"This young man is quite good. He is very calm and composed. Although he is at a disadvantage, he shows no weakness or fear. He always knows when to advance and when to retreat, and he is neither arrogant nor humble. He is very much like my old friend. He is indeed worthy of being his descendant..."
On the high platform, an elder in the Purple Mansion stage, sitting in the back row, had been focusing his attention on Lin Xiuyuan since the start of the competition. After watching the whole thing, he couldn't help but nod in satisfaction and mutter to himself, "I had to agree to it out of face a few years ago, but now it seems to be quite appropriate."
However, the admiration on the elder's face quickly disappeared, replaced by a hint of helplessness. He muttered to himself, "It's a pity that my granddaughter is so proud and stubborn. She refuses to consider anything, not even giving me face. Alas... My dear granddaughter does have the right to be proud, but once I'm gone, she'll lose most of that right. How will she withstand the pressure from the family?"
"We need to think of a good solution. I hope my dear grandson can come to his senses soon. One person can cultivate the Tao alone, but two people can cultivate even more..."
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The first round of competition was conducted in several batches and lasted for nearly two days before it was finally over, eliminating more than half of the participants.
The second round began quickly, and Lin Xiuyuan, who ranked higher, naturally went on stage in the first round.
As luck would have it, when Lin Xiuyuan stepped onto the stage, he discovered that his opponent was one of the people who had previously sided with Xu Hua and had ridiculed him.
When the other party realized that their opponent was Lin Xiuyuan, a look of displeasure flashed across their face.
He joined in the mockery, but if they were to actually face each other, and if the information Xu Hua provided was accurate, he would be no match for him.
A bitter feeling welled up in his heart. He hadn't expected to run into Lin Xiuyuan in this round. If only he hadn't...
Fortunately, this was just a general comparison, not a duel in the ring, and there were powerful experts at the Purple Mansion stage acting as referees, so there was no need to worry about their lives being in danger.
Moreover, now that they are standing on the stage, and after being treated with so many cold words, if they show any fear, how will they be able to hold their heads high in the future?
Since there's no danger to our lives, there's nothing to worry about; at worst, we'll just lose.
Anyway, after Xu Hua said that, everyone thought Lin Xiuyuan was very strong, and losing wasn't a big deal!
Immediately, he made up his mind and sneered, "I didn't expect to run into you so soon. Come on, show me your Fire Python! Let me see if you're as powerful as Senior Sister Xu said, or just all talk and no action..."
Having said that, he raised his magic shield and magic sword, and while making hand seals, he spoke, showing a strong sense of readiness for battle.
Lin Xiuyuan calmly observed the other party's actions and said indifferently, "Dealing with you doesn't really require me to use all my methods!"
After saying that, Lin Xiuyuan couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. After what happened earlier, his idea of hiding his abilities and saving on talismans had completely failed.
After all, those are all spirit stones!
That was my initial thought: to save spirit stones and take advantage of the opponent's carelessness to unleash my full power right away, so as not to drag things out and waste more talismans. But I didn't expect it to backfire!
At this moment, Lin Xiuyuan had no choice but to give up, even if he was reluctant. Facing a fellow cultivator from the same sect who was going all out, he naturally couldn't say that he could easily defeat him. Moreover, the opponent's cultivation level was above the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, so it wouldn't be so easy to deal with.
Of course, if Huo Yun were sent, the problem would be much easier to solve.
However, Lin Xiuyuan didn't want Huo Yun to reveal herself too early. This was one of his methods, so he naturally had to keep her hidden to avoid being targeted. Although most people now knew that Lin Xiuyuan possessed a fire python, they didn't know the details or Huo Yun's strength, so she wasn't so easily targeted.
It's always good to keep something to yourself. Having some experience in the cultivation world, Lin Xiuyuan naturally understood the importance of this matter.
At this moment, Lin Xiuyuan could only throw out a spirit talisman and continuously activate it.
In an instant, with the explosion of the ten talismans, countless flames burst forth, and a sky full of fire erupted, surging and turbulent.
From it extend lifelike, enormous, and majestic fire dragons.
After the Fire Dragon Talisman's power reached the level of a mid-grade initial-level talisman, the entire Fire Dragon's body had already transformed into a giant of over ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).
Now, ten fire dragons burst forth from the sea of fire, swirling in the air, exuding a terrifying aura and majesty, and roared away, immediately putting immense pressure on their opponents.
He was in this state now, with cold sweat beading on his forehead. Although at the Foundation Establishment stage, the power of magical artifacts was stronger than that of talismans.
However, this is only a comparison under normal circumstances. If the number of talismans increases, it will naturally be different from the usual situation.
If it were just a few cards, that would be fine, but now they're starting with ten...
At this moment, he could only activate his magic shield and magic sword, soaring upwards to block downwards, while rapidly forming hand seals and unleashing powerful spells in an attempt to suppress the fire dragon's offensive momentum and dissipate its power.
But Lin Xiuyuan doesn't only have the Fire Dragon Talisman as his only attack method...
Immediately, Lin Xiuyuan waved his hand again, throwing out several wooden magic talismans. Without using the trick of the five elements generating each other, he directly made the wooden magic talismans float in the air, releasing vines and branches that seemed endless, intertwining towards the opponent from all directions, blocking the magic sword's attack, causing some stagnation, and allowing the power of the fire dragon to be released better.
At the same time, Lin Xiuyuan activated his mid-grade magic sword. Since Lin Xiuyuan did not have any powerful sword techniques from the sect, he could only use two sword techniques he had practiced during the Qi Refining stage.
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