Cultivation Online

Chapter 1724  Fire Harmony

”That was your first strike,” Yuan said to Xing Chen after tanking his attack without a single scratch on his neck.

”N-no way…” Xing Chen hastily jumped back.

ʼThereʼs no way he actually defended against such a powerful strike with his naked neck! He mustʼve used an illusion or something to make it look like that!ʼ Xing Chen refused to believe that a Spirit Grandmaster had managed to eat one of his most powerful strikes and come out unscathed.

”What are you waiting for? You have two more strikes. Iʼm not trying to spend a whole day on a single match.” Yuan beckoned him in a provocative manner.

Xing Chen immediately became infuriated, as he had never been mocked in such a fashion before. He began gathering his spiritual energy for several moments before pointing his sword at Yuan.

”Burning Lotus Heavenly Sword!” A massive blade made of pure fire materialized in the sky directly above Yuan. Once it fully materialized and the blade almost appeared real, it fell on Yuanʼs head.

Whosh!

Flames spewed in every direction like a tsunami, engulfing the arena in a sea of flames.

”Thereʼs no… way… he couldʼve… avoided that…” Xing Chen became incredibly weakened after releasing the technique, which exhausted nearly all of his spiritual energy.

Yuanʼs figure was engulfed in flames, but his silhouette could still be seen by the spectators and Xing Chen.

However, before Xing Chen could celebrate, a powerful gust appeared, swallowing up all of the flames. The flames gathered like bugs to a lantern around Yuan, who began taking a deep breath, as if he was preparing to blow a straw house down.

As for the flames, they were simply consumed by Yuan.

”H-how…?” Xing Chen fell to his knees with a loud thud that resounded throughout the stadium.

The spectators could only gasp in shock at what theyʼd just witnessed.

”Thereʼs no mistaking it…” Kelan muttered in a dazed voice. ”He actually achieved the state of Fire Harmony before the age of 30! This level of talent is almost unheard of, even in the Supreme Heaven! He must have been born with a physique blessed by the fire gods!”

Kelanʼs desire to fight Yuan skyrocketed after learning this.

ʼYou kids better defeat him so I can fight him!ʼ Kelan clenched his fists in anticipation.

Yuan casually patted his clothes after swallowing the flames and said, ”If that was your best, then Iʼll consider this fight concluded, as you will not be able to damage me, much less defeat me.”

Xing Chen did not even have the energy to respond anymore and directly collapsed onto the ground. One of the workers there swiftly entered the stage to retrieve Xing Chen, bringing him away.

Yuan looked at the rest of the participants and said, ”So, whoʼs next?”

The participants subconsciously stepped back when they felt Yuanʼs overwhelming gaze through his mask.

After a few moments of silence, a beautiful girl entered the stage with a graceful leap.

Once the beauty introduced herself, Yuan nodded and said, ”The match will begin the moment you raise your weapon.”

The beauty quickly raised the sword in her grasp and prepared to attack. However, before she could even act, Yuanʼs figure flickered and disappeared.

When he appeared again a split second later, his fist was already digging into the beautyʼs stomach.

”Ah!”

The beauty let out a dramatic cry of pain, and her face contorted in an exaggerated expression as she was sent flying off the stage.

”W-why…? What happened to three free strikes…?” she complained after struggling to get back on her feet.

”Itʼd take too long if I let everyone have three free strikes,” he shrugged.

”N-no way…” The beauty muttered in disbelief before falling unconscious and getting carried off the stage.

”Next.” Yuan ignored her and turned to look at the remaining participants, who swallowed nervously and subconsciously avoided his gaze.

”Since nobody is going next, I will do it.”

A familiar face entered the stage.

”Iʼm Chu Liuxiang. Whatʼs your name?” ʼLulu…ʼ Yuan showed a gentle smile on his face after Chu Liuxiang challenged him.

”My surname is Xiao.”

”You canʼt tell me your full name?”

”Unfortunately, I am unable to because of reasons beyond my control.”

Chu Liuxiang narrowed her eyes at him and asked, ”Have we met before?”

”Why do you ask?”

”Just a feeling.”

”Well, unless youʼve been to the upper heavens, I highly doubt weʼve met, as this is my first time coming to the lower heavens.”

”I see.”

”...”

”Youʼre not going to ask why I came down here?” Yuan asked.

”Well, I donʼt really care, so I have no reason to ask.”

”I understand. Then letʼs start the match. Iʼll make my move after you make your first move.” Yuan said a moment later.

Chu Liuxiang nodded, and after several moments of stillness, she suddenly brought her arms parallel to the ground and swiftly activated a technique.

”Ice Shield!”

A beautiful and thick shield made of ice and enforced by spiritual energy appeared in front of Chu Liuxiang, capable of blocking any frontal attacks.

She thought Yuan was going to attack her the moment she used her technique like the last match. However, Yuan merely stood there in silence, almost as if he were analyzing her technique.

Seeing this, Yuan smiled and said, ”Donʼt worry, I wonʼt end this match too fast since I ended my last one a bit too fast, so we have some spare time to enjoy ourselves.”

”Sorry, but Iʼm not interested.”

Chu Liuxiang suddenly placed her palms on the ground.

[Frozen Garden of Impalement!]

Thousands of ice spikes erupted from the ground and reached a dozen meters tall, covering the entire arena and leaving no room for Yuan to escape. She had used this technique in several matches before, and not a single one of her opponents had been able to block or avoid it.

However, Yuan didnʼt even try to avoid it and allowed the ice spikes to land on him.

”Wow…” Chu Liuxiang showed a nervous smile after seeing Yuan tank such a powerful technique with ease.