Seeing the Lin family rushing over, Wu Taining grinned hideously and also made his move.
At this point, everyone understood that today was about determining who was superior.
Otherwise, this matter would never be settled.
"Linhai, let me see how much more you've got!"
Wu Taining roared, and a verdant Zen Staff flew out from his qiankun ring, landing in his hand, instantly radiating golden light.
At the same time, the entire Wu Taining seemed like an enraged Vajra, staring intently at Linhai.
Layers of golden light enveloped Wu Taining, making him appear quite solemn and dignified.
Not only him, but the Wu Family members were also enveloped in a layer of golden light, though their light appeared much weaker than Wu Taining's.
However, with everyone standing together, they still looked quite imposing.
"Petty tricks!"
Linhai was fearless and immediately led the Lin family forward.
"Boom!"
The Bronze Mirror in Linhai's hand was raised high, and a beam of light instantly shot towards the Wu Family members.
"Form the Formation!"
At Wu Taining's command, the surrounding Wu Family members immediately gathered together.
The golden light on everyone's bodies instantly converged, forming a giant light shield.
"Boom!"
The beam of light rapidly descended, striking the light shield.
"Oh?"
Qin Xuan let out a soft exclamation.
The beam of light that even the Wind-Thunder Beast couldn't withstand earlier surprisingly failed to penetrate the defense formed by the Wu Family members this time.
This was quite unusual.
"It looks like some kind of combined attack skill that can merge all the defensive light shields on everyone's bodies into a single common defensive shield."
Han Ye explained.
"Is that all? Is this your treasure?"
Wu Taining sneered and mocked.
However, Linhai was clearly unconcerned; he continuously launched attacks, forcing the Wu Family members to huddle together.
Just as the Wu Family members gathered to resist Linhai's attack, the surrounding Lin family had already surrounded them.
"Form the Formation!"
Linhai roared, and the Lin family members simultaneously roared, launching an attack towards the Wu Family members in the center.
"Boom!"
The beam of light from the Bronze Mirror instantly magnified, descending upon the Wu Family members.
"Not good, dodge quickly!"
Wu Taining's expression changed, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.
The power of this strike was much greater than the previous ones.
"It seems this Lin family Head deliberately pretended that the Bronze Mirror wasn't powerful enough earlier, waiting for the Lin family to drive all the Wu Family together before unleashing its full power. This Wu Family Head seems to have fallen for it."
Qin Xuan pondered, staring intently at the scene.
The Wu Family couldn't lose so easily; the strongest present was the Lin family.
If the Wu Family lost too quickly, Building Outside the Building might not make a move.
Thus, the three-way free-for-all that Qin Xuan was anticipating, where he could reap benefits from the chaos, would not occur.
"Thump!"
The beam of light instantly hit the ground, creating a large crater.
Several Wu Family members who couldn't dodge in time were severely injured as a result.
"I'll kill you!"
Wu Taining roared in rage, and the Zen Staff in his hand instantly glowed brightly as he charged towards Linhai.
"Leave this old fellow to me, Grand Elder Yang, tie down the Elder of the Wu Family, and the rest are up to you!"
Linhai immediately made arrangements, and then he charged towards Wu Taining.
"You Wu fellow, I've long been unable to tolerate you. Today, I'll kill you, this idiot, and make your Wu Family disappear from Xuanlong City!"
As he spoke, the Bronze Mirror continuously shot out beams of light.
"Boom!"
The Zen Staff in Wu Taining's hand showed no weakness, also striking back at the opponent.
It was unknown what material this Zen Staff was made of, but all the attacks Linhai launched were blocked by it.
Qin Xuan was perfectly clear about the power of the Bronze Mirror.
Yet, such a powerful Bronze Mirror couldn't break this Zen Staff.
In fact, although the Zen Staff was at a disadvantage, in Qin Xuan's view, this was only because its power had not been fully unleashed.
If the Zen Staff's power could be completely unleashed, it should not be much weaker than the Bronze Mirror.
It seemed this Wu Family Head did have some tricks up his sleeve.
"Hmph, I don't know what kind of luck you stumbled upon to get such a Zen Staff, but I'm telling you, merely having good items is useless; you also need skill. Without skill, a few Zen Staffs won't be enough to hold out!"
Linhai said, rapidly pressing his advantage.
"Crack!"
This time, electric light occasionally flashed from the Bronze Mirror.
It seemed that after being tempered by lightning, the Bronze Mirror also carried electric light.
"Qin Xuan, you must find a way to get your hands on this Bronze Mirror!"
Looking at the Bronze Mirror, Han Ye also felt a pang of envy.
"This Bronze Mirror has been tempered by lightning, and it now possesses both lightning and fire abilities. You can control flames, and once you refine the Origin Spirit Beast Pearl, you can also wield the power of lightning."
"At that time, you will be able to control both lightning and fire, and simultaneously wield this Bronze Mirror. With the enhancement of this Bronze Mirror, your combat power can be increased by at least thirty percent!"
Thirty percent was just a conservative estimate.
If Qin Xuan's Realm was higher, the potential increase would be even more terrifying.
Qin Xuan nodded slightly, his heart also burning with excitement.
He had actually set his sights on this Bronze Mirror long before Han Ye reminded him.
Setting aside other things, just from how the Bronze Mirror became brighter and more powerful in the lightning earlier, he could tell it was a good item.
Moreover, what Qin Xuan lacked most right now was a means of long-range attack; if he could obtain this Bronze Mirror, this deficiency could naturally be compensated.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan immediately looked up at the sky, at Building Outside the Building hidden in the shadows.
It would be much easier if Building Outside the Building made a move; if they didn't, there would be a lot of trouble.
The Lin family was powerful, and their chances of defeating the Wu Family were much greater, so at that time, the people from Building Outside the Building would have to come out and resolve it.
As Qin Xuan deliberated, his gaze swept over the Wind-Thunder Beast beside him and immediately stopped.
Just now, this Wind-Thunder Beast had secretly opened its eyes to glance at the heated battle between the Wu Family and the Lin family, then continued to close its eyes, feigning a dying state.
Good heavens, it was faking it!
Staring at the Wind-Thunder Beast, Qin Xuan's face showed a half-smile.
The Wind-Thunder Beast's seemingly dying state just now was actually faked!
Qin Xuan had not expected such a situation at all.
Putting everything else aside, the Wu Family and Lin family had been deceived, truly believing that this Wind-Thunder Beast was on the verge of death.
That strike just now had indeed severely wounded the Wind-Thunder Beast, but in reality, such a severe injury was not enough to bring the Wind-Thunder Beast to near death.
Furthermore, after the final sneak attack on Lin Hai missed, the Wind-Thunder Beast quietly hid itself, just continuously feigning death there.
This made Qin Xuan feel a bit exasperated for a moment.
This Wind-Thunder Beast was much smarter than he had thought.
Lin Hai still thought he had seen through the Wind-Thunder Beast's trick and dodged that blow, but in reality, he was the one being played by the Wind-Thunder Beast.
Even from the very beginning, the Wind-Thunder Beast had noticed the movements of the Lin family and Wu Family; after being defeated by Lin Hai, the Wind-Thunder Beast lay on the ground feigning death, waiting for the Wu Family and Lin family to fight each other.
When the snipe and clam grapple, the fisherman benefits; Qin Xuan was not the only one with this idea, the Wind-Thunder Beast was too.
However, it did not expect that today, not only the Lin family and the Wu Family were here, but also people from Building Outside the Building, as well as Qin Xuan hiding in the shadows.
“It seems I still underestimated the intelligence of Spirit Beasts; a Six-level Spirit Beast is already a quasi-Advanced Spirit Beast, so its intelligence is naturally not low.”
Qin Xuan murmured, praising this Wind-Thunder Beast.
At the same time, the battle in the arena had reached a fever pitch.
In the struggle with the Lin family members, the Wu Family had gradually fallen into a disadvantage.
There was no other way; although the Wu Family members could form a Formation, Formations were set up all around.
Although Qin Xuan had tampered with the Lin family's grand Formation, many of its functions still existed.
Therefore, by utilizing this grand Formation, the Lin family could suppress the strength of the Wu Family members.
At this moment, all the Wu Family members had their Realm suppressed.
On the other side, Wu Ming was also being held back by Grand Elder Yang of the Lin family.
Both of them had just entered the Yuqing Realm, and their cultivation was evenly matched.
Therefore, out of caution, neither dared to launch a full-scale attack, fearing that they might expose their weakness while attacking and be defeated by the other.
Among everyone present, the most intense battle was undoubtedly between Lin Hai and Wu Taining.
At this point, both of them had completely ignited their fighting spirit, and the battle was becoming increasingly fierce.
Wu Taining looked at Lin Hai, his eyes filled with murderous intent, wishing he could eliminate the opponent right now.
Lin Hai on the other side was also the same.
“If it weren’t for your Wu Family, I would have already obtained the Wind-Thunder Beast's Origin Beast Pearl; you insisted on coming here to die, so I will grant your wish today!”
Wu Taining also had difficulties he couldn't express.
At first, he had specifically waited for the Wind-Thunder Beast and the Lin family to fight each other.
He only wanted to watch the Wind-Thunder Beast and the Lin family fight until both were severely injured, so he could come out and pick up the spoils.
But what he didn't expect was that the Wind-Thunder Beast was so severely injured when it underwent the Lightning Tribulation, to the extent that it was heavily wounded after only a few exchanges with Lin Hai.
Even the sneak attack missed.
By this time, even if the Wu Family wanted to stay hidden, it was too late.
On one hand, the Origin Beast Pearl was simply too enticing.
On the other hand, the Wu Family could not stand idly by and watch the Lin family grow too strong.
The Lin family and the Wu Family had been openly and secretly contending in Xuanlong City for many years; either the Lin family suppressed the Wu Family or the Wu Family suppressed the Lin family.
But no matter which situation it was, the other family would not sit by and watch their opponent become infinitely stronger.
Putting everything else aside, if Lin Hai had refined the Bronze Mirror this time and then obtained the Origin Beast Pearl, he, the Wu Family Head, would practically be a useless person.
Therefore, even if the Wu Family could not obtain the Origin Beast Pearl, they could not let the Lin family get it.
Thus, upon seeing the Wind-Thunder Beast's defeat, Wu Taining immediately led his people out.
He had to contend with Lin Hai properly.
“Old man, does your Lin family even deserve it?”
Wu Taining cursed.
Lin Hai was furious and disregarded everything else, pouring most of his Spiritual Qi into the Bronze Mirror.
“Crackling!”
Suddenly, the Bronze Mirror was filled with lightning, which then condensed together and was forcefully thrown by Lin Hai towards Wu Taining!
“Hiss!”
Looking at the purple lightning flying towards him, Wu Taining immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Although these lightning bolts were only a small portion of the lightning previously absorbed by the Bronze Mirror.
But even this amount of lightning was something he could not withstand.
Looking at these purple lightning bolts, Wu Taining clenched his fists as if he had made some kind of decision.
A surge of Qi rose from his body, and moments later, the golden light enveloping Wu Taining's body instantly contracted, clinging to him.
In just a few breaths, Wu Taining's body appeared to be covered in a layer of golden armor.
However, this golden armor looked like a Zen Staff.
At the same time, a golden Buddha phantom appeared above him.
“Crackling!”
All the electric light rushed over, then was blocked by this phantom and the golden Zen Staff, disappearing without a trace.
Seeing this scene, Lin Hai was first stunned, then ecstatic.
“Your Wu Family truly has connections with Jin Guang Temple; when I capture you and send you to the Shindao Sect, I’d like to see how you explain yourself to the Shindao Sect!”
