Chapter 1022: Ao Zhan

With the Long Ding Sect's Ao Zhan's sword discussion competition system, it's a demon hunt.Disciples from both sides compete against each other to hunt and kill a second-grade high-level demon beast.Whoever can kill the demon beast and cut out its Inner Core is counted as the winner.During the sword discussion, cultivators need to both hunt demons and deal with people.They can use the demon beast to weaken their opponents' strength.They might also fall into their opponents' traps and suffer the demon beast's poisonous hand.Contention revolving around the demon beast can lead to different tactics, containing myriad changes. The battle situation is more complex, and the outcome is also harder to predict.But the Long Ding Sect's disciples adopted a more direct method.They didn't hunt demons, but directly hunted "people".Ao Zhan led the team, abandoned the demon beast, and directly charged at Tai Xu Sect's five people, planning to kill the people first, then the demon.This is an extremely confident fighting style.This means they have enough confidence to kill Tai Xu Sect's five people in a short time with a crushing posture.At the same time, after killing Tai Xu Sect's five people, they still have spare strength to continue hunting and killing a second-grade high-level demon beast.It's very obvious they didn't put Mo Hua and the others in their eyes.One could even say there was some "humiliation" in it.But the facts prove they do have such strength, and they do have the qualifications to do so.As soon as the battle started, the five people from Long Ding Sect's surged with dragon force, carrying fearful whistling sounds, like fierce tigers escaping their cages, charging straight at Mo Hua and the others.Mo Hua had previously exchanged hands with Long Ding Sect's second-rate disciples and experienced the power of the Long Hu Lian Ti Jue.But those disciples were completely incomparable to the current five people, especially the leading Ao Zhan.Ao Zhan, at the peak of Foundation Establishment, was full of dragon essence and tiger ferocity. His gaze swept around with considerable dignity, and his momentum was frightening.An illusory green cauldron dragon shadow entwined around his entire body.Between the surging blood energy, there was a faint dragon roar.In a trance, there was actually a bit of the majesty of the Demon Sect leader, also the Third Prince of the Great Wilderness, Shen Tu Ao, who was buried in the Gu Shan Shen Dian and carried the Si Xiang Qing Long Array.When the two sides met, the strong ones confronted each other first.Ao Zhan let out an angry roar, his fist wind like a dragon, and then fought with Ling Hu Xiao.Xiao Wu Chen was the first person of Tian Jian Sect.And this Ao Zhan was the first person of Long Ding Sect. The fame and strength of the two were not equal.But Ao Zhan was a powerful body cultivator with integrated offense and defense. His blood energy surged, and his dragon force surged. Once in close combat, his fists and feet moved wide open and closed, his momentum vast and mighty, very difficult to block.From this point of view, he restrained Ling Hu Xiao, this kind of long-range sword cultivator, more than Xiao Wu Chen did.Ao Zhan engaged in close combat, his movements fierce, fast, and strong, his strength unmatched. Between the flying dragon shadows, he could split mountains and crack stones.Ling Hu Xiao was continuously suppressed, having no chance to even actively draw his sword, only able to retreat step by step.Looking at the surface, he seemed to have lost even more thoroughly than in the battle with Xiao Wu Chen, with no power to fight back.The watching cultivators all shook their heads.Some elders of Chong Xu Mountain showed faces of sorrow and sighed continuously.While Ling Hu Xiao was at a disadvantage.The remaining few people from Tai Xu Sect were suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe.Not to mention supporting Ling Hu Xiao or creating sword opportunities for him, it was extremely difficult for them to even barely preserve themselves in the killing of the Long Ding Sect disciples.Mo Hua wasn't in a much better situation either.A tall Long Ding Sect disciple was chasing and killing him.Mo Hua could only utilize his movement technique and try his best to circle around.This Long Ding Sect disciple was unable to break through the Liu Shui Bu and kill Mo Hua.Mo Hua was also unable to use his movement technique to kill him.This was Mo Hua's second "Di" character sword discussion.The arena, the competition system, and the opponents were all different from the first one.But the development of the battle situation was no different.Soon, Ling Hu Xiao's strength was exhausted, and he was killed by Ao Zhan with a single punch, thus falling in defeat.The situation quickly worsened.Si Tu Jian, Ou Yang Xuan, and Cheng Mo also successively fell in defeat.Only Mo Hua was left, circling around helplessly using his movement technique.Five against one.But this time, the five people from Long Ding Sect were not as polite as the Tian Jian Sect disciples.The five people were not speaking of martial virtue and attacked together. Two of them exchanged fists and feet, chasing and killing Mo Hua, while another two sealed off Mo Hua's position.Ao Zhan's eyes were sharp, staring fixedly at Mo Hua, blood energy in his fists like a dragon, accumulating strength for his killing move, ready to strike.Xiao Wu Chen pretended to be aloof and did not "chop the drowning dog".But he was different.Even a lion uses its full strength when fighting a rabbit.He wanted to personally strike Mo Hua dead!Five Long Ding Sect geniuses surrounded him, their killing intent locked on.Mo Hua's heart jolted, and he secretly thought, "Not good."If he didn't slip away now, he might really "die" at Ao Zhan's hands.Mo Hua immediately used a Liu Shui Bu to create distance, pointed at his forehead, and was about to repeat his old trick and self-destruct the Lun Dao Yu.Ao Zhan sneered, as if he had anticipated this long ago. He immediately channeled qi into his dantian, his chest cavity vibrating with sound, opened his big mouth, and suddenly roared.This sound truly roared out a dragon roar.Like cracking stones and breaking air, a path of white sound waves, carrying the impact of the dragon roar, surged directly into Mo Hua's eardrum.The dragon roar sound pierced his eardrum, went straight into his Shen Hai, and shocked Mo Hua's Divine Sense.And then... nothing.Mo Hua's divine thoughts were like a golden body without leakage, unmoving like a mountain.The dragon roar sound, which shocked people's ears and eyes and made their hearts tremble, entered Mo Hua's ear like a gentle breeze and whispers, without any deterrent effect.What he ate was a dragon soul.How could he possibly fear this dragon chant roared by a human?This path of dragon roar could not deter him at all.Mo Hua only blinked an eye, and then without the slightest delay, he used a bit of spiritual force from his fingertip to break the Lun Dao Yu, and his figure disappeared again.And in the instant Mo Hua disappeared, a path of dragon shadow fist wind howled and arrived, bombing the ground and mountain stones where he had stood into fragments.The force extended outwards, and the entire block of ground cracked inch by inch like a spider web.The dragon roar's deterrence, plus the dragon fist's bombing kill.This was almost a sure-kill punch, yet it hit empty.Ao Zhan slowly retracted his fist, stood up straight, looked at the ground that had been cracked by his punch, and his cold and cruel face above, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled up."...Didn't the roar hold him?"How could this be...And at the same time, outside the Lun Dao Field.Seeing Mo Hua self-destruct the Lun Dao Yu again and escape far away, the crowd let out a chorus of "boos":"Shameless, he escaped again!""Retreating before battle, a coward without a doubt!""No backbone at all, utterly shameless!"There were also people wringing their wrists and sighing:"What a pity, Ao Zhan's punch just missed by that little bit... If it had been just a bit faster, he could have bombed Mo Hua into slag...""If he hadn't made that sound, maybe Mo Hua would have just died...""What 'made that sound', you don't understand anything. That's Long Ding Sect's Hu Xiao Long Yin Jue.""This is a unique Dao method of Long Ding Sect, incredibly mysterious and extremely difficult to learn...""Ordinary disciples learn Hu Xiao, only top disciples can learn Long Yin.""During battle, they use the sound of Hu Xiao Long Yin to deter opponents.""If the opponent is held by the roar, then they will take a solid Long Ding heavy punch. Even if they don't die, they will be half-dead.""Ao Zhan didn't use this Dao method in his previous sword discussions. Using it on Mo Hua this time also counts as giving him face.""He probably also guessed that this shameless boy Mo Hua, seeing the situation is not good, will definitely retreat before battle. Therefore, he wanted to use the Long Yin Jue to keep him there, then bomb him dead with one punch.""What a pity, in the end, he was still a bit slow...""This shameless boy Mo Hua is as sly as a 'ghost'...""Even ghosts aren't as sly as him..."Outside the field, discussions were buzzing. Inside the field, Ao Zhan did not kill Mo Hua, his gaze was icy cold, obviously a bit angry. He swung an empty fist to vent his anger, bombing through a large area of forest and mountain stones, before turning around and instructing with a cold voice:"Kill the demon beast.""Yes!"The remaining four geniuses of Long Ding Sect all replied.And then the five people joined forces, relying solely on their physical strength, clashing head-on. Within dozens of rounds, they slaughtered a second-grade high-level bear demon, broke its four limbs, cut open its chest, and took out its Inner Core, dripping with blood.Thus, the sword discussion ended, and Long Ding Sect won.Meanwhile, Mo Hua and his team lost another match.Zhang Lan, Wen Ren Wan, Gu Chang Huai, Murong Cai Yun, and all the cultivators who silently paid attention and cared about Mo Hua were silent, their expressions somewhat dejected.Yu Er pursed her lips even more, her small face a bit sad.Afterwards, there were sword discussions of other sects.Inside the Lun Dao Mountain field.Mo Hua, who had been defeated and retreated from the field, and Ling Hu Xiao and the others, were together tidying up their storage bags, preparing to return to the sect.Cheng Mo and Si Tu Jian had desolate expressions and were both silent.Ou Yang Xuan's face was even more unpleasant, still somewhat unwilling.Ling Hu Xiao's face was also cold.Although his expression was always cold and indifferent, this time there was a mix of more confusion, dejection, and heaviness within his cold and indifferent expression, like a suppressed dark cloud."Xiao Xiao," Mo Hua called him.Ling Hu Xiao was startled, and he looked up at Mo Hua.Mo Hua sighed, and said with a bit of regret: "We lost this match again."Ling Hu Xiao nodded and did not speak.He had lost more thoroughly.In the hands of Xiao Wu Chen and Ao Zhan, he had almost no power to fight back, was hard-pressed throughout the entire match, and was then personally killed.The more genius one is, the prouder one's heart is, and the more one feels that failure is intolerable.Especially this kind of situation, in the Qian Xue Sword Discussion Assembly, in the public eye, being killed one-on-one by other geniuses...Ling Hu Xiao's heart was extremely painful and tormented.Although Mo Hua had told him before that the truly strong are forged by failure.But the confusion and pain in his heart still almost swallowed up all his self-respect and his confidence in the way of the sword.Ling Hu Xiao was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice:"Little senior brother, I..."Mo Hua understood his thoughts, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said:"Don't think too much. No matter how strong the enemies are, no matter how dangerous the situation is, you only need to think about one thing clearly, and only need to think about one thing..."Mo Hua's tone paused slightly, his gaze clear and bright:"...Believe in your own sword, exert your full strength, carry through your entire way of the sword, and unleash the sword qi...""As for whether this sword wins or loses, whether it kills people or is killed, you don't need to consider it at all.""The purer your thoughts, the stronger your sword will be.""Worries will only make your sword weak."If we talk about the cultivation of sword qi and the foundation of sword techniques, Mo Hua is naturally far inferior to Ling Hu Xiao.But if we talk about the carrying through of sword intent and the comprehension of the way of the sword, looking at the world, there are truly not many people in the same generation who can compare to Mo Hua, who cultivates the Tai Xu Shen Nian Hua Jian Zhen Jue and has fused the Zhan Shen Jian Yi.Ling Hu Xiao was startled, his thoughts repeatedly turning over, gradually becoming enlightened, and his gaze also gradually brightened."En, little senior brother."Ling Hu Xiao nodded, and from his whole person, a trace of "toughness" that would not bend a hundred times flowed out.Like hundred-refined steel, the more it is hammered, the more it can refine itself.Mo Hua nodded.To do great things and seek the great path, "toughness" is sometimes more important than talent.No matter how good one's talent is, if it breaks with one fold, it is meaningless.Only by possessing toughness can one not bend a hundred times.After the crowd finished tidying up their storage bags, they returned to the sect.Inside Tai Xu Gate, several people practiced tactics and researched opponents for a while. When the night deepened, they separated.Ling Hu Xiao was a disciple of Chong Xu Mountain, and he wanted to return to Chong Xu Mountain.Ou Yang Xuan was a disciple of Tai E Mountain, and he also wanted to return to Tai E Mountain.Cheng Mo and Si Tu Jian, on the contrary, were the same as Mo Hua, both living in Tai Xu Mountain.Moreover, they still lived in the same disciple residence.The three of them finished their meal together. As it was getting late, they planned to return to their respective disciple rooms.Before separating, Mo Hua instructed them to rest well and then planned to stand up and leave.Si Tu Jian endured for a long time, and finally slowly opened his mouth and said: "Little senior brother..."Mo Hua turned his head to look at him.Si Tu Jian was silent for a moment, sighed, and only then asked out the confusion in his heart:"Little senior brother, can we... still win?"Cheng Mo also silently looked towards Mo Hua, obviously also a bit lacking in confidence.Cheng Mo and Si Tu Jian were different from Ling Hu Xiao and Ou Yang Xuan.They were not those truly "outstanding" geniuses, and they did not have that kind of high aspiration and pride.Their opponents were the first persons of Tian Jian Sect and Long Ding Sect. Although they were unwilling to lose, there was nothing they could do.The Qian Xue region is very large, and there are many geniuses. There are also many people who are stronger than them.They had known this clearly in their hearts very early on.But they were disciples of Tai Xu Gate, and they were truly closely connected to the sect.They also wanted to win.Even if they were not the ones who shone, even if they only went to "send themselves to death," as long as they could contribute to the victory of the sword discussion, they would do so without hesitation.What's more, the two of them and Mo Hua were in the same team. One honor for all, one damage for all.But the problem now was that they truly couldn't see the hope of "winning".This was just the "Di" character round.Even comparing only two matches.A faint feeling of despair had already arisen in the hearts of the two.The watching cultivators only watched from outside, while they, these sword discussion disciples, were truly competing in the field.They were clearer than anyone else about the power of the Four Great Sects.They were even more aware of that kind of feeling of powerlessness, close to despair, when facing top geniuses like Xiao Wu Chen of Tian Jian Sect and Ao Zhan of Long Ding Sect.They believed in their little senior brother.But at this moment, some confusion and torment were also inevitable in the hearts of the two of them.They originally didn't want to express this confusion, but they really couldn't help it.Mo Hua looked at Si Tu Jian and Cheng Mo, was silent for a moment, and then suddenly smiled gently, "We can win, but we need to look at the situation.""Situation?"Si Tu Jian was startled, and Cheng Mo was even more puzzled.Mo Hua nodded and said: "Don't be scared. The Di character sword discussion doesn't have all top geniuses like Xiao Wu Chen and Ao Zhan.""Besides them, there are still quite a few teams from the Eight Great Gates and first-rate disciples within the Four Great Sects.""Continuously encountering top geniuses like Xiao Wu Chen and Ao Zhan is just our bad luck.""But when we encounter other teams, we can still fight. It's not like there's absolutely no way to win.""This requires looking at the specific situation, making specific plans based on the specific sword discussion competition system and specific opponents...""Of course, we still need a bit of luck..."The sword discussion of the Di character round is different from the Xuan character round.The sword discussion list for the Xuan character round is deduced all at once by the Lun Dao Tian Yi.But the Di character round is different.The Di character sword discussion is conducted match by match. After one match is completed, the Lun Dao Tian Yi then deduces the sword discussion list for the next match.Before this, no one knows who will have a sword discussion with whom next.This tests the disciples' ability to respond randomly and their temporary arrangement consciousness.It retains a part of the suspense for the audience.At the same time, it also prevents some cultivators from knowing the list in advance and taking some underhanded actions behind the scenes.The Di character round is more important in meaning, more geniuses appear, the sword discussion is also more exciting, and the form is also more solemn. It will resolutely stop some outside interference.Therefore, during the sword discussion process, no one knows who their next opponents will be.Before Mo Hua's eyes, there was also a fog.He couldn't really see from beginning to end or carry out an overall plan. He could only proceed step by step, feeling the stones to cross the river, according to the situation...With whom he fights depends on the "dealing of cards" by the Lun Dao Tian Yi. Only then can he think of countermeasures.Therefore, it's not just about looking at the timing, it also requires a bit of luck.And the Lun Dao Tian Yi pays attention to cause and effect.Luck cannot always be bad.Mo Hua smiled, "Don't worry, we will win."Si Tu Jian thought for a moment and nodded.Cheng Mo, although he didn't quite understand, was infected by Mo Hua's confident attitude and also nodded involuntarily.The two of them had been with Mo Hua in the same sect for nine years and were very familiar with him.Many times, they might not believe in themselves, but they would instinctively believe in this "little senior brother" Mo Hua.Even if the situation was dangerous, as long as they followed their little senior brother, their hearts would be much more stable and calm.Si Tu Jian's gaze was gentle, and he saluted and said: "Little senior brother, rest early."Cheng Mo also cupped his hands and followed suit.Mo Hua smiled, "Rest early."Afterwards, in the midst of intense preparations and a nervous and heavy atmosphere, the sword discussion continued.Not only Mo Hua, but other disciples of Tai Xu Gate were also successively defeated.The situation was getting worse and worse.Unease spread in the hearts of all the cultivators of Tai Xu Gate.Under this kind of situation, every victory in a match was extremely precious.Meanwhile, Mo Hua was still quietly waiting for the Lun Dao Tian Yi to "deal the cards."He was also waiting for that one appropriate timing and that one bit of "luck."Two days later, the opponents for Mo Hua's third Di character sword discussion were also decided.Wan Xiao Sect.Mo Hua's luck was slightly better. This time's opponents were not the strongest disciples of Wan Xiao Sect, nor were they the top teams of Wan Xiao Sect.They were a slightly weaker first-rate team within Wan Xiao Sect.Everyone thought that this time Tai Xu Gate could really have a good fight.But in this sword discussion, Mo Hua and his team still lost.Not only that, in this sword discussion, Mo Hua also thoroughly exposed the "flaws" of his entire inheritance without reservation.Low spiritual force, unable to outlast others.Good movement technique, but fundamentally useless.Low-level spells can only be annoying.Lack of killing ability.Once his teammates are not good, he is completely a "waste."Facing the spell bombardment of the five elite spirit cultivators from Wan Xiao Sect, Mo Hua was unable to play any role.This match, which looked like it could be fought, still ended in a loss.Many people's hearts truly cooled down completely.Especially those who had previously favored Tai Xu Gate were even more disheartened, sighing at its powerlessness and angry at its lack of effort."It's understandable that they can't win against top geniuses, but they even lost to the first-rate teams of the Four Great Sects.""Is the gap between the Eight Great Gates and the Four Great Sects really so big?""What can bringing a Mo Hua do?""Ultimately, he can only be annoying. In this kind of confrontation between true geniuses, he can't help at all...""His movement technique is still okay, but what's the use if he can't kill people?""Ultimately, he's just a low-end spirit cultivator.""No matter how well he uses low-end spells, they're still low-end spells.""Moreover, his spiritual force is too low...""His abilities can only 'take advantage of loopholes'. In the Xuan character round, they were seen through and are useless, completely wasted...""If this continues, his team won't go far.""Not to mention his team, Tai Xu Gate won't go far at all..."Outside the sword discussion field, countless cultivators were talking about it.And after this round of matches, the situation did indeed worsen.Tai Xu Gate's defeats accumulated, and its ranking rapidly slid, falling directly out of the top four and down to fifth place.It had already fallen out of the possibility of ranking among the "Four Great Sects."Even, looking at the current situation, it was already considered to have completely lost the qualification to contend for the "Four Great Sects"...Throughout the sect, the mood was low, and morale was not high.The elders wrung their wrists and sighed.Even the Sect Master and several old ancestors couldn't help but sigh.To the Qian Xue region, for countless sects, the "Four Great Sects" were like a beautiful dream that was far out of reach.Tai Xu Gate had had this beautiful dream.But now, this beautiful dream was shattered again without accident.Of course, things had come to this point, and the people of Tai Xu Gate had gradually sobered up. They no longer harbored extravagant hopes.They only hoped that they could maintain their current ranking and not fall further.Even, as long as they could win a few matches, it would be good.And this expectation naturally fell on Tai Xu Gate's strongest team, which was Ling Hu Xiao and Mo Hua's team.They eagerly hoped that Mo Hua and his team could win a match.Even win one match.Even if they couldn't stop the bleeding or save Tai Xu Gate's precarious ranking, at least they could boost morale a bit.The hearts of everyone in Tai Xu Gate were both expectant and nervous.They even hoped for a "soft persimmon" to appear, so that Mo Hua and his team could "pinch" it a bit and at least accumulate some victory points.In this kind of nervous and oppressive atmosphere, the opponents for Mo Hua and their fourth Di character sword discussion were also deduced by the Lun Dao Tian Yi.But when the crowd saw it, their hearts became even colder.It was again one of the Four Great Sects, and an "old friend":Tian Jian Sect.Not a soft persimmon.Although it was not the strongest team led by Xiao Wu Chen, it was still a team from Tian Jian Sect, led by a genius second only to Xiao Wu Chen.It was an extremely strong first-rate sword discussion team.Compared to the sword discussion team that Mo Hua and his team were defeated by from Wan Xiao Sect in the previous match, this one was even stronger.This was still not the most thorny part.The most thorny part was the sword discussion competition system:This was an offense and defense match.Tian Jian Sect attacked, and Tai Xu Gate defended.The attack was carried out by five Tian Jian Sect geniuses with powerful sword qi and astonishing killing ability, and Tai Xu Gate was to defend.Anyone who watched the sword discussion match could see clearly.This was almost a sure-kill situation.There was not even a bit of a chance to win.In some sense, the situation in this match was not worse than the sword discussion with Xiao Wu Chen.The Four Sects, Eight Gates, and the many other cultivators who paid attention to the sword discussion assembly only glanced at it and then shook their heads in their hearts, secretly saying that Tai Xu Gate was unlucky.The cultivators who cared about Tai Xu Gate were truly a bit heartbroken this time.Only Mo Hua, looking at the sword discussion list, his pupils became brighter and brighter, and the corners of his mouth even curved into a shallow smile that no one noticed...(End of this chapter)