The First Cultivator - Changing Existence-Chapter 766: King of the Mountain Top -

He then began to create a plan based on what he imagined they would do.

"There is almost no chance that anyone from the other strongholds will listen to the scholar they are assigned with. At most, he will be able to chime in. Therefore, I can only assume what they will come up with, not perfectly predict it." Skymender said.

There wasn't much to plan in this scenario. It would mostly be about the formation they traveled in and the opponents they faced. The only environmental planning would be how to position themselves on the mountain top, assuming they reached it first.

After predicting what the other teams would do, Skymender began to create a plan for their team. He positioned the three first rank Masters and made a plan for when they reached the top of the mountain. After hearing him out, they decided to follow his arrangements. For the rest of the hour they had, Skymender asked them to showcase their strength. It would be best to get used to it in advance, as any plan would only last for a while.

Once the time came to wing it, they would be better off prepared.

Each of them were strong, worthy of being first rank Masters.

After they all showcased their power in various ways, they asked Skymender to do the same.

"Since I'm not a Master, I think the best way to showcase my abilities would be through sparring." Skymender said.

They all agreed. He unsheathed his wooden sword on his waist.

He could have chosen a bow when the weapons were brought out, but felt far more familiar with a sword.

Skymender first sparred with the Sword Master.

He launched forward and attacked aggressively, but there was not much he could do. In terms of pure strength, he was perhaps equal to a normal second rank Master, but his swordsmanship was most likely around the level of a fourth rank Sword Master or a third rank Sword Master.

Although he put up a good fight, he lost within thirty seconds. Even that was surprising to them.

"With skills like that, you would have no trouble being an assassin." The Sword Master said.

Next up was the Spear Master.

As soon as the fight started, Skymender was put into a disadvantageous position. Although the Spear Master was only slightly stronger than the other two, Skymender had no experience fighting against the spear.

It only took ten seconds for him to lose.

Finally, there was the Bow Master.

She fired arrows at him while backing up, but Skymender managed to deflect most of them with his sword.

She then put two arrows on the bow and quickly defeated Skymender in around thirty seconds.

Skymender was definitely weaker than all of them, but for a scholar, he was extremely exceptional. They had nothing but praise for his skills.

Not long later, a loud bell rang. Skymender and the other three, all of whom were prepared, launched towards the mountain at top speed. In just a few minutes, they stepped onto a stairway.

They ran up to the top as fast as possible.

Around the same time that they set foot on the top, so did the other two teams. However, the other two teams were noticeably missing a fourth person.

The other scholars were not as fast as Skymender and were not able to keep up at all. The other two teams were clearly surprised to see Skymender, but didn't pause in their next actions in the least.

The team of the second stronghold shot towards the middle, forming a defensive formation around it.

The team of the third stronghold instantly began to attack them.

Skymender's team did not hesitate at all, attacking those of the third stronghold.

They hadn't let their guard down, and a three way battle ensued.

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Skymender moved around quickly, doing as much damage as possible.

Although the weapons were wooden, they could still do some serious damage if handled well. Otherwise, this entire competition would be a joke.

The first stronghold to make a temporary retreat was the third stronghold, which had been sandwiched between those of stronghold two and Skymender's team.

They retreated, but the fighting never stopped between Skymender's team and those of stronghold two.

Although it was nearly even, Skymender's presence gave their team a slight advantage.

He occasionally shouted orders out, changing the battlefield to the advantage of their team.

Compared to the teams who did not even have a scholar present, much less listen to them, they were on another level.

They quickly sent those of stronghold two retreating, and chased them off of the mountain top.

Those of stronghold three, who had never left the mountain top, began to attack again.

In the middle of their battle, a fourth person joined in.

It was the scholar who had finally caught up.

Those of stronghold three rejoiced, feeling the odds had been evened.

Skymender quickly crushed that hope when he sent the scholar tumbling down the mountain in seconds. He then focused on once again disrupting the flow of those on stronghold three.

Before long, they were sent retreating down the mountain top.

Skymender's team was the only one on the mountain top, but victory was not yet decided. They had to hold the position for an hour in total, even if disrupted. That meant that even if they retreated off the mountain and came back later, their total time occupying the top would not reset.

After just a few minutes, those of stronghold two and three came up together, forming a temporary alliance. There were eight of them in total, with both scholars having joined up.

Skymender looked at their situation coldly.

"Fight then retreat." He said.

Those on his team nodded.

There was no way to win this battle, so they could only do as much as they could.

Skymender once again sent both of the scholars tumbling off the mountain while the six masters fought against three masters.

He joined in to assist, but one simply broke off of the group of six and forced him to passively defend with all of his might.