As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

Chapter 123 A formidable foe—Huo Xiu

Huo Xiu started by saying something completely unexpected.

It wasn't exactly looking for trouble, but it clearly had a provocative tone, even though it came from the other person's accented mouth.

Shen Qing's lips twitched uncontrollably.

How to put it? It's like a cold and domineering CEO with an aura of "the weather is cold and the king is broken".

When he opened his mouth, he had a local accent; was he from the Guizhou region?

"Damn, this guy's pretty arrogant! Playing the domineering CEO act?"

Watching Huo Xiu leave after speaking, Xie Chong, who was drinking water next to him, almost choked, his eyes wide open.

"Wait, what's with that arrogant attitude?"

Shen Qing might lose to those strongest deputy directors due to reasons such as insufficient training time.

But when facing the same generation of young people, he believed he was invincible. What was this kid so cocky about?!

After the break, the selection process continues.

The second round was even faster-paced, but by the end, none of the strongest players listed in the data had actually been encountered, including Shen Qing and Huo.

Cultivation is within.

Nine people accumulated two points, one of whom was lucky enough to skip a round.

However, Huo Xiu's abilities showed some flaws in this round. He didn't seem to be so invincible against elemental supernatural beings, and it was difficult for him to trigger his abilities.

In addition, the difficulty in crafting talismans related to the soul makes it hard to win when facing the opponent's talisman suppression.

In the afternoon, the third round began.

The first round was the main event, featuring several deputy directors who were specifically highlighted in the data and were considered top-performing.

However, it's already the third round. Apart from the one who got a bye, the other heavyweights will inevitably face each other in the next few rounds.

"Hanhai Branch, Gao He, Rank 7 Gathering Yuan Strength."

"Zhenjiang Branch, Chen Ting, Rank 7 Juyuan Strength."

The young people outside the venue immediately became excited. Both the Hanhai Branch and the Jingjiang Branch were notoriously tough places.

The battle immediately entered a heated phase from the very beginning.

The earth dragon turned over.

The dragon roars from within the box.

Both abilities contain the word "dragon," and after they started fighting, everyone present understood what it meant to truly live up to their names.

On the field, the earth undulated like waves, and cracks spread.

Even disregarding strength, the sheer form of this ability is enough to be astounding; Xie Chong watched from the sidelines, his eyes wide with amazement.

"Damn, when did I ever have this kind of skill?"

Gao He's ability allows him to manipulate the earth to some extent, forcing Chen Ting to constantly increase the distance between them.

In comparison, this Deputy Director Chen's abilities were not quite up to par.

Like the previous deputy director of the shadow puppetry department, he also carried a rectangular wooden box on his back, which looked like it contained some kind of weapon.

As Chen Ting gestured with his finger, the wooden box opened a crack.

"Whoosh!"

Surprisingly, dragon-shaped sword energies shot out, accompanied by a whooshing sound, even though Gao He had already built an earthen wall for defense.

But the sword energy had already pierced through, leaving several bloody marks on his body.

The two distanced themselves and began exchanging long-range attacks. Gao He conjured large rocks in his hands and tossed them at Chen Ting one by one, like toys.

Chen Ting kept dodging and manipulating his sword energy to retaliate.

Although the former seemed to have the advantage, Gao He already had many bloodstains on his body, which greatly affected his physical strength.

I thought it would just continue like this, consuming resources.

"BOOM!!"

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently, just like an earth dragon turning over. Chen Ting was actually thrown into the air, and a crack appeared under his feet.

Before being swallowed, he touched the sword box. The gaps in the box were widening, but he eventually gave up.

Chen Ting let his body be swallowed up by the ground, then raised his hand to concede defeat, saying frankly in Cantonese, "Looks like I'll have to fight my way back out of the loser's bracket."

Gao He stepped forward and pulled him up, returning the gesture with a cupped hand, "You flatter me, after all, you haven't really brought out your magic weapon."

He also realized that the opponent's innate ability was extremely powerful, but there seemed to be some kind of restriction, so he could not easily take out the magic weapon.

He only managed to win by chance because "Earth Dragon Turns Over" is a wide-range attack. If he had fought desperately, it would have been hard to say.

The first match was certainly exciting.

But what followed was even more attention-grabbing: Huo Xiu appeared, and his opponent was none other than Wang Beishan.

Compared to the two players in the first match, it's hard to say whether Wang Beishan is stronger or weaker, but his record is more impressive.

"clang!!"

The competition began, and Huo Xiu made the first move, with the sounds of metal clashing echoing continuously.

The longsword in Huo Xiu's hand was made of some unknown material, yet it was able to go head-to-head with Wang Beishan's Sky-Tearing Hand, although Huo Xiu was constantly being suppressed.

However, when competing against physical supernatural beings, Huo Xiu's ability was easily triggered. A pale golden streak appeared without warning and slashed towards Wang Beishan's arm.

But the latter did not disappoint everyone.

The pale golden scar that had previously been invincible was torn apart the moment it touched his arm.

Although it caused some impact, making his arms a little less agile, it did not affect the main force of Beishan's combat power at all.

After several rounds, his arm even returned to normal.

"As expected of Wang Beishan."

"Indeed, anyone with eyes can see that Huo Xiu's ability is countered by physical abilities, yet he still managed to crush his opponent and win."

The crowd was discussing it.

However, even without the advantage of his abilities, it must be said that Huo Xiu's strength is at least in the middle range among the thirty-four people, or even higher.

Relying on his pure Dharma body and that long sword, he actually managed to hold his own against Wang Beishan for a few more moves.

Just when everyone thought Huo Xiu would lose.

No one knows what happened. Just as Wang Beishan's final palm strike was about to hit Huo Xiu, his hands, which seemed capable of tearing everything apart, suddenly lost their power.

He only managed to knock Huo Xiu back a few steps.

Wang Beishan was instinctively taken aback.

In that instant, a purple talisman appeared in Huo Xiu's hand, transforming into a pale golden streak that slashed towards Wang Beishan's wrist.

Wang Beishan's hands fell limply to his sides instantly.

He paused, then shook his head, a complex expression on his face.

"You clearly possess the skill to use talismans, yet I've never seen you use them. Even when you were at a disadvantage in the last round, you managed to hide them. Impressive."

His abilities were severed in that instant; in that brief moment, the opponent's talisman successfully severed the sensation in his hands.

Wang Beishan shook his head and stepped off the field. He had really been caught off guard. He had thought that this kid was just arrogant, but he was actually quite cunning.

However, he didn't care. Victory and defeat are common occurrences, and one's mindset is also part of one's strength.

"What?! Wang Beishan lost!"

Old Song, what exactly are the abilities of you young people? This is just too outrageous!

This was completely beyond everyone's expectations. Although everyone knew that Huo Xiu's abilities were strange, they did not expect that even Wang Beishan was no match for him.

Talents involving the soul are generally considered miscellaneous skills. Compared to physical skills, they can be used to create talismans or magical artifacts, but they are very difficult to master.

From beginning to end, Huo Xiu never used a single talisman, except for that sturdy longsword.

They almost all assumed that they were incapable of refining it.

Even if it were crafted, it would at most be a spirit talisman or a magic talisman. No one expected it to be a treasure talisman that could unleash 80% of its power.

This sudden attack, with two consecutive attacks, truly caught Wang Beishan off guard.

The deputy director, known as Lao Song, also looked somewhat bewildered and opened his mouth.

"This—I didn't expect this either."

Although he had anticipated that Huo Xiu would achieve good results, his victory over Wang Beishan was completely beyond his expectations.

As the crowd discussed, there were only two young people present, and the conversation naturally turned to Shen Qing.