A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 47 I give up

It’s time for the finals.

It's inevitable that we'll run into each other.

just.

Han Li was not called up to the stage until the fifth round.

And this is yet another fierce battle.

It is a contest between a ruthless character at the tenth level of Qi Refining and a master at the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

In the end, despite using all his skills, the former was still no match for the more powerful eleventh-level master and was defeated with injuries.

But those who lose are not necessarily without a chance.

Because there are still three spots to compete for in the losers' bracket.

By the sixth game.

at last.

Han Li ran into a powerful expert at the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

From then on, the voices in the shadows that questioned Han Li's identity and suspected Huangfeng Valley of manipulating things behind the scenes... disappeared.

If the Foundation Establishment stage manager of Yellow Maple Valley truly wanted to guarantee a Qi Refining Stage 8 cultivator a spot in the top ten, they wouldn't have let things slip by by assigning a Qi Refining Stage 11 expert as their opponent. If they really wanted to ensure a spot, they would have chosen the severely injured Qi Refining Stage 10 cultivator from the beginning, not an outsider.

The Foundation Establishment stage managers of Yellow Maple Valley didn't do that, their attitude was quite "obvious," wasn't it?
"What a tough battle...!"

After conserving his energy for a long time, Han Li took out two more leopard puppets without any hesitation.

At the same time: with his left hand, he could conjure talismans at any time; with his right hand, he held a mid-grade spirit stone to quickly restore his lost mana.

"bring it on!"

We cannot afford to lose in terms of momentum.

Actually, a better approach would be to go to the loser's bracket and compete with the other six for the remaining three spots. Of those six, one is already dead, and two are seriously injured, so they are not a threat. In other words, you can simply pick the weakest one from the remaining three.

He was indeed mentally prepared for this.

He did not intend to fight to the death with the eleventh level Qi Refining expert in front of him.

He is not stupid.

In the shadows, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Yellow Maple Valley, who had been watching this place, all frowned upon seeing this:
"Is this kid missing a screw? Our plan is precisely to make him give up and go to the loser's bracket to pick up the scraps. Plus, it saves us from being accused of rigged operations..."

"Yeah, that kid is something else, insisting on going head-to-head with a cultivator at the eleventh level of Qi Refining! Was it really necessary?"

"If he loses, he will lose two puppets and a handful of talismans, and may even be injured. How will he face the losers then?"

A soft persimmon may not necessarily still be soft.

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators were quite annoyed by Han Li's choice.

The losers' bracket members had their eyes shining, desperately hoping that the two on stage could fight to the death, ideally resulting in mutual destruction.

opposite.

However, the cultivators at the eleventh level of Qi Refining held a different opinion.

Despite his confident, self-assured, and even eager-to-try demeanor, he was actually quite conflicted inside.

He was in the same predicament as Han Li.

Even more intense and profound than Han Li's dilemma:

"Why am I so unlucky? How did I end up running into this weirdo?"

He was fearless in battle against any other cultivator below the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

Even if his opponent is at the eleventh level of Qi Refining, he can calmly retreat and go to the loser's bracket to pick up the scraps.

The reason is very simple.

With one more winner at the eleventh level of Qi Refining on stage, the losers' group off stage will have one less formidable opponent at the eleventh level.

But now, he was facing Han Li, a strange young man whose cultivation was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, but whose wealth and background were frighteningly abundant, and whose overall strength was in no way inferior to that of a top ten level cultivator.

"I didn't expend too much energy in the previous arena matches, but facing this person will definitely be a tough battle. I have about a 70% chance of winning, but there's also a high possibility of being seriously injured and forced to leave the arena..."

Going to the loser's bracket while injured is completely different from going to the loser's bracket to pick up bargains while in good form.

"Should we face them head-on, or go to the loser's bracket?"

If we win, we're guaranteed a spot in the top ten, and a Foundation Establishment Pill is practically guaranteed.

This is quite a temptation.

Therefore, he was very conflicted, extremely conflicted.

This is also the time.

Han Li's side has made a new move.

Firstly, a new set of puppets was used.

The two newly appeared puppets were not the original two, but two spares.

Secondly, he now has four more low-level and high-level talismans, bringing his total to an astonishing nine! This means he now possesses six offensive low-level and high-level talismans and two defensive ones, all of which can be stacked.

Any product made by Hong Fu is guaranteed to be of the highest quality.

In addition, a high-level "flying talisman" allows Han Li to temporarily possess the ability and speed to fly on a sword, comparable to that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even the number of beginner and intermediate-level talismans has increased several times, reaching seventeen or eighteen! And without exception, they are all offensive types!
If all of these come crashing down at once, the entire arena will be finished.

Upon seeing this scene, not only was the cultivator at the eleventh level of Qi Refining stunned, but many spectators outside the arena couldn't help but gasp.

Then, without any further hesitation, the expert at the eleventh level of Qi Refining decisively spoke loudly:
"I concede, I concede. I surrender to this match and will go to the loser's bracket."

He brazenly chose the loser's bracket, which was "less challenging".

"what?"

"Admit defeat?"

Many participants were shocked.

The Foundation Establishment stage in Huangfeng Valley was also in a state of silence.

Other audience members expressed great regret.

How can we stop fighting? We agreed to have a fierce battle.

That master, how could you back down? You still have a chance.

Show your cards and go for it.

Especially the losers: they were all unwilling to accept defeat.

"Why don't we have a fight?"

Next, it was their turn to face danger.

Regarding the various reactions from other cultivators, a certain eleventh-level expert remarked that he was not naive.

Putting aside whether they could defeat Han Li, even if they could, shouldn't they consider the family behind him? To arm their clan members to such an exaggerated degree, their family must be an ordinary cultivation family.

Even if he's foolish, he knows how to make choices.

Moreover, given his resources and methods, his chances of winning have already dropped to less than 20%. Even if he manages to win by sheer luck, it will be a Pyrrhic victory that severely damages his strength.

He's not stubborn, so he won't be headstrong.

But going to the loser's bracket to reap the rewards is a completely different story.

Facing a few crooked and weak individuals who are either severely injured, have exhausted their resources of pills, talismans, spirit stones, or even damaged magical artifacts, or competing with a few unlucky souls who are severely injured and have lower cultivation levels than him for as many as three spots for ascension to immortality, would definitely be countless times easier than directly confronting this wave.

How should a smart person choose... Is it a difficult decision?

"Is this a win?"

Han Li, who was all prepared to fight for a spot in the loser's bracket, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Don't be fooled by the number of talismans he pulled out at once; when it comes to actually throwing them all away, he'd never be willing to do it.

It's worth at least several hundred spirit stones.

Besides, it's easier to pick up the scraps in the loser's bracket, so he wouldn't risk a fight to the death with an eleventh-level cultivator.

Unexpectedly, the expert on the other side was also quite timid and was actually intimidated by his tough attitude.

"Looks like he's a sensible person."

Fortunately, he's a sensible person; otherwise, he would have inevitably suffered some losses later.

He would feel a pang of regret if he wasted even one basic or advanced talisman.

Only those who have experienced poverty truly understand the value of such a talisman.

...

Turn around.

It was just a burst of ecstasy.

"I won! I won! I won!"

The second Foundation Establishment Pill...it's a sure thing.

At that moment, an abstract "little man" laughed in Han Li's heart, but his face remained expressionless. Cultivators are extremely wary of extreme joy or sorrow; only by maintaining composure can they go further.

What are we even talking about right now?

It's just a Foundation Establishment Pill.

...

"Good, good, good. As expected of the young man chosen by Senior Sister Hong Fu, he is indeed composed..." This temperament made the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Yellow Maple Valley who were hiding in the shadows look at him with new eyes.

"Indeed, all our efforts have not been in vain..."

Their underhanded tactics were also meticulously planned.

"I hope this kid can reach our level and walk alongside us."

"It's hard to say; one Foundation Establishment Pill isn't enough to guarantee success."

"... "

Using a Foundation Establishment Pill to attempt Foundation Establishment is indeed not safe enough, but Han Li already has a new plan.

Or rather, we can now implement the earlier follow-up plans.

"Should I use this Foundation Establishment Pill to exchange for another batch of Qi Refining pills and top-tier magic artifacts, or should I take it directly after reaching the tenth level of Qi Refining to raise my cultivation by one or two levels?"

Both options have their own advantages.

The former undoubtedly offers better value for money.

The latter, though a bit extravagant, could save him a lot of time for arduous training.

Which one to choose? We'll decide later.

In short, the chances of success in the Crimson Forbidden Land have increased several times over.

(End of this chapter)