Chapter 53: The Battle of Píng (Part 1)

  "What a pity! This dark horse that suddenly appeared was actually finished off by Master Guan Ping!"

  "Yes, and I thought he could bring glory to his new disciples!"

  "Not necessarily, this kid may still have some tricks up his sleeve, heh heh, looking forward to it..."

  The people below whispered to each other, and even felt that Shi Sheng's match was the most exciting highlight of this competition. Everyone couldn't help but focus their attention on the fifth arena.

  Shi Sheng and Guan Ping stood facing each other from a distance, their eyes locked in a stare. Shi Sheng's expression was somewhat solemn, while Guan Ping appeared calm and collected. With a flick of his sleeve, a crescent-shaped knife materialized in mid-air.

  Right away, Guan Ping flipped his palm over, and a pale yellow talisman appeared in his hand. His other hand flicked slightly, and three cylindrical ice blocks about the length of a foot appeared in mid-air. The competition hadn't even started yet, but Guan Ping was already getting ready.

  Although he was confident of winning, Guan Ping also had a serious and cautious look on his face, looking extremely careful, and did not underestimate Shi Sheng's strength at all. With such an array, even if Shi Sheng's movements were agile, it would be difficult to dodge them completely.

  Shi Sheng couldn't help but frown secretly, it seemed that this time he wouldn't be able to get away with it easily. This person was so cautious, and he himself had little chance of winning, but he also couldn't back down now, even if it was just for the 50 pieces of Xuanjing Jade. Shi Sheng decided to go all out.

  However, while Guan Ping was preparing, Shi Sheng did not idle around either. Instead, he condensed five fireballs, but what's strange is that these five fireballs were slowly condensed one by one, and it seemed that Shi Sheng was also being extremely cautious, with a serious expression.

  "It's strange, this kid is taking so long to condense a small fireball and yet he's producing so many?"

  "And even if there's no spiritual tool, don't you have a nianju? Are you planning to rely on fireball techniques and ordinary martial arts to participate in this trial?" Doubtful voices came from the audience below, while several elderly men above looked at Shi Sheng with sparkling eyes, somewhat surprised and uncertain.

  Just as Shi Sheng's sixth small fireball had just condensed, Liu Chang Lao suddenly ordered the start of the competition. Almost at the same time, Shi Sheng and Guan Ping launched their attacks.

  Whoosh, whoosh, three ice blocks shot out, followed closely by the crescent moon knife. Shi Sheng's eyes locked onto it and his hands popped out three small fireballs that shot out and immediately collided with the incoming ice blocks, shattering into pieces.

  Just as the crescent moon blade was about to slash down, Shi Sheng tapped his foot on the ground and leaped out with a swift motion, narrowly avoiding the spiritual artifact's attack. He then snapped his fingers, sending two small fireballs shooting towards Guan Ping.

  Guan Ping's mouth rose, the talisman in his hand burst open with a loud noise, and in an instant it transformed into a seven or eight foot long fire snake, looking lifelike, shooting towards Shi Sheng who was rushing over.

  Right after that, Guan Ping's hands made a swift motion, and a water screen appeared in front of him, easily blocking the two small fireballs. With a surge of his willpower, the water screen flashed with blue light, and the waves churned and transformed into a wall of water. The small fireballs exploded with a loud "poof" sound, and it seemed that Guan Ping's strength had increased by quite a bit compared to Feng Ye.

  "What is this kid going to do? Why haven't those six fireballs been used?"

  "Are you keeping it as a trump card?"

  "Hmph, what's with the 'later move'? Even if all six are activated at once, with Senior Ping's strength, a single water wall can easily block it!" The crowd below looked puzzled and perplexed.

  At this moment, Shi Zhong's expression changed slightly as he rushed towards Guan Ping. The fire snake transformed from the talisman in front of him made a swift turn and shot back at Shi Zhong, who was not like Zha Long, having never seen a spiritual artifact before, and had long been prepared for the attack from behind.

  Just as the two were about to clash, Shi Sheng's figure suddenly transformed into a residual shadow, dodging at an unbelievable angle. He then shot out two small fireballs again, blasting towards Guan Ping.

  Guān Píng's response was a cold snort, without even glancing at the two small fireballs. Instead, he continued to control the treasure to attack Shí Shēng, leaving him no chance to catch his breath. The two small fireballs landed on the water wall, weakening it somewhat, but ultimately flashing twice before dispersing and opening up.

  Guan Ping's idea was simple: even if Shi Sheng's speed was faster, and he could dodge a few more attacks, it was possible that one time he would be slow by half a beat, and he would definitely get injured and lose. With two treasures entwined in battle, Shi Sheng didn't have any chance of getting close, and it seemed like dodging the two treasures was also somewhat difficult.

  Whoosh!

  Shi Sheng suddenly bent his waist, the half-moon curved knife swooshed past with a single slash, a strand of hair was cut off, almost sticking to the scalp as it flew by. Shi Sheng's face turned pale, and he felt a bit frightened afterwards.

  Before Shi Sheng could even get up, the fire snake shook its head and swung its tail, appearing in front of him. With a swift pounce, it attacked, and Shi Sheng rolled away just in time, his figure blurring as he reappeared at a distance. But before he could catch his breath, the Half-Moon Curved Blade struck again.

  At this moment, Shi Sheng was getting farther and farther away from Guan Ping. Guan Ping couldn't help but let out a slight sigh of relief, while Shi Sheng looked at the two treasures wrapped around him, then glanced at the water wall in front of Guan Ping in the distance, his eyes narrowing!

  "I'm done for!" Shi Sheng thought to himself, and immediately dodged again towards the distance, finally hiding at the edge of the arena, seemingly at a disadvantage, on the verge of defeat. The two treasures were still in hot pursuit, and the distance between them and Guan Ping was getting farther and farther apart.

  Just as the crescent moon knife was about to slash towards Shi Sheng's chest, his two feet tapped on the ground and he leaped into the air, then pointed at the six small fireballs from a distance. The six small fireballs shook slightly before shooting out.

  With a swish, the crescent moon knife flew out of the arena, but the fire snake followed closely. At this moment, Shi Sheng's body was in mid-air and it was impossible to dodge. Just when everyone thought Shi Sheng would lose, no one expected that Shi Sheng made a crazy move.

  He rolled up his sleeve to protect his hands, watched the incoming fire snake, twisted his body, and flashed to the side of the fire snake. His hands, wrapped in his sleeves, slapped at the fire snake.

  Everyone was shocked and lost their color. This time, even if they didn't die, they would definitely be seriously injured. The high-level talisman's fire snake was not as easy to resist as the small fireball.

  A loud explosion, Shi Sheng used the power of Tiger's Fury Fist, his two fists heavily bombarded the Fire Snake, and immediately everyone was shocked to see that both seemed to be frozen in mid-air.

  But this scene only lasted for a moment, and with a loud explosion, the flames in front of Huo She burst open. What shocked everyone was that Shi Sheng's arms were intact, not even his clothes had any signs of being scorched.

  "Law clothes?"

  "What level of law clothes is this? Can it withstand high-level fire talismans?"

  "Look quickly!" A shout of surprise came from the crowd.

  Shi Sheng's body was shaken and flew out, coupled with his clever use of physical strength, just right in mid-air rushing towards Guan Ping, now the two treasures are still far away, once Shi Sheng gets close, Guan Ping will be in danger.

  He glanced at the six fireballs that shot out, and then looked at Shi Sheng who was pouncing on him. Guan Ping's eyes twitched, but after weighing the pros and cons, he still felt that Shi Sheng posed a slightly greater threat.

  With a single stroke of his hand, the water wall solidified once again, easily blocking several small fireballs. Although he was worried about Shi Sheng's approach, Guan Ping didn't show any fear, instead letting out a cold hum as he flung out a yellow talisman. (End of this chapter, next one will be even more exciting!)

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