Three hours passed, and the competition was halfway through in the blink of an eye. Those who could still persist in the ring at this time were undoubtedly the talented disciples of the Sword Sect, and only a few hundred of the more than seven hundred were left.
Among these hundreds of people, there were only a few who could truly rely on mastering the power of sword energy and skillfully using it to dodge sword pillar attacks. Counting Qin Shi, there were no more than ten people.
Without the help of the power of sword energy, no matter how strong the cultivation level is, it will be fruitless in the end. In the competition, people are falling all the time.
In the end, only a dozen disciples were left.
At this time, Qin Shi could easily use the power of sword energy. The power of sword energy was like the blood in his body, constantly swimming and flowing in his body. He held Shui Wuhen in his hand and waved it gently. A dazzling sword light shot out immediately.
He smiled with satisfaction: "The power of this sword energy is indeed extraordinary. With this power, my use of swordsmanship has improved several times."
"Of course, any alien power has extremely powerful power." The demon nodded secretly.
boom!
At this time, a loud noise sounded on the ring.
I saw that on the arena not far away, an inexplicable explosion suddenly occurred. The stone slabs on the ground were shattered into powder, and a strong heat wave hit my face.
Qin Shi felt a chill in his heart. He subconsciously jumped back and flipped his handprint quickly: "Relic Mantle!"
A golden tower quickly protected him.
boom!
But just like this, the strong residual power still caused his golden pagoda to collide and deform, and the tiles above were blown away.
Qin Shi bared his teeth fiercely and cursed secretly: "What's going on? This power is several times stronger than the attack of the sword pillar. What can produce such a powerful power?"
"It seems to be that little girl." The evil spirit said.
Qin Shi was stunned for a moment, and then Zhang Ling'er's brows furrowed in curiosity.
I saw that where Zhang Ling'er was, a bottomless pit appeared out of thin air. All the surrounding ground was shattered, and even the sword pillar in front of her was blown away.
Qin Shi frowned and said, "What's going on?"
"I don't know. From the looks of it, it seems that it was caused by an incompatibility within her own body. It should have been the explosion caused by her failure to control the power of the sword energy." The demon analyzed.
"Is there such a thing?"
Qin Shi looked intently, and as expected, as expected by the evil demon, the power of countless sword energy around Zhang Ling'er materialized and turned into golden sword lights. He seemed to point all the sword blades at Zhang Ling'er with great resistance.
"Not fused? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. She is Zhang Hun's granddaughter. There is no reason why she can't fuse the power of sword energy." Qin Shi asked in confusion.
The evil spirit shook his head: "That's not necessarily true. No one can absorb the power of alien species by relying on their talent. That little girl Donkey Ruhua should have told you before that all alien powers have unique abilities. If you want to absorb the power of alien species, There is a huge price to pay for swallowing it up and using it for your own use.”
Qin Shi nodded. Donkey Ruhua had indeed mentioned this to him, just as if he wanted to absorb the power of purgatory, he would have to endure endless suffering in the world.
The demon continued: "The same goes for the power of sword energy. If I guess correctly, the price of controlling the power of sword energy is to have extraordinary swordsmanship and understanding of the way of the sword."
Qin Shifan suddenly came to his senses, but then he frowned and said, "But in terms of swordsmanship and understanding of swordsmanship, she should be no worse than anyone present, right? After all, she is Zhang Hun's granddaughter?"
"That's not true." The evil spirit shook his head with a smile and said, "Although Zhang Ling'er is Zhang Hun's granddaughter, she has not practiced swordsmanship in the Sword Sect since she was a child. All she inherited was Zhang Hun's spiritual power. Inheritance, but there is really no swordsmanship and swordsmanship at all, and what I can feel more from her is the control of the evil spirit of my fierce demon clan."
"I see." Qin Shi nodded understandingly and said, "In this case, it is indeed possible, but how can I master it? My situation should be similar to hers, right? I haven't focused on studying swordsmanship either. Get over it."
"Indeed, in terms of understanding of swordsmanship, you may not be as good as Haoyue, but fortunately, you have been using swords for these years. Although your understanding of swordsmanship is insufficient, your experience makes up for it. "The evil devil laughed.
"Is that so?" Qin Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he was full of joy: "If it hadn't been a mistake, I would have been in the explosion now, right?"
The demon nodded in disbelief.
Qin Shihou exhaled in fear: "It's really fucking scary."
"Ling'er!"
Zhang Hun saw this on the highest stage of glory and stood up suddenly, his old eyes flashing with worry.
boom!
And suddenly, in the smoke caused by the explosion, an extremely strong wave of black air shook out, like a series of ferocious ghosts, with ferocious fangs attacking the sword energy.
A jade hand reached out from the ruins and grabbed a wisp of sword energy with a hollow grasp.
boom!
The power of the sword energy was instantly shattered and disappeared into thin air.
An embarrassed figure jumped out of the giant pit. At this time, Zhang Ling'er's face was livid. The explosion just now was so powerful that most of her skirt was shattered.
"Humph, if you can't be used by me, what's the point of keeping you?"
Zhang Ling'er snorted coldly, then her jade eyes turned cold and she stared fiercely at the huge sword pillar.
"Ghost Shadow Thousand Killing Jue!"
"Roar!!!"
Immediately, Zhang Ling'er tore the space in his chest into pieces, and thousands of ghosts rushed out frantically, like the underworld being overturned. In an instant, the sword pillar was tightly sealed by the ghosts.
boom!
The ground beneath the sword pillar shattered directly, and the sword pillar trembled with howls.
Boom! ! !
There was a loud noise, and unbelievably, the sword pillar collapsed at this moment.
For a moment, the entire audience was dumbfounded, and even Qin Shi stood up in shock.
"Is this true?"
"Oh my God, she, she actually destroyed the Sword Qi Pillar?"
"What a terrifying attack power...!"
What Zhang Ling'er did made countless elders at the elders' table frown. Fang Qing's jade eyes flashed coldly on the Glory Stage.
Wanyue was also moved, and then she suddenly smiled: "Haha, now it's interesting."
boom! Bang bang bang!
Shortly after Zhang Ling'er destroyed the sword pillar, several more disciples were overwhelmed by the fierce attack of the sword pillar and were eventually eliminated.
It wasn't until there were only ten people left in the audience that the law enforcement elder stood up. He looked at Fang Qing. Fang Qing flicked his jade finger with understanding, and ten majestic sword lights shot out. Immediately, the sword pillar on the ring stopped and transformed again. A stone pillar without any life.
When the stone pillar was destroyed, the shortlisted spots had appeared.
In the end, the remaining ten disciples were also qualified for the finals, namely: Qin Shi, Haoyue, Yunyan, Miao'er, Su Ye, Mu Yu, Long Tingyan, Su Ye's subordinate Yanyi, and the twelve in the preliminary round Liu Yutong of the group, and Zhang Ling'er, Zhang Hun's granddaughter.
Among them, the ones worth mentioning should be Zhang Ling'er and Miao'er. Needless to say, Zhang Ling'er is so special that she is the only one in the history of the Sword Sect who can destroy the Pillar of Sword Qi. .
As for Miao'er, she is an exception. She did not rely on the power of sword energy to survive the sword pillar's offensive. Like Zhang Ling'er, she did not have any mastery of swordsmanship. The reason why she was shortlisted was entirely due to her strength. With brute force, he actually broke into the siege head-on with the sword pillar.
This made Feng Sha, who was sitting at the elders' table, even more worried, and a dark look flashed in his eyes.
"The quota for the semi-finals has appeared. The ten disciples on the stage are the glory of my Sword Sect."
"The sect has prepared generous rewards for you, but the other disciples don't need to be discouraged. We also see your efforts. After the competition, you will all have the opportunity to be reused."
"Okay, our annual disciple competition is here and has reached the final critical moment. Everyone takes a short break. In half an hour, let us witness the final moment together."
The law enforcement elder said that immediately countless elders of the Sword Sect began to maintain order and sent all injured disciples to Tianxiang Pavilion for treatment.
Qin Shi, Haoyue and others left the ring and came to the place where Yu Yue was resting.
When Yu Yue saw a few people, she resisted the pain and tried to sit up: "How is it?"
Haoyue took the lead, held him down, and said: "Okay, don't get up. You are still trying to show off your strength after being injured like this. Don't worry, I have tried my best to avenge you. Shitou, Miao'er, I, and I all They all made it to the finals.”
"Really?" Yu Yue smiled happily, and then a hint of unwillingness and sadness flashed through her eyes.
Seeing this, Qin Shi said: "Don't be too sad. Recuperate here and I will find a way to make you recover."
"That's right, don't be dissatisfied. Don't you still have a beauty like Qing'er by your side? If I get injured and there is a beauty beside me who is willing to take care of me, I will go out and find a place to cut off my limbs right now." Haoyue said carelessly. He smiled, and his smile was full of bitterness and self-deprecation. He shook his head: "It's just a pity that I don't have such a good fortune."
Qin Shi frowned when he heard this, but he didn't say much. He felt that now was not the time to tell him about Ye Fengxu, so he just glared at Haoyue: "Stop making sarcastic remarks here, there is something I want to say. one time."
"What's the matter?" Haoyue said indifferently, but he immediately realized that something was wrong, because an extremely rare seriousness flashed on Qin Shi's face.
"You and Miao'er don't want to participate in the next finals."
"Why?" They both objected excitedly at the same time: "I don't want it, I want to avenge my brother-in-law!"
"That's right, neither do I. I finally made it into the top ten. Do you know what an honor this is? I still want to get a good ranking and then use it to show off in the future." Haoyue pouted displeasedly.
Qin Shi sneered mercilessly: "What a good ranking? Among these people in the finals, who do you think you can beat with your strength and cultivation?"