369: Kill Shadow Jiang Yuan, have you passed the ninth level? (asking for monthly votes)

He knew his own business; only Nezha’s Fire Tipped Spear could break open the Linglong Pagoda.

No other Skill Card would work.

Of course, this referred to the Skill Cards Jiang Yuan and Shadow Jiang Yuan could currently use.

Therefore, inside the Linglong Pagoda, Jiang Yuan could completely face Shadow Zhao Gongming, Shadow Shi Ji, and Shadow Supreme Lord Lao.

Shadow Shi Ji’s Netherlight could damage Jiang Yuan inside the Linglong Pagoda, but the time wasn't up yet, and her other abilities couldn't damage the Linglong Pagoda either.

The same was true for Shadow Zhao Gongming and Shadow Supreme Lord Lao.

That's why Supreme Lord Lao placed the three of them in the same space as Jiang Yuan, allowing them to attack Jiang Yuan to their heart's content.

As for why Nezha and Shadow Jiang Yuan weren't placed together?

One must know that Nezha's Fire Tipped Spear could break open Shadow Jiang Yuan's Linglong Pagoda.

The reason was also simple: if Jiang Yuan were attacked, Nezha and Zhao Gongming would immediately abandon their current enemies to protect Jiang Yuan.

The same applied to Shadow Jiang Yuan.

If Shadow Jiang Yuan were attacked by Nezha, or even if Nezha directly broke open Shadow Jiang Yuan's Linglong Pagoda and posed a threat to him.

Then Shadow Zhao Gongming and the others would definitely ignore the enemies in their own spaces and immediately unleash their full strength to break through the space and protect Shadow Jiang Yuan.

The Four Symbols Formation's defense wasn't very high; its main effect was to divide into four spaces.

With the current allocation method, no one would attack the Four Symbols Formation, which would allow the Four Symbols Formation to last longer.

Then, they could defeat them one by one!

Just look at Shadow Shi Ji; under the combined assault of Nezha and Zhao Gongming, she was eliminated in no time.

Subsequently, Supreme Lord Lao rotated the Four Symbols Formation, placing Nezha, Zhao Gongming, and Shadow Nezha in one space.

If one were to say who was more capable in combat, it was clear that the two were quite similar.

But if one were to say who had higher defensive capabilities, it was clearly Zhao Gongming.

Nezha's defense primarily came from his equipment.

It was just a little defense provided by Huntian Ribbon and Lotus Bloom Armor.

The rest was his own inherent defense.

But Zhao Gongming was different.

Not to mention Zhao Gongming's Armor of Breaking Form, which was similar to Nezha's Lotus Bloom Armor, primarily boosting attack power.

However, his other aspects were stronger than Nezha's.

The Binding Dragon Rope's restrictive ability, the removal of negative effects by Scythe of Plague Removal, the resolution of current crises by Calamity Aversion, and the luck bonus provided by Autumn Plague - Five Ghosts Carrying Wealth.

Plus, after equipping the Binding Dragon Rope, a triggered enhancement increased his defense by fifty percent.

In terms of attack, Nezha and Zhao Gongming were similar, but in terms of defense, Nezha was inferior to Zhao Gongming.

This was why Nezha and Zhao Gongming chose to target Shadow Nezha first.

Shadow Nezha's combat power was terrifying, as Nezha's combat power was also very terrifying.

But unfortunately, under Nezha and Zhao Gongming's righteous two-on-one attack, a set from the Binding Dragon Rope, this brief confinement allowed Nezha's Fire Tipped Spear to pierce Shadow Nezha's throat.

“Hmph, this is the fate of an imitator!”

Nezha pulled out the spearhead, flicked it, and said coldly, “I hate nothing more than someone imitating me!”

As Nezha spoke, the scene changed again, and this time their opponent was Shadow Supreme Lord Lao!

Shadow Supreme Lord Lao's defensive ability was also very strong, but his attack intensity couldn't compare to Nezha and Zhao Gongming.

After all, when the Supreme Lord Lao card was originally designed, its primary purpose was alchemy.

Just as Supreme Lord Lao himself said.

He was not a combatant!

“Are we really going to attack Supreme Lord Lao?”

Seeing Shadow Supreme Lord Lao appear before him, Nezha couldn't help but feel a little conflicted, turning his head to ask Zhao Gongming.

“Attack him.”

Zhao Gongming chuckled softly, “He's a copy of Supreme Lord Lao, not the real Supreme Lord Lao.”

“Exactly!”

Upon hearing Zhao Gongming's words, Nezha instantly perked up.

“So what if the real Supreme Lord Lao is here? I...”

“What do you want to do?”

Before Nezha could finish his sentence, Supreme Lord Lao's voice came through.

Nezha was startled, quickly turned his head to see Supreme Lord Lao outside the Four Symbols Formation, and a fawning smile appeared on his face.

“Hehe, if the real Supreme Lord Lao were here, I definitely couldn't make a move.”

Supreme Lord Lao gave Nezha an exasperated look, flicking his whisk, “Stop chattering, finish this quickly.”

“Don’t worry!”

Nezha smiled, his Wind Fire Wheels spinning rapidly as he charged directly towards Shadow Supreme Lord Lao.

Although Shadow Supreme Lord Lao's Skill Cards were mostly defensive, he couldn't withstand the powerful attacks of Nezha and Zhao Gongming.

In a short while, Shadow Supreme Lord Lao was also eliminated.

“That's about enough.”

Watching the last drop of Sweet Dew Water fall from Jiang Yuan's head, and the Jade Purification Bottle quietly spinning above his head losing its luster, Supreme Lord Lao also withdrew the Four Symbols Formation.

Even without active attacks, the Four Symbols Formation consumed a great deal of Star Power.

It only lasted longer when no one actively attacked it.

But now, it was enough.

Only Shadow Jiang Yuan and Shadow Zhao Gongming remained on the other side.

Zhao Gongming breathed a sigh of relief and charged directly towards his shadow.

The two black tigers also clashed.

Seeing this, Nezha chuckled and rushed up to help Zhao Gongming.

“Let's take down that impostor!”

As Nezha's voice rang out, Shadow Jiang Yuan also prepared to make his move.

Upon seeing the formation obstructing him disappear, he also took out a purple quality Card.

“Formation Card?”

Supreme Lord Lao chuckled, then flicked his whisk, and the Taiji Diagram rotated beneath his feet, preventing Shadow Jiang Yuan's Formation Card from taking effect.

“Wow, Supreme Lord Lao, you have this trick up your sleeve too!”

Jiang Yuan was a little excited and surprised when he saw Supreme Lord Lao's actions.

He hadn't expected Supreme Lord Lao, this card he had created as a pharmacist, to have so many abilities.

Should he say, as expected of Supreme Lord Lao?

“Just a minor trick.”

Supreme Lord Lao gently flicked his whisk, speaking in a calm tone.

However, the slight curl of his lips still betrayed his subtle pride.

The Yin-Yang flow of the Taiji Diagram could produce different effects.

Just like now.

If the Formation Card were spread out, then the Taiji Diagram formation's rotation could forcibly occupy the area, and then use another effect of the Taiji Diagram to reject the overlap of another Formation Card.

After all, Taiji was essentially a formation itself.

Without the help of the Formation Card, although Shadow Zhao Gongming's defense was very strong, he couldn't hold on for long.

He couldn't even successfully use his final Calamity Aversion before being restrained by Zhao Gongming's Binding Dragon Rope and eliminated by Nezha.

As for Shadow Zhao Gongming's Binding Dragon Rope?

It was used and applied to Zhao Gongming, restricting him, but it did not successfully kill Zhao Gongming.

The reason was that there were four people on Zhao Gongming's side!

After Zhao Gongming was restrained, Supreme Lord Lao made his move, and the Taiqing Divine Thunder struck, causing mental damage to Shadow Zhao Gongming, preventing him from using his Skill Card to rush forward immediately.

Jiang Yuan also reacted instantly, dropping the Linglong Pagoda onto Zhao Gongming to prevent him from being attacked opportunistically.

Shi Ji's Necromancy, Dark Fear, also landed on Shadow Zhao Gongming, depriving him of his vision.

Nezha also stood in front of Zhao Gongming, engaging Shadow Zhao Gongming in a struggle when he charged forward.

After delaying for a while, the control effect of the Binding Dragon Rope ended.

Next, it was Zhao Gongming's Binding Dragon Rope's turn.

As the Binding Dragon Rope was thrown, Calamity Aversion didn't even have time to be used before Nezha's Qiankun Circle and Fire Tipped Spear struck.

At the same time, Zhao Gongming used Instant Flash to appear before Shadow Zhao Gongming.

After a full-power strike from the Steel Whip shattered Shadow Zhao Gongming's equipment, Nezha's Qiankun Circle and Fire Tipped Spear immediately finished off Shadow Zhao Gongming.

“Clap!”

“Pleasure working with you!”

Nezha and Zhao Gongming slapped their hands together, both with smiles on their faces.

Then, the gazes of the five people present simultaneously turned to Shadow Jiang Yuan.

However, Shadow Jiang Yuan's eyes showed no fluctuations at this moment; he was still attempting to use Formation Cards and elemental magic Skill Cards to damage Nezha and Zhao Gongming.

But this amount of damage was truly too weak for Nezha and Zhao Gongming.

Not only did they easily block it, but in a short while, the Fire Tipped Spear broke open the Linglong Pagoda.

After breaking open the Linglong Pagoda, the Linglong Pagoda behind it was even simpler.

Although the Linglong Pagoda's Star Power defense wasn't a Skill Card, how could Jiang Yuan not know how to break open the Linglong Pagoda?

As long as the attacks were continuous, preventing the Star Power from keeping up, it would work.

Although Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation could indeed restore all Star Power at once, there was a time interval in between.

While the Star Power Futon could continuously restore Star Power without any intervals, it couldn't restore all Star Power.

The only thing that could restore all Star Power was the Sweet Dew Water in the Jade Purification Bottle.

But how much Sweet Dew Water was there?

Zhao Gongming's full-power attack, consuming all his Star Power, could leave Shadow Jiang Yuan with only a little Star Power remaining.

It had basically reached the limit of the Linglong Pagoda's endurance.

In this situation, if Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation didn't happen to trigger, then he would only be able to use Sweet Dew Water to quickly replenish the Star Power in his body.

But Zhao Gongming had Jiang Yuan behind him, continuously supplying him with Star Power for recovery.

Basically, after Nezha attacked twice, Zhao Gongming could attack once.

And Nezha's attacks were not only frequent but also did good damage.

One attack from the Fire Tipped Spear was roughly one-third.

But Nezha not only had one Fire Tipped Spear, but also two Yin-Yang Swords and a Qiankun Circle.

In this situation, the Sweet Dew Water in Shadow Jiang Yuan's Jade Purification Bottle was consumed very quickly.

After two rounds of attacks from Nezha and Zhao Gongming, Shadow Jiang Yuan's Sweet Dew Water was depleted.

Without Star Power to defend it, the Linglong Pagoda only lasted a little longer than a Linglong Pagoda without its Skill Card.

“Phew.”

Without the Linglong Pagoda, Shadow Jiang Yuan had nothing left to protect himself.

The Purple Ribbon Garment's strength was simply incomparable to the Linglong Pagoda and Linglong Pagoda; it was just an extra layer of protection and couldn't even last one round against Nezha and Zhao Gongming before being shattered.

Seeing Shadow Jiang Yuan eliminated, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but let out a long breath, a smile appearing on his face.

“Why do I feel so much better after Shadow Jiang Yuan was eliminated?”

“That's right, me too...”

Nezha gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs-up, a toothy grin spreading across his face.

However, before he could finish speaking, the space shifted, and Jiang Yuan returned to the main hall.

“Oh, how was it?”

This time, Jiang Yuan wasn't the first, as Mu Qianshan and Huang Huanqing were already there before him.

“Uh, I passed the stage.”

After a moment of reaction, Jiang Yuan then asked Mu Qianshan and the others.

“What about you two, did you pass?”

“I passed too.”

Mu Qianshan was a little excited, “Good luck, I successfully broke through when fighting my copy, but he didn't.”

Mu Qianshan finished speaking and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

“I failed.”

Huang Huanqing pouted, speaking helplessly, “Although his strength was the same as mine, his command of the beast was stronger than mine.”

“Ah?”

Hearing Huang Huanqing say this, Mu Qianshan also stopped laughing and looked at Huang Huanqing with some regret.

“It's okay, he didn't pass either.”

Huang Huanqing smiled, then pointed to the Undead Summoner next to her, “With someone to accompany me, I feel much more at ease.”

“Ha, that's true.”

Jiang Yuan glanced at the Undead Summoner and also chuckled.

But the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore.

If the other party didn't pass, didn't that mean he would lose one share of the ninth stage reward?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan quickly spoke again, asking, “So now only that Undead Enhancement Card Master hasn't come out yet?”

“Yes, after all, he's an Enhancement Card Master with little combat ability, so the battle will probably be very difficult to end,” Mu Qianshan nodded and said.

“I wonder if he can win?”

Jiang Yuan also gave up hope; after all, Huang Huanqing and that combat-capable Undead Summoner had both lost.

That Undead Enhancement Card Master had little combat ability, could only enhance himself and then fight hand-to-hand; he probably wouldn't win.

Jiang Yuan and the others waited for a long while before another person suddenly appeared in the main hall.

It was precisely that Undead Enhancement Card Master.

After the Undead Enhancement Card Master came out, he immediately questioned his fellow race member next to him.

“How was it, did you pass?”

“No, what about you?”

The Undead Summoner looked annoyed at Mu Qianshan and Huang Huanqing, who had once mocked him, then asked the Undead Enhancement Card Master.

“Hahahahaha!”

The Undead Enhancement Card Master burst into laughter, and Mu Qianshan and Huang Huanqing's hearts instantly tightened when they saw his appearance.

However, Jiang Yuan was different; when he saw the other party like this, he instantly became excited.

He hadn't expected this guy, whom he hadn't placed any hope in, to actually pass!

He had one more ninth stage reward!

However, if he had known the rules of the ninth stage earlier, he should have left behind a few stronger combatants.

“You passed?”

Hearing the Undead Enhancement Card Master's laughter, the Undead Summoner also quickly stood up, asking with a hint of surprised urgency.

Jiang Yuan was equally anxious.