Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 812: Chapter 812: Defense Ineffective

”It seems the judges’ insight was indeed accurate, Hong Sanwei is certainly not a match for Ling Xiao, that much can now be confirmed.”

Over at the Mysterious Fire Sect, everyone stood agape; this outcome was beyond their expectations.

Not only did Hong Sanwei lose, but she lost after deploying her trump card, which was simply hard to accept.

”The Moon Hua Sect has truly risen, and one must concede!”

The Sect Master of the Mysterious Fire Sect let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat helpless at this moment.

The younger generation is the future of a sect; although these older folks were stronger than the young ones, the problem was that they had little potential left to tap into.

On the other hand, these young people still held immense potential.

Moreover, with the current cultivation environment on the Heavenly Dragon Continent being much better than before, the future of these youngsters promised to be far more brilliant than theirs.

”You have my respect!”

Ling Xiao smiled faintly, gave Hong Sanwei a fist salute, and then turned to leave the Martial Arts Platform.

This time, not only did he acquire the seed of the Samadhi True Fire, but his fortune also increased once again, reaching the level of six cauldrons, making him the most eye-catching among the new generation.

”Next time, I will definitely defeat you!”

Although Hong Sanwei lost, her loss was somewhat baffling, and she could not accept it.

”Hehe, I will naturally accompany you.”

After all, receiving some good items from others, it seemed no big deal to help them practice a bit.

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Time kept moving, and so did the battles.

Ji Mingkong’s fortune was still a bit more than eight cauldrons.

To consolidate the ninth cauldron was exceedingly difficult.

Next up were Mo Wu Shang and Bai Qianjiao, both of them consolidating the eighth cauldron of fortune.

Following these two should have been Liu Taiyin, but he had now been surpassed by Qin Bi Xue, Ling Xiao, and Hong Li.

These three had reached the six cauldrons of fortune and were consolidating the seventh, though their pace would slow down considerably.

Liu Taiyin could only lamentingly fall to the seventh place, possessing five cauldrons of fortune.

Others didn’t matter much to Ling Xiao; he only paid special attention to Joshua Long and Lan Yu’er.

Currently, Joshua Long’s fortune was exactly the same as Liu Taiyin’s.

Lan Yu’er had only two cauldrons, but that was also quite good.

Xu Jing fought eighteen battles and won fifteen, with his dragon’s shadow stretching over four zhang.

By this time, the sky had darkened, but the Martial Arts Platform, with its massive lighting array, remained as bright as daylight.

Until the eighth round of the competition ended, everyone had a considerable amount of time to rest, able to get some food and take a break.

Roughly half an hour.

The audience also took the opportunity to meditate and rest for a bit.

After all, the weakest among the spectators were at Half-step Celestial, and for them, meditating for fifteen minutes could equate to a full night’s sleep for an ordinary person.

After the rest period, amid great anticipation, the competition resumed.

The ninth round!

Ling Xiao easily defeated his opponent.

His fortune once again increased, with the seventh cauldron almost fully consolidated; he believed that if he encountered a slightly more powerful opponent, he could completely solidify the seventh cauldron. Just in terms of fortune, he was already very close to Mo Wu Shang and Bai Qianjiao.

However, the situation for Qin Bi Xue and Hong Li was not any worse than his, and the three of them had ostensibly become the top three underneath the Holy Son, Mo Wu Shang, and Bai Qianjiao.

Moreover, there was a feeling of being evenly matched.

Fire Demon Venerable remained lukewarm, and whether by coincidence or intentional arrangement, the opponents he encountered apart from Ling Xiao were almost not very strong. Hence, although he was also winning consecutively, his fortune so far was still inferior to that of Liu Taiyin, Joshua Long, and Hong Sanwei.

”The tenth round, first match, Ling Xiao against Gui Suishou!”

This Gui Suishou was not considered strong, but he was also a dark horse in the competition. However, being a disciple of the Jade Water Divine Palace, no one dared to underestimate him.

Moreover, his performance was indeed not bad.

In the past nine rounds, he had only lost to seeded players. Against all others, he managed to remain unbeaten.

But there were many draws.

This guy’s defense was too terrifying—several people simply couldn’t break through it.

To be honest, Gui Suishou really didn’t want to face Ling Xiao.

But in today’s ranking battles, it was unavoidable; he would have met him sooner or later.

What he could do was try to earn a point.

Winning awarded three points, a draw one point, and losing granted no points.

As long as he could maintain his previous combat status, he was not afraid.

Taking a deep breath, Gui Suishou raised his defense to the extreme.

In front of him appeared a huge turtle shell, completely enveloping him.

It was this layer of turtle shell that enabled him to remain undefeated even when facing strong enemies.

Although it felt a bit shameless, this too was a part of strength.

”Heaven Vein Qi Sword - Hell Dragon Sword!”

Facing Gui Suishou, Ling Xiao didn’t want to waste time and directly used the strongest technique of the Heaven Vein Qi Sword to date.

The massive Hell Dragon Sword, as if formed from blazing fire, cleaved through the void and charged at Gui Suishou.

Within the void, flames burnt the sky, resembling a scene from Scorching Hell, as huge pillars of fire rose on the Martial Arts Platform.

It was clear that after Ling Xiao’s strength had ascended once again, the power of the Hell Dragon Sword had also been enhanced.

Gui Suishou, who had already utilized all his Heavenly Origin Power and True Essence on defense, was still stunned by this attack.

In just a moment, his so-called invincible defense shattered completely, and his entire body fell into excruciating pain as if being burned by flames.

It was fortunate that Ling Xiao showed mercy; he retracted the Hell Dragon Fire after breaking his defense, otherwise, Gui Suishou would have been burned to ashes.

The battle ended, and Ling Xiao absorbed Gui Suishou’s Nine Tripod Fortune, making his fortune finally reach the level of seven cauldrons, and even the eighth cauldron showed some faint signs of appearing, evidently getting closer to Bai Qianjiao and Mo Wushang.

Seven huge bronze cauldrons rotated continuously in the void, where Divine Inscriptions flashed repeatedly, emitting a sound like drumbeats at dusk and bells at dawn.

Seemingly feeling threatened, the bronze cauldrons of fortune belonging to Ji Mingkong, Mo Wushang, Bai Qianjiao, and others also began to resonate.

For a time, the entire Martial Arts Platform seemed to begin a symphony of bells and cauldrons.

”Goodness, the Heavenly Pulse inside my body seems to be stirring restlessly. Could it be that I’m about to ascend again?”

Ling Xiao was suddenly filled with many emotions, no wonder everyone was fighting for fortune, it was indeed more precious than any Spiritual Elixir.

Nine is the ultimate number, so that meant the person who could attain the Nine Tripod Fortune in this place, was likely only one.

Just like Ji Fulin in the past.

It was unknown what special circumstances would arise after possessing the Nine Tripod Fortune?

Ling Xiao felt excited in his heart.

The tenth round of the competition was also in orderly progress, and it seemed that the longer it went on, the slower the battles ended.

Apart from a few battles that could be decided quickly, many required at least two hundred moves before they could really conclude.