r18novel Chapter 105 Sneaking into the Final Rounds of the Prodigies
Chapter 105 Sneaking into the Final Rounds of the Prodigies
Chapter 105 Sneaking into the Final Rounds of the Prodigies
Within the core of the Jedi, in the Tier 3 ice minefield,
The deep blue ice surface was like a mirror, reflecting the low-hanging thunderclouds.
A bolt of purple lightning struck, exploding into blinding flashes of light, causing icy mist to surge and a chill to seep into one's very bones.
The final fifty zhang of the Jedi.
front,
Qi Wuba, Qi Yunxi, Qi Yourong, and puppeteer Ning Buer are making their way forward with difficulty. They have already passed the halfway point to the final ten-zhang ice pool.
Chen Yi was slammed five zhang into the core circle by Long Xitian and struck down by a third-tier lightning bolt. Lightning chains on the ground bound Chen Yi's legs, rendering him unable to move.
Outside, Long Xitian stood motionless at the edge of the core circle, a shield above his head and magic power surging beneath his feet, barely supporting the power of the extreme cold and lightning chains. His magic power was being consumed very quickly, and his face showed signs of panic.
Zhao Jingwu had already stopped ten feet behind him. His golden radiance had been depleted by seventy or eighty percent, and if he went any further, he might not be able to turn back.
Chen Yi's disheveled appearance was merely a cover-up.
At this moment, the third-tier lightning spirits that descended from above every now and then, and the lightning chains that continuously extended from beneath his feet, provided Chen Yi with ample lightning spirit power.
Chen Yi feigned that he was struggling to stay upright, severely injured, and unable to move.
In reality, the golden radiance of thunder spirit within his body was accumulating at an unprecedented rate.
In just a quarter of an hour,
The golden light of thunder spirits within his body filled his meridians and bone orifices, reaching the upper limit of what he could absorb, nearly 400 pieces.
This is high-energy golden light, completely different from low-grade ordinary golden light.
"That's enough!"
Chen Yi stopped suppressing it. With a thought, all the golden light of the thunder spirit burst into flames, transforming into blazing energy that swept towards the last unrefined part of his bones.
Click, click—
A faint cracking sound came from deep within the bones, which were then reshaped by lightning and fire. Golden light permeated every inch of the bone patterns, and the originally dark bronze bone surface gradually turned into light gold. The lightning patterns moved like living things, and finally became completely stable.
The Golden Bone Technique has been perfected!
In an instant, Chen Yi felt as if his bones were made of black iron that had been forged a thousand times, heavy yet light, with every inch containing explosive power.
At this moment, he was able to withstand a near-third-tier demonic beast with his physical body alone, and even when facing a full-force attack from a pseudo-core cultivator, he could withstand it head-on without collapsing!
If the Thunderfire Golden Crystal, which had already reached the peak power of the near-third tier, is added to his Golden Bone, they can combine to unleash a strike that barely reaches the third tier power.
Moreover, after the Golden Bone is perfected, the capacity of the bones and orifices throughout the body increases dramatically. The number of Thunderfire Golden Crystals that could originally only hold two can now more than double.
Furthermore, the lightning patterns on his bone surface are several times more powerful, giving him a completely new level of control over lightning spirits.
—At this moment, facing these third-tier lightning bolts would be far less dangerous than scratching an itch through a boot; the danger level would drop from swords and blades to wooden sticks.
As soon as the lightning entered his body, it was instantly tamed and absorbed by the lightning patterns on his golden bones.
If he were willing to use the power of the system, he probably wouldn't even suffer a scratch.
Of course, even with his Golden Bone technique fully developed, he still maintained a pace of staggering every three steps, allowing his charred wounds to be exposed to everyone's view at just the right moment.
To minimize the attention from others.
Half an hour has passed since he was kicked into the fifty-zhang third-order lightning array.
With his golden bones fully developed, his confidence grew even stronger.
I looked up and surveyed the situation outside.
Qi Wuba, Qi Yunxi, and the puppeteer were now only a few feet away from the final ten-foot-long icy pool.
Qi Yourong had already stopped in the middle. She did not continue to advance in order to conserve the energy of the jade pendant on her chest. The cold pool in the center was already within her attack range.
Meanwhile, Long Xitian, who was at the edge of the circle, was in a much worse situation.
His magical power was nearly exhausted, and the magical shield above his head was shattered, with only half remaining. His feet were charred and torn by the lightning chains from the ground, and frozen solid by the ice, he had almost lost all feeling.
Seeing Chen Yi looking over, he quickly shouted:
"Hey, Xu Jiu, can you still move? Don't go any further in, come to me quickly and take me out!"
Chen Yi glanced at him but ignored him.
You like to use me as a scapegoat, kicking me into the circle. You can take the hits a little longer.
After Zhao Jingwu stopped to rest for a while, he was now quite at ease, and Jin Hui seemed to have recovered somewhat. It seems that the recovery ability of body cultivators is still very strong.
After Chen Yi had a general understanding of the surroundings, he didn't rush forward.
Everyone else hasn't made a move yet, and the baby's still there; there's no need for him to be the first to stick his neck out.
He should just follow them from a distance. If there's any danger, let the prodigies go first, and he'll observe from behind before making a decision.
At this moment, he struggled to his feet and tried to take a step forward.
Crack! A bolt of lightning struck down.
Chen Yi suffered another charred wound on his shoulder, and the magnetic lightning bead in his hand nearly burst from the strain.
Despite looking disheveled, they stubbornly forge ahead.
In reality, he was replenishing the lightning spirit power that he had just exhausted.
In such a wonderful environment, it would be a waste not to replenish the golden radiance of the Thunder Spirit within him!
However, to outsiders, this bald man seems to be working way too hard!
"Wasn't that bald guy already kicked into the Jedi Circle, electrocuted, and half-crippled? How can he still stand up?"
"Body cultivators are really tough and resilient. They didn't die from this and can still struggle to stand up."
"If he can stand up, why isn't he running back? He's still taking steps further in! What's wrong with his brain? Is he trying to do something stupid?!"
The independent cultivators watching the commotion outside were still discussing it.
At this moment, the people in front hadn't started fighting, but Long Xitian in the back was frozen in place.
Chen Yi became the most interesting person to watch.
Qin Chengcheng, who had been quietly setting up a temporary array in a hidden spot, was not worried at all.
As long as Chen Yi can continue to move forward, it means that he still has a large portion of his hidden strength that he hasn't used yet.
When Chen Yi retreated, it meant that his hidden strength was only 30-50% of what it used to be, and he felt that things were not stable.
Seeing Chen Yi moving forward, she guessed that he wanted to go in and take a gamble. If he could snatch a mid-grade third-tier Xuanbing Ningjing Fruit, it would be almost equivalent to possessing a Ningjing Pill.
This fruit is extremely precious, and it was one of Qin Chengcheng's main reasons for coming to this secret realm.
If Chen Yi can help her snatch it, not only will she repay the favor of rebuilding her cave dwelling, but she will also owe him a portion of it in return.
Although the two are of similar value, what Chen Yi did was more dangerous.
Therefore, she couldn't just watch Chen Yi fight alone, so she was also making thorough preparations herself.
This time, she completely changed her appearance and kept a low profile when entering the secret realm, all for the sake of this moment's gain.
Chen Yi's actions still alarmed people in the industry.
The people in front all turned around slightly to sense Chen Yi's subtle movements.
Seeing that Chen Yi was still far away from them and it was almost impossible for him to reach the edge of the final ten-zhang ice pool, they stopped paying attention to him.
On the contrary, Long Xitian suddenly became excited!
Seeing that Chen Yi could still move, he immediately shouted:
"Baldy! Xu Jiu! Quick, come back and help me, I can't hold on any longer!"
Is calling me bald a way of asking for help?
Chen Yi ignored it.
As he continued forward, a third-tier lightning spirit struck down, and the golden light of the lightning spirit within Chen Yi's body accumulated at a visible speed.
Chen Yi estimated that after his Golden Bone technique was perfected, the ability of his bone orifices and meridians to contain golden light had increased significantly.
Even the most ordinary golden light should be able to hold thousands.
And this high-level energy of Thunder Spirit Golden Radiance should be able to accommodate several hundred of them.
He rapidly accumulated Thunder Spirit Golden Radiance.
Soon, one could even feel stagnation in the meridians, fullness in the bones and orifices, and even the thunder patterns on the golden bones were brimming with energy.
He discovered that the third-tier lightning spirit power was replenishing energy too quickly at this moment.
After thinking it over, Chen Yi didn't want to waste this opportunity.
He still had a third-tier flame essence in his storage bag, which Feng Qingjun had used to apologize.
Chen Yi quietly took it out and hid it in his sleeve. He silently communicated with it using his divine sense, activated the system's power, and extracted the high-level pure fire spirit power from it.
Thunder and fire refine gold.
He decided to evolve the Thunder Spirit Golden Radiance within his body into a higher-level Thunderfire Golden Radiance.
Then it was made into Thunderfire Gold Crystal, which was used as a trump card and hidden in the bone cavity.
Long Xitian shouted a few times from behind, seeing that Chen Yi, despite being struck several times by a third-tier lightning spirit, was still able to move forward.
He finally understood.
This bald Xu Jiu doesn't seem to be as weak as he imagined.
The situation was no longer in his control.
"Um, Fellow Daoist Xu, Brother Xu!"
"Could you please stop going ahead and come back to see me off?"
His tone had become pleading.
Seeing that Chen Yi completely ignored him, he turned to Zhao Jingwu and roared:
"Xiao Wu, quick, think of something to save me, I can't hold on any longer!"
Zhao Jingwu had only recovered half of his strength and some of his golden energy. He really didn't want to save Long Xitian, but he thought about how he still needed to stay within the sect's territory and maintain his status as a sect disciple.
In the end, he gritted his teeth, endured the lightning strikes, and walked forward for about ten feet.
As a result, when they were still a zhang away from Long Xitian,
He simply couldn't move another step; the little bit of energy and vitality he had managed to recover was completely depleted once again.
"Senior Brother, I'm sorry, I can't do it either!"
Chen Yi sensed Zhao Jingwu's actions and let out a soft exclamation, surprised that this old Zhao was quite loyal.
Long Xitian's face was extremely ugly.
His magical shield is now shattered, and his magical power is exhausted. He's only managing to hold on thanks to healing pills and mana-restoring elixirs.
However, the quantity of pills is always limited, and the recovery speed is far less than the intensity of the lightning array attacking him here.
He will soon run out of his elixir and be struck dead by lightning.
"Aren't you the leader of the Warriors Alliance? Then Brother Xu is the vice leader, so he should listen to you, right?"
He clearly still has the strength to spare. Asking you to ask him to come and rescue the two of us isn't unreasonable, is it?
Long Xitian's attitude softened at this point, and his words became much more pleasant.
Zhao Jingwu looked troubled. He thought to himself, "Now that things have come to this, can't you tell who is stronger between Brother Xu and me?"
How could he possibly listen to me if I gave him orders?
"Xiao Wu, if you can just rescue me today, I will immediately restore your status as a core disciple of the sect after we return."
And immediately request precious body-refining elixirs from your master to help you break through to the Golden Bone realm. If you can one day advance to the third level of body refinement, you will have a chance to restore your left arm!
Zhao Jingwu was immediately intrigued. Then, as if struck by a thought, he exchanged a few more words with Long Xitian via telepathy.
Then he transmitted his voice to Chen Yi:
"Brother Xu, please save me! I'm begging you, Old Zhao!"
Chen Yi ignored him. He had indeed promised that the members of the Warrior Alliance would help each other in the secret realm, but that was only within their capabilities.
What's the situation now?
He pretended to be barely holding on, just so he could seize the treasure at the crucial moment.
If we go back now to rescue people, and then return, our strength will be immediately exposed, making others wary, and the difficulties that follow will be much greater.
Chen Yi naturally ignored it.
"Brother Xu, once this is done, you can choose any resources from my Warrior Alliance's treasury. I, Old Zhao, can grant you any resources worth no more than ten thousand spirit stones!"
Zhao Jingwu added another point.
Chen Yi shook his head slightly, meaning that it wasn't enough; 10,000 spirit stones were insufficient to buy Long Xitian's life.
Zhao Jingwu added again:
"Brother Xu, I don't know where you got the Vajra Skill, but I see that you have cultivated to the Golden Bone Realm. You must be missing the later part of the Vajra Bone Technique, right?"
The Jade Dragon Sect has it. I just asked Senior Brother Long, and he promised to take out the complete Vajra Skill manual after we leave so you can take a look!
This includes the third-tier purification process, and all the skills and supernatural abilities that come with the Golden Radiance!
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's heart stirred slightly. Back in the wilderness with the Li family, when he met Zhao Jingwu, the latter indeed only possessed the first two parts of the Vajra Skill, namely, refining the skin and flesh and refining the bones.
Now that his Golden Bone technique has reached its peak, an ordinary body cultivator would already be able to touch the Refining Body. Currently, he does indeed lack the relevant cultivation methods.
However, even without the Vajra Skill, he could still cultivate the Willow Body Technique or the Thick Earth Technique, etc.
Of course, it would be even better if he had the Vajra Skill, since he has been practicing the Vajra Skill as the fundamental technique for so many years, and the body-refining techniques he developed and derived from it.
Thinking of this, Chen Yi feigned a troubled expression:
"With my current strength, I have no way to turn back and save you."
So, if you forcibly take the guy surnamed Long away, I'll throw a magnetic lightning ball at the crucial moment to shield you from the strongest lightning strikes.
The rest is up to you. How about it?
Seeing that Chen Yi had finally relented, Zhao Jingwu felt relieved. He did indeed still have the strength for one last strike.
It's unclear whether Chen Yi foresaw his remaining golden radiance and designed it this way, or if it was just a coincidence.
In short, Chen Yi's plan took into account all of his remaining Golden Radiance power.
However, doing so will inevitably result in serious injury, and he may not gain much from the secret realm this time.
Seeing Zhao Jingwu's expression, Long Xitian, who was standing nearby, immediately became anxious:
"Xiao Wu, say yes to him quickly!"
"I'll agree to anything you want. This place is too damn dangerous; it's definitely not a place for us."
Zhao Jingwu finally gritted his teeth and agreed:
"Brother Xu, we're counting on you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he mustered his last bit of golden light, stepped forward, grabbed Long Xitian, and ran back.
At that moment, two bolts of lightning crashed down from the sky.
Long Xitian's face was filled with terror; he had no strength left to resist.
at this time,
A blank, unused magnetic lightning bead flew from behind and instantly landed on their heads.
It absorbed half of the two lightning bolts falling from the sky.
Then the magnetic lightning ball landed in Zhao Jingwu's hand.
The other half of the lightning strike just happened to shatter the golden light on Zhao Jingwu's body without harming the two of them.
Zhao Jingwu noticed that this magnetic lightning ball seemed to be of a lower grade than the one Chen Yi was using.
Under Chen Yi's telepathic guidance, he quickly released the lightning power within the bead, emptying it.
Then, carrying Long Xitian, they ran back.
Lightning bolts continued to fall from the sky, but fortunately they didn't enter the fifty-zhang radius, and the lightning strikes were only near-third-tier lightning spirit spells.
Zhao Jingwu and Long Xitian were struck repeatedly, as the Magnetic Thunder Pearl could only absorb about half of the thunder spirit power.
The remaining half of the lightning spirit's power was just enough to injure the two without killing them.
When the two escaped the lightning formation two hundred feet away, they were both charred on the outside and raw on the inside, their skin torn and flesh ripped open.
But at least he survived.
Long Xitian, having narrowly escaped death, breathed a long sigh of relief and sat on the ground, still shaken by the experience.
Zhao Jingwu possesses a physical cultivation body, so this injury will heal faster.
Holding the Thunder Magnetic Bead in his hand, he looked at the bald body cultivator at the center of the formation, his heart filled with indescribable emotions.
Brother Xu, you're so capable, you must have planned everything out.
As expected, you had it all planned out at the Strongman Alliance, letting me win by a small margin.
If you had unleashed your full power back then, you might have been able to kill me in one move.
Zhao Jingwu looked at Chen Yi's back, his feelings complicated.
The two were eliminated in a disheveled state, but because it was broad daylight and Long Xitian was of noble status, no one came to kill or steal his treasure.
But the rumors that followed were bound to be unfavorable.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the innermost circle of the formation.
The third of the eight prodigies had almost completely surrounded the edge of the central ice pool.
The three were wary of each other.
Qi Yourong was not far from them, ready to help her brother at any time.
Only the most useless, broken-down body cultivator was still struggling to move forward step by step.
Now that Chen Yi's Golden Bone technique has reached its peak, his body can hold over five or six hundred units of Thunder Spirit Golden Radiance.
He still had about ten Thunderfire Golden Crystals and more than ten Tricolor Golden Radiance within him that he hadn't used.
Just now, he had only walked forward about ten feet when he attracted more than ten bolts of lightning.
More than two hundred Thunderfire Golden Radiance have been accumulated.
The spiritual power contained in third-order lightning is extraordinary, comparable only to that of second-order lightning spirits.
Chen Yi was now experiencing a numbing, tingling, and tangy sensation.
He is indeed physically strong and can withstand pain, but the pain is real, and the numbness is real; this kind of pain is unavoidable.
His resilience allowed him to advance more than twenty feet faster in the core of the forbidden area, keeping pace with the eight prodigies.
It left everyone outside dumbfounded.
The old Taoist priest who loved to comment said:
"I predicted long ago that this child is extraordinary and must be a hidden genius!"
"Our Great Qi is teeming with geniuses. The so-called Eight Great Prodigies are merely those geniuses on the surface; the truly hidden geniuses are countless."
Others sneered and looked down on him: "Old Taoist, didn't you say you were betting he'd be struck by lightning within ten steps?"
The Taoist priest remained unfazed:
"I was just fooling you. Enough said. This boy has a connection with my Sanzhuang Temple. When he comes out, I will enlighten him."
After a while, Chen Yi advanced another dozen or so feet.
Just as the Thunderfire Golden Radiance within his body was nearing saturation, Chen Yi calmly extracted energy from the third-tier flame essence and refined it into Thunderfire Golden Radiance.
Then, the five golden rays of thunder and fire were condensed into a single golden crystal of thunder and fire.
About fifteen minutes
Chen Yi has quietly accumulated five Thunderfire Gold Crystals within his bone aperture, reaching the upper limit of his current Golden Bone Mastery.
He also has nearly 300 Thunder Spirit Gold Essences accumulated in his body, and this number is still rising rapidly.
Chen Yi felt a surge of energy within his body, like an eighteen-year-old boy with boundless energy.
He needs to find a way to vent.
Chen Yi looked at the four people in front of him, secretly assessing the timing of his attack.
At that very moment, the battle situation on the front lines took a dramatic turn.
Qi Yunxi and the mysterious puppeteer had secretly formed an alliance, and suddenly attacked Qi Wuba beside her.
Qi Yunxi's body shone brightly with lightning patterns. Using his Thunder Spirit Body, he drew upon the power of heaven and earth. Three thick, third-order heavenly lightning bolts tore through the lightning array space, striking Qi Wuba with destructive force.
The puppeteer no longer held back; the ten-foot-tall Xuan Iron Ape Puppet suddenly unleashed a terrifying third-tier aura.
The giant fist, forged from spirit metal, accompanied by a deafening sonic boom, slammed into Qi Wuba's back with the force to shatter mountains and break peaks.
Qi Wuba was prepared; the moment someone attacked him...
The pent-up crimson true essence within his body erupted like a volcano, and blazing fire crystals instantly covered his bronze skin, condensing into a near-third-tier hybrid defense on his body surface.
The three bolts of lightning struck the fire armor, only causing dazzling flashes of electricity. Apart from a few cracks appearing on the surface of the fire spirit, they failed to damage its core!
Even the sneak attack from the third-tier puppet only managed to repel Qi Wuba and inflict some pain, but it failed to cause him any real damage.
He only held on for a moment.
Qi Yourong's Zixiao Sword was already drawn from its sheath ten zhang away.
The sword's cry was like a phoenix's cry echoing through the heavens, and the purple sword rainbow actually drew upon the power of the wandering thunder spirits within the thunder array, transforming them into countless purple lightning snakes that lunged at Qi Yunxi.
The latter had no choice but to withdraw and return to defense, but still used its Thunder Spirit form to control lightning strikes from a distance.
Five consecutive bolts of lightning struck Qi Yourong's protective jade pendant, causing its azure light to flicker unpredictably.
In this perilous third-order lightning array, Qi Yunxi, with his lightning spirit root, was like a tiger with wings!
Meanwhile, Qi Wuba had transformed into the God of War of Flames, engaging in a primal hand-to-hand combat with the third-tier puppet.
The sound of clashing iron was incessant, each collision exploding into a rain of fire that dyed the surrounding thunder and mist crimson.
Just as the four were locked in a fierce battle,
Chen Yi moved forward slowly, step by step.
They were already less than ten feet away from the four people.
however,
Just as Chen Yi was considering whether to wait until the four finished fighting before making his move, or to unleash his power directly and rush over to snatch the spirit fruit,
"court death!"
Four loud shouts suddenly rang out simultaneously!
The four prodigies, who were originally locked in a life-or-death struggle, tacitly stopped fighting.
Qi Yunxi's Thunder Seal, the Puppeteer's Iron Fist, Qi Wuba's Fire Palm, and Qi Yourong's Sword Aura.
It instantly changed direction and hurtled towards Chen Yi with the force of crushing ants!
"A mere rogue cultivator dares to covet the opportunities of my eight great prodigies?!"
A monkey cannot sleep soundly beside a tiger's bed.
The four had already spotted Chen Yi and had clearly discussed their plan in whispers before simultaneously attacking him to eliminate him from the game.
They didn't give ordinary cultivators a single chance to take advantage of the situation.
(End of this chapter)