Chapter 117: The Battle Begins

  "You have chosen the highest level of trial in the foundation period. You can choose a skill from the Scripture Pavilion." The cold voice repeated the trial rules again.

  Luoyu's face fell, it seems that the set program does not include the specific content of the reward for answering. However, at least he didn't deny it! Luoyu made an effort to calm himself down and wiped his sweaty palms on his Taoist robe.

  "Challenger, trial begins!" A cold and clear female voice rang out.

  Luo Yu immediately gathered her thoughts and just as she was about to wield the Golden Hoop Rod, a woman appeared in the center of the battlefield, holding a long sword.

  A white dress fluttered, her figure was slender and elegant, but unfortunately, her face was covered by a layer of mist. Luo Yu let out a sigh.

  One is a pity that I couldn't see the beauty's face, two is a pity that this beauty will be smashed into pieces by her.

  Qigong reached its peak, Luo Yu smiled slightly and shook the Golden Hoop Rod, smashing it towards her opponent with a crushing blow.

  Clang! The swords clashed, sparks flying everywhere. The beauty was forced to retreat five steps, her movements elegant and refined, not like she was fighting at all, but rather as if she were dancing.

  Unexpectedly, she didn't destroy her opponent's long sword. Luo Yu narrowed her eyes, it seemed that the beauty's long sword was at least a spiritual artifact.

  A flying sword, Luo Yu's advance on the opponent, raised his stick to block the long sword, left hand a fierce tiger clawed at the heart, five fingers inserted into the beauty's chest, but there was no feeling of blood and flesh, Luo Yu's eyebrows were tightly locked, but the movement did not stop, left hand clenched with force.

  Ha! The sky is filled with glittering rain, beautiful and crystal clear, fluttering down, enveloping the Luo Yu in it.

  No blood splattered, no flesh flew, only a shower of light fell, this was the beauty and her magic treasure transformed, the raindrops fell on the battlefield, gathered into the texture of the stage, flashed slightly, disappeared.

  Luoyu stared at these intricate patterns, her consciousness probing into them, trying to study them for a moment. Dizzy and confused, she reluctantly gave up.

  This battlefield should be a giant magic array, and the enemies and magic treasures that appear are also manipulated by the energy of the magic array to create an illusion, which is almost indistinguishable from reality. Vividly lifelike.

  Luo Yu couldn't help but sigh in admiration, indeed worthy of the ancient sect's reputation. The battle stage's formation was ingenious and unparalleled, far surpassing the current standards of the cultivation world. And yet, it was merely used as a trial for foundation-building disciples. Then, what kind of wonders would the golden core and nascent soul stages' battle stages hold?

  Luo Yu guessed that the flesh and blood of the characters, the disciples of Gu Zongmen should also be able to design, possibly because this sect has always loved beauty and cleanliness. They don't like bloody scenes, so they came up with the idea of "Guangyu" to announce the character's death.

  The elegant appearance and beautiful movements of the female monk obviously prove this point.

  Time was pressing, Luo Yu didn't rest and shouted "Start!"

  With a flash of light, a woman in white appeared at the center of the battlefield, her appearance identical to the previous one, with a cultivation that was perfectly rounded and full.

  The woman's movements were even more agile, and in an instant she held her sword and attacked Luo Yu, who dodged to the side.

  Luoyu fought with him for ten rounds, gradually figuring out the other's sword moves, dodging to the side to avoid a flying sword. Immediately after, she countered with a move called "Returning Horse Spear", her Golden Hoop Rod stabbing into his heart, and with a loud crash, the white-robed woman turned into a shower of light and dispersed.

  The two women were using the same set of sword techniques, light and agile, yet extremely fast. The sword moves carried a chill in the air, and the killing moves often appeared unexpectedly, so if a cultivator of the same level were to fight against her, only those with swift footwork and powerful strength could win.

  As soon as he thought about it, Luo Yu opened his mouth and shouted: "Begin!"

  As soon as the words fell, two white-clad women appeared in the center of the battlefield. One was at the peak of her Qi training, while the other had achieved a state of perfect harmony and balance, their appearances identical, like twins.

  Two swords arrived simultaneously, the two women cooperated tacitly. Luo Yu took out the Golden Hoop Rod and unleashed a set of Dominating Heaven Gun Decisions, completely sealing off the two women's attacks. In just an instant, they were struck into a shower of light.

  After that, each time an enemy appears, there will be one more person than the last time. By the ninth round, there are already eight people, all of whom have achieved the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

  Their techniques were uniform, and their coordination was seamless. By the ninth round, they had even formed a sword array, making their attacks even more lethal. Even though Luo Yu's cultivation was one major level higher than theirs, it still took her a moment to find the weak point before breaking through with brute force, after which she eliminated the nine female cultivators one by one.

  One time span, nine consecutive battles, Luo Yu's spiritual power was almost depleted, and his body was exhausted.

  She sat cross-legged on the battlefield, Luo Yu adjusted her breath and cultivated, the dense spiritual energy was drawn into her body, half an hour later, the spiritual power in her body recovered to a full state.

  Luo Yu stood up to meet the next batch of enemies, originally thinking that nine women at the peak of Qi training would appear. Who would have thought that a slender male cultivator appeared in the center of the battlefield, with an unclear face.

  Luoyu's eyes widened, the appearance was not the key, the key was that this man's cultivation was at the initial stage of foundation building. Predicting the strength and number of enemies in the next few scenes, Luoyu became deeply worried.

  In an instant, the man's long sword had attacked in front of him, shining brightly as it stabbed forward. Luoyu hastily put aside his distractions and raised his staff to meet it, and from this point on, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

  This man's swordsmanship is exceptionally high, his sword moves are sharp and fierce, completely different from the previous female cultivator's light and airy style, and also more difficult to deal with.

  Wielding the Golden Hoop Rod, she entwined with him in a fierce battle. The stage was filled with the constant flash of rod shadows and sword lights. Luo Yu fought with such exhilaration that she almost forgot the purpose of the fight.

  This is Luo Yu's second battle with a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the first being against Hou Yong, but at that time she was only at the peak of Qi Refining and was completely passive in taking hits. Now, her opponent has a cultivation level similar to hers, making it just right for testing her actual strength after establishing her foundation.

  Two quarters of an hour later, Luo Yu figured out the male cultivator's sword technique and took advantage of his change in moves to launch a big move, shattering him into a rain of light.

  After resting for a while, filling himself with spiritual energy, Luo Yu went to battle in the eleventh round. This time, his opponent was another male cultivator whose cultivation had reached the peak of the foundation-building stage. His magic treasure was no longer a long sword, but a large knife.

  This man's strength is more than double that of the previous one, his knife skills are fierce and abnormal, with surging water spirit power, like a violent storm attacking.

  Luoyu was momentarily unable to adapt, and was beaten to the point of being at a loss for what to do. A knife flashed across her cheek, leaving a deep wound that exposed bone, with fresh blood flowing out and dripping onto the front of her chest like a blooming azalea flower.

  This was the first time Luo Yu had been injured and bled since the trial began, but she didn't have time to tend to her wound. She dodged the man's next attack and opened up her divine movement steps, constantly moving around on the platform.

  Gradually, Luo Yu adapted to the opponent's fierce and violent fighting style, looking for weaknesses, starting to counterattack, hitting the opponent's body several times in a row, making his body somewhat illusory, yet still not seeing the male cultivator retreat half a step.

  As an energy body, Nan Xiu had no pain sensation. His attacks were bold and unrestrained, only attacking without defending, ferocious and fearless of death, forcing Luo Yu to retreat while fighting back.