Chapter 390: Chapter 277 Another Ultimate, Wei Lingshan! The "Iron Leopard Protection" Killing Move of "Natural Skill"!_2
But unfortunately—
"I wanted to play with you, but you don’t appreciate it."
"Since that’s the case, do you still expect me to fight you one-on-one?"
Wei Lingshan isn’t foolish.
She initially wanted to take on the ’Yashan Three Monsters’ alone, to give both herself and the Black Hawk Sect a significant reputation boost. But Yan Chuan’s tips from the sidelines disrupted her plans, forcing her to consecutively unleash her killer moves, exposing too much in this battle.
Unable to care about much else right now, she decided to charge ahead first and protect her last bit of dignity.
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"What a pity!"
On the ’Xu Character’ arena, Ding Xiang thought to herself.
As one of the publicly acknowledged ’Three Extremes’, Ding Xiang had already occupied one arena. But she also knew that with wave after wave of attacks, even if her movement technique was exceptional, sooner or later, she’d exhaust her energy and be defeated.
Including Wei Lingshan, it’s possible she might also be the first to be driven off the arena.
Therefore, in theory, it’s still possible for the two to encounter each other. For a master of the same level, Ding Xiang naturally wanted to understand more about Wei Lingshan’s skills.
Unfortunately, after the battle with the Three Monsters, Wei Lingshan’s entire team launched an attack, and even though Gao Changyi and Sun Gui Fen took turns attacking the arena, they couldn’t force out more of Wei Lingshan’s hidden skills.
Stopped at the ’Iron Leopard Body Protection Skill’!
Truly unfortunate.
Not only Ding Xiang felt regret.
Many participants present also thought it was a pity.
Even the Heavenly Grandmasters felt unsatisfied—
"Ding Xiang."
"Ban Xianfu."
"Wei Lingshan."
"These young people sure hide their strengths well!"
Hui Zhenzi stroked his beard and smiled.
He originally thought that within his own ’Wuji Palace’, there were quite a few young practitioners with deep martial arts accomplishments, enough to surpass peers worldwide. But who would have thought that in this ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’, so many young talents of extraordinary strength would emerge.
The sword discussion had just begun, yet Ding Xiang, Ban Xianfu, and Wei Lingshan had already showcased themselves, showing no less than the young experts from Wuji Palace.
As for Wei Lingshan, she was acceptable, being from one of the Six Great Sects, the Black Hawk Sect. With its profound ’Natural Skill’ and being taught hand-in-hand by an Innate Grandmaster, it was no surprise she could comprehend three of the ten killer moves from the ’Natural Divine Skill’. While stunning, it was still reasonable.
But Ding Xiang!
But Ban Xianfu!
These two truly came from academies, proper New Faction martial artists.
The former had only been in martial arts for six years—
"Outstandingly talented!"
"Remarkable!"
Hui Zhenzi praised.
On the side.
Qian Lingyi nodded continuously, "Indeed, astonishing talent! To be able to point out and analyze the martial skills and background of these three with such clarity and logic, regardless of Yan Chuan’s own martial skills, just this insight, this eye power, already surpasses his peers."
Hui Zhenzi was praising Ding Xiang, Ban Xianfu, and Wei Lingshan.
Qian Lingyi, however, was praising Yan Chuan.
Hui Zhenzi paused, then laughed, "If Brother Qian hadn’t mentioned it, I almost overlooked it."
Indeed!
Ding Xiang!
Ban Xianfu!
Even Wei Lingshan this time.
The skills of these three, the Three Extremes, were almost all revealed by Yan Chuan, accurately pointed out by him. To be able to explain the Three Extremes so transparently, Yan Chuan’s own strength is probably not as simple as it seems.
Perhaps the ’Fourth Extreme’ is Yan Chuan?
Qian Lingyi didn’t think that far, he turned to Tian Jing with a smile, "I say, Yan Chuan shouldn’t enter the Cangwu Department, he should join the Traveler Department. With Yan Chuan’s eye power, recognizing the worthiness of heroes and talents worldwide, who can escape his Dharma Eye?"
"Elder Qian!"
Cangwu Department Director Xu Yanfeng was displeased.
"Haha!"
"Just kidding."
Qian Lingyi laughed heartily, changing the subject, "Yan Chuan’s commentary was exceptionally brilliant, his contributions to uncovering the Three Extremes are worthy of reward."
Previously, Yan Chuan had already received a ’Performance Award’, and Qian Lingyi was nominating him again, suggesting a second ’Performance Award’ for Yan Chuan.
But Yan Chuan’s performance was indeed outstanding, and most Grandmasters were pleased to see it. After all, the court was funding it, so why be stingy?
"Deserved!"
"This kid is not bad."
"I agree."
A majority of Grandmasters quickly expressed agreement, and it was eventually decided to rank him at seventh-tier ninth-grade, awarding him 100 catties of Essence Stone and 1 bottle of ’High Grade Qi Blood Pill’.
Though Yan Chuan’s commentary was satisfying, he ultimately did not personally showcase his skills.
The reward cannot be too high.
The highest was reserved for someone else—
"Ding Xiang specializes in Qinggong, her subtle movement technique is extraordinary and worthy of reward!"
"Ban Xianfu spent twenty years building a solid foundation, his saber skill is sharp at the peak, deserving of reward!"
"Wei Lingshan has mastered her divine skills, showcasing killer moves, her ’Iron Leopard Body Protection Skill’ is Innate Invincible, truly deserving of reward!"
"Yashan Three Monsters acted against injustice, their spirit reaches the heavens, deserving of reward!"
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After Yan Chuan, other Grandmasters successively nominated various young talents.
The ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’ had officially begun, and the arena offense and defense had reached the fifth round and the fifth hour. Players continuously displayed their skills, and the Grandmasters took note, mostly aware of who was performing well and who wasn’t.
Nominations and selections were made, and soon many ’Performance Awards’ were issued.
Including Emperor Yan, these Innate Grandmasters clearly understood that among the ’Twelve Strong’, only twelve spots were available. The ’Arena Master Award’, ’Consecutive Wins Award’, and ’Victory Award’ were hard to achieve. For most players, even the top young talents, the ones most likely awarded would be the ’Performance Award’.
Receiving the award is an affirmation.
The evaluation standards for this award were quite broad—
For instance, Ding Xiang, Ban Xianfu, Wei Lingshan, each had a skill considered Absolute, qualifying them for the award.
For instance, Yashan Three Monsters had a spirit that touched the heavens, earning them an award.
Remarkably, this ’Performance Award’ list even included Fu Yunzhan and Wang Ge. Although their strengths might still fall short, barely enough to be considered for the ’Hidden Dragon’ and ’Chufeng’ lists, however, Fu Yunzhan’s ’Evil Exorcism Sword Skill’, and Wang Ge’s ’Seven Injuries Fist’, were unheard of and unseen, evoking curiosity in the Grandmasters, thus deserving a reward.
From strength to character to martial arts, as long as there’s a shining point, as long as it catches the Grandmasters’ eyes, there’s hope to win an award.
Grandmasters were constantly assessing, and in a blink, over twenty more were awarded, each having something to talk about.
The Heavenly Grandmasters were lively.
The Immortal Chess Stone shone with even more heat.
Arena battles!
Still ongoing!
As time entered the sixth hour, the sixth round of draws ended, and this time, Yan Chuan’s ’Hai Character’ arena finally encountered a formidable enemy group.
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"’Sai Shang Qi Pa’ Hu Fenglan!"
"How did she lose from the arena?"
Yan Chuan focused on explaining tactics to Chen Ze and the other two in his arena, while also keeping an eye on the ’Zi Character’ arena, observing and explaining the performance of top experts led by the ’Witch’ Wei Lingshan. "Mutual Teaching and Learning," feedback surged, and he later closed his eyes to reflect constantly.
Not until the sixth round of draws did he realize Hu Fenglan from the ’Chen Character’ arena had been defeated at some point, and this round, she was coming to challenge his arena. She even drew the first position.
Yan Chuan looked at the draw, then raised his head towards the ’Zi Character’ arena.
At this look, he immediately recognized the person standing on stage, the leader was none other than the thirty-seventh ’Chasing God Blade’ Liu Xin on the ’Chufeng’ list.
This was a familiar person to Yan Chuan.
During the previous cliff climbing competition, Yan Chuan continuously ’bothered’ the competitors along the way, including Liu Xin, exposing her ’Shock String Skill’ to a great extent.
Unexpectedly, she managed to conquer Hu Fenglan’s ’Chen Character’ arena.
This was the first successful challenge so far.
The first wave of arena masters, the first change of hands.
"How did you win?"
Yan Chuan was curious.
He didn’t know much about Hu Fenglan’s strength, but putting Hu Fenglan aside for now, there was someone else in her same team, ’Little Wutong’ Dai Xiangfeng, ranked thirtieth on the ’Hidden Dragon’ list.
’Hidden Dragon’ and ’Chufeng’ lists still have some reference value.
Dai Xiangfeng was thirtieth on the ’Hidden Dragon’.
Liu Xin was thirty-seventh on the ’Chufeng’.
Dai Xiangfeng might not be stronger than Liu Xin, but at least, he shouldn’t have been defeated so quickly, right?
"Could it be that Liu Xin’s teammates all have ’Human List’ caliber?"
Yan Chuan speculated.
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