Chapter 1078 - 444: Second Batch of Entrants (Part 2)

Chapter 1078: Chapter 444: Second Batch of Entrants (Part 2)

A bet sure to win, Su Wangyou dared to place his wager, and the Scholar naturally wasn’t willing to back down.

He said, "If I lose, then I’ll accept Sect Leader Su’s earlier invitation to help improve the Golden Scale Sect’s cultivation technique and design a set of compatible martial arts, all without any compensation!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wangyou was overjoyed and immediately said, "Agreed!"

Although he was naturally carefree and liked to travel, he was ultimately the Sect Leader of the Golden Scale Sect, and needed to consider the sect.

The Golden Scale Sect’s cultivation technique overly emphasized comprehension. If they didn’t recruit good talents, they would easily face a decline, leading to the sect’s downfall. Thus, he had previously invited the Scholar to the Golden Scale Sect to improve the cultivation technique.

It’s just that improving the cultivation technique was time-consuming and laborious, and it wouldn’t be completed in three to five years. The Scholar, focused on obtaining immortal fate, hadn’t agreed until now.

If they could bring the Scholar to the Golden Scale Sect through this betting match, there was hope for the sect’s revival.

As for the immortal fate, Su Wangyou had long seen that the Kaiyang Immortal Mansion’s fate had nothing to do with him. He stayed only to hone his martial arts and find an opportunity to convince the Scholar.

Thinking of this, Su Wangyou couldn’t help but cheer for Wu Chang in his heart.

The bet between the Scholar and the drunkard was made through transmitted thoughts, and Wu Chang was unaware that, during the preparation time, the person most eager for him to obtain immortal fate had changed from An Rong to Su Wangyou.

He took out the Light of Steadfastness and walked towards the test venue.

Once the fifth round of tests was activated, including items, everything would be affected by level restrictions. Borrowing Erin’s Eternal Lake wouldn’t be as suitable as using the Light of Steadfastness within the stipulated range.

As he approached the Kaiyang Immortal Mansion Master, barriers rose around him, and the fifth round of tests officially began.

Before the Immortal Mansion Master could unleash a killing intent, Wu Chang had already activated the Determined Charge and rushed towards the Immortal Mansion Master.

The Immortal Mansion Master flicked his spear, using slight force to divert great power, neutralizing the Determined Charge.

Even the Faith Charge, potent enough to make Hel dizzy, was offset by the Immortal Mansion Master’s clone with pure martial arts, demonstrating the prowess of his techniques.

If it were the real body of the Immortal Mansion Master here, Wu Chang might truly have no recourse, but the one in the test was merely a clone, a different matter altogether.

Wu Chang positioned himself with a hammer, swung the warhammer in an arc, and as the Immortal Mansion Master attempted to attack, he seized the chance to suppress him once more.

Bang, bang, bang.

With the "Fearless" effect of the Light of Steadfastness, the enormous warhammer felt as light as nothing in Wu Chang’s hands, achieving a swing rate comparable to a light sword. Three hammers were swung in quick succession, swift and nimble, each striking the junctions of the Immortal Mansion Master’s skills, rendering his martial arts unperformable.

Wu Chang’s attacks seemed able to always glimpse the initiative, dispersing the Immortal Mansion Master’s offense before his martial arts could fully manifest.

When facing participants like An Rong, the drunkard, and the Scholar, the Immortal Mansion Master had always been all offense and no defense, his attacks relentless. But at this moment, facing Wu Chang, he displayed a defensive stance for the first time.

This greatly shocked the onlooking crowd, who, for the first time, realized that the Immortal Mansion Master also needed to defend, and that cultivators could actually seize the offensive against him.

Su Wangyou looked at the Scholar, transmitting his thoughts:

"With all your knowledge, did you foresee this scene?"

The Scholar’s mouth opened slightly, staring blankly at the battle in the trial, unable to speak.

It wasn’t that he was speechless, but rather that there was too much to say, unsure of where to start.

He certainly hadn’t foreseen this scene, but how could he be blamed for this failed prediction?

Leaving aside other points, as the Tang Sect’s Sect Leader, why wasn’t Wu Chang using hidden weapons and instead wielding a giant warhammer suitable only for body refining cultivators?

This, is this right?

However, that was just the beginning. The more he saw, the more he couldn’t understand.

From the initial seizing of the offense and the subsequent suppression of the Immortal Mansion Master, every move seemed rehearsed dozens or hundreds of times, unlike a first-time battle against the Immortal Mansion Master.

Next, he couldn’t comprehend the fact that in his memory, there were thirty-seven known hammer techniques, eight suitable for the large warhammer Wu Chang wielded, but why was Wu Chang using swordsmanship?

Moreover, his hammer-sword technique emphasized intention over form, with a sense of profound simplicity and a return to basics. Even the most revered Sword Immortal, Human Dao Alliance Hierarch Lü Changgeng couldn’t match Wu Chang’s refined swordsmanship.

What bewildered him most was the intricacy of Wu Chang’s moves, each executed perfectly, yet why did it all appear slightly awkward when performed?

It was as if he had just learned these sword techniques and remained quite unpracticed, but his realm was sufficiently high, making up for his lack of proficiency with cultivation, appearing both cumbersome and powerful.

The Scholar’s cheeks twitched slightly, wanting to shout at Wu Chang:

"Where are your Tang Sect cultivation techniques, your hidden weapons? As Tang Sect’s Sect Leader, how can your moves be so haphazard; does this make any sense?"

The Scholar marveled at how each of Wu Chang’s moves seemed perfectly practiced with the Immortal Mansion Master for dozens or hundreds of rounds, executed fittingly.

In reality, it wasn’t his imagination.

In games, there’s a term called "reading the board," which refers to memorizing a boss’s action patterns to take targeted responses.

However, the Immortal Mansion Master’s clone had too many moves, and each challenge required a week of recovery after being wounded by the clone. Not to mention fully probing them, even activating all skills was difficult for the average cultivator, let alone reading the board.