"Money is really good," Nangong Nizi was clearly startled by Qian Duoduo's sudden self-detonation of four Senior Dan Artifacts.
As he spoke, Caizhu's Ghost Head Magic Scythe was intercepted by the Sword Shield Gold.
The Golden Shield was held by Xu Fa in his left hand, while Dugu Yunshan, with his right hand, drew a short sword and parried the Magic Scythe.
The tip of the Ghost Head Magic Scythe rotated, sweeping horizontally, knocking aside the short sword.
The Lu Xi Giant took a step back, clenched his left fist, and struck his chest.
With a "bang," the Lu Xi Giant's Qi surged, rising from the Early Stage Golden Core to the Golden Core Middle Stage, and his body also expanded by a circle.
To reach the Golden Core Middle Stage, all ten Xiong Jun of Lu Xi needed to reach the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation.
In the decisive battle, they actually resorted to using a Mystic Art to upgrade.
"Money isn't everything," the Lu Xi Giant swung his Ghost Head Magic Scythe, attacking fiercely.
The Magic Scythe landed on the Golden Shield, knocking the Lu Dong Giant back two steps.
The strength of a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator was indeed much higher than an Early Stage one.
A Grinding Ghost crawled up from the ground and hugged the Lu Dong Giant's left foot, its skull moving to bite his ankle.
Controlling the disgust in his heart, Deng Feihong kicked away the Grinding Ghost with his right foot.
The Magic Scythe reversed, its tip moving from bottom to top, directly thrusting towards Qian Duoduo's lower abdomen.
Xu Fa, with his left hand, blocked the scythe with the Golden Shield, while Dugu Yunshan's short sword, with his right hand, thrust out rapidly, striking the Lu Xi Giant's right shoulder.
However, the sword tip met resistance and could not penetrate even half an inch.
Qian Duoduo immediately thought: The enemy is wearing armor, and it's heavy armor designed for close-quarters combat.
Having defended against the Lu Dong Giant's short sword, the Lu Xi Giant's morale surged.
Caizhu, while urging the Grinding Ghosts to harass them, swung his Ghost Head Magic Scythe in attack.
As the Magic Scythe danced, it also exhaled wisps of black Qi.
The black Qi landed on the ground like silk, causing Qian Duoduo's feet to slip when he stepped on it.
When the Grinding Ghosts encountered the black Qi, their movements sped up, pushing the millstones to ram Qian Duoduo.
If they continued fighting like this, defeat was inevitable.
Thinking of this, Qian Duoduo grabbed with his right hand, took out Xu Fa's Hundred Refinement Golden Sword, and tossed it into the air.
The Golden Sword emitted dazzling light, suspended in the air, constantly spinning.
After releasing the Golden Sword, Qian Duoduo then pulled out He Shi'an's White Frost Yin Fan, opened it, and fanned it towards the surrounding Grinding Ghosts.
The White Frost Yin Fan blew away much of the black smoke spewed by the millstones.
After using the White Frost Yin Fan, Qian Duoduo then pulled out Cao Yueying's Hundred Burning Fang Mace.
He injected Spiritual Qi into the Hundred Burning Fang Mace, unleashing a huge Fire Dragon towards the Lu Xi Giant.
The Lu Xi Giant used his Ghost Head Magic Scythe to deflect the Fire Dragon, mockingly saying, "Are you showing off your Magic Treasures?"
"You guessed right," Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Awareness stirred, and the Hundred Refinement Golden Sword plunged down, directly stabbing the Lu Xi Giant's head.
The White Frost Yin Fan closed, its ribs poking towards the Lu Xi Giant's throat.
The Hundred Burning Fang Mace, carrying ten Fire Dragons, flew towards the Lu Xi Giant.
Just as the Lu Xi Giant showed a disdainful expression, Qian Duoduo inwardly shouted, "Explode!"
"Boom!" With a loud bang, the Hundred Refinement Golden Sword, White Frost Yin Fan, and Hundred Burning Fang Mace exploded simultaneously.
Xu Fa, with his left hand, and Dugu Yunshan, with his right, gripped the Sword Shield Gold tightly, protecting the Lu Dong Giant's body.
The reason for choosing the Sword Shield Gold was precisely for this purpose.
If they blew themselves up during the self-detonation, it would be a huge joke.
In their Divine Sense, the close-range explosion of the three Dan artifacts had a clearing effect.
All the Grinding Ghosts and millstones turned into scattered parts, flying out of the battlefield.
The delaying effect of the Night Roaming Underworld Lantern completely disappeared.
The Lu Xi Giant was in a terrible state.
His robes were riddled with holes from the explosion, revealing the Thousand Layer Golden Armor underneath.
The Thousand Layer Golden Armor was split into five or six pieces, hanging on his body like broken tiles.
There was a large hole on his right forehead, constantly gushing blood.
His thick left hand was missing three fingers.
The shaft of the Ghost Head Magic Scythe was also bent like a bow.
"How's that?" Qian Duoduo challenged the Lu Xi Giant with a tilt of his chin.
Nangong Nizi replied hoarsely, "Not so good.
Aren't you just an Artifact Refiner, with plenty of Magic Treasures and plenty of money?
Why are you so arrogant?"
Just as Qian Duoduo was about to throw another Magic Treasure, Dugu Yunshan stopped him with his Spiritual Awareness, "Let's fight a bit more.
It's a rare opportunity to fight against a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator."
A Cultivation maniac is truly a Cultivation maniac, not missing any opportunity to Cultivate.
Qian Duoduo circulated the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Art, and Dugu Yunshan drew his short sword and charged forward again.
After a few rounds, Dugu Yunshan had already knocked off the Thousand Layer Golden Armor and was pressing the Lu Xi Giant.
The Lu Xi Giant's Qi gradually became unstable, retreating from the Golden Core Middle Stage back to the Early Stage Golden Core.
"Swish," grazing the Ghost Head Magic Scythe, Dugu Yunshan's short sword pierced the Lu Xi Giant's right leg again, and as he pulled it out, he casually severed his main tendon.
With defeat sealed, the Lu Xi Giant could no longer stand steadily, propping himself up with the Magic Scythe in his right hand, and looking up, he said, "I'm not convinced.
Why do you have more Magic Treasures than us, and better ones?"
"Why?
Because we are Artifact Refiners.
According to you, why are your cultivations stronger than ours?
Isn't it because your Lu Xi has more Cultivation resources than us?"
Qian Duoduo took out three Cold Flame Pure Snow Spears and, through Dugu Yunshan's hand, threw them fiercely at the Lu Xi Giant.
"When your Lu Xi's Artifact Refining surpasses ours, then come and ask 'why'."
Three Cold Flame Pure Snow Spears pierced into the Lu Xi Giant's body, pinning him to the Lingwu Avenue.
Qian Duoduo turned around and walked towards the Sect.
After walking more than ten zhang, he and the others inwardly shouted, "Explode!"
Behind them, a cloud of red smoke rose, and the Lu Xi Giant turned to ashes.
"Seventh round, Lu Dong wins.
Final battle, Lu Dong wins."
As the Artifact Spirit's voice sounded, Qian Duoduo and the ten of them collectively let out a long sigh of relief.
Immediately after, their vision blurred, and they were already back on the Martial Arts Stage in front of the Purple Firmament Great Hall.
Outside the Martial Arts Stage, the Lu Dong Disciples watching the battle were cheering loudly—
"Lu Dong is mighty, Lu Dong is mighty, Lu Dong is mighty!"
Amidst waves of cheers, the Lu Xi Disciples' faces were ashen, as if they had lost a parent.
They had clearly seen all seven rounds of the competition.
On the viewing platform of the Purple Firmament Great Hall, Sect Leader Niu Jinshui stood up, hands behind his back, happily looking at the Martial Arts Stage, as if lost in thought, or perhaps communicating with someone using his Divine Sense.
Palace Lord Dajiu's face was flushed, and he kept turning his head to look at Xiongjin Mountain Palace Lord Ping Yundan; he was practically about to hug Qian Duoduo and the others.
Ping Yundan appeared calm, but his eyes glowed, and he sat ramrod straight in his seat.
His physique was indeed good, no wonder Palace Lord Dajiu kept staring.
Beside the two of them, Wen'an Peak Palace Lord Chu Wannian's round face had turned square, Jianjian Peak Palace Lord Shang Wutui's face was ashen, his lips pressed into a thin line, and Beast Tooth Peak Palace Lord Zhu Erkang kept fanning the black folding fan in his hand, as if to fan away the vexation in his heart.
The Elders present were gathered in twos and threes, whispering to each other.
Three powerful Divine Senses landed on Qian Duoduo and the others, scanning them repeatedly several times before retreating.
Qian Duoduo took Dugu Yunshan's hand, Dugu Yunshan took Cao Yueying's, and the ten of them, hand in hand, stood in a row and bowed towards the Purple Firmament Great Hall's viewing platform, and then bowed to each of the four directions of the Martial Arts Stage.
With each bow, the Lu Dong Disciples cheered, "Lu Dong is mighty!"
At this moment, the Artifact Spirit's cold voice echoed above Preaching Mountain: "The top ten Xiong Jun are..."
Preaching Mountain instantly fell silent, and more than a hundred thousand pairs of ears pricked up.
