Chapter 540 - Chapter 540: Chapter 490: Ten Great Geniuses_2 (1/2)

Chapter 540: Chapter 490: Ten Great Geniuses_2

However, this strike had greatly depleted the spiritual power within him. Coupled with the spiritual power he had consumed in the previous battle, his spiritual power was now nearly exhausted.

Yet, Shang Luo’s attack had just begun.

He formed seals with both hands, muttering incantations under his breath, and then shouted: “Greenwood Divine Sword, arise!”

As his words fell, a massive green longsword appeared in the void. Shang Luo poured all of his remaining spiritual power into it, and the terrifying Sword Qi instantly enveloped the entire arena.

A hint of seriousness flashed in Xu Mu’s eyes. Shang Luo’s attack was so powerful that even Lin Qi Yue probably couldn’t block it.

But he wasn’t afraid. With a flick of his long spear, he poured all his remaining spiritual power into it. And then, he roared, “Break!”

A white spear of energy instantly cut through the void, colliding with the green longsword.

With a deafening explosion, the entire Martial Arts Field trembled.

When the dust and smoke cleared, the crowd saw Xu Mu standing in his original position, while Shang Luo was pale with his long sword shattered in his hand.

The crowd was taken aback; the combat was too intense.

“Xu Mu has actually defeated Shang Luo!”

“This fight was really thrilling.”

“This competition is truly fantastic.”

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“Senior Brother, thank you for letting me win!” Xu Mu once again cupped his fist in salute.

“I lost fair and square. Junior Brother, no need to be modest!”

Shang Luo did not show any signs of distress, and with a smile and a cupped fist, he took his leave.

With Xu Mu’s consecutive victories, especially those over superior opponents, his fame had skyrocketed overnight. Now, there was no one within Qingyun Gate who hadn’t heard of him.

Three days had passed before the next round of competition started.

The arena was now set atop the mountains, allowing for a wide range of abilities to be used. It was not like before where they were confined to a tiny area and sometimes forced into direct confrontation.

Each match now attracted a large audience.

Xu Mu, the most prominent figure of them all, had even more spectators than the arena could hold.

One third of them were Loose Cultivators from the outside world.

Once this competition was over, not only would his fame ring out within his sect, but it might even spread across the entire spiritual world.

This time, his opponent was Ye Mingkong, one of the top three ranking members of Qingyun Gate. His level of cultivation had already reached the peak of the Divinity Transformation phase, two small realms higher than Xu Mu, who was at the mid-stage of Divinity Transformation. His Lifebound weapon was a bronze bell covered with intricate, mysterious runes. It exuded a sense of ancientness and simply by looking at it, one could feel its formidable power.

“You’re no match for me, admit defeat!” Ye Mingkong coldly said.

“The fight hasn’t begun yet, Senior Brother. You’re jumping to conclusions too quickly.” Xu Mu said.

“Humph, then let’s begin.”

With a roar, Ye Mingkong raised the bronze bell above his head, bell-mouth downward. A dreadful golden light emanated from it, enveloping Xu Mu.

He did not hold back this attack at all. After all, as someone at the peak of Divinity Transformation, his power was more than double that of Xu Mu. With one strike, he could seriously injure Xu Mu.

However, Xu Mu did not evade. He thrust his long spear forward, and a flash of white spear light instantly met the incoming attack.

With a muffled bang, the two attacks collided, causing a terrifying wave of energy to spread outwards.

Ye Mingkong let out a cold laugh. He formed a seal with his hand and roared, “Ring, Nine Tones!”

The bronze bell overhead instantly grew several times larger. A terrifying golden energy beam shot out from its mouth towards Xu Mu.

The places crossed by the energy beam broke apart, causing the void to collapse. It was extremely dreadful.

Xu Mu’s heart was stern. The opponent’s attack was indeed terrifying, but his own was also not weak.

As his long spear whirled, beaming streaks of spear light continuously shot out to meet the energy column.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each spear light exploded upon hitting the beam, triggering terrifying energy fluctuations.

Ye Mingkong did not take immediate action but coldly observed from the side.

Xu Mu, on the other hand, had exhausted all his tricks, but each of his tactics was effortlessly dissolved by the opponent.

This made him somewhat frustrated.

At this moment, Ye Mingkong made his move. With his hand forming a seal, he shouted, “Ring, Six Tones!”

With his words, the bronze bell instantly flew high into the sky. Then, a dreadful golden energy beam shot out from the bell’s mouth towards Xu Mu.