A young cultivator dressed in a gray robe was standing downstairs. He was stunned when he heard Shi Xuan's reply. After a long while, he looked up at Shi Xuan with an incredulous look in his eyes. He seemed to have never expected that Shi Xuan was right above him and was completely dumbfounded.
"I, I..." He seemed unsure how to say it, his face turning red.
A few of his companions burst into laughter, and one of them stepped forward to explain, "He's just bragging."
It turned out that a group of young people were chatting together, discussing the fight between Shi Xuan and Lai Youfu. This young cultivator boasted to his companions that he would definitely succeed if he challenged Shi Xuan. His companions did not believe him, so in order to express his belief, he shouted in the street that he would challenge Shi Xuan.
To everyone's surprise, Shi Xuan himself was sitting by the window on the second floor, just a wall away. Whether his companions believed him or not, his shout brought the person in question to the scene...
Now that the main party has agreed to his declaration of war, he doesn't know what to do.
The young man stammered, "I... I was just joking..."
"Oh," Shi Xuan responded, then sat back down. It wasn't a big deal; there was no need to drag him out for a beating.
After Shi Xuan sat back down, a burst of laughter erupted in the private room, and everyone looked at Shi Xuan with mocking eyes.
"The captain is a big name in this foreign domain now. Even just having a meal together, everyone inside and outside is talking about you!"
"Why not set up a stall in the central hall and accept challenges, one hundred points per game?"
"That's a great idea. From now on, our team won't need to go out on missions anymore. We can get on the wealth list just by doing this."
...
With such a loud noise coming from the private room, Shi Xuan's voice became quieter when they were talking outside, seemingly because they hadn't expected the person in question to be in the private room just a wall away.
These people didn't say anything, but they were still thinking to themselves, "Shi Xuan's team doesn't seem like newcomers at all. In this outer realm arena, what kind of newly arrived team is sitting in the largest private room of Tianxiang Tower eating and drinking!"
Shi Xuan and his group had almost finished eating. Shi Xuan communicated with Lu Shenzhi through their divine senses and said with a gloating tone, "Senior Brother, what a pity. Look at you, you can't eat or drink anything."
Lu Shenzhi rolled his eyes at her, annoyed, and said, "There's only one Soul Gathering Stone left, I'm not in a hurry."
"That's true. You haven't moved for over ten years, so it won't make a difference. But if you were alive, you could have soaked in the spiritual spring the other day. It's a pity that the spirit beasts used it all. What a waste."
Using the most regretful voice to say the most infuriating things, this wasn't out of pity for her senior brother; it was clearly a deliberate attempt to provoke someone!
Lu Shenzhi gradually got used to being annoyed by her every few days. On the bright side, the fact that she didn't give him any more spirit stones today was already a big improvement.
Shi Xuan wasn't about to let him off the hook. Just as he was about to devise a pretext to swindle some spirit stones and make fun of him, another male voice rang out outside the private room. The voice was rough and powerful, and he said, word by word, "Is Shi Xuan here?"
here we go again.
These were the immediate thoughts of all the team members in the private room.
Fortunately, they had already eaten and drunk their fill. Shi Xuan pushed open the door and came out, where he saw a male cultivator standing at the door. This male cultivator was tall and sturdy, not as burly as Lai Youfu, but full of energy and spirit, with burning eyes. He was clearly an ambitious cultivator.
Shi Xuan nodded to him and asked, "What is it?"
"My name is Cheng Yi. I have come here specifically to request a challenge. If you agree, we can fight again tomorrow."
Cheng Yi's meaning was clear: she had already fought one match today, and a series of matches was not honorable; he could wait until tomorrow to compete again.
Shi Xuan raised an eyebrow. He had just heard people outside the private room say that Cheng Yi was coming to challenge him, and here he is. He can't stand being talked about.
“Okay, I accept.” Shi Xuan said, “There’s no need to wait until tomorrow, we have time now, please.”
Cheng Yi didn't want to fight Shi Xuan today, feeling it was an unfair victory. But considering her exhaustion in the previous match, and the fact that she only used two moves, it probably wasn't taking advantage of her weakness.
Moreover, the idea of launching an attack now was proposed by Shi Xuan himself.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yi nodded to Shi Xuan and made a "please" gesture.
The cultivators of Tianxiang Tower seemed to be doing their own thing, but their attention was all focused on Shi Xuan and Shi Xuan. Shi Xuan had come to the central floating island to hand in his mission today, and before he even left, he had already accepted two challenges.
If Lai Youfu from this morning was of average ability, then Cheng Yi is not someone to be trifled with; he is a man of real skill.
He was previously ranked 38th, but after losing a match while injured, he dropped to 49th.
Upon hearing that Shi Xuan had accepted his challenge, everyone was eager to participate.
Shi Xuan didn't say much. After paying the bill, he and Cheng Yi walked towards the training ground.
On the training ground, Lai Youfu had already been carried away by his fellow disciples, and the area had been cleaned up, as if it were waiting for the next match.
When Shi Xuan and Cheng Yi stood in the center of the training ground, the viewing area in the front half of the venue was still packed.
When Shi Xuan paid the bill, all the guests at Tianxiang Restaurant finished eating at the same time. Everyone did the same thing: they threw their spirit stones on the table and then followed Shi Xuan and the other person out the door.
"Guess who will win this time. Cheng Yi is not an easy opponent. I think Shi Xuan is in trouble this time."
"I also think Cheng Yi is better; his strength is undeniable."
"However, Shi Xuan defeated Lai Youfu in just two moves this morning. I'm afraid even Cheng Yi would find it difficult to do that."
"There must be an element of luck involved. No matter how powerful someone is, their cultivation level is still limited. It's still difficult for someone at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage to face someone at the peak of the Golden Core stage."
"But Lai Youfu and Ji Lie are also at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and they still lost, didn't they?"
...
Regarding the battle between Shi Xuan and Cheng Yi, the onlookers had differing opinions, but most people still tended to believe that Cheng Yi would win.
Cheng Yi has been in this outer realm arena for over a year, and he has grown rapidly, with his combat ability being particularly outstanding. Among Golden Core peak cultivators, his combat strength should be among the top two.
Shi Xuan and Cheng Yi stood in the middle of the field, bowed to each other, and then began to fight.
Shi Xuan was surprised to discover that Cheng Yi was actually a body cultivator!
That's truly remarkable.
In today's cultivation world, it is extremely difficult for body cultivators to reach this level.
Body cultivators treat their bodies as their natal weapons, making cultivation far more difficult than for other cultivators. Moreover, there are very few cultivation techniques suitable for body cultivators. To reach the peak of the Golden Core stage, one must possess both talent and diligence.
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