Chapter 398: Wei Rufeng

Even though the opponent is not a pure sword cultivator, they are able to control the sword intent to such an extent that it is not much worse than a sword cultivator who solely cultivates the sword.
In the eyes of that sword cultivator, there is admiration, regret, and a sense of loss towards Zhu Zhu.
As a sword cultivator, he is unwilling to admit defeat even in the face of death.
Death is not terrifying, but there is some regret that his understanding of swordsmanship is not enough, which is why his skills are inferior to others.
However, the anticipated scene of being pierced by countless arrows did not happen.
The wooden arrows came to a stop in front of the sword cultivator, just an inch away from his body.
The sword cultivator was stunned and asked, "Why didn't you kill me?"
"Today's battle with you was truly exhilarating. It made me realize many shortcomings in my swordsmanship. Not only do I owe you a debt of gratitude, but you are also a worthy opponent whom I respect. I hope we can have the opportunity to spar again in the future."
Zhuzhu smiled and said, "My surname is Ni, may I know how to address you, my friend?"
"I am surnamed Wei, my name is Rufeng."
Wei Rufeng snapped back to reality, his expression slightly moved. He knew that Zhuzhu's mercy was not out of sympathy alone.
Jianxiu is worthy of admiration as he doesn't need sympathy from his opponent.
Having a strong opponent like Nidao is actually an honor for him.
He has gained a lot from Nidao, especially in terms of his understanding of swordsmanship, which is no less than his own. This has allowed Wuru Feng to also gain insights from Nidao during their battles.
"Thank you for sparing my life, Senior Ni. However, it is true that I have lost. Until we meet again."
After saying this, Wei Rufeng jumped off the arena directly. As a swordsman, his pride would never allow him to admit defeat.
However, he saw sympathy and admiration from Ni Daoyou's eyes, just like he felt towards Ni Daoyou. It was a feeling of meeting a kindred spirit and a fellow.
For the first time, Wei Rufeng felt that it was perfectly acceptable to lose to a female cultivator who was even more outstanding than him.
Just as Ni Daoyou said, looking forward to the day when they can meet again and have a great exchange with Ni Daoyou.
Being in different spiritual realms, after parting ways from Tianwai Tian, if they want to see each other again, both of them must successfully ascend to be able to meet.
With this goal in mind, Wei Rufeng has no resentment about losing and knows his own shortcomings in order to become better.
After Wei Rufeng admits defeat and jumps off the stage, the team formed by the fusion of the two spiritual realms loses a major attacking force, making them even less of a match for Zhu Zhu and Song Pingting.
Before long, except for a few who chose to die instead, the rest of the people automatically jumped off the platform like Windy Guard.
In the blink of an eye, there were only fifty cultivators left on the platform.
After the number of people on the arena reached fifty, a mysterious force consumed all the spells of the cultivators still fighting, preventing them from continuing the melee.
"You have two hours to heal and rest. After two hours, the final round of the arena will be held, with fifty out of ten contestants."
Entering the top ten can take you to another area in Tianwaitian and receive generous rewards.
After this battle among the strong, almost everyone is injured.
Moreover, Zhuzhu and his team, originally consisting of forty people, now have less than twenty remaining after this chaotic battle.
Only Lin Zhidong and a junior brother from the Lin family are still standing on the stage.
There are only five people left in the Taiqing Sect, including Wu Mingxuan. The Qiankun Sect has even fewer, with only three people left. The total number of scattered cultivators and small sects and families is only two.
Except for the Nie sisters who are still holding the arena, there are only Song Pingting herself and Ning Xiuwen who have entered the top fifty.
Jiang Xia and her Senior Brother Li were knocked off the platform by their opponents in the previous match, losing this arena competition.
But compared to other spiritual realms, there were only three or four people who made it into the top fifty. Some spiritual cultivators from other realms were even completely wiped out in the previous melee.
They still have a strong advantage in terms of the number of people in the Nine States Spirit Realm this time.
However, the team should disband at this point, because the rule for the next round is to have five people compete in one round through drawing lots. The cultivator who is the last one standing on the platform among the five people will be among the top ten in this Tianwai Tian competition.
As it is no longer a team battle, it is very likely that they will draw opponents from the same spirit realm in this round.
Some have silently prayed, hoping not to draw powerful opponents like the Ni sisters, Song Pingting, and others from the Ni family.
Some people are raring to go and eager to try because this is the final level. If they are lucky enough to make it into the top ten, they will receive generous rewards from Tianwaitian.
With these generous rewards, not only is there a higher chance of reaching the Yuanying Nascent Soul stage, but also a few times more hope of entering the Fenshen and Heti stages compared to other cultivators.
This is also the real purpose for everyone to come to Tianwaitian.
When everyone was puzzled about how to draw lots, fifty small light balls appeared out of thin air in the center of the arena. The mysterious person transmitted his voice to everyone again: "There are numbers in the light balls. Everyone can choose a light ball freely. Only by catching a light ball can you know your number. And the heroes arena will draw the participants according to their numbering for the competition."
When Zhu Zhu reached out her hand and randomly grabbed a light ball that was relatively close to her, the number seven automatically appeared in her mind as she held the light ball in her palm.
In other words, she is number seven, and if the order of challenging on stage follows from smallest to largest, she may have to go on stage in the second round.
When everyone caught the light ball and didn't have time to communicate their rankings, they were teleported to the arena below, leaving only five people.
These five people should be the cultivators from the first match.
The first cultivator to enter the top ten will be born from the five of them.
Among the five, there are two cultivators from the Spirit World of Jiuzhou, one is Qiao Yu and the other is a wanderer surnamed Liu.
Although the two are competitors in this round, they cooperate tacitly to deal with other cultivators from the Spirit World in the face of external enemies.
After easily defeating another cultivator from a different realm in the arena, the other two cultivators felt threatened and had no choice but to form an alliance with Qiao Yu and Qiao Yi.
Once again, there was an intense and thrilling battle. In order to enter the top ten, each cultivator dared not hold back and wanted to fully unleash their potential, going beyond their usual limits.
Of course, injuries are inevitable. Even the Qiankun Sect's Qiao Yu suffered serious internal injuries, and that Liu Sanxiu died on the arena.
However, the other two spiritual cultivators from the opposite side also suffered one death and one injury.
最终乔羽还是在输给仅剩的那个对手半招，被对方打落擂台之下。
It is unclear whether Qiao Yu was unable to accept this fact because of serious injuries or because he did not enter the top ten.
Although Qiao Yu fell from the arena and saved her life, she was seriously injured and immediately fell unconscious, spitting out blood.
"Senior Qiao!"
Two disciples of Qiao Yu rushed forward to help her up and fed her a healing pill, after which Qiao Yu's figure disappeared into the Tianwai Tian.
Regardless of whether a cultivator dies on the arena or manages to save their life off the arena, they are all sent back to their respective spirit realms simultaneously.
As for the cultivator who enters the top ten on the arena, a stone staircase leading to the void appears in front of them.
That person walked up the stone steps with excitement, taking two steps at a time, and disappeared from sight.