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Chapter 207 The Strength of the Jiang Family in Lingzhou [Please Subscribe]

Yunzhou, the Yunyue Mountains.

At this moment, at the "Hundred Clans Assembly", after a fierce battle, the Fang family of Yunzhou still won the Purple Mansion Arena and directly gained three points.

In the subsequent Foundation Building arena, the Fang family, having lost one member, was no match for the Kong family of Yanzhou and suffered a regrettable defeat.

Fortunately, they managed to turn the tide and gain another point.

The victory of this local family drew cheers from many Yunzhou cultivators who had come to watch the battle.

Regional pride is something you can't avoid no matter where you are.

The reason this "Hundred Clans Conference" was held in Yunzhou was because the three major sects were preparing to attack the Hualong Sect.

But to the local cultivators of Yunzhou who were unaware of the inside story, it was a victory for Yunzhou.

Just like in Zhou Chun's previous life, various countries and provinces were vying to host certain well-known sporting events.

Now that the families of Yunzhou have achieved a great start at the "Hundred Clans Conference," it is only natural that the local cultivators of Yunzhou would cheer for them.

After the competition ended, regardless of their mood, the cultivators from both families quickly moved to the place where a purification array had been set up to meditate and recover their mana.

There are still dozens of matches ahead of them. If they don't recover their magic power as soon as possible, it will be difficult to achieve good results later.

"The fact that a family can win multiple battles in such a high-intensity series and make it into the top six shows that, regardless of their top-level combat strength, their war potential is greater than that of the other eliminated families."

"The person who created these rules is certainly very shrewd!"

Inside the Zhou family's residence, Zhou Chun looked at the two families that were taking the field in the second team of Group A and sighed with emotion.

The outcome of a battle is not only determined by who has higher cultivation level or better magical artifacts, but also by fighting will and experience.

Some people may perform very well in battle at the beginning because of their high cultivation level and excellent magical artifacts.

However, if he did not have a strong and unwavering fighting spirit, he would never have been able to maintain his winning streak after a series of high-intensity battles.

Real war, however, truly tests a person's fighting will.

On the battlefield, the enemy often doesn't give you time to rest and recover; they will attack you wave after wave.

At the same time, sometimes in order to hunt down the enemy or carry out a long-distance assault, you need to have a very firm will to support yourself in the pursuit.

The three major sects held the "Hundred Races Conference" to select outstanding warriors, so fighting spirit was naturally a key consideration for them.

By conducting continuous, non-stop battles, they can ensure that they do not miss any outstanding warriors.

Zhou Chun could guess that there must be people secretly recording the status of cultivators from various families at this time.

As the tournament progresses, those cultivators with unwavering fighting spirit, regardless of whether their families can make it into the top thirty, will likely become warriors when they march against the Dragon Transformation Sect!

When it comes to a life-or-death battle, the three major sects will not give the various cultivation families the opportunity to use the old, weak, sick, or disabled to make up the numbers; they will definitely send their most elite members to participate in the battle.

But even if you guessed it, it's impossible to say that you deliberately hid your skills and admitted defeat because you were worried about this.

"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken. The three factions of Jingguo are going to the south to attack the Hualong Sect. If they win, all the major families might be able to get a share of the spoils. But if they lose, I'm afraid all the major families will have a hard time afterwards!"

Zhou Mingde sighed softly, but his words pointed out the crux of the matter.

It's important to understand that the reason why the various cultivation families in Jing Kingdom were able to develop steadily was because the three major sects above them suppressed everything and prevented those Golden Core families and small and medium-sized sects from wantonly swallowing up other families and growing too powerful.

If the three major sects fail in their southern expedition against the Hualong Sect, the Jing Kingdom will inevitably fall into turmoil. At that time, families like the Zhou family, which are not direct descendants of the three major sects, may not be able to receive protection.

However, given that the three major sects now possess the core secrets of the Hualong Sect, Zhou Chun and his two companions still believe that the Jingguo side has a much greater chance of winning.

Therefore, they are serious about this "Hundred Clans Conference" and want to show their family's strength at this grand event. They are also prepared to risk their family's fate and fight with all their might in the subsequent southern expedition against the Dragon Transformation Sect.

Time passed slowly, and the families of Group A took turns competing, displaying all sorts of spells and magical artifacts. Even Zhou Chun, a veteran of countless battles, was amazed by what he saw.

There are so many unorthodox spells and magical artifacts in the cultivation world. If you haven't seen them before, you won't know how powerful they are.

Sometimes, it is precisely because of this lack of precaution that one can easily make a careless mistake and lose one's life.

For example, in a Foundation Establishment battle, a Foundation Establishment cultivator used an extremely unorthodox bronze gong magic weapon. When he struck the gong, a terrifying sound was emitted, shaking the cultivator's soul and consciousness.

Divine sense and magical power are the two abilities that make cultivators extraordinary. Once divine sense is disturbed, the magical artifacts that cultivators control will be difficult to use as desired, and the casting of spells will also be greatly affected.

So when that Foundation Establishment cultivator suddenly revealed this magic artifact, he managed to affect all five people on the other side with his own power, while they had already prepared for it and made preparations for protection.

As a result, the five opponents were defeated in a confused and inexplicable manner before they even had a chance to demonstrate their full strength.

After the battle, the Zhou family discussed the effects of the bronze gong artifact and devised a plan of countermeasures.

The final conclusion is that to avoid repeating the same mistake, one must either have a strong soul to resist the interference of the terrifying sound, or block one's hearing in advance by blocking the seven orifices such as the ears and nostrils, and at the same time use a soundproof shield for protection.

This might not completely eliminate the interference of that terrifying intent, but it should prevent everyone from losing control of the magical artifact and being defeated on the spot, just like the defeated family.

Such attacks that interfere with the soul, as long as the first wave of attacks can be withstood, will allow the cultivator's soul to quickly adapt and no longer be as vulnerable as it was the first time, unless the attack intensity is increased.

"Group A, Match 16: Tanzhou Wang Family vs. Lingzhou Jiang Family!"

Suddenly, as the yellow-robed Taoist Shan Yangzi announced the origins of the two new teams, the Zhou family cultivators' gazes sharpened.

Then Zhou Daoyi muttered to himself, "The Wang family of Tanzhou is a family of Golden Core cultivators; they should be able to force the Jiang family to use their full strength!"

The Jiang family of Lingzhou is a rival family with a deep-seated hatred for the Zhou family.

Although they haven't dared to attack the Zhou family yet due to the warning from Qinglian Temple.

However, the Zhou family members who knew the inside story all knew that the Jiang family would make their move sooner or later.

Since they are enemies, they will naturally not let go of the opportunity to spy on their strength.

At that moment, all of them looked solemnly at the Purple Mansion Arena.

As a family specializing in Golden Core cultivation, the Wang family of Tanzhou filled all three slots for Purple Mansion stage cultivators.

In contrast, the Jiang family of Lingzhou sent two cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage, one at the mid-stage and the other at the early stage.

However, when it came time for the actual fight, the Wang family had two cultivators of the same cultivation level fight against the two from the Jiang family, while another late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator stood by with his arms crossed, seemingly not intending to join the battle.

This action allowed the two Jiang family Purple Mansion cultivators, who were under immense pressure, to breathe a sigh of relief and then redouble their efforts to fight their opponent.

Although they had no chance of winning, they didn't want to lose too badly, even if they did lose.

On the arena, the mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator from the Jiang family waved his hand and unleashed a crimson-gold longsword magic weapon, slashing it towards his opponent.

The long sword pierced the air, its crimson-gold blade gleaming as it transformed into a giant blade several meters long, possessing the power to split mountains and cleave rivers.

Upon seeing this, his opponent immediately raised his hand and waved, unleashing a burst of light from a cyan longsword to meet the giant blade.

Swords and blades clashed in mid-air, sword energy shooting out in all directions, blade light crisscrossing, and the light and shadow effects were maximized.

After exchanging a few blows with their swords, they realized that neither of them could gain the upper hand, so they changed their moves almost simultaneously.

The Jiang family Purple Mansion cultivator opened his mouth and spat out a ball of orange-red flame, which quickly transformed into a fire dragon and rushed towards the Wang family Purple Mansion cultivator opposite him.

The Wang family's Purple Mansion cultivator waved his sleeve, and a ball of azure light shot out, condensing into an azure spear that shot towards the Jiang family's Purple Mansion cultivator.

Boom!

The fire dragon pounced close to the Wang family's Purple Mansion cultivator, then instantly exploded, turning into rolling flames that engulfed him.

However, the Wang family Purple Mansion cultivator inside had a blue wooden box on his head. He used the blue light emitted from the box to protect himself and was not afraid of the orange-red flames burning him.

Meanwhile, a golden round shield magic weapon appeared in front of the Jiang family's Purple Mansion cultivator, blocking the attack of the cyan spear.

Seeing this, the Wang family cultivator reached out and patted the storage bag at his waist, and a green jade Ruyi magic weapon immediately appeared in his hand.

With a wave of his Ruyi magic weapon, a burst of emerald-green spiritual light shot out, transforming into a green snake that lunged at the Jiang family's Purple Mansion cultivator.

The cultivator from the Jiang family's Purple Mansion reacted extremely quickly. Seeing that his opponent had revealed a new magic weapon, he also swiftly summoned a crimson disc magic weapon, which emitted crimson flames and struck the green snake.

In an instant, the blue and red lights flashed and clashed with each other, but in the end, the red disc artifact, with its inherent advantages, obliterated the blue snake.

After this exchange, the Wang family's Purple Mansion cultivator, who came from a Golden Core family, did not gain any advantage over the Jiang family's Purple Mansion cultivator.

This scene caused several Zhou family cultivators to frown.

"That Wang family cultivator practices wood-element techniques, so he was already somewhat restrained by the Jiang family cultivator who practices fire-element techniques. Moreover, he didn't have an advantage in terms of magical artifacts either. This situation is quite normal!"

"Wasn't our Zhou family once a family of Golden Core cultivators? But without the help of the Fire God Jackal, my strength wouldn't be able to surpass Fellow Daoist Wang from the Red Medicine Valley!"

"Without mastering a powerful secret technique like the 'Dragon Transformation Secret Manual,' or having an advantage in cultivation methods and magical artifacts, a cultivator from a powerful faction isn't necessarily stronger than a cultivator of the same realm from a smaller faction!"

Zhou Mingde spoke the truth in a low voice, not wanting others to be misled by the Jiang family cultivators' performance and overestimate their strength.

After hearing his words, Zhou Daoyi nodded repeatedly and said, "The Supreme Elder is right. The restraint of cultivation techniques does indeed have a significant impact on the performance of us cultivators. We should pay attention to this when we go into battle!"

"The Purple Mansion Field doesn't mean anything; let's see how their Foundation Establishment Field performs!"

Zhou Daoquan's eyes flickered slightly, and he also expressed his opinion.

As the Purple Mansion Field reached a stalemate, the Foundation Building Field also began soon afterward.

On the Foundation Establishment field side, the Jiang family also experienced suppression in terms of cultivation level.

Of the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, only two were in the late Foundation Establishment stage, two were in the middle Foundation Establishment stage, and one was in the early Foundation Establishment stage.

The Wang family of Tanzhou, however, has three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Meanwhile, the Wang family also acquired a second-tier low-grade spirit pet.

With such a lineup, the Jiang family cultivators were completely suppressed as soon as they appeared, and the fight was very difficult.

"Something's not right. These Jiang family cultivators haven't used many secret techniques. It seems they're planning to lose this round first and conserve their strength to deal with other families!"

Soon, Zhou Daoyi seemed to have discovered something, and in a low voice, he spoke of his findings and speculations.

There are many kinds of secret techniques, and some powerful secret techniques usually either require a long time to prepare or have significant side effects after use.

For example, the "Flowing Light Golden Rainbow" secret technique and the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" that Zhou Chun cultivated are typical examples.

It's impossible that none of the five Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Jiang family possessed a killing technique similar to "Flowing Golden Rainbow," but none of them used it at this moment, making their true intentions quite clear.

"No rush, there's still a long time before the Group A matches end. They'll have to use it sooner or later!"

Zhou Chun smiled coldly, not taking it to heart.

The intense battles of the "Hundred Races Conference" will bring out the true strength of every cultivator, leaving no one able to hide it.

Sure enough, in the ensuing battle, the Jiang family's Foundation Building field was quickly defeated, and the same was true for their Qi Refining field.

Ironically, the longest-lasting match was in the Purple Mansion Arena, which started first and lasted for a full half hour before ending with the Jiang family voluntarily conceding defeat.

Because of this, no one dared to underestimate the strength of the Jiang family in Lingzhou.

Although the Wang family of Tanzhou won all three battles, they had already secured a spot among the top 30 families, so there was nothing to be overjoyed about. They simply took this opportunity to train their troops.

In the following period, dozens of families from Group A took turns fighting, each vying for one of the six qualifying spots.

After a series of battles, some families who had previously intended to hold back their strengths had no choice but to reveal their trump cards, each displaying a variety of secret techniques, which thrilled the spectators.

The secret techniques practiced by the cultivators of the Jiang family in Lingzhou were also revealed to the Zhou family members during this process, allowing them to see through many of the secrets of this rival family.

P.S.: Second update delivered.

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