Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 258: First Victory, Blood Curse, and the Suspicion of the True Lords

"Xiao Chen actually chose to challenge the Zhengdong Arena!"

This situation immediately attracted the attention of all the monks present.

After a full day of fighting yesterday, the situations in the eight arenas had become very clear.

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could see that the Zhengdong Arena had the best rewards, but it was also the most difficult level to break through.

Originally, Xiao Chen was very special in the eyes of outsiders.

His identity is unknown and his origins are a mystery, but he can spend a huge amount of money at the auction and instantly defeated the famous physical cultivator Chen Qingsong from Tingtaohai in a previous battle.

Therefore, ever since he was recognized, there has been endless discussion about him.

Now Xiao Chen came up again and chose the most difficult Zhengdong Arena.

Naturally, everyone was very excited and wanted to take this opportunity to observe his fighting process.

After experiencing several challenges yesterday, everyone has already conceded that the disciples of Chongzhen Temple are more powerful than Chen Qingsong and others.

In this case, this battle is likely to be very exciting!

"Hey, who do you think will win? Senior Xiao should be able to win this time, right?"

"I can't say for sure, but the techniques of Chongzhen Temple are indeed extremely powerful."

"And the spiritual weapons are also very powerful. Maybe all eight arenas will be occupied by others this time."

"It's definitely not all occupied, but don't forget that Tianjian Zhenren and the others haven't taken action yet. Even if Senior Xiao fails, they still have a backup."

"That shouldn't be the case. Isn't it said that Senior Xiao is also a hidden heir?"

"Didn't you notice that the arena has been enlarged? This has increased the distance between the two sides. I think they are clearly targeting Senior Xiao and the physical cultivators."

"Oh, what you said makes sense, fellow Daoist! Doesn't that mean Senior Xiao will suffer a loss?"

……

There was a lot of discussion in the audience below the stage.

Not only the independent cultivators thought so, but the true disciples of the seven major sects were also discussing it secretly.

"Do you think Fellow Daoist Xiao can secure his first victory?"

"It's hard to say. From what I saw yesterday, I felt that he was very comfortable with his moves. Maybe he didn't even use his full strength."

"I just hope that no matter what the outcome, this battle can last a little longer. It was over too quickly yesterday, and I didn't have time to study it carefully."

Even the few True Lords who were watching the battle on the high platform nearby.

They also turned their eyes to Xiao Chen, with a hint of curiosity in their eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, due to an unexpected situation yesterday, the rules of the arena have also changed."

The master warned, "During the attack, in addition to strictly prohibiting the use of fourth-level external objects, each side cannot use more than ten talismans in a single attack."

"If you violate the rules, you will be directly penalized for the loss!"

The reason for adding this new item is that yesterday a talisman practitioner tried to win by relying on the number of talismans.

However, he failed in the end because the disciples of Chongzhen Temple came prepared and had more and better quality talismans.

So, in order to be fair, everyone was restricted from relying too much on talismans.

"no problem!"

Xiao Chen nodded. He had no intention of relying on any external aid.

A physical cultivator has always relied on himself.

Well, at most I'll just add Hextech.

"Boom~!"

The red cloth ball fell to the ground.

At the same time, the disciples of Chongzhen Temple on the left side of the arena were well prepared and immediately offered a golden spiritual shield.

The opponent did not underestimate the enemy at all. Instead, he made up his mind to take a steady approach today.

Try to force Xiao Chen to reveal his trump card.

As the golden spirit shield entered the spiritual form, a dazzling golden light immediately lit up from the stage.

Even after passing through the transparent defensive formation outside the arena, it was still bright enough to pierce people's eyes.

This caused many casual cultivators to subconsciously close their eyes.

Affecting the enemy's line of sight is one of the side effects of the Elite Spirit Shield.

Combined with the secret technique of interfering with the lock of spiritual consciousness, it can have miraculous effects.

"Boom~!"

Another dull thud of something heavy falling was heard.

The stage immediately fell silent.

Many casual cultivators used their magical powers to protect their eyes and looked towards the stage.

I saw a blurry figure standing on the left, one hand behind his back and the other hand slowly retracted.

But the right side of the ring was empty!

"clang!"

The golden spirit shield fell to the ground without the support of true energy.

The golden light on the ring quickly dimmed.

Only then did everyone see it clearly.

The figure standing on the left was actually Xiao Chen!
If someone looks carefully, they can find that he is standing just one step in front of the disciple from Chongzhen Temple.

???

Everyone was stunned and didn't understand what had just happened.

"Hi~!"

A cultivator gasped, "Why did they suddenly change positions? Fellow Daoist Zhang, did you see what was going on?"

"I do not know!"

The companion next to him was obviously confused: "I just blinked because of the golden light, and when I opened my eyes again, this is it."

His words reflected the thoughts of the other monks around him.

Everyone looked at each other, all confused.

Until someone suddenly pointed and said, "Look, the champion has fallen down!"

Everyone quickly looked in the direction of his finger and saw the original Chongzhen Temple disciple crawling up from the ground.

At this moment, he was looking around, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He himself didn't react to what just happened.

But to others, the truth of the matter was obvious.

Combined with the action of Xiao Chen retracting his hand and the muffled sound, it was clear that the disciple of Chongzhen Temple was knocked down directly.

This result was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

After yesterday's attack, no one would think that the disciple from Chongzhen Temple was not strong enough and that was why he couldn't even take a single move.

Everyone soon realized that Xiao Chen was actually too strong!

And it's not just a little bit stronger, it's a complete and utter crushing of strength!

"This... is it so easy to win?"

"Oh my god, what kind of strange power is this, Brother Xiao?"

"I thought Fellow Daoist Xiao would suffer a loss after the arena was expanded, but who could have imagined that there would be no difference at all."

"Oh, it turns out I misunderstood Fellow Daoist Chen the day before yesterday. I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Xiao to be so strong!"

……

Tian Jian Zhenren, who was famous in Ting Tao Sea before, now had a serious expression on his face.

He had just seen almost a blurry track.

In other words, even if he stood there, his reaction time would only be a split second.

The eight Vajras, the current leader of Qianji, could not help but frown.

Put yourself in his shoes and think about it. If he were to fight against Xiao Chen, the result would probably not be good.

Even with such a fast speed, the distance between the ring and the opponent is obviously too short.

There was a high probability that the Thousand Machine Puppet would not be able to stop the other party from approaching, which meant that he had almost lost half of his support.

This is obviously bad news for the Eight Vajras.

There is no Jindan cultivator who doesn't want the Taiqing Huaying Glass Pearl, and he is no exception.

However, now that Xiao Chen has become the champion, he is restrained by the opponent, which is equivalent to directly losing the qualification to compete for the Zhengdong Arena.

Not far away, Zhenren Kaiyue from the Tiangang Sect did not have such worries.

As a physical cultivator, he will not be restrained.

But precisely because they were both physical cultivators, he could feel more deeply the horror of Xiao Chen.

What the hell!
Master Kaiyue asked himself, he couldn't possibly break through the spiritual shield's defense so easily and knock the person out.

"One party falls out of the ring, and this challenge ends."

The referee who had just thrown the red cloth ball jumped off the ring and stood there in a daze for a while before he reacted.

He jumped up again and announced: "Xiao Chen wins and becomes the new champion!"

As the result was announced, there was another round of heated discussion.

At the same time, many monks began to look at other disciples of Chongzhen Temple again.

Facts have proven that they will be defeated, and crushed directly.

So many of the remaining monks no longer hesitated and went on stage to challenge, trying to win their first victory in other arenas.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, this is the list of spiritual weapon prizes. Please feel free to choose your reward."

Realizing that no one was challenging the Zhengdong Arena, the person in charge came over with a tray and signaled Xiao Chen to choose the reward first.

Oh open?

To be honest, this surprised Xiao Chen.

There was even a first-win reward on the second day. That’s exaggerated.

He went back to seclusion yesterday and didn't really pay attention to what was happening outside.

Seeing that the eight spiritual weapons on the list were still there, I realized that the strength of Chongzhen Temple seemed to be quite strong.

Since there is a free spiritual weapon, don’t miss it.

Xiao Chen made a quick distinction, then picked up the pen and ticked the spiritual shield at the bottom.

As we all know, defensive spiritual weapons are generally more expensive than offensive spiritual weapons.

Therefore, he chose this spirit shield. Even if he didn't pick the most expensive one, it shouldn't be a problem for him to resell it for hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

Soon, the disciples of Chongzhen Temple took the spiritual weapon and presented it to Xiao Chen on the spot.

This undoubtedly inspired more independent cultivators.

In particular, although most of them made it into the top 100 in the selection, they did not expect to win the final defending championship award.

Therefore, they began to challenge the remaining seven arenas one after another, trying to compete for the spiritual weapon.

Unfortunately, the strength of the independent cultivators is ultimately limited.

In addition to helping test some of Chongzhen Temple's spell effects during the battle, dozens of people were eliminated again.

By the evening, they still hadn't been able to take the second stage.

At the same time, what made Xiao Chen feel relieved was that no one chose to challenge him during this process.

Everyone tacitly circled around the other seven arenas, and no one came to cause him any trouble.

He was also happy to have some free time, so he simply sat cross-legged on the stage and watched the show.

After all, compared to the previous selections, everyone no longer hid their skills when attacking the ring, and the fight was finally quite exciting.

It would actually be nice if it could always end like this.

Unfortunately, he was not the only cultivator who had set his sights on the Taiqing Huaying Glass Pearl.

Early on the third day.

The old man from Kuaixi who was always able to persuade his opponents to retreat actually chose to challenge the Zhengdong Arena.

This was very interesting, and many monks immediately regained their interest.

You know, in the previous selection, even Xiao Chen fought in the final round.

However, this old man from Kuaixi never fought any opponent from beginning to end, and he always easily persuaded his opponent to retreat by transmitting messages with his spiritual consciousness.

Everyone naturally wants to know whether he can do it this time.

"Look, he's closing his eyes again!" "I really want to know what he said."

"What do you think? Can he persuade Fellow Daoist Xiao to retreat?"

……

Everyone looked at the old man with curiosity.

Even the referee didn't urge him, but seemed to be waiting for something.

At the same time, an old voice suddenly sounded beside Xiao Chen's ear: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, you have been hit by my secret curse."

"If you don't believe me, you might as well try to circulate your true energy now."

"Do you feel a slight tingling in your meridians?"

"Hehehe, as long as you admit defeat now and promise to keep this secret for me, I will remove the curse from you and guarantee that there will be no sequelae."

Ok?
Dark curse?

Xiao Chen's expression was a little subtle, he didn't feel anything at all.

I was curious before about how the other party persuaded people to quit, and it turns out that they relied on threats in this way.

He shook his head slightly: "Daoyou, I advise you to try a different method, it might be more effective."

This answer obviously surprised the old man Kuaiqi.

He grinned slightly and didn't intend to have a meaningless argument with the young man.

Instead, he secretly cast a spell, deciding to let Xiao Chen suffer first.

Young people are always arrogant and look down on others.

But as long as he realizes the turmoil of the true energy in his body, he will naturally become obedient.

"Eh~?"

However, as his mental method began to work, the old man's expression changed slightly.

From the original calmness, a hint of doubt gradually emerged.

I have already cast the secret spell, why can't I activate it suddenly?
He hurriedly cast the spell again, but once the dark curse penetrated into Xiao Chen's body, it immediately severed contact with him and could no longer respond.

"How is this going?"

The old man's face changed drastically, as if he had encountered something horrible. "Impossible! I have practiced for a lifetime, there is no way I could be wrong!"

He immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and bit his tongue to offer blood as a sacrifice.

In an instant, several blood-red runes appeared around him.

With the appearance of these runes, the entire arena area seemed to be filled with a bloody smell.

Many monks hurriedly held their breath, but were surprised to find that the bloody smell was getting stronger.

Many people's expressions changed immediately, and they hurriedly mobilized their magic power or true energy to try to resist, but the effect was minimal and they could not completely suppress it.

On the side stands, Master Heming's eyes flashed.

He had already recognized the old man's origin. He was one of the unconventional people who practiced the blood curse.

If not prepared, it would be difficult for ordinary Jindan cultivators to resist.

There is a high probability that Xiao Chen will fail this time.

But it doesn’t matter. Now that the truth has been exposed, there is no threat to Chongzhen Temple.

You only need to refer to the sect's scriptures and the self-defense methods left by your ancestors to make talismans and give them out, so that you can easily prevent the blood curse from entering your body and regain the championship.

"Referee, does this count as premature action?"

Xiao Chen turned around and asked, "Can I interrupt him now?"

Logically speaking, this is a violation, right?
"Pfft~!"

However, before the referee could answer, the old man suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood fell to the ground and turned black, making a sizzling sound.

The bloody smell that filled the scene suddenly disappeared, and turned into a violent cough.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The old man supported himself on the ground with one hand, as if he had suffered some kind of backlash and was in great pain.

After a few breaths, the old man looked up tremblingly, and his eyes were full of confusion and fear when he looked at Xiao Chen.

He had practiced the blood curse technique for many years, but when he encountered the other party, it was like a dead leaf encountering a fire, or like white snow encountering the scorching sun.

How could there be such a person in the world?

He simply wanted to shout out loud, "Since I was born, why did you have to be born?"
"I, I lost!"

He struggled to his feet and bowed slightly: "Thank you, Brother Xiao, for your mercy and mercy!"

After saying that, he turned around, walked down the stage, and left Honghua Island directly.

Ok?
Being patronizing?

Xiao Chen didn't quite understand what he was talking about.

But anyway, I won.

Upon hearing this, the referee promptly announced, "Xiao Chen wins this challenge!"

However, the wandering cultivators around heard it clearly.

Immediately, everyone widened their eyes and looked at Xiao Chen in shock.

They had just experienced firsthand how unbearable that strange bloody smell was.

You know, they are not even the main targets of the attack.

At best, we can only be considered to have been affected by the aftermath.

However, Xiao Chen, as the first target of the strange attack, was not only unharmed but also completely unharmed.

It even sounded like he was showing some mercy during the fight.

"Wow! They've already finished fighting, but I still don't understand what just happened."

"Who says it's not?"

"Although I didn't fully understand it, the old man just now looked quite exhausted, while Fellow Daoist Xiao was calm and composed. The comparison between the two is obvious!"

"What this fellow Taoist said makes sense!"

"I didn't even feel the fluctuations of Daoist Fellow Xiao's true energy. It was obvious that he won effortlessly."

……

The monks below the stage were talking about it.

The several Yuanying Zhenjuns in the stands were also a little surprised and suspicious.

As a physical cultivator, Xiao Chen is fast and strong, which is easy for them to understand.

After all, there are examples of cultivators who are born with Dharma bodies or even spiritual bodies and have immense power.

However, even they were a little confused about the scene just now.

The blood curse technique was originally an extremely unpopular and unorthodox method that was rarely seen in hundreds of years.

However, Xiao Chen was able to come up with a solution on the spot and successfully won.

From the small details we can see the big picture, which shows its profound foundation and wide range of means.

Before, everyone was just speculating about Xiao Chen's origins.

But now there is an unintentional piece of evidence that proves that he is the descendant of a hidden Taoist sect that has entered the world.

Especially Master Heming, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he began to eliminate the problems in his mind.

Unfortunately, this clue is too unpopular to directly infer its exact origin.

Soon, it was noon on the third day.

The intensity of the battles in the other arenas also suddenly increased.

Almost all the independent cultivators under the ring were eliminated, only Zhenren Cangjian and Zhang Shouquan were watching the situation.

But at this point, the two of them no longer hesitated.

"My Dharma name is Cang Jian. Please teach me, Brother Xiao!"

Master Cang Jian came on stage holding a flying sword and performed a beautiful sword-holding ceremony.

Xiao Chen clasped his fists and responded, "It's not really teaching, it's just a mutual exchange of ideas."

The two of them exchanged greetings.

The referee immediately threw the red ball up.

"Friend Xiao is very powerful, so I will also give my all in this next strike."

Cang Jian Zhenren pressed the hilt of his sword with his backhand and took the initiative to remind him, "This will be my strongest sword, but even so, I can't control the sword's edge to show mercy."

"This sword once slew a Jindan Tribulation Cultivator. Please be prepared, fellow Daoist!"

Xiao Chen was curious after hearing this: "Aren't you afraid that I will prepare in advance and break your sword moves?"

Cang Jian Zhenren's eyes were firm, and he answered without hesitation: "If you can take this sword, I am willing to admit defeat."

"Boom~!"

The red cloth ball fell to the ground.

"Cang Lang!"

The sharp sound of sword rang out.

Immortal Cang Jian drew his sword and slashed at the first opportunity: "Sword breaks the sky!"

Generally speaking, when fighting, monks will prioritize defense.

But for sword cultivators, especially top-level sword cultivators, attacking instead of defending has always been their priority.

In particular, Master Cangjian had already realized that Xiao Chen was not an ordinary person, so he used his most powerful sword moves right from the start, hoping to gain the upper hand.

I saw him swinging the flying sword in his hand.

At the same time, a giant sword condensed from true energy and a thousand feet long slashed down from the sky.

The wind it created alone was so whistling that it hurt the skin of the surrounding cultivators.

"Crack~!"

A pair of hands suddenly raised up and put together, clamping the giant sword falling from the sky.

In front of the giant sword that was a thousand feet long, Xiao Chen, who was nine feet tall, looked particularly small.

If the huge sword blade fell just a foot further, it seemed that it could pierce through his head.

However, it was stopped in mid-air at this moment and could not move forward!
It even looked as if Xiao Chen took the initiative to raise a giant sword.

"what!"

"Oh my god! Fellow Daoist Xiao actually caught this move with his bare hands!"

"I...I...I, I have my shadow stone. I must record this scene!"

The wandering cultivators were instantly in an uproar, unable to believe what they had seen.

However, the next moment, Xiao Chen actually let go on his own initiative!
He calmly lowered his hands from both sides and gave up holding them up.

This action immediately shocked everyone.

what's the situation?
What's going on here?
Is he going to give up defending the title?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through everyone's minds, but their eyes were immediately focused on the giant sword in the air.

However, even though the giant sword had lost its obstruction, it still remained suspended in mid-air, as if it were just a phantom.

"Click~!"

Suddenly there was a cracking sound.

Then, in front of everyone's incredulous gazes, the giant sword began to crack inch by inch, and was covered with dense cracks.

In the end, the entire giant sword shattered into tens of thousands of pieces, melting in the air and becoming the most primitive spiritual energy.

It was not until this moment that everyone reacted.

It turned out that Xiao Chen's slap just now not only blocked the giant sword, but also completely shattered its insides.

In other words, he actually stood still, took on his opponent's strongest sword move with his bare hands, and even managed to break it!
After realizing this, the entire arena area fell silent.

Everyone opened their mouths, but didn't know what to say.

"Fellow Daoist, you reminded me, so I will remind you too."

Xiao Chen spoke slowly: "If you get knocked off the ring, it might hurt a little."

Upon hearing these words, Master Cang Jian immediately came to his senses and a wry smile appeared on his face.

Immediately, he took the initiative to perform another sword salute: "Fellow Daoist, your strength is so great that I admit I am inferior to you!"

"I surrender!"

(End of this chapter)