Qing Xuanzi stepped forward, grabbed the whisk that was spinning in the air, and swung it back at Jiang Liu. A gust of energy blew straight at Jiang Liu's face.
Jiang Liu raised his broadsword vertically to block, then slashed at Qing Xuanzi, while a gust of wind from his inner energy rushed back towards Qing Xuanzi.
Qing Xuanzi formed a hand seal with his left hand, and a talisman of Yuan Qi appeared out of thin air, blocking the Yuan Qi gust of wind that Jiang Liu had unleashed. "Pop!" The gust of wind shattered, and the two once again clashed to a standstill.
Jiang Liu, unleashing the Eight Steps of Trampling, and a powerful aura pressed down on Qing Xuanzi. At the same time, he unleashed Fist Burst with his left hand.
Qing Xuanzi was momentarily stunned by the aura of the Eight Steps of Trampling, and his body paused for a moment before quickly returning to normal. He then thrust his whisk directly at Jiang Liu, breaking Jiang Liu's Extreme Fist.
Jiang Liu leaped into the air, holding the sword in both hands. The surrounding energy surged wildly towards the sword, and a huge sword light flashed. Jiang Liu slashed at Qing Xuanzi with all his might.
A loud bang suddenly erupted on the arena. The sword light dissipated, revealing Qing Xuanzi's disheveled figure. His Daoist robe was torn, and his hair was disheveled.
Qing Xuanzi looked at Jiang Liu with a solemn expression, put his whisk back into his waistband, formed a hand seal, and the surrounding energy gathered towards Qing Xuanzi's hands. Soon, two energy talismans appeared, one on the left and one on the right, sealing Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu immediately sensed the abnormality in the surrounding energy and felt a wave of discomfort coming from his Divine Sense sea. He instantly knew that Qing Xuanzi had used his trump card: dual control of energy and spirit.
Jiang Liu enveloped the two talismans with his Divine Sense and could clearly feel that the two talismans paused for a moment. Jiang Liu seized this moment and used the "Control Heaven and Earth" technique with his left hand to pull the talisman on the left and break the seal on the primordial energy.
His right hand swung the broadsword directly at the talisman on the right. "Clang!" A metallic clang rang out, and the talisman on the right was knocked away.
Instantly, Qing Xuanzi a backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood. With a struggle, he retreated, simultaneously drawing his whisk and sweeping it towards Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu retreated to dodge Qing Xuanzi's attack, then focused his mind and energy again, preparing to fight again.
At this moment, Qing Xuanzi suddenly spoke up and said, "I concede defeat." After saying that, Qing Xuanzi jumped off the stage.
He wasn't obsessed with finishing in the top three, so there was no reason for him to risk his life against Jiang Liu. The martial arts manuals of his Daoist sect were of a high level, which was enough for him to learn.
Jiang Liu stood on the arena for a while to catch his breath before signaling Elder Nangong to continue.
Elder Nangong originally wanted to tell Jiang Liu to go and rest, but seeing that he gestured to continue, he had no choice but to say, "Number Twelve, continue."
Not long after, a burst of laughter rang out, followed by a fragrant breeze that drifted onto the arena. Xiahou Yi flew onto the arena, waving colorful ribbons.
Upon seeing Xiahou Yi, Jiang Liu immediately took six steps forward, Eight Steps of Trampling a powerful aura that immobilized Xiahou Yi. Then, he unleashed an Extreme Fist.
Xiahou Yi onto the stage but hadn't even gotten a foothold before Jiang Liu blasted him off.
The young martial artists below the stage stared at Jiang Liu in astonishment, speechless with disbelief.
Elder Nangong looked at Jiang Liu speechlessly, and said with a wry smile, "Number Thirteen, continue."
Xiahou Yi stared at Jiang Liu with a completely bewildered expression. She couldn't understand why Jiang Liu disliked her so much. Besides, they had met a few times, and she hadn't offended him! Was it necessary to so rudely kick her off the stage the moment they met?
Now that he was already down, Xiahou Yi could only glare at Jiang Liu resentfully before returning to his seat.
Jiang Liu had no time to care what others were thinking; standing before him was a young martial artist who was clearly different from the others.
He exuded a faint medicinal fragrance, suggesting he frequently dealt with herbs.
"Xiao Junyan from the Medical Saint Pavilion. Please enlighten me." Xiao Junyan clasped his hands and bowed to Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu returned Xiao Junyan's greeting, "My name is Jiang Liu, please enlighten me."
After Xiao Junyan finished bowing, he launched the first attack, took out three silver needles that were obviously used for medical purposes, gestured to Jiang Liu, and then flicked them.
Three silver needles shot towards the Jiang Liu in a triangular formation, but their flight path began to become erratic halfway through their flight.
Jiang Liu took a look and realized that it was very similar to the acupuncture route diagram he had learned from Uncle Hai! Could it be that this acupuncture practice diagram could be combined with martial arts?
Jiang Liu didn't have time to think, because the silver needles had already arrived. Jiang Liu casually took out his broadsword to block them, and the three silver needles shot back.
Xiao Junyan then took out three more silver needles and shot them at Jiang Liu. With a leap, he shot out three more silver needles, bringing the total number of silver needles to six along the direction of the six internal organs. Once a person was hit by a needle, their movements would be restricted.
Finally, Xiao Junyan took out eight more silver needles and shot them out, directly targeting Jiang Liu's eight meridians. The fourteen silver needles kept changing their flight paths as they attacked Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu focused his mind and carefully sensed the changes in the silver needles. He put down the broadsword in his hand, spun his hands, and Control Heaven and Earth technique. Two pulling forces shot out, directly reversing the fourteen silver needles and Xiao Junyan at an even faster speed.
A series of "swish! swish! swish!" sounds rang out, and finally, with a "thud!", Xiao Junyan fell to the ground on the stage.
It turned out that Jiang Liu had returned all fourteen silver needles to their original positions according to the acupuncture diagram, and Xiao Junyan had been hit by all of them.
Jiang Liu saw Xiao Junyan lying motionless on the arena, flew forward, and with a flick of his hand, pulled out the silver needles from his body.
Xiao Junyan was then able to move. After getting up, Xiao Junyan bowed to Jiang Liu Liushen, then turned and stepped off the stage.
Jiang Liu returned the greeting and watched Xiao Junyan the arena. This attack method gave Jiang Liu some ideas. However, if Xiao Junyan used silver needles, he could simply use ice-melting needles! They were completely formless and intangible.
Jiang Liu smiled as he thought of this, but the smile looked sinister no matter how you looked at it.
Elder Nangong didn't care what Jiang Liu was thinking. Seeing that he still had no intention of leaving, he said loudly, "Number Fourteen, continue."
Before long, a burly man carrying a large sword jumped onto the arena and said to Jiang Liu in a deep voice, "Tie Sanqian from the Hundred Craft Hall, please give me your guidance."
Jiang Liu nodded slightly, remaining silent and waiting for him to launch the first attack.
Tie Sanqian drew the large sword from his back and said to Jiang Liu, "This is a special Treasure Blade that my master specially forged for me. Be careful."
Jiang Liu smiled and nodded, thinking that although he didn't know the grade of the greatsword he obtained from that secret realm, he knew from so many battles that it was of a high grade, otherwise how could it have cut through so many weapons?
Tie Sanqian raised his broadsword and began to gather his vital energy. Soon, a vortex of vital energy appeared.