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Chapter 477: Come at Me All at Once!
Chapter 477: Come at Me All at Once!
Huanzhen Lou, the assassin organization.
Within, assassins are categorized into Bronze, Silver, and Gold ranks based on their cultivation realm, corresponding to the Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core stages, respectively.
Furthermore, there are even more detailed classifications within these three ranks.
There's no need to delve too deeply into the specifics, but those dispatched to this battle are undoubtedly the top experts within the organization!
The name Wu Gou is unfamiliar to the world, just like the mask he always wears, concealing his identity exceptionally well.
However, his abilities are soon revealed before the eyes of ten thousand cultivators.
Cen Guangyi, defeated!
In just ten rounds, he falls to Wu Gou.
Luo Chen looks at Cen Guangyi's face of disbelief, shaking his head slightly.
"Assassins emphasize killing with one strike. Cen Guangyi tried to drag the battle into a war of attrition, hoping to wear down his opponent with his profound cultivation. It's a good plan, but it's too difficult to execute."
"That magical treasure is somewhat bizarre..."
Cen Qiu Sheng's face also turns somewhat unsightly. Cen Guangyi is already the most formidable Foundation Establishment cultivator among the younger generation of the Cen family.
He is renowned for being the strongest under Cen Guangwei.
But losing several times in the shop competition has indeed been a bit embarrassing.
Moreover, the embarrassment extends to the Cen family.
Originally, the Cen family was the weakest among the three parties in the alliance. Now, even their younger generation's strength seems...
"Haha, it's no wonder Cen Guangyi lost. Wu Gou uses a strange magical treasure made in Tianfan City. Even if it's not as good as the authentic White Soul Hook, it still has seventy percent of its power. Losing to such a method is not embarrassing!"
Wu Diqi laughs loudly, relieving Cen Qiu Sheng.
With this excuse, Cen Qiu Sheng's face improves slightly.
"Based on Wang Yuan's previously displayed strength, this Wu Gou shouldn't pose too much of a threat to him."
"You seem to have high hopes for our sect's cultivator!" Luo Chen says lightly, his words carrying a hint of ridicule.
Wu Diqi shrugs and spreads his hands.
"Dan Chenzi, in recent years, you've either been in seclusion or refining pills. You know too little about your disciples, and it's not that I overestimate Wang Yuan; it's that you underestimate him."
Jiang Yu chimes in from the side, "Perhaps it's a case of concern leading to confusion!"
Luo Chen's eyebrows twitch, and he stops talking with them, focusing his attention on the upcoming battle.
Huanzhen Lou's Silver Rank Assassin easily defeats Cen Guangyi.
Logically, the next three should be able to win against Wang Yuan, even if one of them loses, through a continuous battle.
But the stance they display seems to show that they are not taking it lightly.
When Wang Yuan slowly steps onto the stage, Wu Gou is like an enemy at the gate.
"Please!"
Wang Yuan, as calm as an ancient well, raises his hand slightly as he steps onto the stage: "Luo Tian Sect's Wang Yuan, please make your move!"
Almost as soon as their words fall.
On the spacious debate platform, countless white lights suddenly bloom, and countless tiny curved hook shadows appear.
Wu Gou is a renowned knife master.
But the assassin Wu Gou, who borrows this name, actually uses a weapon that is a replica of the White Soul Hook.
In the moment when countless curved hooks appear, Cen Guangyi, who just left the stage, has a drastic change in expression.
He had just lost to this move.
This is clearly the killing move of this replica magical treasure!
Wu Gou is shameless, actually activating the treasure's killing move in advance.
He subconsciously exclaims, "Be careful, Wang Yuan!"
In response to this warning, Wang Yuan's eyes flicker, and he glances at him before curving the four fingers of his right hand and slowly pointing with only his index finger.
Since you seek to kill with one strike.
I'll decide the outcome with one finger!
This is Wang Yuan's famous ultimate move, the Blood God Tribulation Finger!
However, unlike before, this move has undergone significant changes after years of research, becoming extraordinarily powerful.
In the moment when the blood light appears, a piercing screech suddenly echoes in the void.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
On the high platform.
Luo Chen's eyelids twitch, and Wu Diqi's words prove true—he has indeed been in seclusion for too long and is somewhat unaware of the changes in those around him.
With just this move, Wang Yuan is already capable of defeating most great cultivators.
What's so special about a treasure's killing move?
The next moment.
On the debate platform, countless blood lights and white lights continuously collide.
Suddenly!
A finger of crimson-like-blood essence energy penetrates through the countless white hooks forming a killing formation and strikes Wu Gou's lower abdomen.
Wu Gou looks at the hole in his abdomen in disbelief.
"How is this possible?"
"My apologies!" Wang Yuan says, acknowledging his victory, but his eyes reveal a hint of dissatisfaction.
The opponent is too weak!
Wu Gou opens his mouth, his combat power still intact, with minimal damage.
But he is well aware that if his opponent hadn't shown mercy and shifted his aim by three inches, that finger would have pierced his heart.
In the end, he bitterly lowers his head.
"I lost!"
When the Sword Sect's Golden Core Elder steps out to announce Wang Yuan's victory in the first battle, the audience reacts in astonishment.
Is it over so soon?
That's too fast!
However, the participants won't give them much time to react.
Huanzhen Lou's second-ranked assassin has already taken the stage.
"Huanzhen Lou's Silver Rank Assassin, Zhao Y ingzi, please give me guidance!"
She is a female cultivator.
Wang Yuan's expression shifts slightly as he senses the dense slaughter Qi on her, a result of excessive killing.
"She should be a good opponent!"
He murmurs a few words, then clenches his palm, causing his knuckles to crackle.
Not only that, but streams of energy flow through his body, like a dragon coiling around him.
Then!
"Wang Yuan, please make your move!"
This time, he doesn't wait for the opponent to attack but takes the initiative to charge forward.
As his words fall, his entire body surges forward like an arrow, rushing towards Zhao Y ingzi.
In that instant, the female cultivator feels like a ferocious tiger pouncing on her.
In ordinary cultivator battles, most maintain a distance and engage in long-range attacks using magical artifacts and treasures, supplemented by spells and talismans.
But this person disregards everything and goes straight for close combat.
"A Body Cultivator?"
Zhao Y ingzi's expression changes, and she frantically retreats.
Not only that, but a bronze mirror appears on her wrist.
She slaps the bronze mirror.
On the field, a bronze mirror shadow suddenly appears.
Boom!
Wang Yuan smashes the mirror with a punch, and Zhao Y ingzi's body shatters into four pieces.
This scene shocks the entire audience.
"Such speed!"
"This person hasn't even used their Magical Treasure, yet they're so fierce?"
"Isn't that Huanzhen Lou's assassin, Mo Fei..."
"She's not dead!"
On the Debate Dao Platform, Wang Yuan retracted his fist, his gaze shifting to a three-zhu tall bronze mirror standing three zhang away.
There, Zhao Y ingzi's figure slowly emerged on the mirror's surface.
She stared coldly at Wang Yuan and then struck the bronze mirror within the mirror.
Buzz!
As the buzzing sound reverberated, a second and third bronze mirror appeared in the arena.
This was her most proficient assassination technique.
As long as there were enough bronze mirrors, she could shuttle through them with the help of the Magical Treasure's main body, and as long as the Magical Treasure wasn't destroyed, she wouldn't die.
Once the corresponding array was set up, her enemies would be like turtles in a jar.
Wang Yuan watched this scene coldly, taking a deep breath.
The next instant, he charged out again.
One punch! Two punches!
...
One by one, the spirit energy-infused bronze mirrors shattered.
Zhao Y ingzi, hidden within, was startled, "This person's combat awareness is so sharp, they've already seen through my intentions so quickly."
"However, if you think I only have this one trick, you're greatly mistaken."
She gave a light hum, pressing her hands on the bronze mirror, and then suddenly pulling it.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! In an instant, thirty-six bronze mirrors appeared on the Debate Dao Platform, arranged in the Eight Trigrams formation.
After completing this step, Zhao Y ingzi slightly relaxed.
With a flick of her wrist, a dagger appeared.
"Next, I just need to..."
Boom!
The mirror's reflection sent Wang Yuan's fist wind howling down.
Just as Zhao Y ingzi was about to shift her position, the spiritual energy within her body stalled.
"Get out here!"
Wang Yuan roared, and his vital energy burst forth, instantly piercing through all the bronze mirrors.
A large hand reached deep into the mirror, directly grabbing the female cultivator.
Zhao Y ingzi's face turned red as she was held by the neck, and she found it hard to believe.
How did her opponent find her true body?
...
Luo Chen saw this scene, and the stone in his heart dropped.
Once the bronze mirror array was formed, with the female cultivator's spiritual energy constantly flowing, it was almost indestructible.
If this female assassin were hiding within, attacking with other means, Wang Yuan would have no choice but to suffer a defeat.
But!
This woman had a major flaw.
In a platform battle, there wouldn't be enough time for her to prepare.
Hastily activating the full power of her Magical Treasure would consume a massive amount of spiritual energy in an instant.
This would lead to a situation where she wouldn't have time to recover her breath, creating a spiritual energy vacuum.
Wang Yuan's combat instincts were too powerful, and he instantly found this flaw.
While blocking the other bronze mirrors with his force, he directly grabbed her true body.
"But to achieve this step, ordinary spiritual sense is insufficient. Only a Golden Core Cultivator's divine sense can accomplish this. Wang Yuan naturally doesn't have divine sense, so is he relying on Qi Mechanism Sensation?"
Luo Chen and Wang Yuan were currently in a stage of mutual discussion and validation regarding Body Tempering cultivation.
He gave Wang Yuan the complete "Ten Thousand Paths Converging," which he had perfected.
Wang Yuan, in turn, wrote down his years of cultivation insights and handed them to Luo Chen.
During his enlightenment of vital energy changes, Wang Yuan combined his soul, willpower, and vital energy characteristics, gaining a method to track enemies.
This was Qi Mechanism Sensation.
The soul moves as the mind wills, and intent is expressed through vital energy.
All living beings have an external manifestation of Qi Mechanism! Unless one's control over their body reaches a perfect, leak-free stage, it's impossible to conceal the Qi Mechanism.
Cultivators with advanced martial arts skills, even without divine sense, only need to spread their Qi Mechanism to sense the presence of others different from themselves within a certain range.
Wang Yuan was able to locate his opponent's true body because he sensed her Qi Mechanism during the battle.
Wang Yuan speculated that if the third level of Body Tempering was the body transforming into a furnace and forming an embryo of essence, then the fourth level would be the realm of achieving a leak-free true body.
This speculation was based mainly on Wang Yuan's accumulation, but it also had some credit from Luo Chen's "Ten Thousand Paths Converging."
In "Ten Thousand Paths Converging," the method of absorbing Qi originated from the secret technique "Turtle Spirit Armor."
And "Turtle Spirit Armor" was modeled after the cultivation method of the ancient mysterious turtle.
The mysterious turtle, with its hidden divine might and long lifespan, had achieved the intention of a leak-free true body, hence its longevity.
Wang Yuan referenced this knowledge and finally derived the method of Qi Mechanism Sensation.
Luo Chen shook his head, thinking too far ahead.
At least, for now, Wang Yuan had easily defeated his opponent.
Beside them, Fu Jiu Sheng sighed softly, "Wang Hall Master, your strength is truly formidable! Even when I was at the Foundation Establishment stage, facing you head-on, I would have had little chance of winning."
Luo Chen humbly replied, "Elder Fu is too modest. With your array formation prowess, who could be your match at the Foundation Establishment stage? Moreover, in our battles, where do all these rules and restrictions from the platform come into play?"
Wu Diqi took over the conversation, laughing, "Exactly! Exactly! That's why I have such trust in Wang Yuan. This platform battle has too many restrictions, and in a direct confrontation, a Body Tempering Cultivator is almost invincible. Especially for these Huanzhen Lou assassins, who are proficient in underhanded methods, facing Wang Yuan head-on is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"
He was absolutely right.
Luo Chen finally felt relieved.
Wang Yuan's current realm had already achieved Essence Power Mastery! If compared to a cultivator, it would be akin to the Grand Completion stage of the Foundation Establishment.
Additionally, with his extremely rich combat experience, this battle was almost a sure win.
Even if he couldn't match Luo Chen's past dominance over peers, slaughtering Foundation Establishment Cultivators like chickens and dogs, he could still achieve a crushing victory in a one-on-one battle.
After all, both Wang Yuan and Luo Chen had emerged from countless life-or-death battles, mostly fighting outnumbered and engaging in direct combat.
If one becomes weaker in the same realm with more cultivation, that would be unreasonable.
"I was the one who was worried and confused before."
Luo Chen smiled, and the resentment he felt towards Wu Diqi and the others dissipated.
Next, he split his attention between the Debate Dao Platform battle and chatting with Wu Diqi and the others about people and events related to the Opening War.
...
"The Opening War, aside from the initiator, is just a business for other High-stage Nascent Soul Sects."
"Compared to the majority of Golden Core Great Sects, who have left their homes and committed their entire sect to this war, this is a battle for their very survival!"
"They require a larger territory than their original homeland, both as a cultivation ground for Golden Core Cultivators and as a habitat for their sect."
"The Luo Tian Alliance is in the same situation."
"However, among these Golden Core Great Sects, there are exceptions. For instance, Ailao Mountain and Green Pill Valley, who recently withdrew, are reluctant to part with their original territories and merely wish to profit from the situation. Huanzhen Lou, on the other hand, aims to expand its client base. In wars of expansion, enemies are primarily beasts, but it's easy for cultivators to become enemies over interests. In this case, Huanzhen Lou sees an opportunity for business."
The world is full of people seeking profit.
Cultivators have never been a group known for their lack of desires.
The very term "cultivation" indicates that these individuals inherently pursue goals.
Luo Chen quietly listened to this conversation, occasionally sharing his thoughts.
Cen Qiu Sheng, an elder who had tirelessly dedicated himself to his family, sighed, "I've also read about several wars of expansion in ancient texts, but this one is different."
"Oh? How so, Elder Cen?" Luo Chen asked curiously.
Cen Qiu Sheng pointed at the Debate Dao Platform beneath them, where Wang Yuan was fighting the last assassin from Huanzhen Lou.
"Take this shop battle, for example!"
Luo Chen was puzzled, "There have been wars of expansion before, and the division of spoils after victory is a common occurrence."
Cen Qiu Sheng shook his head, "But in the past, this division of spoils happened after the war!"
Luo Chen was taken aback, then became thoughtful.
Indeed!
Currently, the Howling Moon Mountain Range hasn't been pacified and isn't yet human territory.
In this situation, for the Luoyun Sect to not expedite their efforts and instead leisurely divide the spoils before they've even been won, it's a bit arrogant.
Dividing the spoils before the duck is even cooked is inappropriate no matter how you look at it.
However, Wu Diqi clearly had a different opinion.
He also pointed, but in the direction of the entire Debate Dao Platform, where over a hundred thousand cultivators gathered.
"Nine Great Sects, eighteen Golden Core Great Sects, countless high-level experts, and millions of mid and low-level cultivators.
With such a lineup, the Howling Moon Mountain Range is just a piece of cake!
What's wrong with dividing the spoils beforehand?"
He did have a point.
Cen Qiu Sheng sighed but didn't argue.
Or perhaps, he also held the same hope.
Seeing this, Wu Diqi didn't continue the conversation and shifted the topic back.
"The next opponents we'll face, Liu Senzhai and Meng Quan Cave, also have similar intentions as Huanzhen Lou. They want to expand their..."
"Oh, Meng Quan Cave is an exception."
"As far as I know, the seven great springs they relied on for survival have dried up due to over-exploitation. That's why they joined this war of expansion, seeking a new path."
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen frowned slightly.
"So, according to you, if Meng Quan Cave wants to establish themselves in the Howling Moon Mountain Range, they might have to fight to the death?"
"That's an exaggeration," Wu Diqi waved his hand, "But a fierce battle with Wang Yuan is inevitable."
Luo Chen's heart sank.
He looked at the Debate Dao Platform, where Wang Yuan, with a sword scar on his face, was being declared the winner against Huanzhen Lou's third assassin amidst the cheers of the crowd.
Three down, done! The next opponent would be Liu Senzhai, a Golden Core Great Sect.
Inside the arena.
The Golden Core Elder of the Sword Sect looked at Wang Yuan admiringly, "You have an incense stick's worth of rest time. Do you need a break?"
Wang Yuan wiped the bloodstains from his face.
The previous battle hadn't been easy, and he had sustained minor injuries.
But at this moment, he felt like he had just finished warming up.
Assassins? These petty characters were only good enough to warm him up.
His battle intent soared!
"No rest needed, let's continue!"
The Golden Core Elder of the Sword Sect frowned, "Don't you want to switch to another companion?"
Wang Yuan glanced at Cen Guangyi, who wasn't far away, and shook his head slowly.
"No need, I'm enough on my own!"
"Good, very confident!" The Golden Core Elder of the Sword Sect relaxed his brows and turned to look at a high platform, "Liu Senzhai, are you ready?"
Under the gaze of countless eyes.
On that high platform, a lazy voice sounded.
"Liu Senzhai is only here for profit and doesn't want to cause trouble. The tenth shop is enough."
"We concede this battle."
Upon hearing this, the entire arena was stunned.
Concede? Liu Senzhai was, after all, a Golden Core Great Sect with hundreds of Foundation Establishment True Cultivators and seven Golden Core Cultivators. How could they surrender without a fight?
However, when they saw Wang Yuan's battle intent on the Debate Dao Platform, they gained some understanding.
It was said that the cultivators of Liu Senzhai, like those of Green Pill Valley, weren't very skilled in combat.
Now, they were showing fear!
Amidst the gazes of confusion and disdain, the Golden Core Cultivator of Liu Senzhai seemed unaffected.
He spoke lazily, "Let's start the next battle quickly, I can't wait."
The Golden Core Elder of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, who was in charge of hosting the event, was a bit helpless.
With three fewer battles, they would miss out on many highlights.
It would be a pity for them to not promote the Debate Dao Platform in the new domain.
Helpless, he shifted his gaze to the Golden Core Cultivator of Meng Quan Cave.
"Wang Daoist from Meng Quan Cave, do you wish to forfeit?"
Three figures emerged from the passage, all dressed in blue with determination in their eyes.
The Golden Core Elder of the Sword Sect nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Wang Yuan, "Are you sure you don't need rest? Meng Quan Cave cultivators are known for their abundant spiritual energy. In a rotational battle, you'll be at a significant disadvantage."
Wang Yuan glanced at him, thinking that this person was quite reasonable.
Wang Yuan took a step forward and looked down at the three cultivators.
Two women and one man.
"Don't waste time."
"All of you, come at me!"
(End of Chapter)
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