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As the two disciples from the Combat Pavilion interpreted the situation and made the decision to activate their mystic technique to charge toward Wang Baole, the attention from people on the spectator stand in the skies was immediately shifted from the various battle grounds of the five regions, focusing instead on Wang Baole's location, where the fireworks were released.

”What is he trying to do? Releasing fireworks?” On the stairwell where the high officials of Ethereal Dao College were, the elders from each of the pavilions all stared with their eyes wide, incredulous.

Even the Deputy Sect Lord and the red-robed middle-aged men were also taken aback. The elder from the Dharmic Armament Pavilion, who was fond of Wang Baole, also laughed bitterly, as he tried to explain the situation.

”I suppose… it's some trump card of his?”

As the crowd looked at each other, General Zhou, who was on the spectator stage of the military stairwell opposite, was also shocked. Zhou Lu, who was beside him, looked similarly bewildered.

If even their reactions were as such, those of the tens of thousands of cultivators on Upper Academy Island were also predictable. Some of them had already started a rowdy discussion as they all stared at the screen showing Wang Baole.

On the battle arena shown on the screen, Wang Baole looked mildly troubled. Not only did his persuasion not work, the two disciples from the Combat Pavilion seemed even more determined. They did not pay attention to Lu Zihao's attempt at blocking them nor to the approaching Flying Frost Swords. Even though they had suffered some abrasions, they did not seem bothered as they unleashed their mystic technique once again, increasing their speed even more as they neared Wang Baole in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, they were also cursing under their breath as they realized that it was not a powerful move that Wang Baole had showcased. They were even more furious that they had to perform well, since Wang Baole's unexpected fireworks had caught everyone's attention, and they could not afford to be a disgrace.

It would have taken a long time to narrate the entire sequence of events, which, in actual fact, took place in a blink of an eye. One of the two Combat Pavilion disciples shouted angrily, growling as he released a punch.

Disregarding the force of the punch, its imposing manner was already impressive. It was a powerful punch that seemed to be able to shatter everything.

Noticing that, the other person also gave it his all, retrieving all his talismans and chanting spells to form numerous fireballs and wind blades directed toward Wang Baole.

”Why are both of you so unreasonable?” Wang Baole wanted to dodge, but the area that he was in was not wide enough. Seeing that the fireworks were about to dissipate and that there was no time to lose, he grew troubled as he retrieved a handful of Golden Bell Shield beads and tossed them at his feet.

”Retreat!” Wang Baole howled with a low voice. As the beads landed on the ground, they joined together with a loud boom in the background. Golden rays instantly appeared, blocking Wang Baole from the two Combat Pavilion disciples.

He had planned to block them in order to give Lu Zihao the chance to showcase his Flying Frost Sword. After all, according to his plans, the Flying Frost Sword was to be the number one hit among his Dharmic Artifacts. In fact, in his plans, many of the details of the Dharmic Artifact packages revolved around the Flying Frost Sword.

However, what happened next made Wang Baole troubled again.

His Golden Bell Shield glowed. The spells and fist of the two disciples from the Combat Pavilion directly hit the glow, and a deafening boom erupted.

As the sound reverberated, the minds of the two Combat Pavilion disciples buzzed with activity, their facial expressions changing wildly.

”What Dharmic Artifact was that?”

In their shock, all they could feel was that they had hit an extremely tough mountain wall. What made them even more shocked was that an extremely strong counter force was produced by this protective shield, directly reflecting their impactful attack back at them.

It would not have mattered much if there was merely reverberation. However, a hurricane made of Spirit Qi tides was produced from the reverberating counter force, sweeping in all directions. The duo were not elites to begin with. Even though they were senior disciples, their cultivation remained at the first level of the True Breath realm, not high caliber. Now, the Spirit Qi tide was directly charging toward them, about to land on their bodies at any moment.

As they screamed painfully, one of them tried to retreat in shock while the other was not quick enough to do so. His body was like a kite whose string had been severed, directly tumbling in the force, and after landing on the ground, fresh blood spewed out of his mouth. He looked at Wang Baole in shock and realized that he had met with a capable individual. If no one was watching him, he would not have cared. However, now that there were people watching him, he realized that he would only land in disgrace if he continued fighting on. Therefore, he chose to concede defeat.

The other disciple from the Combat Pavilion who had managed to dodge was merely a supporting teammate. Seeing that the participant had admitted defeat, he could only laugh bitterly and follow suit. When he looked at the golden glow in front of Wang Baole, shock was still evident from his eyes.

The sequence of events had happened too quickly, such that everything ended even before Lu Zihao, who was holding the Flying Frost Sword, could arrive.

Looking at the duo who had just conceded defeat, Lu Zihao suddenly grew angry as he stared at Wang Baole furiously.

”Wang Baole, didn't we agree before? You promised to not do anything! This is my tournament!”

”I didn't do anything. I was merely protecting myself. Can't I even do that?” Wang Baole slapped his forehead as he really did not plan to attack. It was just that he did not expect the opponents to be so weak. In reality, even though those beads were quite powerful and were further enhanced with anti-shock inscriptions by Wang Baole, enabling them to stir up Spirit Qi tides, the effect was not that shocking against a strong opponent from the Combat Pavilion.

However, it was apparent that the two who conceded defeat were not elites but ordinary disciples.