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Chapter 243: Winning the First Place, Shen Bai Strike a Sword

At this moment, in the cave, many geniuses gathered in twos and threes. Some were discussing the intensity of the competition, while others were discussing the gains and losses of the competition.

Mo Xuan was waving a feather fan and customizing the format for the next round of competition.

Shen Bai was originally chatting with Qin Shuang.

When the two were chatting happily, the footsteps sounded behind them.

Li Feiyun was wearing a gray dress, but it was difficult to hide the pretty makeup on her face. She slowly walked towards Shen Bai.

Shen Bai frowned, a trace of doubt in his heart. He put his hand on the cold moon on his waist and asked, "Miss Li, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"

Only he and Qin Shuang were chatting here. He took Qin Shuang to a secluded corner where there was no one within ten meters.

Li Feiyun walked over so casually, she must have come to find him.

Putting his hand on Han Yue was Shen Bai's habitual action, which made it easier for him to draw his sword.

Even though this is the place where the Tianjiao Ranking is re-determined, Shen Bai still did not let down his guard.

Qin Shuang was also full of curiosity. He finished the battle later than Shen Bai, so he didn't know what was going on here with Shen Bai.

In addition, they were very far away, and now a girl in gray clothes walked over, and Qin Shuang's eyes flashed with gossip.

"Could it be that sparks were created in the ring?"

Qin Shuang moved slightly closer to Shen Bai, thinking in his heart.

She held Shen Bai's sleeves with both hands, holding them a little tighter.

Li Feiyun glanced at Qin Shuang and said, "Miss Qin, I have something to discuss with Shen Bai in detail. Can you please step aside for now? Don't worry, I have already admitted defeat in the battle with Shen Bai, and it will not cause any adverse effects on Shen Bai."

Explain in detail, how to explain in detail?

Qin Shuang thought about it, let go of the hand that was holding Shen Bai's sleeve, and walked in one direction.

"Tell me when you're done talking."

She didn't ask what it was.

Qin Shuang never asked about Shen Bai's secrets.

Although Qin Shuang is carefree, lively and active, she is better than many people in handling human relationships. Otherwise, she would not have been loved by many disciples after entering the academy.

After Qin Shuang left, Shen Bai turned his gaze to Li Feiyun and said.

"Miss Li, if you have anything to say, just tell us directly. The next competition is not far away."

Li Feiyun nodded, then raised her left hand and tapped her wrist lightly.

Only then did Shen Bai see a pattern on her wrist that looked like a raging fire. He didn't know what it was engraved with.

As Li Feiyun tapped her wrist, a poisonous gas emanated from the pattern on her wrist and quickly enveloped the surroundings.

"Using poison gas as a barrier, it seems this is a big deal." Shen Bai thought to himself.

Within the poison gas barrier, the outside world cannot sense what is happening inside.

If someone in the underworld resorts to such tactics, it usually means they have something top secret to reveal.

Shen Bai was also very curious, so he waited patiently.

After Li Feiyun finished this, she put her hand down and used the sleeve of her wrist to cover the pattern on her wrist.

"Sir Shen, I do have something important to discuss with you. To be honest, you and I are companions."

"companion?"

Shen Bai touched his chin and said, "I have never met you before. We only had a competition today, and you admitted defeat. We didn't even fight, so how can we be considered companions?"

What he said was right. He and Li Feiyun had basically no intersection. Today was really the first time they met. The word "companion" made Shen Bai feel a little confused.

Li Feiyun saw through Shen Bai's thoughts and said, "Master Shen is indeed very vigilant. Being vigilant is indeed a good thing, but I have no ill will towards Master Shen. The reason why I call Master Shen a companion has nothing to do with whether we have met or not. It is another identity of Master Shen."

"Another identity?"

After Shen Bai heard this, he thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up slightly: "The other identity you mentioned, could it be the Tianjiao Savior Association?"

"You are a member of the Tianjiao Savior Society, right?"

Shen Bai's magical powers are varied and his abilities are extremely powerful, but his identities in the Great Zhou Kingdom are only a few.

He guessed that perhaps the word "companion" mentioned by Li Feiyun just now came from the Tianjiao Savior Association.

Li Feiyun nodded and said without hesitation: "Yes, I am from the Tianjiao Savior Association and joined a while before Lord Shen."

Shen Bai stroked his chin and pondered, "If you are from the Tianjiao Savior Association, why are you looking for me?"

Speaking of which, Shen Bai hasn't seen anyone from the Tianjiao Savior Society for a long time since the last time.

This time, Li Feiyun not only admitted defeat voluntarily, but also came over on her own initiative.

Shen Bai finally remembered this almost forgotten organization.

Li Feiyun tightened his sleeves and said, "Master Shen, you may not know that I came to you this time because I have an important secret to tell you."

Shen Bai asked with great interest, "What secret is it that you should conceal from others in public? This is not good for a woman's reputation."

This is not like Mo Xuan's shielding method. This poison is opaque, and no one can detect what is going on inside, whether by looking or hearing.

Li Feiyun smiled carefreely: "For people like us in the martial arts world, reputation is certainly important, but important occasions also have important levels."

"Master Shen, let me be frank. Among those participating in the Tianjiao Ranking this time, there is one person who seems to have been possessed."

"The person whose body was taken over?"

Shen Bai thought for a moment and asked, "Where is the person you mentioned who took over my body?"

Just now, Shen Bai noticed that what Li Feiyun was talking about was not the person who had awakened, but the person who had taken over another's body.

This means that one of the people here is a member of a chaotic organization and has lost his original soul.

Li Feiyun nodded and said, "It is indeed the person who took over the body, but I don't know where he is exactly. I just came to remind Master Shen so that if Master Shen finds anyone abnormal, he can be aware of it in advance."

Shen Bai thought for a moment and said, "If you're talking about unusual people, I've found one."

As soon as Shen Bai said this, Li Feiyun's eyes lit up immediately. She stared at Shen Bai with her dark eyes. She took two steps forward, and her sleeves were blown by the breeze, revealing the pattern on her wrist.

"Master Shen, what's wrong?"

After the establishment of the Tianjiao Savior Society, the geniuses it recruited were there to fight against the chaotic organizations.

To put it simply, they can deal with them for the sake of justice, or for the rewards of the Wancheng Era in the Tianjiao Savior Association.

Either way, they are willing.

Now that Shen Bai said there was something unusual, Li Feiyun naturally wanted to know where it was.

Perhaps we can work with Shen Bai to catch the person who has taken over someone else's body.

The reason why she only told Shen Bai was because she was worried about alerting the enemy.

Shen Bai thought for a moment and said, "I think there's something wrong with Beichen. He was too ruthless when he took action."

This is not wrong. This is the abnormality that Shen Bai has discovered so far.

Just now, he saw Beichen's marksmanship and it would be very easy for him to win, but he vented his anger by dealing with the genius who was competing with him.

This is neither appropriate nor logical.

After hearing this, Li Feiyun fell into deep thought. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "It's unlikely. From what I know, Beichen seems to be declaring war on Lord Shen."

Shen Bai raised his eyebrows: "Why did he declare war on me?"

There are many people here who want to fight him, but that fighting spirit is constantly eroded after every battle he wins.

Shen Bai couldn't understand why Beichen was so eager to fight him.

Li Feiyun explained, "Beichen was ranked number one on the last Tianjiao Ranking, and he's someone who cares deeply about reputation. Of course, even someone who doesn't care about reputation would get apprehensive if they stayed in the top spot for too long. So he's worried that Lord Shen would take his number one spot."

"This desire to fight is naturally reasonable."

After hearing this, Shen Bai suddenly realized: "If that's the case, then his behavior just now is normal."

Apart from this, Shen Bai did not find any other abnormalities.

Under the surveillance of Poxu Red Eye, he could not see any clues, let alone find any useful information.

Li Feiyun just said that there was someone who took over someone else's body. Shen Bai guessed that the other party should have a way to block the qi.

Not only did he deceive him, but he also deceived the person who made it, Mo Xuan.

Li Feiyun came here just to explain the situation to Shen Bai. Now that Shen Bai has no clues, there is no need for Li Feiyun to stay here.

"Master Shen, if there is anything unusual, please pay more attention. I will leave first."

Shen Bai nodded and did not try to keep Li Feiyun.

However, he kept in mind what Li Feiyun had just said.

The surrounding barriers disappeared and Li Feiyun left quickly.

After Li Feiyun left, Qin Shuang walked over from the side, looking at Shen Bai from time to time, then looking at the ground from time to time, going back and forth several times.

Shen Bai noticed Qin Shuang's expression and said, "Don't act like you want to ask but don't dare. It's nothing serious. If it were something important, I would definitely tell you."

The matter of the Tianjiao Savior Society is actually not a big secret.

The main thing is that we only know about one person who has taken over another's body, so Shen Bai plans to hide this matter for the time being.

After all, if more people know about it, it will easily alert the enemy.

Qin Shuang said "oh", knowing that Shen Bai didn't say anything and there must be a reason for not saying anything, so he didn't say anything else, regained his spirits, and continued chatting with Shen Bai.

……

All around, the geniuses were still communicating with each other.

After the battle in the loser group is over, we will enter the winner group.

As Shen Bai thought, Qin Shuang lost again, but she was already extremely powerful to be able to enter the top 50.

At this moment, Mo Xuan finally sorted out the ranking of the winner group.

Just like before, the paper flew and fell into everyone's hands.

Everyone took their own number and began to look for their own ring.

Qin Shuang has been following Shen Bai.

She didn't want to fight anymore, she just wanted to see Shen Bai show his prowess.

Shen Bai also let Qin Shuang follow him.

But just as he reached a ring, he was stopped by members of the Demon Suppression Division on the ring.

Shen Bai looked at the members of the Demon Suppression Division strangely and asked, "What happened again?"

The members of the Demon Suppression Division on the stage looked helpless and cast their gazes towards a corner.

In the corner, a young man left with a casual attitude.

"The other party admits defeat, Shen Baisheng."

The member of the Demon Suppression Division uttered seven words. These seven words were extremely simple, but all the geniuses who heard them were shocked.

This is the second time someone has admitted defeat.

They couldn't help but feel that Shen Bai was too terrifying.

After seeing this scene, Lei Long shook his head and said, "If it were me, I would fight him even if I had to lose."

Zhao Yuan disagreed with Lei Long's idea and said, "If you know you will lose, you can fight with all your might, but that was a life-and-death battle. Now it's a ring. Everyone has their own secrets. Perhaps they just want to keep their secrets and methods to themselves."

The two had different opinions and both focused their eyes on Mo Xuan on the platform.

Mo Xuan waved his feather fan and said, "Why are you looking at me? Winning is winning, losing is losing. There's no need to talk about that much."

Apart from being interested in Shen Bai, he had no interest in anything else, so he just answered casually.

Shen Bai felt somewhat accustomed to his victory without fighting again, so he took Qin Shuang and left the arena.

This time, Shen Bai made it into the top seventeen.

Qin Shuang's face was full of surprise: "I also want to see you fight. I haven't seen it for a long time, but I didn't expect that no one would fight with you."

There was a hint of regret and a hint of pride in his tone.

Unfortunately, she really couldn't see Shen Bai display his mighty power.

What makes her proud is that Shen Bai came from Anding County with her, so she can be considered as Shen Bai's half-guide.

Now, Shen Bai has become a person of extremely noble status in the Great Zhou Kingdom and the number one among the younger generation.

Next, dramatic scenes happened one after another.

All these so-called dramatic events happened to Shen Bai.

Every time Shen Bai fought against an enemy, he would advance directly, while the person he was fighting against would simply choose to admit defeat.

He admitted defeat so decisively that it was truly shocking.

Some smart people have already guessed why the other party gave up.

When you know you can't win, you can't win even if you use all your strength.

If that’s the case, why not save your secrets and killer moves to deal with the losers?

Maybe I can even get a very good ranking in the remaining loser group.

After having this idea, Shen Bai's advancement speed became even faster.

Some people admitted defeat before they even had to rush to the ring.

Beichen happened to see the entire scene.

Beichen's teeth were about to break.

He looked at his defeated opponent, gripped his spear tightly, and veins on his forehead were exposed.

He was number one on the Tianjiao list, and had been the leader who crushed everyone else during the last revision.

But when these guys faced him, they never thought of giving up.

But when facing Shen Bai, he admitted defeat decisively and cleanly.

He knows better than anyone what this means.

This means that he is not as good as Shen Bai.

These people thought that they might still have a chance of winning when fighting against themselves, but they had no hope at all when fighting against Shen Bai.

"I don't accept it, I don't accept it!"

Beichen shouted in his heart.

The grip on the spear tightened.

He was indeed greedy for a false reputation. When people live in this world, what they covet is nothing more than wealth, power and beauty.

People who practice cultivation are also human beings.

He has been number one on the Tianjiao list for so long, and he must not lose it at this time.

"Just wait, Shen Bai. When I fight you, you'll know how powerful I am. I will definitely pull you down from the clouds."

"I'll make you fall to pieces in front of everyone's expectant eyes!"

Beichen thought secretly in his heart. The next round of the competition began again.

This time Beichen saw a familiar figure.

Yuan Ya stepped on the lotus platform and slowly floated to the stage.

Beichen was slightly stunned. He didn't expect to have a battle with Yuan Ya.

In fact, when Yuan Ya gave him the Jingyue Heart Removal Mantra, he also wondered why the other party gave him the secret method instead of using it himself.

However, his desire for fame and fortune made him ignore this idea.

He just thought that Yuan Ya was unwilling to bear the side effects of the Jingyue Heart Mantra.

At this moment, Yuan Ya was fighting on the same stage with him, which surprised Beichen a little.

"Come on, let's have a fight!"

Beichen gripped the spear tightly, raised it, and pointed the tip at Yuan Ya.

Regardless, this is the final battle.

Shen Bai advanced quickly again. As long as he defeated Yuan Ya, the next battle would be his final battle with Shen Bai.

Mo Xuan stood on the high platform and saw Beichen and Yuan Ya looking at each other, and shook his head.

"He's lost his mind. Shen Bai is about to win. He can't keep his first place."

Lei Long asked curiously, "Mr. Mo Xuan, caring about victory or defeat is a quality that a cultivator should possess. If you don't care about victory or defeat, how can you go against the current?"

Zhao Yuan also said: "People of my generation emphasize the word 'competition'. We must compete for everything, and only then can we become the best in the world."

Mo Xuan shook his head at the two people's answers.

"You don't understand. You must remain calm at all times. It's okay to have a fighting spirit that refuses to admit defeat, but you must not panic in this fighting spirit."

"He's panicked."

Lei Long and the other man had no objection to Mo Xuan's explanation.

In fact, whatever this scholar with mysterious strength said came true at any time.

Under the ring, Shen Bai was also observing the situation on the field.

He had no more fight left, now all he could do was watch.

Before this, he had seen Beichen fight many times, and it could be summed up in one sentence.

——This kid is very resentful, and all his resentment is directed at me.

Shen Bai couldn't help but think of what Li Feiyun said.

He even believed that what Li Feiyun said was true.

After all, Beichen had made no secret of his resentment, as if he wanted to tear himself into pieces.

"Forget it, let's end this battle as soon as possible." Shen Bai thought to himself.

Since nothing unusual happened, let's resolve this battle.

Once that is resolved, everything will naturally fall into place.

Just as Shen Bai was thinking this, a surprising scene appeared on the ring.

Yuan Ya raised his right hand, attracting everyone's attention.

Her expression was as cold as ever, like a thousand-year-old ice.

This kind of coldness was not pretended like Qin Shuang's, but real coldness.

"I surrender."

Yuan Ya said without hesitation.

Just these three words not only stunned everyone present, but even Beichen on the ring was stunned.

He didn't expect Yuan Ya to admit defeat so completely.

It was not until Yuan Ya walked away that Beichen reacted and then raised his spear high.

Although Yuan Ya did this on purpose, he now felt the same as Shen Bai.

After all, some people have admitted defeat to him.

But then, no one paid attention to his actions, as if they were already used to it.

With Shen Baizhuyu as an example, these geniuses have become immune to the word "surrender", so they did not react so strongly.

Beichen was slightly stunned, and silently put down the spear, his hand holding the spear tighter.

At this time, Mo Xuan gently waved his feather fan and said loudly, "Now only the first place competition remains. Beichen will face Shen Bai. It will begin in half an hour, after Beichen has recovered."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Bai.

The doctors from the Demon Suppression Division came forward and began to treat Beichen's injuries. They also gave Beichen the best elixirs to restore him to his best condition.

Shen Bai looked very calm and waited patiently.

Half an hour is neither long nor short.

Only after Beichen stood on the stage did Shen Bai walk onto the stage facing everyone's gaze.

On the stage, a member of the Demon Suppression Division glanced at both sides and announced the start of the match with an expressionless face.

Neither of them moved, just looking at each other.

Beichen's eyes were full of fighting spirit, while Shen Bai's were a little bored.

Shen Bai had fought against five masters at the peak level, and the opponents had also used the Resentment of All Living Beings technique. This current competition was child's play for him.

Beichen saw a hint of boredom in Shen Bai's eyes, gritted his teeth, and said, "Shen Bai, I can finally fight you. I have been waiting for this battle for too long."

He had to defend his dignity as the number one on the list of geniuses and also keep this position.

Shen Bai drew the Cold Moon sword from his waist, pointed the tip of the sword at Beichen, and said, "Come on, let's fight quickly and decisively."

To be honest, he had no desire to be number one on the list of geniuses, but because this was a transaction between the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Great Southern Kingdom.

The Emperor Shengwu of the Great Zhou Kingdom treated him very well, not to mention the high-level officials of the Great Zhou Kingdom, so Shen Bai also needed to help the Emperor Shengwu to get this deal.

The first place must naturally be taken.

When Beichen saw Shen Bai draw out his sword, he didn't say anything else. The spear in his hand turned into a cold light and stabbed towards Shen Bai.

The battle happened extremely suddenly, and the geniuses present stared at it intently.

The previous number one on the Tianjiao list will fight against Shen Bai. How many rounds can he last, and can he reverse the situation?
The geniuses were not sure about this, but precisely because of the uncertainty this time, they became even more curious.

Qin Shuang's face was full of confidence, and he was not worried about Shen Bai at all.

Since leaving Anding County, every step Shen Bai took was extremely steady. Although there were many dangers, Shen Bai was able to eliminate all dangers every time.

Qin Shuang has blind confidence in Shen Bai.

Beichen used the spear to its full potential. It seemed like he was just stabbing forward, but there were seven star-like lights flashing on the spear.

Every star is connected with Qi, and every time one is connected, the power of the spearmanship will increase by a qualitative leap.

When the seven stars appeared on the gun barrel, the tip of the gun was less than ten feet in front of Shen Bai.

"Excellent spearmanship, worthy of being a technique from a peerless power."

Shen Bai praised.

Not to mention anything else, just based on his pistol skills, Beichen deserves to be the number one on the Tianjiao list.

But for Shen Bai, it is far from enough.

Shen Bai casually swung out the cold moon, and the blood-red sword energy split into thousands and then merged into one.

A huge sword appeared out of nowhere and landed on the tip of Beichen's gun.

"boom!"

There was a roar.

The huge aftermath swept over everything around it.

Lei Long and Zhao Yuan were watching on the high platform. After seeing Shen Bai's sword energy, they stood up suddenly, took a few steps forward, and widened their eyes.

"This is Shen Bai's true sword energy! It's more than twice as strong as the sword energy he used in previous competitions!"

They are all people who have been immersed in the peak realm for many years, so it is not an exaggeration to call them old monsters.

And they are also the ones who can most personally feel the powerful sword energy of Shen Bai.

In other words, in the previous battle, Shen Bai didn't even use his full strength to stab with his sword.

This shows how terrifying Shen Bai is.

Mo Xuan smiled. "Only those who are good at hiding their weaknesses can overcome the crowd and climb the ladder to the world. But Shen Bai is not hiding his weaknesses, but no one dares to take his sword."

No one dared to take his sword, which meant that no one was worthy of his full strength attack.

Upon hearing this, many geniuses fell silent.

Some people were deeply shocked, while others clenched their fists, as if there was an invisible force pushing them to reach a higher level in the future.

As the residual power reverberated, Beichen was knocked back a few steps by the huge force, and the hand holding the spear trembled slightly.

The blood-red sword energy broke free from the spear and landed at Beichen's feet.

Shen Bai held Han Yue in his hand, his clothes dancing in the wind: "Admit defeat, I have no hatred or grudge against you, and I won the first place for a reason."

He didn't want to hurt anyone. After all, they had no grudges against each other. If they really fought, Beichen would be injured more or less.

Shen Bai has always been a principled person. He would not hurt someone he has no grudge against for no reason.

Unexpectedly, when Beichen looked at the blood-red sword energy that Shen Bai had inserted into the ground, his whole body couldn't help but tremble, and the blood vessels in the hand holding the spear kept beating.

"Chen Bai!"

Beichen glared with bloodshot eyes and said angrily, "What do you mean by this? Is this charity for me?"

Shen Bai frowned slightly, then shook his head and said, "The paranoia in people's hearts is like a tree that has taken root. It's too difficult to pull it out easily."

"I have no hostility towards you, but you think it's charity."

"In that case, then it is alms."

Sometimes, just saying something nice once is enough. Now Beichen has fallen into a crazy paranoia, and Shen Bai feels that it is useless to say more.

If you think it is alms, then it is alms.

so what?

"Okay, okay, you finally admitted it."

Beichen held a spear in his hand, and the ground was cracked by his steps.

He must keep the title of number one.

Seeing Beichen's crazy look, Shen Bai shook his head and said, "Forget it, let you lose completely."

Afterwards, he did not draw his sword again, but raised his finger and gently hooked it upwards.

The huge blood-red sword energy inserted into the ground flew up again under the guidance of Shen Bai, circled in the air, and stabbed straight towards Beichen.

He controlled the strength, and this sword could make Beichen completely unable to resist, and he could also successfully take the first place.

"boom!"

A huge roar sounded, and Beichen used the spear in his hand to catch the blood-red sword energy.

The huge aftermath stirred up countless clouds of dust.

Shen Bai was surrounded by smoke and dust, frowning slightly.

In the stands, Mo Xuan had a calm expression on his face, but when the roar sounded, he suddenly put away his feather fan, stood up, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Something's wrong."

Lei Long was slightly surprised and asked, "Mr. Mo Xuan, what's wrong?"

"He used a secret technique that caused great damage to his body," Mo Xuan said.

On the field, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

Everyone stretched their necks and looked towards the arena.

At this moment, Beichen on the ring held a spear in both hands, blocking Shen Bai's blood-red sword energy. Fine scars appeared all over his body, but his momentum suddenly increased by two times.

There were bloodshot eyes in Beichen's eyes, as if he was in extreme pain.

"Shen Bai, you can't beat me. I blocked it. I blocked your attack!"

When the knowledgeable geniuses saw this scene, they already understood the reason.

Everyone has some secret techniques, but no one expected it to double their strength.

Many geniuses looked at Shen Bai with a sigh in their eyes.

Beichen was already at the peak level, and now his strength has doubled. In this situation, it has become extremely difficult for Shen Bai to win.

But only Qin Shuang still looked confident.

So what if I have twice the strength?

All the enemies encountered before had their own unique skills, but they were all defeated by Shen Bai.

Her confidence in Shen Bai has never decreased.

On the ring, in everyone's regretful eyes, Shen Bai looked at Beichen, who was covered in blood and flesh, and shook his head.

"Why bother?"

Beichen roared, "It's worth it, Shen Bai, it's all worth it. Have a good fight with me, and then give up the title of first place!"

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "You don't understand what true strength is."

Beichen was slightly stunned, then gritted his teeth and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I have already blocked your sword energy, and now it's time for me to launch a fatal attack."

"Who said I only have one sword energy?"

Shen Bai smiled slightly.

Beichen was completely stunned.

Then, in front of everyone's horrified eyes, a horrifying scene appeared.

A ten-foot-tall Buddha statue, a massive blood-red sword aura, Taoist texts resembling immortal writings, eerie shadows, a dazzling array, and a suffocating stream of water...

Various special effects surrounded Shen Bai's entire body, making him look like a world-destroying monster walking out of the darkness.

A feeling of suffocation instantly swept over the hearts of everyone present.

They didn't expect to see such a horrifying scene in this battle. It was also the first time they understood the origin of Shen Bai's title of "Twelve Wonderful Young Masters".

Surrounded by various special effects, Shen Bai's gaze fell on Beichen.

There was a hint of indifference in his tone.

"Beichen, are you still not admitting defeat?"

(End of this chapter)