Clang clang clang~ Lu Yu stood in place, expressionless, watching his opponent use a weapon to strike the super protective iron armor on his body.
Oh, that's not right, the opponent was holding a sword, so using 'strike' wasn't correct, 'slash' would be better, but it made no difference.
Kwai Defa stood below the martial platform promoting, "Super protective iron armor, unbreakable, unbendable, and impenetrable super armor, helps you enter the top hundred and earn a secret realm spot."
"With super iron armor on, the secret realm spot in hand."
"Only 3800, wear the armor, bring the spot home." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs ɴoᴠel Fɪre.nᴇt
With a signal from Brother Kwai, Lu Yu took out two talisman papers. Under the stimulation of Qi Blood, the purple Zidian Talisman shot out a bolt of purple lightning, hitting his opponent. The purple electric light tangled around his body, paralyzing him completely, rendering him immobile.
The red Blast Flame Talisman followed closely, blasting the disciple who was paralyzed by the purple lightning out of the platform.
"Did you see that, did you see that? That's the power of my talisman papers, it directly KO'd the opponent, who had no power to resist." Huang Ying seized the opportunity to pitch to the hesitant buyers around.
Holding four rolls of talisman papers in different colors, she promoted, "This is a healing talisman for use when injured, this is a Golden Body Talisman that can block an opponent's attack, this is a Thousand-Mile Swift Movement Talisman to increase speed, this is…"
"Using talisman papers in combination makes winning easier."
"And think about it, the more power you exhaust now, won't it be difficult to keep fighting later? So using talisman papers to solve the opponent first and conserving power for the next opponent is the best choice. Now talisman papers are 30% off, only 688, take a set home."
Many hesitant disciples, after hearing Huang Ying's analysis, gritted their teeth and paid for the talisman papers. Of course, they didn't buy a full set, only purchasing the Zidian Talisman, Blast Flame Talisman, and the defensive Golden Body Talisman that Lu Yu used.
They found Huang Ying's argument reasonable, believing in the necessity to conserve power in the early stages to face later opponents.
Boom~ Lu Yu jumped down from the martial platform, landing with a dull sound, and Huang Ying came over joyfully, "Junior Brother Lu, please continue using talisman papers in the next battle."
"As a reward for the collaboration, I'll provide you with a set of high-grade talisman papers for free."
"These are ones I use myself, I can't bear to sell them to others." Huang Ying took out six talisman papers with more complex patterns and more exquisite craftsmanship, seemingly an upgraded version of the talisman papers.
"These six talisman papers can be used multiple times. The specific number of uses is related to the talisman power you unleash each time. Using less means more uses, but at least they can be used three times." Huang Ying carefully explained the functions and usage methods of the six talisman papers to Lu Yu.
"Number 137256, Divine Weapon Pavilion disciple Lu Yu, come on stage."
Upon hearing the call, Lu Yu glanced at the token in his hand, displaying his number 137256. Each advancement changes his number, so he must stay alert.
"They're calling me, Senior Sister, I'll go up first."
"Junior Brother, good luck! Try to use my talisman papers to resolve the battle!" Huang Ying cheered Lu Yu on, reminding him to use her talisman papers in the fight.
Lu Yu, wearing the heavy iron armor, jumped onto the martial platform. The opponent's face darkened upon seeing Lu Yu's two-meter-tall iron armor, and he protested to the elder in charge of the platform, "Elder, he's cheating!"
The elder took a glance at Lu Yu, gently blinking his eyes, and said indifferently, "Not cheating."
"Alright, the match begins."
With the elder's command, the disciple could only muster all his strength to attack Lu Yu, hoping to break through what appeared to be an extremely sturdy iron armor.
Lu Yu felt the vibrations on the armor, but his body remained unmoved. The opponent's strength was at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, and the force on the super protective iron armor wasn't weak, but for Lu Yu, not weak meant weak.
Standing there allowing the opponent to output at full strength, even unleashing big moves, yet Lu Yu didn't retreat a single step. Seeing the opponent pause after his big move, Lu Yu prepared to end the battle with the Zidian Talisman and Blast Flame Talisman.
Unexpectedly, before Lu Yu could activate the talisman papers, the opponent conceded first.
He managed a bitter smile and said to Lu Yu, "Your strength is formidable, why do you need that turtle shell armor?"
Hearing the disdainful remarks from other disciples below, seeing that Lu Yu won relying on the armor, he said, "Others may not know, but I'm certain; not everyone wearing armor can withstand my full-force attack without retreating a step."
"You are strong! I concede."
After saying this, he voluntarily jumped off the martial platform, drawing a burst of boos from below.
"What's going on? It's not about who's stronger, but whose turtle shell is tougher?"
"Relying on talisman papers and iron armor, even if you win a few times by luck, eventually a true expert will defeat you!"
"You better hope not to meet me, or I'll make you lose disgracefully."
"Just quit already! Losing later will be more embarrassing!"
Boom~ Lu Yu smashed into the ground, the weight of the iron armor felt by those around him, causing them to fall silent.
Though they were shouting fiercely, no one truly wanted to face Lu Yu. The real experts calmly observed, confident they wouldn't lose against Lu Yu. Those less confident disciples were making noise, hoping to draw the elder's attention and have Lu Yu, the outlier, expelled from the competition.
Unfortunately, they were destined for disappointment. Lu Yu, clad in iron armor and using talisman papers, bowled over many opponents, breaking into the top one thousand.
Now, nearly all the disciples able to take to the platform had the strength of the ninth level of Qi Cultivation.
"Number 786, Divine Weapon Pavilion disciple Lu Yu, versus number 156, Divine Weapon Pavilion disciple Yan Que."
Lu Yu hopped onto the martial platform, facing his opponent Yan Que.
"Yan Que, teach him a lesson for us. Show him what real strength is!"
"Who's Lu Yu? His name isn't on the top contender list. Does anyone know who this Lu Yu is? How could he get matched with Yan Que?"
"Yan Que, reached the highest level of 90 floors in the Tongtian Pagoda, one of the strongest disciples in the Qi Cultivation realm. It seems the luck of the iron-armored man has run out."
"He's not losing out at all, sneaking into the top one thousand with foreign objects, making his name known among so many Divine Weapon Pavilion disciples. The fame spreading, he's already profiting this round."
"Brother Kwai, what do you think of this matchup?" Huang Ying, holding a storage bag, smiled broadly as she counted the Spirit Stones inside, asking Kwai Defa while counting money.
"Not much to see. Junior Brother hasn't even gone all out yet, so I don't even know how strong he really is." Kwai Defa, trading a storage bag with a set of super protective iron armor to someone else, responded offhandedly.
"Even Brother Kwai can't gauge Junior Brother's strength?" Huang Ying was somewhat surprised.
"Qi Blood isn't Spiritual Power; the strength of the physical body only becomes clear in direct combat. Not being able to see Junior Brother's strength is normal."
After receiving money, Kwai Defa put it in his pocket, rubbed his hair, and wiped it on his clothes, saying, "I reckon Junior Brother's strength is at least at the peak of Qi Cultivation."
"Peak of Qi Cultivation?" Huang Ying exclaimed in shock, "But, Junior Brother's realm is only at the third level of Qi Cultivation, and his combat power has reached the peak of Qi Cultivation? That's just too exaggerated!"
"Not exaggerated. You've just never seen someone more extraordinary. If you ever enter the Mystical Realm of Soldiers, you'd see how monstrous some people are. Junior Brother's case is relatively normal." Kwai Defa reminisced about events from ten years ago, deeply impressed.