Chapter 64

No matter how the crowd below shouted, Chu He's expression remained calm. Once the battle began, nothing from the outside could affect him.

Zhang Longao also admired Chu He's composure and was secretly on guard: A cultivator who remains calm in battle, regardless of their combat strength, is never easy to defeat.

"Three moves to make you fall!" Zhang Longao said proudly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the shouts from the crowd below became even more intense.

Even some female cultivators and those of indeterminate gender had a fanatical light in their eyes: the pride and dignity of a direct disciple were truly impressive.

Out of admiration, they shouted, "Longao, I love you!"

At this moment, Zhang Longao remained unperturbed, like a proud peacock displaying its feathers. He slowly assumed a stance, one hand forming a seal in front of his chest, the other palm facing upward, and his feet spread in a probing stance.

This was one of the starting postures of the Five Thunder True Art, known as the Thunder-Inducing Stance.

As soon as the Thunder-Inducing Stance was formed, his right hand, which was held upward, suddenly lit up. A "sizzling" sound could be heard, and several blue lightning threads, like octopus tentacles, stretched out and danced, with a couple of green lightning threads mixed in.

From the color of the lightning threads Zhang Longao released, it was clear that he was currently cultivating the Yi Wood Lightning Qi, with only a few threads of Jia Wood Lightning Qi, indicating that he had not yet fully refined the Green Wood Lightning Qi.

Once the Green Wood Lightning Qi was completed, he could advance to the Xiantian realm. In the future, by using the principle of wood generating fire, he could refine the Red Fire Lightning Qi, Yellow Earth Lightning Qi, White Metal Lightning Qi, and Black Water Lightning Qi, and eventually refine the Five Elements Thunder Pill to become a True Person.

Starting with his signature move, it seemed he really intended to knock Chu He down in three moves and humiliate him severely.

Unexpectedly, the audience's emotions were immediately ignited as the real battle was about to begin. Even some of the attendants and instructors who had placed bets were shouting loudly for Zhang Longao, wishing they could transfer all their strength to him to help him win.

Chu He, however, remained as calm as water, and his hands did not move slowly. While Zhang Longao was speaking, he had already completed several firebird seals with his hands.

"Oh!" Many of the disciples at the Qi Condensation stage drew in their breaths. The Firebird Technique was a spell that could only be performed at the eighth level of the Qi Condensation stage, and Chu He had completed it at the seventh level, and with incredible speed, which left everyone amazed.

A disciple at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation stage secretly compared himself and was startled: Even with full effort, it took him more than twice as long to complete the seal and form the spell as it did for that kid.

Even more terrifying was that Chu He had released three firebirds in the time it took an ordinary person to complete one seal and form a spell.

"Heaven! The Firebird Technique can be used like this! This guy is too monstrous!" someone couldn't help but groan.

An attendant from the Green Wood Hall had already flipped through Chu He's file again, calculating how to poach him from Zhang Yu.

Just this fire-controlling technique alone would ensure that this kid would at least achieve the level of a high-level alchemy apprentice. If he progressed further, he might become an alchemy master, and with such an honor, he would certainly receive the sect's commendation and gain significant points in the competition for the position of elder.

Seeing Chu He's fire-controlling technique, Luo Wu wiped a cold sweat from his forehead: Fortunately, he wasn't as foolish as Wu Hai. If he had gone up, he would have ended up kneeling like Zhao Youlu.

Thinking of this, he looked at Chu He with even more venom. One of the most painful things in the world was to watch one's enemy grow stronger while being powerless to do anything about it.

Zhang Yu was also watching Chu He on the high platform, his eyes filled with intense heat, then he shook his head slightly, secretly thinking that he was becoming increasingly unable to see through this kid.

Immediately, a sense of joy arose in his heart: Could it really be as he said, that he would win?! If so, he would make a fortune!

Zhang Xu was envious on the side.

As the crowd exclaimed, the two people on the field had already begun to clash.

Chu He and Zhang Longao did not use any magical artifacts, only using their spiritual essence to cast spells.

Zhang Longao's Yi Wood Lightning Qi was indeed fierce and terrifying, but the firebirds were agile and often caught him off guard, forcing him to retreat step by step.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang!" After a long attack without success and being forced back, Zhang Longao became frustrated and used his Yi Wood Lightning Qi to forcefully counter the firebirds, seizing an opportunity to clash fiercely with Chu He!

For a moment, thunder and fire surged, and both quickly retreated. Waves of scorching flames spread out, igniting anything they touched on the green stone.

Zhang Longao didn't expect that the number of steps he was forced back was the same as the number of steps Chu He was forced back.

"How is this possible?! Did you take a Vigor Pill?!" Zhang Longao roared, his face full of disbelief.

"Heh, don't make excuses when you're outmatched! That's one move, Mr. Zhang," Chu He's finger movements were agile, and another seal was formed, and firebirds appeared.

Secretly, he spat: The Vigor Pill is being blamed again.

Among all the techniques in the world, lightning and fire were the most powerful. Using firebirds to counter Yi Wood Lightning Qi was the best choice.

"Humph!" Zhang Longao gritted his teeth, his entire body's spiritual essence surging, preparing to use the Wood Thunder Seal.

The Wood Thunder Seal was a relatively low-level technique in the Five Thunder True Art, one of the techniques Zhang Longao could currently master.

This technique involved condensing Green Wood Lightning Qi in the palm and striking it out into the air, with immense power. Not to mention that no one at the Qi Condensation stage could withstand this move bare-handed, even a lower-stage Xiantian cultivator relying on innate true essence would not have the upper hand.

The disadvantage of using the Wood Thunder Seal at the Qi Condensation stage was the limited attack range. Even when struck out into the air, it could only maintain its effectiveness for a few dozen feet.

When combined with the speed of the Thunder Escape technique, the chances of success would be much higher.

However, at the Qi Condensation stage, one could not use advanced escape techniques like the Thunder Escape, so Zhang Longao's Wood Thunder Seal lacked some of its unpredictable power.

Originally, Zhang Longao's hand was only glowing with some lightning threads, but when he pressed it out, there was a "whoosh" sound, as if something had suddenly broken free from a seal.

The "sizzling" sound grew louder, and countless blue and green lightning threads surged from Zhang Longao's palm. These threads stretched out and danced, forming a sphere about half a foot in diameter, like a ball made of lightning threads.

"Ha!" Holding this Green Wood Lightning Ball, Zhang Longao leaped up and pounced on Chu He.

"Bang, bang!" The Wood Thunder Seal easily shattered the incoming firebirds and aimed directly at Chu He, who was just a few feet away.

However, what Zhang Longao didn't expect was that, besides the firebirds, there were also icebirds waiting for him, and in large numbers.

"Crack, splash." The Wood Thunder Seal was indeed powerful, and even several icebirds couldn't stop him.

Finally... you little brat, why did you run away instead of facing me head-on!

After sweeping away the obstacles, Zhang Longao realized that Chu He had taken the opportunity to slip to the other side of the Minchou Platform.

Relying on the power of the Wood Thunder Seal, he had broken through the firebirds and icebirds, but the residual power of ice and fire had left him in a sorry state, his appearance greatly diminished.

Moreover, he was using one hand to form seals and release firebirds, while the other hand was releasing icebirds.

"Water and Fire Spirit Body?! Water and Fire in Harmony?!" an instructor shouted.

"That's not important. What's important is that he can use the Icebird Technique, which can only be used at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation stage, with the cultivation of the seventh level!" his companion reminded him.