Ancient Strengthening Technique - Chapter 1640

Chapter 1640

AST 1640 - A Life-and-Death Challenge

Just like this, the candidates for the Life-and-Death Challenge were decided . Yin Tian insisted on taking part in the match only to be rejected by Feng Xi and Yin Cha . Even Qing Shui disapproved of him taking part in the match . At the moment, a lot of people were aware of Yin Tian’s body condition . The Hong Clan was very likely the culprit responsible for it .

The reason behind the Hong Clan’s action was to inform the people from the Divine Moon Immortal Sect that Yin Tian was a useless person . If Yin Tian were to take part in the match, he would definitely be one of their main targets to be eliminated . Yin Tian possessed a unique status . If anything was to happen to him, Divine Moon Immortal Sect would be in danger .

If Yin Tian chose to not take part in it, the majority of people would still have faith in the sect . Since there were only four people taking part in the fight, it would give the audience the impression that the Yin Clan couldn’t be bothered about fighting . If the Yin Clan managed to win it, it would further make the things which the Hong Clan said prior to be invalid .

Qing Shui didn’t know the actual name of Old Man Wang . He only knew him by the way he addressed him . Old Man Wang was a very casual person . After dinner, Old Man Wang started inquiring Qing Shui about his cooking skills . Qing Shui was very selfless in terms of this . He gave Old Man Wang some of his ingredients and let him take them home to try them out .

Qing Shui still had a lot of the ingredients stocked up in the realm . They were things that would be consumed very slowly . Hence, there was no need for him to be stingy with them . The realm had been stuck at eighth grade for a long, long time . Qing Shui had no idea when it would break through to the ninth grade .

The Nine Animals Mimicry Technique, the final Dragon Form…… . Qing Shui had basically mastered everything which the Phoenix Form had to offer . His Ancient Strengthening Technique was also at its Eighth Heavenly Layer . Just like usual, there was no sign showing that it’s going to break through anytime soon . His Nine Waves Great Golden Buddha Palm was also at its Eighth Grade . If it was to break through yet again, its prowess would definitely multiply many folds .

Qing Shui had a considerable amount of killer techniques . He put his main emphasis on cultivating his body . Furthermore, his defensive prowess was his most powerful asset . In comparison, his offensive prowess was slightly lacking . Now that he had the Diamond Staff, he managed to receive a boost in the offensive prowess of the Five Elemental Forces .

Hence, for the time being, he could only coordinate his attacks with Feng Xi .

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A Life-and-Death Challenge was a very huge issue . Though this matter might not have alerted the people outside of the Divine Moon Immortal Sect, it was already known throughout the entire sect itself . The time of the match was set to be after three days, in the morning . The location of the match would be in the upper-sky of Divine Moon Immortal Sect .

Qing Shui returned to the courtyard and immediately went to the two girls .

“Auntie said that the victor of the match will be decided with just one round . Both parties mustn’t send out more than ten people . ” Qing Shui sat down opposite the two girls as he explained to them about the match .

Tantai Lingyan and Qin Qing were sitting together . Together, they formed a kind of harmonious beauty which words couldn’t describe . Qing Shui was reminded of why so many people enjoyed threesomes from his previous incarnation . If one day, he could see the both of them being tormented by him at the same time… That scene…… . .

As Qing Shui thought about this, he started feeling a bit restless . But for now, all he could do with these two girls was just look at them . He still couldn’t touch them . Naturally, both Tantai Lingyan and Qin Qing noticed Qing Shui’s fiery eyes . It’s just that they didn’t know what he was thinking deep down .

Because the two girls were together, they didn’t make too many comments about it . Despite that, the both of them couldn’t help but shoot glares at him . Otherwise, it would take him forever to come back to his senses . Even though sometimes, they might blame him for being so rude, deep down, they still felt really happy . Yes, this was how women were . They enjoyed it when the person they liked indulged in their beauty . But sometimes, they would also blame him for being rude . Actually, they couldn’t really blame him for anything… . But in the case when the three of them were together, it was reasonable for them to feel angry at him .

“How many representatives do we have on our side?” Tantai Lingyan asked .

“Four!” Qing Shui answered quickly .

“It seems like there is no need for Sister Qing and I to battle . ” Tantai Lingyan said .

“I am just there as a side character . The true candidates in charge of fighting the matches are Auntie Feng and Yin Cha . ”

“Who is our other representative?” Qin Qing asked after a moment of thought .

“Old Man Wang, the cook . ” Qing Shui smiled and said .

Upon hearing that, the two girls were in great shock . They knew who Old Man Wang was . They met him once at the banquet . He was the person who served them dishes . It’s just that they didn’t intentionally try to know him . No one would expect him to be an expert warrior .

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For the past two days, Qing Shui hadn’t been cultivating . Just like before, he aided the two girls in stabilizing their strength . However, he spent even more time in aiding Feng Xi . Qing Shui possessed very unique strength . His aid could help her neglect the opponent’s strength . It didn’t matter whether the opponent was strong or weak, he would still be of help .

Other than Feng Xi, he also helped Yin Cha and Old Man Wang . When they had time, he would also tell them to practice the Four Symbols Formation together . Old Man Wang stood at the White Tiger position whereas Qing Shui stood on the Green Dragon’s position . Yin Cha would stand on the Black Tortoise position . As for Feng Xi, she was left with the Vermilion Bird position to stand on .

Qing Shui’s ability was to control the tide of the battle . Not only did he seek more speed, he also wanted to strengthen the formation . He chose to not make any move in the battle . Instead, he left Old Man Wang in charge of the main offensive role . The position he was standing on was the most brilliant one . Basically, the fighting style didn’t change . The only thing they needed to do was to coordinate with each other as well as constantly move in between positions . Qing Shui informed them about the importance of a formation and also coordination .

Qing Shui’s demonic beasts would also be of use . As mentioned before, Old Man Wang was the person mainly in charge of taking down the opponents . He had a Shield Beast . It’s just that it had been a long time since he last sent it out to battle . Qing Shui was stunned upon seeing it being summoned before him . The beast was a Meteorite Beast . It was not in the slightest inferior to Qing Shui’s Hell Nightmare Beast . More importantly, the Meteorite Beast possessed strength which was a lot more powerful than the Hell Nightmare Beast . Hence, the current Hell Nightmare Beast, was simply inferior to the Meteorite Beast .

They were all experts and had quite a few powerful tamed beasts with them . Hence, Qing Shui needn’t worry about them . Since he himself had powerful demonic beasts, he would expect them to have powerful beasts as well . Qing Shui didn’t plan to summon his beasts . As for how well they could coordinate with their own demonic beasts, this should definitely not be a problem for them .

The reason why Qing Shui chose the Four Symbols Formation wasn’t simply because there were four of them . This formation didn’t require much time to learn . One did his job by just standing on a specified position . Hence, it’s considered one of the easiest formations to learn . Another reason was that it was also the formation which could bring forth the most potential from all four of them .

Old Man Wang and Yin Cha were amazed by this . Their strength was significantly boosted . The position which Qing Shui stood on enabled him to raise his speed by 30% . Old Man Wang’s position helped increase 30% of the overall damage he could cause to the opponents . As for YIn Cha, his position increased his overall defensive prowess by 30% . Last but not least, Feng Xi’s position increased her Spirit Energy by 30% .

Frankly speaking, they were all envious of this formation . Qing Shui, on the other hand, smiled and said, “If you guys are interested in learning it, I will pass on the technique to you guys later on . But brace yourself . It can’t be learnt that easily . ”

The actual power of the formation was even higher than how it’s supposed to be . This was because Qing Shui had used the Formation Eye Stone together with this formation . After that, QIng Shui also further boosted it with his Phoenix’s Battle Intent as well as the Battle God Halo .

In just a short while, he stunned everyone around him except Feng Xi . Feng Xi was also very surprised . Even though she might have learnt about Qing Shui’s mysterious abilities earlier on, she never expected for them to be this strong .

It took a long while for Old Man Wang and Yin Cha to finally come back to their senses . They looked at Qing Shui with eyes which looked like they were looking at a monster .

“Don’t look at me like that . Do you know why Auntie Feng wants me here now? This is all I am capable of . When it comes to battling, I don’t think I will be of much help . ” Qing Shui smiled and said .

“This is so bewitching . My strength has been doubled in such a short while . I managed to increase my offensive strength by almost 80% and my defense by 50% . What kind of concept is this……”

As for Yin Cha, his defensive prowess increased by nearly 80% and his offensive prowess increased by about 50% .

“At the moment, I have a feeling that I can eliminate the entire Hong Clan alone . ” Old Man Wang said with his heroic spirit reaching to the clouds .

But he then let out a sigh after he finished speaking, “But without Qing Shui, my strength will revert back to how it used to be……”

Everyone agreed strongly with Old Man Wang’s words . What kind of concept was it for them to almost double their strength? Unfortunately, this wasn’t their own power .

Without noticing, three days passed . Qing Shui woke up really early today . He went out to practice his fists . Not long after, he could already see Old Man Wang engaging in martial arts in the distance . What surprised Qing Shui was that in Old Man Wang’s hand, he was holding a normal kitchen knife .

It was a totally normal kitchen knife . He seemed to be able to swing it with ease . It felt more like he was trying to look for inspiration to wield it . All Qing Shui knew was that Old Man Wang was practicing his martial arts with a kitchen knife . But after a while, he noticed that his movements were compatible with a kitchen knife……

Qing Shui didn’t interrupt him . Throughout these few days, Qing Shui had given him some medicinal pills and helped him perform Constitution Nurturing . He largely benefitted from this .

There was a huge plaza within the Divine Moon Immortal Sect . At this point of time, the huge plaza was already crowded with people . The Divine Moon Immortal Sect was an enormous sect . There were a considerable amount of people in it . Though it might be a huge plaza within the sect, it wasn’t located inside the headquarters itself . The headquarters mostly consisted of clans which shared the closest relationship with the sect itself and expert warriors . The majority of their disciples were distributed around the headquarter .

Today, they were all here . Other than just the Divine Moon Immortal Sect, there were also a few outsiders . The people from the Hong Clan were already there when Qing Shui and the group arrived . At the moment when Yin Tian and his group arrived, the entire area became quiet . However, there were people from below the arena who shouted Yin Tian’s name .

“The Sect Lord is back . Yin Tian has returned . ”

“Yes, it seems this time, the Hong Clan is truly done for . ”

“Are you crazy? Yin Tian is back, and yet the Hong Clan still dares to challenge them to a battle . What does this tell us? Do you really think that Hong Clan will be so foolish?”

“The things which the Hong Clan said before might really be true . I am sure that Yin Tian’s strength must be significantly weaker than how it used to be before . ”

“The Hong Clan is so despicable! To think that they would take advantage of other people’s misfortune!”

“This is natural . He still possesses such a high status even after losing his power . It’s not weird that people will start looking down on him . ”

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Three days ago, Feng Xi proposed the way the match was going to be held to Hong Clan . The Hong Clan easily agreed to it . Ten people, from their view, the more people they put in, the more advantages they would have . It’s practically impossible for Yin Clan to ask for external help .

An old man appeared in the upper sky of the plaza . As he saw the crowd of people below, he put down both of his hands to gesture the people to keep quiet . After that, he spoke up, “Today is the day when the Hong Clan and Yin Clan are going to have their Life-and-Death challenge . I am sure that all of you must have known about it, hence, I presume there is no need for me to talk about it . Let me go through the rules with you guys . ”

At the moment, the people under the stage were all very quiet . The old man seemed to be very satisfied, “I am the Grand Elder of the Divine Moon Immortal Sect . I am here today as a notary to keep an eye on the situation here . The rule of the Life-and-Death match is really simple . Both sides must not send out more than ten representatives from their team . The winner will be decided through this single round . Every participant is responsible for his own life . Regardless of who wins, no one must bring calamity upon the opposing clan . I hope that both clans can abide by these rules . ”

“It’s a battle royale . The participants are responsible for their own lives…… . I wonder who will emerge victorious this time . ”

“Ten people, do you guys think the Sect Lord will take part in the match?”

“Definitely! Their clan already has very few people to begin with . I heard news saying that the Hong Clan has even forced Qing Feng and Ming Yue to the extent they entered their seclusions . Do you think that the Yin Clan will have anymore people taking part in the match?”

“It seems that the Yin Clan is truly in a bad state . The Hong Clan has always been keeping their strength well-hidden . If I am not wrong, this time, the Divine Moon Immortal Sect is going to go through a tremendous change . ”

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“I now welcome the representatives from both parties to come up the stage!” The Grand Elder said slowly .