This battle was quite ridiculous. Qiuniu’s battle strategy was quite different from others, but it was extremely effective. Bai Mingwu had been defeated by Qiuniu to the point that he conceded the battle on his own accord.
“Bai Mingwu admitted defeat… A person ranked in the 3900s on the Earth roll was defeated by Qiuniu, just like that…”
“There’s no other way. The difference in strength was too great. After his weapon was taken away, Bai Mingwu lost his confidence. If that did not happen, Bai Mingwu could have fought another few more rounds. In fact, upon reaching the Yuan foundation realm, a warrior’s connection with his weapon would greatly increase. It wouldn’t reach the point of easily having the weapon stolen.”
Once a warrior reached the Yuan foundation, or a realm beyond the Yuan foundation, they could use their Yuan Qi to grow their weapons. They could even keep their weapon inside of their Dantian, slowly nourishing it.
As such, it would not be easy to take away another person’s weapon.
But it was not impossible either. If someone was strong enough, they could erase the opponent’s soul mark on a weapon and steal it.
“This Qiuniu sure is difficult to handle. Once he grabs your weapon, it’s over!”
Seeing Qiuniu’s attire, many felt powerless.
Qiuniu’s glove was also armored. He could easily grab other weapons as well, such as sabers or swords!
If it was a low quality weapon, he could probably even snap it!
Not only that, Qiuniu’s defense was extremely perverse. With his body covered in armor, together with that heavy shield, it was like he had a thick tortoise shell. A weak attack would only be equivalent to scratching an itch for Qiuniu!
As for Qiuniu’s attack power, it was irrefutable. When Qiuniu threw the polearm at the end, Bai Mingwu did not even dare to grab it, even though he was its owner. How could Qiuniu’s attack power be weak?
How could one handle him, when his defence and attacking power were that strong and he could grab their weapons easily?
He was too difficult to handle!
Many of the veteran cultivators, who had spent 2-3 years in the Tai Ah Divine City, placed themselves in Bai Mingwu’s shoes. If they had fought Qiuniu, they had to admit that they would also lose!
“This batch of rookies sure is crazy… Now, it seems there’s an extremely high chance Qiuniu and that Chu Xiaoran can enter the top 1000 within a year!” A veteran cultivator said with mixed emotions.
But another veteran cultivator shook his head, “You are exaggerating by saying there is an extremely high chance. The top 1000 isn’t easy to reach. It is basically the world of Yuan foundation realm cultivators amongst the top 1000. Without being at the Yuan foundation realm, it will be impossible to hold one’s ground! And if a rookie were to rise up there, many veterans would pay close attention to him. Who would wish to be lorded over by a rookie? At that point, there would be numerous challengers wishing to pull you down. To establish yourself in the top 1000? It is difficult!”
Although this veteran cultivator was unwilling to admit that Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran could establish themselves in the top 1000 within a year, he was very well aware of the fact that Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran were absolute monsters amongst monsters. Their potentials were no weaker than Qin Haotian’s!
It was extremely rare for two such figures to appear in a single batch of rookies!
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The fifth day of the rookie rankings ended. Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran performed outstandingly. Soon, the news of it spread throughout the Tai Ah Divine City. Their names became famous, not only with the rookies, even amongst the veteran cultivators circles.
All of the major factions began to pay close attention to Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran. However, it was impossible to draw them in. The two of them had their own family clans and they were destined to serve their own families.
The cultivators in the Tai Ah Divine City debated about who amongst the two was the strongest one.
Both of them had their own supporters and they expressed their views based on inferences and conjectures. Their debates became very heated.