Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 143 New Talent [Thunder Aura] and the Top Four (Please Subscribe)

Wang Xin also followed the tactics set by her mother.

Her first move was the strongest sword technique she could currently unleash!
With a flick of Wang Xinyu's finger, all the sword beams instantly slashed down towards Jin Sheng.

Twenty sword beams intertwined and connected, vast and mighty.

"Hundred Swords Formation, fall!"

Wang Xin gave a soft shout, but even the strongest attack of the Hundred Swords Formation couldn't be controlled by her for long.

Five magical swords slashed down simultaneously, their dazzling sword energy reflecting a sharp, gleaming light, spreading like a net of swords across the sky, their power astonishing.

"boom!"

"Excellent! This sword formation is indeed powerful!"

Jin Sheng smiled, activated his spiritual power, and floated backward to avoid the sword net.

But just as his body retreated a foot, the sword light in the air suddenly burst forth with intense brilliance, like a giant net of sword energy that swept down from the sky.

He felt a faint sense of oppression, and his eyes narrowed involuntarily, clearly indicating that he had been locked onto by the Hundred Swords Formation.

Originally, I was planning to let Wang Xin make three moves, but now it seems impossible.

With a thought, a magic sword shining with red light shot out, instantly slashing towards the sword net in the air.

The fiery red sword energy surged forth, condensing into a small area of ​​fiery sword light.

Compared to Wang Xin's Hundred Swords Formation, the sword aura emanating from the Flaming Sword Light was even more fierce, and beneath this sharp aura, there was also a trace of burning sword intent.

"This is sword intent?"

Staring at the fiery sword light in the air, Zhou Ling felt a chill run down his spine.

It looks somewhat similar to Li Yinfeng's Blood Sea Aura, but its power seems to far surpass that Blood Sea Aura.

[You are currently observing the Furnace Sword Technique, Intermediate Observation +1, Five Elements Sword Technique +1]

[You are analyzing the Furnace Sword Technique, Intermediate Analysis +1, Five Elements Sword Technique +1]

"Furnace Sword Technique!"

As his talent emerged, Zhou Ling thought to himself.

The Furnace Sword Technique is of a high grade. Generally, sword techniques that can cultivate sword intent are at least of the upper-grade Yellow rank.

Boom!

As Zhou Ling pondered, the sword net and the fiery sword light clashed head-on in mid-air.

Wherever the fiery sword light went, it was like a fierce ball of fire, directly shattering the sword net.

Bang! Bang!

The five magical swords controlled by Wang Xin flew back to her. Although they still shone brightly, they had dimmed considerably.

Looking at the magic sword in front of her, Wang Xin said helplessly, "I admit defeat!"

My mother had said that if the sword formation could not pose a threat to the opponent, we should simply admit defeat.

So she didn't think much of it.

"Station number one! Jin Shengsheng!"

The judges' voices then rang out.

Wang Xin then stepped down from the competition stage.

Jin Sheng sheathed his magic sword, a calm expression on his face. He watched Wang Xin walk off the competition platform without saying a word.

Zhou Ling's expression was solemn.

Jin Sheng's sword light was too powerful. As expected, the attack power of someone who has comprehended sword intent is on a completely different level from ordinary sword moves.

With the help of the Hundred Swords Formation, he is now able to condense and control more than seventy sword beams.

However, under such a powerful attack from the opponent's sword beams, a section of sword beams would be shattered.

One move could affect the whole situation, and the entire sword formation would collapse.

Therefore, it does not pose a great threat to him. In this case, it would be better to use the Five Elements Sword Technique to fight him!

Zhou Ling couldn't help but sigh that his swordsmanship was still far behind that of a genius like Jin Sheng!
"Xin'er, are you alright?"

At this moment, Wang Xin walked briskly to the rest area, and Li Ru looked concerned and asked.

"Aunt Ru, I'm fine!"

Wang Xin blinked her big, bright eyes and said with a smile.

"Hey, this young man is too strong. Why don't we let Ling'er get revenge for you!"

Li Ru also shook her head; in her opinion, her son would not be a match for this person either.

Wang Xin smiled and said, "Aunt Ru, Brother Ling is an inscription master, not a sword cultivator!"

"But I believe Brother Ling might not necessarily lose to him!"

"Xin'er, you need to practice your Hundred Swords Formation more. It was actually broken by someone with a single sword strike!"

At this moment, Wang Yu also spoke up.

Although Wang Xin's defeat was expected, her swift defeat was quite unexpected for Wang Yu.

Jin Sheng's swordsmanship was far stronger than she had expected!
Even she felt that the sword strike that broke through Wang Xin's Hundred Swords Formation just now was one that she might not have been able to easily withstand.

Of course, her words to Xin'er were undoubtedly meant to encourage her to strengthen her cultivation in the future.

Xin'er has now achieved her goal.

Having successfully entered the top eight, there shouldn't be any problem getting into Xuan Yuan Dao Academy.

"I know, mother!"

Wang Xin replied cheerfully.

Wang Yu nodded, then said to Zhou Ling, "Brother Ling, your opponent in this match is not much weaker than Jin Sheng. He is at the ninth level of Qi Refining and cultivates the Spirit Fusion Technique."

"Based on the previous competition, the young man from the Kong family has fused with the essence blood of the Thunder Ape and can condense the ethereal spirit of the Thunder Ape, making him difficult to deal with!"

You'd better watch out!

“Yes, Aunt Wang!” Zhou Ling nodded in reply.

Although he didn't pay attention to the other three, these three were on par with He Zijian.

His combat strength is naturally not much worse than He Zijian's.

In the [Illusion Simulation], he also fought against He Zijian several times, but all of them ended in defeat.

Before long, another competition ended, and unsurprisingly, He Zijian emerged victorious.

Next up are the final two matches in the semifinals.

Zhou Ling versus Kong Jili.

He Lingyun versus Nan Feng.

As the melodious bells rang out.

Zhou Ling went up to the number three competition platform.

"My name is Kong Jili!"

On the competition stage, a burly young man dressed in fine clothes bowed to Zhou Ling.

"Zhou Ling!"

Zhou Ling also bowed in greeting.

"start!"

As the judges' voices faded.

Kong Jili chanted the incantation, and his blood and qi surged. In a flash of light, he transformed into a giant ape more than ten feet tall with black fur all over its body and crackling with electricity.

"What a peculiar spirit fusion technique!"

Zhou Ling's eyes narrowed. This Spirit Fusion Technique made him feel that it was similar to certain special physiques.

[Growth Talent, Thunderous Aura: Condenses the power of thunder, capable of forming thunderous attacks or defenses. Requirement: Survive ten thunderous attacks in total.]

"A new growth talent [Thunder Gang]".

Seeing the notification appear on the panel, Zhou Ling was overjoyed.

However, there is no time to examine it carefully now.

The opponent swung his right fist, and lightning surged, condensing into a ball of lightning that shone with a violent aura, which blasted towards Zhou Ling.

Sensing the terrifying power released by the lightning, Zhou Ling's expression turned solemn, and the spiritual energy within his meridians began to circulate.

The Five Elements Spiritual Flame surged rapidly, instantly condensing into a Five Elements Thunderfire Ball in his hand, which he then unleashed.

The five elements of thunder and fire released five-colored, dazzling light, illuminating the arena with vibrant colors.

Then, the purple lightning ball and the Five Elements Fire and Lightning clashed violently together.

Rumble!
A loud booming sound rang out in the air, and lightning flashed on the competition stage.

"Spirit Fusion Technique!"

"It's a Thunder Ape that has fused with Xuan-rank bloodline. Zhou Ling is in grave danger!"

Coach Hu's gaze swept around; in his opinion, Zhou Ling's victory over Li Yinfeng was already quite an achievement.

After all, he was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and although he was still in the late stage of Body Refining, it was already a miracle that he could still fight after such a depletion in the morning.

It will be very difficult to defeat Kong Jili, who is at the ninth level of Qi Refining and also cultivates the Spirit Fusion Technique!
"The Thunder Ape that the little fellow from the Kong family has fused with should be reaching the second tier. Given its quality, it has a great chance of reaching the third tier in the future," Instructor Gu nodded and said.

"I don't think Zhou Ling will lose easily; in fact, he might even make it into the top four!"

"How about we make a bet, Fellow Daoist Hu!"

Instructor Xiao immediately perked up and said to Instructor Hu with a smile.

"Hu never makes bets with anyone!"

To everyone's surprise, Instructor Hu refused outright.

Whether Zhou Ling wins or loses this battle is irrelevant.

However, he also knew in his heart that Zhou Ling had little hope of defeating this opponent.

Seeing that Instructor Hu was completely unmoved, Instructor Xiao's eyes darted around as he quickly thought of a good way to get Zhou Ling into the Flying Dragon Academy.
[You are observing the Spirit Fusion Thunder Ape, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing the Spirit Fusion Thunder Ape, Intermediate Analysis +1]

[You are catching a lightning ball attack, Lightning Power +1]

[You are catching a lightning ball attack, Lightning Power +1]

On the dueling platform, thunder roared, its sound mingling with dazzling flames, violently intertwined, creating an extremely astonishing spectacle.

"Thunder Ape's bloodline supernatural power!"

Using his innate analytical abilities, Zhou Ling knew the power of this attack.

At this time, Kong Jili had no obvious weaknesses, and the only way to defeat him was to use force and confront him head-on.

Of course, if you can maintain this until the spiritual energy in your opponent's body dissipates, their fused spirit body will naturally collapse.

However, it is clear that Zhou Ling, whose cultivation level is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, does not have such an advantage.

At this moment, the two attacks in the air had gradually dissipated.

Seeing that Zhou Ling had blocked the lightning bolt so easily, Kong Jili's face showed surprise, and he said in a deep voice, "Kid, you are no match for me. I advise you to admit defeat!"

From that attack, he could also sense that Zhou Ling was not as easy to deal with as he had imagined.

In the previous battle, Jin Sheng and He Zijian both won easily.

His main opponents were the two of them, and he didn't want to waste too much time with Zhou Ling.

After all, this Spirit Fusion Technique also requires a large amount of spiritual power.

"Give up? You're overthinking it!"

Zhou Ling remained calm. The Five Elements Spirit Flame was now a second-grade spirit flame, and with the fire and thunder in his palm, he could now condense four of them at the same time and launch about three attacks.

Besides the fire and thunder in his palm, he also has the Hundred Swords Formation, and even the Azure Lotus Spirit Flame and Beast Flame.

We haven't even used any of our tactics yet, so why would we easily admit defeat?

Even third place now comes with a substantial reward.

This is also something Zhou Ling urgently needs.

Unless absolutely necessary and truly outmatched, he would fight to the bitter end.

After all, this is the match between the third-place finisher and the third-place finisher.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ling's Five Elements Spiritual Flame surged again. He opened his palm, and fire thunder reappeared in his palm. This time, four palm-sized fire thunderbolts condensed at the same time.

"You actually managed to condense four fire and lightning attacks at once!"

Looking at the four rising bolts of fire and lightning on Zhou Ling's palm, Kong Jili's eyes flashed with disbelief.

These four bolts of fire and lightning made him feel that each one possessed power no less than that of a late-stage Qi Refining technique.

How could a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining possibly condense such a powerful attack!
Zhou Ling ignored him and shouted, "Fire Thunder in your palm, descend!"

Four bolts of fire and lightning roared out instantly.

"It's really surprising that Zhou Ling was able to condense four fire and lightning attacks so quickly!"

Instructor Xiao couldn't help but gasp slightly in surprise.

Moreover, the four bolts of fire and lightning were quite powerful.

"This is the advantage of having a second-grade spiritual flame, enough to make up for his lack of cultivation."

"However, it seems that this little guy's skill level is not low either."

The other instructors also spoke up, their eyes showing the same surprise.

They all knew that even if the cultivation technique was of a high grade, to achieve such rapid condensation, one would need to be at least at the Perfected level.

And how old is Zhou Ling now!

Rumble!
Four bolts of fire and lightning roared violently, instantly growing to nearly half a zhang in size, transforming into a giant ball of fire and lightning that hurtled towards the Thunder Ape.

With the activation of the Five Elements Spirit Flame, the power of the Thunderfire Ball is now no less than that of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator's spell.

Of course, this is all on the premise that Zhou Ling does not intend to expose the Beast Flame.

Otherwise, the fire and lightning formed from the beast's flames could double in power.

"boom!"

Four bolts of fire and lightning lined up in a row, unleashing astonishing flashes of light, and fiercely bombarded the Thunder Ape.

Feeling the intense heat surging towards him, Kong Jili abandoned his initial underestimation of the importance of a quick victory.

His body surged with spiritual energy, and his entire body shone with lightning.

"Roar!"

Two enormous arms suddenly swung into the air in succession, and the two fire thunderbolts that struck down first immediately burst open with a "bang," their fire and thunder light dissipating.

It took several consecutive strikes to extinguish the four bolts of fire and lightning.

Kong Jili let out a low roar, but before he could react, the rumbling sound in the air rang out again, and four more bolts of fire and lightning flew in.

Now, Kong Jili was no longer so composed. His eyes were filled with horror, and the electric arcs wrapped around his body immediately trembled violently, transforming into a lightning defensive shield.

Rumble!
The thunder and fire slammed fiercely into the Thunder Ape's body, causing the enormous Thunder Ape to sway violently.

Just when it seemed that the Thunder Ape's protective lightning was about to block the fire and lightning, at the crucial moment...

Zhou Ling condensed four more bolts of fire and lightning in his palm and struck them out again.

Through his intermediate observation and analysis, he keenly identified the weakness in the lightning's light.

The fireball struck directly at the lightning shield, piercing and shattering it before crashing down fiercely.

"Boom!"

The lightning shield shattered instantly.

The lightning gave Kong Jili no chance to catch his breath, piercing through his body and striking him hard.

boom!
The Thunder Ape's massive body crashed onto the arena, emitting a scream.

Then the lightning dissipated.

Kong Jili struggled to get up, but the Thunder Ape Spirit Body dissipated as the spiritual power within him collapsed.

"How could this be? How is this possible?"

His lips trembled, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

He lost. He actually lost.

Moreover, he was not defeated by Jin Sheng or He Zijian, but by a rogue disciple with the sixth level of Qi Refining.

This is something even he finds hard to accept.

But thinking back to the overwhelming fire and lightning attack he had just witnessed, he was still shaken.

Zhou Ling was panting, but he had defeated Kong Jili, which seemed to be within his expectations.

After all, even a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining could not possibly unleash twelve powerful fire and lightning attacks in such a short period of time.

The key is that he possesses a second-grade Five Elements Spirit Flame and the talent of "meticulous attention to detail," which allows him to achieve maximum power with minimal consumption.

Furthermore, there are [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis] in between to see through the Thunder Ape's defensive weaknesses.

[You broke through the lightning defense, Lightning Aura +1, Lightning Power +1]

[Effect: Thunder Talent Achieved]

[Note: This technique condenses the power of thunder and can be incorporated into either offense or defense.]

[Total number of times Thunderbolt has been cast: 13 out of 100]

Zhou Ling waited for the judges' announcement; at this moment, the spiritual energy in his body was also less than 10%.

They were almost unable to continue fighting, but they were merely at a loss and were not injured.

"Testing platform number three, Zhou Lingsheng!"

As the judges announced their names, Zhou Ling stepped down from the competition stage.

"This kid actually made it to the semi-finals, that's such a surprise!"

Instructor Hu stroked his chin and said with a look of surprise.

Xuan Yuan Dao Academy really struck gold this time.

The other judges also looked surprised, still reeling from Zhou Ling's stunning performance.

That violent attack of fire and lightning just now was actually unleashed by a disciple at the sixth level of Qi Refining?

(End of this chapter)