The voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the room could hear it. It was very gentle and pleasant to the ear, and everyone knew immediately that the person was speaking with spiritual power.
All eyes were on Lu Shenzhi.
Lu Shenzhi? Who is Lu Shenzhi? They have been following the best team for a long time and know all twenty members currently in the team. When did another one appear? Moreover, this person looks so extraordinary. If he had been in the team before, how could they not have noticed him?
Qian Zheng's gaze was also drawn to Lu Shenzhi. He looked Lu Shenzhi up and down, and was slightly surprised.
This is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator!
Where did this cobbled-together random team find a Nascent Soul?
However, Qian Zheng showed no fear. These newcomers probably didn't know that he, Qian Zheng, had held the twelfth position on the Prodigy Ranking for quite some time.
Among all the cultivators in the outer arena, few dared to challenge him, because they all knew how powerful his Void-Piercing Formation was.
This person's cultivation level was comparable to his own; among cultivators of this level, he had never seen anyone who could withstand his Void-Piercing Formation.
Besides, this guy who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, someone who wasn't even on the list, is challenging him, so naturally he can't refuse.
However, the Chongxu Formation can only be used once a day. It has already been used today in the match against Lu Wenxing, so the date of the duel cannot be chosen today.
Qian Zheng feigned contempt, scanning Lu Shenzhi up and down with his eyes, and said, "Tomorrow afternoon, right here."
Lu Shenzhi remained expressionless, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.
Qian Zheng loathed his expression and sneered, "I just hope that we don't end up with the captain coming in to stop us before the fight is even over. You guys from the Qian Yuan Continent have some shame."
Lu Shenzhi chuckled lightly, his expression casual: "Don't worry, I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will be you who needs someone else to come up and rescue people."
"What a joke!" Qian Zheng sneered. "Just remember what you said today. Tomorrow, whoever needs teammates to come and bail someone out is a coward!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Shi Xuan suddenly raised his voice, "I'll be your witness! And let all the fellow Daoists outside the arena be witnesses as well. Those two have said that anyone who needs someone else to come up and bail them out tomorrow, or who will voluntarily admit defeat, is a coward!"
Shi Xuan infused his spiritual power into his voice, which reached the ears of everyone watching the spectacle.
Qian Zheng thinks he's invincible just because he has a broken array plate. He can only bully people like Lu Wenxing.
Her senior brother was originally a genius of formations. He had been in seclusion for ten years, focusing on the research of formations. Later, his soul traveled and he studied with her in the illusion for several years.
Qian Zheng's little tricks were no match for Lu Shenzhi.
If her senior brother hadn't taken the lead, it would have been Shi Xuan who came out to challenge her now. I don't know where Qian Zheng got his confidence from.
The onlookers became excited upon hearing about the exciting event.
"I definitely have to join in this excitement. I'll be watching the fight tomorrow. I want to see who the loser is!"
"Where did Lu Shenzhi come from? I must say, he's really good-looking. I can't even imagine what he would be like as a grandson."
"Our team was supposed to go out on a mission tomorrow, but it seems like we don't have to go tomorrow, it doesn't matter when we do the mission!"
"They're both at the same cultivation level, right? Who do you think will win?"
"Sigh, although I hope the best team wins, I still think that Qian Zheng's magic weapon that can release an array in an instant is unbeatable."
...
Qian Zheng was taken aback when Shi Xuan finished speaking. He was just a little surprised; he had only said that anyone who interfered was a coward, so why did Shi Xuan add that anyone who conceded was also a coward?
Is she really that confident in her team member, thinking that a mere Nascent Soul cultivator can defeat him? Could it be that she saw him fight Lu Wenxing earlier and thought he was at a disadvantage before he used his formation?
What a joke. He has plenty of defensive methods; he wouldn't even bother to use his true abilities against a Golden Core cultivator.
If they think they can defeat him because of this, then they are really overthinking it.
However, Shi Xuan had already said those words, and neither of the two on the field could utter a word of disagreement, for that would be tantamount to openly admitting that they had no confidence in defeating their opponent.
The matter was settled simply and clearly.
After Qian Zheng returned to his base, the members of the Hongmeng team also expressed their regret about today's match.
"What a pity, we almost taught that arrogant brat a lesson he'd never forget."
"Yes, it was so close. But there's no need to feel sorry. Although he wasn't seriously injured today, he's probably lost all face."
"Heh, they took the initiative to challenge, and were beaten so badly that they couldn't fight back at all. Their own captain had to intervene. How embarrassing."
"Speaking of which, who is this Lu Shenzhi today? They actually have a Nascent Soul cultivator? Why haven't they shown up before?"
"Don't worry about it. How many Nascent Soul cultivators have challenged Qian Zheng in the past? In the end, they all disappeared without a trace."
...
Leaving aside how the Hongmeng team discussed this newly emerged Nascent Soul cultivator, the best team was in an uproar.
They knew their captain had gone back to retrieve someone, saying he'd picked up someone who owed spirit stones, but they hadn't expected him to bring out someone like this. Putting aside his aura, his Nascent Soul stage cultivation alone surpassed everyone in their team.
The two most surprised were Lu Wenxing and He Weiqing.
Since they became disciples of Lin Daozi, they knew that there was a senior brother, but they had never met him. It was said that he was in seclusion recuperating from his injuries and had not come out for many years.
In their minds, this senior brother must have been a scruffy, middle-aged man with a scraggly beard. But who would have thought that the senior brother was so handsome, even more so than Lu Wenxing, who was the most good-looking of them all.
Moreover, he's a Nascent Soul cultivator! Their team now has a Nascent Soul cultivator! You have to understand what a Nascent Soul cultivator means to a team. Even on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, there are no more than thirty Nascent Soul cultivators; the rest are mostly Golden Core cultivators at the Great Perfection stage!
In just that one move, their best team was no longer considered a weak team.
Lu Wenxing excitedly circled Lu Shenzhi twice, chattering incessantly: "It really is the living Senior Brother! I didn't believe them when they said you were in seclusion recuperating from your injuries. I thought Senior Brother must have already perished, and they must have been lying to me. I never expected that Senior Brother is really alive..."
Although He Weiqing did not speak, the meaning in his eyes was exactly the same as that of Lu Wenxing. It seemed that the two must have discussed this matter in private and reached the conclusion that the senior brother was dead and that the claim of recuperating was just a pretext. No one recuperates for more than ten years.
For some reason, everyone kept quiet about it, and no one in the sect mentioned it.
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