981 All-rounded Liu Yan The Lakonians were resentful, but they couldn’t change the situation. They could only deal with attacks from all directions while being in a daze. The previously perfect defensive formation was instantly disrupted by the betrayal of Huang Yuan and Lu Dajiang’s two squads. There were holes everywhere in their formation, and they could not resist at all. The encirclement battle had officially begun. The moment it started, it was extremely intense! At the same time, on the other side, Liu Yan stopped in an empty space and waited for Luo Feng. After Luo Feng arrived, he looked at Liu Yan with some puzzlement. He originally thought that the other party would lure him over and then restrain him. Then, Liu Yan would return to attack Team Lighthouse, just like yesterday. However, what surprised Luo Feng was that after he arrived, Liu Yan didn’t do that. Instead, he was waiting. It seemed that the other party did want to have a life-and-death duel with him. Luo Feng looked at Liu Yan in confusion, “I really don’t understand. Where did you get your confidence from? You actually want to fight me head-on? Don’t tell me you really think that you’re stronger than me just because you took advantage of me yesterday?” At this moment, Luo Feng was calm. He knew that Liu Yan was very strong and couldn’t be compared to an ordinary 18-star combat strength Awakened. However, wasn’t he the same? His real combat strength was enough to crush Liu Yan, even if the latter was not an ordinary 18-star combat strength Awakened! Then, Luo Feng’s expression changed. Although this place was very far from where Team Lighthouse was, and it was difficult for him to sense the specific situation there, he could sense the general situation. He could feel the intense elemental fluctuations from where Team Lighthouse was, and it was obvious that a huge battle was taking place. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚 Moreover, from the intensity of the fight, it was somewhat abnormal. Based on the strength that Team Origin had displayed yesterday, even if they were to fight with Team Lighthouse at full strength, they shouldn’t have been able to create such intense waves. It was obvious that something else had happened. Luo Feng smiled faintly, “You lured me here so you could use this opportunity to deal with Team Lighthouse, huh? It seems that you have found some external help again, right? But so what? My Team Lighthouse is strong, it’s useless no matter how much foreign aid you find!” Even though Luo Feng knew that Team Lighthouse had encountered something, he trusted their strength, hence he wasn’t too worried. Most importantly, Liu Yan had to fight him to stall him, and this was exactly what Luo Feng wanted. He wanted to use this opportunity to deal with the other party. As long as he could get rid of Liu Yan, everything would be much simpler. After all, Team Origin was very weak, and there was a huge gap between them and Team Lighthouse. The reason why Team Lighthouse had been having difficulty advancing until now was mainly that Liu Yan had been hindering them a lot. As long as he could get rid of Liu Yan, everything would be simple. Luo Feng looked at Liu Yan confidently and said, “But the prerequisite for all of this is that you have to be able to withstand my attacks.” When Liu Yan heard this, he immediately understood Luo Feng’s misunderstanding. Luo Feng thought that Team Origin had found other reinforcements. He didn’t know that those reinforcements were two squads from Team Lighthouse, which was half of the team’s current strength. Luo Feng thought that he was only stalling him and probably wasn’t expecting him to have the power to finish him off. Liu Yan understood that Luo Feng had hugely misunderstood, but he didn’t plan of pointing it out. Luo Feng staying here to fight him was exactly what he wanted as well. Rather, if Luo Feng escape, it would be troublesome. “Won’t we know if I can withstand it or not after giving it a try?” Liu Yan smiled faintly. Luo Feng nodded with interest, “Having this confidence is very good. Very good indeed. Finally, I want to confirm one thing. Did Luo Rui really die in your hands?” Even now, Luo Feng still had a sliver of hope. Liu Yan simply smiled mysteriously and said, “You’ll know when you win.” “Bastard!” When Luo Feng saw Liu Yan’s confident appearance, he had a bad feeling. He knew that Luo Rui had most likely been killed and he would never see his brother again. This ignited Luo Feng’s anger. “Give me your life!” Luo Rui wore a pair of black boxing gloves and rushed toward Liu Yan. The black gloves emitted a black light and were filled with a terrifying aura. The moment he attacked, Luo Rui did not hold back and used his full strength. The terrifying aura of a late-stage 19-star combat strength Awakened came crashing down. Seeing this, Liu Yan also rushed forward with his SS-grade weapon, the Blue Flame Gloves. The S-rank skill, Dragonification, was activated. The trace of dragon bloodline in Liu Yan’s body was activated, and all aspects of his body gained a terrifying increase! After activating the SS-grade skill, Skywards Power, Liu Yan’s strength received another terrifying increase. It was as if he could break the sky with a punch. Finally, the S-grade skill, Absolute Unrivaled, was also activated! It was a martial technique that combined offense and defense! Liu Yan and Luo Feng collided. The terrifying energy waves caused the surrounding hundred-meter trees to tremble. It was obvious how terrifying their power was. As the two of them collided, waves of energy fluctuations were emitted. Many of the towering trees around them fell. During their first collision, the two of them had a tacit understanding and did not use any other skills. They relied on their physical strength and martial arts techniques to engage in close combat. It had been a long time since Liu Yan had such a comfortable close combat experience. Hence, even though he had other stronger offensive methods, he did not use them at the first moment. Instead, he wanted to have a good close combat fight! After a round of collisions, Liu Yan was at a slight disadvantage, but not by much. Compared to yesterday, he was clearly in a much better state. Yesterday, he had been at a disadvantage from the start and was constantly suppressed. In contrast, in today’s battle with Luo Feng, he could compete with the other party in the beginning while gradually falling into a disadvantage towards the end. That being said, it was only a disadvantage, and he was still able to hold on. From yesterday until today, Liu Yan’s combat strength hadn’t increased by much, but his actual combat strength had improved hugely. Clearly, fighting against a strong opponent like Luo Feng, especially in close combat, had improved Liu Yan’s close combat abilities by quite a bit. The battles with Luo Feng these past two days had helped Liu Yan increase his strength to a certain extent! At this moment, the two of them broke apart and were panting. Both were top-notch experts. With their powerful physical strength, they would not show signs of fatigue even after fighting for hours. But now, the two of them were evenly matched. Under the extreme collision, the two were already panting in just a few minutes. Luo Feng’s expression was ugly. He didn’t expect Liu Yan’s close combat ability to improve so much in just a day. It was obvious how terrifying the latter’s talent was. Luo Feng knew that it was unrealistic to rely on close combat to finish the other party off. After all, based on the current situation, it would take a lot of time to finish off Liu Yan in close combat. His stamina was simply not enough to support him in such a long and high-intensity battle. On the other hand, although Liu Yan was also exhausted and was covered in wounds his face was filled with excitement. He did not feel tired at all. Thanks to his SSS-grade talent, Divine Extraction, which helped him increase his attributes by a lot, Liu Yan’s stamina far surpassed Luo Feng’s. Plus, Liu Yan had many other skills to help him recover his stamina and continue fighting. Hence, if they were to continue fighting in high-intensity close combat, Liu Yan wouldn’t be afraid of Luo Feng. Right now, Liu Yan was suppressed by Luo Feng. However, as the battle continued, he believed that he would be able to suppress the latter. This was Liu Yuan’s strength. He wasn’t proficient in any aspect, but he dabbled in all aspects and wasn’t weak in any aspect! At this moment, Liu Yan was looking forward to the fight. After all, such a powerful punching bag was not easy to find. He planned to use this opportunity to clash with Luo Feng and have a good close combat fight with the other party. With that, he would be able to improve his close combat ability! Unfortunately, Luo Feng didn’t think so. He took out a spear, obviously not planning to continue fighting Liu Yan in close combat.