Chapter 86: Leigong Hammer, Four Losses and One Tie

The Champion Marquis from the Emei Tianshui Division was unlucky enough to run into Ye Rong. He gave their side its first defeat and also dropped one magic treasure and a pile of pills—after death, one piece of equipped gear would definitely drop, and there was a chance one item slot from the Universe Pouch would drop.

Ye Rong happily picked up Champion Marquis’ Leigong Hammer and took it back. This thing was his war trophy now.

Once it was in Ye Rong’s hands, dreaming of getting it back? No way.

Equipment dropped from players had identified attributes and could be seen directly. With one look, Ye Rong was overjoyed. That handsome young man was really a treasure delivery boy, a transport team leader huh? He knew exactly that Ye Rong was missing a useful magic treasure.

Leigong Hammer, Fifth-Rank Magical Treasure, required equipment Level 30. It was modeled after the weapon used by the Thunder God in the Immortal Realm. It could activate and launch two types of divine thunder: Wutu Divine Thunder and Binghuo Divine Thunder.

Wutu Divine Thunder, attack power 400–450, attack range 1000 meters, cooldown time six hours.

Binghuo Divine Thunder, attack power 480–520, attack range 200 meters, cooldown time six hours.

“Damn, glad I acted fast!”

This Leigong Hammer actually came with two types of divine thunder. The power of each divine thunder was above his own Lesser Yang Divine Thunder. Right now, Binghuo Divine Thunder was on cooldown, clearly having been used within the last six hours, while Wutu Divine Thunder was still in an available state.

Thinking about how he had almost faced the strike of Wutu Divine Thunder earlier, Ye Rong shivered. Luckily, he had adapted quickly.

He equipped the Leigong Hammer into his Talisman Slot and immediately felt like he had upgraded from a bird rifle to a cannon. He was now someone with two Fifth-Rank Magical Treasures on him.

The sword move he used to instantly kill the handsome young man earlier was a new sword technique derived after he cultivated the Qingcheng Sword Art to the tenth layer a few days ago—Split Light and Fleeting Shadow.

Split Light and Fleeting Shadow: When wielding a flying sword to attack, activating the Dao Spell could generate five sword shadows. Each sword shadow was equivalent to half the attack power of the flying sword. Cooldown time: one hour.

Finally, after reaching the tenth layer, the Qingcheng Sword Art derived a useful offensive sword move. Besides having the effect of confusing the opponent, its killing power was also quite impressive. Five sword shadows, each with half the power of a normal attack—if all hit, it would be equivalent to 2.5 times the attack.

“I hope the sword moves derived from the tenth layer of Qingcheng Sword Art in the future will be more powerful, at least reaching the level of Split Light and Fleeting Shadow.”

Manzhu Lver walked towards Ye Rong with a blooming smile, and the Qingcheng players also cheered with excitement.

They had finally achieved their first victory. The psychological pressure on everyone had eased a bit; at least they wouldn’t be completely shut out.

Some players who hadn’t been in Qingcheng for long were asking those beside them, inquiring about Ye Rong’s background. Hearing that he was the Sect Leader’s disciple and had once instantly killed Houdao Xiaosheng, they all praised him.

“See? Our Qingcheng faction isn’t without prospects. As long as we cultivate diligently, defeating Emei players like Senior Brother Yijian isn’t impossible.”

“Exactly. I think it’s still about following the right person. If you follow a cowardly leader, you’ll only suffer in the future. Even if a faction is established, it’ll be third-rate and hard to develop.”

…

Tianshui Yifang’s face was as dark as water. He urged the yellow cloud under his feet and landed on the dueling stage, personally stepping into the match.

On Qingcheng’s side, the one who took the stage for this match was the secret wildcard—Luo Xin Zhuipo.

“What a pity!”

“Why? If Luo Xin Zhuipo is lucky, he might even instantly kill Tianshui Yifang. Then let’s see if the Emei people still have the face to continue the competition.”

Manzhu Lver asked, puzzled. In her eyes, Luo Xin Zhuipo’s sword cultivation method was terrifyingly powerful. As long as he could execute that one sword move, no matter who he faced, he had a chance of winning.

Ye Rong shook his head slightly and didn’t answer. Tianshui Yifang gave him an extremely dangerous feeling. His intuition told him that Luo Xin Zhuipo had little chance of winning.

Tianshui Yifang stood with his sword in his arms. Champion Marquis was indeed defeated by that Yijian Kurong, just as Sansheng Touhan had predicted. This created a slight flaw in their plan to perfectly showcase their power. He needed to use an even more perfect performance to prove the strength of the Tianshui Division.

“And that Leigong Hammer must be retrieved from Yijian Kurong’s hands. Need to think of a method to get it back. That was already designated to become the alliance’s public magic treasure. If it’s lost, it would look bad in front of Ni Shui Han.”

Tianshui Yifang calculated in his heart, striking a full pose without making the first move. As the leader of an Emei division, if he acted aggressively against a Nameless Junior from Qingcheng, even if he won, he wouldn’t gain much praise.

Only when Luo Xin Zhuipo’s palm revealed the Sword Embryo did Tianshui Yifang sense trouble, his heart ringing with alarm. He urged the yellow cloud beneath him, instantly moving several times and arriving beside Luo Xin Zhuipo. A Azure Lotus in his palm expanded and contracted, turning him into nothingness.

Sizzle!

The ancient silver Sword Embryo had already been shot out. A section of Tianshui Yifang’s robe sleeve was cut off and drifted down. The yellow cloud beneath him was split in two and could no longer carry anyone flying in the air.

Seeing Tianshui Yifang’s ugly expression, Ye Rong let out a soft scoff.

“Heh, at least made Tianshui Yifang lose a little face. The power of specializing in the flying sword path really is immense.”

Ye Rong had already mentally prepared for Luo Xin Zhuipo’s defeat, so he wasn’t too surprised. Forcing Tianshui Yifang into a somewhat awkward state was already quite an achievement.

The resurrection point for Qingcheng players was set on the thousand-step stone platform behind them. Luo Xin Zhuipo returned to the team moments later.

Ye Rong and Manzhu Lver inevitably comforted him a few words. The gap in strength wasn’t something easily bridged. Anyway, with the Sword Embryo in hand, if Luo Xin Zhuipo could develop well in the future, he might not be much weaker than Tianshui Yifang.

After Luo Xin Zhuipo, Qingcheng lost three more matches, and each death was extremely brutal—either cut in half or severed into several pieces. Although the system had toned down most of the bloody effects, it still made some female players scream in terror. Even Manzhu Lver, who seemed fearless, unconsciously gripped Ye Rong’s ten fingers tightly.

Now, the Qingcheng player on the field was Ethereal Green Robe, which particularly caught Ye Rong’s interest.

“His strength is strong, but… is he intentionally holding back?”

Three Azure Lotus Treasure Lanterns rotated around Ethereal Green Robe’s shoulders, each casting a beam of azure light onto his left and right shoulders and the top of his head, forming three azure lotuses.

In appearance, they were seventy to eighty percent similar to the Azure Lotus used by Tianshui Yifang. One was derived from cultivating the Purple Mansion Elixir Book, while the other was an effect from the magic treasure itself.

The strength Ethereal Green Robe displayed now far surpassed what Ye Rong had seen when they leveled together in the Tuo River. He suppressed the Emei player until they had no chance to fight back. But he deliberately dragged it out without finishing the kill, leaving many openings so the opponent’s Sword Light had opportunities. The two fought noisily, clashing back and forth.

This kind of lively spectacle might fool others, but in front of Ye Rong, it was seen through at a glance.

Ethereal Green Robe had the advantage in strength but had no intention of winning. If the match continued like this, it would end in a tie.