On Dazhu Peak, I cultivated myself into a demonic master!

Chapter 20: Surrender Completely? The Easiest First Place!

After this third round of competition, the top eight have finally been determined.

On the Dazhu Peak side, Chen Xiao, Du Bishu, and Song Daren have advanced!

With three of the top eight teams making the cut, Tian Buyi was practically bursting with joy.

Evening, inside the Yuqing Palace.

Sect Leader Dao Xuan Zhenren's gaze slowly swept over the assembled masters, his tone filled with approval, "In this Seven Sects Martial Arts Tournament, Junior Brother Tian's disciples have truly shone brightly!"

"Especially Chen Xiao, who is so young but has astonishing strength!"

"Oh, right, there's also that disciple who crafted the six-sided dice magic weapon; his talent for crafting is quite impressive."

"It's all thanks to Junior Brother Tian's excellent teaching."

Tian Buyi smiled, bowed slightly, and replied humbly, "Senior Brother Sect Leader, you flatter me. This is all due to the disciples' own diligence."

"I'm just a hands-off manager."

Cangsong's face darkened upon hearing this.

Qi Hao, a favorite to win the championship, is a disciple he has carefully cultivated.

Now he has suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Chen Xiao, a remnant of the demonic cult whom he has always wanted to kill.

This made him furious.

But inside the Jade Purity Palace, he could only forcefully suppress his anger, though his flushed face still couldn't hide it.

Master Shuiyue shook his head slightly, somewhat wistfully.

She had initially intended to test Chen Xiao by setting those conditions for him.

I never expected this child to be so determined; those difficulties seemed to be no challenge for him at all.

Even Qi Hao, a favorite to win the championship, lost so decisively. Chen Xiao's talent is truly terrifying.

.........

Soon, the semi-finals began.

Unfortunately, Chen Xiao's opponent today is his senior brother, Song Daren.

After all, Dazhu Peak accounts for three of the eight, so the chances of an internal war are not small.

Song Daren had originally thought that if it were his sixth junior brother, Du Bishu, he would give it a try.

But now he's run into Chen Xiao, the last person he wanted to encounter.

On the competition stage, Song Daren and Chen Xiao looked at each other with amusement.

"How about... we give it a try?"

Chen Xiao tentatively spoke.

However, Song Daren sighed softly, walked up to Chen Xiao, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Seventh Junior Brother, you know that Senior Brother can't beat you anyway."

"I won't be competing against you today."

Song Daren then immediately announced his defeat and stepped down.

The many disciples who were looking forward to watching the internal battle of Dazhu Peak were quite disappointed.

Chen Xiao was somewhat touched.

He knew that his senior brother didn't want to put him in a difficult position.

The two then went to watch Du Bishu's match together.

On the other side of the stage, Du Bishu was engaged in a battle with Lin Jingyu of Longshou Peak.

Du Bishu gripped the Six Gods dice tightly with both hands, his eyes showing a hint of tension.

As the game began, he shouted, "Six Gods Dice, roll them!!"

Having said that, he forcefully threw the dice into the air.

After the dice rolled and stopped, a burst of flame shot out from the dice and rushed towards Lin Jingyu.

Lin Jingyu's expression hardened. He flashed backward, quickly retreating while brandishing his immortal sword to block the impact of the flames.

Upon seeing this, Du Bishu frowned and quickly shook the dice a few more times.

Use abilities such as ice spikes and earthen walls alternately.

For a moment, ice and fire clashed on the stage, and clods of earth flew everywhere, but none of this caused Lin Jingyu any trouble.

Du Bishu was getting anxious; Lin Jingyu was putting considerable pressure on him.

He gritted his teeth, urging the dice to roll while shouting, "Don't just run!"

"Aren't you going to run away and wait for me to bomb you?"

Lin Jingyu smiled as he dodged the dice's various strange attacks while looking for an opportunity to strike.

Suddenly, Lin Jingyu's eyes lit up, and he charged towards Du Bishu, his immortal sword flashing out like thunder. Du Bishu couldn't dodge in time and was grazed on the arm by the sword's energy, blood seeping out.

The rhythm was disrupted by this sword strike, and the dice fell to the ground.

Du Bishu sighed inwardly, knowing that his match was over.

He then reluctantly put away the dice, saying, "I concede!"

Although his face was full of resentment, he still generously gave Lin Jingyu a thumbs up, saying, "You're very capable."

"However, he's still not as good as my seventh junior brother!"

Meanwhile, Zeng Shushu and Lu Xueqi's respective competitions also began.

On the stage, Zeng Shushu rapidly opened and closed his folding fan, and streams of spiritual energy shot out from the fan like needles.

His opponent was beaten so badly that he was forced to admit defeat.

Lu Xueqi's side was even more direct; compared to Chen Xiao, her opponent's sword moves were weak and powerless.

Lu Xueqi moved with agility, her sword energy surging, and after a few short tests, her longsword was aimed directly at her opponent's throat.

It can only be said that Chen Xiao is far ahead in swordsmanship. He only taught Lu Xueqi a few moves and she was already hard to beat.

The four finalists have now been determined.

They are Chen Xiao, Lu Xueqi, Lin Jingyu, and Zeng Shushu!
It was only then that the disciples realized that they were all geniuses who had achieved great success in their cultivation over the past twenty years.

None of them are of high seniority.

But instead of being disappointed, everyone was even more excited.

This is even more worthy of celebration!
Even the sect leader, Dao Xuan Zhenren, was beaming with joy.

Talented people emerge in every generation, and new talents always surpass the old.

This makes their Qingyun Sect look even more vibrant!
The finals began the following day.

Chen Xiao to Lu Xueqi.

Lin Jingyu wrote to Zeng Shushu.

The first match was a showdown between Chen Xiao and Lu Xueqi.

As Lu Xueqi watched Chen Xiao go on stage, a smile appeared on her lips. Then, mimicking Song Daren, she directly said, "I concede."

After all, her swordsmanship was taught by Chen Xiao, and the power of her strongest trump card, the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique, was less than half that of Chen Xiao's. There was no need to fight at all.

Besides...

She didn't want to fight Chen Xiao either.

So it would be better to speed things up and send him into the final round.

Those around were initially anticipating a showdown between the genius boy and the aloof fairy, but unexpectedly, no fight broke out.

In this way, Chen Xiao has won two matches without a fight.

Meanwhile, the match between Lin Jingyu and Zeng Shushu was in full swing.

Zeng Shushu kept changing moves with his folding fan, constantly pulling Lin Jingyu at a distance and attacking from a distance.

Lin Jingyu's immortal sword unleashed a series of sword flowers around him, blocking all of Zeng Shushu's attacks.

Lin Jingyu's solution to Zeng Shushu's long-range pressure tactics was simple.

Press on!
He moved with incredible speed, taking advantage of Zeng Shushu's brief moment of weakness to close the distance and then stabbed Zeng Shushu in the shoulder with his sword.

Zeng Shushu's face turned pale, and he reluctantly admitted defeat.

He felt that he had been careless and hadn't dodged.

And so, Lin Jingyu became the runner-up in the competition.

"Tomorrow will be the final match..."

Dao Xuan Zhenren stood on the platform and announced loudly.

At this moment, Lin Jingyu sighed, slowly turned around and cupped his hands in greeting to Dao Xuan Zhenren.

"Sect Master, I am severely exhausted today and have no strength left to fight."

"Why don't we just skip the competition and announce Senior Brother Chen as the winner?" He knew in his heart that he was no match for Senior Brother Qi Hao.

Even Qi Hao suffered such a crushing defeat at Chen Xiao's hands, so his own appearance on stage would only make him a laughingstock.

Dao Xuan Zhenren was slightly taken aback, then nodded.

The audience wasn't too surprised by the result.

After all, Chen Xiao's previous performance was too amazing.

This means that Chen Xiao won the championship directly after defeating Qi Hao.

(End of this chapter)