sing after his enemy. He was a very hard to deal with character.
It can be said that Cadjo wouldn't be nervous if any other person from the Water Temple came. But after seeing Ba Dong, Dadjo's heart couldn’t help but tighten up. However, he still took a step forward. When he was a couple of meters away from Ba Dong, Cajo laughed and said, "I didn't expect Bishop Ba Dong to actually come. My Ashley Family is incredibly honored. This Cadjo expresses his gratitude."
Ba Dong was tall, dark, and thin. He had no redeeming qualities. But once you look at his eyes, your body would no doubt turn uncomfortable. You could see a hint of coldness in his eyes, it was as though you were staring right into the eyes of a snake!
Chapter 1196 – Skyfrost Sword Li Chuchen
Ba Dong looked at Cadjo and slightly nodded as he said, "Cadjo, congratulations on your achievement. Right, let me introduce you to this talented gentleman. This is Li Chuchen from Extreme Cold City of the Cultivation Realm. He's also going to participate in the 6 Realm Beginner Competition. In the Cultivation Realm's qualifiers, he managed to get the tenth place."
Ba Dong saying that Li Chuchen was just 10th place wasn't an insult, but actually a compliment. Becoming tenth place in the Cultivation Realm was much more significant than being first in the Machine Field. It must be said that it was extremely rare for a tenth placer in one realm to be equal to a tenth place to other realms.
Cadjo immediately felt angry due to Ba Dong talking to him like he was talking to a junior, but after hearing Ba Dong's introduction, Cadjo couldn't help but dissipate his anger.
Although the Machine Field and the Cultivation Realm occasionally had friction, the two realms weren't without communication. And even if these exchanges were far and few in between, the Cultivation Realm always had the upper position during these events. They always took the lead.
And since the Six Realm Beginner Competition was about to begin, everyone began getting information about the talented newcomers from the Cultivation Realm. And Li Chuchen's name was one of the names being passed around.
A genius named Li Chuchen, nicknamed Skyfrost sword, ascended into Extreme Cold City four years ago. Although it has only been four years since he ascended, he was now a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Moreover, he was granted an advanced-grade magic treasure by the Extreme Cold City's City Lord, an item named the Skyfrost sword. Li Chuchen relied on this sword to slowly increase his reputation.
Extreme Cold City wasn't an unknown force in the Cultivation Realm, it was one of the more influential sects. Its disciples reached 10 million in number. Their Inner Disciples numbered 1 million and their Core Disciples were about 10 thousand. Including their Elders and other resident experts, they were no doubt one of the more powerful sects in the Cultivation Realm.
One shouldn't look down on Extreme Cold City's 10 thousand Core Disciples. Although they were few, they were very strong. The Cultivation Realm's Core Disciples were in a completely different level compared to the Machine Field's Core Members.
Most Core Members in the Machine Field were people from the families themselves. It didn't matter if they were strong or talented, as long as they were from the family's direct lineage or members from extended families, they were allowed to become core members. Because of this system of not attaching great importance to a person's talent, the core faction of some families were very weak.
But the Cultivation Realm was different. In the Cultivation Realm, everyone spoke with their strength. Before becoming Foundation Establishment, cultivators would be in the Outer Sect. Only once they reach Foundation Establishment would someone become part of the Inner Sect. If one could become Gold Core Experts, then they would become Core Disciples. They would then have enough strength to face one Machine Field fleet.
As for Li Chuchen, he was able to reach Foundation Establishment and enter the Inner Sect only four years after ascending. This in itself was a great accomplishment. He was a rare genius.
Because of this, even if Li Chuchen was only in tenth place in the qualifiers, Cadjo didn't dare underestimate him. He immediately gave Li Chuchen a bow as he said, "So it is Young Hero Li. This Cadjo has been disrespectful. I didn't expect Young Hero Li to visit our Ashley Family. It's truly an honor to have you visit."
Li Chuchen didn't give Cadjo even a little bit of face. He just snorted and said, "I heard that a genius has popped up from your family and became the champion of your qualifiers. Hahaha. The Machine Field has been getting more and more absurd. Hahahaha. Someone who ascended less than a year ago actually became the realm champion. You still have the face to host a party? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
Upon hearing Li Chuchen, Cadjo's face immediately turned ugly. Then he turned to Ba Dong and saw him just smiling and staying silent.
Cadjo wasn't actually angry because of Li Chuchen's arrogance. The Cultivators had always been like this. The reason Cadjo was angry was because Li Chuchen seemed discontented with Zhao Hai's achievement. If this was really the case, then he might challenge Zhao Hai. This would put Zhao Hai in danger.
When he thought of this, Cadjo couldn’t help but get angry at the Water Temple even more. He didn't expect the Water Temple to be this malicious. Zhao Hai could use his strength to fight for the Machine Field in the Six Realm Beginner Competition. However, the Water Temple actually wanted to cut Zhao Hai's path prematurely. This was absolutely a shortsighted plot that didn't think about the bigger picture.
Although he was seething, Cadjo didn't dare show his anger. He remained polite as he answered Li Chuchen, "Of course, the strength of the Ashley Family can't enter the eyes of Young Hero Li. However, the Ashley Family hasn't achieved any decent accomplishments recently, so we couldn't help but celebrate this one. I apologize for making Young Hero Li laugh."
This wasn't because Cadjo was submissive. If this was any other event, he would be impolite towards Li Chuchen. After all, even if Li Chuchen was a disciple of Extreme Cold City, he was still an ascender. Moreover, he's from the CUltivation Realm. Even if Li Chuchen was offended, he still couldn't do anything. In the end, this was the Machine Field and he was an outsider.
The reason Cadjo was polite was because he wanted to shift Li Chuchen's attention so that he wouldn’t challenge Zhao Hai.
Cadjo was an old fox who had been swimming in rivers and lakes for a long time. What he heard from Li Chuchen wasn't good. Although Li Chuchen was from the Cultivation Realm and that the Cultivators wouldn't dare to easily wage war with the Machine Field, if Li Chuchen used the excuse of challenge to kill Zhao Hai, then the Ashley Family wouldn't be able to do anything. After all, the Ashley Family couldn't declare war against Extreme Cold City.
Lu Chuchen wasn't the fearful one. What was scary was the influence behind him. Extreme Cold City was very powerful. When the time comes, not a lot of people would support the Ashley Family in going against the city. After all, nobody was willing to offend a huge power like Extreme Cold City.
It can be said that the Water Temple's move was quite ruthless. Since they couldn't act against Zhao Hai, they used Li Chuchen. If Li Chuchen challenges Zhao Hai, then Zhao Hai would have no choice but to accept. This was the custom in the Machine Field.
The Machine Field had been pressed down by the Cultivation Realm. However, the Machine Field's people had their own dignity. If a Cultivator killed Zhao Hai, then the Machine Field would certainly make a move. This was because they could claim that the Cultivators were bullying the weak. However, if Zhao Hai was challenged, then Zhao Hai had to agree. If Zhao Hai refuses the challenge, then he would be bringing shame to the Machine Field. Because of this, Zhao Hai had to agree to Li Chuchen's challenge. The Machine Field would rather have Zhao Hai be killed in a challenge than to have Zhao Hai bring shame to the realm. This was the pride of the Machine Field.
The Water Temple had already settled the event. They wanted Li Chuchen to step forward and challenge Zhao Hai in order to seek revenge. It seems like the Water Temple really wanted to snatch the first place position away from Zhao Hai. The Water Temple didn't get what they want, so they had to resort to these means.
It was pure coincidence that Li Chuchen, a disciple from the Extreme Cold City and a participant of the Six Realm beginner competition, happened to visit the Water Temple. This was because there was something he needed there, and this thing was called Heavenly Divine Water.
Heavenly Divine Water was also a treasure in the Cultivation Realm. However, the quantity of this item wasn't a lot. This divine water was very useful for Li Chuchen's cultivation. Additionally, Li Chuchen was currently in a bottleneck. So he decided to go out for experience and personally get the divine water from the Water Temple.
Heavenly Divine Water was also very important for the Water Temple. However, they wouldn't deny Li Chuchen's request. This would make Li Chuchen owe them a favor. And if Li Chuchen gets stronger and achieves great results in the Six Realm Beginner Competition, Extreme Cold City would owe the Water Temple. There was no reason for the temple to refuse Li Chuchen's request.
Li Chuchen had a similar situation to Lei Xiaotian. He grew up receiving constant praise from others. Therefore, he was very proud. Ba Dong could see this so he brought Li Chuchen to the Ashley Family's party so that Li Chuchen would challenge Zhao Hai.
Ba Dong also knew that he would bring trouble to the temple by doing this. After all, this was colluding with an outsider to deal with someone from the Machine Field. However, he couldn't help but do it. He really wanted to kill Zhao Hai.
The reason Ba Dong was like this was because Streep became strong under his tutelage. He paid a great price so that Streep could become strong as soon as possible. Ba Dong did this so that Streep could gain first place in the qualifiers. In turn, Ba Dong's position in the Temple would increase and maybe he might become an Archbishop of the Water Temple one day.
However, all of his efforts were destroyed by Zhao Hai. Therefore, Ba Dong hated Zhao Hai so much that when he saw Li Chuchen he immediately thought of it as an opportunity. As long as Zhao Hai was removed, then everything else would be worth it.
It was said that a dead genius wasn't a genius at all. As long as Zhao Hai was dead, the Ashley Family wouldn't be able to do anything in the Six Realm Beginner Competition. It would then be impossible for the Ashley Family to rise up. Meanwhile, Streep would still be alive. And as long as Streep could get a good score in the competition, then the Ashley Family's allies would turn their heads towards the Water Temple. And Ba Dong wouldn't be in any trouble!
Chapter 1197 – The Covenant of Three Swords
Since he had thought of all of these consequences, Ba Dong decided to have Li Chuchen take action. This explains why he was here.
Although Cadjo wasn't aware of the thoughts going on inside Ba Dong's mind, he knew clearly why Ba Dong was here. He was here for Zhao Hai. Because of this, Cadjo had to lower his head in order to shift Li Chuchen's focus away from Zhao Hai.
At this time, the guests of the party also noticed the conversation between Cadjo and the guests from the Water Temple. All of them looked at Ba Dong with despise. However, it seems Ba Dong didn't even notice their gazes.
To Ba Dong, this was a path to no return. He didn't ask Li Chuchen to deal with Zhao Hai. Instead, he took a shot against Zhao Hai's achievement. Now, even if he stopped Li Chuchen from challenging Zhao Hai, Li Chuchen wouldn't listen to him.
Cadjo's plan was good. However, Li Chuchen wasn't easily deceived. Although Cadjo adopted a low position, this didn't remove Li Chuchen's intention to challenge Zhao Hai.
Lu Chuchen snorted and said, "I heard that this Zhao Hai is quite arrogant. I even heard that he's looking down on Cultivators. I always wanted to compete with the experts of the Machine Field. Since I'm here, I might as well teach him that the world is much more profound than he thinks."
Upon hearing Li Chuchen, everyone's vision changed from Ba Dong to Zhao Hai.
Those who came here weren't fools. All of them knew that Li Chuchen's presence here was certainly incited by someone. And there was no need to ask as to who this person was, since it was clearly Ba Dong. Ba Dong was from the Water Temple and Zhao Hai just snatched the qualifer's first place from Streep who was also from the temple.
Everyone felt that Ba Dong's behaviour was shameless. It was clear that he wanted to kill Zhao Hai. Ba Dong was shameless enough to collude with people outside of Machine Field in order to kill someone from the same realm. However, they had to admit that this plot was quite venomous.
Nobody would reject a challenge in the Machine Field. If you declined, then you would be losing face for the Machine Field and showing weakness to the other realms. Nobody in the Machine Field would want to associate with you anymore. Moreover, all of your benefits would be cancelled and your qualifications for the Six Realm Beginner Competition would be withdrawn.
Because of this, despite everyone looking at Cadjo with despise, people were looking at Zhao Hai in pity. However, there were even more people who looked at Zhao Hai with looks of schadenfreude. It was as if they were looking at someone who was already dead.
As soon as Cadjo heard Li Chuchen, his body slightly shook then his face paled. He knew that he could no longer change the situation.
Not only Cadjo, besides Zhao Hai and Margaret, the faces of Desbarres, Luke, as well as Xiong Li and the others paled in an instant. They all had the same idea as Cadjo, that Zhao Hai was finished.
Zhao Hai naturally knew what was going on, so he took Margaret and went to Cadjo. Then he looked at Li Chuchen as he smiled and said, "Is it Young Hero Li? Hehe. This Zhao Hai is very honored to be able to meet you."
Li Chuchen looked at Zhao Hai, then he coldly snorted and said, "You're that arrogant one?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "I haven't said anything like that. It seems like Young Hero Li has misunderstood. I had always been impressed by the power of the Cultivation Realm. And how can I be so stupid to say such a thing? Young Hero Li is smart, you should be able to differentiate between right and wrong. And since this is the case, Young Hero Li should already be careful against villains who use you as a tool for their malicious plans."
As soon as Li Chuchen heard Zhao Hai, he immediately understood what he meant. He turned to look at Ba Dong and coldly snorted. However, he turned back to Zhao Hai and said, "You're not worthy of lecturing me. If you don't want to fight, then just tell it to me straight. This Li Chuchen wouldn't want to dirty his sword with the blood of a coward."
When he heard Zhao Hai's appropriate response, Cadjo couldn't help but feel hope. However, Li Chuchen's response quickly extinguished this hope. Cadjo's face suddenly sank. He didn't expect Li Chuchen to be this overbearing. Even in such circumstances, he still insisted on going after Zhao Hai.
At the same time, Zhao Hai didn't expect Li Chuchen to be this unreasonable. His eyes narrowed slightly, then he smiled and said, "Since Young Hero Li wants to do it, then there's no reason for this Zhao Hai to disagree. Young Hero Li, please decide on a time and a place."
Lu Chuchen coldly snorted and said, "There's no need to decide on a time and place if it's a lesson. We'll do it now. As long as you can take three of my swords and survive, then I will let you go and wait for you in the Six Realm Beginner Competition. But if you die to my swords, then you're just getting what you deserve."
Zhao Hai looked at Li Chuchen's face, then he smiled and said, "Since that is the case, then allow me to receive the power of the skyfrost sword."
Li Chuchen coldly snorted, then he waved his hand. A shortsword appeared. It wasn't very long at only about one meter in length. Both the blade and the handle were white. At the hilt of the sword was a sword knot. It was a sword knot that was similarly white.
The moment this sword appeared, the temperature of the surrounding area immediately dropped. And after some time, the air became icy cold. Li Chuchen confidently smiled as he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Are you ready?"
Zhao Hai looked at the people around them and then he said, "Young Hero Li, there are too many people here. If you and I fight in this place, then innocent people would be affected. How about we find another place?"
Li Chuchen was also aware that the people in the party were distinguished and famous people of the Machine Field. It wouldn't be good if he injured one of them. So he coldly snorted and said, "Alright, let's go." Then he flew up and headed towards a forest nearby.
Machine Field Planet had always been a large planet that was scarcely populated. Therefore, it's ecological situation was very good. Despite its huge cities, each building was actually at a distance from each other. Some were even separated by several li. Therefore, there were quite a few forests nearby.
This forest wasn't far away from the Ashley Family's building. Actually, this forest was purposefully planted by the Ashley Family. It was composed of Incense Trees. The seeds of these trees were known to emit bursts of pleasant scent. This scent wasn't strong but it can calm someone's mind. It also had an effect of repelling insects.
The construction cost of this forest wasn't cheap. However, nobody cared about it right now as Li Chuchen and Zhao Hai flew inside it. Those among the visitors who had the ability to fly took to the skies. As for those who were unable to fly, they got into their vehicles and then hovered at a distance away from the forest.
Xiong Li and the others had ugly faces as they approached the forest. Margaret also went with them. Xiong Li and the others looked at Margaret and discovered that she didn't seem to be worried at all. This caused them to feel strange. Isn't Margaret too confident in Zhao Hai?
Li Kuangren couldn't help but ask Margaret, "Sister-in-law, aren't you worried about Little Hai? His opponent is a Cultivator from the Cultivation Realm."
Margaret looked at Li Kuangren, then she smiled and said, "Third Brother, rest assured, Brother Hai will be fine. Have confidence in his abilities. Even if he faced a native from the Cultivation Realm, he still wouldn't fall."
Right after Margaret said that a cold snort was suddenly heard at the side. Margaret turned her head to see Ba Dong. Margaret's eyes couldn't help but narrow as she quickly ignored him and proceeded forward.
This narrowing of the eyes was Zhao Hai's habit. He does this whenever he was dissatisfied with something. Margaret seems to have obtained it from him.
Li Kuangren and the others also heard Ba Dong's cold snort. They all glared at the Water Temple Bishop, but Ba Dong seems to be unable to notice them.
Xiong Li and the others didn't do anything in retaliation. Even the impulsive Li Kuangren didn't berate Ba Dong. This was because despite his plots, Ba Dong was still a Bishop of the Water Temple. However, they already took an oath that no matter what the outcome of Zhao Hai's battle was, they would definitely take revenge against the Water Temple.
Xiong Li and the others haven't known Zhao Hai for a long time, but most of them were temperamental people. It can be said that it was fate for these brothers to meet. Fate was truly wonderful at times. Although they hadn't been friends for long, it was like they had been brothers for their entire lives.
For Xiong Li and the others, Zhao Hai was their brother. And now, their brother has been placed in a bad situation. They couldn't get angry because their strength was still not enough. Because of this, they can only endure.
At this time, Zhao Hai and Li Chuchen had arrived at a spot inside the Incense Tree Forest. They didn't step on the ground but instead hovered above. The two were separated by a hundred meters.
Li Chuchen looked at the spectators before he tauntingly smiled at Zhao Hai and said, "It looks like your achievements hasn't been well regarded."
Zhao Hai just smiled and said, "I only think about what I can deal with. Young Hero Li, please begin."
Li Chuchen looked at Zhao Hai's expression before he coldly snorted. He held his skyfrost sword in front of him before he waved it and announced, "Severing the Mountains and Rivers, First Sword!" Along with his declaration, the skyfrost sword increased in size. The originally 1 meter sword became meters long. The sword also got thicker as it extended and cut towards Zhao Hai.
This sword seems like an ordinary chop. However, Zhao Hai knew that this attack wasn't so simple.
The skyfrost sword chopped down from the sky, its body gently trembling. However, one shouldn't look down on this gentle shaking. This wasn't because of Li Chuchen's lack of control of his sword. On the contrary, Li Chuchen's mastery of the skyfrost sword was very good. The reason the body trembled was because it was blocking Zhao Hai's routes of escape. No matter which direction Zhao Hai dodges, the sword would still be able to hit him at the shortest amount of time. It can be said that Zhao Hai would have no other way to deal with this attack other than going at it head on.
When Zhao Hai saw this, his expression changed. Then he waved his hand, taking out a silvery white mage staff. When the spectators saw this staff, they couldn't help but stare. This was because Zhao Hai never took anything out during the qualifiers. Everyone thought that this was because Zhao Hai had yet to find a staff that was compatible with him. They didn't expect Zhao Hai to actually reveal his staff at this time. This was to say that Zhao Hai hadn't used his true strength during the competition.
Naturally, the staff that Zhao Hai took out was Liquid Silver. Zhao Hai saw the might of the skyfrost sword and knew that it was impossible for it to be a threat to him. However, if Zhao Hai used his body tempering fist to counter the attack, then he would be showing an important aspect of his strength. Because of this, he chose to take Liquid Silver out instead.
After taking Liquid Silver out, Zhao Hai immediately waved it as a layered formation appeared in front of him. This magic formation set quickly turned into a shield.
At this time, Li Chuchen's sword chopped down. The huge skyfrost sword carried with it a might that could shake the heavens and the earth. It didn't take long before it hit Zhao Hai's hundred-layer formation shield.
Boom! A loud explosion entered everyone's ears. When the skyfrost sword came down, everyone's heart rate increased. This was because the sword kept falling towards Zhao Hai.
However, just as the sword managed to break the shield, another smaller shield took its place. The sword broke the shield again but was blocked by another smaller shield.
It was at this time that people discovered that the skyfrost sword hadn't actually broken through the first shield. Although it looked large, it was actually a formation set that produced layers upon layers of shields stacked one after another. As the sword chopped through each layer of Zhao Hai's shield, its momentum began to slow down.
Some quick minded people counted and saw the skyfrost sword breaking through more than sixty shields. This feat was actually very amazing. It was a large shield composed of 100-layer shields stacked one after another. It wasn't easy to break even one of them yet the skyfrost sword managed to go through sixty.
After going through approximately 90 shields, the skyfrost sword finally stopped. Everyone let out a long breath, some couldn't help but cheer. They didn't expect Zhao Hai's formation set to block Li Chuchen's formidable sword.
Li Chuchen's expression slightly dropped. He looked at Zhao Hai as he coldly snorted and said, "Good job. I didn't expect you to block my sword. However, you still have two more to deal with."
After he said that, Li Chuchen held his sword once more and chanted, "Pierce the skies, Second Sword!" Along with his voice, the skyfrost sword transformed into its normal form. Then Li Chuchen stabbed towards Zhao Hai's direction. The sword quickly shot out as though it was going to stab the entire world at its tip!
Chapter 1198 – The Third Sword That Never Misses
Zhao Hai stood still as he watched the sword. It wasn't that he doesn't want to move, it was that he couldn't. Li Chuchen's second sword was very formidable. It completely locked into Zhao Hai. If he moved, then the sword would follow behind him. The sword doesn't only fly in a straight line, it could also turn. Therefore, dodging would only be a waste of time.
Zhao Hai waved his hand as a hundred-layer formation appeared in front of him. When the formation appeared, a large sword began to materialize out of it. The sword wasn't any smaller than the first sword. The sword's body was entirely golden, glistening as it appeared. This golden sword faced the skyfrost sword, tip to tip.
Boom!
The large sword and the skyfrost sword collided. Two different swords clashing caused an unbelievable amount of energy to burst out. The explosion caused a wave that started at the center of the collision and spread outward. Whenever a tree was hit by this wave, they would immediately be uprooted.
The spectators outside the forest immediately erected their shields. But since they knew that the energy that would remain when it reached them had decreased by a lot, ordinary shields were enough for protection.
When the large sword collided with the skyfrost sword, it froze over before turning into fragments. But in turn, it managed to stop the skyfrost sword from going forward. Now that its momentum was quenched, the skyfrost sword lost all of its imposing power. At this point, even if Li Chuchen himself was to fly forward to attack Zhao Hai, the force he would add would still be insufficient.
Knowing that his second attack has been rendered useless, Li Chuchen's expression sank even more. Although he was used to having his attacks being blocked, he didn't expect Zhao Hai to be able to do so. He knew that the Machine Field's hundred-layer formations were strong, however, he still didn't pay any attention towards Zhao Hai. In his mind, he only needed one sword to kill Zhao Hai on the spot. But unfortunately for Li Chuchen, Zhao Hai was able to survive two swords in a row. This caused Li Chuchen's face to turn ugly.
Cultivators from the Cultivation Realm were rarely defeated by the Machine Field's Mages and Warriors. Even if the opponent wasn't a level 4 but instead a level 5, Foundation Establishment experts would still be able to survive, even killing the enemy. This had something to do with how both sides cultivate.
When Cultivators practice, they would take in energy into their own body and then digest it in their dantian to be absorbed by their sea of energy. This would give them a supply of energy during fights.
And once this energy reaches a certain level, they would liquefy. Upon successful liquification of energy, one would then become a Foundation Establishment Expert. And once one's energy becomes a solid core, they would then reach Core Formation.
As for the Machine Field, they practice differently than the cultivators. Warriors in the Machine Field mostly practice Battle Qi. Battle Qi gave importance to tempering one's body. They would frantically exercise their body then produce Battle Qi. Once Battle Qi was produced, they would store it in their bodies to slowly transform their physique. However, this battle qi wouldn't form a dantian. Therefore, Battle Qi was much more difficult to utilize compared to the qi used by the Cultivators.
Meanwhile, Mages practice spiritual force. However, practicing spiritual force wasn't easy. And in addition, items suitable for Mages were too few. Cultivators, on the other hand, had a lot of tools they could use.
Mages in the Machine Field would generally have only a Mage Staff and also their own formation sets. Their families might provide them with additional protection but that was it. Warriors were in the same state. Besides their weapons and defensive equipment, they weren't able to use any other thing.
Cultivators were able to forge all kinds of artifacts. From portable flying swords to peculiar items that had unique effects. It can be said that they had tools for everything. Because of this, Cultivators would win most of the time when up against Mages and Warriors from the Machine Field.
And today, Li Chuchen declared that as long as Zhao Hai survived three of his swords, then he would let Zhao Hai go. Therefore, the only weapon he could use now was the skyfrost sword. He was too arrogant in making his declaration.
Li Chuchen had become arrogant, not only because he was a genius, but also because he was a Cultivator from the Cultivation Realm.
Of the entire World of Cultivation, there was without a doubt that the strongest group hailed from the Cultivation Realm. Because of this, no matter where they went, Cultivators would always think that they were a cut above others. Naturally, Li Chuchen wasn't an exception, let alone here in the Machine Field.
Because of this arrogance, Li Chuchen wanted to kill Zhao Hai in a flawless manner in order to show his power and prestige. However, he didn't expect Zhao Hai to block two of his swords. This caused Li Chuchen to be caught in a tight situation.
A Foundation Establishment Cultivator unexpectedly couldn't deal with a level 4 Mage. If this went out, then people would certainly laugh to death. Li Chuchen's face would be dragged into the mud. Not only his face, he would also pull down the face of Extreme Cold City as well as the entire Cultivation Realm. Therefore, Li Chuchen needed to make his last sword succeed.
Li Chuchen looked at Zhao Hai with a cold expression on his face. He didn't expect Zhao Hai to be this hard to deal with. Although he hadn't fought against Mages before, he still knew something about them.
Mages in the Machine Field rank their strength based on how many layers of formations they could support. The more layers, the stronger the Mage. However, this didn't mean that a level 6 Mage could send out 1000-layer formations all the time, this was impossible. It was like how a Cultivator couldn't use his unique skill all the time. If such a skill was that easy to use, then it wouldn't be called unique.
Because of this, Cultivators held an advantage when going up against a Mage. Cultivators could use all kinds of artifacts in order to fight at 100 percent of their strength. Meanwhile, Mages would need to reduce their strength. This was because if they sent out a strong formation, then they would need a long time to prepare it. The enemy would never give them this much time. In actual combat, using instant-cast formations were the norm.
The fact that Zhao Hai could cast 100-layer formations instantaneously and repeatedly actually surpassed Li Chuchen's estimates. Li Chuchen might understand if Zhao Hai could send a 100-layer formation shield the first time since it could just be stored inside his staff. However, where did the large sword come from?
Li Chuchen's attacks weren't just randomly sent out. His Severing the Mountains and Rivers sword was actually meant to test Zhao Hai's strength. That move would generally have no problems dealing with Level 4 Mages since that move blocked all of the opponent's escape routes. Even if Zhao Hai was able to block it, Li Chuchen could also use his second sword to exploit Zhao Hai's weakness.
Sure enough, when Zhao Hai used a layered formation to form a shield, Li Chuchen immediately saw Zhao Hai's weak point.
Because of this, Li Chuchen's second move was his Pierce the Skies sword. His first sword was a cutting move, so its power was somewhat scattered. Since it needed to take into account a lot of things, it was impossible for it to concentrate all of its power into a single point. It wasn't surprising for it to be blocked by a thick shield.
As for the second sword, pierce the sky was a very overbearing attack. It locked on to the enemy as it stabbed towards them. There was no need to doubt its penetrating power. Li Chuchen intended to use this attack to puncture through Zhao Hai's shields. However, Li Chuchen didn't expect that Zhao Hai would use another formation and had a huge sword block the skyfrost sword's attack.
Li Chuchen looked at Zhao Hai for a moment before he smiled and said, "Good, good. It seems like the Machine Field's newcomers this time have some skills. I didn't expect you to be able to block two of my swords. However, my third sword will certainly cut you."
Zhao Hai gripped liquid silver before he returned the smile and said, "Young Hero Li, please proceed. If I die by you hand, then that only meant that I haven't practiced enough. Nobody will complain on my behalf."
Li Chuchen coldly snorted and said, "So what if there's a complaint? Nobody will listen to a dead person's grievances. Take my move, Flowing Clouds, third sword!"
Just as his voice fell, Li Chuchen's skyfrost sword flew up and made unnatural movements. It didn’t fly in a straight line and instead hovered slowly. Moreover, as the sword flew up, mists began to appear on the surroundings. This mist travelled faster than the sword and before long Zhao Hai was covered by it.
Zhao Hai felt that this sword wasn't as overbearing as the last two. However, it was very flexible. It was like water that silently crept on. Naturally, murder in this way would happen silently.
Zhao Hai discovered that the white mist that the skyfrost sword produced wasn't simple. Not only was the mist producing very cold air, it was also suppressing spiritual force in a large scale. This limited the distance his spiritual force could travel..
Upon seeing this situation, Zhao Hai decided to take the bull by the horns. He quickly released fire dragons. As fire dragons appeared, they immediately surrounded Zhao Hai's body. This scattered the white mist. However, the mist couldn't be underestimated, it also consumed the fire dragons at a very fast rate.
Zhao Hai didn't care as he casted another formation. This formation set produced winds and ice blades that eventually formed into a tornado. This formation set was initially used for offensive means but Zhao Hai used it this time to defend. He stood in the center of the tornado as it expanded bit by bit.
The two magic formation sets extended the range of Zhao Hai's spiritual force. But at this moment, Zhao Hai suddenly felt that something had entered the area covered by his tornado. If it weren't for the Zhao Hai's formidable spiritual force, then he wouldn't have sensed it!

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