Chapter 742: Chapter 742: Loophole (5th Update!)
Ling Chen was not defeated, which meant they still had a chance to get their hands on a million top-grade Spirit Crystals.
How could the crowd not be excited?
The Flying Sword Thought Soldier collided with the Red Long Sword and was instantly repelled.
"Stride the Azure Clouds!"
Ling Chen let out a low shout in his heart, instantly unleashing a lower-tiered Body Technique Emperor Spirit Technique, and charged furiously towards contestant number thirty-seven.
"Barely blocking my Divine Soul Attack and still dare to approach?"
Contestant number thirty-seven’s eyes narrowed, launching another Divine Soul Attack.
Next, another Thought Soldier lashed towards Ling Chen.
As the distance between the two narrowed, the Divine Soul Attack instantly plunged into Ling Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.
Ling Chen let the Divine Soul Attack reach his Divine Soul’s likeness.
A red lotus appeared on the Divine Soul’s likeness, and the sharp spear of Divine Soul Telekinesis was immediately burned to nothingness.
Of course, to avoid scaring off the other geniuses, Ling Chen had to pretend once again to be hit by the Divine Soul Attack, dissipating the spiritual power on his body.
Then, the Thought Soldier’s attack descended once again.
"Ding!"
Another crisp sound emitted, and at the critical moment, Ling Chen once again channeled spiritual power into the Red Long Sword, blocking it in front of him and repelling the Thought Soldier.
"Slash!"
Ling Chen bellowed, and spiritual power surged into the Red Long Sword, unleashing a Sword Qi tens of meters long, slashing towards contestant number thirty-seven.
The Sword Qi traveled at an incredible speed, covering a distance of nearly two hundred meters almost in an instant.
Contestant number thirty-seven’s face changed.
Divine Soul Telekinesis surged wildly in his Sea of Consciousness, forming a layer of telekinetic defense.
"Boom!"
The Sword Qi thunderously struck down.
The telekinetic defense stood no chance, shattering immediately.
Finally, the Sword Qi struck contestant number thirty-seven in the chest.
"His!"
A shocking wound appeared.
"You lost!"
Ling Chen sheathed his sword and stood upright.
"Uh."
Contestant number thirty-seven hastily took out a Healing Pill to consume and then tossed over a Soul Gathering Pill before flying off into the distance.
"The first Soul Gathering Pill is in hand!"
A rush of warmth surged in Ling Chen’s eyes.
His gaze turned towards the Heavenly Soul Commerce below.
"Not selling it to me, huh? Did I not get it anyway?"
Ling Chen sneered in his heart.
"Next!"
Ling Chen shouted.
The defeat of contestant number thirty-seven, a Divine Thought Master, caused several less powerful geniuses to withdraw from the competition.
If they weren’t a match for contestant thirty-seven, how could they contend against Ling Chen?
Still, quite a few Divine Thought Master geniuses continued to register.
Soon, a Divine Thought Master called Li Xin was drawn.
His cultivation was stronger than that of contestant thirty-seven.
Since contestant number thirty-seven could threaten Ling Chen, being more powerful, he should have a chance to defeat Ling Chen.
Quickly, their competition ended.
Ling Chen ’struggled’ once again to defeat Li Xin.
Even his face turned somewhat pale.
Following that, four more geniuses took their turns.
Without exception, all were defeated.
Ling Chen’s performance appeared even more strenuous.
He even took a break mid-way.
When Ling Chen continued the challenge, clearly, only about a dozen geniuses dared to fight.
Without exception, these were all Divine Thought Masters at the peak of the mid-Emperor Realm.
They were powerful enough to threaten Spiritual Power Practitioners who were at the real cultivation of the third peak or even the initial fourth level of the World Realm.
Now, with just six Soul Gathering Pills accounted for, Ling Chen was not satisfied; he still needed to keep up the act.
The next challenger was named Qin Yun.
Peak of the mid-Emperor Realm.
Such a level of Divine Soul Attack could not threaten Ling Chen at all.
Soon, Qin Yun was defeated by Ling Chen.
"No way, this Qin Yun can’t even defeat this kid?"
"Yes! This kid is just a four-star emperor. A common outstanding talent with a Super World, his real cultivation is only at the third level of the World Realm, how can he resist the Divine Soul Attack of a peak mid-Emperor Realm?"
"We’ve all been deceived by this kid; look, he was only barely defeating his previous opponents. Clearly, it was all intentional!"
"Could this kid possessing an ordinary world truly be a fourth-level emperor of the World Realm?"
...
Following Qin Yun’s defeat, the crowd was abuzz with discussion.
"Seven Soul Gathering Pills, that’s not bad at all!"
Ling Chen thought to himself secretly.
It looks like the Order of Outstanding Geniuses will probably not dare to challenge me now.
But that’s okay, there are still the Order of Arrogant Geniuses.
The most important thing is that he hasn’t spent a single Spirit Crystal.
Moreover, as long as he defeats an Order of Arrogant Genius, that would mean ten Soul Gathering Pills in his pocket.
"The eighth challenger!"
Ling Chen asked with a smile, "Is there any other Order of Outstanding Geniuses who would like to take the challenge?"
"I will!"
A young man in a green robe rose into the air.
"Oh?"
Ling Chen was somewhat surprised; he did not expect that there would still be an Order of Outstanding Genius who dared to accept his challenge.
"Eh?"
Ling Chen’s gaze fell upon the young man, and he couldn’t help but exclaim softly, "You are actually a double-trained genius in Spiritual Power and Divine Soul?"
This person was not only a mid-grade Emperor Realm Divine Thought Master but also a five-star late-stage emperor!
The youth in the green robe smiled and said, "I am a Divine Thought Master, and I also hold the Order of Outstanding Genius, so I should fit the conditions, right?"
"Indeed."
Ling Chen nodded.
He understood very well what the young man was thinking: relying on Divine Soul Attack, he might not be able to defeat Ling Chen.
But relying on Spiritual Power, at least in terms of cultivation level, he would certainly be victorious over Ling Chen.
Ling Chen had only stated he would duel with a Divine Thought Master genius, without restricting the opponent from using Spiritual Power.
Thus, this young man had found a loophole.
"That’s good then!"
The youth in the green robe said, "It’s just me, so no need for a draw, right?"
"No need for that, come on up for a duel!"
Ling Chen said with a smile.
"Alright!"
The youth in the green robe moved and then appeared opposite Ling Chen.
"Zhao Qing, please give me some guidance, young master!"
The youth in the green robe introduced himself, bowing to Ling Chen with a clasped hands salute.
"Sure!"
Ling Chen responded directly.
"Whoosh!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qing directly launched a Divine Soul Attack at Ling Chen.
This time, Ling Chen did not feign ignorance.
Once the Divine Soul Attack entered his Sea of Consciousness, it was incinerated into nothingness by the Red Lotus Karma Fire.
"Young Master Zhao, with just a Divine Soul Attack, I’m afraid you cannot deal with me!"
Ling Chen said with a smile.
Zhao Qing nodded and said, "I know. I wish to witness your true strength, Young Master!"
Ling Chen said he would defeat him, but he did not specify that he must use Divine Soul Telekinesis to do so.
Therefore, even if he defeated Ling Chen with Spiritual Power, he could still obtain a million high-grade Spirit Crystals.
As soon as the words fell, Zhao Qing’s right hand held a mid-grade Emperor Spiritual Weapon level green Longsword, which appeared out of thin air.
"Haha, interesting!"
"Zhao Qing, you’re quite clever!"
"Hehe, Zhao Qing is very powerful! Found a loophole right away!"
"Ah, I originally thought that only our Order of Arrogant Geniuses could defeat this man. Didn’t expect this guy to snag such a great deal!"
...
Everyone commented one after another.
"Haha, a million high-grade Spirit Crystals are mine!"
Hearing the discussion below, Zhao Qing showed a smug smile on his face.
A four-star emperor, in his eyes, was nothing to worry about!
"Be careful!"
Zhao Qing warned, and the green Longsword in his hand swung, sending out streaks of Green Sword Qi that erupted and filled the sky in an instant, seventy-two streaks of Sword Qi enveloping the heavens.
"Green Shadow Divine Sword!"
Zhao Qing let out a loud shout, the seventy-two streaks of Sword Qi wildly converged, forming into a beam of green light sword.
"Mid-grade Emperor Spirit Technique!"
"That Zhao Qing is ruthless enough!"
"Yes! He’s using such a powerful Spirit Technique right from the start!"
Many people showed a hint of disappointment in their eyes.
Those million high-grade Spirit Crystals seem to have found their owner.