thenovelthief Chapter 1425: The Competition Begins
Chapter 1425: The Competition Begins
This Zhang Hai has undergone body training, and his physical form can be compared to a magic artifact. Su Yuanyuan would never take him head-on. After figuring out his techniques, she found a flaw, forcing him off the arena.
Feng Yan was delighted. Today, he was going to make a fortune off them.
There was a lot more attention focused on Su Yuanyuan now. Everyone knew she was a tough nut to crack.
Many people wanted to seize an opportunity, but none would dare to first deplete Su Yuanyuan’s Spiritual Power.
Su Yuanyuan stood on the stage waiting for quite some time, yet no one came up to challenge her. She simply sat down to wait.
Qi Wen here had won, attracting many to challenge her. She quickly dealt with opponents while holding a Spirit Stone for cultivation—just for show really.
The mother and three children were now all seated on the platform cultivating. The elders above gossiped non-stop.
"Is the whole family going to dominate the arena this time?" someone from the Beast Taming Sect asked.
"Old Turtle, wouldn’t it make sense to send your top one to challenge them?" Tianyan Daojun said coolly.
"Don’t count your chickens before they hatch, Wang Mingyi."
"We’ll see that." Tianyan Daojun, fearing him? This old geezer was once soundly defeated by him.
Tan Shaoting was here, following Sun Qizheng’s arrangement.
"Tan Shaoting, head over to the Beast Taming Sect arena."
"Yes."
The Beast Taming Sect had a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.
"Tan Shaoting from the Xuantian Sect challenges Jiang Dao You."
"I’m being challenged?" Jiang Zheng looked down on Tan Shaoting. A Golden Core Middle Stage challenging him? Was the Xuantian Sect out of members? To send a mid-stage cultivator for the ranking match?
From the expression Tan Shaoting saw, he knew he was being underestimated. No matter. He only needed to win.
The battle between the two was indeed exciting. Jiang Zheng ranked high in the Beast Taming Sect.
Tan Shaoting was a Sword Cultivator for two lifetimes; his Swordsmanship uniquely tricky and esoteric, even his wife couldn’t figure him out.
After crossing blades, Jiang Zheng realized he made a mistake. This Tan fellow was truly remarkable.
The two were evenly matched. Both wanted to end their fight quickly, but it wouldn’t be realistic to overpower each other.
After about half an hour, Tan Shaoting won, though he was injured.
He quickly treated his wounds, drank Spiritual Spring Water, and prepared for challengers.
Sun Qizheng hadn’t thought Tan Shaoting would really win. He wasn’t underestimating Jiang Zheng, but rather had underestimated Tan Shaoting.
Holding top-grade spiritual stones due to the Spiritual Spring Water, he recovered almost completely when the Talisman Sect cultivator came up.
"Tian Ge from the Talisman Sect challenges Mr. Tan."
"Mr. Tian, please."
Tian Ge was also Golden Core Middle Stage, but he was at the sixth layer while Tan Shaoting was at the fourth layer.
Tian Ge’s weapon was a long spear. Tan Shaoting had indeed studied combat tactics with spears.
His wife once analyzed it for him and their daughter.
So Tan Shaoting quickly broke through Tian Ge’s defenses, aiming his sword at his Dantian.
"I lost." The referee declared, and Tan Shaoting again used top-grade spiritual stones to restore his Spiritual Power.
"The Xuantian Sect really has deep pockets. Even Golden Core Disciples can afford to use top-grade spiritual stones."
"You’re just envious." Tianyan Daojun’s words left his opponent speechless for quite some time.
Sun Qizheng hadn’t expected Tan Shaoting to win the second battle either. Now he’d already accrued two points for the sect.
After drinking water, Tan Shaoting sat down to continue recovery, aware that time was not on his side.
At this point, a female cultivator approached, "Mr. Tan, please take care of me."
Tan Shaoting even skipped the courtesy of a nod. This female cultivator was a magic cultivator, her weapon a ribbon.
Tan Shaoting found it amusing, by chance encountering the weapon his wife and daughter had mocked.
They engaged in battle, during which Tan Shaoting’s attacks became fiercer. He had no intention of showing leniency.
Nonetheless, the female cultivator was also formidable; reaching the Golden Core Stage was not for nothing.
Tan Shaoting accelerated his sword moves, ultimately securing victory once more.
This increased the attention on Tan Shaoting among cultivators.
A mere Golden Core Fourth Layer cultivator had defeated three late-stage Golden Core opponents.
While a Sword Cultivator’s prowess remains formidable, this was indeed beyond belief.
Mad Sword True Man Zhang Xing of the Sword Sect observed Tan Shaoting from below the stage.
A True Man from the Beast Taming Sect tried to go up but was stopped by him.
"He’s my opponent."
Mad Sword True Man, known as Ghostly Sorrow, was generally avoided; getting entangled with him was a nightmare.
Tan Shaoting paid no heed to the happenings below, focusing on recovery.
"Senior Brother Sun, can Junior Brother Tan keep it up?"
"His opponent being Mad Sword True Man, that’s uncertain."
Sun Qizheng was torn, hoping Mad Sword True Man would take to the stage, thereby consuming Tan Shaoting’s energy, saving him from challenging Liu Xiaozhu.
Su Yuanyuan here waited for quite a while, and still no challenger appeared.
Thinking it wasn’t bad to guard the platform without expending effort.
She knew she was being unrealistic, the real experts had not yet moved.
Anyhow, she’d already earned five points for the sect.
Qi Wen’s side was quite lively; she had already earned eight points for the sect, having faced seven challengers.
Though not tired, she was a bit fed-up, feeling like someone was purposely feeding her victories.
The siblings faced nearly equal numbers of challenges. Qi Hong had only fought five times thus far.
Tan Shaoting after recovering for an hour, saw Mad Sword True Man leap onto the stage.
"Mad Sword Zhang Xing from the Sword Sect challenges Mr. Tan."
Tan Shaoting certainly knew of Mad Sword True Man. A Golden Core Stage opponent of significant skill.
He saw him intercepting three would-be challengers earlier below. He was a genuinely upright person.
"Mr. Zhang, please."
"Mr. Tan, show all your power. I certainly will too."
"Certainly. It’s out of respect for Mr. Zhang."
The words pleased Mad Sword True Man, fostering a better impression of Tan Shaoting.
Both were pure Sword Cultivators. Among the ten arenas, theirs drew the most onlookers.
This was truly thrilling; a duel of two Sword Cultivators was captivating.
"It’s a pity; if in our Sword Sect, they’d surely shine brighter."
Tianyan Daojun remained silent, valuing Tan Shaoting even more.
Sun Qizheng, the arena match organizer, was left astounded.
Tan Shaoting hadn’t fully deployed his capability during the qualifiers.
But that was okay, as Mad Sword was indeed formidable, Tan Shaoting would lose this time.
However, the unexpected gain remained welcomed.
He turned back to Liu Xiaozhu’s side where Liu had won five times already, just needing five more victories on the arena to secure it. He was confident in Liu Xiaozhu.