Chapter 722 - 105: Battle Against the Ascendants

Three Core Formation Ascendants and one quasi-Ascendant, all encompassed within this grand array, isolating the world.

Such a lineup indeed gave Li Ji’an a great sense of crisis.

"With this formation, does President Meng know? Does the Five Blessings Commerce Association not fear the Nine Tripods Commerce Association’s investigation?"

Meng Tingzhen laughed heartily, "Haha, Chang’an True Man should not rely on the Nine Tripods Commerce Association. Our Five Blessings Commerce Association has never feared the Nine Tripods Commerce Association. Furthermore, with a new Alliance Leader leading the Business Alliance, the Nine Tripods Commerce Association will only grow weaker over time."

Li Ji’an raised his brow slightly and looked at the other two disguised Ascendants, "I wonder if you are seniors from the Fierce Tiger Commerce Association or the Taian Commerce Association?"

"A dying man doesn’t need to know too much." Meng Tingzhen interrupted Li Ji’an directly.

"Chang’an True Man, or perhaps True Man Huang, there is no need to delay any longer. There is no meaning in it. You might as well hand over the legacy and inheritance of the extraordinary being from beyond, perhaps allowing you a chance at reincarnation."

"Hmm? Being from beyond?" Li Ji’an expressed surprise upon hearing this.

He had initially thought the opponent was after the opportunity to form a Golden Core, or like Tong Shangren, believed him to be the Divine Favored. Yet, he never expected them to know about the being from beyond.

"True Man Meng seems to have misunderstood. I, Li, have never received any extraordinary being’s inheritance or legacy. I also don’t know what you mean by True Man Huang." Li Ji’an shook his head and chuckled.

Meng Tingzhen remained unmoved, maintaining his confident composure.

"A cycle ago, you appeared with middle-level talent, formed a Reverse Golden Core, then restored your true identity, and boarded our Commerce Association’s Spiritual Ship to return to the Celestial Cyan Domain. In just one cycle, you advanced to the Core Formation Middle Stage and could overwhelm five opponents of the same realm...

Such brilliance, who but the extraordinary being followed by my Meng family ancestor could achieve this?"

Li Ji’an’s mind was slightly stirred, having obtained another piece of information about the being from beyond from his words, and the Meng family ancestor had even followed them.

He also understood the meaning behind the tactic of inviting the enemy into the urn.

It turns out they had been targeting him for a long time, but due to the supposed legacy of the being from beyond, lacked confidence, thus arranging special measures here, just waiting for him to walk into the trap.

"It was only President Tong’s favor, generously offering plenty of spiritual resources."

"Heh~ Let’s see how much spiritual resources the Nine Tripods Commerce Association can offer you." Meng Tingzhen stopped wasting words, raising his hand directly towards Li Ji’an.

A gigantic condensed hand seal with the might of almost the Core Formation Late Period descended powerfully.

Li Ji’an’s expression was solemn. With several layers of close to Tier Four grand arrays overlapping here, and the entrance isolated by dense and violent abyssal spiritual qi, there was nowhere to escape.

He had already entered the trap; even if it was a misunderstanding, they would never let him leave.

Thus, he had to confront them head-on!

Boom~

Immediately, his magical power erupted, and the cyan magical power shot skyward.

Upon contact, the cyan magical power, always more powerful than the same realm’s, showed decline.

Retreating step by step under the opponent’s gigantic hand.

"Haha, Chang’an True Man, are you not going to reveal the power of the Golden Core yet?" Meng Tingzhen laughed aloud, clearly intentional in his attack.

"As you wish!" Li Ji’an no longer concealed it, relinquishing the "Deceiving Heaven" secret technique, and let the power of the Golden Core burst forth.

In an instant, the originally cyan magical power pillar was illuminated by golden brilliance, its might increased by fifty percent, firmly resisting Meng Tingzhen’s colossal magical hand.

"This is the power of the Golden Core!" Meng Tingzhen’s expression grew solemn, his eyes filled with envy.

At the same time, he was even more ecstatic. Previously, if there was sixty percent confidence, now it was absolute.

"It truly is him!" The other two disguised Ascendants’ expressions changed.

The identity of "Huang Jie," who formed a Reverse Golden Core a cycle ago, was confirmed.

"All hands on deck, quickly capture him!"

Meng Tingzhen’s words were not yet finished when the cave trembled slightly and several arrays were activated completely.

Li Ji’an immediately felt the arrival of a binding force.

"Seal Spirit Array!" Next moment, he had confirmed the function of this layer of array.

Upon activation, it completely seals off the spiritual qi within the area.

During magical combat, the Dantian cannot absorb external spiritual qi to replenish magical power.

This type of array is usually a means for encirclement and exhausting the opponent, aiming to deplete the opponent’s magical power.

However, it usually targets those with cultivation higher than them.

Meng Tingzhen and the others using this array against him were naturally not to exhaust his magical power, but merely to prevent him from self-destructing his Dantian.

With spiritual qi sealed, cultivators self-destructing their Dantian can neither prompt an abrupt change in external spiritual pressure, nor form a powerful explosive damage, and even self-destructing the Dantian will merely shatter their own Dantian, unable to obliterate themselves entirely.

Boom~

In the next instant, the magical power of the three Ascendants erupted.

Li Ji’an, who was about to defeat Meng Tingzhen’s colossal magical hand, suddenly felt a tightening in his heart.

No longer hesitating, he transformed into emerald leaves, disappearing amidst the countless floating illusory leaves.

"A petty trick!" The Ascendant from the Five Blessings Commerce Association missed his strike. A crimson short spear emerged at the place where Li Ji’an’s form disappeared, immediately losing its target. He scoffed softly, closed his eyes, and when reopened, they shone with dazzling red light.

The red light scanned the cave’s countless emerald leaves, quickly pinpointing the illusory leaf where Li Ji’an was hiding.

"Go!" The crimson short spear vanished once more, appearing again and slashing at the illusory leaf.

Boom~

Li Ji’an’s form was instantly forced out, fleeing anew.

However, after three consecutive attempts, Li Ji’an had to completely retract the Illusory Leaf Clone magic technique.

Facing such spiritual sight measures, his magic technique was inadequate.