Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 313: Calm Victory (Double Chapter)
Third senior brother Jing Yongqing was also observing.
Seeing that the time was right and preparing to step out of the crowd, he suddenly noticed Liu Yu's actions.
“What is this junior brother doing? He just advanced to the mid foundation establishment stage not long ago, does he also want to participate in the competition for the leader position?”
He had a look of astonishment, pausing the foot he was about to lift, and then saw Liu Yu jump onto the dueling platform.
“Truly unaware of his own capabilities, how could the leader position be something you can compete for!”
Jing Yongqing chuckled inwardly, suppressing his urge to join the duel, intending to watch this little junior brother's joke.
“I am Liu Yu, dao name Qingyang, here to witness the skills of Senior Brother Liang!”
Liu Yu landed steadily on the dueling platform, his dark pupils fixed on the opponent, speaking in a deep voice.
Liang Dong, a late-stage foundation establishment cultivator, possessed a superior spiritual artifact and was an experienced veteran foundation establishment cultivator.
After observing Liang Dong, Liu Yu noted that he likely had only one superior spiritual artifact, and apart from that, there was nothing particularly outstanding about him; his strength was relatively “ordinary” compared to the other eleven participants.
Another point was that he belonged to the master-apprentice lineage of cultivators.
Since Liu Yu was currently developing within the family lineage's camp, he naturally wanted to offend the cultivators of that lineage as little as possible. Thus, it would be best to face opponents from the other two lineages, making Liang Dong a prime target.
“Enough with the small talk, junior brother Qingyang, let’s see your moves!”
Liang Dong appeared to be around thirty years old, with a resolute and mature expression. He stood with his arms crossed at one side of the dueling platform, speaking coldly.
On the surface, he looked calm and confident, but internally, he felt a bit uneasy.
The calmness of his opponent’s every action gave Liang Dong a sense of foreboding.
According to the default rules, generally, the challenger would strike first.
“Excuse me.”
Liu Yu replied indifferently.
After his words fell, he slapped his storage bag, pulling out the superior spiritual artifact Li Xuan Sword and the Soul-Reaping Spike, directly summoning the Li Xuan Sword first.
He didn’t pause to test the waters, immediately performing the spiritual artifact transformation technique!
“Yip!”
With a sharp cry, the Li Xuan Sword transformed into a three-foot-long Flame Bird, wrapped in scorching flames, swiftly pouncing towards the opponent.
Then, Liu Yu infused magical power into the Soul-Reaping Spike, lightly tossing it towards Liang Dong.
Under control, the Soul-Reaping Spike was only three inches long, its entire body a dark hue, with a cold light emanating from the tip, excelling in penetration compared to the Li Xuan Sword.
If one looked closely, they could see vague shadows moving across its surface; those were the sealed demonic beast essences, displaying their full power!
Liu Yu knew that ultimately, he was not as strong as his opponent. If the duel dragged on, he would be the first to exhaust his magical power.
Therefore, he completely disregarded conventional strategies and launched a full-force attack right from the start.
He had no interest in exchanging blows!
After activating both spiritual artifacts, he raised a protective shield and held the Thick Earth Sky-Piercing Umbrella firmly in hand, ready to activate it at any moment, guarding against unexpected attacks from the opponent.
All of this was completed in just two breaths.
“Not good!”
On the other side, Liang Dong reacted quickly, internally cursing himself.
Faced with such a powerful offensive, his expression changed, and his earlier unease intensified.
But he was a person of strong character and would never easily give up.
In the blink of an eye, Liang Dong calmly summoned his spiritual artifact to counter.