Suppression

"Descend!"

With a raised hand and a pointed finger from Su Muchen, all the lightning that had been circling in the clouds instantly plummeted.

Rumble!

The entire Spirit Battle Platform was engulfed in a sea of lightning.

At this moment, Su Muchen, bathed in the electric light, looked like a celestial being wielding the power of thunder, majestic and awe-inspiring.

In contrast, Lin Yuan was desperately dodging and parrying the endless torrent of lightning, a picture of disarray.

However, the onlookers soon noticed something strange. While Lin Yuan appeared to be struggling, he didn't seem to be suffering any particularly serious injuries.

"Lin Yuan is actually withstanding Young Master Su's attacks?"

"Not simple at all! It seems this Lin Yuan really has some skills!"

Many faces showed surprise. They had initially thought Lin Yuan would be instantly defeated by Su Muchen's lightning assault, but he had managed to persevere.

Apart from the Cloudwater Sect, whose members wore grave expressions, everyone else wore relaxed smiles. Several sect elders even began to size up the Cloudwater Sect with ill-concealed intentions.

"How could you ants possibly fathom the power of the Envoy?"

Though thinking this, Liu Canghai couldn't help but feel nervous. After all, the outcome of this battle concerned the future of the Cloudwater Sect.

"He's certainly got some ability."

On the spectator stand, Zhao Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. He realized he might have underestimated Lin Yuan.

"Su Muchen, Su Muchen, I want to see what other cards you have up your sleeve!"

As the lightning dissipated, Su Muchen looked at Lin Yuan with amusement.

"As expected of the Son of Destiny, blessed by the Heavenly Dao. Truly extraordinary."

"Hmph!"

Lin Yuan roared, "Su Muchen! Use all your moves! Today, I will wash away my humiliation and repay you double for the shame you inflicted on me!" Lin Yuan abruptly raised his hand and struck out with several palms towards the void.

Boom!

The once dim thunderclouds dissipated completely under the force of those few palm strikes, as if wiped away by an invisible power.

"Lin Yuan has become so much stronger?"

"How is this possible!"

Countless eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before them.

Lin Yuan merely withstanding Su Muchen's lightning attack had already been surprising enough, but now he had directly dispersed the thunderclouds!

Was this still the Lin Yuan who was powerless against Su Muchen?

If the original Lin Yuan was an insignificant ant, then the current one was a giant dragon capable of soaring through the nine heavens!

"So this is all there is to someone from the Central Region!"

Although Lin Yuan's aura was somewhat weak, as that last attack had nearly exhausted his spiritual power, a trace of arrogance could be seen on his face.

However, Lin Yuan wasn't flustered. He still had a trump card!

"Oh?"

Su Muchen still wore a faint smile, seemingly unconcerned about Lin Yuan breaking his thunderclouds.

"Hmph, feigning composure!"

Lin Yuan believed Su Muchen was merely putting on a brave face, but he felt a faint unease in his heart.

"Never mind! As long as his protector can't interfere, Master will definitely be able to suppress him easily!"

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and suddenly looked up.

"Su Muchen! Let's settle the score between us today!"

As Lin Yuan's voice faded, an extremely powerful aura suddenly enveloped the entire arena.

"Not good!"

Shadow Elder instantly sensed the power of this force. Without hesitation, he prepared to take action.

"Old man, I advise you to just be a good spectator!"

Just as Shadow Elder was about to move, an old man in a gray robe suddenly appeared before him!

"Ming Xuan, it's you!"

Shadow Elder's face turned grim. Although his cultivation was much higher than Ming Xuan's, defeating him in a short time was unlikely.

"Let the young people handle their own affairs! We old folks shouldn't interfere."

Ming Xuan looked at Shadow Elder with a smile, a hint of playfulness in his eyes.

Shadow Elder's expression was dark. He knew that Zhao Yi and Ming Xuan had planned everything! Until he resolved this situation, everything depended on Su Muchen.

Although Su Muchen didn't know the situation on Shadow Elder's side, he had anticipated it and prepared accordingly.

At this moment, a faint layer of flames suddenly appeared on the surface of Lin Yuan's body. He looked like a god of fire descended upon the world, and the surrounding air seemed to ignite, emitting a series of crackling sounds.

The scorching heat even permeated the barrier, causing the surrounding spectators to instinctively want to retreat.

"What a powerful aura!"

"Is this Lin Yuan's trump card?"

Even Zhao Yi, who had been sitting calmly on the spectator stand, unconsciously straightened up and stared intently at Lin Yuan.

"Prepare to die!"

Lin Yuan roared and charged towards Su Muchen like a burning meteor.

"Petty tricks!"

Su Muchen sneered, tapping his toes lightly and moving as fast as lightning. He formed a hand seal, and a dark light flickered on his fingertips. The aura of the Soul Sealing Talisman was quietly activated, transforming into an invisible pressure that permeated the surroundings.

With a loud bang, a figure flew backward at an incredible speed.

The flames dissipated, leaving only Su Muchen standing in the arena, his hands clasped behind his back, without a single scorch mark on his body.

"No… impossible!"

At this moment, Lin Yuan struggled to get up from the ground, looking at Su Muchen in terror, as if he had seen something incredible.

"You…" Lin Yuan pointed at Su Muchen, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Everything was too bizarre. Just now, Xuanji Zi had borrowed his body, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Su Muchen.

But just as he was about to hit Su Muchen, that power mysteriously disappeared!

As a result, Lin Yuan was in a tragic state, directly blasted away by Su Muchen's palm. To make matters worse, Xuanji Zi suddenly left, forgetting to withdraw his power. Lin Yuan couldn't withstand those flames in his current state.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan practiced a technique from the same origin as Xuanji Zi, otherwise, Lin Yuan would have been screwed over by Xuanji Zi without Su Muchen even lifting a finger.

Even so, Lin Yuan was severely injured, his entire body charred black.

Lin Yuan wanted to cry but had no tears. This was the second time he had been betrayed by his master at a crucial moment!

If he didn't know that Xuanji Zi didn't have malicious intentions towards him, he would really suspect that Xuanji Zi had been bribed by Su Muchen. Otherwise, why would there always be problems at critical moments?

"What… what exactly happened?"

"This lord from the Central Region, his strength is truly unfathomable!"

The surrounding spectators were currently in a state of confusion. No one had seen clearly what had just happened.

They only saw Lin Yuan charging over aggressively, then flying back again. From beginning to end, they hadn't seen Su Muchen do anything.

"You…" Ming Xuan in the shadows stared intently at Shadow Elder.

Shadow Elder suddenly laughed heartily, "Fool!"

In fact, Su Muchen had secretly instructed Shadow Elder earlier. This time, he was only appearing to cooperate with Su Muchen's plan.

If Shadow Elder didn't appear, Ming Xuan's eyesight would have revealed some problems, which would be detrimental to Su Muchen's plan.

"Hmph!"

Ming Xuan snorted coldly and slowly disappeared from before Shadow Elder. Now that Lin Yuan had been defeated, continuing to interfere would probably trigger a conflict between the two major forces, which would be a losing proposition.

"What!"

After hearing Ming Xuan's report, Zhao Yi's face changed drastically. He turned his head and stared intently at Su Muchen on the Spirit Battle Platform.

Su Muchen seemed to sense something. He turned his head, looked at Zhao Yi, and showed a meaningful smile.

"Hmph!"

Zhao Yi snorted coldly and directly flung his sleeves and left. This battle was already without any suspense. Staying here would probably only be humiliating himself.

"Originally, I gave you three years. Why didn't you cherish them?"

Su Muchen looked down at Lin Yuan, his tone calm, but his eyes were icy cold.