Cultivation Kill

late at night.

Although Shen Zige had set up the tent, she sat outside looking at the stars.

"How did you learn how to create your own light and shadow clones?" Shi Yuan asked as he walked over.

Shen Zige took out the Radiance Pearl, along with the incantation and acupoint activation diagram written by the bald man, from her storage ring and threw them all to Shi Yuan.

"Here you go, consider it an exchange for your game ticket."

Shi Yuan accepted it without hesitation, as he also wanted to learn how to create light and shadow clones.

“When I was cultivating the Light and Shadow Avatar, I wondered what the principle of the Radiant Pearl was, and what the basic principle of the Light and Shadow Avatar was,” Shen Zige said. “When I was at the bottom of the sea, I saw light spots undulating on the seabed, and I suddenly realized that electromagnetic waves have different frequencies and different intensities.”

Shi Yuan listened intently.

"The main function of the Radiant Pearl is to resonate with the spiritual energy of the corresponding acupoints, changing the frequency of the spiritual energy light at those acupoints. This is equivalent to allowing you to directly use light and shadow clones, but I won't tell you why."

Shi Yuan understood: "As long as you understand the basic principles, you can comprehend the light and shadow clone without the Rongguang Pearl."

“It’s easier if you have the Radiant Pearl,” Shen Zige said. “The specific frequency on the Radiant Pearl is like a password. Without it, you would have to use brute force to try and fail, which would take too long, at least hundreds of billions of years.”

"You continue looking at the stars, I'm going into the tent to study magic," Shi Yuan said as he walked into the tent that had been set up.

Shen Zige observed the starry sky and felt it was somewhat familiar. It seemed that the night sky of Wenxing was similar to that of Earth!

Shen Zige felt as if she had returned to her hometown and was looking at the night sky. In that instant, the two times and spaces seemed to overlap.

The next day.

At Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the Core Formation Realm referees who were presiding over the competition arrived at the square with their servant disciples.

"Give the order: the quarterfinals will begin in about an incense stick's time."

The first round consists of four matches, which will be held simultaneously in four different arenas.

Shen Zige versus Bing Wuji.

Bing Wuji, the former senior disciple of the Great Yuan Sect's Spirit Condensation Sect, was known as a genius among geniuses.

Shen Zige was a little excited. He liked fighting against powerful opponents, except for those who had reached the Core Formation stage, which was just asking for trouble, not a real fight.

He estimated that his current strength was slightly stronger than that of a typical early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Is that Bing Wuji, who withstood twenty moves from a Foundation Establishment senior without being defeated and was even able to escape?" A newly recruited handyman disciple asked curiously. He had heard the name before but had never seen Bing Wuji in person.

"That's right. Normally, when a Foundation Establishment senior encounters a late-stage or perfect Spirit Condensation cultivator, the difference in cultivation level is so great that one of them can easily defeat a hundred. I didn't expect that Bing Wuji could withstand it all by himself and even escape alive."

The two stood on the arena, their expressions solemn.

Meanwhile, Shi Yuan, facing his opponent, took out a kebab and started eating it.

"Is this a tactical underestimation of the opponent?" many spectators asked.

"I think the new senior brother doesn't need tactics; he can just push through and crush everyone."

The referee, who had flown into the air, announced: "The quarterfinals begin."

Bing Wuji took out his magical shield and used wind magic to accelerate his speed, instantly arriving beside Shen Zige and striking with the shield.

The moment the superior-grade magic weapon shield struck Shen Zige's body, Bing Wuji knew that it was just a light and shadow clone.

"Block their line of sight!"

Bing Wuji now knew Shen Zige's method of hiding. He guessed that Shen Zige was hiding behind the light and shadow clone, blocking his view and misleading him into thinking that the person in front of him was the real body.

As expected of the former senior brother, his thoughts and reactions were extremely fast. He condensed a layer of frost on his fist and slammed it forward.

Shen Zige's illusory clones burst forth with dazzling light, causing everyone watching the arena to close their eyes.

Bing Wuji felt his fist being grabbed, and then the other person used the force to throw him off the stage!

"Bing Wuji lost so quickly?" Many people opened their eyes and found that Bing Wuji had been thrown off the stage. Although his body was still in the air, those in the Spirit Condensation stage could not fly on swords. Under normal circumstances, they would land directly and be judged as losers!

Unexpectedly, Bing Wuji pulled a grappling hook from his storage bag mid-air and hurled it toward the arena—

The grappling hook pierced straight into the edge of the ring, and a crack immediately appeared in the ground beside the ring.

Bing Wuji pulled hard, the rope tightened, and he was pulled back to the arena.

Shen Zige snapped her fingers.

A golden shield spell blocked Bing Wuji's way back. If Bing Wuji couldn't turn around in mid-air, he would crash into Shen Zige's golden shield and fall off the stage!

Faced with the crisis, Bing Wuji reacted quickly in mid-air, directly using his magic shield to smash above Shen Zige's golden shield, using the force to leap onto the arena.

"Wonderful!"

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to react and would run into the shield!"

Many spectators gasped and cheered loudly.

"Oh no, there's an ice arrow attack ahead!"

The moment Bing Wuji leaped into the air, he was struck on the head by a flying ice arrow. Although his protective spiritual energy blocked it, some of the force still struck his head, causing him to feel dizzy.

Bing Wuji shook his head frantically to clear his mind, but his body kept falling down. He hurriedly retracted the rope hook and tried to hook onto the edge of the arena again.

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time. The moment he swung his hook claw again, one of his feet landed on the ground below the ring.

Bing Wuji stood awkwardly outside the arena.

The surroundings were completely silent.

"Senior Brother Bing Wuji has been defeated again?" Many disciples couldn't believe it.

"Moreover, the defeat was shrouded in mystery."

"That's right. I thought defeating the invincible senior brother would require even more powerful and amazing skills, but I didn't expect that just three ordinary skills were enough to defeat Senior Brother Bing Wuji!"

"I know all three skills: Light and Shadow Clone, Golden Light Shield, and Ice Arrow! Of course, Light and Shadow Clone is a relatively niche skill, not a common one, but it doesn't have any offensive power. The only skill with real offensive power is Ice Arrow!"

"So, one Ice Arrow spell is enough to defeat Senior Brother?"

"How could that be? It must be luck!"

"I don't believe that three spells are enough to defeat Senior Brother. He's probably a Foundation Establishment cultivator who can withstand twenty moves and still escape, and this is only three!"

"Perhaps the rules of the arena limit Bing Wuji's strength. After all, no matter how strong Ningling is, he can't fly. Once he falls out, it's hard for him to come back."

The spectators were buzzing with discussion.

"But if it were you, could you seize every opportunity to win and defeat Bing Wuji with ordinary magic? He wouldn't even have time to use his ultimate move, Ice-Splitting Fist."

"Turning the rotten into the miraculous is what makes a combat master!" a Core Formation cultivator exclaimed. "However, even I find it difficult to do. It seems the Great Yuan Sect has acquired a promising talent this time. It's a pity about Shi Yuange..."

Shi Yuan easily defeated his opponent with a few punches and kicks, then jumped off the stage and gave Shen Zige a thumbs up.

Soon, the top four were determined: Shen Zige, Cheng Dazhuang, Shi Yuan, and Cai Yan.

It's a bit strange that Di Zheng lost to Cheng Dazhuang. Cai Yan is the only girl to make it into the top four.

The semi-finals will begin soon.

Cheng Dazhuang had been beaten up by Shen Zige at sea, and not wanting to be beaten up a second time, he immediately admitted defeat.

When facing Shi Yuan, Cai Yan jumped off the stage and admitted defeat. She was one of the spectators on the island who watched the battle between Shi Yuan and Bing Wuji.

Final: Shen Zige vs. Shi Yuan.

"I lost, Shi Yuange won."

Shi Yuan jumped off the stage; he didn't want to compete with Shen Zige.

"How about I give you an extra Foundation Establishment Pill later, so the reward will be the same?" Shen Zige said to Shi Yuan as she jumped off the stage.

"No need. For me, three or four make no difference. To successfully establish my foundation, one is enough." Shi Yuan refused Shen Zige's offer.

Cheng Dazhuang and Cai Yan competed, and Cheng Dazhuang won, taking third place.

"I, Cheng Dazhuang, am also a genius! I got third place in the Ten Thousand Cultivators Ranking Battle!" Cheng Dazhuang cheered. "I heard that the top eight can choose a Core Formation Realm elder as their master."