ReadNovel Chapter 1428: Tournament
Chapter 1428: Tournament
Sun Qizheng never expected Tan Shaoting to persist until this moment.
Another cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect went up again.
Tan Shaoting was restoring his Spiritual Power when the referee hadn’t called yet.
Just five more to hold the platform, and his wife is here.
The previous battle didn’t waste much Spiritual Power; mainly the flaws pointed out by his wife ensured victory.
The referee is human too, he has sympathy. The shameless actions of the Beast Taming Sect made him very disdainful, so he gave Tan Shaoting an extra half cup of tea’s time. This was extremely rare.
When the Beast Taming Sect’s disciples were impatient, the referee finally ordered.
After Tan Shaoting stood up, the two exchanged salutes.
This one’s a Magic Cultivator.
Yuanyuan squinted. Golden Core Stage cultivators can use talismans, but not exceeding Fifth Rank talismans.
She transmitted her voice to Tan Shaoting, telling him to use Thunder Spirit Talisman.
At this moment, Tan Shaoting definitely wouldn’t object. So while avoiding the opponent’s spell, he suddenly threw out five Thunder Spirit Talismans.
His wife prepared a thousand, which was more than enough.
The Golden Core cultivator from Beast Taming Sect didn’t expect this; he knew the rules and indeed wasn’t afraid of Fourth Rank talismans. He dodged two, ready to use spells to knock down the other three.
But who would have thought these were Thunder Spirit Talismans, ones he didn’t recognize since they were scarce in the market.
The other three talismans exploded near him; instinctively, he wanted to avoid danger. At this moment, Tan Shaoting’s Spirit Sword arrived, directly pointing at his Dantian, trying to force him to jump down by himself.
There was now a crackling on the platform. The Golden Core Cultivator from Beast Taming Sect dared not move, as the sword was pointed at his Dantian.
Tan Shaoting held several talismans in his hand.
Faced with this, the opponent immediately surrendered.
He wouldn’t risk his life; finally reaching late-stage Golden Core, the hope for Nascent Soul wasn’t gone.
The referee heard the surrender and immediately made the judgment.
Tan Shaoting retracted his Flying Sword. He continued to cautiously watch the Golden Core cultivator of Beast Taming Sect.
He hadn’t escaped damage from the Thunder Spirit Talisman. Now, a surge of electricity was chaotically racing through his Spirit Vein.
With the judgment handed down by the referee, he himself jumped down. Yuanyuan understood their intentions. She let out a cold laugh; indeed, contemptible. In the future, should they trouble her, she’d deal with them first.
The platform still flickered with lightning. Several cultivators hurriedly stepped up for maintenance.
This provided Tan Shaoting time for recovery.
Just then, the Beast Taming Sect raised an objection; the referee examined the Thunder Spirit Talisman—it was indeed a Third Rank talisman. The Beast Taming Sect was left speechless since their sect elders were among those inspecting.
Tianyan Daojun didn’t even glance at the Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch of Beast Taming Sect. Yet among the ten Divinity Transformation cultivators above, none were pleased with Beast Taming Sect.
With the platform repairs complete, another cultivator from Beast Taming Sect stepped up.
Yuanyuan had already told Tan Shaoting he owed his success entirely to her and their daughter.
This one’s weapon was a curved blade, yet no match for the Immortal Sword in a weapon duel.
Yuanyuan contemplated Tan Shaoting’s character; in her place, she would definitely throw a talisman. It was normal and permissible.
She couldn’t find a way to tell him, not wanting to sway Tan Shaoting by her words; he would surely act, but it wouldn’t be his intention.
The curved blade was soon forced back, the two engaged closely.
Tan Shaoting also knew he still faced four more matches, dragging on wouldn’t do.
Not desiring unnecessary fame or persistence, he seized the opportunity to throw another talisman.
This time, the opponent wasn’t lucky enough to dodge.
The Third Rank Thunder Spirit Talisman struck him directly.
The Golden Core cultivator’s body was indeed robust, yet the Thunder Spirit Talisman’s dominant feature was that Thunder Spiritual Power disrupted the meridians.
Seizing the opportunity, Tan Shaoting kicked his opponent down.
Sun Qizheng breathed a sigh of relief. Tan Shaoting wasn’t pedantic; in this way, perhaps he could really maintain the platform.
Once again, the platform needed maintenance.
"Such talismans should be banned. The platform needs repairs."
Tianyan Daojun’s Divine Sense pressed directly over; the Beast Taming Sect’s Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch was just at the beginning stage. Tianyan was mid-stage—while both were Divinity Transformation, the difference was considerable.
The Spirit Master from Beast Taming Sect immediately broke into a sweat.
The remaining eight watched on; should Huai’en arrive, the Spirit Master might lose face before the younger ones.
Tianyan didn’t pull back his pressure, nor did they regard him.
The Spirit Master wanted to resist but lacked the ability.
He looked pleafully at Wan Hua Daojun of the Talisman Sect.
"Tianyan, let it go."
Wang Mingyi showed no regard for Wan Hua’s face. The affairs of the juniors below were trivial, yet he kept chattering, being truly bothersome.
The Spirit Master attempted to stand, but Tianyan pressured him back down; the stone bench beneath him shattered.
The seasoned Divinity Transformation cultivator, Daoist Lord Xiaoshuai of the Artifact Sect, remarked, "Tianyan, that’s enough. We all understand what’s happening."
"Indeed, Tianyan, let’s leave it at that."
At last, Wang Mingyi withdrew his pressure, without a word.
Canjian Daojun said nothing; he understood Tianyan’s temperament—most protective of juniors. In such cases, Tianyan would always support the juniors.
Tan Shaoting was heavily depleted in Spiritual Power, although aided by the Thunder Spirit Talisman.
Successfully defending the platform was challenging.
Liu Xiaozhu worriedly watched Tan Shaoting from below, hoping to tell him not to harm himself over this.
Yuanyuan guarded the sword beneath, suddenly addressing the Divinity Transformation Daojun above. "Disciple Su Yuanyuan of Xuantian Sect’s Foundation Establishment, wishes to fight in place of my husband; I beseech you elders to grant consent."
She finished with a deep bow, awaiting the judgment above without rising.
The Divine Transformation Daojun were taken aback; they’d seen Yuanyuan’s prowess. Yet this was the Golden Core Platform, she was merely late-stage Foundation Establishment, an entire great realm apart.
This hadn’t happened in tens of thousands of years; substitutions were forbidden in platform duels, yet a Foundation Establishment female cultivator was requesting to fight.
The Golden Core Platform fell silent, all eyes were on this scene. Privately, they envied Tan Shaoting for having such a partner.
Tianyan furrowed his brows; both Tan Shaoting and Yuanyuan were exceptionally promising, he couldn’t bear losing either.
"Please, seniors, allow it," Yuanyuan persisted below.
She understood Tan Shaoting well; asking him to surrender was unthinkable. Watching her man battle above filled her with pain; she decided to try instead.
Tan Shaoting also heard; anxiously he transmitted his voice to his wife.
"It’s alright, not many matches left, I can hold on. If not, I’ll surrender, Yuanyuan, don’t do this."