Chapter 740: First Battle with Medicine Imperial Peak Core Disciple (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

As the competition on the platform below began, Muhuan, his face showing reluctance, cast a suspicious glance at Mu Qingge and asked discreetly, "I must ask, Sect Master, is there really no trickery in this bye round?"

How could the draw be such a coincidence? To have selected the sole competing disciple from Tianlan Peak, it was inevitable that he would overthink!

Upon hearing these words, the surrounding Peak Masters all focused their eyes, a sense of foreboding rising in their hearts…

As expected, right after the words had fallen, Mu Qingge, who was sitting on the side, suddenly turned cold in his expression and even called out Muhuan's name directly, questioning sharply, "Muhuan, are you suggesting that I had the Enforcement Hall Elder cheat?"

Mu Qingge could be magnanimous in most matters, but some things were a matter of principle, such as fairness and justice – these were his bottom lines!!

If anyone dared to cross those lines, he would turn his face in an instant!

In a hurry, Muhuan waved his hands and apologized, "Not at all, Sect Master, I only thought that all this was just too coincidental; I absolutely had no intention of suspecting you of helping that lad cheat!"

The other Peak Masters also joined in to comfort him, "Sect Master, we are all clear about your character; you definitely wouldn't engage in such petty tricks!"

"That's right, it's just that Mu Senior Brother said something in the heat of the moment; don't take it to heart!"

Seeing that the Peak Masters were speaking up for Muhuan, Mu Qingge suppressed the anger in his heart, merely giving Muhuan a cold look as if to warn him that there would be no next time!

Seeing Mu Qingge had calmed down, Muhuan, who wouldn't dare suspect any cheating anymore, could only attribute everything to the kid's good luck!

In this tense atmosphere, Ling Luoyan shifted the topic with a teasing tone, "Tell me, Mu Senior Brother, with what you're saying, are you lacking confidence in your own direct disciple?"

Hearing this, Muhuan abruptly stood up, his face turning red as he denied, "How could that be possible! Even if that lad makes it to the top eight, he will just be an opponent casually eliminated! Not to mention defeating Mo Li!"

His own direct disciple had reached the Sixth Layer of the Golden Core! In the competition of the five peaks, absolutely no one could be his opponent!

Yun Churan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up coldly, "Is that so? Then, Mu Senior Brother, why did you stand up? Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock in front of the disciples?"

Snapping back to reality, Muhuan, his gaze falling upon the Xuantian Sect disciples below who were staring at him, decisively sat down, his resentful eyes giving Yun Churan a glare…

A mere disciple at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level couldn't possibly win first place!

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Meanwhile, on the platform, the disciples were fighting with great fervor. Soon, all twenty disciples had completed their duels, and the last of them had been whittled down to only seven!

Together with Xu Sheng, who had the bye, they were the perfect number to advance to the top eight!

Yun Cong chuckled lightly, "Junior Brother Xu, getting the bye this round is really not bad! At least you got to see every disciple's way of fighting!"

Xu Sheng nodded, "Hmm! But those core disciples in the Golden Core Stage are all hiding their strength; it's hard to see through them at a glance!"

Especially that Mo Li, who made him particularly wary, basically hadn't used much strength to defeat his opponents!

Before they could discuss further, the words of the Enforcement Hall Elder echoed throughout the back mountain!

"Now, a total of eight disciples remain in the competition of the five peaks. The upcoming duels will determine the rankings of your respective main peaks!"

"Next, the pairings for the battles will be announced!"

"Tianlan Peak: Xu Sheng, versus Medicine Imperial Peak: Liu Mo"

"Misty Peak: Meng Ruoxian versus Luoqing Peak: Wu Qi"

"Hidden Sword Peak: Mo Li, versus Hidden Sword Peak: Guo Li!"

"Luoqing Peak: Meng Yiran versus Medicine Imperial Peak: Yu Li"

When the speech ended, the disciples below all showed a look of surprise on their faces…

"Who would have thought that the two Golden Core disciples from Hidden Sword Peak would be matched together! Brilliant!"

"We've got a great show ahead of us now! I wonder if they'll actually fight!"

"You're overthinking it! Certainly, Xu Sheng's opponent will surrender, they're all disciples from Hidden Sword Peak, they'll definitely give the opportunity to the one who has a chance to take the lead!"

Resting his chin in his hand, Xu Sheng pondered, "Medicine Imperial Peak? I've never encountered disciples from that peak before..."

However, even though he had never met them, he had gleaned a few tricks from previous duels...

With this thought, he quickly rushed towards the platform...

Seeing Xu Sheng leave, Mo Qingyue's beautiful eyes turned to Yun Cong and Mu Yun beside her and asked, "Big Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, do you think Junior Brother Xu can win?"

Mu Yun sighed and said, "It's not certain, the disciples of Medicine Imperial Peak have never been strong in combat, but they're skilled in the use of poison! Moreover, Junior Brother Xu has never encountered a disciple from Medicine Imperial Peak…"

Yun Cong nodded and said, "Although the odds of winning are slim, we should still believe that Junior Brother Xu can create a miracle!"

Mo Qingyue pressed her forehead helplessly and said with exasperation, "Idiots! At a time like this, Big Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother should be praying for Junior Brother Xu's victory!"

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After reaching the platform, Xu Sheng examined the disciple from Medicine Imperial Peak facing him, the very elderly-looking Liu Mo in a deep green robe!

Liu Mo's pupils contracted as he chuckled softly, "Junior Brother Xu! I didn't expect you to be my opponent!"

Xu Sheng also gave a polite fist salute and said, "Elder Brother Liu, I have not encountered disciples from Medicine Imperial Peak before, so I hope you'll go easy on me!"

The corners of Liu Mo's mouth curled up as he gripped the dark green longsword in his hand and said, "How could that be! Junior Brother Xu defeated Feng Ruochen, a Golden Core disciple; he surely won't be simple."

He certainly didn't believe Feng Ruochen's defeat was just a matter of luck!

Xu Sheng's expression remained calm, "Is that so? Since Elder Brother Liu has said so, it seems you are a very cautious person; I naturally have no objections!"

After the two exchanged cold pleasantries for a few tens of seconds, the Enforcement Hall Elder finally announced, "The duel begins!!"

As soon as the voice fell, Xu Sheng's Tianyu Sword emitted a humming sound, and he rushed towards Liu Mo without hesitation!

Closing the distance with a disciple of Medicine Imperial Peak negated many of their martial skills!

Seeing Xu Sheng attack, Liu Mo, undaunted, taunted, "Junior Brother Xu seems a little too anxious! Mid-Grade Profound Martial Skill, Five Poisons Array!"

Lifting the dark green longsword, it began to exhibit thrilling spirit force fluctuations. Consequently, he drew a circle beneath his feet, completely enveloping himself within it…

As soon as he released it, the circle emitted a thick deep green poison mist, which began to drift outward...

As the dense poison mist approached him with the gusts of wind, Xu Sheng quickly retreated several steps backward, his dark eyes fixed intently on Liu Mo and the poison mist around him…

He thought to himself, "Using poison mist for protection? Aren't you afraid of poisoning yourself?"

As if to address Xu Sheng's confusion, Liu Mo explained calmly, "Junior Brother Xu, my constitution is different from normal people. Since childhood, I was nurtured with various poisons and over time, I developed a resistance to them!!!"

His tone then shifted, slightly chilling, "However, for other Golden Core disciples, this poison means instant death!!"

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