After a quarter of an hour passed, with a wave of Yue Zhengqi's hand, the brown-yellow torrent gradually became clearer.
Li Xuan's figure immediately appeared in everyone's sight.
At this moment, Li Xuan was seen sitting cross-legged on the ground, his eyes slightly closed. Around his body, bursts of sword light were revolving.
These protective sword lights were also gradually weakening under the corrosive power of the torrent. Judging by their appearance, they might not last much longer.
"This Li Xuan has actually lasted for a quarter of an hour, which is somewhat beyond my expectation."
"It's only been a quarter of an hour, haven't you seen his protective sword light already weakening? Once the protective sword light is corroded and scattered, his physical body probably won't last much longer."
"Perhaps his physical body cultivation is also good. It would be truly impressive if he could endure it."
"..."
Looking at Li Xuan on the screen projection, the crowd began to discuss again.
"Holy Lord, looking at the situation, it seems this Li Xuan won't be able to last for three hours." On the aerial pavilion of the Sacred Clan's forces, Elder Shengtian said, glancing at the screen projection.
The Holy Lord nodded slightly and then said, "The Yue Clan's Moon Spirit Illusion Realm's pressure will also increase as time passes. Besides resisting the corrosive power of the torrent, this Li Xuan also has to withstand the pressure from above."
"At this point, the pressure is almost at the peak of the Life Body realm. It's already not easy for this Li Xuan to last for an hour."
At the same time, other major forces like the Yuan Clan and Xuan Clan were also making their predictions. However, they all held a negative attitude towards Li Xuan being able to last for three hours.
After all, Li Xuan was too weak at this moment.
"Brother Xuan, you must hang in there." Yue Fuyao, watching the screen projection, whispered nervously.
Time gradually passed, and in the blink of an eye, there were only five minutes left until half an hour. The protective sword light around Li Xuan, like a flickering lamp in the wind, became weaker and weaker.
Whoosh.
After another three minutes passed, as the protective sword light around Li Xuan flickered, it finally could not hold on and dissipated under everyone's watchful gaze.
For a moment, everyone's eyes widened, closely watching the screen projection in mid-air. Li Xuan's fate would likely be decided soon.
As the torrent engulfed Li Xuan, within a few breaths, his upper garment was corroded away.
His muscular physique was then fully revealed to everyone.
And at this moment, Li Xuan's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
Immediately, Li Xuan punched forward. With this punch, the surrounding torrent was instantly repelled. However, the repelled torrent soon surged back.
Seeing this, Li Xuan frowned slightly, then formed a seal with both hands and closed his eyes again.
The surrounding torrent surged forward, relentlessly impacting Li Xuan's body.
But what shocked everyone was that the terrifying corrosive power could not break through the defense of Li Xuan's physical body.
After two minutes passed, Li Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground like an old monk in meditation, as firm as a rock.
"What's going on? Wasn't it said that the torrent in the Moon Spirit Illusion Realm can corrode everything? To resist it, one must at least have the strength of the Profound Realm's peak. But this Li Xuan actually resisted it?"
"It seems this Li Xuan really has some skills."
"Although he has lasted for half an hour now, it's unknown how much longer this Li Xuan can last. After all, according to the Yue Clan leader, there are still two and a half hours left."
"..."
Seeing Li Xuan persist for half an hour, those who had previously looked down on him were also quite surprised.
Amidst the discussions, Yue Zhengqi and others also frowned slightly.
Clearly, they had underestimated Li Xuan's physical defense.
Meanwhile, high in the sky, an old man who had been drinking wine suddenly sat up and looked at the screen projection. He then smiled slightly and said, "This kid is quite interesting. At this point, he's even using this to cultivate and break through. Interesting, very interesting."
"What's going on? An hour has passed, and this Li Xuan can still hold on?"
"It seems Li Xuan's physique has some achievements, but he definitely can't last until now. It's just unknown what Li Xuan's limit is, and whether he can last for three hours."
"Didn't you notice that even the Yue Clan leader's face showed surprise? It seems this Li Xuan has a few tricks up his sleeve."
"..."
As time passed, another half hour flew by. Li Xuan had now spent an hour in the Moon Spirit Illusion Realm, far exceeding the estimations of Yue Zhengqi and others.
Yue Zhengqi and the Holy Lord, among others, also naturally saw that Li Xuan was currently using the torrent and the pressure from above in the Moon Spirit Illusion Realm to cultivate.
Being able to continue cultivating at this time truly surprised Yue Zhengqi and others.
"Strange, this小子 clearly only has the strength of the peak Life Body realm, why can he last for so long?" Yue Zhengqi muttered with a frown, a hint of confusion evident in his eyes.
When Li Xuan first appeared, Yue Zhengqi had already probed his strength.
However, Yue Zhengqi was naturally most aware of the power of the torrent in the Moon Spirit Illusion Realm.
Even if Li Xuan's physique had some achievements, he absolutely could not have lasted.
But the current situation made Yue Zhengqi uncertain.
"Holy Lord, this小子 named Li Xuan has actually lasted for an hour. And judging by his appearance, he doesn't seem to have reached his limit. Could it be that Yue Zhengqi is secretly going easy on him?" Elder Shengtian whispered to the Holy Lord.
The Holy Lord shook his head slightly and slowly said, "If Yue Zhengqi wanted to go easy, why would he put Li Xuan through this trial? We have all misjudged him. This小子 named Li Xuan seems to have something extraordinary about him. Let's just watch for now. Haven't you noticed that Yue Zhengqi's expression is also a bit off?"
Boom!
At this moment, a rumbling sound suddenly erupted. Hearing this, everyone immediately turned their gaze towards the screen projection in mid-air.
They saw Li Xuan move at this moment, directly rising from the ground. As he ascended, the torrents around his body all receded.
"This is... a breakthrough?!"
"Was Li Xuan using the suppression of the torrent to break through himself earlier?"
"My heavens, this Li Xuan is truly imaginative. He could hold on for an hour with the strength of the peak Life Body realm. Now that he has broken through to the Life Soul realm, won't he be able to continue holding on?"
"..."
With Li Xuan's breakthrough, everyone began to discuss again.
However, at this time, their perception of Li Xuan had changed slightly.
After all, Li Xuan had surpassed the time they had predicted.
Furthermore, even they themselves might not have been able to endure until now.
"It seems I underestimated you." Yue Zhengqi murmured softly, looking at the breakthrough Li Xuan.
Then, his eyes narrowed, and his left hand within his sleeve formed a subtle hand seal. In an instant, it disappeared into the void.
Boom!
Just as Li Xuan's figure broke through and was once again engulfed by the torrent, the oppressive aura from all directions suddenly intensified.
Within ten breaths, the oppressive aura rose to the peak of the Knowledge Realm.
Judging by its trend, it was subtly moving towards the Life Profound Realm.
With a booming sound, Li Xuan's figure was instantly struck to the very bottom of the torrent.
In addition, blood instantly seeped from the corner of Li Xuan's mouth.
Clearly, this sudden change had caught Li Xuan off guard.
As the terrifying torrent surged, Li Xuan was instantly knocked unconscious.
Following this, with a flash of profound light, Li Xuan was instantly teleported out.
"These Yue Clan members are becoming more and more shameless." The old man high in the sky snorted coldly upon seeing this.
While others hadn't noticed Yue Zhengqi's subtle actions, they were all visible to the old man.
"I declare, the assessment has failed."
After Li Xuan was teleported out, Yue Zhengqi immediately said.
"What a pity, he failed after enduring until now."
"Perhaps he hadn't had time to defend himself after breaking through, combined with the fact that the aura and torrent power in the Moon Spirit Illusion Realm were increasing over time."
"The failure was too sudden. Before I could even react, Li Xuan was teleported out."
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone sighed helplessly. Li Xuan, at the peak of the Life Body realm, had entered the Moon Spirit Illusion Realm and endured for an hour.
He even managed to break through within the Moon Spirit Illusion Realm by using the pressure within it. All of this proved his extraordinary nature.
It was just a pity that he ultimately ended in failure.
At this moment, Li Xuan, standing in the Moon Spirit Plaza, slowly raised his head, his eyes fixed directly on Yue Zhengqi. Then, he said with a cold voice, "Yue Clan leader, is this your Yue Clan's assessment? So hypocritical, I, Li Xuan, have truly opened my eyes today!"
"Audacious!" Upon hearing this, Yue Zhengxiao immediately waved his hand.
Li Xuan's already severely wounded body was instantly sent flying backward.
"Brother Li!" Wang Kun, who had been watching, quickly moved and shot out to catch Li Xuan.
"Cough, cough... I'm fine." Li Xuan struggled to raise his head and cast a grateful look at Wang Kun. At this moment, Wang Kun's willingness to step forward proved he was someone worth befriending.
However, despite this, Li Xuan did not want Wang Kun to get involved.
After pushing Wang Kun away, Li Xuan took two steps forward and looked at Yue Zhengqi on the high platform again. "Yue Clan leader, if I, Li Xuan, do not die today, I will surely avenge this someday!"
"A mere ant dares to threaten my Yue Clan! Since that is the case, I shall send you on your way!" Yue Zhengqi's face turned ashen upon hearing this. He waved his hand, and a giant palm formed from spiritual energy slammed towards Li Xuan.
The momentum was so immense that it even caused space to creak. If Li Xuan were to be struck, it was unlikely he would survive.
"No!" Yue Fuyao cried out loudly upon seeing this.
Helplessly bound by Yue Zhengxiao, Yue Fuyao was completely unable to move.
Even Yue Yantian could not intervene in time.
"I never expected the dignified Yue Clan leader to attack a junior. I, this old man, have truly opened my eyes today." Just as the giant palm was about to strike Li Xuan, a voice suddenly rang out.
Immediately, the giant palm, which had already reached Li Xuan's face, dissipated into nothingness.
"What kind of lowly creature are you, showing up but not daring to reveal yourself?" Yue Zhengxiao immediately roared loudly.
"You wish to see this old man? Hmm, then you shall." After the previous voice fell, a figure slowly appeared in everyone's sight.
Li Xuan looked up, and upon seeing the newcomer, a flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Senior, why is it you..."