Chapter 396: Unshakeable (2)

Chapter 396: Unshakeable (2)

The second round of matches would begin six hours after the end of the first round. The specific order of the matches was also officially announced.

As for the countless immortal cultivators watching the fight? Even the weakest Golden Core cultivators could easily wait for six hours, so nobody left their seats.

"The first fight of the second round is between Xing Luo and Li Xia."

"Who will win?"

"Xing Luo was previously hailed as the sect's current top genius. Li Xia, who replaced him, is acclaimed as a genius that the sect only sees once every hundred thousand years."

"Two geniuses clashing?"

"Neither has reached a hundred years old."

"Li Xia's advantage lies in natural talent, while Xing Luo’s lies in his longer cultivation period," countless spectators debated among themselves, bubbling with excitement.

Without a doubt, the face-off between Xing Luo and Li Xia sparked the most discussion out of the eight battles.

It was a match that drew everyone’s interest.

"My master will definitely win! Why? Because he's my master!" Qiong Sea King was exuberant.

His smug attitude irked many disciples around him. But no one dared speak up.

Hmph, you think I’m arrogant? Qiong Sea King was unfazed by the glares, busy boasting about his master to a group of jiaolong disciples.

A substantial number of jiaolong disciples lived within the Dragon Star Immortal Sect, and the dragon lineage prospered within the sect.

Of course, many disciples were annoyed by Qiong Sea King's attitude, but even more disciples wanted to get acquainted with Qiong Sea King, hoping to meet Wu Yuan through him.

"Haha, looking to meet my master? Wait until after the Dragon Star Tournament," Qiong Sea King brushed them off, clear about his priorities.

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Six hours flew by.

The highly anticipated first match of the second round finally arrived: Li Xia versus Xing Luo.

As the Void Refiner Eminence supervising the battle departed, Wu Yuan, dressed in black robes, and Xing Luo, clad in white, simultaneously appeared in the spherical arena.

All eyes were on them.

Both Wu Yuan and Xing Luo blocked out all external distractions, focusing only on their opponent. Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

What a strong soul. Wu Yuan observed Xing Luo carefully.

Their prior encounters had all taken place within the Dragon Star Immortal Voidrealm. This was their first face-off in the real world.

The Daos of the five elements each had its strengths.

The Earth Dao was most adept at defense. Therefore, when Wu Yuan attacked, he often relied on overwhelming momentum to crush his opponents. His attacks lacked sharpness and penetrability.

The Fire Dao, on the other hand, was adept at explosive bursts. No one could match its surging explosiveness, not even the Metal Dao or Thunder Dao.

Thus, when Wu Yuan and Xing Luo clashed time and again and neither was at a disadvantage, it actually meant that Xing Luo was weaker.

Yet, Wu Yuan’s sword array, which was clearly more durable and refined, was surprisingly showing signs of collapse first? This was highly abnormal.

My mana pool may be smaller, resulting in a lack of power unleashed by my artifact. But my soul is stronger, compensating for many shortcomings. Wu Yuan frowned. Things will be made clear soon.

He was somewhat confused.

Rumble! Xing Luo seized the opportunity to attack without any hesitation.

The massive sword array surged forward abruptly. Simultaneously, three massive cauldrons, arranged in a triangle formation, came into view.

"It's the cauldron!"

"With three cauldrons, one can form a Three Talents Cauldron Array. Such defense is absolutely unparalleled," numerous spectators stared wide-eyed.

The cauldron! In the vast heaven and earth, this object held a special meaning, representing the strongest defense. Yet compared to the sword, it was far more difficult to forge.

Forging three cauldrons was truly an unimaginable feat.

Cauldrons? Wu Yuan's pupils contracted slightly.

He could feel the surging energy radiating from the three large cauldrons. They were anything but ordinary, most likely Xing Luo's lifebound artifacts.

For offense, I have three lifebound flying swords; for defense, I have three lifebound cauldrons. My seventh lifebound artifact, an array diagram, serves as the foundation. Once I integrate the swords and cauldrons into one via the array diagram, my sword array will naturally be extremely sturdy. Xing Luo was full of confidence. This was his trump card.

Integrating six lifebound flying swords was easy. But combining swords and cauldrons? Although they were both lifebound artifacts, they were completely different objects. Integrating them together was extremely challenging.

But Xing Luo managed it, because, the seventh lifebound artifact he chose was an array diagram. He studied multiple cultivation classes, amalgamating them into a formidable whole.

"This ultimate move was originally meant for Chen Jing. Li Xia, I’ll be testing it out on you." Xing Luo propelled his massive sword array forward, charging at Wu Yuan within the wavering Star Ruins Sword Array.

"Haha, good! Xing Luo, you're powerful. If you only had three or even six lifebound flying swords, I might not be your match."

"You deserve to face my full strength." Wu Yuan's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Six more sharp flying swords with overwhelming auras emerged at his side. All of them were lifebound flying swords.

The six lifebound flying swords then joined the Thousand Swords Array.

Boom~ Wu Yuan's previously shaky Thousand Swords Array transformed. The speed of the swords increased, and the array’s overall power surged dramatically.