Chapter 769: Li Yun vs Yun Canglan!
"Not bad."
On the platform in mid-air, Elder Bai Jing, the bald middle-aged man in white robes, nodded slightly and revealed a satisfied look.
After winning this match, regardless of what happened in the subsequent matches, Li Yun had already squeezed into the top two hundred.
If he won one more match, he would successfully enter the top hundred.
To enter the top hundred in his first participation in the Northern Territory Heaven’s Chosen Gathering was already quite a good result, especially since Li Yun’s cultivation was only at the 2nd level of Heavenly Core Realm. This made it even more commendable.
With such a result, Elder Bai Jing would have enough to report back to the sect.
As for better results, he did not even think about them.
Ultimately, letting Li Yun participate in this Heaven’s Chosen Assembly was mainly to allow him to feel the atmosphere, increase his experience, and understand that there was always someone better. It was to prevent him from becoming too arrogant after gaining fame too early.
As for carrying the burden of Sword Peak, that still had to rely on Ye Wuhen.
As expected, Huang Tianlin and the others easily achieved victory in this round of matches as well, and all of them won through absolute crushing victories.
None of their opponents could force them to use a second move.
Of course, this was also related to the rules of the competition.
Although the Destiny Compass was said to be random, some strings were actually pulled behind the scenes. For existences at the level of Huang Tianlin, it was almost impossible for them to meet during the elimination stage.
Otherwise, if experts of this level met too early and one of them was eliminated before even entering the Heaven’s Chosen Rankings, would that not become a joke?
In addition, Fatty Chu, Fan Wuhen, and Yun Canglan also successfully defeated their opponents and advanced to the third round of the elimination matches.
Meanwhile, Bai Xueya, Xuan Long, and the others who had entered the Profound Origin Immortal Sect in the same batch as Li Yun all suffered defeat in this round and were eliminated.
Soon, the third round of matches began.
Whoosh!
A green light shot out from the Destiny Compass and landed on Li Yun, while another green light landed on Yun Canglan.
"Eh? This battle is actually an internal fight within the Profound Origin Immortal Sect."
"This is getting interesting. Yun Canglan is a descendant of the Yun Family and has an extraordinary status. It would be unreasonable to say that he has no means to resist soul attacks. In this battle, Li Yun is likely in trouble."
"Indeed. Although cultivators skilled in soul attacks are extremely difficult to deal with, they are also most afraid of being targeted. This is especially true for Li Yun, who is only at the 2nd level of Heavenly Core Realm."
Among this batch of cultivators, no experts at Huang Tianlin’s level were fighting, so the battle between Li Yun and Yun Canglan attracted many people’s attention.
Although battles between disciples of top-tier forces had occurred before, this was the first internal battle within the same force.
Especially since one side was a dark horse who had suddenly emerged with soul attack methods, while the other was a descendant of the Yun Family.
It was worth looking forward to seeing who would win this encounter.
Whoosh!
Under everyone’s gaze, Li Yun’s figure flickered as he stepped onto the arena.
At the same time, Yun Canglan’s figure also appeared directly on the arena.
"It seems my luck is truly good."
A faint smile appeared on Yun Canglan’s face. "The spot for the group stage is secured."
"Is that so?"
Li Yun said indifferently, "You seem very confident."
"If I ran into someone else, it might be hard to say. But since I ran into you, I am naturally confident."
Yun Canglan smiled slightly. "What you rely on is merely soul attack methods. Unfortunately, those methods are completely useless against me."
As his voice fell, a bronze mask suddenly appeared in his hand.
He immediately placed it over his face.
A strange fluctuation of power emanated from the bronze mask, forming a peculiar domain within three zhang around him.
"That is a Soul-Sealing Mask. As expected, Yun Canglan prepared a countermeasure against soul attacks."
"This Soul-Sealing Mask can create a Soul-Sealing Domain around the user. Within the Soul-Sealing Domain, all soul power is isolated. It is specifically used to restrain soul attackers."
"In that case, Li Yun is probably going to lose."
Seeing the bronze mask, many people immediately cried out in surprise.
The Soul-Sealing Mask was a widely circulated defensive spiritual artifact designed specifically to resist soul attacks. Its grades varied, ranging from low-grade Heaven Rank to high grade Heaven Rank. Regardless of its exact grade, the price of a Soul-Sealing Mask far exceeded that of ordinary spiritual artifacts.
Therefore, an ordinary cultivator could never possess such a treasure. Only a descendant of an aristocratic family like Yun Canglan could afford to bring one out.
"Li Yun, with the Soul-Sealing Mask active, your soul eye technique cannot exert any effect whatsoever. You are destined to lose this battle."
Yun Canglan suddenly burst into laughter. "Losing to me is no injustice to you."
"Six Meridians Profound Light Sword."
He let out a sharp cry, and a long sword appeared in his hand.
Then, six different lights erupted from the sword, forming six streams of Sword Qi of various colors.
The light was dazzling and incomparably sharp, cutting down toward Li Yun at the same time.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the six streams of Sword Qi shot above Li Yun and formed a hexagram array.
The array carried astonishing might, clearly intending to strike Li Yun directly and send him flying.
"What a pity."
"This guy is going to lose."
At this moment, many cultivators shook their heads.
After Li Yun’s soul attack methods became useless, no one believed that a mere 2nd level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator like him could withstand the full-force attack of a 9th level Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse head-on.
Although it was somewhat regrettable, Li Yun seemed destined to lose this battle.
Even Elder Bai Jing could not help sighing slightly.
He had originally hoped to see Li Yun break into the top hundred, but now, that hope was clearly about to be dashed.