"I didn't." Lu Ping shook his head. His opponent seemed to be joking with him, but he gave a serious reply.
"Then why do you think you can defeat a head disciple?" Fang Yizhu asked.
"I don't think so either." Lu Ping said.
"Then why did you challenge him?" Fang Yizhu said.
"Why wouldn't I dare challenge him?" Lu Ping asked.
Why wouldn't you dare?
Fang Yizhu stared blankly. He carefully pondered this question and immediately realized the meaning behind it.
"What you mean is, first of all, you don't care about the results of the Seven Star Trials." Fang Yizhu said. This point could be seen from Lu Ping's indifferent attitude towards the Seven Star Order.
"Yes." Lu Ping nodded.
"Secondly, if you challenge Zhan Ren, whether you win or lose, he can't kill you." Fang Yizhu continued.
"He might have such thoughts, but as for how to survive, I have more experience." Lu Ping said. During this period of cultivation, he still needed time to master Guo Youdao's Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun, but he had become more proficient in using Ecstasy Soul Lock to imprison the opponent's soul power for defensive purposes. Coupled with his keen perception of the flow of soul power, Lu Ping had honed an extremely reliable defensive technique.
"It seems that junior brother, you seem honest, but you are actually a scheming person." Fang Yizhu sighed.
"It's not that complicated." Lu Ping said.
"In short, it's fine as long as you're not impulsive." Fang Yizhu said.
"No." Lu Ping said.
"That's good." Fang Yizhu nodded, "Then let me ask again. Since you don't think you can defeat Zhan Ren, and only think that you won't die facing him, then what is your purpose in challenging him?"
"Senior brother." Lu Ping said, "He's deliberately making things difficult, don't you think?"
"So you challenged him?" Fang Yizhu said.
"Yes." Lu Ping nodded.
"Good." Fang Yizhu gave a thumbs up. "Although this reason is superficial, there is no better reason than this. I'm really looking forward to you teaching him a lesson. "
"Hehehehe …" Just as he finished speaking, a cold laugh came from the side. Fang Yizhu turned his head and glanced at them. As he calmly walked behind Lu Ping, he nodded and said, "But it seems that we have to get through this first."
Walking toward Lu Ping was another Big Dipper Sect disciple dressed in the uniform of Merak Peak. Other than Chen Chu of Alioth Peak, the first disciple of the seven peaks. The remaining six had already started accepting disciples. Apart from the Dubhe Peak's first disciple, Xu Lixue, who was extremely picky and only accepted three disciples, the rest of the disciples were all Dubhe Peak disciples. The remaining five first disciples had each developed their own relatively large sects.
Of course, Zhan Ren was no exception. Thus, not long after he left, he had already sent a student from the fifth circle over. He wanted to use this method to tell Lu Ping that he wanted to challenge him. Lu Ping was far from being qualified.
However, Lu Ping was the inheritor of a high grade level five divine weapon and had the battle record of killing Seven Kill Sentinel Xun Guo. Zhan Ren didn't dare to show him off. Although the fifth circle of the Seven Star List wasn't the best in the North Style Academy, the one Zhan Ren sent was an outstanding talent. Currently, he had already collected six Seven Star Badges. With his strength, Zhan Ren would continue to look favorably upon him when he ascended to the fourth circle.
This kind of strength might not be enough, but who said that he was the only one?
A few of the fifth circle students that Zhan Ren had selected rushed over one after another.
Although Zhan Ren had left, he was still paying attention to this side. He had even sent a message to Song Yuan about the situation here. They had originally deliberately targeted Lu Ping. Otherwise, why would Zhan Ren have to step in for such a small dispute? He didn't just happen to pass by.
Fang Yizhu, who had flashed behind Lu Ping, lightly patted Lu Ping's shoulder and introduced, "This is Feng Wen, Zhan Ren's disciple. He has linked up the Chong, Shu, and Li spirits."
"Senior apprentice brother, how do you know everything?" Lu Ping expressed his admiration.
"I only know a little." Fang Yizhu said modestly. He then took a step back and looked at Little Sister Tang, "Do you want to bet?"
Little Sister Tang glared at him and ignored him. In the end, Fang Yizhu continued to mutter, "But I don't think we can afford to bet. Of course, we will look favorably upon Lu Ping."
"Who are you?" Little Sister Tang didn't hear Fang Yizhu's introduction. She was at a loss about this fellow who appeared out of nowhere and seemed to be very close to senior apprentice brother Lu Ping. The five academies had a good understanding of Lu Ping's social circle in the North Style Academy.
"I am Fang Yizhu." Fang Yizhu introduced himself, "Junior apprentice brother Lu Ping and I have been fellow apprentice brother since Zhenfeng Academy."
"Then which sect are you under now?" Little Sister Tang asked.
"There's no such thing as a sect. I am just a small loose practitioner from the south courtyard. "Fang Yizhu said.
The south courtyard was the Horizontal Courtyard of the South Style Academy. It was the gathering place with the most students. Although there were some teacher and student factions here, there were also many students who didn't join any teacher. These students were the loose practitioners that Fang Yizhu called himself. Because they didn't have a teacher to guide them, the cultivation of a loose practitioner was often more difficult. It was inevitable that their strength would be slightly inferior, and they didn't have a faction to rely on. Their status was naturally not high.
However, a top-notch expert like Lu Chenfeng just happened to appear among the loose practitioners.
It wasn't easy for the academy to produce someone who had opened all five spirits, but he was an unaffiliated cultivator who didn't belong to any sect. His appearance was undoubtedly an inspiration to many rogue cultivators. Unfortunately, there was only one Lu Chenfeng, and the overall status and strength of loose practitioners were low. This was an indisputable fact.
Therefore, loose practitioners were mostly pitied and looked down upon. Fang Yizhu's wretched temperament really matched the difficult situation of a loose practitioner. Little Sister Tang didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zhan Ren's disciple Feng Wen, who was introduced by Fang Yizhu, finally approached the range where he could issue a challenge. Just as he was about to open his mouth, Lu Ping hastily took a step back and shouted: "Please wait a moment."
"You want to run?" Feng Wen hastily chased after him.
"No, wait a moment." Lu Ping said and turned his head to look at Fang Yizhu: "Senior apprentice brother, do you want to bet?"
"Oh? How? "Fang Yizhu was immersed in this, and couldn't react to the bet between him and Lu Ping for a moment.
"I just heard you say that you want to bet on me." Lu Ping said.
"Of course. Do you think I would bet on you to lose? What kind of person do you think I am? "Fang Yizhu said angrily.
"Then lend me the Seven Star Order." Lu Ping said.
"Ah?"
"Lend it to me and then win against him." Lu Ping said.
"Ah?" When Fang Yizhu heard that Lu Ping actually had this idea, his expression suddenly became bashful.
"Senior apprentice brother, are you afraid that I won't give it to you if I win?" Lu Ping asked.
"You're right, although it's a little bit." Fang Yizhu said.
"I won't." Lu Ping shook his head.
"Good!" Fang Yizhu also nodded heavily, then looked at Feng Wen: "You, how many Seven Star Orders do you have?"
"What do you mean?" Feng Wen's expression was a little uneasy at this time. He heard from his teacher that Lu Ping only lacked one Seven Star Order. If he won this one, he could go four laps. If he lost, it wouldn't be a big deal if he lost one. But right now, what were these guys doing?
"You're still in five laps and can still issue a challenge. Then I think you'll at most … this is all you have." Fang Yizhu said, his hand reaching into his pocket. When he took it out again, there was a neat stack of Seven Star Orders between his fingers.
"Junior apprentice brother, take it." He reached out.
"Okay." Lu Ping took it.
"Hey, you guys!" When Feng Wen saw the situation, he was stunned. Against an inheritor of a high-grade Class 5 God Weapon who had killed the Seven Kills Guard, he had no confidence at all. It was still fine if he used a token to test the waters. But now, the other party had taken out a whole bunch of Seven Stars Tokens. Was he trying to gamble his entire fortune?
"Challenge!" He hurriedly shouted, wanting to start the battle before Lu Ping took the Seven Star Orders.
But …
When the trial field rose, he could only watch helplessly as Lu Ping held a thick stack of Seven Star Tokens firmly between his fingers.
Lu Ping took out his last Seven Stars Order. "I'll add this one to it."
"Six. You can't have more than this, right?" As he said that, all the Seven Star Orders were thrown into the air by Lu Ping. Not a single one fell back. This meant that his opponent had enough Seven Star Orders to accept this bet.
Feng Wen's face was pale. He originally just wanted to test the waters. Why did he have to stake everything? The outcome of this battle would determine his final position in this year's Seven Star Trials!
But no matter how unwilling he was, the six Seven Star Orders he was holding had already flown into the air.
"Exciting, really exciting!" Fang Yizhu, who was outside the circle, watched the big scene, his face flushed with excitement.
Little sister Tang looked at him, her eyes filled with surprise.
"You took out six Seven Star Orders at once, and that's obviously not all you have. Plus the four you lost to Lu Ping before, that's more than ten. It's far more than what one laps should have. "
"Of course it's not strange that you're here, but you were actually able to issue a challenge just now."
"What kind of ability do you have? Can you not follow the rules of the Seven Star Trials? "Little sister Tang said.
"Shh." Fang Yizhu signaled to Little sister Tang to be quiet.
"Watch the battle." He smiled wretchedly.
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