Chapter 1 Accompanying River

Accompanied by Li Shouzhen's introduction, everyone discovered that the moat was indeed beginning to spread outward.

"This, what's going to happen?"

"So, does that mean we have to brave this moat to pass?"

"This, isn't this courting death!"

Not everyone had the strength to traverse the moat. The cultivators who died in the first round were good proof of that.

Li Shouzhen said disdainfully, "Those who want to pass should cross it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the river will spread wider and wider, and the difficulty will increase. Of course, those who know their own limitations can quit directly. After all, not every Holy Son and Holy Daughter is qualified to be called a prodigy!"

Everyone looked at each other. Some were eager to try, while others showed fear in their eyes.

"Damn it, I've come this far, not to retreat. I'll risk it!"

A burly cultivator who had just entered the Divine Sea Realm gritted his teeth and rushed towards the moat.

Halfway there, the river water had already submerged his bones.

Seeing this scene, those who were already timid directly raised their hands to surrender and shouted to quit.

As the array patterns under their feet flickered, those who decided to quit were teleported out of the square and onto the sidelines.

Although they could feel the contemptuous gazes of the surrounding people, and although they felt unwilling and regretful, living was always better than dying for nothing.

As more and more people surrendered and were teleported out, more Holy Sons and Holy Daughters resolutely walked towards the moat.

Although the river water, filled with the power of the four elements, was extremely dangerous, as long as their strength was sufficient, there would be no danger to their lives.

And the stronger their strength, the smaller the impact.

Di Zong's Holy Daughter, Li Miaozhen, strolled through the river water as if she were taking a leisurely walk, arriving at the central island unscathed.

Li Shouzhen was slow to set off. His eyes were always locked on Chen Xiao. He wanted to see how long this True Martial Sect's Holy Son would wait.

"Brother Li, do you want to quit? If you don't, let's set off as soon as possible. The later we go, the harder it will be!"

Wang Dong said to Chen Xiao. Because Chen Xiao used the name Li Beiwu when he introduced himself, that was why he called Chen Xiao Brother Li.

Chen Xiao's eyes were fixed on the river. He always felt that there was something strange about this river.

He couldn't feel any danger from this river. On the contrary, it exuded a sense of temptation...

Chen Xiao couldn't figure out where this temptation came from, so he didn't rashly step into the river.

"I'll wait and see. You cross the river first."

Chen Xiao said indifferently.

With Wang Dong's strength, it wasn't difficult to cross the river. Although he couldn't be as unscathed as Di Zong's Holy Daughter, it wouldn't be a problem for him to pass smoothly.

"Alright, I'll go first. We'll meet again!"

Wang Dong cupped his fists at Chen Xiao.

He thought that Chen Xiao was planning to give up, but he was just saving face in front of him and was too embarrassed to say it.

Wang Dong resolutely walked towards the moat, his aura fierce.

At this time, the moat was nearly ten meters wide, and the river water had changed from the calm and clear water at the beginning to the turbulent waves, like a giant beast that could devour living beings.

Li Shouzhen still didn't move, because he saw that Chen Xiao hadn't moved either.

"Hmph, kid, what's wrong? Don't even have the courage to step into the river? You really disappoint me!"

Li Shouzhen walked to Chen Xiao's side, shaking his head and ridiculing, "I originally thought of you as an opponent, but I didn't expect you to be so useless, not even daring to cross a small river..."

"Idiot."

Chen Xiao said impatiently, unwilling to pay attention to Li Shouzhen any longer.

"Who are you calling an idiot? Am I wrong?"

Seeing that Chen Xiao didn't dare to cross the river and dared to insult him, Li Shouzhen was immediately enraged, "Kid, either you cross this river now and we'll fight to the death on the island in the center of the lake, or you immediately surrender and leave. After I get the qualification for the prodigy competition, I'll come and deal with you!"

Chen Xiao looked at Li Shouzhen with the eyes of an idiot, but unfortunately, the other party couldn't see it.

"What I do is none of your business? Mind your own business!"

Chen Xiao said impatiently.

"You... You're clearly not strong enough, but you're still so stubborn. What makes you think you can be?"

Li Shouzhen gritted his teeth in anger. He hadn't reached the free challenge stage yet, so he couldn't attack here, otherwise he would lose his qualification to participate.

Otherwise, he would have already attacked Chen Xiao.

He didn't understand why Chen Xiao was so stubborn. Similarly, Chen Xiao didn't understand why he still dared to provoke him, when he was just a defeated opponent.

"Di Zong, a super sect, why did they choose an idiot like you to be their Holy Son? I really can't understand..."

Chen Xiao complained helplessly.

"You're calling me an idiot? I'm Di Zong's Holy Son, and you're calling me an idiot..."

Li Shouzhen pointed at his face, his eyes almost spitting fire.

Li Miaozhen on the opposite bank also bit her red lips lightly, muttering, "Idiot, why are you wasting your breath on him? Hurry up and come over. If you don't come over soon, the third stage is about to begin..."

When the person next to the Holy Daughter heard this, they were immediately stunned, "What? There's a third stage?"

Almost at the same time, countless whirlpools suddenly appeared on the originally turbulent river.

Although the whirlpools weren't large, they spun extremely fast and had a strong suction force.

The moment they appeared, almost half of the cultivators on the river were sucked into the center of the whirlpools.

And those who were sucked into the center of the whirlpools began to slowly descend, as if they were sinking into a swamp.

It only ended when the whirlpool completely submerged them.

Unfortunately, Wang Dong was also one of those sucked into the whirlpool.

He was about to reach the opposite bank, only a few steps away, but he caught up with the third stage of the test.

But after all, he was a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Divine Sea Realm, so he was a little stronger than those who were instantly submerged. At least he wasn't devoured instantly.

Chen Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself, "Why has the temptation increased again? What's going on here?"

"Hehe, kid, why don't you quickly surrender and leave?"

Li Shouzhen asked with a sneer.

The arrival of the third stage of the test was a bit tricky for him, but as long as he was careful, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

"Who said I was going to surrender?"

Chen Xiao said quietly.

"You're not surrendering yet? You didn't dare to cross the river in the second stage, and now you dare to in the third stage..."

Before Li Shouzhen could finish speaking, Chen Xiao's figure rushed out with a whoosh!

Looking at Chen Xiao's receding figure, Li Shouzhen was dumbfounded... How, how, how dare he?

Chen Xiao stepped on the river surface as if he were walking on flat ground. The water that could freeze people into ice sculptures and the fire that could burn people's bones to ashes had no effect on him.

Including the wind blades and lightning strikes, they were like tickles to him.

Li Shouzhen was stunned for a moment, and was puzzled: "So he's not afraid of these things, then what was he waiting for just now?"

At this time, half of Wang Dong's body had already fallen into the whirlpool.

He mobilized all the spiritual energy in his body to resist the erosion and attacks of wind, fire, water, and thunder, but he couldn't stop himself from slowly falling in the whirlpool.

"Damn it, am I going to die here today..."

Wang Dong felt despair and was ready to give up.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt a huge force coming from his back. Then, his body flew out with a whoosh and finally landed on the island in the center of the lake, sprawled out.

"I... I passed?"

Wang Dong looked around in disbelief, and then thought about where that huge force came from just now.

He looked at the river and was immediately dumbfounded. He saw that a black-robed man was in the center of the whirlpool where he had been.

"It's, it's Brother Li..."

Wang Dong was stunned. "Could it be that Brother Li deliberately knocked me out of the whirlpool to save me, but he didn't escape himself?"

"Brother Li, why are you so stupid?!"

"You wait, big brother will come and save you!"

As he spoke, Wang Dong climbed up and was about to rush towards the direction of the whirlpool in the river.

"If you leave the island in the center of the lake, you will automatically be considered to have given up your qualification to participate."

Li Miaozhen said quietly from the side.

"Give up, then give up. What time is it? Why are you still talking about qualifications? He saved my life. If I don't save him because of some damn qualification, then am I still human?"

Wang Dong retorted with red eyes.

"Oh? You, you're not very detached..."

Li Shouzhen muttered in a low voice, and then said, "You should take a good look first. Even if you want to save someone, they may not need your help!"

Wang Dong took a closer look and realized that something was wrong.

He saw that Chen Xiao was quietly in the center of the whirlpool. Although only half of his body was exposed, he didn't continue to sink downward. It was as if he was suspended there.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Wang Dong looked at Li Miaozhen, not knowing what to do.

Li Miaozhen rolled her eyes: "You're asking me? Who am I going to ask?"

At this time, Chen Xiao was indeed in a very mysterious state, making it difficult to figure out.

Even Xu Weizhou, who was watching the battle in mid-air, turned his attention to him.

"This kid is a little strange..."

A strong sense of doubt appeared in Xu Weizhou's deep eye sockets.

Soon, Chen Xiao's unusual behavior attracted everyone's attention, and everyone pointed at him and talked about him.

"Hey, what's going on with this person? Why hasn't he been sucked into the whirlpool?"

"What is he doing? Why is he standing there without moving?"

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Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Li Shouzhen felt greatly offended.

Because he was Di Zong's Holy Son, and today was just a small preliminary competition for the prodigy battle. He, Li Shouzhen, had to be the absolute protagonist!

He couldn't accept it even if he was overshadowed a little!

"Kid, you're good at stealing the spotlight. Then let's compare and see who can stay in the whirlpool longer!"

A sneer appeared on the corner of Li Shouzhen's mouth. He wished to believe that the duel between the two had officially begun!