On the fourth day, the third night watch ended. Tsk tsk, staying up all night to write until one or two in the middle of winter was not something a human could do. My hands and feet were frozen, and there was no air conditioner. Sigh, my monthly votes were a bit pitiful.
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Day after day passed in the intense competition. On the second day, many geniuses gathered at the top of Xuanyuan Mountain.
Following the purple-clothed elder's instructions, Ye Chen, Huang Feng, and the other five contestants came to the center of the arena. They lined up in order and listened to the purple-clothed elder's speech.
Ye Chen looked down the arena and saw that the audience seats were filled with people. There were also people looking up from the hillside in the distance. Although there were no seats, they did not have to pay the viewing fee.
In the distance, the 18 eliminated contestants sat in the resting area. They looked at the six contestants who were enjoying everyone's attention. Their faces were gloomy. Some of them clenched their fists and looked angry. Some of them looked cold and murderous.
At the temple behind the mountain, there were a few high slopes shrouded in clouds. There were people moving around, watching the contestants on the arena.
After many rounds of selection, the top geniuses of the 72 islands would enter the final battle!
"Next, it's time for free challenges!" The purple-clothed elder looked around and said, "Who wants to challenge first?"
"Me!"
"Me!"
"Me first!"
A few voices came from below almost at the same time.
The purple-clothed elder looked normal. He raised his hand and pointed at a young man in white. He said calmly, "Huang Baijing of the Sunset Moon Island, who do you want to challenge?" His voice was calm, but there was an unquestionable majesty. Many contestants did not dare to make a sound.
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed. The purple-clothed elder's strength had most likely reached the Divine Grade. If he was outside, he would be a 10,000-class expert!
At this time, the chosen young man in white took a step forward. He stood in the air and looked at Ye Chen coldly. He said coldly, "I want to challenge him!"
Ye Chen frowned slightly.
The purple-clothed elder looked at Ye Chen and nodded. "Okay!
Then, other contestants, please step back and wait for the challenge! "
As he spoke, he took the lead and left the martial stage. He faintly glanced at the clouds and mist in the distance. There seemed to be a few eyes that could see through everything.
After the purple-clothed old man left, the rest of the people left as well. Huang Feng urged Ye Chen, "Do your best!"
Ye Chen nodded slightly.
Whoosh!
In the distance, Huang Baijing flew over and landed on the martial stage. He flipped his palm and a long spear slid down. He pointed it at Ye Chen from a distance. His eyes were cold and filled with arrogance. "You, a person from the 36 islands, dare to occupy the third position? I'll give you a chance. Get off the stage and I won't hurt you!"
Before Ye Chen could say anything, several angry shouts came from below.
"Despicable thing!"
"This piece of fat meat was actually snatched by him!"
"Damn it!"
In the genius resting area, when seven or eight people saw the purple-clothed old man pick Huang Baijing, they didn't dare to say anything. After the purple-clothed old man left, they immediately cursed in anger. They didn't even bother to hide their voices, so some people with stronger constitutions could hear them clearly.
Huang Baijing sneered. He then raised his head and looked at Ye Chen. He said proudly, "Make your move!"
A gentle breeze blew through Ye Chen's black hair …
He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Huang Baijing. There was no emotion in his pitch-black eyes, as if he was looking at an ice-cold dead object. He put one hand behind his back and walked step by step toward Huang Baijing. Judging from his appearance, it didn't seem like he was going to fight.
However, the purple-clothed old man in the distance narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Chen. He saw that Ye Chen's steps were steady. With every step he took, the murderous aura on his body became denser and his aura increased. After taking ten steps, Ye Chen's clothes emitted a fiery red aura like smoke, causing the temperature of the entire place to rise slowly …
Huang Baijing, who originally had a cold smile on his face, suddenly had a serious expression. He slowly tightened his grip on the long spear in his hand, accumulating his strength. The majestic strength in his body condensed at the tip of the spear. It was emitting a sharp and cold aura. It was three inches away from the ground, but it was able to pierce through the ground.
Ye Chen looked at Huang Baijing coldly. He slowly raised his hand and concentrated his strength in his palm, slowly condensing into a flaming battle saber. His entire body was burning with raging flames, and the ground under his feet was gradually melting …
Huang Baijing's expression changed slightly. In his eyes, Ye Chen's body seemed to grow taller with every step he took. In the end, he was like a giant, covering the sky and the sun. His aura was so majestic that it made people feel small. Huang Baijing couldn't help but clench his teeth. He knew that he couldn't delay any longer. He moved his body and rushed toward Ye Chen rapidly!
Bang!
The ground in front of Huang Baijing suddenly burst open. A fire dragon rushed out and attacked Huang Baijing's chin. This sudden scene shocked him. He didn't know when Ye Chen had melted the ground and did something to the fighting ring. He quickly straightened his body and jumped high. He waved his long spear and blew the fire dragon's head off. With a slight twist, his strength exploded and tore the fire dragon apart!
Ye Chen watched for a while and knew that this person's combat strength was at Level Two King Grade. He tightened his grip on his battle saber, and the ground under his feet burst open. A magma divine dragon rushed out and carried him toward Huang Baijing!
"Humph!"
Huang Baijing sneered. He tightened his grip on the long spear in his hand and his eyes became extremely focused. "Million Thunderbolts!"
As his deep voice rang out, the entire sky seemed to be filled with thunderbolts. The long spear in his hand danced at an extremely slow but actually extremely fast speed. Leaving behind afterimages in the sky, he stabbed toward Ye Chen with a loud bang!
This spear, which had seized the momentum of heaven and earth, carried with it a mighty divine power. Before it reached Ye Chen, Ye Chen's hair was blown back. His eyes became colder and colder. He took a step forward and met the attack with the flaming saber in his hand in an extremely strange posture.
Boom!
The whole fighting ring shook violently and burst open. Then, Ye Chen and Huang Baijing each took a few steps back and looked at each other.
Huang Baijing was shocked. He didn't expect that his strongest move would be blocked so easily by Ye Chen. He immediately stopped underestimating him and looked at his opponent seriously.
"Magma, explode!"
Ye Chen's expression was as usual. He raised his hand and clenched it. Countless magma in the fighting ring suddenly flew up and filled the sky, dyeing the sky red.
Boom!
The whole world exploded like a star being destroyed. Waves of black air currents floated in the air with a frightening aura.
In the explosion, a figure fell down like a cannonball and landed heavily on the ground. His body was charred black and his skin was damaged. It was Huang Baijing.
The crowd fell into a dead silence.
In the genius resting area, the people who had been complaining were all stunned. Then, their faces became dull as they looked at the waves spreading in the sky. They couldn't imagine if they could escape unscathed from such a destructive attack.
Ye Chen stood in the air and looked down at the whole place. His black hair flew backward. His cold and indifferent voice resounded throughout the whole place. "Who's next?"
Everyone looked at the figure shrouded in flames that looked like he walked out of the demonic flames of hell. They all trembled in fear. When the people at the side saw Ye Chen's figure, their expressions turned grave.
"I didn't expect him to be so much stronger than we expected …" Zi Wan, who was in a purple robe, leaned against the stone chair. Her soft hair fluttered in the wind as she said coldly, "The top three will enter the Dragon Emperor Holy Ground and have the opportunity to obtain the Xuanyuan Divine Sword. Now, one of the spots will be given away. This person's strength is most likely at the fourth level of the King Grade!"
As the descendant of the Purple Qilin, the guardian deity of the Xuanyuan Clan, she admired the Xuanyuan Divine Sword very much.
Huang Cang, who was in a green robe and had a slender figure, stood beside her. His eyes were deep as if there were stars in the sky. He didn't look like a seventeen-year-old boy at all. He stared at Ye Chen and seemed to be thinking about something …
"I didn't expect this kid to be so strong."
At the side, Huang Potian, who wore white clothes, showed some arrogance on his face. He looked at Ye Chen and smiled faintly. "He is also a Fire Attributed cultivator. I wonder, is his or mine stronger?"
At this time, as soon as Ye Chen finished speaking, a figure rushed up to the fighting ring without hesitation. His face was full of anger as he stared at Ye Chen and said, "It was you who sneak-attacked me that day, wasn't it?"
Ye Chen looked at Huang Wenmo in front of him and nodded slightly, saying, "That's right."
Huang Wenmo saw that Ye Chen didn't hide anything and said it as if it was a matter of course. He was furious and roared, "I want to challenge you!"
"Make your move!" Ye Chen said coldly.
Clang!
Huang Wenmo pointed his finger and a long sword flew out from his back and danced in the air. The sword was as thin as a cicada's wing and as bright as autumn water. It was covered with a faint green light and wasn't dazzling at all.
"Kill!"
Huang Wenmo pointed his finger and the long sword flew towards Ye Chen. He had spent a lot of time and effort to forge this sword. It could be infused with Vital Qi. This way, he could use his Vital Qi to control this sword as he wished!
His fighting method was to control this sword and kill his opponent from a distance.
Because of this, he was very famous in the Six Gods Island of the Internal Sea. He was one of the most famous young people in the younger generation. With his unique fighting method, he had defeated many people.
Under the fighting ring, many people were shocked when they saw Huang Wenmo enter the fighting ring. Huang Wenmo was not someone Huang Baijing could compare with. He was sent by the Heavenly Palace Island and was one of the strongest contestants in this competition. Many people had investigated him in advance and found that he could enter the top three in the final competition with his strength.
"I didn't expect this kid to like taking advantage of others." Huang Potian looked at Huang Wenmo with disdain.
At this time, Ye Chen and Huang Wenmo were fighting fiercely on the fighting ring.
"How dare you show off with a small sword!"
Ye Chen looked indifferent. Facing the flying sword that was as fast as lightning, he raised his hand and grabbed the entire sword.
"Humph, you can't catch it."
Huang Wenmo coldly snorted. Using the energy stored inside the flying sword, he controlled it to tremble violently. The tip of the sword curved like a poisonous snake and aimed at Ye Chen's forehead. It struggled to rush forward, but was firmly caught by Ye Chen with one hand.
"Devour!"
Ye Chen's eyes were cold. He changed the Qi Force in his body from the burning Qi Force in his left chest to the devouring Qi Force. It went through his palm and penetrated into the flying sword without anyone noticing.
(To be continued.)
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