NOVPUB"Zhou Bai, what are you doing!" Qian Wangsun stepped in front of Zhou Bai and said, "You are now our strongest ace, you can’t just go up there casually."
Lu Wanzhen also said, "Right, we still have so many people left. That’s an advantage. First, let them go up and wear them down for you, and at the same time, let the remaining few of their strong competitors fight against each other and deplete their fighting strength. Then you can go up..."
Zhou Bai shook his head, thinking to himself, "Zheng Wentian’s move has directly sped up the pace of the match. Even if Lu Wanzhen and the others go up now, facing those remaining fourth and fifth realm opponents, they won’t have much benefit in terms of training."
"Moreover..." Zhou Bai also remembered what Jiaojiao and Ying Hui had said.
"A battle for fate requires a show of might."
"If you’re going to win, you have to completely convince everyone from the Four Great Taoist Schools, to avoid any post-match quibbling."
With that in mind, Zhou Bai looked at the people in front of him and said, "It’s okay, there’s no need to wear them down, I can win." Saying so, and without giving Qian Wangsun and the others a chance to argue further, Zhou Bai’s body lightly darted onto the stage.
Inside his sea of consciousness, Christina was so excited that her tail was nearly wagging off as she kept shouting, "Let me do it! Let me handle this match!"
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In the spectators’ seats, Xu Luobai from Jijian Pavilion patted Ying Hui and said, "When the match is over, remember to give me the points. If you don’t have enough points, you can substitute them with goods or your own magical treasures."
On the other side, Hui Jing from Leiyin Temple gave a slight smile, "Brother Ying Hui, I’ll trouble you later as well."
Even the normally grim and solemn You Tu from the underworld couldn’t help but chuckle, after all, no one would dislike the prospect of ten thousand points.
Hearing the teasing from the others, Ying Hui displayed a relaxed demeanor, "You all should have your points ready for me. It’s impossible for me to lose."
Xu Luobai shook his head, "You’re still talking tough now? Your school’s only fourth-realm Zheng Wentian has been eliminated, the remaining teams all have fourth and even fifth-realm powerhouses. Your Donghua Dao School is practically out of the running already."
"Naive," Ying Hui said shaking his head. "Xu Luobai, you’re too naive. Open your eyes wide and watch carefully. What true talent is, Zhou Bai will redefine that term today."
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At the guest seats, the headmaster of Beihai Dao School, Wu Fa, looked at Zhao Shouyi next to him, "Old Zhao, looks like your Donghua team is going to stop here."
Ming Yue also couldn’t resist saying, "Your team lacks real strength and is too reckless in combat. In terms of teaching, you really should learn from Nanshan Dao School."
Behind him, Meng Ruocun sighed to herself, ’Sure enough, without me, Donghua Dao School has fallen to last place.’ Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt.
Faced with everyone’s jests, Zhao Shouyi simply smiled without saying anything, though he was somewhat anxious inside.
"Just win, Zhou Bai... please don’t screw this up."
However, at this moment in the arena, inside and out, no one besides Ying Hui and Zhao Shouyi believed Zhou Bai could win.
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On the stage, after Christina took control of Zhou Bai’s body, she could hardly suppress her laughter, "Finally! It’s finally Christina’s turn to act!"
Li Gui, looking at Zhou Bai’s silly smile, slightly furrowed his brow, "You’re Zhou Bai, right? Here I come."
Just like the last instant defeat of Zheng Wentian, Li Gui’s body generated waves of qi and, with a dash, was already in front of Zhou Bai, lightly flicking a finger toward Zhou Bai’s chest.
Li Gui was a cultivator of the Axe Map route.
The Axe Map, as a means of refining divine beast bloodlines and mastering bloodline powers, had its strength primarily determined by the choice of Divine Map.
The more powerful the divine beast represented by the Divine Map, the stronger the cultivator would become upon refinement.
Li Gui’s fifth realm Divine Map of choice was named the Roc Map, a map that refined the bloodline of the legendary divine bird, the Roc, and mastered the powers of the Roc.
The greatest feature of this divine diagram was its speed—it represented the ultimate velocity of the fifth realm.
Under Li Gui’s sprint, his speed instantly broke free from the limit observable by most people present.
In such a swift pace, the whole world seemed to slow down. Li Gui could even see the dust drifting leisurely, the frozen faces in the audience, and the ground that dented inch by inch under his explosive stomps.
But in the next moment, Li Gui was slightly taken aback as he clearly saw Zhou Bai smile at him, then blink his eyes.
Just as Li Gui wondered if he was seeing an illusion, Zhou Bai took a step back, dodging Li Gui’s attack.
"What?" A shock ran through Li Gui’s heart. His body retreated violently, and he looked at Zhou Bai seriously: "What just happened?"
Christina, in control of Zhou Bai’s body, looked at Li Gui with a smile: "You seem to be a speed-type cultivator. Shall we see who’s faster?"
"You want to compete in speed with me?" Before a sneer could appear on Li Gui’s face, he saw that Zhou Bai’s upper body clothes and shoes had disappeared.
Then, a smiling face suddenly magnified before him, and a roar directly entered Li Gui’s ears.
It was Christina, controlling Zhou Bai’s body, accelerating face to face with him and even roaring: "Meow!"
The abrupt closeness scared Li Gui into retreating hundreds of meters, his muscles swelling up in an instant, and unexpectedly, he was so startled that he transformed into a beast form.
Li Gui swelled up, and feathers grew all over his body. His head transformed into that of an eagle, and a pair of wings sprouted from his back as he looked at Zhou Bai in angry embarrassment: "You want to compete in speed, huh? I..."
Whoosh! Zhou Bai’s voice came from behind Li Gui’s head: "Shall we start?"
Li Gui’s expression changed instantly, his wings spread wide, shooting out like teleportation, yet he felt as if Zhou Bai’s body was still sticking to his back, shadow-like.
Roar!
Li Gui’s wings flapped violently, spiritual energy surged throughout his body, countless runes lit up inside and out, and his speed multiplied in an instant, followed by thunderous explosions as he shattered the air.
"Now I’ve shaken you off, right?"
Li Gui turned around, only to see Zhou Bai smiling at him: "Finished warming up?"
"How is that possible?!!!" Li Gui’s face twisted wildly, his legs crashed into the ground, causing it to tremble violently. He left a big crater where he stood and shot up into the sky.
Seeing Zhou Bai on the ground, not following, Li Gui let out a small sigh of relief.
Just then, Christina looked up at him and said, "I can’t fly that fast, you know. Why not come back down and compete in speed with me?"
Li Gui sneered: "In the arena, there’s no room for mercy. The fact that you can’t fly at high speeds is your weakness. It proves that my speed is more comprehensive..."
"Come down!" Christina looked unhappily at Li Gui flying around in the sky: "If you don’t come down, I’ll knock you down."
Li Gui: "The inability to fly at high speeds will be the cause of your defeat today. I am now in an invincible position..."
"Flying around is so annoying." Christina grumbled inwardly: "Zhou Bai, take him down."
Boom! Li Gui felt a sudden weight, and under the pressure of the Tianhe Star Explosion blade, it was as if an invisible giant hand slammed him down hard, and he crashed onto the arena like a fly, concussed and nearly unconscious.
Christina said unhappily, "That wasn’t satisfying at all, flying around like a fly. The thing I, Christina, hate the most is an enemy that flies around and can’t be hit.
Zhou Bai~~ let me take the next one."
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The rumor mill has been active lately; there have been updates at the starting point, and some old books have been censored, so I can only display the last three days’ worth. Brothers, please bear with this for a while, and it should be better once the review is over.
