The next 2 weeks Wu Hai fought multiple battles against middle foundation establishment realm.
He lost to someone from the Thunderous Wind sect. He was caught off guard because the opponent suddenly disappeared and smacked him from the side, breaking his ribs. The opponent also injured his own legs and tears his muscles by forcing his body to move at such speed and quenching chi from all of his muscles but a win is a win. Of course, if he failed that attack, he would lose by those self injuries.
Shao Ai was startled because he barely saw the movement and suddenly Wu Hai was sent flying out of the arena from a kick when it's only been 3 seconds.
He rushed out and pushed the crowd to see Wu Hai, worried of his safety. A martial doctor had already carried him to the treatment room while Shao Ai waits patiently nearby. After half an hour of anxiousness, Wu Hai comes out while holding his side with his arm, as if it still hurt.
"You okay?".
'It's just a broken rib. It hurts just a little bit but it’s nothing haha'.
He ruffled his hair. He likes how the black and white hair colours intertwines and makes shapes when he ruffles it. Shao Ai annoyingly comb his hair back to make it look symmetrical. Otherwise, it would look messier because of the colours mixing.
"Let me help to heal you".
'Sure'.
In 2 hours, his ribs are healed back fully with the abundant chi circulation and vitality Shao Ai exchanged. This time he exchanged 15% of his vitality since the bones are more difficult to repair. Shao Ai visibly looks tired. But since there's still time Wu Hai decides to cultivate more with his help. Shao Ai doesn't mind.
After hours, they went out and saw an elder from Dragon Flame Sect seemingly waiting. Wu Hai is a bit startled. Did he notice anything? He’s worried.
The elder looked at Wu Hai, then to Shao Ai who looked visibly drained and out of energy, then to Wu Hai again. He's suspicious of how Wu Hai cultivated so fast. The sect master probably forgot and didn't ask but he remembers; Wu Hai broke through too fast it's suspicious because it’s out of prediction and pattern.
Seeing Shao Ai, who's not a cultivator in his eyes, and the seemingly drained vitality, he had some ideas.
There's a technique that is used to share essence, vitality and chi. Besides it also increases chi flow and absorption for both.
As for doing the technique between a cultivator and non cultivator; the chi flow won’t be as much but it’s still a large benefit.
Although... He's not sure if the technique works between guys. Theoretically speaking it requires resonance of emotions and the body and theoretically it can work with two guys and even two women.
He nods by himself thinking that’s the case.
Did these two do dual cultivation day and night? Perhaps whenever Wu Hai went out of the sect they met? It's possible to have the breakthrough fast that way, maybe. He already assumed that whenever Wu Hai went out to do some jobs here and there or practicing, he’s been dual cultivating.
"Wu Hai. Did you practice dual cultivation?".
Wu Hai's face is distorted with the sudden stupid question as his face flushed red.
'Elder Zhong! I don't!'.
Seeing the excessive reaction and the red face, he is convinced.
"Disciple, I am an old man already. It's not shameful to practice such a method. But be mindful of losing too much of your own essence and vitality."
He turned to look at Shao Ai.
"Also, Shao Ai, a cultivator’s essence is strong. Tell him if you feel any discomfort. It can be overwhelming for your body if you take in too much".
He shook his head with a smile, thinking about his youth when he did dual cultivation with his past lover, and turned his back and left. He missed the time when he was young.
Wu Hai is dumbfounded. What dual cultivation!?
Shao Ai had zero idea what that was. But it seems the elder noticed he drained his vitality.
"Wu Hai what's a dual cultivation? There's a technique to help others cultivate like I do?"
'It's nothing!'. He didn't even look at Shao Ai and rushed out, not wanting to explain and leave. Shao Ai chased after wondering what's a dual cultivation. From the name he assumes it's meditating together or something. And it seems exchanging vitality is also possible like his technique? Shao Ai thought about it. The elder mentioned something about essence… his essence might be too strong? Huh? Essence?
His face flushed red as he closed his face. No no no. I am so dirty minded! Shao Ai closed his face out of embarrassment for thinking such thing. No way no way.
Putting that aside, the fights continue.
Wu Hai had few close fights and won most of the fights reaching the top 100. His comprehension of techniques and battle intuition grows leap and bound in real battles. The elders nod in satisfaction seeing how fast Wu Hai grow. Indeed, battling others is the best way to increase strength.
He had to go all out in 2 of the fights, using blue dragon flame to break the enemy defence.
One of his opponents is a disciple from the ice palace sect.
Between fire and ice, neither are superior. What determines who wins is how strong your attack is.
Wu Hai was at a disadvantage as the girl are skilful at creating ice blocks and waves to create distances preventing him from going melee, and his flame dragon can't exert much power as it was weakened by the icy aura surrounding the ice girl. Each slap of ice wave attack had to be defended with flame attacks. It's a battle determined by the pure volume of chi and the strength of the element at this point.
Wu Hai decides he won't drag it out anymore, he unleashes his full power. He circulates the air into himself and to the flame dragon he released.
The dragon swirled faster and faster, and the fluctuating cold-hot arena gradually only turned hot! To the surprise of the audience, his flame had turned blue, with power clear to all capable of burning even bones to dust!
Most of the audience had their eyes open at this scene! Many in the room has never seen blue flames their entire life. The dragon flame sect members smirked. The seniors also revealed the blue flames at some point but their arena is on other floors so the news isn't known for many who frequent the first-floor arena.
The ice palace disciple felt threatened and also mustered all her strength and launched the biggest wave of ice she could muster.
Blizzard Storm!
The blue flame dragon also went to attack.
Devouring Blue Dragon!
The blue dragon flame devoured the ice storm, but as it passed through it reduced power and size by 70% but the rest of the flame managed to hit the girl directly with a small explosion, sending her flying heavily burning her body and face.
"Ahh!". She screamed while rolling on the floor, holding her face. Some flames remained on the stage while the crowd roared and cheered.
A part of her body is visibly charred. Some of her flesh is burned enough that it reaches her bones. She screamed and shed tears out of pain and rolled on the arena ground continuously. The martial doctors rushed quickly to aid her and use acupuncture and techniques to make her unconscious and carry her away fast.
Wu Hai felt really bad for hurting a beautiful woman.
The elder from the ice palace sect glared at Wu Hai, even releasing a wisp of killing intent making everyone in the room with low cultivation level to cower. Wu Hai had a sweat down his neck feeling the killing intent. He hopes they wouldn’t take revenge on him…
But it only lasts for 2 seconds. The elder controlled her emotions. Seeing her beloved disciple's face burned and screaming in pain hurts her heart. She hopes it won't be scarred.
The first ranking is currently an inner disciple of the Ice Palace sect in Peak Foundation Establishment, a beautiful jade beauty with white hair and light blue eyes, a direct descendant of great great great great great great granddaughter of Heavenly Father.
Because she's the only one in the Peak Foundation establishment, she has no opponent and has been watching the other members of her sect competing.
She's only 29 years old and has already reached the Peak Foundation establishment. Just so you know it took 200 years plus to reach Core Formation on average talent and she’s only one stage from reaching it.
Everyone agrees she's a monster in terms of talent, bestowed most luck by heaven and carried the bloodline of an ascended ancestor.
Of course they don't know the true monster Shao Ai that is. Even Wu Hai thinks she's only so-so compared to Shao Ai who's already at Late Core Formation and he's even younger.
In the top 100 ranking leaderboard currently, there are 46 Early Foundation establishments, 33 Middle Foundation Establishment, 20 Late Foundation establishments and 1 Peak Foundation Establishment.
In history there's only one person who has entered early core formation stage below age of 30; someone with the title Demon Lord.
At age of 28; the demon lord had gone on a frenzy killing many people in the upper realm causing dark history that are known throughout the Azure Realm. His rising continues; absorbing blood essence of tens of thousands of martial artists and common people strengthening him at heaven-defying speed.
His life is cut short right after he entered Early True Immortal stage a hundred years later, besieged by 74 True Immortals at that time by various sects and forces to take him down. It's a bloody battle. 14 True Immortals was killed by him at that time and was used as sustenance making the demon lord tough to kill back then. Thankfully his rampage ended and they succeeded in killing him.
However his legacy continues to haunt Azure Realm to this day; as his disciples and the disciples of his disciples passes on the techniques in the shadows as different Demonic Sects established here and there over the years. Their techniques of refining essences and chi from blood are all banned in the Azure realm. There's even a bounty to hunt and report on them.
Coming back to he presents;
After a few more battles, Wu Hai is already in the top 50 with the points he raked!
Someone from the middle foundation establishment from the Scorpion King sect became a hot topic as he is in the top 20 for daring challenging few people in the Late Foundation establishment and won.
The last week of the tournament finally arrives.
The Colosseum is filled with a million people, giving it an exciting adrenaline pumping vibe. The crowd cheers wildly, shaking the entire colosseum as they are going onto the real deal of battles between top geniuses in the whole Empire.
The top 100 has basically concluded and locked, while the lower rankings have their own personal battle in the smaller arena going on.
The main stage is now on!
Shao Ai sat on the VIP seat; 1st row at the front. While mother Su and others are on the 2nd row.
The emperor sits in a VVIP room, also at 1st row. He's inside a room with a glass wall in front and is enjoying food with his attendants in an air-conditioned condition. He sees Shao Ai from there since his hair colours is too eye-catching.
He contemplates how genius of a person he is and how much contribution that scholar contributed to his empire, and for the whole continent. He shifted his focus on the battle that's about to begin, sipping bubble milk tea with a straw.
It's really good... This tapioca pearls that’s chewy and sweet, and to combine milk and tea, and this straw is all some invention of that scholar. Of course it's his royal chef that realises this idea from Shao Ai requesting his maid which eventually passed onto his chefs and now it's already a part of his dessert menu.
A guy wearing a shiny silvery robe was in the air, standing on a flying platform around the audience with a microphone-like device.
"The first battle of the final week is about to begin! Are you all excited?!!??".
"YEAAAAA!!!". The crowd cheered wildly.
Even Shao Ai followed to scream along since everyone around him does so feeling the excitement.
The first battle is between the Jade River Sect versus Black Claw Sect! Both are sects that major in battle technique involving weapons.
In fact, the guy from Jade River Sect who's only at Early Foundation Establishment had challenged one minor realm higher.
Everyone cheered as both of them got in the ring to fight. The sword guy who's in white rob versus the claw guy in black robe. It looks like good versus evil kind of thing; not to mention black claw sect specialised in assassination battle techniques while the sword guy looks like a righteous person in comparison.
The announcer briefly mentions details of them both. How the young genius of the Jade Sword Sect was picked up from the streets and rises as a genius.
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How the black claw sect genius was trained in martial arts since he was 3, and so on.
Shao Ai slurps his wintermelon drink and watches with excitement.
The battle begins!
Sword guy unsheathed his sword. It's a normal sword that can conduct chi. He waits for nothing as he directly launces an attack and unleashes beautiful footwork and swordsmanship technique aiming for his opponent life; clashing the blade with the claw blades of the opponent.
The claw sect guy wasn't bad either and each of the sword strikes is repelled perfectly.
Claw guy also tried to counterattack but each of his strike is also repelled by the sword guy.
After 20 moves, neither of them received a single scratch. They are equal in raw weapon technique!
Claw guy decides to use his technique.
Dark Shroud!
Black smoke is produced from his body with his Chi, and expands 10 meters around him!
The sword guy was startled and took a step backward. He starts to lose vision over his opponent as his vision is blocked by the dark clouds.
Claw guy launched a sneak attack. Sword guy sensed the threat from his side and barely dodged while a few strands of his hair were cut.
Sword guy tried to chase after him but he already disappeared.
He took a deep breath in. The smokes have a constant movement and flow. He should be able to predict where his attacks are coming from if he focuses.
He cleared his mind and observed with his spiritual sense and his eyes.
He senses a little movement and the smoke in one part is slightly off.
He strengthens his grip on his sword and increased his vigilance, he can sense he's attacking!
He quickly drew his sword.
Clang!
The claw guy was surprised but retained his composure.
Sword guy smirked out of thrill of battle, and tried to counter attack. Claw guy parried it away and retreated back into the smokes.
These clashes continued. They exchanged ten moves as the sword guy successfully defended himself and senses where the attacks come. He gets more and more used to the pattern. He received a few shallow cuts here and there but the opponent also received a few shallow wounds from counterattacks.
Claw guy had a sense of crisis. The problem is the sword guy hasn't used any technique while he had used a quarter of his chi to continuously produce smokes and attacking like this.
The claw guy knows he can't go on like this. He can only use more techniques.
Phantasmic Illusion!
Sword guy sensed an attack and dodged. But just as the sword guy counterattacks with a swing of sword, the sword passes through the claw guy body as if it's air and the figure dispersed into black smokes.
The sword guy is startled. Suddenly he sensed a danger from his back. He turned around and tried to counterattack but he was hit by an attack receiving a deep claw wound on his side.
"Damn it!".
A drop of blood fell onto the ground. He gritted his teeth and withstood the pain.
Now there's more and more figured attacking him from the smoke but most of them are smoke illusions.
Sword guy received more and more shallow wounds in 10 moves. He can’t differentiate which one is real and which one is not. His basic spiritual sense is disrupted at this moment.
He had enough. He uses his sword intent he had comprehended by himself. He took a deep breath in.
Domain of Sword Emperor!
His intent covers a radius of 1 meter around himself. His spiritual senses are pushed to the extreme in that sphere of intent. He sheathed his sword back into the scabbard, took a deep breath and closed his eyes as chi from himself fluctuates and surrounds him.
Chi continuously flows along the handle to the blade of his sword gathering immense power, and his state of mind reached a state of tranquillity. The sound of the crowd and other noises gradually diminished until there’s only static sounds. The static sounds eventually reduced to nothingness, as if in the world there’s only him in the dark empty space. The chi surrounding him takes the form of calm water surface beneath his feet with not a single ripple.
The claw guy is confused why this dude was standing still, but still send illusions to attack.
The illusion stabs its claw directly to his head, and surprisingly the sword guy didn't react at all. The claw touches his head and dispersed as smoke. The claw guy is confused and become vigilant.
Claw guy send 2 more illusions but he really didn’t react at all, still closing his eyes.
He used 2/3 of his chi already and he can’t drag it on. He decides to use his strongest killer move while the sword guy is trying to do something to end it in one shot.
He uses most of his chi to use his strongest sure kill technique.
Soul Stripping Claw!
Large dark claw made of chi surrounds his right arm. The dark chi extends to his body as dark power emanates from his arm and body.
He took a deep breathe in and use his Killing intent technique he comprehended as a genius himself.
The Hunt!
He emptied his mind. His breathing and heart rate enters a constant stable state. His chi flow is also stable, but there’s a sense of danger as if the chi would explode at any moment like calm before the storm. His vision turned black and white. And in his mind all thoughts are emptied and there's only one purpose he had.
To kill his prey.
He observes the opponent like a true predator stalking in the shadows of the smokescreen. There’s only him, and the target inside his mind. He is looking for a chance; observing the breathing, the muscles movement and even the chi of the sword guy standing still with his hand on his sword handle, seemingly open to any attack.
After observing for 5 seconds, he launched a decisive attack with a movement technique.
Shadow step!
He enters a half physical state, moving along the shadows.
He moved behind sword guy in an instant and launched his strongest killing move. Kill!
But just as his dark phantom claw entered 1 meter distance from the sword guy, he sensed a huge threat all over his body making his scalp tingles!
Sword guy had sensed the ripples in the calm lake around him, right behind his back. He opened his eyes at this exact moment.
Claw guy couldn't stop his charge anymore so he gritted his teeth and struck with all his might! At the same time, the sword guy finally made a movement pulling out his sword from his sheath.
Slash!
BOOM!
Suddenly a huge explosion happens as on the left side of the ground a large straight crater forms, while the other side 3 straight crater forms.
The audience was frustrated because the smokes covered the battle so they don't know what's going on except few cultivators with good visual techniques.
Everyone is shocked; except Shao Ai and many others. He had used his Eye of Yang ability to watch the battle with X ray ability he recently unlocked from the moment the smoke appears. Of course, he still can see their human shapes as chi even without that ability but that's no fun.
Just as the claw guy about to use a huge attack, Shao Ai used a drifting vision of Celestials to watch closely at 0.3x speed.
The claw guy and the sword guy unleashed their attacks at the same time! The sword guy immediately draws his sword in a single stroke, slashing at the opponent with the accumulated chi power in his sword. A flash of light was briefly exuded due to its contained power within the blade but no one noticed because of the black smoke.
The claw attack cut deep into the sword guy shoulder, but the sword guy attack had cut the opponent in half in that single instance!
So fast! In an instant! In one move! He sees it with his eye of Sun's Prediction what happens in the next half second. He used the Moon's Contemplation technique to record the chi flow of them both immediately.
Shao Ai is surprised, scared and excited at the same time and once again the same thing happens according to his eye prediction seeing the claw guy cut in half in a single slash in a split second.
While the audience is anticipating waiting for the smoke to disperse Shao Ai already knows who's the winner.
Many of the elders who have keener senses also know who the winner is.
Soon the smoke dispersed. The crowd wildly cheered seeing the thrilling and scary scene.
WOOOO!!! The colosseum shakes as the roars of the crowd are like the storm shaking the whole ground.
The sword guy stood there with confidence, raising his sword.
The corpse of claw guy is bizarrely split in halves; one half on the left and one half in the right of sword guy along with straight blood splatters in V shape on the dirt ground.
Everyone can guess both of them used their finished moves in the end as they both leave long cuts in the ground. Shao Ai felt uncomfortable for few seconds seeing the corpse but had been used to it, sort of. He still feels the thrill of it all.
"Amazing... It seems that he heightened his senses 1 meter around himself as if it was some detector that can sense fluctuation of chi to the extreme. And he draws his sword right when he senses the fluctuation as the claw guy attacks. But the reaction is really fast... How did he react that fast? Unless... Is it an automated response?". It’s as if when your finger touches a hot object and you instantly move your finger away instantly.
Shao Ai comments in his mind. He vaguely sees how the sword guy uses the technique. He copied sword guy chi flow at that moment because he sees how amazing it is to cut someone in half in a split second at the very last moment. He will definitely contemplate the recording and the chi flow to learn it later.
The crowd talks and discusses while the announcer moves onto talking about the next fight; explaining the background of the next competitors while there’s a 10-minute breaks.
It's now Thunderous Wind sect versus Immovable Gold sect.
Shao Ai looks at the bald guy in yellow robe like a monk, who's from the Immovable Gold sect and then looks at the guy in black sleeveless robe from Thunderous Wind sect. His arm muscles are bulging and exposed, and that wild look... He's hot...
Shao Ai shook that random thought away before looking at the battle that’s about to happen seriously. He missed the chance to record the moves of Thunderous Wind Sect technique before so he's prepared this time. He's interested in that technique.
Ready! The announcer screamed.
Thunder guy took out a silver dagger holding it in one hand. He took a deep breath and ready with a stance.
A sizzling sound is heard from his body as faint smokes and lighting arcs are seen jumping from his body and legs. He's already preparing to attack. Shao Ai sees the chi had already circulated frantically around him.
As for the bald guy he clasped his hand and starts to chant something under his breath. Chi also circulates and interestingly envelopes around himself in a calm but strong manner in high density in a layer.
"Fight!". The announcer screamed out.
Boom!
Thunder guy immediately unleashed his technique, launching an attack decisively leaving a huge crater on the ground he stood. He dashed at lighting speed with the dagger in his hand – most people can’t even see his move.
In less than half a second, he already reaches the bald guy.
Bald guy didn't see him either.
The dagger is slashed at his side as he continues with straight charge to the other side of the arena.
A thunderous sound roared as lighting strike was produced from the sonic speed movement.
Rumble!
He shifted his position slightly to land on the arena wall with his feet.
Boom! He crashed onto the wall. He used the wall to cushion his landing. As the smokes dispersed, he is seen crouching and sticking to the cracked wall of the arena, looking at his opponent to see if his opponent is dead.
But he's shocked and he can't comprehend how the bald guy is fine!
There's only a shallow cut on his shoulder, with a little bleeding.
'Huh?'. The bald guy didn't even see what attacked him. There's a flash of light that already blinded his eyes, and suddenly he felt something striking his right side.
Thankfully he's already used his Golden Bell technique the moment the fight starts. He blinked twice and turned to look at his back to see his opponent who’s sticking on the wall.
"Impossible!".
Thunder guy couldn't believe it. He once again took a deep breathe. Sizzles! The sound once again come out from his body as lighting arcs flies around.
The bald guy now knows what's going on and he also prepared to counter attack.
Actually, he will attack now!
Evil Subduing Palms! Golden palms launch at thunder guy meters away from him.
But at the same time thunder guy has already disappears with a boom!
Rumble!
All palms miss as thunder guy had flashed right across bald guy. And once again the lighting flash blinded his eye in that split second.
Ouch!
Bald guy touches his left side of his neck. There's a shallow cut and a drop of blood dropping.
Wtf? He can't even see when he got attacked. This is unfair!
Thunder guy who already crash landed on the other side of the arena was also dumbfounded.
Wtf? He aimed for his neck to kill him but it only leaves a scratch? Just how ridiculous is his defence?
Bald guy feels angry and irritated. He turned his back and launched another few golden palms from meters away.
Thunder guy is swift and dodged it easily.
Thunder guy had already used half of his chi to do those 2 attacks. This can't do.
He went melee and fight properly instead of cheating with his one-shot technique.
His fists are fast and destructive with thunder arcs releasing in each stroke, while his footwork is swift and flexible like the wind. Everyone who thought he only have one trick is surprised to see his good fist techniques and dodging ability – truly a genius.
The bald guy feels glad that he can properly fight this time.
Mountain Destroying Fists technique!
Bald guy launches his heavy fist leaving a hundred opening in himself but each of his fist caries power capable of destroying mountains!
Thunder guy launched 2 punches in that opening while dodging the attack.
But right as bald guy fist passes next to his head, he can feel the dense air current and pressure making his scalp tingles. And his attacks don't even cause any effect on the bald guy body!
He sees the golden layer surrounding the body of bald guy closely and he can’t seem to make a dent on it.
Bald guy launches his fists here and there. Thunder guy is fast and swift dodging it easily.
He counterattacks launching his fist and dagger strikes whenever there’s openings.
The bald guy is getting more and more frustrated as none of his strike’s hits. He gets mad and he becomes truly serious as his fists strengthened by 3x! His fists are now condensed with dense chi, with weight as heavy as a mountain!
Boom! A fist is launched; thunder guy dodged but huge air force sent him flying!
He felt like he was punched directly just from the air cannon.
‘I was hit by air produced from his fist!?’ He's shocked! He stood quickly and gained his ground.
Bald guy doesn’t wait and dashed to him, launching his Mountain Destroying Fist + Evil Subduing Palm continuously.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground and arena walls are exploding with craters forming here and there with dust flying around as bald guy unleashed his true power; making the crowd gasped for air seeing the arena is being destroyed by his fists. Thankfully a formation of barrier protected the audience from harm.
Thunder guy dodges in panic and was sent flying here and there, rolling around.
Fuck. His attacks are too strong! If even a single punch hit him directly, he’s dead.
Thunder guy breath in air and circulates his chi as thunder arcs slightly jumps across his body, increasing his speed to dodge. He runs farther away and with the distance the effect of air blasts reduced and he dodged easier. He planned to drag it out and let him use his chi.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
After 30 moves bald guy gets more frustrated. This damn cockcroach! He used 2/3 of his chi to launch his moves crazily and had enough seeing his opponent is injured but far from losing.
Bald guy decides to stay calm and stood in silence, watching his opponent.
Tch.
Thunder guy sees bald guy used his head and stopped attacking wildly.
They both stood meters away, just looking at each other.
The crowd wonders why they no longer attacking.
Thunder guy decides to go all out rather than staring at that shiny bald head. He estimates his opponent chi probably dropped low and that’s why he stopped his attacks. His shield should be weaker now!
The familiar sizzling sounds is heard again as he took a deep breath. He decides to go all out this time!
Shao Ai sees the chi flow in bald guy had already reduced in volume a lot. Perhaps he will fall? He sips on his wintermelon drink anticipating what comes next. He recorded the Golden Bell technique as well since the defense is too good. He can't wait to try to learn all the techniques he recorded so far.
True Extreme Thunder Flash!
His muscles bulged and filled with chaotic thunder chi. The ground he's locking his feet in starts to crack under the immense pressure.
Sizzles! Arc of lightning jumps across his body. His hair stood from the charges of thunder. His flesh and skin turn red and even explodes with bloody mist as even blood vaporised under the influence of thunder chi, seemingly injuring himself. Each of his cells are close to exploding quenching every single bit of power pushing his technique to the extreme!
He is going all out in this one strike!
Shao Ai leaned forward from his seat, observing this final attack with slow-motion state.
Bald guy sees it. And from experience he never managed to even see what attacked him. He prepared to defend and pour all his chi to his golden bell shield. He clasped his hand as all his chi is condensed in the golden bell shield.
Rumble!!!
Like a dragon roaring, a lighting flash and struck straight at bald guy leaving the ground cracking as stones and gravel explodes in a straight line. The roaring thunder deafens many audiences while lighting flash blinds them.
Shao Ai observed in slow motion but still can't see even a glimpse of the attack!
Like lighting, thunder guy struck in a straight line and crashed onto the arena walls with a loud bang with splash of blood and bones breaking sounds, activating the defensive formation protecting the audience.
After the smoke dissipates, the audience sees thunder guy was half smashed into the walls by his own speed. But he is still breathing slowly and alive. He coughed out blood and opened his eyes to see his opponent. His blurry vision soon turned clear after some focus.
After smokes dissipates, the audience gasped.
Blood was gushing like a fountain from bald guy’s neck, as it's halfway from being beheaded.
Bald guy pressed on his neck, trying to stop it but he had lost his strength and all of his chi. He fell on his knees and lose his consciousness; with a loud thud he fell to the ground.
Thunder guy smiled wryly. He is injured heavily and can't move a single limb. He felt multiple bones in his body is broken and his flesh was smashed. But it's worth it because he’s won by virtue of being concious.
The audience cheered wildly again. They think that's suicidal and talks about how reckless it is. Even Shao Ai thinks that's suicidal. He can't control his own speed and directly smashed into the walls?? Crazy! But thrilling crazy! Cultivators are truly crazy!
The referee announces the winner as he sees the guy is alive and even smiling. Thunderous Wind sect won!
The medics quickly went to fetch both of them and hurriedly sent them to the treatment room.
The fights went on until evening. As the last match is concluded, Shao Ai went to see Wu Hai who just had been out from the cultivating room. Tomorrow is his match and he wants to prepare himself well.
"Wu Hai. Good luck for tomorrow! You can do it!".
Wu Hai looks at Shao Ai with fondness. He feels the support from his friend and feel spirited
"Mm! I will do my best".
He is determined. He had watched a few matches and felt nervous at first. Each of the geniuses are crazy strong and if he places himself in the arena to fight them, he's not confident if he could win. And to think he is included among those geniuses. He anticipates the opponent he would face tomorrow and there’s also threat of death. As everyone is going all out, the chance of death is extremely high.
However, he’s prepared for it, it is his dream. His battle on the main stage is nearing.