THE CULTIVATION OF BESIDE DEVIL CULTIVATOR
78: Victory is Decided With Only One Slash
In the arena, Jiang Hao waited quietly. Not many people present. He's not a famous person after all. Xin Yuyue was not that famous either.
People usually rushed to watch the fight between higher realms. Jiang Hao was the same. He would also not waste his time watching the fight between those in the lower realms.
A woman approached him. His hair was tied to a ponytail and his eyes were filled with determination. He seems to be fighting to the death. He wouldn't care about that fight if it happened next time. But he needs that seed.
“Senior brother Xin, it has been a long time since I have seen you here,” said Jiang Hao.
“Young Brother Jiang, too! I didn't expect you to advance so fast.” Xin Yuyue felt a little bitter.
He came to this fight feeling extremely confident. He did not expect to meet someone he least wanted. In the Devil's Nest, he was afraid of Jiang Hao.
“I'm just lucky,” said Jiang Hao humbly.
Jiang Hao heard some people cheering for Xin Yuyue. He doesn't care.
A senior in the Golden Core Realm approached them with a notebook. “Please state your name.”
“Xin Yuyue from Thunder Flame Peak.” “Jiang Hao of Broken Heart Cliffs.”
“Let's start,” said the senior.
In an instant, Jiang Hao felt a spiritual sword flying towards him.
Clangs!
He unsheathed his new Half-Moon Blade and blocked the attack. There is no time to waste. His opponent continuously attacked him from all sides.
Jiang Hao defended himself as best as he could.
His opponent had no intention of stopping. His slash became increasingly frenzied.
For a moment, Jiang Hao simply tried to hold on. He has no way to attack. He stays where he belongs. His opponent did not even let him move from the penalty spot.
There was a rumbling sound.
Jiang Hao sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy. He had learned to sense the change in spiritual energy from the nameless guide.
What a wonderful feeling to be in control. He only needed to wait until the opponent attacked because he knew the exact direction from which he would launch his attack.
Jiang Hao was on guard all along, but he could sense every attack before landing. He dodged and blocked easily.
However, Xin Yuyue had already felt a sense of tension in resisting her attacks. He uses all his power. Not a single one of his attacks left Jiang Hao perplexed. He felt as if he was a monster.
He did not move a bit from his place. He doesn't even sweat. Jiang Hao simply stood there blocking his attack as the rain fell on him.
Xin Yuyue used the Lightning Sword technique and threw her sword towards Jiang
Hao.
Jiang Hao's sword raised to block the attack. He used the Demonic Sound Slash technique this time around. There was an explosion and dust was flying everywhere.
His sword cut Xin Yuyue's Lightning Sword and broke it in half. His blade flashed, missing several inches from Xin Yuyue's cheek. The sword then fell to the floor with a clanging sound.
Xin Yuyue looked frightened. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and bowed to Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao replied to her by bowing to her. “Thank you so much for allowing me to win, Senior Brother Xin.”
Xin Yuyue gave him a bitter smile then turned around and left.
The people who supported Xin Yuyue followed her.
The senior from the Golden Core Realm approached the arena. “Jiang Hao of Broken Heart Cliffs win!”
The next fight will be in the afternoon.
The top four competitors will be selected today. They would then fight tomorrow until there were only three people left. The top three would then compete with each other the next day.
Jiang Hao did some calculations and realized that he still had to fight three more rounds. He could not make his victory seem too obvious.
Xin Yuyue was not someone weak. Han Ming as well.
After participating in the battle against Azure Mountain, he had to become stronger than before.
After a while, Jiang Hao returned to the Spirit Medicine Garden.
[Blood of Life +1] [Spirit +1] [Strength +1]
[Power Resistant +1]
Jiang Hao was delighted as he felt the bubbles absorbing into his body. Although the change was not too big, there was still something.
His spirit was much stronger than those of the same rank. He was about to break through to the late stage of the Golden Core Realm.
After which, he began to take care of the spirit herbs. He was taking care of the spirit herbs because that was the reason for his growth.
“Did you lose the competition?” Cheng Chou walked towards Jiang Hao.
“Ah... no,” said.
“Then, shouldn't you rest now and prepare for the afternoon?” ask Cheng Chou.
"Not needed."
Cheng Chou said nothing more and was busy with the herbs nearby.
Jiang Hao had always treated people well whenever they worked in the Spirit Herb Garden. They, in turn, hope he will succeed in whatever he does. With a whooshing sound, the spirit beast darted to his side. “Master, I found something wrong in that corner of the park!”
"Where?" asked Jiang Hao.
The spirit creature took him to a corner. Jiang Hao inspected the area. He discovered that the nutrients in the soil had been depleted, and that it did not occur naturally. One had accelerated the growth of whatever was planted there before.
“Go and tell Cheng Chou to find out what is planted in this area,” Jiang Hao said to the spirit beast.
If spiritual herbs were allowed to grow on their own, they would absorb nutrients but also replenish them in various ways.
As Cheng Chou investigated the matter, Jiang Hao returned to the square. He saw his name on the list for the next round. His opponent was Zhou Chan from White Moon Lake.
'Senior Brother Zhou Chan?'s?'
Jiang Hao found it hard to believe it. If he made it to the second half, it meant that he was very strong. He was actually at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
When he walked into the arena, he saw Zhou Chan had arrived.
“Young Brother Jiang, it really is you! I think it's someone else with the same name. The last time we met, you were just in the early stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Now, look at you! You are already in the middle stage!” Zhou Chan smiled warmly at her.
Jiang Hao replied to her with a friendly smile. “I'm just lucky to get ahead fast. You are amazing, Senior Brother Zhou. I did hear rumors about the White Moon Lake that was full of geniuses. Looks like the rumor was true.”
Zhou Chan smiled. “The rumors are completely untrue. There were only a few people from White Moon Lake who entered this competition. I am the only one from that branch who is in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.”
“Ah... is that so?”
“Please name it,” said senior Golden Core Realm once again..