NOVPUBAt the leftmost training ground, Zhou Hongyu and Su Yunjin were battling, their clash already quite massive.
Zhou Hongyu released the Great Bright Fire, quickly igniting a sea of flames around them. Su Yunjin manipulated a Taoist incantation, summoning the Tianhe Water to encircle and then violently compress the sea of fire.
Fire and water collided, True Yuan clashed, waves of heat and steam interweaved, building upon each other like the ancient battle between Gong Gong and Zhu Rong, every move capable of devastating the heavens and the earth.
"No way?" Hou Qing exclaimed, "Captain Zhou is actually at a disadvantage?"
Meng Qingxi observed for a long time, confirming that Captain Zhou was indeed on the defensive, he too found it hard to believe his own eyes.
Both watched intently before they could barely discern the reason:
Zhou Hongyu’s Great Bright Fire was emitted from his mouth and nose, taking time to reach the designated position; Su Yunjin’s Tianhe Water, however, was summoned directly from a specific location.
It was like the difference between chess and Go, where Zhou Hongyu was playing chess, moving one step at a time, but Su Yunjin was playing Go, excelling in encircling and intercepting.
Now it was only a sparring match, not a fight to the death, so Zhou Hongyu couldn’t use all his True Yuan to fiercely attack Su Yunjin, instead, he had to suppress his frustration and continue releasing the Great Bright Fire, trying to break through the encirclement of the Tianhe Water, and thinking secretly:
Forgive your calm demeanor now, but if you knew about your team captain’s close relationship with me, who knows how you would react!
Hmph!
With this thought in mind, he won the mental game, allowing him to patiently continue the magical confrontation.
In training ground 1, Yun Jin held the upper hand, while in training ground 2, Xie Ruoxi was completely outperformed.
Her sparring partner, Qin Meng, had activated the Dragon Elephant Nirvana Divine Skill, moving as fast as a dragon soaring through clouds, his defensive shield maxed out, ready to counter any attack from Xie Ruoxi’s Thunder Method.
Then he discovered she couldn’t hit him at all.
Xie Ruoxi, driven to desperation, tossed Lightning casually. Unfortunately, Qin Meng as a Body Cultivating Cultivator, built extremely tough, moved swiftly just using leg muscles; the open training ground provided too many positional options, thus she hadn’t managed to land a single hit.
Damn! Can’t you run slower and let me hit you with a Divine Thunder!
"Her aiming really sucks," Meng Qingxi commented.
"At least she’s a Magic Cultivator," Hou Qing agreed, "With her reaction speed and aiming, being a Sword Immortal would probably get her laughed to death."
"Keep it down, don’t let her hear you," Meng Qingxi quickly warned, "or she might send a Divine Thunder your way."
Seeing Xie Ruoxi’s face turn red, Hou Qing also felt a bit guilty and dared not continue criticizing.
In training ground 3, Tang Xiaolian fought against Chen Lingyun, in what was called "the battle of ghosts versus bugs," and they seemed to be evenly matched.
Lingyun now employed a control tactic, with Black and White Impermanence’s Soul-hooking Nether Light and Soul Arresting Chains at the core, supplemented by Nine Heavens Yin Demon’s Divine Evil Prayer Beads, aiming to control and combo until the end. But Tang Xiaolian had numerous Gu Insects, especially the densely swarming Flying Fire Ants, perfectly hitting the vulnerability in the control tactic—my side has thousands of flying insects, you control one group and another remains, what will you do?
Tang Xiaolian’s Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, within Chen Lingyun’s use of ghosts, wrought massive destruction, no ghost could withstand its fierce biting and pouncing, until Chen Lingyun commanded the Ghost Carriage Bird upfront and shook the Prison Banner to trigger the Heart Capturing Technique to restrain, barely stopping the momentum of the Golden Silkworm Gu.
"Tang Xiaolian is really awesome." Meng Qingxi exclaimed, then suggestively said, "Her combat power... if she ever looks for a boyfriend, she’d need at least someone on Captain Zhou’s level of strength... I guess even Deputy Captain Zhang wouldn’t appeal to her."
"Indeed," Hou Qing laughed, "But would someone of that caliber be interested in her? Zhou seems more likely to evoke a conqueror’s desire among the strong."
"Who knows," said Meng Qingxi, seeing his sincere expression, probably had given up on Tang Xiaolian, he calmly stated, "Look at Mengzi, fixated on Captain Zhou for over a year now, still afraid to even confess... Anyway, this kind of thing, brothers can’t really advise, let’s see when he figures it out."
Hou Qing smiled silently, sighing in his heart.
They turned to training ground 4, where the entire area was covered by Zhao Yuanzhen’s Red Lotus Bowl, obscuring what was happening inside.
In reality, the Demonic Sect Enchantress inside was almost blown apart.
If it came to a fight to the death, Zhang Huaide was absolutely no match for Zhao Yuanzhen. After all, in terms of reaction speed and True Yuan strength, there was a gap, but Zhang excelled in meticulous thinking and precise judgment, which were the weak points of the Demonic Sect Enchantress.
Zhao Yuanzhen, restricted by Yan Yu not to attack, could only summon countless Red Lotuses, attempting to completely block Zhang Huaide’s attack paths.
Zhang Huaide first merged with his sword, swiftly dodging the colliding Red Lotuses and moving to the side. Then switching to Sword Flying Slash, he used a textbook Bai Niao Chao Feng from beneath the side Red Lotus, easily bypassing and spiraling upwards in sword light, aiming directly at the Demonic Sect Enchantress protected in the center by the Red Lotuses!
In a rush, Zhao Yuanzhen could only summon the Yin Wind Sword to defend himself, but as Zhang Huaide’s sword light neared, it suddenly stopped, and he transmitted:
"Again?"
This "again" meant "you lost this time, let’s go again," infuriating the Enchantress, causing her to tremble as she responded:
