Chapter 502 - A Mysterious Fight (1/2)
In the square, a feverish atmosphere was surging and enveloped all the people there. Everyone outside the high-platform fixed their eyes on Xiao Chen and Jiang Qianqian. Jiang Qianqian was expressionless, her face as calm as the surface of the still water, but her eyes stayed on Xiao Chen’s face. It seemed that she was trying to find out Xiao Chen’s cultivation level and what he was thinking about at this very moment.
She didn’t expect that the last person to fight with her at the peak final would be an unknown person who had never turned up before. Nevertheless, she didn’t underestimate him, for she knew that everyone who entered the peak final was definitely not an ordinary person. Especially after seeing his composed look yesterday, she was even surer.
And now, with a gentle smile on his face, Xiao Chen looked calm and at ease. It was always difficult to penetrate his thoughts and figure out his level of cultivation.
All of a sudden, the crowd outside the square shouted in unison, “Come on, Junior Sister! Come on, Junior Sister!”
It was the people of the Pure Mind Sect who exclaimed with excitement. Aside, Baili Xiaohualuo was also there, smiling. He seemed to have always had the smile as warm as the sunshine on his face. Although he had reached the Nirvana Realm at a young age, he was still approachable and not arrogant. Or at least, he looked like that.
Jiang Qianqian said nothing else. Slightly leaped, she landed gently on the Fighting Platform in the sky above like a swift bird. Knowing that the Fighting Platform would weaken her strength, she then started to operate the cultivation method to get prepared for that. Fully prepared in advance, she was determined to win the first place this time and enter the Cloud Mist Academy.
However, to her surprise, after Xiao Chen flew up, the Fighting Platform didn’t cripple her power as it did when she had fought with others. Her face suddenly changed. “Is there anything wrong with the Fighting Platform?” It was the first thought that appeared in her mind. However, she soon calmed down, thinking, “It has nothing to do with the Fighting Platform. It is because this young man’s cultivation level is higher than mine.”
“His cultivation level is even higher above mine!” This idea never occurred to her. She had always thought that there would be no one in her generation who could enter the Nirvana Realm except for Baili Xiaohualuo, who was quite annoying. However, the young man in front of her had surprised her.
“Come on, Junior Sister! Come on, Junior Sister!” The crowd below them began to shout again. Although the Fighting Platform was placed above the square, they could see what was going on there through the Transmitting Formation, but they couldn’t hear the voices of Xiao Chen and Jiang Qianqian.
“It seems that Qianqian is also very serious this time.” On the high platform in the due east of the square, Perfected Immortal Chongyang stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Beside him, Jiang Bietian also smiled and said, “My daughter has always been competitive since she was a child. This time, she has sort of met her match. Although that kid appears to be carefree, he also has the will to win. He looks like he wants to enter the Cloud Mist Academy.”
Jiang Qianqian, who was as pretty as a picture, stood on the Fighting Platform, her hair behind her shoulders waving in the air. Even though she was confronting someone whose cultivation was higher than hers, she was still very confident. She said, “Don’t worry. Master Ren designed this Fighting Platform so that it makes no mistake. Your cultivation level will only be limited to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, so the fighting is very fair.”
Xiao Chen smiled, thinking, “Sure enough, the thing designed by Ren Tianxing is really powerful. It nearly sealed my cultivation as soon as I came up. Fortunately, I ran the Wisdom-forsaking Technique in time and leveled down my cultivation level by using the power of the seal.”
Now, he felt like he had wielded the Wisdom-forsaking Technique several times when he was at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. Although he couldn’t exert the strength when he was in the Nirvana Realm, he stayed stably at the peak of Nascent Soul Realm.
“Then, Miss Jiang, please.”
As his voice fell, the whole Fighting Platform suddenly shook violently and then was enveloped in a dense fog. The two people on the platform suddenly couldn’t see each other. There was only an endless fog in front of them as if they had entered another space.
The change immediately caused an uproar from the crowd below. Although the Fighting Platform was shrouded in the fog and the two sides were out of each other’s sight, the people below them could see everything clearly. The peak final was the last fight. To test the various abilities of both sides, it was naturally much more complicated than the previous ones. Any contestants depending solely on brute strength would be defeated without any doubt.
The wonder of the Fighting Platform was that it had myriads of changes. The person standing on it would feel as if he had entered another space. In it, he would never fall or be able to hear the sound of the outside world.
Xiao Chen grasped the Unsullied Sword and held his breath, moving slowly step by step. Now, he could see nothing but only a vast expanse of white before him, nor could he feel any trace of Jiang Qianqian’s aura. Xiao Chen thought to himself, “The thing designed by Ren Tianxing is really powerful. Now that it has even sealed my Divine Sense, which could find no way to get out to probe the present situation. This battle might be the most special one I have ever experienced. I can never defeat her by force alone.”
Now, neither of them could feel each other’s position. Step by step, they moved slowly, waiting to perceive the other’s aura when they were close enough to each other. However, they could only feel each other’s presence but could not orient each other at all. Xiao Chen didn’t know whether Jiang Qianqian was in his front, behind him, on his left side, or on his right side, and neither did Jiang Qianqian know Xiao Chen’s position.
Now with swords in their hands, both of them were on high alert to look for each other. Finally, Xiao Chen felt a faint aura fluctuation—Jiang Qianqian appeared within his attacking range!