197: Nine suns scorch the heavens, the blazing sun transforms into a sea!

Zhao Wuhen's face turned pale; his inner thoughts had been laid bare.

Seeing his Qi nearing exhaustion, he gritted his teeth in frustration and changed his hand seals again!

"Retract!"

The violent Metal-attribute baleful blades instantly dissipated for the most part, and the power of the binding Formation surged forth once again.

Simultaneously, the runes of a Human-Rank kill Formation—less powerful but far less taxing—lit up, and countless slightly dimmer golden light arrows shot toward Yao Delong again.

The power of the Formation dropped a level instantly.

With the pressure suddenly reduced, Yao Delong no longer even needed to frequently use the Instant Movement Technique, easily dodging with just his footwork.

He looked at Zhao Wuhen, whose face was pale and whose breath was unstable within the Formation, and said loudly, "Senior Brother Zhao, these two Formations alone cannot defeat me."

Sweat appeared on Zhao Wuhen's forehead as he gritted his teeth and said, "No matter! At worst, time will run out, and we will both be judged as having lost!"

He was trying to exhaust him, betting that Yao Delong could not break through his dual defensive Formations either.

"Judged as both having lost?"

Yao Delong's eyes narrowed slightly. He was aiming for the number one spot in the core Disciple rankings and that Heaven-Grade Weapon reward! Every point was crucial!

"It seems I have no other choice."

A flash of realization crossed Yao Delong's eyes.

He stopped dodging and stood his ground, his hands slowly forming an arcane hand seal.

An indescribable, terrifying heat suddenly erupted from within his body!

It was as if a sun had awakened within his Dantian!

"Nine Yang Heaven Burning, Scorching Sun Becomes a Sea!"

Following Yao Delong's low shout, three incredibly condensed, crimson-gold phantoms of scorching suns, radiating an aura that could incinerate all things, suddenly appeared in the Void Realm behind him!

The three scorching suns slowly rotated, their searing light instantly dispelling the gloom of the Formation and illuminating the entire arena in crimson gold!

A terrifying high temperature permeated the area; the protective light barrier at the edge of the arena fluctuated violently, emitting an overwhelmed humming sound!

"Nine Yang Heaven Burning Art?! Three scorching suns?! Minor Achievement Realm?!"

On the high platform, Chiyan Peak Master Ji Yanshuang stood up abruptly, her beautiful eyes wide with shock as she gasped!

Her pretty face was filled with extreme shock and disbelief!

"This... how is this possible?! He... he actually cultivated the Grandmaster's 'Nine Yang Heaven Burning Art'?! And reached the Minor Achievement Realm of three scorching suns?! This Cultivation Technique... requires a Grade Nine Golden Core and special pure Yang energy just to get started!!"

She was all too familiar with this Cultivation Technique! It was the Earth Rank top-tier Cultivation Technique created by the long-deceased Grandmaster of Chiyan Peak!

Because its cultivation conditions were incredibly harsh and the process was extremely dangerous, it had been placed on the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion, rather than being used as the supreme technique of Chiyan Peak.

She never expected that someone could truly Cultivate it to that level within the Golden Core Realm, and even reach the Minor Achievement Realm of three scorching suns!

Jinxin Peak Master Mu Xianglan also gasped, sighing, "To have cultivated two Earth Rank classics to the Minor Achievement Realm while in the Golden Core Realm... this child's Aptitude is truly shocking!"

Beside her, Cang Yunyao was dumbfounded, her small mouth slightly agape.

That day, she only felt that Yao Delong's pure Yang energy was incredibly pure, and she recommended he choose the "Nine Yang Heaven Burning Art" because she felt his attributes were compatible. She had no idea that the requirements for this Cultivation Technique were so perverse! It required a Grade Nine Golden Core?!

She looked at the figure on the arena, who resembled a son of the Sun God, and a monstrous wave rose in her heart: "I... did I misjudge him? He... did he condense the legendary Grade Nine Golden Core?!"

On the arena, Zhao Wuhen felt the terrifying power radiating from those three scorching suns, which seemed capable of incinerating mountains and boiling seas, and his face instantly turned deathly pale!

Under the impact of that ultimate Yang, rigid, and all-incinerating aura, the dual Formations he had set up were like ice and snow under the scorching sun. The runes flickered violently, emitting "hissing" cries of distress, and were on the verge of collapse!

"Break!"

Yao Delong gave a sharp shout, and the three scorching suns behind him suddenly erupted with boundless light!

He pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed through the air toward the direction of Zhao Wuhen!

A massive crimson-gold sword aura, formed purely from Nine Yang Divine Fire, descended like a divine blade of judgment capable of creating the world, carrying the supreme will to incinerate the eight wildernesses and destroy all laws!

Boom—!!!!

Wherever the crimson-gold sword aura passed, the binding and kill Formations that Zhao Wuhen was so proud of were easily torn apart and incinerated as if they were made of paper! Violent turbulent energy swept across the entire arena!

Zhao Wuhen only had time to block with a jade plate engraved with countless defensive runes before he was viciously struck by the aftermath of that terrifying sword aura!

Pfft!

The jade plate was instantly covered in cracks and lost all its spiritual light!

Zhao Wuhen was hit as if by a heavy hammer, spraying blood wildly. His whole body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, slamming heavily into the protective light barrier at the edge of the arena, then sliding to the ground, having completely lost his combat capability.

The light of the Formations completely dissipated. Only Yao Delong remained on the arena, standing with his sword, while the phantoms of the three scorching suns behind him slowly faded away.

His white robes remained unchanged, but his entire body radiated a scorching aura that made one's heart palpitate.

"Yao Delong wins!" The referee Elder's voice carried an undisguisable shock.

The entire arena was deathly silent! Everyone was awed by the might of those three scorching suns and that Heaven-Burning sword strike!

Zhao Wuhen struggled to lift his head, looking at that glorious figure. His eyes were filled with bitterness and shock, which finally transformed into a trace of relief and admiration.

He spoke with difficulty, "Junior Brother Yao... Divine Might... this Zhao... is convinced and admires you..."

After speaking, he fainted.

Yao Delong gave a slight nod to Zhao Wuhen, who was being carried away by Disciples of Zhuàn Zhèn Peak, and then turned his gaze toward the preparation area, landing on the only crimson figure still standing, whose eyes were burning with intense Battle Intent.

Yan Wu stepped forward, her crimson long whip slithering around her body like a spirit snake. She looked straight at Yao Delong, her voice filled with irrepressible excitement and trembling, "Yao Delong! Tomorrow, I, Yan Wu, will battle you! Let me see whether your Sword Domain is more powerful, or my Heaven-Burning Fire Domain is stronger!"

Her voice, like a war drum, heralded the prologue to the final battle of the seventh group!

On the third day of the seventh group's round-robin tournament, as Yao Delong used the three scorching suns to Heaven-Burning break the Formation and powerfully defeat Zhao Wuhen, the atmosphere of the entire martial arts arena was pushed to an unprecedented climax.

Three scorching suns across the sky, the Earth Rank top-tier Cultivation Technique "Nine Yang Heaven Burning Art" in the Minor Achievement Realm! This news swept through the entire venue like a hurricane, shocking everyone's hearts.

On the high platform, Chiyan Peak Master Ji Yanshuang still had not fully recovered from her extreme shock. She watched Yao Delong's figure floating off the stage, her beautiful eyes filled with a complex and inscrutable light.

A Grade Nine Golden Core! An Origin of extreme Yang! This boy from Luoxia Peak actually possessed such Heaven-Defying Aptitude, bringing back to the world the peerless Cultivation Technique of the Grandmaster that almost no one could Cultivate!

"Senior Brother Sect Head," the voice transmission of Grand Elder Venerable Ziyang quietly sounded in White Cloud Master's ear, carrying a trace of gravity, "The Marquis's Mansion confidant 'Scarface' has arrived at the mountain gate and passed the inspection. This person's cultivation is at the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, his aura is cold and sinister, and it is rumored that he has a deep relationship with Meng Bi. I fear he has come for Yao Delong."