49: Chapter 49 Ready to win

However, to use this skill to achieve the effect of the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, the True Essence consumed is also immense.

The remaining True Essence in Su Yi's body was instantly emptied after the Golden Bell Protection manifested.

The moment the True Qi in his body was emptied, Su Yi did not hesitate and immediately clicked 'Upgrade'!

Su Yi, who had been holding onto upgrade experience, instantly stepped into the Realm of the "Ninth Layer of Qi Refining", just like Gu Wanquan!

And Su Yi, possessing player attributes, had intentionally kept himself at the "8th Level of Qi Refining" without advancing, all for the sake of the effect after upgrading.

Compared to NPCs, who only become slightly stronger after increasing their Realm, the increase in strength is not very significant.

After a player upgrades, not only will their HP and Mana be fully restored, but certain negative effects will also be cleared.

This effect is as miraculous as consuming a Nine-Turn Golden Core!

Su Yi, whose HP and Mana were instantly restored, was immediately emptied again by the True Qi extraction of this skill!

Su Yi swayed, his face somewhat pale as he looked at Gu Wanquan, who had already slammed fiercely into the Golden Bell Protection.

With the dual True Qi support of a player and an NPC—the True Qi amount equivalent to one 8th Level of Qi Refining and one and a half Ninth Layer of Qi Refining—he could barely unleash the white-grade battle skill "Golden Bell Protection" that Senior Brother Chen Feng had once used at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage!

Everything was as he had expected; up until now, it was all within his plan!

When he learned that Gu Wanquan was also stuck at the 8th Level of Qi Refining without advancing, Su Yi knew what kind of plan he had.

That was a backup plan Gu Wanquan had left for himself!

The "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal" has immense power, but its consumption is equally great.

If he used the "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal" at the 8th Level of Qi Refining and failed to defeat his opponent,

Gu Wanquan would then increase his Realm and use it once more at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

Two uses of the "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal"—let alone the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, even a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage might not be able to block it!

This was also the biggest variable when facing Gu Wanquan!

Su Yi had racked his brains on how to force out this backup plan.

In the end, between brute force and acting crazy, Su Yi chose the underhanded approach.

Therefore, starting with the drugging in the morning, he had woven a large net for Gu Wanquan.

From the very beginning, during the matches before the Outer Sect Competition, Su Yi had been setting a trap for Gu Wanquan.

He deliberately acted weak so that Gu Wanquan would not take him seriously.

Then, he used laxatives to consume Gu Wanquan's True Qi and mess with his state of mind.

He forced Gu Wanquan to increase his Realm, causing him to consume a certain amount of True Qi.

As long as Gu Wanquan advanced to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, he would only have one chance to use the "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal"!

Then, Su Yi frantically used small skills to exhaust Gu Wanquan, harassing his state of mind again until he was forced to use the "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal"!

And by using this trump card he had Copy-ed from Senior Brother Chen Feng, his goal was to defend against this strike of the "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal"!

Even if he is the Child of the Version, having comprehended this mythical sword technique, Gu Wanquan is still only in the Qi Refinement Stage!

If the "Golden Bell Protection" at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage cannot block Gu Wanquan, who is in the Qi Refinement Stage, then Su Yi truly has no other tricks left.

The Ninth Layer of Qi Refining against the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment—that is a full major Realm gap!

If it could be smoothed over by a single sword technique,

then Su Yi, who had to face off against Gu Wanquan, would deserve to stay in the Qi Refinement Stage for his entire life!

As long as he could block this strike of the "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal", with Gu Wanquan's current amount of True Qi, he would definitely not be able to use it a second time.

And after weathering this strike, without the sword techniques of the Sword Immortal, Su Yi really was not afraid of Gu Wanquan!

Now that everything was done, it all depended on whether the "Golden Bell Protection" before him could block this strike of the "Nine Swords of the Sword Immortal"!

Gu Wanquan, whose speed was so fast it almost left behind PPT-like afterimages, felt his heart sink when he saw the Golden Bell rise, but it was already too late!

Once the sword technique was unleashed, there was no possibility of retracting it. Gu Wanquan instantly drew his sword and slammed it fiercely into the Golden Bell!

"Clang!"

The collision between the two instantly produced a massive sound of metal striking, like a bell being rung—ancient and melodious!

An invisible wave of Aura turned into a breeze, sweeping outwards from the center of the Martial Arts Arena.

Everyone in the stands watched this scene with dumbfounded expressions.

First, it was the heaven-defying sword-drawing technique displayed by Gu Wanquan, and then Su Yi's use of the "Golden Bell Protection", which could only be solidified by someone at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Aura wave triggered by the moment of their collision caused everyone in the stands to fall into deep self-doubt.

Are these two monsters really in the Qi Refinement Stage like us?

Why is their Qi Refinement Stage different from mine!

I'm reporting this, these two are hacking!

And the Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage, who had originally just come to watch the fun, could not help but watch this scene with pale faces.

Facing that astonishing sword strike from Gu Wanquan, they wouldn't even dare to say they could block it!

If they were truly made to receive this sword strike, could they really use the same "Golden Bell Protection" as Su Yi?

After going through it in their minds, the few Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage outside the arena could not help but feel a wave of shame.

Aren't these two monsters just too strong?

Su Yi, looking at the Golden Bell that had instantly cracked, almost lost his composure!

No way, brother, are you really that strong?

You can even break through the "Golden Bell Protection" at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage?

As the cracks in the Golden Bell grew larger and larger, the desperate Su Yi already had his hand reaching toward his Storage Pouch.

But the Qi Refinement Stage is, after all, the Qi Refinement Stage; the cracked Golden Bell remained firm, and in the end, it blocked the strike!

When Gu Wanquan looked at the Golden Bell that he had slashed with cracks, his expression was exceptionally gloomy.

He finally understood all of Su Yi's calculations. It should be said that from the moment Su Yi took the initiative to invite him to a match ten days ago, he had already fallen into Su Yi's trap!

He had originally thought that this Outer Sect Competition would be a stage to display his own strength.

Gu Wanquan, who had never thought he would lose, had only been thinking about what kind of posture he would take to win the top prize in this competition!

Yet, Gu Wanquan had not expected that he could be forced to this point!

Who to blame?

Blame Su Yi for setting a trap for him?

Blame himself for being too careless?

Blame himself for why he didn't go learn some other sword techniques?

Gu Wanquan looked at the Golden Bell that had blocked his sword technique, and a thought he had never considered surfaced in his mind.

"Could it be that I will really lose?"

"How could I possibly lose! I am Gu Wanquan!"

Gu Wanquan let out a loud roar, no longer possessing his usual calm and gentleness, as a violent Aura suddenly rose.

The long sword, under the support of True Qi, instantly transformed into a snake-like shadow and slashed at the Golden Bell once again.

The Golden Bell, which was already tottering, exploded into countless fragments with a boom, turning into specks of starlight that dissipated between heaven and earth.

After landing, Gu Wanquan did not give Su Yi any chance to catch his breath; he closed in again, held his long sword with a backhand grip, and charged toward Su Yi!

Although his speed was not as fast as before, this move clearly carried extremely strong killing intent!

For the first time, Gu Wanquan developed a murderous intent toward Su Yi!

He wanted to kill this bastard who was blocking his success!

A horizontal sweep, carrying the momentum of breaking through an army of thousands, swung toward Su Yi!

"Clang!"

In Gu Wanquan's incredulous gaze, a long sword blocked his horizontal sweep!

Su Yi, holding a long sword, looked calmly at Gu Wanquan and said:

"Sorry, I'm ready to win!"