A few moments ago, The Emperor and Wang Yong stood from their seats making angered expressions " What the hell are they doing?! " Said the Emperor, looking at the Luhe Palace's group
Wang Yong continues " They knew about the warning and still, they dare to challenge that monster?! " Both of them looked at Shallot thinking that he would begin his revenge, but he was smiling at them, making them shiver in surprise
They took a few steps back and sat on their seats again " He isn't going to do anything? Was his warning just a bluff? " Wang Yong whispered with a thoughtful expression, then Ren Bao said " I don't think so "
The Emperor, Wang Yong, and Lan Zexi who heard everything from the start turned to see him with doubtful expressions, then Lan Zexi said " What do you mean, Elder Bao? "
Ren Bao brushes his beard and says " If you think it's well, he already got what he wanted, Wang Jun will fight till the end, Jin Zhong too, and I'm sure that some of the younglings who would eventually face those two will stay as well, what this made was to speed up the tournament eliminating those who would eventually lose to the strongest ones "
The three of them looked at Ren Bao in understanding, then the Emperor said " This only means that everything went as he wanted, since he manipulated the battles he knew that this was going to happen eventually, damn monster "
" Still we can't do anything to force the rest of them to quit, some are as stubborn as Jun'er and Jin Zhong, let's hope none of them dies or ends just like Lan Wei " Lan Zexi said with a gloomy face
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After a few minutes, the battles went as Shallot had expected, some participants quit before climbing the platform, but some stayed like...
" The next battle will be between Jin Zhong from the Heavenly Sword Sect and Peng Bai from the same sect "
Jin Zhong climbed the platform with Peng Bai next to him. Peng Bai, looks slightly younger than Jin Zhong, he has, red hair and red eyes, wears white clothes, and has his sword on his waist
Peng Bai bows slightly towards Jin Zhong as he says " Big brother Zhong, I hope you can give me some pointers "
Jin Zhong nodded slightly with a calm expression and he and Peng Bai grabbed their swords with both hands, then the old referee yelled " Begin! "
Peng Bai frowned as he swung his sword from left to right while he yelled " Luminous Sword Slash! " A flash illuminated the platform but suddenly *SWOOSH* Everyone saw a tall horizontal line coming from the light
The barrier that was behind Peng Bai trembled like it had resisted a powerful impact while the barrier behind Jin Zhong didn't show any movement meaning that Peng Bai's attack failed then they noticed something in the platform
Jin Zhong held his sword near Peng Bai's throat, he saw him with a serious expression and said " You need to train your speed, little brother "
Peng Bai releases his sword and says with a wry smile " I will, big brother, I give up "
Jin Zhong nods and the old referee yells " The winner is Jin Zhong from the heavenly Sword Sect! "
The crowd began to hear Jin Zhong's name again and again while he and Peng Bai climbed down the platform, Jin Song stood near his nephew who told him " I will go to the inn uncle I think I have time to absorb the pill before my next combat "
Jin Song showed a surprised expression then he smiled and said " So you have made your decision, alright, I will stop them, just in case you took longer " Jin Zhong nodded and left the place surprising many people who were seeing him
After the battle between Peng Bai and Jin Zhong ended the old referee yells " The next combat will start, The fifth prince Wang Jun against Lei Fang from the Heavenly Sword Sect "
Wang Jun jumped towards the platform and waited for his opponent with a frowning expression, while Lei Fang climbed the platform slowly
Wang Jun looked angered at Lei Fang who saw him with a serious expression, the old referee looked at them and said " If you two are ready, begin! "
Lei Fang grabs his sword but suddenly *ZOOM* *BOOM* " Agh! " In a second Wang Jun moved and hits Lei Fang in the stomach with his right fist covered in lighting, the punch was so strong that it sent Lei Fang flying until *BANG* he hit the protection barrier and fell off the platform, staying in the ground grabbing his stomach with a pained expression
The crowd cheered at the prince's display of power while the old referee yells " The winner is the Fifth prince Wang Jun! " And Wang Jun jumps down off the platform, keeping his frowning expression
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On the Balcony
Ying Jie and the Emperor smiled at the victory of Wang Jun, but Wang Yong looked at his grandson with a frowning expression ' He is very angry ' Then he turns to see Chen Kai before turning to see Wang Jun again
Ren Bao looks at him with the same look as Wang Yong thinking ' If that kid doesn't cool his head down, it will be terrible if he fights that little monster '
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On the platform
The old referee calls the next participants, yelling " The next battle will be between Shen Hua from Tainyi Sect and Xiang Bo of the Luhe Palace! " The old referee waited for the participants for a few seconds, then he turned to see the two groups and yelled " Both Shen Hua and Xiang Bo had decided to quit the tournament, we will pass to the next combat "
" Hey, is this serious, why are they all quitting? " " Really? You know that those monsters are still there if they aren't strong enough they will die or end like cripples like that guy from the Lan clan " " Yeah those guys are monsters " A pair of men commented with serious expressions in the stands, and they weren't the only ones, no one here has dared to call cowards to all of those to have decided to quit, they know if they were in their position they would do the same instead of fighting one of those from the Saiyan Sect
Below the platform, Yuan Ning looks at Lang Lin and says with worry " You are next sister, please be careful "
Lang Lin nods and says with a smile " I will " Then she walks toward the platform
Wuhan frowns and says to Teacher Shen " Teacher Shen, it wouldn't be the best If she quits, I mean, we already saw the amount of power that guy Callion has, no one will be able to win against him, and I'm sure that Chen Kai is as strong as him, besides there is something off happening to him, he dared to cripple someone, wouldn't he do the same to sister Lin? "
Teacher Shen shakes his head slightly and says " Lin'er wants to fight Chen Kai for that reason, besides, you know how she is, she is very stubborn sometimes "
Yuan Ning nods and says " Yeah, that's how she is, besides I don't think that Chen Kai will do something bad to her "
On the platform, the old referee yelled " The next battle will be between Lang Lin of the Heavenly Feathers Sect and Zhou Zhenya of the Luhe Palace! "
Lang Lin climbed the platform and stopped at the center waiting for her opponent but as before she didn't climb the platform, so the old referee yelled " Zhou Zhenya has decided to quit! The winner is Lang Lin from the Heavenly Feathers Sect! "
Lang Lin opened her eyes in surprise, she wanted to win but not like this besides, she knew that Zhou Zhenya and He An were the strongest of the Luhe Palace yet Zhou Zhenya didn't want to fight despite being stronger than her, Lang Lin frowned and thinks ' It's because of Kai's sect, even their supreme elder didn't say anything to them, it was she the one who called their quits, what is going on? '
The old referee shakes his head slightly and says " It's the first time this has happened in the annual tournament such a disgrace " Then he turns to see Lang Lin and says " You can go down now, young lady "
" Hey, hey, this is getting boring, maybe we shouldn't have spent all that gold on this " " Are you joking? I want to see the fight between those two against the prince and Jin Zhong " " Oh yeah, that will be worthy " a couple of men said with smiling faces in the stands
Chen Kai looked at the platform with a calm expression then he began to walk while Shallot and Callion grinned at him, the crowd and the rest of the participants looked at him with serious expressions, the place would have stayed silent if it weren't for the whispers of some in the crowd
" Little girl, you know what to do " Feng Gengxin said with a serious expression to He An, He An nodded and removed the veil from her face showing her exquisite features, her small pink lips, small and refined nose, ice blue eyes with long eyelashes, and pale white face
" Woah " A young man from the Tianyi Sect group who was the nearest to her group couldn't help to gasp in awe looking at He An's beautiful face, he wasn't the only one many saw her with adoration and desire, her face and figure make them open their mouths
He An ignores her and walks towards the platform making a serious expression while the rest of her martial sisters and Feng Gangxin look at her as she walks away
" Grand Master, are you sure that she will be ok? " Zhou Zhenya said as she looks at Feng Gangxin
The old woman nods with a serious expression as she says " I'm sure of it, but if things go bad I will interfere just like I did with Zi Ya "
Zi Ya turns to see her and says with worry " But what if that guy interferes as well, he will kill you, grandmaster "
Feng Gengxin smiles slightly and says " If that happens so be it, I will pay the price for my past errors, you are young you have to live " The young women near her look at her for a few seconds unable to say anything then they turned to see the platform hoping for the best
On the platform the old referee sighs and yells " And now the next battle will be the last one before the quarter-finals! " Chen Kai climbs the platform and arrives at the center, a few seconds later He An arrives looking at him with a serious expression ' Just like the grandmaster said ' A small smile grows on He An face after she sees Chen Kai's cold and indifferent expression, he wasn't like those who had to see her face before there weren't any changes whatsoever in his face, he just keeps looking at her with uninterested eyes
Chen Kai raised an eyebrow after seeing He An smile, he wasn't sure why she was smiling yet
The old referee looks at both of them and says " If you two are ready begi... " Suddenly *RUMBLE* A loud rumble came from the sky making everyone turn to see it in surprise
The sky was turning black and *RUMBLE* *RUMBLE* Thunderous sounds rang out again and again until countless lightning-like lines appeared in the sky, their colors constantly changing, it was like the sky was falling apart
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On the balcony, every one of them looked at the sky in amazement " What is going on " The Emperor wondered in awe as Ren Bao and Wang Yong turned to see at Shallot, maybe he was the cause of this but when they saw that Shallot was seeing the sky with a serious yet confused expression they were equally surprised if it wasn't him then who was causing that in the sky
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Below the platform, Shallot and Callion looked at the sky and Callion said " Hey, what the hell is that? "
Shallot shakes his head and says " I don't know, brat, shut up " Shallot clenches his fists as he thinks ' What the hell is that?! '
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In a far location
An attractive veiled redhead looked at the sky then a masked woman behind her said with amazement " Miss Zemin, what is that? "
Zemin shakes her head slightly still looking at the sky " I don't know " The two women keep their eyes on the sky, admiring the beautiful yet terrifying view
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In a big city very far away
" Oh gods, what is that? " " It is beautiful " " But it doesn't give you a bad feeling? " The citizens were looking at the sky as well with different emotions
There, there was a group of three attractive veiled women all of them were looking at the sky as well " Hey, what is that? " Said the one with the silver hair in doubt, that woman was Ying Yue. Yue looked at the stunning woman with green hair next to her
" I don't know, I had never seen anything like this " Ning Qingyan said in awe
" But you are from the Divine Realm? " The last young woman asked in doubt, she wears a light pink hanfu, and her veil is of the same color. Her hair is long and blond, she is as attractive as them
Ning Qingyan shook her head slightly as she said " That doesn't matter, this is the first time I've seen something like this " The three of them turned to see the anomaly in the sky
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On a very far distance outside of the side sect
The White Tiger looked at the strange anomaly in the sky just like Fannel and Courne " What the hell is that? " Courne said with a confused expression
Then the White Tiger answers him " Who knows "
Fannel frowns, keeping his eyes on the sky, and says " Should I go back to the main sect to report this? "
The White Tiger shakes his head slightly and says " No, you and I have to stay here until the objective is completed, besides, this isn't something that is just happening here "
Courne turns to see him with a frowning expression and says " Wait a minute, are you telling me that that thing in the sky is happening in the Upper Realms? "
The White Tiger nodded and Fannel said with a serious expression " Now that you say it, I can feel the divine energy coming from those lines in the sky, it has to be a godly being the one is causing this "
Courne frowns and says " I can't feel anything, are you sure about that? It is really a godly being? "
" Once you ascend after this, you will be able to learn how to feel this energy, still, this is slightly different but if anything major happens that crazy brat will act, and even the three guardian elders will do something " Fannel said with a small smile
" Indeed " Says the White Tiger and the three of them keep their eyes on the sky
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On an unknown place in the Shang Continent
A white-haired young man was sitting cross-legged in the grass as a silver aura waved around him. He was looking at the sky as well, but he was clenching his fists and gritting his teeth in anger ' That bastard! '
The young man was Lin Feng, the one who killed both of Courne's 'trainees'
Lin Feng breaths and exhales a mouthful of air calming himself down then he closes his eyes again and the silver aura around him intensifies ' I have to get stronger, there is no time to lose '