Chapter 21: A Unique Showdown
Although he was protected by five transcendents, Zhou Xiaoning could still faintly feel the terrifying coercion that seemed to suppress the entire world. Zhou Xiaoning is still self-aware, in the face of this coercion, he may not be able to hold it for even a moment, and it is absolutely life and death to confront him.
However, just when Zhou Xiaoning was full of worries and didn't know what would happen next, the five detached people explained to him with practical actions what it means to be capricious if you have strength.
I saw that the five of them joined forces and sent out a beam of light together, and they actually broke up the holy weapon tribulation. This is not over, they then re-collected the energy scattered after the shattering of the Life and Death Tribulation, and after refining, together with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi Baptism after the Tribulation, they re-infused it into the [Senluo Vientiane] to help it further improve its quality.
Under the intervention of the five transcendents, the life and death calamity only lasted less than three minutes from the appearance to the end, and in such a short time, Zhou Xiaoning's power of order was only one-third completed.
After another ten minutes or so, Zhou Xiaoning's training work was finally completed. However, Zhou Xiaoning didn't stop there, just as the so-called past this village, there is no such shop, there is still more than half of the world origin in the void pool, if you miss this opportunity to absorb the world origin in the name of righteousness, I don't know when I will wait next time.
After more than ten minutes like this, when there was only a shallow layer of water left in the Void Pool, Zhou Xiaoning finally stopped absorbing and opened his eyes.
It's not that Zhou Xiaoning doesn't want to suck away all the world primitives, but some of the transcendents have already shown hesitant expressions, obviously beginning to suspect that if Zhou Xiaoning doesn't stop it, the existence of the New Dragon Realm will be exposed.
The New Dragon Realm is one of the few existences that can arouse their covetability, although the Galaxy Saint Venerable has a very kind attitude towards Zhou Xiaoning, but knowing people and faces but not knowing their hearts, Zhou Xiaoning doesn't want to lose money in the New Dragon Realm because of greed for a while.
"Huh, uncle, fortunately not dishonored."
Zhou Xiaoning slowly walked ashore, holding the [Senluo Vientiane] that had completely turned purple and gold with both hands and exuded a soft light, and handed it to the hands of the Star River Saint Venerable.
If the previous appearance of the [Senluo Vientiane] was a bit sorry for the quality of the holy weapon, and it would make people mistake it for haze when thrown outside, then now it is like a rare treasure that has been carefully carved and born, even if it does not show its majesty, it is just placed there, it is an existence that people cannot ignore.
To be honest, Zhou Xiaoning really didn't want to return the [Senluo Vientiane] to the Xinghe Saint Venerable, you must know that when he practiced the [Senluo Vientiane] before, Zhou Xiaoning had to take a lot of sins, even if he only acted as a conduit between the Void Pool and the New Dragon Realm, but under the impact of such a huge world origin, he had experienced several dangers, if it weren't for the complete version of the [Ancestral Dragon Body] that was powerful enough, he would probably not be able to stand here intact.
It is said that Zhou Xiaoning has paid such a big price, both merit and hard work, it should not be too much to ask for something.
The Galaxy Saint Venerable has lived for so many years, and he has already seen through people's hearts, even if he doesn't use any extraordinary means, just based on his experience, it is more than enough to be a mind-reading expert in those criminal investigation dramas.
Zhou Xiaoning's little bit of flowery intestines, Xinghe Saint Venerable could see it at a glance, but he didn't break it, and pushed the [Senluo Vientiane] back into Zhou Xiaoning's hands with his backhand and said: "Senluo Vientiane can only exert its greatest power with the blessing of the power of order, so it is most suitable for you to be his master." ”
The words of the Xinghe Holy Venerable suddenly made Zhou Xiaoning stunned, this is a holy weapon, even if it is in the hands of a transcendent, there is not much, so it was given to him like this, this is too generous!
Thinking that he had cheated a lot of other people's world origins before, and now he took the [Senluo Wanxiang], even if Zhou Xiaoning's face had already been exercised like an iron wall, he couldn't help but blush.
"Uncle Shi, this is a holy weapon that you have spent hundreds of millions of years refining, and I am really ashamed to hold it."
Zhou Xiaoning said this, but his eyes never took his eyes off the [Senluo Vientiane], obviously he still had thoughts about this holy weapon.
Originally, according to the normal routine, after Zhou Xiaoning resigned, the Galaxy Saint Venerable would persuade him, Zhou Xiaoning would refuse, and the Galaxy Saint Venerable would persuade him again, and so on three times, creating an atmosphere that the owner of [Senluo Vientiane] was none other than Zhou Xiaoning, and then he could give him the task of fighting against the Chaos Heavenly Demon and maintaining world peace.
However, reality is not a film and television work, let alone a comic, how can there be so many fixed routines, accidents often happen inadvertently.
"Master, since His Excellency Zu Long said so, you should reconsider it according to his intentions."
Seeing that the Xinghe Holy Venerable was planning to hand over the [Senluo Vientiane] to Zhou Xiaoning just now, Long Lieyang was already anxious, although now except for the fool, everyone could hear that what Zhou Xiaoning said was nothing more than modest words, but he would rather be this fool than let [Senluo Vientiane] fall into Zhou Xiaoning's hands!
In fact, the reason why Long Lieyang had such a big reaction was not completely without reason. In fact, Long Lieyang also had the power of order, and it was precisely because of this that the Galaxy Saint Venerable would make an exception to accept him as a disciple and spare no effort to cultivate him, so that he could come in handy when fighting against the Chaos Heavenly Demon in the future. [Senluo Wanxiang] was originally intended to be handed over to Long Lieyang to use, although the Galaxy Saint Venerable never made it clear, but the act of not letting him contact [Senluo Wanxiang] had already revealed his intentions.
It can be said that before Zhou Xiaoning came, Long Lieyang was the winner of life that everyone envied, a proper protagonist template, but it was a pity that he met Zhou Xiaoning, who was shrouded in the halo of the protagonist, and he only had to lose.
"Don't mess around."
Xinghe Saint Venerable glanced at Long Lieyang in a complicated way, he was very satisfied with this disciple in all aspects, but this character was too strong, and the most unsightly thing was that others compared him to the past. This time, he probably felt that Zhou Xiaoning had snatched what should have belonged to him, so he behaved like this and it was normal.
In fact, if it was possible, why didn't the Galaxy Saint Venerable not want to hand over the [Senluo Wanxiang] he had refined to his own apprentices, but the power of order of Long Lieyang was hidden, except for one time when he was born, it had not been stimulated in the past thousands of years.
The Galaxy Saint Venerable and the other four transcendents tried various methods to stimulate the only power in Long Lieyang's body, but in the end, they all failed. In desperation, the Galaxy Saint Venerable could only let it develop freely, hoping that one day they could awaken the power of order in their bodies.
Originally, the Galaxy Saint Venerable and the others thought that they could only wait forever, but Zhou Xiaoning's appearance made them see a turning point, coupled with the fact that the prohibition of sealing the Chaos Heavenly Demon was weakening day by day, the day when the Chaos Heavenly Demon broke the seal was not far off, and they didn't have so much time to wait. After several discussions, the Galaxy Saint Venerable made this decision now, the stakes are very high, even the slightest mistake may cause irreparable consequences, this price is too great, they can't afford to gamble.
"Master, I don't accept it, even if he has the power of order, he may not be the best master of all things, I implore you to take back your life and think about it carefully."
Excited, Long Lieyang confronted his master for the first time.
This made a look of disappointment flash in the eyes of the Xinghe Holy Venerable, how could a person who couldn't see the overall situation clearly be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, it seemed that he was usually negligent in discipline, and he didn't correct this shortcoming of Long Lieyang in time, and he must pay attention to it in the future.
Xinghe Saint Venerable had a resolution in his heart, and he was about to scold Long Lieyang, but unexpectedly, at this time, Zhou Xiaoning suddenly spoke: "Look at your appearance, it seems that you are not convinced by me." As for me, I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to hang and beat all kinds of dissatisfaction, let's talk about it, how can you be convinced? ”
"You and I have a competition, if you can win against me, I will recognize your ability, from now on, I am willing to saddle the horse and swear allegiance to the death. But if you lose, it means that your strength is no more than that, and from now on you will no longer be able to fight all kinds of ideas! ”
Long Lieyang looked at Zhou Xiaoning with a condescending gaze with an arrogant face, he knew that Zhou Xiaoning had the bloodline of the ancestral dragon, and he had inherited all the inheritance of the Cangyuan ancestral dragon, but so what, he had practiced with his master who was a transcendent person for thousands of years, and the level of power he had come into contact with was not something that a person who had not yet reached detachment could imagine, so he was full of confidence in this duel, he would definitely not lose!
"Bang Bang Bang"
Zhou Xiaoning applauded, and shot back in the tone of a superior speaking to a subordinate: "I just like young people like you who are motivated and idealistic, after all, no matter whether it can be realized or not, the ideal still has to be made, otherwise what's the difference between being alive and a salted fish?" ”
The-for-tat confrontation between Zhou Xiaoning and Long Lieyang made Long Yijun sad, but he also knew that he couldn't persuade the two of them, so in desperation, he had no choice but to ask the Galaxy Saint Venerable for help.
It's just that Long Yijun never expected that the Xinghe Holy Venerable didn't seem to have the intention of stopping the two, not only did he not dissuade them, but instead added fuel to the fire: "Since the two of you have plans to have a competition, then okay, I will do the arbitration." Since your disputes are all caused by the Forest, then you can compare the control of the Forest. ”
"Before the competition begins, I must declare that it is forbidden to use any spells, magic weapons, elixirs, and other things that have nothing to do with the competition. In addition, the winner of the competition will be determined by me, and when I feel that one side loses, the competition will be terminated, and no one will be allowed to complain at that time, do you two understand? ”
The Galaxy Saint Venerable swept over Zhou Xiaoning and Long Lieyang with a scrutinizing gaze, but if you pay close attention, you will find that he has stayed on Long Lieyang for significantly twice as long as Zhou Xiaoning.
"Apprentice, that's all you can do for a teacher, I hope that through this competition, you can let go of the obsession in your heart."
For the sake of this apprentice, the Galaxy Saint Venerable was also heartbroken, he knew that if he couldn't let Long Lieyang completely die, today's incident would become Long Lieyang's heart knot. If it is not resolved for a long time, the knot in his heart is likely to evolve into a demon, and at that time, whether it is to lead Long Lieyang astray or make his cultivation stagnant, it is not what he wants to see.
"Shibo's competition method is really chic and interesting, so just follow what Shibo said."
Zhou Xiaoning agreed, Long Lieyang naturally would not work against his master, and in terms of the time he spent in contact with [Senluo Wanxiang], he was hundreds of millions of times that of Zhou Xiaoning, so his chances of winning would be greater.
"Since you all have no opinion, let's start the competition."
As soon as the words fell, I saw that with a wave of the Galaxy Saint Venerable's big hand, the [Senluo Vientiane] was split from the middle, turning into two clouds of purple gold mist of the same size and flying towards Zhou Xiaoning and Long Lieyang respectively.
Long Lieyang is worthy of being a person who has been in contact with [Senluo Vientiane] all year round, and he has grasped the characteristics of [Senluo Vientiane] to the extreme, almost the moment he comes into contact with the purple gold mist, he condenses [Senluo Vientiane] into a spear.
In the years that Long Lieyang has followed the Xinghe Holy Venerable to practice, he has not only cultivated a strong cultivation, many powerful spells, but also learned a not weak spear technique. I saw that his gun was like a dragon, and a little cold light pointed directly at Zhou Xiaoning's vital point, looking at his fierce posture, he really didn't spare his hand at all.
"Since ancient times, the spearman Lucky E, from the moment you take the gun, you are doomed to the fate of failure. Well, before you lose, I'll show you what it means to be a supernatural swordsmanship! ”
Zhou Xiaoning condensed the [Senluo Vientiane] into a three-foot long sword, although the speed was a beat slower than Long Lieyang, but with his superb martial arts, the last strike came first, hitting the sword shadow in the sky, breaking the cold glow of Long Lieyang.
However, this is just the beginning, most of the spear skills that Long Lieyang learned need the cooperation of the source force in order to exert the greatest power, but due to the restrictions of the Galaxy Saint Venerable, he can only use moves to fight the enemy, although it is also very subtle, far beyond secular martial arts, but he is standing up, he always feels that something is missing, very awkward.
And Zhou Xiaoning is different, his every move and style is honed in actual combat, and later after Luo Cuilian's sublimation training, although he failed to reach the realm of the same skill as her, but he also reached the point where the skill is close to the Tao, what the heart feels, and where the sword goes.
In layman's terms, it means that when the idea is taken to the extreme, when using the swordsmanship, it will spontaneously attract the power of heaven and earth and attach itself to the long sword, thus forming a special power, sword qi.
Zhou Xiaoning's sword qi was born naturally after the artistic conception of the sword path reached a certain level, and it was not prompted by the source force, so it was not considered a foul. Didn't you see that the Galaxy Saint Venerable didn't shout to stop, this can be regarded as the rationality of acquiescing to Zhou Xiaoning's sword qi.
At this moment, Long Lieyang can bear it.