A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

I didn't regret it; on the contrary, I felt that a quarter of an hour was too short, so I extended it to half an hour.

"Alright, half an hour it is then." Yang Wanli was too lazy to say anything more.

He also wanted to see what Zhou An was capable of, daring to let over a hundred martial artists attack him at will.

"Everyone, come on!" Zhou An said with a faint smile as he looked at the group of martial artists.

The group of martial artists immediately surrounded them, each poised to attack, but none of them made the first move.

"Go ahead and attack? What? You're all scared if I stand here and let you hit me?" Zhou An glanced at the crowd and spoke softly.

"kill!"

A martial artist at the peak of the third rank immediately swung his sword, and a terrifying sword aura arrived in an instant, finally slashing down on Zhou An's chest.

A clang rang out.

At that moment, a golden light emanated from Zhou An's body, and the sword energy was immediately shattered.

In an instant, Zhou An was enveloped in a layer of golden light.

"That's... a high-grade Yellow-level martial skill, Golden Bell Shield!" a martial artist recognized it.

"He's only a high-grade Yellow rank. There are a hundred of us. Once we exhaust his life force, he'll be at our mercy."

Another martial artist shouted and stood up, his hands reaching out. A strong palm wind came and finally struck Zhou An's temples hard.

A dull sound rang out, and a strong gust of wind blew in all directions.

Zhou An remained completely still.

However, the martial artist who struck out suffered severe cracks in the tiger's mouth of both palms.

His arms were trembling uncontrollably.

Zhou An was busy for the past three days.

He obtained a manual on the Golden Bell Shield martial arts from the Blood Demon Cult's stronghold, and the three of them practiced it together.

Originally it was a tenfold bonus, but when the three of them cultivated together, it became a thirtyfold bonus.

In just three days, he mastered the Golden Bell Shield technique.

"This man has mastered the Golden Bell Shield technique. We need not hold back. Let's attack together and break his Golden Bell Shield."

A fourth-level martial artist immediately roared angrily.

Then, the man pushed off with his feet and soared into the air.

True Essence Realm experts are already able to briefly hover in the air using their own condensed True Essence.

The man hovered in mid-air, and flames instantly ignited on his fists.

"Fire Dragon Divine Fist!"

With a loud shout, he slammed both fists forward.

"Ooh~~!"

Two fierce flames shot out in an instant, finally converging in mid-air and condensing into a huge fire dragon about ten feet long.

"One sword cleaves the heavens!"

Another loud shout rang out.

The second fourth-tier martial artist drew his sword, concentrated all his strength into the longsword, and then slashed out.

The remaining martial artists also unleashed their signature skills to attack Zhou An.

At this moment, the sky was filled with dazzling martial arts techniques and terrifying power.

The spectators in the arena didn't dare to breathe, their eyes fixed on Zhou An in the center of the ring.

"Golden Bell Shield, activate!"

Zhou An gave a sharp shout, and golden light burst forth.

Immediately, the golden light condensed into a real golden bell outside Zhou An's body.

"Boom boom boom~~~!"

Countless attacks slammed directly onto the golden bell.

The entire arena was covered with halos of energy of various colors.

The earth trembled once more, but it was much smaller than Zhou An's previous punch.

Once everything had settled down, everyone stared at the scene in disbelief.

Zhou An stood motionless, and the golden bells around him did not fade in the slightest.

Looking around, the originally cracked arena had been reduced to dust.

Only the spot where Zhou An stood remained intact.

At that moment, everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost.

"Keep going, I refuse to believe his energy expenditure isn't significant!" a martial artist shouted.

The others suddenly realized what was happening and began to unleash their martial arts attacks once more.

None of them held back; they all attacked with all their might.

No matter how they attacked, they couldn't break the Golden Bell Shield in the slightest.

Fifteen minutes passed, and everyone stopped to rest, panting heavily.

Some people even took out pills and swallowed them to restore their depleted energy and blood.

"How come this person's aura hasn't changed at all?"

"Aren't we fighting against the Core Formation Realm, not the True Essence Realm?"

"What a joke! How could someone at the Core Formation Realm come to our Cloud Maple City and participate in some martial arts tournament?"

The group of people were now looking at Zhou An as if he were a monster.

Sure enough, fifteen minutes was a very short time.

"Next, strike the stone pillar he's standing on!" a martial artist suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked closely and then their faces lit up with joy.

They attacked for so long that the ground around Zhou An was reduced to dust.

These martial artists couldn't break Zhou An's Golden Bell Shield, but that didn't matter, because the competition rules only required him to move his feet slightly.

Once the stone pillar beneath Zhou An is broken, Zhou An will be forced to move.

The group immediately became excited and attacked Zhou An's feet.

Zhou An remained calm and composed upon seeing this.

Suddenly, the golden bell-shaped shield around him extended downwards, protecting the area below as well.

A series of clanging sounds rang out.

All attacks were blocked by the Golden Bell Shield.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, how can this guy be so strong?" A fourth-level martial artist looked at Zhou An with a face full of resentment.

This time, he considered first place as his for the taking.

Or rather, it was already a predetermined winner.

After all, he was the son of the prefect of the city.

That's why they brought out that mid-grade Xuan-level martial skill.

But the current situation is that this guy is incredibly strong, and even if they all attacked together, they couldn't do anything about him.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he thought of a somewhat unethical method.

But it doesn't matter anymore; whether it's moral or not, it's up to him to decide.

After all, he was the eldest son of the prefect, Sun Ran.

"Brother, your strength is formidable; I am truly impressed," Sun Ran said, stepping forward and bowing.

Seeing this, the others knew they had no way to deal with Zhou An.

They immediately stepped forward, cupped their hands, and said, "We are all convinced."

At this moment, all 102 martial artists present bowed and donned their Taoist robes.

Upon hearing this, deafening cheers erupted from the audience.

Although this martial arts tournament was shorter than usual, it was still very exciting.

It was far more exciting than any previous martial arts tournament.

A single punch shatters the arena made of special spiritual materials, directly eliminating 90% of the martial artists.

In the end, more than a hundred martial artists bombarded Zhou An repeatedly, but they could not shake him in the slightest. This scene was truly worth living for.

Zhou An smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Gentlemen, you flatter me."

Chapter 123 Return, Rewards Settlement

Zhou An removed the Golden Bell Cover.

The moment the golden bell shield was removed, the stone pillar beneath their feet collapsed with a deafening roar.

With a light tap of his foot, Zhou An flew several meters away before landing in the distance.

Upon seeing this, Yang Wanli knew that the result was out.

He immediately stood up, ready to announce that Zhou An was the champion of this martial arts tournament.

He looked at Sun Ran and sighed.

In order to please this young master, he specially spent a lot of money to acquire a mid-grade Xuan-level martial arts technique.

Now, under these circumstances, there's no way he could possibly refuse to give the top spot to Sun Ran.

Just then, Sun Ran, who was the first to say "I give up," laughed loudly: "Haha, brother, you lost. You've left the designated area."