Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 625: The Sword Trial of the Three Sects (Part Two)
Outside the light shield, there was an uproar; many were dumbfounded.
Even the bald burly man acting as the referee looked at the young man with a strange expression before loudly announcing:
"Han Li from Luoyun Sect, winner!"
Han Li maintained a calm expression, bowed to the burly man, and then leisurely stepped out of the light shield.
Following that, two Ancient Sword Sect disciples rushed onto the field, carrying out the unconscious Yao Feng, then tried to revive him.
At this moment, the short old man outside the arena was wide-eyed in disbelief, his face extremely unpleasant.
Though he knew it was strange for the opponent’s disciple to participate in the tournament with such a low cultivation base, he never expected the disciple to attack using talismans—and that the disciple he had high hopes for would be defeated in just one encounter.
This left him, who had just been mocking the elder in the red robe moments before, utterly humiliated.
For a while, an awkward expression appeared on his face. Filled with frustration, he couldn’t utter a single word.
"Heh heh! Brother Duan, your disciple really is something. To open with dozens of spirit stones’ worth of talismans... Although a bit of a trick, to simultaneously unleash so many fireball talismans requires considerable skill. Ordinary disciples hardly have such proficiency," Elder Fu chuckled quietly after watching Han Li’s match inside the shield.
"It’s nothing! Our disciple himself is a talisman craftsman, so using talismans as an attack is quite normal. Of course, I was also a bit surprised that he was willing to use so many talismans at once," the elder in the red robe said casually, whether truthfully or not, seeing the frustrated expression of Ancient Sword Sect’s Jiang Yun made him feel much better inside.
"Hmph! It’s just more talismans; now everyone knows this tactic. Your disciple definitely won’t get past the next matches," Jiang Yun muttered resentfully.
"Is that so?" The elder in the red robe chuckled but said no more.
"However, your sect’s disciple’s movement technique, dashing forward like that, seems to be a lightweight technique from the mundane world. Otherwise, he couldn’t have caught Yao Shi-shi so off guard," the scholar in the blue robe nodded, apparently unconcerned.
"Brother Bai, you noticed that too! Our disciple was once a rogue cultivator, so his skills are a bit mixed—please forgive our sect’s embarrassment," the elder in the red robe showed some surprise.
"No problem. I was once interested in martial skills from the mundane world and studied a bit. Though such martial arts have little effect against advanced cultivators, if a qi refining stage disciple can skillfully use them, it can add some strength. Moreover, your disciple’s skills seem well-practiced, likely with considerable real combat experience. Our disciple’s defeat isn’t unjust," the scholar smiled.
As these experts from the three sects calmly conversed, the referee inside the arena had already changed to the gray-robed elder of Luoyun Sect, who said expressionlessly:
"The second match: Ruan Tianci from Hundred Skills Courtyard versus Zhou Xu from Ancient Sword Sect."
At these words, two young men stood up from Hundred Skills Courtyard and Ancient Sword Sect respectively. After greeting each other respectfully, at the elder’s shout of "start," they formed hand seals and unleashed their magical artifacts to battle.
The core formation stage cultivators from the three sects immediately set aside the previous match and focused intently on this fight.
Perhaps influenced by Han Li’s earlier battle, these two fought noticeably more conservatively, causing the audience outside to feel a bit bored and frustrated.
In the end, the Ancient Sword Sect’s sword cultivator, more skilled, broke through the opponent’s magical artifact defenses with a sword weapon and won.
The next match was between Luoyun Sect and Hundred Skills Courtyard…