Chapter 465: Another Hundred Wins in a Row

Wu Yuan was well aware that as long as he gave Long Tian a chance, he would have no chance of winning. He had to act first to control Long Tian.
The moment the referee below announced the start, his long sword was already placed on Long Tian’s neck.
“You lost!” Wu Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought this fight would be tough, but he had managed to control his opponent with the first move.
“No, it’s you who lost…” Long Tian’s voice came from behind Wu Yuan.
“How… is that possible? You haven’t even formed the sealing gesture for the array—how can that be…” Wu Yuan was filled with confusion. Before he had acted, Long Tian hadn’t made any move at all.
“It’s just the simplest illusion array. This level of array isn’t meant to trap you; it’s only to buy a few seconds—there’s no need to form seals at all.” As Long Tian spoke, he had already completed the sealing gesture, setting up a second array that enveloped Wu Yuan. This was another small illusion array, powered by a mid-grade divine crystal. This array would likely waste a little time for Wu Yuan.
“How did he do it? He set up the array without making any move at all…” Three gods at the level of ancestral deities were also puzzled.
Ye Feng simply smiled faintly from the side. He knew exactly what Long Tian had done. The moment Wu Yuan leaped onto the arena, Long Tian had moved his feet slightly—a very subtle movement—but at that instant, he had already set up the illusion array. No one could have guessed that Long Tian had already laid a trap before Wu Yuan even stepped onto the arena. They only noticed that Long Tian hadn’t made any move after Wu Yuan arrived.
“Wu Yuan lost. With his speed at breaking arrays, it’s enough time for the opponent to set up a large array.” The middle-aged man in purple shook his head helplessly.
But Long Tian’s actions surprised those around him. He kept setting up small illusion arrays, surrounding the original array with nine of them. Inside each of these arrays was another mid-grade divine crystal.
“Is he setting up a composite array?” Some who studied arrays finally realized this.

“The Nine-Curve Illusion Array is a composite array formed by chaining together ten smaller arrays, containing nine layers of illusions that are connected end to end to create a cycle. The strength of this illusion lies in the fact that even if you break through one of the illusions, you will fall back into the cycle and enter a new one. There is only one way to break the array: by exhausting the energy sources of all ten arrays. Of course, destroying the energy sources of the arrays is also a way to deplete them. But unless one has considerable expertise in arrays, it’s difficult to locate all the core points. Even I, if I entered Long Ge’s array, would likely need two or three days just to find all the core points,” Ye Feng thought to himself.

“Give up. The strength of this composite array lies in the fact that these ten arrays are relatively independent yet complementary to each other. You must find all ten core points and destroy them completely to break free. Otherwise, you can only wait until all ten divine crystals’ energy is exhausted before escaping—which would take tens of thousands of years,” Long Tian’s voice reached not only inside the array but also every ear of those present. “Moreover, with my level of expertise in arrays, once a divine crystal is destroyed, I can easily enter the array and replace it. If I replace all ten divine crystals with top-quality ones, given their ability to restore energy automatically, you’ll be trapped inside forever…”

“I didn’t expect that…” Ye Feng said with a smile, resting his chin in his hand.

“If all of them are replaced with top-quality divine crystals, even we at the level of Ancestral Gods might find it hard to escape…” The green-robed Ancestral God felt a sense of dread.

“Dao Feng, if that’s the case, doesn’t it mean there’s no way to break this array?” The white-robed young Ancestral God asked Ye Feng.

“There is. As long as one has a higher level of expertise in arrays, there are many ways to break it. If it were me, I would turn this illusion array into my own…” Ye Feng wore an easy expression.

“How can it be turned into one’s own?” The middle-aged man in purple robes didn’t understand what Ye Feng was talking about at all.

“He means that, based on my formation, I need to rearrange it so that it’s under my control. Only someone who understands the entire structure of the formation can do this. But the structure of this formation was created by me, and only those with higher mastery of formations than me can fully understand it. If one changes it without knowing the original structure, the entire formation will attack those inside with its full power. Although it’s not a killing formation, a powerful illusion formation can trap a person’s soul forever.” Long Tian stood on the arena, but his gaze was fixed on the several Ancestral Gods beside Ye Feng.

Meanwhile, Wu Yuan, who was trapped in the illusion formation, was facing something else entirely.

“Weren’t I just fighting that guy named Long Tian just now?” Wu Yuan looked around confusedly. A familiar figure lay collapsed on the arena, bloodstains on his lips, already unconscious. “That was Long Tian… How did I win?”

Before he could figure out what had happened, a familiar voice rang out, “I challenge you!”

He looked up—it was the Thunder God.

“Thunder God, why challenge me?” Wu Yuan felt panicked.

“Dao Feng himself admitted that Long Tian is roughly his equal in strength. Now that Long Tian lost to you, if I defeat you, it means I’m stronger than Dao Feng. That’s why I challenge you,” the Thunder God said coldly.

Wu Yuan’s mind was still confused. He already didn’t understand what was going on, and now with the Thunder God’s words, he was even more bewildered. “Alright, let’s fight then!”

The Thunder God leaped onto the arena without saying a word and swung his fist at Wu Yuan, leaving no chance for him to defend himself.

“Good heavens, the Thunder God is this strong! His speed and strength are several times greater than mine—I have no chance to fight back…” Wu Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Thunder God’s attacks grew faster and more fierce, and Wu Yuan still found no opportunity to retaliate. Finally getting a chance to catch his breath, Wu Yuan prepared to counterattack—but when he looked up, he saw the Thunder God’s face. His eyes, now completely blood red, emitted a terrifying red glow.

“Is this… possession?” Wu Yuan was stunned. Then he felt a sudden tightness around his neck—he had been grabbed by the Thunder God’s throat. “Oh no, I’m going to die. Even under normal circumstances, the Thunder God is that strong. Now, possessed and insane, his strength has multiplied several times, and he’s lost all sense of morality—he won’t even recognize himself.”

“Hehehe…” Thor wore a cruel smile as he grabbed Wu Yuan’s head with his other hand. “Die!”
Wu Yuan felt intense pain and dizziness, then heard a shout in his ear—coming from his old friend, Mu Jie, a former champion with a record of 100 consecutive victories. “Surrender quickly! You’ll die!”
“Oh right, if I surrender, the referee will intervene…” It was then that Wu Yuan remembered this was a competition. With difficulty, he managed to say, “I… surrender…”
The spectators below began to chatter excitedly. In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Wu Yuan, who had been raging inside the illusionary array, suddenly stopped and surrendered on his own.
“What exactly happened?” This was the most common question among the crowd.
Long Tian turned to look at the referee and spread his hands.
The referee then stepped onto the arena. “The winner is Long Tian!”
The middle-aged man in purple also stepped onto the arena. “I also declare that the 134th champion with 100 consecutive victories has been born…”