Chapter 221: False Defeat
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Seeing that his mirror image had actually given up on the geomancy divination array and chosen to attack in close combat, Lu Yuan was shocked.
Lu Yuan saw through the mirror image’s intentions at a glance.
The fellow… didn’t think of itself as an array master!
Otherwise, how could it think to rush directly in front of the enemy?
If other array masters who were powerless saw that, they would doubt their lives!
However, if the mirror image wanted to fight in close combat, Lu Yuan had nothing to be afraid of.
With that thought in mind, Lu Yuan suddenly exerted his strength after adjusting his breathing.
As Lu Yuan cast a spell, a large amount of water vapor appeared around his body and transformed into shadow clones that were difficult to distinguish from Lu Yuan’s actual body.
Although the clones did not have much offensive power, they could confuse the enemy for a short period of time.
Following the shadow clones, Lu Yuan directly rushed toward his own mirror image.
Lu Yuan’s mirror image didn’t seem to be affected by the clones. It immediately found Lu Yuan’s main body.
Then, the two parties immediately engaged in an intense battle.
It was supposed to be a battle between two array masters.
In the end, it became like two body cultivators in close combat.
As the battle unfolded, Jing Ming and the other two who were watching the battle revealed a bitter smile.
Looking at Lu Yuan and his mirror image’s terrifying physical strength, Yu Wenbai immediately said, “This cultivator called Lu Jiu is really an anomaly among array masters. How did he cultivate array formation to such an extent yet also possess such a terrifying physique?”
Li Yuanhao nodded and said, “That’s right. Logically speaking, array masters need to expend a lot of energy to learn array formations. During this process, they still have to carry out their daily cultivation. They simply can’t find the time to train their physique. Moreover, since array masters usually do long-range attacks from afar, they rarely need to fight head-on like this. I can only say that this cultivator called Lu Jiu is really talented.”
He continued, “If I’m not mistaken, the time that an ordinary person needs to learn array formation should not even be one-third of the time that Lu Jiu needs. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have so much time to train his physique.”
Yu Wenbai agreed with Li Yuanhao’s words. “You’re right.”
There were monstrous cultivators every year, but there seemed to be a lot of them this year.
At least in this batch of cultivators, they saw several good seedlings.
The array master Lu Jiu in front of them was definitely one of them.
That also made Yu Wenbai and Li Yuanhao’s moods instantly improve.
After all, while they came to the Lower Realm as examiners, if they could find a good seedling for the sect, there would be a considerable reward when they returned.
And for the sake of fairness, in the final stage of selecting disciples, each sect would choose in turn.
Therefore, even if the Spirit Sword Sect sent an Apotheosis Stage cultivator like Jing Ming this time, they would not return empty-handed.
Jing Ming was strong, but the selection of disciples was not so much a matter of those with higher cultivation and strength coming out on top and being able to choose the disciple they liked.
Everyone was still competing as sects.
The reason why the Three Upper Realm Sects were called as such was that the strength of the three sects was equal.
Therefore, Jing Ming could not break the rules unless he was willing to bear the anger of the other two sects.
In the eyes of Yu Wenbai and Li Yuanhao, that was almost impossible.
Although the quality of this batch of trial-takers was not bad, there was no one among them who could be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime monster.
Unless they possessed a way of the heavens golden core cultivator with four patterns and above, the trial takers would more or less be on par with each other.
Just as Li Yuanhao and the other two were thinking, the battle between Lu Yuan and his mirror image also came to an end.
Lu Yuan deliberately revealed an opening and was sent flying by the mirror image’s punch.
After he fell, he never got up again.
In order to make his defeat more realistic, Lu Yuan even pretended to have exhausted his spiritual energy.
His appearance not only deceived Jing Ming and the others who were watching the battle, but he also deceived the third stage’s array.
With the disappearance of the mirror image of the third stage, Lu Yuan basically failed his trial.
Lu Yuan stood up and sighed for a moment before leaving the third stage.
Looking at Lu Yuan’s slightly desolate back, Yu Wenbai sighed with emotion. “This cultivator called Lu Jiu is quite unlucky. The third stage of the Immortal Ascension Assembly can completely replicate all the divine abilities of the cultivator, including the physical body. He, an array master, possessing a body not weaker than a body cultivator, is usually a huge advantage. But in this trial, this has become his biggest problem. After all, not only does the mirror image not feel pain, but it also doesn’t feel tired. Under the same physical condition, the mirror image can exert even more terrifying strength than the trial-taker.” He continued, “If Lu Jiu were to think of a way to greatly increase his attainments in array formations during this period of time, or learn some special divine abilities, it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens for him to pass the third stage.”
Li Yuanhao didn’t refute this statement..