86 has not gone all out yet!

  The thousands of cultivators around the arena suddenly burst into a heated argument.

  "Chen Rongyuan has gone into hiding!"

  "Ye Chen seems to be in big trouble! This water-based stealth technique can evade visual and spiritual probing. If Ye Chen can't break through Chen Rongyuan's water concealment, he'll be at a disadvantage and will likely lose this battle!"

  To break through 'Water Concealment', one must use the 'Fire Eye' technique. Moreover, 'Fire Eye' must be cultivated to a higher level than 'Water Concealment' in order to see through the position of a Water Concealment cultivator!

  "Chen brother has been practicing 'Water Concealment' for a long time, and is probably already proficient in the Water Concealment technique. Ye Chen must have just learned the 'Fire Eye' spell, and be even more skilled than Chen brother's 'Water Concealment', in order to win...... However, the 'Fire Eye' spell is specifically used to counter stealth, and has no other use, so it's rarely used, and few people would pay a huge price to learn it! Ye Chen probably hasn't learned this technique!"

  The monks pointed and discussed in a flurry of debate.

  In front of the 50th hut, inside the martial arts arena.

  Ye Chen gripped the Huo Ling knife, his eyes quickly scanning the battlefield, a hint of tension rising in his heart.

  He had already let Qian Shanli go to investigate Chen Rongyuan's details when he discussed with Zhu Dahao and three others about taking the 50th house.

  "Chen Rongyuan, Refining Qi period fourth layer, wielder of the Water Spirit Sword, skilled in water-based sword techniques, proficient in small water-based magic 'Water Arrow' and 'Water Concealment'! Water Concealment is Chen Rongyuan's trump card, the most formidable, has used this technique to defeat many challengers."

  Ye Chen's mind flashed with information about Chen Rongyuan, a young master of the Xiancheng clan.

  As for Chen Rongyuan using Water Concealment Technique to hide his figure, he didn't feel surprised.

  "Water concealment, once hidden, cannot be detected by either sight or spiritual sense. When a Water Concealment cultivator launches an attack, they will momentarily reveal their position at the moment of striking. Once Water Concealment is launched, it is always a close-range fatal blow, extremely difficult to counterattack."

  He also knew that the best way to break through 'Water Concealment' was to cultivate the 'Fire Eye' technique.

  Feng Yan made a special trip back to Xian City, helping Ye Chen buy a copy of the "Huoyan" manual, but unexpectedly couldn't find one. In Xian City, the "Huoyan" manual was extremely rare, even more so than the "Shuiyin".

  Ye Chen saw that Feng Yan was unable to buy Huo Yan's secret book and also gave up his plan to use Huo Yan against Chen Rongyuan.

  Moreover, it's easy to talk about breaking through the water concealment technique, but difficult to actually do it. The water concealment technique isn't something that can be mastered in just one or two days, and the fire eye technique is no exception. Even if he managed to get his hands on the "Fire Eye" manual, there wouldn't be enough time for him to cultivate its effects, making it nearly useless in this battle of magic.

  "Whirlwind Slash!"

  Ye Chen suddenly moved, his wrist flicked, and the Huo Ling knife slashed out around him. Whoosh! The area within three zhang of his body was completely enveloped by the nine fierce blade edges that shot out from the knife, filling the air with a scorching hot burning smell.

  "Not around here!"

  Ye Chen sheathed his sword, and his expression became even more solemn.

  If Chen Rongyuan was near him just now, within the range of the fierce flame attack, he would definitely be attacked and the light ball cover that broke through the water system's stealth spell.

  "Chen Rongyuan surprisingly kept his cool and didn't immediately approach me after hiding, still waiting for an opportunity to strike."

  "With a small fireball, will you blow up the entire arena?"

  Ye Chen thought quickly.

  "The length and width of the dueling arena both exceeded thirty zhang, while the explosive range of the fireballs was only three zhang. At least a hundred fireballs would be needed to blanket the entire arena... With my total magical power, I could release at most several dozen fireballs! Releasing two fireballs at a time, I could only blast two areas of about three zhang in size. Chen Rongyuan was moving quickly and changing positions within the arena, making it impossible for me to hit him. Even if I exhausted my magical power, I probably wouldn't be able to force him to reveal himself."

  "With a gust of wind blades flying in a straight line, sweeping across the field, that would require at least thirty wind blades or more. And yet it would still be dodged by Chen Rongyuan."

  Ye Chen shook his head and ruled out the idea of using fireballs or wind blade spells to blast the entire field.

  If he had learned the Grand Magic, releasing a piece of fire rain could directly cover the entire field, leaving Chen Rongyuan with no place to hide. However, now, he still can't reach such a level.

  Ye Chen took a deep breath, holding the Huo Ling knife in his hand, standing still on the spot.

  "It seems that the magic I've learned is still too little. According to Yun Xin, in the Immortal Realm, there are nine major immortal cultivation systems, and just the small magic techniques alone number in the hundreds of millions. Each ethnic group has tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of magic techniques, and these techniques have mutual restraint and mutual growth."

  "I've only learned nine elementary spells, it's still too few!"

  Ye Chen secretly thought in his heart.

  Ye Chen didn't know that he had actually learned a lot already.

  Xiancheng's general Qi-refining initial practitioners only focus on cultivating their own highest spiritual root system, and concurrently cultivate two or three minor techniques. After their cultivation has improved, they then learn middle-grade techniques, high-grade techniques.

  Practicing any spell requires the consumption of a large amount of spirit stones. The investment required to practice each minor spell is in the hundreds of spirit stones. The more spells you learn, the more spirit stone wealth and time and effort are consumed.

  However, a loose cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining in Xiancheng can only earn so many spirit stones. In a year, they might get around a hundred or more spirit stones at most, but there are also many other expenses, and it's impossible to use them all for cultivating techniques.

  Chen Rongyuan, a young man from a small family, had only mastered two minor spells: Water Arrow and Water Concealment.

  Ye Chen had finally completed the cultivation of eight series and nine minor spells, all thanks to having a Xian Fu that could brew spiritual wine to recover his spiritual power. Otherwise, just these nine minor spells would have consumed at least several thousand pieces of Ling Stone!

  Time is passing away bit by bit.

  Ye Chen couldn't find Chen Rongyuan's location, and was constantly sizing up the surroundings in the center of the arena, being vigilant about every little movement around him, waiting for Chen Rongyuan to make the first move.

  "Ye Chen seems to have no way of finding Chen Rongyuan! He appears somewhat anxious and uneasy."

  "Brother Chen, why haven't you started yet?"

  "Don't worry! Chen Rongyuan will go into hiding, thoroughly disappear, and definitely wait patiently for the opportunity to strike. Once he makes his move, it will definitely be a fatal blow, leaving Ye Chen no chance to escape!"

  Around the fifty or so cottages, thousands of monks who were watching the battle had grown increasingly impatient.

  The longer we wait, the more oppressive and tense the atmosphere becomes.

  This challenge is a mental battle as much as it is a fight of magic. A cultivator who cannot withstand this kind of tense pressure will only become disorganized and defeated before the battle even begins.

  "Psst!"

  A faint voice.

  A pale blue sword tip, just half a foot behind Ye Chen's back, suddenly shot out at high speed, stabbing towards the right side of Ye Chen's back. A pale blue-robed cultivator almost simultaneously appeared, appearing in the position to the right and slightly behind Ye Chen, using all his strength to thrust out a fatal sword strike.

  "Ambush from underwater!"

  "It's out"

  Thousands of monks around him suddenly burst into an uproar.

  This pale blue-robed swordsman appeared too suddenly, and his sword was too cunning. At the moment when all the cultivators were most impatient, he suddenly made a move. To say nothing of Ye Chen, even these cultivators who were watching the battle felt a chill run down their spines.

  Ye Chen suddenly felt a sharp sword tip approaching from behind, his hair standing on end, and he hastily dodged to the side, attempting to evade the attack.

  But it's too late, they're too close!

  The Water Spirit Sword "pffft" pierced through Ye Chen's green silk robe, stabbing into the right upper side of his back.

  "One blow will be fatal, defeat is certain!"

  Chen Rongyuan felt the Water Spirit Sword in his hand pierce through Ye Chen's Qing Si Fa Yi, and he was overjoyed.

  But he hadn't had time to show his joy, when he suddenly felt something was wrong with the sword in his hand. The Water Spirit Sword had pierced through his Taoist robe but wouldn't go any further. Ye Chen's back was surprisingly hard, as if the sword had been stuck into a piece of extremely hard black iron stone.

  "Not good, petrification!"

  Chen Rongyuan suddenly woke up and was shocked.

  The crowd of onlookers was shocked. They watched as Chen Rongyuan's sword, which had been hidden in the water, suddenly struck from behind and launched a fatal attack on Ye Chen. The sword pierced through his robes but then couldn't penetrate any further.

  "Whirlwind Slash!"

  Ye Chen let out a loud roar and with his right hand, he swung the Huo Ling knife in a circular motion, slashing it towards the rear in a wide range.

  Chen Rongyuan's first strike was unsuccessful, and he immediately flew backward, avoiding Ye Chen's Whirlwind Slash.

  This sudden ambush position was Chen Rongyuan's precise calculation, the weakest point of Ye Chen's defense. Whether it is to display the tiger-leaping knife method or release a fireball, neither can counterattack him in the shortest time.

  "Stone Skin! You've actually cultivated Stone Skin as well, its defensive power is comparable to a piece of spiritual armor! No wonder you dared to challenge me!"

  Chen Rongyuan landed more than 20 feet away with a flip of his body, and Ye Chen also pulled open enough distance, his face turned somewhat unsightly.

  Because if they continued to fight, the two of them would probably end up in a stalemate.

  He can launch a surprise attack with Water Concealment. However, Ye Chen has Stone Skin to defend himself, and the effect of his surprise attack is greatly discounted.

  It takes several successful Aqua Jabs to break Ye Chen's Stone Skin and defeat him.

  "Even so, I'll attack and you defend. My chances of winning are still higher than yours! You can only passively defend and never defeat me."

  Chen Rongyuan let out a cold laugh, and in his right hand, a faint glow of the Water Concealment Technique appeared. If one surprise attack with Water Concealment didn't work, then he would try twice, three times! He was bound to knock Ye Chen down sooner or later.

  "Really?!... I was just wondering how powerful your Water Concealment Jutsu is!"

  Ye Chen's cold and stern eyes stared at Chen Rongyuan. His casting speed was also very fast, and in the palms of his hands, two jumping black thunderbolts had already appeared, these two small flashes of lightning were only a few inches in size, shining with piercing electric light.

  "Thunderbolt Technique! ....... You've even cultivated thunder-based magic, how could this be?!"

  Chen Rongyuan was stunned for a moment, and his eyelids suddenly twitched. A shocking thought emerged in his mind: Ye Chen had not used his full strength in the previous battle. This thunder system technique was hidden extremely deeply.

  Ye Chen didn't answer him, and with a wave of his right hand, a small flash of lightning shot out.

  Chen Rongyuan was greatly frightened, and before he could release the Water Concealment Technique, his foot suddenly kicked out to the right, desperately trying to dodge the incoming Thunderbolt.

  But Xiao Shǎn Léi's speed was too fast, it was the speed of lightning, even several times faster than the wind blade of the wind system. Even a wind system cultivator known for his speed couldn't avoid Xiao Shǎn Léi's attack, let alone Chen Róng Yuán, this water system cultivator.

  Shan Lei had caught up with Chen Rongyuan, who was completely unable to dodge.

  "It's all over!"

  Chen Rongyuan was terrified, gritted his teeth, and used the Water Spirit Sword to slash at the small flash of lightning, trying to shatter it.

  The Water Spirit Sword's slash landed on Shan Lei, but Shan Lei struck the sword tip of the Water Spirit Sword. The lightning bolt "cracked" and jumped, spreading along the Water Spirit Sword to the hilt, instantly spreading to Chen Rongyuan's wrist, shoulder, and body.

  The Thunder Strike Technique is not a binding technique. Using the Water Spirit Sword to counter the Thunder Strike can't withstand the attack of the Flashing Thunder.