HCB Chapter 401 Hunting Battle 3
Chapter 401 Hunting Battle 3
Although their injuries appeared severe, they were actually just superficial wounds to them. Both of them possessed the Wood Spirit Root, giving them astonishing regenerative abilities.
The other is an alchemist with an equally amazing physique. No one knows how many healing pills she has refined before. During breaks in battle, Xue Yuan always finds an opportunity to take the pills.
Cheng Jiu tried to stop her, but it was too fast, happening in the blink of an eye as if she had been specially trained.
Taking pills is one of the essential skills for disciples of the Enforcement Hall, and Xue Yuan has put in a lot of effort to train in it.
So the two remained deadlocked, neither able to gain the upper hand.
But in fact, the outcome was already decided from the beginning. Xue Yuan's Nine-Section Whip was powerful, but she didn't have a way to kill Cheng Jiu in one blow. The two were just locked in a stalemate, seeing who could hold out longer. And now it seems that Cheng Jiu can keep up with her.
Once she can't hold on, Cheng Jiu, the sword cultivator, definitely has the power to kill her in one blow!
To outsiders, the situation appeared tense, with Xue Yuan occasionally gaining the upper hand. However, in the eyes of the elders on the highest platform, the outcome was already clear; it was just a matter of when Cheng Jiu would find the perfect opportunity to deliver the decisive blow.
It will be soon!
Watching Cheng Jiu's movements become more and more natural, Cheng Jiu had figured out Xue Yuan's attacks.
This is enough for a sword cultivator, a genius sword cultivator.
A sword slashed fiercely at Xue Yuan's wrist, where she held the whip.
Xue Yuan's wrist throbbed with pain, but she held the nine-section whip firmly. The weapon didn't fall, but her movements were inevitably affected by the injury.
And the timing of this recovery was when Cheng Jiu attacked.
The sword, carrying both chill and vitality, burst forth from the sky, and the world was filled with the wondrous sight of heavy snow falling from the sky and trees growing wildly on the ground!
The heavy snow buried Xue Yuan under the snow, and Cheng Jiu picked up the crystal and set up an array for her.
This time, Cheng Jiu felt it was a real pity if Senior Sister Xue Yuan was eliminated like this, because with her strength she should have achieved a higher ranking!
Give them a hand!
Along the way, she collected more resources than before, and the foundation of the array she used was more stable. This defensive array was enough for Senior Sister Xueyuan to regain her senses.
Cheng Jiu looked at the Medicine King Valley disciple's 260 points, which had been the highest score ever, and felt a rare sense of embarrassment.
There were far more Nascent Soul Realm disciples participating than in previous years. Not only were geniuses from the five major sects gathered, but even the smaller sects squeezed out their own Nascent Soul Realm disciples to participate in the competition.
Unfortunately, the gap was too cruel and too tragic!
All fifteen people were contributed by Medicine King Valley. Nearly half of the participating disciples from Medicine King Valley were eliminated by Cheng Jiu. Also, their strongest senior sister, Xue Yuan, was a bit of a bully!
The second-place player only has 200 points, and it will be a long time before they catch up with Cheng Jiu. Don't let other sects go and fight against others. Don't just focus on exploiting Medicine King Valley in battles!
In fact, all the disciples participating this year felt that victory was really hard-won. Every opponent was very difficult to defeat. If it were a regular individual tournament, it would be hard to convince everyone.
Evenly matched battles, where a single move can lead to a defeat, are common occurrences, making these hunting battles a true test of a disciple's skill.
Winning first place will be more convincing, and many people's points are currently fluctuating.
If the forests and grasslands are the treasure land of Medicine King Valley, then the complex karst landforms and valleys full of wind spirits are the absolute domain of Cloud Soaring Sect.
Complex terrain, elusive figures.
If you're not careful, you'll be ambushed. These disciples are all agile and nimble, and you simply can't catch them in this terrain.
They can also be ambushed and attacked from behind.
Whether it was a misperception or not, Cheng Jiu walked through this maze for a long time without encountering a single person.
Could it be that the disciples of the Cloud Soaring Sect are avoiding her?
Cheng Jiu pondered.
Suddenly, a bird whistling sound came from afar, and Cheng Jiu stared like an eagle in the direction from which the sound came.
Another one!
Another one!
Cheng Jiu felt as if there were people all around him!
But Cheng Jiu knew this was an illusion. In a one-on-one battle, there can only be two people on the battlefield. This was because the opponent was too fast.
Complex runes slowly emerged from the surrounding mountain passes, and a talisman paper floated out from each hole, along with the fur of a low-level Qi Refining demon beast. This place was abundant in Wind Speed Rabbits.
Although they were low-level, their sheer number made up for it; nearly a thousand talismans appeared, and they were all explosive talismans.
Before Cheng Jiu could react, the explosive talisman detonated, turning the entire hell into a purgatory.
Even with everyone wearing their sect robes, the defensive capabilities of their clothing would be far insufficient to withstand the explosion of so many fiery runes.
Before the person even appears, they've already given their opponent a hard time!
Cheng Jiu was surrounded by green sword energy, which locked it in place like a shield.
Unscathed.
The distance varied, sometimes near, sometimes far, but Cheng Jiu was clearly not disappointed. He still hadn't seen his opponent's true face; his speed was simply too fast, and it seemed as if he was everywhere in this area.
Cheng Jiu tried to release wood elemental energy to probe the location, but the plant feedback was all positive. The information was complicated and gave him a headache, so Cheng Jiu could only awkwardly disconnect the link.
The Yunxiao Sect truly brought the principle that "no skill is invincible" to its fullest extent, especially the opponent he was fighting, who was one of the best among them.
Without catching anyone, there's no way to talk about winning. That's probably what the opponent is thinking: either they want a draw, or they'll be worn down and killed.
Although it's unknown how much such a high speed consumes, judging from the feedback from the plants, it's likely to be quite minimal.
As expected of the Cloud Soaring Sect's inherited techniques, none of the five major sects have a simple one.
Cheng Jiu didn't specifically chase after her. Although she thought her footwork was quite good, she was still slightly inferior to the Yunxiao Sect disciples who had specialized in footwork since childhood.
But it doesn't matter, she had already prepared a magic weapon to break the deadlock when she arrived here.
A green, glass-like pill appeared at her fingertips; yes, this was her spoils of war from her first battle.
This pill, formed from a poisonous dragon created from poisonous mist, is extremely poisonous.
More importantly, this pill releases poison gas when heated slightly, and even more importantly, it can be used repeatedly.
The flames gently heated the pill beneath it, and the thick poisonous mist spread throughout the maze in the wind, so fast that the senior brother hiding in the shadows didn't even have time to react.
Cheng Jiu heard a sound of someone falling to the ground. He looked in the direction of the sound and found his elusive senior brother lying stiffly on the ground.
He was clearly poisoned.
Cheng Jiu was not surprised at all. The Cloud Soaring Sect was famous throughout the Xuan Tian Continent for its low resistance to poison. Every year during the sect competition, many disciples would fall victim to the alchemy furnaces of the Medicine King Valley.
In short, they are natural enemies.
If Medicine King Valley is really not an option, you can come here instead; you're guaranteed to harvest everything you need.
What is this called?
No matter how fast you go, you can't outrun the speed at which the poison takes effect.