Chapter Thirty-Two: First Taste of the Five Elemental Powers

As the words faded, five figures leaped onto the arena.

They were all dressed in white, each holding a long sword. Upon seeing the blades, Wan Yi felt a slight tremor in his heart. The five swords were red, green, blue, gold, and earthy yellow, respectively. They were of high quality—at the very least, low-grade spirit weapons.

This discovery filled Wan Yi with delight. It was clear that these fellows practiced the power of the Five Elements. While he had recently obtained the *Five Elements Qi Sea Art*, he still lacked the pure elemental power required to open his Qi Sea. Just as he was nodding off, someone had arrived to provide a pillow.

At that moment, a strange, sinister smile spread across Wan Yi's face, which had previously been filled with killing intent. He calculated silently, "These five are real treasures. I must find a way to make them all stay. I cannot let them run away; such an opportunity is once in a lifetime!"

Little did he know, while he feared they might run, they were even more terrified of him.

After landing on the stage, the five provoked him: "You brat, you have killed two of our fellow disciples in succession; you treat our Danding Sect as nothing! Today, the Five Sons of Xianzhi shall cut you down right here. Do you dare to face us?"

No sooner had they spoken than a commotion broke out among the spectators below.

"Shameless! You actually want to gang up five against one!"
"Exactly! The arena has always been one-on-one; do you have no shame?"
"Damn, I just realized, these five are all at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage. Isn't this just bullying?"
"Junior brother, you are wrong. This isn't just bullying—they are afraid!"

Zhou Tong, Zhou Zihao, and the disciples of the Haohan Sect shouted from below, urging Wan Yi not to accept the challenge.

The Five Sons of Xianzhi ignored the mockery. Their leader shouted, "We, the Five Sons of Xianzhi, always act together. Whether facing one enemy or ten thousand, we always face them as five!"

His words were meant for Wan Yi and the surrounding crowd alike. Hearing this, the crowd erupted in even greater scorn.

Wan Yi’s face darkened, and he thought to himself, "Don't do this! Why are you all adding to the trouble? I’m dying for the five of them to come at me together! If you shame them into jumping off the stage, who am I supposed to complain to?"

With this thought, he sneered at the five, "Five it is. You think I’m afraid of you? If you want to fight, then sign the death warrants!"

The Five Sons of Xianzhi were overjoyed, fearing he might back out, and quickly produced the death warrants. While they were signing, Wan Yi looked at Zhou Tong below. Seeing the young girl’s eyes red and her face filled with anxiety, he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, I’m fine."

Turning to Zhou Zihao, he asked, "Second Senior Brother, do you have any pills to restore Qi?"

Zhou Zihao tossed a porcelain bottle onto the arena, grumbling, "Fourth-grade Qi-Recovery Pill, one thousand mid-grade spirit stones each. Go easy on them, don't burst yourself!" Although his tone was harsh, his eyes were full of worry.

Though Wan Yi’s internal energy was still full, he knew how to put on a show; he swallowed one of the pills. Then, he flashed a grin at the two below, "Don't worry, I’ve got this!"

Zhou Zihao curled his lip, teasing, "Kid, five against one—be careful they don't beat you into a pulp!"

Wan Yi’s face turned black. "You dirty pig! Keep your lewd comments to yourself, I don't know what you're talking about!"

...

When the five death warrants were nailed to the stone pillar alongside the previous two, the scene fell silent. The Haohan Sect disciples were sweating for Wan Yi. Zhou Tong and Zhou Zihao were praying silently, "Master, Sect Leader, why haven't you arrived yet?"

On the arena, Wan Yi shook his spear and shouted, "Come on! Let me see what you're made of!"

The five opponents showed no weakness. Their leader bellowed, "Form the Five Elements Sword Array!"

As he spoke, the Five Sons of Xianzhi stepped in a seven-star formation, weaving across the arena and instantly surrounding Wan Yi in a web of sword shadows. Feeling the Five Elements power radiating from the array, Wan Yi secretly activated the *Five Elements Qi Sea Art*. In the next second, the pure elemental power within the sword array was being frantically sucked into his body.

This turn of events shocked the Five Sons of Xianzhi to their core!

Noticing the spiritual energy within their formation leaking away, the five gritted their teeth and pushed their cultivation to the limit, pouring their internal energy into the array. As the energy surged, the formation shifted from a containment array to a killing array. The biting sword energy multiplied, splitting from one to two, two to three, and three to thousands, converging on Wan Yi in the center.

But to their horror, the moment the sharp sword energy reached Wan Yi, it simply "popped" with a dull sound. The sword intent and wind blades exploded, reverting into pure Five Elements spiritual energy, which Wan Yi promptly absorbed into his own body.

Since the five had turned into blurs to surround him, the spectators below could not see the bizarre scene unfolding inside the array.

But the Five Sons of Xianzhi were left speechless. Their Five Elements Sword Array had always been invincible. They had never encountered such a strange phenomenon. That last strike had drained thirty percent of their internal Qi, yet it hadn't harmed the opponent at all; instead, he had absorbed it as his own.

Experienced in their long years of cultivation, the five realized something was wrong. The leader gritted his teeth and ordered, "Abort the formation!"

The others didn't dare hesitate and began to channel their techniques to dismantle the array.

But Wan Yi, who was thoroughly enjoying himself, wouldn't have it. He sneered, "Damn it, you think you can just quit? Not a chance!"

With a thought, the *Five Elements Qi Sea Art* went into a frenzy, and a powerful suction force surged out in all directions.

The Five Sons of Xianzhi suffered. Their internal Qi was being drained recklessly and forcibly by their opponent. They tried to suppress it, but they had lost all control. Wan Yi had become a powerful pump, greedily draining the Five Sons of their internal energy.

In just three breaths, their internal Qi was bottomed out. Once the Qi was gone, their vital essence and life force began to drain. As their essence faded, their cultivation levels plummeted—from the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, they fell visibly to the middle stage, then the early stage. Finally, they dropped all the way down to the Qi Refining stage!

The strange state of the five men finally caught the attention of the crowd.

Hearing the gasps of surprise, Wan Yi realized he couldn't play this game any longer, or he risked exposing his secrets. Reluctantly, he roared, "Die!"

He lashed out with his spear, striking the five.

"Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff!" With five muffled explosions, the Five Sons of Xianzhi were reduced to a pile of minced meat!

As he stood steady, retracting his spear, Wan Yi didn't even have time to catch his breath before his internal *Slaying Emperor Technique* began to run frantically!

The technique was sounding a warning. Wan Yi’s heart skipped a beat!

At that same moment, a furious roar exploded in his ears: "You brat! How dare you take the lives of my beloved disciples! I will kill you!"

To be continued...