Reverse War Surpass Immortal

Chapter 1028 - 921: Attaining First Place

"Do your best!"Duan Gujin shouted to the Martial Artist in front of him.

"Alright!"

The Martial Artist understood the implication in Duan Gujin's words, his eyes glinting.

The opponent was telling him to do his best, which meant after three moves, he should pretend to be unable to continue and concede the match.

The Martial Artist had his own calculations, realizing that even if he defeated Duan Gujin in this bout, it would be extremely difficult to defeat the next nineteen Martial Artists.

Moreover, he'd completely offend Duan Gujin, making it a thankless task.

The elder in charge of the test said, "You all must give it your all! No intentional holding back!"

"Alright!"

Duan Gujin and the Martial Artist said almost simultaneously.

After a while, the elder in charge let them begin their duel.

After three rounds with Duan Gujin, the Martial Artist revealed a flaw and then voluntarily admitted defeat.

The elder did not comment on his behavior.

This test at the Ascension Academy was not only to evaluate the Combat Power of Disciple of the Ascension Academy, but also their intelligence and strategies.

The Ascension Academy Elders had anticipated that some disciples might intentionally hold back, and they had no way to prevent such behavior.

Therefore, they established a rule requiring contestants to defeat twenty opponents in a row.

Only the winners who defeated twenty opponents could receive the highest reward in this test, and the Ascension Academy Elders believed there would be someone unwilling to see others easily claim the top reward.

The subsequent challengers were selected by the elder, but those challengers were quickly defeated by Duan Gujin.

Their decision to forgo a war of attrition with Duan Gujin stemmed from similar thought.

They did not want to offend Duan Gujin needlessly, and even if they managed to defeat him, they probably could not withstand the subsequent nineteen assaults.

Faced with such an obviously thankless task that also easily offended others, the Martial Artists opted not to proceed.

Thus, Duan Gujin naturally claimed the top spot in this arena competition.

"Everyone, Duan Gujin has won first place!"

Quickly, the elder responsible for this test raised Duan Gujin's right hand and shouted to the crowd below.

The audience immediately applauded, eagerly awaiting the elder to announce the next round of the arena competition.

"Everyone, take a rest for two hours, and return here for the second round of today's arena competition!"

The elder said.

The crowd below the arena immediately dispersed, looking for a place to seclude themselves for two hours, recover, and reach peak condition.

"Congratulations on winning first place!"

Just as he stepped off the stage, Duan Gujin encountered Gu Xiaoyue.

"Thank you! And you? Do you have confidence in winning the reward?"

Duan Gujin asked casually.

Gu Xiaoyue was overjoyed at his words, her eyes lighting up, feeling that Duan Gujin did not dislike her.

However, she did not know Duan Gujin intended to trick her, and before any confrontation, he didn't want her to see through him.

Once she saw through his scheme, his plan would be hard to execute.

Regarding Gu Xiaoyue, he still wanted to trick her once, and moreover, put her in a deadlock!

Opportunities like this do not need many, as long as they can succeed once, that's enough.

At least within the Ascension Academy, such opportunities were hard to come by.

Thus, Duan Gujin had no intention of falling out with her immediately, nor did he want her to see any clues.

"I have no confidence; my strength is weak, and I really cannot withstand challenges from nineteen Martial Artists consecutively and still stand on the stage!"

Gu Xiaoyue said faintly.

"That depends on your luck! When I faced twenty Martial Artists in the arena, quite a few of them held back intentionally, like Yu Man, she deliberately held back! If you're lucky, it's easy to encounter other Martial Artists who do the same."

Duan Gujin said.

"That depends on luck! I don't think my luck will be that good! Others see me as a weak girl and will undoubtedly try their best to knock me off the stage!"

Gu Xiaoyue replied, sounding weak.

"Don't be so downcast! I actually have undergone similar tests before, so I know how to break this test!"

Duan Gujin said.

"Oh, what method?"

Gu Xiaoyue was instantly interested.

"It's to be the first to challenge in the arena; being the first on stage, others will adopt a wait-and-see attitude, wanting to see how this testing unfolds! Even if some Martial Artists get chosen to face off, out of pride, they cannot strike too hard! And toward the end, just like my final arena match earlier, those last Martial Artists who went on stage all deliberately held back!"

Duan Gujin said calmly.

"Is that so!"

Gu Xiaoyue pondered for a moment and then realized why Duan Gujin was first to jump up.

Initially, she thought he was reckless, but now she knew it wasn't recklessness, but thoughtful understanding of the Martial Artists' internal thoughts on stage.

"Once the first round of arena matches is over, the remaining Martial Artists will feel a sense of urgency and strive desperately to achieve good test results! That's my strategy!"

Duan Gujin explained his reasoning for being the first to rush out, intending to provoke Gu Xiaoyue.

"Oh, is that so! So, what do you suggest I do in the next challenge?"

Gu Xiaoyue asked.

"That I can't help with. I can only say do your best!"

Duan Gujin said quietly.

"Isn't that as good as saying nothing?"

Gu Xiaoyue was a bit annoyed.

"What clever plan do I have? This competition test is actually just because of my good luck!"

"Oh!"

After chatting for a while, Duan Gujin let Gu Xiaoyue go back to rest and recover.

Back at his residence, Duan Gujin quickly consumed some Ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk, then sat cross-legged, resting and recovering his Primordial Power.

He did not attend the next arena match.

Duan Gujin, while resting and recovering, suddenly thought of Yu Man's Regeneration Talent Ability.

"I wonder if this Regeneration Talent Ability can be used in battle?"

Previously, he hadn't considered using the Regeneration Talent Ability in battle, but now after depleting a large amount of Primordial Power and Spiritual Power during rest and recovery, he suddenly thought of Yu Man's Regeneration Talent Ability.

So, he quickly activated the Regeneration Talent Ability of the Wuliang Martial Soul to see if it had any effect.

Two Black Lotuses emerged in his palm; he calmed his mind and began to circulate his Primordial Power according to the technique imparted to him by the Mirror Image Divine Power of the Wuliang Martial Soul.