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Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Li Quanmo
The girl clutched the Green Carp Sword with tears in her eyes, feeling wronged as she hopped off the platform; her delicate face was tear-streaked and flushed red.
Li Quanqing, on the other hand, was in high spirits as he shattered the sword qi filling the sky.
Fight done, time to clock out, head home!
"This kid, his swordsmanship is also so strong, could it be that this is what a true genius looks like?"
Li Kunli had been watching attentively, feeling very puzzled.
He considered himself to be quite talented within the Li Family, yet he was thoroughly stunned by a junior.
However, aside from the Third Elder, no other high-ranking family members noticed Li Quanqing. There were too many cultivators competing, which dazzled the onlookers.
At nightfall, Li Quanqing sat on a rock, bathed in moonlight, and began sorting through the talismans he owned.
Copper Armor Talisman, Vajra Charm, Ice Arrow Talisman, Golden Light Shield Talisman, Stone Falling Talisman, Water Arrow Talisman...
There were simply too many of them; he needed to categorize them properly to avoid fumbling during combat.
Hsss hsss~
The sea water surged, and an Azure Water Python swam up from the depths, coiling itself around the rocks, affectionately sticking out its tongue.
The once delicate little creature had fully grown, turning into a colossal being six to seven meters long.
Its azure, diamond-shaped scales gleamed under the moonlight as if donning a layer of silver armor—indescribably mysterious and powerful.
Hsss hsss~
The Azure Water Python stretched out its large head the size of a bowl and rubbed against Li Quanqing like a child begging for sweets from an adult.
To hell with it, he could actually see the phrase "distinctly elegant" on the face of a snake.
[Innate Curiosity]Azure Water Python: "Master, master, I want to eat more of that delicious water, I feel like I’m about to level up!"
[Maturity: 98%]
Not just this Spiritual Python, but the other Azure Water Pythons also poked their heads out of the water, gazing at him with dewy, emerald eyes.
From afar, it could be mistaken for a Great Demon with eight heads hunting under the moonlight, the sea shimmering—a scene both beautiful and ferocious.
"All my assets are going to be eaten up by you guys!"
Looking at the eager python whelps, Li Quanqing reluctantly took out the Taiyin Soul Nourishing Water, feeding a few drops to each snake.
He discovered that this Spiritual Liquid had a fatal attraction to many Demon Beasts.
Especially the smarter ones—the higher their intelligence, the more they craved the favor of the Taiyin Bright Moon.
In many legends about the Demon Clan, they are born with a reverence for Taiyin, considering it the source of life.
Hsss hsss~
The Azure Water Pythons, having received the Spiritual Liquid, were all very delighted; a few of them kept smacking their lips, savoring the taste endlessly.
Splash splash!
With water splashing everywhere, the first Azure Water Python suddenly dived back into the water and then surfaced again, spitting out several lively, jumping big green fish.
Plop! Plop!
The big green fish bubbled as they flipped and flopped, their tails beating the ground continuously, pitiful, weak, and helpless.
These guys could be considered the unluckiest in the fishpond, even the Stone Spirit Loaches could bully them.
Seeing one do it, the other Azure Water Pythons followed suit, catching big green fish to present as food to their leader.
Li Quanqing accepted them gracefully and then returned the fish back to the pond.
"Always raising these Azure Water Pythons isn’t the way to go; domestic cats will hunt mice, let alone Demon Beasts that naturally venerate the strong."
"Maybe bring them hunting in the future, or maybe even deliberately create a hunting ground?"
Li Quanqing thought to himself, whether selling mature big green fish to the family or feeding them to his pets, the end result was the same, and it would even hone their wildness.
The Li Family competition continued, and Li Quanqing won each match with ease.
To give the clan members plenty of rest, everyone only had to fight one match per day.
Strong contenders lived days of comfort and ease.
Li Quanqing, with his formidable combat power, naturally attracted the attention of many Elders, but all such attention was casually "dispelled" by the Third Elder.
He breezed into the top 16 and finally drew an opponent that caught his eye.
Li Quanmo, a Body Refining Practitioner at the Qi Refining Sixth Level. Although he was from the direct lineage, his family wasn’t wealthy and was no different from the collateral branches.
After diligently striving on his own efforts, and with the favor of Li Kunli, he finally began to show his talent, becoming the family genius second only to Li Quangeng.
Strictly speaking, both could be considered as half students of the Third Elder, yet unexpectedly, they were matched in the tournament.
That night.
Facing the next day’s battle, Li Quanqing remained calm and stayed by the fish pond, without any pressure.
16 to 8, even if he failed, he could still compete for the 2 revival spots.
The top ten were within his reach; the Azure Sea Tide Generation Skill seemed to be waving at him.
Sss... Sss...
An Azure Water Python, once again wanting to get close, stretches its upper body out of water, and strands of white light bloom between its scales, finally forming into a light group.
[You have acquired a Qi Refining Early Stage Azure Water Python, rewarded with a top grade damaged Magic Artifact: Azure Water Shuttle!]
A fragment?
Li Quanqing: ...
For a moment, he almost thought he was playing some kind of card game.
System, you’ve changed!
And for the worse!
[Azure Water Shuttle: A top-grade escape water Magic Artifact, which can dive into the deep sea at high speed, blending with the waves, nowhere to be found in the vast Azure Sea.]
Li Quanqing took out the Magic Artifact to look at it. It was a blue-green jade-like surfboard, sharp at both ends, with patterns like waves engraved on its surface that extended across the artifact.
"Is this considered a Magic Artifact, to stand on and surf?"
Li Quanqing was a bit confused.
He examined it closely, and with the eye of an Artifact Refiner, it seemed to him to be part of some kind of inset modular Magic Artifact.
The final product should be a fully enclosed Spirit Boat in the shape of a shuttle, freely roaming in the sea water.
"Why do I get the feeling of lying in a coffin?"
Li Quanqing’s expression darkened. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
Although it was only a fragment, the surfboard in his hand was still extraordinary; even judging by the spirit light and aura alone, it was on par with a high-grade Magic Artifact.
Li Quanqing glanced at it a few times and put it away, without using mana to refine it. A big battle was imminent tomorrow, so it was best to conserve energy and build strength.
The next day, all eyes were on him.
Li Quanqing jumped onto the stage and saw Li Quanmo, the genius of the direct lineage.
He was a very ordinary-looking guy, not handsome nor tall, silent, wearing black clothes with no decorations whatsoever, plain and ordinary.
"Cousin, hello."
Li Quanqing greeted politely; they were both from the Third Elder’s faction, and after all, the person in front of him was several years his senior.
Li Quanmo paused, as if it had been a long time since he had communicated with anyone, and silently nodded, "I will show mercy."
Roar!
He stretched out his fists and suddenly, fire-red patterns bloomed on his skin surface like raging flames, releasing a wave of high temperature.
Li Quanmo’s entire body seemed to bulge, turning into a mighty and tall figure, like a Fire Jade Vajra subduing demons.
Fire Jade Vajra Body!
"This guy seems very strong!"
Li Quanqing braced himself for the fight, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, his face stern as he took out a stack... of Talismans!
Copper Armor Talisman, activate!
With a humming sound, a large bronze-colored Talisman Armor appeared out of thin air, made of thousands of Talisman scales stacked together, shining with a cold metallic luster, covering from head to toe.
Golden Light Shield Talisman, activate!
Li Quanqing, always cautious, tore open five Spirit Talismans at once, five layers of glittering golden light coated the surface of the bronze Talisman Armor, bright and dazzling to the eye.
Stone Falling Talisman, activate!
A dozen large stones rumbled, as large as millstones, suspended above his head continually rotating, ready to fall at any moment.
For a moment, one might think a golden-armored deity had descended from the heavens to administer divine punishment, bringing down meteoric calamities to destroy the mortal world.
Li Quanqing, donned in armor, Vajra Charm in his left hand, Ice Arrow Talisman in his right, and thousands of Water Arrow Talismans in his Storage Bag were itching to be used.
He was fully prepared for any eventualities.
"It’s ready, cousin, please enlighten me!"
