Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The intense collision even distorted outer space, sending ripples through the atmosphere. Thunder rolls and the cries of ten thousand swords echoed endlessly from the void, while the Irregular Chaos emitted a terrifying power. The crowd didn’t need to wait for the outcome; many had already discerned it. Master Luo Cheng was going to win this battle.
After around ten minutes had passed, everything descended into silence. The crowd beheld Li Tianjun’s dismembered body as well as Luo Cheng, who seemed like a heavenly body. As witnessed by the youths present, the inheritor of the most potent lightning method wasn’t any stronger than this.
“A Lightning Martial Soul is really terrifying.”
“It’s no wonder that he turned it into a sword. If he combines it along with his Sword Soul, it will suddenly emit a great might.”
“This is just a Sword Soul with a single special trait. If it had five special traits, how terrifying would it be?”
Many discussions arose, and everyone was stunned by the great master’s power. Even the Ancient Race’s geniuses wore solemn and reverent expressions.
“It’s hateful!” Li Tianjun, who’d sustained substantial injuries, shouted angrily.
Then, he lost all of his life force and followed in his little brother’s footsteps. So far, he was the most important and influential person to die in a battle.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! The Jialan Clan couldn’t sit still any longer. Tian Jun, who’d lost his sons, one after the other, couldn’t bear such a blow. The Jialan Clan’s experts flew out, closely followed by other members of their clan, attempting to prevent anyone from protecting their target.
“Don’t hurt yourselves!” Ji Yuan, who was sitting in the best seat, said quietly.
Ji Yuan’s pupils darted about. It seemed like the bodies of the Jialan Clan’s experts, who were at the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, were confined by magical power. Then, the Wizard Clan’s warriors flew over and encircled them.
“Please!” Hou Qin asked them to leave bluntly.
None of them had any regard for the Jialan Clan’s members’ feelings. They targeted them because they were the first people to try and break the rules. As for Luo Cheng, he cast a glance at the Ancient Race’s members, took the golden ring, and went back to his seat.
The Jialan Clan’s experts suddenly came back to their senses. They were all drenched in sweat. One of them glanced at Ji Yuan warily, before clenching his teeth and leading the others away. However, before he left, his gaze, which was filled with hatred, swept over Luo Cheng, Lu Ping, and the other two women.
The Jialan Clan would surely take revenge! Everyone knew that the vengeance of an epic-grade clan was no small matter—it was no joke. Some people worried about Luo Cheng, while others took pleasure in his misfortune. However, the crowd quickly turned their attention to Luo Cheng’s last performance. If Luo Cheng’s Sword Soul had possessed all five special traits, then the might of the previous sword strike would have been beyond terrifying. Many people discussed this.
“Everything in the world can’t be perfect. Surely, there will be a regretful incident. Only the inheritors of the Four Great Sword Doctrines have a Sword Soul with five special traits.”
When they heard these statements, all of the Sword Pavilion’s disciples snorted disdainfully. A Sword Soul was the pride of the Sword Pavilion’s students.
“A moment ago, the wielder of the dual pupils had confined an apex Martial Emperor with just his gaze. Did you notice?”
“Who can defeat him then?”
“This ought to just be a special ability possessed by his dual pupils. If he were really so powerful, there wouldn’t have been any need to hold this banquet.”
The audience changed the topic once again and talked about Ji Yuan’s power. After a short raucous, the matches continued. Many contestants were eliminated, and the power of the remaining winners only became greater. The most eye-catching among them was the unexpected winner, Long Fei.
Long Fei had managed to defeat all of his opponents, and it seemed like he still hadn’t used all his power. The only person who was second to him was the Ancient Ape Clan’s Sheng Tian, whose steel rod strikes were appalling. In the Human Clan’s camp, Lin Tianjian’s performance was as eye-catching as Master Luo Cheng’s. None could rival him if he used Eternal Instant’s highest state.
“Jiang Chen, let’s fight!”
“It’s time to deal with a certain fly.”
After a round of battles ended, Lin Tianjian and Lin Tian spoke at the same time, issuing a challenge. They were both surprised by this and exchanged glances. Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders and moved back a step. It seemed from the previous performances that Lin Tianjian was a lot stronger than Lin Tian.
Lin Tianjian raised his head proudly and glared disdainfully at Lu Ping. Lu Ping had won a match against a Sword Pavilion disciple, and he possessed seven golden rings. In Lin Tianjian’s eyes, he was a fat pig. It was time to slaughter him.
“Awful!” Both Shangguan Ru and Han Conger were anxious.
It was apparent from the onlookers’ response that Lu Ping didn’t have any chance of defeating Lin Tianjian. None of the opponents whom Lu Ping had defeated were on his level.
“Why don’t you come at me together?”
No one had expected that. After Lu Ping ascended the stage, he looked at both Lin Tianjian and Lin Tian, one after the other.
“What do you mean by that?” Lin Tianjian furrowed his brow. He couldn’t help but assume that Lu Ping was trying some trick.
“You can’t rival even a single one of Lin Tianjian’s fingers, yet you want to fight two people alone?” the Sword Pavilion disciples expressed their displeasure.
“You aren’t one of my targets,” Lin Tian said, clearly expressing that he wasn’t interested in him.
However, just then, Jiang Chen also ascended the stage. He said, “Aren’t you interested in me?”
At that moment, Lin Tian and the others started taking things seriously.
“Do you mean you want a group fight? Two against two?” Lin Tianjian asked.
“That’s right,” Lu Ping and Jiang Chen replied at the same time.
Lin Tianjian shook his head and said, “Come at me together. I can handle you both alone.”
Because of his performance earlier, people weren’t surprised by this, even though one of his opponents was the possessor of the Human Clan’s divine body. Why? Simply because Lu Ping was mediocre.
“It doesn’t fit according to the rules. The number of contestants can’t be odd,” the Wizard Clan’s Hou Qin said.
The crowd found this response reasonable at first, but they quickly recalled that Ji Yuan had allowed two people to challenge him together.
“The Wizard Clan wants to show that they are the best. Only their members are allowed to challenge two people at once,” someone said, immediately figuring out the Wizard Clan’s plan.
“If you can’t accept it, on what grounds will you refuse? Fine, fine.”
After Lin Tianjian spoke, he looked at Lin Tian. Both of them ascended the stage. Then, the first match between the pairs began.
“You deal with that one, while I deal with this one.” Lin Tianjian arranged everything by himself, and he spoke rudely and disdainfully about Lu Ping and Jiang Chen.
“That’s what I wanted,” Lin Tian said and shrugged his shoulders.
Then, he went toward Jiang Chen and stood in front of him. The crowd observed carefully and discovered that this wasn’t any different from an ordinary match; they were just two matches carried out at the same time. Lu Ping hadn’t gained any advantage by proposing a match between pairs.
“Can those two people cooperate and coordinate well?”
Everyone who was slightly familiar with Jiang Chen and Lu Ping knew that they weren’t close.
“Today, the Invincible God of War will become a laughingstock.”
Lin Tian was aware of the title Jiang Chen had obtained in the Three Middle Realms. A high-fighting spirit emanated from Lin Tian’s body along with surging power. His formless aura was like raging waves that assaulted Jiang Chen. Lin Tian, who faced Jiang Chen, was more serious and earnest than Lin Tianjian, who was facing Lu Ping. Lin Tian didn’t bother feeling out his opponent and used his strongest attacks from the beginning.
“A Finger Pointed at the Sky Draws Earth!”
When the Human Clan’s geniuses witnessed this sight, their expressions changed drastically, especially those of the Junior Heavenly Kings. Lin Tian was capable of turning from the head of the Heaven List into the most eye-catching Junior Heavenly King because of this magical technique. This was one of the thirty-six magical techniques created by the Empyrean Goddess. It exceeded all martial techniques, doctrine methods, and original methods.
