But what about their Long family now? Even united, they only had a mere four people!
Four people, once a fight breaks out, they might not even be enough to fill someone's teeth, right?
"Mm, that's right, currently, I'm the only one representing our sect in the competition."
Hearing Long Yun's inquiry, Zhang Ying nodded, her face filled with helplessness.
Originally, there should have been two people, but who could blame her junior disciple for agreeing to fight for the Long family on behalf of that beauty from the Long family?
"Ah? What? There's really only you? Then what's the point of us uniting now?"
Upon receiving Zhang Ying's definitive answer, Long Yun was completely stunned. He had initially thought that the woman's companions either hadn't arrived yet or were off contacting other allies, but he never expected that this woman would actually come to compete all by herself. This was simply courting death!
In such a chaotic battle, even with an identity token for protection, if multiple people attacked him simultaneously, the identity token would absolutely not be able to withstand so many attacks!
At that time, there would still be a risk to life.
"Fine, if you're unwilling, you can go elsewhere."
Seeing Long Yun making a fuss endlessly, Lin Chen became somewhat impatient.
Not to mention that Zhang Ying was his senior sister and he certainly had an obligation to protect her. Furthermore, with Zhang Ying's mastery of formations, once she set up a formation in the arena, as long as He Honghui didn't reveal his true strength, who could be their opponent?
"Hmph, Young Lady, is this the expert you invited?"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Long Yun immediately became indignant. Originally, he and his younger brother were supposed to participate together, but because of Lin Chen's appearance, one spot was taken.
Therefore, he now had no pleasant expression towards Lin Chen, let alone any polite words.
One must know that anyone who could represent their family in a competition would receive a Spirit Nurturing Pill as a reward, regardless of whether they won or lost.
Now, because of Lin Chen, they brothers could only get one Spirit Nurturing Pill. How could he not be angry?
"Long Yun, go find a few more allies. You don't need to stay here. Just protect yourself."
At this moment, Long Yuling, sensing Lin Chen's displeasure, immediately spoke to Long Yun.
For the current Long Yuling, Long Yun was, after all, just a placeholder. If Lin Chen revealed his full strength, besides that He Honghui, there would probably be no one on the entire stage who could stop him!
"What? Young Lady, you want me to leave the team and find allies?"
Hearing Long Yuling's words, Long Yun momentarily thought he had misheard.
Good heavens, he and Lin Chen had the same mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, but now? His Young Lady was clearly siding with Lin Chen and hadn't even considered him at all!
One must know that he was the one who was from the Long Yuling family!
How could this be like an elbow bending outwards?
"That's right, this is an order, and it must be executed!"
Long Yuling didn't want to explain too much to Long Yun. Anyway, for her now, as long as Lin Chen could defeat He Honghui and achieve a top-three ranking in this martial arts tournament, he would be qualified to participate in the subsequent Southwestern Cultivation Grand Competition.
As for anything else, she didn't care at all.
With Long Yun's current cultivation, even if he obtained the qualification to participate in the Southwestern Cultivation Grand Competition, wouldn't he just be throwing himself to the wolves there?
Instead of that, it was better to place their hopes on Lin Chen!
The number of Golden Core stage cultivators under the age of thirty in the entire Long Country would definitely be extremely rare.
Moreover, she hadn't even seen Lin Chen make a move yet and didn't know what Lin Chen's combat strength was like now.
However, based on Lin Chen's current demeanor, he must have some trump card.
"Hmph, Young Lady, I hope you won't regret this!"
Seeing that Long Yuling had even brought out the word "command," Long Yun could only choose to leave despite his extreme displeasure.
After saying this, Long Yun turned around and walked straight towards the side of the arena without looking back.
"Then what do we do now?"
After Long Yun left, Zhang Ying suddenly felt a little at a loss.
For the current Zhang Ying, although she was also here to compete, what was more important was to help Lin Chen with something.
The Ghost God Sect was just starting out, and even if they got a ranking, it would be useless.
As for the prizes for this martial arts tournament, they were not as generous as Lin Chen's, so she had no interest whatsoever.
"Senior Sister, look at this terrain, what formation is suitable? We'll set up a formation and watch the tigers fight!"
Lin Chen smiled gently, his expression full of ease.
The small fries on the current stage were simply not worth his effort. As long as others didn't provoke him, he didn't want to actively eliminate anyone.
"Okay, then let's use the Primordial Qi Formation! It's a formation I obtained from that ancient book. Now is the perfect time to test its power!"
With Lin Chen's approval, Zhang Ying immediately smiled and set up the formation on the spot.
A transparent light screen instantly rose. Without even looking, one knew that its defensive power must be very strong.
This scene completely stunned Long Yuling next to her. She had originally thought that Zhang Ying was just a pretty vase, but she never expected that she would also have such a skill!
Although they were both Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Long Yuling already felt that if the Primordial Qi Formation trapped her, with her current cultivation, she would definitely be unable to break free!
Moreover, the most important thing was that she was the Young Lady of the Long family, and she had heard of most of the famous formations in the entire cultivation world.
However, this Primordial Qi Formation was indeed something she heard of for the first time. What did this mean? Either this formation was created by Zhang Ying herself, or it was an ancient formation left behind from the ancient era.
But no matter which it was, it was definitely enough to shock everyone.
"I announce, the competition officially begins!"
As the host gave the order, a transparent light screen rose over the arena, enveloping the entire stage.
Lin Chen could see that this formation was a common defensive formation, likely intended to prevent the aftershocks of the battles between cultivators from affecting the people below the stage.
"Kill!"
"You bastards from the Zhang family, I've long been annoyed with you! Take this punch!"
"Second brothers from the Qian family, fight me!"
As soon as the competition began, the entire arena instantly devolved into chaos.
Countless large and small groups fell into disarray, each wanting to eliminate their threatening enemies first.
And Zhang Ying, nestled within the Primordial Qi Formation, completely ignored the chaotic fighting of the cultivators outside. Not only that, but she even leisurely took out a tea set from her storage bag and placed it on the arena.