Chapter 802 - 746: Pressure

Chapter 802: Chapter 746: Pressure

Just as everyone was unsure who had won or lost, on the white jade arena, light and shadows flickered, transforming into an image of the two battling. In the final moment, it played out frame by frame in slow motion.

Mu Wushuang was hit, and Wu Yang was swallowed by flames.

Mu Wushuang was knocked flying mid-air, lightning pierced through the exploding fire.

Mu Wushuang was flung out of the arena, while Wu Yang also flew out engulfed in flames.

The crowd looked left and right in unison, swinging to and fro, watching as both landed on the edge of the arena, and at the moment of impact, the image paused.

A group of people squatted down, tilting their heads and bodies; if they hadn’t studied it closely in this frozen frame, they would have landed simultaneously. But upon comparing, they realized Mu Wushuang’s body touched the ground before Wu Yang’s.

Moreover, on the arena, it was also Wu Yang who struck Mu Wushuang first.

Shortly after, the image disappeared, and in the list of advancements in mid-air, Mu Wushuang’s three golden characters slowly faded away.

"Ah, what a pity!" Tang Weimian sighed dejectedly, more upset than if he had lost himself.

Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi also felt it was a pity, but observing the reactions of those around, Mu Wushuang, although defeated, still remained honorable. The people from the Wu Family left quietly with Wu Yang, not feeling any glory from their win.

After all, Mu Wushuang’s cultivation was lower than Wu Yang’s, yet was so close to winning the duel. Anyone with a conscience would feel it was not a glorious victory.

Seeing this, Mu Wushuang also sighed deeply and simply lay down on the ground.

"Now we’re in trouble, none of the three of us made it into the top 100, how are we going to explain this to our master?!"

This statement gave Li Shen Zhi a jolt, and Jiang Yuebai’s ears perked up sharply.

Li Shen Zhi, feeling anxious and guilty, touched his nose and subtly tried to lower his presence.

Jiang Yuebai rolled his eyes, suddenly raising his voice, speaking sarcastically, "Indeed, Uncle Fuyi has always been proud, never admitting defeat. Since entering the Dao, he has always been a step ahead, his fame spreading far and wide. Whoever sees Uncle Fuyi can’t help but praise, saying ’Iron-boned, resolute Zhao Fuyi.’

"It’s a pity that in the future, those who are jealous of Uncle Fuyi might say, ’Zhao Fuyi, being strong yourself is useless. Your disciples...tsk~’

Upon hearing this, Mu Wushuang sat up abruptly from the ground, almost bumping into Shen Huaxi, who was healing her.

"Who dares to talk nonsense? I’ll tear their mouths apart!"

Jiang Yuebai glanced at Li Shen Zhi, and both Mu Wushuang and Tang Weimian looked over as well.

Mu Wushuang suddenly realized, "That’s right, haven’t you gone up yet? As long as you win, make it into the top 100, no one can say anything about our master, Li Shen Zhi. I’m warning you, better to die on that stage than dare to lose. I’ll dig out all your hidden treasures and burn them to ash!"

Li Shen Zhi’s eyes widened in shock, his face showing a series of emotional changes: surprise, sadness, fear, anger, helplessness...and more.

He always had a habit of hiding things, afraid that keeping all his possessions with him was unsafe, just like a sly rabbit with three burrows.

Shen Huaxi glanced at Jiang Yuebai and shook his head, chuckling.

Lu Nanzhi also nudged Jiang Yuebai with her elbow, giving a reproachful look, signaling her not to go ’too far.’

Jiang Yuebai didn’t feel there was anything wrong. Sometimes, if a person isn’t pushed, they don’t know how much potential they truly have.

Li Shen Zhi felt anxious and shortness of breath, softly saying, "Isn’t there still Wangchen? What if he makes it into the top 100?"

Mu Wushuang hissed angrily, "A Golden Core Stage cultivator in the Upper Realm is nothing! You’re the senior apprentice, yet you don’t take up this responsibility. Do you really have the face to push it onto the junior apprentice?"

Tang Weimian nodded vigorously in agreement.

Li Shen Zhi sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright, I’ll do my best, okay?"

"Doing your best is not enough, you have to give it your all!"

"......"

*

The first batch of the second round of battles gradually came to an end, and the second batch began to prepare.

On the Heavenly Inference Sect’s side, Tang Weimian and Mu Wushuang both lost. Yuu Qiuchi and Fang Yuxing also encountered tough opponents, but being older than Jiang Yuebai and the others, their mental strength and experience in Battle Methods helped them turn the tide and win a match.

Next in the second batch, Shen Huaxi faced Xingchou, Li Shen Zhi faced Zhao Benlei, while Ge Yuchan and Wenn Jian also had strong opponents, who were not on Jiang Yuebai’s list.

On the Zhuge Family’s side, Moh Baichun lost to Jiang Yuebai, and Zhuge Ziqian also lost to a Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Fengg Family.

They happily walked hand-in-hand watching battles, but Zhuge Ziyin’s face looked even gloomier than theirs.

The Zhuge Family’s Cicada Spirit also lost, having the bad luck to encounter someone from the Red Sun Sect. The Red Sun Sect specialized in Fire Control and had specially cultivated pools of various Spiritual Fires, their Cultivation Technique Attributes perfectly countered the Cicada Spirit. Knowing it couldn’t win, the Cicada Spirit conceded decisively to preserve itself.

At this moment, only Zhuge Ziyin from the Zhuge Family remained in the second round, second batch.

On the True Martial Immortal Sect’s side, Xie Jingshan faced a disciple from the Golden Wave Sect, defeating the opponent in less than fifty rounds, greatly boosting the morale of the True Martial Immortal Sect.

After the second trial ended, the Jing Family, due to not advancing and their disgraceful performance, were grounded by the Supreme Elder of the True Martial Immortal Sect, confined to an outpost outside the Qingyun Realm.

All conference participants, regardless of win or loss, could enter the Qingyun Realm to observe battles up close.

Without Jing Family cultivators present, the other disciples of the True Martial Immortal Sect held high hopes for Xie Jingshan and gathered to cheer for him whenever he went on stage.

On the Guiyuan Sword Sect’s side, Zhuo Qingfeng advanced, while Hua Yingshi faced a female Sword Cultivator from the Luofu Sword Sect, and they fought an exhilarating battle.

Hua Yingshi was one move short, and though defeated, became close friends with the female Sword Cultivator, promising to have another match after the event.

The rest of the individuals on Jiang Yuebai’s list, like Shi Yuming and Jiangg Ling’er, proceeded to advance smoothly without any suspense.

In the second round, second batch, Jiang Yuebai wanted to watch Li Shen Zhi’s match against Zhao Benlei, while also worrying about Shen Huaxi’s match against Xingchou.

Since she didn’t have to participate, and had already exposed Crane Feather Avatar’s abilities in the battle against Moh Baichun, she frankly released the Crane Feather Avatar, watching Shen Huaxi’s match with Xie Jingshan, while watching Li Shen Zhi with Lu Nanzhi and Mu Wushuang.

Ge Yuchan’s and Wenn Jian’s arenas were adjacent, Yuu Qiuchi went over there, while Fang Yuxing, interested in Zhao Benlei from the Luofu Sword Franchise, stayed with Li Shen Zhi.

Fang Yuxing mentioned it felt less exciting without Xie Jingshan around, a lonely atmosphere, and seeing Li Shen Zhi’s dejected face gave a sense of loss.

He was quite right; over with Shen Huaxi, as soon as she took the stage, Xie Jingshan led his ’trained’ junior and senior disciples of the True Martial Immortal Sect in a loud cheer.

"Shen Huaxi, victory!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

Their combined shouts echoed like mountains and seas, a fiery atmosphere.

Shen Huaxi couldn’t help but laugh and cry, flinging her wide sleeve, as she looked at the loose cultivator Xingchou who just stepped onto the stage.

She was tall, wearing a narrow-sleeved long purple dress, with a matching face veil masking half her face, leaving only a pair of narrow eyes exposed. Just from the eye shape, she appeared quite masculine despite being female.

At this moment, Xingchou’s cultivation was the same as Shen Huaxi’s, both at the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul. A hint of scorching Demonic Qi with latent Dragon Might surrounded her, making Shen Huaxi wary.

The Qingyun Conference did not discriminate against demon cultivators, as long as they were not demon cultivators listed on the Star Alliance’s official wanted list, they could pass the Independent Cultivator Alliance’s assessment to participate in the Qingyun Conference.

Just like how Lu Nanzhi was also a demon cultivator, yet no one complained about her.

Xingchou’s Token had the Green Dragon Realm’s mark, so knowing things related to dragons was perfectly normal.

In fact, Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi had never fought Xingchou directly, so they didn’t know much about her abilities.

At the time, they had both changed their appearances, so Xingchou might still not be sure if they were the two she met underneath the Nine Dragon Ruins.

Shen Huaxi studied Xingchou, while Xingchou did the same with Shen Huaxi, both sensing the Heavenly Witch Clan aura in one another.

Shen Huaxi spoke first, "Rather than fighting you, I’d actually like to have a chat with you."