Borrowing a sword

Chapter 324 God’s arrival
When Qin Xuanxiao entered the state of [Divine Descent], in addition to consuming bloodline power, his spiritual power was also greatly depleted.

Han Shuangjiang's state of being in a celestial realm is also like this.

However, by skirting the line and playing the coattails, he can make up for this shortcoming.

Lin Zixuan's seemingly attribute-less spiritual power surged wildly into Prince Rui's body. It could perfectly merge with the spiritual power within him.

In addition, he also began to share Lin Zixuan's perspective, which meant he had an additional viewpoint.

He even borrowed a portion of his divine sense power.

The situation changed immediately.

The situation shifted from a stalemate to one where Qin Xuanxiao held the advantage.

He held a gun in his right hand and made a hand seal with his left.

"The nation's destiny is gathered!"

In an instant, the purple moon phantom behind him solidified a bit.

A surge of power emanated from the phantom, making the purple flames attached to his spear even hotter.

Chu Huaixu stood below the stage watching, but his mind was on another question.

"It seems that the large block of ice won't last much longer either."

"However, according to the normal storyline, the winner of the East-West Continent Grand Competition in the Third Realm will still be Xiao Xu."

"So, even in this state, Qin Xuanxiao is still no match for the bronze sword?"

The evil sword, once the three restrictions are lifted, is likely to be quite terrifying.

Chu Huaixu didn't actually know how powerful the bronze sword was at its peak.

After all, even if he were to fight Xiao Xu now, it would only be a weakened version of the Bronze Sword.

He raised his head and continued looking at the arena, then frowned slightly.

Han Shuangjiang has been forced to the edge of the arena.

The situation has become somewhat one-sided.

Immediately afterwards, he noticed Qin Xuanxiao on the stage and they made eye contact.

The Prince Rui stopped pressing forward, allowing Han Shuangjiang, who had entered a state of divine power, to once again draw her sword and advance.

After a few rounds, he forced Han Shuangjiang to the edge of the ring.

This was repeated several times, as if they were toying with her.

This made Chu Huaixu's brows furrow even more deeply.

In the end, Han Shuangjiang exhausted her spiritual power, and the Partridge Sky sword in her hand was knocked away.

The outcome has been decided.

Clearly, perhaps to contrast with Chu Huaixu, Qin Xuanxiao maintained his composure and did not excessively harm his opponent.

In an instant, cheers and applause erupted from the crowd below the arena.

It was as if all the people of the Moon Kingdom present were offering their congratulations to the outstanding Crown Prince!
This situation is vastly different from when Chu Huaixu won.

The dead fox was very sensitive, and he could vaguely hear some sounds.

"Look at the prince's demeanor!"

"That's how you win with honor!"

"Exactly! What's with the arrogance!"

It was obvious that he was deliberately making fun of Han Shuangjiang on stage, but these rabble didn't realize it.

Or rather, selectively ignoring it.

Amidst the cheers, their eyes met in mid-air.

Chu Huaixu and Qin Xuanxiao stared at each other like that.

The final match of the quarterfinals was between Xu Ziqing and Ji Sikong.

Ji Sikong had always won by relying on luck, so he was no match for Xiao Xu, who wielded a sword in his left hand.

The bronze sword is truly an incredible weapon.

Even though the sword spirit is still asleep, the power it can unleash is something that a normal cultivator at the third realm cannot withstand.

With this, the final four teams for this year's East-West Continental Championship have been officially determined.

This result is unacceptable to many Chinese people.

Now, everyone can only hope that His Highness the Crown Prince can continue to overcome all obstacles and win the top spot!

"As long as we get first place, second, third, and fourth place don't matter." This is what many people in the Moon Kingdom think.

As is customary, the four finalists will have two days to rest.

At that time, a lottery will be held in public, and then the competition will begin.

During dinner, Chu Huaixu looked at Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing and felt that the two of them seemed to have something to say but were holding back.

"What's going on between you two?" he asked with a smile. Xiao Xu scratched his head and stammered, "Um... Senior Brother, you're probably hoping to run into Qin Xuanxiao at the Grand Competition, right?"

"Yes, that's for sure," Chu Huaixu said calmly.

“But this lottery…” Xu Ziqing added.

"Are you asking what would happen if you drew Qin Xuanxiao?" Chu Huaixu asked.

"Mm." Xiao Xu nodded.

This amused him.

He put down his chopsticks, turned to look at the handsome young man, and said, "Are you afraid that if you beat him down, I won't be able to meet him in the competition?"

"Uh, no, not exactly," Xu Ziqing said, momentarily at a loss for words.

Chu Huaixu, however, began to analyze it seriously.

He glanced at the huge sword box placed to the side and said:

"If you wield the sword in your left hand, you have no chance of winning against Qin Xuanxiao."

Xiao Xu nodded timidly and said, "Senior brother, I know that. I'm still too useless."

Chu Huaixu was so angry he almost wanted to hit him on the head with his chopsticks: "You're doing it again!"

Then, he glanced at the huge sword case again and continued:

"If you were holding the sword in your right hand, given Qin Xuanxiao's performance today, you would have won. To be precise, it would have been this evil sword that would have won."

His voice was slightly deep, drawing everyone's attention to the sword case.

However, Chu Huaixu quickly changed the subject:
"All of this is based on the premise that the four strands of Emperor's divine thoughts within him do not take any initiative to do anything."

This left the two of them completely confused.

Chu Huaixu explained: "The ancestral emperor is equivalent to his spirit still being alive."

"I have personally experienced a body-snatching, and I know what kind of power these four strands of the Emperor's divine consciousness contain."

"Moreover, as the founding emperor, although he only has his divine consciousness left, the national fortune he can mobilize may be far beyond your imagination."

"You're like this evil sword is helping you in the duel."

"But the Ancestral Emperor can also take action."

"He used to keep it hidden because he was afraid of being exposed."

“Now, things might be different,” Chu Huaixu said. “And I always feel he still has some trump cards up his sleeve.”

In addition, according to the normal storyline, Xiao Xu would have to pay a huge price when using the bronze sword. Under such circumstances, the sword would also become stronger.

Nowadays, even after the evil sword is used in a substitute attack, its power is probably only about 70-80% of what it used to be.

The outcome is really hard to say.

The ancestral emperor's plan to seize the body had been disrupted by Chu Huaixu, who had even lost four strands of his divine consciousness.

In this situation, he guessed that the other party would become more impatient and more eager.

Perhaps, the need for fragments of the Primordial Origin will become even more urgent.

It is very likely that he is determined to win the top spot this time.

Therefore, he simply said to Xiao Xu, "If you really draw him, just go for it and don't overthink it."

“Yes, Senior Brother,” Xu Ziqing replied.

He didn't expect that Xiao Xu was actually hesitating about whether or not to fix the match.
Chu Huaixu looked at the two of them and thought to himself, "Perhaps they have already guessed some of my thoughts."

The three of them kept the matter to themselves and didn't bring it up in public.

According to Chu Huaixu's plan, it would indeed be best for him to meet Qin Xuanxiao during the Grand Competition.

After the meal, he went inside, sat down on a futon, and then received the reward for winning this round of the competition.

"[Ding! You have obtained a Tier 1 treasure chest, containing 1 random special attribute point.]"

As he expected, the random attribute points were added to [Spirit Gathering].

"Before I knew it, it was already 6 o'clock when I gathered my spirits," he thought to himself.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Huaixu began to open the Earth-level treasure chests.

The Earth-level treasure chests are full of good stuff.

But to his surprise, he actually got 1 random special attribute point!

"No way, you can get this stuff from a Tier 1 treasure chest?" Chu Huaixu was overjoyed.

Special attributes last a lifetime, and their importance becomes more and more apparent as time goes on.

He used it without even thinking about it.

To Chu Huaixu's utter surprise, this time, the random special attribute points were actually added to [Physique]!

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