X-Dragon Era

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"Humph!" Just as Yi Luo Xiang dodged in time once again, a cold snort rang out, and Yan Qingying finally arrived at the scene. Without a word, she materialized thousands of vague phantom spiders that surged towards Po Kong like a blanket covering the sky.

Seeing this, Po Kong once again sent out three streams of Sword Qi, howling as they swept towards the mass of phantom spiders. The sword's radiance shattered several illusions, but the vast majority of them completely ignored the attacks and continued their onslaught.

Po Kong was first surprised at the sight, then sneered coldly. With a push of his left hand, a pale-black Shield was once again erected, unflinching against the relentless assault of the phantom spiders.

It wasn't that Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying were useless; it was just that the disparity in power was too great. Yan Qingying was still acceptable, being only six stars behind, but Yi Luo Xiang was a full thirteen stars apart.

For her Soul Impact to delay Po Kong for even half a second was already no small feat—if Yi Luo Xiang had also reached Gold Three Stars, Po Kong would have been stalled for at least three seconds!

"Purple Emperor Sword Dragon!" Finally... Yi Luo Xiang reappeared, and with a flick of her right hand, a faint purple silhouette burst forth, tearing through the air and roaring towards Po Kong.

"Thud Thud Bang!" Under the continuous bombardment of Yan Qingying, the pale-black Shield made muffled noises, and at last... the Purple Emperor Sword Dragon shot forth, slamming heavily onto the Shield. Regrettably, other than a louder sound, there was no effect whatsoever.

At this time, Xin Yun also hurried over from afar. From a distance, Xin Yun suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed out a ball of water, which, unfortunately, had no effect on the pale-black Shield; the water droplets disappeared in a flash...

"Mist!" Seeing this, Xin Yun gritted his teeth and instantly released an acidic mist. In an instant... a sea of azure mist enveloped the area within a kilometer, shrouding Po Kong, Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang, Yan Qingying, Lan Se, and the Qinglong Entourage that followed, completely obscuring them all.

As he released the acid mist, Xin Yun, riding on Yinglong, swiftly moved close to Lan Se's side. Yinglong's body coiled up and forcefully dragged away the ice ball wrapping Lan Se.

As the mist spread, Po Kong was immediately stunned. Although protected by his Shield and unharmed by the acid mist, it obscured his vision, making him lose sight of all his targets.

Meanwhile, having dragged Lan Se to a safe zone, Xin Yun bit his teeth and charged towards Po Kong. The mist might have obscured everyone else's vision, but to Xin Yun, everything became even clearer, with all surrounding objects covered in an azure light. No one could hide; even if Yan Qingying's true body entered, her stealth would be immediately nullified, fully exposed to Xin Yun. Find more to read at My Virtual Library Empire

"Divine Dragon's Tail Swing!" Just as he reached Po Kong, Yinglong forcefully swung, and with a twist of its slender body, its sharp tail whistled towards Po Kong.

"Boom!" Amid the dull roar, the pale-black Shield shattered twice, but that was all it could achieve. Even though Xin Yun's close combat attack was powerful, it was only capable of such a level. For Po Kong, this degree of attack was less intense than Lan Se's.

Elsewhere, on the presidential platform, watching the arena cloaked in azure mist, the Academy Dean slowly stood up, his face filled with rage. These students of the academy were getting more and more unruly; if he didn't punish them severely...

Just as the Academy Dean was about to unleash his fury, the Lord of Mountain Sea City, sitting in the middle, spoke nonchalantly, "There's no need to bother with them. It's more interesting this way. I've grown weary of the same old chief challenge. Let them continue."

Hearing the words of the Lord of Mountain Sea City, the leader of the Tsunami Gang on the right nodded and said, "Indeed, the youngsters in the arena are quite intriguing. Though they are at fault, since they have entered the arena, let them continue until a result is determined. If punishment is warranted, it can wait until then. For now, let's just enjoy watching these kids perform."

Upon hearing his two friends, the Dean gave a bitter smile. Although he was the Academy Dean, responsible for managing the academy's rules and regulations, the academy wasn't solely his; it was owned by three parties, not a one-man show. When both of the others expressed support, his sole opposition was ineffective.

Meanwhile, back in the arena... seeing that his attacks were completely ineffective against Po Kong, Xin Yun took a deep breath and turned his gaze towards the Emperor Sword Dragon beneath Po Kong's feet.

The energy Shield wasn't provided by the Emperor Sword Dragon, but by the inherent ability of the Chain Dragon. Supported by the energy of the Chain Dragon, a total of eighty-one layers made up eighty-one energy Shields in a cycle, creating this yet-to-be-broken Shield.

However, as strong as this Shield was, it could only protect Po Kong alone, not the Emperor Sword Dragon itself. In fact... with the Emperor Sword Dragon's high resistance to physical and energy attacks, and with the energy supply from the Chain Dragon, it was virtually invincible.

If it were the Xin Yun from a previous life, facing such a situation, he would certainly have no solution. But now, it was different. Although Xin Yun was not yet ready to use Thunderbolt, with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms at hand, anything became possible!

Contemplating, under Xin Yun's command, Yinglong quickly retreated, blending into the azure mist, just in time to dodge the dozen golden Sword Qi shots from Po Kong.

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