"Cao Yu!
Are you sure your ability can cover the entire battlefield? "
In the Yuan Kou Alliance Army, Lu Ban cautiously asked a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard and a very serious expression.
"Replying to Lord Lu Ban!
My ability isn't to cover a large area, but to cover two different armies from both sides! "
Cao Yu said indifferently, "Just now, I passed by the troops of several Great Sages. I have already marked both armies. Unless the other side completely admits defeat, my ability will still be effective even if the two armies are at the ends of the earth!"
"Master Lu Ban, you should be worried about whether our three generals can win all three battles!"
Cao Yu's eyes were filled with worry. "If they can't win all three battles, not only will my ability be of no help, but it will also cause great harm to our side!"
"Don't worry!
The rest depends on Guhan and the others! "Lu Ban nodded and looked at the three people at the front of the army.
According to the agreement between the six Great Sages and the five Heavenly Emperors of the Celestial Court, other than the Emperor sword level elites, each side could send out three elites to fight one-on-one battles. The results of the battles would determine the status of the six Great Sages in the Celestial Court after they surrendered.
"The six of you, I'll count to three. Then, we'll throw the names of our generals into the air at the same time to show fairness. How about that?" the Jade Emperor said with a smile.
"No problem!"
Odin nodded. The Jade Emperor counted to three. Then, the two of them threw their empty hands into the air at the same time … On the Jade Emperor's side, countless Immortal Cranes appeared out of thin air and formed the two big words "Yang Jian" in the air.
On Odin's side, the two words "Artoria" were formed by endless flashing golden lightning.
With that, the opponents for the first battle were decided. Yang Jian of the Celestial Court versus Artoria of the Alliance Army.
"They actually sent out Artoria first!"
Seeing that the Alliance Army had sent out Artoria, the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole said with a frown. Clearly, the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole had planned for Artoria not to be the first contestant of the Alliance Army.
According to the Immortal Hermit of the South Pole's plan, the Alliance Army would most likely send out a relatively weak contestant as a sacrifice in exchange for a chance of winning the next two battles. Therefore, the Celestial Court had placed Yang Jian, who was the weakest, first and the two stronger contestants in the last two positions. This was so that they could snipe Artoria.
The Celestial Court knew their old rival Artoria all too well. Over the course of 500 years, Artoria had led her team into conflicts with the Celestial Court tens of thousands of times, and Artoria had the upper hand in almost every conflict. For example, Yang Jian had fought with Artoria more than 200 times in the last 500 years, and Artoria had the upper hand in more than 90% of the battles. If not for the fact that the Celestial Court's reinforcements had arrived quickly, Artoria would have killed Yang Jian several times over!
In fact, no one in the entire Celestial Court dared to guarantee that they could defeat Artoria. And the last general who was originally scheduled to fight only had a 75% chance of winning against Artoria, which wasn't a surefire chance.
"Looks like we're going to lose the first battle!"
Seeing Yang Jian standing opposite Artoria with a bitter smile on his face, the White Emperor Gou Chen spoke in a manner that dealt a blow to their morale.
"Hmm … If we lose, then we lose … They only have Artoria!"
Even the most arrogant Emperor Qing Shaohao did not have any confidence in Yang Jian and said the same disheartening words.
"It's fine!
They only have Artoria! "
Jade Emperor said calmly. "Actually, this is good. Artoria has defeated the weakest Yang Jian, so the remaining two will definitely win. We will still be the ones to win in the end!"
"Your Majesty Jade Emperor is right!" The four Celestial Emperors said in unison.
The battle began when even the Celestial Court was extremely pessimistic about the outcome!
Just as the Celestial Court had guessed, Yang Jian was no match for Artoria at all. Less than 20 minutes into the battle, Yang Jian was completely suppressed by Artoria.
In the past, Yang Jian's mighty Ling's three-pointed, double-edged sword was no match for Artoria's Sword of the Lake. Every attack was predicted by Artoria … This made Yang Jian feel extremely sullen.
"Why does it feel like this Artoria's swordsmanship has improved by quite a bit!" Scarlet Emperor South Pole Immortal Weng said in disbelief when he saw Yang Jian's sullen state.
"This woman, I've never seen her so terrifying before!" White Emperor Gou Chen also couldn't help but exclaim.
"Very powerful. In terms of swordsmanship alone, I'm afraid none of the four of us are her match." Even Purple Emperor Bo Yikao, who usually spoke very little, spoke up.
"Looks like an expert has taught this Artoria before!"
Jade Emperor, who was sitting in the middle, said thoughtfully. "Compared to before, her swordsmanship has already transcended her fixed thinking.
If a person wants to rely on their own strength to break through their fixed thinking, it's something that requires tens of thousands of years of training. It's impossible to do it in a short period of time. Her swordsmanship has probably been taught by an expert swordsman! "
"Could it be that the two humans Jiandi taught her?"
… …
"This Heaven Shrouding Jiandi is indeed powerful. With just a few words, he made my swordsmanship improve to this level!"
Artoria thought to herself as she enjoyed the thrill of fighting to her heart's content.
The truth was just as the Jade Emperor had guessed. Artoria didn't improve with her own abilities, but with the help of an outsider … Originally, Guhan had planned to personally teach Artoria, but after seeing her swordsmanship, Guhan realized that his swordsmanship and Artoria's were in two different worlds.
Artoria's swordsmanship was the most orthodox of the Western swordsmanship. It focused on each and every move, using momentum to win.
On the other hand, Guhan's swordsmanship was the exact opposite of Artoria's. Guhan's swordsmanship focused on nimbleness and variety. It was a traditional Eastern swordsmanship, with one move followed by a thousand variations.
To make an analogy, Guhan was like an F1 driver who drove a Ferrari, while Artoria was a special vehicle driver who drove a huge mining truck that weighed dozens of tons. Both of their skills were at the peak of their respective fields, but it was impossible for them to complement each other … Guhan's F1 driving skills could not be applied to a huge mining truck that weighed dozens of tons.
On the other hand, Yi Qing gave Artoria a long list of suggestions for improvement after just one look at her swordsmanship. Moreover, these suggestions were all on the most important points, so Artoria's swordsmanship improved as if she was reborn, and she even began to touch the edge of the Laws.
As long as Artoria could master her swordsmanship, she would enter the realm of the Laws and become a Great Sage in one fell swoop.
"Sword of Victory and Promised Victory!"
Under the impact of Artoria's final ultimate move, Yang Jian's armor was completely destroyed, and his body was covered with bone-deep wounds.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Jian immediately fled back to the Celestial Court's army, and the first battle ended with Artoria's victory.
"Your Majesty!
I had a bad start, and my skills are inferior. I am willing to accept punishment, Your Majesty! "
He was different from the rebellious Yang Jian in the real world, the one who did not care about his uncle, the Jade Emperor.
In this dungeon world, Yang Jian was extremely respectful to the Jade Emperor, and did not dare to show the slightest bit of neglect.
The Celestial Court in this dungeon world was too powerful, so powerful that the Celestial Court did not lack a fighter like Yang Jian. The Jade Emperor did not mind using his nephew's life to declare his authority.
"It's fine!
I see that Artoria has improved a lot, and it's only natural that you lose to her. Go and rest! "The Jade Emperor nodded, and did not make things difficult for his nephew.
"Your Majesty!
Who should we send out next? "White Emperor Gou Chen immediately asked impatiently.
"It doesn't matter who we send out. They will definitely lose the next two battles!" Green Emperor Shaohao said smugly.
"Go invite the leader of the Eight Immortals of the Upper Caves, Pure Yang True Immortal Patriarch Lu, to come and fight!"
The Jade Emperor thought for a moment, then gave the order. Soon, a Daoist dressed in a bright red Daoist robe, with an orchid hairpin on his head, and a crimson peach wood sword on his back appeared in front of the Jade Emperor. He clasped his hands towards the Jade Emperor, "Your subject Lu Dongbin greets you, Your Majesty!"
"I didn't want to trouble Patriarch Lu with today's matter, but this involves the dignity of the Celestial Court. Please, Patriarch Lu, teach these arrogant monsters a lesson!"
The Jade Emperor's expression was very kind, not at all like one would treat a subordinate, but like a close friend. This was very rare in the Celestial Court.
However, this couldn't be helped, because Lu Dongbin's backing was very powerful!
Lu Dongbin was one of the inner disciples of Taishang Laojun, and also the last disciple of Taishang Laojun. With the support of Taishang Laojun, Lu Dongbin's position in the Celestial Court was completely different.
However, because Taishang Laojun did not come to this world, Lu Dongbin did not dare to be too presumptuous. He was very respectful to the Jade Emperor, and was very considerate of all kinds of etiquette.
The Jade Emperor was very satisfied with this. Since Lu Dongbin showed enough respect to him, he would return the favor. This also gave Lu Dongbin a special position in the Celestial Court.
"I dare not disobey Your Majesty's order. I will kill that monster now, and raise the prestige of the Celestial Court!" As expected, Lu Dongbin gave the Jade Emperor face.
When Lu Dongbin leisurely walked out of the Celestial Court's formation, the Yuan Kou Alliance Army also sent out their second opponent: Miss Liunian Ling, who had an extremely ugly expression on her face.