In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 291 A Battle of Prodigies? A Bloodbath Against Demons! (Please Subscribe!)
The final game of the top six has come to an end, with Chi Le-an suffering a decisive defeat.

However, this does not mean that he has stopped there; he has simply fallen into the loser's bracket.

Next, apart from Su Yuan, Qiu Tianze, and Qi Hanyue, who have made it into the top three, the other nine candidates will have to fight each other in the loser's bracket.

When the three finalists are matched again, one of them will definitely receive a bye, and the winner of the loser's bracket will then face that bye.

If I can win, I can enter the finals and may have another chance to compete for first place in the monthly exam.

However, Chi Le'an's chances of emerging from the loser's bracket are slim, as there are two formidable opponents in the same group: Zhuo Lixin and Pan Yunqing.

Although these two appeared weak in front of Su Yuan, they had perfect methods to restrain normal demonic cultivators.

The Heart-Slaying Demon Sword is very strong, and the Heavenly Heart Sword Dao is also very strong, but it's still questionable how much power they can unleash when they are restrained.

After the top six matches concluded, the losers' bracket battles began.

After a whole afternoon of intense competition, the rankings of the losers' bracket were determined.

As Su Yuan predicted, Chi Le'an barely defeated Zhuo Lixin, but lost to Pan Yunqing's fierce offensive, with the latter taking first place in the loser's bracket.

This means that as long as Su Yuan can achieve final victory in the winners' bracket, he will not need to fight the first place in the losers' bracket and can directly obtain the first place in the monthly exam.

And just after Chi Le'an's defeat, Su Yuan heard a "ding-dong" sound in his ear.

[You didn't even need to lift a finger; you defeated the Heavenly Heart Demon Prince with just your loyal henchmen? The host's demonic lord demeanor is already beginning to emerge.]

Oh? So that's considered defeating Chi Le'an?

Not bad.

Su Yuan opened the task panel with satisfaction; the task progress for defeating the Demon Talent had indeed increased.

He can receive another stage reward—an upgrade in magic power level (optional).

But which specific demonic skill should be chosen for upgrading?

Su Yuan's preferred choices remain the same as before, within the Ten Demon Fingers series.

To this day, aside from the recently acquired Demonic Skill: Finger Beast, all members of the Demonic Skill: Five Fingers series, excluding the Demonic Skill: Finger Talisman, have received an upgrade.

According to the usual practice, the Demonic Skill Finger Talisman should also be upgraded.

But Su Yuan did not accept this normal approach.

He doesn't currently have a strong need for the magic skill "Finger Talisman," and this altruistic magic skill won't be of much help in the upcoming monthly exam.

Conversely, if the other magical skills are upgraded to level three, their base stats will be improved, and the additional effects of level three will be gained.

He already has a comprehensive set of methods; it's time to make his strengths last.

With this in mind, Su Yuan prepared to upgrade the Demonic Art Finger again, so that it would be easier to use when attacking other people's magic weapons.

But just as he was about to make his move, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.

and many more!

Before joining the Demon Extermination University, the Ten Demon Fingers was indeed the highest priority upgrade item.

But after joining the Demon-Slaying University, he seems to have a higher priority for upgrading.

For example, the Heavenly Fiend Sword Technique is also a demonic art.

For example, the Boundless Dao Seed that he has been practicing recently, although its roots are righteous, will undoubtedly become a demonic art if Su Yuan practices it.

Both of these magical skills are displayed in the upgrade options; you can upgrade them with a simple tap.

In particular, the Heavenly Fiend Sword Technique, once upgraded, might play a crucial role in the battle against Qiu Tianze.

So, should we upgrade the Heavenly Fiend Sword Technique?

But Su Yuan quickly rejected the idea.

Compared to the Heavenly Fiend Sword Technique, the Divine Transformation Inheritance obtained after accumulating 100 hidden points is probably the demonic skill that should be upgraded the most!

Previously, he didn't know whether the Nascent Soul Transformation Inheritance was a righteous or demonic cultivation method, so he didn't have any particular thoughts about it.

But now that we know, we definitely need to start saving up magic skill upgrade cards in advance!
The Nascent Soul Transformation Inheritance was already very powerful; if he were to upgrade it further, it would be unstoppable!

Jie Jie Jie!

Su Yuan felt that he was a genius.

As for whether not using the Demonic Power Upgrade Card now will lead to defeat in the battle against Qiu Tianze?
That's fine, since Su Yuan is already 70% confident of defeating Qiu Tianze. After some comparison and analysis, Su Yuan ultimately decided to save the mission reward.

Just then, the referee asked him to go over and draw lots.

The battle in the winners' bracket is about to begin.

Although it was late at night, it was not yet midnight, so Su Yuan's eighty points of luck had not been wiped out.

But he had no hope of having any luck at all; he was pretty sure he'd draw Qiu Tianze.

As expected, Su Yuan and Qiu Tianze both got the number two ball, while Qi Hanyue, the lucky one, got a bye.

Of course, her bye was completely meaningless; she had to play a match against Pan Yunqing.

Given Pan Yunqing's level of subjugation, Su Yuan could have easily forced him to lose, but he didn't need to go that far, so he simply let the two fight normally.

It would be good enough for Qi Hanyue to get fourth place; she couldn't hold on to anything higher.

However, judging from her written test score, even fourth place is uncertain. Combining the scores from both tests, she might drop to sixth place in one go.

As expected, Qi Hanyue's battle with Pan Yunqing ended with the latter easily winning.

Then came the battle between Su Yuan and Qiu Tianze.

Without a doubt, this was the most exciting battle among the heavyweight candidates, and the audience waited from day to night for this very moment!
Before the competition started, no one could have predicted that Su Yuan could get this far, and no one thought that Qiu Tianze's position as the top student in the monthly exam would be unstable.

But Su Yuan proved himself with one battle after another, each one more solid than the last.

Everyone understood that he was the second strongest person in the entire room after Qiu Tianze, and he was fully capable of challenging for the top spot in the monthly exam.

Although most people still favor Qiu Tianze, who possesses the inheritance of the Nascent Soul stage, even these people are willing to believe that Su Yuan will not be defeated as easily as Chi Le'an.

On the viewing platform, True Lord Yang Hao sighed:

"It seems I underestimated these kids. My original expectation for them was only the top ten, or at most the top five."

"But Su Yuan has already managed to secure second place and strive for first, which is truly incredible."

"However, if he cannot deal with the first stage of the Nascent Soul inheritance, the Blood Corruption Sword, then this battle is probably doomed."

Tai Baiji calmly said:
"Based on my understanding of his methods, he truly has no way to deal with the Blood Corruption Sword, not even with his Mysterious Demon Sword."

"But I have a feeling he'll bring up something I don't know."

The two Nascent Soul True Monarchs were talking when a clear, childlike voice interrupted them.

"Interesting, truly interesting. The battle between the geniuses of the Demon Extermination Sect has turned into a final showdown between two demons."

"The Demon-Slaying University is truly a place where hidden talents abound."

Yang Hao Zhenjun, Tai Bai Tianji: "..."

Indeed, after this battle, viewers who don't understand the truth about the Divine Transformation inheritance will probably spread all sorts of rumors.

In the past, monthly exams were always held in a closed setting, so there weren't many spectators.

"Why are there so many spectators for this joint monthly exam? I don't recall this happening before."

Tai Baiji asked.

True Lord Yang Hao said:
"This is the department head's idea, and perhaps it was authorized by the university president."

"Perhaps...they are preparing to reveal part of the truth to the public? Or has something changed at the top?"

Tai Baiji's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said:
"It seems we'll only know these high-level secrets once we're promoted to deputy director."

The two looked at each other in silence, and eventually, they tacitly ended the topic and continued to look at the field.

At this moment, Su Yuan and Qiu Tianze were already standing on the arena, facing each other.

Just as the referee was about to give the order to begin the fight, Su Yuan suddenly raised his hand and said:
"Wait a moment, please let me apply two buffs to myself first."

As he spoke, he took out the Boundless Dao Seed Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then he removed the Moon-Chasing Pearl from his chest, and the blood-red pearl rose up on its own, hovering behind Su Yuan's head.

Then, Su Yuan took out his true natal flying sword, the Xuanqi Demon Sword, from his dantian.

With Crimson Yuan in one hand and Mystic Origin in the other, he swallowed the Human Elixir and had the Moon of Calamity shining behind his head, truly arming himself to the teeth.

(End of this chapter)