40: Victory was achieved, and the special mission was successfully completed.

The thunderous light gradually dissipated.

A figure reappeared in everyone's sight.

"Impossible!"

"He's actually unharmed?"

Mu Wanning's eyes widened, looking completely stunned.

The Xuanji Sect Disciples below the stage all shared similar expressions.

"This sea of lightning was decent, but I still win!"

Su Yun's figure flashed, and he appeared beside Mu Wanning.

The White Flame Sword in his hand was pointed at her.

In reality, Su Yun hadn't been completely unscathed under the sea of lightning just now.

At the very least, his clothes had been blasted away; he had only just put on new ones.

Under the immense power of the sea of lightning, he had two ways to contend with it.

One was to hide directly in the Heavenly Illusion Immortal Pearl, and the other was to temporarily fuse his body with the Glazed Sacred Fire to become a Fire Spirit Incarnation.

Su Yun naturally chose the second method.

With so many high-level Cultivators watching, if he hid inside an Immortal Artifact, the Immortal Artifact would likely be exposed.

After becoming a Fire Spirit, the lightning explosions had little effect on him, granting him immunity to most of the damage.

He also consumed Qi to release a large amount of Glazed Sacred Fire to offset the remaining damage.

Because the Fire Spirit Incarnation consumed a vast amount of Qi, combined with the Qi spent on the Glazed Sacred Fire...

Half of the Qi in Su Yun's body had been depleted.

The result was that at the cost of half his internal Qi and his clothes being incinerated, he successfully resisted the sea of lightning.

A trace of disappointment appeared on Mu Wanning's face, but she still spoke up:

"I admit defeat!"

She didn't have a shred of Qi left now; she had no choice but to concede.

Although she lost, she was becoming more and more interested in Su Yun.

She hadn't come away from this battle empty-handed either.

She felt that she was about to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm soon.

Su Yun also breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Mu Wanning admit defeat.

This was the toughest battle he had ever fought.

However, it was mainly due to the difference of an entire major Realm.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful Mu Wanning's space and lightning attributes were, they wouldn't be able to stop his Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique.

"Su Yun wins!"

He Mingyuan announced excitedly.

All the Xuanji Sect Disciples below the stage were cheering and jumping for joy.

Especially those Xuanji Sect Disciples who had experienced the Lingfa Sect's challenges several times before were even more thrilled.

Mu Wanning moved with graceful steps, slowly walking up to Su Yun.

"Is there something you need, Miss Mu?"

Su Yun looked toward Mu Wanning's face.

He saw a faint blush coloring Mu Wanning's cheeks.

Her eyes, which contained purple lightning light, stared straight at him.

It made him feel a bit uneasy.

"Take this."

"Once I Breakthrough, we'll spar again!"

After Mu Wanning finished speaking, she handed something to Su Yun.

Su Yun reflexively took it.

Just as he wanted to say something...

Mu Wanning left the arena with a smile, leaving behind a faint scent of her body fragrance.

"Another communication jade slip?"

Su Yun looked at the pale purple Jade Slip in his hand, feeling speechless.

Not long ago, he had received a communication jade slip from An Yuyao.

Now another one had arrived, and the key was that this one was from a battle-maniac female protagonist.

She probably wants to find me for another spar.

Sigh, all this fighting isn't good; it would be better to ask me out for a stroll to develop some feelings.

After putting the Jade Slip into his Storage Pouch, Su Yun jumped off the stage.

The Xuanji Sect Disciples below immediately surrounded him.

"Su Yun, you're amazing!"

"Su Yun, do you still need a Dao Companion?"

"Brother Su Yun, let's exchange some insights on Cultivation when you have time?"

"Senior Brother Su Yun, can I be your follower?"

Feeling everyone's enthusiasm, Su Yun was also somewhat at a loss.

This was the first time he had experienced the feeling of being sought after.

However, all of this was obtained by plundering Opportunities.

If he didn't have the System, the one being welcomed and worshipped by everyone here would probably be Zhang Tian.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down."

"Su Yun has gone through so many battles and needs to rest."

"Don't disturb his rest; it won't be too late to look for him once he's recovered."

Seeing that the scene was getting a bit out of control, He Mingyuan quickly stepped forward to maintain order.

Hearing the Elder's words, everyone calmed down.

However, their fervent gazes were still fixed tightly on Su Yun.

"Su Yun, come with me to the Sect Master's Council Hall."

"The Sect Master wants to see you once the Lingfa Sect people have left."

"And he'll give you the rewards for this duel while he's at it."

He Mingyuan spoke kindly to Su Yun.

"Alright, thank you, Elder!"

Su Yun thanked Elder He on the surface, but in reality, all his attention was on the System.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the special mission: defeat twenty Lingfa Sect Disciples.]

[Special mission rewards are being calculated.]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 300,000 Luck Points and three lucky draw chances.]

[Would the Host like to start the lucky draw now?]

"Later, I'll do the draw when no one's around."

"Now that I have enough points, why not raise my Realm and form my core first?"

[Ding! Warm reminder: according to the System's analysis, the Host will 100% encounter a Lightning Tribulation after Core Formation. It is recommended that the Host makes preparations.]

"Lightning Tribulation?"

"There's a Lightning Tribulation just for forming a Golden Core?"

"System, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"Shouldn't Lightning Tribulations only occur during the Tribulation Transcendence stage?"

[Ding! According to the System's analysis, people with special Physiques and powerful Cultivation Techniques are prone to generating Lightning Tribulations when breaking through major Realms.]

[The probability of the Host's Physique combined with his Cultivation Technique generating a Lightning Tribulation is 100%.]

"Then I'd better prepare before breaking through!"

"I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion later to see if there are any Cultivation Techniques for resisting Lightning Tribulations!"

Su Yun sighed helplessly.

Afterward, He Mingyuan waved his hand, and a streak of spiritual light carried Su Yun toward the Sect's Council Hall... on the spectator stand of the Xuanji Sect's plaza.

Gu Linyuan was looking at Xu Jianshan with a beaming smile.

"Xu Jianshan, I'm sorry, but our Xuanji Sect won this time!"

"Hmph! It was just one Outer Sect Disciple who was impressive; weren't the others all defeated by our Lingfa Sect Disciples?"

"So what? Our Xuanji Sect won."

"You!"

"Our Xuanji Sect won."

"This old man admits defeat this time, but don't get happy too early. Next time, the Lingfa Sect will definitely win!"

"Oh, our Xuanji Sect won this time!"

"You? You're infuriating me! I won't waste any more words with you."

Xu Jianshan slapped the table heavily with a darkened face.

Then he stood up directly and flew toward the main gate of the Xuanji Sect.

Seeing this, several Lingfa Sect Elders also hurriedly ordered the conscious Lingfa Sect Disciples to bring the unconscious ones and follow.

Just like that, the Lingfa Sect, which had come to challenge with such a menacing Aura, ended up leaving in a pathetic state.

The other Xuanji Sect Elders on the spectator stand were all laughing heartily.

The frustration accumulated over many years vanished, as they had finally given the Lingfa Sect a harsh slap in the face.

"Sect Master, we must reward Su Yun handsomely this time!"

"That's right, it's the first time I've seen a Disciple win against an opponent while being an entire major Realm lower."

"When we listed him for the Taixuan Holy Land Entrance Selection quota before, I didn't quite agree."

"At that time, I thought his Realm was too low. It turns out I was blind!"

"Indeed, I also feel like I misjudged him."

"Don't worry, everyone, I will reward Su Yun well!"

"I'm going to the Sect Master's Council Hall to meet him now."

Gu Linyuan waved his hand and then turned into a streak of light, flying toward the Sect Master's Council Hall.

"Safe travels, Sect Master!"

Several Elders cupped their hands, seeing the Sect Master off.