Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 137 - 67: All Cards on the Table, Gaining the Upper Hand

Chapter 137: Chapter 67: All Cards on the Table, Gaining the Upper Hand

"Now, let’s welcome contestant number 40 and contestant number 1 to arena number 2."

Having just enhanced his Celestial Ghost Transformation Skill, Su Yu heard the host’s voice again and was transported back to the arena.

The same technique as always, a man and his sword easily overwhelmed the opponent.

It was so plain and unadorned, without any flair.

In the subsequent rounds, he faced opponents with just one sword, and none could withstand his assault.

Top thirty-two.

The top thirty-two engage in a round-robin to decide the top twenty.

Then determine the top ten.

Wei Xia, He Shoucheng, and Gu Zhiqiu all smoothly made it into the top ten, especially Gu Zhiqiu, whose ranking improved significantly compared to last time.

The exquisite Ten Thousand Gu Spirit Gathering Scripture is truly a perfect match for Gu Dao Stream players, comparable to the esoteric-level Dao techniques. With the elevation of Heart Skill, the bonuses to Gu insects become increasingly significant; most opponents can be defeated with just a few thousand Ink Ball Bees.

Besides that, he has already refined over a hundred Golden-winged Flying Centipedes, all above level sixty, and the first batch even reached over seventy.

Combined with the bonuses from the Ten Thousand Gu Spirit Gathering Scripture to the Gu insects, his overall combat strength is incredibly strong, even defeating He Shoucheng, Xu Lulu, and Lan Yiyi. The only ones he lost to were Su Yu, Ding Lingyu, and Wei Xia.

He defeated Lan Yiyi using over a hundred Golden-winged Flying Centipedes and more than three thousand Ink Ball Bees, relying on breaking through the defense with poison damage.

His defeat to Wei Xia was because Wei Xia’s strength had significantly improved compared to three months ago, and his Thunder Hammer was undeniably a top-quality Tier Seven Treasure.

This time, it seemed he’d surpassed a certain threshold, and the power of the Thunder Hammer had qualitatively improved since the last exam.

Not only was it more powerful, but it also unlocked the Lightning Chain attack method, unleashing a series of lightning chains to attack en masse.

High attack and speed with AOE, it’s definitely the bane of Gu Dao Stream.

But the stronger Wei Xia still met his match against Ding Lingyu and Su Yu, leaving without any chance to retaliate.

Su Yu directly suspended the Celestial Sound Bell above his head, blocking the hundreds of thunder strikes Wei Xia unleashed in his ultimate move, and with twin swords, entangled and slaughtered him fiercely, breaking through all his defensive techniques in less than ten seconds and forcefully killing him.

Now entering the top ten ranking battles, all contestants must face each of the other nine top ten competitors once, ranking by the number of victories.

Su Yu’s next opponent was Lan Yiyi.

This once formidable rival could no longer keep up with his growth pace; previously barely breaking through defenses, now with twin swords and a small mastery of Condensing Sword into Silk, possessing as high as 5 armor-penetration points, ignoring 50% of physique-derived defense, delivering a casual sword strike with over two thousand damage.

Dealing with him was even easier than dealing with Wei Xia.

Then he faced He Shoucheng, followed by Gu Zhiqiu, both of whom engaged in a friendly match with him, but after an exciting minute-long exchange, he knocked them off the platform.

Defeating one opponent after another, he soon had eight consecutive victories, leaving only Ding Lingyu.

Ding Lingyu had similarly swept through all opponents, standing before him.

At this moment, everyone perked up, and the guild leaders on the main stand couldn’t help but sit up straight.

Many turned to look at Ding Hao, the vice-president in the center of the main stand, and Chu Xinyue, the leader of the main group’s second team. One is Ding Hao’s son, and the other is under Chu Xinyue’s special cultivation. Previously, Ding Hao’s machinations had prevented Chu Xinyue from controlling the second group, forcing her to rely on surviving the Celestial Tribulation to ascend as a Loose Immortal to break the stalemate. The grudge between them had long been established.

The outcome of the battle between Su Yu and Ding Lingyu was viewed as a clash between two factions by outsiders, and the victor would have the chance to garner some support from other neutral factions within the guild.

Standing on the arena, Ding Lingyu said in a deep voice:

"Last time I was careless, this time I won’t give you any chances."

Su Yu gave a faint smile and said:

"If you truly had confidence, your father wouldn’t have asked me to go easy on you."

Ding Lingyu’s face changed slightly, and Su Yu continued to strike at his will:

"Your father is experienced and must have gathered information on me. He must have seen that I’ve grown too fast now and thought you might not be my match, so he offered money for me to go easy on you, two Tier Seven Flying Swords and thirty-two kilos of gold—I almost agreed."

With these words, Ding Lingyu’s momentum visibly declined, clearly affected by them.

However, he reacted quickly, realizing something and said coldly:

"In the end, everything boils down to strength. Stop talking nonsense and show your true skills!"

Su Yu chuckled inwardly, gestured, and the Celestial Sound Bell appeared in his hand, gently tossing it above his head, layers of sound waves descending to protect him.

Then he opened his mouth and spat out, the Subduing Sun Azure Sparrow soaring out, transforming into streams of white and azure sword lights floating beside him.

Ding Lingyu likewise reacted, transforming into a Thunderbolt Divine General encircled by lightning.

Thunderbolt Divine General: Qi and Blood 560,000, Mana 140,000, Physique 5,600, Strength 5,600, Speed 3,500 km/h, Dao Skill: Thunder Mastery, Taiyi Divine Thunder, Qianqing Shangyuan Taiyi Divine Thunder Net.

Furthermore, he saw the divine general wielding a majestic spear wrapped in lightning that looked as pure as jade.

"His vitality increased by 160,000 since last time, how many layers has he ascended?"

"And he’s even carrying a weapon now!"

However, Su Yu wasn’t fazed at all; there was an improvement but not a qualitative change. This divine general hadn’t developed any new powerful techniques, with the strongest move still being the Qianqing Shangyuan Taiyi Divine Thunder Net.

9, 8, 7...

The countdown slowly disappeared, and the barrier between them gradually vanished.