Taking Stock of Opponents

The entire room fell silent!

On the platform, several young Foundation Establishment True Cultivator stared wide-eyed at the handsome young man standing on the lake, dressed in a red and black wide-sleeved robe with a high ponytail.

Some people even rubbed their eyes, thinking they were hallucinating or seeing things.

Nangong Xiu, who had previously said she would challenge Chen Mobai, immediately looked dejected, sighing and looking melancholy.

Lu Qiulong also frowned slightly. He had been sitting on the platform, leaning against the soft fur of his spirit beast, in a leisurely posture, but now his expression was solemn.

Behind him, among the nine Foundation Establishment True Cultivator of the True Spirit Academy, Gong Xiangyu, who had just successfully Foundation Establishment this year and had finally managed to get a chance to participate in this Offline Sparring exchange, was secretly laughing at Chen Mobai for becoming the target of everyone's criticism.

At this moment, however, he could no longer laugh.

Looking at the powerful young man from the same year who stood on the lake like Thor, a feeling of dejection welled up in his heart.

Back in Vermilion Cloud City, he was completely unconvinced when he lost to Chen Mobai, feeling that it was simply because his fighting skills were lacking. He believed that if he hadn't been so arrogant and had specifically studied Spell Duel before the entrance exam, he would have definitely won.

When they met again, Chen Mobai successfully Foundation Establishment. Gong Xiangyu thought it was just good luck. If he had the teaching staff, resources, and cultivation techniques of the Wuqi Dao Academy, he might have already Foundation Establishment by then.

This was their third meeting, and this was the one.

For the first time, Gong Xiangyu realized that the reason he lost to Chen Mobai in both the realm of Spell Duel was simply because he was inferior.

Compared to Chen Mobai, he felt that he was completely worthless.

No wonder that with Qing Nü's Heaven Spirit Root aptitude, she would choose this seemingly unremarkable guy.

He recalled when he first arrived at the Goumang Dao Academy, he called his old classmate Qing Nü, wanting to catch up. However, after exchanging pleasantries for a while, Qing Nü said one sentence and hung up directly, "Let's not meet, I'm afraid others will misunderstand."

Who's afraid of misunderstanding? Gong Xiangyu's Dao Heart, which had been cracked during the entrance exam, had finally healed over the past seven years when he faced Chen Mobai. But the moment he heard those words, it cracked again, and the crack was even bigger than before.

What frustrated Gong Xiangyu even more was that this time, he didn't even have the idea of catching up and surpassing.

The gap is too big.

"Really, I never expected that my sparring match would start with such a weak opponent at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer."

After kicking Sima Xingyu away, Chen Mobai spoke with great dissatisfaction.

His words caused everyone in the Pure Yang Academy to clench their fists. Xiahou Weihuan's face turned furious, and with a "bang," he landed on the lake. Without saying a word, he formed his right hand into a sword finger and was about to attack Chen Mobai.

"Stop!"

With a soft shout, a girl in a green dress appeared in front of Chen Mobai without anyone noticing. With a light wave of her hand, an invisible, stagnant, and terrifying pressure descended from the sky, and Xiahou Weihuan's figure froze instantly as if he had been petrified.

With a loud boom, orange-red Flowing Light flashed in Xiahou Weihuan's eyes. He had broken free from the stagnation, but he still dared not stand in front of the girl in the green dress and retreated ten steps.

"Wenren Xuewei!"

Xiahou Weihuan looked at the girl in the green dress with great apprehension. If he hadn't mastered the Sword Fiend technique, he would have been at her mercy just now! "Junior Brother Chen has already fought a battle. You attacked without warning, breaking the rules."

As Wenren Xuewei spoke, her slender, snow-white fingers on her right hand moved gently, as if rippling water. Ripples in the air, carrying a chilling pressure, swept towards the fourteen platforms.

"I'm giving you one last reminder: if you violate the rules again, I will consider it a challenge to the authority of the Goumang Dao Academy. Although I dislike fighting, I can still suppress any one of you without any problem."

As they spoke, a vast spiritual power that terrified everyone erupted from the Great Camphor Tree behind them. In that instant, all the Foundation Establishment Cultivator felt a sense of powerlessness, as if their lives were beyond their control.

"Evergreen Technique!!!"

Sensing this scene, Chi Shicheng, who had been observing the Great Camphor Tree, spoke in shock.

Only cultivators who have mastered this Spirit Transmutation Great Law can borrow the power of the Great Camphor Divine Tree. Wenren Xuewei's ability to do so undoubtedly means that she has mastered this supreme Immortal Sect technique with the highest entry threshold among Supreme Mystic Art.

"Although I'm very grateful for your help, senior, I have a feeling that you're actually helping him."

Just as all the Foundation Establishment True Cultivator were silenced under the pressure of the Evergreen Technique, Chen Mobai's slightly dissatisfied voice came from behind Wenren Xuewei.

After hearing this, she widened her eyes and turned her head, her pretty face showing a hint of anger.

"What do you mean?"

"Sima Xingyu is such a nobody that he can't even let me warm up. Xiahou Weihuan attacked me without regard for the rules, and I could have attacked him half to death without regard for the rules either. But because you intervened, I can't pretend to be angry and out of control and use my full strength."

Upon hearing Chen Mobai's words, everyone gasped in shock.

Is this something you can say in public? "You..."

Xiahou Weihuan was also angered by Chen Mobai's contemptuous attitude, but at this moment he finally remembered Sima Xingyu and immediately turned around to chase after the junior who had been kicked away by Chen Mobai.

He was deeply afraid that the petty-minded Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy had secretly used excessive force during their earlier exchange.

Sima Xingyu had already damaged his foundation by crippling his cultivation. If he were to be seriously injured again this time, his Dao Path the Golden Core stage might be bleak.

Therefore, although Xiahou Weihuan was furious, he still knew the priorities. Telepathic Message to the Chief of the Pure Yang Academy in charge of the matter, while he went to find Sima Xingyu, who had been kicked away.

"Did they run away? Honestly, I thought we could at least warm up a bit."

As Chen Mobai watched Xiahou Weihuan's figure disappear into flames, he regretfully dispersed the flickering lightning in his palm.

"Chen Mobai from the Wuqi Dao Academy wins, earning 1 Points."

At this moment, Sect Son on the platform finally realized what was happening and immediately announced the result of the first sparring match.

Xiahou Weihuan's aura was too powerful just now. Fortunately, Wenren Xuewei intervened. Otherwise, if he and Chen Mobai, that monster, had started fighting without restraint, this Offline Sparring at the Daoist Academy would probably have gotten out of control from the very beginning.

"Junior Chen, you've already won, why don't you go up first?"

Wenren Xuewei patiently persuaded Chen Mobai.

"Not everyone can spar ten times. Now that I've stepped down, I should stretch my muscles a bit."

Chen Mobai looked at the girl in the green dress in front of him with a strange tone and slightly glistening eyes. The reputation of Evergreen Technique was great, and it was rare for someone to have mastered it. He was somewhat eager to try it out.

"You mean you want to spar with me?"

Wenren Xuewei saw Chen Mobai's gaze, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

"I wonder if you would be willing to offer me some guidance?"

"I refuse."

Chen Mobai thought Wenren Xuewei was challenging him to a fight, but he didn't expect to be rejected outright.

Why?

"This Offline Sparring last for ten days. To ensure that all ten days are exciting, you, as the one with the most traffic, should probably have a match every day."

Wenren Xuewei said something quite witty, an excuse that Chen Mobai hadn't expected.

"When would you be willing to give me some pointers, senior?"

"It's up to you. As long as it's not today, I'll give you one of the remaining nine days."

Wenren Xuewei smiled and said something that earned everyone's respect.

Chen Mobai's strength was fully demonstrated when he defeated Sima Xingyu, proving himself to be a terrifying existence that surpasses even the Foundation Establishment level.

Even Qi Huanzhi and Lou Fengcheng, who were usually arrogant, fell silent after witnessing Chen Mobai's Thunder Method that could break Broken Sword of his finger, wondering how they would deal with such a spell if they encountered it themselves.

Even Nangong Xiu began to shrink behind Taishi Shu. Already lacking confidence, he was afraid that Chen Mobai would remember his ignorant words and drag him out to beat him up.

"Since you put it that way, I've made up my mind."

Upon hearing Wenren Xuewei's words, Chen Mobai's eyes lit up. He snapped his fingers and began choosing his opponent for each day to come.

"Although one of my ten sparring matches was ruined by some clueless guy, the remaining nine matches must be against opponents who can give me a real thrill."

If Chen Mobai had said this before defeating Sima Xingyu, everyone would have thought he was making excuses to avoid taking action.

But now, all the Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, and some of them were looking away, afraid that Chen Mobai would come after them.

"Jialan, give me that thing."

Chen Mobai shouted towards the platform of the Wuqi Dao Academy, Zhuang Jialan immediately took out the Foundation Ranking from her handbag and threw it onto the lake.

"Let's do it this way, one person after me in line."

Unfolding the Foundation Ranking, Chen Mobai turned to look at the platform of the Mountain Sea Academy. His eyes met Pei Azurefrost's sharp gaze, whose left hand rested on the trembling Sword Hilt of her sword at her waist, calming the urge to draw the famous sword.

"Pei Azurefrost of the Mountain Sea Academy, since you are ranked second only to me, then you will be my opponent on the last day."

Upon hearing Chen Mobai's words, Pei Azurefrost stepped forward, nodded proudly, and said something.

"I hope your sword will not disappoint me."

Then, Chen Mobai replied, "You are qualified to make me draw my sword."

After saying this, he turned around and faced the platform of the Pure Yang Academy without waiting for Pei Azurefrost's response.

"On the penultimate day, Xiahou Weihuan told him to wash his neck and wait."

His dismissive attitude made the remaining eight Foundation Establishment True Cultivator of the Pure Yang Academy feel extremely humiliated, but they dared not refute him.

With Xiahou Weihuan absent, Pure Yang's current Chief gritted his teeth and agreed. However, his previous invincible confidence due to the sword aura was now slowly dissipating.

He even wondered if the sword demon could break his Thunder Method.

"The fourth place on the Foundation Ranking is... Qi Huanzhi."

Chen Mobai seemed to only remember the top three. When he got to this point, he flipped the list over to look at it again before confirming that it was from the Kunpeng Daoist Academy.

This action caused Taishi Shu and the others to frown, feeling that Chen Mobai looked down on Qi Huanzhi.

But at this point, no one dared to speak loudly in front of Chen Mobai.

"Good."

On the Kunpeng Daoist Academy's side, only Qi Huanzhi was qualified to respond to Chen Mobai, and he calmly uttered a single word.

"Fifth place, Tao Mingqing!"

Chen Mobai didn't know this person, but since he was ranked this high and Sun Daoji praised him highly, he must be a person of extraordinary talent.

Tao Mingqing had a refined and scholarly appearance. Although he was still very young, he had three long wisps of beard, and his whole person exuded an otherworldly and ethereal aura.

"I'm ready to serve you anytime."

When Chen Mobai called his name, he smiled and waved his hand.

"Sixth place is Senior Lou. I still respect you very much, but given your ranking, if I let you off the hook and don't spar with you, I'm afraid your Sky Mending Dao Academy will be the subject of gossip."

Lou Fengcheng's eyes twitched at Chen Mobai's words, as if he had already won him over.

But when he thought of that terrifying Third Tier Thunder Method, the words that were about to come out of his mouth due to anger were swallowed back down, and in the end he only said one word.

"Good."

"If you're in seventh place, you'll be my opponent on the fifth day of our sparring session. What do you think of that timing?"

After challenging everyone to a round, Chen Mobai turned to Wenren Xuewei beside him and asked her a question very politely.

"I think you can put me on the last day, so that you won't lose your invincible momentum because of losing to me, which will affect your ability to fight the people after you."

Wenren Xuewei's words made Chen Mobai's eyes light up.

This person's personality is similar to mine.

"Ranking you seventh has already eroded the credibility of this Foundation Ranking."

Upon hearing Chen Mobai's words, Ding Chunzhi, sitting on the platform of the Star Gazing Academy, became somewhat uneasy.

Wenren Xuewei's strength is definitely the best among those present, and may not even be inferior to Pei Azurefrost.

But she wouldn't let Life Observation, so Ding Chunzhi could only rank her seventh.

The next three, from eighth to tenth, are Chi Shicheng, Sun Daoji, Bian Jingchun from the Wuqi Dao Academy.

Chen Mobai naturally wouldn't challenge them, and instead looked directly at the eleventh-ranked person.

Ding Chunzhi.

"I am not good at Spell Duel. If you want to spar with me, I might as well admit defeat today."

The moment Chen Mobai's gaze fell upon the platform of the Star Gazing Academy, Ding Chunzhi immediately waved his hand, disregarding his pride as a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator, and directly admitted defeat.

"In that case, there are three more games."

Chen Mobai was not one to push people too far. Seeing Ding Chunzhi's words, he let him off the hook and continued reading, muttering to himself.

"I'm in twelfth place."

Lu Qiulong took the initiative to speak. He stood up and looked directly at Chen Mobai.

"Senior Lu's cultivation is still a bit lacking, so let's just forget about it. I'll leave the remaining three matches for the Chief from the Three Great Dao Academies."

Chen Mobai recalled that back in Chicheng Cave Heaven, Lu Qiulong had given Hua Zijing a White Cat, so he had given her face and offered not to fight.

But his words made Lu Qiulong's lips twitch. What do you mean he has poor cultivation? Aren't you only at the third level of Foundation Establishment?

However, compared to the opponents Chen Mobai had previously mentioned, all of whom were at the peak of Foundation Establishment, Lu Qiulong, who was only at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, was indeed somewhat lacking.

However, he has a Second Grade peak companion spirit beast, whose combat power under the combined attack of spirits is so great that even Lan Haitan is full of praise.

The Sky Mending Group even invited Lu Qiulong to replace Lan Haitan as the leader of the Sixth Group, which shows his formidable combat ability.

"I didn't get enough of the battle at Lesser Red Heaven. This is a rare opportunity, and I'd like to see your sword."

Lu Qiulong was a man of pride, so he didn't accept Chen Mobai's offer and directly challenged him to a fight.

"Since Senior Lu has said so, I will make an exception again."

Chen Mobai originally intended not to use his sword against opponents who were not at the Foundation Establishment stage, because that would be too unfair.

Consider it repaying Lu Qiulong for giving her the cat.

"Then there are only two matches left... Honestly, if Sima Xingyu doesn't provoke me, he can be perfectly assigned to the Chief of the three Dao Academy, and I will be able to achieve the feat of overwhelming everyone in my class."

Just like being woken up from a sweet afternoon nap by a mosquito, Chen Mobai once again looked at the Pure Yang Academy with dissatisfaction.

Ling Dao Shi, Taishi Shu, and Sect Son all frowned deeply.

Chen Mobai did not hide his voice. They felt as if a sword was hanging over their heads, and they wanted to rise up in rebellion. However, when they thought of the Third Tier Thunder Method from earlier, they felt that their chances of winning were slim.

We're both Chief, so why is this guy so much stronger?!