Chapter 16 Xu Changtian
"boom...."
The bolt of lightning struck Lei Yan precisely.
Chen Zhou stood there completely dumbfounded. The battle platform was filled with scattered lightning, and Chen Zhou dared not be affected by it. He used the Swallow Shadow Ghost Step to create distance.
"Ah...why....."
Lei Yan screamed in pain. At this moment, the Second Elder, who was standing at a distance, made his move. A white true energy quickly gathered around Lei Yan and eventually formed a true energy protective shield, completely surrounding Lei Yan.
Once the protective shield of true energy was formed, the lightning that had been continuously striking Lei Yan was blocked, and only then could everyone see Lei Yan's current condition clearly.
His once pristine white Taoist robe was now charred black and tattered, and even the usually dignified Lei Yan was utterly humiliated.
Not only did his hair stand on end, but the skin on his face was also charred black by the lightning.
Immediately, a crater appeared around the lightning and flames on the battle platform, and the battle platform itself was destroyed, demonstrating the immense power of the lightning.
To Chen Zhou's surprise, as soon as he left the battle platform, the dark clouds quickly dissipated, and the bright weather returned to normal.
When Chen Zhou felt his body again, surprisingly, the Gongling Breathing Technique was still in operation.
Could it be that this lightning strike was triggered by the first time I activated the automatic breathing technique?
Then, because the lightning was conductive and he was holding a wooden sword, it did not strike him, but instead struck Lei Yan, who was holding an iron longsword.
Moreover, Thunderflame is a true energy of the lightning attribute, and is naturally favored by lightning.
That seems to explain things clearly.
However, based on Chen Zhou's knowledge, he still couldn't figure out why activating his automatic breathing technique would trigger heavenly lightning.
Chen Zhou didn't think too much about it; the most important thing right now was how to handle this duel.
Lei Yan collapsed, but the residual lightning on his body still writhed, causing his body to twitch uncontrollably.
The five elders immediately flew down and gathered around Lei Yan.
"How dare you! You actually used forbidden techniques to harm your fellow disciple! What is your punishment?!"
Without distinguishing right from wrong, the Second Elder shouted at Chen Zhou, believing that Chen Zhou had secretly learned forbidden techniques to summon lightning to harm his fellow disciples in order to win the battle.
In addition, considering the injuries the Second Elder had examined earlier, which were not the work of the Sword Cloud Sect, the Second Elder concluded that Chen Zhou was definitely suspicious!
Unfortunately, the second elder's words were merely empty promises.
Chen Zhou immediately knelt down before the Third Elder and said loudly, "Chen Zhou was just competing fairly. What does this lightning have to do with me?"
"Furthermore, why doesn't the Second Elder find out the reason for this? To slander a disciple without distinguishing right from wrong, is this the way an elder should act?"
“In the event of such a natural occurrence, I was wielding a wooden sword, while Lei Yan was wielding a long iron sword, which is inherently a conductive material.”
Just as Chen Zhou was about to continue expressing his thoughts, the Grand Elder spoke up.
"This match was won by Lei Yan due to his poor skills and improper control of his lightning true energy, which attracted heavenly lightning. It has nothing to do with Chen Zhou. Chen Zhou wins this match."
After speaking, the First Elder gestured to the Second Elder to take his disciple Lei Yan away and stop arguing.
Unlike the first match, this game was not met with cheers and applause; instead, it was unusually dull.
Even if Chen Zhou wins, he won't be happy, because Lei Yan's fate is still unknown.
Winning the first day's competition without suffering any new injuries was a victory not for Chen Zhou, but for Princess Jiang Ying, who sat high above the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom.
She was very excited and happy, and wanted to go down right now so that Chen Zhou could tell her the good news as soon as he came down, but she couldn't express it.
That's how it is with royalty.
As Chen Zhou stepped off the stage, he glanced silently at the empty seat he had just seen, and a chill ran down his spine.
Someone is sitting in the seat.
It's Jiang Ying.
But at this moment, Jiang Ying herself could hardly recognize him. That unfamiliar feeling was like an insurmountable chasm between the two of them.
Chen Zhou's enthusiastic gaze was met only with Jiang Ying's indifferent sidelong glance.
There were no matches today. Chen Zhou sat in his seat and watched a few games before returning to his cabin to rest and prepare for the next battle.
Over the next two days, Chen Zhou faced opponents at the Qi Refining stage. As expected, Chen Zhou advanced to the top 32 with a perfect record.
On this day, which was the day of the 36-to-18 elimination round, another extremely exciting piece of news came.
That is, Xu Changtian has returned after completing the sect's mission.
On the fourth day of the sect competition, before the competition even began and before the elders could take the stage, the five elders once again ascended the battle platform. Next to the second elder stood a tall and elegant man wearing a plain top, with a wide white dragon-patterned belt around his waist, flowing hair, and a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes.
"Today, we have some great news: Elder Xu Changtian, who is in charge of external affairs, has returned to the sect after completing a difficult mission assigned by the sect. He brought us back a lot of valuable intelligence and items, making an outstanding contribution to our Sword Cloud Sect! He is truly an outstanding member of our Sword Cloud Sect!"
The Second Elder's expression changed from gloomy to proud, with the most outstanding disciple of the Sword Cloud Sect beside him, his eldest disciple!
Xu Changtian nodded slightly, and smiled at the audience, truly exuding elegance and charisma.
This was also the first time Chen Zhou had seen the number one disciple of the Sword Cloud Sect. The first thing he noticed was the two long swords at Xu Changtian's waist.
These two longswords gave Chen Zhou a sense of familiarity. He felt as if he had seen them somewhere before, or perhaps he had fought against them before.
But after thinking it over, Chen Zhou could only think of the two swords of the black-clad man controlled by the ancient corpse; there were no other swords.
However, the two swords in front of them did not seem to belong to the two men in black.
Those two swords were incredibly bloody and filled with murderous intent, while the two long swords at Xu Changtian's waist were ethereal and gave him the air of a sword immortal.
After the introductions, today's competition has begun. Since Xu Changtian only requested leave for the first day of the competition, and missed the second and third days as well, he has to make up for the missed matches today.
Today's match was a rescheduled game.
Therefore, Xu Changtian challenged three fellow disciples who were at the Foundation Establishment stage in succession.
Three wins out of three.
His skill amazed everyone present.
The audience was completely silent.
The shape of everyone's mouths seemed to form an "O".
Because Xu Changtian not only won all three battles, but he also did not draw his twin swords in any of them, winning by relying solely on the control of his true qi!
In other words, none of his three Foundation Establishment stage opponents even qualified him to draw his twin swords.
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