Chapter 60

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

A paralysis of one or two seconds, and it’s still called “not too lethal”?

In the cultivation world, one second is enough to kill an enemy a hundred times over!

“Did he, did he make the same modifications to all the magical treasures?” a cultivator asked with wide eyes.

“Yes,” Xie Tingxian replied with a faint smile.

The many cultivators turned back to look at the giant screen and found that regardless of the red or blue teams, almost all the close-combat magical treasures of the participants were assembled by Li Yao. Upon further reflection on the consequences, they all shivered involuntarily.

This kid is too despicable, too shameless, and too terrifying!

“Truly remarkable, at such a young age, he has even learned the ‘backdoor’ trick in the circle of alchemists!”

A cultivator muttered to himself, glancing at Xie Tingxian intentionally or unintentionally.

In the circle of alchemists, there is an unwritten rule: many alchemists, when helping clients refine magical treasures, are accustomed to leaving some extremely tiny special structures within the treasures. Ordinary cultivators cannot discern the subtleties of these structures, but for the alchemists themselves, with these structures, they can control the “vital points” of the treasures.

Once needed, they can control the magical treasures through these vital points!

In the circle, this behavior is called “opening a backdoor.”

At first, this was a means for alchemists to protect themselves, to prevent others from using the magical treasures they refined to turn around and kill them.

After all, compared to combat-type cultivators, the combat power of alchemists is often weaker.

However, over time, this behavior became a widespread trend, almost becoming an open secret in the circle of senior alchemists, turning into an “unspoken rule.”

To avoid opening backdoors in magical treasures, there is only one method—refining the magical treasures yourself!

However, times have changed. In the ancient cultivation world 40,000 years ago, various magical treasures were very simple, mostly just flying swords, flying knives, and spatial bags. The Heaven-Turning Seal was considered relatively complex. Cultivators could naturally refine them themselves.

But with the progress of time and the increasing specialization of society, the structures of magical treasures have become more complex. “Alchemical Studies” has become a field of intricate and profound knowledge. It is difficult to achieve anything without spending several decades. Without alchemical talent, it is even more difficult, and spending countless hours and efforts may not even lead to a deep understanding of the mysteries of alchemical studies.

For ordinary combat-type cultivators, they neither have the talent for alchemy nor the time to spend decades learning it—how can they still fight and battle?

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, even if they know there are loopholes in the magical treasures, they can only grit their teeth and bear it, or find a trusted alchemist to refine the magical treasures, or after others have refined them, find a trusted alchemist to break the “backdoor.”

This “offense and defense” battle of setting backdoors and breaking backdoors is also a very common form of “competition” in the circle of alchemists, with countless classic cases. Every alchemist takes pride in setting backdoors that others cannot break or even discover, and takes even greater pride in discovering and breaking backdoors left by others.

Of course, no alchemist would admit to setting backdoors in magical treasures.

Xie Tingxian, stroking his beard, shook his head and said, “Oh, although Li Yao’s method is effective, it ultimately violates the professional ethics of alchemists, which is inappropriate! If he enters Deep Sea University, we will certainly educate him well—how can he casually leave backdoors in magical treasures?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Many cultivators glared at Xie Tingxian—Deep Sea University is the holy land of alchemists and also one of the origins of the despicable act of “opening backdoors.” It’s unlikely that they would “educate him well.” If Li Yao really enters Deep Sea University, he will be like a fish in water, and in a few years, he will become a backdoor expert!

Just as everyone was speechless, in the northern part of Demon Dragon Island, the four light points representing another patrol team of the blue side also went out in a very strange way.

Replacing them was a small red point, shining stubbornly.

The second patrol team fell into Li Yao’s clutches!

At this point, not only the cultivators in the monitoring center, but even the 2,400 participants in the hall outside noticed Li Yao’s existence.

Although the main force of the blue side was still rampaging in the middle of Demon Dragon Island, the two ambushes in the rear seemed to indicate that the situation would undergo some small changes.

“Who is this guy, so fierce, he has killed seven blue side participants in a row!”

“Something seems off. The seven blue side participants looked a bit foolish, almost as if they were waiting for him to kill them. Could it be that this guy is skilled in mental illusions and is launching a mental attack on the enemies?”

“I know, this guy is from our school, named Li Yao. Don’t look at his plain appearance; he is actually a super powerhouse, even Helian Lie can’t do anything to him!”

“So powerful? Then we really need to pay attention!”

Helian Lie is quite famous in the entire Floating Ge City and even in the surrounding towns. In this challenge, his points have consistently ranked in the top ten, making him a recognized expert.

To be an opponent of Helian Lie is clearly no ordinary person.

“Ah, the third patrol team was also hunted by him. I say these guys are really stupid. Why don’t you fight back? What are you all standing there for? Waiting to die?”

“Do you think this kid will just keep killing his way through and pull off a stunning comeback?”

“This is impossible. In a team battle, relying on one person is not enough. The blue side has a tactical genius, Gao Ye, who has already taken the lead. It’s not so easy to shake this. Look, Gao Ye seems to have noticed something unusual and will soon take action!”

The contents of the red and blue team communication channels are displayed in real-time on the screen, so the participants who have exited the competition can also see Gao Ye’s tactical commands.

In the communication channel, Gao Ye, who had not been able to contact the rear patrol teams for a long time, deduced that there must be a powerful red side team or a powerful demon beast in the rear of the blue team.

He immediately ordered the main force to stop attacking and remain on alert.

At the same time, he ordered the eight strongest core combat units to pair up and form new patrol teams to thoroughly clean up the remaining enemies in the rear.

“Everyone must be on high alert and not be blinded by temporary victory. There is always a possibility of a comeback before the last red side participant is killed! Now, there must be a major enemy in our rear. Once we figure out the enemy’s situation, we will eliminate this major enemy first, then crush the remaining enemies in the front!”

Gao Ye made a decisive decision, his voice calm and composed, showing the demeanor of a great general!

His tactics quickly took effect.

After eliminating the last patrol team that was already wandering in the northern part of Demon Dragon Island, Li Yao was caught by a new patrol team!

This patrol team consisted of seven participants, all tall and strong, with bright eyes and prominent temples, extremely powerful.

And the leader was Li Yao’s acquaintance—Helian Lie!