Chapter 184

Chapter 184: Single-Minded in Love, Eight-Pack Abs
Elder Ji Dao announced: “The match begins.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the number-one cultivator jumped far back, then raised his hand and shouted: “Wait!”

Yu Zhao looked at him.

He clasped his fists and said: “Daoist Friend Yu Zhao, I know I am not your match, but I hope you can give me a chance to show myself on this dueling platform.”

When the number-one cultivator saw that Yu Zhao did not respond, he clasped his fists again, his voice as fawning as it could be: “Daoist Friend Yu Zhao, I am begging you. I came from very far away, and it was not easy to get here. Just give me the time of half a stick of incense, that will be enough. When I finish my performance, you will not even need to lift a hand. I will jump down from here myself. I will not trouble even one of your fingers.”

Maybe because this person was too sincere, and also because Yu Zhao was curious about how he would show himself, she nodded and agreed.

His spirits rose. He lowered his head to tidy his clothes, and when he looked up again, he spoke in a loud, energetic voice to introduce himself: “Greetings, Fellow Daoists. I am Ni Da Kun from the Western Region, at the mid Golden Core stage, and I cultivate the blade. In this life I love drinking the most. You could say I cannot be happy without wine. My personality is bold and straightforward, my feelings are single-minded, and I have eight-pack abs. Next, I will present to all Fellow Daoists a set of my original blade techniques. I hope you will enjoy it. Thank you!”

Then Ni Da Kun took off the upper half of his robe, revealing strong, well-built muscles, and began to swing his large blade in fierce, roaring moves.

The wind from the blade lifted Yu Zhao’s hair.

Yu Zhao: “…”

She had thought Ni Da Kun wanted to show his strength in front of the talents of the world. She had not expected this kind of display.

But this performance was unexpectedly effective.

Below the stage, many female cultivators had eyes shining red and were practically drooling.

There were even some big, burly male cultivators who looked eager to give it a try themselves.

Yu Zhao hissed softly and turned her head, just in time to see Zhou Jin Yue, Zhang Jun, and the others stepping onto the dueling platform across from her.

She glanced at the team that would be facing Zhou Jin Yue, then calmly pulled her gaze back.

This round, the Five Elements Dao Sect was sure to win.

Ni Da Kun called out: “My blade technique performance is finished. Thank you all for your support, hehe.”

Just as he had said, Ni Da Kun had a bold personality. After he finished his performance, he bowed gratefully to Yu Zhao, then jumped straight off the dueling platform, not forgetting to shout: “Yu Zhao wins! I admit defeat!”

Elder Ji Dao held back his laughter and announced that Yu Zhao had advanced to the next round.

Although Yu Zhao had won, she did not feel as happy as she had imagined.

After she stepped down, Yao Wu Jicame over, holding her stomach and leaning on Yu Zhao’s shoulder, laughing so hard she was shaking.

“Hahahaha, Yu Zhao, that was so funny. You have no idea how cute your face looked just now! Hahahahaha, that Ni Da Kun is really a talent! Eight-pack abs, how did he even think of that phrase!”

Yu Zhao: “…”

Si Tu Xuan also thought it was funny, but he did not dare laugh too openly, afraid he would make Yu Zhao dislike him.

But Yu Zhao felt that his trying-not-to-laugh face was even more annoying than Yao Wuji.

Yao Wu Jisaid seriously: “Yu Zhao, I have decided. If I meet you on the dueling platform, you must let me do a self-introduction too. At the very least, I want them to remember the name Yao Wuji!”

After Yao Wu Jifinished laughing, she truly meant it.

She was also a rogue cultivator, so she actually understood Ni Da Kun’s thinking very well.

For a rogue cultivator, it was not easy to get even one chance in a lifetime for everyone to remember you.

Ni Da Kun did not want to miss it.

She did not want to miss it either.

Yu Zhao smiled slightly and said: “You do not need this chance. I believe they will all know you soon.”

Yao Wu Jidid not need to take such a strange path to make people remember her.

Her strength was the best pass she could have.

Yao Wu Jiunderstood what Yu Zhao meant. The smile on her face spread all the way to her eyes.

“Yu Zhao, I really am starting to like you now.”

Si Tu Xuan instantly stopped laughing.

Alarms rang in his heart, and his gaze toward Yao Wu Jinow held both wariness and fear.

The sight of Yu Zhao and Yao Wu Jichatting so happily was not only a sting to Si Tu Xuan’s eyes, but also to the eyes of Fang Cheng Lang, who was secretly watching Yu Zhao.

Even if Yao Wu Jiturned to ashes, he would still recognize her as the demon woman who had caused Cui Jue to lose all five senses.

Yu Zhao clearly knew what Yao Wu Jihad done to them, yet she could still chat and laugh with her. [Does she really not want to avenge Cui Jue, not want to avenge me at all!]

She did not care in the slightest about their many years of Senior Brother and junior sister bond!

Fang Cheng Lang’s eyes turned red. His face was full of sorrow, and an indescribable sour despair spread through his heart.

“Senior Brother? First Senior Brother?”

Fang Cheng Lang’s strange mood at once drew the attention of Lan Zi Yu and the others.

They followed Fang Cheng Lang’s gaze and suddenly understood.

First Senior Brother must be thinking about Yu Zhao again.

Even though he said he would not disturb Yu Zhao, he had only moved his attention from the open to the hidden. Now that he saw Yu Zhao talking with others, he felt very uncomfortable inside.

So they did not think much of it and went back to watching the matches on the platform.

Fang Cheng Lang’s lips moved, but in the end he did not expose Yao Wuji’s identity.

He decided to give Yu Zhao one more chance.

If Yu Zhao still could not realize her mistake and chose to protect Yao Wuji, he would no longer cover for her.

What Yao Wu Jihad done to him and his fellow Brother was something that even living through several times would not wash away the hatred in his heart!

He was determined to make Yao Wu Jipay the price she deserved!

The sect competition and the individual competition both continued in an orderly way.

Yao Wuji, Si Tu Xuan, Yao Ji, and Ten-Thousand-Slayer went up one after another and advanced smoothly.

It was worth mentioning that although Yao Wu Jiand Si Tu Xuan did not hold back during their matches, they also did not use vicious moves that would take lives.

However, the opponents of Yao Ji and Ten-Thousand-Slayer were not so lucky. One was crippled and one died, and the heavy smell of blood stung everyone’s noses.

Just as Elder Ji Dao had predicted, the later rounds were where the real danger lay.

After the first round ended, the second round began right away, leaving no time to catch their breath.

But when it was Yu Zhao’s turn, the atmosphere was completely different.

You could only say that the number-one cultivator, Ni Da Kun, had given everyone a very good example.

Everyone now knew that Yu Zhao was not someone who liked killing and fighting. As long as your attitude was friendly, she would give you half a stick of incense worth of free performance time. Once the time was up, if you still refused to leave the stage, she would personally send you off the platform.

So the style of the cultivators who met Yu Zhao on the field became more and more strange.

Some went up to show off their talents. Some went up to announce lost-and-found items. The most over-the-top case was a female cultivator who went on stage to confess her love to Yu Zhao in front of everyone and even said she was willing to give birth to the crystallization of their love. Yu Zhao sealed her mouth with magic arts on the spot and sent her straight off the stage.

Of course, there were also ill-intentioned cultivators who tried to use this chance to sneak attack Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao did not even need to use the Mirror of Fleeting Lives. She simply put each one of them into a set of Heart Devil Illusion Realms. In the end, they were carried down by others.

Her fearsome reputation spread once again through the whole venue.

On the high platform.

Sect Master Ji Yuan’s laughter almost lifted the roof.

Of course he was proud.

The two teams from the Five Elements Dao Sect had already won four matches in a row and were about to take their fifth win. Their opponents covered almost two sects, four clans, and six great sects.

In the individual competition, Yu Zhao was just as eye-catching, using her own power to suppress all the other cultivators.

You could say that the Five Elements Dao Sect was the biggest winner of this Cultivation World Grand Tournament.