240: Chapter 136 Fierce Battle_2 240: Chapter 136 Fierce Battle_2 Other peaks, having fought so hard to achieve such high rankings in the last Great Hundred Peaks Tournament, surely deserve some special consideration.
Indeed, for this reason, the ones in charge of defending the platforms after the start of the combat competitions are usually disciples from the Upper Fifty Peaks.
One by one, the disciples from the Lower Fifty Peaks look towards the names on each bamboo tablet.
“The first defender, Nie Jie from Flying Immortal Peak, a Perfect Completion Golden Core!”
“As expected of Flying Immortal Peak, directly guarding the first platform!”
“Apart from Flying Immortal Peak, no other peak dares to defend this first platform!”
“The position of first belongs to Flying Immortal Peak, fundamentally unshakable, even Five Elements Peak isn’t able to compete.”
“The second defender is a senior brother from Five Elements Peak, also a Perfect Completion Golden Core.”
“Look at the third defender, Li Ke!
It’s Immortal Li Ke!”
“Although Vermilion Bird Peak is also among the top ten peaks, their ranking doesn’t make it into the top five.
This time, they’ve directly seized the third spot!”
“Did you forget the Heavenly Phenomenon when Immortal Li Ke broke through to the Perfect Completion Golden Core not long ago?”
“Right, it seems the other peaks’ disciples, upon seeing Li Ke taking up the third platform, stepped back one after another.
After all, even if they relied on their peak’s higher ranking to take the third place, Li Ke would definitely challenge them.
That is a battle at the level of Perfect Completion Golden Core and if not careful, one could be seriously injured, affecting the subsequent rankings.
No one would want to start the competition by clashing head-on with a master of Great Perfection Golden Core Heavenly Phenomenon.”
From the direction of Vermilion Bird Peak, Tu Zhuque looked at Chen Qingluan nearby, pointed to the position of the bamboo tablet, and provocatively said, “Chen Qingluan, our Li Ke has started defending.
You don’t agree, do you?
If not, you can have your disciples challenge our Li Ke at any time.”
What was she most looking forward to in the Great Hundred Peaks Tournament?
It wasn’t that Vermilion Bird Peak emerged on top in Talisman Making and Alchemy, two of the Six Arts, over Azure Pheasant Peak, but now, it was the combat competition!
Her Vermilion Bird Peak had Li Ke, who could completely suppress all disciples from Azure Pheasant Peak!
With just Li Ke alone, Azure Pheasant Peak had no counter.
She’s asking, does Chen Qingluan dare to let her disciples challenge Li Ke?
Chen Qingluan coldly smiled and said, “Challenge your Li Ke?
Let your Li Ke secure the third-place first.”
“Oh?
I want to see who has the guts to challenge our Li Ke,” Tu Zhuque, full of dominance, looked around, unafraid of attracting hatred for her disciple while provocatively declaring, “I welcome everyone to challenge our Li Ke.”
Around her, no one responded.
They were not blind; they had not failed to see the Heavenly Phenomenon during Li Ke’s breakthrough, a Perfect Completion Golden Core with all ten cores exhibiting phenomena.
Unless they were mad, no one would let their disciples challenge Li Ke.
Seeing no one respond, Tu Zhuque’s expression grew even more triumphant as she looked at Chen Qingluan and pretended to be disappointed, “What a pity, no one is challenging our Li Ke.
So we’ll just have to wait for Azure Pheasant Peak to make a challenge.
If I’d known it would be like this, I would’ve had our Li Ke choose to defend a later platform, like the tenth, where she could just challenge the ninth peak.”
Chen Qingluan simply turned her head away, choosing not to look at Tu Zhuque anymore.
Currently, the ninth-place defender was a disciple from her Azure Pheasant Peak.
As for actually challenging Li Ke?
She wasn’t foolish; she wouldn’t let her disciples challenge Li Ke.
How did Tu Zhuque end up with such a disciple!
Although she didn’t want to admit it, nor would she verbally concede, she understood that, unless something unexpected happened, Azure Pheasant Peak’s ranking would probably not surpass Vermilion Bird Peak in this Great Hundred Peaks Tournament.
Cao Zhen didn’t focus on who was leading the rankings; he even refrained from looking at the specific standings and instead, he swept his gaze over each of his five disciples’ faces and slowly said, “Don’t restrain yourselves, this time, your master hopes you can go all out, fully showcasing yourselves.”
“Master!”
“You…”
The five disciples were taken aback.
Master had said to aim for the hundredth place, so why was he now telling them to go all out?
Little Beiyan even asked, “Master, did I hear wrong?
Did you say to ‘defend against a wave’?”
Cao Zhen’s defenses were instantly breached; he should not have taught his disciples all that modern vernacular.
He managed to compose himself and, looking towards the platforms below, slowly corrected, “You heard wrong; what your master said is to go all out in this battle!
Disciples of the Hundred Peaks will fight fiercely for their rankings, giving it their all, which is a rare opportunity to train.
I don’t want you to miss out on this chance.
Of course, if you give it your all, whoever you choose to challenge is up to you.”
“Up to us to decide?” Yi Sheng, always quick-witted, immediately understood and whispered, “I get it now.”
“What do you get?”
“What do you mean?”
Her fellow senior brothers and sisters all turned their gaze towards her.
Yi Sheng explained in a low voice under the scrutiny of her senior brothers and sisters, “The master doesn’t want us to miss out on the opportunity to train, but remember, the master has bet three million spirit stones that Four Treasures Peak’s ranking won’t rise.
Now that we’re reaching the end of the competition, we can’t let master’s three million spirit stones go down the drain.
So, we still have to lose, but now, it’s up to us to decide how to lose.
For example, we could challenge those whose strength is clearly superior to ours.”