157 Cuteness Is Power! (1/2)

The second fight between Spirit Sword Sect and Ten Thousand Arts Sect ended almost as soon as it started—even though, within moments, there were quite some changes.

Under the deafening cheering sound of the crowd, Liu Li goofily laughed lightly and walked down from the Cloud Platform. Her face was filled with the joy of achieving victory.

”Senior Sister Liu Li, you’re so awesome!”

”Hehehe ~” Liu Li touched her own cheek somewhat embarrassedly.

”Senior Sister Liu Li, we will always support you!”

”Uh huh!”

...

The cheering continued until she arrived at the resting area where the cheering sound was kept out by an array—to give the contestants a quiet environment.

”Senior Sister, isn’t it too early to reveal your masterstroke?”

A Xudan Stage outer court disciple, who had been in the Sect for around twenty years, chuckled as he carried a cup of hot tea, a specially-made beverage from Carefree Peak, which could effectively restore magical power and uplift the spirit.

Liu Li took the tea from him. Toward this fellow disciple who entered the sect way long after him and had lower cultivation stage, he had no choice but to call her Senior Sister and asked that question with a smile. However, the answer from Liu Li was simply, ”Because I can only use my masterstroke to win over him.”

That outer court disciple nodded and no longer asked. Because even though Liu Li said those words lightly, since it was her judgment, it must be correct.

Brilliant Sword Heart was, after all, an extremely rare method. In itself, it was a high-rank immortal method, and the requirements for its practitioners were also very extreme. Even the Ten Thousand Arts Sect’s understanding of it was also not comprehensive. In addition to the powerful explosive force and ‘untainted even by a speck of dust’ physique, Brilliant Sword Heart could also give its practitioners an incomparably sensitive intuition, so that they could subconsciously make correct judgments.

At the previous fight, thinking that fiery sword alone was not enough to win, Liu Li immediately used her hidden card limpid water sword and then neatly and cleanly defeated her opponent. If her reaction was a tad slower, it was quite possible that she would’ve been injured by the opposite party’s gloomy ghost talisman. Nevertheless, the outcome of the fight would only differ a bit. As long as she still had the Brilliant Sword Heart, even if the fight were to be repeated a hundred times or even a thousand times, it would still be impossible for Lu Qiancai to grasp that slight difference and make a comeback.

This was the Successor Disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect, a talented genius prided by the Heavenly Sword Hall Elders. With her there, no matter how arrogant the people of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect were, they couldn’t shake the self-confidence of the Spirit Sword Sect.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Cloud Platform, in the resting area of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect, the atmosphere was actually solemn.

Lu Qiancai’s defeat was not a surprise for them. What surprised them was even after he had done his best, he still didn’t have the slightest chance...Liu Li was stronger than what they expected. A sixteenth layer fiery sword had already been quite a headache to them. But now, suddenly she had the limpid water sword; how could they resist the combination of this two swords?

At least, among the few people present, no one had the confidence to withstand it. Even the Eldest Brother Zhan Ziye also had a gloomy face.

A long time later, Lu Qiancai slowly said, ”I think we don’t need to be too pessimistic. Although in the match the opponent suddenly had a trump card, as it happens, this trump card can be completely countered by the lightning body,

Zhao Jiangyuan wryly smiled. ”That’s easy to say, the key issue here is not her limpid water sword, but we don’t know if there are any other surprises other than that from her Brilliant Sword Heart.”

The insight of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect was quite good, the key issue had been quickly discovered by them.

”Hey, where’s Junior Brother Yunfan?” Lu Qiancai suddenly raised his head and asked.

”Seems like he went looking for his old friend.” Ye Feifei absent-mindedly replied; the girl’s mind was completely focused on the battle between her Eldest Brother and Liu Li and completely didn’t care about the whereabouts of her Junior Brother.

”Looking for his old friend?” Lu Qiancai and the others were bewildered.

Hai Yunfan was indeed went looking for his old friend. Somewhere near the Cloud Platform, he and Wang Lu sat side by side, talking and laughing merrily.

”Brother Wang, are you in a good mood? Looks like you’re confident about your match?”

”Little Hai, if you want to say something just say it.”

Hai Yunfan chuckled. ”Brother Wang is really open-minded. Initially, I wanted to apologize to you regarding that matter.”

Wang Lu nonchalantly said, ”From the start, I never expect that scarf could actually turn the situation around, I just want to create a little trouble so that I can observe the fighting efficiency of your sect’s trump card. Unexpectedly, it’s still more slag than what I expected... However, it’s also good for Yue Yun to lose. Otherwise, people would question this like-a-bucket-of-gold mean. So, just speak frankly to me.”

Hai Yunfan asked, ”If it were you, how would you deal your Senior Sister Liu Li in a fight?”

Wang Lu glanced at him. ”Why do you ask this?”

Hai Yunfan said, ”I’m just curious. I’m sure Brother Wang has also considered this problem, because... if both of you smoothly progress in the competition, it is very likely that Brother Wang would meet Liu Li in the finals.

Wang Lu said, ”Yes, this is the most likely situation. On my side of the tournament, needless to say, whether Zhao Jiangyuan or Ye Feifei would not be able to stop me. And it is highly unlikely for Zhan Ziye to win over Liu Li. So, it’s quite possible that I would meet Liu Li at the final.”

Hai Yunfan declined to comment on that but instead asked, ”Then what would Brother Wang do to overcome her?”

”To deal with Liu Li, of course, I have to use my brain. With how much powerful she is, it would be tantamount to seeking death if I were to fight her head-on. She was so stupid that naturally, I could use schemes and tricks to win against her.”

”...Schemes and tricks?”

Wang Lu chuckled. ”Just like how you used two candies in exchange for her silk handkerchief. I can use the silk handkerchief to lure Zhan Ziye to concede defeat, so perhaps I can also use two candies to lure Liu Li to admit defeat.”

Hai Yunfan laughed in spite of trying not to. ”Senior Sister Liu Li wouldn’t be that easy to deal with, right?”