Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

Unbeknownst to him, Chen Xuanzhou had slowly approached the location of the icy pool, and the surrounding fog was becoming increasingly dense, with the cedar leaves around him covered in icy beads.

The ground was slightly damp, with puddles making it difficult to walk.

At this moment, three figures appeared in front of them, brazenly coming straight at them without any attempt to conceal themselves.

Chen Xuanzhou found it difficult to even utter a word, so he simply pointed with one hand, and nine fireballs shot towards the three of them. Instead of spreading them out evenly, they all targeted the person in the middle.

The nine fireballs didn't shoot straight at each other in a line; instead, they flew in different directions, turning frequently to keep the three of them guessing their intentions.

"I told you, Xuanzhou wouldn't waste words with us. Such a crude scheme is a waste of opportunity. If Xuanfei loses this time, you will bear the main responsibility."

The three were clearly prepared, and the moment Chen Xuanzhou made his move, they had already cast the Vajra Shield spell. However, the three seemed to have a disagreement, and one of them directly complained.

"Shut up. You didn't stop me when I brought it up. What's the point of talking nonsense now?"

Before they could even make a move against him, the two were already locked in a fierce struggle. Even the surrounding fireballs weren't fully engaged in blocking the one in the middle; they seemed determined to strangle each other first.

"Alright, this performance is so clumsy, let's stop now. I find it really embarrassing to watch!" The two were about to argue when Chen Xuanzhou interrupted them.

"Hahaha! I can't fool the cunning Xuanzhou, but it's not bad that I prevented you from going all out!"

The man who had just been angry suddenly broke into a wide smile.

"What do you mean!"

"What I mean is, trading us good-for-nothings for a genius like you is definitely worth it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, streams of water gathered on the ground and quickly enveloped him. And that wasn't all; vines also hung down from the tall cedar trees, attempting to bind his limbs.

Although he was temporarily blocked by his Vajra Shield spell, he had no room to maneuver for the time being. Despite his continuous barrage of fireballs, burning the vines and water.

But then a huge quicksand pit began to appear beneath his feet, threatening to engulf him.

"A very good combo, and you're even more skilled than before, but those few moves alone aren't enough to do anything to me. What other moves do you have? What about the other three? If you keep hiding, you'll miss your chance. Go for it!"

Chen Xuanzhou remained indifferent to all of this, only accelerating the gathering speed of the fireballs, bombarding the surrounding area and continuously shooting fireballs towards his feet.

Using the force of the exploding fireball, he was propelled in the opposite direction to break free from the quicksand's grasp.

Apart from the slight shaking of the surrounding protective shield, there was no burden.

"Xuanzhou, you once said that the greatest power in the world is the power of heaven and earth! Today, let us borrow the power of heaven and earth to fight against you, you monster."

As they were talking, a torrent of mud, boulders, and trees, mixed together, surged toward Chen Xuanzhou from the ridge to his right.

The other three showed no intention of dodging; in fact, they doubled their magical power, hoping to increase the power of their spells even slightly, so that Chen Xuanzhou would have no chance to escape.

This was the only way the six of them could possibly drag Chen Xuanzhou into the mess after much discussion.

The other three weren't just watching quietly; they were constantly casting spells like rolling stones and surging waves to amplify the power of the mudslide.

Faced with the mudslide that resembled the collapse of an entire mountain ridge, Chen Xuanzhou remained calm and still fired nine fireballs, but instead of heading directly towards the mudslide.

Instead, in the shortest amount of time, they spotted a slightly protruding spot on the hillside. Without hesitation, the fireballs lined up and instantly flew to a spot more than ten feet in front of the protruding spot.

Upon contact with the ground, it immediately exploded, and the powerful heat wave not only blasted out a row of large craters several feet deep, but the high temperature also directly baked the surrounding soil into the hardest wall.

Upon seeing this, the six people almost stopped what they were doing, with only one thought in their minds: Fireball can be used like this!

However, Chen Xuannian quickly reacted: "Quickly, blow that stone wall up!"

Upon hearing Chen Xuannian's words, the others reacted and immediately used their signature spells to bombard the protruding hillside.

"Use your brain. Using Ice Blade at this moment? Are you trying to add an ice shield to the earthen slope?"

Chen Xuannian, who was casting a barrage of fireballs, almost fainted from anger when he saw the ice blades released by the person next to him. "Having teammates like you is truly my blessing."

If I'd known, I wouldn't have gotten involved at all!

Chen Xuanzhou ignored the reactions of the others and continued to unleash fireballs, not only deepening the pit but also digging a deep trench on both sides to guide the mudslide to the sides.

This is much more effective than using pits and holes as barriers.

As for the barrage of fireballs unleashed by everyone, he casually pointed, and golden light appeared directly above the slope, blocking all the fireballs.

The fireballs that exploded actually expanded the tunnel further.

"This! The Vajra Shield can be used like this?"

Under the shocked gazes of the group, the mudslide crashed violently onto the earthen slope protected by the Vajra Shield.

The Vajra Shield was indeed powerful, but it couldn't withstand the carefully prepared mudslide for more than a few breaths before it was breached and submerged.

However, in those few breaths, the ditches on both sides successfully diverted a significant amount of silt, greatly reducing the power of the mudslide and even slowing it down considerably.

After that, Chen Xuanzhou kept his hands moving, bombarding various parts of the mudslide with fireballs, constantly deflecting and slowing it down.

Even though the three of them kept reinforcing their attacks and used magic to block Chen Xuanzhou's fireballs, the mudslide eventually engulfed Chen Xuanzhou, but its power was greatly reduced, and it was unable to break through Chen Xuanzhou's multiple layers of protective shields.

The six men were naturally bitter at the result. Before the game started, they had an 80-90% chance of winning, but they never expected it to end like this.

"Alright, what are you all like? This is just a live demonstration, and it's my specialty, magic. You've all done very well."

"Xuanzhou, you don't need to comfort us like that. A loss is a loss. We're not so bad as to be sore losers!"

"Who said you lost? This time you won decisively!"

Chen Xuanzhou's words immediately made the head, which had been drooping, lift up.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I've already exhausted my magic power. Do you think I can beat you? Besides, this is already at the level of the sixth level of Qi Refining, so you've exceeded expectations."

The six people looked at Chen Xuanzhou, whose face was a little pale, and finally showed excitement.

"Haha, I'm in a good mood today, I'll treat everyone to a meal, Xuanzhou, do you want to come?"

One of them, unable to contain his joy, said loudly.

"Heh, you guys clean this up first."

Originally, Chen Xuanzhou wanted to give them a few more words of advice, but seeing how happy they were, he didn't want to spoil their fun. He simply asked them to clean up the mess, which was a fine tradition he had passed on to them.