When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 214 - 122: The Correct Method to Control the Cold-Eyed Sword Saint_3

Chapter 214: Chapter 122: The Correct Method to Control the Cold-Eyed Sword Saint_3

Li Xiu was too familiar with Demon Armor. Uncle Chu’s control skills were quite good, but unfortunately, he didn’t choose the right opponent.

This kind of close combat is actually very disadvantageous for a Magic Armor Master.

A Magic Armor Master’s opponents are generally magic spirits, which are typically much larger than humans. Especially the advanced ones, which are often several tens of meters high, and some can even reach hundreds of meters.

Against these magic spirits, Magic Armor Masters appear petite and agile, and close combat is relatively flexible.

But no matter how agile a Demon Armor is, ultimately it’s not the user’s own body, making it hard to achieve seamless control.

Only a handful of Magic Armor Masters can operate their armor with the finesse of controlling their own body, and achieve such sensitive combat.

Uncle Chu did quite well, but it still wasn’t meticulous enough.

Li Xiu, engaged in close combat, though not as fast, leveraged the slight delay in Uncle Chu’s control of the Demon Armor to evade his Light Saber, the sword tip once again pointing at him.

"Continue?" Li Xiu withdrew his sword and stepped back, looking at Uncle Chu as he spoke.

"You win." Uncle Chu shook his head, turned, and walked towards his family.

Chu Jun wanted to cheer but seeing Uncle Chu’s desolate silhouette, his joy dissipated.

"Uncle..."

Chu Jun tried to say something, but Uncle Chu cut him off with a wave: "The Chu Family never fears failure. A loss is a loss, no excuses. But my loss doesn’t mean the Chu Family’s Demon Armor is no good, nor are Magic Armor Masters inferior to Trial Takers. It’s just that I’m not a good Magic Armor Master. I’ve lost, you can choose your own path, but think carefully about what’s truly important to you."

With that, Uncle Chu led the Chu family members away.

Chu Jun looked towards Li Xiu, who nonchalantly said: "Why are you looking at me? If you want to return, just go back; it doesn’t matter to me."

Chu Jun glanced in the direction the Chu family had left, bit his lip, and said: "I’ve finally found hope in life, how can I just return like this?"

Then, sizing up Li Xiu, Chu Jun asked: "Strange, why haven’t I seen any other Trial Takers as powerful as you? How are you so particularly strong? You shouldn’t be just an E-grade Trial Taker, what did you do just now?"

"I can teach you, but I’m afraid you can’t endure the hardship." Li Xiu chuckled.

"I’m not afraid of hardship, if I were, I wouldn’t have left the Chu Family." Chu Jun stared at Li Xiu for a while before suddenly saying: "Why don’t I take you as my master, and you teach me those Trial Taker combat skills?"

"No need to become an apprentice, just pay." Li Xiu laughed.

"Are you that short of money?" Chu Jun rolled his eyes.

"Yes, very. But since you helped open the Gate of Purgatory with quite a few gemstones, consider that your tuition fee." Li Xiu really was in need of money.

Researching and manufacturing Demon Armor is very costly, and the magic spirits he possesses also consume a lot of money. Upgrading those spirits, which one doesn’t need money?

Li Xiu decided to head to the Trial Ground to enhance his physical fitness, and by the way, get back the Blood Pattern Revolver from the Sea Heaven Trial Ground.

The Evil Spirit Token doesn’t have any attack skills and can’t be used as a weapon normally, so he needs to find a decent Symbiotic Contract as soon as possible.

After entering the city with Chu Jun, staff from Red Sand City took them to their residence. Just when they hadn’t rested long, the Red Sand City Lord sent someone to invite him to a banquet.

"I’ll go with you." Chu Jun was somewhat worried that the Red Sand City Lord might harm Li Xiu.

"No need, wait for me to come back." Li Xiu picked up the Ghost-faced Magic Armor, thinking if the Red Sand City Lord really wanted to do something at the banquet, it was uncertain who would need to be cautious.

Li Xiu was taken to the City Lord’s Mansion, and when entering, no one searched him or demanded he surrender his backpack.

Because Li Xiu was a Trial Taker, in the City Lord’s view, searching him was pointless.

That backpack didn’t seem capable of hiding a Demon Armor, hence there was no forced search, indicating an expression of goodwill from the City Lord.

"Apparently, today’s meal is not a Hongmen Banquet." Li Xiu mused silently.

After arriving at the dining room, Li Xiu saw the frail old man, whose weak appearance made it hard to associate with the most powerful man in the Southern Cross Federation.

"Please sit." The Red Sand City Lord smiled, gesturing to a nearby chair.

Li Xiu wasn’t polite, sat down, and beautiful maids immediately came up to serve.

Pouring tea, serving wine, even picking up dishes, Li Xiu didn’t need to lift a finger.

With just a look, the maid beside him would serve food onto his plate, even removing fish bones and chicken bones for him.

"Congratulations on returning alive from the Gate of Purgatory, you’re the first to come out intact from there." The Red Sand City Lord raised his glass.

"Thanks to the City Lord’s generosity." Li Xiu raised his glass too, gave a slight nod, and took a sip.

"It’s not about generosity, if a talentless person did those things, he would have died long ago. My generosity wouldn’t have mattered." The Red Sand City Lord smiled: "You being alive is your capability. Being able to sit here and dine with me proves your competence; these are all your achievements, unrelated to anyone else."

"The City Lord is quite an interesting person." Li Xiu smiled.

"Since we have mutual admiration, are you interested in collaborating with me?" The Red Sand City Lord put down his glass.

"How do we cooperate?" Li Xiu knew the main event was coming.

"Didn’t Zhou Bailong previously ask you to help him play golf?" The City Lord’s words surprised Li Xiu slightly.

He originally thought the City Lord would talk about the Gate of Purgatory or Zhongshan City, didn’t expect it to be about golf.

"Yes, but he’s got a new candidate and doesn’t need me now." Li Xiu replied.

"He doesn’t need you, but I do. Would you help me with this favor?" The City Lord smiled, "Of course, it’s not free help. Don’t you want to access the Trial Gate? I have more Trial Gates here than Zhou Bailong, and if you help me win the golf match, you can use all the Trial Gates here, including the Gate of Purgatory, at will. Plus, Zhongshan City will be yours, and I can make it part of the Southern Cross Federation."

"With such favorable terms, I don’t seem to have a reason to refuse, but I want to review the Trial Ground data first." Li Xiu shifted the conversation: "Is that Trial Gate so important to you?"

"The Trial Gate isn’t important, but winning this match is a must." The City Lord had information brought to Li Xiu.

"It seems I can’t afford to lose this match." Li Xiu, after checking the data, looked at the City Lord.

"If you lose, you won’t be able to leave that Trial Ground." The City Lord laughed.

"Then let’s toast to our victory." Li Xiu raised his glass.

"I’m growing fonder of you." The City Lord laughed, clinked glasses with Li Xiu, and drank all the wine in the glass.