54: Chapter 54 Who Else?

After Qin Tieying jumped off the stage.

A flurry of discussions instantly erupted at the scene.

These discussions all revolved around the prizes for securing three consecutive wins, five consecutive wins, and the final defender of the stage.

"The final defender of the stage can obtain guidance from the Qin Family Ancestor?"

"This is truly a great Opportunity! If I could receive guidance from a Golden Core Immortal Master, my chances of achieving a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment in the future would definitely increase significantly!"

"Defending the stage to the end is easier said than done. Which of the prodigies present isn't stronger than you and me? It can be said to be as difficult as ascending to heaven..."

"So what? We still have to contend for it. Only by contending will there be an Opportunity; if you don't contend, you won't even get anything hot."

"Indeed, the path of Immortal Cultivation lies in the word 'contend'. If you don't contend and I don't contend, could it be that opportunities will automatically run to your house?"

"Furthermore, at worst, if one secures three consecutive wins or five consecutive wins, one can also harvest a three-hundred-year-old Spirit Medicine, which is also a pretty good reward."

The discussions at the scene continued endlessly.

Basically, everyone was tempted.

They wanted to go up and take a gamble, contending for the prizes of three consecutive wins, five consecutive wins, or even the final defender of the stage.

Amidst these endless discussions, a Qi Refining Peak Cultivator dressed in a black robe and holding a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact quickly flew up and stood in the middle of the stage.

"Everyone, I am Zhou Yuanpeng, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Shangyang Sect with a Qi Refining Peak cultivation. I wonder if any Fellow Daoist can come up to give me some pointers."

Zhou Yuanpeng stood in the center of the stage, his gaze sweeping around, his eyes filled with surging Battle Intent.

"I will!"

As Zhou Yuanpeng's voice fell, a Qi Refining Peak Cultivator dressed in brocade robes flew up.

The two did not waste much breath.

After catching sight of each other, both sides directly started fighting.

After all, everyone was sparring for the Qin Family's prizes, and neither side knew each other, so why bother with so many polite formalities?

Just go straight at it and be done with it!

The two fought rapidly in the middle of the stage, waves of thick Spiritual Qi diffusing and spreading all around.

Amidst bursts of intense collision sounds, Zhou Yuanpeng slashed out with a beam of Saber Qi, directly shattering the brocade-clothed youth's Spell attack.

Then his figure flickered as he successively cast a Spell. The brocade-clothed youth failed to react in time and was directly blasted off the stage by this Spell.

The battle duration between the two sides was no more than dozens of breaths.

Within dozens of breaths, the victor and loser had already been decided.

An uproar instantly broke out at the scene.

None of them expected the battle to end so quickly. Both Zhou Yuanpeng and the brocade-clothed youth were at Qi Refining Peak; under the same Realm, they hadn't expected it to be a crushing defeat.

This couldn't help but make the people present attach increasing importance to Zhou Yuanpeng.

Those who were originally eager to try now all dared not step forward rashly.

Because they knew their own strength in their hearts.

Facing Zhou Yuanpeng of such terrifying strength, stepping forward rashly would only mean sending themselves as food, wasting their own Opportunity in vain.

It would be better to wait for others to go up and consume some of his energy, and when the timing was ripe, make a move themselves to see if they could pick up some scraps.

However, there were also people who refused to believe in such things.

After all, everyone was a Prodigy.

Why should you be the only one to hog all the limelight?

Soon, a new Prodigy mounted the stage and once again engaged in a fierce fight with Zhou Yuanpeng.

But without exception, facing the challenges of these prodigies, Zhou Yuanpeng easily won the battles.

In just the time of one or two sticks of incense, he had already secured five consecutive wins.

"Everyone, who else?"

Zhou Yuanpeng, having secured five consecutive wins, looked at the crowd with eyes still radiating thick Battle Intent.

Clearly, he was not merely satisfied with five consecutive wins, but wanted to become this stage defender.

This couldn't help but make the other Cultivators anxious.

If Zhou Yuanpeng never came down, how could they strive for the rewards of three and five consecutive wins?

All of a sudden, amidst Zhou Yuanpeng's Battle Intent-filled gaze, many other prodigies could no longer hold themselves back and successively mounted the stage to challenge him.

They wanted to defeat Zhou Yuanpeng; even if they ultimately couldn't defend the stage, they could still make a name for themselves because of it.

Beneath the stage.

Watching Zhou Yuanpeng's appearance, Lin Shen slightly narrowed his eyes, analyzing his combat power.

Being able to mount the stage first, Zhou Yuanpeng naturally possessed genuine skills.

However, although his saber technique was overbearing, in Lin Shen's eyes, it appeared to lack a trace of flexibility and was a bit slow in speed.

If he were to face Zhou Yuanpeng, relying on his Perfection-level Thundering Sword Qi, coupled with that extremely terrifying attack speed, defeating Zhou Yuanpeng would definitely be effortless.

"Defeated again..."

"Could it be that we're really going to let this Zhou Yuanpeng defend the stage all the way to the end?"

Wang Weidong on the side had a heart as dead as ash, looking quite unwillingly as Zhou Yuanpeng on the stage knocked another Prodigy off the stage.

He was still thinking of fishing in troubled waters and getting a share from it.

Now it seemed that the Qin Family's prizes weren't so easy to take, and that hundred-year-old Spirit Medicine was destined to have no affinity with him.

Zhou Yunpeng's strength was too strong.

A sense of powerlessness rose from Wang Weidong's heart.

He could only cast his expectant gaze towards Xiao Xuance, Lin Shen, and the others.

Under his gaze, Xiao Xuance couldn't help sneering and saying, "Defend the stage to the end? Then he'll have to see if my spear is sharp!"

As the words fell.

Seeing that the timing was about right, after Zhou Yuanpeng harvested eight consecutive wins, Xiao Xuance leaped forward and appeared in the middle of the stage.

"What Fellow Daoist is this?"

Seeing Xiao Xuance holding a long spear and exuding a terrifying aura all over his body, Zhou Yuanpeng, who had successively defeated eight people, couldn't help but feel a shudder in his heart upon seeing this.

At present, he didn't dare to be careless.

The Xiao Xuance before him was far stronger than the eight people who had mounted the stage previously, bringing a sense of crisis to himself as well.

"Xiao Family of Heishi City in Yunzhou, Inner Sect Disciple of the Shuiyue Sect, Xiao Xuance!"

Waving the long spear in his hand.

Xiao Xuance stated his background.

As long as he defeated the Zhou Yuanpeng before him, he could hog all the limelight.

Naturally, he wouldn't let go of such an Opportunity to make a name for himself.

Furthermore, in the VIP seating, there were also two Golden Core Realm Elders from his Shuiyue Sect.

If he could gain their favor, even if he were taken in as a Named Disciple, his status in the Shuiyue Sect in the future would rise correspondingly.

"So it's a Fellow Daoist of the Shuiyue Sect. Please forgive me for my offense!"

Zhou Yuanpeng glanced at the two Golden Core Realm Elders sitting in the VIP seating, and with a smile, cupped his fists towards Xiao Xuance.

As the voice fell.

Zhou Yuanpeng did not hesitate at all; with a wave of his hand, a terrifying flame Saber Qi slashed out, roaring directly toward Xiao Xuance.

This terrifying flame Saber Qi had a fierce offensive, with streams of flames layering upon one another like huge ocean waves.

Clearly.

Realizing that the Xiao Xuance before him was quite extraordinary, Zhou Yuanpeng directly struck with full force, wanting to quickly resolve this battle to avoid falling into a bitter battle and consuming the Spiritual Qi within his body in vain.

Feeling this terrifying flame Saber Qi attack, Xiao Xuance lifted his eyelids slightly, and a terrifying aura burst forth from within his body.

Instead of retreating, he advanced. Sweeping his long spear horizontally, a terrifying force erupted from within the long spear.

At the same time, thick Spiritual Qi diffused, spreading out along the spear tip and directly transforming into a roaring fierce tiger.

"Roar!!!"

The fierce tiger roared and howled.

Under the enhancement of the long spear in Xiao Xuance's hand, it directly and forcefully tore apart and devoured that terrifying flame Saber Qi.