Chapter 32: Overwhelming Strength

"The fifth place of the Xuanqing Palace Outer Sect Competition, Wu Tong?"

Hearing the voice coming from behind, Wang Jianqiang looked ahead and raised an eyebrow.

This was a big fish!

Swish!

Just as his thoughts flickered, the person in front had already made a move.

Wu Tong waved a palm, and a small Compass flew out, arriving above Wang Jianqiang's head in the blink of an eye, then hovering in mid-air.

The next moment, endless Spirit Light erupted suddenly, radiating outward from the Compass as the center, shrouding an area of nearly a hundred zhang around Wang Jianqiang.

Placed within the Spirit Light, Wang Jianqiang only felt a massive force squeezing in from all directions, wanting to pin him in place.

His speed immediately slowed by more than ten times.

"He has been held back by Senior Brother Wu Tong, kill him quickly!"

The Xuanqing Palace Disciple who had called out to Wu Tong earlier was overjoyed and launched an attack first.

The rest of the group did not react slowly either, following closely behind.

In an instant, over a dozen powerful attacks struck.

Water Sword Array!

Wang Jianqiang pointed his fingers repeatedly, and streaks of sword shadows merged into the void.

It was as if a tide had risen between heaven and earth, sealing off the surroundings.

Boom~

Boom~

Boom~

One attack after another descended.

In the void, the sound of waves was continuous, as if giant waves were crashing down upon those attacks.

One attack after another was continuously annihilated in mid-air.

The Water Sword Array, continuous and unending.

But Wang Jianqiang was currently suppressed by seventy percent of his Spiritual Power, and on top of that, he had been caught off guard and Wu Tong had seized the initiative.

In the end, he failed to block all the attacks and suffered a minor loss.

Boom—~~

Amidst bursts of roaring sounds, Wang Jianqiang was blasted away.

His withered white hair instantly became disheveled, and his clothes became tattered.

"You leeks, you have angered your grandfather!"

Wang Jianqiang pointed his fingers repeatedly.

As the sword shadows flickered, a large Formation appeared once again.

This time, the Formation was completely different from before.

The Formation was filled with countless sharp swords; the swords were not only sharp enough to make one's heart grow cold, but scorching flames were also attached to the sword bodies.

Swish swish swish~

The endless sword Qi seemed to have consciousness, precisely locking onto every single person.

The crowd's expressions changed drastically, just wanting to resist.

Wang Jianqiang flicked his fingers again.

A streak of Spirit Light merged into the Formation.

Inside the Formation, gravity instantly soared a hundredfold.

Except for Wu Tong, who only had his body bent, everyone else knelt to the ground, and some even sprawled flat.

The next moment.

Screams rang out one after another.

Except for Wu Tong, Wu Yan, and Wu Feng, the three who barely blocked this wave of attacks, everyone else was dismembered by the sharp swords, shattered into countless pieces, dead as could be.

Among the three who were alive, besides Wu Tong whose state was slightly better, Wu Yan and Wu Feng had both suffered heavy injuries.

"How could this old thing be so strong?"

Wu Yan and Wu Feng were both dumbfounded.

Wu Tong was also somewhat dazed.

The aura of decay on Wang Jianqiang was too heavy.

He clearly looked like someone whose time was running out.

By this time, an ordinary person's life force would have long since begun to decay, and their combat power would have declined severely.

Why was his strength so exaggerated?

Escape!

At this moment, the three of them made a decision in unison.

The three flew into the air and fled in three different directions.

"Want to escape?"

"Trying to force me to get serious, right?"

"Too late!"

Wang Jianqiang snorted coldly.

He pointed a finger at the Formation.

A streak of emerald light merged into the Formation.

At the same time, the three people had already arrived at the edge of the Formation and simultaneously launched an attack on it with all their might.

Boom—

The Formation shuddered, then immediately had no further reaction.

"Once a complete Small Five Elements Sword Array is formed, it is not as simple as just the fusion of characteristics."

Wang Jianqiang saw this scene and let out a cold sneer.

The Small Five Elements Sword Array can be dismantled into five sub-arrays: the Gold Sword Array, Wood Sword Array, Water Sword Array, Fire Sword Array, and Earth Sword Array.

Each of the five sword arrays has its own characteristics.

For example, the characteristic of the Wood Sword Array is to trap enemies, the Gold Sword Array focuses on killing...

When the five sword arrays are fused, they become a complete Small Five Elements Sword Array.

Once the Small Five Elements Sword Array fusion is complete, it can not only possess the respective characteristics of the five sub-arrays simultaneously, but under the endless cycle of operation, the power of the five characteristics can be significantly strengthened.

In his current suppressed state, if he were to only deploy the Wood Sword Array, perhaps he would not be able to trap the three of them.

But if the Small Five Elements Sword Array is formed, the ability to trap enemies is more than just doubled.

Relying solely on the strength of these three, they are unable to break the Formation.

"The three of you, go in peace."

Wang Jianqiang pointed at the Formation.

Endless sharp swords burning with flames raged.

Before the look of horror could even rise on the faces of the three, their bodies were pierced through by the sharp swords, and then they were split into two halves, four halves...

Seeing that the three were dead beyond any doubt, Wang Jianqiang waved his palm and withdrew the Formation.

Afterwards, he collected all the belongings on their bodies.

After a thorough check, he could not help but reveal a look of joy.

If nothing else, he had harvested fifteen Foundation Establishment Pills alone.

Murder and arson lead to golden belts; this saying is truly not false.

These leeks were not cut in vain this time!

After putting away everyone's belongings, he reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He flipped the Jade Stone back and forth between his two hands.

He prepared to carefully study this piece of Jade Stone.

After all, this thing was too eye-catching; if it could not be put into a Storage Bag, it would be too much trouble.

Only focused on studying the Jade Stone, he did not notice that the moment the blood on his fingers touched the Jade Stone, it was actually absorbed into it.

Immediately following, the Jade Stone actually melted entirely into his palm, forming an egg-shaped pattern on his palm.

"Holy crap, what is going on!"

Wang Jianqiang was startled, and before he could react, a massive suction force suddenly erupted from the egg-shaped pattern.

The Spiritual Power within his body immediately surged uncontrollably into the egg-shaped pattern.

"How could this happen!"

Wang Jianqiang was shocked and terrified.

He tried his best to control his Spiritual Power, but he was still unable to suppress it from being devoured.

Fortunately, just as his Spiritual Power was nearly exhausted, whether it was because the egg-shaped pattern had a change of heart or was full, it finally stopped devouring.

Wang Jianqiang let out a long sigh of relief.

He raised his hand to look at his palm, wanting to cry but having no tears.

Where is this thing a treasure? It is simply a master.

He hadn't discovered its use yet, but it was certainly capable of causing chaos.

He took a Spirit Recovery Pill and then shook his head.

If one cannot calm down to refine it, although the Spirit Recovery Pill has an effect, it will be greatly discounted, and the speed of recovering strength will be very slow.

But having just experienced a great battle here, it is easy to attract the attention of others or creatures of the Secret Realm; it is clearly not a place to recover in peace.

"Forget it, let's go find a safe place to recover Spiritual Power first."

At this moment, the Spiritual Power in his body is less than ten percent, and his combat power is nearly gone.

If he encounters others, or encounters a powerful Secret Realm creature, it would be troublesome.

Thinking of this, he quickly ran forward.

The reason he did not choose to travel through the air was not only because traveling through the air consumes a lot, but more importantly, the sky is empty and it is too easy to be discovered; in his current state, the danger is too great.

However, things in the world often do not go as one wishes.

Having just traveled a few miles, four figures suddenly appeared on the side.

His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately increased the distance.

The four people also seemed to be frightened by the figure that suddenly appeared, and in their shock, they ejected backward without hesitation.

After standing firm, Wang Jianqiang stared at the four people.

Then he could not help but reveal a look of astonishment.

Liang Chen, Qian Yu?

These two were both in the top ten of the Hehuan Sect Outer Sect; he had seen them at the Outer Sect Competition, so he naturally recognized them.

But how did Niu Shouren and Chen Jiaojiao end up together with them?

Immediately after, he thought of the act of Niu Shouren and Chen Jiaojiao severing ties with him earlier, and he suddenly understood in his heart.

So they found a new backer, no wonder.

Just as Wang Jianqiang was sizing up the four of them, the four of them also saw Wang Jianqiang.

"Wang Jianqiang!"

Immediately following, four voices filled with surprise, as if they had discovered a rare treasure, rang out simultaneously.