Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Before he could even adjust his state, he suddenly felt himself being pulled towards the center of the two of them by a powerful force. This situation completely panicked them, and they all screamed in alarm.

Countless energies of the earth were fully condensed. After the group of powerful figures were swallowed by the yellow sand, the terrifying sandstorm immediately disappeared. The sandstorm tornado also shrank significantly, but it did not completely dissipate.

"Where...where is this?"

"Break open this damn place for me."

"We all need to work together to smash it; only then can it survive."

The trapped team members tried to break through the barely held-up sand walls, but when they tried to attack, the sand walls twisted as if they were just flowing water and then suddenly tightened, making them feel even more uncomfortable. At this point, they were completely subdued.

"Everyone, attack in one direction!"

Inside the sand cage, the remaining powerhouses of the three battle teams chose to unite, and everyone launched a collective attack towards the sky, instantly unleashing countless beams of light that assaulted the heavens.

Earthy yellow, light blue, turquoise, golden yellow... all sorts of colored energy attacks roared and blasted towards the sky, but in the end they only found that it was all in vain.

"The evening drum and the morning bell serve as a warning to the world."

In the center of the sand cage, Yan raised his right hand as his hand seals shifted, "Since you are determined to make things difficult for me, then let me send you the death knell and utterly extinguish your hopes!"

"Thump~~~"

Yan changed his hand seal and snapped his fingers. In an instant, the entire yellow sand area was filled with a loud noise. The shock wave, like an earthquake, instantly shook the entire yellow sand prison. That death knell made countless people lose their fighting ability and become completely weak.

"Pfft~~~"

Inside the sandy cage, Zhan Lingtian desperately tried to break free, but all his efforts were in vain. Then, a muffled thud struck, and he felt extremely uncomfortable and suffocated. He spat out a mouthful of blood.

After the stagnant blood in his body was spurted out, the unprecedented feeling of comfort relaxed his body. Then, he was enveloped by countless grains of sand and was directly thrown away.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

After freefalling through the air, the figures crashed to the ground, all exhausted and barely able to move, clearly indicating a significant problem with their combat strength.

Yan slowly lowered his palm, and the flying sand was swept into the water, creating a path in front of him.

Yan quickly stepped outside and found that the remaining few tough guys were still trying to climb over and provoke him. This was definitely not allowed, so Yan casually ordered them to be thrown out. As for whether they had any ulterior motives, Yan didn't know or care at all and didn't take them seriously.

Chapter 516 All Eliminated

When Yan emerged from the swirling yellow sand, the remaining twenty-odd people from the three teams were filled with fear and dread. They hadn't expected Yan to be so powerful; he was an opponent they simply couldn't defeat.

"Will you admit defeat and leave on your own, or will I personally see you off?"

Yan spoke calmly, but there was already a hint of impatience in his tone, clearly indicating that he was not prepared to continue arguing with them.

"Captain, let's admit defeat!"

On the Denton team's side, the Ice Queen who had been let go by Yan earlier noticed that Yan had turned his gaze towards them and hurriedly called out loudly for her captain.

Their Denton team is ranked low among many teams, and they can only get fourth place almost every time. Giving up is already the norm for them, so it won't make a difference if they lose one more time.

"Admit defeat and let's go!"

The captain of the Denton team made a decisive move. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he chose to concede defeat and activated his Light and Shadow Gem. With a flash of golden light, his figure disappeared from the spot.

"Our Denton team will never be this pathetic next time."

Seeing this, the other members of the Denton team activated their Light and Shadow Gems. Only the woman next to Hanbing let out a resentful shout at Yan. If Yan remembered correctly, this beauty was called Shen Xiaomo. She had a bad temper. He could teach her a lesson next time he had the chance.

As this thought flashed through Yan's mind, golden light from the Light and Shadow Gem shone brightly one after another, and the members of the Denton team disappeared one after another into the Light and Shadow Space.

"Team Denton is gone, what are your choices?"

Yan watched the eight members of the Denton team leave, then turned his gaze to the remaining Zhongtian and Wanshou teams. The members of both teams had entered the Light and Shadow Space with a mission, so naturally they didn't want to leave.

To understand the origins of this space of light and shadow, we must trace the establishment of the Vast Palace and the story of the extinction of the dragon race on the Vast Continent.

The decline of the dragon race on the vast continent stemmed from the constant killings by powerful humans. Although individual dragons were extremely powerful, they disliked living in groups and were too arrogant, which gave humans endless opportunities.

One or two powerful humans might not be able to defeat a dragon, but the sheer number of humans and their adeptness at cooperation made the solitary dragons a veritable treasure trove in that era; once discovered, they met a gruesome end. Dragon slaying was once synonymous with instant fame and fortune on the vast continent.

When the dragon race was nearly extinct, the last remaining powerful dragons created the Light and Shadow Space, a secret realm to continue their bloodline, and chose Heavenly Pearl Island to fight a final battle against the pursuing human powerhouses.

In their final battle, they killed all the powerful humans who came, but they themselves died from their injuries. They could only send the remaining dragon eggs into the Light and Shadow Space, hoping that the dragon race could continue.

The ancestors of Haomiao Palace later discovered the secret of the existence of dragons in the light and shadow space of Tianzhu Island. Coincidentally, the mountain lord of Snow God Mountain in that generation also discovered this secret based on clues.

These two holy lands fought fiercely over this, and in the end, the palace master of the Vast Expanse Palace in that generation insidiously dragged in the other holy lands as well.

Because the Light and Shadow Space has special restrictions, it can only be opened once every three years, and it is restricted to beings over the age of thirty to enter. Therefore, the subsequent Heavenly Jewel Competition had corresponding rules.

The finals of the Heavenly Jewel Competition have always been held in the Light and Shadow Space, but the two teams, Zhongtian and Wanshou, never enter the Light and Shadow Space for rankings, but to search for the existence of the Dragon Clan within it.

However, perhaps due to their lack of strength, after so many sessions of the Heavenly Pearl Competition, they have only found some ruins and obtained some dragon bones and dragon scales, which are all considered treasures.

The fact that this cave contained a hybrid ape-beast, a celestial beast influenced by the power of the dragon race, indicates that this cave ruin is extraordinary, and they are naturally unwilling to give it up.

"Do you think I'm negotiating with you? You're ungrateful."

Seeing that the remaining dozen or so people did not make a move, Yan became even more impatient. Just because he did not want to kill people did not mean that he would be willing to be provoked again and again.

Yan's gaze turned cold, and the remaining dozen or so people immediately felt a chill run through them, as if the temperature had dropped to freezing point, or as if they had been targeted by some ferocious beast, feeling that they would die in the next second.

"roll!"

Yan roared, and a dense golden aura surged and rippled from his body. His eyes suddenly turned cold, and a peculiar aura emanated from him.

At that moment, his gaze gave off an air of disdain for all living beings, a sense of indifference towards everything. The rolling yellow light quickly enveloped the remaining people, and they finally understood what regret meant.

"what!!!"

At this moment, the Zhongtian Team, the Wanshou Team, and their celestial beast companions all screamed in agony. The pain that penetrated to their very bones left them with only the instinct to scream, completely incapable of speaking.

A terrifying gravity rolled and pressed down on them, gradually increasing in intensity. Their bones trembled, slowly collapsing and shattering after reaching their limit... This process was extremely painful, and even more painful was the length of time it took.

"call out!"

Finally, amidst the constant groans of the crowd, one person could no longer endure it and collapsed to the ground, writhing and convulsing. Seeing that he was about to die, Yan generously allowed his head to hit the Light and Shadow Gem. With a flash of golden light, the person disappeared from the spot.

With the disappearance of this person, the remaining people were plunged into even greater despair. The gravity weighing on them was too terrifying, and they had lost the ability to move, unable to even activate the Light and Shadow Gem.

The current situation is that only if Yan is willing to let them go will they have a chance to access the Light and Shadow Gem and withdraw. Judging from the miserable state of that person just now, he would only have this chance if he had broken bones all over his body. The thought that the person just now would be his fate is devastating.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

After the first person was sent away, others suffered emotional breakdowns and were even less able to resist the terrifying gravity. Their bones were crushed and they convulsed and trembled. Then, one by one, they were sent out by triggering the light and shadow gems.

Collapse is contagious, especially in this situation, where one after another, members of both teams gave up the will to resist and accepted the fate of having their bones shattered, and their departure made the remaining people even more desperate.

Zhan Lingtian is stubborn. As the number one genius outside the direct line of the Vast Palace, he is not lacking in talent and is extremely resilient. He is a true prodigy. If he didn't have these qualities, how could he possibly covet Shangguan Xue'er?

However, at this moment, for the first time in his life, he felt that perseverance was meaningless. He originally had two divine master-level condensed equipment, but they had disintegrated the moment the gravity pressure came on. Now, his entire body had turned purplish-red.

He harbored hostility towards Yan from the beginning and naturally did not want to bow down to him, but at this moment he could only barely kneel down by bowing his head.

He was horrified to discover that he could do nothing but fight back. Even this desperate struggle seemed like a joke.

A shadow appeared in Zhan Lingtian's line of sight, and footsteps drew closer. It must be that bastard who had desecrated his goddess. He wanted to look up and continue his harsh words, but the terrifying pressure of gravity forced him to open his mouth wide in pain and scream in resistance, rendering him completely incapable of doing anything else.

"Kid, I don't like the look in your eyes. You'd better remember this lesson. If there's a next time, you won't just lose face, you'll lose your eyesight too."

Hearing these humiliating words, Zhan Lingtian was so angry that he wanted to look up. Then he suddenly felt his head sink and realized that someone had stepped on his head. His blood rushed to his head and his face turned red. Then his face rubbed against the ground, and he completely broke down.

"what!!!"

Zhan Lingtian's bones shattered amidst his humiliating and painful screams, and he was finally kicked away by Yan in the end.

With Zhan Lingtian's disappearance, the previously chaotic foot of the hill immediately quieted down. He had sent all twenty-plus people from the three teams away, and the group of hybrid apes had already run off in large numbers, leaving Yan with one less group of experimental subjects.

However, Yan didn't care about those mixed-blood apes. After all, they were just weaklings who had received some of the dragon's legacy. At most, their bloodline had been affected by the dragon's energy. They probably weren't even considered sub-dragons and weren't valuable materials.

Yan waved his hand, calming the breeze and yellow sand. The flowing sand quickly smoothed everything over, and after he finished doing these things, there seemed to be movement coming from the cave behind him.

Not long after Yan turned and went inside, he saw Cai Cai and Ming Hua rushing out from around the corner. He quickly reached out and stopped them. "Did you encounter any danger inside?"

"Yan, are you alright?"

Minghua looked at Yan, whose clothes were completely wrinkle-free, with some confusion. They had clearly heard such a loud commotion and screams inside, which was why they rushed out to help after collecting the precious materials.

"Of course I'm fine."

Yan rolled his eyes and hugged Minghua. The little beauty knew how to care about him, so it seemed like he could take this opportunity to take things a step further.

"Where are the rest of them?"

Cai Cai curiously peeked behind Yan, her ears twitching, but she couldn't hear anyone else besides Yan. This was a bit strange.

“I’ve sent them all away; they won’t bother us anymore.”

Yan smiled and took the hands of the two beauties, then pulled them back into the cave to continue their business. To be honest, the two of them had left in a hurry, without removing any of the many gems embedded in the cave walls. That was not a good habit.

Although Yan's current cultivation level doesn't really value these things, isn't the whole point of treasure hunting the process? Besides, these sparkling, glowing gems are even more useful in certain situations, like after a lamp is blown out...

While Yan was lost in thought, the outside world was in an uproar because of him. In less than four days, all three teams were eliminated, and each team was eliminated by the same person. This had never happened before, and the experts in the Vast Palace were about to explode.

Chapter 517 The Match Ends

As the last golden light flickered and disappeared, the space of light and shadow returned to calm. A huge figure appeared from the clouds, staring in the direction where the golden light had disappeared. It suddenly opened its dragon mouth, and the blazing flames scorched and distorted the space, but in the end, it could not open a passage.

"Roar~~~"

The colossal creature, hundreds of meters long, roared angrily, causing the entire space of light and shadow to shift and countless celestial beasts to collapse to the ground in fear.

After venting its anger, the enormous dragon was still helpless and finally disappeared from the spot. When it reappeared, it was in a hidden cave. Soon after it entered, a much smaller dragon emerged with its belly bulging and entwined its necks with his, seemingly confiding in each other.

……

Golden light shimmered, the sun and moon seemed to turn upside down, and the scenery before Yan, Caicai, and Minghua constantly changed. When their vision became clear again, the floating clouds seemed to indicate that they had left the space of light and shadow and returned to the outside world.

Yan's gaze shifted and landed on Shangguan Longyin, with the Zhongtian team members sitting cross-legged in front of him. Opposite them, the leader of the Wanshou team was gritting his teeth at Yan.

The moment Yan appeared, he instantly became the focus of the entire arena, with everyone's eyes on him. The Denton team members were filled with a mixture of fear and relief, while the Blancpain team members, who had shamelessly stayed behind, looked on in astonishment.

Although Yan single-handedly defeated all five members of their team, they still had some doubts about the news they had heard, since they hadn't witnessed Yan wipe out the other three teams.

The Zhongtian and Wanshi teams, all in terrible condition, harbored an intense hatred for Yan, especially the Wanshou team, whose entire members, along with their celestial beast companions, were all killed.

Of course, the worst off was the Zhongtian team. They had one player eliminated by Yan at the beginning. Although he was the first to be eliminated, he was the one who survived the whole team.

Because Zhan Lingtian was foul-mouthed and the Zhongtian team chose to be tough, Yan certainly wouldn't be polite to them. In any case, it was entirely up to him to decide when to let them go. How could Yan possibly wrong himself? Even if he let them go, he would make a scene first.

Behind the Zhongtian team, Shangguan Longyin looked at Yan with a slight frown. Yan met his gaze with a smile, saying nothing, just watching him and smiling.