Chapter Ten: Defeat

  Lu Ping's two Blood Talismans attacked, and this time it was Yuan Zhan's turn to secretly scold him for being a loser. The disciples watching from below were also shocked, as this guy had used four Blood Talismans in just one moment, what a big move!

  Yuan Zhan's previous "Earth Wall Technique" was just an ordinary talisman, unable to withstand the Blood Talisman attack. He hastily slapped out another "Earth Shield Technique" talisman, while also casting his last remaining top-grade Blood Talisman. The talisman transformed into a fire dragon, swallowing the Fire Crow Talisman in one gulp, before exploding again.

  At the same time, Yuan Zhan's right hand method continuously released several sword energies, and with all his might, he broke through another "Water Binding Technique" talisman. At this moment, he had no time to block the "Falling Rock Technique" talisman, three massive boulders weighing over a thousand catties crashed onto the two protective talismans on Yuan Zhan's body, causing the two talismans to shatter into pieces. Yuan Zhan was also knocked back repeatedly by this enormous force, looking utterly disheveled and embarrassed.

  Lu Ping saw the opportunity was hard to come by, and took advantage of the victory to pursue the attack. The "Shu" boundary sword technique was launched one after another, while the left hand's magic also cooperated with the right hand's sword technique, launching a series of attacks that were surprisingly quite smooth, almost keeping up with the speed of the sword.

  Liu Xianchang on the central stage saw that Lu Ping instantly took the initiative, and the magic in his left hand was also extremely swift, unable to help but let out a "hiss" of surprise, attracting the attention of several nearby immortals.

  "Actually achieved the 'art' boundary of magic in a duel, how rare!" an immortal elder said.

  "Swordsmanship and magic have both reached the realm of 'technique', this battle is hard to call!" another said.

  At this time, only Fang Xianchang's face was not good. He hummed a low tone, his face calm, but the corners of his eyes kept jumping and his eyes flickered, thinking about something unknown.

  Lu Ping took the initiative and grasped the realm of "technique" in magic, boosting morale and launching a relentless attack. Yuan Zhan, with his superior cultivation, struggled to hold on.

  Yuan Zhan is now both angry and anxious, originally the situation was good, but in an instant it took a drastic turn for the worse. It seems that he will have to use his trump card after all. Yuan Zhan had originally wanted to rely on this trick to compete with the masters of Lian Xue Ji Ceng in the later stages of the fight, but now he can't afford to think about that anymore.

  Among the crowd's gasps, a silver long sword floated above Yuan Zhan's head. In the midst of the silver light, a sharp breath shot straight at Lu Ping. Lu Ping suddenly felt as if a small knife had cut his face, and it stung!

  "It's a magic tool, it's a magic tool!" Amidst the crowd's exclamations of surprise, Yuan Zhan let out a hearty laugh as he poured his magical powers into the long sword.

  Lu Ping saw Yuan Zhan take out the law enforcement instrument, his face was solemn, but he didn't panic.

  It's no surprise if others have it too, even if I have a way.

  Lu Ping launched a magical attack on Yuan Zhan, blocking him from inputting spiritual energy into the artifact, while secretly pouring his own magical power into his copper mirror artifact.

  Between the two men, the disciples below held their breath and concentrated, even some of the senior monks on the central platform shifted their attention over.

  In the blink of an eye, the silver sword on Yuan's head transformed into a ray of light and flashed before everyone's eyes, striking towards Lu Ping.

  Everyone was disappointed for Lu Ping, originally thought they would see a successful inter-level challenge play, but unexpectedly Yuan Zhan had the treasure as his trump card.

  Just as everyone thought Lu Ping was bound to lose, a loud "ding" sound was heard. The disciples originally thought that the host Xian Chang had blocked the attack of the magic weapon, but when they turned their heads to look, they saw that in front of Lu Ping, a copper mirror was suspended in mid-air, blocking the silver flying sword.

  Legal instrument, also known as legal instrument!

  It turned out that both sides had magic weapons, which made things even more exciting. The emotions of the disciples in the audience suddenly surged, and even Liu Xianchang was stunned for a moment, then delighted.

  Yuan Zhan-yuan thought he had already won, but unexpectedly Lu Ping also had a magical artifact, and it was actually a defensive one.

  "Damn it!" Yuan Zhan cursed under his breath, recalling the silver flying sword and infusing it with spiritual energy for a second strike.

  Blood Refining Stage disciples have no divine sense, cannot remotely control their magic tools to attack and defend freely, cannot change freely, can only use magic tools like Yuan Zhan, one strike at a time.

  Yuan Zhan can now only hope to defeat Lu Ping with his superior spiritual power.

  Lu Ping also hastily retrieved the copper mirror, preparing to resist the second attack, while secretly taking out two top-grade Blood Talismans.

  Just as Yuan Zhan's second move was about to be released, Lu Ping used the copper mirror to prop up the file, and at the same time, he shot out two talismans.

  Yuan Zhan did not expect that Lu Ping's spiritual power was so strong, almost surpassing his own eighth-level cultivation. He was caught off guard by the two Blood Talismans and hastily poured all his remaining spiritual power into his magic sword, sacrificing it to block one of the talismans. However, he was powerless against the second one, watching helplessly as it transformed into three wooden thorns that shot towards him.

  A spell came and transformed into a silver light shield, blocking Lu Ping's Blood Talisman. The chief of the immortal sect shouted: "The seventh team, Lu Ping wins!"

  Lu Ping let out a sigh of relief, it was close, he hadn't expected to almost be eliminated in the round of 64. Thinking back to before the match when he had hoped to make it into the top 16, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

  Lu Ping naturally received congratulations from his seniors and juniors, as it turned out that this match was the longest in duration, while all other participating disciples had already completed their duels regardless of win or loss.

  This round of competition in the morning has been quite intense, with many powerful disciples beginning to emerge. The appearance of magic tools is no longer fresh, and some originally strong disciples have met prematurely due to drawing lots. After the fierce battle, the spectators were delighted, but also felt sorry for the defeated disciples.

  "Five Showdowns" Zhao Lang and Qian Fei encountered the already famous Lian Xue Jiu Ceng disciples in this round. Although they both exerted their full strength, each having two magical artifacts, they ultimately lost due to insufficient spiritual energy. Among them, Du Feng, the second senior brother, eliminated Qian Fei.

  Yao Yong, a university student, also won easily, using only one low-level magic tool to defeat a fellow student who had just reached the 9th level of Blood Refining. In the duel, Yao Yong's mastery of both magic and martial arts reached the "Tao" realm, and he defeated his opponent without even using a single talisman.

  Next is the fourth sister Shi Lingling, who used her cultivation of eight layers of blood refining to compete against a nine-layered disciple. She also reached the dual "technique" realm of equipment and techniques, using two pieces of equipment and with the help of several top-grade talismans, she defeated her opponent and saved the reputation of the "Five Show" from declining.

  Only four people from the Seventh Squad entered the top 32, namely University Senior Yao Yong, Second Senior Du Feng, Fourth Senior Sister Shi Lingling and Lu Ping. All other disciples were eliminated.

  Among the thirty-two people, more than half were disciples of the ninth layer of Blood Refining, and the rest, except for Lu Ping, were all eighth-layer Blood Refining disciples with their own means. This suddenly made Lu Ping the focus of everyone's attention, solidifying his reputation as a dark horse. Lu Ping, who had always been low-key, was very unaccustomed to this.

  Liu Xianchang on the central stage was also one of the figures being flattered at this time, with four disciples entering the top 32. This achievement would allow him to secure a top five spot for his sect even if all his remaining disciples were eliminated in the next round.

  In the fourth round of the afternoon, Lu Ping had a bad premonition before the match began. As soon as the matchup was announced, the fairy in charge of drawing lots shouted loudly: "Lu Ping of the Seventh Squad versus Leng Qian of the Fourteenth Squad!"