With just his pair of male and female Flying Swords, Su Mingfu alone consecutively defeated five Zhou Family Cultivators, raising the Su Family’s score to twenty-six points.
Until he encountered the twenty-seventh defender.
This defender was none other than Zhou Xinlan, who could be said to be the strongest in the Zhou Family’s "Heart" generation at present.
Not only had his Cultivation Level reached the twelfth layer of the Qi Refinement Realm, but his Spirit Pet, the Redflame Vajra Ape, had also been cultivated to this level.
As soon as he took the stage with the Redflame Vajra Ape, Su Mingfu immediately felt the pressure.
"Zhou Family’s Zhou Xinlan, I am honored to witness Taoist Friend Su’s exceptional skills," he said.
On the stage, as soon as Zhou Xinlan entered, he proactively greeted Su Mingfu, who had just rested for a quarter of an hour, with a bow.
Once the two exchanged bows and greetings, Zhou Jiarui promptly announced the start of the match without any further ado.
No sooner had Zhou Jiarui given the command than Su Mingfu repeated his usual tactic, directly controlling the Golden-Silver Twin Swords to attack Zhou Xinlan.
However, Zhou Xinlan had already watched him fight in five matches and was thoroughly familiar with his techniques, and he had devised a counter-strategy.
At that moment, seeing the two streams of sword light from the gold and silver swords flying toward him, Zhou Xinlan directly summoned a dark green turtle shield Magic Artifact to thoroughly protect himself, while swiftly fortifying his own defenses with the "Five Elements Spiritual Armor Technique" secret technique.
At the same time, his Redflame Vajra Ape, bathed in a burst of golden light, let out a roar and charged towards Su Mingfu.
Clang clang clang!
Sparks flew in midair as the gold and silver sword lights struck the dark green turtle shield Magic Artifact, rubbing off sparks and leaving sword marks on the surface.
The turtle shield Magic Artifact was made from the shell of a second-order Turtle Demon; its material was naturally extremely hard.
Although the Golden-Silver Twin Swords were sharp, they were hard-pressed to penetrate it.
Just as Su Mingfu was about to continue wielding his Sword technique to increase the killing power of the Flying Swords, the Redflame Vajra Ape had already closed in on him.
The Redflame Vajra Ape took large strides to close the distance to Su Mingfu, then swung its massive palm, and five sharp Beast Claws shot toward Su Mingfu’s head, trailing golden claw light.
Faced with such a close-range attack, Su Mingfu remained calm and channeled his Mana to activate a jadestone Magic Artifact around his neck, which instantly released a rich yellow glow to envelop and protect him.
The seemingly soft, cloud-like yellow glow was now as hard as iron.
As the Beast Claws of the Redflame Vajra Ape struck it, the golden claws burst into pieces and almost shattered the ape’s own claws.
But this blow seemed to infuriate the giant monkey.
It retreated several feet, then opened its mouth wide, and a rich flame began to converge and shine within, rapidly forming into a huge red fireball which it hurled at Su Mingfu.
This technique was the same one used in the battle between the old and new Monkey Kings at the Monkey Garden, where the new Monkey King made a come-from-behind move to defeat the old Monkey King.
Zhou Xinlan’s Redflame Vajra Ape was the first offspring of that new Monkey King; after growing into a first-grade, high-quality Demon Beast, it too awakened and mastered this technique.
The moment the fireball was released, its formidable power immediately made Su Mingfu realize something was wrong.
He quickly activated the protective Magic Artifact around his neck, releasing an even denser yellow glow, while also slapping his Storage Pouch to retrieve a superior first-grade Talisman and threw it against the incoming fireball.
According to the rules, both the attacking and defending Cultivators were allowed to use two first-grade Talismans in each fight.
However, up until now, Su Mingfu, with his strong abilities, had not been forced into a situation where he needed to use a Talisman.
The moment his Talisman flew out, it instantly turned into a beam of blue and white light that collided with the incoming fireball.
Boom!
A violent explosion of fire erupted, affecting nearly half of the stage.
Shielded by the strong protective effect of his Body Protection Dharma Items, Su Mingfu managed to avoid any direct harm from the explosion, although he was merely ten yards from its center and the protective yellow glow appeared considerably weaker.
Before he could catch his breath, Zhou Xinlan’s attack had already arrived.
It turned out that while he was distracted by the Redflame Vajra Ape, Zhou Xinlan took advantage of the reduced intensity of the Golden-Silver Twin Swords’ attacks to counterattack with his own Magic Artifacts.
A flash of fire lit up the sky, and a Flame Missile appeared in front of Su Mingfu.
The Flame Missile, carrying a powerful force, struck the protective yellow glow in front of Su Mingfu, tearing through most of it in an instant and almost piercing his chest.
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This close call had seriously rattled him, prompting him to hurriedly fetch a "Golden Armor Talisman" from his Storage Pouch and slap it onto himself, donning a protective suit of golden armor.
However, this measure only sped up his downfall.
As he focused more on defense, his attacks were naturally not as sharp as before.
Zhou Xinlan, having gained the upper hand, certainly wasn’t going to give him the chance to strike back with his Sword technique.
The Redflame Vajra Ape roared and rushed in again, pummeling Su Mingfu with continuous, frenzied strikes, applying relentless pressure.
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Meanwhile, Zhou Xinlan summoned another Magic Artifact, a crimson bottle, from which he launched a barrage of Flame Missiles at Su Mingfu.
Under the onslaught of master and beast, Su Mingfu was overwhelmed in defense and unable to simultaneously control the Flying Swords.
After holding out for nearly a quarter of an hour, Su Mingfu was finally breached by Zhou Xinlan and his Spirit Pet, and he had no choice but to concede defeat.