Waste Paper Bridge
Chapter 129 Passing Three Gates (Middle)
"Wen Liangjue's spearmanship seems to have broken free from the restrictions of the Wen family's style, but in essence, its origin is still the Wen family's spearmanship, and it is greatly influenced by it. Just like I am now creating my own saber technique, opening the gate of my own wisdom, but my saber technique is still full of shadows of the Nine Styles of the Saber Master."
"If I want to avoid Wen Liangjue's fatal killing move, I must, in a short period of time, thoroughly understand his spearmanship style and tendencies, while finding the key connection point between his spear technique and the Wen family's spearmanship." In the midst of battle, thoughts flashed quickly through Ye Chuxiao's mind.
Then, with agile movements, he tried his best to fight Wen Liangjue, while taking advantage of the opportunity, Ye Chuxiao used his feet to cast spells, quietly engraving some array patterns on the arena to prepare.
However, the means of evasive fighting can only last for two moves; this amount of time is not enough for Ye Chuxiao to really set up an array.
By the third move, Wen Liangjue changed his methods and began to wantonly vent his powerful combat wisdom and accumulated power, scattering the horizontal and vertical spear lights all over the arena.
This is a blatant suppression of others with power, relying on the fact that his cultivation base is a large realm higher than Ye Chuxiao's, forcing Ye Chuxiao to confront him head-on.
As long as Ye Chuxiao dares to meet him head-on, he will inevitably suffer a fierce power blow.
Although each realm has different focuses, what is the same is that with each increase in realm, the basic strength, physical fitness, energy control, energy output, etc., are greatly improved.
Even if Ye Chuxiao's foundation is very solid, he cannot completely close the gap formed by the difference in realms.
Especially the difference between the Transformation Realm and the Wisdom Realm, this is already a gap between high-level cultivations, and the difference is even greater than in the lower levels.
It's like the difference between thirty points and forty points is not obvious, but the difference between ninety points and one hundred points is particularly large.
Faced with Wen Liangjue's suppression with power, Ye Chuxiao had to take a risk and sweep his saber towards a weak point of strength commonly used in the Wen family's spearmanship.
The blade and spear light collided, and the sinister power mixed with bursting strength instantly spread along the blade, trying to drill into Ye Chuxiao's body.
"Wrong!" Ye Chuxiao had no time to feel annoyed, and the Yuanyang Treasure Armor that had been hidden in his body was shaken out, turning into a half-gold and half-red armor, covering his body and resisting the first wave of the most powerful impact.
After the first wave of impact, the accumulated energy of the Yuanyang Treasure Armor was consumed too much, and it shrank back into the body, hiding again.
However, it did not just retreat like this, but transformed into golden-red energy, covering the meridians and internal organs, and performing a second defense of the body's interior.
Then there was the protection of the Ice Lotus, also from the inside out.
The second level of weakening the powerful force.
In this gap, Ye Chuxiao had time to react further, and five Strength Enhancement Talismans and seven Vajra Body Protection Talismans were simultaneously activated on his body.
The defensive power they formed together, although not as good as the Yuanyang Treasure Armor and the Ice Lotus, layer by layer weakened the force that finally landed on Ye Chuxiao's body, which had been reduced by more than half.
Two Yuanyang Thunderfire Bombs were hurriedly thrown out by Ye Chuxiao.
The two Thunderfire Bombs exploded, and the powerful impact forced Wen Liangjue to passively defend, unable to take advantage of the moment when Ye Chuxiao resisted the spear energy and used the Nine Deaths Demonic Art to repair his injuries, to further expand the results and seriously injure Ye Chuxiao off the stage in one fell swoop.
"Using talismans not drawn by oneself, or special magical artifacts that can be made with one's own abilities, to forcibly interfere with the fairness of the test will result in disqualification."
"This time, I will consider it your first offense. If there is a next time, you will be directly expelled from the arena." Wen Liangjue acted as both a contestant and a referee, worried that Ye Chuxiao would simply use Yuanyang Thunderfire Bombs to wash the ground, and use his wealth to win and last for ten moves, so he temporarily added a restriction.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this point before, but he had never conceived of it in this direction.
After all, the purpose of the Wen family is to recruit lackeys through these three tests.
If it is a normal process, as long as they are cultivators with potential and talent, it is actually very easy to pass these ten moves, and there is no need to use means similar to the Yuanyang Thunderfire Bomb to consume their trump cards.
Faced with Wen Liangjue's rogue behavior on the spot, Ye Chuxiao did not feel much annoyed.
Although he still had some Yuanyang Thunderfire Bombs on hand, they could not be used for wanton waste.
Using them all in such an asymmetrical battle would really be too wasteful.
"Although I chose the wrong direction for that head-on clash just now, I also used it to probe a bit of the truth."
"Wen Liangjue's spear was very fierce, and it was also of high intensity among his many spear lights. This shows that he is aware of the original shortcomings of the Wen family's spearmanship, so he consciously strengthened it."
"However, it is said in the Nine Styles of the Saber Master that there is no absolute perfection in any move in the world. While making up for some flaws, new flaws will appear elsewhere."
"The so-called collection of the strengths of various schools cannot achieve mutual compensation and reach an invincible state."
"That's why there is a process of making the moves extremely complicated, just like a lie. The flaws in one lie need more lies to make up for it. Finally, layers of lies are connected to form a huge curtain. At that time, it is not that there are no flaws, but that there are too many choices in an instant, which makes people dazzled and unable to judge the correct or wrong options in time."
"Fortunately, I already have a certain understanding of the Wen family's spearmanship, so... the real weakness of his next spear should be here." The death energy collected by Ye Chuxiao condensed into a line.
In an instant, the eyes of life and death seemed to materialize, and gray light flashed in Ye Chuxiao's eyes.
Yin and Yang are divided!
The Eternal Life Saber slashed out, and the spear screen set off by Wen Liangjue was cut open by Ye Chuxiao's saber, which seemed to come from outside the sky.
The saber light carrying death energy cut through Wen Liangjue's arm.
If it wasn't for Wen Liangjue's keen perception, he would have moved an inch out of thin air in an instant, Ye Chuxiao's saber would have landed on his chest, with the saber mark penetrating the bone and the saber force directly penetrating the internal organs.
Wen Liangjue was suddenly startled, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
The death energy that was trying to drill into the internal organs along the meridians made Wen Liangjue feel troublesome.
He couldn't force out this alien energy that had invaded his body in a short period of time.
At this time, the audience watching the battle was also shocked!
They originally thought that Ye Chuxiao, who had offended Wen Liangjue like that, would definitely be driven off the stage within three moves.
If he was unlucky, he might even lose his life in the arena.
But they didn't expect that Ye Chuxiao not only lasted until the sixth move, but also counterattacked with a saber, injuring Wen Liangjue.
If he could injure, he could kill!
In a sense, this was no longer a completely asymmetrical battle.
If Wen Liangjue was not awake enough and still held an arrogant attitude, then it was not completely impossible for Ye Chuxiao to cut his throat with one saber.
"Good saber technique!"
"So strange! Evil saber technique, definitely not righteous!"
"Which branch of the Ten Demonic Sects are you from?" Wen Liangjue questioned Ye Chuxiao.
This was already laying the groundwork for killing Ye Chuxiao.
The Wen family themselves were hosting the event, but because the participant refused to obey, they wanted to kill him in the arena, which was somewhat embarrassing to say.
The style was too domineering, and it might even affect the foreign cultivators who came to Wenjia Mountain City to stay, live... and consume.
But if he killed a scum from the Demonic Sect, it would be fine!
"If you have evidence and can name the origin of my saber, then say it openly."
"Forcing a false charge... Third Master Wen! Are you underestimating me, or are you underestimating all the smart people present?" Ye Chuxiao questioned.
Across the arena, Wen Liangyu did not miss the opportunity: "Third brother! Rein in yourself a bit, the Wen family's reputation of hundreds of years cannot be treated so lightly."
Although these words did not explicitly support Ye Chuxiao, the pressure was still placed on Wen Liangjue.
Wen Liangyu was very cunning. He did not deny the possibility that Ye Chuxiao was a 'heretic demon', but only reminded Wen Liangjue to act cautiously and not to ruin the family's reputation. This had already placed Wen Liangjue in a passive position.
However, if Wen Liangjue insisted on his own way, then the effect of these two sentences would still be very limited.
"Third Uncle! He is my friend, and Grandpa knows it too!"
"I guarantee that he is definitely not some heretic demon! Please don't make a decision lightly." Wen Tingting's support was much more direct and practical.
These two sentences completely extinguished the killing intent that had risen in Wen Liangjue.
At least in this arena, it was difficult for him to let go and kill Ye Chuxiao strongly in the name of targeting heretic demons.
Of course... whether he had this idea was his business, and whether he could do it was up to Ye Chuxiao.
"Neither a demon, nor a saint."
"Boy! There are three moves left, I won't hold back. Whether you can survive depends on your own luck!" Wen Liangjue said with a stern look in his eyes.
The opening reminder was obviously to find a way to make up for it afterwards.
He certainly wouldn't use his trump cards or make absolutely ruthless moves.
But as he said, he would definitely go all out in the next three moves.
Wen Liangjue's feet shook, and an invisible array diagram quickly spread out with his foothold as the core.
Unexpectedly, while the array diagram was spreading, Ye Chuxiao had already made preparations for counterattack in advance.
The array patterns deliberately left during the previous evasive fighting happened to be activated at this time.
The array that Wen Liangjue spread out was joined by the array patterns engraved by Ye Chuxiao in advance.
The entire array environment on the arena instantly became a mess.
The two originally distinct energies were now distorted and chaotic under the interference of the array.
This was the opportunity that Ye Chuxiao had been waiting for.
Unobtrusively, Ye Chuxiao used the Shapeshifting Illusion Technique.
With the help of the chaos formed by the array, his little magical trick did not attract Wen Liangjue's attention.
"Cunning kid!" Wen Liangjue was frustrated again, and his anger deepened.
He just subconsciously became more defensive against Ye Chuxiao.
He also reduced his original attack power by 30% and turned to secret defense.
The overwhelming shadow of the spear, like a surging tide, swept towards Ye Chuxiao.
Ye Chuxiao used the 'Mountain' style from the Nine Styles of the Saber Master, standing on the edge of the arena, but as still as a mountain.
Letting the thousands of spear shadows attack, he stood there, wielding his saber to resist, unmoving.
Waves of impact were guided by Ye Chuxiao with subtle vibrations, and a large amount was guided into the ground under his feet.
There was still an array diagram spread out under his feet, and the force was guided into the array diagram, pulling the originally chaotic array to rotate even more erratically.
Scattered forces emerged from various parts of the array without any clue.
The last move!
Wen Liangjue leaped high into the air, with his entire body wide open, as if there was no defense at all.
At the same time, he shot out the short spear in his hand with all his might, and the spear light, like thousands of arrows, rushed straight towards Ye Chuxiao.
This move was too simple!
Without the fancy frills, it was purely suppressing people with power.
Obviously, Wen Liangjue also realized that Ye Chuxiao had grasped the flaws in his spearmanship in a short period of time.
Or there were still changes, but not within the structure of three or two moves.
Suppressing people with power and going all out was his choice in the last move.
At this moment, Ye Chuxiao, who had been forced to the edge of the arena, had nowhere to hide. Either he retreated from the arena and lost in this last move, or he could only grit his teeth and resist.
It seemed that there was no third choice.
But Ye Chuxiao found that choice in the impossibility of having a third choice.
The previously arranged Shapeshifting Illusion Technique was directly activated at this moment.
In a flash of lightning, Ye Chuxiao transformed into a spirit cat.
Cats are very magical animals. Their body structure allows them to turn and return even when there is nowhere to borrow strength, relying on the twisting of their bodies.
Therefore, Ye Chuxiao forcibly moved in space the moment he turned into a spirit cat.
He narrowly avoided most of the impact of Wen Liangjue's sure-to-win spear.
Bang!
Ye Chuxiao's outer robe shattered, and the Shapeshifting Illusion Technique was forcibly dispelled.
Some fine holes appeared on half of his body.
These small holes that were bleeding were shot out by the remaining power of the spear light.
"Ten moves have passed! Xiao Ye has passed the second level!" Wen Tingting shouted loudly from the audience.
Wen Liangjue, who originally wanted to add another shot, had to frown and stop.
"Congratulations! You are indeed a rare master among the younger generation."
"If you enter the Wisdom Realm, you will be my strong enemy."
"If you are willing to serve me, I can mobilize the maximum amount of resources to help you, so that you can quickly enter the Wisdom Realm. Moreover... my seventh niece is very good, right!"
"If you want to marry her, you are not qualified enough now." Wen Liangjue adjusted his mentality and began to recruit Ye Chuxiao again.
The short ten moves of confrontation had already made him realize Ye Chuxiao's difficulty. If he could recruit such a person, then the previous unpleasantness could be regarded as dissipated smoke.
"Thank you, no need!" Ye Chuxiao refused indifferently.
He was here to practice in this world, seizing every minute and second, not to participate in some struggles that did not belong to him.
He didn't want to really get involved in the Wen family's troubles.
As long as he got the Nanshan Studio Notes, Ye Chuxiao could immediately pack his bags and leave if he really couldn't stay in Wenjia Mountain City.
Wen Liangjue stared at Ye Chuxiao seriously and said slowly, "What a pity!"
What a pity, it was difficult to know at this moment.
Maybe it was just a pity to miss a talent.
It was even more likely that his killing intent was difficult to suppress, and he planned to find a suitable opportunity to get rid of Ye Chuxiao.
In any case, when Ye Chuxiao walked off the arena, he had passed the second level.
Next was the third level, which was overseen by Mr. Nanshan.
However, in the current situation, would Mr. Nanshan, who was deeply involved with the Wen family, give Ye Chuxiao a good look?