Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 2176 Chapter 1020: Ao Zhan (Part 2)

Dragon Roar for intimidation, followed by a Dragon Punch.

This was almost a sure-kill punch, yet it hit nothing.

Ao Zhan slowly retracted his fist, stood up straight, and looked at the cracked ground from his punch, his cold face gradually frowning.

”...Didnʼt manage to roar him down?”

How could it be...

Meanwhile, outside the Taoist Field.

Seeing Mo Hua shatter his Dao Discussion Jade again and escape, there was a chorus of boos from the crowd:

”Shameless, he ran away again!”

”Retreating on the brink of battle, a coward for sure!”

”Spineless, utterly shameless!”

Some people sighed with regret:

”What a pity, Ao Zhanʼs punch was just a little bit off... had it been a bit faster, he couldʼve smashed Mo Hua to bits...”

”If he hadnʼt roared, maybe Mo Hua wouldʼve died..”

”What do you mean by ʼroaredʼ, you know nothing, thatʼs the Dragon Roar Skill of Longding Sect.”

”This is an ultimate technique and Taoist skill of Longding Sect, exceedingly mysterious and extremely difficult to learn...”

”Ordinary disciples learn the Tiger Roar, only the top disciples can master the Dragon Roar!”

”During battle, using the sound of Tiger Roar and Dragon Roar to intimidate the opponent.”

”If the opponent gets roared down, a solid strike from the Dragon Ding Punch would leave him half dead, if not outright dead.”

”This Taoist skill, Ao Zhan hadnʼt used it in the previous sword discussions. Using it against Mo Hua this time could be considered giving him some face.”

”He probably guessed that rotten kid Mo Hua would run away when the situation turned bad, so he wanted to use the Dragon Roar Skill to hold him down, then kill him with a punch.”

”What a pity, still a bit too slow...”

”That wretched kid Mo Hua is as sly as a ʼghost...”

”Even ghosts arenʼt as sly as him...”

Amidst the chatter outside the arena, inside, Ao Zhan, having failed to kill Mo Hua, looked coldly angry, threw a punch to vent his anger, shattering a large area of trees and rocks, then turned around and coldly ordered:

”Kill the Monster Beasts.”

”Yes!”

The other four prodigies from the Longding Sect responded in unison.

Then, the five of them joined forces, using only their physical strength, clashed head-on in more than dozens of rounds, and slaughtered a Second Grade High-Rank Bear Demon, severing its limbs, slicing open its chest, and

gruesomely extracting its inner core.

Thus the sword discussion ended, Longding Sect won.

And Mo Hua and his companions lost another match.

Zhang Lan, Wenren Wan, Gu Changhuai, Murong Caiyun, and all the cultivators silently observing and concerned about Mo Hua, remained silent, their

expressions somewhat dejected.

Yu Er pursed her lips, her little face looking a bit sad.

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Afterward, it was the sword discussions of other sects.

Inside the Mount of Tao arena.

Mo Hua, who had stepped down after defeat, packed the storage bags with Linghu Xiao and a few others, preparing to return to their sect.

Cheng Mo and Situ Jian were in low spirits, saying nothing.

Ouyang Xuanʼs face was worse, also tinged with some unwillingness.

Linghu Xiaoʼs expression was also cold.

Although his demeanor was always indifferent, this time, there was more confusion, gloom, and gravity mixed in, like a shadowy cloud of depression.

”Xiaoxiao.” Mo Hua called him.

Linghu Xiao was startled, raised his head to look at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua sighed, somewhat regretfully saying, ”Another loss for us in this match.”

Linghu Xiao nodded, saying nothing.

He lost even more thoroughly.

Under the hands of Xiao Wuchen and Ao Zhan, he barely had any chance to fight back, being forcibly suppressed the entire match and was eventually slain

personally.

The more of a prodigy one is, the prouder their nature, and the less they can tolerate failure.

Especially in such a situation, being slain one-on-one by other prodigies in the Qianxue Sword Debate Conference, under the eyes of all...

Linghu Xiao felt immense pain and agony inside.

Despite Mo Hua telling him before that true strength is forged through failure.

But the inner confusion and pain almost devoured all his self-esteem and confidence in the Sword Dao.

Linghu Xiao was silent for a moment, then spoke in a low voice:

”Junior Brother, I...”

Mo Hua understood his thoughts, reached out, and patted his shoulder, saying:

”Donʼt think too much, no matter how strong the enemy, or how dire the situation, you need only to focus on one thing, just one thing...”

Mo Hua paused slightly, his eyes clear and bright:

”...Believe in your own sword, give it your all, fully implement your Sword Dao,

and just unleash the Sword Qi...

”As for whether this strike wins, loses, cuts down the enemy, or is cut down,

donʼt think about it.”

”The purer the mind, the stronger the sword.”

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”Worrying will only weaken your sword.”

In terms of Sword Qi cultivation and Swordsmanship foundation, Mo Hua was naturally not as good as Linghu Xiao.

But when it comes to understanding and executing Sword Intent, looking across the world, hardly anyone in his generation could surpass Mo Hua, who

had learned the Taixu Divine Thought into Sword True Jue and integrated the

Godslaying Sword Forms.

Linghu Xiao was startled, his thoughts turned over repeatedly, gradually becoming clear, his gaze also gradually brightened.

”Yes, Junior Brother.”

Linghu Xiao nodded, revealing a hint of persistent resilience.

Like tempered steel, the more itʼs forged, the more it can refine itself.

Mo Hua nodded.

To achieve great things, to seek the Great Dao, sometimes ”resilience” is more

important than talent.

No matter how good the talent, if it breaks easily, itʼs futile.

Only with resilience can one be indomitable.

After packing their storage bags, they returned to the sect.

Inside the Taixu Gate, they practiced tactics a bit more, studied their

opponents, and as night fell, they each parted ways.

Linghu Xiao, being a disciple of Mount Chongxu, needed to return to Mount

Chongxu.

Ouyang Xuan, a disciple of Taia Mountain, also needed to return to Taia

Mountain.

Cheng Mo and Situ Jian, like Mo Hua, stayed at Taixu Mountain.