Chapter 418: Chapter 291: Yan Chuan Makes a Comeback! Everyone Cheers for Master Yan! [Seeking Monthly Votes!]_2
After Luo Qi was defeated, he disappeared down the mountain without a trace.
Additionally, the ’Mao Character’ arena also saw a change of hands as Jing Bao, the top-tier ’Absolute’ expert, finally showed fatigue after nearly three days of continuous battles, and was defeated by the fourteenth ’Sangmen Spear’ Gao Changyi from the "Hidden Dragon" group, who took over the arena.
Then there was the ’Si Character’ arena where Ma Hongniang relied on the ’White Bone Banner’, successively facing off against several top teams led by Shi Qingke, suffering a heavy loss in White Bone Forest. Eventually, the arena was conquered by the ninth from "Hidden Dragon", Ying Jifeng.
The Third Prince Ying Jifeng finally reclaimed the position of Arena Master.
But the good times didn’t last long.
Ying Jifeng exhausted greatly in the battle against Ma Hongniang. Before he could stabilize for a round, he was immediately challenged successfully by the "Chufeng" twentieth Zhang Qin.
Poor Ying Jifeng, after losing the ’Wu Character’ arena, repeatedly failed in challenges. After finally succeeding once, he couldn’t even hold on for two hours, a significant setback indeed.
Lastly, the ’Shen Character’ arena "Chufeng" third Lu Yuru was defeated by the "Hidden Dragon" eighteenth Chai Hongshun, causing the arena to change hands.
All in all!
Ten hours!
Many arenas frequently changed hands.
After listening to Wang Zhengyi’s explanation, Yan Chuan finally sorted it out—
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Hai Character, Yan Chuan!
Xu Character, original·Ding Xiang!——→second·Gongyang Yu (Binding Rope)——→third·Ding Xiang (Eight Diagrams Dragon Whisker Handkerchief)!
You Character, Situ Fei!
Shen Character, original·Lu Yuru!——→second·Chai Hongshun!
Wei Character, original·Ying He!——→second·Cai Ru’an (Five-Colored Stone)!
Wu Character, original·Ying Jifeng!——→second·Ban Xianfu!
Si Character, original·Peng Fannian!——→second·Ma Hongniang (White Bone Banner)!——→third·Ying Jifeng——→fourth·Zhang Qin!
Chen Character, original·Hu Fenglan!——→second·Liu Xin (Chasing God Blade)!——→third·Gongyang Yu!
Mao Character, original·Jing Bao!——→second·Gao Changyi!
Yin Character, original·Tan Dou!——→second·Chen Pu (Fire Dragon Flag)!
Chou Character, original·Luo Qi!——→second·Tan Dou!
Zi Character, Wei Lingshan!
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By the third day of the Sword Discussion, the only ’original arenas’ with ’original masters’ left were the ’Hai Character’ Yan Chuan, ’You Character’ Situ Fei, and ’Zi Character’ Wei Lingshan.
One head!
Two ponytails!
Became holdouts!
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Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, an exciting spectacle.
The legendary skills from various heavenly prides were unveiled, and exotic treasures emerged one after another, dazzling the audience while immensely thrilling them.
But in the recent ten hours, without Yan Chuan’s commentary, it felt like something was missing.
Situ Fei took over Yan Chuan’s staff, tried to commentate on two matches, and eventually gave up silently, provoking much discussion and laughter.
Now, ten hours had passed.
"Jing Bao is making a comeback to fight Gao Changyi again!"
"I missed the fierce battle in the previous match, much to my regret. I didn’t expect to witness another peak battle between the two so soon. Yan is quite fortunate to catch it this time."
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"Huh?"
"Huh!"
"Huh huh huh huh!"
He is coming!
He is coming!
He’s walking over with the ’White Horn Trumpet’!
"Yan Chuan!"
"This fellow!"
"Actually slept for a full ten hours during such intense times! He really can sleep! He has such a big heart!"
"Wang Zhengyi too is a beast! Despite holding treasures, Liu Xin, Cai Ru’an, Gongyang Yu, and others never easily unleash them unless in critical conditions, for fear of exhausting energy! Activating an exotic treasure once uses energy comparable to a full-on peak battle! Yet Wang Zhengyi continuously activated the ’Mirage Pearl’ for ten hours, and calculating the scattered two days before Yan Chuan’s sleep also totals to ten hours! Isn’t Wang Zhengyi tired from activating a treasure for so long?"
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Yan Chuan’s return sparked cheers.
While people were delighted by Yan Chuan’s return, they were astonished by Wang Zhengyi’s endurance.
Exotic Treasure!
Exotic Treasure!
Not easy to wield.
Liu Xin, holding the ’Chasing God Blade’, is invincible against both gods and Buddhas, yet when dealing with ordinary teams, delays as much as possible and avoids unnecessary confrontation, refraining from using the ’Chasing God Blade’ until absolutely necessary.
Why?
Simply because the energy cost of activating the ’Chasing God Blade’ is too high.
Not just Liu Xin, but also Cai Ru’an, Gongyang Yu, Ma Hongniang, and Chen Pu, all possess third-rank treasures, yet in arena defenses and attacks, they try to manage themselves without relying on treasures, just to conserve energy.
But Wang Zhengyi was an exception!
"Even if his ’Mirage Pearl’ is an ordinary treasure, incomparable to the ’Chasing God Blade’ or ’Fire Dragon Flag’, activating it continuously for ten hours is extraordinary!"
Wang Zhengyi used the ’Mirage Pearl’ to avoid battles, his reputation and fame growing the longer he dragged on without having to fight.
Everyone criticized—
"Wang Zhengyi!"
"Such a beast!"
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Yan Chuan didn’t care about the surrounding discussions. He had already missed ten hours, missed at least ten exciting duels, and was now encountering Jing Bao challenging Gao Changyi right upon his return, a rare opportunity. Yan Chuan quickly perked up, swiftly entering the zone, and began to commentate.
Yan Chuan was familiar with both Jing Bao and Gao Changyi.
The former excelled at using the Crescent Moon Spade and trained in the ’Shunshi Sect’. Yan Chuan had even guided Jing Bao to further perfect the ’Shunshi Sect’, elevating her to the ’Absolute’ ranks.
As for the latter.
Yan Chuan had already advised Gao Changyi during his challenge on the Zi Character arena against the ’Witch’ Wei Lingshan, dissecting his "Azure Dragon Spear".
While explaining the battle between the two, Yan Chuan was at ease, effortlessly continuing—
"Alternating between fast and slow, a balance of softness and hardness; fast without chaos, slow without stopping; hard without stiffness, soft without being too weak, this is Jing Bao, and this is ’Shunshi Sect’!"
"With a clear rhythm, simple and unadorned, swift and unstoppable, this is Gao Changyi, and this is the ’Azure Dragon Spear’!"
"Look at Gao Changyi!"
"Mixed Element Qi Returning to Origin Skill, Double Dragons Catching Whiskers Dance."
"A long spear thrust, jab, pick, pop, roll, strike, shake, twine, parry, stagger, block with a focus on the ’grind’!"
"Spear grinding!"
"During the collision of moves, Gao Changyi’s spear contains strange strength that continuously grinds away the opponent’s resistance, inner strength, inner energy, thereby weakening the enemy and ultimately winning the battle!"
"When fighting Gao Changyi, be prepared for greater energy expenditure and more physical exertion."
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Yes!
This is what it tastes like!
"Refreshing!"
"It has to be Yan Chuan! Situ Fei is good-looking, but just a vase, not useful!"
"Yan Chuan, Yan Chuan, I love you!"
"Master Yan, keep commentating all the way!"
"I suggest, no more assaults on the Hai Character arena; let Yan Chuan focus on explaining the arena battles, what does everyone think?"
"Not okay!"
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Yan Chuan’s return, with the same familiar style and flavor, brought countless memories back even after just ten hours of ’absence’.
Everyone shouted in excitement.
Yan Chuan, with a serious face, ignored the wave-like cheers and calmly explained Gao Changyi, easily analyzing the "Azure Dragon Spear".
He also, during the early stages of Gao Changyi and Jing Bao’s duel, managed to dual-task, reflecting on the progress of various tasks in the ’Derivation Skill’ after three days of the Sword Discussion —
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[Task One: Washing Marrow Scripture (Ji ★)]
[Inspiration: 2]
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[Task Two: Nine Yang Scripture (Geng ★★★★★)]
[Inspiration: 11]
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[Task Three: Six Meridian Divine Sword (Geng ★★★★★)]
[Inspiration: 18]
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[Task Four: Dragon Elephant Wisdom (Geng ★★★★★)]
[Inspiration: 15]
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[Task Five: Kuihua Manual (Geng ★★★★★)]
[Inspiration: 8]
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[Task Six: Divine Light Scripture (Geng ★★★★★)]
[Inspiration: 10]
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Six divine skills!
Six R&D tasks!
The inspiration progress in all was growing, but not as significantly as desired.
Ordinary Geng Wu-level research was challenging enough, so the peak Geng Wu-level research at five stars was even tougher.
"The opportunity of the ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’ is rare; it’s truly a pity to let these six tasks drag on."
Yan Chuan had an idea, immediately settling [Task Five: Kuihua Manual] prematurely, marking his second time settling the "Kuihua Manual" early: "Fu Yunzhan’s cultivation of ’Evil Exorcism Sword Skill’ is adequate for now; there’s no hurry to produce another ’Kuihua Manual’, so this task slot will be used to research ordinary Geng Wu as a supplement."
With this thought.
As he was explaining Gao Changyi’s "Azure Dragon Spear", discussing the word ’grind’, he recalled the "Seven Injuries Fist" he created for Wang Ge earlier, instantly coming up with a new idea—
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