72: Desert Roar - Zhou Xing Arrives

Boom!

At that moment, the cave entrance was smashed open, and the four pursuers appeared in their line of sight.

The leader was named Lan Ming. He had previously kept a low profile, but Qin Yue and the others knew very well that his true strength was not far behind top-tier Geniuses like Jin Yan and Lu Yuan.

Looking at the battered Qin Yue and his group, Lan Ming and the three people beside him exchanged glances, all seeing the amusement in each other's eyes.

In their current state, the four before them were no match at all, and would surely provide a significant amount of points.

"To be able to hold out for so long... if it weren't for the cooperation of the people from Dark City, we might not have been able to seriously injure you."

The moment his words fell, he gave a look to the person on his left.

That person lightly raised a hand, and the already sparse light within the cave was instantly swallowed whole.

The shadows of the group seemed to be controlled by the opponent, transforming into countless tentacles that silently coiled toward them.

"Sand Wall!"

Wen Jie slammed a palm onto the ground. Dust surged, forming a barrier to block the incoming tentacles.

However, even more tentacles flooded in from every angle, some even slamming violently against the Sand Wall.

With Wen Jie's current strength at less than half, the Sand Wall could collapse at any moment.

At this time, Ye Wuchen gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressing the injuries in his body. With a swipe of his hand, Sword Qi surged out, severing the tentacles one by one.

Simultaneously, he looked toward Lan Ming. His figure flickered as an energy longsword manifested in his hand, its tip piercing forward—

"Severing Flow!"

Lan Ming sneered and raised his hand: "Stagnation!"

Instantly, the surrounding air became incredibly heavy. Ye Wuchen's attack slowed down. The sword tip was less than three feet from Lan Ming, yet it could no longer advance an inch!

His face flushed with an unnatural redness and blood leaked from his facial orifices—clearly the price of forcing an attack.

"Damn it, Spatial Tear!"

Nearby, White Mist saw the situation and let out a low shout. Her hands traced silver trajectories, tearing at the space in front of her.

With a "shredding" sound, the area in front of Lan Ming was forcibly torn open with a rift.

Ye Wuchen's sword momentum loosened, and he lunged forward.

Lan Ming's expression changed as he dodged to the side, but the sword tip still grazed his shoulder, leaving a bleeding gash.

Instantly, rage flared in his eyes. With a backhand wave, Heavy Water surged like a giant wave.

Pfft!

Ye Wuchen was instantly sent flying, slamming into the rock wall before falling straight down, unable to stop himself from coughing up a mouthful of blood.

His injuries were now even worse.

At the same time, a contestant from Sea City saw an opportunity. With a wave of his hand, a sphere condensed of water energy shot toward Ye Wuchen.

White Mist flickered to stand in front of him, pressing her palms together: "Spatial Counter!"

The energy ball slammed into the spatial barrier and was immediately reflected back, exploding violently a moment later.

"Steel Shield!"

Instantly, the remaining contestant rushed forward. As he extended both hands, a massive amount of energy gathered, and a giant Steel Shield condensed, blocking the explosion.

Because the cave was relatively narrow, Lan Ming's group found it difficult to use their techniques effectively for a moment, which gave White Mist's group a chance to stall for time.

At this moment, the Awakened One who was clearly of the "god of shadow" launched another attack.

His figure shifted constantly, merging into the darkness. Suddenly, several black threads snared White Mist's shadow.

Clearly, he intended to suppress White Mist first; the rest would be easy.

White Mist also felt her body stiffen, momentarily unable to move.

"Sandification!"

Just as the opponent was about to reach White Mist, Wen Jie roared and abandoned his defense. His entire body burst apart, turning into countless grains of sand that rushed in front of White Mist.

Puff, puff, puff!

The sand grains shredded the threads and carved countless fine wounds into the person's body.

"Desert Roar!"

Wen Jie's body reconstructed itself. Simultaneously, he slammed his palms against his chest. As his power erupted, a terrifying aura exploded from his body.

"Roar!"

A phantom appeared behind him, and in the next instant, it let out a furious roar toward the front.

The terrifying power of sound waves erupted, causing Lan Ming and the others' expressions to change as they immediately moved to defend.

"White Mist, hurry!"

Wen Jie turned to look at White Mist, trembling as he roared.

White Mist broke free from the restraint, her hands shaking as she traced silver runes: "Spatial Leap!"

An unstable spatial gate appeared among the four of them, but her power was reaching its limit.

"Thinking of leaving?"

Just then, Lan Ming's voice drifted over.

Although the Desert Roar had some effect, with his Control Mid-Stage strength, even Wen Jie's full power might not have worked, let alone his dwindling remaining energy.

Lan Ming raised his hand. The cave collapsed with a bang as a massive amount of Heavy Water poured down from above like the waters of the Milky Way.

If they were covered by it, although the four wouldn't die, they would suffer irreversible injuries.

He completely intended to cripple the four of them.

Even if the four surrendered now, it would be too late.

Boom!

However, at that moment, a barrier of ice and fire appeared above White Mist's group, shielding them and cutting off the Heavy Water.

Simultaneously, a pillar of light interwoven with ice and fire descended from the sky, forming a destructive storm that instantly shattered the pouring Heavy Water.

The shockwave from the terrifying power sent Lan Ming and his three companions flying.

Amidst the joy on the faces of White Mist and the others, Zhou Xing walked over slowly with a grim expression.

He had found them by following the special markers Qin Yue had left along the way.

This was something they had agreed upon beforehand; otherwise, it would have been very difficult for Zhou Xing to find them in time.

Looking at the miserable state of Qin Yue and the others, who had basically lost their ability to fight, Zhou Xing shifted his gaze to Lan Ming's group, who were just getting up. His voice was icy: "You... deserve to die!"

As the four stabilized themselves, Zhou Xing had already moved.

He took a step forward, and his dual ice and fire energy erupted. The violent energy caused the entire cave to collapse.

"Heavy Water Domain!"

Lan Ming pressed his hands together. Within a radius of several hundred meters, the area was instantly covered by viscous Heavy Water in an attempt to suppress Zhou Xing.

But Zhou Xing simply raised a hand—

"Ice Burst!"

Crack!

A massive amount of Frost Power surged, instantly freezing the Heavy Water of the entire Domain.

In the next instant, it exploded with a bang.

The terrifying impact surged toward Lan Ming. While it sent him flying, his body was also slashed by numerous shards of ice.

The three behind him immediately used their techniques to try and resist, but the force of the explosion was too strong. They were instantly swept up by the shockwave and sent tumbling back.