Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 347 - 290: Battle of Prodigies? Demon’s Bloody Showdown!
The final match of the Top Six Tournament is over, with Chi Le’an decisively defeated.
However, this doesn’t mean his journey ends here; he’s merely fallen into the loser’s bracket.
Next, apart from Su Yuan, Qiu Tianze, and Qi Hanyan—the three contenders who advanced to the Top Three—the remaining nine will fight in pairs within the loser’s bracket.
The Top Three will be matched again, and one will inevitably have a bye round. The first from the loser’s bracket will battle this individual.
If victorious, they could enter the finals, still with a chance to vie for the top spot in the monthly exam.
However, Chi Le’an’s chances of emerging from the loser’s bracket are slim, as the group includes fierce opponents like Zhuo Lixin and Pan Yunqing.
Though these two seem weak against Su Yuan, they possess perfect countermeasures against regular demon cultivators.
The Heartless Demon Sword is strong, and the Heaven Heart Sword Dao is also formidable, but when countered, how much power they can exhibit remains questionable.
After the end of the Top Six Tournament, the battles among the loser’s bracket commence.
An entire afternoon passed, and after intense duels, the rankings within the loser’s bracket were determined.
As Su Yuan expected, Chi Le’an barely defeated Zhuo Lixin, but fell to Pan Yunqing’s fierce assault, who claimed the top position in the loser’s bracket.
This means that as long as Su Yuan can secure victory in the winner’s bracket, he won’t need to fight the top from the loser’s bracket to claim the first place in the monthly exam.
And just after Chi Le’an’s defeat, a "ding-dong" sounded in Su Yuan’s ear.
[Without needing to take action himself, just relying on his loyal subordinate to defeat the Celestial Heart Demon Child? The demeanor of a Demon Monarch Host is already beginning to show.]
Oh? Does this count as defeating Chi Le’an?
Not bad, not bad.
Su Yuan smiled as he opened the task panel, and indeed, the progress of the task to defeat the demonic talent had increased.
He can now claim a phase reward—a level-up for a Demon Technique (of choice).
But which Demon Technique should he choose to upgrade?
Su Yuan’s priority remains as before, focusing on the Ten Demon Fingers series.
To date, apart from the recently acquired Demon Technique·Finger Beast, every technique in the Demon Technique·Five Fingers series except for Demon Technique·Finger Talisman has been upgraded once.
Ordinarily, he should upgrade Demon Technique·Finger Talisman too.
But Su Yuan didn’t follow this usual trajectory.
His current need for Demon Technique·Finger Talisman is not strong, and this altruistic Demon Technique won’t offer much help in the upcoming monthly exam.
On the contrary, upgrading the other techniques to the third level could not only enhance their base stats but also unlock new effects at level three.
Having already developed a comprehensive skill set, it’s time for him to make his strengths even stronger.
Thinking this way, Su Yuan decided to upgrade Demon Technique·Finger Weapon. It would make handling others’ magical treasures more convenient.
However, just as he was about to proceed, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind.
Wait!
Before enrolling in Evil Extermination University, the Ten Demon Fingers were indeed the top priority for upgrades.
But after enrolling in Evil Extermination University, he seemed to have a more prioritized choice for upgrades.
For instance, the Celestial Slayer Swordsmanship, which is also a Demon Technique.
Or the Boundless Dao Seed, which he’s been diligently practicing recently; although its foundation is in the Righteous Dao, as long as Su Yuan practices it, it’s undoubtedly a Demon Technique.
Both of these Demon Techniques appear in the upgrade options, ready for a little click to upgrade.
Upgrading the Celestial Slayer Swordsmanship might play an important role in his battle against Qiu Tianze.
So, should he upgrade Celestial Slayer Swordsmanship?
But soon, Su Yuan dismissed this idea.
Compared to Celestial Slayer Swordsmanship, the Divinity Transformation Inheritance obtained after accumulating one hundred hidden points is the most worthy of upgrading.
Previously, he didn’t know if the Divinity Transformation Inheritance was a Righteous or Demonic Cultivation Technique, so he had no particular thoughts about it.
Now that he knew, he definitely needed to save up on Demon Technique Upgrade Cards ahead of time!
The Divinity Transformation Inheritance is already powerful, and a subsequent upgrade would make it even more formidable!
Heh, heh, heh!
Su Yuan felt he was truly a genius.
As for not using the Demon Technique Upgrade Card now, fearing defeat against Qiu Tianze?
That was not a concern, as Su Yuan was already seventy percent confident in defeating Qiu Tianze.
After a thorough comparison and analysis, Su Yuan decided to save this task reward.
At this moment, the referee signaled him to draw lots.
The battles in the winner’s bracket were about to begin.
Though it was late at night, it was not yet midnight, so Su Yuan’s eighty points of fate hadn’t been reset.
However, he had no hope for this damned fate, almost certain to draw Qiu Tianze.
As expected, Su Yuan and Qiu Tianze both drew number two, while Qi Hanyan, the lucky one, had a bye.
However, this bye was in vain as she would still have to fight Pan Yunqing.
Given Pan Yunqing’s enslavement level, Su Yuan could easily command him to lose, but he saw no need to go that far, so he let them fight normally.
Reaching fourth place was good enough for Qi Hanyan; she couldn’t handle much more.
But considering her written exam scores, even fourth place was uncertain, and combining the scores from both sides, she might slip to sixth place.
Qi Hanyan and Pan Yunqing’s battle went as expected, with the latter winning easily.
Then came the battle between Su Yuan and Qiu Tianze.
Undoubtedly, this was the most anticipated heavyweight fight among the candidates, with the audience waiting from day to night for this duel!
Before the tournament began, no one expected Su Yuan to come this far, nor did they doubt Qiu Tianze’s stronghold on the top spot in the monthly exam.
Yet, Su Yuan proved himself through a series of robust battles.
Everyone understood he was the arena’s strongest contestant aside from Qiu Tianze, fully capable of challenging for the top spot in the monthly exam.
While most favored Qiu Tianze, with his Divinity Transformation Inheritance, even those believed Su Yuan would not falter as easily as Chi Le’an.
In the spectator seats, True Monarch Yang Hao remarked:
"It seems I underestimated these youngsters. Originally, I only expected them to rank in the top ten, at most the top five."
"But Su Yuan has already secured at least a second place, striving for first, which is truly unbelievable."
"However, if he can’t counter the first phase of the Divinity Transformation Inheritance, the Blood Corruption Sword, this battle might be grim for him."
Taibai Phecda calmly replied:
"From my understanding of his techniques, he indeed lacks a solution to the Blood Corruption Sword, even with his Profound Strange Demon Sword."
"Yet, I have a hunch he’ll reveal something I’ve never seen before."
As the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs were conversing, a child-like crisp voice suddenly interjected.
"Interesting, truly interesting, the battle of the prodigies from the Evil Extermination Department has boiled down to a duel between two demons."
"Evil Extermination University truly hides tigers and dragons."
True Monarch Yang Hao and Taibai Phecda: "..."
Indeed, after this battle, the audience—or those unaware of the Divinity Transformation Inheritance’s truth—would surely spread all sorts of rumors.
Past month’s exams were isolated, with fewer spectators.
"Why did this joint monthly exam invite so many spectators? I don’t recall this happening before," Taibai Phecda asked.
True Monarch Yang Hao replied:
"It’s the department head’s call, perhaps with the principal’s approval."
"Or maybe... they’re planning to reveal some truths to the public? Or have there been some changes at the upper echelons?"
Taibai Phecda’s eyes narrowed slightly, stating:
"It seems we’ll only know these top-level secrets once we’re promoted to deputy head positions."
The two fell silent, choosing to end the conversation, and continued to focus on the arena.
At this moment, Su Yuan and Qiu Tianze were already standing on the platform, facing each other.
Just as the referee was about to start the battle, Su Yuan suddenly raised his hand and said:
"Wait, please let me apply two buffs first."
Saying this, he took out a Boundless Dao Seed Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.
Then he removed the Tribulation Moon Pearl from his chest, the Blood-colored Treasure Pearl rose automatically, hovering behind his head.
Next, Su Yuan retrieved his true Lifebound Flying Sword, the Profound Strange Demon Sword, from his Dantian.
Holding the Chi Yuan in one hand and the Profound Strange in the other, swallowing the Human Pill, with the Tribulation Moon Pearl behind his head, he was armed to the teeth.
