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"I really didn't expect the arena battle to be so intense." Lu Chen lamented. Although he knew that there were a lot of people who wanted to join the Cloudsoaring sect, and that the competition would be very intense, he felt that he had underestimated the attraction of the Cloudsoaring sect. He had gained quite a bit from watching the competition, and was also very lucky.

"There are more people this year, which is why it looks even more intense. There are a lot fewer people in the previous competition than this year, so the competition ended in a day and a half. If you look at it this year, it will probably take three days to finish." Wang Qing said.

"I heard from the foot of the mountain that there were only 3,000 people last year, but I'm afraid there will be around 5,000 this year." Lu Chen said.

"Can I also go up on stage?" Lu Chen said excitedly. Actually, he had wanted to go up on stage and fight with others for a whole day now. Plus, he also wanted to know how strong he was right now.

"Yes, yes. But Martial Nephew Lu, who do you want to compete against?" Jin Yun immediately regretted his words. If Lu Chen suggested to go up on stage to compete with him, wouldn't he be in a miserable state? In the end, Lu Chen 'wouldn't disappoint' his suggestion.

"Zhang Yu, right?" Lu Chen said.

"What?" Jin Yun and Wang Qing exclaimed at the same time.

Jin Yun cried out in alarm because he had heard about Zhang Yu's performance and that the people he had fought were all dead. If Lu Chen went up, there was nothing he could do about it.

Wang Qing cried out in alarm because he believed that there was no possibility of him winning against Zhang Yu. Lu Chen's cultivation wasn't as good as his; he didn't care about Lu Chen's life or death at all. What he cared about was that if Lu Chen's high-grade magic tool died, it would simply cause him to lose control.

"What kind of expression is that? It's like if I were to compare myself with Zhang Yu, I would die." Lu Chen smiled.

"Martial Nephew Lu, think about it again and try changing someone. Today, I've also heard that Zhang Yu wasn't merciful at all." Jin Yun was worried.

"Don't worry, I chose him because I'm confident. Even if he can't beat me, he'll be fine." Lu Chen said.

"Junior brother Lu, even I don't have the confidence to win against that Zhang Yu." Wang Qing said.

"It's fine, I'm not stupid, why would I send myself to my death? Martial Uncle Jin, go and arrange something. " Lu Chen said.

"Alright, since you insist then I'll go arrange it, but you must not take it head-on. If that doesn't work, then immediately give up. After all, you are already a disciple of a sect, even if you want to give up, it's fine." Jin Yun said.

"Don't worry." Lu Chen said.

Seeing that he could no longer persuade Lu Chen, Jin Yun could only go up onto the stage and discuss the matter with the person in charge of the three arenas.

"Junior brother Lu, Martial Uncle Jin seems to be very concerned about you." Wang Qing asked doubtfully.

"That's because Junior Master Jin and my uncle are good friends, that's why he took care of me." Lu Chen said.

"So that's how it is." Wang Qing said. After Wang Qing heard Lu Chen's explanation, he began to hesitate as to whether he should attack Lu Chen or not. He did not know how well Jin Yun would take care of Lu Chen, and if Lu Chen died, then Jin Yun would find out about him. Once Jin Yun found out, the only thing waiting for him would be death. "Forget it, if he can beat Zhang Yu, even if it's a tie with him, I'll give up on that idea." Wang Qing said.

"Martial Nephew Lu has made arrangements. Follow me." Jin Yun said as he walked over.

"Senior Martial Brother Wang, I'll be leaving first." After which, Lu Chen followed Jin Yun up the stage.

The moment Lu Chen stepped up onto the stage, it immediately attracted the attention of the people below.

"Didn't you say that today's competition is over? Why is another one here? " a man asked.

"Who knows. Let's take a look."

As soon as Lu Chen got on stage, Zhang Yu also went up on stage. He looked at Lu Chen and asked: "Are you the person who wants to spar with me?"

"It is me, Senior Brother Zhang, asking for your guidance." Lu Chen said with a smile.

"You are at the 7th level of the Refinement Stage?" Zhang Yu asked after seeing Lu Chen's cultivation.

"Exactly." Lu Chen said.

"What?" "He's only at the 7th level of the Refinement Stage. Isn't that just courting death?" When the people below heard the conversation between Lu Chen and Zhang Yu, they immediately broke out into a flurry of discussion.

"You heard it too, you should have watched my fight. The people at the 8th level of the Refinement Stage all died by my hands. If you compete with me, you would only die." Zhang Yu said.

"Senior Zhang, I appreciate your good intentions, but I have decided to spar with you." Lu Chen said.

"Since that's the case, let's begin." Zhang Yu said.

"Mm, I am Lu Chen, please advise me." After saying that, Lu Chen drew out his Cyan Cloud Sword and stabbed it towards Zhang Yu. The Clear Cloud Sword was originally a set with the Azure Cloud Sword, but when it was combined with the Azure Cloud Sword, it should be a magical equipment, the sword. Back then, Lu Chen's father, Lu Tianyu, had specially created this sword for Lu Chen so that he could use it together with the Clear Sky Sword.

Zhang Yu was stunned when he saw that Lu Chen was the first to attack, but he immediately reacted and brought out his Cloud Fire Hammer to meet Lu Chen's attack.

"Bang." Unexpectedly, Zhang Yu actually backed up, while Lu Chen stood there like nothing had happened. Only Lu Chen knew that the impact from earlier wasn't completely unharmed.

"How could this be?" After all, they had all witnessed Zhang Yu's might.

"Are you holding a high-grade magic tool?" Zhang Yu asked. He knew that Lu Chen's strength was indeed at the seventh level of the Refinement Stage from the previous clash, while his sword had almost shattered his own magic item.

"Senior brother Zhang has good eyesight." Lu Chen smiled.

"So it's a high-grade magic tool. I was wondering how he could compare to Zhang Yu." The people below said. The reason they said this was to comfort themselves. After all, they didn't dare to confront Zhang Yu who was easily beaten back by Lu Chen. This was not a small blow to their self-confidence.

"If this is what you rely on, then you can die." After which, Zhang Yu disappeared from the spot.

This was how Chen Qiang died in the morning. Lu Chen released his Spiritual Sense to investigate Zhang Yu's location. Although his cultivation was sealed, his Spiritual Sense was still in the Aurous Core stage. "To the left." Lu Chen sensed it and immediately dodged to the side, dodging Zhang Yu's attack.

"Eh? You can actually dodge my attack? " Zhang Yu asked curiously.

"Senior brother Zhang, I was just lucky. Please be careful." As Lu Chen spoke, he executed the fourth move of the Clear Sky Sword Art – Wave Slasher.

"Zhang Yu saw a ray of cyan light shoot towards him, as if something wanted to split him open, and hurriedly tried to defend against Lu Chen's attack." "Ah!" Zhang Yu cried out in pain. The hand that he used to wield the Cloud Fire Hammer was suddenly on fire. He hurriedly put out the fire, but his hand was still burnt black.

"I'm sorry, Senior Brother Zhang." Lu Chen said with a faint smile. Actually, he knew that just the Wave Slasher was not enough to deal with Zhang Yu. Thus, he used his Flame Mantra to attach it to his sword. When his sword collided with Zhan ZhangYu's Cloud Fire Hammer, he controlled the hidden flames on the sword to burn Zhang Yu's hand.

"I have to admit that I underestimated you." Zhang Yu said. Originally, I only wanted to play around with you. However, since you are courting death, you cannot blame me. Zhang Yu shouted. Zhang Yu's Cloud Fire Hammer slowly rose into the air as it flew towards Lu Chen with an unstoppable momentum.

"Not good." "Lu Chen felt a sense of crisis. Actually, he had been wondering why he didn't see Zhang Yu using his martial arts the entire time just because he was using brute force. Now, he has actually seen Zhang Yu's martial arts technique." "Seems like it's not as easy as I thought." Lu Chen said with a wry smile, " "Greencloud Shield." Lu Chen shouted out and formed a barrier in front of him with his Cyan Cloud Sword. This was also the reason why the Greencloud Sword Technique and the Cyan Cloud Sword could only be used in concert with each other.

BOOM! The wall in front of Lu Chen only lasted for a short while before it shattered, and he was sent crashing to the ground. "Pfft." Lu Chen felt a mouthful of blood spurt out from his mouth.

"Martial Nephew Lu, Zhang Yu, do you want to kill someone?" Jin Yun hurriedly went up to the stage to support Lu Chen as he glared at Zhang Yu.

"This Martial Uncle here originally decided whether he lived or died during the arena battle, so he's prepared to die once he enters the arena. How about this, as long as you admit defeat, I'll let you live." Zhang Yu said.

"Martial Nephew Lu." Jin Yun said.

"Martial Uncle Jin, I'm fine. Senior Zhang, please continue." Lu Chen stood up and said indifferently to Zhang Yu.

"Lu Chen." Jin Yun said anxiously. He was really worried that something would happen to Lu Chen.

"Continue." Lu Chen said.

"Good, you have spirit." Zhang Yu praised.

"Senior Zhang, you showed me your speed just now, so I'll let you take a look at my speed." With that, Lu Chen used Ghost Steps and disappeared.

"To the left." Zhang Yu turned around, but Lu Chen's sword had just cut his arm. In the morning, Lu Chen had discovered that one of Zhang Yu's shortcomings was his lack of agility. Although he could be similar to the footwork and speed of the Ghost Steps, once it was used by someone else, it would be difficult for him to deal with it. At this moment, Lu Chen had confirmed his guess.

"Damn it!" Zhang Yu yelled angrily. "On the left." At this moment, Lu Chen had just came out from the left side. Zhang Yu had dodged this, "To the right." "Zhang Yu got it right again." Haha, Lu Chen, that's all you got. " Zhang Yu smiled. "To the left." Zhang Yu picked up the Cloud Fire Hammer and moved it to the left side.

"Senior brother Zhang, you've made a mistake." Lu Chen appeared behind Zhang Yu. The Fire Dragon that he had prepared earlier was striking Zhang Yu's body.

"Ah ~" Zhang Yu cried out in pain before falling to the ground.

Lu Chen let out a breath of relief when he saw that Zhang Yu had fainted. Actually, the two times he did that was to make Zhang Yu guess his position in order to mislead Zhang Yu and finish the final strike.

"Lu Chen wins this match." After a long while, Lin Zhou finally reacted and said.

When the people below heard this result, they immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. Lu Chen, who was originally not optimistic about Lu Chen, did not dare to look up from the stage.

"Junior Martial Uncle Lin, Senior Martial Brother Zhang, he will have to trouble you to take care of him." After which, Lu Chen fainted. He had already been severely injured by Zhang Yu, and with the help of the Ghost Steps, his body felt like it was being weighed down by a heavy burden, causing him to lose consciousness.

"Martial Nephew Lu." Jin Yun hurried onto the stage to carry Lu Chen away.