Chapter Eighty: Something to Say

  Facing Zhen Zhen, a true disciple of such a powerful sect, how should Su Che choose?

  Standing on the high platform, Su Che made a decision after just a few breaths, his eyes finally focusing on Song Baozhu's face: "Brother Song, please come up and fight."

  Song Baozi still maintained his smiling face, no matter what he was thinking in his heart, his face always had a smiling expression. He nodded and walked up the stairs to the competition platform.

  Under the surface, Zhen Zhen was elegant and quiet, but in her heart, she was stunned. She really didn't expect that Su Che would have such a big nerve to go against her wishes.

  He first challenged Song Baozi, which was a clear statement: both games must be won, and there will be no mercy!

  Others didn't know what happened between Zhen and Su Che, they just thought that Su Che challenged Song Bao first, showing his strong confidence, meaning: deal with the difficult one first, then solve the easy one...

  In the prison of gods, Lao Hei sat on the ground quietly and silently. Since his master had already made a decision, he didn't think it was right to say anything more.

  Su Che explained to him, "Old Hei, the reason I made this decision is not only to stand up for myself, but also because I don't want to be a wallflower who tries to please both sides. Since I've taken a stance with Master Yu Qing, no matter if it's Zhen Zhen or anyone else, I won't be swayed by their threats or temptations. This is my basic principle as a person; otherwise, I would look down on myself."

  "I understand, Master! You're absolutely right!" Old Black replied with conviction.

  The two minds communicated quickly as lightning, and after saying these words, Song Baozi had just stepped onto the competition stage, facing Su Che from afar.

  Song Baozi chuckled and said, "Su Shidi, I haven't congratulated you yet. You've advanced to the third layer of Qi Refining so quickly! Your innate talent for cultivation is indeed not bad!"

  "Thank you." Su Che didn't want to waste words with him, cupped his hands in a salute: "Let's begin."

  "Ah ha!" Song Baozi shook his head with a smile, covering up the fierce glint that flashed in his eyes. After returning the courtesy, he said: "We can start now, but I still have something to say..."

  He had just said the word "want" when he suddenly waved his hand and threw out a black ball, which landed with a thud between the two of them.

  Hooray!

  The black sphere had just landed when it burst open, blasting out a large piece of electric light, forming a dense electric net that enveloped nearly half of the arena. Su Che and Song Bao Zi's location was right in the most densely packed area of electric light.

  "Lei Lingzi!"

  "Too damn sinister!"

  "No need for dirty talk!" Lei Qingxue quietly pushed him away.

  Just now, Song Baozi obviously had something to say, but suddenly threw out a thunderbolt, apparently playing tricks with words and making a sneak attack, indeed worthy of the two words "sly".

  In the flash of lightning, Song Paozi himself was unscathed, because he had a special talisman hanging from his waist. Only a few people in the scene could recognize it, and it was a valuable "Avoid Lightning Talisman" that could repel low-level lightning within three feet.

  The way of thunder also has a level distinction, some more famous thunder methods, such as Purple Thunder, Taiqing Thunder, Haotian Thunder, and Hunyuan Thunder. However, these high-level thunder methods are not within the realm that Qi cultivators can touch. Therefore, the thunder spirit released by Lei Baozi is only ordinary lightning, which can only cause a certain amount of harm and paralysis to cultivators, and it is unlikely to be fatal.

  It is precisely because of this that Song Shuangzi's waistband amulet can have an effect in resisting lightning.

  In the flash of lightning, Song Baozi, who had succeeded in his surprise attack, seemed a bit proud and only then said the second half of the sentence he hadn't finished earlier: "What I want to say is, be careful, young master!"

  So, did Su Che fall for it?

  The electric web was dense and covered a large area, and with the unexpected attack, Su Che's reaction speed was fast, but it was impossible to be faster than lightning. Under the unavoidable circumstances, he was definitely hit. However, Su Che's actual cultivation had already reached the middle stage of Qi Refining, and relying solely on his own true energy's protective effect, he could dissolve most of the electric current that entered his body. With the timely transmission of life force from Lao Hei, Su Che only felt a slight numbness in his body, with almost no impact.

  The Song Qiangzi opposite did not know these circumstances, and still thought that Su Che had been paralyzed all over his body by the power of thunder and lightning, and was unable to move. So, he wanted to take advantage of the situation and attack again, defeating Su Che in one fell swoop.

  He hadn't expected that just as he drew out his mediocre Flying Sword, a gigantic fire dragon would roar and pounce towards him.

  Su Che ignored the still flickering lightning net and didn't defend himself, directly casting a mid-grade Fire Dragon Technique spirit symbol. Similarly, he returned a catch-off-guard move to Song Baozi.

  "Ah!"

  Song Baozi let out a loud cry, his stout body surprisingly agile as he leaped to the left, avoiding the fire dragon's head-on attack. At the same time, he conjured up a mid-grade water-attribute magic shield in mid-air.

  Boom!

  The fire dragon pounced on the empty space, still releasing a huge amount of energy, and in the explosion sound, it turned into a large piece of flame, also covering nearly half of the arena.

  Under the impact of the heat wave, the electric net from just now also disappeared and turned into nothingness, replaced by raging flames dominating the world.

  Hehehe......

  Under the protection of the water system magic shield, Song Baozi's appearance was slightly disheveled, but he was also unscathed. The pale blue magic shield had evaporated a thick layer of water vapor due to the high temperature of the flames.

  Su Che was also within the range of the flames, but he had been prepared when he made his move. At this moment, a mid-grade artifact, the Five Elements Ring, floated above his head, releasing an earth-based shield that kept the flames and high temperatures at bay. Moreover, Su Che's main cultivation was fire-based true energy, so he had a certain degree of resistance to the flames themselves, making it easy for him to cope with them, giving off a sense of ease and composure.

  In the first round, it seems that Su Che slightly took the upper hand.

  Below the stage, Lei Xiao and several other outer sect disciples with relatively low strength shouted out in praise. The other inner sect disciples who were at least in the later stages of Qi Refining wouldn't show overly exaggerated expressions due to this level of battle, but they also nodded their heads in approval of Song Baozi's cunning ambush and Su Che's counterattack.

  Zhen Lan and Yu Qing were also calm and composed. The first round of confrontation didn't reveal much, whichever side had a slight advantage was only temporary.

  On the competitive stage, the fierce flames were still burning. Su Che didn't wait for the flames to go out and was about to launch a second attack. However, he heard Zhen Zhen's transmission in his ear again: "Su Che, do you really plan to be my enemy without considering the consequences?"

  "Oh no, this woman is really annoying!" Old Black also heard Zhen's transmission and immediately shouted: "Master, don't be deceived, she's intentionally harassing you!"

  Su Che remained silent, of course knowing that Zhen was sincere, both to warn himself again and to disturb his own heart. It's clear that this woman is also the kind who only seeks results, regardless of means, a troublesome role.

  In a truly fair competition, the arena would be set up with a barrier to prevent such disruptions, allowing both sides to focus on the match. However, this was just an informal duel between outer sect disciples, and no elder had been invited to set up a barrier, giving Zhen True an opportunity to intervene.

  Fortunately, Su Che's inner strength was strong enough that once he made up his mind, he wouldn't be bothered by other factors.

  Time waits for no one, and Su Che's second wave of attack was already launched before Song Baozi had even adjusted his position.

  Wow!

  This time, he suddenly launched a high-quality fire-type attack spirit symbol. A five-foot-long fire phoenix appeared in mid-air, emitting a loud and clear cry, flapping its golden and orange-red wings, and pounced towards Song Huanzi.

  In terms of size and momentum, on the surface, this fire phoenix is far inferior to the previous fire dragon. However, it is a high-quality spirit symbol because the temperature and power of the flames that make up the fire phoenix are many times stronger, and it can track and attack with specificity, concentrating its destructive force and avoiding energy waste due to dispersed attacks.

  It's not just the top-grade Spirit Symbol, Su Che simultaneously activated the mid-grade artifact 'Blazing Fire Cone', following after the Fire Phoenix and firing it out. Both the Spirit Symbol and artifact were fire-attribute, so they wouldn't conflict with each other, instead adding fuel to the flames, making their power even more fierce.

  "High-grade Spirit Symbol?!"

  Song Baozi was shocked, he didn't expect that in just the second round, Su Che would already bring out a high-quality spiritual symbol.

  The power of the top-grade spirit talisman was equivalent to a full-force strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator. With just his own abilities, Song Pingzi didn't dare to contend with it head-on. As he hastily dodged the Fire Phoenix's attack, he also took out a top-grade defensive spirit talisman and activated it with a "zip" sound.

  Water and fire are mutually destructive, a pale blue water system giant dragon instantly condenses into shape, its thick and long body surrounds Song Baozi to protect him while the huge dragon head can also spit out cold air to counterattack the fire phoenix.

  There's no doubt that Song Qingshu's high-grade spiritual talismans were provided by Zhan Lan. Otherwise, as an outer sect disciple who had only cultivated to the third layer of Qi Refining, even if he sold all his possessions, he wouldn't be able to afford a few high-grade spiritual talismans.

  "Good!"

  Some inner disciples under the stage also started cheering in unison, this is what makes it worth watching, comparing top-grade spirit symbols, only then does one feel satisfied and thrilled!

  For them, two outer sect disciples in the early stages of Qi training fighting each other was like two little kids having a fight, not very exciting at all. The techniques they could use were all low-level, the magical tools they could control were also low-level, even if it was a life-or-death struggle, it would still be as dull as a children's game.

  But when it comes to the top-grade spirit symbols, things are different. For these inner sect disciples, a top-grade spirit symbol worth over 100 spirit stones is something they wouldn't normally use, only bringing out one or two in times of crisis with a reluctance that's like cutting their own flesh.

  Unexpectedly, today's two little guys started competing with high-quality spirit symbols in the second round. From now on, it will definitely become more and more interesting!

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