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Below the arena, the disciples of Changchun Valley were all stunned.

It’s not that there were no disciples in Changchun Valley who practiced swordsmanship, but their main cultivation method, the “Changchun True Scripture”, had a weak enhancement for attacks. Even if they practiced swordsmanship, it was only as a supplement and they wouldn’t delve too deep into it.

Someone like Wang Shouzhe, who seriously practiced swordsmanship and attacked so fiercely, was extremely rare. Some of the younger disciples had never even seen such a thing.

However, Mu Yuanbai was, after all, a strong cultivator at the third level of the Spirit Platform Realm. Even though Wang Shouzhe’s sword qi was fierce, it was difficult to injure him with a single strike.

With a flash of his figure, he drifted away like a falling leaf, barely avoiding the sword qi.

The sword qi grazed past him and landed on the arena.

“Rip!”

The sword qi sliced through the ground of the arena as easily as a knife through butter, instantly carving a long trench in the stone platform.

Such power made Mu Yuanbai involuntarily gasp in surprise.

“Mystic Gang Body Shield!”

He dared not slack off in the slightest and immediately used a secret technique of his sect.

A thick mystic qi burst out from his body, causing his clothes to billow and his sleeves to flutter.

A white energy condensed and quickly formed a substantial body shield around him, as if he was wearing a layer of energy armor.

This “Mystic Gang” was not as strong as the Yimu Spirit Shield in terms of defense, nor did it have the effect of endless regeneration.

But it was more close-fitting and flexible, more conducive to the use of mystic techniques and body movements.

With the Mystic Gang Body Shield, Mu Yuanbai felt much more at ease and immediately began to fight with Wang Shouzhe.

His movements were very elegant, with a light rhythm.

Every step he took seemed to step on a spatial node, causing ripples in the air. From a distance, his figure was elusive, floating like an immortal.

“Ding! Ding! Ding!”

The spirit sword “Cicada Cry” moved back and forth in the air like a fish, like a snake waiting for an opportunity. Once it found an opportunity, it would strike quickly, attacking Wang Shouzhe.

His timing was very accurate, often striking directly at vital points when he made a move. If it weren’t for the top-grade spirit tool “Heart Guard Shield”, Wang Shouzhe would have been injured long ago.

Amid the explosive sounds of energy, the clashing of metal echoed continuously.

“Good!”

The disciples of Xiaoyao Peak couldn’t help but cheer.

“Brother Yuanbai’s ‘Flying Cloud Step’ has reached perfection, as elegant and free as an immortal.”

“Brother’s Mystic Gang Body Shield is also thick and substantial, not easily broken.”

“Although Luoqiu’s brother has outstanding spirit tools, he is after all only at the first level of the Spirit Platform Realm. If this continues, he might lose.”

The disciples of Xiaoyao Peak were all discussing, admiring the strength that Mu Yuanbai had shown.

But obviously, not all disciples thought so.

Among the disciples of Changchun Valley, Brother Jinshan was commenting on the performance of the two on the stage: “I am very familiar with Brother Yuanbai’s ‘Cicada Cry’. It usually confuses the opponent with sound and launches a sudden attack at an unexpected angle.”

“Junior Brother Shouzhe’s spirit shield has outstanding defensive capabilities, and can block most attack angles with a casual wave.”

“Everyone, look carefully. Junior Brother Shouzhe’s basic skills are very solid, obviously through diligent practice. He advances and retreats in an orderly manner, not rushed or impatient, completely controlling the rhythm of the battle. He doesn’t use his sword qi at will, obviously he is accumulating power, keeping Brother Yuanbai in a constant state of crisis.”

“Everyone, look, isn’t Brother Yuanbai’s ‘Flying Cloud Step’ unable to stop? If he stops, he will surely be attacked by sword qi. How many times can his Mystic Gang Body Shield block it……”

Brother Jinshan’s analysis was reasonable and sounded very reliable.

The disciples of Changchun Valley were excited and began to cheer for Wang Shouzhe enthusiastically.

“Brother Jinshan, so according to you, our boss Luoqiu’s brother is sure to win?” Liu Yunlang asked with concern.

“That’s not necessarily the case.” Brother Jinshan said honestly, “After all, that Mu Yuanbai is not easy to deal with either. The chances of winning for both sides should be fifty-fifty, it depends on who can seize the opportunity.”

Although Brother Jinshan’s offensive methods were somewhat lacking, his experience of sparring and getting beaten was quite rich, and his ability to observe the situation and judge the outcome was quite unique.

Under the tense gaze of everyone below the arena, a quarter of an hour passed unknowingly.

The more Mu Yuanbai fought, the more frightened and anxious he became.He really didn’t expect Luoqiu’s younger sister’s brother to be so tough to deal with. Whether it was his cultivation of Xuanqi, his body techniques, or his swordsmanship, all were exceptionally solid and upright. Coupled with that outstanding defensive shield with a large defensive area, no matter from which angle his “Cicada Cry” attacked, it would easily be blocked.

This made his opponent seem like a fortress, without any flaws, and impossible to conquer.

“Brother Yuanbai, if you don’t have any powerful moves, I’m afraid you’ll be dragged to death by me.” At this moment, Wang Shouzhe’s calm voice suddenly rang out, “Although your Xuanqi is more profound than mine, don’t forget, I am of the Yimu bloodline, and I practice the ‘Eternal Spring True Scripture’. My greatest feature is endurance, endless vitality.”

Damn it.

Mu Yuanbai was startled.

He almost forgot that Luoqiu’s brother was from the Eternal Spring lineage!

Although he still had about sixty to seventy percent of his Yuanqi left, if he couldn’t break through for a long time, he would eventually be consumed completely. On the other hand, the longer the opponent dragged on, the more obvious his advantage would become.

Could it be that he was going to lose despite his superior strength?!

In addition to being startled, Mu Yuanbai also felt a surge of determination.

Well, it seemed that he could only use that move.

With this thought, he waved his hand, and the spirit sword “Cicada Cry” immediately flew back into his palm.

With the sword in hand, his expression instantly became serious.

“Brother of Luoqiu, be careful.”

He was straightforward and even reminded Wang Shouzhe.

After saying this, he then urged his sword intent.

The next moment.

A sharp aura surged up, and his whole momentum changed.

At this moment, he seemed to merge with the spirit sword in his hand, radiating sharp edges all over his body.

Mu Yuanbai’s face turned pale, obviously, this state was extremely strenuous for him.

But his eyes were extremely determined, and the hand holding the sword did not tremble at all.

Only an invisible sharp aura gradually condensed around him.

A giant sword light, several feet high and several times larger than him, gradually emerged behind him, emitting an indescribable sharp edge.

“Brother Yuanbai, he…”

Seeing this, the disciples of Xiaoyao Peak all changed their expressions.

This was their master, Xuan Yao’s signature Basalt battle technique – “Mountain Opening Sword Light”!

They never expected that Brother Yuanbai had already mastered this move.

Although it was still in its infancy and its power was far from comparable to Xuan Yao, it was indeed the Mountain Opening Sword Light!

Even the few masters who were watching the battle above their heads showed a hint of surprise.

The Eternal Spring Master couldn’t help but praise: “Xuan Yao, your disciple Mu Yuanbai does have some of your heroic spirit. This Mountain Opening Sword Light is quite impressive.”

“Where, where~” Master Xuan Yao stroked his beard with satisfaction, but modestly said, “This kid is just showing off some superficial knowledge, I will definitely make him reflect on his actions when we get back.”

Wang Luoqiu and Wang Luoqing’s beautiful faces also showed a hint of worry.

Fortunately, they had seen their fourth brother perform miracles since they were young, and they knew that he would never take on something he wasn’t sure about.

Moreover, even as his sisters, they now didn’t know how deep his true strength was. They just had a somewhat absurd feeling that if their fourth brother went all out, even a Heavenly Man realm cultivator might suffer.

He might really have a trump card that even a Heavenly Man realm cultivator would fear.

With this thought, they relaxed.

In the blink of an eye.

In just a few breaths, Mu Yuanbai’s sword light had reached its peak. His face was a little pale, obviously, the power of this move had exceeded his control.

“Go!”

With his roar.

The huge “Mountain Opening Sword Light” suddenly flew out, rushing towards Wang Shouzhe with a majestic momentum!

This sword seemed to carry an unparalleled sharp intent.

The sword light was like a whip, as if it had the power to shatter the sky.

The sword intent was soaring, as if it had the power to split the heavens and the earth.

The cold killing intent instantly locked onto Wang Shouzhe, causing goosebumps all over his body.

However, Wang Shouzhe was prepared.

Almost at the same time as the sword light attacked, his Eternal Spring Xuanqi had already crazily poured into the top-grade spirit tool “Heart Guard Shield”.

At the same time, he made a defensive posture with a serious expression.

In an instant.

A thick green light bloomed on the spirit shield “Heart Guard”, and an umbrella-shaped energy shield formed in the blink of an eye.

This energy shield was about two to three meters in diameter and about a foot thick. In the center of the shield, some mysterious runes were glowing.

“What a powerful spirit shield!”

The people below the stage all widened their eyes.At that instant, the Mountain Splitting Sword Light collided with the umbrella-shaped energy shield.

“Boom!”

With a thunderous roar, two different colored energies burst open like fireworks, forming a circular shockwave centered around the Heart Protecting Shield, spreading in all directions.

Wherever the shockwave passed, the air violently trembled, shattered stones were ground into dust, and the shockwave was deafening.

Even the spectators around the arena were affected by the shockwave, either retreating or using their abilities to block it.

Everyone’s expressions were filled with shock.

Was the power of this energy collision too fierce? It felt like even two mid-stage Spirit Platform cultivators fighting wouldn’t necessarily cause such a massive shockwave.

However, the most surprised among all was Mu Yuanbai.

He stared blankly at the devastated arena, then looked at Wang Shouzhe on the opposite side.

At this moment, Wang Shouzhe was half-squatting on the other side of the arena in a defensive posture, the umbrella-shaped energy shield from his Spirit Shield had already broken, but his body was unharmed, only retreating slightly due to the impact.

What kind of defensive spirit tool was this?

Mu Yuanbai’s mouth twitched, his heart filled with shock.

Take Li Yuzhe’s defense for example. That level of defense would have been completely shattered by just half the power of the Mountain Splitting Sword Light, no, just thirty percent would have been enough.

But Luo Qiu’s brother… no, he should be called “Wang Shouzhe”, he completely blocked his strongest attack.

This indicated that the defensive level of that spirit tool was far above his Mountain Splitting Sword Light, it must be at least a medium-grade spirit tool.

While Mu Yuanbai was stunned, Wang Shouzhe had already stood up.

“Brother Yuanbai, your Mountain Splitting Sword Light is indeed powerful.” Wang Shouzhe laughed freely, “However, if Brother Yuanbai doesn’t have any stronger methods, I’m afraid you’re going to lose.”

Lose?

Mu Yuanbai was stunned, and couldn’t help but laugh, “Little brother Shouzhe, I admit you’re very powerful. But saying I’m going to lose, that’s a joke.”

“Brother Yuanbai, look at your feet.” Wang Shouzhe said calmly.

Mu Yuanbai looked down and saw that among the scattered stones of the arena, some green sprouts were growing out of the cracks. They were tender and green, like newly grown grass, so fragile that they could be crushed with a single step.

He was somewhat puzzled, “Little brother Shouzhe, what are these?”

“Brother Yuanbai, you might have forgotten. I am a disciple of Changchun Valley.” Wang Shouzhe smiled, “What I’m best at is farming.”

“Good at farming, could this be?” Mu Yuanbai’s face changed, “This isn’t some kind of battle spirit plant, is it?”

He instinctively retreated.

But it was already too late.

More than half of the arena had unknowingly sprouted little green sprouts, a lush green field, like a wheat field in early spring.

No matter where he went, the little green sprouts at his feet would grow wildly, instantly turning into thick and sturdy vines.

They danced eerily like the tentacles of a demon or the long hair of a witch. As soon as they touched Mu Yuanbai, the vines would immediately grow wildly, wrapping around him from his legs to his waist.

Mu Yuanbai’s expression tightened, and he immediately summoned his spirit sword.

With a swift swing of the “Cicada Cry” sword, the vines were instantly cut off.

However, Wang Shouzhe’s vine formation never acted alone.

In the quarter of an hour that Wang Shouzhe had been fighting him, he had quietly set up the vine formation.

Vines constantly tore at Mu Yuanbai, no matter where he went, where he fled, vines would grow and then launch a fierce attack on him.

The vines now were even more powerful than when Wang Shouzhe was in the trial ground, not only growing faster, but also being thicker and stronger, with a stronger binding force. Of course, even so, they still couldn’t withstand the sharp spirit tools.

But these vines had tied up most of Mu Yuanbai’s energy, forcing him to continuously cut off the vines.

Under these circumstances, any sword from Wang Shouzhe could potentially hurt him.

“Brother Yuanbai, you’ve lost.”

Wang Shouzhe said with a faint smile.

As his words fell, he held a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, and directly charged at Mu Yuanbai. His sword light and shield defense, every move was upright and straightforward.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Shouzhe’s sword broke through Mu Yuanbai’s body protection, and the impact sent him flying out of the arena.

Mu Yuanbai grunted, and it took several taps of his toes on the ground to barely stabilize his figure.

At this moment, he looked extremely disheveled, but what was more on his pale face was disbelief!

He lost!

He really lost!

He actually lost to a junior who had just reached the first layer of the Spirit Platform!

His face was pale and desolate, almost to the point of being dispirited.

On the stage, Wang Shouzhe sheathed his sword and shield, and saluted Mu Yuanbai from afar: “Brother Yuanbai, I appreciate your concession.”

At this point, Mu Yuanbai was also a free and easy person.

He gave a bitter smile and returned the salute: “Little brother Shouzhe, I admire you.”

He was defeated fair and square, and even if they were to fight again, the outcome would not change. He had no choice but to accept it.

With the outcome of this battle, the various factions naturally underwent different changes.

The morale of the Xiaoyao Peak disciples was low, and they all hung their heads in defeat.

Their Brother Yuanbai had lost. And he had lost to a disciple from Changchun Valley, and the defeat was utterly disheartening.

If this had happened on Xiaoyao Peak, it would have been somewhat bearable. But now they had come to Changchun Valley to show off, only to end up being shown up by Changchun Valley. Naturally, their faces were burning with shame and embarrassment.

“Brother Yuanbai, it’s okay.” Wang Luoqiu, who had a good impression of this elegant brother, immediately stepped forward to comfort him, “It’s normal for you to lose to my fourth brother. Even Girl and I can’t beat him together.”

Mu Yuanbai was speechless. Was this supposed to be comforting? And Luoqiu, if your fourth brother is so powerful, why didn’t you warn him earlier?

On the other hand, the people of Changchun Valley were all flushed with excitement.

They had been trampled to the bottom of the valley, but in the blink of an eye, they had soared to the top of the mountain. Such a drastic change in mood made every one of them too excited to contain themselves.

“Junior Brother Shouzhe.”

A group of senior sisters from Changchun Valley all rushed onto the stage, began to fuss over Wang Shouzhe, offering him drinks, handing him handkerchiefs, and secretly slipping him little notes.

Wang Shouzhe felt a faint murderous aura approaching from the shadows. When he turned around, he saw not his wife Liu Ruolan, but his sister-in-law Liu Ruolei, glaring at him with fierce eyes.

And his wife Liu Ruolan, was still smiling amiably.

He quickly dodged and used the Liu Xu Body Technique to escape, running back to Liu Ruolan’s side, looking innocent.

“My lady, those senior sisters…”

“My lord, you’ve worked hard.” Liu Ruolan picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped his sweat, “Just now on the stage, my lord was truly mighty. It’s normal for the senior sisters to covet your beauty.”

“Uh…” Wang Shouzhe was speechless. Before he transformed, his wife was quite easy to talk to.

Suddenly, at this moment.

Brother Jinshan rushed over, shouting excitedly: “Brother Shouzhe.”

Wang Shouzhe was sweating profusely, and quickly saluted: “Brother Jinshan, please don’t!”

“No, no, no, the one who achieves is the first. You were able to defeat Mu Yuanbai, which is a great honor for our Changchun Valley.” Brother Jinshan, his face flushed with excitement, tightly grasped Wang Shouzhe’s hand, “How many years has it been, how many years has our Changchun Valley not had such glory! All this is your merit! I don’t mind calling you brother, I would even call you master.”

Master?

Uh… stop joking.

Wang Shouzhe quickly said: “Brother Jinshan, be careful with your words.”

Then, he said seriously: “The Changchun Master has been kind to me. It’s only right for me to step in at a critical moment.”

As the two were talking, dozens of Changchun Valley disciples gathered around, all of them too excited to contain themselves, calling out “Brother Shouzhe” and looking at him with admiring eyes.

Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe couldn’t help but think to himself that his intervention this time was not in vain, at least it had saved face for the Changchun Master.

“Brother Shouzhe, why don’t you take us to see the other factions? We’ve never been to the other peaks and valleys~” A Changchun Valley disciple suggested.

“This…”

Wang Shouzhe hesitated.

“Why don’t we go to Wandie Valley to see, there are beautiful senior sisters there.”

“I suggest going to Yuanshui Sky Lake.”

The disciples of Changchun Valley all put forward their own suggestions.

“Stop, stop!” Brother Jinshan scolded them with a serious face, “Stop making a fuss here.”

Brother Jinshan was quite authoritative. As soon as he spoke, the scene quieted down.

Wang Shouzhe couldn’t help but praise him in his heart. This Brother Jinshan was usually frivolous, but he was reliable at critical moments and didn’t get carried away.

However, just as this thought rose in his mind, he saw Brother Jinshan raise his eyebrows and continue to scold the disciples: “Your ambitions are too small! What’s so good about Wandie Valley and Yuanshui Sky Lake?

“If we’re going, let’s go to Xuanbing Hall!”

Upon hearing this, Wang Shouzhe stumbled and looked at Brother Jinshan with a strange look.

He took back his previous comment.

Elder Brother Jinshan is the most outstanding one in the entire field!

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