Legend of the Great Sage

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“Rongzhi, how much have you gambled this time?”

Qian Rongzhi said, “The same as last time.”

“The same? Surely not.” Last time, Qian Rongzhi had wagered on Li Qingshan and lost quite a lot of spiritual stones as a result.
Wu Gen gave Li Qingshan a good scoffing to her, but he never expected that she would still gamble in the same way.
It made Wu Gen quite unhappy.

She possessed quite a lot of suitors in the academy right now.
She even seemed to have a somewhat ambiguous relationship with that genius, Chu Tian.
However, she had always maintained her distance from him.

Wang Pushi lowered his head and asked Hua Chengzan beside him, “How much did you gamble this time?”

Hua Chengzan sat on the edge of the platform with his legs crossed.
He extended two fingers.
“Two thousand.
I need to make back what I lost last time, after all!”

Wang Pushi said, “You just trust him that much?”

Hua Chengzan smiled.
“If he loses this time, then I’ll wager four thousand next time.”

“He’s here, he’s here!” A series of calls rang out from below, and everyone raised his heads.

A cloud with a long tail shot over.
It glided past a high platform, and Xiao An leapt off, landing beside the One Thought master.
The One Thought master looked at his primary disciple he had not seen in quite a while with a bitter smile.
He had no idea whether to praise her or berate her.
At least there was someone beside him now.

The unspoken rule of the academy was that only the primary disciple could stand beside their respective school leader.
Although this high platform was very spacious, only two people could stand on it at most.

Hua Chengzan said, “Old Wang, were you this fast back then?”

“My affinity for water is only yi.” Wang Pushi could use the Hell of Ice, so he was obviously familiar with this water element technique with the highest practicality.
However, he did not move as quickly as Li Qingshan when he was at the tenth layer.

“This speed seems to make him more than just high jia,” Hua Chengzan said in thought.

The formation for testing elemental affinity was only used on Qi Practitioners.
High jia was already an extremely rare affinity, so there was no point in setting the range so that it could measure to something higher.

After reaching the second layer with the Spirit Turtle’s Method of Sea Suppression, his connection with water had increased drastically, which was why he was able to sense the snowfall from inside the cultivation dwelling.
Just like the Ox Demon’s Fist of Great Strength and the Tiger Demon’s Fist of Bone Forging, the Spirit Turtle’s Method of Sea Suppression gradually changed his constitution.

They were trying to measure a spirit turtle’s water affinity using a human formation.
Was that not a joke? A spirit turtle was water itself, no, the ruler of water.

After dropping off Xiao An, the cloud plummeted down without slowing down at all, straight towards the ground.

With a boom, the cloud was smashed into pieces and dust rose up in the surroundings.

Yu Zijian felt something tighten around her right hand.
She saw how Hua Chenglu was extremely nervous.

“Are you worrying for him?” Yu Zijian asked quietly.

“You idiot! I’ve wagered a lot of spiritual stones on this!” Hua Chenglu stared straight into the mist and vaguely saw a figure standing with his chest held high in there.
Only then did she relax.

The dust dispersed.
Li Qingshan stood with his arms crossed.
He smiled slightly as his bronze face radiated with confidence.
His blueish-green clothes that should have been very elegant just radiated with power on him.

This time, he was perfectly on time.

The leader of the school of Military, Han Anjun, was presiding over the battle, and he said, “During the battle, all pills, talismans, puppets, and spiritual stones are forbidden from use.
If you break these rules, you will be disqualified immediately.”

This was the rule for fighting within the academy.
Most of the battles were competitions of martial prowess and matches to grow stronger in.
They were not battles to the death.

If they were allowed to use these items that offered boosts, it would devolve into a pointless battle of endurance where they would waste large amounts of resources for nothing.
The academy did not endorse that.
School leader Han Anjun was presiding over this battle to ensure that he could stop the battle at any time to minimise injuries and avoid casualties.

After a simple explanation of the rules, he cut right to the chase.
Han Anjun asked, “Do you have any objections?”

“I don’t.” “I don’t.”

“Begin!”

The giant lumberman Mu Kui wielded a huge hammer and struck a bronze gong that stood even taller than him.

The thunderous sound boomed through the entire island, startling flocks of birds.
The battle began.

Chu Tian said, “And I had thought you would run away from the battle again.
Hmph, seeing how you’re gifting me so many spiritual stones, go ahead.
I’ll let you take three moves first.”

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Without batting an eye, Li Qingshan launched three water arrows.
They failed to even pierce Chu Tian’s protective true qi.
Water element techniques were not known for their offensive power.
He did not use his entire strength in the attack either.

“Courtesy demands reciprocity.
I’ll let you take three moves too.
Go ahead!”

Chu Tian was furious.
He never thought he would actually try toying with him.
Sharp, golden light lit up in his hand and swung out like a blade.
He called out, “Metal Crescent Slash!”

The sharp, crescent-shaped golden light whistled through the air.

“One move.” Li Qingshan took half a step back and twisted his body naturally.
The Metal Crescent Slash brushed past him.
He was completely unscathed.

Before he could even correct his posture, he felt the ground below him shake.

“Lone Wood Spiling!” Chu Tian’s voice rang out.
Green light flickered around his right foot as he stamped down.

A huge log burst out from the ground, straight into the air.

“Two moves.” Li Qingshan leapt up slightly and stomped down.
The log splintered loudly.

Waves of heat emanated over.
Fire turned Li Qingshan’s face bright red.