Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

Everyone walked extremely carefully, fearing that something unexpected would happen if they were not careful.

Fortunately, nothing else happened along the way and they soon reached an open platform.

Looking around, the entrance to the cave is deep inside, but there are many black-robed monks guarding it.

There is a large arena outside the cave entrance. Obviously, the only way to enter Lingliu River here is to defeat the opponent.

The arena was empty now, but the flags planted around it fluttered in the wind, and the golden birds on them shone brightly.

Zhou Quan led his group through the roadblock on the side and was about to enter the cave directly when the surrounding black-robed monks all surrounded them and blocked the intersection.

A big man with a face full of flesh and carrying a huge hammer walked out of the crowd, his eyes revealing a fierce look.

This should be Xu Shi, the third master of the Jinyu Gang. Hu Qing and Gu Yang looked at him quietly. The scars on his body showed that this man was indeed a troublesome person.

Without saying a word, Xu Shi released the pressure of the peak of the Jindan stage, which was like a mountain pressing on everyone's heart.

Hu Qing and Zhou Quan looked solemn, but their cultivation was high enough that they could still withstand this pressure.

However, the six teammates behind him turned pale, and Gu Yang even felt a little unstable.

Xu Shi's gaze swept over everyone and finally stopped on Zhou Quan.

"Zhou Quan, I didn't expect to meet you here. Where are you going?" Xu Shi's voice was like a muffled thunder, making people's eardrums hurt.

Zhou Quan took a deep breath. This battle was inevitable. He said calmly:

"Master Xu, where else can we go from here? We just want to enter the Lingliu River. I wonder if you can make it easier for us."

Xu Shi sneered, a trace of greed flashed in his eyes, and said:

"Entering the Lingliu River? Sure. But you have to get past me first, or I won't be able to explain to the boss."

Xu Shi waved his hand to signal all the black-robed monks around him to disperse. Zhou Quan turned around and asked Hu Qing to take the other teammates to wait nearby.

The two men were standing there negotiating. Hu Qing pulled Gu Yang to listen quietly. Zhou Quan's identity must be very special. Xu Shi was not so aggressive. The atmosphere between the two sides seemed quite harmonious.

Xu Shi placed the hammer on the ground. With a dull thud, a hole was created in the ground. He pointed at the arena and said:

"I'll give you two choices. One is to fight you in the ring. We'll be fair. If you win, we'll leave. The other is to avoid any casualties. I'll let you go, but you have to hand over all your points to me. Otherwise, it'll be difficult to report."

Zhou Quan didn't hesitate and said, "Everyone says that you, Master Xu San, are the best below the Nascent Soul stage. Let's test the waters today."

Gu Yang and the others also agreed with this choice. They had finally reached Lingliu River and accumulated all the points, so how could they give up easily?

Xu Shi's lips curled up into a cruel smile, and he said, "Okay, then let's fight in the ring. Since it's your choice, then you decide the rules. But I have only one request: life or death in the ring."

Zhou Quan took a deep breath, looked at his waiting teammates, and said:

"Let's play best of five. This will end the fight the fastest and is more fair."

"Okay, it's up to you. Then I'll have to trouble Young Master Zhou to arrange the candidates. I hope we won't be disappointed." Xu Shi sneered twice and returned to sit next to the black-robed monk.

Zhou Quan returned to Hu Qing's side, explained the method of deciding the victory to the waiting crowd, and then began to select the contestants.

"Hu Qing, follow me out of the station. Then... Li Long and Li Hu, you two have to come too. Let me think about the last one."

"Yes, Boss Zhou!"

"Just leave it to us!"

Two cultivators who looked exactly the same walked out of the crowd. Hu Qing then noticed them and found that they were both at the peak of the middle stage of the Jindan realm.

Gu Yang was watching from the side. The aura of these two people was indeed much stronger than those around them. It seemed that they were about to make a breakthrough.

Zhou Quan was in a dilemma at this time. He didn't know who to choose for the last candidate.

The other four people are all in the middle stage of Jindan, and their strength is roughly the same. If they go into battle, there might be problems.

But Gu Yang is no match for him either. He is only in the middle stage of foundation building, and the lowest one on the opposite side is in the middle stage of core formation. Isn't it courting death to go on stage?

Hu Qing looked at Zhou Quan who was in a dilemma. How could he not know what he was thinking? He said calmly:

"Brother Zhou, choose Gu Yang. He is my brother and you won't be disappointed."

Zhou Quan looked up at Hu Qing in surprise, but then he thought that they had not yet made a move, and they must have some final trick up their sleeve, so he made a ruthless decision.

At this point, the other six people were a little worried, but since Zhou Quan and Hu Qing were so sure, they couldn't say much.

We can only try our best to shorten the game to four rounds and prevent him from playing.

After selecting the number of people, Zhou Quan took them to the bottom of the ring and waited for the fight to begin.

On the other side of the ring, Xu Shi was already standing aside with a group of men in black.

But their eyes revealed contempt and confidence, and they obviously did not take Zhou Quan's team seriously.

Xu Shi sneered, his eyes swept across Zhou Quan's team, and finally fixed on Gu Yang, with a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Master Zhou, don't you have anyone? You actually sent someone who is in the middle stage of foundation building. Aren't you looking down on us? In the first match, let you see our strength."

Xu Shi's voice echoed above the ring. He sent out a muscular man who was in the late Jindan stage and his fists were as hard as steel.

Zhou Quan took a deep breath. He knew the importance of the first battle, which would directly affect the team's morale.

He turned to look at Li Long, the cultivator at the peak of the middle stage of the Jindan period. His two swords were like his arms, flexible and deadly.

"Li Long, the first game depends on you." There was a hint of expectation in Zhou Quan's voice.

Li Long nodded, his eyes flashing with fighting spirit, and the two swords rotated in his hands, making crisp sounds.

He stepped onto the ring, every step was firm and powerful, as if every step was declaring his determination.

The muscular man walked onto the ring, and every step he took caused the ground to shake slightly. His eyes were fixed on Li Long, without a trace of fear in his eyes.

The battle was about to break out, and Li Long's double swords were like two silver snakes, drawing deadly tracks in the air.

The muscular man's fists were like heavy hammers, and every time he swung them, there was a sound of breaking through the air.

Below the ring, Zhou Quan, Hu Qing and Gu Yang nervously watched every detail of the fight.

The outcome of this battle may be decided in a moment. Now the two are fighting back and forth, but Li Long is still a little weaker.

Gu Yang stood aside, his eyes closely following Li Long's every move, but in his heart he was silently calculating the rhythm of the battle.

After dozens of rounds, Li Long's offensive was gradually suppressed by the muscular man.

Although his two swords were flexible, they seemed powerless in the face of the absolute strength of the muscular man.

Finally, in a fierce confrontation, Li Long's left shoulder was hit by a heavy punch from the muscular man, and his body flew out like a kite with a broken string.

Li Long fell to the ground, his left shoulder had lost all feeling, but the fire of unwillingness still burned in his eyes.

He was about to stand up and continue fighting, but he saw Zhou Quan's gesture of giving up in the audience.

He was about to admit defeat when he saw the muscular man appear in front of him like a ghost, with his iron fists raised high, carrying the power to destroy everything.

"No!"

Zhou Quan and Hu Qing cried out in surprise at the same time. They wanted to rush onto the stage, but it was too late.

The muscular man's fist hit Li Long's head hard, blood and brain matter splattered everywhere. Li Long's body twitched a few times on the ring, and then completely stopped.

The whole place was silent, and Zhou Quan was shocked by this cruel scene.

Zhou Quan's eyes were filled with anger and sorrow, and his body was trembling slightly with anger.

Hu Qing's face also turned pale. He clenched his fists tightly, and his nails almost dug into his flesh.

Gu Yang was completely shocked. The other side was so unsportsmanlike that he was shaking with anger.

"elder brother!"

Li Hu's face turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground crying, with a trace of blood coming out of the corner of his mouth.

"Xu Shi, what do you mean!" Zhou Quan asked loudly with red eyes.

"Oh my, look at my men, they don't hold back when they hit me. Besides, we don't care about life or death, right?" Xu Shi had a playful smile on his face.

"He was about to admit defeat, but you still wanted to kill him..." Zhou Quan continued to scold him, but was interrupted by Xu Shi.

"Master Zhou, when did your subordinate say he gave up? Why didn't we hear it? Hahaha, maybe his voice was too soft."