Chapter 913 - 734: Clash of the Geniuses, Sudden Deal

The first round of the Martial Arts Tournament is still going on intensely.

By advancing to the second round, a sect’s strength ranks among the top forty in the world, granting considerable advertising benefits.

This greatly aids in recruiting new disciples the following year, expanding affiliated industries, and networking with influential figures.

Consequently, each sect is going all out, exerting maximum effort, all just to break into the second round.

For most sects, this is the main goal; they dare not even imagine beyond that.

If the situations of the first two days of the tournament were still a chaotic spectacle, you take the stage after I leave.

By the third day, many sects that performed well in the previous tournament already sprung into action, pushing the intensity of the first round to its peak.

The Ape King Seal, a sect in the top ten of the previous tournament, has a Martial Seal in the form of a large red ape with immense strength, known for pushing mountains and severing seas, famous for its fierce strength and explosive force.

Sects with slightly weaker strength often can’t withstand more than three moves in front of it before being blown apart mercilessly with no chance to counter.

The White Tiger Seal, also a sect in the top ten of the previous tournament, has a Martial Seal in the form of a white fierce tiger, possessing speed and power with a decent mental suppression effect.

Many sect members facing this Martial Seal find themselves unable to muster any moves, trembling all over; by the time they regain consciousness, they’ve been sent flying out of the Martial Arts Arena.

The Immortal Crane Seal, similarly in the top ten of the previous tournament, has a Martial Seal in the form of an ethereal white crane.

The sect’s techniques are exquisite and incredibly fast, adept at using minimal force to move heavy objects.

Facing such advanced techniques, one needs skills even stronger than theirs or the power to overcome techniques, or else they can easily find themselves defenseless and quickly retreating.

Of course, besides the established powerful sects from the previous tournament’s top ten, numerous impressive dark horses have emerged in this tournament.

"That Wang Chan is really like an indestructible little cockroach, getting stronger the more he fights; how many times has he rewritten the outcome from an initial disadvantage?"

"This Golden Cicada Seal is indeed miraculous; in some ways, it can even compete with the legacy of the five major lineages!"

"Hiss... It seems like he’s about to win again!"

On stage seven of the Martial Arts Arena, Wang Chan, the prodigy from the Golden Cicada Seal lineage, the yellow-faced youth, is in the midst of a decisive battle with his opponent.

His opponent is quite formidable—it’s the Vein Master of the Quicksand Seal lineage, which successfully entered the second round in the previous tournament.

The Martial Seal summoned by the opponent is boundless quicksand, with each grain of Qi-Blood sand possessing powerful destructive strength, surging forth from all angles, making it impossible to defend against or dodge.

Yet, Wang Chan faced the strong attacks without any defense, adopting an extreme strategy of exchanging injury for injury.

Although the Quicksand Seal’s Martial Seal doesn’t rank top in sheer attack power, it excels in endurance and gradually accumulating advantages, often grinding opponents to death.

However, encountering Wang Chan, who doesn’t fear damage and even grows stronger from it, they found themselves ruthlessly countered.

Failing to swiftly defeat Wang Chan from the start already sealed their fate.

’Bang!’

Wang Chan controlled the Golden Cicada that had transformed into a bright golden color, akin to a meteor streaking across the sky.

With immense energy, it abruptly shattered the boundless quicksand, gravely injuring the opponent’s Martial Seal, and ultimately securing victory.

Lou Yi watched from the side, nodding silently.

Wang Chan, having been reborn, had achieved another breakthrough in strength.

Originally, he should be between the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Platform and the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Platform, stronger than the average Trench Patrol Guest.

Now, he should be between the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Platform and the Seventh Layer of the Spirit Platform, with the tendency to break through further.

Wang Chan nurtures battle with battle, skilled at breaking through during combat.

Even in the Celestial Abyss of the Vast Sea Realm, he is a first-class figure, ranking among the top ten elite prodigies.

The Golden Cicada Seal indeed is extraordinary, making Lou Yi value it more than ever, planning to elevate it to a higher tier after today’s bout.

Meanwhile, on stage nineteen, one young man’s performance rivaled Wang Chan’s, even attracting more spectators to witness his fight.

"What is this Martial Seal, it seems god-like, unstoppable, invincible!"

"If that’s all, it’s noteworthy, but even more importantly, it can autonomously attack enemies, as if it has intelligence..."

"I know his origin, he comes with me from the Western Border; it’s an ancient tradition sealed for years, rumored to have a history older than the five major lineages, the Human King Seal!"

The Human King Seal, the name itself exudes dominance, commanding attention.

The actual battles have proven its formidable nature.

On the field, a handsome youth in black summoned a giant vague human shadow above him.

In the void itself, it spontaneously exhibited martial arts, moving so swiftly ordinary Martial Artists couldn’t even make out the moves.

Time only allowed seen beams of light, hearing gusts and thunderous sounds.

Opposite him was the Ancient Hammer Seal lineage, which had also entered the second round multiple times in history, with its highest being the third round.

The Ancient Hammer Seal lineage had even traded with Lou Yi for Spirit Pills, hoping to advance further this tournament.

But faced with the heir of the Human King Seal, there was no reversing the outcome.

This ancient hammer-like Martial Seal, capable of restraining weapons, was continuously forced to retreat under the strikes of the vague human shadow, ultimately exploding, announcing the final defeat of the Ancient Hammer Seal lineage.

"Impressive, a three-in-one!"

It turned out, the heir to the Human King Seal had single-handedly defeated three top fighters from the Ancient Hammer Seal.

The total time spent around the burning of one incense stick, could be described as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.

The twenty-third Martial Arts Arena, sandwiched between the Ape King Seal and White Tiger Seal, yet attracted even more onlookers’ gazes.

The focus of everyone’s sight fell upon a slender figure girl in a white dress.

She had red lips and white teeth, yellowish hair before her forehead, but outwardly appeared clean, without any sense of beauty.

A large group of white film-like rays hovered around her, resembling white ribbons, taking her left and right evasively, avoiding direct confrontation with the opposing Martial Artist.

The martial artist opposite her was from the Demon Bear Seal lineage, which advanced to the second round in the previous competition, and he was also the most powerful Vein Master.

The Vein Master of the Demon Bear Seal lineage was a robust old man with graying hair.

He controlled a terrifying demon bear like a fierce beast from the wilderness. The bear’s claws seemed capable of tearing the sky and earth apart, its aura dominating, leaving deep and uneven grooves on the hard Martial Arts Arena.

On the surface, he seemed to be forcing the young girl to dodge left and right, not daring to confront him.

However, the frown on the Vein Master’s face had deepened, and he didn’t dare to be careless.

It was only because the girl opposite gave him an increasingly dangerous feeling.

Like an unmatched treasure sword still in its scabbard, silently gathering strength, once unsheathed, it would be earth-shattering!

The previous two junior brothers had also lost to this girl in the same way.

"I can’t wait any longer!"

Thinking of this, the Vein Master of the Demon Bear Seal was about to unleash his full potential and execute his strongest killing move.

Unexpectedly, the girl opposite had already made her move first.

"Flying Immortal!"

With a clear shout, the white "ribbons" wrapped around her body instantly condensed and quickly transformed into a specially shaped sword without a handle, with only the blade.

The handleless sword slashed towards the massive demon bear in the air, a splendid sword stroke, as if it made the previously dim sky brighten.

Like a True Immortal cleaving the world with a single sword.

Without any suspense, the Demon Bear Seal was split into two, exploding in the air and no longer able to gather.

And as the Controller, the Vein Master suffered severe damage to his Primordial Qi and had no strength left to resist, surrendering before the handleless sword could strike him.

"Incredible, what kind of Martial Seal is this? Defeats opponents in a single move every time!"

"Indeed, it’s always no action in the early stage and one decisive strike in the late stage to determine the outcome!"

"This is the Flying Immortal Seal, one of the oldest Martial Seals in this realm.

The early stage focuses on accumulating momentum, continuously elevating one’s stance, once dragged into the late stage, the opponent becomes extremely dangerous..."

After defeating the Vein Master of the Demon Bear Seal, the inheritor of the Flying Immortal Seal declared directly:

"This time, my Flying Immortal Seal lineage will advance into the top five, becoming the new Big Five!"

"Soon, I will break through to the True Profound and lead the people of our continent back to the Vast Sea!"

The girl declared loudly, exuding extreme confidence.

"Well said, that’s spirit!"

"I’ll be waiting for you to achieve it, girl!"

The crowd below the stage applauded and cheered.

Firstly, hearing such words from a talented girl’s mouth was not off-putting.

Secondly, what the girl in white just said was the aspiration of almost every ambitious martial artist in the True Profound Continent.

Martial Arts should not be driven away, should not become a failure.

Martial Arts should one day return to its homeland.

Generations of ancestors have passed down the strong desire to return to the Vast Sea Realm.

Therefore, even though people on this continent do not know where the Vast Sea Realm is or what the environment is, there has always been a persistent belief.

That is to return to the Vast Sea.

Therefore, they urgently need a True Profound Realm to lead a team to accomplish this task.

At the Martial Arts Tournament, the Golden Cicada Seal, Human King Seal, Flying Immortal Seal are currently the most prominent Martial Seals.

Additionally, there are many other Martial Seals with great potential and outstanding performance, such as the Cyan Lotus Seal, Bright Moon Seal, and No Seal, among others.

Some Martial Seals may not perform as well as the aforementioned ones at the moment, but that does not mean they are not strong; it might be that their opponents are not strong enough to trigger their full potential.

As the so-called Vice Vein Master of the Treasure Vase Seal lineage, Lou Yi didn’t need to participate in the first round.

He frequently moved between the various Martial Arts Arenas, wanting to collect more powerful Martial Seals.

Unfortunately, the factions like ’Human King Seal’, ’Flying Immortal Seal’, and ’Cyan Lotus Seal’ he had his eye on had no desire to trade with him.

Lou Yi also didn’t want to make a move on ordinary Martial Seals now, knowing his limited number of Spirit Pills, he had to save them for trading.

However, near the rise of the moon today, just as the day’s matches were about to conclude, someone quietly approached Lou Yi.

"Brother Lou, do you still have Divine Pills?"

The visitor was surprisingly the much sought-after inheritor of the Human King Seal, the young man in black named Li Mo, an exceptional talent.

"Oh, you know my rules, right?" Lou Yi was a bit surprised.

"Of course, you need to lend a look at our sect’s Martial Soul Book, I understand that. But..." Li Mo switched to transmitting a voice, "I’m afraid the elders of the sect won’t agree, so we can’t trade here."

"Where to?"

"How about outside the city? Midnight tonight, outside the city at the broken bridge."

"Alright."

Watching Lou Yi’s departing back, a hint of color flickered in Li Mo’s eyes.

Little did he know, Lou Yi, with his back to him, subtly moved a few fingers on his right hand, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

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