It had to be said that Yan Yu's strength was incredibly formidable. He was the strongest opponent Li Xiaotian had encountered so far!
Both of them were truly fired up, locked in a desperate battle, holding nothing back.
"Boom!"
Just as Li Xiaotian shattered Yan Yu's world cage, Yan Yu attacked again. His body seemed to transform into light, blindingly brilliant, like a raging inferno. His aura became powerful yet ethereally elusive.
He transformed his body into a world, a terrifying combat technique that caused the surrounding void to continuously collapse.
"Buzz!"
The void annihilated. At this moment, the arena where they stood was utterly shattered. The surrounding scenery instantly changed, revealing a pitch-black space dotted with countless clusters of light. Within each cluster, two figures were locked in combat.
Li Xiaotian's heart pounded with surprise. So, this was the scene within Hundred Battles City. Everyone who entered the city was assigned to a light cluster to undergo one hundred duels.
"Buzz!"
The next moment, the surroundings shifted again. A majestic aura descended, and Li Xiaotian and Yan Yu reappeared in the arena, which had now turned golden.
"Supreme Arena activated. Human Li Xiaotian, if you defeat your opponent, you will obtain the qualification to compete for the core disciple position of Hundred Battles City."
A cold, mechanical voice announced. Li Xiaotian's eyes flickered with confusion. A qualification for core disciple competition? Did this mean Hundred Battles City was also a faction?
"Tsk tsk, the qualification to compete for core disciple. Not bad. You're quite lucky to have met me. Even when I won first place back then, the Supreme Arena was never activated."
Yan Yu commented with a tone of admiration, tinged with envy and regret.
After all, with his strength, he could have competed for the core disciple position of Hundred Battles City. However, there were conditions for activating the Supreme Arena: one had to break the limits of Hundred Battles City's rules in a battle with an opponent.
Back then, he was invincible among his peers! No opponent could force him to use his full power, and thus, he never had the chance to activate the Supreme Arena.
"Is this the secret you wanted to tell me?" Li Xiaotian asked.
"No, but if you defeat me, you will know everything," Yan Yu replied.
"Boom!"
A terrifying aura instantly permeated the area. The surroundings of the Supreme Arena trembled. Cracks appeared in the arena, spreading outwards. However, as the cracks reached the edge of the arena, they all stopped, blocked by the arena's defensive mechanisms.
Even so, the aura within the arena at this moment was incredibly potent, a phenomenon caused by Yan Yu's attack!
"Buzz!"
Instantly, the void vibrated. Yan Yu, who had transformed into a ball of light, appeared beside Li Xiaotian. Immediately after, a terrifying pressure surged, akin to heavenly might.
"Kill!"
Li Xiaotian roared, unleashing his aura in retaliation. At this moment, Yan Yu gave him the sensation of being a mid-sized world, which astounded him. A mid-sized world could at least cultivate one sixth-tier powerhouse, a dozen mid-tier experts, and a hundred low-tier individuals.
In essence, he was fighting a mid-sized world.
Li Xiaotian met him fist to fist. Each punch unleashed terrifying might, and his devouring power was fully activated. He was attacking while also devouring.
He refused to believe that Yan Yu had truly transformed into a world; the opponent was merely employing a formidable combat technique.
In a trance, Yan Yu materialized. He moved his hands with ethereal grace, intricate patterns appearing, followed by a killing aura as a beam of light shot towards Li Xiaotian.
"Bang!"
Li Xiaotian countered with a punch, emanating immense power. He had an illusion: although his battle with Yan Yu was incredibly fierce, his own strength was silently improving.
This was no illusion. Li Xiaotian murmured to himself, knowing what was happening.
He had refined the innate powers of many races, but he had never used them so freely and unreservedly as he was now. Yan Yu's appearance had given him this opportunity. He could now unleash them without restraint, mastering all the innate powers he had devoured.
Therefore, his strength was growing!