I have a composite mirror

Chapter 122 Attack and Defense Illusion - Planning

Although the storm has subsided, the oppressive atmosphere over the capital city has not dissipated.

The grand formation at the Xuantian Training Ground was repaired and put into operation again.

"Buzz"

With a deep hum, the giant water mirror suspended in mid-air lit up again.

Although there are fewer than the previous hundreds of scenes, the remaining ten main perspectives are clearer and more captivating.

The second round is a battle of attack and defense using rune arrays.

Gu Shenyan did not sit in the corner he had been in before, but returned to a secret room in Tingyuxuan.

Before him lay a strange device that had never appeared in this world before.

It was a shallow bronze dish filled with clear water.

At the bottom of the water, there were densely packed runes, which was the "Water Ripple Communication Array Plate" that he had improved by combining the "Water Rhythm" and "Crow" from Su Wanqing's painting scroll.

"Can you hear me?"

Gu Shenyan lightly touched the water's surface with his fingertips, and ripples spread out.

At the same time, Han Sushuang, who was a hundred miles away and standing at the entrance of the illusion, suddenly heard an extremely faint sound of flowing water.

"I heard you."

Han Sushuang calmly tidied the stray hairs at her temples and lightly tapped the jade pendant at her waist in response.

If outsiders knew about this real-time spiritual connection that transcends space, they would be utterly astonished.

This is because it is a "spiritual transmission" that only Nascent Soul stage cultivators can barely achieve, but it was accomplished by a few juniors who are at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stage, using external objects.

"This stuff doesn't last long, and it works best in humid environments."

Standing next to Gu Shenyan, Jia Shouren rubbed his hands together, his face showing a mixture of nervousness and excitement.

"Don't worry, that's enough."

Gu Shenyan's gaze was deep.

[Connecting to live video feed from the stadium —]

Data synchronization complete.

[Target: Group 7.]

[Retrieving historical battle data from the nine players in the same group —]

Gu Shenyan's pupils reflected the faces of the contestants, and beside each of them were the weaknesses and habits analyzed by the system.

"Su Shuang, listen carefully."

Gu Shenyan's voice was steady and calm, resonating directly in the cerebral cortex through the water ripples.

"The fat man in the gray robe on your left is skilled in earth magic to slow down enemies," but he turns very slowly and has a habit of stomping his foot before casting a spell.

"The tall, slender woman on the right is a disciple of 'Thousand Vine Valley.' She has strong self-control, but is extremely afraid of fire."

"As for that black-clad boy who kept his head down and didn't say a word—"

Gu Shenyan narrowed his eyes.

"Be careful of that man in black. He carries a detection charm. Don't let him out of your blind spot."

Han Sushuang took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

"clear."

"Thump!"

Just then, a war drum boomed like thunder.

The second round of the competition has officially begun!

Light and shadow shift and change.

Han Sushuang felt a blur before her eyes, and when she opened them again, she found herself in a rocky forest with strangely shaped rocks.

The area is shrouded in mist, and ten stone pillars covered with runes serve as the "base of the array," scattered throughout.

"Seize the high ground!"

Gu Shenyan's command was delivered instantly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Han Sushuang unleashed her spiritual power, leaping onto a boulder like a nimble swallow.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Three "Golden Shield Talismans" flew out in a triangular formation, firmly protecting the foundation pillar that belonged to her.

However, the battle was far more intense than expected.

Only half an incense stick's time had passed.

"boom!"

A yellow earthen dragon suddenly emerged from the ground and slammed into Han Sushuang's shield.

Immediately afterwards, countless emerald green vines, like venomous snakes, crawled in through the cracks torn open by the earth dragon!

"Damn it, they've teamed up!"

Jia Shouren cried out in surprise in the secret room.

The image is clearly visible on the water tray.

It was the fat man in the gray robe and the woman from Thousand Vine Valley. The two were obviously old acquaintances, and they chose to eliminate the most threatening Han Sushuang first.

Han Sushuang's expression darkened, and she brandished her long sword, the golden sword energy attempting to sever the vines.

However, these vines were exceptionally resilient, and with the support of the earth-attribute spiritual power, they became as hard as iron and stone.

"Our escape route is blocked."

Han Sushuang's heart tightened.

Her feet were stuck in the mud, and the vines were climbing up her ankles, trying to lock her spiritual veins.

"Don't panic."

Gu Shenyan's voice rang out like a stabilizing force, and his eyes instantly became as sharp as a hawk's.

"Su Shuang, give up on direct confrontation."

"Use the 'Blazing Sun Talisman' not to attack people, but to attack the ground!"

"Dry up the mud beneath your feet!"

Han Sushuang's eyes sharpened.

Several crimson talismans in his hand were slammed onto the ground in an instant.

"boom!"

Flames rose.

The originally sticky and slippery mud dried and cracked instantly under the high temperature, turning into brittle and hard clods of earth.

The suction that had been trapping their feet vanished instantly!

"Now!"

"To the left front, at the top of the third stone pillar, that's the node where their spiritual energy converges!"

"Golden Blade Talisman, Slash!"

Gu Shenyan spoke extremely fast, each word like a drumbeat.

Han Sushuang didn't even have time to think before her body reacted instinctively.

A dazzling golden light, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air, struck the seemingly empty place with perfect precision.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound.

It was as if something invisible had been shattered.

The earth dragon and vines, which had been working in perfect harmony, suddenly became like kites with broken strings, their spiritual energy dissipating and even causing a violent backlash!

"puff!"

The fat man in the gray robe and the tall, thin woman both coughed up blood, their faces filled with horror.

"How is that possible?!"

"How could she possibly see through our array's connection point at a glance?!"

While you are sick, I will kill you!

A murderous glint flashed in Han Sushuang's eyes. Without hesitation, she unleashed several sword energies that shattered the two's defensive array.

The two were instantly transformed into white light and teleported out of the game.

Inside the secret room, Jia Shouren excitedly pumped his fist.

"pretty!"

Gu Shenyan did not relax; instead, his brows furrowed even more.

Something's not right.

"That boy in black hasn't moved."

On the field.

Han Sushuang had just dealt with the two men and was preparing to reinforce the defenses.

Sudden.

A chilling sensation shot from my tailbone straight to the top of my head.

There was no sound of wind.

There was no fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Even the murderous intent was perfectly concealed.

But in Gu Shenyan's view, the danger level of that black-clad boy who had always been on the edge had increased dramatically!

"Su Shuang! Behind you! Get out of the way!"

Gu Shenyan roared.

But this is, after all, remote communication, and there is always a delay of one-thousandth of a second.

Just as Han Sushuang turned around...

A jet-black talisman had silently adhered to her protective golden aura.

"burst."

The black-clad youth curled a cruel smile at the corner of his lips and softly uttered a single word.

"BOOM!!"

A burst of corrosive black fire exploded instantly.

Three of Han Sushuang's protective magical artifacts shattered instantly, and she was blasted away like a kite with a broken string, falling heavily...

The ground crashed into the stone pillar.

"Cough cough————"

Blood stained his clothes.

The intense pain blurred her vision.

The connection of the "Water Ripple Array" was severed at this moment.

Because those black flames could even burn away and isolate divine senses!

"Heh, the so-called geniuses of Tingtao Pavilion are nothing special."

The boy in black slowly walked over, holding a strange bone talisman that was still dripping blood in his hand.

"Young Master Zhao said that in this round, he must cripple you here."

This is the "Shadow Banyan" spy!

He didn't care about winning or losing at all; he only had one goal—to cripple Han Sushuang and give Gu Shenyan a resounding slap in the face!

in the secret room.

Jia Shouren's face turned deathly pale: "It's over—the signal's gone!"

Gu Shenyan stared intently at the dark water basin, his fingernails digging deep into his palms.

"Plain Frost————"

This time, you can only rely on yourself.

On the field.

Han Sushuang struggled to sit up.

Without Gu Shenyan's voice, the world seemed to fall silent all at once.

All that could be heard was the buzzing roar in my ears and the relentless footsteps of death.

Are you afraid?

A little.

But more than anything, there was anger.

"You want to cripple me?"

Han Sushuang wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her eyes burning with an unprecedented madness.

"Then you'd need to have good teeth too!"

She abruptly closed her eyes.

In her mind, the voice of Gu Shenyan explaining the ancient painting to her echoed.

"Water has no constant form; it combines strength and gentleness."

"Layered waves are not simply an accumulation; they are compression and an explosion!"

The spiritual energy within his body began to reverse wildly.

She forcibly compressed the originally gentle water elemental energy to its extreme.

A stack!

The pain in my meridians was excruciating, as if they were about to explode.

Two stacks!

Fine beads of blood seeped from the surface of the skin.

The boy in black sensed something was wrong, and his expression changed: "You're courting death!"

He suddenly threw out the bone talisman, wanting to end Han Sushuang completely.

Just then.

Han Sushuang suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes bloodshot.

"Triple Waves, Golden Fire in Succession!"

"Break it!!"

"boom!!!"

A terrifying shockwave erupted from Han Sushuang.

That wasn't just simple water waves.

Instead, it is a mixture of extremely compressed water elemental energy, sharp golden energy, and explosive fire!

Three orbs of spiritual energy, flashing with blinding white light, slammed into the bone talisman like a barrage of bullets.

It blasted through the black-clad youth's defenses, pierced his right shoulder, and pinned him to the stone pillar behind him!

"puff!"

The boy in black spat out a mouthful of black blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"What the hell is this move?!"

He tried to struggle, but the remaining "overlapping wave energy" was raging wildly in his body, destroying every inch of his meridians.

Just as he was about to lose consciousness and be teleported away.

Gu Shenyan's "Water Ripple Array Plate" finally reconnected to that faint signal.

Through that shaky image.

Gu Shenyan keenly noticed a detail.

A jade pendant slipped from the waist of the black-clad youth, whose body was contorted in agony.

The jade pendant was dark blue-green in color and carved with a strange bird with only three legs.

It appeared particularly eerie in the fleeting glimmer of light.

"Click."

Han Sushuang won a narrow victory.