Chapter 736: Golden Core Stage Expert (Seeking Subscriptions)_1
Hearing the name of the person Xu Sheng was to battle, Yun Cong's brows furrowed slightly, "To encounter a core disciple of Luoqing Peak so soon! This will be troublesome for Junior Brother Xu!"
Hearing Yun Cong's words, Xu Sheng expressed his confusion, "Senior Brother Yun, is this Feng Ruochen very strong?"
Before Yun Cong could speak, Mu Yun gravely interjected, "Yes! You must not underestimate Feng Ruochen's strength—he has reached the second layer of the Golden Core Stage! If you face him, I'm afraid..."
He had thought that Xu Sheng would at least make it to the next round before encountering a core disciple at the Golden Core Stage, but who knew his luck would be so bad!
Xu Sheng stroked his chin in thought, "The second level of the Golden Core Stage, indeed troublesome..."
Mo Qingyue reminded him, "Junior Brother Xu, your sister believes you can definitely defeat him, but you should hurry to the arena now!"
Regaining his focus, Xu Sheng nodded at them, "Senior brothers and sisters, don't worry. I will win this match!"
After he spoke, he rushed towards the stage...
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On the other side, after hearing about the duelists, the Peak Master of Medicine Imperial Peak sighed, "Ah, this Xu Sheng is really unlucky, meeting a core disciple of Luoqing Peak like Feng Ruochen so soon. This is going to be troublesome!"
Ling Luoyan of Miao Miao Peak, with a flicker of pity in her beautiful eyes, said, "Indeed! Feng Ruochen's cultivation level seems to have reached the second layer of the Golden Core Stage, far beyond what this Xu Sheng can compare to! I'm afraid his journey ends here!"
The difference was too great between Feng Ruochen at the second level of the Golden Core Stage and Xu Sheng at the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Stage—no one believed the latter could win!
Muhuan said with a smile, "Luo Brother, thanks to your Luoqing Peak's core disciple! It looks like Junior Sister Yun, you should start preparing the medicine bath formula in advance, to avoid any embarrassment later!"
Yun Churan's ice-blue eyes gave him a glance and coldly "hmmphed!" without a word...
Luo Qingyang fanned himself a few times and said to Yun Churan, with a bit of apology, "Junior Sister Yun, I'm truly sorry. I didn't expect it to be one of my Luoqing Peak's core disciples!"
Yun Churan pursed her lips, "Brother, there's no need for apologies, we still don't know who will win or lose!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Qingyang looked astonished, then recovered and laughed lightly, "You're truly something, Junior Sister Yun. That's what I like about you!"
Mu Qingge glanced at them and turned his gaze back to the stage...
He felt, this match might just be an evenly matched contest...
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When Xu Sheng arrived on the stage, he immediately noticed the extremely handsome man with flowing black hair, radiating a terrifying aura!
It was clearly Feng Ruochen, core disciple of Luoqing Peak!
His eyes fixed on Xu Sheng, he said indifferently, "Junior Brother Xu, I didn't expect to meet you here, but I won't go easy on you!"
The previous opponents must have been careless, which is why they had fallen to Xu Sheng!
However, this time his opponent was himself at the Golden Core Stage, and the former clearly had no chance of winning!
Xu Sheng smiled lightly, his aura not faltering, and said with a salute, "I didn't expect to face Senior Brother Feng this round. Allow me, Junior Brother, to experience the strength of the Golden Core Stage first-hand!"
Hearing this, Feng Ruochen's eyes narrowed...
This guy, despite being an entire realm weaker in cultivation level!
Why could he still be so at ease under his own powerful aura? Could it be that he had some sure-win stratagem up his sleeve??
At this moment, the disciples below also began discussing excitedly...
"Xu Sheng's opponent turns out to be Senior Brother Feng, he's surely going to lose!"
"Xu Sheng is really unlucky, he might have stood a chance against other Foundation Establishment disciples, but facing Senior Brother Feng at the Golden Core Stage, isn't the outcome obvious?"
"Senior Brother Feng! Senior Brother Feng!! Finish off this Xu Sheng!!"
"Senior Brother Feng, you are a Golden Core Stage powerhouse, don't let this guy defeat you!!"
Hearing these discussions, Feng Ruochen's deep purple pupils suddenly fixed, clenching the personal sword in his hand that emitted a faint white cold light...
That's right! I'm at the Golden Core Stage, why should I fear an opponent at the Foundation Establishment Stage?
I almost fell for this guy's trick!
Immediately afterward, the Enforcement Hall Elder shouted loudly, "Begin the duel!!"
No sooner had the words dropped, than Feng Ruochen made the first move, his whole body producing a violent sound of tearing through the air, rushing towards Xu Sheng before him...
He shouted coldly, "I'll let you truly experience the gap between the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment Stages, a gap that can't be bridged by mere cleverness!!"
Watching the charging Feng Ruochen, Xu Sheng quickly retreated backward...
Sensing Xu Sheng's attempt to escape, Feng Ruochen's lips curled up, "Think you can run from me??"
In the next moment, his speed suddenly surged, and he instantly reached in front of Xu Sheng, a sword mingled with terrifying power slashing towards the latter...
Xu Sheng's eyes narrowed, and he hastily positioned the Tianyu Sword in front of him...
"Bang!!", the two swords collided, the immense force from Feng Ruochen's sword sent Xu Sheng flying out...
However, the former had no intention of giving Xu Sheng any chance to breathe and charged at him again with an overwhelming momentum...
Xu Sheng frowned slightly and analyzed in his heart, "This guy's way of fighting is completely brute force!"
Then, he began to gather spiritual power in his palm, causing a strong coldness to pervade the surroundings...
Superior Grade Huang-level Technique, Cold Ice Palm!
Once fully condensed into a deep blue palm print several meters in size, he directly blasted it towards Feng Ruochen...
Feng Ruochen looked at the incoming Cold Ice Palm and said coldly, "An insignificant skill, that's all it is!"
Without any fear, he held his personal sword and slashed at it...
After being struck, the massive palm print trembled once or twice, then immediately exploded into sparkling mist...
At that point, Feng Ruochen shouted loudly, "Mid-Grade Profound Martial Skill, Thunderstorm Strike!"
His entire body began to be covered with countless arcs of lightning, emanating a frightening aura, as if he could obliterate everything...
Besides, his attack received a terrifying boost!
"Zzzzzz~" Amid a flurry of lightning, Feng Ruochen instantly stepped forward and, in the blink of an eye, reached beside Xu Sheng...
Confronted with the enhanced attack from Feng Ruochen, the latter had no intention of facing it head-on!
He decisively used Cripple Step to open a safe distance between them!
Meanwhile, he didn't forget to secretly think, "Profound Grade Superior Technique, One Qi Transforms into Three Clears!"
In the moments after the words, Xu Sheng's body immediately burst forth with astonishing spiritual power, and swiftly, this power began to split, hovering to his sides and gradually solidifying into clones that looked exactly like him!
Each clone possessed sixty percent of the main body's strength, but the only drawback was that the spiritual power inside was also divided into three parts!
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