Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 69: Another Defeat to Ding Lingyu, Well-Deserved
"That's right."

Chu Xinyue's beautiful eyes flickered, and she whispered to Chu Xiaoyu:

"His swordsmanship talent has exceeded my expectations. His swordsmanship level is now far superior to his peers. Even in the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, he would not be inferior to the younger generation carefully cultivated by the masters of the immortal sect. What he lacks is opportunity."

She lamented:

"If I get first place this time, I'll have the chance to join the sect and become a disciple of that ancestor. My growth rate will be even faster in the future, and I estimate it won't be long before he catches up with me."

Chu Xiaoyu nodded and said:
"Yes, even if he didn't win against others and couldn't become the patriarch's personal disciple, the benefits he gained in these ten years alone are enough to take him a step further, and advancing to the Loose Immortal realm is definitely not a problem."

"Earth God Thunder!"

An area of ​​over a hundred meters in radius was annihilated by the earthen-yellow lightning.

"Geng Metal Divine Thunder!"

Before the thunder of the Earthly Branch Xu had dissipated, another burst of white gold lightning erupted.

A second later, the Yi Wood Divine Thunder arrived in quick succession, silently exploding within the emerald green lightning that represented life.

With this relentless bombardment, Su Yu exhausted all of the Heavenly Ghost's magical power in one go. The Five Elements Thunder Technique was used to replenish the damage five times, resulting in a terrifying burst of 350,000 damage. Even after deducting the damage reduction from the magic weapon, the burst was still close to 250,000 damage.

However, even though this was enough to easily defeat any sixth-tier defensive magic weapon's burst, it still couldn't break through Ding Lingyu's defense.

His weapon was definitely a seventh-tier defensive magic treasure, with a base defense of nearly 200,000. With the continuous infusion of magic power into the treasure to restore its defense, it managed to withstand his barrage of attacks. Even when Su Yutian Ghost Transformation's magic power was exhausted and the attack slowed down, his depleted defense was fully restored, and the treasure's radiance remained as strong as ever, as if what had just happened was all an illusion.

This is the power of a high-level defensive magic weapon; its defensive capabilities are ridiculously strong.

Even a novice wielding a high-level defensive magic weapon is helpless against even the strongest expert until their magic power is exhausted.

However, Su Yu was not discouraged at all. When her magic power was exhausted, she rushed forward and wildly swung her pair of iron-blue ghost claws, the black energy cutting wildly like blades.

The sixty-layered Heavenly Ghost possesses a power of six thousand, equivalent to a basic attack of six thousand. With a single press of its claws, it unleashes twelve thousand, which is no less powerful than the Five Elements Thunder Technique bombardment from before.

His Heavenly Demon Transformation magic was exhausted, and Ding Lingyu also needed to consume magic power to maintain the magic weapon's defense.

You can't use pills to recover on the arena. You can only use as much magic power as you have. Once you run out of magic power, even the most powerful magic weapon will be powerless.

If everyone has high-level magic weapons, then it's just a matter of attrition.

Su Yu has a significant advantage in this regard.

Although the Qi Refining Technique is only at the intermediate level, with the double bonus from his talent, it won't be worse than the advanced level. Their equipment should be about the same. In terms of mana strength, Ding Lingyu might be slightly stronger, but not by much.

However, the Heavenly Demon's attacks are physical combat and do not require the consumption of mana. The mana consumption of controlling the sword is also much lower than that of using magic weapons.

With both factors combined, he will definitely have the upper hand in the end.

The celestial demon, in its incarnation, withstood the relentless bombardment of countless stars, frantically waving its claws around Ding Lingyu.

Ding Lingyu remained expressionless at first, but as his own magical power gradually depleted, unknowingly more than half of it was used up while his opponent was still alive and kicking, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

When people panic, they become anxious.

When people are anxious, they start to overthink and their mindset becomes unstable.

"I've always had a smooth life and have never encountered setbacks."

Many people turned around to steal glances at Ding Hao. The vice president had already sat down, his expressionless face revealing nothing of his mood.

"boom!"

The Heavenly Demon turned around and circled behind Ding Lingyu like a ghost, its claws striking the layers of blue light screen hanging from the jewel above his head. The once sturdy light screen rippled slightly.

"Your magic power is insufficient?"

Su Yu's spirits lifted, and the Heavenly Demon once again transformed into wisps of smoke, circling to the other side to dodge the dozen or so stars falling from the sky, before unleashing another series of claw attacks.

Ding Lingyu's face showed a resolute expression, and he once again summoned the precious mirror to freeze the Heavenly Ghost.

Zhang Kou channeled his last burst of magical power into the Star Gourd, causing it to expand and burn with silver flames. In the equally expanding vortex, even more stars surged forth, crashing wildly towards the immobilized Su Yu.

"Boom boom boom!"

In an instant, at least hundreds of meteors fell on the head of the Heavenly Demon, and the explosions engulfed him.

Even if the damage per bullet is not high, the sheer number of them in an instant is overwhelming. The Heavenly Demon, which had been bombarded for so long, finally couldn't hold on and was defeated.

Su Yu, now in his true form, made a grasping motion with both hands, condensing two sword energies that swept across the falling stars, cleaving them in two. Two sword lights, one white and one blue, rose up, trailing long sword rainbows as they circled above his head, accurately striking each falling meteor.

In just a few seconds, as the last meteor was cleaved in mid-air, the Star Gourd finally ran out of magic power and could no longer fly toward Ding Lingyu.

Su Yu dispersed the sword aura, which had consumed a great deal of magical power. The Azure Sparrow, which was shrouded in the sun, rushed to Ding Lingyu from the left and right, crossing paths and frantically cutting around him with its precious light. The speed was so fast that it even formed a tornado of sword light.

The highest damage of the Sun-Covering Sword is 4140. With a 30% damage reduction from a Tier 7 magic weapon, the remaining damage is 2898.

The Azure Sparrow Flying Sword deals a maximum of 3915 damage. With a 30% damage reduction from a Tier 7 magic weapon, the remaining damage is 2740.

A single sword deals twelve hits in one circle, while dual swords deal twenty-four hits in one circle, with a burst damage of up to 60,000 per second.

In just three seconds, the pearl on Ding Lingyu's head began to sway precariously, and the blue light waves that drooped down visibly lost their color and became transparent.

As the two swords crossed in the fourth second, the water curtain, which had become transparent, shattered inch by inch.

The two swords wrapped around Ding Lingyu's neck, and his robes lit up, revealing a layer of precious light. However, this light only lasted for two seconds before disappearing. Then, the cyan sword light turned around his neck, and an invisible force field blocked the sword light. The space rippled, and he was teleported away.

"call!"

"Won."

Fireworks lit up the stage, and the host's impassioned voice rang out:

"The final battle of this competition has ended. Congratulations to Su Yu, number 1, the winner!"

Almost everyone in the audience stood up and applauded enthusiastically.

Su Yu stretched out her hands and accepted the applause from the audience with a clear conscience.

Compared to his narrow victory in the previous round, he defeated Ding Lingyu with an absolute advantage this time.

The incarnation of the god who once caused despair is no longer a threat at all; in fact, he is easier to deal with than Ding Lingyu himself.

After all, the incarnation of a divine general cannot use flying swords, magical treasures, or equipment, and its means are limited. As long as its defenses can be broken, it becomes a sitting duck.

When the two swords are combined, it only takes four or five seconds to kill them instantly.

Of course, the Heavenly Sound Clock borrowed by the troupe leader also played a crucial role.

Without this high-level magic weapon, we wouldn't have won so easily.

"We still need to find a way to get a high-level defensive magic item of our own."

Experts like Ding Lingyu are everywhere in the Immortal Sect. Without sufficiently powerful defensive measures, one might not be able to defeat those experts.

But that's all for the future. There's no need to think about that now. Right now, he just needs to accept everyone's cheers and receive the victor's reward.

After touring the arena once, Su Yu was teleported back to the waiting hall.

When I opened my eyes, all I saw were kind smiles.

Next comes the awards ceremony. The first place winner will receive 150 taels of gold, 5000 guild contribution points, 20 opportunities to listen to the Dao through guild offerings, a choice of a sixth-tier rare flying sword or magic weapon, and a spot as an elite disciple of the Danxia Sect or a formal disciple of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect.

Su Yu naturally chose the official discipleship of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. With a special jade talisman, she could go to the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect within a month and enter directly without taking the exam.

As for how he became a disciple of that powerful immortal, Vice President Ding Hao didn't say, and he had a dark expression throughout the award ceremony. Su Yu didn't mind; it didn't matter if he didn't say, she could ask the team leader later.

After the awards ceremony, he left with his brothers and friends.

First, we went out to eat and celebrate with everyone, and then we went to see the group leader in the evening.

This time it wasn't Qingxin Xiaozhu, but Chu Xinyue's residence at the guild headquarters, a villa located in the team's internal villa area.

The guild headquarters is built on a spiritual vein. This villa area is where the guild's high-ranking members live. The spiritual vein node is right below it, and the concentration of spiritual energy inside is significantly higher than outside. Staying here, you can gain hundreds of thousands of spiritual energy experience points every day without having to do anything.

In the living room, Chu Xiaoyu pushed a storage bag towards him and said with a smile:
"Congratulations on your fortune!"

"Sister Xiaoyu must have made quite a bit of money too."

"General, general."

But seeing her eyes smiling like crescent moons, she must have made a lot of money.

With an initial investment of 100 gold, I earned 100 gold, for a total of 200 gold.

With the first place prize of 150 gold coins, I now have 350 taels of gold.

This amount of money isn't enough to buy a Tier 7 magic weapon, but it's sufficient for the guild's normal expenses.

At this moment, Chu Xinyue came down from the second floor. Su Yu bowed, took down the Heavenly Sound Bell, and reluctantly handed it back.

Chu Xinyue smiled and said:
"No need to hesitate. Once you formally become his disciple, you will definitely be given a high-level flying sword or magic weapon."

Su Yu's eyes lit up:
"really?"

"Do not doubt the strength of a senior Earth Immortal True Monarch who has lived for more than two thousand years."

"Wow!"

Full of anticipation, Su Yu changed the subject and asked:

"Commander, Vice President Ding didn't explain how to become a disciple of that Earth Immortal True Monarch. Do you know how to do it?"

Chu Xinyue took a sip of tea and said:
"There's no need to rush. I'll be going back to the sect at the end of the year, and I'll be leading the team. I'll make arrangements once we get there."

"Oh!"

Su Yu nodded and then said:

"Guild Leader, isn't the first place winner rewarded with 20 opportunities to listen to the Dao through guild offerings? I've joined a sect and can't use them anymore. Can I sell them to someone else or have the guild buy them back?"

"You can directly contact the guild's logistics department manager in charge of this kind of recycling, but the price won't be high. They can only buy one slot for 1 gold."

"No problem, we won't need it anyway."

At this moment, Chu Xinyue said again:

"The year-end exams are over, and you should start preparing. The journey to the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect will take about half a month, and it will take a few days to familiarize yourself with the place and complete the formalities. Even if it takes 20 days, you can still stay in the guild for ten days."

"Take care of any unresolved matters as soon as possible, and take some time to go back to the brigade for team building. We'll depart on the 10th."

"no problem."

After leaving her, Su Yu quickly went to the logistics department and exchanged the remaining 26 slots for 26 gold coins.

Then, he casually exchanged for the sixth-tier flying sword or magic weapon that was the first-place reward. He directly exchanged it for the Azure Cloud Canopy that Qianyu Tower had brought to its store.

Azure Cloud Canopy (Tier 6): A rare defensive magic item. When activated, it produces azure clouds that are impervious to water, fire, and magic.

Attributes: Defense 80000, Damage Reduction 25%, Mana Conversion Rate 100%, Attached Spell: Auspicious Cloud Protection.

Auspicious Cloud Protection: Activate the Azure Cloud canopy to condense into an auspicious cloud protection, which has five times the defense of a magic weapon, reduces damage by 50%, lasts for 3 minutes, and has a 24-hour cooldown.

Equipment requirements: Qi Refining Technique level 50 or above.

This item is priced at 1000 gold and 100,000 guild contribution points in Qianyu Tower, and it's only available to elite members. It's clearly a store that's not for you to buy.

However, since Qianyu Tower itself belongs to the guild, the items sold there are mainly guild spoils and items crafted by life professions, so he was naturally allowed to choose.

Su Yu had long coveted this treasure and took it without hesitation.

He currently has three sixth-tier flying swords, but he is missing a seventh-tier flying sword.

With this thing, the Nine Aperture Pearl can be discarded, and even seventh-tier defensive magic weapons don't need to be rushed.

With a base defense of 80000 and 25% damage reduction, it is sufficient to handle most situations.

Its accompanying Taoist technique, [Qingyun Protective Body], grants five times the base defense, which is 40 defense, and reduces damage by 50% for three minutes. During these three minutes, its defensive power is even stronger than that of the Heavenly Sound Bell, making it more than enough to deal with any opponent.

Having obtained the magical artifact, Su Yu couldn't wait to refine it with her magic power and equip it.

After fiddling with it for a long time, I finally remembered to send Wei Xia a message:

"The big exam is over, and I can stay for another ten days. When should I go and set up that cave dwelling?"

Wei Xia responded immediately:

"anytime."

"The day after tomorrow, I will go back tomorrow morning and pull a team from my own troops to help in the battle."

"That's great, more people means a better chance of success."

"However, one thing must be agreed upon: after I bring so many people here and conquer the demon stronghold, the materials and ores in the demon stronghold's warehouse shall belong to me."

Wei Xia immediately agreed:

"Of course, we don't need any of these things, they're all yours. We just need the loot from a few level 100+ bosses."

"How exactly will it be divided?"

Let's discuss this in detail the day after tomorrow.

"it is good."

After shutting down the communication, Su Yu saw that it was getting late and decided to go to sleep for the time being.

He set off early the next morning and flew north. Two hours later, he returned to Lishui Town, where many of his subordinates congratulated him.

Su Yu was in a great mood, so she simply threw a big banquet in town and invited the whole brigade to drink.

The banquet lasted for a whole day and night, and anyone, even players affiliated with a large group, could sit at the table.

Anyway, ordinary food is not expensive in the other side. Even the best meal only costs a few silver coins, and a day only costs a few gold coins.

Early the next morning, Su Yu summoned the five squadron leaders and issued a mission, instructing them to select 100 men from each squadron to prepare for a joint operation.

An hour later, the five squadron leaders were ready, and a total of 500 people boarded three Fire Spirit Boats and two Taiyi Azure Spirit Boats and left Lihuo Town, crossing the Chensha River and flying northeast.

The flying boat soon reunited with Wei Xia and the others who had been waiting there, and continued northward.

Wei Xia's team had fifteen people. Su Yu recognized Wei Xia, Zhou Xuan, He Shoucheng, his girlfriend, and his brother-in-law. The rest were somewhat familiar, but some she didn't recognize.

But they all recognized Su Yu and greeted her very warmly as soon as they met.

They had obviously watched the competition and knew him as the champion.

(End of this chapter)