Chapter 24: The Duel of Magic (Part 1)

  Seeing the three small fireballs in front of him, a hint of disdain flashed across Shao Yu's face. He flicked his wrist and the ancient bronze short blade instantly shone with a burst of light, then swept horizontally in front of him.

  Boom, boom, boom! Three small fireballs were easily deflected without surprise. A dazzling burst of fireworks exploded open. At this moment, Ye Fei also rushed to the front of Shao Yu, with one sword thrusting towards his throat.

  Seeing this, Shao Yu's expression didn't change, as if he had expected it all along. His body flashed and dodged Ye Fei's long sword, but the short blade in his hand swung towards Ye Fei's waist to slash him down.

  Clang! A metallic collision sound was heard.

  Ye Fei's long sword blocked Shao Yu's short blade, and a burst of sparks exploded immediately. However, the two treasures only flashed with a ray of light and were unscathed. If it were an ordinary person without any magical power to support them, this blow would have sent the opponent to the underworld.

  At this moment, Shao Yu had a cold smile on his face, and the other hand was pinching a spell, then pointed at Ye Fei, whooshing sound, a water pillar shot out, rushing towards Ye Fei's head.

  His body flashed back, and at the same time, Ye Fei hastily drew a stroke with one hand towards the empty air, and a water wall appeared in front of him, just blocking the opponent's water pillar, but also blocked his own line of sight.

  To know, this kind of battle can decide victory or defeat in the blink of an eye. Shao Yu was not inferior and had a lot of combat experience. The previous short blade attack seemed to be used to get close to Ye Fei and cast a spell.

  Who would have thought that this water pillar was an attack to cover people's ears, and just as Ye Fei released the Water Wall Technique, Shao Yu's body moved quickly, rapidly pouncing towards Ye Fei's side, with a victorious smile flowing out of his eyes.

  This sword was so sudden that even if it couldn't kill the opponent, it would be enough to seriously injure him. Unless the opponent admitted defeat, Shao Yu would never show mercy and back down.

  Dodging the water wall, Shao Yu's eyes flashed with a cold glint, and the short blade in his hand shone brightly as he stabbed at Ye Fei's chest. It's over, Shao Yu thought to himself. But his hands didn't stop moving, nor did he show any sign of carelessness.

  Just as the short blade was about a foot away from Ye Fei's chest, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face. Seeing this, Shao Yu narrowed her eyes, and a bad feeling rose up in her heart.

  No, Ye Fei's long sword was gone. Although this discovery had been made, Shao Yu couldn't stop his hand, and the long sword in his hand thrust forward. In just a flash of an eye, Ye Fei would undoubtedly be defeated, and Shao Yu really didn't believe he could come up with any tricks.

  This series of actions happened in a flash, without any time to think twice.

  But the next moment, just as Shao Yu's short blade was less than half a foot away from Ye Fei's chest, his face suddenly changed, his movements stopped, and he stared at the short blade that was about to win, but didn't dare move forward another inch.

  "Don't get polite, I'll make my move!" Ye Fei said with a confident tone, his hand forming a seal, as he swiftly dodged backwards, creating distance between himself and Shao Yu's short blade.

  Behind Shao Yu, a cyan long sword had somehow appeared and was pressed against his back, piercing through the black robe he wore. Shao Yu clearly felt that his back had been sliced by the sword, leaving a faint wound from which fresh blood was seeping out.

  "It's impossible, how did you know my plan in advance? It's impossible for anyone to react this quickly." Shao Yu said incredulously. This move was one that Shao Yu had used to defeat countless opponents with ease.

  And practicing this coherent action, Shao Yu also put in a lot of effort, almost closing his eyes could be displayed, as long as the opponent displays the water wall technique to obstruct the line of sight, that is almost certainly defeat, unless he can know in advance his own combat method, or say the opponent's eyes can grow on the sky, see all his attacks.

  Shao Yu didn't know that Ye Fei's eyes, although not grown in the sky, had a spiritual power at this moment, and his clear feeling reached Shao Yu's every move.

  When Shao Yu attacked from one side, Ye Fei silently drew out the Yuan Guang sword and circled around the water wall to strike at the completely unguarded Shao Yu. After all, without spiritual awareness, how could he easily detect a sneak attack from behind?

  If it weren't for the power of divine consciousness that could sense the long sword and control it at will, Ye Fei wouldn't have been able to just scratch Shao Yu's skin, and it was also possible that he would have seriously injured him.

  "Don't you admit defeat?" Ye Fei said with a frown, looking at Shao Yu who remained silent.

  Now, Shao Yu's mind was a complete blank, his face still wore an incredulous expression, but in his heart, he was extremely unwilling to accept this outcome. If it were a real fight, he might have already defeated the opponent by now, but for the first round, he just wanted to win easily.

  But the fact is here, and Shao Yu couldn't help but lower his head. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he finally opened his mouth to admit defeat, and then walked down to the stage with a resentful expression.

  "Alright, Leaf Ye has won the first round!" Yuan Zhi was also surprised, looking at Ye Fei putting away his long sword, and then announced the result of the match. Ye Fei walked down from the stage, without any triumphant joy on his face.

  "It's strange, this kid actually reacted so quickly? It seems that he has a lot of combat experience and often fights with others. Otherwise, the long sword that was swung at Shao Yu would not have been controlled to such an extent, just barely breaking the skin." Yuan Xizhi muttered softly, having already made preparations earlier. As soon as Ye Fei's treasured sword lost control and pierced even a little bit, he would immediately take action to seize the sword, and it was impossible for Shao Yu to be harmed.

  Returning to his seat, Ye Fei found that Liu Qian's face was filled with a defeated expression. After asking him what happened, he finally learned that in the first round, he had encountered Ding Ning and directly conceded without even moving his hands.

  Wan Feng still had some strength, and although the first round was a bit difficult, he finally defeated his opponent and won the first round. As long as he wins one round, he doesn't need to participate in the third round and can directly advance to the list of formal disciples.

  "Hey, don't worry too much, you still have a second chance later, right? As long as you win, there's still hope." Wan Feng patted Liu Qian's shoulder and said with a smile.

  Liu Gan's face was gloomy, and he sighed: "Alas, I only have one chance left, you all still have two chances. If next time fate is unfavorable, when meeting Qin Yi, Liu Zhi, Shi Yan and others, I will really be finished."

  Upon hearing this, Ye Fei and Wan Feng couldn't help but smile slightly. Just then, the first round finally announced its final results. Team A had five winners, while Team B had nine winners. Next, these fourteen winners would redraw lots to compete in the second round.

  But this time Ye Fei's luck seemed to be not so good, as he was matched against Liu Zhi, who was in the eighth layer of Qi Refining and had a family background. He was also one of those who passed directly without testing in Wu Hua Town.

  Even if he lost this time, Ye Fei still had a chance to participate in the third round, which could completely retain his strength and wait for the arrival of the third round. As for this match against Liu Zhi, to be honest, Ye Fei himself didn't have much chance of winning.

  But Ye Fei still appeared on the stage, standing firmly in front of Liu Zhi. It wasn't because Ye Fei was being impulsive, as he had never fought with anyone at home before. Now that he had such a good opportunity, his opponent was an existence one level higher than himself.

  Take advantage of this opportunity to hone yourself, see how much difference there is between your own spiritual power and the eighth layer of Qi Refining stage after using Ling Bu Quan.

  If he really couldn't defeat him, he could admit defeat immediately and absolutely wouldn't force a fight. Moreover, there were also attendants protecting the safety of his junior brother on stage, Ye Fei thought to himself.

  "You really don't admit defeat? I'll give you one more chance!" Liu Zhi said, looking at Ye Fei with no disdain in his eyes, but also not looking directly at him.

  Looking at the short and stout youth with an ordinary face in front of him, Ye Fei didn't say a word, directly drawing out the Yuanguang sword, using his actions to give the opponent an answer. (End of chapter)