Chapter 44: Treasure Reward

  Qin Ke'er unfolded the Ice Plains Sword Array, and the entire arena was shrouded in a thick white mist. The situation inside couldn't be seen clearly, but outside, one could hear the intense collisions coming from within, while fierce spiritual energy surged out of the arena.

  At this time, the white fog was rolling continuously, as if a fierce battle was going on inside. Most of the monks who were watching from outside looked anxious.

  "What's going on? Now it can't be seen clearly inside, and I don't know how Wang Ke is doing." A disciple of Xuanwu Peak said with a worried expression.

  "Yes, it's been so long and still hasn't come out. The power of the Young Master is too strong." Another disciple of Xuanwu Peak also said with concern.

  In the blink of an eye, half a time had passed, and at this moment, the monks around him were getting more and more tense, and the obvious fluctuations in spiritual energy on the stage became even stronger.

  The three proud hearts sitting on the other side were calm and composed, as if they didn't care at all. Only to hear Proud Heart say casually: "This Wang Ke can actually persist in the sword array for so long, it's really rare".

  "Hmm, I think it's about time too, it's time to decide who wins and loses." Feng Chen said calmly.

  "Unfortunately, the Ice Origin Sword Array isolated our divine sense, otherwise we should have been able to see the intense battle inside. But Junior Sister is really impressive, the sword array she condensed even my divine sense can't penetrate." Jian Ying's shadow slightly shook his head, with a hint of regret on his face.

  At this time, Wang Ke was in the sword array, and the thick white fog blocked most of his vision. Countless sharp white sword lights shot out from the fog, launching a fierce attack on him.

  If it weren't for the mysterious power of Xuanwu's shield, these sharp sword lights alone would be enough to defeat him. With a serious expression on his face, Wang Ke stepped out with Fei Yun Step, grasping the flying sword in his right hand, and shot out several sword lights from the sword in his hand, surrounding himself with ten sword lights that formed layers of defense.

  Suddenly the white fog around began to surge, Wang Ke felt a strange aura emerging around him, and after a moment, tiny cold lights appeared in the surrounding air.

  Suddenly, there were rows and rows of white sharp blades, only to see hundreds of white sharp blades floating in the air around him, these blades pointing at Wang Ke, locking his breath, a dangerous aura emerged from Wang Ke's heart.

  "It seems it's almost over" Wang Ke felt the surrounding spiritual pressure rising, and his heart chilled. He waved his left hand, and in an instant, two Xuanwu shields appeared, while a spiritual energy light screen emerged around him, enveloping his entire body.

  The sword light also flew around at this moment, turning into a sword net that wrapped Wang Ke inside, and just as the cold lights in the surrounding air suddenly shot towards Wang Ke with a breaking sound.

  These cold awns first collided with the outermost sword net, and in an instant, the sword net began to tremble. Then the sword net was shattered by the sharp awns, turning into streaks of sword light that flew back to Wang Ke's side, swirling around his body. After that, he pointed with his right hand, and a spiritual light flashed on the surface of the Xuanwu shield armor. Those sharp awns shot onto the surface of the shield armor, instantly bursting out with violent power.

  However, with these numerous benefits, the aura contained was also very powerful, yet they were all blocked by the Xuanwu Shield Armor. His internal spiritual power was extremely pure, and the Xuanwu Shield Armor was incredibly strong, easily blocking Qin Ke'er's attack. As he watched the surrounding attacks begin to weaken, Wang Ke suddenly made an unexpected move.

  Only the black Xu Wu shield's surface glow began to weaken, and in just a moment, the shield became somewhat blurry. Then, cracks appeared on its surface, and finally it shattered, with dozens of sharp edges shooting towards Wang Ke. Just as Wang Ke dodged to the side, he was still hit by one of the sharp edges on his left shoulder.

  His shoulder-length robe was torn, and fresh blood flowed down his shoulder. The surrounding sharp edges finally subsided, Wang Ke took a deep breath, then shouted: "Young Master, I lost".

  As soon as Wang Ke's voice fell, the white mist around him began to churn and disperse to both sides. In an instant, the mist dissipated, and Qin Ke'er's lovely figure appeared several feet in front of him. At this time, Qin Ke'er's beautiful eyes fell on Wang Ke, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

  Previously, Wang Ke's situation was the clearest to her. It seemed like he could block his own Ice Origin Sword Array, but in the end, something happened with the Xuanwu Shield Armor, and she wasn't clear why it turned out that way.

  Wang Ke smiled at Qin Ke'er, his right hand stretched out and condensed a green spiritual energy light ball, which he patted on the shoulder wound. The spiritual energy light ball wrapped around the shoulder wound, and in an instant, the bleeding stopped, and the wound began to slowly heal. Then Wang Ke turned around and walked slowly outside, coming to the edge of the field where he sat down cross-legged.

  Qin Ke'er cast aside the distractions in her mind, took a deep look at Wang Ke, and turned around to leave the stage, returning to her own position. The proud-hearted ones like Ao Xin naturally came forward to congratulate her, but Qin Ke'er didn't seem too willing to respond.

  However, the three of them seemed to have gotten used to Qin Ke'er's behavior and didn't pay much attention to it. The competition between the two ended with a result that was within everyone's expectations.

  Few people thought Wang Ke would win from the start of the match, even if Qin Kai'er only used 20% of his strength. Nevertheless, Wang Ke also appeared tall and mighty in everyone's eyes.

  "Unexpectedly entered the top ten, it's really rare, Wang Ke is too powerful." Some slightly weaker cultivators began to admire Wang Ke.

  "Yes, unexpectedly mid-term Nas can defeat late-term Nas, it seems that I also need to intensify my cultivation in the future."

  "It's not just that, if he hadn't met the Young Master, he might have gone even further. What a pity, alas, the Young Master is really too strong." Some monks couldn't help but feel sorry for Wang Ke.

  "After this trial, he should attract the attention of the sect, and may even be promoted to core disciple immediately. At that time, his status will be completely different." Some people began to speculate.

  Although it was just a small competition, Wang Ke's astonishing strength shocked everyone and had already reached the standard of entering the core disciples.

  "Hey, you think being a core disciple is that great? His strength may be impressive, but true core disciples are all geniuses. He's standing out now, but if he really becomes a core disciple, I'm afraid he won't stand out as much." Another cultivator wearing a cyan long robe said with a chuckle.

  A young disciple of White Tiger Peak standing beside him nodded and said, "That's right. Those who can become core disciples are all geniuses, with cultivation in the middle stage of Nascent Soul. Their strength is often several times or even ten times that of their peers, which shows how big the gap is. Wang Ke looks formidable now, but after becoming a core disciple, he might not be able to keep up."

  "Anyway, as long as one can become a core disciple, there are always benefits. The cultivation resources we get are far more than what you guys get." Another cultivator said with a face full of envy.

  "Yes indeed, there's a world of difference between inner sect disciples and core disciples." The other cultivators nearby also started to nod in agreement.

  And then the trial continued, next on the stage were two Nascent Soul late-stage disciples, their strengths not differing much, and between them an intense battle erupted, instantly drawing the attention of most of the surrounding cultivators.

  It took four hours, and the competition finally came to an end. Qin Ke'er, who had no unexpected surprises, easily defeated her last opponent and won first place. The square erupted in cheers as she went up to receive her prize.

  Wang Ke stood up and walked slowly towards the high platform on the side, while at this time, a sword light flashed in the square, and Qin Ke'er suddenly rose into the air and disappeared instantly, with an attitude of disdain for the prize.

  Everyone's gaze turned to the sky in an instant, watching the distant figure, Wang Ke's expression was calm, and then three more sonic booms came, only to see Ao Xin's three people flying out with their swords, chasing after them.

  "Awesome three senior brothers' strength is really strong, no wonder they are the best among the core disciples." Some young cultivators sighed when they saw Awesome and others.

  "Below are the rewards, each of you can choose one. If you're not satisfied, you can also choose a Ling Stone reward." At this time, Wang Ke and the other eight victorious cultivators stood on the high platform, in front of them was the old man who had previously distributed the paper cards. In front of the old man was placed an ordinary desk case, on which were placed several round plates, each with something on it.

  The first thing that came into view was a black flying sword about the length of a ruler, with a faint spiritual glow flickering on its dark surface. On it were inscribed several ancient characters, and the flying sword looked antique in appearance.

  Wang could see that this was a mid-to-high-quality flying sword, better than the Xuan Tie flying sword in his hand, but he didn't have any intention of taking it.

  On the right tray was a five-inch high jade bottle, in front of which was a sign with some tiny words written on it. Wang Ke took a rough look and found that it was actually twenty small spiritual pills.

  On the third tray, a two-finger-wide jade pendant was placed, with mysterious spiritual patterns all over it. A faint blue light shone through, giving the jade pendant a very dreamy feeling. In front of it, another sign was still placed, and Wang Ke's eyes scanned it.

  Intermediate water-avoiding charm, can form a light shield underwater for four hours. Looking at the introduction of the jade symbol, Wang Ke shook his head. If it were for some people who wanted to go underwater adventures, this water-avoiding charm would be a pretty good treasure, but for Wang Ke, it seemed somewhat useless.

  Her gaze shifted, looking at the remaining object, also a jade token, two fingers wide, with red spiritual patterns all over its surface, and faint flame spiritual energy emanating from it.

  Lihuo symbol, a mid-level attack symbol, forms a fireball to attack the enemy. The aura emitted by this jade symbol is not weak, and the released attack should have the strength of a mid-term Nascent Soul cultivator's strike. Wang Ke hesitated for a moment, then shifted his gaze to the next item, which was also a jade symbol, but with a faint lightning glow on its surface - a Thunderbolt Symbol. When he saw this symbol, Wang Ke's eyes also showed a hint of excitement.

  And next is a white-colored ribbon, which should be a good spiritual tool, was chosen by a disciple of Zhuque Peak. Then there was a black stone, taken away by a disciple of Baitu Peak. The remaining ones were not worth paying attention to. Several disciples looked at the treasures laid out and shook their heads, choosing the spiritual stone reward instead.

  Finally, Wang Ke hesitated for a moment and chose the Thunderbolt Symbol. Many people below looked at Wang Ke's choice in surprise, as one Thunderbolt Symbol didn't have much of an effect at all.

  Having chosen the prize, Wang Ke had no intention of staying on the square and after flashing down from the platform, he went straight to Xuanwu Peak. At this time, he was in a good mood, having completed the task entrusted by Xuanwu True Man, and finally being able to leave Qingmu Sect.