One person: Senior brother Zhang Zhiwei, the Celestial Master begged me to descend the mountain.

"Glug."

Upon hearing Zhang Taichu's words, Wang Ye swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

He subconsciously glanced back at the load-bearing pillar with ten deep finger marks.

In that instant, he even pictured himself being planted headfirst in a pillar, his legs dangling outside in the wind.

"Um...senpai..."

Wang Ye shakily got up from the ground and dusted off his Taoist robe:

"Could we... try a different method of punishment?"

"Like, asking me to clean the toilets or something?"

"I don't mind the dirt, really."

Zhang Taichu remained silent.

He simply wiped the half-cucumber in his hand on his clothes, then took a bite.

The crisp chewing sounds were particularly clear on the ring.

"Three seconds left."

Zhang Taichu held up three fingers and mumbled:

"three."

"two."

The word "two" had just been uttered.

Wang Ye's cowardly and weak demeanor vanished instantly.

Since there's no way to avoid it.

Then we have no choice but to give it our all!

"You forced me to do this!"

Wang Ye let out a low roar, instantly widening his stance. His previously hunched body straightened abruptly, and a sharp glint suddenly shot from his usually half-open, dead-fish eyes.

Snapped!

He stomped his right foot hard on the ground.

An invisible wave of energy emanated from his landing point and instantly spread outwards.

Although ordinary viewers cannot see it.

However, among the extraordinary individuals present, many sensed that strange fluctuation.

That was the tremor of rules being rewritten.

"The character 'Kun' represents the Earth River Chariot!"

Wang Ye's hands moved so fast that only a blur could be seen.

With his shout.

Rumbling--

The entire arena floor suddenly began to shake violently.

The hard bluestone slabs transformed into flowing waves, and a massive earthen dragon burst forth from the ground, roaring and charging toward Zhang Taichu with an overwhelming sense of oppression.

A gasp went up from the audience in the stands.

"Holy crap! Wang Ye was hiding his true strength well!"

"He was just screaming about having terrible diarrhea, and now he's unleashing a powerful attack?"

"This earthen cart is just as big as that kid Zhuge Qing's, isn't it?"

however.

Facing the oncoming earth dragon.

Zhang Taichu didn't even lift his eyelids.

"this one?"

He pursed his lips.

next second.

The formidable earth dragon seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall of air just three feet away from Zhang Taichu.

boom!

The earthen dragon instantly shattered, turning into dust that fell in abundance.

They didn't even touch a single hair on Zhang Taichu's head.

"this……"

Wang Ye's pupils contracted.

But he did not stop.

This is just a test.

Since we've been forced to this point, there's nothing left to hold back.

He's gambling.

I bet even this monster can't withstand that attack!

"The character '巽' (Xun) signifies the merits of sandalwood!"

Wang Ye retreated rapidly, and with a wave of his hands, countless huge wooden stakes rose from the ground, like a wildly growing forest, completely engulfing Zhang Taichu's figure in the blink of an eye.

"It's not over yet!"

"The character '离' (li) – like fireflies in the distance!"

shhhhhh!

Dozens of crimson fireballs appeared out of thin air, bombarding the forest of wooden stakes like a meteor shower.

Boom boom boom!!!

The deafening explosion resounded through the sky, flames shot into the air, and waves of heat forced the audience in the front rows to retreat.

This combo is so fluid and seamless that there's no room for the opponent to catch their breath.

"Is this the strength of Wang Ye of Wudang?"

In the stands, Zhuge Qing, his body wrapped in bandages, sat in a wheelchair, watching the figure displaying such might in the arena, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes:

"His mastery of these esoteric arts... is even more refined than mine?"

"and……"

Zhuge Qing narrowed his eyes, looking at the direction Wang Ye was standing on:

"He wasn't even following the proper directions when he was casting the spell!"

"How did he do that?!"

Just as the entire audience was stunned by the dazzling magical bombardment...

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

That location.

Zhang Taichu remained squatting there.

Even the posture didn't change.

The ground around him was spotless; there wasn't a trace of scorching, not even a speck of dust had fallen in.

Outside that circle, however, it was already a scorched wasteland.

"Cough cough."

Zhang Taichu waved his hand, dispelling the smoke in front of him, and frowned slightly in displeasure:

"It's choking!"

"Hey Xiao Wang, is that all you're capable of?"

"If that's all you've got, then I'll plant you in a pillar."

talking.

Zhang Taichu slowly stood up.

He made this move.

Wang Ye's hair stood on end instantly, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged through his body like an electric current.

He felt that if he didn't do something soon, he would really die in the next second!

Or it's worse than death!

"Let's give it our all!"

Wang Ye suddenly bit his tongue, and a sweet, metallic taste filled his mouth.

His eyes instantly became bloodshot, his hands clasped together abruptly, and he entered an extremely mystical state.

This moment.

He seemed to have become the master of this world.

Within a radius of 100 meters, space, time, the five elements, and the eight trigrams were all under his control.

This is the ultimate secret of Feng Hou Qi Men.

Since we can't beat them, then...

Stop him!

If only we could freeze him for a second! No! Even just half a second!

He can jump off the ring and admit defeat on his own!

Once you leave this arena, no matter how powerful the monster is, it can't capture you back in front of the Celestial Master, right?

Wang Ye stared intently at Zhang Taichu, who was walking towards him, and squeezed out all the Qi in his body without reservation.

The Empress... is here!

Four discs... turn them!

Wang Ye opened his mouth, and that name that struck fear into the hearts of all sorcerers, at this moment, accompanied by all his energy and spirit, roared out:

"Chaos—Gold—Call!!!"

Om-! ! !

An extremely strange fluctuation instantly swept across the entire training ground.

In that instant.

The world seemed to have been put on pause.

The wind stopped.

The dust floating in the air was frozen in mid-air.

A fly that had just flown over the arena hovered in a flapping motion in front of Wang Ye's nose.

Even the gaping mouths and waving arms of the spectators in the stands froze at that moment.

Under Wang Ye's control, the flow of time in the entire space was slowed down infinitely until it approached stillness.

This feeling of being in control finally calmed Wang Ye's wildly beating heart a little.

"call……"

"It's a success."

Wang Ye was panting heavily, cold sweat sliding down his face.

He almost exceeded his usual standard when he used the "Chaos of the Golden Bells" move.

With that monster's strength, although it can't be immobilized for too long, it's definitely enough time to buy time to escape.

Goodbye!

Overjoyed, Wang Ye turned around and was about to jump off the stage.

however.

Just as he turned around...

A crisp sound suddenly rang out in this still space and time.

"Click."

That is……

The sound of biting into a crisp, tender vegetable.

Wang Ye's foot, which had been extended, froze in mid-air.

His neck, like a rusty gear, made a teeth-grinding sound as it slowly turned back.

All I could see was behind him.

In this realm where everything should be still.

The slovenly Taoist priest was stuffing the remaining half of the cucumber into his mouth, chewing it with bulging cheeks.

It seemed that she had noticed Wang Ye's gaze.

Zhang Taichu looked up and blinked in confusion.

then.

He reached out a hand and scratched the back of his neck.

"Um?"

Zhang Taichu looked around, then at the fly hovering motionless in front of him.

Snapped.

He waved his hand casually.

The fly that had been immobilized by the chaotic golden clapper was swatted away by him as if it were dust.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Taichu swallowed the cucumber in his mouth and looked at Wang Ye, who was completely petrified, with a curious expression:

"Why isn't it moving?"

boom--!!!

The moment Zhang Taichu uttered those words.

The Qimen formation that originally enveloped the entire training ground was like a mirror that had been struck by a hammer.

It's completely shattered.

The terrifying power of the rules that was originally used to suppress Zhang Taichu's time flow now surged back like a flood bursting its banks, bombarding the caster, Wang Ye, with all of it.

"puff--!!!"

Wang Ye spat out a three-meter-high column of blood.

The bright red blood looked particularly glaring in the sunlight.

He felt as if his spine had been removed, and he instantly collapsed.

With a thud.

He knelt on the ground.

His face was ashen, and blood was seeping from his seven orifices, making him look extremely miserable.

But compared to physical pain.

What broke him even more was the despair in his heart.

"No...it's impossible..."

Wang Ye braced himself on the ground with both hands, and drops of blood dripped onto the bluestone slab.

He struggled to lift his head and looked at the Taoist priest who was still standing there with an innocent expression.

His eyes were vacant, and he muttered to himself:

"The clapper... how could this be..."

"Even the old Celestial Master... couldn't completely ignore it..."

This is Feng Hou Qi Men!

It's one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills!

It's an incredible ability to manipulate the timeline at will!

In front of this person, not even a sound was heard?

Step, step, step.

The sound of cloth shoes stepping on the ground rang out.

Zhang Taichu slowly walked up to Wang Ye.

He crouched down, glanced at Wang Ye's blood-covered face, and then at the pool of blood on the ground.

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Zhang Taichu shook his head:

"Little Wang."

"Did you mess up your immobilization technique?"

"How did you manage to freeze like that until you vomited blood?"