Jianping's eyes gradually turned serious as he murmured...
"So you've finally used your full strength?"
"I thought he was a coward..."
The figure in the white flash was like a long spear, rapidly approaching, stirring up the yellow sand on the ground.
Jianping gripped the Demon Blade, and a purplish-red aura began to swirl around his hand holding the sword.
"Bite"
As he uttered the word, his figure, like a ghost, instantly transformed into a red phantom and collided directly with the figure wielding the long spear.
A loud clang rang out.
Crimson and white light illuminated the area.
It took several seconds for the swelling to gradually subside.
"I lost."
The man holding the spear had already been slashed in various places by the sword energy that Jianping had just emitted, and blood was flowing all over the ground.
Jianping gripped the Demon Blade, pointing it at his throat, his expression unchanged. He said, "The Spear Dao isn't like this."
The man stared intently into Jianping's eyes, remaining silent.
He knew his Spear Dao was strong, at least within his academy, but now he had to admit that defeat was defeat.
The Spear Dao, which had been meticulously studied for so long, had become a laughing stock.
Jianping sheathed his sword, looked at Li Chen's figure flying over not far away, and slowly said, "The path taken by every cold weapon has never needed the enhancement of ability."
"That will only make you want to abandon the path you chose even more."
The man lowered his head, somewhat puzzled.
He couldn't understand why this person, who had defeated him, didn't kill him and even tried to reason with him.
But no one could fathom Jianping's thoughts through his unremarkable eyes.
The woman who had been following the man earlier had disappeared.
Jianping didn't interfere.
After waiting for a short while, Li Chen floated down from the air and immediately saw the man kneeling on the ground. He then looked at Jianping and roughly understood what was going on.
"Well done."
Jianping waved his hand, slung the box over his shoulder, and jumped down.
The man was even more puzzled and asked, "What use is there for me?"
"Aren't you going to deal with me? You should know I'm your opponent!"
After glancing around, Li Chen said, "Tell me everything you know, and I might consider letting you go."
The man pondered for a few seconds, then asked, "Is my teammate really dead?"
"If that person really killed you, then kill me instead."
"I can't be a traitor. If I can't even protect my teammates, and instead share all my intelligence with the enemy, the academy behind me will become a laughing stock."
Li Chen smiled and lightly snapped his fingers.
Instantly, his body seemed to be controlled by something, levitating into the air, and a tremendous force pressed down on him.
I don't think you're in a position to negotiate with me.
"After all, you made the first move."
"If we were the weaker party, would you just watch us deal with the Eerie Monsters of the Withered Sea Realm, and then reap the benefits in the end?"
The pressure on his body and the man's contorted expression revealed his utter fear of death.
All that talk about nobility is fake.
When faced with death, the human body will react in the most urgent way.
Li Chen looked at the man floating in the air, released the pressure, and asked again, "Information, tell me all the information you have."
The man felt a sudden relaxation in his body, gasped for breath, and his eyes were filled with fear.
The man before him exuded a strange aura that filled him with fear.
In that instant, many thoughts flashed through his mind: his family, himself; death filled his mind.
To put it bluntly, he didn't want to die!!
Li Chen slightly raised his hand, pinched his head in the air, and said in a cold tone, "Speak, or not?"
The man quickly responded.
"I'll talk, I'll talk."
"This year's Academy Tournament Secret Realm has undergone significant changes. Each corner now has its own map, and these maps are hidden within the Eerie Monsters that spawn there."
"Only after killing the Eerie Monsters can you find the map inside Eerie Monsters body. The map isn't drawn on paper, but rather is an image."
"Take memories for example. And each corner of the map is incomplete. You need to go out of the hexagon, find a team with a map, and steal their map to merge them, which means the memory fragments begin to become complete."
"Once the memory is complete, you can use the memory fragments, which is the map, to reach the very top of Golden Peak."
"In other words, as long as you have the map, both other teams and teams that own the map will target you."
"That's all I know; other teams told us."
Li Chen murmured, "Oh?"
"That simple?"
He had assumed that the map was something he would have to find himself in the small corner of the entire Golden Peak.
However, this argument does have some flaws. After all, if each of the six corners has a complete map, then the number of teams at the top of the Golden Peak would increase dramatically.
According to the information we have, the map is incomplete, so other teams need to find teams that have map fragments and fight for them.
However, some players use map fragments to develop stealthily, which means they can forget about winning the championship. This approach also has its drawbacks, since there are six fragments scattered around. As long as one doesn't show itself, the other five might keep changing hands among different teams until all five fragments are in the hands of one team.
If you hadn't come out at that moment, Li Chen wouldn't have even needed to guess that the rules of this Academy Tournament would have changed.
Moreover, Li Chen's thoughts might have several possibilities.
This small change completely transformed the Academy Tournament into a map-grabbing battle.
Li Chen turned around and hovered in the air, not even glancing at the man. Getting the information he wanted was enough.
He did feel a slight killing intent just now, and for some reason, he felt that his mind was starting to become somewhat chaotic after the Withered Sea Realm.
This may be a side effect of absorbing Forbidden Substances.
However, the impact is not significant at present.
The man slowly stood up, let out a long sigh, looked up at the dark sky, and muttered, "This Academy Tournament is fucking inhuman."
"They were almost killed..."
He then quickly disappeared from the scene; he didn't want to stay there for even a second longer.
It can be said that Li Chen left a huge shadow on him.
Below.
Jianping, carrying the box on his back, watched Li Chen's figure slowly descend and asked, "You didn't kill him, did you?"
Li Chen nodded.
It was still somewhat unexpected that Jianping would ask this, even though they had only met once.
Jianping narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "That man's Spear Dao is quite good."
"I just couldn't bear to."
Ultimately, he still admired every opponent who dared to attack him. To be able to muster the courage to unleash one's strongest attack in the face of a powerful opponent was already worthy of Jianping's respect.
In this era, very few people actually practice shooting, swordsmanship, or knives; it's mostly about technology and elemental abilities that are all the rage.
But if you were to actually find someone who wields a sword or practices with a spear, they would definitely not be weak.
After all, only those who use cold weapons know the pain they endured during their training.