CHAPTER 971: CHAPTER 740: UNVEILING STRENGTH

Li Yi’s speech in the council hall made many people hold expectations for his performance on the battlefield. These expectations were not only for his personal strength, but also for the transformation of the war.

Every time a war started, Earth’s experts suffered heavy losses, never achieving true victory in any battle. Occasionally, a few brilliant Evolvers emerged, like Ye Jingtian, capable of single-handedly slaying a Great Demon, a Mahayana Realm powerhouse.

But such experts on the battlefield could not escape the fate of being surrounded and killed. The opponent’s intentions were clear: they did not want any strong beings to emerge on Earth’s side.

If Li Yi could truly turn the tide on the battlefield by himself, they would put their lives on the line to devise a combat plan centered around him, trying every means to win this war.

And as long as they won once, they could win a second time, a third time... until the offense and defense switched.

"Now that the combat squad is set, I’ll go back to rest. Tomorrow, I’ll gather on time." At this moment, Li Yi chose not to stay in the council hall but rather to use the last day to break through to the next realm.

"Alright, go back and rest. I’ll notify you an hour early when it’s time to gather," Jiang Yue nodded and said, "If you need any help, speak up quickly."

Li Yi nodded slightly, then strode out of the council hall.

The crowd watched Li Yi leave, their eyes flickering, thoughts varied.

Li Yi was the first to dare make such bold claims in the council hall, and if he performs poorly on the battlefield tomorrow, it will be utterly embarrassing.

"Li Yi."

Suddenly, someone called out to him; it was the Martial Arts Master, Ji Wu, who had greeted him earlier.

"What?" Li Yi paused his steps and turned back.

However, Ji Wu’s lips suddenly curled into a smile, then his tall and robust body shook violently, like a primeval beast awaking. His scorching and fierce Qi-Blood swept the entire scene, and amidst this terrifying Qi-Blood rose an intense Fist Intent that made people feel suffocated.

His Fist Intent was domineering and fierce, advancing inexorably, striving to live from death, as if any enemy standing before this Fist Intent would be crushed.

His Fist Intent, wrapped with terrible Qi-Blood power, condensed to the extreme and gathered entirely on Ji Wu’s fist.

"Come, let’s exchange a punch, show these people whether you have the prowess to dominate the battlefield." Ji Wu roared, a punch shook the void, a deadly force condensed and persisted.

"Ji Wu, are you crazy?"

The nearby experts were horrified and quickly retreated to avoid the sharp edge, also couldn’t help but curse aloud.

Is this the place for fighting?

Moreover, Ji Wu’s strength was among the strongest of the hundreds present, able to single-handedly fight and kill Great Demons. Once he was on the battlefield, the enemy would immediately target him and jointly kill him, so recently he had been deliberately hidden from battles.

Li Yi’s eyes narrowed slightly; he instantly understood Ji Wu’s intention. Ji Wu not only wanted to spar with him but also wanted him to demonstrate his strength so that others might be sincerely convinced. This way, once on the battlefield, they would willingly cooperate with him in combat.

Thoughts raced rapidly, but he didn’t hesitate.

Just raised a fist and pushed it out.

The Dragon and Tiger Power instantly condensed; just the momentum radiating made dragon roars and tiger growls echo in the council hall. Accompanied by the agitation of Divine Power, the entire council hall was directly shattered, with the Evolvers nearby being pushed back by this force.

On the indestructible body, the patterns of lightning at this moment emitted silver brilliance like ancient totems.

The Divine Blood power hidden within the body was triggered, silver lightning coursed throughout, eventually converging on the arm.

This punch seemed like a god roaring, ancient Barbaric Power rampaging on Earth’s young land.

This time, Li Yi didn’t even mobilize the Fist Intent.

He purely struck with absolute power.

"Such punch force..."

Ji Wu’s pupils slightly contracted; as a Martial Arts Master, his combat power was astounding, and as a Martial Artist, he knew how to truly throw a punch.

Yet facing the Eight Dragons and Eight Tigers Power and Li Yi’s Divine Blood power, at this moment, he actually felt his whole body tremble.

This power was simply inhuman.

How could a normal human body harbor such terrifying strength?

At this moment, not only Ji Wu trembled, the shattered council hall, other Evolvers felt the same; they had never seen Li Yi make a move, merely hearing of his achievements through superficial data.

Until Li Yi truly delivered this punch, they could directly perceive how terrifying Li Yi’s combat power was.

This punch could definitely slay a Great Demon and frighten Mahayana Cultivators away; no enemy would dare to withstand such a fist edge.

"Cannot let them fight here."

However, Wang Chengjun, Li Weiguo, and Zhang Xinghua, three supreme Qi Fortune Technique practitioners, exchanged a glance, each with the same thought.

If Ji Wu and Li Yi clash here, just the residual power dispersing could injure many and would thoroughly damage the council hall and nearby buildings, which would be immense losses.

Upon this thought.

Wang Chengjun immediately vanished.

At the same time, Li Yi, who was brandishing his fist to face the enemy, also disappeared.

Li Yi felt a flicker in front of his eyes, and the surrounding space seemed to tremble. Suddenly, he found himself thousands of meters high in the sky, surrounded by fierce winds, vast and empty, with nothing around.

The strike carrying the Dragon and Tiger Power and the might of Divine Blood did not hit Ji Wu but instead thundered toward the boundless sea of clouds.

An overwhelming surge of Divine Power swept across, causing the sky to tremble. The vast sea of clouds dissolved directly under this Divine Power, and the residual force spread, stirring up waves of violent winds.

"Calm down, conserve your strength properly, and tomorrow on the battlefield it will be your time to shine." At this moment, Wang Chengjun stood beside him, his face calm, not angered by the duel between the two.

It’s common for masters to be unruly and exchange skills with each other.

The great battle is imminent, and he will not extinguish Li Yi’s sharpness.

"How did you do that?" Li Yi slowly retracted his fist and stood, then looked at Wang Chengjun.

"It involves spatial mysteries, similar to the instant teleportation understood by Mahayana Cultivators." Wang Chengjun said, "It’s not a particularly advanced technique, just a different direction of Cultivation. It’s simple to counter, just use absolute power to oscillate the space, and you can break this technique."

Li Yi pondered upon hearing these words. He had encountered the instant teleportation of Mahayana Cultivators before, which was treacherous, coming suddenly and going suddenly, making interception impossible.

Wang Chengjun’s words immediately reminded him of the Divine’s punched memory inherited in the Barbaric World.

The Divine’s strike landed in heaven and earth, causing ripples across the entire expanse, akin to raging waves. Then, the power swept over mountains and rivers, everything ceased to exist.

He didn’t quite understand it before, but now Li Yi was enlightened.

The Divine’s punch must have trembled the space, sealing everything, leaving no escape or avoidance.

If Li Yi could comprehend a bit of it, he could shake the space with one punch, blocking the instant teleportation of Mahayana Cultivators.

"I understand, thank you for the guidance." Li Yi came to and spoke immediately.

Wang Chengjun showed slight surprise, looking deeply at Li Yi. Could Li Yi have quickly grasped the mysteries of space?

This should be unlikely.

Mahayana Cultivators, having cultivated their entire lives and understood the rules of heaven and earth, are extremely talented and might grasp instant teleportation. Evolvers don’t focus on understanding heaven and earth, making it near impossible to grasp such profound things.

"No need to thank me, make sure to rest well, and I look forward to your performance tomorrow." Wang Chengjun nodded slightly and then vanished again.

Li Yi could tell that Wang Chengjun cultivated in Evolution Method, Cultivation Technique, and Qi Fortune Technique.

With Qi Fortune Technique as the main focus, Evolution Method and Cultivation Technique as supplements.

This is quite reasonable.

Qi Fortune Technique increases power, Evolution Method enhances potential, and Cultivation Technique boosts longevity and ensures future strength does not lag.

As Wang Chengjun left, Li Yi did not linger high in the sky, but swiftly returned to the Earth Defense Line, simultaneously releasing the Immortal Dao Battleship from the Five Elements Bracelet.

He dove into the battleship and promptly entered a Cultivation state.

Not only was Li Yi transferred away, but Ji Wu too, causing the two to miss their confrontation in the strategy meeting hall, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief. After all, in such close proximity, if a fight broke out, it would cause chaos.

Nonetheless, Li Yi’s displayed strength made many people admire him.

"Li Yi truly has the power to execute a Great Demon in a single strike. On the battlefield, fighting should revolve around Li Yi. If we can provide him a favorable environment to act, there’s a high probability he could truly break through the enemy."

"If the enemy count can be controlled to around ten, just three waves of engagement leveraging Li Yi’s strength could crumble the opponent, ideally even wipe them out entirely."

"That’s right, tomorrow’s battle might be the turning point of the war."

The members of the second, fifth, sixth, and ninth combat teams were somewhat excited at this moment. They initially thought tomorrow’s battle would be as devastating as usual, yet they have Li Yi, such a formidable fighter, joining them.

However, Xiang Feiming, the captain of the second combat team, remained silent, having no objections to coordinating with the fifth combat team.

After all, Li Yi’s strength had successfully convinced him, not to mention, aside from Li Yi, there was also Ye Jingtian, another expert, making the overall strength indeed formidable.

"Don’t just rest in joy, such a master like Li Yi, once on the battlefield and after eliminating several enemies, will certainly become a target, likely to be surrounded and attacked. We must think about how to block the enemy’s encirclement, as overall we are still weaker than them, especially as the Demon God Realm and Xuanxian Continent have always been in alliance."

At this moment, He Zhiming spoke seriously, warning everyone that the war has yet to begin and remains harsh.

"Taking advantage of now, we need to re-establish our tactics for the teams." Jiang Yue said.

The experts from other teams nodded at these words, agreeing with the suggestion.

After all, the weak have their ways of fighting, and the strong have theirs.

While they were discussing tactics.

In mid-air at a point of the Earth Defense Line, countless cosmic energies converged within an Immortal Dao Battleship. At this moment, around the battleship, five-colored divine glows steamed, surrounded by endless Xiangyun, a huge Primordial Spirit Dharma Image sat on the Treasure Lotus, forming a Treasure Seal with hands and looking down upon all beings.