Lucky Peak, night.
“Jiang Manyue of Sword Peak, Zhao Tiankuo of Dao Peak, the twin prodigies of Questioning the Peak.
Zhao Tiankuo wields a world-shaking heavy mace, his aura suppressing mountains and rivers, overpowering all with sheer force.
Jiang Manyue’s Shadow Light Sword is unpredictable and ever-changing, using a feather to move a thousand pounds.
Jing Su and Liu Xixi of Liujing Forest possess unfathomable strength and methods.
Jing Su moves through the sky, his Bi Fang Divine Fire devouring the earth.
Liu Xixi, the White Tiger God of Slaughter, is bloodthirsty and insane, becoming a terrifying fiend.
…
You’re not on the championship list, He He. Your odds of winning the championship must be terrifyingly high now.”
“So?”
“All in! I’m going all in!”
“Suit yourself.”
Jun Liuhe didn’t pay much attention to Xia Jiuyuan’s teasing. Instead, she looked at the painting Mo Mo had drawn for her, lost in thought.
The first day of the arena competition had ended, and it was now dinner time.
Jun Liuhe naturally and quickly defeated No. 31, but Li Le wasn’t so lucky.
His opponent had astonishing movement techniques. Li Le tangled with his opponent for a long time but couldn't even touch him once, while he himself ended up covered in injuries.
Finally, he dragged it out until his opponent ran low on spiritual energy and his footwork showed a flaw. Then, Li Le, who had seemed about to lose, grabbed him by the collar and punched him flying.
It was a genuine case of, ‘I can make countless mistakes, but you only get one chance.’
Senior Brother Le truly had superior skill.
Given that Li Le’s injuries were also not light, he didn’t participate in the second match.
As for Mo Mo, she only did one thing today: paint!
“Jun JieJie, what do you think of this painting?”
Oh, add one more thing: she was now flaunting her painting in front of Jun Liuhe.
What surprised Xia Jiuyuan was that Jun Liuhe narrowed her eyes and said, “…Not bad.”
“That’s good then.”
Xia Jiuyuan grumbled, “Cough cough, did you two hear me? These people are your opponents. Don’t underestimate others!”
Duan Shahe lay down, resigned, “I’m not aiming for such a high ranking. It has nothing to do with me.”
Mo Mo, who was admiring the work she had drawn during the day, also said, “Me too.”
“Sigh, I definitely can’t beat them. Challenging the 44th ranked today felt like my limit already.”
Li Le was a bit disheartened, feeling that he was too weak.
“You’re too impulsive. The opponent you chose isn’t suitable for you. You rely purely on your physical body and have no means of long-range attacking enemies, so you’ll be very passive against someone with better movement techniques than you.”
Duan Shahe commented,
“Hmm, my suggestion is to refine your ‘intent’. You’ll find that top powerhouses all have their own ‘intent’.”
“Understood, thank you, Senior Apprentice Brother Duan, for your guidance.”
Xia Jiuyuan gasped from the side. What did he mean by only challenging the 44th ranked was his limit?
That 44th ranked person could be said to be genuinely the 44th strongest in the entire Southern Domain below the non-human realm!
If beasts were excluded, that would be the top twenty-two. If one looked at the entire human race, a rough calculation would put this opponent as genuinely the 66th strongest among humans below the non-human realm!
“Li Le, didn’t the people from Forging Peak come to find you after your match?”
Li Le waved his hand in response to Xia Jiuyuan’s question,
“They wanted me to go to Forging Peak to exchange and learn, but I felt that my cultivation method wasn’t the same as theirs, so I didn’t agree.”
“Even if the path is different, you can still learn and draw inspiration. It’s better if you go when you have time.
Sigh, I remember when I used to shamelessly go to Forging Peak to ask questions, and they ignored me. Now that they see you’ve achieved something, they’re anxious.
And I remember a few days ago, when Forging Peak made their stance known, they even had opinions about our Lucky Peak.”
Xia Jiuyuan thought for a moment and continued,
“I, your Senior Brother, don’t hold grudges, but you can mention this to them.
When you go, speak firmly. Our Lucky Peak isn’t afraid of anyone.”
“Understood, Senior Brother.”
Xia Jiuyuan nodded, then flipped through the booklet in his hand and said,
“He He, this booklet has you in it, but not among the top contenders for the championship. Fang Hao put you in the top ten favorites.”
“Oh?”
Jun Liuhe looked up at the small booklet in Xia Jiuyuan’s hand. It read:
Lucky Peak’s Jun Liuhe, unparalleled control over spiritual energy, unimaginable density of spiritual energy, unknown trump cards, suspected to be the biggest dark horse of this competition.
As expected of a Calamity realm expert, she saw the key at a glance.
Whether Jun Liuhe grabbed the sword or the fire snake, it wasn’t by physical strength, but by her exquisite control over spiritual energy, forming a protective layer of spiritual energy on her body.
It didn’t sound like a brilliant method, but it was precisely because she used this seemingly ordinary method to easily defeat enemies that it was extremely absurd.
The result showed that she directly shattered others’ ‘intent’ with just spiritual energy, which was very exaggerated.
What is ‘intent’? ‘Intent’ is actually a person’s extraordinary ability, the strongest killing move one has honed.
Generally, an ‘intent’ can only be defeated by another ‘intent’, unless the difference in strength is too great.
“How do you think Fang Hao’s write-up is?”
Jun Liuhe withdrew her gaze and said calmly, “The odds are too low.”
Xia Jiuyuan was stunned, then burst into laughter,
“He He is truly confident. Well, indeed, but don’t worry, they won’t be too low.”
…
Just like that, another pleasant day ended. Everyone dispersed. Just as Xia Jiuyuan was about to return to his cave to sleep, the system chimed.
System task updated!
『
Red Task,
【Calamity】
Resolve the guest’s problem in Room 312 of the Main Peak’s reception area.
』
Red Task!!!
Xia Jiuyuan gasped, his previously sleepy brain instantly clearing. He knew he wouldn’t be sleeping tonight.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Jun Liuhe seemed to sense Xia Jiuyuan’s emotional fluctuation.
Mo Mo, who had been about to enter her own room, also looked at Xia Jiuyuan when she heard Jun Liuhe’s question.
The two of them lived in the same house as Xia Jiuyuan. Xia Jiuyuan lived on the second floor, while Mo Mo and Jun Liuhe lived on the first floor.
Mo Mo lived with him because she was too young when she first came to Lucky Peak, and living together made it convenient for Xia Jiuyuan to take care of her.
Jun Liuhe lived with him because she was a fool at first, and it definitely wouldn’t be appropriate for a fool to live alone.
However, even after both no longer needed Xia Jiuyuan’s care, they didn’t move out.
“I need to go to Main Peak!”
Xia Jiuyuan stomped his foot. He had to go now. This wasn’t a game world; NPCs wouldn’t wait for him forever if he didn’t do the tasks.
If he didn’t do it, he would fail! At least Xia Jiuyuan had failed a few times before, but those were just some small white and blue tasks, not as important as a red task.
“It’s nothing major. You two go back and rest. You don’t need to wait for me.”
Xia Jiuyuan left these words, rushed out of the door, summoned chasing clouds, and flew away in a hurry.
chasing clouds was a flying magic treasure. When summoned, it appeared as a cloud and could carry people for flight.
Because his cultivation was too low, using chasing clouds to fly could only rely on high-grade spirit stones, which led to an extremely fast consumption rate of spirit stones. So, even though Xia Jiuyuan was very rich, he wouldn’t use it under non-special circumstances.
Of course, the most important reason for not using it wasn’t that Xia Jiuyuan was stingy with money, but that he didn’t want to be too ostentatious.
A first-rank cultivator like him using such a high-quality magic treasure to wander around the inner sect of Lucky Peak was like a young son of a high-ranking official in his previous life driving a Ferrari and showing off, which would have a bad influence.
Facing Xia Jiuyuan’s hasty departure, the two women in the room exchanged glances and began to meditate on the spot.
He said it wasn’t a big deal, so they didn’t press him further.
This was trust.
Not going back to sleep, waiting here.
This was concern.
