Chapter 537: Chapter 489: A Hundred-Year Competition_2

In the following days, Xu Mu utilized all of his time to cultivate, continuously familiarizing himself with the new spiritual treasures and enhancing his cultivation base. He understood that this upcoming competition would be a significant test for him. He must give it his all.

Finally, the day for the competition arrived. Xu Mu stood in the arena, his opponent was a Cultivator in the midterm of his Divinity Transformation, named Luo Hao. Luo Hao was also endowed with extraordinary talents in Qingyun Gate, a humble person with powerful strength.

The two glanced at each other and immediately launched their attacks. Luo Hao held a Longsword with dazzling light, instantly thrusting towards Xu Mu. Xu Mu held a lower-grade spiritual artifact given by the Grand Elder in his hands, its light flickering and warding off Luo Hao’s attack.

The two waged back and forth, battling intensely. Relying on the Wanjie Zengsheng and the powerful skills given by the system, Xu Mu continued to counter Luo Hao’s attacks and launched counterattacks as well. His attacks were as dense as a downpour, putting Luo Hao on the defense.

However, Luo Hao wasn’t to be outdone. His swordplay was like a dragon, flipping and lurking. Each attack was like a venomous snake strike, putting Xu Mu on high alert.

The fight between the two escalated, leaving the audience in the arena stunned. They were all disciples of the Qingyun Gate, and they had never seen such an intense battle. They were in awe of the strengths shown by Xu Mu and Luo Hao, and their duel got their adrenaline pumping.

In the end, Xu Mu, with the aid of the Wanjie Zhen Shen and the system, successfully defeated Luo Hao.

After a day of rest, the second round of the competition began immediately.

This time his opponent was a female elite disciple in the late stage of Divinity Transformation, named Fang Jinxiu, who was beautiful as the moon with charming eyes and brows. She wielded twelve Qing Mu divine swords.

“Little junior brother, our cultivation bases differ too greatly. Just admit defeat gracefully, and your senior sister might spare you some pain.”

Fang Jinxiu looked at Xu Mu with a glowing smile, as if tempting him to withdraw from the competition.

Xu Mu responded with a slight smile but did not answer, instead swiftly launching his attack while holding his spiritual artifact.

He knew that although his opponent was highly cultivated, the Wanjie Zengsheng and the powerful skills gifted by the system were enough for him to battle against her.

The battle between them broke out again. Fang Jinxiu, holding twelve Qing Mu divine swords, attacked and defended simultaneously, making it difficult for Xu Mu to break through easily. However, Xu Mu was not afraid. With the aid of the Wanjie Zhen Shen and the system, he rapidly shifted positions, appearing on the left at one moment and the right at the next.

Seeing this, Fang Jinxiu was surprised. She had not expected Xu Mu to dodge her attacks so flexibly. She became inwardly vigilant, recognizing that her opponent was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

The intensity of the battle escalated as Fang Jinxiu gradually found that she could not inflict any damage on Xu Mu. In contrast, Xu Mu became more vigorous, launching continuous attacks that left Fang Jinxiu struggling to cope.

Xu Mu leapt up holding a flying thunder spear, surrounded by lightning. With one strike like a thunderbolt, he sent Fang Jinxiu flying back.

“Little junior brother, you are really powerful. I admit I’m no match. I’m the one who misjudged.”

Fang Jinxiu took a healing pill to stabilize her injuries, blushed, and turned to leave.

Being a genius who had been practicing for a thousand years, proficient in all spells and spiritual artifacts, being defeated by a disciple who hadn’t been in the sect for less than thirty years was indeed somewhat embarrassing, especially since his cultivation base was still an entire level behind her.

“Thank you for letting me win, senior sister.”

Xu Mu didn’t want to be rude, he thanked her modestly.

This competition can be considered as overwhelming, he turned the tables and truly caught everyone’s attention.

The Grand Elder watching the battle on the stage couldn’t help but chuckle.

The spectators around also started to congratulate him.

“Congratulations to the elder for finding such a brilliant disciple. This kid has boundless potential!”

“Initially, I wanted to take him under my wing, but regrettably, the elder got the jump on me.”

Some were regretful for not being able to take in such an excellent disciple.

“This young disciple has just started, how it will go is still unknown. I hope everyone will take care of him in the future,” the Grand Elder responded humbly.

While they spoke, the matches on the other stages also finished one after another.

Tempus fugit, the third round of the competition started on the fifth day.

This time, Xu Mu’s opponent was a sturdy-looking young man in the mid-stage of his Divinity Transformation, just like him.

“I am Yu Tao! Please go easy on me when we spar.”

Yu Tao came off as weak right from the start.

Xu Mu naturally would not fall for his act.

None of those who made it to the third round was weak, so he might suffer a setback if he was not careful.

He replied, “Elder Brother Yu mustn’t be too polite. Let’s go all out.”

Yu Tao didn’t hold back anymore and directly launched his attack.

His spiritual artifact was a flying sword. The sword light flickered, aiming at Xu Mu with fierce momentum.

Xu Mu was well prepared and quickly launched a counterattack.

His flying thunder spear was like a Jiao Dragon. It flickered and shot towards the flying sword with the force of lightning.

The flying sword and flying thunder spear collided in the air, causing a formidable explosion of energy.

Both of their attacks were exceptionally fierce, leaving the spectators around them dumbstruck.

They had never seen such an intense battle; it surpassed their understanding.

However, this was just the beginning.

The battle between the two became more intense. Their spiritual artifacts and skills continuously stirred up attacks, filling the entire arena with the explosive sounds of energy and howling air currents.

The audience was astonished by the strength of the two and their blood was boiling with excitement from their duel.