harleyscars Chapter 204 Who hasn't dreamed of cultivating immortality?
Chapter 204 Who hasn't dreamed of cultivating immortality?
Chapter 204 Who hasn't dreamed of cultivating immortality?
"I think the soul tool competition is a draw," Orange said quickly, before Wang Shaojie could ask a question.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zi Mu looked at Ju Zi with a gleam in his eyes. His dejection vanished, replaced by a faint smile.
"I think so too." Ye Nanxiao nodded. There was no need to reveal his true level before entering Mingde Hall. From the beginning, he had been thinking of having a 50/50 soul tool competition.
The soul-guided battery might be a little too powerful, causing a slight deviation from the plan.
Wang Shaojie wasn't stupid either; he believed that Ju Zi was favoring Zi Mu, and immediately agreed.
"What a pity! It was just a little bit short, Ye Nanxiao!" Wang Shaojie laughed loudly.
Ye Nanxiao smiled and said, "Indeed, just a little bit. As expected of a top student from the Sun Moon Royal Academy, you are truly amazing."
Ye Nanxiao's words pierced Zi Mu's heart like a knife.
"Come on, is this the level of soul tools at Shrek Academy? No wonder you came to my Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy to study. You guys should be learning from me!" Wang Shaojie didn't think that a draw meant his side had lost, and seized the opportunity to mock Ye Nanxiao.
Keke couldn't stand Wang Shaojie's behavior and wanted to say a few words in defense of Ye Nanxiao, but when she thought about Ye Nanxiao's identity, she gave up the idea.
"I'll put a sack over your head and beat you up in a minute." Ye Nanxiao remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was cursing.
As the saying goes, it's better to offend a gentleman than a troll, especially a troll who carries a sack with him.
"I'd like to test the power of your soul tool, Ye. How about we have another martial arts match?" Zi Mu suggested the match with a faint smile, wanting to gauge Ye Nanxiao's overall strength.
Zi Mu is definitely an elite of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. Unfortunately, the number of exchange student spots between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and Shrek Academy is limited, and almost all of them are occupied by people like Xiao Hongchen who are at the top of the pyramid. Naturally, it is difficult for him to get a spot.
Most importantly, since Orange had no such plans, Zimu simply gave up the opportunity to compete for an exchange student spot.
Anyone with eyes could see Zi Mu's feelings for Ju Zi. Zi Mu thought that his long-standing and sincere feelings would make Ju Zi gradually accept him, but Ye Nanxiao's appearance made Zi Mu feel a strong sense of crisis.
After drawing with Ye Nanxiao with Ju Zi's favoritism, Zi Mu was still a little unwilling. He wanted to prove that he was stronger than Ye Nanxiao.
"This kid is clearly trying to climb over you to get ahead, how can you tolerate that?" Xue Di said, her pretty face full of displeasure.
"I was originally thinking of finding an opportunity to put a sack over my head, but now it seems unnecessary." Ye Nanxiao rubbed his hands together, eager to get started. "So, should I go for the fancy style or the classic style later?"
"Choose for yourself. Don't ask me if you have trouble making a choice." Xue Di waved her hand with a slight headache. Making choices is the most troublesome thing.
Why make a choice? The right answer is to have it all.
Thinking of this, Ye Nanxiao put the unfinished orange back into his storage soul tool, took out a crystal about half the size of his palm, and said, "How about we have some prizes? Look, this is what I recently won."
"A star sapphire? And such a big one at that! You're really lucky to have won this!" Keke stared wide-eyed at the star sapphire in Ye Nanxiao's hand, her eyes filled with envy.
"Your suggestion is excellent, I think it's a good idea." Wang Shaojie took out a white ore the size of two fists from his storage belt.
"Cloud Crystal Stone, although not as valuable as Starlight Sapphire, is so big that its value should be equivalent to yours. Let's go straight to the Soul Guidance Trial Grounds and start fighting!" Wang Shaojie's family has considerable influence and assets, so he naturally has a lot of rare metals in his personal reserves.
Looking at the Starlight Sapphire in Ye Nanxiao's hand, Ju Zi remembered that in the intelligence she had gathered about underground forces, there seemed to be a Starlight Sapphire in one of the underground arenas of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. It was won by a Soul Master surnamed Xiao, and the black hands sent out by the Aodu Chamber of Commerce were unable to retrieve it.
"Could it be that the two are connected?" Ju Zi wondered, and decided to pay more attention to the Soul Master surnamed Xiao who swept through an arena of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce when she was gathering information in the future.
The Soul Guidance Trial Grounds were not far from the experimental area. In less than half an hour, Ye Nanxiao saw the Soul Guidance Trial Grounds of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
It was class time at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. There weren't many students in the Soul Guidance Trial Grounds. After seeing Ju Zi enter, almost all the students in the audience turned their attention to Ju Zi and her group.
"Oranges are really popular. Isn't Xu Tianran worried?" Ye Nanxiao looked at the male students in the audience who were in high spirits and wondered if he should give Xu Tianran a few cows and sheep as a representative of Shrek Academy.
Otherwise, things will get messy if the grass grows too fast on your head.
Wang Shaojie quickly booked a competition venue and also informed the students watching nearby that the competitors were Zi Mu and a top student from Shrek Academy.
Upon hearing the name Shrek, a murmur rippled through the audience. Students from several nearby competition venues moved closer to the area reserved by Ye Nanxiao and his group, eager to see the top students from Shrek Academy. However, most of them were simply there to join in the fun.
"So lively? Orange, you're quite the charmer." Ye Nanxiao said with admiration as he looked at the students who had gathered in an instant.
"Of course, Orange is the most beautiful girl in our academy. She's beautiful, gentle, and intelligent. Her suitors could circle the Sun Moon Empire several times over." Keke said proudly, linking arms with Orange and tilting her head back.
"Stop fooling around, let's go, we're just spectators." Orange dragged Keke to the waiting area at the edge of the venue.
A middle-aged man in uniform with the word "Referee" on his left chest walked up to Wang Shaojie, said a few words to him, and then went to the competition area to wait for the participants to take the stage.
"Please, Ye Nanxiao." Zi Mu gestured for Ye Nanxiao to proceed.
Ye Nanxiao stepped onto the competition field, loosened his hands, looked at Zi Mu opposite him, and asked, "Do you want to compete in the literary or the martial arts arena?"
Zi Mu, who was preparing, was stunned upon hearing this. Fighting is divided into civil and military disciplines? How is that divided?
"How's your martial arts?" Zi Mu asked tentatively.
"OK, OK." Ye Nanxiao made an OK sign.
"Alright, both sides, get ready, the match begins!" The referee waved his right hand, announcing the start of the match.
Zi Mu did not possess a martial spirit, but a fiery red longsword appeared in his hand, accompanied by a metallic scraping sound.
Ye Nanxiao had no intention of showing off for the time being. Before the competition, Ye Nanxiao found a time to release his clone, and had Little Ye No. 3 wear a lab coat that he had taken from Xuan Ziwen, disguise his face, and blend into the audience.
"Hey bro, wanna open for business? That's the elite of the elite, Purple Wood! Taking down Shrek Academy is a piece of cake, right?" Little Leaf No. 3 shouted loudly in the area where the students were gathered.
"Finally, the betting opens! What are the odds?" one student asked.
"I bet Zimu wins, Shrek loses, one to eight," Little Leaf No. 3 said excitedly, raising an eyebrow.
"These odds are a bit outrageous, bro!" one of the students said.
"That's Zi Mu! One of the most capable followers of Ju Zi! He's so young and has already reached the threshold of a level six Soul Master. He's bound to enter the Mingde Hall in the future!" Xiao Ye No. 3 said excitedly, seemingly a fan of Zi Mu himself.
"Yeah, that's purple wood! I'll bet on it! Purple wood wins!" a student said, holding up a palm-sized piece of mithril.
Once one appeared, another quickly followed. With Xiao Ye No. 3 deliberately stirring things up, the two sacks he brought soon couldn't hold any more rare metals.
Seeing that more and more students were gathering, Xiao Ye No. 3 immediately closed the betting pool, saying, "Bet closed! Those who didn't place their bets are too late!"
Zi Mu wore heavy wrist guards on both wrists and a jet gun on each of his calves.
Upon seeing this, Ye Nanxiao immediately activated his Martial Soul, with nine fluffy tails swaying behind him. Looking at Little Ye No. 3 carrying two sacks not far away, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
Ye Nanxiao's smile stunned everyone present. Both male and female trainees had the same thought: "What a beautiful person! What a handsome person!"
"Girls are one thing, but how come guys are also captivated by me?" A strange thought arose in Ye Nanxiao's mind as he watched the male students shift their gaze from the orange to himself.
Zi Mu quickly regained his senses, shouted loudly, bent his legs, leaned forward, and the thrusters on his calves burst into flames, suddenly rushing towards Ye Nanxiao.
He gripped the purple wooden sword tightly in his hand, raising it high as if to slash.
"How despicable!" Ye Nanxiao shouted, and a layer of ice shield appeared in the air, blocking Zi Mu's attack route.
"Break!" Zi Mu cleaved forcefully, his longsword unleashing an energy shock that slammed into the ice shield created by Ye Nanxiao.
The ice shield was broken as Zi Mu had hoped, bringing with it a thick cloud of icy mist.
A layer of pure white energy shield appeared on Zi Mu's body to prevent Ye Nanxiao from taking the opportunity to attack.
However, behind the ice mist was another layer of ice shield.
Zi Mu frowned, and a burst of light shot out from behind him. A soul-guided ray curved in the air and blasted towards the ice shield.
Once again breaking through Ye Nanxiao's ice shield, Zi Mu adjusted his position and charged in from the side.
However, what stood in front of Zimu was still a layer of ice shield.
"Damn it, is this Shrek a turtle or not?! Are we going to fight or not?!" Wang Shaojie stood on the sidelines, cursing angrily.
Seeing Ye Nanxiao retreating step by step and constantly defending, the students who had defeated Ye Nanxiao showed excited smiles and shouted Zi Mu's name loudly.
Ye Nanxiao's constant defense aroused Zi Mu's fighting spirit, and he continuously unleashed soul-guided rays, with the force of his strikes becoming increasingly heavy.
The audience booed Ye Nanxiao, but Little Ye No. 3 smiled as he listened to the boos.
"Stop dodging!" The wrist guard on Zi Mu's wrist emitted light as he raised his sword and unleashed an energy surge twice as powerful as before.
To Zimu's surprise, the ice shield did not break this time, but only developed cracks.
"Something's wrong. This attack is much stronger than the previous ones! The ice shield hasn't been broken!" Zi Mu was shocked.
Zi Mu immediately became alert, and balls of light kept flying up from his body; they were energy missiles.
Amidst the continuous roar, the ice shield gradually shattered, and thick ice mist spread across the field.
Seeing this, Zi Mu continued to launch energy missiles to bombard the area, using the impact of the explosions to disperse the ice mist.
After the icy fog dissipated, Zi Mu stared wide-eyed at the scene before him.
Wang Shaojie, who had intended to yell and curse, widened his eyes and opened his mouth, wanting to say something but unable to utter a sound.
Orange stood up, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Nanxiao, who was floating in the air.
At this moment, Ye Nanxiao stood on an ice sword, with a large sword gradually forming behind him. Although each large sword was formed from ice, it brought a lot of impact to Zi Mu.
Hundreds of greatswords floated behind Ye Nanxiao, arranged in an orderly fashion, like an army poised to attack at the king's command.
"Who hasn't dreamed of cultivating immortality?" Ye Nanxiao said with his arms outstretched.
"Sword, come!"
Hundreds of greatswords rushed towards Zimu, who immediately launched a counterattack.
Energy missiles were launched continuously, attempting to shatter the greatsword that Ye Nanxiao had condensed, but the effect was minimal, and not a single ice sword was broken.
Under the overwhelming offensive, Zi Mu reluctantly shouted that he had given up.
The referee immediately activated an invincible shield, protecting Zi Mu in front of him.
"I have a sword that can move mountains, fill seas, and even serve as a backdrop!" Ye Nanxiao said indifferently, his hands behind his back.
"You went to all that trouble to turn your soul skill into a greatsword just to show off? Is Kakashi your idol?" Xue Di rolled her eyes and said.
"Every Chinese person dreams of cultivating immortality! I've wanted to try this for a long time! And I can even catch a big fish!" Ye Nanxiao said excitedly.
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