Chapter 356 Battle for the Top Spot 2
Also on the deck were Lian Qiao, He Zong, and several disciples from the Lingxian Sect and the War God Temple, all watching the scene on the plain ahead with Zhong Cai.
These disciples were all encountered on the journey by the flying boat; they arrived even earlier than the couple and their routes overlapped with the flying boat's.
Seeing this, Zhong Cai invited them to join him.
Lian Qiao and the others had no intention of disturbing Wu Shaogan; even though they boarded the flying boat, they stayed at the rear.
Only after Wu Shaogan appeared did they approach him.
Lian Qiao laughed and said, "Junior Brother Wu, what a magnificent presence!"
Zhong Cai was a little proud. Although it wasn't good to boast, she didn't want to be too humble either.
So he said, "Old Wu is quite capable."
Upon hearing this, Lianqiao couldn't help but chuckle.
The other disciples also smiled.
Lian Qiao and He Zong, who frequently interacted with Zhong and Wu, didn't find it strange. However, the other disciples, who were not familiar with them, found Zhong Caidanwang's reaction quite amusing.
Zhong Cai's thoughts had already drifted back to before she met Lian Qiao and the others—
At that time, we were already very close to the Liuhuo Plain.
Zhong Cai recalled the scene when Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian made their appearance, and said to Wu Shaogan, "Old Wu, this time you can't fall behind in terms of pomp and circumstance."
Wu Shaogan was taken aback.
He had never paid attention to this aspect.
However, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, A-Cai."
Zhong Cai's thoughts were brought back—
Well done, Lao Wu!
Zhong Cai was not worried about this battle.
Regardless of victory or defeat, this battle will greatly benefit Lao Wu.
He believed that Lao Wu would definitely win.
But even if we lose, it's okay.
Anyway, Lao Wu is the best!
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On the Plain of Fire.
The arrogant young man in purple raised his eyes and saw the young man in brocade robes opposite him, his expression revealing a hint of solemnity.
Almost at the same moment—
The young man in purple nodded slightly to the person opposite him: "Brother Wu."
The young man in brocade smiled slightly: "Brother Chao."
The two of them had already exchanged greetings.
Neither of them would let their guard down, so the moment they finished speaking, they both vanished from their spots!
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Wow, so fast!
The pupils of countless cultivators watching this scene constricted slightly.
Such a speed exceeds the limit of the fifth level!
Many cultivators who built palaces were dazzled.
Normally speaking, a cultivator who practices the same movement technique will be ten times faster than a cultivator who has merged. Of course, other factors also depend on differences in combat talent, comprehension, and cultivation techniques, but a cultivator who has built a palace will definitely be faster than a cultivator who has merged.
However, the speed of these two is enough to dazzle even a cultivator who has reached the level of being able to evade attacks from ...
These two are now capable of taking on challenges from levels above them to a certain extent.
Such top geniuses are rare in each generation.
But since these two are at the top of the rankings... it's only natural.
The cultivators who were watching quickly calmed down and continued to observe the battle.
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The figure in purple and the figure in brocade clashed, their forms almost invisible to each other.
Only a wisp of purple light and a blue shadow with a hint of gold intertwined, like two faint glimmers, light and ethereal.
Around this interplay of light and shadow, large swathes of land have cracked open at some point, and many places have developed bottomless depressions, as well as numerous traces of dragging, collapse, and penetration.
In just a short while, large areas of the plains became dilapidated!
At the same time, countless booming sounds resounded throughout the venue.
However, many cultivators could not match the roars with the marks on the ground—because their perception could not keep up with the speed of the battle between the two Dou Wangs, so they could not distinguish them at all.
However, these sounds were too loud, and the accompanying immense pressure bombarded in all directions, causing a lot of trouble for the onlookers.
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For many cultivators whose strength is insufficient, they cannot see how the two are fighting. Therefore, many cultivators release their soul sense to perceive the battle, so they can "see" it a little more clearly.
Even cultivators without a soul can infer the scope and destructive power of the battle based on the extent of damage to the land.
On the outer edge of the venue, the whispers of cultivators at lower levels could be heard.
Many older people are explaining this to the younger generation around them:
"Look at that ravine a hundred feet away, it must have been caused by Chao Douwang's spear strike..."
"The huge crater a hundred feet to the right has extremely clean edges and exudes a sharp aura, making people dare not approach it. It was created by Wu Douwang with a single blow from the sharp tip of his hard bow."
"The sharp aura that almost reached us just now seemed to cut through space, and its power swept outwards... This must have been the result of Wu Douwang's bowstring sweeping out and cutting through space."
"The sound of muffled thunder that was heard nearby was the terrifying power of the Haotian Spear."
The younger generation looked horrified upon hearing this.
"I felt like I was on the verge of death several times just now, could it be—"
"However, these feelings disappeared as we got closer..."
"I know! A puppet flashed by earlier, and it paused for a moment while resisting the residual force, right in front of me!"
"If I had happened to be in front of you, I would have truly been saved..."
"Having survived such a calamity, and having sensed that power so closely, will be of great help to my future cultivation!"
"You're right! Haha! It makes me a little regretful..."
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On the flying boat.
Zhong Cai put on a pair of mysterious artifacts that resembled glasses.
"Whoa! Old Wu, give him a beating!"
"Oops, you dodged it! Old Wu, watch out to the right!"
"Hehe, Old Wu also dodged it."
"At this speed, we've already gone around in circles several times. Isn't Old Wu afraid of getting lost..."
"Oh! Luckily I went around it, otherwise I would have fallen for that kid's trick!"
"Old Wu, come again! Well done! Ouch—you almost chopped his head off! Wait! How insidious! If Old Wu really cuts his head off, he'll stab Old Wu in the kidneys too!"
"Truly worthy of being called Chao Hanxiao..."
"But does he even realize how cunning he is? This fighting style, tsk tsk..."
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Similar to glasses, it is a mysterious artifact specifically designed for viewing the battle scenes of high-level cultivators. It can transform into any form on its own, and once worn, the scenes displayed within are slowed down countless times and forcibly inserted into the viewer's brain.
It's not simply "seeing," but rather directly injecting information; it's just that the viewer perceives it as "seeing."
Every moment, the mysterious artifact helps viewers to understand scenes that are invisible to the naked eye. However, because there is too much information being forced into their minds, viewers have to stop every now and then when they feel their heads starting to ache, so they can take a break and then continue to perceive.
Therefore, even though Zhong Cai was a junior alchemist who could only fight at the fourth level and couldn't even see clearly the battle between the peak fifth level cultivators, he was able to see the battle between the two Dou Wangs clearly with the help of this mystical artifact.
Therefore, one can watch while muttering to oneself, using it to vent Zhong Cai's constant anxiety for Wu Shaogan...
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Because everyone was watching the game intently, and Zhong Cai's voice was very soft, no one noticed that he was constantly muttering to himself.
Even Lian Qiao and He Zong, who were originally very concerned about King Zhong Dan, were completely captivated by the intense and ingenious battle scenes that were so captivating that they didn't notice the continuous changes in Zhong Cai's emotions.
For them, even the slightest distraction would cause them to miss a large number of battle scenes, as well as many battle strategies, making it difficult to continue analyzing.
Countless martial arts practitioners are extremely focused.
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Besides Zhong Cai, many other cultivators, mostly from larger factions, were also watching the battle wearing glasses.
Like Zhong Cai, they were at a slightly lower level and couldn't see the battle clearly.
They all require the assistance of magical artifacts.
Although the magical artifacts used may not all be the same type, their functions are similar.
For this battle, countless martial arts practitioners made extensive preparations in advance to maximize their chances of success.
In addition to this viewing artifact, there are also high-quality image-recording crystals.
After such crystal projection, just like the viewing artifact, it can continuously insert visual information into the minds of the viewers, allowing them to watch segment by segment, slowly savor and comprehend it, and draw combat experience from it.
Of course, cultivators with insufficient financial resources can only try their best to sense things within the area.
Even watching a battle like this brings vastly different benefits to the martial arts practitioners who are able to attend.
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On the Plain of Fire.
Wu Shaogan remained calm and composed.
The hard bow moved with unparalleled smoothness in his hands, perfectly complementing his every movement. The thrusting of the bow tip, the cutting of the bowstring, and the occasional short bursts of energy from the bowstring were all remarkably fluid, with extremely unpredictable angles and trajectories.
Such a fighting strategy, if encountered by other martial arts cultivators, can often easily throw them into disarray, preventing them from continuing their own fighting strategy. They will quickly fall into Wu Shaogan's rhythm, disrupt their own plans, and be swiftly defeated by Wu Shaogan.
But now she has met Chao Hanxiao.
Chao Hanxiao couldn't have predicted Wu Shaogan's bizarre thought process either, but he possessed a terrifyingly keen sense in combat. Whenever Wu Shaogan's move was about to be revealed, he could immediately come up with a countermeasure and instinctively use it to block Wu Shaogan's attack.
It is extremely fast.
The two clashed countless times – dozens or even hundreds of times in a single moment!
Therefore, most of the onlookers naturally couldn't see clearly, since the frequency of the collisions was too high, and each collision was aided by movement techniques, which added many unpredictable changes, making it even more unfathomable.
Such frequent collisions also consume a great deal of Xuan energy.
Wu Shaogan's foundation was incredibly solid. Within the same vortex, the amount of profound energy each strand of profound energy could hold was terrifying, resulting in extremely high quality of his profound energy! Once fully charged, his total consumption of profound energy was far less than that of countless other cultivators.
Therefore, such a large expenditure resulted in a very small percentage reduction in Wu Shaogan's total Xuan power reserves.
As the number of collisions increased, Wu Shaogan's attack speed became even faster.
It seems that during the battle, based on the frequency and angle of Chao Hanxiao's attacks, he also quickly eliminated the parts of his moves that were not concise enough. In fact, his combat strategy was already unpredictable yet concise enough, but now it can be modified to be even more fundamental. His combat talent is truly terrifying.
His opponent, Chao Hanxiao, also sensed this, and his expression became even more solemn.
Chao Hanxiao had long known that Wu Shaogan was not easy to deal with, but he was able to perceive the terror of him even more when he fought with Wu Shaogan.
A glimmer of light flickered deep within his eyes.
He had never seen such combat ability before.
He had never heard of such a person before they appeared.
Chao Hanxiao's movements were very steady.
Compared to Wu Shaogan's ever-improving and unpredictable nature, he was steady and reliable—but this kind of stability was not the kind that was as solid as a rock, but rather a kind of stability that allowed him to "adapt to changing circumstances" in his combat strategy.
No matter how many variations Wu Shaogan's fighting methods changed, Chao Hanxiao could adapt his thinking accordingly and catch up with those variations.
Then, Chao Hanxiao continued to steadily output his combat skills, highly experienced skills, and each move seemed to block all possible ideas of his opponent—but he could not block Wu Shaogan, because Wu Shaogan could always break out of his experience and spontaneously form more unpredictable combat trajectories in the battle with him.
Upon seeing this, one of the cultivators exclaimed in surprise, "They fought without making a sound—" Then he lowered his voice, "No, it wasn't silent."
There was clearly an endless roar around the two of them.
Another cultivator pondered, "Their dismantling was indeed smooth, with little disturbance..." Then his gaze fell on a spot, and he smiled, "It seems that it can't be said that it was without much disturbance."
Because the surrounding environment has been severely damaged.
In short, at this moment, the two were engaged in a rapid, indescribable disintegration of each other. Both possessed an exceptionally stable fighting core, and no matter how much damage their terrifying battle caused to the surrounding environment, how many sonic booms their collisions generated, or how much trouble the impact and aftershocks caused to onlookers... it had no effect on them whatsoever.
Their figures lingered between the high-altitude ground and the countless ruins they had created.
No matter what changes occur, they cannot alter the frequency of their battles, the speed of their movements, or the intense collisions they make with each other.
As the battle between the two intensified, two enormous energy storms appeared centered on them!
This energy storm continued to sweep outwards, leaving debris everywhere it passed.
It was like a natural disaster, extremely terrifying and extremely uncontrollable!
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Some of the onlookers were already somewhat stunned, and many sighed in dismay:
"Is this a battle between top geniuses in the Fusion Realm? It's too...unbelievable."
"Such a level of combat is something I wouldn't even dare to dream of in my daily life!"
"That's terrifying! If that storm had moved even a little closer to me, I probably wouldn't even have left me ashes!"
"This is only at the Fusion Realm! Could it be that the Fusion Realm experts in our family also possess such abilities?"
"I'm afraid not!"
How do you know—
At this moment, the cultivator who raised the question realized that the person standing to one side was none other than his family's Fusion Realm expert.
At this moment, the Fusion Realm expert revealed a wry smile: "Let alone me, I once had a relationship with a Sky King ranked fifty-fourth. I also watched a Sky King ranked a few places below him challenge him, and that match was also very intense, but it never resulted in such a terrifying scene." He sighed, "Now these two... in the battle of the top ranks, even the other top ten Sky Kings might not be able to achieve such a terrifying battle."
This conversation was also overheard by the other cultivators nearby.
In their hearts, a storm was stirred up once again!
Many cultivators at lower levels felt a shadow fall over their hearts.
If they can dispel this gloom through constant reflection when they return to their cultivation, it will greatly boost their willpower and benefit their future cultivation.
But if they cannot dispel this gloom, they will become depressed and may never recover...
Watching a game isn't all that beneficial.
Therefore, anyone who comes here to watch the battle, besides wanting to observe a top-level battle at the fifth level and gain experience from it, also has to take a great risk... So, although there are many people who come to watch the battle, apart from independent cultivators, those who come with various forces also have to go through a certain selection process.
This battle is not one that can be easily witnessed.
The battle for the top spot on the Sky Ranking, in particular, contains a certain mysterious and profound meaning.
It can also bring different consequences to the spectators without them even noticing.
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In higher, more secluded places, many high-level martial arts practitioners were exchanging ideas with each other.
Among them are at least Spirit Transformation Realm experts, or even higher levels... and some are even Heaven-Reaching Realm experts.
They were also watching the game.
However, those at different levels rarely communicate with others; they mostly just have a virtual "group chat" to mention each other or share a laugh.
In one of the group chats at that moment, envy was practically overflowing.
Then a hoarse male voice rang out.
[What a wonderful War God Temple! To actually find a disciple like this! Lou Xiaogui, your luck is truly incredible.]
On another flying boat, a strong young man sitting cross-legged took a cup of tea from his Daoist partner, took a sip, and then slowly replied.
Brother Lin is right; it was simply a matter of good luck.
The hoarse male voice chuckled and then shouted in another direction.
[Old Chao! Your son has been a force to be reckoned with for years, but after only a few months, he's being chased to this state. This time, he might actually lose!]
In another palace, a beautiful woman in a purple palace dress spoke with a melodious voice, yet it also carried a hint of nonchalant arrogance.
[If he loses, consider it an opportunity to broaden his horizons and temper his mind. We can fight again on the sixth-level Sky Ranking.]
The hoarse male voice tried to provoke him several times, but each time it was easily dismissed, leaving him feeling quite displeased.
The other Nirvana cultivators who were also in the same Soul Thoughts group chat just found it funny, and none of them blamed the hoarse male voice.
After all, the source of this hoarse male voice, Lin Batian, was an unparalleled fighter in his youth, and he almost never lost—meaning he did lose a few times.
Of the few times he lost, he was bound to lose when he met Lou Chuan of the War God Temple, and he was bound to lose when he met Green Fairy of the Chao family.
These three were all considered the pride of their time.
What annoyed Lin Batian even more was that he had once pursued Chao Luyao but failed, because Chao Luyao had said in her early years that she did not want to find a Daoist partner at all, and later she married a rogue cultivator into the Chao family; he later took a fancy to an outstanding alchemist, Xiao Zinuo, but Xiao Zinuo became a Daoist partner with Lou Chuan.
Therefore, every time Lin Batian saw Lou Chuan and Chao Luyao, he would make sarcastic remarks.
If that were all, it would be fine. As time goes by, those things from his youth will fade away, and apart from making Lin Batian work harder in his cultivation, no other shadows will remain.
However, although the Nine Yang Palace, where Lin Batian was located, belonged to the same level nine forces as the War God Hall and the Chao family, it did not produce a Dou Wang ranked in the top ten of the Sky Ranking.
The Chao family has a son named Chao Hanxiao, who has consistently ranked first on the list, which is quite terrifying.
But since the Temple of War also lacked such a young, top-tier genius, Lin Batian was still somewhat at ease.
Before they could even celebrate, the Temple of War got something for free.
This annoyed him even more than the Chao family!
Chao Hanxiao from the Chao family was at least personally trained by them, but what about Wu Shaogan?
Wu Shaogan was teleported from the intermediate continent and was recruited without any training from the War God Temple. The reason for this was... the Liu family, which was related to the Lingxian Sect, which his Daoist partner Zhong Cai had joined!
That's a mouthful.
Overall, Lou Chuan's War God Temple was only able to accept Wu Shaogan because of the Daoist sect, Lingxian Sect.
This is fucking bad luck!
How could Lin Batian not be envious and jealous?
He was now not only envious and jealous of Chao Luyao, but also of Lou Chuan; his eyes were practically bloodshot!
He's so angry!
So can he stop rambling on and on?
Lou Chuan and Chao Luyao dealt with it as usual.
The other Nirvana cultivators chuckled inwardly, but in essence, they still felt quite sorry for Lin Batian.
They were also watching the spectacle with amusement—
After all, back then, Lin Batian was only second to Chao Luyao and Lou Chuan.
How dare you be jealous!
They weren't even jealous yet.
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At this moment, Lin Batian couldn't continue after muttering a few words, so he simply snorted and shut up.
The other cultivators, meanwhile, spoke freely about Chao Hanxiao and Wu Shaogan's battle strategies.
Wu Shaogan's fighting style is completely opposite to Chao Hanxiao's; their fight will be a long and drawn-out affair!
These two lads have such solid foundations; as far as I can see, they haven't even used up a tenth of their profound energy!
Right now, they're just sparring based on their fighting instincts; the real battle hasn't even begun, and they haven't even used their secret techniques yet.
[It will probably take some more time for us to get to know each other's battle strategies before we proceed to the next step...]
Indeed, only a little over half an hour has passed; there's still a long way to go...
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