Chapter 80

Chapter 78: Intelligence Capture

"Tuobaye, I want you to know that you defeating Luo Xiaotian was just a fluke, not a reflection of your true strength," Liang Tian said coldly.

Tuobaye smiled and said, "Mr. Liang Tian, I look forward to sparring with you. I want to show you that newcomers also have strength."

The sparring had not even started, but the two were already at odds.

When the referee announced the start of the sparring, the two men's auras burst forth, incredibly powerful.

"Please, Tuobaye, you can go first!" Liang Tian said with a smile.

Of course, he was not being kind. Liang Tian excelled in defense, not so much in offense, and he mainly relied on counterattacks to defeat his opponents. By letting Tuobaye attack first, he intended to strike back later.

He also knew Tuobaye well, aware that Tuobaye's speed was astonishing. If he attacked first, he would definitely not be able to hit Tuobaye.

For these reasons, Liang Tian pretended to be generous and let Tuobaye attack first.

Tuobaye, having lived two lives, saw through Liang Tian's intentions at a glance.

"Mr. Liang Tian, I respect the elderly. As your junior, you should go first," Tuobaye said with a smile.

Liang Tian, of course, did not think Tuobaye had seen through his plan. He was just frustrated, wondering why Tuobaye was also being polite.

"You are the junior, so you should go first. If I go first, you won't stand a chance," Liang Tian said arrogantly.

The spectators around them, seeing that Tuobaye and Liang Tian were not attacking, were puzzled.

"Fight! What are you standing there for?"

"Move quickly, what are you dilly-dallying for?"

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Many of the spectators were unhappy and shouted out.

Tuobaye stood there casually, holding his Zhanhu Dao loosely, with no intention of attacking.

Seeing this, Liang Tian knew he could not wait for Tuobaye to attack first.

"Tuobaye, since you are being polite, I will make my move!" Liang Tian did not want to be criticized, so he warned him first.

Liang Tian attacked, his fist glowing with a tangible aura, heading straight for Tuobaye's face.

Liang Tian was very shrewd, aiming to force Tuobaye to attack.

Only if Tuobaye attacked first could Liang Tian find an opportunity to defeat him.

Facing Liang Tian's attack, Tuobaye did not resist directly but simply dodged slightly.

"Your attack is weak, and your speed is lacking," Tuobaye said, shaking his head and criticizing.

Liang Tian's face turned extremely ugly. He had a short temper and could not tolerate this.

"Tuobaye, you're dead!" Liang Tian, enraged, abandoned his strategy and lunged at Tuobaye.

He did not have any offensive spirit weapons, but he had a set of first-grade defensive spirit weapons.

He had practiced body-strengthening techniques, making his physical defense quite impressive. With the first-grade spirit weapons, his defense was even more formidable.

However, his combat strength was somewhat lacking. If his offensive power could match his defensive power, he would definitely be a top ten contender.

Liang Tian's reckless attack played right into Tuobaye's plan.

If he defeated Liang Tian with brute force, Tuobaye's strength would be exposed. He did not want that, so he had to use some tactics.

Actually, it was not a complex plan. It was very simple: use speed to deplete Liang Tian's yuan force, then defeat him in one move.

Liang Tian's anger and fierce attacks suited Tuobaye's intentions.

Despite Liang Tian's ferocity, he could not even touch Tuobaye's clothes, let alone defeat him.

"Trouble, Liang Tian has fallen into the trap!" Jue Wuxing sighed.

"Tuobaye is too cunning. He first provoked Tian, and now he is depleting Tian's yuan force."

Lei Ting laughed, "Boring, this Liang Tian is too stupid. He can't even force Tuobaye to show his true strength."

Her words seemed to be directed at Tuobaye, but in fact, she was insulting Liang Tian.

Yang Bin and the others were overjoyed. They wanted to criticize but dared not, fearing they would anger the Ten Absolute Squad.

Although Tuobaye was strong, Yang Bin and the others were too weak to provoke the veteran outer disciples.

When Lei Ting spoke, the Ten Absolute Squad did not dare to be angry and even agreed with her.

"Miss Lei Ting, it's all Liang Tian's fault for being too stupid and easily provoked. Otherwise, he could have forced Tuobaye to show his true abilities," Jue Wuxing said.

"Agreed, it's embarrassing," Lei Ting said seriously.

Liang Tian attacked fiercely for a while, consuming a lot of yuan force. He finally calmed down and stopped attacking.

But now he was in a difficult situation because his yuan force was less than half.

With the remaining yuan force, he could not activate his defensive spirit weapons many times, let alone withstand Tuobaye's fierce attacks.

In his distress, Tuobaye began his counterattack.

He activated his Zhanhu Dao, using the blade aura for long-range attacks.

His attacks were incredibly fast, and even if Liang Tian tried to dodge, he could only avoid a small part.

With no choice, Liang Tian had to activate his defensive spirit weapons to protect himself.

Activating the defensive spirit weapons consumed a lot of yuan force.

Seeing his yuan force depleting, Liang Tian had no solution. He wanted to attack Tuobaye, but Tuobaye did not engage in direct combat, leaving him helpless.

"Tuobaye, if you have the guts, fight me head-on. Winning like this is not honorable," Liang Tian shouted loudly.

He deliberately let his voice carry, trying to force Tuobaye into a direct confrontation.

Tuobaye smiled, "Liang Tian, your yuan force is almost depleted. If you want to fight me, I won't fall for your tricks. You can call me despicable or shameless, but I won't let you have your way."

He did not approach to attack but used the blade aura from a distance.

When Liang Tian tried to get closer, Tuobaye quickly moved away, maintaining a certain distance.

"Tuobaye is too despicable, using such a scoundrel's tactics," Jue Wuxing said.

Lei Ting laughed, "Tuobaye is indeed a scoundrel, but this is his only option. He's still smart, or he would have lost."

Her words clearly favored Tuobaye, and Jue Wuxing noticed but did not say more.

As for the spectators, many of them had heard the conversation between Tuobaye and Liang Tian and were discussing it. More of them supported Tuobaye.

None of the young men who could join a cultivation sect were fools. They would not use their weaknesses to fight their opponents' strengths.

If Tuobaye had fought Liang Tian head-on, those people would have called him a fool.

Since he could use intelligence, Tuobaye would not resort to brute force.

Seeing that Liang Tian's yuan force was almost depleted, Tuobaye used the War Dragon Dominant Blade technique. The blade aura, like a dominant dragon, struck Liang Tian.

Liang Tian's yuan force was insufficient to activate his defensive spirit weapons, and he could not block Tuobaye's attack.

"Ah!" The blow was severe, and Liang Tian flew off the sparring platform, spewing blood in mid-air.

"Tuobaye wins!"

Tuobaye walked off the sparring platform, and Liang Tian, with great effort, stood up, looking at Tuobaye with resentment.

"Mr. Liang Tian, thank you for letting me win! However, the three thousand yuan force pills you owe me, I still need," Tuobaye said with a smile.

"Phew!" Liang Tian spat out another mouthful of blood, his face pale. "Tuobaye, you can rest assured, I will give you the yuan force pills. But I am not convinced. Let's have another match one day, a head-on fight. If you dare to compete, I will offer more stakes."

"No problem. If you want to compete after the year-end tournament, I will definitely accept," Tuobaye said with a smile.

Back at the stands, although Liang Tian was resentful, he still gave the yuan force pills to Tuobaye, keeping his word.

In front of so many people, Liang Tian could not renege.

"Captain, why didn't you defeat Liang Tian with one move?" Lei Ting asked quietly.

"The sparring has just begun; there's no need to expose my strength," Tuobaye said calmly.

With Tuobaye's strength, he could easily defeat Liang Tian, but he did not do so.

He had already decided that unless absolutely necessary, he would not reveal his divine force cultivation.

Tuobaye's divine force cultivation had reached the first level of the ninth stage, even surpassing the first level of the ninth stage, but he had not yet broken through to the second stage, the Earth-Shaking Power stage.

Each stage of the ninth level was a significant leap, not easy to break through.

Tuobaye had tried several times to break through but failed, so he had to temporarily give up.

Of course, his divine force cultivation had improved, but the speed had slowed down significantly.

If his divine force cultivation could reach the second stage, Earth-Shaking Power, Tuobaye would not worry about exposing his strength.

Even now, if necessary, he would reveal part of his divine force cultivation.

He knew that being overly cautious in cultivation was useless. When necessary, he had to strike hard and knock down his enemies.

"Really, no one strong enough has appeared to force out your true strength," Lei Ting looked frustrated.

Tuobaye smiled and said, "Miss Lei Ting, why do you want to know my strength so badly?"

"Nothing, just curious," Lei Ting said.

"Never mind, you will know eventually," Tuobaye said calmly.

"Captain, look, Qian Yi is coming," Yang Bin suddenly said.

Tuobaye turned and saw that it was indeed Qian Yi.

Lei Ting's expression changed slightly when she saw Qian Yi, but she did not say more.

"Captain, Qian Yi has excellent talent and has not joined any squad. Should we invite him to join our Ten Absolute Squad to strengthen our team?" Lei Bao said.

Lei Bao was one of the deputy captains of the Ten Absolute Squad, strong and a top ten contender in this tournament.

Jue Wuxing thought for a moment and said, "I will personally test him later. If we can get Qian Yi to join the Ten Absolute Squad, it would be a good thing."

"Qian Yi is definitely a top ten contender. If we can recruit him, it will be a great help to us," Lei Bao said.

Soon, Qian Yi approached the Ten Absolute Squad's stands.

Jue Wuxing stood up with a smile, "Mr. Qian Yi, hello! I am Jue Wuxing, the captain of the Ten Absolute Squad's outer disciples!"

"I know you. What do you want?" Qian Yi's tone was cold.

Tuobaye could see that Qian Yi did not have a good impression of Jue Wuxing.

However, Jue Wuxing, thinking of the good things, did not notice Qian Yi's subtle expression.

"Mr. Qian Yi, I sincerely invite you to join the Ten Absolute Squad. If you agree to join, I will immediately promote you to deputy captain. In the future, if I become an inner disciple, you will be the captain," Jue Wuxing said with a smile.