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Chapter 341 - 45 Prominent Figures
Chapter 341 - 45 Prominent Figures
Chapter 341: Chapter 45 Prominent Figures
Standing on the arena, facing Lu Qingshan’s Flying Sword, was Lin Kui, who could most deeply feel the terror of Lu Qingshan’s Flying Sword.
His pupils constricted, his vision filled with fierce Sword Light.
Lin Kui’s hands hastily flipped through the air, as Spiritual Power surged out wildly. Several instantaneously cast Wind System Defensive Spells appeared in front of him, while his body shone with Spiritual Light, and a golden light shield radiated from his Defensive Artifact.
The Sword Light flashed, and Lin Kui’s hasty Defensive Spells were shattered by the striking Flying Sword, which then hit his Defensive Artifact.
Although the golden light shield did not immediately break, its brilliance dimmed significantly.
From a distance, Lu Qingshan watched this scene, his thoughts flickering. He gave Lin Kui no chance to catch his breath. The Peach Blossom Sword trembled in the air, quickly gathering momentum again, and shot toward Lin Kui once more.
With a Cultivation at the Golden Core Late Stage, combined with the Slaughter Sword Intent, his Flying Sword’s lethality had reached the pinnacle of Golden Core Sword Cultivators, nearly approaching the Nascent Soul level.
This kind of powerful Flying Sword required Lin Kui’s full effort to defend against.
But, completely absorbed in countering the Flying Sword, Lin Kui had no strength left to plot a counterattack or anything else, losing all initiative.
His only chance for victory seemed to be a war of attrition; after all, wielding the power of Intent was extremely draining on Spiritual Power.
If he could outlast Lu Qingshan’s Spiritual Power and still have energy left, there was still a chance for a turnaround.
It’s true that relying on the robust Spiritual Power cultivated from a Taoist Level Technique, even in a war of attrition, not many Golden Core Cultivators could outlast Lu Qingshan. Unfortunately, Lu Qingshan had no intention of drawing out the battle.
He was preparing for a quick resolution!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Lu Qingshan, still with strength to spare, slightly vibrated with Spiritual Power, and a hundred Sword Qi Filaments shot out from behind him, enveloping Lin Kui like a net from heaven to earth.
Clang clang clang clang!
The Sword Qi Filaments, no thicker than strands of hair, struck Lin Kui’s Defensive Artifact, creating a continuous metallic collision sound.
And the Peach Blossom Sword followed suit.
Crack!
The next moment, with a twist of the Peach Blossom, the Spiritual Light shield finally shattered.
“Bang!”
Lin Kui’s Protective Spiritual Power exploded, a burst of Spiritual Light appeared on his body, blocking the subsequent sword rain and Flying Sword from Lu Qingshan, and simultaneously swept Lin Kui out of the arena.
With no suspense, it was a one-sided victory.
From start to finish, it took merely ten breaths of time, Lin Kui not even managing to cast a single decent Spell, completely caught in Lu Qingshan’s rhythm.
Lin Kui stood up with a pale face, staring at Lu Qingshan on the arena, somewhat disheartened, “Is the gap between him and me… really so vast?”
…
“Wasn’t he at the Golden Core Middle Stage during his re-examination? How could he have broken through to the Golden Core Late Stage in just a mere three days?” a Cultivator in the crowd noticed the change in Lu Qingshan’s Cultivation, inhaling sharply, disbelieving.
“I knew it would be like this, Lin Kui is simply not on the same level as Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan ranked third in the Seal Spirit Tower re-examination, many see him as a contender for the top ten in the Seven Domains Debate Dao,” another Cultivator remarked, still shaken, reflecting silently.
“After this battle, there probably won’t be anyone foolish enough to challenge Lu Qingshan anymore.
He is just too strong, in our group, he must be the strongest,” they concluded.
The group challenge matches were just a formality for him; his true stage was supposed to be the final overall competition…” declared a Third Sequence cultivator who had already been eliminated.
First Sequence cultivators wouldn’t face each other in this round of group elimination matches, so there was indeed some truth to the notion of it being a mere formality.
And the cultivator’s guess wasn’t wrong; after defeating Lin Kui, Lu Qingshan suddenly became taboo in the eyes of the cultivators in the sixth group.
The second match, the third match, the fourth match…
In the subsequent challenges, everyone consciously avoided Lu Qingshan.
Because of the reduced number of participants in the second round of elimination matches, and the more evident gap in strength among cultivators, the duration of the matches was much less compared to the first round.
By midnight, no one dared to challenge the cultivators of the First Sequence any longer.
Even though there were many Second Sequence cultivators who hadn’t used their opportunity to challenge, those who knew the disparity in strength was too great ultimately gave up on the idea.
Challenging stronger opponents did indeed benefit a cultivator’s cultivation, but that was predicated on the stronger opponent only being slightly ahead.
If the gap was too wide, being simply crushed offered no benefits and could even damage the will of those with weaker convictions, causing them to lose their indomitable spirit.
However, it’s worth mentioning that in this second round of elimination matches, not a single Second Sequence cultivator managed to upset the rankings and seize a spot in the First Sequence.
This also showed that the judgment of the Taoist Sect’s high-level cultivators was indeed very accurate.
The one hundred First Sequence cultivators they had subjectively selected were truly the strongest among the participants in the Seven Domains Debate Dao event.
“The group elimination matches have come to an end! Congratulations to the youngsters who have maintained their position in the First Sequence,” the Sect Leader of Taiyin announced from mid-air, declaring slowly, “You are the top one hundred of this Seven Domains Debate Dao event.
As a reward, you may freely choose to join any one of the seven major Taoist Sects and will receive a Middle Grade Heavenly Artifact-level magic artifact provided by Great Xia.”
“Additionally, you will enter the final overall competition to contend for a spot among the top ten of this Seven Domains Debate Dao event, as well as the title of leader.”
“Next, I announce the final competition rules.
The final competition will involve one hundred cultivators, adopting a single victory knockout format on a tournament stage, one-on-one matches, the winner advancing, and the loser being directly eliminated.”
“Of course, to avoid the factor of luck and to ensure relative fairness and prevent two overly strong cultivators from meeting too early, which could result in a cultivator deserving of a higher ranking being forced to exit the competition prematurely,
the matchups and groupings for the final competition will not be randomly assigned, but will be arranged by us personally after discussion.”
“The final competition will commence in five days in the Debate Domain, still open to all cultivators, while the specific groupings will also be announced at that time!”
After announcing the established rules, the figure of the Sect Leader of Taiyin gradually faded from the void. At the same time, numerous strands of Spiritual Light appeared, enveloping all cultivators in the Debate Domain, invoking a very slight repulsive force.
In the next moment, the scenery around them shifted, and all the cultivators left the Debate Domain and appeared within Debate Dao City.
This round of group elimination matches was very easy for Lu Qingshan; he only had to fight Lin Kui once and then was able to advance to the final competition.
But who could have imagined that in a past life, this hurdle was insurmountable for players?
…
In the group elimination matches, although there was a clear gap in strength between the First and Second Sequence cultivators, and they didn’t show too many of their abilities, combining their performance in the retest rounds, it was possible to discern quite a bit.
Basing on just the tip of the iceberg of the strength demonstrated by them, there were already enthusiasts who began calculating the top ten of this Seven Domains Debate Dao event, and some astute ones even quietly started taking bets.
The cultivators in Debate Dao City were all top young talents of the Human Race, many of whom came from large sects or powerful cultivation families.
These cultivators were wealthy, and when they took an interest in betting, they did so with generosity. Additionally, the rankings in the Seven Domains Debate Dao were a major attraction, so betting turned out to be a great business opportunity.
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