Chapter 6676 Astral Restriction!
Qu Yingying ignored Li Tianbi’s roar and looked at Long Chen.
“Do we really have to fight?” she asked.
Long Chen nodded. At this point, there was no other choice.
“Then you have to agree to two conditions!” Qu Yingying demanded.
Long Chen was speechless. This girl was already an adult, yet still acted like a child.
“Go ahead.”
Qu Yingying raised a finger. “First of all, you can’t hit me! If you hit me, I’ll cry! I’m warning you!”
“Don’t worry,” Long Chen replied calmly. “I won’t hit you. I’ll only hit them.”
Feeling satisfied, Qu Yingying giggled. “Good little brother. Then my second condition is that you can’t blame me if you lose! You still have to call me big sister!”
“No problem. Do not worry, I am not a sore loser,” promised Long Chen, somewhat helplessly.
“Alright then. I’m going to join in!”
Qu Yingying instantly relaxed and became energetic.
She immediately formed seals with one hand. Starlight descended once more, enveloping Li Tianbi and the others.
Following that, Li Tianbi and the others’ auras rapidly grew. They finally regained their freedom under Long Chen’s terrifying pressure.
Even so, the pressure still felt overwhelming. Fighting like this was nearly impossible—until Qu Yingying’s seals changed again. The eight stars behind her flared to life.
The starlight shining on Li Tianbi and the others intensified, while the pressure of Long Chen’s domain was cut. At the same time, their astral energy erupted, like erupting volcanoes.
“Incredible!” Long Chen exclaimed.
This was his first time seeing such a powerful supportive ability. Furthermore, it was one specialized in uplifting astral energy.
Long Chen looked at the red, spherical rune on Qu Yingying’s forehead. It resembled a blazing pill seal. With it active, she seemed fused with heaven and earth itself.
“Everyone, don’t be careless just because of this buff. We absolutely must win, or we’ll never be able to raise our heads again,” transmitted Li Tianbi.
There was no need for Li Tianbi to say it. Everyone on the martial stage knew that they couldn’t afford to lose this match.
“With Qu Yingying’s support, we have endless power. Do not take any risks. Work together to force Long Chen to reveal his abilities. Before we are guaranteed victory, do not take any risks. Even if we have to slowly grind away his energy, a win is still a win!” transmitted Li Yaoming, the rank two.
“That’s disgraceful,” someone replied bitterly.
“It’s better than losing, no? If we lose, who amongst us can take the blame?” retorted Li Yaoming angrily.
Hearing that, everyone stopped speaking. It was true; none of them could take responsibility for this matter.
Seven of them slowly surrounded Long Chen. This time, they were being cautious. They slowly circled him and probed him with their auras.
“You idiots have never worked together, have you? By using such a conservative strategy, you are asking the other side to take you down one by one!” sneered Long Chen.
After saying that, Long Chen shot right at Li Ziwei.
“Fuck, why me?!” Li Ziwei cursed furiously.
He was already the most heavily injured, and Long Chen targeted him first.
The others immediately closed in on Long Chen. As they converged, several of them attacked his back.
However, Long Chen suddenly shot in another direction. His charge had been a feint.
He slammed straight into Kuang Sheng. Kuang Sheng was caught so off-guard that he didn’t even manage to block Long Chen with his weapon. Long Chen’s elbow slammed into his chest.
Bones shattered audibly. Kuang Sheng spat blood and was sent tumbling all the way to the barrier.
Their formation collapsed instantly. Their so-called coordination was laughable before Long Chen.
Long Chen spun, avoiding Li Tianbi’s punch. His hand casually swung through the air, and it seemed almost accidental in the chaos. However, his palm solidly struck Li Ziwei’s face.
Li Ziwei staggered, completely open for a follow-up attack from Long Chen.
However, the others would not allow that. If they lost any more allies, it would be even harder to beat Long Chen.
Attacks poured in from all directions.
Long Chen shot left and right, his fists dancing. Several of them grunted as they were struck. In particular, the rank-seven Ren Ming got hit in the face and couldn’t stop his eyes and nose from tearing up.
The sharp pain of being punched in the nose was something he had never experienced in this lifetime.
As they continued to try to suppress Long Chen,every one of them was injured. Their condition worsened by the second.
“How is this possible...?”
The spectators’ hearts sank. They couldn’t accept what they were seeing.
“Palace master, are our heavenly geniuses really so weak?” asked an elder standing by Qu Liushang’s side. A vein throbbed on his forehead.
“Yes,” Qu Liushang sighed heavily. “They truly are this weak. Just as Long Chen said—they’re fools. They’ve never fought together in earnest, so they have no idea how to use the techniques, habits, and weaknesses of their allies to their advantage. Fighting like this is asking to be crushed. Rather than working together against Long Chen, it’s like they’re holding each other back.
“Fortunately, Long Chen isn’t really an enemy, or they’d have died several times over. I never thought my seclusion this time would result in my Starry River Palace’s disciples regressing to this point. It was my fault.”
Qu Liushang couldn’t help but feel a bit bitter. He couldn’t believe how the Starry River Palace had regressed into this state.
If Master comes out of seclusion and sees this, all of them might just be killed for being so worthless!
Qu Liushang shuddered at the thought.
Fortunately, his master was still in seclusion. There was still a chance for him to fix things.
Qu Liushang’s master was the palace master—Li Canghao, who was infamous for his bad temper. If he saw the Heaven Rankings’ disciples being this weak, he’d either kill them in rage—or die out of rage.
Just then, Li Tianbi spat out blood and was sent flying by a kick. The others couldn’t help but cry out.
Li Tianbi was essentially their mental pillar. If Li Tianbi was beaten, they would instantly collapse.
“Qu Yingying, what are you doing?! Hurry up and use your trump card!” roared Li Ziwei.
Qu Yingying looked from Li Ziwei to Li Tianbi, then glanced beyond the stage. She saw the disappointment on Qu Liushang’s face.
“Little Brother, sorry for this! Astral Restriction!”
The next moment, a black vortex appeared in the sky and severed Long Chen’s connection with the stars above.
Seeing their chance appear, Li Tianbi roared, “Attack!”
The others unleashed their full-power assaults at once.