First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 73: Battle Situation

"Let's fight!"

Soon, disciples who had chosen their opponents leaped onto the Jade Illusion Platform and began to confront each other from a distance.

As the drawing lots process gradually came to an end, more and more disciples locked onto their opponents and also ascended the platform.

The Jade Illusion Platform of the Linjiang Sect was the largest area within the sect.

There were over a hundred martial arts platforms here, which were more than enough for everyone to compete at the same time.

Therefore, there was no need to wait for a venue; as long as they were ready, they could start the competition.

Shen Mo saw that after the disciples had all jumped onto their respective martial arts platforms, he stomped his foot and stepped onto the platform as well.

"The material of this martial arts platform seems to be more than ordinary ore."

Standing on the platform, Shen Mo looked around and thought to himself.

Although he didn't know what the martial arts platform was made of, he felt that its hardness exceeded that of ordinary steel.

It should be impossible to cause any damage or destruction below the Spirit Sea Realm.

"Brother Shen, please forgive me."

At this moment, Shen Mo's first opponent, Li Chang'an, also stepped onto the martial arts platform.

He bowed from a distance to Shen Mo, and then took out the broadsword hanging from his waist.

There was no unnecessary pleasantries or dialogue.

After just a greeting, Li Chang'an began to lift the broadsword and fiercely swung it towards Shen Mo.

"Clang!"

Shen Mo saw that the sudden slash was actually made without drawing the Dragon Sparrow Sword.

He used his palms to move forward and grabbed the broadsword that carried endless waves of energy.

With his palms pressed together, he held the longsword.

The sword qi waves quickly dissipated in front of him.

At this moment, Li Chang'an suddenly felt something was wrong.

"This guy..."

He exerted force with his palm, wanting to pull the longsword out of Shen Mo's palm and then strike back.

But before he could make a move, Shen Mo acted!

He slightly moved his palm aside, his five fingers turned into claws, and he pinched the blade of the broadsword, then lifted it slightly.

Li Chang'an felt an irresistible force coming at him. His tiger's mouth cracked, and he couldn't hold onto the sword anymore.

Shen Mo held the blade with his two fingers and pushed it forward--

The handle of the longsword heavily hit Li Chang'an's chest.

"Poof!"

He felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his body fell off the platform like a kite with a broken string.

"I lost."

Li Chang'an lay on the ground, his eyes dazed. It took him a while before he said in a dazed manner.

He couldn't even remember how he was knocked off the platform by Shen Mo just now.

"I appreciate your humility."

Shen Mo stood on the martial arts platform and respectfully clasped his fists towards Li Chang'an.

By empty-handedly seizing a weapon, he confirmed the success of his physical cultivation.

After the transformation of the "Bloodthirsty Dragon Elephant Body," Shen Mo's defensive power had greatly increased.

Otherwise, when Li Chang'an swung that slash earlier, even if it didn't hit a cultivator in the ordinary Qi Gathering Realm, they would still be injured by the sharp sword qi surrounding the longsword.

Shen Mo, on the other hand, completely ignored these extremely sharp sword qi disturbances.

And finally, when he pushed Li Chang'an with the handle of the sword, Shen Mo intentionally reduced most of the force.

Otherwise, this strike would not only have knocked him off the platform.

It might have even killed him on the spot.

"Brother Shen's strength is amazing. Li is not unjustly defeated."

Li Chang'an was also sensible and knew that the gap between the two of them was huge, so he left the stage directly and returned to his cave to recuperate.

After the first round of the competition ended, Shen Mo returned to the spectator area.

"Amazing."

Chen An saw this scene and gave him a thumbs up.

To cleanly defeat a cultivator of the same level was not something an ordinary person could do.

"This is just the beginning."

Shen Mo smiled wryly at Chen Shu's excited expression.

He may not have imagined that his current combat power could even contend with a Triple Heaven Qi Gathering Realm expert.

With such strength, it would be strange if a disciple who had just entered the Qi Gathering Realm and hadn't even solidified their aura couldn't defeat the enemy with one move.

Taking his gaze away from Uncle Chen, Shen Mo glanced at Cao Shanyue, who was also watching the battle.

Unlike Chen An's excitement, Cao Shanyue's old face was twisted in frustration.

"It seems like Cao Ren is not doing well."

Shen Mo could tell from Cao Shanyue's expression.

Scanning the area, Shen Mo quickly found the martial stage where Cao Ren was.

Sure enough, Cao Ren was in a very intense battle.

His opponent was a cultivator who specialized in fast sword techniques.

The sword intent was continuous, with each sword faster than the last.

In front of him, Cao Ren could only defend himself and had no power to fight back.

If it weren't for the fact that his father was watching from a distance, he would have lost his fighting spirit and surrendered long ago.

"He's too strong, how can he win!"

Cao Ren's robe was full of slashes from the sword qi.

Fortunately, he had put on a Profound Grade inner armor in advance, so he wasn't heavily injured by the intense exchange just now.

Even so, Cao Ren couldn't hold on for much longer.

"Oh right, there are talismans!"

Just as he was retreating step by step, he suddenly remembered the many first-grade talismans that Shen Mo had given him and quickly took them out from his pocket.

[Divine Power Talisman!]

[Light Body Talisman!]

[Vajra Talisman!]

He activated all the talismans with his spiritual energy and stuck them all over his body.

With the blessings of the talismans, Cao Ren's aura suddenly increased by a large margin.

[Immobilization Talisman!]

He activated the immobilization talisman as well.

"Swish!"

With a flash of yellow light, the immobilization talisman turned into a flowing light rope, firmly binding his opponent, making it impossible for them to break free for a while.

"What a great opportunity!"

At this moment, Cao Ren realized that his chance to turn the tables had come and he clenched his knife tightly, smashing it down fiercely.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, his opponent was sent flying off the stage by Cao Ren's knife strike, covered in blood.

"I won."

When he saw the defeated opponent's weak and miserable appearance, Cao Ren finally woke up from his dream and exclaimed in relief.

"That was too close."

Cao Ren jumped off the martial stage and walked straight to Shen Mo's side, saying, "This guy is really strong. We fought for dozens of rounds without a clear winner. It was thanks to your talismans that I narrowly won."

"Wasn't it a draw?"

Shen Mo secretly complained in his heart and said seriously, "Winning this round is considered lucky, but if you want to qualify for the Mountain and River Realm, you still need to win another round at least."

In the first round of the draw, half of the disciples will be eliminated, and the top one hundred winners will proceed to the next round.

And only by winning the next round can you be among the top fifty.

"So that's why I came to find you."

"Do you have any more talismans? Give me more."

After using them, Cao Ren realized that the effect of the first-grade talismans was amazing when facing the enemy. They truly had the power to reverse the outcome.

"You only need to use the Immobilization and Divine Power talismans on stage. The Vajra and Light Body talismans don't need to be used."

Shen Mo shook his head and said.

Cao Ren had been throwing them away indiscriminately just now, which was truly a waste.

"I'll give you an Ice Frost Talisman and an Enhancement Talisman."

"The Divine Power Talisman and Vajra Talisman are amplification-type talismans. Although they can temporarily increase your strength limit, they will also cause a backlash effect on your own body after the effect dissipates, resulting in a period of weakness."

"So, you can't use them multiple times in a short period of time. This Enhancement Talisman can extend the duration of the amplification effect. Take advantage of the fact that the talisman's power hasn't been completely used up and quickly fight the second round."

"Otherwise, when the talisman's effect dissipates and you enter a weakened state, it will be impossible for you to win against your opponent."

Shen Mo handed over the talismans and instructed.

Using a strong move will inevitably result in self-damage. That's why other disciples of the Linyang Sect rarely use amplification talismans.

(End of this chapter)