spells appeared, as if they were ready to strike.
Seeing the imposing presence of the seven-person group, the surrounding cultivators were filled with apprehension and kept their distance. Some sought out other opponents, while others planned to take advantage of the chaos to launch surprise attacks on those overwhelmed cultivators. However, most simply wanted to remain uninvolved.
In this situation, it's best to avoid taking action if possible.
On the seventh arena, there were two groups of three at the same time. For some reason, these two groups of cultivators ignored the other lone cultivators and instead fought each other, their weapons flashing and their spells roaring.
On the fifth arena, a pair of duos evaded other allied groups and roamed the arena. Whenever they spotted a lone cultivator, they would join forces to deliver a fatal blow. In the short time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, three cultivators had already fallen victim to their deadly attacks.
However, at this time, more and more cultivators were paying attention to the duo. With each angry shout and curse, many people resonated with the sentiment and had the idea of attacking them en masse. It seemed that the duo's situation was precarious.
On the third arena, outside the magic array light screen where Du Fan and Song Yong were located, more than a dozen cultivators had gathered around at some point.
These people all had cold expressions and fierce eyes, and their cultivation was exceptionally powerful. It seemed that they had clearly reached some kind of consensus and were preparing to break through this rather impressive defensive formation in one fell swoop.
"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to hide our strength now. Let's quickly use our powerful spells to break this formation! After that, we can hide inside the formation and wait for the first round of the competition to end."
"By then, we will be able to join the top 100!" A burly man in a blue robe standing outside the magic circle stared wide-eyed and spoke in a deep voice. At the same time, he raised his arm and punched the magic circle's light screen.
"That's right. Apart from us, all the other cultivators on this arena are holding each other back. If this drags on for too long, things might change," a petite woman with a sweet appearance chimed in.
With a gentle tremor of her delicate hand, the magical weapon in her hand suddenly trembled, and a golden blade over ten feet in size materialized, whistling as it slashed wildly towards the magic array.
"Hmph, there are more than ten of us, so how can you say we're all advancing to the top 100?" A middle-aged man sneered, standing a little distance away from the magic circle. Although his hands were forming hand seals, he didn't seem to be making a move immediately.
"Fellow Daoist, everyone knows the truth of this matter, so why bring it up? We are confident that we can break this formation together. As for what happens afterward, that's up to each of us. At this point, if you still don't make a move, you're simply courting death!"
A cold voice came from the mouth of a lean old man. Then, with a wave of his arm, a dark green longsword suddenly appeared. Without hesitation, he slashed out with the sword, and a black and green sword shadow nearly two zhang long shot straight towards the middle-aged man.
The old man was only unleashing a minor wood-attribute Five Elements spell, but judging from the power of the sword shadow, it was clearly an effect enhanced by the magic weapon in the old man's hand. And that magic weapon should not be a low-grade one, but a genuine mid-grade magic weapon.
This level of magical weapon can only be used by cultivators who have reached the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage. Among the Qi Refining stage cultivators in the Earthly Fiend Islands, it is not impossible for them to possess one, but they are definitely rare.
The item in the old man's hand might very well have been just distributed by the island's elders for this competition.
"Are you insane? How dare you attack me!" The middle-aged man had already completed his hand seals. With a flick of his wrists, two golden rays shot out, meeting the black and green longsword in an instant.
After two loud booms, the two golden rays and the black-green longsword shattered and vanished in a flash of light.
The middle-aged man's face darkened. Just as he was about to say something to the lean old man, he suddenly felt a sense of dread. He moved his feet and immediately shifted to the side. At the same time, his left hand quickly formed a hand seal, and a golden shield instantly formed and floated in the air.
Just as the middle-aged man moved aside, a slender crimson light radiating a scorching aura flashed past where he had been standing, but the attack missed its mark.
As the void rippled, an earthen-yellow trident appeared out of thin air. This trident was as thick as an arm and more than two zhang long. As soon as it appeared, it crashed down and instantly smashed into the golden shield that the middle-aged man had hastily released.
With a "crack," the golden shield shattered instantly. However, thanks to this block, the middle-aged man barely managed to dodge this astonishing attack. Otherwise, even with his cultivation level, he would have been injured.