Chapter 544: Chapter 519: Forcing the Magic Body to Step Down
"We’ll gang up on the people from Dragon Alliance and force him to make a move."
Na Lanming sent a message to Yang Taikong.
"Okay."
Yang Taikong nodded.
Their domains quickly expanded, aiming to envelop the members of Dragon Alliance within.
Aside from Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo, and with Wu Lan occupied by Shen Yuehui, there were only five others left in Dragon Alliance.
They tried to dodge, to avoid the domains.
But the expansion of the domains was too quick, happening almost in the blink of an eye, leaving no room to evade as they were instantly covered by Na Lanming’s Earth domain.
Whoosh!
Na Lanming used his technique to close the distance instantly, appearing in front of the disciples of Dragon Alliance and throwing punches at them.
"If you want to fight, then I’ll join the battle," Lu Yan’s voice had just sounded when his body transformed into a streak of blade light, split the sky, cut a disciple of the Divine Clan in two who was in his way, entered Na Lanming’s domain, and appeared in front of the disciple from Dragon Alliance, chopping down with a palm and blocking Na Lanming’s punches.
From the side, Yang Taikong rushed over swiftly, above in The sky’s Vault, the River of Fire’s Magic emerged, bringing down powerful strength that bolstered him.
The two who had Innate Magic Bodies were about to join forces again to fight against Lu Yan, capturing the attention of many.
By that time, the twenty battle platforms were already in complete chaos, a massive melee had broken out, with someone falling every moment.
Some were daunted and unwilling to linger in battle, directly jumping off the battle platform to concede.
Although the battle was chaotic, truly exciting confrontations were few.
Those of Initial Body caliber, the exceptional talents, were mostly spread out across the different platforms, and even if some were on the same platform, they were wary of each other and did not want to start battles so early on.
Even confrontations between those with Innate Magic Bodies were not common.
On battle platform twelve, the situation where two with Innate Magic Bodies were ganging up on one person naturally captured people’s attention.
"Who is this person, so powerful that he has drawn out two with Innate Magic Bodies to join forces?"
"Naturally, he’s a master trained by Dragon Alliance, but his cultivation level doesn’t seem high, yet his combat power is so formidable. Could he also be one of those Initial Body monsters?"
"But he is not an Initial Body, I wonder what physique he is, his Rule Power is extremely formidable, seems like a fusion of multiple rules."
"It’s a fusion of three types of rules, no wonder he’s so powerful, must be some sort of Taoist Body."
The surrounding spectators discussed among themselves.
Meanwhile, Na Lanming and Yang Taikong had already started their coordinated attack on Lu Yan from both sides.
"Then let’s fight with all our might."
Lu Yan’s gaze was ice-cold as he ran his Immortal Power at full capacity, with four different Rule Powers diffusing from his body, intertwining and then merging into one.
He had originally not wanted to reveal his hand of merging four sets of rules in the first round.
Because the first round was merely a selection process.
The real danger lay in the second round within the Sea of Magic.
By then, he might face those Initial Body-level powerhouses from the big forces, and it was always better to keep some tricks up one’s sleeve for a potential turnaround at critical moments.
But facing two with Innate Magic Bodies, he had to give his all.
The strength of those with Innate Magic Bodies was beyond doubt.
Originally Fang Yunliang, with his cultivation suppressed at the Immortal Fifth Layer for a fair fight, couldn’t unleash his full cultivation, and so many of the advantages of an Innate Magic Body were not at his disposal.
Only by unleashing his full potential could he use some of the Innate Magic Body techniques without constraints.
Moreover, the higher the realm, the greater the gap between each layer.
The difference between the Immortal Seventh Layer and the Immortal Ninth Layer was vast.
His Saint Soldier’s Formula had not broken through along with the increase in his cultivation level. If he only used a fusion of three rules, he could still manage against one Innate Magic Body, barely keeping them in check, but facing two, he had no choice but to go all out.
The fusion of four rules brought Lu Yan’s aura to its peak.
"What? A fusion of four rules?"
Many people couldn’t help but widen their eyes and gasp in shock.
"This person, at the Immortal Realm, can actually merge four types of rules, it’s incredible. Is he on the path to become like the Ancestral Emperor of Origin Magic?"
"Impossible, at the Immortal Realm, to merge four types of rules is indeed rare, but it’s not unheard of in history. The further rule fusion goes, the harder it is. To merge five rules is ten times harder than four, and six rules are tens of times more difficult than five, not to mention seven..."
"But to be able to merge four types of rules is also extremely rare. In this Origin Competition, this is the first time we’ve seen someone with four rules merged."
"Incredible."
Many people exclaimed in amazement.
Even some of the exceptional powerhouses from Origin Continent could not help but take frequent notice.
"Heavenly Punishment Blade, dispatch of man."
Lu Yan cried out in a low voice as he struck out repeatedly with both hands.
After Lu Yan erupted with the fusion of four rules, Na Lanming and Yang Taikong’s expressions turned extremely grave. They contracted their domains to just envelop themselves, strengthening their own defenses and attacks, combating with all their might.
Boom boom boom...
The figures of the three experts were as quick as lightning, constantly colliding on the battle platform, unleashing tremendous power that prevented anyone from standing near them.
The experts from other forces engaged in the melee steered clear of the trio.
Powerful forces continued to rain down upon the battle platform.
Runes diffused across the battle platform, blocking all attacks that came their way.
In an instant, the three of them exchanged over a dozen blows.
Suddenly, Lu Yan broke through Na Lanming’s multiple defenses and struck him in the chest with a palm.
Na Lanming’s body, even though shielded by his domain, was penetrated by Lu Yan’s palm. With a crack, his breastbone fractured, and his body went flying backward, crashing into a crowd in the distance, shattering the figures of two other powers’ experts.
Na Lanming got up, coughing up blood profusely, his face pale, his heart had been shattered.
If not for his Innate Magic Body and the strength it provided, along with his ability to transform into magic rapidly the moment Lu Yan’s palm struck, that blow could have killed him.
After injuring Na Lanming, Lu Yan quickly exchanged three moves with Yang Taikong.
With each move, Yang Taikong was forced three steps back.
By the fourth move, Lu Yan had broken Yang Taikong’s arm. His palm surged forward, piercing through his abdomen, and with a clash, Yang Taikong’s body burst apart.
Lu Yan wanted to press the attack and kill his opponent in one go, but Yang Taikong turned into a river of magic, retreating rapidly into the distance while drawing on the power of the River of Magic to heal his wounds during the retreat.
"Thinking of leaving? You attacked me and now want to retreat without paying a price? It’s not that easy!"
Lu Yan, stepping on thunder and lightning, hurriedly pursued him. Simultaneously, his powerful Soul Strength surged out, turning into numerous soul spikes.
Although Yang Taikong had transformed into a river of magic, Lu Yan had already locked onto his Primordial Spirit. Seven consecutive soul spikes pierced into the river of magic, hitting his Primordial Spirit precisely.
Yang Taikong’s Primordial Spirit felt a piercing pain, the river of magic trembled violently, he nearly couldn’t maintain his transformation, almost reverting to his human form.
Whoosh!
Lu Yan closed in rapidly, his palms chopping down, severing the river of magic into several segments.
But Yang Taikong was not yet dead. The segments of the river of magic quickly reconvened and continued to retreat, entering the crowd, intending to use others to block Lu Yan’s pursuit and buy himself time.
Killing Lu Yan was definitely not possible anymore.
In this battle, he no longer wanted to kill Lu Yan but only to delay time. He at least wanted to be among the last fifty people remaining on the battle platform to earn the chance to enter the Rule Sea.
But how could Lu Yan allow that to happen?
Lu Yan locked tightly onto Yang Taikong, his body turned into lightning, zigzagging through the crowd as smoothly as moving clouds and flowing water. These people could not hinder him at all.
Furthermore, as soon as they saw Yang Taikong and Lu Yan approaching, they were terrified and retreated, making way on their own initiative.
Therefore, Lu Yan quickly caught up with Yang Taikong. The fusion of four kinds of Rule Power transformed into a terrifying force that blew open the river of magic that Yang Taikong had become.
"Jump off the battle platform of your own accord, otherwise, you only have a dead end."
Lu Yan sneered, purposefully raising his voice.
"Ahhh..."
Yang Taikong yelled in frustration.
At this moment, he was filled with regret.
Why did he have to meddle in the dispute between the Divine Clan, the Three Emperors Alliance, and the Dragon Alliance?
If he hadn’t interfered, with his Cultivation Level, securing one of the last fifty spots would have been a piece of cake.
Instead, he found himself in a dilemma with no good options.
Crash!
The river of magic he had become was blasted apart again.
He felt his life essence rapidly depleting.
If this continued, he would really die here.
The vitality of the Innate Magic Body was indeed strong, but not unkillable.
The destructive power of the fusion of four types of Rule Power was terrifying.
In the end, with a reluctant and angry roar, he frantically rushed down from the platform.
Lu Yan relentlessly pursued him, and after exploding Yang Taikong’s form once more, Yang Taikong finally jumped off the battle platform, becoming the first Innate Magic Body to be eliminated.
After forcing Yang Taikong off the battle platform, Lu Yan’s figure flashed, and he rushed towards Na Lanming.
Na Lanming, having used the power of the Magic River to heal his injuries, had returned to his peak state and planned to go after Shen Yinuo to distract Lu Yan.
But Shen Yinuo’s strength exceeded his expectations. With her Immortal Eighth Layer Cultivation Level, she had managed to hold her own after over a dozen exchanges without showing signs of defeat.
Seeing Lu Yan approaching, Na Lanming felt a chill and turned to run. He expanded his domain, shrinking space beneath his feet to dodge Lu Yan’s attacks.
Lu Yan didn’t chase after Na Lanming but instead joined forces with Shen Yinuo to attack the other experts from the Three Emperors Alliance and the Divine Clan.
Both factions had other experts on this battle platform besides the two with the Innate Magic Body.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to tie up Shen Yinuo.
For example, there was a woman who possessed four Organ Miracles and was extremely perceptive. She had comprehended two types of Rule Power and had even fused them together.
Her combat strength was formidable, while not as much as those with the Innate Magic Body, it wasn’t far off.
There was also someone who was a special soul practitioner, with a powerful soul, who had significantly interfered with Shen Yinuo.
Lu Yan’s immense Soul Power surged forth without hesitation towards that special soul practitioner.
Their souls collided in the air in an invisible clash.
After two collisions, the special soul practitioner grunted, staggered backward, a crack appearing at the center of his forehead, and blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Then Lu Yan slashed with his blade towards the woman with the four Organ Miracles.
The woman, shocked, exerted all her strength to mobilize the fusion of the two Rule Powers, barely managing to block Lu Yan’s move. But then Shen Yinuo leapt up, punching him and sending him flying backward, coughing up blood.
"Na Lanming, you abandon your own people and flee alone. Are you worthy of being an Innate Magic Body with such behavior?" Lu Yan taunted aloud.
Na Lanming felt so stifled he wanted to cough up blood, but he dared not approach.
