Chapter 797: Too Great a Gap

But this time, Yue Liuli's backward movement was filled with a sense of heaviness; she simply could not seize the opportunity to adjust her posture!

Even her retreating footsteps seemed to be weighed down by a massive mountain, with every step feeling incredibly heavy.

And with every step she took backward, her soles left a distinct footprint on the hard white jade arena!

When Yue Liuli retreated to the very last step and finally stabilized her figure, the web between her thumb and forefinger, where she gripped her sword, was already dripping with blood!

On the other side, although Luo Cheng also retreated, he stabilized his figure after just one step.

And his broad saber, which looked like a door panel, remained firmly held in his hand.

Only his arms bulged, tearing through his sleeves and revealing his thick, muscular arms!

With just one move, the disparity between the two was immediately apparent.

"Senior Sister!"

Ye Wudao, watching this scene from outside the arena, felt his heart tighten instantly, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

This scene reminded Ye Wudao of the time in the Secret Realm when Yue Liuli had sacrificed herself to block the fatal strike from Master Due for him.

Although the gap between these two situations was vast, for Ye Wudao, the feeling was the same.

Elder Yin Changhong also frowned deeply, his hand, which had been stroking his beard, stopping in its tracks.

The many Cultivators watching the battle shook their heads and sighed, losing even more confidence in Yue Liuli.

The gap between the two was simply too large.

Luo Cheng's offensive was fierce and powerful, very similar to the Domain of Metal he had comprehended, and his Physical Body strength was also quite extraordinary.

Yue Liuli followed a path of agility, which happened to be countered by Luo Cheng.

Not to mention, there was also a small Realm gap in cultivation between the two.

No matter how one looked at it, there was no possibility of Yue Liuli winning!

Lin Qingxue and Zhou Yuanyuan both stopped their challenges and watched this side.

Seeing this scene, a trace of confusion appeared in their eyes.

They couldn't understand why Yue Liuli would take the initiative to challenge Luo Cheng.

After all, Yue Liuli really didn't seem to have the advantage right now!

It wasn't just the two of them who stopped challenging.

As the first person to challenge someone of a higher Realm, Yue Liuli attracted almost everyone's attention.

Except for the four Cultivators who were still fighting on two distant arenas without a winner, all other young Cultivators standing on the arenas temporarily stopped their actions, putting aside their thoughts of initiating challenges, and watched Yue Liuli's side.

They all wanted to see what the outcome would be for Yue Liuli, the first to attempt a cross-Realm challenge.

If she won, the other Cultivators preparing to challenge could at least be somewhat encouraged.

But if she lost, then others would have to be even more cautious.

Crown Prince Chen Youdao and Princess Ji Ruxue also did not continue their challenges, watching this arena.

However, their thoughts were different from everyone else present.

Others were only concerned with the simple outcome of winning or losing.

Crown Prince Chen Youdao, however, saw this scene as a good opportunity to vent his anger.

"Damn bitch, letting you mix with that brat!"

"This is all what you deserve!"

Crown Prince Chen Youdao looked delighted, staring straight at Yue Liuli, unable to tear his gaze away.

The more blood Yue Liuli shed, the brighter the smile on Crown Prince Chen Youdao's face became.

If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, he would have even wanted to set off fireworks to celebrate!

Princess Ji Ruxue's disgust and hatred for Yue Liuli were not that deep.

After all, the Divine Soul currently in this body was not the real Princess Ji Ruxue's Divine Soul, but that of Venerable Vermilion Bird.

Venerable Vermilion Bird had never met Yue Liuli.

Back in the Starry Sky Battlefield, the incident where Ye Wudao brought Yue Liuli to steal the Crimson Flame Heavenly Tiger cub meant nothing to Venerable Vermilion Bird.

Anyway, it was Princess Ji Ruxue who suffered, not her, so why should she care?

But at this moment, Venerable Vermilion Bird began to pay attention to Yue Liuli.

If she wasn't mistaken, the worry on Ye Wudao's face when Yue Liuli was injured just now was not fake.

Could it be that the relationship between these two was not just as simple as Senior Sister and Junior Brother?

If so, did that mean she could take advantage of this aspect?

A glimmer of light flashed in Venerable Vermilion Bird's eyes, and her gaze toward Yue Liuli suddenly became meaningful.

On the arena.

Yue Liuli, who was not favored by the crowd, did not view this battle as negatively as the watching Cultivators.

Since she had decided to give it a try, she would fight until the very last moment!

There was not a shred of retreat in Yue Liuli's eyes; instead, a more intense fighting spirit ignited.

She shook off the blood on her hands, pushing the effects of her Saint-grade Profound Meridian and Liuli Sacred Body to their maximum, crazily absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi, replenishing her consumption while raising the ice soul sword again.

"Come again!"

She shouted delicately and actually took the initiative to attack!

In an instant, Yue Liuli's figure turned into streaks of afterimages, flashing continuously on the arena.

The ice soul sword in her hand danced into one magnificent sword flower after another, attacking Luo Cheng from all directions, trying to find the opponent's flaw.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Luo Cheng snorted coldly, his broad saber dancing impenetrably, forming a golden barrier of Saber Qi that blocked all attacks.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

The dense sound of metal clashing was endless, and the two instantly became entangled in a fight!

They moved from the left side of the arena to the right, and from the right side, they fought into mid-air.

The sound of metal from the clashing swords and sabers was so dense that it merged into a single continuous sound!

But everyone could still see clearly.

The more they fought, the uglier Yue Liuli's complexion became.

Every one of her attacks was repelled by Luo Cheng's sheer force, shaking her so much that her Qi and blood surged, and her figure swayed.

But surprisingly, Yue Liuli's speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi was extremely fast.

According to the unspoken rules of the Prodigy Ranking Tournament, whether it was the knockout round or the challenge round, young Cultivators were not allowed to take Medicinal Pills during the battle.

After all, if Medicinal Pills could be taken, the battle would quickly turn into a contest of who had more pills.

This not only prolonged the battle time but also failed to demonstrate the strength of the young Cultivators.

Therefore, if participating Cultivators were injured during a battle, the only way to recover was to absorb Spiritual Qi and use it to accelerate healing.

Logically speaking, Yue Liuli's cultivation was lower than Luo Cheng's, so her speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi should be slower, and her recovery speed should also be slower.

But why was it not like that for Yue Liuli now?

Even though the battle between the two had reached a white-hot stage and Yue Liuli had been injured several times, she had repeatedly used her Spiritual Qi to suppress her injuries and continued to attack Luo Cheng, showing no intention of admitting defeat!

What was going on?

Could it be that Yue Liuli's Mystic Meridian Rank was higher than Luo Cheng's?

Questions popped up in the minds of the watching Cultivators, and they couldn't help but start guessing.