Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 312: Dueling on the Platform (Two-in-One Chapter)
A man with thick brows and big eyes, dressed in a yellow outfit, stepped out of the crowd and lightly leaped onto the second dueling platform on the left.
He cupped his fists and politely bowed, shouting loudly, “I am Zhai Ning, and I dare to challenge Senior Brother Chang!”
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Zhai Ning's eyes, revealing his confidence.
He had the advantage of challenging a mid foundation establishment stage cultivator, Chang Haosi, with his own late stage foundation establishment cultivation.
Although Chang’s reputation was formidable, having reportedly defeated several late stage foundation establishment cultivators, reputation can often be misleading; who knew if it was exaggerated?
He had seen many whose outward appearances were deceiving!
“Enough nonsense, just make your move!” Chang Haosi snorted coldly, his expression a bit unpleasant as he was being treated like a soft target for the first challenge.
“Forgive me,” Zhai Ning responded courteously, maintaining his composure despite Chang’s rudeness, determined to make him look foolish.
With this in mind, he couldn't help but smile.
Without wasting any time, Zhai Ning swiftly formed hand seals. In less than two breaths, he unleashed two red flames that roared like dragons, twisting toward his opponent, launching a probing attack.
This was a second-tier low-grade spell, the Fire Dragon Technique!
He then raised a defensive shield, shrinking it to the size of his body while simultaneously summoning a defensive magical artifact, showcasing his rich dueling experience.
Having completed these actions in just two breaths, he turned to face his opponent.
Facing the mere Fire Dragon Technique, Chang Haosi looked dismissive, a smirk curling at the corners of his mouth.
From his waist hung a sword that was a superior spiritual artifact; he merely opened the sheath slightly and casually shot out two sword qi.
He did not take any further action, clearly brimming with confidence.
The sword qi appeared faintly azure, small yet refined, flying at incredible speed, arriving first to collide with the Fire Dragon Technique at the center of the dueling platform.
“Bang! Bang!”
The loud sounds echoed across the entire square.
Both the sword qi and the Fire Dragon Technique were extinguished, with the red flames falling onto the dueling platform, quickly extinguishing and disappearing.
When an expert makes a move, one can tell immediately.
Zhai Ning's smile vanished in an instant, his expression turning grave as he felt an ominous premonition.
He was about to summon an attacking magical artifact for further probing when Chang Haosi moved.
With a clang, he drew his sword, and with a quick motion, swung it six times in succession.
The force surged like thunder and struck like fire!
Six three-inch long azure sword qi flew straight toward Zhai Ning, crossing several feet in the blink of an eye.
He wasn’t interested in testing each other gradually, step by step. He wanted to end the fight quickly and intimidate the onlookers, demonstrating his strength to dissuade others from interfering.
This was the confidence of a sword cultivator!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Zhai Ning’s face changed dramatically as he hastily controlled his defensive magical artifact to fend off the attack, and with all his effort, he finally managed to block it.
Sword cultivators excel in offense, surpassing law and body cultivators, with the elite even being more powerful than those one small realm above them.
It was precisely this offensive advantage that allowed sword cultivators to fight above their level, which made many cultivators wary of them, fearing they might drag them down before dying.
Of course, this "fighting above one's level" refers to small realms.
In Liu Yu's observation, after the initial round of probing, the duel had directly entered an intense phase under Chang Haosi’s lead.
Facing such a powerful offense, Zhai Ning had little initiative; most of the time, he could only defend passively, with little ability to counterattack.