Counterattack System appeared when I'm already At The Mahayana Realm

Chapter 530: Chapter 529: Spiritual Treasure combined with Science and Cultivation

On the battling stage, more than a hundred ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators faced each other, holding in their hands the Spiritual Treasures forged by various Artifact Refiners.

Due to the two limitations imposed by the materials utilized for Artifact Refining and the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators’ capabilities, these Spiritual Treasures were the lowest-level Magic Artifacts, just enough to be used by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator representing the Sect Master of the Luban Sect was battling against the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator representing the Luban Sect Elder.

“Sect Master, what have you crafted? It looks very much like a gun,” The Sect Master and the Elder of the Luban Sect exchanged words from the stage.

The Sect Master of the Luban Sect nodded, “This is a double-barrel gun, I designed it based on those from the Ming Zhong World, hence it harnesses Spiritual Energy for operation, offering much greater fire power than gunpowder.”

The Foundation Establishment cultivator held the double-barrel gun with an unfamiliar motion, the blend of technology and cultivation in the weapon’s design was something he was not accustomed to.

Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom –

Four spiritual energy bullets hit the Foundation Establishment cultivator representing the Luban Sect Elder. Protected by his armor, the bullets only left dents.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators clashed and the cultivator representing the Sect Master of the Luban Sect was at a disadvantage, unable to pose a threat to his opponent.

“Haha, Sect Master, your creation is ineffective. It can’t penetrate my defense; the bullet’s power is too weak.” The Elder of the Luban Sect laughed, “If you had made a powerful weapon, my armor surely wouldn’t resist it, too bad you haven’t.”

Just as the Luban Sect Elder was reveling in his seeming advantage, the situation changed.

The dual guns disassembled, transformed, and fused to become a small rocket launcher.

Spiritual Energy was poured in, boom-

A Spiritual Energy cannonball was discharged, the Elder of the Luban Sect realized the gravity of the situation and swiftly defended himself, managing to obstruct the cannonball.

The power of the cannonball was certainly beyond what his self-crafted armor could withstand.

“Elder Sun, I told you before, you cannot be too sure,”

“Before the battle, I told this young cultivator to test his aim with a few shots first, then, based on the position on the armor where the bullets landed, identify its weaknesses. Finally, combine the two guns to fire a small cannonball.”

The Sect Master of the Luban Sect said joyously.

The Elder shook his head helplessly, “In the end, I still cannot surpass the Sect Master.”

The Sect Master of the Luban Sect was victorious.

…

“Master Tang Ben, your small shield, despite being sturdy, clearly does not suit this young cultivator. A slight miscue, and he will fall under the blade I crafted.”

“You talk as if the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator representing you knows how to use a sword.” Tang Ben rolled his eyes.

“Whether he knows how to use it or not isn’t my concern, all I know is that attacking holds a higher probability of victory than defending.”

Tang Ben conversed with another Master of Artifact Refining.

Just as the Master of Artifact Refining predicted, the cultivator representing Tang Ben reacted hurriedly in his dodges, nearly getting chopped several times.

Believing victory was in his grasp, the Master of Artifact Refining noticed his opponent stumbling, making it impossible for him to evade his sword.

However, the small shield unexpectedly transformed into tiny granules that adhered to the cultivator’s skin, conveniently appearing at the point where the sword aimed to strike.

The small shield seemed to have a life of its own, continuously moving and blocking several successive strikes launched by the opponent representing the Master of Artifact Refining.

“What…what is this?” The Master of Artifact Refining hadn’t seen a Spiritual Treasure of this kind before.

“It’s a product of combining nanotechnology with Spiritual Treasures. It can detect the enemy’s movements and automatically defend.”

With the revelation of the shield’s true power, the situation on the field changed. The small shield attached itself to the cultivator’s palm and with a closing of his hands, he seized the incoming sword.

With both the sword and shield in hand, there was no need to continue the battle.

Tang Ben was victorious.

Before leaving, Tang Ben patted the Master of Artifact Refining on the shoulder, “If you’re feeling down, you can take a trip to the Ming Zhong World, you might discover some unexpected gains.”

…

“Here, just do as I instructed.” Ji Zhi handed an ordinary iron stick to the young cultivator representing him in the battle, followed by a few more reminders.

The young cultivator was visibly befuddled but followed Ji Zhi’s instructions nonetheless.

“Let’s see, first crouch down immediately after the start of the match.”

The opponent’s punch missed its mark as it was dodged by the crouching young cultivator.

“Then, swing the stick horizontally to trip him, roll twice backwards.”

His opponent was tripped by the stick, fell face-forward, and spat out two iron needles.

The young cultivator sidestepped the surprise needle attack, continuing to mutter, “Get up and sidestep, then punch forward.”

“Take two breaths, then jump up.”

“Spin the iron stick at your fastest speed four times.”

The young cultivator spun the stick, deflecting several hidden weapons.

“After four breaths, make five lateral steps to the left.”

The opponent opened his palm, revealing iron scraps. He threw them towards the young cultivator, who, anticipating his opponent’s move, was already out of the way. The shower of iron scraps fell into empty space.

The Master of Artifact Refining, who specialized in crafting hidden weapons, was seething with rage. His weapons always proved instrumental in harming enemies. He simply did not expect his string of victories to be interrupted here.

Subduing his opponent with the iron stick, Ji Zhi emerged victorious.

…

“Here, hold onto your weapon, a shield.” Bai Hongtu handed a shield to a young cultivator.

A young Master of Artifact Refining, Bai Hongtu’s opponent, found this unusual. He remembered that the young cultivator Bai Hongtu approached was representing him.

Did I remember wrongly?

The young Master of Artifact Refining thought he might have mixed up due to the busy Artifact Refining schedule, so he handed a handful of iron sand to another young cultivator.

This iron sand was not a hidden weapon, but a superior Spiritual Treasure that had been refined and could move with the cultivator’s intentions.

The two young cultivators battled fiercely. The iron sand was overwhelmingly powerful, it got in everywhere. The shield Bai Hongtu gave couldn’t keep the iron sand out. When it looked like the iron sand was about to enter through his seven apertures, the young cultivator forfeited the match.

Seeing this, the referee stepped in to check the situation and finally declared Bai Hongtu the victor.

Bai Hongtu wasn’t surprised at all.

“Wait, I object. I clearly won this match.” The young Master of Artifact Refining was unwilling to concede, feeling that there was some foul play.

The referee gave the young Master of Artifact Refining a cold look, “Your weapon is indeed impressive. In actual combat, no one can defeat you except those with a magnet.”

“But you two have given your weapons to the wrong people. The young cultivator with the shield was actually representing you.”

The young Master of Artifact Refining was speechless, feeling that he had been deceived.

With him in a state of shock, the referee added, “At the start of the match, you were doubtful and felt that the weapons were delivered to the wrong people. However, you didn’t raise any objections.”

“As an Artifact Refiner, if you can’t even have confidence, how much of your Artifact Refining skills can you utilize when it comes to crunch time?”

“The first step of Artifact Refining is to refine your heart, this is something your Master should have taught you when you first picked up the hammer. It seems you have completely forgotten it.”

“Luckily I didn’t use Jiang Li’s statue this time. Otherwise, your iron sand would have slipped into the cracks of the statue, eventually defeating the young cultivator representing me.” Bai Hongtu sighed in relief. He changed his strategy at the last moment and pulled off a successful deception.

Even if Jiang Li’s statue was transformed into a full-body armor, it would still need some gaps for breathing, and these gaps would be its weak points.

Bai Hongtu wouldn’t leave such a weakness in his plan.

“I knew my luck has always been good.”

As long as Bai Hongtu doesn’t encounter Jiang Li, everything in his life goes smoothly.

When he runs into Jiang Li, he somehow always ends up fighting an uphill battle.