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--- Chapter 80 ---
Hearing the excuse of Baek Ain's lateness, everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes. It was such a fat, blatant lie thrown at their faces.
Traffic?
Such a thing doesn't exist in the sky of this world as the number of people who reach Dou King Realm is "literally." limited in the Black-Corner Region. Not everyone has talent, okay?
Not saying there is none, but this guy is alone when coming from the sky.
Bai Ya wanted to rub their faces with annoyance.
[Provocation 100] Alicia commented lightly.
Baek Ain chuckled in amusement because he didn't care much about others' opinions. He glanced at the factions' leader and smiled at them, making some grimace.
Some even gave him a death stare.
'They are mad.' He thought casually.
[Oh? I wonder why]
Baek Ain whistled and walked to the Beast Taming Gate's camp, seeing Yang Ming and others ready for the competition. He nodded and checked the area with Sixth Sense, gauging the enemy's strength.
A weird smile appeared on Baek Ain's face because someone in the Demon Flame Valley has the strength of a 7-Star Dou Ancestor.
The aura of this person is flaring, giving off a predatory feeling.
Even though 7-Star Dou Ancestor is strong, Baek Ain believed he could fight this person with his skillset. Since there was no Dou Venerate on the battlefield, he was confident.
After giving the Beast Taming Gate's former leader a few commands, Baek Ain sat on his seat and activated the Record of Burning World to keep his body warm.
A white-haired elder from Black Emperor's Sect walked out and cleared his throat, "Since everyone has arrived. We shall start the tournament to renew the Black Ranking."
"The format is simple as not many people will fight today because Black Ranking only stretches to the top 100. The fighters will gather in the arena and do a deathmatch, so the surviving one hundred will proceed to the final."
"Yes, you heard it right. It is a Gu Tournament."
Gu Tournament.
As the Gu Tournament suggested, Gu Method involved sealing deadly creatures, such as centipedes, snakes, scorpions, and others, in a jar-like container. They devoured one another and allegedly concentrated their toxins into a single survivor, crowning it as the strongest.
By using such a method, everyone could witness the brutality of the Black Corner Region to determine Black Ranking.
The major factions are calm, but the minor ones are trembling hearing Gu Tournament's line.
The white-haired elder smirked and continued, "All fighters, enter the arena immediately. Good luck."
The Eight Gates, Black Emperor's Sect, and Demon Flame Valley entered the arena, which is a massive flat mountaintop. They took corners shamelessly and let the fooder occupy the center.
Baek Ain ordered Yang Ming and other elite members of Beast Taming Gate(including his lovers) to take the last corner while he was jumping into the middle casually.
He stretched his arm and palm, sighing because he didn't want to waste his time.
However, his action actually shocked everyone.
In such a battle, people clearly choose to save their strengths and stamina, but this madman decides to go all out immediately.
Everyone knew Bai Ya was only a 5-Star Dou Emperor because he didn't hide his cultivation whatsoever, making him the target for anyone whose cultivator was higher than him.
And no one in this tournament is below 6-Star Dou King(except Baek Ain's lovers) or higher, so they thought they had a chance.
Well, that was a mistake on their part.
"The battle BEGINS!" The white-haired elder announced.
As the statement dropped by the white-haired elder, Dou Qi Practitioners above the 5-Star Dou Emperor soared to the sky and rushed toward Baek Ain.
"Hahaha~! Blame yourself for being too arrogant. YOUR HEAD IS MINE, BAI YA~!!" An excited shout comes from an unaffiliated Dou Qi Practitioner, who wields a green scythe as his weapon.
Baek Ain stood motionlessly in the arena and sensed over one hundred Dou Emperor coming to his position. Most were 6-Star Dou Emperors who wanted to try their luck against him.
"I'm not here to spoil you guys, so let's do this quickly..." Baek Ain whispered while raising one of his fists.
[Four Extreme Arts]
The scythe slashed through the air and arrived before Baek Ain's eyes, almost reaching his loose white hair.
CLANK!
[Deflection]
Baek Ain deflected the scythe with his hand and slapped it several hundred meters away, causing a small mountaintop to explode.
WOOSH! BOOM!
[Cutting]
Lifting his leg, Baek Ain hacked the air with a kick and launched an invisible attack.
"ARRGH!" Several surprise cries echoed in the area.
The ground was "abruptly." split into two, and the same applies to anyone above it. Any Dou Qi Practitioner fifteen meters above the flat mountain top received a laceration wound at best and slashed into half at worst.
Rain of blood fell on the arena, alongside the dead participants who had disbelief looks on their faces. Their final moment is rather unfortunate, but this is the reality of this cruel world.
The audience seems to fall into complete silence.
Violence is a common occurrence in this world.
People die left and right each second.
However, the scene before their eyes is beyond that.
A white-haired man kicked the air and slaughtered over a hundred Dou Emperor, painting the mountain with blood. This power is terrifying and opens their minds to the fact there is a sky above the sky.
Even the factions' leaders solemnly think about something when seeing Bai Ya's feats. They always thought Bai Ya's accomplishment so far was exaggerated. Sure, defeating Beast Taming Gate's leader and others are great, but he's still a Dou Emperor.
After all, they have "Dou Ancestor." on their side.
However, it seems they have to reevaluate Bai Ya's fighting ability.
Baek Ain stomped the ground with half his might and caused a small earthquake, shaking the flat mountaintop.
BOOOOOOOM!!!
[You have killed an 8-Star Dou King]
[You have killed a 5-Star Dou Emperor]
[You have killed...]
[You have killed...]
[You have killed...]
[...]
[...]
[...]
Half of the contestants were "violently." swept by the shockwave.
The fortunate might be able to dodge, but the rest got killed in an accident because of their lack of skill.
Baek Ain jumped on a rock raised from the ground because of his stomp earlier and watched over the arena with his eyes. "Still, too slow." He commented indifferently.
His voice filled the arena, making everyone feel cold.
Too slow?
You killed at least 200 Dou Kings and Dou Emperors in that minute. Those people are enough to form a massive empire in the North-West Region.
The white-haired elder frowned and mumbled, "There are only another four hundred remaining."
"It might be faster than the previous Black Ranking Competition."
The competition continued shortly after, but Bai Ya didn't do anything this time. He casually observed others while keeping his hand behind his back.
One hour later, the white-haired elder watched one contestant slayed by another and shouted, "The first round IS DONE!!"
"The remaining contestant, prepare yourself."
"Calm your breath because this will be more dangerous than before."
"You have five seconds to recover your Dou Qi."
...
The white-haired elder glanced at Baek Ain and continued, "The second round... STARTS!"
A black flash appeared out of nowhere and rushed toward Baek Ain, attacking him.
BOOM!
CLANK!
[Parry]
"Is this a greeting?" Baek Ain asked while looking at the red-haired elder from the Demon Flame Valley.
"Hmph! TAKE MY FIST, BAI YA!" The 1st Elder of Demon Flame Valley, Fang Yan, screamed at him.
BOOOOM!