Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Bonus Chapter 1 (Reward Milestone)
At this moment, the sky was approaching midnight, with the bright moon hanging high in the center.
Everyone at this moment, without a doubt, favored Ye Jingyong more, given his Mountain-Opening Seal magical artifact and Kuoyun Sword, along with his two strong spirit beasts.
And at this moment, Ye Jingcheng waved his hand again, and a Golden Scale Beast covered in golden armor appeared before him.
The golden scale armor, although not as eye-catching as the red spikes of the Red Armored Beast,
its golden scales and agile body still gave the cultivators an unparalleled sense of impact.
Adding the Golden Scale Beast’s large tusks and sharp claws, which shimmered with golden light, it was dazzling to behold.
The cultivators present were well-versed in spirit beasts.
They could naturally see that although the Golden Scale Beast wasn’t comparable to the Red Armored Beast, it was significantly stronger than the Flying Cloud Leopard!
From this perspective, Ye Jingcheng’s demon beast was actually superior to Ye Jingyong’s.
After all, everyone had seen the strength of the Red Flame Fox!
"Looks like the second brother is about to flip!" Ye Jingyong said self-deprecatingly, but his hands didn’t pause as he began performing his finger techniques!
He immediately released the Kuoyun Sword!
In the sky, bright knife shadows appeared in quick succession!
The Flying Cloud Leopard and the Red Armored Beast charged at Ye Jingcheng’s Red Flame Fox, with one biting, and the other drilling into the arena!
They too rushed towards the Red Flame Fox!
Compared to the Golden Scale Beast covered in scale armor, the Red Flame Fox was evidently regarded by Ye Jingyong as a weak point.
Yet Ye Jingcheng was also already weaving finger techniques, and instantly the Iron Wood Vines surged, first entangling towards the Flying Cloud Leopard!
In another direction, nine Silver Snow Needles stealthily shot towards Ye Jingyong!
This multitasking prompted Ye Jingyong to immediately release the Mountain-Opening Seal towards Ye Jingcheng.
And directly enveloping Ye Jingcheng in a glow of spiritual light!
Rendering Ye Jingcheng motionless, this scene was evidently much like the previous victory of Ye Jingyong!
Many cultivators secretly sighed at Ye Jingcheng’s carelessness.
But in the next moment, Ye Jingcheng’s Iron Wood Vine pulled him out, leading him towards the Flying Cloud Leopard.
The agility of the Flying Cloud Leopard enabled it to dodge many Iron Wood Vines, but just then, a bell transformed into a big bell and trapped the Flying Cloud Leopard inside it!
Ye Jingyong’s expression drastically changed. He hadn’t expected that Ye Jingcheng was luring him, and just as he thought the Red Armored Beast would be effective!
He saw the Golden Scale Beast stomping the ground, with countless earth spikes shooting towards the ground, piercing through the earth escape skill of the Red Armored Beast, forcing it to emerge from the ground, only to face a barrage of five consecutive Fireball Skills!
Brilliant explosions occurred one after another. Meanwhile, Ye Jingcheng once again sent nine Silver Snow Needles piercing towards Ye Jingyong!
The Flying Cloud Leopard was trapped by the Heaven-Trapping Bell, while the Red Armored Beast’s most advantageous escape skill was thwarted by the Golden Scale Beast and the Red Flame Fox!
And was besieged by the Red Flame Fox!
Ye Jingyong frowned and was about to rush to the side of the Red Armored Beast, clearing the way with the Kuoyun Sword, slashing all the Iron Wood Vines to pieces, and recalling the Mountain-Opening Seal, intending to smash it towards the Golden Scale Beast!
But even as the spiritual light enveloped the Golden Scale Beast, Ye Jingcheng’s Iron Wood Vine was able to pull it out from the range of the spiritual light!
And just then, an Ice Freeze Talisman appeared under the foot of the Red Armored Beast, freezing it.
With ice spreading, the Red Armored Beast couldn’t move and took a direct hit from a Fireball Skill!
Blasting it outside the arena.
In desperation, Ye Jingyong rushed out, attempting to defeat Ye Jingcheng while he was unable to focus after releasing the Iron Wood Vine.
Yet he saw the Golden Scale Beast stomp the ground, sending countless earth spikes towards Ye Jingyong’s abdomen.
This scene greatly shocked Ye Jingyong.
While dodging, he was entwined by the Iron Wood Vine, and at the same time, the distant Red Flame Fox also spat out a huge fireball.
Aiming to spray towards Ye Jingyong.
Although Ye Jingyong’s face was unwilling, he still admitted defeat.
"Jingcheng, second brother lost!"
Ye Jingyong’s eyes revealed bitterness. He knew that this was just a competition, but if it were a real life-or-death duel, Ye Jingcheng’s Red Flame Fox and Golden Scale Beast might be even more ruthless!
This combination of dual spells, plus Ye Jingcheng’s Iron Wood Vine, was indeed insurmountable!
Of course, Ye Jingyong admired Ye Jingcheng’s control over his two spirit beasts even more.
"Jingcheng, can using alchemy on a spirit beast improve your control over it?" Ye Jingyong still asked.
"Yes!" Ye Jingcheng nodded, though in truth, he wasn’t really sure.
His advantage lay in the Blood Contract of the Treasure Book, which let him understand every single thought of his spirit beasts. But this he couldn’t reveal to Ye Jingyong.
While he couldn’t guarantee complete harmony, he could increase the spirit beasts’ sensitivity to magic.
His Golden Scale Beast and Red Flame Fox were continuously training!
But, typical cultivators couldn’t replicate his training, as he could use the Treasure Book to restore the spiritual power of his two spirit beasts.
"Ye Jingcheng wins!"
"In this Middle Stage Qi Cultivation clan competition, Ye Jingcheng is first, and can choose either a Profound Tier cultivation technique from the Scripture Pavilion or a Late Stage Tier One Spirit Beast, Ye Jingyong is second, and can receive either a Yellow Tier cultivation technique or a Late Stage Tier One Spirit Beast, Ye Xingyuan is third, and can obtain either a Yellow Tier cultivation technique or a Mid-Stage Tier One Spirit Beast!"
Ye Xinghe began announcing the results!
The top three could choose either cultivation techniques or spirit beasts, while from fourth to tenth, the rewards were spirit stones, or a magical artifact and spirit pill.
The cultivators could choose for themselves!
Especially significant for those in the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, as there were just ten participants, and all of them received rewards.
This was an acknowledgment of their breakthrough to the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation before the age of fifty.
"All rewards can be claimed at the Treasure Pavilion tomorrow!" Ye Xinghe finally stated.
Nearby, the Early Stage of Qi Cultivation competition also quickly concluded.
The results announced were not much different from those of the Middle Stage Qi Cultivation.
"Alright, the clan competition is over. I hope everyone remembers today’s shame, from the scorching sun to the bright moon today, this should be etched in our minds!" Ye Haiyi flew into the sky, speaking again!
This statement resonated with all the members of the Ye Clan.
Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but look towards the mountain peak, with a changing expression, he still hadn’t seen Ye Haiyun.
In theory, with the Turtle Ancestor incident, Ye Haiyun should have been free.
After all the evidence, Ye Jingcheng’s belief that the Turtle Ancestor wasn’t dead grew stronger!
However, he knew that his strength was too low to influence family-level decisions.
It was enough that he was aware; attempting to forcefully delve deeper might have him labeled as a spy for other families.
Ye Jingcheng shook his head and continued contemplating cultivation techniques!
Both his spirit beasts could enhance his cultivation, and the key was finding a fire and earth attribute cultivation technique!
But Ye Jingcheng hesitated because his Beast Communication Pattern extended a full seven inches, allowing him to communicate with several spirit beasts!
If possible, he wanted to select a cultivation technique with four attributes, matching his Four Spirit Roots!
Yet doing so might lead to him raising too many spirit beasts, slowing his progress.
In his hesitation, Ye Jingcheng moved towards his small courtyard in the moonlight!
Soon, the gate of the small courtyard appeared before his eyes.