Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 40 - 19: Advancing to the Top 8

"Clang!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The crisp sound of the bell echoed through the venue, and the host’s voice rang in Su Yu’s ear:

"The round of 64 to 32 has ended. Now, we will begin the next round, the challenge from 32 to 16. Contestant number 33 and contestant number 80, please proceed to Arena No. 1. Contestant number 5 and contestant number 68, proceed to Arena No. 2. Contestant number 1 and...."

Su Yu closed the information, space slightly distorted, and in the next second, he was already on the arena.

On the arena, he opened five fingers of his right hand in a virtual grasp. Countless blue light spots appeared, swiftly converging into a blue stream of light around him, forming a vortex, from which a clear stream of water gushed out.

The vortex rapidly expanded, and the spouting water column also quickly broadened, soon overflowing the arena like a reservoir’s sluice gate opened, tons of clear water flooding into the arena.

"Interesting!"

Zhou Xuan was quite surprised that Su Yu, besides his Swordsmanship, had such a move. Unhurriedly, he summoned a bright blue pearl to hover above his head, letting layers of transparent water waves protect himself, and then took out a platinum gourd held in his hand, saying with a smile:

"Your Swordsmanship is very exquisite, putting me to shame, but I have a sword too, please appreciate it!"

After speaking, he sprayed a mouthful of essence, and the platinum gourd in his hand left his palm, enlarging against the wind. From the gourd’s mouth, platinum sword light spewed out, forming a vortex from which Flying Swords flew out, hovering in front of him. In the blink of an eye, 108 Flying Swords were released.

Zhou Xuan, with a respectful face, pointed at Su Yu:

"Please, treasure, turn around!"

The 108 Flying Swords shot into the sky, transforming into a multitude of flowing lights, rushing over.

Seeing this scene, Su Yu, who was activating the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, felt a chill in his heart and spat out. The Ice Soul Sword light flew out, transforming into a ten-meter sword rainbow in a blink, facing them.

The ten-meter sword rainbow intertwined with the dense sword rain. In that instant, a dense, crisp clanging sound erupted, countless sparks shot out, and from time to time, a Flying Sword was struck down.

"The Flying Swords are not of high grade!"

But there were too many gourd Flying Swords, and the sword rainbow was soon overwhelmed.

Seconds later, the sword rainbow pierced through the sword rain and shot into the sky, and the dense sword rain reassembled to chase it.

"Go!"

Su Yu pointed his sword, maneuvering the Ice Soul Sword nimbly to fly backward.

In a flash, they clashed again, producing dense clanging sounds, and two gourd Flying Swords fell.

After three bouts of crisscrossing, no less than ten gourd Flying Swords were knocked down, while the Ice Soul’s edge remained unyielding.

Zhou Xuan’s expression became slightly serious:

"Indeed, your Swordsmanship is unparalleled in this tournament, but this is not a test of swordsmanship!"

Extending his hand, he pressed on the gourd atop his head, pointing at Su Yu:

"Please, treasure, turn around!"

The gourd Flying Swords, which were chasing the Ice Soul, suddenly turned towards Su Yu’s main body.

Zhou Xuan, full of confidence, clenched the Flying Sword gourd. In past duels, once he summoned them, they would automatically target enemies. No one could withstand the assault of 108 second-tier Flying Swords; how could a second-tier participant hold them off with just one Flying Sword?

The Ice Soul quickly turned, catching up and charging into the midst of the gourd Flying Swords.

"Scatter!"

The unified stream of gourd Flying Swords rapidly dispersed, rushing over.

Without hesitation, Su Yu pressed his hand down on the water, an invisible wave exploded, and the water that had flooded the arena to five or six meters deep surged without wind, raising a wall of water in front of him.

The gourd Flying Swords easily penetrated the water wall, swiftly breaking through the second, and third water wall.

After bursting through five layers of water walls, they reached Su Yu. He raised his hand, and a palm-wide purple qi hand exploded, knocking dozens of gourd Flying Swords flying into the water, but from two other directions, four to fifty gourd Flying Swords surged forward, striking the protective shield. In an instant, the shield, which had a defense of 9000, was left with just a thin layer with a defense of less than a thousand.

Su Yu, without hesitation, plucked the Ice Soul flying towards him and slashed down.

"Clang!"

A gourd Flying Sword was knocked away, and with a flick of his wrist, he struck rapidly like lightning, precisely knocking five gourd Flying Swords into the water.

These gourd Flying Swords weren’t controlled by normal cultivators, but by the Flying Sword gourd, with limited intelligence. After being knocked away, they wobbled and fell into the water, where if unbothered, they could regain their spirit and resume the assault.

But now the entire arena was flooded, and these gourd Flying Swords, falling into the water, were suppressed and isolated by him, unable to return to the gourd.

The remaining gourd Flying Swords brushed past him, turning back to barrage him.

Su Yu, expressionless, swung his sword, precisely knocking five more gourd Flying Swords away. The remaining swords rushed over, engulfing him, but his Magical Robe shimmered, remaining unscathed.

Zhou Xuan was extremely surprised:

"A high-grade Magical Robe?"

Each Flying Sword attack had about 160 damage, and the Magical Robe added 200 to constitution, meaning any damage below 200 couldn’t break the defense.

Seeing this, Su Yu felt a surge of confidence; the Ice Soul Sword light flickered, sweeping across and sending eleven gourd Flying Swords flying in one go.

Seeing this, Zhou Xuan decisively slammed his palm on the Flying Sword gourd. The gourd’s surface lit up with spiritual patterns, the remaining 48 gourd Flying Swords shone brightly, their power surging, merging into a torrent of Flying Swords rushing forward again.

Su Yu’s expression remained unchanged, his eyes fixed only on the incoming torrent of Flying Swords. At the instant of impact, he thrust his sword straight, producing dense clanging sounds, and seven gourd Flying Swords were knocked flying.

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The damage instantly surpassed the threshold, Black Water Profound Pearl triggered a layer of shield, which was immediately shredded by the remaining gourd Flying Swords. In the next second, the Magical Robe’s protective shield rose, losing over three thousand in one go.

"So many defensive techniques?"

"I don’t believe it!"

Zhou Xuan spat out a mouthful of essence on the Flying Sword gourd, then calmed himself and took out a palm-sized verdant little mountain. He sprayed essence on it, threw it skyward, and it rapidly expanded, transforming into a mountain peak that rotated slowly, sending out circles of invisible airwaves—yet another sixth-tier Magical Treasure.