Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Lin Zhao then recalled the Qingfeng Sword, its blade hovering in front of him. He stood still, only raising his eyes to look at the other person.

"Liu Yuan?" The voice was devoid of emotion. "You?"

"I am more than enough." Liu Yuan smiled, and the magic seal in his hand had already quietly taken shape.

"Qingfeng Market doesn't need a second Foundation Establishment family to rise; your Lin family has already been passed down for three hundred years."

Now that Lin Shanhe has successfully established his foundation, and his family has a second-tier rune master, plus you, a junior with astonishing potential...

Now they've even gotten involved with Tianyun Market! If you continue to grow and expand, where will the Liu family find a place in the market?!

The moment the last hand seal was formed, the air around Lin Zhao suddenly froze—

The surroundings seemed to have formed a giant cage, and the spiritual energy in the air became extremely stagnant.

It was difficult to absorb, and even the circulation of spiritual energy within his body became slightly sluggish!

Spirit-Sealing Array!

Moreover, it was planted silently by Liu Yuan while he was being ambushed and two people were killed!

"I've put in a lot of effort and thought about this for a long time to prepare for this day."

Liu Yuan smiled smugly, and several array flags appeared around him, flashing with spiritual light, stabilizing the array.

"Your powerful, sustained attack requires the absorption of a large amount of spiritual energy."

"Without this spirit-suppressing formation, how much of its power would you have left? Let's see what you can do then!"

The flags glowed faintly, dimming the light in the woods, leaving only the soft rustling of the wind through the leaves.

Liu Yuan had indeed put in a lot of effort, specifically preparing this highly targeted formation.

It looks like it's a top-tier first-class magic artifact, just like the Lesser Xuanwu Formation.

Unfortunately, he made the same mistake Lin Zhao had made before.

Lin Zhao's previous duel with Meng Xu was due to the mistake of using the Four Elements Sword Dragon, which is designed for single-target combat.

As a result, it was completely countered by the cloud dragon released by his top-grade magic weapon.

Fortunately, he had many tricks up his sleeve and won the competition in the end.

Lin Zhao's title of "Azure Dragon King" was indeed earned through her "Four Elements Yinglong" form.

But Lin Zhao’s greatest strength will always be the Four Elements Sword Dragon, which possesses extreme lethality, is like a physical divine weapon, and seeks to kill with a single blow!

When Liu Yuan was setting up the formation, wasn't he also stalling for time, secretly gathering enough spiritual power to release the Four Elements Sword Dragon through the Four Elements Pearl?

"Do you think that by blocking the spiritual energy in the vicinity, I can't use it?" Lin Zhao finally spoke, his voice not loud, but it made Liu Yuan's eyebrows twitch.

Aside from needing a lot of spiritual energy at the beginning, the Four Elements Sword Dragon doesn't require much spiritual energy to unleash its powerful attack after it condenses into its form.

"roar--!"

A sharp dragon's roar suddenly exploded within the space sealed by the array! The Four Elements Pearl, carrying countless torrents of runes, forcefully broke through the seal on spiritual energy.

Ultimately, the runes and the four elemental beads together formed a five-zhang-long (approximately 10 meters) long, yet even more powerful and refined four elemental sword dragon.

The entire Stegosaurus gleamed with a silvery-white luster resembling cold metal, like a tangible divine weapon, exuding a chillingly sharp aura.

The destructive aura emanating from the silver-white dragon caused Liu Yuan's expression to change drastically!

"Impossible! How can you still condense..." Liu Yuan's exclamation came to an abrupt halt.

Lin Zhao didn't give him a chance to speak at all. He merged his thoughts with the sword dragon, pouring all the power he could muster into it!

"Return to the origin, pierce the sun!"

The sword dragon, resembling a divine weapon, opened its mouth wide, and the sword energy and spiritual power compressed to the extreme gathered at the dragon's throat into a point of pure white light so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it!

A pure white stream of light, condensed to its extreme, shot out from the mouth of the sword dragon like a divine spear of punishment descending from the heavens!

It cut through the sky, distorting the air in its path, turning grass clippings into dust before they were even lifted.

Liu Yuan was terrified; he sensed a deadly danger from that attack!

With a roar, he summoned a giant, earthen-yellow shield carved with tortoise shell patterns. It was thick with spiritual light and was clearly a top-grade first-tier defensive magic weapon!

At the same time, his brocade robe also emitted a strong spiritual light, forming a second protective shield, which was also a top-quality defensive robe!

"BOOM—!!!"

The white light collided violently with the giant shield! The terrifying explosion was deafening, and the violent energy shockwave spread out in a ring, cutting the surrounding ancient trees in half and carving a deep crater in the ground!

The giant shield creaked under the strain, its light flickered and dimmed rapidly, and even some cracks appeared on its surface, but it did not break in the end.

The immense force forced Liu Yuan to retreat repeatedly, his blood surging, and the protective shield formed by his magic robe fluctuating violently.

But a sinister grin, as if relieved to have escaped death, spread across his face: "Blocked it! Hahaha! You..."

His laughter stopped abruptly again, his pupils contracting in extreme fear.

Because Lin Zhao's attack was not over! Or rather, it had only just begun.

The silver-white sword dragon opened its mouth again, and the four elemental pearls emerged from the depths of its throat, rotating and drawing upon the four colors of sword energy: earth, water, fire, and wind!

"Whoosh—!"

The first Wind Element Pearl, carrying azure sword energy, struck the crack in the giant shield like a sword released from a bow! The cracks in the shield widened rapidly, and the spiritual light dimmed sharply.

Before Liu Yuan could react,

The second fire elemental pearl, imbued with crimson sword energy, struck precisely! "Boom!" The giant shield could no longer withstand the attack.

It instantly shattered into more than ten pieces of metal! At the same time, the Fire Elemental Pearl, carrying residual sword energy, slammed into the magic robe's shield, causing a violent explosion.

Liu Yuan was terrified and desperately channeled his spiritual power into his robe.

Immediately afterward, the blue sword energy of the third water elemental bead arrived, and its powerful impact instantly pierced through the protective shield and the magic robe!

When the fourth and final Earth Element Pearl, carrying all the sword energy from the disintegration of the Sword Dragon, slammed solidly into Liu Yuan's chest, which had lost all its protection!

"puff--!"

Liu Yuan was sent flying backward like a tattered sack, spitting out blood. His magic robe exerted its last bit of power, blocking the attack before turning to ashes.

His chest caved in deeply as he slammed heavily to the ground, his breath instantly fading to its lowest point.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, despair, and confusion, and he seemed to be struggling to take something out at the end.

But Lin Zhao won't give him a chance?

"The Soul-Suppressing Bell!"

The small, purplish-red bell reappeared, emitting a muffled sound that struck straight to the soul!

"Thump—!"

A muffled thud, not ear-piercing, froze Liu Yuan's outstretched hand in mid-air.

At the same time, the Qingfeng Sword, which had been hovering in front of Lin Zhao, emitted a clear and melodious sword cry.

It transformed into a cold, icy light, like an invitation from the Grim Reaper, instantly covering a distance of tens of meters.

"laugh!"

The sword's edge sliced ​​precisely across Liu Yuan's neck. His head rolled off, his face frozen in final astonishment.

Lin Zhao began cleaning up the battlefield, taking Liu Yuan's and the two previous attackers' storage bags and magical artifacts.