Chapter 414: Look at the uncle, or look at Uncle San?
nearing higher realms and allowing them to meditate in seclusion, even with occasional failures, at least six or seven Kun-rank martial artists would be cultivated!Zhao Guang heard this gift list and...Chapter 414: Watching the Uncle or Third Uncle
"Third Uncle! Third Uncle!"
Zhao Yanzi, who was below the arena, saw Zhao Kuo and called out excitedly.
However, Zhao Kuo didn't stop. In a leap, he jumped straight to the "Start of Summer" arena.
Zhao Yanzi looked up as Zhao Kuo flew through the air. She was somewhat puzzled—why doesn't Third Uncle even acknowledge us...
How could she know that Zhao Kuo's opponent was a Kun-level cultivator, and he had to use all his strength in the fight, leaving no time for greetings!
Hao Ren’s arena is "Autumn Equinox," which was also Lu Qi's previous arena.
"Yu Jia, I split half of the energy replenishing pills you gave me and handed them to Third Uncle," Hao Ren said when he walked over to Zhao Hongyu’s group.
Xie Yu Jia paused for a moment. It wasn't that she was worried about Hao Ren giving away these medicinal pills; rather, she didn’t understand why Hao Ren would give the pills to Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo gave an impression of being unyielding and not caring about relationships. He pursued “the strongest” with such zeal that even his close relatives were unwilling to meet him. In other words, if Hao Ren blocked Zhao Kuo’s advancement, he would still use great force against Hao Ren. It seemed somewhat...
Sigh, Hao Ren's breadth of mind is truly beyond the understanding of ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Xie Yu Jia smiled lightly and said, "It doesn’t matter. The remaining pills are still sufficient."
"I’ll accompany you to practice diligently when we return to the fifth floor," Hao Ren smiled at Xie Yu Jia before leaping up and floating towards the "Autumn Equinox" arena.
The platform supporting the Dragon God Temple had an array formation, preventing cultivators below the Kun level from flying unless they possessed a high-level treasure like Zhao Hongyu’s Map of Mountains and Rivers or wore an identity badge issued by the Dragon God Temple.
Hao Ren entered the "Autumn Equinox" arena effortlessly. Lu Qi on the platform was already fully prepared.
Nearby, Zhao Yanzi hesitated as she looked left then right—should she watch Third Uncle's match or Hao Ren’s
"Ah Zi, I’ll go and see your third uncle compete with your father," Zhao Hongyu said to Zhao Yanzi before leading Elder Lu and Elder Sun towards the "Start of Summer" arena.
Zhao Yanzi stood in place, even more uncertain.
At this moment, without any hesitation, Xie Yu Jia, Lu L琳琳莉莉 (Note: It seems there's a typo here with repeated names and the Chinese text is not fully translated), and Zhen Cōngmíng all walked towards Hao Ren’s "Autumn Equinox" arena.
Since Zhao Kuo and Hao Ren were competing simultaneously, they split into two groups. Zhao Yanzi watched as Zhao Hongyu and others had already taken a few steps to the left, while Xie Yu Jia and her group were slowly departing to the right. She stomped her feet and chased after Xie Yu Jia.
Hmph, my naughty Third Uncle doesn’t even acknowledge me!
As Zhao Yanzi ran, she grumbled in her heart.
Xie Yu Jia looked back when she saw Zhao Yanzi chasing up and was slightly surprised. She had thought Zhao Yanzi would go to watch her third uncle’s match.
At this moment, standing on the "Start of Summer" arena, facing a fire attribute Kun-level cultivator, Zhao Kuo glanced at the spectators below.
He saw Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu leading the two elders and Chancellor Xia rushing over but didn't spot Zhao Yanzi's figure.
Sigh, once a woman grows up, she can no longer be kept by just one man.
Zhao Kuo shook his head in regret. He knew that Zhao Yanzi's heart had already leaned towards Hao Ren. Helplessly, he made another silent vow: If that stinky brat Hao Ren ever mistreats A Zi, I will definitely crush him!
"Here we go!"
With this thought in mind, Zhao Kuo suddenly assumed a combat stance and shouted towards the Kun-level cultivators.
A tremendous aura instantly rose up.
In the Autumn Equinox arena, which was separated by several martial arts arenas from the Start of Summer arena, Hao Ren faced Lu Qi with both hands forming sword seals.
The number of cultivators who came to watch Hao Ren's match even exceeded those observing the Kun-level matches.
The title "Son-in-law of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace" was enough to draw them here for the spectacle. Moreover, Kun-level cultivators are definitely advancing to the next round and there will be opportunities to witness more exciting matches, whereas Hao Ren, a Geng-level cultivator, might have this as his last match in the Dragon God Temple examination.
Looking at the sea of people below the martial arts stage, Hao Ren took a deep breath and shouted towards Lu Qi, "Please."
Luo Qi displayed a black-and-white chessboard and raised it high. 360 pieces rolled out from the board: 180 black and 180 white.
In the Go classroom at Eastern Sea University during their previous match, Lu Qi had been concerned about damaging the room, so he didn't use his full strength, which was also his first encounter with Hao Ren. He wasn't clear on Hao Ren's cultivation method characteristics and coupled with a slight underestimation of his opponent, he ended up losing two consecutive matches.
But this time, the match location was in the Dragon God Temple examination arena where there were no venue restrictions; Lu Qi could freely use his magic treasures!
Hao Ren and Lu Qi hadn't officially started their match when Autumn Equinox arena was already surrounded like an iron bucket. Xie Yujia and others managed to squeeze into the front row only to be pushed around by a surge of cultivators.
Boom! Boom!
Liu Linlin and Liu Lili, who didn't allow anyone else to touch them, simultaneously displayed the might of Ding-level strength!
This was like two bombs exploding in the crowd. The onlookers immediately dispersed as if hit by a massive stone dropped into a lake.
The officials responsible for maintaining order were about to fly over when they suddenly felt two pressures equivalent to those of Ding-level cultivators, making them alarmed!
"Annoying!" Zheng Cunming, standing between Liu Linlin and Liu Lili, spat out a word. Instantly, an eye-catching white barrier rose from his feet, forcefully pushing the surrounding cultivators back by one meter in all directions!
Higher-ranking officials rushed over to check on the situation but suddenly noticed the slightly glowing mark on Xie Yujia's shoulder... This was a special marking left by a grand cultivator of Nascent Soul stage.
A Nascent Soul-stage grand cultivator!
Equivalent to a Teng Long realm dragon race grand cultivator!
The officials hurriedly retreated back to their respective areas. The order in this "Autumn Equinox arena" was not something they could handle.
As the surrounding cultivators were still making a commotion, Hao Ren and Lu Qi on the martial arts stage directly engaged!
The chess pieces released from Lu Qi's board were like twinkling stars floating half a meter in front of him, complementing each other as if forming an array.
Hao Ren's sword seals danced; 160 colorful blades shot out from his back, hovering around Hao Ren.
"Wow..."
The many cultivators were seeing郝仁display his cultivation technique for the first time, and they were all quite surprised.
Only Lu Qi on the arena was remarkably calm; he knew that this is how郝仁's technique would be like.
Lu Qi shook the chessboard.
Swoosh...
The 360 pieces of chess flew over to郝仁in a very chaotic manner.
It felt as though Lu Qi had casually picked up some pieces and thrown them at郝仁.
However, the mutual response between each piece proved that their positions were not haphazardly arranged!
Hao Ren slightly shifted his body, and the sword light flashed, quickly countering with 160 beams of sword light.
Ding Ding Ding...
Flashes of sparks flew everywhere.
These chess pieces were part of a treasure, different from the ordinary ones thrown out by Lu Qi in class. Each piece hidden inside the chessboard was forged with "Zhuque Stone" for 49 days and nights, incredibly hard and powerful; they were also made into black and white colors according to their Yin-Yang attributes.
The intense fire attribute brought about by Zhuque Stones could rival Sanmei True Fire!
Using sword light to desperately resist, Hao Ren clearly felt a different level of pressure from last time!
Lu Qi's chessboard-shaped treasure was indeed hard to withstand when fully unleashed. If it weren't for the 160 beams of sword light that郝仁had, he would have been unable to resist with just one or two treasures.
"The prized possession of Udreen’s Fire Dragon lineage, Zhuque Board. This young cultivator actually managed to borrow Udreen's Senior Elder’s treasure; no wonder he could break through Group JiaMao," a certain knowledgeable cultivator commented in admiration below the arena.
“It is still at the Gen level after all, which is ultimately inferior to the Dui level by one grade. In the face of such a treasure, it’s finally impossible for him to win,” another cultivator said as he observed the situation on the arena.
Sensing郝仁's slight difficulty in defending, Lu Qi seized the opportunity and further increased his spiritual energy.
The chess pieces from Zhuque Board emitted even more intense light, making nearby spectators feel a scorching heat.
Below郝仁’s feet on the arena was now extremely hot, with black and white chess pieces emitting bursts of flames!
Hao Ren's sword beams suddenly turned black!
The 160 dark-colored sword beams launched a counterattack!
"Sure enough, it’s Black Water Formula again!" Lu Qi was prepared for this and slightly shook the chessboard. The raging flames surrounded郝仁as he knew that Hao Ren was a water-type cultivator, and "Black Water Formula" is one of the most orthodox and powerful water cultivation techniques; thus, he wasn't surprised at all.
However, after a second's flicker, 160 black sword beams turned into white!
Black! White!
Hao Ren's sword光芒 was like Lu Qi's chess pieces changing, but instead of a change in position, it was a change in color!
"Black Water Scripture... No, White Gold Scripture..." Holding the chessboard, Lu Qi suddenly became confused.
Meanwhile, Hao Ren's sword光芒, after wave upon wave of trembling, gradually became solemn.
"Gold generates water, and water overcomes fire." Zhen Cunming, who was close to the arena, muttered as he discerned some of the underlying principles.
White represented pure gold-element sword氣, while black symbolized pure water-element sword氣.
"Break!"
Hao Ren recited an incantation word, and 160 streams of black sword光芒 erupted. The black sword氣 extinguished the flames on the chess pieces, sending all 160 flying!
After a burst of energy comes a lull.
Hao Ren reserved another set of 160 sword光芒 which suddenly shot out at this moment as well!
The first 160 were black sword氣, while the following 160 were white sword氣. Compared to the tiny chess pieces, 320 parallel streams of sword光芒 were truly impressive!
Lu Qi's hand suddenly made his chessboard grow larger.
The Zhuque Chessboard was a dual-purpose treasure capable of both attack and defense. The chess pieces could be used for offense, while the board itself provided defense.
In addition, another chessboard appeared in Lu Qi’s palm; this was also his life-bound treasure!
Two treasures plus one life-bound treasure, with a high-grade treasure among them!
Buried under a sea of chess pieces, the Zhuque Chessboard suddenly shot out a beam of black light!
The powerful impact sent Hao Ren flying five meters away; his foot missed and he fell towards the outside of the arena.
But when something bounced off Hao Ren's chest, it was another chess piece.
The 361st chess piece!
Zhao Yanzi outside the arena let out a sharp cry as she jumped up in surprise.
Bang!
Instantly, sword氣 erupted from Hao Ren's left foot sole while his right toe was still on the arena.
"Break!"
Hao Ren calmly shouted again. The sword光芒 around Lu Qi suddenly connected to form a net, flashing with white light.
Chaotic sword氣 shattered all five elements!
The electric-like sensation engulfed Lu Qi’s entire body, making his mind go blank. He dropped the Zhuque Chessboard as he collapsed onto the arena floor, limp and drained.ned red all the way down to her neck roots. She swiftly drew out a silver longsword hanging by the bed. "I'll fight you! How dare you hug me while I'm asleep!"Before Hao Ren could react, Zhao Yanzi sw...