"Even without an arm, why bother to show off!"
"No matter what, his courage is sothing to learn from. Even if he loses, what does it matter? At least he dared to try, right?"
"That’s true, but knowingly doing the impossible is foolish..."
Below the stage, many people shook their heads and sighed. Their expressions seed to already envision Liu Sheng’s defeat and collapse.
anwhile, on the stage, Zhang Zhong had already rushed to Liu Sheng. He pointed his longsword straight at Liu Sheng’s chest, his move a lethal strike.
"Despicable, knowing the opponent has no arms to block, yet using such force!" A wave of disdain rose from the crowd below.
So female cultivators even covered their faces, unwilling to see the impending bloody scene.
Ding~
A crisp sound of tallic clash startled everyone.
Liu Sheng blocked it, as he deftly flicked his sword, precisely deflecting Zhang Zhong’s sword tip, averting the danger.
"Surging Wave Step!"
Liu Sheng murmured indistinctly, and then his foot moved, his speed suddenly increased.
"Treasure-Level Early Stage Body-Shaping Technique?" Ye Haochuan was sowhat surprised.
He seed to recall Liu Sheng ntioning buying a good cultivation technique by chance, but seeing him use it for the first ti was indeed unexpected.
With the one million spirit crystals given by Ye Haochuan, Liu Sheng was sowhat of a small tycoon, so buying a Treasure-Level Early Stage technique wasn’t surprising.
Zhang Zhong was still puzzled over how Liu Sheng had parried his sword tip and was caught off guard when Liu Sheng took the opportunity to close in. Alard, he quickly tried to resist.
Unfortunately, his reaction was a bit slow. Liu Sheng moved extrely fast, appearing behind him in an instant, placing his longsword precisely on his shoulder, less than half an inch from his neck.
Everyone, including the host, stared at Liu Sheng in bewildernt. The turnaround on stage happened too fast.
One second, they worried Liu Sheng might be killed by Zhang Zhong, the next second, Liu Sheng had won.
It took several seconds before the host reacted, slowly announcing, "Liu Sheng, wins!"
"No, this can’t be, how could I lose to a useless person?" Zhang Zhong looked unwilling to accept it.
Liu Sheng had already put away his longsword, and hearing this, he sneered, "Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit. We are of similar cultivation level, yet you underestimated . If you don’t lose, who will?"
Liu Sheng’s words were indeed logical. Zhang Zhong’s loss this ti was mostly due to underestimating the opponent. He assud Liu Sheng couldn’t take his attack, leading to his distraction and failure after Liu Sheng blocked his sword.
"You cunning devil, you tricked by feigning weakness. I refuse to accept this, I want a rematch!" Zhang Zhong exclaid manically.
"You idiot, a loss is a loss, who would waste ti fighting you again?" A wave of ridicule erupted from the crowd before Liu Sheng could respond.
"I’ll kill you!"
With a twisted expression, Zhang Zhong was infuriated by the contempt from the crowd, and he aid his sword at Liu Sheng in rage.
He couldn’t help his madness, having high hopes to shine at the Greenstone Society, only to lose because of underestimating his opponent. How could he be satisfied?
"Despicable scoundrel!" Ca a shout of contempt from the crowd, so even urged Liu Sheng to dodge quickly.
But Liu Sheng had already put away his sword and was standing with his back to Zhang Zhong, making it impossible for him to dodge.
Just as Zhang Zhong’s sword was about to pierce Liu Sheng’s back, an angry shout resounded across the venue.
"How dare you ignore this old man?"
This angry shout ca from the host of the platform, who was tasked with conducting the preliminaries and couldn’t allow Zhang Zhong to break the rules.
He swiftly swung a long stick, striking Zhang Zhong’s sword away, then kicked him in the abdon, directly knocking him off the stage.
Splurt~
Zhang Zhong, still mid-air, spat a mouthful of blood, and his aura plumted to an extre low. The host’s strike was indeed heavy.
While everyone cursed Zhang Zhong for getting what he deserved, they also reminded themselves to be cautious and not provoke the host to end up like Zhang Zhong.
Ye Haochuan sighed a bit, but not because of the host’s battle power. Even at Core Formation Peak, the host’s cultivation wasn’t enough to alarm him.
What amazed him was the host’s heavy-handedness. As a dicinal cultivator, he could see that Zhang Zhong was at the brink of death, and without tily treatnt, he’d either die or be crippled.
Zhang Zhong was just unlucky to challenge the host’s authority right at the start. If the host didn’t punish him severely, how could he maintain order among the competitors?
Fortunately, the organizers wouldn’t allow participants to die; soon a dicinal cultivator arrived to take Zhang Zhong away.
Liu Sheng slowly walked down the stage, and the tournant continued.
"Congratulations, you won easily without even using your full strength!" Ye Haochuan smiled as he approached.
Liu Sheng’s trump card was naturally conjuring hands to fight. Although transforming into a beast form would deplete vitality, conjuring arms would consu much less and could serve as a critical advantage if needed.
Liu Sheng shrugged, smiling, "If he hadn’t underestimated , I wouldn’t have gained much even if I won."
Ye Haochuan nodded in agreent, saying, "You guys still have too few high-level techniques. After today’s event, I’ll find so suitable techniques for you."
Liu Sheng didn’t hold back with Ye Haochuan and nodded with a smile.
Liu Sheng only had the Surging Wave Step as a Treasure-Level technique. Since it’s just a body-shaping technique, obtaining an attack technique would surely boost his strength once more.
The informant Yuan San hadn’t left yet, and seeing Liu Sheng’s victorious return didn’t surprise him much. After all, Zhang Zhong wasn’t strong and underestimated the opponent, so Liu Sheng’s victory wasn’t unexpected.
What he wanted to see was Ye Haochuan’s battle.
Soon, his anticipation turned into reality.
Ye Haochuan took the stage, but unfortunately, his opponent was just a Foundation Establishnt Stage cultivator.
After sensing Ye Haochuan’s formidable aura, the Foundation Establishnt cultivator couldn’t muster the courage to fight and conceded directly.
"Damn it, coward!" Yuan San was furious. Eager to gauge Ye Haochuan’s capabilities, he waited all this ti only for Ye Haochuan to win without a fight.
"Damn it, I’ll keep tracking you; I won’t stop until I see you in action!" Yuan San muttered to himself.
With so ti until Ye Haochuan’s next match, he didn’t want to waste a single second, continuing to sell information while waiting.
Due to the nurous battles in the first round, it took over two hours to complete.
After one round, only half of the contestants remained. As they drew lots again, Liu Sheng finally got lucky, drawing a Foundation Establishnt Late Stage cultivator.
The cultivator hoped to exploit Liu Sheng’s lack of arms for victory but underestimated Liu Sheng’s Treasure-Level technique. With the Surging Wave Step, the Foundation Establishnt cultivator fell quickly, giving Liu Sheng another win.
"Next match, contestant 01789 Ye Haochuan, against contestant 00341 Niu Qiang!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan San’s face lit up with joy, leaving behind the client he was "flirting" with, he quickly turned his head toward the stage.
Truly, heaven rewarded the diligent. Niu Qiang’s Core Formation Late Stage cultivation should force Ye Haochuan to make a move!
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