Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 81 - 72: Ten Consecutive Rounds! Protective Spirit Armor! Facing Ye Liang!
After a grand circulation, Qi Chuan opened his eyes, only to see a line of text appear before him.
At the same time, in his dantian, a surge of mana emerged.
During the ten rounds of defending the platform earlier, Qi Chuan had repeatedly used the power of his physical body as a body cultivator, consuming much less mana than others, and at this moment, he had already recovered a significant amount in an instant.
He estimated that in about a quarter of an hour, he would have about ninety percent of his mana restored.
For some who fought tough battles and ended the ten rounds even later, recovering this much mana was absolutely impossible.
"In this regard, I have the advantage again, no, I should say, the advantage has always been mine."
Qi Chuan smiled slightly, closed his eyes again, and began to operate the Evergreen Technique.
Qi Chan’Er, on the side, was focused on protecting Qi Chuan, occasionally glancing at his face with curiosity in her eyes.
A quarter of an hour quickly passed. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"The hour has come, twelve winners, come and draw the battle tokens!" Elder Yun called out from high above.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Immediately, twelve figures shot into the sky, coming to a distance in front of Elder Yun.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Seeing this, Elder Yun casually tossed twelve jade orders, which fell into the hands of Qi Chuan and the others.
"Number three!"
Qi Chuan looked at the jade order in his hand and saw the two characters written on it.
"What a pity..."
Not far away, a trace of regret appeared on Ye Liang’s face as he opened his palm, showing the number four jade order. He looked toward Qi Chuan, his tone and expression making the regret unmistakable.
Boom!
At this moment, a loud noise resounded.
The original ten golden pillars dropped down four, leveling with the Merit Selection Platform below, leaving only pillars one through six standing.
Seeing this, Qi Chuan and the others understood and flew to their respective golden pillars corresponding to their jade orders.
"I am Fang Tai, I ask this Junior Brother to go easy on me..."
Appearing opposite Qi Chuan was a veteran Inner Sect Disciple at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, with extraordinary combat power. However, he had a bitter smile on his face because only he knew how much he lacked, having only recovered fifty percent of his mana.
And opposite him, although the young junior brother was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, he was clearly not a mediocre individual to have made it this far, and with his current mana levels, he was not confident of victory.
"We’ll see..."
Qi Chuan nodded, adjusting his sleeves. A piece of artifact flew out from his chest, splitting and assembling with a "ka-ka" sound, transforming into a holy armor encasing him within.
This was the Protective Spirit Armor, the second top-grade magical artifact Qi Chuan had purchased from the Treasure Pavilion, aside from the Cyan Steel Blade.
It boasted top-tier defense, absorbing magical powers, fearless of water and fire, and it enhanced the cultivator’s physical power, attack strength, and destructive power considerably.
However, it had one drawback... it was extraordinarily heavy, limiting a cultivator’s mobility, which was a significant disadvantage in regular magical combat, resulting in it being left unsold in the Treasure Pavilion.
But for a Tier One Late Stage Body Cultivator like Qi Chuan, it was no hindrance and proved very fitting; once worn, combined with the power of his physical body, he could charge forth, dramatically boosting his combat strength by a significant tier.
Ah!
In the next moment, a burst, Qi Chuan, clad in the Protective Spirit Armor, charged out violently. Underneath the armor, a radiant Crystal Jade Profound Light gleamed, making him resemble a living Immortal Puppet; with reckless fists, he fiercely struck downward toward Fang Tai.
Though Fang Tai was powerful, several spiritual lights flashed from his body as he used a top-grade defensive magical artifact, various profound magical techniques, and several talismans to forcibly contend with Qi Chuan, holding on for a moment.
However, under such an overload, his mana depleted rapidly, and judging the situation unfavorable, he decisively surrendered to avoid being beaten black and blue with a swollen head.
Seeing the opponent jump off the number three golden pillar, Qi Chuan put away his Protective Spirit Armor and turned to observe the other magical combats.
"This Ye Liang is impressive..."
Qi Chuan observed the fourth golden pillar with some curiosity.
This Ye Liang, in two years, had broken through two small realms and a minor bottleneck, and not only was his mana solid, but his strength was formidable. At this moment, he was suppressing an Inner Sect Disciple at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and with a punch from his right fist, sent the opponent flying, spewing blood off the fourth golden pillar.
"The bronze armor plate on his right arm seems never to have been removed..." Qi Chuan pondered, as Ye Liang’s right arm power seemed excessively formidable.
As time passed, the six magical combat matches concluded one after another.
Qi Chuan and Ye Liang advanced to the next round, accompanied by four others, two at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer and two at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
Surprisingly, two at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer were eliminated.
It was unfortunate for these Qi Refining Tenth Layers, as the four were directly matched against each other, inevitably resulting in the elimination of two.
Meanwhile, the other two advancing at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer each defeated their respective opponents, thus advancing.
Next, the six returned to Elder Yun to draw battle tokens again for their matches.
"This..."
Upon opening the jade order he drew, Qi Chuan saw the number "two" written on it.
"Junior Brother Qi, it’s quite unlucky; the two of us have picked the same one."
Not far away, Ye Liang smiled gently, showing the jade order to Qi Chuan, which also read "two".
"Alas, just bad luck, otherwise, if we were separated, we might both go further. Now, it’s a bit dangerous for each of us, with your formidable strength, Junior Brother Qi, I’m concerned I might be defeated."
Ye Liang sighed.
"With fewer people, it comes to this, each displaying their skills," Qi Chuan laughed, looking at Ye Liang, who certainly put on a convincing act.
Soon, on the number two golden pillar, Qi Chuan and Ye Liang faced off from a distance.
Below, numerous Inner Sect Disciples watched nervously and excitedly from the Merit Selection Platform.
Everyone knew the selection had reached a critical moment, and the twelfth True Inheritance seat of the Wind Moon Sect would emerge from these six.
"Who do you think will ultimately secure the True Inheritance seat?"
"It’s hard to say; it depends on how much mana these six have left and whether they’re injured inside. Generally speaking, the two at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer have a higher chance of winning, but the two at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer who’ve made it this far aren’t weak, and the two dark horses at the Qi Refining Seventh and Eighth Layers are not to be underestimated either."
"Listening to your insight is like hearing more talk, why don’t you just go fart instead? Talking about horses and antitheses here."
Many Inner Sect Disciples were excitedly discussing with those around them.
However, Murong Fan, Li Qingshan, and others who entered the Inner Sect with Qi Chuan and Ye Liang focused more on their duel.
"The two are indeed exceptionally strong." Li Qingshan and others couldn’t determine the outcome.
Honestly, Ye Liang had a higher realm, better background, and resources; he should have been stronger.
But earlier, Qi Chuan’s match against a Qi Refining Ninth Layer had shown terrifying strength.
Hard to say.
"Qi Chuan will definitely win!"
However, Murong Fan, staring at Qi Chuan, saw the latter’s calm face, but an inexplicable feeling arose within him that Qi Chuan would definitely win.
Why this thought emerged, he didn’t know, but deep down, he was absolutely certain his guess wouldn’t be wrong.
"Qi Chuan... still has some means unused!"
Qi Chan’Er kept her eyes on Qi Chuan, frowning constantly, suddenly smiled as her worry dissipated.
After all, she knew how Qi Chuan, even before coming to the Wind Moon Sect, had managed to surpass her, securing an Inner Sect spot.
It was the Great Success Fireball Technique!
Back then, Qi Chuan’s Fireball Technique had already achieved Great Success; what about now?
Even until now, she hadn’t seen Qi Chuan use the Fireball Technique but instead relied on the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body he began cultivating later and the top-grade magical artifacts he bought to win.
He’s definitely hiding something!
In combat of this level, merely a Great Success Fireball Technique need not be hidden.
What he’s hiding is already self-explanatory.
