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Chapter 131 Samadhi True Fire
A chill made his whole body stiffen, rendering him unable to move!
If the "Soul-Slaying Sword" were to thrust forward even an inch, He Tingbao's upper dantian would be pierced!

If your sea of ​​consciousness is pierced, you're either ruined or dead!

Even the referee standing by was incredibly shocked, and there was no time to help!
The outcome of the battle came too quickly!

"I surrender!"

Only after saying this did He Tingbao dare to gently wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He lost way too quickly!

It was so fast that I couldn't react in time. I only saw a blur before my eyes, and a long sword was pressed against my brow!
The chilling aura left him unable to calm down for a long time.

Even now, recalling the previous fight, he still doesn't understand how his opponent could be so fast.
Are the differences between us really that obvious, even though we're all at the sixth level of Qi Refining?
The referee in charge of the arena turned pale. If Li Yunjing hadn't stopped in time and had died, he would have been held responsible!
Although they won't do anything to him, they'll at least deduct his contribution points for today's mission.

Fortunately, Li Yunjing still had some sense of propriety and didn't do anything reckless!

He was slightly lost in thought when he shouted, "First round, Li Yunjing wins!"

Then the steward glanced at Li Yunjing and said, "Go and rest on the platform while you wait for the second round of the competition!"

"understand!"

Without giving his opponent a second glance, Li Yunjing nodded to the sect's steward, twirled his "Soul-Slaying Sword" with a flourish, turned around, and gracefully leaped off the arena.

In the preliminary rounds on the first day, each person will play three rounds of matches!

The preliminary rounds will be held over three days. Regardless of how many rounds are played, the top 64 outer sect masters will be determined on the fourth day.

That's when the real highlight of the outer sect competition began!
There are too many outer disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," and even among fellow disciples, it's difficult to recognize many of them.

In the previous matches, apart from individual betting, no one offered odds.

Fu Chao's big moves were all preparations for the round of 64.

On the third day, all sorts of betting games began.

Li Yunjing also planned to take advantage of this opportunity to make a move.

When Li Yunjing stepped off the stage and strolled back to the stands, Yan Dingzhi and the others were truly shocked. He had defeated his opponent in one move.
If it weren't for Li Yunjing's opponent uttering a few unnecessary words, Li Yunjing might have been the first to finish the fight.

Even so, Li Yunjing's speed in ending battles still ranks in the top ten.

On the podium, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were somewhat disappointed. This was too fast!
They had no idea how capable Li Yunjing was; his opponent was far too weak!
This greatly disappointed those who were interested in Li Yunjing.

"Of course! Isn't that simple?"

Li Yunjing chuckled at Yan Dingzhi, Su Guo, and Jin Shouyun, and slowly sat down.

"Forehead!"

Everyone was speechless; could anyone speak?
Li Yunjing ignored them and instead watched the matches on each arena.

At this moment, those arenas that had been vacated due to early results are now seeing a constant stream of people stepping onto them to fight.

Li Yunjing watched several matches, but there were basically no amazing ones.

However, having nothing else to do, Li Yunjing patiently watched for two full hours before finally finishing the first round of the competition.

Many familiar faces also appeared on the stage.

His four team members, along with Yue Zhouwang, Ma Ye, Hou Boyan, and Yan Dingzhi, all passed the test smoothly.

Of course, among the people Li Yunjing knew, there were also those who were eliminated.

Wang Yun from "Yaxiangyuan" and another member of Yan Dingzhi's team were eliminated in the first round.

Those eliminated in the first round suffered a heavy loss, losing 100 contribution points just like that.

The second round began as soon as the first round ended.

Those who finished their matches early, like Li Yunjing, were naturally among the first to appear.

Above his identity token, another line of text was displayed.

[Ring #4, Opponent: Shen Tu Huo]

Li Yunjing stood up with a relaxed expression and headed towards the fourth arena.

Before long, his opponent Shen Tu Huo also stepped onto the stage.

This man was tall and imposing, with taut, prominent muscles all over his body.

Standing opposite Li Yunjing was like standing in front of a wall!

Shen Tu Huo's face, as sharp as if carved from stone, was resolute. He looked at Li Yun Jing and said in a deep voice, "Li Yun Jing! I've heard of you! You once defeated a rogue cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining Realm! Today I'd like to learn from you and see just how powerful you are."

"Okay! Please!"

Li Yunjing nodded slightly, adopting the attitude of a senior instructing a junior, showing no sign of tension in the competition.

As for whether Shen Tu Huo in front of him can pose a threat?

Li Yunjing didn't really believe it.

"Take the move!"

A cold glint flashed in Shen Tu Huo's eyes. Li Yun Jing really didn't take him seriously!

A ferocious look appeared on his face. With a roar, he charged towards Li Yunjing like a ball of fire.

"boom!"

The intense heat erupted completely, and the air itself felt as if it had been ignited.

Li Yunjing was taken aback. Good heavens, he had encountered a formidable opponent.

Li Yunjing drew his longsword, his expression wary, wanting to see what formidable skills this person possessed.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

Li Yunjing never expected that Shen Tu Huo would suddenly open his mouth and spew flames out as soon as he got within three zhang of him, while thick black smoke billowed from his nose, ears, and even eyes.

The black smoke was incredibly thick, billowing in.

Li Yunjing was startled and quickly shut down his five senses.

He sensed the external world solely through his divine sense.

Shen Tu Huo's figure circled around Li Yun Jing, forming a circle. With each step he took, he cast talismans on the ground, causing the ground to tremble and billowing red light to fly out.

A total of sixty-four talismans formed a red light shield.

The plumes of black smoke spewed out by Shen Tu Huo were sealed within the red light shield. Endless flames filled the light shield, completely surrounding Li Yunjing and trying to burn him to ashes!

The referees in charge of the match were taken aback, staring intently at the two, ready to break the red light barrier at any moment and rescue Li Yunjing from it.

Seeing this, Li Yunjing was shocked. He hadn't expected that there would be someone among the outer disciples who had cultivated the "Samadhi True Fire"!

This person is at the sixth level of Qi Refining Realm, so naturally it is impossible for him to cultivate the "Samadhi True Fire," not even to the rudimentary form.

However, this person took a different approach, combining it with the Dao of Arrays and the Dao of Talismans, using himself as a catalyst, and actually released the "Samadhi True Fire".

At this moment, the method Shen Tu Huo used could not be considered a supernatural power, but rather a "Samadhi True Fire Formation"!
"how is this possible?"

On the stands, Yu Yunyi kept a close eye on Li Yunjing's situation. Suddenly, she saw that his opponent had displayed such terrifying skills, and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Damn it! Who is this kid? Samadhi True Fire?"

Even Fu Chao couldn't help but curse. Li Yunjing was his hope, one of his dark horses!
Making money depends on Li Yunjing's efforts!

Will this kid get eliminated in the second round?

At this point, Fu Chao also became anxious.

Lu Ruoxi's beautiful eyes widened in surprise as she exclaimed, "Shen Tu Huo! He has participated in four outer sect competitions, and his best result was reaching the top eight! He has been suppressing his cultivation level, and he is now at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining. This is his fifth time participating in the competition!"

"damn it!"

Upon hearing Lü Ruoxi's words, Fu Chao couldn't help but curse, "How can there be such a bastard in the sect! You might as well never advance to the seventh level of Qi Refining in your entire life!"

At this moment, he knew perfectly well that he had encountered someone of a lower level.

"I hope Li Yunjing is safe and sound!"

Even Yu Yunyi was prepared for Li Yunjing's failure.

It wasn't that Li Yunjing wasn't strong enough; it was simply that Shen Tu Huo was incredibly fast and ruthless. Putting everything else aside, those sixty-four "Fire in Wood Talismans," "Fire in the Air Talismans," and "Fire in Stone Talismans" alone are worth three to four thousand low-grade spirit stones!

Not counting the array plate used by Shen Tu Huo, this person intends to use all his resources at once to completely defeat Li Yun Jing!
Not giving Li Yunjing any chance!
Even if Yu Yunyi were on stage, she would have to use her trump card to deal with such a tactic.

As a result, Yu Yunyi naturally began to doubt Li Yunjing's ability to withstand the pressure.

Many people shared Yu Yunyi's thoughts, and Shen Tu Huo's outburst shocked many.

Meanwhile, in the stands, besides Yu Yunyi and the other two who were worried about Li Yunjing, Wei Henian was also getting anxious.

Wei Henian prayed silently, "Li Yunjing, you bastard, you must hold on and win!"
He was more worried than anyone else, fearing that Li Yunjing wouldn't even be able to get past this hurdle!
You should know that Wei Henian personally planned and prepared countless trump cards, all waiting for Li Yunjing!

If Li Yunjing is eliminated by Shen Tu Huo, wouldn't all his preparations be in vain?

One failure without death was not the result Wei Henian wanted at all; he just wanted to see Li Yunjing die!

And it was an incredibly gruesome way of dying!

When Shen Tu Huo unleashed the "Samadhi True Fire Formation," almost all the elders, deacons, and disciples on the platform turned their attention from the other arenas to the fourth arena.

With such a supernatural power as "Samadhi Fire" unleashed, the other competitions naturally lost much of their appeal.

Nearly 20,000 people watched the match, and most of them looked towards ring number four!

"This Shentu Fire is quite impressive! Looks like I'll have to resort to some more ruthless methods!"

Li Yunjing was equally shocked. Suddenly, two long snakes, one of fire and one of water, appeared on his body. This was the activation of "Water and Fire in Harmony," using fire to ignite fire and water to extinguish it, delaying the time it would take for the "Samadhi True Fire" to reach his body.

Such methods naturally cannot suppress the "Samadhi Fire".

However, having gained a moment, Li Yunjing's palm condensed, and with a "boom," a "Gui Water Divine Thunder" condensed from his palm.

"boom!"

A water mine the size of a human head exploded on the light shield of the "Samadhi True Fire Array".

In just a moment, the light shield that had enveloped Li Yunjing and Shen Tu Huo completely disappeared.

The billowing black smoke dissipated immediately with the wind once there was space.

With enough space, Li Yunjing was naturally spared from Shen Tu Huo's "Samadhi True Fire".

"Shen Tu Huo, you're quite skilled! You've surprised me! I'll show you my improved 'Cold Star Blood Rain Sword'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yunjing, to Shen Tu Huo's astonishment, flashed into a streak of blue light and appeared in front of Shen Tu Huo. He unleashed the full power of the "Soul-Slaying Sword," which pierced straight at Shen Tu Huo like a black light.

"It came so fast!"

Shen Tu Huo was startled. He didn't have time to think about why the previous "Samadhi True Fire Formation" had failed. Instead, he quickly focused his mind to deal with it. A cold light flashed in his hand, and a long sword drew out a blade of energy, heading straight for Li Yun Jing's head!

An inch long, an inch strong!

At the critical moment, Shen Tu Huo assessed the superiority of the weapons and chose to trade injury for life, attacking the spot that Li Yun Jing would inevitably defend!
In terms of adaptability, this person is from a completely different world compared to Li Yunjing's first opponent!
"when!"

Having no other choice, Li Yunjing flicked his "Soul-Slaying Sword," clashing it with the man's longsword. The clash produced a piercing sound, and sparks flew everywhere.

"Boom!"

Shen Tu Huo felt a powerful force strike him, and he staggered back more than ten steps. His arms trembled slightly, and his internal organs almost burst out of his chest.

Li Yunjing's power completely surpasses Shen Tu Huo's!

"Good heavens! You actually blocked my sword!"

Li Yunjing was also startled and couldn't help but exclaim in praise. Then, his figure followed Shen Tu Huo like a shadow and attacked him again. The "Soul-Slaying Sword" moved repeatedly, and the cold stars were dazzling. One sword has nine stars!
"Dangdangdang..."

Shen Tu Huo had no time to think and drew his sword repeatedly, blocking six of the swords. However, he was stabbed three times by Li Yun Jing.
Fortunately, Li Yunjing had no intention of killing him; he only stabbed Shen Tu Huo in three bloody holes, but did not injure any of his vital organs.

"Alas! I have lost!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing had shown mercy, Shen Tu Huo sighed, disregarding his bleeding body, and looked directly at Li Yunjing.

"Great! You're an expert! I admire you! Let's keep in touch!"

Li Yunjing sheathed his sword, took a few steps back, and said with a smile.

"Li Yunjing wins!"

Upon seeing this, the sect's steward shouted and announced the result.

"Okay! I'll see you again sometime!"

Shen Tu Huo was extremely disappointed!
Originally, he had cleverly cultivated the "Samadhi True Fire" this time, intending to win first place in the outer sect competition.

He never expected to encounter a genius like Li Yunjing in just the second round, which made him extremely disappointed.

This battle can be said to have caused him heavy losses!

The only consolation was that Shen Tu Huo sensed the change in Li Yun Jing's attitude towards him; Li Yun Jing now regarded him as a worthy opponent!
This softened Shen Tu Huo's expression slightly. He nodded and turned to leave the arena.

At this moment, not only the ordinary disciples in the stands, but also some important figures on the chairman's platform, all gave Li Yunjing strange looks.

"Who is this person?"

The elder of the "Foreign Affairs Hall" asked the deputy hall master beside him.

"Reporting to the elder! This person is called Li Yunjing, and this is his personal information."

The deputy hall master, who was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm, felt a chill and quickly retrieved Li Yunjing's personal information, engraving it on a jade slip and presenting it to the elder.

"Hmm! Not bad, young man! You have a bright future! Why did you start as a menial disciple?"

After reviewing all of Li Yunjing's information, the important figure nodded slightly, somewhat surprised and doubtful.

"Uh! This... this, I don't know. I wonder what the person in charge of recruiting disciples is thinking."

Since it involved fellow disciples, the deputy hall master didn't dare to say much and just gave a perfunctory reply.

"Hmm! Keep a close eye on this! See if this disciple is worth cultivating! Our 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' is lacking such a genius!"

The elder watched an unexpected duel and seemed to become quite interested.

He paused, then said to those around him, "That Shen Tu Huo is not bad either! Tell him to stop suppressing his cultivation, tell him to break through immediately, and hurry up and get to the inner sect!"

"Yes! Elder!"

The deputy head of the Foreign Affairs Hall quickly agreed.

At this moment, Li Yunjing's name was no longer known among ordinary disciples, but had truly entered the sights of important figures.

There were at least two hundred Foundation Establishment Realm experts and even Golden Core Realm elders appearing in the training ground.

These important figures all remembered Li Yunjing's name.

This can be described as a meteoric rise to the top!
The words of the elders of the Foreign Affairs Hall are the supreme decree. If they say Li Yunjing is good, then he must be good!
Regardless of Li Yunjing's final ranking, once he enters the inner sect, he will be one of the key talents to be cultivated.

The future holds endless surprises for Li Yunjing!
"Damn it! How could Li Yunjing possibly unleash 'Gui Water Divine Thunder'? Could it be that he cultivates 'Five Thunder Orthodox Method'?"

Sitting in the middle of the stage, Wei Henian clearly heard the important figure praising Li Yunjing, which fueled his anger.

He was puzzled. If Li Yunjing could cultivate the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method" at the sixth level of Qi Refining, it would mean that this person had excellent talent and must have a high-quality thunder spiritual root.

How were they assessed back then?
Isn't this a dereliction of duty?
Is the sect steward in charge of assessing new recruits a dead person?
At this moment, Wei Henian sensed the danger posed by Li Yunjing, and his killing intent surged. This man must die!
Otherwise, if they grow up, they might threaten their position.

Meanwhile, in a corner at the edge of the stage, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were all taken aback.

In a dramatic turn of events, no one expected that Li Yunjing's methods were so formidable. Even though he was trapped by the "Samadhi True Fire Formation," he was still able to break through the formation plate with "Gui Water Divine Thunder," thwarting the opponent's deadly attack.

The various methods Li Yunjing employed were completely unexpected by them.

How many secrets does this person still have?

Yu Yunyi's expression was complicated, and she didn't know what to say. Li Yunjing had repeatedly shocked her, leaving this proud young woman somewhat at a loss.

She recalled what had happened a few days ago. Li Yunjing seemed to have different feelings for her. Maybe she could give him a chance?
When Lü Ruoxi, this witch, looked at Li Yunjing, her eyes were almost dripping with tears.

"A man like that is more interesting to conquer!"

Lu Ruoxi thought to herself, "After I've had my fill of playing around, I'll dump him ruthlessly and see if Li Yunjing can pull through!"

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