Chapter 275 - Bitter Battle, Crisis (1/2)

Shock could be seen in E Shulan’s eyes. If this whip lashed her face, her entire life would be completely done for. Without thinking further, the small sword which was hidden in the hilt of her sword flew out. A white light flashed and blocked Lan Xinyu’s golden whip from making its intended strike.

A crisp ring resounded throughout the s.p.a.ce and the golden whip was sent flying back. The son sword also seemed to have a spirituality of its own as it returned the hilt of the mother sword just as E Shulan retreated to the edge of the fighting ring and almost lost her balance and fell out of it.

The color of E Shulan’s face alternated between a flushed red and a pale white. Although the son sword blocked Lan Xinyu’s golden whip, the fierce Battle Qi emitted from the whip had swept across her cheeks, leaving behind a hot stinging pain in its wake.

She had originally thought that she could defeat her opponent just based on her Level 8 Battle Qi and had shown off the impressive, dignified manner a.s.sociated with the Deity Temple. However, she never thought that she would be forced into a corner by her opponent till she almost fell out of the fighting ring. The anger that E Shulan was suppressing in her heart was more unbearable than the stinging pain on her face. If she was really forced out of the fighting ring just like that, not just herself, but the entire Deity Temple’s reputation would have been ruined.

Battle Qi Level 8! At this moment, E Shulan also experienced Lan Xinyu’s true cultivation level. ‘Her cultivation was actually promoted to Level 8.’ E Shulan had naturally seen the information in the booklet that Feng Yan Union sold. It was definitely not wrong. Then, it meant that Lan Xinyu’s breakthrough was something that happened only within the last few days. How was that possible?

E Shulan felt doubtful and angry in her heart, but she no longer dared to be careless. Her opponent was also at Battle Qi Level 8 and was no weaker than herself. Furthermore, her opponent had a Level 3 monster beast waiting in the wings. Within a battle between opponents of the same level, any exterior strength could change the outcome of the match.

“Battle Qi Level 8. Lan Xinyu is actually at Battle Qi Level 8 herself. Just as we thought. As a genius maiden, how could her abilities be so simple? Just now she was calm and serious, how was it possible someone at Battle Qi Level 7 possessed such a demeanor as calm as that? She is truly a genius young maiden…” The commentators were also surprised and could not help but start chirping away.

“Oh, please! You’re just commenting in hindsight!” jeered the audience below as they pelted the commentators with rotten eggs and tomatoes once more without showing mercy.

After this expression of dissatisfaction, the audience quietened down once again.

But soon enough, the audience began getting noisy again as people started to express their shock at Lan Xinyu’s sudden display of strength. E Shulan watched Lan Xinyu fiercely as she slowly began reciting an ancient and profound scripture.

“Heart Refining Mantra!” exclaimed Fu Chengyu as he observed E Shulan with a slightly darkened gaze.