In the Shiling Peak Square, when everyone took out the earth spirits one by one, they all looked embarrassed.
The competition was supposed to last ten days, but an accident caused it to last only three days, so that everyone gained very little. The most they got was just a few Earth Spirit Essences, the least they got was only one or two, and there were even a few who didn't get even one.
The worst among them was Bai Xiangtian. With his strength, he could at least be in the top ten, but his luck was really bad. He met Chen Changqing as soon as he entered the Earth Spirit Abyss. He had to use the Qiankun Bag to save his life. In the end, he didn't even have a single Earth Spirit Essence.
He didn't even come today because he felt he couldn't afford to lose face.
The fat man in the kitchen also has no earth spirit!
But Big Fatty wasn't embarrassed at all. He was just there for fun. He just sneered in his heart: "I stay in my inner kitchen, eat well, sleep well, and get benefits. I don't care about whether it's an inner door or not...!"
The second-generation elder looked at everyone and frowned slightly. Among dozens of people, no one could take out more than ten earth spirit essences. But at this moment, he looked at Chen Zili.
Chen Zili still had that dull expression on his face, as if he felt the elder's gaze. He said nothing, but raised his hand and thirteen earth spirits appeared in front of him.
Suddenly, there was an exclamation.
"As expected of Senior Brother Chen, he was able to kill thirteen monsters in just three days!"
"That's not all. Take a closer look. Four of the thirteen earth spirit essences are from Qi Condensation Level 8 monsters, and the remaining nine are from Qi Condensation Level 7 monsters. Only Senior Brother Chen can achieve such strength!"
"It seems that the champion of this competition must be Senior Brother Chen!"
Even the elders standing by smiled and nodded with satisfaction.
"You are talking nonsense!"
But at this moment, an unconvinced voice sounded, "The champion of the competition should be the little brother!"
Everyone looked and found that the person who spoke was Lu Linger. They were surprised. The "little brother" she mentioned should be Gu Xiaoxing beside her. However, this person's cultivation level was only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation. How could he be compared with Chen Zili?
Although some of them knew about their deeds of using Thunderbolt Pill to blow up monster beasts outside the Earth Spirit Abyss, that was only to blow up monster beasts at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Condensation. Chen Zili had four Earth Spirit Essences of monster beasts at the eighth level of Qi Condensation!
You know, one demon beast earth spirit essence at the eighth level of Qi Condensation is equivalent to five demon beast earth spirit essences at the seventh level of Qi Condensation!
Some people even began to sneer and mock: "Just relying on the boy next to you? Do you think..."
However, he froze before he could finish his words, because he saw that with a wave of the little girl's hand, a dense crowd appeared in front of him.
For a moment, everyone was shocked.
"Five... fifty-seven pieces!" Someone with sharp eyes saw clearly at once, "Thirty-one pieces in six layers, twenty-six pieces in seven layers!"
"This... How is this possible? If calculated this way, wouldn't it mean that I am slightly better than Senior Brother Chen?"
Lu Linger had a smug look on her face at this moment. She put her hands on her hips and looked at everyone, pouting her lips as if to say: A bunch of guys who have never seen the world!
How could Gu Xiaoxing let Ling'er steal all the limelight by himself? He quickly waved his hand, and another large amount of Earth Spirit Essence appeared. His and Lu Ling'er's Earth Spirit Essence were originally divided equally, and there was even more Earth Spirit Essence from the giant elephant of the eighth level of Qi Condensation.
Suddenly, there was another burst of exclamations. When converted, this was already far beyond Chen Zili's.
Gu Xiaoxing coughed dryly, without blushing or panting, put his hands behind his back, put on a nonchalant attitude, and prepared to receive everyone's praise.
However, what was welcomed was alienation and ridicule.
"Humph, relying on external objects is nothing. Senior Brother Chen, with just one sword, killed several Qi Condensation Level 8 monsters all by himself. This is a true genius!"
A female disciple who admired Chen Zili made a dissatisfied voice, and as soon as the voice came out, someone immediately echoed it.
"That's right! I even heard that the Earth Spirit Master of the ninth level of Qi Condensation was killed by Senior Brother Chen. If there hadn't been an accident in the middle of the process and he hadn't been able to retrieve the Earth Spirit Essence, who could have competed with Senior Brother Chen for the top spot? I don't accept it!"
"That's right. Senior Brother Chen's target was the Lord of the Earth Spirit from the beginning. He just killed these Qi Condensation Level 7 and 8 monsters passing by. I also think that Senior Brother Chen should be the champion of this competition!"
Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion in the place, but no one spoke for Gu Xiaoxing and the other two.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoxing immediately became angry. He had been in the Soul-Devouring Sect for so long and finally had a chance to shine. However, with the facts right in front of him, he was still outshined by others.
Lu Linger was even angrier than him, her face flushed red, and she glared at everyone like a child protecting her own, "Is being the Earth Spirit Master so great? Is being at the ninth level of Qi Condensation so great? My little brother has even killed someone who was at the Foundation Establishment level!"
Gu Xiaoxing broke out in sweat on his forehead, thinking that it was all thanks to Dongfang Yu. If Dongfang Yu hadn't seriously injured Chen Changqing first, he wouldn't be able to defeat two more people!
But at this moment, Gu Xiaoxing certainly couldn't ruin the little girl's show. Instead, he straightened his chest.
"Pfft...Hahaha!" Someone suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Little sister, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. A Qi Condensation Killer? And a Qi Condensation Seventh Level one? Who would believe that!"
"I'm so angry, so angry!" Lu Ling'er's cheeks were puffy, and she was about to explode with anger. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore, stomped her feet and complained, "Master, they bullied me, go and refine them!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was startled and immediately quieted down. No one dared to speak anymore. Even the second-generation elder quickly stood up. They couldn't really let the fifth elder refine them.
"Everyone, why not ask them in person?" The elder looked at Chen Zili, "Zili, are you dissatisfied with this position as the leader?"
Chen Zili stepped forward, expressionless, and said calmly: "I want to try."
On that day in the Diling Abyss, Chen Zili was defeated by the foundation-building master. After being hit by Chen Changqing's withered and silent divine needle, he didn't know what happened afterwards. When he heard that the other party had killed the foundation-building master, his competitive spirit was immediately aroused.
"In that case, then have a fight between the two of you. The winner will be the champion of this outer sect competition!" the elder said loudly.
Everyone agreed with this statement, except Gu Xiaoxing who was stunned. It was fine if you asked him to show off, but if you really asked him to fight with others, he would not be happy.
"Little brother, go beat him up and let them know who is the most powerful!"
But in the end, Gu Xiaoxing couldn't bear to let the little girl's expectations go to waste, so he stepped forward and said, "Then let's give it a try!"
Everyone stepped back and handed the square to Gu Xiaoxing and Chen Zili. The two of them said nothing, and as the elder gave the order to start, the battle was about to break out.
In the Earth Spirit Abyss, they had already seen each other fighting. Although Gu Xiaoxing's cultivation seemed to be only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation, Chen Zili knew that he was no ordinary person. He did not hold back and directly slashed with his sword. He only practiced swordsmanship, and this sword of annihilation was all he had.
Gu Xiaoxing's expression remained unchanged. A red dragon suddenly rushed out of his body and blocked in front of him. The sword flashed and the soul-binding rope vibrated, but it was not damaged at all.
Someone recognized it and asked in surprise, "Is this the Soul Binding Rope? I heard that this method is extremely difficult to practice, but he actually succeeded?!"
"No! The Soul Binding Rope is blue, but this rope is red, and it is more than ten times longer and extremely tough. It is definitely not the Soul Binding Rope!"
However, the elder suddenly shook his head with surprise in his eyes, and said, "This is the Soul Binding Rope! The Soul Binding Rope is a method of spiritual power tempering and stacking. The more layers are stacked, the stronger the rope is. The fourth layer is light blue, the eighth layer is dark blue, and the higher the layer, the darker the color. It is rumored that when the number of layers reaches sixty-four, it will turn into a golden rope, but this scarlet rope is unheard of..."
At this point, the elder's face changed, his breathing quickened, and he said, "Could it be that there is something even higher...? If so, he is truly a genius!"
While everyone was exclaiming in amazement, the two people in the field were still continuing. Chen Zili frowned slightly. Several consecutive swords were blocked by the spirit rope. The toughness of the spirit rope was beyond his imagination, and he actually felt helpless.
Gu Xiaoxing was very confident in the strength of the Soul Binding Rope. After all, it was so strong that it could not even break a person in the early stage of foundation building. It was much stronger than his physical body. He had a thought, and the next moment, the Soul Binding Rope surrounding his body turned into a red lotus and strangled Chen Zili.
Chen Zili's eyes flashed with a solemn look, and he swung out with his sword to swing away the Soul Binding Ropes, but the Soul Binding Ropes immediately swept over again. He had to step sideways to avoid them, and the Soul Binding Ropes continued to intertwine and surround him.
Chen Zili knew that once he was trapped in a cage by this rope, the battle would be over. Suddenly, his expression became focused and he swung out several sword strikes with all his strength, shaking off all the intertwined soul-binding ropes. Then he found a gap and slashed directly at Gu Xiaoxing with the Sword of Annihilation.
The light of the Sword of Annihilation was as dark as a line, but as the Soul Binding Rope swung its tail, the dark light of the sword was shattered, and then the Soul Binding Rope intertwined into a large net in the air, covering it down.
Chen Zili's attack missed and he had to retreat again.
Outside the arena, the outer sect disciples who were surrounding the arena were so shocked that they were speechless. They knew how strong Senior Brother Chen was. Almost no one in the outer sect could block the Sword of Destruction, but Gu Xiaoxing didn't even move a step and yet he pressed Chen Zili to the point where he couldn't breathe.
He is only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation!
Chen Zili kept swinging his sword to dodge, feeling extremely aggrieved. He practiced the sword of annihilation, with one sword, all things would be annihilated. But the soul-binding rope was like an unchopping monster, extremely difficult to deal with. In the end, he sighed that he was no match for it and sheathed his sword.
"I lost!"
Chen Zili knew that he would not win if he could not cut the Soul Binding Rope. However, even though he admitted defeat, his eyes became more determined. He stared at Gu Xiaoxing and said, "Next time, I will cut it off!"
Gu Xiaoxing was thinking in his heart, "Are you sick? Beating me once is not enough, why do you want to beat me next time? Next time if you mess with me, I will just light an incense and smash you to death, otherwise it will be endless!"
After the battle at Dilingyuan, Gu Xiaoxing had more combat experience and was more adept at using the Soul Binding Rope. As long as the opponent did not have an absurdly fast speed and could not be cut off, he was confident that he could suppress him with the Soul Binding Rope.
"Who among you still refuses to accept?" Gu Xiaoxing recalled the Soul Binding Rope and wrapped it around his body. He put his hands behind his back and glanced at everyone, exuding a strong sense of intimidation. Although he was only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation and many people present had higher cultivation than him, no one dared to stand up at this moment.
Even Senior Brother Chen, who was at the ninth level of Qi Condensation, lost!
"Wow! My little brother is so amazing!" Lu Ling'er rushed forward, her eyes full of stars, and she became a complete fangirl. Then she looked at everyone and raised her proud little head, "Huh! Did you see that? My little brother is the real talent, he is a true genius!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the female disciple who had admired Chen Ziling before was immediately ashamed. Yingning turned around and ran away crying.
The little girl looked disdainful and curled her lips: "Ugly!"
"It's over, my good disciple will never come back!" Sanyang Linglu was devastated. He felt that the previous Lu Linger would never say such a thing. Since she met that brat, everything changed.
Gu Xiaoxing was feeling proud, but he suddenly felt a chill in his heart and looked around vigilantly.
At this time, the second-generation elder stood up and said loudly: "I declare that the champion of this outer sect competition is Chaiyuan - Gu Xiaoxing!"