Nangong Xu's match
After around 5 minutes, everyone again placed their bets. Unlike last time, this time most of them about 80 % place their bets on the man, who is looking at the opponent lewdly.
Ning Qi noted something odd about this woman, who looks to be serene even though the opponent is blatantly looking at her lewdly. He doesn't perceive, but instinctively activated his 'eye's ability, and the display of the data instantly surprised Ning Qi.
'Name: Li Ling - Human
cultivation: Qi refining realm peak.
Stats:
Strength: 13
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 12
Martial technique: Mystic grade - Swirl slash sword technique (perfection) - [Incomplete].
"Whoa! Never expected a peak Qi refining level cultivator and that too probably half a step into Foundation establishment level in this martial arena." Ning Qi mumbled to himself, causing his group's eyes to go wide in surprise too.
"Peak level Qi refining cultivator? I think it will be challenging for me to secure a chance to win against her. " Nangong Xu briskly said, as he can defeat an average Qi refining peak realm cultivator with his divine technique now.
"Don't even dare to think! She is extremely formidable even in the peak Qi refining realm. " Ning Qi quickly burst the absurd thought of Nangong Xu. But no one stated anything, as they felt Ning Qi won't lie to them.
"But! Why is a cultivator of that level participating in such weak matches?" Shen Jian asked, If Ning Qi wasn't here, he wouldn't even know this young woman is a cultivator. But after meeting with Ning Qi, he completely understood, that even cultivators roam in the ordinary world. Except that no one can discern them, even a cultivator stood straight in their face.
"Don't know! But if you are deciding to bet now, do it quickly. This match is going to be a sure shot win to anyone who bet on this girl." Ning Qi hurried, making Shen Tian hurriedly stand up. Who wants to lose money if they are certain that they can win?
Soon a guy, who merely registered someone nearby them, came to them.
"The male contestant has the odds of 1:2 and the female contestant at 1:5. Who do you want to bet on and How much?" He asked, after informing them about the odds that are going at the moment.
"I want to bet 3 million on the female! Moreover, do we get the money transfer instantly or do we have to wait till the last minute?" Ning Qi said quickly without waiting for Shen Tian, who was also ready to bet.
"Definitely sir! The money will be transferred to the account provided by you, right after the match in 3 to 5 minutes. " That Guy got a bit surprised, as very few people will squander millions on the initial matches."Please put 1 million in the name of Shen Tian on that female too!" Shen Tian said from the side.
Soon, that disciple registered both of their bets. Even though 3 million are much to Ning Qi, the people that are sitting on this avenue are some of the wealthiest people in the country.
"Alright! I hope everyone placed their betting already. Our participant on the left goes by the alias, 'Silent Killer' and this attractive lady here goes by the alias Jasmine, which befits her. You both can start the match already." Fang Lian said as he introduced them.
As soon as he finished, a flash appeared from where Li Ling stood. The Next moment, she disappeared from her spot. That guy with the code name was about to state something nasty to Li Ling, standing in the same spot, but his head slowly fell off, as though it was cleanly cut off with something very sharp.
The entire stadium is in absolute silence, as no one comprehends what happened exactly. Even Fang Lian looked confused about what happened, he stood there dumbfounded, as the match ended ridiculously fastly.
Ning Qi and Nangong Xu clearly saw what happened. Shen Yue equally saw through it, but not as clearly as both of them. Shen Jian on top perceives something, but Kang Xuan and Shen Tian are just like all those people in the stadium, as their strength is however relatively weak.
"System! She used the swirl slash technique with the spiritual energy, right?" Ning Qi asked for more confirmation, whether the technique demonstrated by this girl is the same one that was mentioned in her stats description. He thought that technique needs a sword to use, but from the looks of it, it can be used without any weapon. The technique itself provides a sharp attribute to one's spiritual energy. But, of course, with a proper weapon, that technique will probably be even better.
"Ding! It is as the host perceives." The system confirmed, making Ning Qi click his tongue.
"Hurry up and announce the result! Why are you standing like a wooden block there?" A voice sounded through Fang Lian's earphones.
"But young master! I didn't even recollect what to announce. That went extremely fast for me to note anything. What should I state to the audience? They won't be satisfied If I declare something inconceivable." Fang Lian responded back to that voice hastily, as he doesn't even grasp what happened in that match.
He can't possibly say ' I equally don't perceive what happened there... But the winner is Miss Jasmine, right?' He thought in his mind, as he felt like he is positioned between a rock and a hard place.
That voice on the other side went silent for a moment, before responding back.
" That woman is a Qi refining stage peak cultivator, Just explain that. Audiences here aren't dumb, as they have little knowledge about cultivators and can guess what happened by themselves. But make sure to not provoke that woman, you know?" That voice said again, with a bit of explanation.
"This!!..." Fang Lian felt thunderstruck by hearing the explanation. Cultivators are at the apex of this world after all. He knows quite a lot of them, as his Yan sect of the secular world is intimately linked with the behemoth Yan sect of the Cultivator world.
But what surprised him the most is the strength of the woman, who looks only around 27 or 28 but possesses the strength of Qi refining peak, which means she can beat anyone of their grandmaster-level cultivators in the secular Yan Sect. But It's her actual age that made him more frightened, as the age of a person defines their chances in the cultivation world, according to him.
Even the voice of the young master, that he talked about before is only at the Qi refining Peak realm only and he is at present 29. And he is already one of the young masters of the Main Yan sect, not to mention this woman, who is likely a personal disciple of some big sects, elders, or even sect masters.
He did not dare to neglect it anymore and abruptly announced the result. He doesn't even bother for what reason she is over here for, as most of these disciples always roam around for the experience. Even if she is here for some other reasons, it's neither his responsibility nor the capacity to perform anything for her.
"The Winner of this match is Miss Jasmine. We didn't expect an expert at peak Qi refining level cultivation will grace us with your presence in our battle arena." Fang Lian said, causing the crowd who were about to make some rumbling again instantly died down. Everyone looked at Li Ling with absolute awe and no one doubted Fang Lian, as many of the even saw a Grand Master-level martial artist fight. But what they witness today is completely on a different level altogether for them.
"Oh! Looks like this arena is being overwatched by a cultivator of at least Qi refining realm peak too right? I came out of my sect to have some experience in the secular world, but this guy here is quite vulgar with the way he behaved. Therefore, I didn't get the chance to enjoy the battle... If the arena master is interested in a spar or directing me to something, I will be extremely gratified. Alright! Mr?"
Li Ling said with a gentle tone, which doesn't complement what she performed a moment ago, causing everyone's hair to stand up with fright. These kinds of people are those that are terrific, they will always stay lowered until they get the opportunity. But once they executed their move, they are like shura from hell, that will pursue you down till the ends of the earth.
Naturally, one needs to possess enough strength too or else everything will become a farce. Before strength, even shura will be kneaded and knitted into rag dolls, as playthings for pleasure.
"Ah? Miss Jasmine, My name is Fang Lian! " Fang Lian said, awkwardly, as this miss didn't apparently barely bother about his name from the very start.
"Oh! Ok, Mr. Fang... I will be sitting here until the end of all the matches. If the master behind you is interested in a friendly match, I will be very contented to enjoy an exchange of pointers with him." Li Ling said, as she walked to the avenue, where the audience sat. She sought a place that doesn't include many people, before walking toward Ning Qi's group and sitting beside them.
After some time she sat, and the audience who cannot keep themselves started bustling with exclamations, surprise, and a lot of other emotions. Most of them have never encountered any genuine cultivators in their entire life, even though they know about them. Some of them have seen one or two but have never seen such a dominant, yet gorgeous one at the same time.
All of their eyes gathered towards her, which evidently cause Ning Qi's group felt like stabbed by a thousand stares. But that girl simply sat there not bothering with any of that.
"Hello! Who is Nangong Xu? Your match is the next one. You want to enter from the backside as the others did in previous matches or will you just come directly from here?" A disciple came to them quickly and inquired about Ning Qi's group in a low voice, as though he didn't want to disturb Li Ling.
"Well! We are going to directly join from here. Do we go presently? Or need to remain for some more time?" Ning Qi responded back, in place of Nangong Xu, but no one stated anything.
"Hm! Please come onto the stage once master Fang Jian announced the entrance. Thank You" After saying that, that guy hurried away from there, as though he doesn't want to stay there even for one extra minute.
"You identify what to do right? I don't want any fancy moves, swiftly finish as soon as possible. I won't be aiding you, even if you are going to die in there by committing careless mistakes. Same for the two of you too, I won't repeat myself once more and again." Ning Qi said as he doesn't want to make him worry but his voice kinda cracked when he said those last words as a warning. He in addition possesses absolute confidence in all of his disciples, especially Nangong Xu.
"Alright, sect master! Why do your face and your words look like they don't match at all? Your face is showing worry, but your words are kinda wanting to be harsh." Nangong Xu teased, causing Shen Yue to giggle, while others naturally looked elsewhere. That embarrassed Ning Qi even more, but it did relieve everyone.
Li Ling, who has been listening to their conversation felt surprised by the harmony between these disciples and the sect master of this secular world, and her impression of Ning Qi's group got better.
"Alright! The previous match is one of the best and the fastest matches I have seen in my life too. I hope everyone is delighted that all of you get to see a real cultivator. But! We are promptly proceeding to the third match already. Let's invite our following participants already... one of them is a disciple of the Tao Hua sect, which was formed recently, and the other is a disciple from our Yan sect, who has the strength of a peak early-stage junior martial artist." Fang Lian said and walked away from the arena.
"Alright! Sect master, Junior sister, and Junior brother, I will come back as swiftly as I am going at present." Nangong Xu stood up and said, before hastening to the arena.
Shen Yue looked at the fearless Nangong Xu, and couldn't help but get mesmerized by the silhouette and the attitude that he demonstrated to them, as the eldest disciple of the sect. An emotion, which has been restrained in the depths of her heart started leaking out slowly.