72: 67 Xiaobi_3 72: 67 Xiaobi_3 With a thunderous roar, the figure of the man in the golden robe was engulfed by rolling flames.
Ye Yuqing then summoned more than twenty Fire Serpent Talismans, transforming into more than twenty red fire serpents a yard long, rushing towards the opponent.
A huge boom erupted, the fire surged, and the high temperature caused the ground to show signs of melting.
Before the flames had dissipated, Ye Yuqing took out another stack of Fire Serpent Talismans.
“Stop, Sister Ye, stop, I admit defeat.”
The voice of the man in the golden robe came from within the flames.
Only then did Ye Yuqing put away her Fire Serpent Talismans, and as the flames dispersed, the man in the golden robe was seen covered in a faint golden barrier, drenched in sweat.
“Thank you for yielding, Senior Brother Sun.”
Ye Yuqing said with a fist salute.
Shen Long nodded; he had quickly estimated that in this duel, the value of the talismans Ye Yuqing had used exceeded eight hundred Spirit Stones.
With a few hundred more, one could buy a high-quality Magic Artifact.
What Ye Yuqing was doing wasn’t so much battling with magic as it was smashing Spirit Stones.
Shen Long looked towards another arena, where Gu Tianhong held a red dagger in his hand, with seven red daggers attacking a thin man in blue robes.
An Ice Crystal Scorpion and a red giant toad were entangled on the ground while a Green Thunder Falcon and a Green Giant Crane dueled in the sky, evenly matched, both in the Late Stage of the first order.
Before long, the seven red daggers broke through the blue-robed man’s defense, grazing past him.
The man in the blue robe, sweating profusely, saluted with his fist and said, “Thank you for showing mercy, Junior Brother Gu, I concede.”
“Senior Brother Xu, you’re too kind.”
Gu Tianhong returned the salute.
The first round of duels ended with one hundred seventy-three people remaining; an odd number meant there would be one bye, and the person who drew the bye would advance directly to the third round.
Shen Long drew number forty-five, and his opponent was a red-robed young man in his early twenties, only at the fifth level of Qi Refinement.
As soon as the duel began, Shen Long flicked his right hand, and a barrel-sized red fireball flew out, smashing towards the red-robed young man.
The red-robed young man hastily summoned a red shield in front of him, releasing a Fire Cloud Clam and a Green Thunder Eagle, both at the Middle Stage of the first order.
A flash of blue light flickered on Shen Long’s body, and a thick blue water barrier appeared close to his body, protecting his whole figure as he released a Fire Rock Beast to attack the Fire Cloud Clam.
The Green Thunder Eagle opened its beak and released a baby-arm-thick bolt of green lightning, shooting straight at Shen Long.
Shen Long’s figure shifted, avoiding the green lightning.
The Green Thunder Eagle kept releasing bolts of green lightning at Shen Long, who, with Great Perfection in Wind Control Skill, dodged them all.
The Fire Cloud Clam and the Fire Rock Beast were locked in combat, evenly matched.
While dodging the Green Thunder Eagle’s attacks, Shen Long continued to release gigantic fireballs towards the red-robed young man.
With a thunderous roar, the giant fireballs engulfed the red shield, along with the red-robed young man in flames.
All the attacks of the Green Thunder Eagle missed, Shen Long was simply too fast, and the red-robed young man couldn’t react like Shen Long did.
The Green Thunder Eagle spread its wings and dove from the sky, heading straight for Shen Long.
Shen Long casually released a giant fireball at the Green Thunder Eagle, which opened its beak to release a bolt of green lightning, striking the giant fireball.
After a thunderous explosion, the giant fireball burst open, rolling flames enveloping the Green Thunder Eagle, which managed to evade it.
It hadn’t flown far when four yellow daggers shot towards it.
The Green Thunder Eagle flapped its wings, dodging the yellow daggers, which then circled and pursued.
Shen Long controlled the Mother-Child Blade to attack the Green Thunder Eagle while releasing more giant fireballs towards the red-robed young man.
In less than fifteen minutes, the red-robed young man was defeated.
Shen Long’s casting was too fast, his Great Perfection in Fireball Technique was too powerful, and the young man simply couldn’t defend.
He had used up all the talismans he bought in the previous round.
Shen Long smoothly advanced to the third round.
With this round over, eighty-seven people remained; less than one hundred, so no draw was necessary.
Instead, they headed to Thousand Demon Tower to rank based on their performance advancing through the levels.
Ye Yuqing, Ye Yutang, Qin Bao, Gu Tianhong, Tang Yuting, Wei Yue, Han Shi, Chen Tai, Chen Yue, Li Lei, and others all advanced to the third round.
Among the eighty-seven, there was a Qi Refinement fifth-level cultivator whose first-round opponent was at the fourth level, and he drew a bye in the second round, advancing directly to the third.
“Congratulations on advancing to the third round.
Rest well, have lunch, and gather here after.
Master Uncle Liu will lead you to challenge the Thousand Demon Tower.”
“Yes, Senior Brother Qin.”
Shen Long and the others answered in unison and began to leave.
There was still time, as the Teaching Pavilion was closed for the day.
“Junior Brother Shen, Sister Ye, Junior Brother Li, how about coming over to my place for a few drinks?”
Qin Bao warmly invited.
Given the strength of Shen Long, Ye Yuqing, and Ye Yutang, breaking into the top fifty shouldn’t be a problem.
“Senior Brother Qin, let’s drink after the competition ends!
Keep the good wine for later.”
“Right, keep the good wine for later.”
Ye Yutang agreed emphatically.
“Alright then, we’ll all get together for a few drinks after the competition.”
Qin Bao said with a smile.
No sooner had Shen Long returned to his lodging when Sun Furong showed up.
Shen Long smiled slightly and asked, “Junior Sister Sun, is there something you need?”
Sun Furong pulled out a green Jade Slip and handed it to Shen Long, saying, “This is from my father for you.
It contains some of his insights from challenging Thousand Demon Tower; I hope it can help you.”
“Thank you, Junior Sister Sun.
Come in for a cup of tea to relieve your fatigue!”
Shen Long invited her as he accepted the Jade Slip.
I still need to go to Senior Brother Qin, Senior Sister Ye’s places, and others, to pass on my father’s insights from Thousand Demon Tower, in hopes that it can help them.”
Sun Furong explained.
By sending her on this errand, Sun Sen clearly intended for her to form good connections.
If even one person accepted this favor, it would be enough.