Chapter 206 The Power of the Sword
“How far do you think this kid Zhou Ling can go?”
At the judges’ table, Dean Zhong looked at Zhou Ling’s competition stage with great interest. He asked Daojian Zhang and other judges.
Those participating in the inner court competition this time are all inner court disciples.
And they are all disciples who have been in the inner courtyard for a few years, and some have even stayed in the inner courtyard for more than ten years.
After all, there is no time limit for training when entering the inner courtyard. Generally, it is in the late stage of foundation building, or at its peak.
The disciples began to leave the Taoist Academy and look for their own way out.
Of course, there are also many people who choose to stay in the Taoist Academy and become teachers in the outer courtyard. However, they must pass the Taoist Academy's strict assessment before they can be left.
Zhou Ling was the only new disciple who entered the inner courtyard to participate.
So he is much younger than other inner court disciples.
"It would be great to be able to enter the top thirty-two!"
"Although it is a heaven-level foundation building, the combat competition is not just about cultivation, but also skills, experience, etc."
"I'm afraid Zhou Ling lacks combat experience!"
Daojian Zhang smiled.
“Yes, he is a bit young, and with a few more years of experience, and with his natural ability to build a foundation, his combat power will definitely be high!”
"Hey, this kid wants to participate in any competition. This actual combat competition is completely different from the skills competition!"
Other judges also agreed with a smile.
“However, this kid’s performance is unexpected every time. I hope he can also shine in actual combat!”
Dean Zhong smiled.
Now Zhou Ling is a key disciple trained by the Taoist Academy.
Although he did not become his disciple, he also hoped to become the face of Xuanyuan Taoist Academy in Qingyun Immortal City in the future.
Of course, since it is an actual combat competition, in his opinion, it is already good for Zhou Ling to enter the top 32.
After all, most of the participants this time were monks in the middle stage of foundation building.
Moreover, most of the fighting methods of technical mages rely on external forces, such as runes, magic circles, puppets, beast control, etc.
As a weapon refiner, Zhou Ling obviously has no advantage in this regard.
Even for a swordsmith, using a sword to fight would be a big expense.
While the judges were discussing, the situation in each arena was also changing rapidly.
On the competition stage, Li Jing's Thousand Mountains Sword Qi was stronger than the last, and he was very likely to defeat Zhou Ling in one fell swoop.
But Zhou Ling condensed the furnace sword energy and refined his Qianshan sword energy.
As Qianshan Sword Qi continues to dissipate, his understanding of earth-attributed sword intent is also constantly improving.
This is the advantage of the furnace sword spirit. When refining other sword spirits, it can improve one's own sword spirit.
So Zhou Ling was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, he refined and integrated Qianshan Sword Intent while fighting.
Then use [Intermediate Analysis] to analyze the Qianshan Sword Intent and integrate it into your own earth attribute Sword Intent.
Li Jing became more and more frightened as she fought. She originally wanted to suppress Zhou Ling as quickly as possible and force him to withdraw from the competition.
But at this moment, his Thousand Mountains Sword Intent did not pose much of a threat to him.
On the contrary, it consumes a lot of money.
If this continues, even if he can defeat Zhou Ling, it will not be easy to defeat his opponent in the next game.
I originally thought that Zhou Ling, the new disciple of the inner courtyard, would be a good candidate.
I didn’t expect it to be so difficult to chew.
I didn’t dare to hold back immediately, and shouted sharply, “Junior Brother Zhou, then take my last sword!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the light of the sword in his hand skyrocketed, and the mountain sword light condensed and formed, continuously, Gaia slashed.
This is the advantage of the mountain sword in his hand.
After stimulating the fusion of its sword seal and sword intention, its power will skyrocket instantly.
It is equivalent to half a step of sword heart and soul.
For ordinary disciples in the middle stage of foundation building, it is basically difficult to block it.
Only those who have also reached the realm of sword spirit or have a third-level treasure can be enough to compete with it.
Li Jing was also forced to use her ultimate trick so quickly.
But only in this way can Zhou Ling's furnace sword energy be broken and defeated.
It's a pity that Zhou Ling has already condensed his sword spirit. The reason why he didn't use the full strength of the furnace sword spirit was just to study the opponent's Qianshan sword spirit with its power.
After all, he has the talent of [restoration as before], and coupled with the second-level Lingyuan Pill refined by Wang Xin, he can restore the spiritual power consumed in his body to its peak in more than an hour.
So I don't worry about consumption.
And with [Meticulousness], he has a clear advantage in this battle, and he does not consume much.
As Li Jing unleashed the strongest sword, Zhou Ling naturally did not dare to be careless.
Immediately condensed the sword intention, and condensed the furnace sword soul.
As long as he wanted to, he could have condensed the spirit of the furnace sword and defeated his opponent.
And what he was using was only a second-level mid-grade Fire Gang Sword.
If it were replaced by the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword, its power would probably be more than doubled.
After all, the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword contains the power of rules and can completely crush a monk like Li Jing.
"How is it possible, you have actually understood that the sword is as strong as the soul!"
Li Jing, who originally thought that this sword was enough to defeat Zhou Ling, suddenly exclaimed.
His Thousand Mountains Sword Qi finally penetrated the Furnace Sword Qi, just when he was about to suppress it.
Suddenly in the furnace sword energy, a stronger sword intent swept out.
His Thousand Mountains Sword Qi penetrated layer by layer.
Then, he saw the furnace sword soul condensed in the furnace sword energy.
His Qianshan Sword Qi quickly collapsed under the opponent's absolutely superior sword attack.
At this time, Li Jing, who was shocked, had all his trump cards revealed, and facing Zhou Ling's fierce sword energy, he did not have the courage to continue fighting.
You can only give up and admit defeat.
Why did I meet this monster?
Fourteen years old! Heavenly grade foundation building! He also comprehended the second realm of swordsmanship!
How can others compare with this?
"This is the soul of the sword? How is it possible? How does a fourteen-year-old monk condense the soul of the sword?"
"Yes! Even if you start practicing swordsmanship from your mother's womb, it won't work!"< br>
“It’s really terrifying, a heaven-level foundation building, a second-level swordsmanship! This is definitely a genius among geniuses!”
“I read that right! Li Jing was defeated at the third level of foundation building! ”
Since Zhou Ling is a new disciple of the inner courtyard and a legendary cultivator of the Heavenly Grade Foundation-Building Pill, his competition attracted extra attention.
Seeing him condensing the Furnace Sword Spirit and easily defeating Li Jing's Thousand Mountains Sword Spirit, the watching disciples in the square all let out bursts of exclamations.
I originally thought that Zhou Ling was so outstanding in weapon refining, but he would definitely be inferior in actual combat.
After all, a person’s energy is limited and it is impossible to achieve all-round development.
But Zhou Ling was beyond everyone's expectations.
He actually defeated the powerful Li Jing with absolute advantage.
"Competition stage No. 7! Zhou Ling wins!"
As the judges announced, Zhou Ling and Li Jing bowed, "I accept!"
Li Jing said helplessly, "Junior Brother Zhou's sword skills Level, I am convinced of my defeat!”
Then the two walked off the competition stage.
“This kid Zhou Ling has actually reached the second level of swordsmanship!”
At the judges' table, Dean Zhong looked shocked.
Zhou Ling once again shocked him with his actions.
Understanding the sword soul requires not only the practice of swordsmanship, but also a unique understanding.
In addition, there is also a certain amount of chance and luck.
For ordinary sword cultivators, it is already very good to be able to enter the realm of sword spirit in the later stages of foundation building.
And Zhou Ling, at the age of fourteen, did it!
This talent and luck make people envious.
“This kid is so surprising!” Zhang Daojian also said with a magical look on his face.
Just now I was not optimistic that Zhou Ling could enter the top thirty-two, but he was slapped in the face so quickly.
Zhou Ling actually entered the second realm of swordsmanship, which he did not expect at all.
The other teachers also looked surprised. They all knew that Zhou Ling was extremely talented in techniques, but they did not expect that Zhou Ling was also so talented in swordsmanship.
“However, with his level of cultivation at the foundation level, how many times can he use Jian Xin Ru Po?”
“Yes, normally speaking, the only way to do this is to enter the foundation level. Only in the later stage can I control the sword heart like soul stably."
While being shocked, the other instructors also spoke out curiously.
"This is not easy. Just look at how far this little guy can go!"
Dean Zhong smiled.
I also have more expectations for Zhou Ling.
Zhou Ling's current performance is enough to enter the Taoist Academy. Until now, for thousands of years, he has ranked among the top thirty talented disciples.
“Hey, I take back what I just said. After understanding the sword spirit, I think I can enter the top sixteen!”
Zhang Daojian also said with a smile.
He has no ill intentions towards Zhou Ling, he is just analyzing the actual situation.
I didn’t expect Zhou Ling to be completely uneasy about playing tricks.
“Sixteen is not that easy!”
“Yes! Look at the few competitions just now, there are many disciples in the late stage of foundation establishment. In the other several competitions, none of them are evenly matched. Huge consumption!”
Professor Lin shook his head and said loudly.
While the judges were discussing, Zhou Ling had already arrived at the rest area.
"Brother Ling, no wonder you are so confident, it turns out you have comprehended the second realm of sword spirit!"
When Zhou Ling reached the futon, Sun Dajie walked up behind him and beat him. Back, stretch your muscles, and said with an overjoyed expression.
In this competition, he placed nearly four hundred low-grade spiritual stones on Zhou Ling.
This is most of his net worth. If he loses, he will have to live on grass for the next few months.
Zhou Ling smiled and said, "I'm a little lucky!"
"Brother Ling, you are so humble!"
Sun Dajie flattered him.
Then he looked at the competition table and reminded Zhou Ling, "Brother Ling, the next opponent is Lu Li, a rune master in the middle stage of foundation building. This test has been consumed!"
"Moreover, Lu Li ranked thirty-seventh in this competition, but there is a lot of hope that he can enter the top thirty-two!"
"And it is said that he has many second-level mid-level talismans in his hand. There are even second-level high-grade runes!"
Zhou Ling nodded and said with a smile, "Sword cultivation is about breaking through all kinds of magic with one sword!"
Then he took out the pill! bottle, poured out a Lingyuan Pill, drank it, sat cross-legged, and recovered.
Sun Dajie began to collect other news from around him.
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In the afternoon, the second round of knockout rounds also started soon.
The spiritual power in Zhou Ling's body has also been completely restored.
“Lu Li!”
“Zhou Ling!”
On the competition stage, the two people bowed their hands.
Standing opposite Zhou Ling is a tall young man in his mid-twenties or sixties.
"Junior Brother Zhou, then try the power of my runes!"
Immediately, Lu Li shouted and threw out three yellow talismans.
Three rumbles and explosions were heard, the runes instantly burst into flames, and three huge fireballs condensed out and bombarded Zhou Ling.
A heat wave swept over and was about to swallow Zhou Ling up.
But the next moment, a thick flying sword rose into the sky and slashed down into the air.
A huge mountain sword energy slashed out.
The sword energy condensed, as if thousands of peaks were stacked on top of each other, and it was unstoppable. It instantly defeated the three fireballs and turned them into flames that filled the sky and dissipated.
“Is this the Qianshan Sword Intent?”
Lu Li couldn't help but exclaimed slightly.
Originally, he was worried about Zhou Ling's furnace sword spirit, so he prepared to engage in a war of attrition with Zhou Ling in this battle.
Use runes to consume Zhou Ling.
After all, Zhou Ling is only at the first level of foundation building, and it is impossible to use sword attacks one after another.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling actually understood other sword intentions.
And this was the Thousand Mountains Sword Intent of his morning opponent Li Jing.
What a terrifying talent.
"Then I want to see how many swords you can use!"
Lu Li said solemnly, even if you use Qianshan Sword Intent, it will take a lot of effort.
You must know that there were three second-level mid-grade fireball talismans just now. Their power was no less powerful than the magic attacks of monks in the middle stage of foundation establishment, but they were easily resolved by Zhou Ling.
If you don't consume him, you will be consumed by yourself.
Immediately, two more cyan runes were shot out in his hand, and the cyan light bloomed, condensing two cyan sword lights measuring several feet.
Looking sharp and sharp!
"Second-level high-grade sword talisman!"
Zhou Ling's eyes narrowed slightly. This talisman master was indeed difficult to deal with.
But fortunately, these two sword talismans only contain sword energy and do not incorporate sword intent and soul.
Otherwise, these two sword lights would be difficult to deal with.
With [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling could see that although the two cyan sword lights were powerful, they were only integrated into the formed sword intent.
"You are proud enough to be defeated by my two second-level high-grade Qingfeng sword talismans!"
Lu Li seemed very confident.
After all, the attack power of two second-level high-grade sword talismans is comparable to that of a monk in the late stage of foundation building.
Even now that he is in the middle stage of foundation building, he seems a little unable to control it.
This Qingfeng Sword Talisman is already one of his biggest trump cards.
He chanted the spell, pointed his finger towards Zhou Ling, and two green sword lights appeared in the air. The sword energy roared and slashed down towards Zhou Ling.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Ling did not dare to be careless.
With a thought, the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword flew out, and the flames roared.
The spiritual power in the body is injected into the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword. In an instant, the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword is like a flame and it is slashing.
The flaming sword light roared across the ring, and cracks were made in the extremely hard material on the ground.
Like a black cloud of fire, it clashed with the two green peak sword lights controlled by Lu Li.
With an earth-shattering roar, the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword burst out with endless sword energy like fire clouds filling the sky in Lu Li's unbelievable eyes.
He forcefully broke through the two Qingfeng swords with all their energy.
In the end, there was still a huge remaining power and he slashed towards Lu Li.
Lu Li hurriedly activated a shield rune, condensing a huge battle armor in front of him.
I hope to block the fire cloud sword light.
Boom!
The arena shook violently.
The armor immediately shattered, and Lu Li's body was blown away and fell to the ring, his face pale.
I can only wave my hand and admit defeat!
"Competition stage No. 5! Zhou Ling wins!"
The judges' voices rang out.
(End of this chapter)