You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"It really is true that enemies are destined to meet." Chen Huai'an looked at Zhao Junhao and smiled faintly.

His opponent was at the seventh level of the late stage of Body Refinement, while he was at the eighth level. He really didn't know where this guy got his confidence from, thinking he could easily defeat him.

Meeting him was both his good fortune and his misfortune.

If he hadn't met him, he would have had a chance to make it into the top 500.

But now that this guy has met him, he's unlucky and can only manage to stay in the top 1,500.

"Kid, stop talking nonsense and you're about to die!" Zhao Junhao roared.

According to the intelligence Zhao gave him, Chen Huai'an had just broken through to the sixth level of the mid-stage Body Refinement Realm. His current realm was still unstable, and he could easily defeat this guy as soon as he made a move.

He knew that Chen Huai'an's fighting style was such that, apart from his martial arts skills, he had nothing else to offer.

Without any equipment, he only possesses brute strength. If he tries to wage a war of attrition, he will be less successful than his opponent.

"Die!" Zhao Junhao swung his long sword and slashed at Chen Huai'an.

In the face of absolute power, everything else is insignificant.

Zhao Junhao is at the seventh level of the late stage of Body Refinement. Although he is only one level higher than Chen Huai'an, the combat power he unleashes is not just one level higher.

This is similar to the difference between the initial stage of Body Refinement (level 3) and the middle stage of Body Refinement (level 4). Although it's only one level, the difference between them might not be a factor of two, but could be several times.

A mid-stage, fourth-level Body Refinement cultivator can easily overpower several early-stage, third-level Qi Refining cultivators.

The same principle applies to reaching the seventh level of the late stage of the Body Refinement Realm and the sixth level of the middle stage of the Body Refinement Realm.

Many people in the audience were very optimistic about Chen Huai'an. They believed that he had some ability to get to where he was today.

However, after learning that his opponent was Zhao Junhao, a master at the seventh level of the late stage of Body Refinement, they changed their minds and thought Chen Huai'an's good days were over.

Chen Huai'an rolled on the spot, avoiding Zhao Junhao's sword strike head-on. His dodging movements were as smooth as milk.

"My God! Chen Huai'an actually dodged Zhao Junhao's full-force attack! This guy is a master at the seventh level of the late stage of Body Refinement!" The scene of being instantly killed, which they had imagined, did not occur, and the servant disciples below the stage burst into a series of exclamations.

This Chen Huai'an does have some skill.

"Kid, all you can do is dodge like a clown jumping around?" Zhao Junhao looked at Chen Huai'an with some annoyance after his attacks, which he thought were sure to succeed, failed several times.

Chen Huai'an looked at the other person as if he were an idiot. "You think I'm stupid for not dodging? If you're so capable, stand there and let me cut you once."

Are these so-called family scions all idiots? Do they think that just because they are strong, they can do whatever they want? Don't they know that this is a competition? No matter what means they use, as long as they win this competition, they can enter the top 1,000.

Then, if he wins another match, he'll easily enter the top 500. Zhao Junhao's face turned bright red. Chen Huai'an's strength was undeniable; it was his skill that he was able to dodge his attacks.

But he was still unhappy. Why was a good-for-nothing so dazzling? He was a genius, at the seventh level of the late stage of Body Refinement. In less than a year, he would be able to enter the outer sect and become a prestigious outer sect disciple.

As for Chen Huai'an, what makes him so special? He's just a piece of trash, a piece of trash with mixed spiritual roots of the five elements. What makes him so fast at cultivation, and even able to break through in battle? This should be the honor he deserves.

"Ah, Chen Huai'an, you good-for-nothing who only knows how to talk big, today I'm going to kill you." Zhao Junhao was getting frantic because he still couldn't take down Chen Huai'an. He had to fight to the death today.

Zhao Junhao spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and his aura surged. In an instant, the powerful aura he unleashed was equivalent to the cultivation level of the eighth stage of the late Body Refinement Realm. In that instant, his reaction, speed, and strength all improved by a level.

In this battle, Zhao Junhao fought desperately. He had to win; if he lost, he would lose face in the Zhao family. Even if he won, he would be excluded from the later battles and would only be able to stop at the top 1,000.

All of this is thanks to Chen Huai'an.

Zhao Junhao wished he could devour Chen Huai'an's flesh and blood, and tear him to pieces; otherwise, he could not quell the hatred in his heart.

"They're already fighting so hard, but they're nothing special." Chen Huai'an kept his distance from Zhao Junhao, not giving him a chance to get close, nor would he engage in a head-on confrontation.

Just as Zhao Junhao was about to fight Chen Huai'an to the death, the scales of victory tipped in Chen Huai'an's favor.

Zhao Junhao overdraws his potential to improve his cultivation level and fights desperately against him. He can't maintain this fighting state for long. As long as Chen Huai'an fights a war of attrition and exhausts the opponent's strength, he can win easily.

Since victory was assured, Chen Huai'an naturally had no need to confront his opponent head-on; he could simply dodge.

At this moment, the stamina Chen Huai'an had honed through carrying water came in handy.

"Useless trash, good-for-nothing! He can't even handle a piece of trash like Chen Huai'an who just broke through to the sixth level of the mid-stage Body Refinement Realm. How dare such a piece of trash call himself a genius of the Zhao family?" Zhang Tao, watching the battle between Chen Huai'an and Zhao Junhao, couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

What was supposed to be a sure victory turned into a defeat because of that brainless guy Zhao Junhao.

This battle was neither entirely due to luck nor entirely due to skill.

Ultimately, Zhao Junhao was defeated by Chen Huai'an because he forcibly increased his strength and used power that did not belong to him in advance. He was defeated because his power was exhausted.

"He won! Brother Chen actually won! He's now among the top 1,000 on the Spirit Ranking!" Liu Qiaogui, watching from below the stage, was utterly incredulous upon seeing Chen Huai'an's victory.

Zhao Junhao, who had been so arrogant and domineering in front of the water-carrying and handyman disciples a few days ago, was now lying on the arena like a dead dog.

Aside from the cheers erupting from the water-carrying disciples who came to watch the spectacle, the other disciples below the stage booed and snorted.

Chen Huai'an's victory was truly beyond their expectations.

But a win is a win. Strength, being fast, and knowing how to dodge are all forms of strength.

The cultivation world is extremely cruel. In fact, being able to run away, hide, and survive to the end is a kind of strength.

"Brother Chen, you're amazing! You easily made it into the top 1,000. You're treating us today!" Several water-carrying and handyman disciples, led by Liu Qiaogui, came to Chen Huai'an.

"Chen Huai'an, well done! I didn't expect you to make it into the top 1,000. At noon, I'll have the kitchen prepare a spiritual meal for you to reward you properly. There's a true dragon among us water-carrying disciples." Manager Wu, with his big belly, came to Chen Huai'an.

Chen Huai'an cupped his hands in thanks to Steward Wu and said, "Thank you, Steward Wu. May I enjoy the spiritual food now? The battle just now put me under a lot of pressure. I feel like my bottleneck in the mid-stage of Body Refinement is about to loosen. I wonder if I can break through to the seventh level of the late-stage Body Refinement."

"What a wonderful thing! I'll have the canteen staff prepare a spiritual meal for you right away." Manager Wu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Didn't this guy break through during the battle yesterday? How come he's showing signs of breaking through again after only one night?