Chapter 821
One against three, a crushing defeat! Unbelievable!
The fifth level, which is the very center of the entire secret realm, is a circular platform.
In a conventional fight, two people would go up and fight one-on-one.
However, Zhang Lingshan stepped forward and said, "We've already wasted a lot of everyone's time, so it's not convenient to waste any more of your time now. Therefore, the three of you can come up together."
"you sure?"
Su Sheng asked incredulously, "This kid is too arrogant, actually wanting to take on three people at once."
Now that we've reached the fifth level, most people would choose to play it safe and secure the final reward.
Who knew this kid would do things the unconventional way and insist on putting on an act at this crucial moment.
"Humph."
Liu Rui snorted coldly and said, "Since Li Xuanbing has said so, wouldn't it be disrespectful for him if we didn't go up?"
"Let's do it together then."
Wen Wanyu nodded and they all entered the round platform together.
The three men stood in three different positions, surrounding Zhang Lingshan in the very center.
The appearance of the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit had already made everyone feel a sense of crisis, fearing that they would lose the battle to Zhang Lingshan.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Lingshan was so arrogant as to give the three of them a chance.
Since that's the case, we should definitely seize this opportunity. As long as the three of us join forces to defeat Zhang Lingshan, the rest will depend on our individual abilities.
"Is everything ready?"
Zhang Lingshan asked.
Liu Rui said, "We're ready. The four of us will send out immortal spiritual energy to the ground together, and a light shield will appear here. The moment the light shield is fully formed, the immortal spiritual energy we sent out will immediately return, which means the competition has officially begun."
"it is good."
Zhang Lingshan nodded.
These are the rules for the fifth level. Ji Buyi has already explained them, and everyone is aware of them, so there's no need to elaborate.
then.
The four of them immediately began to send their own immortal spiritual power to the ground.
Swish.
Sure enough, a light shield rose up from the ground.
Then, a click sounded.
This was not a real sound, but rather the reaction that occurred simultaneously in everyone's hearts the moment the light shield took shape and the immortal spiritual power returned.
The battle has begun!
Swish!
Liu Rui quickly formed hand seals, and her icy spiritual power surged wildly around her body. The spirit of the icy armor weapon immediately began to take shape and spread out from around her body.
However, Wen Wanyu was faster. Without any movement, the protective magic ball had already condensed, as if the ice ball had not disappeared, but had always been hidden somewhere around her.
Su Sheng was also quick, as his helmet materialized in the blink of an eye, and he shouted, "Attack together, before his extreme cold weapon spirit..."
Before he could finish speaking...
Su Sheng's pupils dilated suddenly as he saw a colossal creature rushing towards him with earth-shattering force, crushing him to the ground with a deafening roar, rendering him unable to move.
The most terrifying thing is that no matter how much Su Sheng tried to activate his immortal spiritual power, he couldn't do so under the crushing pressure of Zhang Lingshan's extreme cold weapon spirit. It was as if the opponent's extreme cold weapon spirit could absorb his icy spiritual power.
Fortunately, this was just a duel, and his opponent didn't try to kill him. If it had been a real life-or-death battle, Su Sheng would probably be dead by that one blow.
'This is terrifying! Is this the pinnacle of ice spirits? When did our Ice Spirit Sect acquire such an extraordinary ice spirit? Could it be that the sect leader is giving him special training?'
Knowing he had lost, Su Sheng gave up all resistance and couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.
Fortunately, it wasn't a complete defeat.
Since the opponent used their extreme cold ice spirit against themselves, Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui had the opportunity to attack the opponent directly.
After all, there are three of us.
But why didn't the opponent use the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit to deal with Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui? That's because the opponent also knows that I, Su Sheng, am the strongest. They first used the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit to suppress me, Su Sheng, so that they would have the spare strength to deal with Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui.
Not bad.
That must be true.
Thinking of this, Su Sheng became quite proud. Being recognized by a peerless genius who had condensed such a heaven-defying ice spirit as the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit was enough to demonstrate Su Sheng's strength.
The defeat was not unjust.
Just as Su Sheng was thinking this, he suddenly discovered that the light shield that had been condensed on the fighting platform had suddenly disappeared.
'Disappeared?'
Su Sheng was taken aback. Didn't this mean the battle was over?
That's way too fast.
It's unclear whether Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui will win, or whether Li Xuanbing will emerge victorious.
"Hey, the battle's over, it's time to take your extreme cold weapon spirit away."
Su Sheng couldn't help but shout. He was so eager to know the result that he would have jumped up long ago if he hadn't been suppressed by the Extreme Cold Soldier Spirit.
"I apologize for any offense done to the three of you."
Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly, and the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit immediately dissipated, turning into dense icy spiritual energy, which he then absorbed back.
At this moment, Su Shengcai was shocked to find that Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui on the other side were also lying on the ground in a similar position to himself.
That's fine.
Most importantly, if he remembered correctly, Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui were in the same place they had been before, and there had been no change at all.
What's happening here?
Su Sheng was controlled by the Extreme Cold Soldier Spirit from the beginning, so he didn't even move. But why were Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui also lying motionless in the same spot?
"you?"
Su Sheng couldn't help but ask, puzzled.
Seemingly knowing what he wanted to say, Liu Rui gave him a complicated look before he could finish speaking and said, "You guessed right, from the very beginning, I was also suppressed by the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit."
"What!?"
Su Sheng was dumbfounded.
Wen Wanyu was also stunned, muttering, "How could this be?"
Liu Rui said, "My Frost Armor Spirit lasted a moment longer than the two of you, so I saw with my own eyes that Li Xuanbing condensed three Extreme Frost Spirits at the same time, instantly crushing us all to the ground. In other words, none of us could withstand a single blow from him."
After saying that, Liu Rui couldn't help but sigh.
He thought he was already a genius, after all, he had condensed the Frost Armor Soldier Spirit, which was among the top three ice spirits. The probability of getting a spot as a prodigy was even greater than he and his master Chen Miao had expected before the assessment.
Unexpectedly, this Li Xuanbing was an even more extraordinary talent, not only condensing the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit, which was incomprehensible and had never appeared in the history of the Ice Spirit Sect.
It can even condense three at once.
Is this even human?
What's most infuriating is how he can instantly conjure such a colossal creature.
Is the icy spiritual energy within him really that abundant? You see, they had agreed before the competition that, to prevent Li Xuanbing from using his extreme cold weapon spirit to bully others, everyone was required to condense their ice spirit only after the battle had begun, thus limiting Li Xuanbing's power.
But none of the three of them expected that this proposal would only restrict the three of them, and would not restrict Li Xuanbing at all.
Others didn't feel it as deeply, but Liu Rui felt it the most.
Because Wen Wanyu and Su Sheng's ice spirits were smaller, they condensed faster, while his own Frost Armor Weapon Spirit was relatively slower. So by the time Li Xuanbing's Frost Weapon Spirit rushed in front of him, his own Frost Armor Weapon Spirit had not yet fully formed.
What's going on here?
They lifted a stone only to drop it on their own foot.
"They actually lost just like that? Three against one, and they didn't even manage to touch a hair on the other side."
Su Sheng's face showed a look of despair.
Is the gap between me and the other person really that big?
They had agreed that the three of them would gang up on Li Xuanbing, but instead, the opponent summoned three extremely cold spirit soldiers to gang up on the three of them.
That's so sad.
They even had the nerve to agree to interrupt Li Xuanbing's enlightenment.
If you were to truly interrupt someone's enlightenment, what a deep grudge that would be!
"The gap is too big. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly and there's nothing I can do about it."
Su Sheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh, then cupped his hands and said, "Then I wish Senior Brother Li success in securing the title of Prodigy, and that he can now enjoy the final reward of this Prodigy Assessment."
"Congratulations, Senior Brother Li."
Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui also bowed in greeting.
The fifth level ended in the blink of an eye, and since the three had been defeated, it was only natural that they would be expelled.
As soon as the three finished speaking, sure enough, a powerful force swept around them.
In the blink of an eye.
Three figures then appeared in the council hall.
The council hall was filled with overturned tables and chairs, as if a major battle had taken place.
"This……"
Su Sheng looked astonished and hurriedly looked at his master, Tie Zhengge, and asked, "Master, what's going on? Someone forced their way into our Ice Spirit Sect?"
"No, none of the peak masters seem to be leaking their auras, and there are no signs of fighting here, so it is clear that no one forced their way in."
Liu Rui immediately calmed down and analyzed the situation.
Wen Wanyu looked at her master, Di Jun, with a questioning look in her eyes.
"Cough cough."
Sect Master Shen Zhixin coughed twice, breaking the awkward atmosphere, and said, "Everyone, please sit down. I've said before that Li Xuanbing and our Ice Spirit Sect are destined for each other. Everything he's accomplished and understood shouldn't be too surprising. If we cultivate the Ice Spirit Sect's techniques to their fullest potential, we can achieve the same. After all, our Ice Spirit Sect is an eternally powerful sect, and our techniques are uniquely strong! Unparalleled throughout the ages!"
"..."
Everyone fell silent, no one spoke, and no one knew what to say.
The Ice Spirit Sect is indeed a powerful sect throughout the ages. Everyone knows the history of the Ice Spirit Sect, but there is no record in history of anyone being able to condense an extremely cold weapon spirit.
Not to mention that it could condense into three bodies in the blink of an eye.
This cannot be explained using the techniques of the Ice Spirit Sect at all.
Moreover, even if we use the Ice Spirit Sect's techniques to explain it, it's definitely not the kind they're currently cultivating, but rather a supreme secret technique.
However, the supreme secret technique of their Ice Spirit Sect was only mastered by Sect Master Shen Zhixin. Even if others tried to comprehend it, they never gained any insight.
Moreover, Li Xuanbing was a disciple who had just joined their Ice Spirit Sect and had not yet studied the supreme secret techniques.
To comprehend the supreme secret technique, one also needs a key. Sect Master Shen Zhixin does indeed have the opportunity to give Li Xuanbing special instruction, allowing him to comprehend the supreme secret technique ahead of time.
However, the effort required for the sect leader to open the secret realm alone is enormous. Not to mention that she doesn't need to do it at all, even if it were necessary for Li Xuanbing to comprehend it in advance, he could gather the other peak masters to open the secret realm together, without having to bear the risk alone.
Not to mention that her aura is stable and there is nothing unusual about her, which shows that she did not let Li Xuanbing comprehend the supreme secret technique at all.
Then the problem is coming.
Even without having comprehended the supreme secret techniques, Li Xuanbing was able to unleash such heaven-defying methods.
So, how strong will he be once he comprehends the supreme secret technique?
It's simply unbelievable.
Is their Ice Spirit Sect, a powerful sect throughout history, really going to rise against the odds and shine brightly across the world again?
Who wouldn't be excited thinking about this?
"Master, what exactly happened? What's the situation with the tables and chairs? Is there some internal strife?"
Su Sheng asked in a low voice, unable to hide his curiosity.
Tie Zhengge said speechlessly, "What nonsense are you talking about? We all get along very well and work together for the development of the Ice Spirit Sect. What internal strife? It's just that when Li Xuanbing dealt with the three of you, his methods were so astonishing that everyone jumped up in surprise, which is why the tables and chairs were overturned."
"So startled you jumped up?"
Su Sheng couldn't help but grin: "I've never seen Master jump up in surprise before. I really want to see it."
"Exaggeration, this is an exaggeration, you idiot." Tie Zhengge rolled his eyes and gave Su Sheng a tap on the head.
at the same time.
Wen Wanyu and Liu Rui also learned what had happened from their respective masters, and their expressions were extremely complicated.
Even their masters were so shocked that they lost their composure, which shows that Li Xuanbing's terror was even more incredible than the three of them had imagined.
Being born in the same era as Li Xuanbing, or even the same age, is both a blessing and a curse.
After all, given their talents, any one of them would have a great chance of becoming a prodigy at any time.
As a result, they have all been completely crushed by Li Xuanbing alone.
"Master, based on Li Xuanbing's demonstrated abilities, who is stronger, him or Ji Buyi?"
Su Sheng stood behind his master and asked curiously.
Without even thinking, Tie Zhengge said directly, "How can Ji Buyi compare to him? You underestimate Li Xuanbing. His existence is not even in the same league as Ji Buyi. With Li Xuanbing's emergence, our Ice Spirit Sect has no other geniuses left. Only Li Xuanbing is worthy of the title of genius!"
"That's really exaggerated?"
Su Sheng clicked his tongue in disbelief.
"Alright, stop whispering and let's see what reward Li Xuanbing received."
Sect Master Shen Zhixin spoke loudly, interrupting the hushed conversation among the crowd, and said, "The rewards in the secret realm are not under our control. Just like the Extreme Cold Weapon Spirit that Li Xuanbing comprehended, it was all his own opportunity. So, let's see what kind of opportunity he will ultimately obtain."
"Whatever opportunity Li Xuanbing obtains, it will be a blessing for our Ice Spirit Sect!"
Peak Master Chang Songqing immediately chimed in, "The fact that the Sect Master was able to find such a brilliant talent from the vast sea of people shows how much effort and thought the Sect Master has put into the great revival of our Ice Spirit Sect."
Shen Zhixin shook her head slightly: "To be honest, I didn't discover Li Xuanbing; it was my good-for-nothing granddaughter who did." (End of Chapter)