Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“First place in the Wen Fight?”
If Qi Qingchen wasn’t the one who said this, Yi Tu would have snorted in contempt. He, Mo Lingqiu, and the other judges had already concluded their discussions and decided that the Wen Fight number-one would be that genius who could dismember himself and regrow his limbs!
This person had managed to master an extremely difficult mystical ability secret art and possessed an incredibly strong ability to regenerate. They were prepared to crown him number-one and nurture him well. Once he reached a certain level, they would then send him to the Heaven Domain. Whenever the humans in the Heaven Domain fought battles with the Netherworld Realm, having someone like him would allow the former to incur fewer losses; he himself would be equivalent to a million soldiers.
Someone like Qi Qingchen would definitely have understood the importance of this genius. Since that was the case, why did she still say that Jiang Yi could get number-one? However, since Qi Qingchen had spoken, Yi Tu was not intending to interrupt Jiang Yi anymore. Instead, he grew curious, wanting to see what Jiang Yi had up his sleeves.
Dong-clang-qiang…
Jiang Yi was still trying to get a hang of the zither, head lowered; he did not really know how to play it. Although he had played a piece before in the Divine Sonar Valley, he had used tree leaves back then. However, he knew how to mimic what he had seen before; and after a while, he gradually grew familiar with the basics and no longer produced any screeching sounds.
Hoo-hoo!
Jiang Yi ignored the murmurs and chatter going on around him as he lifted his head and took a deep breath. His gaze turned towards Saint Spirit Mountain in the south as he stared at the foot of it. His gaze became extremely deep as if he could see through the mountain and look at the lady in white, sitting cross-legged in that cavern. A lady that could not straighten her back due to gravity!
“Mother, although we still cannot meet each other and I do not have any way to save you just yet, after listening to this piece; you should know that… I have come for you!”
Jiang Yi softly murmured as he closed his eyes and grew silent. He entered the State of the Union of Heaven and Man as he focused on the zither in front of him. His hand slightly moved as he played on the third string, and a crisp, soft sound rang out. It reverberated far away and rang out soundly in everyone’s ears.
“…”
There was instant silence; many people felt their soul spirits quivering. The sound of the zither seemed to ring out in the depths of their soul spirit. This didn’t seem like the sound from a zither anymore but a thunderous howl.
“En?”
Yi Tu’s eyes lit up. Not only him, but the other seventeen prominent figures in the highest pavilions in the north also perked up. Their soul spirits had been similarly affected; this sound contained an extremely powerful soul spirit attack.
“Indeed…”
As Qi Qingchen was a participant, she did not sit in a pavilion at the top level but in one in the middle of the second level. Her composed and calm face suddenly revealed a sliver of a smile. She slowly closed her eyes as if preparing to hear this astonishing piece.
“Jiang Yi’s realization has actually reached such a deep level?”
Di Ling’er’s face was filled with surprise and joy. She knew very well that the Divine Sound nomological mystical ability was very unique. Although many people knew about it, it was extremely difficult to realize it to a deep level. Di Ming had told her that there weren’t any formidable martial artists in the Earth Emanations Domain that could realize it and that she was probably the strongest. However, she did not expect someone so close to her to be so much stronger.
Dong…
Jiang Yi once again single-handedly played the zither slowly. However, he was still not very proficient in playing. Although the tone wasn’t hard to listen to, it wasn’t that nice either. However, every time it sounded, many people’s soul spirits would be slightly triggered; they would also feel a piercing sensation in their gut.
Gradually…!
Jiang Yi’s playing speed accelerated; his proficiency at playing was also increasing quickly. The tune started to become melodious and each note became rather elegant, making ardor and zeal course through many people’s blood. They felt as if they were in a pitch-black place where a gale was rising and a storm raging; they could not catch their breath.
Everyone finally started to look at Jiang Yi differently, and no one dared to mock him anymore. Jiang Yi’s Divine Sound nomological mystical ability was evidently stronger than Di Ling’er’s. It was just that he didn’t know how to play the zither.
Clang-clang… clang-clang…!
Jiang Yi started to use both his hands as they moved swiftly on the zither, and the sound became more rushed. While it felt like a heaving storm was raging before, it now became that of a huge army galloping in unison. Murderous auras started to emanate from many people as they were being triggered by Jiang Yi’s playing and became exceptionally violent and rash. Some martial artists with weaker soul spirits even started to have bloodshot eyes; they were about to go on a riot!
However, Jiang Yi’s playing did not slow down at all. In fact, it became even more rushed and the climax continued to rise. From the pavilion above, three formidable martial artists flew out and headed to each of the spectators’ stands. Their bodies started to emanate a type of aura that deflected most of Jiang Yi’s playing.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
At the same time, many Phantom Race formidable martial artists started to appear on each spectators’ stand. They immediately knocked unconscious some people who were bloodshot, circulating their heavenly powers, and wielding their weapons. A stern voice transmission rang out in many formidable martial artists’ minds: “Control the place! No one is to disrupt the playing of the zither. If anyone cannot withstand it anymore, knock that person unconscious!”
The one that sent the transmission was Yi Tu. As he was only second to the Phantom King in the Saint Spirit Domain, all the formidable martial artists among the various clans present in the spectator’s stands all started to be on their guard. Once someone fell under the influence of the zither music, they would knock that person unconscious so that no one would disrupt Jiang Yi’s performance.
However—
Jiang Yi’s hands started to move even quicker, just like a rushing wind. Many people could not even see what he was playing anymore. If this zither was not a treasure, it would probably have long broken into pieces.
If it was said that…
The music from the zither was like a huge army galloping in unison, it now became a tsunami-like huge wave that was surging forward at breakneck speed, like the Milky Way above the Nine Heavens was in turbulence, like an earthquake and an avalanche splitting mountains and spewing rocks… as if the Saint Spirit Mountain in the distance was about to collapse.
Out of the hundreds of thousands of people on the spectator’s stands, the majority of them suddenly had their eyes become bloodshot as they circulated their heavenly powers; and the rings in their hands lit up, producing weapons in their hands. There were even some that started to heartlessly attack those around them. Those formidable martial artists from the various clans were also now heavily under the influence of the zither; they could not even move, much less knock others unconscious to control the area!
Tsk! Tsk!
The three formidable martial artists standing in front of each spectator stand swiftly acted as they furiously sent out their auras to suppress the crowds. They knocked all the weaker young masters and young mistresses unconscious. If the trio did not act at this point, blood was going to be shed in the three stands.
Clang!
Just when the three absolute formidable martial artists were deciding whether to also knock out the formidable martial artists from the various clans or not, Jiang Yi’s playing suddenly slowed and became extremely downcast. Yi Tu and the three absolute formidable martial artists all exchanged glances as they breathed out in relief; perspiration appeared on their foreheads.
It wasn’t because they were afraid that the place would get out of control. At that moment, they themselves had felt as if they were going to lose control. If Jiang Yi’s playing had reached even a higher climax, they themselves might have gone around killing people!
“Horrifying!”
The four looked towards Jiang Yi as they felt a certain sense of trepidation. Seeing his silver mask, they all felt that this person was too powerful; he had actually almost made the entire crowd go nuts? In the pavilions to the north, the formidable martial artists of the Phantom Race had also knocked out many young masters and young mistresses; many of them were actually at the God Thearch Realm!
At this moment, Yi Tu had an impulse to forcibly stop Jiang Yi’s playing, fearing that things would get out of hand; and this battle arena would become a prison and a battlefield. However, he also didn’t want to interrupt as he wanted to know what kind of effect Jiang Yi’s subsequent playing would have?
He found out soon enough!
Jiang Yi’s playing became slower and slower as it grew bleaker and bleaker. Yi Tu listened to it and gradually grew more downcast. After five minutes, Yi Tu was suddenly startled awake as he was suddenly filled with astonishment—as if he had seen a ghost.
He had been awoken by his own tears.
