Cheng Wantang was knocked back a step by the shockwave of the shattering array, her eyes filled with utter disbelief.
Is Yun Heng a talisman cultivator?
The spectator stands were in an equal state of shock.
“What is going on?”
“Isn't Yun Heng a sword cultivator?”
“Our intel can't be wrong. She's clearly a sword cultivator. She even used a sword at the Eastern Region's Martial Inquiry Arena.”
“Then why does she have so many talismans in her hand?”
Someone nearby couldn't stand listening to them anymore.
“Are you stupid?”
“The Yun Family is so powerful, they must have talisman cultivators in their clan. Yun Heng is their Young Lord, so isn't it completely normal for her to have talismans on hand?”
The surrounding people suddenly came to a realization.
With such a deeply-rooted family backing her, she could naturally have as many talismans as she wanted.
On the platform, Cheng Wantang quickly snapped out of it.
To instantly destroy the offensive array she had just set up, the talisman Yun Heng used had to be at least Grade Three.
And she still had quite a few left in her hand.
Cheng Wantang didn't dare to test her any further.
She immediately took out a Grade Five array plate and poured a massive amount of spiritual energy into it.
The array plate hovered in midair, and complex array lines instantly covered a large portion of the sparring platform.
Countless wind blades coalesced from the array, flying toward Yun Heng from various directions.
Yun Heng's wrist flicked once more.
Several Grade Four Burning Wind Talismans appeared in her hand.
Once the talismans flew out, they immediately exploded in midair, forming a massive wave of scorching flames.
The wind blades crashed headlong into the wave of fire, shattering one after another.
Cheng Wantang's eyes widened slightly.
Grade Four Burning Wind Talismans?
Her expression grew increasingly solemn as her hands rapidly formed seals, pouring even more spiritual energy into the array.
The operation of the array suddenly accelerated.
Wind blades manifested in greater numbers and at a faster pace, attacking Yun Heng from all directions simultaneously.
Yun Heng still did not draw her sword.
Her wrist flicked once again, and several Grade Five Thunderstorm Talismans appeared between her fingers at the same time.
Yun Heng raised her hand and threw them.
The multiple Thunderstorm Talismans flew out together.
Dazzling lightning violently exploded on the sparring platform, completely shattering all the oncoming wind blades.
The lightning did not dissipate there.
The remaining force tore through the shattered wind blades, heading straight for Cheng Wantang's face.
Sensing danger, Cheng Wantang immediately leaped aside to dodge.
Several bolts of lightning grazed past her body and struck the sparring platform, instantly blasting several massive craters into the hard surface.
Cheng Wantang landed on the other side, her chest heaving violently.
She glanced at the charred cracks not far from her, her eyes filled with shock.
How could Yun Heng throw so many Grade Five talismans so casually?
Before Cheng Wantang could reactivate her array, another talisman appeared in Yun Heng's hand.
A Grade Five Pattern-Breaking Talisman.
Once the talisman lit up, it turned into a beam of spiritual light that landed right on the junction of the array lines.
The Grade Four trapping array that had confined Yun Heng from the start instantly severed, and all the array lines dimmed.
The entire trapping array completely dissipated.
Oh no.
A powerful sense of unease welled up in Cheng Wantang's heart.
Ordinary arrays could do absolutely nothing to Yun Heng.
Gritting her teeth, she took out a certain array plate from her storage bag.
This was her true trump card.
A Grade Six array plate.
It had taken her and a Grade Five Formation Master in her family a full two years of effort to successfully craft this array.
Since the array plate's completion, she had always been reluctant to use it lightly.
But now, she had no other choice.
Cheng Wantang poured the spiritual energy in her body into the array plate.
The array plate rapidly ascended into the air, and the Grade Six array fully unfurled.
Most of the sparring platform was enveloped by the array lines.
This was an array that integrated both offense and defense.
Not only could it restrict Yun Heng's movements, but it could also continuously gather spiritual energy to launch attacks.
Beams of spiritual energy shot out from the array, heading straight for Yun Heng.
With a shift of her feet, Yun Heng flashed aside to dodge the first wave of attacks.
However, those attacks actually forced a change of direction in midair, pursuing her once more.
No matter how Yun Heng dodged, the attacks condensed by the array would lock onto her again.
Yun Heng frowned slightly. Then, with a gentle turn of her wrist, a Grade Seven Mountain-Cleaving Talisman appeared in her hand.
The moment the Grade Seven talisman appeared, the spiritual energy around the sparring platform underwent a noticeable change.
Yun Heng activated it.
A thick barrier of spiritual energy instantly manifested in front of her. The attacks flying from the array crashed into the barrier, and not a single one could break through.
A powerful force subsequently rippled outward in all directions.
The entire Grade Six array was affected by the shock.
A sweet, metallic taste surged up Cheng Wantang's throat.
She forced the blood in her mouth back down and continued to circulate her spiritual energy, attempting to maintain the array's stability.
But Yun Heng gave her no opportunity.
Several more Grade Seven Mountain-Cleaving Talismans appeared in her hand.
Yun Heng raised her hand and threw them out.
Bursts of powerful energy slammed into the Grade Six array one after another.
Several cracks were rapidly blasted open on the surface of the array.
Multiple array cores were damaged simultaneously, and the entire array began to shake violently, already on the verge of collapse.
The spiritual energy in Cheng Wantang's body depleted extremely rapidly, and her face grew paler and paler.
Yet she still did not want to give up.
As long as the array was not completely shattered, she still had a sliver of hope.
Yun Heng glanced at her, sighed almost imperceptibly, and decisively took out a Grade Eight Starfall Talisman.
The moment the talisman was activated, a wave of spiritual energy far stronger than before enveloped the entire sparring platform.
The cultivators in the spectator stands all changed their expressions.
A blinding light crashed down from midair with a resounding boom.
The Grade Six array, which was already covered in cracks, could no longer hold.
“Boom!”
The entire array was completely blown to pieces.
Suffering from the backlash, the Grade Six array plate hovering in midair instantly developed several obvious cracks on its surface.
Cheng Wantang was likewise hit by the array's backlash, blood gushing from her mouth.
The remaining power of the Grade Eight Starfall Talisman continued to sweep toward her position.
Cheng Wantang could only activate the defensive magic treasures on her body to resist.
The first magic treasure lit up, only to quickly shatter.
Immediately following were the second and third.
Her defensive measures shattered one after another, completely unable to withstand the power of the Grade Eight talisman.
Ultimately, Cheng Wantang was sent flying by the powerful impact.
She spat out a large mouthful of blood in midair before crashing heavily outside the sparring platform.
Lying on the ground, Cheng Wantang's consciousness faded into a blur.
The entire spectator stands fell into a dead silence.
Everyone stared at the talisman in Yun Heng's hand that had not yet completely dissipated, unable to react for a moment.
A few breaths later, a massive cheer suddenly erupted from the spectator stands.
“Yun Heng won!”
“What on earth was that last move?”
One cultivator's face was filled with disbelief, his voice even trembling.
“What kind of talisman did Yun Heng take out at the end?”
The person next to him stared at the shattered Grade Six array and swallowed hard.
“It... it seems to be a Grade Eight Starfall Talisman.”
“A Grade Eight talisman?”
Several nearby cultivators gasped in unison.
“A Grade Eight talisman must require at least a Grade Eight Talisman Master to draw, right?”
“The Taiyan Continent doesn't even have a Grade Seven Talisman Master. How could anyone possibly draw a Grade Eight talisman?”
The spectator stands grew noisier and noisier.
Everyone was discussing where exactly the Grade Eight Starfall Talisman in Yun Heng's hand had come from.
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