Hearing Xue Baoshu's words, Qin Feng instantly understood.
Originally, he found it odd that talents like Yuan Powang, Cheng Dieyi, and others from various peaks would all co to challenge him, but now he realized they had kept sothing in reserve.
Heh, he had underestimated them.
Especially Yuan Powang and Lei Zhan, both burly n, he thought they were simple and honest, but it seems they were quite shrewd.
That's right, a real fool wouldn't be able to cultivate to their current realm.
It seed that these guys challenged him to show off to the Inner Sect Elders—they wanted those Elders to see their prowess, as defeating a disciple of Ning Wuxu was a chance for them to gain both fa and profit.
With that thought, he also understood why Xue Baoshu ca to challenge him.
"I originally planned to challenge you after the spots were settled, but seeing the diocrities below, I figured you wouldn't want to be beaten by them in a war of attrition, so I simply stepped up," said Xue Baoshu straightforwardly. "It's better to lose to than to have them take advantage of you, don't you think, Junior Brother Qin?"
Qin Feng gave a wry smile, "From the mont I decided to participate in this Outer Sect competition, I had already prepared myself. Since Senior Sister is willing to instruct , I can only give it my all and accompany you to the end."
"Good, that's the spirit,"
Xue Baoshu gave a hearty wave of her fat hand, "I won't take advantage of you. You can ditate and recover; we'll fight after you've regained your strength."
Qin Feng glanced at her and actually felt a bit of fondness for this robust-bodied Senior Sister. He smiled and said, "No need, Senior Sister, just make your move."
"In that case, be careful,"
Not only did Xue Baoshu possess a physique far surpassing that of an average man, but her character was also extrely forthright. Seeing Qin Feng respond this way, she didn't play coy and just swung her Wolf Fang Club, thicker than Qin Feng's thigh, straight down on his head.
Whoosh...
Before the club even struck, the ferocious wind from it was already blowing towards him.
Qin Feng stepped aside quickly and heard a loud bang; the arena, already cracked by Lei Zhan's strikes, beca even more ruined.
Looking at the heavily cracked arena, Qin Feng couldn't help but click his tongue.
These guys possessed strength that was simply astonishing.
It was said that every year, one or two arenas would be destroyed during the Outer Sect competitions. To many disciples, this seed almost inconceivable, as these arenas were protected by prohibitions set up by the Golden Core Elders.
Yet, the reality was these folks were so ferocious that even the prohibitions laid by the Golden Core Elders couldn't withstand their attacks. Qin Feng felt that the arena he was on would collapse outright if Xue Baoshu hit it a few more tis.
Of course, this was also related to the special nature of individuals like Xue Baoshu and Lei Zhan. Not only were they the most outstanding talents of their respective peaks, but they also practiced a Technique to cultivate physical strength, which bestowed upon them such brutal power.
If it were other disciples, breaking these prohibitions would be nearly impossible—even for the talents like Kong Xuan, Ma Xingkong, and Wei Yan.
That's because the focus of their Cultivation was different. They had little pursuit of Physical Body Power, and their Spells didn't specialize in destruction primarily.
After Qin Feng dodged a strike, he raised his hand, and the Ruyi Golden Snake that had been coiled around his wrist appeared from his sleeve. Its body quickly grew to a length of several ters as it viciously attempted to coil around Xue Baoshu.
Xue Baoshu laughed heartily without dodging. A Spirit Light erged around her, making her skin fair as jade and radiant with treasure light, completely unconcerned about the Ruyi Golden Snake coiling around her.
Qin Feng awkwardly realized that although the Ruyi Golden Snake was now about ten ters long, it couldn't even wrap twice around Xue Baoshu's gigantic fra and thus couldn't use its Entanglent Skill.
So, he had to command the Ruyi Golden Snake to spread its wings and crawl along Xue Baoshu's body. But her skin was so tough that even the Golden Snake's wings couldn't scratch her surface.
Just as he was considering letting the Ruyi Golden Snake try to bite her, Xue Baoshu had already grabbed the tail of the snake, gave it a light shake, and pulled it off her body. She tossed it casually up into the air, flinging it a hundred ters high before sweeping her Wolf Fang Club towards Qin Feng in a sweeping motion like she was cleaving through an army.
Qin Feng's eyelids twitched. This genius disciple from Baoxiang Peak was indeed incredibly powerful.
The Wolf Fang Club in Xue Baoshu's hands was at least hundreds of pounds. He dared not block it head-on and hurriedly dodged again, summoning the Ruyi Golden Snake back at the sa ti. The two rged in an instant, which finally gave him a sense of security.
Seeing the Golden Light flicker on him as he rged with his Lifebound Spiritual Beast, Xue Baoshu laughed heartily, "Be careful now, Junior Brother Qin."
As her words fell, she shook her hand, and the 108 spikes on the Wolf Fang Club imdiately separated, transforming into a barrage of arrows shooting towards Qin Feng.
Qin Feng was shocked, realizing that Xue Baoshu had been holding back until he and the Ruyi Golden Snake rged before she used such a tactic.
As the spikes were about to hit him, and Qin Feng found no escape, a yellow light flashed on his body, and he instantly disappeared into the ground.
"Eh?"
Xue Baoshu was slightly startled, not expecting Qin Feng to use Earth Escape Divine Power on the arena.
But she quickly realized that, with most of the arena's prohibitions now destroyed by their attacks, there was nothing to hinder Qin Feng from burrowing underground.
Her face, as wide as a platter, soon showed a smile as she stomped down heavily.
Boom! The whole arena trembled three tis.
She wasn't using this to attack Qin Feng but rather channeled her force into the ground to detect Qin Feng's position.
After all, Qin Feng could only move within the confines of the arena, whether he was above or below; he couldn't escape beyond the bounds of the arena, or he would lose.
Given it was a fixed space he could move within, it wasn't difficult for her to find Qin Feng's location with her strength.
Soon, she chuckled and swung her Wolf Fang Club hard in one direction.
Qin Feng, who had just decided to erge, was shaken up by a massive force, his blood churning within him. Realizing the danger, he quickly shifted direction.
Even so, he was still repeatedly struck on the head from above by Xue Baoshu.
Outside, a group of disciples stared blankly as the fiercely violent Xue Baoshu swung her huge Wolf Fang Club around the arena, smashing it until it was pockmarked with craters. They were all frightened, and at the sa ti, they silently mourned for Qin Feng, who had escaped underground, thinking he was unlucky to have encountered such an opponent.
Besides, why did he have to hide underground of all places? Now he's got himself stuck and can't co up!
A crowd of people watched with schadenfreude from below the stage as Xue Baoshu swung her Wolf Fang Club around wildly.
On the high platform, an Inner Sect Elder shook his head and lanted, "After so many years, is the arena for the Outer Sect competition still so easily damaged? In my opinion, it would be better to properly refine it, so as not to have the disciples from the Internal Affairs Hall repair it every year."
"No need."
Next to him, Li Hong, the Vice Hall Master of the Preaching Hall, laughed and said, "It's fine this way. After all, the vast majority of disciples can't damage those arenas. It's only a small handful of disciples with the strongest abilities who can manage that. It's exactly what allows the other disciples to witness the gap between themselves and these talents.
Besides, don't you think that this kind of competition is more likely to stir up the fighting enthusiasm in these disciples' hearts? Look at the emotions of the disciples over there; aren't they more excited than in other places?"
The earlier-speaking Elder looked down at the disciples below and indeed saw that every one of them was fired up, obviously having been stimulated with a combat zeal.
Below the arena, after being chased and pounded by Xue Baoshu a dozen tis, Qin Feng instantly felt speechless. Was this Senior Sister playing whack-a-mole, chasing after him relentlessly?
He communicated with his mind, instructing the Swallowing Sky Toad and Ghost-Faced Spider on the arena to hold back Xue Baoshu, giving him ti to erge.
Otherwise, remaining underground while being pursued and hit really wasn't a good look.
He had also realized that using Earth Escape Divine Power during a competition on the arena wasn't very suitable. With such a large area, there was a good chance of accidentally escaping outside the limits of the arena.
After receiving Qin Feng's command, the Swallowing Sky Toad and Ghost-Faced Spider began casting spells to hinder Xue Baoshu.
First, a series of Star Lights fell like rain, converging towards her.
Xue Baoshu, glowing with white light, effectively blocked the Star Light from outside, no matter how hard the Swallowing Sky Toad tried, for a ti, it couldn't break through her defense.
Ultimately, it was the web of the Ghost-Faced Spider that took effect.
It wasn't that its spider silk had greater attack power than the Swallowing Sky Toad's Star Light; the key was that its silk was highly resilient and could be continuously sprayed out, causing quite an obstruction for Xue Baoshu.
By the ti Qin Feng erged from one corner of the arena, he just caught sight of Xue Baoshu looking impatient as she pulled her Wolf Fang Club out of a bundle of spider silk.
Qin Feng had seen it clearly: this Senior Sister was strong and her defensive capabilities far exceeded those of her peers; if there was one weakness, it would be her slightly slower movent speed.
"Heh heh, well done."
Qin Feng patted the round belly of the Ghost-Faced Spider as a sign of encouragent, then spread his wings and dashed towards Xue Baoshu like a streak of golden lightning.
He didn't attack directly but instead used his speed advantage to circle around her several tis, making Xue Baoshu sowhat dizzy.
Xue Baoshu was obviously aware of her own weakness and no longer followed Qin Feng in disarray. Instead, she swung her Wolf Fang Club to force Qin Feng back while tapping on her Spiritual Beast Bag at her waist, releasing two Foundation Establishnt Spirit Beasts.
One was the petite Illusion Cat and the other was the six-zhang-wing-spanned and formidable Golden Eagle.
"I know that speed is a weak point for , so I specifically raised two Spirit Beasts that are very fast."
Xue Baoshu looked at Qin Feng and said, "I originally wanted to have a one-on-one fight with you, but since you've used Spiritual Beasts, I don't mind releasing mine for a battle with you."
Qin Feng nodded, understanding that this was the most common state for a Beast Taming Sect disciple. It was rare for soone like Yuan Powang who only raised a Lifebound Spiritual Beast.
When Beast Taming Sect disciples refined their Lifebound Spiritual Beasts, they would combine their own advantages, thus amplifying their strengths even further, but when raising other Spiritual Beasts, they would compensate for their own weaknesses, so as not to have any obvious flaws.
Otherwise, once an opponent found a weakness, it would certainly cause a lot of trouble.
Although Xue Baoshu was tall and strong, her mind was definitely sharp. The Lifebound Spiritual Beast she had refined was a Barbaric White Elephant, possessing the power to suppress all directions, but it was far slower than other beasts. Therefore, she specifically raised two Spirit Beasts adept at speed – one for sneak attacks and the other as a mount.
"ow..."
After a soft ow, the Illusion Cat's figure flashed, bringing a series of illusions to the front of Qin Feng, and raised its delicate paws to scratch at his face.
The Golden Eagle, on the other hand, screeched and spread its wings to pounce on the Ghost-Faced Spider.
As Xue Baoshu especially detested the Ghost-Faced Spider's silken tangle, she had the Golden Eagle take on the giant spider first.
"Qua..."
The Swallowing Sky Toad, receiving Qin Feng's order, opened its mouth and called out as Star Light erged behind it, heading towards the Golden Eagle.
The Ghost-Faced Spider continued to spray out webs, using them to delay Xue Baoshu's movent. Although she was strong, her combat power was greatly limited in this situation.
Qin Feng raised his hand to parry the Illusion Cat, and after probing a couple of tis, found that the Illusion Cat's attack power wasn't particularly strong; it was just relying on its exceedingly fast speed to entangle him.
Since the attack power wasn't strong, Qin Feng deliberately lowered his guard, allowing the Illusion Cat to pounce into his embrace and scratch a few tis. Then, just before it escaped, the Ruyi Golden Snake wrapped around it, capturing it alive.
Qin Feng did not harm the Illusion Cat, but casually threw it out of the arena. Xue Baoshu naturally stopped the Illusion Cat from continuing to return to the battle.
Without the entanglent of the Illusion Cat, Qin Feng suddenly found he no longer had cause for concern and circled around Xue Baoshu continuously, striking her occasionally.
Xue Baoshu did want to counterattack, but the Ghost-Faced Spider would occasionally shoot out so webs that entangled her Wolf Fang Club, impeding her movents.
Annoyed, Xue Baoshu shook her head vigorously, and suddenly a long elephant trunk grew out of her head, lashing out at the Ghost-Faced Spider.
With a smack, the long trunk fiercely struck the ground, its force by no ans weaker than her Wolf Fang Club.
If it weren't for the Ghost-Faced Spider's eight long legs moving extrely quickly to evade, it would definitely be whipped to death by that trunk.
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