Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter 245 The trial begins

Chapter 245 The Trial Begins

Despite taking into account the drawbacks of the Primordial Spirit Locking Formation, this Earth-rank formation still holds a significant advantage as a life-saving or superior-level challenge formation, so the trial must still be conducted. After a moment's thought, Bai Ke began to arrange everyone's positions within the formation.

"Su Ziyuan will take the main attacking position, Da Chuan will stand at the Qian gate, and Yu Lei will take the Kun position..."

After everyone took their positions as arranged, Bai Ke took a deep breath and stood opposite them.

Bai Ke said to everyone in a deep voice, "Although this is just a trial, I hope everyone can take it seriously. Don't hold back because of my status or your relationship with me, or be hesitant because you don't know each other well. These things will not help the overall plan and will only waste everyone's time."

Some people were initially just trying it out, but after hearing these words and seeing Bai Ke's gradually serious expression, they also became serious.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Bai Ke took a few deep breaths and made the first move.

Bai Ke used the Lingbo Weibu technique, and his figure instantly became both real and illusory.

Unsure of who Bai Ke would attack first, the group quickly gripped their weapons, assumed defensive stances, and prepared for battle.

At this moment, the formation was activated, and the originally radiant milky white jade disc gradually transformed into a layer of blue light, enveloping the people who had formed a circle. Then, it slowly transformed into blue illusory armor that was worn by everyone, and everyone felt that their primordial spirits had gained a new connection.

It is important to know that the primordial spirit is the most important thing for cultivators. The Primordial Spirit Locking Array establishes a connection with the primordial spirit of the person who sets up the array, distributing the damage suffered by the individual to everyone. So this is the secret of parallel damage transfer.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Bai Ke used the Lingbo Weibu technique, transforming himself into a green afterimage, and attacked with his sword.

Bai Ke's first target was Yu Lei, who occupied the Kun position. This was not a strategic choice, but a random attack without any distinction. In any case, the cultivation levels of these ten people were all similar, so they did not pose much of a threat to Bai Ke.

Yu Lei was also skilled in swordsmanship. He was nervously waiting for Senior Brother Bai's attack, but unexpectedly, he was the first person to be attacked.

Seeing his senior brother Bai charging at him with his sword with lightning speed, he quickly swung his sword to defend himself. The two swords clashed together with a clang and then quickly separated. Yu Lei felt a tingling sensation in his hand.

He had been accustomed to using longswords since childhood and thought he had already made great progress, but who knew that he still couldn't gain the upper hand in front of Senior Brother Bai.

Ignoring the numbness in his hand, Yu Lei gripped his longsword tightly, determined to challenge Senior Brother Bai.

The others also knew that Yu Lei's swordsmanship was excellent, but after exchanging the first move with Senior Brother Bai, it was clear that there was already a difference in skill. Everyone quickly perked up and prepared to lend Yu Lei a hand.

From afar, one could see green and blue lights constantly intertwining, weapons clashing against each other, and a chaotic clanging sound echoing across the training ground.

This was the first time the group had fought together. They were not familiar with each other's strengths and weaknesses, and they couldn't coordinate perfectly right away. This inevitably caused some setbacks, and they were defeated after only a few rounds. The blue and green orbs of light quickly separated.

However, what was somewhat gratifying was that Bai Ke had only suffered minor injuries in the chaotic battle, while everyone else had been protected by the blue armor formed by the Hunyuan Locking Spirit Formation and had not suffered any substantial harm.

After catching his breath, Bai Ke tried to unleash a few sword beams at Yu Lei to test his strength.

With a casual flourish of his sword, Bai Ke launched a surprise attack on Da Chuan. His opponent, caught off guard, had already missed his best chance to retaliate and could only retreat, waiting for others to come to his aid.

Who knew that Da Chuan's retreat to avoid Bai Ke's attack would inadvertently disrupt the circular formation of the Hunyuan Locking Spirit Array. Everyone was so focused on maintaining the stability of the array that they didn't have time to save Da Chuan.

Su Ziyuan, who was at the very center of the formation, had already realized that the important thing was not maintaining the formation, but temporarily relieving Da Chuan's urgent crisis.

But it was too late to provide support at this point, so Su Ziyuan had no choice but to turn the tables and slash at Bai Ke's back with her sword.

Although Su Ziyuan was a woman, her years of cultivation had made her unlike ordinary women who were weak and helpless. Bai Ke could clearly feel the pressure coming from behind her.

The angle Su Ziyuan chose meant that Bai Ke didn't have time to turn around and parry. Besides, even if he could turn around to block her sword, Da Chuan would immediately retaliate, putting Bai Ke in a predicament of being attacked from both sides.

Su Ziyuan was secretly pleased that her sword was about to strike Bai Ke's back, thinking that the so-called Senior Brother Bai was nothing special. However, she did not expect that her sword would not hit his body, but instead collide with Bai Ke's longsword.

Bai Ke didn't turn around. He simply struck Da Chuan on the shoulder with his palm, knocking Da Chuan to the ground temporarily and eliminating the threat in front of him. Then, he slightly bent his back, held his long sword across his back, and forcefully intercepted Su Ziyuan's sword strike. He shouted, "This move is called Su Qin Carrying the Sword!"

Seeing this, Su Ziyuan cried out in alarm. Her attack failed, and she quickly retreated. Bai Ke, however, spun around and used the momentum to slash his longsword at Su Ziyuan's waist.

Su Ziyuan used all her strength to retreat and barely dodged Bai Ke's counterattack. She almost fell to the ground because she was unsteady on her feet and had to be helped up to stand. Only then did she realize the great damage that the collision with Bai Ke's sword had caused to her wrist.

However, these injuries were immediately transferred and distributed to others by the Hunyuan Locking Spirit Formation.

Everyone only realized what was happening when Su Ziyuan attacked, and rushed to help, giving Su Ziyuan a chance to catch her breath.

After this round, everyone realized what a formidable opponent they were facing, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had chosen a side early and were on the same side as Senior Brother Bai; otherwise, if they had encountered each other on the battlefield in the future, they wouldn't know how they would have died.

Bai Ke sensed the change in everyone's opinion of him and chuckled inwardly, but the next second he launched a fierce attack on another person.

Under Bai Ke's deliberate guidance, although the group's coordination was still not perfect, it was much better than the initial chaos and disarray. Gradually, they were able to match Bai Ke's strength. Of course, this was under the condition that Bai Ke was holding back his power, and that the wondrous Primordial Spirit Locking Formation provided significant enhancement.