Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 271 - 61: Ignite! [Seeking monthly tickets!] _1

Chapter 271: Chapter 61: Ignite! [Seeking monthly tickets!] _1

Many years later, faced with Empress Feng, Elder Sun, a renowned sage, often recalled the afternoon when Elder Huang had taken him to see the baby in its swaddling clothes.

Who would have thought at that time that the baby with innocent eyes would grow up to be what she is now?

Elder Huang seemed to understand the sigh in his eyes. He looked back with the same profound gaze: "It’s you who suggested handing her over to Tian Lingxin for upbringing, you should have foreseen this day."

Elder Sun glared, his eyes filled with anger: "Wasn’t it because of your ambiguous relationship with Tian Lingxin that I made this suggestion? You didn’t reject it, did you?"

Elder Huang’s eyes widened in panic, blinking wildly: "Don’t speak nonsense! She and I are just ordinary friends!"

Elder Sun looked at him scornfully: "Hmpf."

Empress Feng was puzzled: "What are you two whispering about? The competition has already begun."

"Oh, oh, oh."

The two old men hastily turned their heads back towards the arena, their movements in sync and orderly.

At this moment, the competition was attracting everyone’s attention for it was Jiang Yuebai’s game again. Many disciples from the Immortal Sects inside and outside Shu Mountain were shouting in unison: "Victory for Jiang!"

Elder Huang quickly joined in.

A strong competitor like Jiang Yuebai would rarely have the opportunity to use her full strength in the earlier contests, preferring to hide some of her skills. It’s only in high-level competitions like this one that the action gets really exciting.

Her opponent today was her own senior sister from the same peak, Xue Jiao.

Xue Jiao had clear and simple features. Her face couldn’t be described as beautiful, but she possessed an air of indifference, similar to Daoist Yan. The female disciples of Biluo Peak all, more or less, took after their master.

Jiang Yuebai, clad in a sleek white outfit like a heavenly immortal, needs no further description.

It was clear that Xue Jiao knew Jiang Yuebai very well. The moment she made her move, she aggressively confronted Jiang Yuebai, seemingly trying to win with her proficiency in close swordplay.

In a long-range duel using Divine Skill magic, she could never match up to Jiang Yuebai.

But Jiang Yuebai was not afraid of her close combat, allowing her to get near. After her approach, both sword cultivators forced out a sword aura of a few feet, engaging in dangerously close combat!

The scene was beautiful yet thrilling.

After just a few bouts, the watching crowd was somewhat surprised, especially the Martial Arts cultivators from the Heavenly Gang Sect. Everyone knew about Daoist Yan’s awe-inspiring Heaven Lifting Sword from Shu Mountain, but they were unaware that she had such proficiency in basic swordplay.

From the brilliant sword moves of the two disciples, it was clear that their martial arts cultivation was not low and were definitely practiced.

If it was Chu Liang’s tactic of using The Forbidden Land that he used earlier, it would probably be impossible to defeat these two within a few moments. It could only be said that Mu Yuetong happened to be weak in this area and was caught by Chu Liang.

The woven sword lights materialized in the air and intertwined into dazzling patterns. Whoever brushed against them a little would inevitably face the outcome of broken arms and severed legs.

After about forty or fifty rounds of fighting, the sword light became shorter and more urgent, making the surrounding crowd gasp. An unexpected change started to occur.

As Xue Jiao and Jiang Yuebai’s battle circle shrank, Xue Jiao suddenly pulled out another longsword in the middle of a jump.

With double swords in hand!

The rules of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference only allowed the competitors to carry a single flying sword and one magic artifact on stage. This gave away that her magic artifact must be another flying sword, only then she could comply with the rules.

If it was a long-range duel, having an extra flying sword might not mean anything, but now that the two were entangled in close combat and evenly matched, having an extra weapon would greatly tip the scales in her favor!

Seeing Xue Jiao wielding a pair of sharp swords and suddenly bursting with sword aura, she quickly forced Jiang Yuebai into a defensive position. Jiang Yuebai attempted to retreat, but Xue Jiao’s double swords were fierce, and she instantly attacked.

Xue Jiao had sacrificed a magic artifact slot for this advantage, making it clear that she had calculated how to win in close combat. How would she give Jiang Yuebai an easy chance to widen the gap?

The sword moves were like a dragon!

"Jiang..."

There was silence below the stage and the audience supporting Jiang Yuebai was on edge.

Despite her strength, the seniors and juniors of Biluo Peak were all formidable too. They had planned meticulously, and each Peak Conference of Shu Mountain always witnessed the fall of some favorite candidates.

Before this fight started, some observers worried whether Biluo Peak would intentionally let Xue Jiao lose easily to protect Jiang Yuebai. As her chances of winning were slim, they speculated she could directly concede to allow Jiang Yuebai to conserve more energy for later matches. Such instances had happened in the past.

But now it was clear that not only did Xue Jiao show no sign of giving up, but she also possessed a strong ambition to win!

However, just as everyone was anxious for Jiang Yuebai, she finally moved slightly.

Swoosh.

In an instant, her figure disappeared and reappeared at the edge of the arena, multiple yards away.

She used the Shrinkage technique.

Xue Jiao’s gaze was steady as she gritted her teeth, and her figure also flickered.

Swoosh-

She also used Shrinkage!

She caught up with Jiang Yuebai’s figure in an instant, pressing her at every step! Consecutive gasps of astonishment arose from the audience.

Jiang Yuebai’s ability to use Shrinkage was no secret in Shu Mountain, but it was quite a surprise for many outsiders seeing such Immortal Law being used so effortlessly.

But Xue Jiao’s subsequent display truly shocked everyone.

Despite her unassuming nature on Biluo Peak, she too wielded such power!

But the next second, the audience’s gaping mouths never closed.

Because Jiang Yuebai’s figure moved again, swoosh, swoosh -

Two consecutive flashes, and she instantly moved to the other side of the arena.

Xue Jiao’s eyes flashed with surprise, the figure before her had already disappeared. She immediately guessed that her junior sister had appeared behind her.

However, her mastery of the Shrinkage technique was not as proficient as Jiang Yuebai, using it once in a short period of time was already her limit, she couldn’t catch up again.

By the time she turned around, what greeted her eyes was a massive sword aura. Jiang Yuebai finally stopped grappling with her and raised her hand to use the Heavenly Sword Technique!

This was a simplified version of the Heaven Lifting Sword technique of Immortal Law, it was the strongest grade under Immortal Law.

Xue Jiao had nowhere to dodge, and could only strike a sword technique, countering with the same Heavenly Sword Technique.

The two massive sword auras collided, filling the entire stage, with light scattering all over the sky! In just a blink of an eye, Xue Jiao’s sword aura was shattered by Jiang Yuebai’s.

Crumbles at the first touch!

In her preferred close combat sword techniques, Jiang Yuebai was by no means weaker than her. As for the Divine Skills that Jiang Yuebai excelled in, she had no chance of resisting at all.

Her loss was well-deserved.

Even before the Heavenly Sword Technique reached her, she leapt backward off the stage.

Jiang Yuebai immediately withdrew her sword technique, flew over, and grabbed her Senior Sister’s hand. It was clear that even though they had been fierce opponents on the stage, their relationship was still very good.

The two girls left hand in hand.

The entire field was filled with voices shouting Jiang Yuebai’s name, the whole square was stirred up by her excellent performance.

Even when the next pair of contestants went on stage, the cheering for "Jiangjiang" still resonated in the air.

Now standing on the stage was Ling Ao, who emanated a strong will to fight. Facing his Golden Core Realm opponent from Jade Sword Peak, he once again brought out his formidable physical strength, and still managed to defeat his opponent with just one punch!

Since the start of the competition, he had maintained a record of winning with a single strike! He scored four victories in just four attempts!

Only second to Chu Liang’s three victories.

Even after achieving victory, Ling Ao was still surrounded by a fierce battle aura, looking disdainfully at all four directions, he suddenly glanced at Chu Liang.

For some reason, Chu Liang suddenly felt Ling Ao held some animosity towards him.

Why was this?

He found it very strange.

I didn’t provoke you.

Well... I shouldn’t have, right?

....

The results of the three matches in the top eight didn’t deviate much from the expected. As a result, the new talents among the top four of Shu Mountain were revealed, they were Xu Ziyang, Jiang Yuebai, Ling Ao, and Chu Liang.

It can be said that they all made it this far with overwhelming dominance... If intellectual dominance was also included, it was foreseeable that the contest among the top four would be absolutely thrilling.

Xu Ziyang is still the undisputed favorite, but many people believe that Jiang Yuebai has the potential to challenge him. Ling Ao, being mysterious and unpredictable, made miraculous victories by relying on his Divine Consciousness Stage Cultivation and won a portion of the supporters too. As for Chu Liang, he naturally has his own supporters, but they were mainly limited to Silver Sword Peak and its surrounding areas.

But Chu Liang was now too preoccupied to care about these.

Because on the second day of the formal competition, another entertainment event was scheduled. Today, it was the preliminary rounds of the Mahjong tournament.

And it was the first time he encountered a strong opponent in his life.

Sitting around the table were three familiar faces. A lovely girl with sparkling eyes, brimming with excitement was Xu Ziqing from the Jade Sword Peak; a thin young man with clever eyes, unmistakably Henchman A; and a stunning beauty in a white dress, as picturesque as ever... Jiang Yuebai.

Both Xu Ziqing and Henchman A were a bit cunning, so it wasn’t surprising that they could advance from the initial rounds. But the fact that Senior Sister Jiang ended up in this group made things a bit troublesome.

Speaking of which, two of the top four competitors in the formal competition were at this table, which was quite a coincidence. Many eyes were focused on them.

Henchman A glanced left and right. He naturally knew that he couldn’t possibly beat Chu Liang. But, with Senior Sister Jiang around, should he hope for Jiangjiang to win or his big brother to win?

That was indeed a dilemma.

Xu Ziqing, starry-eyed, was overjoyed...

Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Jiang were put together. Was this fate?

Will they flirt with each other?

She didn’t mind losing, but she was really curious about who would yield to whom if they flirted. Would Chu let Jiang win, or would it be the other way around?

It should be Chu who would yield, right?

After all, he should be the one taking the initiative.

"Mahjong." Before three rounds had passed, Chu Liang crushed his opponents in the round with a somewhat somber face.

He didn’t show any intention of conceding at all! Xu Ziqing grumbled inwardly.

Meanwhile, the opposite Jiang Yuebai’s eyes twinkled slightly.

With the start of the second round, Jiang Yuebai only picked up two cards and immediately crushed the opponents, "Mahjong."

Chu Liang nodded slightly looking at her.

Both of them had a competitive spirit in their eyes.

The third round began, and the situation suddenly slowed down.

Chu Liang had been unbeatable, relying on his powerful memory and analytical abilities. From the start of the initial round, he remembered the flow of all the cards, thus knowing what card each person would pick- including himself. He calculated how the other three would make choices in this case, and how he could achieve his goal more quickly under these circumstances.

Usually, right after picking his cards and before starting to play, he had already thought about how he would win and with what cards at which round.

With such calculation, playing with a smart player was easier than playing with a fool, as the smart player’s moves were predictable and easy to speculate... while the blindly hitting ones could easily disrupt Chu Liang’s calculated moves.

But there was another situation, playing with extremely smart players.

That is, the opponent has the same memory and anticipation of the next steps as Chu Liang does, then it is challenging for both sides. It became more like a chess game, where you have to plan your next moves carefully while also predicting the opponent’s moves.

And your opponent is also a strong player, she too can anticipate your moves, and will accordingly disrupt your plan. Under such circumstances, the one who can anticipate further moves ahead wins after a lengthy battle.

It seemed that both Chu Liang and Jiang Yue Bai were for the first time under such pressure of evenly matched opponents. After experimenting a bit in the first two rounds, the third one was a fierce tug of war, as both sides came back and forth, an invisible aura of war was rising.

Both Xu Ziqing and Henchman A on the side were silently calculating the game situation in their minds. But their calculations and those of the other two people were vastly different. Although they were four people at the same table, they were actually in two different worlds.

Feeling the increasing pressure from both sides, Xu Ziqing’s small eyes darted left and right, while Henchman A looked around out of the corner of his eyes. Both of them sensed the suffocating tension of a head-on collision of two giant planets!

"It’s... heating up!"