[Task]:
Defeat Bai Yulong (Progress: 0/1)
Reward: A wisp of sword intent
Do you accept: Yes/No
Sword intent!
Lu Yi didn't expect that the reward would be this. The last time he encountered a task with an intention reward, it was the one to make Senior Sister Liu Ningshuang fall in love with him.
Although it was just a wisp of sword intent, intention was intention. This was a powerful means usually only possessed by those in the Cave Void Realm. Even a wisp of it was extremely formidable and enough to greatly enhance Lu Yi's combat strength!
Lu Yi's eyes shone as he looked at Bai Yulong, a passionate smile on his face: "Senior Brother Bai Yulong, please guide me!"
Bai Yulong was taken aback by Lu Yi's enthusiasm and quickly smiled back: "Junior Brother Lu Yi, please guide me."
Dugu Fang's voice rang out: "Begin!"
At these words, Bai Yulong unfurled his folding fan, spiritual energy flowed, and a breeze circled around him, making his figure disappear.
Lu Yi smiled slightly, likewise employing the White Cloud Stance, and vanished from sight.
The next moment, both figures reappeared in the center of the stage. Lu Yi's longsword and Bai Yulong's folding fan were infused with intense spiritual energy, clashing together.
Boom!!
Sharp sword Qi and blade Qi swirled, transforming into shockwaves that carved marks on the stage.
Soon after, both figures vanished again, only to reappear in another instant as the sounds of collisions rang out once more.
Bai Yulong's movement technique was much stronger than Tie Man's and faster too. Against Tie Man, Lu Yi could leverage his speed to find Tie Man's weak points and defeat him almost instantly. But facing Bai Yulong, Lu Yi couldn't achieve the same.
In terms of offensive arts, Bai Yulong's blade technique was quite formidable. Though it had a significant gap compared to Lu Yi's White Cloud Sword Technique, Bai Yulong's cultivation base was high enough. Having stayed at the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer for some time, his spiritual energy was deep and powerful.
As a result, the battle between the two reached a stalemate for a while, with Lu Yi showing a slight advantage, but unfortunately, not sufficient to turn it into victory.
On the stage, the intensity of their fight caused semi-transparent shockwaves to turn into gusts of wind, spreading around. All the Outer Sect disciples nearby were shocked.
"So strong, both Junior Brother Lu Yi and Senior Brother Bai Yulong are so strong!"
"Indeed, even a casual strike from them, I probably wouldn't be able to withstand it!"
"Senior Brother Bai Yulong is expected, after all, he's at the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer, just one step away from the Foundation Establishment Realm. But Junior Brother Lu Yi is only at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, yet he's this powerful!"
"Absolutely terrifying!"
Boom!!
Another collision occurred, and both Lu Yi and Bai Yulong retreated simultaneously, landing in the corners of the stage.
Bai Yulong exhaled a breath, stabilizing the spiritual energy within him. He took a deep breath, looked at Lu Yi, and spoke: "Junior Brother Lu Yi, be careful!"
Spiritual energy flowed around him, flooding into his folding fan. With a clang, an incredibly sharp aura emanated from the fan as his aura increased as well.
Bai Yulong fully activated the power of his magic artifact.
Seeing this, Lu Yi smiled slightly and also channeled spiritual energy into his longsword, which started to emanate a sharp sword intent.
The longsword in his hand was likewise a magic artifact, one that Old Lu had spent a significant number of spirit stones on.
After activating their magic artifacts, the two once again disappeared from sight and reengaged in battle.
Boom!!
Two sharp, semi-transparent auras swept across the stage, carving deep gashes that extended over ten meters. With their magic artifacts activated, the power of their arts increased significantly.
After one strike, they continued their fierce attacks, either clashing or dodging, each strike carrying tremendous power, leaving the stage even more ravaged.
After hundreds of rounds of combat, Bai Yulong's aura began to weaken. In one strike, he was pushed back by Lu Yi.
On the stage, Bai Yulong's toes touched the ground as he retreated to the edge, looking at Lu Yi from a distance. He panted slightly, his expression contorted: "…Junior Brother Lu Yi, is your spiritual energy not depleting?"
Lu Yi sensed he still had about two-thirds of his spiritual energy left. Seeing Bai Yulong's thinning aura, he cleared his throat and said: "Almost there, my spiritual energy is about to run out too."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulong took a deep breath, his eyes flashing sharply, and once more charged at Lu Yi.
Boom, boom, boom!!
The sounds of battle echoed again. This time, their clash lasted only a few dozen rounds before Bai Yulong was sent flying. As he landed, he staggered back, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. His face pale, he looked at the still-vigorous Lu Yi and shouted: "Junior Brother Lu Yi! You liar! You don't look like you're almost out of spiritual energy at all!"
Seeing Bai Yulong's resentful expression, Lu Yi cleared his throat and, somewhat insincerely, said: "…I'm almost there, only a quarter left."
Bai Yulong: "???"
He looked at Lu Yi in disbelief: "A quarter of spiritual energy left, and you call that almost out?!"
Below the stage, Jiang Fan and others had equally strange expressions.
Lin Wan'er exclaimed: "Is Junior Brother Lu Yi a monster? Bai Yulong is at Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer, how can he have less spiritual energy than someone at Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer?!"
Jiang Fan's expression was solemn as he spoke: "Didn't you hear him? His White Cloud Qi Refining Art is already at Returning True Realm. The concentration of his spiritual energy must far exceed that of an average Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer."
Even the normally cold-faced Li Yun spoke with exasperation: "…This isn't just exceeding the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer. Bai Yulong's spiritual energy is depleted, and this guy still has a quarter left. That's way beyond the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer!"
In the sky, Gudu Fang and the other elders were equally astonished.
An Inner Sect elder looked at Lu Yi and marveled: "This kid is incredible. In the Qi Cultivation Realm, he has fully mastered one technique and two arts to the Returning True Realm."
"Indeed, such comprehension is rare! Even among core disciples, there are probably few who can match him."
"I think this kid's mastery of swordsmanship makes him well-suited to inherit my legacy and become a sword cultivator. I plan to take him as my apprentice." An old man with white hair stroked his beard and smiled.
Immediately, the atmosphere among the elders froze, and they all glared at the old man before erupting.
"You old fart, what the hell are you talking about?! Do you think you're worthy?"
"Exactly! This kid's talent in movement techniques is exceptional. He should be learning Flee Arts from me!"
"Get lost! All of you shameless people! I have a near-complete Divinity Transformation Technique from a relic that I haven't been able to understand. I plan to pass it on to this kid. He should be my disciple!"
"I feel that Lu Yi and I are fated…"
One after another, the Inner Sect elders argued, their faces turning red.