Chapter 517: The Ice Pupil's Eye
Ye Liuyun continues to watch the fights while also diverting his focus to cultivation, absorbing spiritual energy, merging his Soul, and boosting the Golden Crow Holy Fire simultaneously.
Whenever a master steps onto the stage, he earnestly studies the opponent's techniques, looking for methods that can complement his own.
Just from what he learned from these people, he feels his trip was not in vain.
But he also worries that his control over new techniques is insufficient, making it easy to kill someone outright. If he is judged to have killed intentionally, he will be eliminated outright.
Therefore, whenever Fire Pupil Du Yuan takes the stage, Ye Liuyun activates his Golden Pupil, watches closely, and covertly learns a few moves.
Each time Du Yuan uses his Fire Pupil to attack, his eyes emit a red glow.
"Ah!"
Another Heavenly Gang Fourth Rank opponent lets out a mournful scream, thuds to the ground, as if enduring endless torment, rolling continuously.
Ye Liuyun notices that Du Yuan's attacks are precisely controlled; otherwise they would easily annihilate a person's Soul.
Any opponent defeated by him suffers Soul injuries that, after enduring the entire Cangyun Martial Tournament, are unlikely to heal, destined to fail to achieve a good ranking.
Consequently, Du Yuan has become a taboo on the Northern District arena, and many prodigies dare not face him.
Gao Qiang and Mu Qinghe, each time they see Du Yuan's attacks, wear solemn expressions.
Gao Qiang also warns the handsome man beside him who favors Ye Liuyun: "Yun Qiao, if you encounter him, it's best to concede outright!"
Chu Yunqiao immediately nods in agreement. His strength is considerably weaker than Gao Qiang's, and he cannot contend with Du Yuan at all.
"Fire Pupil Du Yuan, Ice Pupil Leng Qingxiao, and the strongest Nether Pupil Ding Hao—the true bloodline inheritances of the three great Pupil Technique families—have all arrived!"
Gao Qiang can't help but look around the venue.
The heirs of these Pupil Technique families have attack styles that are impossible to defend against. Normally, Martial Cultivators of equal strength would rather face a stronger opponent than encounter a scion of the three great Pupil Technique families.
"Look, Eastern District arena, Ice Pupil Leng Qingxiao is on stage!"
Someone, unknown, shouted that. Many eyes immediately turned toward the Eastern District arena.
The Eastern District arena is presided over by Heavenly Pride Lian Hongxia, who wins with a single move, and no one has surpassed her to this day.
At this moment, Leng Qingxiao is slowly stepping onto the arena.
Numerous gazes focus on him, eager to see how powerful his strength truly is.
"Jin Yuanhao!"
Ye Liuyun and Piao Yun not only exchanged a glance but also felt a schadenfreude in their hearts. They wanted to see how Jin Yuanhao would respond, whether he would dare to act.
Jin Yuanhao now wears a mournful face, wanting to concede yet feeling reluctant. He wants to act tough and give it a shot, but fears injury that would affect future matches, so he is very conflicted.
"Ice Seal."
Leng Qingxiao said coolly, "Ice Seal," and simultaneously cast his gaze at Jin Yuanhao. His previously ordinary eyes suddenly erupted with a chill.
"Clack!"
A faint cracking ice sound rang out. Jin Yuanhao was instantly frozen solid.
"I concede..."
Jin Yuanhao's words "I concede defeat" were not finished when his whole body turned into an ice statue, even the terrified expression on his face frozen along with it.
"With Jin Yuanhao's strength, he doesn't even have the power to retaliate!"
Piao Yun couldn't help but comment. If it were her, she might be frozen to death outright.
Ye Liuyun also clicked his tongue inwardly. This Ice Pupil attack differs from Fire Pupil Du Yuan's; it acts almost directly on the opponent, arriving instantly, making defense impossible. It resembles his own Spatial Power a bit.
"The power of the Ice Pupil truly cannot be underestimated! If I were to meet him, it would likely end in mutual destruction."
Du Yuan also watched Leng Qingxiao's move, and his expression grew serious.
Although they currently cannot fight across districts and won't meet each other, the final ranking contest could still bring them together.
Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil observed the flow of Leng Qingxiao's bloodline lines. He discovered that the opponent is of Ice attribute, so even if he could learn it, he would be unable to wield it.
"Seems not all Pupil Techniques suit me!"
He can only start from Spatial Power to strengthen his attacks.
On the Northern District arena, round after round of matches continue.
The Twin-Headed Shadow Snake has always won with a single move, and unsurprisingly, its opponents end up severely disabled. Consequently, many of its challengers, upon stepping onto the stage, go all out on defense and then concede outright.
Ye Liuyun has already fought five matches, winning all five, with four of them testing the Golden Pupil's attack techniques in real combat.
Since he uses Spiritual Soul Attacks, the Fire Pupil doesn't know whether he is mimicking his moves; it simply disregards Ye Liuyun's strength in its mind.
A person who cannot wield any bloodline power is unfit to be his opponent!
But Ye Liuyun now has refined the Golden Pupil's Spiritual Soul Attack to a level that can contend with him. At least when enduring his attacks now, he feels no fear.
After Mo Ya won one match, she recovered enough to force a second, but it also ended in defeat, and now she lacks the strength to fight again.
Piao Yun lost both of her matches, was eliminated outright, with a look of grievance, almost on the verge of crying.
Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense also noticed that Liang Xue is also undefeated, though she fought more arduous battles.
Su Miaoyin, relying on the Golden Lotus, won four matches and lost one, achieving a respectable record.
Lei Ming on the Southern District arena performed admirably, achieving five consecutive wins, each with a single decisive move. Her realm is truly high; combined with Blood Thunder and Ice Power, few can withstand her full-force attacks.
Thus Lei Ming has become a dark horse on the Southern District arena.
What surprised Ye Liuyun most was that Long Nv also arrived, competing on the Western District arena. Ye Liuyun did not communicate with her via Divine Sense, lest he delay her cultivation and battle. It seems she represents the Beast Tribe.
She is now at the Heavenly Gang Eighth Realm, unmatched in offense and defense; especially when she wields the Coiling Dragon Staff, almost no one can match her single strike. Therefore, she is also considered a promising dark horse in the Western District.
On Ye Liuyun's side of the Northern District arena, besides him, Gao Qiang, Du Yuan, and Mu Qinghe also have five straight wins. Except for Mu Qinghe, Gao Qiang and Du Yuan also defeat opponents with a single move, winning with great ease.
In the seventh round, it is Ye Liuyun's turn to step onto the stage again.
This time, he finally meets an opponent whose score appears silver.
His opponent's number glows brighter than Jin Yuanhao's. This shows his strength far exceeds Jin Yuanhao's, while Ye Liuyun's projected number only emits a faint glow.
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