The Sky Soul Sword, as a sacred artifact, indeed possessed formidable power.
Zhou Yan's current realm was not yet strong enough to unleash the full might of the sacred artifact.
He observed that the ancient trees, once cut, quickly regenerated. He circulated the Yin-Yang power within him and began to summon a meteor shower of fire to attack.
Fire conquers wood; this was an immutable truth. A single meteor shower could not break the entire formation. He began to continuously summon the meteor shower of fire.
The sky was completely engulfed by flames, the meteor shower of fire transforming into a shower of flames. Patches of fire continuously appeared across the sky.
The flames landed upon the forest, igniting a fierce conflagration. The entire forest was thoroughly ablaze.
Zhou Yan was also within the flames, but he circulated his Yin-Yang power, shielding himself within a Taiji barrier. The surrounding flames could not inflict any harm upon him.
The entire world was covered in flames, as if it were a world of fire.
After the flames persisted for over ten minutes, the entire world instantly vanished.
There was not a single ancient tree left, nor any trace of flames.
The formation's core must have been incinerated by his flames.
Three items reappeared before him. This time, they were three skill books, all of exceptionally high quality.
Furthermore, they were all S-grade skill books.
The first book was titled "Ten Thousand Miles of Ice," capable of freezing ten thousand miles, turning heaven and earth into a world of ice and snow, and then using the frigid power of this world to attack enemies.
It was a powerful ice magic spell. He looked at the second book.
The second book was titled "Wind Sword," a wind-attribute single-target spell that could condense the wind attribute into a sword, possessing immense power.
The third book was "Earth Manipulation," which allowed for the control of the earth, forming various offensive methods using the earth attribute.
Each of the three skills was excellent. He still preferred skills with wide-ranging area-of-effect capabilities, so after some thought, he chose the first one.
He took "Ten Thousand Miles of Ice" in his hand and began to learn it.
[Successfully learned "Ten Thousand Miles of Ice."]
With a flash of light, he was transported to a new world. He stood on a vast expanse of land stretching as far as the eye could see. The surroundings were flat, with nothing else present.
[Ice and Snow Trial Level Nine: Evade attacks. Endure for thirty minutes to complete the trial. Being struck will result in failure.]
This level's trial was completely different from the previous ones. This level tested evasion skills.
He possessed the top-tier movement skill, "Lingbo Weibu" (Waves of Footwork), and faced this challenge with great confidence.
Just then, Zhou Yan saw a figure appear in the sky, holding a staff and beginning to unleash attacks.
An ice ball flew towards him. He dodged to the side, and the ice ball struck the ground, creating a crater several meters deep, demonstrating the formidable power of the attack.
A moment later, another figure appeared in the sky and also began to attack. This time, Zhou Yan felt that the ground was becoming abnormal. After several consecutive dodges, he immediately moved away from his original position.
Sharp earth spikes erupted from beneath the ground, piercing upwards from where he had been standing.
This was only the beginning. These earth spikes began to pursue him, continuously erupting from the ground.
He began to perform "Lingbo Weibu," dodging the attacks of the two figures.
He made an attempt, casting a "Thunderclap Spell" to attack the two figures in the sky.
However, when this lightning strike hit one of them, it had no effect whatsoever.
This stage could not inflict any damage upon them; it could only be passed by evading attacks.
He tried again, holding a bolt of lightning and counterattacking the earth spikes on the ground.
"Boom!"
The freshly emerged earth spikes were blasted into a large pit by his "Thunderclap Spell."
Counterattacks were effective, but he could not attack the figures themselves.
"Lingbo Weibu" was incredibly fast; these attacks could not hit him.
However, the number of figures in the sky increased by one.
This new figure was clearly different from the previous ones. He unleashed waves of green attacks, forming green wind blades that targeted him.
He continuously shifted positions, dodging these attacks one by one.
If this continued, he would encounter more enemies later.
They were currently only using single-target attacks. If they were to use area-of-effect attacks, it would be impossible for him to dodge them quickly.
However, he still had means. This level had clearly informed him that as long as he was not hit, he would pass.
As long as one possessed powerful self-preservation abilities, success was achievable.
In the following moments, for every minute that passed, another person would appear, and another person would appear. This new person used wood magic, transforming into a vine that whipped towards him.
He wielded the Sky Soul Sword to shatter the opponent's vine, but he still had to constantly dodge the attacks of others.
Another minute passed, and another person appeared. This person controlled a flying sword and attacked him.
He still used the Sky Soul Sword to destroy the opponent's sword. It would take time for the opponent to summon a new flying sword.
This feeling of only being able to take hits was unbearable, but he had no choice but to endure it.
This level tested his evasion, defense, and reaction time. Those with slightly inferior skills would find it very difficult to pass.
He estimated that besides Diao Chan, Sun Shangxiang, and Zhen Mi, others who arrived at this level would find it hard to pass.
As time went on, more people began to appear: mages using water columns, people unleashing lightning, and those launching fireballs.
Their methods were all single-target attacks.
Later, another person appeared, who was a mage using dark energy, followed by someone wielding light attacks.
It seemed that powerful individuals of various elements had all appeared.
Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, light, dark, wind, and lightning – nine elements had now appeared, and nine individuals.
"Lingbo Weibu" was truly a top-tier movement skill. No matter how the attacks pursued him, they could not hit him.
He transformed into true afterimages, and by using another skill, "Shadow Clone," he sometimes made it impossible for his opponents to distinguish the real him, causing many attacks to land elsewhere.
He had not even used "Dou Zhuan Xing Yi" (Star Shift) yet; his movement skills alone were enough to face these attacks.
However, he did not know how many more people were waiting for him.
At the tenth minute, he saw another person appear. This person also launched an attack, silently and without warning.
He sensed danger in his current location and immediately used "Lingbo Weibu" to escape, transforming into streaks of afterimages. He was no longer in his original spot.
Suddenly, the space where he had been formed a spatial rift, resembling a void collapse.
This was a space magic spell.
It shocked him greatly. This type of magic was extremely insidious, and he had to be cautious.
His mental power was very strong; he could sense these attacks in advance, so for the time being, there was no great danger.