Chapter 309: Chapter 287: Lost the Competition, Won at Life (4K)
“You…,”
Zhang Sheng was caught in a fierce battle.
Shen Xiaoyao stood under the Vajra Indestructible Pagoda, wielding the Opening Sun Sword, stepping with the Drunken Fairy Gazing Moon Step, riding the Nine Heavens Gang Wind, with every kind of Elixir Pill and Talisman at his disposal.
Zhang Sheng unleashed the Dragon Tiger Skill and secret Talisman techniques, but still failed to gain the upper hand.
“It’s unbelievable that Shen Xiaoyao, a disciple of Mount Shu, is actually on par with the Young Sect Leader of the Dragon Tiger Sect.”
“What status does the Young Sect Leader of the Dragon Tiger Sect hold? In the Dragon Tiger Sect, he is someone who has received Power-infusing Initiation and can freely read through the Sect’s Cultivation Techniques due to his exceptional talent. For Shen Xiaoyao to be able to fight him to a standstill is quite an accomplishment.”
“The Sect Leader of Mount Shu has managed to teach a disciple who can compete with the Young Sect Leader of the Dragon Tiger Sect. He truly has a way with apprentices.”
“In the future, Mount Shu will once again rise to glory. I believe that after the Zhong Zhou Conference ends, many talents from the major states will head to Mount Shu to seek mentorship and study.”
The powerful members of Sects from the various states were deeply shocked as Shen Xiaoyao and Zhang Sheng were locked in a stalemate, utilizing all manner of Cultivation Techniques, Talismans, and Elixir Pills.
It seemed that the resources Shen Xiaoyao obtained from Mount Shu were not inferior to those of Zhang Sheng.
And that was attractive enough.
“I must defeat you!”
Zhang Sheng pulled out a complex Talisman, bit the tip of his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, and a vast amount of Dragon-Tiger True Qi surged into the Talisman.
“A tenth-grade Talisman?”
Lu Changsheng, who was watching the battle, changed his expression.
Lu Changsheng had seen both tenth-grade and eleventh-grade Talismans, so he could tell at a glance that this was a tenth-grade Talisman.
However, with a cultivation at the Void Refinement Realm, one could not fully unleash the power of a tenth-grade Talisman.
“The Dragon Tiger Sect cultivates the great path of Talismans; could it be that they have a secret technique to use even higher-level Talismans? If so, my disciple is in danger.”
Lu Changsheng knew the power of a tenth-grade Talisman; even for an early Unity Realm expert, being attacked by a tenth-grade Talisman could easily lead to their demise, let alone Shen Xiaoyao who was only at the fifth level of the Void Refinement Realm.
Knowing that Zhang Sheng wanted to make a move, Shen Xiaoyao brought out the Eight Fiends Xuanhuo Formation Map. A crimson ancient formation appeared in the sky, slowly rotating and emitting scorching hot flames.
Shen Xiaoyao then brought out the Mysterious Fire Mirror, a fiery colored Dao mirror the size of half a palm in his hand.
The Eight Fiends Xuanhuo Formation operated, causing space to collapse and crack, forming a crack which slowly grew into a huge void a hundred yards wide, with brilliant pillars of fire spraying out, and on the opposite side of the fissure was an endless sea of fire, from which a terrifying dragon’s roar accompanied by a fierce aura was heard.
The onlookers were secretly astonished.
The Mysterious Fire Mirror, a mid-grade Immortal Artifact, was of a fairly good quality.
A massive Fire Dragon’s head crawled out of the Eight Fiends Xuanhuo Formation, bathing in the blazing flames.
The crimson dragon scales glowed red with light and heat waves.
Shen Xiaoyao swallowed a Red Emperor Dragon Strength Pill, injected Pure Yang True Qi into the Mysterious Fire Mirror, and controlled the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon.
The Eight Desolation Fire Dragon made its second appearance before the crowd, its vermilion eyes tinged with a hint of gold glaring at Shen Xiaoyao and his master Lu Changsheng, opening its huge maw to emit a column of fire as bright as the blazing sun, composed entirely of magma and unbearably hot.
“Dragon Tiger Subduing Demons!”
Zhang Sheng infused his copious True Qi into the Dragon Tiger Sect’s unique Talisman, and a black Demon Dragon and a black Demon Tiger appeared, ferociously baring their claws and teeth.
The black Demon Dragon, upon seeing the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon, confronted it head-on, spewing out a pitch-black column of fire, which collided with the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon’s magma fire column!
The two columns of fire violently collided in the air, with fireballs sprinkling down like fiery meteors, melting even the rocks below.
While the black Demon Dragon and the Eight Desolation Fire Dragon fought, the black Demon Tiger, under Zhang Sheng’s control, pounced towards Shen Xiaoyao, its tail, comparable to a low-grade Immortal Artifact, lashed out like a whip.
The Demon Tiger’s tail struck the protective Buddha light formed by the Vajra Indestructible Pagoda, causing the light to tremble.
Shen Xiaoyao was operating several Immortal Artifacts at the same time, his True Qi being continuously drained, causing his complexion to turn slightly pale.
Tang Ling’er, who was on the spectator’s platform, couldn’t help exclaiming when she saw the Vajra Indestructible Pagoda being attacked by the black Demon Tiger.
The Pavilion Master of the Star Pavilion glanced at his daughter, whose bias was already quite obvious.
The Unity Realm woman sitting next to the Pavilion Master of the Star Pavilion looked at him, and he understood her thoughts.
Shen Xiaoyao was still persevering, both sides were frantically swallowing Elixir Pills, to the point that they could hardly refine the overwhelming medicinal power, somewhat like gobbling them down whole.
“The Young Sect Leader of the Dragon Tiger Sect is indeed the foremost among the young generation in Zhong Zhou, suppressing Xiaoyao by two realms and still able to use a tenth-grade Talisman ahead of time; I’m afraid Xiaoyao is heading for defeat.”
Lu Changsheng saw the strengths and weaknesses of the two combatants, with Shen Xiaoyao being two realms lower, his recovery of True Qi not as good as his opponent’s. The fact that he had held out until now was already extremely impressive.
The two continued their fierce fight; Zhang Sheng was hysterical, unleashing three more Talismans!
“Die!”
Zhang Sheng was intent on putting Shen Xiaoyao to death.
During the grueling fight, Shen Xiaoyao’s comprehension grew continuously deeper, especially for the Divine Sword Commanding Wind Art.
The Nine Heavens Gang Wind Sword Qi whirled wildly, Shen Xiaoyao fighting desperately, and although he was at a disadvantage, he refused to give an inch.
The observing powerful figures from various Sects were utterly astounded.
Shen Xiaoyao had already demonstrated strength comparable to Zhang Sheng’s, and even if he were to fail, it would still be a noble defeat.
After all, before the contest began, more people were optimistic about Zhang Sheng, not Shen Xiaoyao.
Shen Xiaoyao, with his fifth level Void Refinement Realm cultivation, was able to fight bitterly with Zhang Sheng, who was at the seventh level of the Void Refinement Realm.
So if Shen Xiaoyao and Zhang Sheng were at the same realm, wouldn’t Shen Xiaoyao have the strength to suppress Zhang Sheng?
By the end of the fight, both were covered in wounds, gasping for breath, having consumed more than a dozen Elixir Pills and Talismans.