C16 Three Consecutive Victories!

Confronted with Luo Chen's dazzling sword light, Lee Hanjiang couldn't afford to be careless. Channeling his Genuine Qi to its peak, he gripped the wooden sword with both hands and struck at Luo Chen with all his might.

Despite being aware that Luo Chen had mastered the cross sword technique to the level of Dominating Refinement, Lee Hanjiang's pride wouldn't allow him to back down in front of someone he once deemed a failure.

The arena echoed with a heavy thud as Lee Hanjiang took a direct hit to the chest from Luo Chen's blade, sending him flying backward off the stage, his expression defeated and listless.

Luo Chen, however, was also worse for wear. A trickle of blood seeped from his shoulder, indicating that, although he had bested Lee Hanjiang, it had not been without difficulty.

With wooden sword in hand, Luo Chen's gaze swept over the hushed crowd before settling on the master of ceremonies, who remained silent under his intense stare.

Jolted by Luo Chen's piercing glance, the emcee hastily proclaimed with a loud voice, "The victor of this battle: Luo Chen!"

As the emcee's words faded, the System Prompt Sound echoed promptly in Luo Chen's mind:

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for defeating Lee Hanjiang. Reward: 300 points of spiritual energy, 300 points of proficiency in the Cross Sword Technique!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for advancing the Cross Sword Technique to Dominating Refinement (499/1500)!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for achieving a three-win streak in the challenge arena, with a task completion of 3/5!"

Luo Chen's heart swelled with joy at the system's notifications, yet his face remained stoic as he addressed the emcee, "Send in the next challenger."

The audience, jolted by Luo Chen's words, snapped out of their daze.

A voice rang out in astonishment, "Young Master Chen intends to keep fighting?

He's just defeated Lee Hanjiang, but surely he's expended a great deal of energy. Isn't he worried about someone taking advantage of his weakened state?"

"It's not that simple," another spectator replied with a wry smile. "Look at the warriors below the stage. They've been thoroughly intimidated by Young Master Chen. How many of them would actually dare to step up and challenge him?"

The warriors gathered below also caught the man's words, yet they remained silent, offering no rebuttal.

Without the constraints on their cultivation level, defeating Luo Chen would hardly pose a challenge. But on the challenge stage, their cultivation was capped at the First Grade Martial Master level, and when it came to pure martial skill, they lacked the confidence to best Luo Chen.

The truth was, most had only mastered a low-grade yellow rank martial skill to the point of Dominating Refinement. To go up against Luo Chen would be to court disgrace, wouldn't it?

"Nobody?" Luo Chen lingered on the stage, scanning for challengers. As none came forward, a hint of disappointment crept into his voice.

He had been counting on at least two challengers to step up and help him complete his time-sensitive mission!

Leaving aside the tantalizing reward of 10,000 points of spiritual energy for a moment, the prospect of acquiring a random movement battle technique was making Luo Chen's heart race with anticipation.

"This Luo Chen is truly something..." In a private chamber, the strikingly handsome Young Master Su chuckled as he observed the scene unfolding on the stage. "If I recall correctly, today's mystery gift from the Floating Cloud Martial School is a mid-grade yellow rank saber technique. The Luo Family isn't exactly lacking in such skills..."

With a sigh, Young Master Su turned to an attendant from the Floating Cloud Martial School and instructed, "Go ahead, send a couple of challengers Luo Chen's way. Let him claim the mystery gift and clear the stage sooner rather than later. We can't have him hogging the spotlight indefinitely."

Upon Young Master Su's command, the staff member promptly set out to find contenders willing to face Luo Chen.