149: Mask Reappearance

Dai Zhongquan only felt two strands of strange Soul Power suddenly drill into his body; they were not only extremely insidious but also very difficult to purge.

Similarly, his counterattack arrived. The wings of his battle armor flapped violently, and a powerful shockwave of Soul Power instantly sent Shen Guyan flying.

Bang!

Shen Guyan slammed heavily into the soul tool shield at the edge of the arena.

"You will not have any more chances!" Dai Zhongquan's fifth and sixth spirit rings lit up one after another. Fifth Spirit Ability, Group Weakness! Sixth Spirit Ability, Mental Confusion!

The former's ability is to cause the attacker's speed, ability, and so on to drop significantly, leaving them extremely weak; it can be effective against both single targets and groups.

The latter's effect is that if the target's Mental Energy is less than one-third of Dai Zhongquan's, they will immediately fall into a state of confusion, acting like they've gone mad and attacking everything around them.

If the target's Mental Energy exceeds one-third of Dai Zhongquan's, they will suffer a mental attack caused by the instantaneous burning of their own Mental Energy. Depending on their level of Mental Energy cultivation, they will be stunned for varying amounts of time, with their strength greatly reduced and suffering massive damage.

This mental shock was like a surging undercurrent, instantly piercing through Shen Guyan's mental defenses. He only felt a roar in his mind, as if countless sharp steel needles were stirring recklessly. His originally clear consciousness instantly plunged into chaotic darkness. His body began to tremble uncontrollably, his legs went weak, and the canglang sword in his hand dropped to the ground with a clatter.

This was precisely why Shen Guyan was so desperate to defeat Dai Zhongquan first. If the gap between the two sides were merely in Soul Power, it would be fine, but the gap in mental Realm was too large, making it troublesome when encountering mental-type control spirit abilities.

Just like the star crown's Star Attraction Technique, within a certain distance, mental-type spirit abilities essentially ignore range when hitting their target.

Dai Zhongquan's battle armor seemed to be able to amplify his Mental Energy. At this moment, his mental pressure was like an abyss or a prison, reaching from the heavens to the Yellow Springs.

Spirit Abyss Realm! Reaching the heavens and the Yellow Springs, where thoughts go, all things submit. Top-tier Mental Energy is the foundation for possessing legendary spirit souls, allowing one to fuse with spirit souls of any level!

"I didn't expect this Dai Zhongquan to have cultivated his Mental Energy to such a state at such a young age; truly, the younger generation is formidable..." Guan Yue watched the changes on the field and couldn't help but nod slightly.

Although Long Bow Three's Soul Power was higher, his Mental Energy was currently only at the Late Stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, still some distance away from Perfection.

Having been hit consecutively by the two major mental control abilities, Group Weakness and Mental Confusion, Shen Guyan fell into an extremely passive situation in almost an instant!

"Blue Silver Prison, Binding!" Long Bow Three's reaction was equally swift; he immediately acted to control the Blue Silver Grass to restrain Shen Guyan's limbs, including his canglang sword.

At this point in the match, no one was optimistic about Shen Guyan; the gap in Soul Power between the two sides was simply too large. The previous series of maneuvers was indeed impressive enough, but it couldn't inflict much damage on a Spirit Emperor wearing two-word battle armor.

"Tianya..." Zhou Hanyou looked toward the field with worry in her eyes, her hands clenched in front of her chest.

"He can't win." Wang Dongqi sighed. For Shen Guyan to have achieved this much was already outstanding enough.

Standing on the high security platform, Shen Yue looked at Shen Guyan, who was bound layer upon layer by the Blue Silver Grass, with complex emotions in her beautiful eyes. She murmured, "Xiao Yu... My younger brother will never lose."

On the viewing platform, Leng Yaozhu frowned deeply. At this point, does this guy still intend to hold back?

Just as Shen Guyan's consciousness was about to sink completely, a deafening dragon roar suddenly came from the depths of his spiritual platform. A massive Azure Dragon phantom flickered in his Sea of Consciousness, its dragon eyes flashing with mysterious azure light as it stared at the chaotic Shen Guyan.

The Azure Dragon opened its huge mouth and let out another dragon roar. This roar transformed into a pure and powerful Mental Energy, like a surging torrent, sweeping away the confusion and weakness in Shen Guyan's consciousness. Shen Guyan jolted, and his spiritual platform instantly regained clarity!

"How is this possible?" Dai Zhongquan's expression changed drastically. This was the first time he had seen someone break free from the negative status effects of his mental-type spirit abilities so easily.

"Finish him!" Taking advantage of the fact that the Blue Silver Prison and Blue Silver King Binding were still in effect, Long Bow Three quickly switched to his Second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and his sixth spirit ring lit up immediately.

"Sixth Spirit Ability, All-In —"

Boom!

The massive Clear Sky Hammer crossed more than half the arena like a shooting star chasing the moon, smashing the Blue Silver Prison to pieces, before slamming heavily into the ground and dragging out a long trench.

Guan Yue, acting as the referee, did not intervene to save him, simply because Shen Guyan had utilized his Second Soul Skill, Void Step, at the critical moment to teleport to another location.

"Tsk, it looks like we have to play cat and mouse again..." Long Bow Three clicked his tongue and reached out to summon the Clear Sky Hammer back into his palm. While he was naturally somewhat unwilling, there was no denying that the opponent he encountered this time was even more difficult to deal with than an eel.

"How about it, what about your mental-type spirit abilities? Can you find a way to hit him with another one?" Seeing Dai Zhongquan come to his side, Long Bow Three couldn't help but ask.

Dai Zhongquan's eyes were solemn as he shook his head and said, "Compared to that, I'm more concerned about how he managed to break free from the mental negative status effects."

However, just at this moment, Shen Guyan slowly spread the fingers of his left hand and held them faintly against his face.

Seeing this, everyone, including the entire audience, had a question in their minds: What is he doing?

"It's coming..." Shen Yue and Leng Yaozhu, who knew Shen Guyan's background, narrowed their eyes and couldn't help but murmur in low voices.

A dazzling azure light gathered on Shen Guyan's face, following a downward grasp of his left hand. In an instant, a majestic Azure Dragon Aura spread violently in all directions from him like a volcanic eruption. This aura was ancient and mysterious, carrying the innate majesty and oppression of the Dragon Clan, as if it had enveloped the entire arena in dragon might.

A ferocious dragon-shaped bronze mask then covered his handsome, youthful face.

It's that mask! Many contestants who had encountered Shen Guyan's attacks during the Death Forest segment changed color. At this moment, they finally knew who had easily defeated them.

Among them were quite a few Spirit Ancestor-level contestants. Initially, they had even thought that a Spirit King or Spirit Emperor had attacked them; they hadn't expected the attacker to be such a young boy...

"He, he is also... a twin spirits user!"

The elements in the air began to surge wildly. The originally bright sky instantly became gloomy, and dark clouds gathered rapidly, forming a huge vortex above the arena. At the center of the vortex, a thick azure beam of light shot into the sky, completely enveloping Shen Guyan's figure.

Dai Zhongquan dared not hide anything anymore. His fourth spirit ring lit up, and his fourth Soul skill, Soul Shock, combined with one of the Tang Sect's unique skills, the Purple Demon Eye, allowed him to fiercely fire the Purple Extreme Divine Light at Shen Guyan!

Shen Guyan only lit up his first spirit ring, and the Purple Extreme Divine Light accurately struck his head!