flstandardbreds Chapter 82 Feathered Robe vs. Ling Feng
Chapter 82 Feathered Robe vs. Ling Feng
As the referee announced Lingyu Pavilion's Yushang's victory, thunderous cheers erupted in the square, with people constantly shouting Yushang's name from the crowd.
Sunlight shone on her pale blue feather coat, reflecting a dreamlike glow, as if draping her in a layer of triumphant glory.
At this moment, Ling Feng, a young disciple from the Xuanbing Palace, slowly walked onto the arena.
His gaze was cold and stern, and he was dressed in a white robe that was as pure as snow. At his waist was an ice sword that emitted a chilling blue light, and the runes on the sword were faintly flowing, as if telling the story of the ancient and mysterious Xuanbing Palace.
His cultivation level was also at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, yet he exuded a chilling aura.
After Ling Feng stopped, he looked at Yu Chang and said, "Miss Yu Chang, your magic is indeed exquisite, but I will not be as easily broken as Lei Che."
Yu Chang bowed slightly and replied politely, "Senior Brother Ling Feng, please enlighten me."
The competition began. Ling Feng drew his sword, and instantly, the temperature around the arena dropped sharply. The water vapor in the air condensed into countless tiny ice crystals, which shimmered with iridescent light under the refraction of sunlight.
"Mystic Ice Wind Piercing Strike!" he shouted, and swung his sword. A sword-shaped light composed of ice shards, carrying a biting wind, rushed toward Yu Chang. Wherever it passed, the ground was frozen into a layer of frost.
Yu Chang dared not be negligent, and once again wielded the Spirit Feather Staff, "Spirit Feather Warm Light Shield!" The spirit feather at the tip of the staff released a soft warm light, forming a circular light shield that enveloped her.
The icy sword struck the light shield, making a clanging sound and sending up a shower of ice shards and sparks from the collision of blue light.
The audience was captivated by this new round of exciting matches, their eyes glued to the ring.
"The magic of the Xuanbing Palace is so cold and biting. I wonder if Yu Chang can neutralize it again?" A cultivator who looked like a child asked his elder with curiosity. "Let's see how Miss Yu Chang deals with it. Perhaps her agility can find a way out," the elder replied thoughtfully.
Seeing that his attack had missed, Ling Feng brandished his ice sword again, chanting, "Mysterious Ice Dances Across the Sky!" In an instant, large snowflakes began to fall from the sky. These snowflakes were no ordinary ones; each one was like a sharp blade, whistling and swirling in the wind, enveloping Yu Chang from all sides.
Yu Chang remained calm as she inserted the Spirit Feather Staff into the ground and formed hand seals. "Spirit Feather Reversal Array!" A blue-glowing array appeared beneath her feet, and the spiritual energy within it surged like flowing water. The snowflake blades that approached were slowly thrown back into the air upon contact with the array's light, backfiring towards Ling Feng.
A hint of surprise flashed in Ling Feng's eyes, and then his figure flashed, "Mystic Ice Illusion Step!" His figure instantly split into several, shuttling between snowflakes and blue light, dodging the attacks he had summoned.
"Miss Yu Chang, this move is quite interesting." Ling Feng's voice came from among the various phantoms.
Yu Chang chuckled, "Senior Brother Ling Feng, you flatter me. I was merely protecting myself." With that, she changed her hand seals, "Spirit Feather Gathering Explosion!" The spirit feathers in the air suddenly gathered together, forming a huge blue spiritual energy ball. The spiritual energy ball was continuously compressed, and the surrounding air was squeezed and made to hum.
Ling Feng felt the immense pressure from the spiritual energy sphere, dispelled the illusion, gripped the ice sword with both hands, and poured all his Xuanbing power into it, "Xuanbing Sword Domain!" The ice sword erupted with a burst of intense blue light, forming a sword-shaped ice domain in front of him, the cold air within the domain seemingly capable of freezing everything.
Yu Chang shouted and pushed the spiritual energy ball towards Ling Feng's sword domain. The moment the two collided, a deafening roar was heard, and a light rose on the arena like a small sun. The dazzling light made the audience below close their eyes.
As the light gradually faded, Ling Feng was seen kneeling on one knee, his ice sword stuck beside him, his sword domain shattered.
Although Yu Chang was standing, she looked slightly tired, and her spirit feather staff trembled slightly.
Ling Feng stood up, looked at Yu Chang and said, "Miss Yu Chang, you won this round, and I accept my defeat wholeheartedly."
Yu Chang said, "Senior Brother Ling Feng's Xuanbing magic has also broadened my horizons. You flatter me."
The referee stepped onto the stage again and announced loudly: "In this semi-final of the magic duel, Lingyu Pavilion's Yu Chang has once again emerged victorious!"
The people in the square cheered and jumped for joy, praising Yu Chang's wonderful performance and looking forward to the upcoming duel. The sun still shone on the arena, as if witnessing these thrilling magical battles.
Even after Yu Chang won her duel with Ling Feng, the crowd in the square was still immersed in the shock of the fierce battle.
As the sun gradually slanted westward, it bathed the entire square in a golden hue. A gentle breeze wafted by, carrying a trace of lingering spiritual energy from the competition, stirring the hair and hems of people's clothes.
Xu Xiaoxiao and her fellow students stood below the stage, their eyes sparkling with excitement and contemplation.
Xu Xiaoxiao murmured, "Miss Yushang's use of magic is truly ingenious. She can always make the most appropriate response to the opponent's attack, and she can also launch a surprise counterattack."
Yuan Mengyao, standing beside her, nodded in agreement: "Yes, whether it was the previous match against Lei Che or the current competition with Ling Feng, she was able to make flexible use of the characteristics of Lingyu Pavilion's magic. This reminds me that when we cultivate our own magic, we cannot be limited to fixed routines, but must learn to adapt to changing circumstances."
At this moment, the senior brother Mu Zhusheng, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Moreover, Miss Yushang's precise control of spiritual power in battle is something we should learn from. You see, every time she casts a spell, the output and concentration of spiritual power are just right, without any waste, which is why her spells are both powerful and long-lasting."
Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up: "Second Senior Brother is right. Just like when we were practicing magic in the mountains, we always released our spiritual power all at once, but we didn't know how to control it precisely, so the power and effect of the magic were greatly reduced."
As they were discussing, a mysterious young man dressed in black leaped onto the stage.
His name is An Ye, and he is a prized disciple of the An Ye Hall, whose cultivation level is also at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
He exuded a mysterious aura, as if he had blended into the surrounding shadows.
Dark Night stood in the center of the arena, his cold gaze sweeping over the surroundings before finally settling on Yu Chang: "The magic of the Spirit Feather Pavilion may be beautiful, but before absolute dark power, it is nothing but flashy and impractical things. Yu Chang, do you dare to fight me?"
Yu Chang slightly raised her chin and replied without fear: "Senior Brother Dark Night, don't speak so arrogantly. Bring it on!"
As the contest began, An Ye swiftly formed hand seals and chanted ancient and obscure incantations.
In an instant, the light around the arena seemed to be swallowed up by an invisible hand, and darkness surged out like a tide, enveloping the entire arena.
The audience gasped in surprise; they could only vaguely make out two blurry figures on the stage.
"Shadow Strike in the Dark Night!" Dark Night's voice echoed from the darkness, and then, black shadows shot towards Yu Chang from all directions like sharp arrows.
With a gentle wave of her spirit feather staff, Yu Chang unleashed a burst of intense light from the spirit feathers at the tip of the staff, dispelling some of the surrounding darkness.
The shadowy figures that shot towards them, illuminated by the fluorescent light, revealed their true form: black spikes formed from dark spiritual energy.
Yu Chang waved her spirit feather staff, deflecting the spikes one by one, creating a clanging sound.
Xu Xiaoxiao and the others watched nervously from below the stage. Yuan Mengyao said worriedly, "This dark magic of the night is so strange. Can Yu Chang handle it?"
Tu Minglang frowned and said, "Miss Yushang's spirit feather magic is good at agile defense and counterattack, but the Dark Night's attack seems to be everywhere, which is a considerable challenge for Miss Yushang."
Yu Chang remained calm in the darkness, parrying the shadow spikes while pondering a way to break the attack.
Suddenly, an idea came to her. She inserted the Spirit Feather Staff into the ground and formed a hand seal. "Spirit Feather Star Array!" Centered on the Spirit Feather Staff, an array that twinkled with starlight appeared on the ground.
The starlight within the formation shot out like meteors, drawing bright trails in the darkness as it flew towards the night.
Dark Night snorted coldly: "A mere trick."
He formed hand seals again, and a huge black vortex appeared in the darkness. "Dark Devouring Vortex!" The starlight that shot towards him was sucked into the vortex and disappeared.
Yu Chang was not discouraged. She recalled the Spirit Feather Staff, raised it high, and shouted, "Spirit Feather Holy Radiance!" The Spirit Feather Staff released a dazzling holy white light, which illuminated the entire arena like the blazing sun, and the darkness retreated step by step under this light.
The sudden burst of bright light blinded him, causing him to sway slightly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Chang launched an attack, "Spirit Feather Arrow Shoot!" Countless spirit feathers transformed into spirit arrows shot out from the tip of the Spirit Feather Staff, hurtling towards the darkness.
In a panic, Dark Night hastily cast a defensive spell, "Dark Shield!" A black shield appeared in front of him, and the spirit arrow struck the shield, splashing up ripples of spiritual energy.
In the fierce battle, Yu Chang discovered that although An Ye's defense was strong, his dark magic was gradually weakening under the continuous suppression of light.
So she decided to take a gamble, pouring all her spiritual power into the Spirit Feather Staff. "Spirit Feather Ultimate Judgment!" The Spirit Feather Staff released a huge beam of colorful light, which contained a powerful purifying force and swept towards the darkness.
Dark Night sensed this powerful force and knew it was beyond its resistance.
He exerted all his strength to merge the dark vortex with the shield, unleashing a "Dark Despair Barrier!" in an attempt to block the colorful beam of light.
But the moment the beam of light collided with the barrier, the dark barrier shattered like a fragile eggshell. Dark Night was struck by the colorful beam of light, and his body was sent flying, landing heavily on the edge of the arena.
Yu Chang slowly withdrew her spiritual power, a tired but gratified smile appearing on her face: "Senior Brother An Ye, you flatter me."
An Ye stood up, his face pale. He glanced at Yu Chang and said, "Yu Chang, you have shown me the true power of Lingyu Pavilion's magic today. I am completely convinced of my defeat."
The referee stepped onto the arena and announced loudly: "In this semi-final of the magic duel, Lingyu Pavilion's Yu Chang has won three consecutive matches and advanced to the final! Tomorrow's competition will determine the winner, who will receive a top-grade magic weapon."
A deafening roar of cheers and applause erupted in the square, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Yu Chang, as if crowning her with a glorious laurel wreath.
Xu Xiaoxiao and the others cheered and jumped for joy in the audience. They gained many valuable insights into cultivation from this wonderful duel, and their hearts were filled with anticipation and confidence for their future path of magical cultivation.