"Hmm?"
Seeing the visitor, a rather lazy-looking Nezha suddenly stood up, his face revealing an excited expression.
"Are you here to challenge?"
"If I wasn't here to challenge, why would I come up?"
Wenren Fangmeng replied with a light laugh, then a card appeared in his hand.
The battle began!
Nezha, stirred with excitement, soared up on his Wind and Fire Wheels and charged straight at Wenren Fangmeng.
However, Wenren Fangmeng didn't even glance at Nezha but turned to look at Jiang Yuan instead, and with a flicker of the card in his hand, he vanished from the arena.
At the same time, an invisible energy entered Jiang Yuan's mind.
"Hmm?"
Nezha, unable to find his opponent, turned his head towards Jiang Yuan, looking somewhat lost.
Jiang Yuan spread his hands, his face showing helplessness.
"It seems I really do need a skill that can see through illusions and disguises."
"The Eye of Truth, that one's not bad."
Old Master did not appear worried at all; he nodded with a smile and said to Jiang Yuan.
"Even if we can't make a Skill Card right now, we could make do with a One-time Skill Card."
"That's what I was thinking."
A smile appeared on Jiang Yuan's face, without a trace of worry.
With the Linglong Tower on the outside, the Linglong Pagoda inside, and a Purple Ribbon Robe.
Three layers of protection; my safety could be said to be extremely secure.
Even if the foe has the ability to break through the two Linglong Towers, as long as he appears, it would be enough for Nezha and Zhao Gongming to finish him off.
Moreover, if the opponent wants to break through, these two Defense Equipments do have a basic defensive power, which should hold up for a while no matter what.
That bit of time is enough for Jiang Yuan to react.
But what's strange is.
Three minutes have passed, and the opponent still hasn't shown up.
"Is it because they haven't found an opportunity?"
Not only Jiang Yuan and Nezha thought this, but even the members of the Demon Race below had the same idea.
"That's not it."
Wenren Fangyan shook his head slightly: "Just now, Xiaomeng obtained a Purple Quality Card in the previous challenge."
"That's a One-time Skill Card that can reliably annihilate an opponent's One-time Skill Card."
"What kind of One-time Skill Card can reliably annihilate the other party's card?" Diwu Jiao was somewhat surprised and looked up at the stage before asking Wenren Fangyan.
"It's called Soul Destruction."
Wenren Fangyan relayed the information about the card he got from Wenren Fangmeng.
"Although this skill is a One-time Skill Card, its damage is terrifying, and it can be used without anyone noticing."
Wenren Fangyan indicated Jiang Yuan on the stage: "Just now, when Xiaomeng took the stage, he used one of the two Purple Quality Cards—one being Soul Destruction."
"And the target is Jiang Yuan."
As Jiang Yuan's old enemy, and also an old rival of the Human Clan, after encountering Jiang Yuan in the battlefield of All Clans, he went back and collected some information about Jiang Yuan.
Although it was just ordinary information, he became aware of Jiang Yuan, or rather, the existence of his Card Spirit.
As long as Jiang Yuan is taken down, naturally, it would be possible to eliminate all those Card Spirits that exist like Guardian Beast methods!
That is why Wenren Fangmeng said that this tactic could only be used against Jiang Yuan or Huang Huanqing.
After finishing, Wenren Fangyan turned his head to look at the two beside him: "Have you detected anything amiss?"
"No."
Diwu Jiao and Wusun Zhongliang shook their heads; they really didn't see that Jiang Yuan had been hit by the Skill Card.
"But looking at Jiang Yuan, he doesn't seem to be reacting." Diwu Jiao looked up at Jiang Yuan who was still chatting and laughing with Shi Ji, slightly puzzled, and asked Wenren Fangyan.
"Wait for it, this type of card usually has a certain condition."
Wenren Fangyan smiled faintly, also looking up at Jiang Yuan on the stage.
"As a soul attack-type Skill Card, its attacking principle is almost to penetrate the target's spirit, and then expand within the target's Spiritual Energy until it expands larger than the target's Spiritual Energy, then it immediately devours the target's Spiritual Ability, thus causing damage."
"This takes time."
"Generally speaking, with the strength of someone in the latter stages of Great Liang, the expansion time would be about five minutes. But according to Xiaomeng's estimation of Jiang Yuan, the opponent's spiritual power should not be weak, probably taking around six or seven minutes."
Wenren Fangyan added with a laugh: "The Sixth Realm's strength also only lasts for ten minutes; he surely can't have a Sixth Realm level of spiritual power, right?"
"So 10 minutes should be enough, it's just a matter of whether Xiaomeng can last that long."
"So she's using Shadow Concealment now to buy time?"
Wusun Zhongliang was somewhat puzzled, "But isn't Shadow Concealment only supposed to last for about five minutes?"
"Moreover, if the opponent uses a wide-range attack to cover the entire area, they could force her out as well."
"Right."
Wenren Fangyan nodded, but there wasn't a trace of worry on his face.
"Because besides that skill, she has other skills."
"One, which is also a Skill Card rewarded from the previous challenge."
"Plus the concealing effect of the dark canopy, six to seven minutes should be quite achievable."
Wenren Fangyan was brimming with confidence, even though Nezha on the arena had already started to release flames covering the entire field.
But three minutes had already passed now.
All that was needed was to wait for about three or four more minutes, and it would be about time.
[Samadhi True Fire] covered the entire field, quickly forcing out Wenren Fangmeng.
However, to Jiang Yuan's surprise, Wenren Fangmeng did not attack him but instead used another card and disappeared from sight.
[Dark Canopy], lasting for one minute.
During the duration, everyone within the range of the canopy will lose their vision.
"Is she trying to stall for time?"
Jiang Yuan was a bit perplexed, not understanding the significance of the delay.
Even though there are only six minutes left until the time-limited challenge ends.
But even if the challenge ends, the arena battle would be forcibly concluded.
While he wouldn't be deemed victorious, neither would the opponent.
So Jiang Yuan was somewhat at a loss as to the meaning behind the opponent's actions.
Unless...
The Seven-Arrow Book?
Jiang Yuan looked at Zhao Gongming beside him and suddenly had an epiphany.
It seems that Zhao Gongming had been delayed in time before and then defeated in an underhanded way.
It appears that the opponent must also possess a similar type of attack.
"A Curse?"
Jiang Yuan looked toward Laojun, who also furrowed his brows.
If it were his true self, it wouldn't be a problem.
But now he was restricted by the limitations of the Skill Card; it wasn't just about whether he could resolve it, but even recognizing it was a problem.
Seeing Laojun frowning as well, Jiang Yuan also started to panic.
"Shall we surrender?"
Jiang Yuan thought of a good strategy, but as soon as he spoke, Shi Ji, Laojun, and Zhao Gongming's eyes widened instantly.
"Eh, I mean, surrender first, then challenge and take back the position of the arena's champion."
"Five minutes should be enough to kill her."
"I'm sure as soon as you surrender, the opponent will definitely find someone to replace and challenge the champion. At least you won't be able to challenge the opponent before the end of this stage."
Laojun shook his head slightly, then looked at Zhao Gongming next to him.
"Can Plague Removal be used on Jiang Yuan?"
"Yes, Plague Removal!"
Prompted by Laojun, Jiang Yuan finally realized.
"Your Skill's appearance rate is so low that I had almost forgotten about it," Jiang Yuan said to Zhao Gongming with a laugh, patting his shoulder.
"I almost forgot as well."
Zhao Gongming also had a smile on his face, then placed his hand on Jiang Yuan's shoulder: "It can be used, after all, Yuan is the real body."
With that said, Zhao Gongming activated the Skill.
"How is it?"
Moments later, Jiang Yuan asked Zhao Gongming curiously.
After all, he had not felt anything out of the ordinary.
"It failed."
The smile faded from Zhao Gongming's face: "Either we're worrying unnecessarily or it's not a Curse or negative effect of that sort."