Chapitre 12: Chapter 12 Second Round Begins

Coming back from the sickbay, Lu Jin went to practice his sword techniques.

Three days went by in a flash as the day for the final round of the competition finally arrived.

Arriving at the venue, Lu Jin could see faces he has never seen before, he saw a battle stage prepared by the academy.

Locating Tu Feng, he asked him, "how is the event going?"

"No big shots has arrived yet, but the headmaster won't be coming," Tu Feng answered.

"Try your best and get a good rank to get more resources, don't always depend on me as I won't be there for you when you think I will be there." Lu Jin said as he looked around, locating the participants for the upcoming battle.

Surprisingly, Tao Shanyuan, Heng Shi and Zhu Mingxia, broke through their cultivation realm, and stepped into the xiantian realm.

In cultivation, having a better cultivation technique, helps in building a stronger foundation.

Someone using a core rank technique to breakthrough to xiantian realm and someone using mortal rank technique to breakthrough to xiantian realm are not the same.

The one who used a mortal rank technique will have a larger dantian, the quality of energy qi will be higher and quantity of energy qi will be double or even triple compared to the cultivator who broke through with a core rank technique, his meridians will be stronger by being nourished by energy qi of a higher quality and the speed flow of water can never be compared to the speed flow of mud, so the person with mortal rank technique will have a faster cultivation and breaking through to the next rank and the next realm will be easier.

"Looks like they have no confidence in their peak rank 9 body tempering realm," Tu Feng said, following Lu Jin towards the stage.

"I am not confidence of your victory against Guang Chan, Wu Lan or Hu Zixin, unless you have mastered the first attack of the manual I gave you," Lu Jin said.

"Master, you really have high expectations from me. Under three days how can I master it," Tu Feng said shaking his head.

"You are right, I was only able to master the first move after three days intense concentration without any pressure, work harder after we reach the xiantian realm," Lu Jin consoled Tu Feng as they finally came to the battle stage.

Landing in the battle stage, elder Anki said to the students participating, "you are 14 in number, so the draws will be easy."

"In this box they are 14 papers with numbers from 1 to 14 on them."

"Pick your paper as your luck will be used to determine who your opponent will be."

"The no. 1 on the paper will battle the no. 14, the no. 2 will battle no. 3 and so on."

"No. 1 and no. 14 should step out." elder Anki called out.

Seeing the two student who came out, Lu Jin was surprised, as the two of them was none other than Bu Nan and Gu Wuchen.

"Maybe luck is really on Bu Nan's side," he said as looks away.

Stepping into the battle stage, Bu Nan looked at Gu Wuchen, telling him to step into the battle stage and battle him.

Without any surprise, Gu Wuchen forfeited the battle.

"The winner is Bu Nan, advancing into the next round," elder Anki announced as he called up the next battle.

No. 2 against no. 13, it was Su Tin Vs Tao Shanyuan. Feeling Tao Shanyuan's aura, Su Tin knew that he could not win even if he used his true strength, "I admit defeat," Su Tin said,. knowing that he was not getting into the top ten.

No. 3 against no. 12, Aoi Feng against Hu Zixin, stepping on the stage they bowed politely to each other.

Blasting a palm strike they both felt that without the edge in their battle techniques, then they would never be a winner.

Using energy qi to manifest his sickle, Hu Zixin slashed at Aoi Feng with his sickle technique, seeing the incoming attack, Aoi Feng manifested a tortoise with his energy qi, boom..., the tortoise cracked but it still didn't break, seeing this, Hu Zixin raised his sickle above his head, take my family's mortal rank battle technique *splitting the sky*.

Dropping the attack at Aoi Feng, a phantom of a sickle appeared as it slash together with Hu Zixin's sickle.

Seeing the attack, Aoi Feng used his life spirit, a tortoise with a steel shell. Flying towards the sickle, craaccck....., the tortoise was seen cracking. It could not resist the attack as the crack continued enlarging.

"I admit defeat," Aoi Feng said as he withdrew his life spirit, following so, Hu Zixin also stopped his attack.

Winner is Hu Zixin, advancing into the next round.

Next no. 4 against no. 11.

Heng Shi Vs Tu Feng. Smiling as his opponent was a body tempering realm cultivator, Heng Shi stepped on the battle stage as he unleashed his aura, he looks frightening but Tu Feng, the opponent, have a feeling that Jin Bu the great grandson of King Night Wolf was more frightening after igniting his bloodline inheritance mortal rank technique.

Stepping into the stage, Tu Feng immediately got into a defensive stance.

Seeing this Heng Shi smirked as he launched his life spirit covered in energy qi at Tu Feng, his life spirit was a golem made from gold.

Punching out towards the Tu Feng's defensive sword stance, boom...., surprisingly, the punch was blocked.

Looking at Tu Feng, Heng Shi launched another attack with his life spirit, boom...., the attack was still blocked.

Changing approach, Heng Shi went for the draining of Tu Feng's body energy. He attacked slow and steady, not in a hurry to win the battle.

Seeing this Tu Feng decided to play along as he defended while Heng Shi attacked. Exchanging more than 12 blows, Heng Shi was beginning to slack off as Tu Feng didn't even bother to attack or dodge but only to defend.

Heng Shi was a little slow to perform an attack as he was using Tu Feng to get used to his energy qi, taking a hold of this opportunity, Tu Feng used the strongest attack of the *Rain drop technique*, the *Piercing rock* technique.

Not expecting Tu Feng to actually take the initiative to attack, Heng Shi hurriedly used his life spirit to launched an attack at the incoming sword, piss...., Heng Shi hastily called back his life spirit from been destroyed, as the sword continued it advance.

"I admit defeat," Heng Shi said, dejectedly leaving the battle stage.

Winner is Tu Feng, advancing into the next round.

Looking at Tu Feng leaving the stage, the other participants were amazed as how he, a body tempering realm cultivator could win against a xiantian realm cultivator.

Next, no. 5 Vs no. 10

Lei Nuo Vs Wu Lan. Stepping up to the stage they both performed a polite bow.

Releasing her life spirit, which is a Crane, with it neck coloured green and rest of the body white, Lei Nuo raced towards Wu Lan as she sent out a palm strike.

Not intending to avoid the attack, Wu Lan released his life spirit, the winged tiger, he punched out. bang...., Lei Nuo was forced back. Not giving her time for recovery, Wu Lan kept punching out and Lei Nuo kept being forced back until she was at the corner of the stage, stopping his attack, Wu Lan stared at her, waiting for her to admit defeat. Not understanding why Wu Lan stopped, she tried backing away when she almost tripped, getting a hold of herself, she looked back and saw that she was at the end of the battle stage.

Smiling lightly, she said, "I admit defeat, thank you for letting me keep my bearing as a girl."

Been thrown out of the battle stage would really be embarrassing for a girl, especially one as beautiful as Lei Nuo.

Winner is Wu Lan, advancing to the next round.

Next no. 6 Vs no. 9.

Lu Jin Vs Su Wun. Lu Jin and Su Wun both stepped up the stage at the same time.

A polite greeting from both sides as Su Wun released his life spirit, looking at Lu Jin, he said, "you are very strong and I will give my all in this battle."

"Ok," was the only thing Lu Jin said as he released his aura, looking out Lu Jin, people could literally see a sword shape aura around him, and sometimes, flashes of blood and bodies littered on the ground could be seen.

Ever since he comprehended the killing, destruction and slaughtering aspect of the sword and creating the first move of Lu Jin's sword technique, *Massacre*, when ever he released or show of his aura, the artistic concepts of the sword technique will be displayed.

Trying to hide it proved very difficult as he was still inexperienced and lacking knowledge in cultivation.

Facing Lu Jin, Su Wun was the one who truly felt the brunt of it. Seeing the flashes, he saw the body of Tai Bu, Tai Hu and Bu Tang.

"It must be the demon commander that Lu Jin killed to get the core that was better than Tai Bu's core," he said, seeing one of the demons that has a stronger aura than Tai Bu.

Using his strongest attacking technique, Su Wun transferred energy qi into his life spirit, overlapping it with his body.

"Man and life spirit harmonization. It is a unique different between a xiantian realm cultivator and a body tempering realm cultivator," Lu Jin said as he used the strongest piercing attack in his sword technique, *Silk line* technique.

Having gotten his right hand back together in this three days, he moved his left leg front, right leg back, bending his back a little and transferring his body strength to his right hand holding his sword.

After having sword intent and creating his own core rank battle technique, Lu Jin's understanding of the 9 basics of the sword technique was 25% compared to it's creator, so the effect of being dazed by the Silk line stance increased in both the artistic concepts created and the length of being in that state.

Seeing Lu Jin's stance, immediately Su Wun was entranced as he saw a thin thread speeding towards his brow and piercing through it, the image kept repeating itself. Finally feeling danger, he woke up from his trance, seeing a sword moving forwards him, he punched out, as his life spirit, the steel boar, rammed towards the sword.

Pisss...., the sword pierced through the brow of the life spirit as it stopped at Su Wun's brow, a drop of blood was seen at his brow.

Restraining his life spirit, energy qi and aura, Su Wun said, "I admit defeat."

Putting his sword in his scabbard, Lu Jin left the stage as all eyes were on him, but no joy or any emotion could be seen on his adorable face, until he was met by the smiling face of his disciple, the only person he could trust.

"Congratulations master," Tu Feng said while smiling.

"You don't have to call me master, just Lu Jin will do," Lu Jin said as he stood next to Tu Feng.

Nodding his head, Tu Feng smile and asked, "does that means that you can no longer knock me for saying something that will warrant this disciple to receive a knock?

Smiling, Lu Jin replied, "just try it and you will get to go into Moon Night Forest at night, to get me a demon commander meat."

Freezing, Tu Feng backed away as he said, I wouldn't dare."

As they were communicating, elder Anki announced the winner, "the winner is Lu Jin, advancing to the next round."

Elder Anki said, "Next, no. 7 Vs no. 8, come to the battle stage.

Guang Chan and Zhu Mingxia both stepped into the battle stage.