I Admit Defeat

To be honest, when Wudi Dan provided such a detailed strategy, Lu Yang was Celestial Person.

Previously, the Invincible Pill only offered two options: escaping or fighting recklessly, leading Lu Yang to always use it as a cultivation level detection technique.

Surprisingly, they came up with a very reliable solution when facing a formidable opponent.

As expected of Golden Core recognized by the Immortal Fairy!

"Hehe, now you know how powerful my Invincible Pill is, right?" The Immortal Fairy was unusually arrogant. She got out of bed, conjured a chair, sat on it, crossed her legs, and swung her feet back and forth.

"You'd better show me some respect from now on. This immortal has much more skills than just these!"

"My shoulders are sore, give me a massage." The Immortal Fairy gestured for Lu Yang to give her a massage.

Lu Yang felt that as Yun Zhi's junior brother, the number one cultivator of his age, the number one swordsman in the Golden Core stage, and incidentally, a disciple of the sect Sect Master of the Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect, it was perfectly reasonable for him to give massages to the immortal senior.

Is this force okay?

"A little bigger, hmm~ that's about right now." The Immortal Fairy was very satisfied with Lu Yang's attitude.

The moment Bai Ming conceded defeat, the audience erupted in cheers; no one expected Bai Ming to lose so quickly.

As disciples of the same immortal sect and both at the early stage of the Golden Core, the difference between them should not be significant.

"It is said that Bai Ming is proficient in the Five Elements Law Technique, yet he conceded defeat after only using the metal and earth Law Technique?"

"What can you do if you don't admit defeat? Stay in the dirt forever?"

"Bai Ming lost unfairly; he was restricted before he could even use his full skills."

The cultivators with experience fighting at Zhenyao Pass were displeased with such remarks and rebuked them, saying, "A wronged defeat? Who talks to you about that on the battlefield? Do you think the enemy is stupid enough to wait for you to use all your moves?"

The person being reprimanded stammered and couldn't answer.

"Master Kang, can you tell what Lu Yang's Golden Core is?" A group of Golden Core cultivators in front of the arena were waiting for Master Kang's answer.

Although with their talent, they would never be able to form a first-grade Golden Core in this lifetime, it would still be good to broaden their horizons and have something to brag about when they go back.

Old Master Kang stroked his white beard until it almost fell off, but he still couldn't figure out what Lu Yang's Golden Core was.

"I can't discern the specifics of Bai Ming's and Yan Tianzhi's Golden Core, but at least there are clues to follow. Bai Ming's Golden Core is related to the Five Elements, and Yan Tianzhi's Golden Core is related to suppression. But Lu Yang's... forgive my poor eyesight, I really can't see anything."

Old Master Kang shook his head. The Golden Cores of the Ask Dao Sect were incredibly diverse and eye-opening. Even though he had seen countless Golden Core and was qualified to comment on the Golden Core of all the cultivators in Qingzhou, he still couldn't recognize all the Golden Core of the Ask Dao Sect.

There is a consensus within the Imperial City Academy that if one can recognize three or four out of ten Golden Core Ask Dao Sect, one can be considered a scholar who has mastered the ways of Celestial Person.

"Perhaps Lu Yang's Golden Core is a type of Golden Core that has never existed before, nor has there ever been a similar Golden Core."

The Golden Core Elixir Appreciation Conference only managed to roughly distinguish between Lanting's Primordial Golden Core and Meng Jingzhou's Pure Yang Golden Core.

To give Meng Jingzhou face, Master Kang changed the name of the Single Golden Core to the Pure Yang Golden Core, making it sound better.

On the arena, Lan Ting was still locked in a fierce battle with Lu Yang's lotus clone, her mind constantly unsettled.

She had just caught a glimpse of Lu Yang and Bai Ming fighting out of the corner of her eye; Bai Ming lost all his hair with a single move of the Arhat Fist.

She was terrified that Lu Yang would throw away the Green Edge Sword and unleash a set of Arhat Fist on her.

"The safest way is to stay away from the clone."

Lan Ting distanced herself from Lu Yang's clone and took out a small box, about the size of a palm, from her identity jade token.

"What is this?" Lu Yang's clone used his Divine Sense to investigate. Inside the small box was a thick stack of talismans, and at the bottom of the box was a kind of formation. He felt that this formation looked very familiar.

Lanting didn't keep anyone in suspense. "After returning to the Immortal Palace, I studied the automatic stringing formation day and night, but unfortunately, my talent in formations is limited, and I have been unable to figure it out. The bamboo skewers always fly out at an astonishing speed."

"Then I changed my approach. Bamboo sticks can fly out through the array, so what about talismans? Based on this idea, I made some slight modifications to the original design. I shrunk the array and replaced the bamboo sticks with talismans, like this."

Lan Ting aimed at Lu Yang's clone and activated the wooden box formation. A paper talisman flew out with a whoosh, transforming in mid-air into lightning, flames, wind blades, and other forms. These were all meticulously drawn by Lan Ting, and each one could severely injure Golden Core cultivator, making Lu Yang's eyelids twitch.

Boom--

Click--

Snap--

Each talisman was a form of attack, and the attacks were relentless, one after another, striking Lu Yang's clone and producing different sounds.

He held the Qingfeng sword horizontally in front of him, his wrist constantly twitching to block the relentless attacks.

The talisman exploded, raising dust in the air. As the box of talismans was used up, the dust settled, revealing Lu Yang, who was relatively unharmed.

"Senior Brother Lu Yang, you're quite skilled. How about double attacks?"

As Lan Ting spoke, he took out two wooden boxes filled with talismans and pointed the paper outlets at Lu Yang's clone.

Just as Lan Ting was about to launch another offensive, Lu Yang walked over with a smile, "Bai Ming has already admitted defeat, now it's just you left."

"Lost?" Lan Ting was stunned. She had been so engrossed in launching the talismans that she hadn't noticed Bai Ming's movements. How could she have lost so quickly?

She turned her head and saw Bai Ming sitting on the judges' panel, looking displeased.

She turned her head back and saw Lu Yang and his clone. Realizing her chances of winning were slim, she said, "Fine, I'll concede."

Meng Jingzhou and Yan Tianzhi fought fiercely. Yan Tianzhi was like a real Taotie, devouring everything in his path, and was extremely ferocious.

Meng Jingzhou was even more ruthless. He opened his mouth and used the "Heaven-Swallowing" Divine Ability he had just learned from Lu Yang. The Spiritual Qi on the arena was instantly drained by him, and he held it all in his mouth.

"Pooh!"

The Spiritual Qi was compressed to its limit in his mouth, forming a perfectly shaped sphere, which he then hurled at Yan Tianzhi.

Yan Tianzhi dared not touch the Spiritual Qi ball and dodged it with a somersault. Meng Jingzhou sneered, "Let's see how many times you can dodge, ptooey ptooey!"

Three streams of Spiritual Qi energy blocked Yan Tianzhi's movement. Yan Tianzhi's eyes narrowed, and another tattoo flashed.

"Shield Ghost!"

The Ghost King, wielding a shield and baring his fangs, appeared behind Yan Tianzhi. The Ghost King's shield blocked Yan Tianzhi's path, and the Spiritual Qi ball exploded upon touching the shield.

This is the battle rune Yan Tianzhi had when he was in the Foundation Establishment Realm. It's called Shield Ghost, and it has no offensive capabilities. Its only outstanding feature is its defensive power.

"I refuse to believe it, pshaw!"

A continuous stream of Spiritual Qi spurted from Meng Jingzhou's mouth; the timing of the attack depended on when Meng Jingzhou finished spitting out his saliva.

Meng Jingzhou, his mouth parched, took out a gourd from his identity jade token and began to drink water. After finishing, he advised, "Brother, listen to my advice. It'll save everyone trouble if you admit defeat sooner rather than later. Otherwise, if I beat you so badly you can't even get up, what kind of talk will that make?"

Yan Tianzhi was furious and said, enunciating each word clearly, "I... admit... defeat."

Meng Jingzhou was overjoyed that Lu Yang.

Then he heard Yan Tianzhi say the second half of what he said.

"You... damn it!"

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

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