The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 31: Humbled!

The wooden sword of the skinny young man pulsed with a strange energy, darting through the air in a prismatic beam, directly towards Bai Xiaochun. However, before it could even get close, a ping sound rang out from the outside of Bai Xiaochun's half-meter-thick shield as the wooden sword bounced off him.

As soon as Bai Xiaochun's protective shield flickered, his eyes glittered, and he heaved a sigh of relief. Clearing his throat, he was actually just sitting cross-legged.

The audience exchanged confused looks. They were not really sure what to say in response to Bai Xiaochun and his extreme level of defense. They had seen people who focused on defense before, but ..had never seen anyone who protected himself this much.

As for his opponent, the young man's face first turned red, then turned pale. Gritting his teeth, he roared, sending out his flying sword that shot towards the shining shield, swinging vigorously even as it pierced through the air.

A ping sound rang out as the flying sword flew again and again, but each time, it was sent spinning away. Finally, the pale-faced young man's spiritual energy was more than half exhausted, and a look of despair surfaced on his face.

He had fought in duels for many years, but this was the first time he had met an opponent who was hiding like a turtle inside a shell. But he is not giving up. He had joined the competition with the aim of taking 3rd place. Staring at Bai Xiaochun with red eyes, he angrily roared, "Get out from behind that shield!"

Bai Xiaochun was not at all frightened by this young man, so he did not hesitate to stay behind the shield and shouted, "If you're good enough, why don't you go inside!"

Strange expressions appeared on the faces of everyone present as they looked at Bai Xiaochun, unsure whether to laugh or cry. The skinny young man was so angry that a blue pulse appeared on his forehead as he clenched his jaw. Finally, he bit his tongue and vomited a mouthful of blood. When it landed on his wooden sword, everything changed the color of blood.

Discussions broke out directly among the audience.

"Blood Spirit Magic!"

"For him to use that magical technique shows that he has really been driven to madness!"

The blood-colored wooden sword moved faster than before, and it emitted a pressure of double. A blood-colored light spread out in all directions as it shot towards Bai Xiaochun.

An explosion rang out as the wooden sword pierced a full three inches into the shield. A rumble rang out as it tried to penetrate further, but failed. In fact, due to too much force exerted, cracks began to spread over the sword.

A moment later, an explosion could be heard as the entire wooden sword .. shattered into pieces, which slowly floated to the ground.

The skinny young man's eyes widened, and blood spurted out from his mouth. His spiritual energy was greatly depleted, his magic item was destroyed, and he was furious just fainted.

As Li Qinghou watched the scene, his face became increasingly unsightly. Laughing wryly, Elder Sun stepped forward, gestured for people to come take the skinny young man away, and then declared Bai Xiaochun the winner.

"Ah, he let me win!" Bai Xiaochun said as the shield lights around him faded away. Looking extremely solemn, he puffed out his chest and clasped his hands behind his back, looking like a Chosen one. As for the skinny young man, as he was taken away, he had apparently heard Bai Xiaochun's words, regained his senses, coughed up another mouthful of blood, and then fainted again.

Clearing his throat, Bai Xiaochun turned to Elder Sun and clasped his hands. Then he flicked his sleeve and walked out of the arena.

The Outer Sect disciples who had come to watch the competition took everything quite well. At most, they had strange expressions on their faces. As for the contestants, they looked at Bai Xiaochun with an extremely unsightly expression.

That is especially true for people who have won their respective matches. When they compared the current condition of the skinny young man to Bai Xiaochun, they could not help but feel the need to keep watch.

The competition continued, and soon the rest of the match was over. Of the original twenty participants, half had been eliminated to produce the current top 10.

That included Du Lingfei, Chen Zi'ang, and Bai Xiaochun, who stood there, chin restrained, looking around at his top 10 competitors. Inwardly, he said, "All I have to do is win one more game and then I'll make it!"

Looking at the hope right in front of him, he felt extremely excited.

Elder Sun observed the ten contestants, his gaze fixed on Bai Xiaochun for a moment before saying, The top “5 will now be chosen. Do you seven please step forward to choose your marbles. "

This time, Bai Xiaochun rushed to be the first in line, and took out a marble with the number two written on it. After which, he immediately turned around to study his fellow competitors.

It didn't take long for everyone to draw marble, after which Elder Sun announced that the first two fighters would start their match. Bai Xiaochun joined forces with a burly and muscular man who, upon seeing who he was fighting against, began to laugh out loud.

"Other people may be afraid of your defense, but I don't care at all about them.I'm also good at defense, too, so let's wait and see which of us can last longer! " Laughing, the man slapped his bag to produce a small buckler. After infusing it with spiritual energy, the buckler grew bigger and started emitting a yellow light that completely surrounded the man.

But the man is not finished. His flesh and muscles expanded, and he even grew several inches taller. The whole scene was quite shocking.

"I can't believe it's Body Forging Magic!"

“That awakener looks familiar. Don't tell me it's Dawnlight Buckler! Those things cost 9,000 merit points! ” Everyone was shocked, and for Bai Xiaochun, his brows furrowed.

When Elder Sun saw what was happening, he nodded his head slightly, his eyes shining with an expression of praise. Turning to Li Qinghou, he said, "This child is Li Shan, the fifth level of Qi Condensation. He would be a difficult opponent, as he was born with divine power, plus nurtured Body Forging Magic. Not only was he extremely strong, he also excelled in defense. ”

Li Qinghou slightly nodded, then looked at Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun was studying the changed body of the burly man, and the shield he had. He recognized the shield from his visit to the Treasure Pavilion, and although he was unsure exactly how many merit points it cost, his frown deepened.

Everyone watching the competition seemed to be very interested in finding out what was going to happen, especially the other disciples in the competition, who were obviously happy to laugh at the misfortune of others.

"The white-skinned disciple was really lucky."

"Well, he was very lucky before, that's all. Now that he was facing a strong opponent like this, he would naturally be beaten back into place. "

As the spectators discussed the development, the burly man smiled ferociously and then started to take a quick step towards Bai Xiaochun.

"There's nothing you can do. I defeated the last disciple I fought without even drawing a weapon. My fist is the most powerful magical technique I have! "

The man sped up, causing the wind to blow. As he approached, Bai Xiaochun's eyes glittered and he suddenly waved his finger, causing his little wooden sword to fly out of his bag.

Without the slightest pause, it darted in front of Bai Xiaochun towards the burly man.

As it slashed towards him, sword qi built for tens of meters around the sword, causing rumbling sounds to reverberate.

The burly man's face fell, and his scalp tingled so much that it felt like it was exploding. His eyes widened as an intense sensation of crisis struck him. Without the slightest hesitation, he fell into a retreat. He waved both hands, sending the buckler out to block his sword.

An explosion rang out as the wooden sword and the small shooter crashed into each other. However, the buckler did nothing to even slow down the wooden sword. It shattered apart, and the wooden sword continued towards the burly man.

The man's face was filled with shock; even if he was able to dodge faster, it was useless. The flying sword struck him in the blink of an eye, causing a cold wind to pummel his face.

"I confess!" he shouted without hesitation, his voice rising by several octaves as he fell to the ground.

Bai Xiaochun blinked, also somewhat surprised by the wooden sword. Before, he had only trained with it, and had no idea it was so powerful. And that was even before he started using Lightness-in-Heaviness.

After looking up for a moment, he lifted his chin, clasped his hands behind his back, and looked at the burly man coldly.

The man's face was deathly pale, yet he still did not want to retreat. Crawling to his feet, he glared at Bai Xiaochun and said, "Using the power of magic objects is not considered a victory! I don't accept this as a defeat! "

With that, the man turned around and walked out of the arena.

Elder Sun looked at Bai Xiaochun, also amazed by the power of the wooden sword. However, he did not say anything else to announce that Bai Xiaochun was the winner.

"Hahaha," Bai Xiaochun laughed to himself. “In the next battle I will instantly surrender.I became a cultivator to live forever, right? All these assassinations and battles were too barbaric. That was not what Bai Xiaochun had done. " Bai Xiaochun left the arena, feeling great for having met Li Qinghou's requirements to enter the top 5.

Li Qinghou's eyes were also fixed on Bai Xiaochun. Although everyone had focused on how incredible the flying sword was, Li Qinghou had not noticed it at all. He had witnessed the skill and ease with which Bai Xiaochun controlled the flying sword.

Seeing that Bai Xiaochun had won another match, the crowd began to sigh emotionally.

"Ah, this guy must be rich, that's why he has such an incredible wooden sword. Hmph. If he had any other weapons, he would definitely not win! "

“Magic devices have nothing to do with your cultivation. First he used the talisman, then the sword. Too bad! He will eventually go bankrupt. "

The grumbling did not last long. The next battle is soon underway. Du Lingfei fought against enemies with an incredible cultivation base. It was a fierce fight, but Du Lingfei did not use his banner. Instead, he used a flying sword. They fought back and forth in a dazzling manner until suddenly, Du Lingfei's flying sword shot forward with incredible speed to appear directly in front of his opponent.

Such speed far surpassed what ordinary disciples could control, sending the audience into an uproar as people realized what they were seeing.

"I can't believe it's Light-in-Weight !!"

"Du Lingfei has actually reached enlightenment from that stage …."

“It's Light-in-Weight!” Deep within Elder Sun's eyes, a gleam of approval could be seen as he looked at Du Lingfei.

Li Qinghou also nodded.

Chen Zi'ang was shocked, and most people who managed to enter the top 10 had the same reaction. As for his opponent, he chuckled bitterly and clasped his hand to acknowledge.

Du Lingfei stood there in the arena, looking around proudly. Clasping hands towards Li Qinghou and Elder Sun, he left the arena.

The crowd is still in an uproar.

However, Bai Xiaochun was left standing there, blinking.

"That speed level is considered Lightness-in-Heaviness?" he thought, astonished.

As Du Lingfei proudly left the arena, a hint of sweat was seen flowing down his face. Despite being in the great circle of the fifth level of Qi Condensation, fighting two battles in a row was quite draining his spiritual energy. That was especially true for the battle just now, where his opponent had unusual battle prowess. In the end, he was forced to unleash his Lightness-in-Heaviness magic, which was even more draining of his spiritual energy. That's how he got the win.

His goal was first place, and he knew that the next opponent would only be stronger. Since this particular sect competition was not tightly regulated, he would not have much time to rest before the next fight. Therefore, he immediately took out a medicinal pill, which he consumed, then closed his eyes and began to make use of the time to recover.

The top 5 now consisted of Bai Xiaochun and Du Lingfei, as well as Chen Zi'ang. In the end, there were two other youths, both of whom had deep cultivation bases at the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

Right now, everyone was in the process of turning their cultivation base around, taking advantage of every opportunity to replenish spiritual energy.

Only Bai Xiaochun did not seem to exhaust spiritual energy at all. In fact, he even stood to the side while yawning. When everyone who had been eliminated from the competition saw that, it left them with the desire to defeat him.

Now that he had fulfilled Li Qinghou's request to enter the top 5, he did not care at all about the rest of the competition.

Trying to suppress his boredom, he looked to the other four top 5 competitors, especially Du Lingfei, musing that if the speed he had just released counted as Lightness-in-Heaviness, then he must be far, far away, far beyond that.

"It was a pity that he had such a deadly aura. Why would a good girl like that become so fighting and killing? Don't tell me that all the girls who practice Immortal cultivation are freaks like this? Zhou Xinqi was extremely proud, and Hou Xiaomei was too moody. ” Bai Xiaochun shook his head. He was just about to turn away from Du Lingfei when he seemed to sense that he was looking at her. Suddenly his eyes jerked open to look at her coldly.

As far as Du Lingfei was concerned, Bai Xiaochun was not even worth thinking about. After watching his first two fights, he argued that he had made a lucky victory, which caused the scorn in his heart to grow stronger.

"Alright, you dare look at me, right ?!" Bai Xiaochun immediately stopped the look away movement. Instead, his eyes widened as he glared towards Du Lingfei. The staring contest had nothing to do with fighting and bloodshed, so from a young age, he had met quite a few people who could handle it.

Du Lingfei frowned. As for the admirers who were swarming behind him, they were extremely annoyed, and threw sharp gazes at him.

However, seeing so many eyes staring at him, and remembering that some of them were extremely fierce, Bai Xiaochun cleared his throat. He only had two eyes, so how could he possibly fit in? "Well, they have numbers on their side, and besides, real men don't fight with girls."

With harrumph, he threw away his face.

Around that time, Elder Sun's voice sounded throughout the arena.

“Very good, all of you. The competition has gone very well so far. And now, we will continue to narrow down the competitors. Did the five of you step forward and pick the marble. One of those marbles is a free pass to the top 3. " Smiling, Elder Sun produced the bag again.

This time, Chen Ziang was the first. After taking out the marble, he frowned; the marble was written number four.

Du Lingfei was next, who got marble number two. The other two Outer Sect disciples got number one and three respectively.

Bai Xiaochun did not even need to draw marble; the remaining marble was a freeway.

Bai Xiaochun's eyes twinkled, and he chuckled. He took his place outside the battle arena, arms folded, feeling completely relaxed as he prepared to watch Du Lingfei and the others. He didn't even plan to continue the competition, but now he didn't need to do anything and he was already in the top 3.

"Luck is a big part of strength!" he thought, feeling quite happy with himself.

That luck caused some of the audience members to stare at him with even more bizarre expressions on their faces. Most of them were completely unable to bear the situation, especially the other disciples who had been eliminated, whose hearts were filled with jealousy and envy.

“This guy is really shameless. Alright, alright, he used a magical item to break into the top five, but then he actually got a free entry pass to the top three! ”

"How reprehensible. In fact, there had never been someone as despicable as this who had appeared in the competition. "