After defeating Song Duan, only Wu Tianlei, Gu Youlan, Bai Yiyi, Li Linfeng, Wu Shentong, and Song Yan were among the top ten in the fourth round who had not fought against Cheng Ling.
Li Linfeng, Wu Shentong, and Song Yan didn't think so. Even Cheng Maofa was defeated by Cheng Ling. Naturally, the three of them would not challenge Cheng Ling. Only Wu Tianlei, Gu Youlan, and Bai Yiyi have enough strength to challenge.
It's just that the two women have an unusual relationship with Cheng Ling, and they both belong to the Kendo Academy, so there is little chance of challenging them. In the end, only Wu Tianlei from the Martial Arts Academy was left. Only he has the motivation and strength to challenge for the number one position.
Wu Tianlei really thought so. There was no challenge in the third round, but he just didn't want to fight when Cheng Ling consumed too much, so as not to be accused of taking advantage. He is a pure warrior who never tires of pursuing strength and fighting.
Sure enough, after Song Duan admitted defeat, Qiu Ruohen naturally gave up the challenge. After one fight, Cheng Ling couldn't be affected, and if he fought again, the result would be the same.
Wu Tianlei was ready to make a move and was planning to challenge. But Wu Qiankun's voice came next to his ears, saying: "Tian Lei, don't challenge Cheng Ling, at least don't challenge him in the competition!"
Wu Tianlei hesitated, and could only reluctantly take back the words he was about to say, lowered his head, and said helplessly to the presiding elder: "I abstain!"
The referee nodded and even Wu Tianlei abstained. It seemed that Cheng Ling's number one position was secure. Unexpectedly, after only four rounds of this competition, the ranking of the top 100 became clear, and there was no suspense at all.
Fortunately, the previous few competitions were very exciting, and the sudden rise of the Kendo Academy completely suppressed the Fa Dao Academy, which brought some talk about the competition. Otherwise, this year's competition would be far inferior to previous ones.
Although the rankings are basically clear, the rounds of competition still need to be carried out.
The fourth round ends and the fifth round begins. The challenge is still from the top 100. However, the people at the back are basically the disciples of the Fa Dao Academy. Their strength cannot be used at all and they are struggling.
Not to mention challenging the disciples at the top, it would be good if you can keep your original position. As a result, in the entire fifth round, there were only a few simple battles, and other matches were basically forfeited.
The referees and academy bosses were depressed, and the audience was also watching with waning enthusiasm. The four major courtyard masters basically acquiesced to the results of the competition, and the next rounds were dispensable.
After consulting the opinions of all the big shots, the referee explained a few words about the situation and announced loudly: "This year's Inner Disciple Competition is officially over!"
After saying that, he connected the dots with both hands and performed a long series of moves. Gradually, the ground in the square began to vibrate slightly, and there seemed to be bursts of dragon roars. After a while, the entire square seemed to be covered in a layer of golden light.
After the golden light filled the square, it began to gather in the center of the ring. Soon, a gleaming five-clawed golden dragon emerged from the ground of the square. After taking shape, it let out a loud roar, soared into the sky, hovered in the sky for a moment, and then rushed into the forbidden light barrier. ,
The top 100 disciples and the disciples in the audience were all shocked by the power of the dragon, and they were all stunned and unable to react.
After the giant dragon broke into the seal, it split into hundreds of different sizes and rushed into the bodies of the hundreds of disciples suspended in the air. In an instant, the top 100 disciples in the air were glowing with golden light. Those disciples who had been injured or exhausted in the previous rounds had a look on their faces.
Show a comfortable look.
The dragon's golden light was like a tonic elixir, constantly repairing their injuries and replenishing the consumed real energy. However, the golden light emitted by the top 100 disciples is not the same. According to the ranking, the intensity of the golden light emitted varies greatly.
This giant dragon was transformed from the dragon veins of Famous Sword Academy. The power of dragon veins is the first consideration for some powerful sects when they build mountain gates. The Dragon Vein of Famous Sword Academy is the most powerful in the south, covering almost the entire Shiwan Mountain.
This kind of energy is very mysterious, and most sects and families will choose places with dragon veins to build. This kind of increase can not only strengthen the sect itself, but also greatly increase the understanding of spiritual practice.
Not every competition in the inner sect of the academy can lead to dragon veins. Only by meeting an evil disciple with extremely good luck and some opportunities can the underground dragon veins be manifested. The elder referee just followed the usual practice and played a trick to see if he could draw out the dragon's veins and help the top 100 disciples gain enlightenment.
Unexpectedly, it was actually drawn out this time, and the drawn dragon vein energy gathered into a complete five-clawed golden dragon, which had never been seen in hundreds of years. The demonic attributes of this generation's top 100 disciples are obviously far better than before.
The referee elder looked at Cheng Ling indifferently. Obviously, Cheng Ling has shined in this competition, and so far, even he can't tell what level his true strength is.
Looking at the young man who was first in line, emitting a rich golden light and whose figure could barely be seen, I felt greatly relieved.
Famous Sword Academy has been silent for too long, and has been barely maintaining its status as one of the five major academies. In a few years, there will be another exchange meeting between the five major colleges. With Cheng Ling's swordsmanship talent and growth rate, he will surely shine brightly in the exchange and restore the reputation of the colleges.
The energy of the dragon vein was very huge. Cheng Ling received almost a quarter of the energy of the entire dragon vein, and his entire body was covered in golden light.
As soon as the dragon vein energy enters the body, one immediately feels a vague connection with Shiwandashan. His mind became clearer, and some of the subtle distracting thoughts that hindered his cultivation were being reduced or even eliminated by the washing of invisible power. His whole person seemed to feel much more relaxed.
The soul begins to sublimate, and the barriers to the divine transformation stage are clearly visible, and can be broken through with just a flash of thought. Originally, the purity of the true energy had reached the limit, and the martial arts and swordsmanship had been practiced to perfection. If it were not for the inner sect competition, he would have been able to break through in seclusion for a month.
So far, there are no obstacles. However, Cheng Ling did not break through immediately. This kind of opportunity to be filled with dragon veins was really rare. It was not much different from the state of unity between man and nature when he transcended the tribulation and improved his realm.
Your understanding has doubled, and you can take advantage of this opportunity to perfect your understanding of swordsmanship and artistic conception. Shen Lei Shu finally fused the last move to form the final sword skill, which was twice as powerful as the original.
His heart-refining sword skills have been greatly improved. In his current state, he can use four swords at his peak, and his combat power has been greatly improved.
The general trend of swordsmanship is getting stronger and is already fifty percent strong.
The improvement in swordsmanship has reached its peak, and the rest is the artistic conception. Cheng Ling has comprehended quite a few artistic conceptions so far, including the artistic conception of wind, the artistic conception of thunder, the artistic conception of clouds, the artistic conception of wood, the artistic conception of water, the artistic conception of fire, and the artistic conception of ice.
Among them, wind, thunder, water, and fire have all reached 70%, the Nascent Soul stage has reached its peak, the artistic conception of wood has reached 50%, and the artistic conception of cloud has reached 70%.
50% of the realm, 50% of the artistic conception of ice.
He thought over and over again, and based on the water and fire sword skills he used when fighting Cheng Maofa, he finally decided to advance the Ice Concept to 70%. In this way, a balance can be achieved with the artistic conception of fire, and the power of the two poles of ice and fire can be exerted to its limit.
Just do it when you think of it. In your mind, the origin of ice is clearly displayed, and the power of the artistic conception gradually increases, and soon reaches the peak of 70%, catching up with the understanding of the artistic conception of fire.
At this time, he felt that the bonus of the power of the dragon vein had begun to weaken, so he hurriedly stopped comprehending the artistic conception of ice and turned to the sword intention.
Sword intention is the original artistic conception of the swordsman. The higher the sword intention, the stronger the swordsman's strength will increase. In the previous game, he advanced his sword intent to 70%, but it was only at the entry-level stage of 70%. Now with the bonus of dragon vein power, it can just improve the stability.
There was not much time left, and Kankan had stabilized his sword intent to the early stage of 70%. The bonus of the power of the dragon vein gradually dissipated, and the golden light that shrouded his body disappeared.
Cheng Ling was very satisfied. The power of the dragon vein he had obtained was several times that of other disciples, and it lasted the longest. Many disciples ranked in the 50s and 60s can only be blessed by the power of the dragon vein for a few dozen breaths.
Cheng Ling, on the other hand, received a quarter of an hour of dragon vein energy blessing. Not only have the two sword skills been perfected, but the artistic conception of ice and sword intention have also made great progress. Moreover, the two artistic conceptions of ice and fire are in balance, and the understanding of high-grade sword skills provides a strong guarantee.
Before monks transform into gods, the sword skills they understand generally have only one attribute, which is called first-level sword skills. Power is only the basis of sword skills. Only after becoming a god and integrating multiple artistic conceptions can one comprehend second-grade sword skills or even third-grade sword skills.
These are the levels at which sword skills truly exert their power. Of course, the difficulty of comprehending a second-grade sword skill or above is several times that of a first-grade sword skill. Ordinary monks can barely comprehend it until the distraction stage. Only some disciples with extremely strong understanding and swordsmanship talents can master it in the divine transformation stage. Comprehend the second-grade sword skill.
After the golden light on Cheng Ling finally dissipated, the audience dispersed one by one in envy. On the rostrum, only a few big guys from the academy were left. They wanted to discuss the interests of each academy after the competition, so naturally they had to stay and gossip!
Disciples have no right to participate in these. One hundred stone platforms slowly descended, and the top one hundred disciples walked off the stage, each returned to their own residences, and retreated to reflect on their experiences. As for the disciples in the Fa Daoyuan, I'm sorry, but they still have to find a way to recover from their injuries and cultivation as soon as possible.
Although the power of dragon veins has a repairing effect, the power of dragon veins obtained by disciples ranked fifty or above is not much. Some can only restore the true essence. The tendons and veins damaged by Cheng Ling and others still need to be repaired. Some time to recover.
Cheng Ling walked off the ring and was about to return to Zhuyin Pavilion. Wu Tianlei stepped forward, stopped him and said, "Cheng Ling, we have no chance to compete in this competition. You are the number one, I'm afraid you are not worthy of your reputation!"
Cheng Ling smiled calmly and said, "If you want to ask for advice, I'll be with you at any time."
Wu Tianlei nodded and said: "Shuang Kuang, in this case, you and I need some time to understand, and I will definitely visit you in three days!"
Cheng Ling laughed and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you at Zhuyin Pavilion for three days!" After that, he turned around and left.
