Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Once the momentum starts, she will rise like a fish leaping over the dragon gate

After registering their names, red ribbons appeared around Zhou Chan.

She briefly introduced the red ribbons and said.

“The red ribbons are strong in attack, fast in speed, and not weak in defense. Junior Brother, if you can’t match up, don’t force yourself.”

With that, she waved her hand and began to attack.

With a whoosh, the attack reached him in an instant.

Clang.

The Half-Moon blocked the attack, but Jiang Hao, who was holding the blade, was pushed back, the power of the red ribbons was quite strong.

It was completely different from Senior Sister Xin’s, worthy of someone from Baiyue Lake.

As the thought crossed his mind, the red ribbon attacked again.

Demon Sound Thousand Li revolved, and the Half-Moon swung to counter.

The red ribbons attacked swiftly like red light, and while Jiang Hao dodged, he also used Demon Sound Slash to attack the opponent.

However, each attack was narrowly avoided, not missing by a hair.

Senior Sister Zhou was very strong, and it seemed she wasn’t far from the late stage… Jiang Hao made a judgment in his heart.

He couldn’t continue to be passive like this unless he dragged it out until the opponent was exhausted.

But this magical treasure was quite formidable, and it would take a lot of time to exhaust its power.

In an instant, Jiang Hao began to attack proactively.

Demon Sound Thousand Li ran wildly, and Demon Sound Slash always managed to strike in the opponent’s gaps.

The demon sound rolled, breaking the offensive of the red ribbons.

At this moment, Jiang Hao realized that Senior Sister Zhou lacked experience in combat, and although he also lacked experience, the Nameless Secret Manual had given him a great deal of help.

After dodging the red ribbons’ attacks twice, he was already behind Senior Sister Zhou, with the Half-Moon resting on her shoulder.

Seeing this, Zhou Chan put down the red ribbons.

Although she had a magical garment for defense, she felt she wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer.

“I’ve lost.”

“Senior Sister, thank you for going easy.”

Jiang Hao said politely.

Zhou Chan didn’t mind the defeat and greeted Jiang Hao before returning to continue her duties.

“Senior Sister Zhou is quite familiar, but she seems nice.”

Out of curiosity, he appraised Senior Sister Zhou.

【Zhou Chan: Baiyue Lake inner disciple, superior talent, pure-hearted with good intentions, able to sense malice in her surroundings. Once the momentum starts, she will rise like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.】

Can you perceive malice?

Looking at the appraisal results, Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.

Recalling how his every attack had been narrowly avoided just now, he began to understand.

He had thought that Senior Sister Zhou Chan might have practiced something similar to the Nameless Secret Manual or had some personal perception training.

Now it seemed that it wasn’t that kind of ability, but rather a sense of malice.

“Was it because I only wanted to place the blade at her throat at the end, so she didn’t notice it?”

The more he thought about it, the more Jiang Hao felt this was the case.

However, the last few words also caught his attention.

“Once the momentum starts, she will rise like a fish leaping over the dragon gate… I wonder what it takes to get that momentum going.”

Shaking his head, Jiang Hao didn’t dwell on these thoughts.

Someone like Senior Sister Zhou should go to the Haotian Sect. It might be the best for her.

Staying in the Demon Sect, it’s uncertain whether she would have the chance to rise.

Leaving the square, Jiang Hao saw some disciples of the Demon Sect in conflict, all with unpleasant expressions on their faces.

Looking at these people, Jiang Hao felt that Senior Sister Zhou Chan staying in the Demon Sect might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Because in the immortal sects there are hypocrites, while in the Demon Sect, it’s clear that everyone is truly wicked, which is better.

There wouldn’t be too much psychological pressure.

On the way back, Jiang Hao encountered Han Ming.

His face was full of smiles, and he was in a good mood.

“Senior Brother Jiang, I made it to the top four,” he said with a big smile as he approached Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao glanced at him and replied calmly:

“Congratulations, Junior Brother.”

“Did Senior Brother Jiang make it?” Han Ming asked with some concern.

“Mhm, I did,” Jiang Hao nodded.

Hearing this, Han Ming didn’t show disappointment; instead, he seemed to be deep in thought.

Wondering what he was pondering.

When they reached Duanqing Cliff, their paths diverged, and Han Ming headed towards his own residence.

Along the way, he encountered some inner sect Senior Brothers and Sisters.

“Han Junior Brother, did you make it to the top four?” a Senior Sister asked.

Han Ming nodded slightly and replied in a calm and casual manner.

“Yes, I did.”

“Junior Brother Han has just entered the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment not long ago, yet he managed to fight his way into the top four. His future is boundless,” the Senior Sister said admiringly.

Hearing this, Han Ming smiled again, accepting the praise graciously.

Back at his residence, Jiang Hao was contemplating the Nameless Secret Manual.

Although recent appraisals hadn’t shown significant fluctuations, delving deeper into the manual was never a mistake, as it might lead to deeper insights.

Besides the Nameless Secret Manual, he also wanted to understand the third form of the Heavenly Saber, but unfortunately, he was unable to comprehend it at the moment.

His cultivation at the mid-stage of Golden Core was not sufficient to learn the third form.

After contemplating until midnight, he began practicing to recover from the fatigue of using divine abilities.

Each session of contemplation required him to activate Clear Heart and Pure Mind, which was quite draining.

Divine abilities had many unimaginable uses, but he was still one purple bubble short.

Otherwise, he could have an additional divine ability.

……

The next day.

After collecting the bubbles from the yard and the Spiritual Medicine Garden, Jiang Hao went to the square to check the list and locations.

“Second arena, Duanqing Cliff’s Han Ming?”

The moment he saw this, Jiang Hao found it quite interesting, wondering how Junior Brother Han felt.

After waiting a long time at the second arena, Han Ming arrived.

He looked in good spirits, not at all discouraged.

Right off the bat, he declared.

“I know it’s going to be tough to win against Senior Brother, but I won’t give up.”

“Register your names,” said the Golden Core Senior Brother from the day before, appearing again.

He gave Jiang Hao an extra look as if he saw potential in him.

After registering their names, Han Ming wielded his sword and cast spells, with thunder spreading around him.

Then, like a bolt of lightning, he charged at Jiang Hao.

Clang!

Sword and saber clashed, and Jiang Hao was pushed back a bit.

Surprised, Han Ming had grown much stronger, and there was another force swirling in his sword.

‘An inheritance of a great power?’

Jiang Hao immediately guessed and wasn’t worried. Instead, he began to attack.

The two exchanged blows with sword and saber, with thunder spreading around them at times and demonic sounds rolling.

After a tug of war, Han Ming used his strongest move, a sword of thunder slashing out.

Faced with such a powerful attack, Jiang Hao could only pretend to be defeated and avoid the sharp edge.

Then he stepped closer to Han Ming, placing the saber in front of his brow.

Han Ming couldn’t react in time, or rather, he didn’t understand how Jiang Hao had escaped from under his sword.

For a moment, he thought he could win.

Unfortunately, it was just an illusion, but he had already guessed the outcome. Given some more time, Senior Brother Jiang would surely become his defeated opponent.

“I lost,” he said, sheathing his sword calmly.

“Junior Brother has given me face,” Jiang Hao also sheathed his saber.

Some people around were watching the fight, but not many were surprised.

Especially since Jiang Hao was still the Senior Brother, those familiar with Duanqing Cliff and Han Ming felt it was a pity.

It should have been him who won.

Afterward, he didn’t rush back but watched other Senior Brothers’ matches.

The battles between Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators were eye-opening, with the power of their spells being vast and mighty.

He wondered if he would ever be able to break through such spells in the future.

However, he committed all these techniques to memory, so that he would have some experience to draw upon if he ever faced them in the future.

The next day, he continued to watch the battles. He observed those at the later stages of Golden Core and those who had reached perfection.

He watched fewer Nascent Soul battles because they were still far beyond his reach.

The main issue was the lack of time; the fights were over too quickly.

And with everyone starting their battles simultaneously, being able to watch even two matches in a day was quite good.

On the third day, Jiang Hao once again appeared in the square.

Today was the day of the championship matches.