The competition grounds were surrounded by spectators, and amongst them, the Xuanqing Palace had the most disciples.
The ten spirit artifact refiners who had been selected would fight it out in pairs through elimination. The loser quits the match until the last two and decides on the final winner.
The competition proceeded at the same time. Out of the ten spirit artifacts, five were chosen.
Liu Chengfeng's gaze was always on Xiao Yu’er, and Xiao Yu’er's first battle was against a disciple of the Wanxiang Manor.
Xiao Yu’er was at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and immediately displayed her strong battle intent. Hundred Birds facing Feng Ling was currently in her hands. With a flick of her jade-like hand, the bell began to emit waves of green light. A fiery red phoenix flew out from the bell, followed by a myriad of other birds flying around the phoenix.
The appearance of the Hundred Birds and the Phoenix was extremely spectacular. It made people feel that it was not a battle spirit artifact but an ornamental one.
The people watching the ceremony at the side of the training grounds all laughed when they saw the commotion caused by Xiao Yu’er. Only Jiang Cai cried out in alarm, praising Xiao Yu’er's spirit artifact techniques.
The Wanxiang Manor disciple was not to be outdone, he waved his right hand and a small black flag impressively appeared. Then he threw the black flag into the sky and it turned into a five-meter-long flag.
The black flag had a picture of a tiger on it. As the spirit energy flowed into the flag, the picture of a tiger on the flag began to move. It seemed as if it wanted to break out of the cage and leap forward.
"This flag is called the Spirit Restraining Flag, and there is a Rank 4 Tiger Demon's Soul inside. It was sealed within the black flag by my master's soul extraction technique, and can display the power of this demon's eighth level when it was alive through the Soul Controlling Technique that is unique to my Wanxiang Manor. Miss Xiao, you must be careful! "
With a wave of the Spirit Restraining Flag, the black cloud suddenly expanded. A hundred meters around him, the entire area was covered by the black cloud, making it impossible for anyone to see what was happening. Seeing this, Xiao Yu’er pulled the hundred birds with her hands and emitted a "Ding Ling Ling" sound. The hundred birds surrounding the phoenix turned into a green torrent, dispersing all the black clouds surrounding Xiao Yu’er. At this time, an orange flame shot out from Phoenix's mouth to form a flame bell barrier, protecting Xiao Yu’er from the black cloud's effects.
When the Wanxiang Manor disciple saw that his own black cloud could not disturb Xiao Yu’er, he grabbed the Spirit Binding Flag and started dancing. The surrounding black clouds seemed to have been injected with life, they actually transformed into fierce beasts that opened their mouths and pounced towards Xiao Yu’er.
Roar ~
A ten-meter-tall phantom bear ferociously hit the green torrent formed by the birds with its crimson eyes, turning into a wisp of black smoke that merged back into the black cloud.
As for the green torrent, after being hit by the giant bear, the green light dimmed a little, but it was not affected too much. However, after the giant bear, there were still more shadows of ferocious beasts that rushed into the torrent and released circle after circle of spiritual energy ripples.
Xiao Yu’er's closed eyes were not optimistic, she was in a passive state. Her right hand continuously shook the bell, making it seem rather strenuous.
Seeing Xiao Yu’er like that, the disciples of the Wanxiang Manor smiled, and increased the speed of their movements.
"Senior Jiang, look at the situation, do you think Xiao Yu’er still has a chance to win?" Liu Chengfeng asked Jiang Cai.
"Watch carefully, that girl hasn't even used her full strength yet." Jiang Cai replied.
Hearing what Jiang Cai said, Liu Chengfeng calmed his heart down. He had no experience fighting with this kind of spirit artifact, so he had seen it for the first time before, hence he asked Jiang Cai about it.
The training field was lit up in all directions with smoke and dust billowing in the air. The spirit energy of various colors collided with each other, creating a heart-palpitating explosion. Liu Chengfeng could clearly see the power of these Spirit Treasures, and he thought how good it would be to have a Spirit Equipment that could kill the enemy. Currently, he only had the black sword Hurricane Slash that Ye Tianjian had given him. As for what grade it was, he did not know. At this moment, he remembered that emerald green seal he had seen in the marketplace
The battle on the martial field was in full swing, and even after half an hour had passed, no one had been defeated. However, as time passed, it wasn't just the spirit treasure's power that was being tested, but the person's spirit energy reserve as well. In other words, whoever had the most spiritual energy would be able to last until the end.
At this time, the battle between Xiao Yu’er and the Wanxiang Manor disciple was at a stalemate, but it was obvious that Xiao Yu’er had more spirit energy reserves than the Wanxiang Manor disciple. If the two of them continued fighting like this, Xiao Yu’er would definitely exhaust this person. However, from the moment Xiao Yu’er activated her Spirit Treasure, she had been in a passive state of defense, not attacking at all. This made the people watching the ceremony think that the spirit artifact refined by Xiao Yu’er was a defensive spirit artifact.
Hu hu hu hu ~
The Wanxiang Manor disciple gasped for breath, his face pale. He took out a pill from the spatial ring and swallowed it, his face immediately flushed red.
"Miss Xiao, are you just going to hide like this? In that case, I shall do my best! "
This person's legs moved and he squatted down. He grabbed the Spirit Restraining Flag and forcefully inserted it into the green brick beneath his feet. A tyrannical wave of spirit energy gushed out from the flagpole of the black flag. A fist-sized hole was forcefully inserted into the hard green brick by him. The picture of the tiger on the flag emitted a dazzling golden light and wiggled as if it were alive.
The Golden Tiger Demon leaped out of the black flag and roared towards the sky as soon as its feet touched the ground.
"Go!" The Wanxiang Manor disciple spat out the word while holding the flag.
The golden tiger demon phantasm seemed to have received an order, it transformed into a golden arrow and struck the green torrent that Xiao Yu’er had created. The green torrent couldn't hold on for even a breath of time. It was as if a piece of paper had been torn apart by the phantom of a tiger and crashed into the flaming bell cover.
Boom! *
A loud sound was heard, and flames shot out in all directions. Xiao Yu’er's body flew out from the explosion's smoke and dust, then steadily landed twenty meters away from the tiger demon. Although Xiao Yu’er was not injured by the full force of the tiger demon simulacrum, the phoenix flame bell barrier was still destroyed.
"Senior brother Han's Spirit Restraining Flag is truly amazing. My flaming bell barrier will shatter upon contact." Xiao Yu’er gently lifted the long hair on her forehead and said with a smile.
"Miss Xiao's Hundred Birds of a feather flock with phoenix bells, yet you actually managed to persevere for such a long time. However, my tiger demon has already emerged victorious!"
With that, he channeled all of his spiritual energy into the Spirit Restraining Flag, causing the golden image of the tiger demon to become even more dazzling.
"It seems that I have to go all out as well!" Xiao Yu’er said seriously.
Her hands formed a seal, and a hundred birds turned into a streak of green light, flying towards the tiger demon simulacrum. Just as the two were about to collide, the small bell suddenly enlarged.
Weng! *
A colourless sound wave crashed towards the tiger demon's phantom like layers of giant waves. Under the influence of the sound wave, the golden tiger demon's phantom shattered into pieces, along with the black cloud behind it. The shadow of the black cloud was nowhere to be seen.
Puff!
A mouthful of blood spurted out from the man's mouth as he fell to his knees. The Spirit Restraining Flag also fell to the side. The Tiger Demon Diagram on the flag had also become dull and dull. It was no longer as bright as it was before.
"Senior Martial Brother Han has let us win!" Xiao Yu’er retracted her gaze from Feng Ling, and said to the person kneeling on the ground.
"Young Miss Xiao's spirit treasure is indeed powerful. I, Han, admire it!" With that, he struggled to his feet, grabbed the Spirit Restraining Flag, and walked out of the arena.
Liu Chengfeng stood at the side and watched with a face full of shock. It was truly surprising that Xiao Yu’er would actually turn the tide at the last minute. Seeing Liu Chengfeng's actions, Jiang Cai scolded him.
"You make a fuss about nothing, you embarrass me. I already knew that there was a sound gathering array hidden within that girl's spirit artifact. She and the kid from Wanxiang Manor were actually gathering their power after dragging it out for so long. "Brat, you need to learn a lot of things!" Jiang Cai said proudly.
"Thank you, senior, for helping me resolve this matter." Liu Chengfeng replied.