CHAPTER 978: CHAPTER 550: DO NOT REVEAL YOURSELF—REMEMBER, REMEMBER! (PART 2)

When only the short, stout old man, Sili Qiu, and Zhao Sheng were left on the stage, Sili Qiu no longer bothered to pretend, saying coldly with a somber face, "Chen Mingxi, I am a few years older than you, so I will let you make the first three moves. Go ahead!"

However, Zhao Sheng shook his head after hearing this, "Not so, not so! There’s an old saying that each field has its specialist, but in cultivation, there’s no such thing as being ahead or behind. Allowing your opponent to attack first is absurd. Furthermore, a guest from afar should be welcomed. As the host, I should show courtesy to my guest. Please, Brother Qiu, you go first."

Sili Qiu, seeing the situation, didn’t bother to argue over who went first. Suddenly, he raised his hand, and a giant golden, shimmering hand, more than ten feet long, materialized in mid-air and reached down to grab Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng intended to test the depth of the opponent’s abilities, so he neither dodged nor avoided, with a flicker from the sleeve, the red gold flying sword shot out, transforming into a sword rainbow as thick as a child’s arm, crashing into the giant hand.

With a loud bang, the golden giant hand was suddenly covered in cracks, almost shattering, yet it still stubbornly held onto the red gold flying sword like a living thing.

In that moment, Sili Qiu’s right hand lifted unhurriedly, causing his wide sleeve to billow, the sleeve opening suddenly generating a great and inexplicable suction force.

The golden giant hand abruptly transformed into a golden light, flying into the sleeve in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes flashed, instantly losing the sensing of the red gold flying sword.

At this moment, on the White Jade High Platform, several Chen Family Golden Core Masters’ faces slightly changed, and Chen Dacheng exclaimed in shock, "Not good, it’s the Sleeve Universe!"

The beautiful woman’s brows furrowed, saying anxiously, "This one hasn’t even reached Foundation Establishment, yet can already wield such profound Foundation Establishment True Technique. Mingxi is definitely not this person’s match."

The Sleeve Universe True Skill is a unique Foundation Establishment Secret Method of the Sili Family, rumored to have been simplified from the Great Divine Power "Pot of Sun and Moon", it’s particularly adept at capturing others’ magic artifacts.

When cultivated to the highest level, it can even easily capture spells and divine skills, and return them unaltered.

On Cloud Taistage, several thousand people were utterly silent. Everyone was looking at Sili Qiu on the arena in shock.

A cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm actually mastering such a mystical spell, it was truly unbelievable.

Zhao Sheng was also slightly surprised, for this person indeed had the arrogance to justify his actions, and solely by this Sleeve Universe skill, he could almost be considered invincible in Qi Refining.

But it was unfortunate that he picked a wrong opponent today, seeking death by challenging an old monster with a deceitfully youthful face and a black heart.

"It’s impolite not to reciprocate! Please watch me perform this move! Hundred Separation Golden Light Saber!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Sili Qiu silently practiced Mysterious Skill, flicking his ten fingers rapidly, in an instant, beams of golden light shot forth, ascending into the air, transforming into several golden light sabers about a foot long, filled with murderous intent, resembling crescent moons radiating cold light.

"Go!"

Sili Qiu shouted coldly, and several dozen golden curved sabers shot down like lightning, completely enveloping Zhao Sheng from all directions.

Seeing the sword light about to hit, Zhao Sheng stood motionless in place, seemingly shocked stiff in spirit.

With a thunderous crash, the sword light fell like rain, engulfing where Zhao Sheng stood in an instant.

Sili Qiu, clad in the Qiu Long Golden Robe, stood calmly in a corner of the arena, as if the victory was assured.

However, a bizarre scene unfolded!

On a spot several feet behind Sili Qiu, a slender figure appeared out of thin air.

Zhao Sheng, with a calm expression, pointed distantly at Sili Qiu’s back, causing the air to blur and distort.

The Invisible Sword silently pierced through the void, striking toward Sili Qiu’s back.

At the last critical moment, Sili Qiu suddenly sensed an intense feeling of danger emanating from behind him.

Without a second thought, he leaped forward, while simultaneously activating his life-preserving technique with his mind, the Qiu Long Golden Robe suddenly bursting with dazzling golden light.

The Invisible Sword, upon entering the golden light, immediately slowed as if trapped in a swamp.

Meanwhile, a lifelike four-clawed Qiu dragon condensed from the golden light, fiercely entangled with the Invisible Sword.

Zhao Sheng noticed this, and the divine light flashed briefly between his eyebrows.

In the next moment, the Invisible Sword suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance, and its body blurred, then split into exactly nine sword lights.

The nine sword lights not only severed the four-clawed Qiu dragon into pieces, but also tore a crack in the golden light, allowing the Invisible Sword to swiftly fly out from the gap.

Their exchange was incredibly rapid, happening in the blink of an eye.

The vast majority of people couldn’t see the entire process, only noticing in a blink that Zhao Sheng and Sili Qiu had swapped positions remarkably.

This sudden turn of events caused an uproar among the spectators below the stage, even many at the Qi Refining Perfection stage were filled with disbelief.

"Mr. Qian, what kind of illusion talisman does this junior of yours use? With my Eye Power, even I can’t decipher the origin of this talisman," Sili Wuwo asked, his expression slightly darkening upon seeing his nephew nearly defeated by an illusion.

"There are so many talismans in the world! Even I don’t recognize which master created this one. It’s possible that Mingxi has another lucky encounter. Brother Wuwo, if you’re truly curious, let’s have Mingxi explain himself to you personally after the battle concludes, shall we?" Chen Daqian stroked his long beard and replied, shaking his head.

"No need! Since it came by chance, I won’t ask further," Sili Wuwo caught the implication and shook his head in refusal.

Since almost suffering a big loss due to carelessness earlier, Sili Qiu immediately retracted all disdain, not daring to underestimate his opponent any longer.