Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

But these spells weren't fired randomly. They overlapped and linked together in the air, with fireballs and wind blades merging into fire tornadoes, and ice spikes and lightning bolts combining into ice-lightning arrows.

There is an invisible spiritual force connecting the spells, like a huge net that covers the entire arena.

The Realm of All Laws.

Lin Zhao's pupils contracted slightly.

This is not an ordinary salvo of multiple spells, but a complete system of spells.

Pei Yue's understanding of magic has reached an extremely high level—the timing, landing point, and attributes of each spell are all meticulously calculated to the finest degree.

What's even more troublesome is that the Myriad Laws Banner can absorb external spiritual energy to replenish its consumption, forming a closed loop.

Pei Yue also possessed several magical artifacts that stored spiritual energy. Although they were not at the level of magic treasures, they were enough to support him in a long war of attrition.

Without hesitation, Lin Zhao unleashed the Four Elements and Five Sacred Mountains Dharma Domain.

Five-colored spiritual light exploded, and the phantom images of the Five Sacred Mountains appeared.

He simultaneously summoned seven spiritual entities—the Sword Dragon, the Yinglong, the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Dragon, plus the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise.

The seven spiritual entities emerged simultaneously, filling the left side of the arena with five-colored spiritual light and seven enormous creatures.

On the right, the Realm of All Laws unfolds, and magical weapons take shape.

Pei Yue formed hand seals, causing the Myriad Laws Banner to shake violently.

The magic began to evolve into other forms—first, phantoms of various swords, spears, and halberds, then these phantoms became more and more solid, and finally they even evolved into real soldiers and generals.

One statue, two statues, ten statues, a hundred statues...

In the end, eight hundred soldiers stood beside Pei Yue.

The twelve divine generals stood at the front, each as tall as two people, clad in armor and wielding various magical artifacts formed by magic.

The divine generals were blessed with dozens of spells—strength enhancement, speed boost, defense enhancement, attribute enhancement… Each divine general's strength was comparable to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

The eight hundred soldiers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the barriers around the arena.

The twelve divine generals led the charge.

The seven spiritual beings went forward to meet them.

Sword Dragon and Yinglong faced off against three divine generals. The dragon claws clashed with the generals' magical weapons, sparks flying everywhere. Nine Luminaries Heavenly Dragon spewed out a pillar of lightning, blasting one of the divine generals to pieces, but another divine general rushed up from the side and smashed the lightning dragon with his hammer, causing the lightning to explode.

The Four Spirits were not having an easy time either. The Azure Dragon was surrounded by four divine generals, its body marked with white welts from the magical weapons; the White Tiger pounced on one divine general, but was then ambushed from behind by two others; the Vermilion Bird's flames burned the divine general's armor until it turned red, but couldn't penetrate it; the Black Tortoise's tortoise shell had strong defensive capabilities but weak offensive power, leaving it only able to passively take hits.

Pei Yue has too many soldiers and generals, and they work together seamlessly.

The twelve divine generals took turns fighting, engaging in a war of attrition. Although the spiritual body could recover using the Nine Luminaries Thunder Pool, the recovery speed was now somewhat lagging behind the rate of consumption.

Pei Yue continued to replenish his troops. The Myriad Laws Banner absorbed spiritual energy from the outside world and transformed it into magic. As one troop was destroyed, a new troop quickly took shape.

Lin Zhao's seven spiritual bodies were repeatedly defeated by these soldiers.

All I can say is that Pei Yue is truly capable.

Lin Zhao looked at it for a moment, then took out the Golden Phoenix Bow.

He drew back the bowstring, and spiritual energy condensed into a golden arrow of light.

Golden Shadow Arrow.

An arrow was shot out, splitting into hundreds in mid-air, with hundreds of tiny golden arrows piercing into the ranks of soldiers.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss—"

The small arrow pierced through the soldier's body, leaving a hole the size of a finger. Ordinary soldiers would be scattered after being hit by three or five arrows, but the divine general had thick skin and flesh, and the golden arrows only left shallow pits on his body.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Pei Yue manipulated several divine generals to bypass the spirit body and pounce on Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao did not move.

The crimson feather robe revealed its true form—the cyan robe transformed into a crimson-gold feather garment, as magnificent as a burning flame. The runes on the feather garment lit up, and a wave of heat exploded from the robe.

Supernatural power: Flame.

A ring of crimson-gold fire exploded around Lin Zhao, engulfing everything within a radius of several hundred feet.

The three divine generals rushed into the curtain of fire, their armor burning red-hot, and the magical shields on their surfaces ignited like paper, dissipating into spiritual energy in just a few breaths.

As the fire dissipated, a clear area was created around Lin Zhao.

He drew his bow again.

This time it wasn't a split golden arrow, but a golden rainbow arrow, its shaft wreathed in shimmering golden light, sharp and menacing.

Lin Zhao aimed at the divine general charging at the very front and released his grip.

The golden arrow shot out, so fast that it left only a golden afterimage. The arrow pierced through the general's chest and exited from his back, bringing with it a burst of golden fragments of spiritual light.

The god froze, then began to crack from his chest, the cracks spreading throughout his body before exploding with a loud bang.

One arrow, and a divine general is annihilated.

Lin Zhao did not stop and fired eleven arrows in succession.

Eleven golden arrows accurately struck the remaining eleven divine generals.

Each arrow took away a divine general, and all twelve divine generals were destroyed. The eight hundred soldiers lost their core control and began to fall into chaos.

Lin Zhao's seven spiritual bodies seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. The sword dragon bit several soldiers to pieces, the Yinglong swept its wings and overturned a row of soldiers, and the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Dragon's lightning pillar exploded in the group of soldiers, with arcs of electricity leaping and turning large numbers of soldiers into nothingness.

Pei Yue's face turned pale. He gritted his teeth and waved the Myriad Laws Banner, trying to reassemble the divine general.

But Lin Zhao didn't give him a chance.

He drew his bow for the third time.

This time, a ball of light condensed on the bowstring. The golden light gathered and compressed on the bowstring, eventually transforming into the phantom of a golden phoenix.

Golden Phoenix Arrow.

The magical power of the third-tier magic weapon, the Golden Phoenix Bow.

Lin Zhaosongxian.

The golden phoenix spread its wings and let out a clear and melodious cry. The golden phoenix flew out from the bowstring and rushed towards the group of soldiers.

Wherever they went, soldiers and generals were torn to shreds as if they were made of paper.

The Golden Phoenix crashed into the core of the Myriad Laws Banner's domain with a deafening boom.

Golden and purple spiritual light exploded, the restrictions on the arena flickered violently and were almost shattered, the Myriad Laws Domain collapsed instantly, and the condensed spiritual energy leaked out like a flood bursting its banks.

Pei Yue groaned, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. The spiritual light of the Myriad Laws Banner dimmed, the banner closed up, and fell back into his hand.

He lowered the flag. He clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"I admit defeat."

Lin Zhao also withdrew his Dharma Domain and spiritual body. The five-colored spiritual light dissipated, the seven spirits vanished, and only two people remained on the arena.

Pei Yue glanced at Lin Zhao: "You really live up to your reputation."

Lin Zhao smiled slightly. "You're not bad either. Reaching this level in just a few decades, you're probably already on par with an ordinary Core Formation cultivator."

Pei Yue shook his head. "You're probably talking about yourself."

The two bowed to each other and then stepped off the stage.

Over the next ten days or so, Lin Zhao continued his advance.

With the Dharma Domain and Spiritual Body, and the Azure Lotus Sword and Sword Intent, if you can't break through, use the Golden Phoenix Bow. When your spiritual power is depleted, the Nine Luminaries Thunder Pool will immediately replenish it.

Lin Zhao hardly needs to conserve his spiritual energy; he has just finished a battle and is already at his peak the next day.

He ranked in the top three in the first stage, and now he is showing such invincible strength on the arena, making his name explode among the sect's cultivators.