Chapter 151: The Battle is Set

Chapter 151: Chapter 151: The Battle is Set

Outside the Asura Arena.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the raging flames still burning on the ground. Nine experts of the Golden Core Ninth Realm had died there, and among them, three were even on the Hidden Dragon List.

And the one who had killed these experts was, astonishingly, just a young man at the Golden Core Second Realm—Yi Xiaoyao.

And he did it with just a single, terrifyingly powerful technique, annihilating all nine in an instant.

If they hadn’t witnessed it with their own eyes, no one would have ever believed it if they were told.

Even Qing Luo, the master of the Asura Arena, was utterly shocked.

’Killing nine Golden Core Ninth Layer experts isn’t difficult,’ he thought. ’But for someone with Yi Xiaoyao’s Cultivation to do it... that’s impossible.’

Just moments before, Qing Luo had been certain Yi Xiaoyao would die and had felt it was a great pity.

But now, after witnessing Yi Xiaoyao’s abilities, he would feel it was an even greater pity if Yi Xiaoyao died—it would be heartbreaking.

"Master, you were right about him. This Yi Xiaoyao’s potential is truly astonishing!"

The black-clad subordinate beside Qing Luo was also reeling from shock, his gaze filled with awe as he said, "If he can kill so many Golden Core Ninth Layer experts now, just how powerful will he be when he reaches the Golden Core Ninth Layer himself?"

He didn’t dare to imagine it. By then, he feared even his master, Qing Luo, might not be a match for Yi Xiaoyao.

Suddenly, Qing Luo’s expression changed, and everyone cried out in alarm.

Of the three white-robed men in the air, one of them shot toward Yi Xiaoyao!

"A Nascent Soul Realm expert!"

"Someone from the Nascent Soul Realm is actually going to attack Yi Xiaoyao personally?!"

"It’s over, it’s over! Yi Xiaoyao’s finished. He’s a dead man for sure this time."

There were few Nascent Soul Realm experts in the entire Great Shang Dynasty, and any one of them could become a sect master. They were on a level that the Golden Core Realm simply couldn’t contend with.

Even just one was far, far stronger than the nine Golden Core Ninth Layer experts Yi Xiaoyao had just killed.

What’s more, anyone could see that Yi Xiaoyao was now weak and struggling to stay on his feet.

Everyone shook their heads and sighed. Faced with such an unfair fight, the crowd was subtly starting to side with the underdog, Yi Xiaoyao.

At that moment, little of Yi Xiaoyao’s soul remained. He too felt a bone-chilling crisis enveloping his entire body as the white-robed Nascent Soul Realm expert strode toward him through the air.

But what could Yi Xiaoyao do? He had already reached his limit killing those nine men. Facing a Nascent Soul Realm expert, he wouldn’t have stood a chance even at his peak.

And so, Yi Xiaoyao could only give a bitter laugh and deactivate the Soul Burning Forbidden Technique.

’Elder Yan, I’ve done my best.’

He sighed inwardly, his gaze turning toward Flame Medicine Hidden.

Flame Medicine Hidden’s former title in the Asura Arena, the Fire God, was incredibly famous. People had always compared him to the first-ranked on the Hidden Dragon List, Shangguan Tianjian.

But it was obvious that Flame Medicine Hidden was still somewhat inferior to Shangguan Tianjian. Shangguan Tianjian had slain three Nascent Soul Realm experts with a single slash, whereas Flame Medicine Hidden was at a disadvantage fighting against just two.

However, this didn’t mean Flame Medicine Hidden was weak. For someone at the Golden Core Realm to accomplish even this much was already shocking enough.

There were three main reasons why he couldn’t kill the two Nascent Soul Realm experts.

First, the strength of Nascent Soul Realm experts varied. It was very likely that the Nascent Soul experts Shangguan Tianjian had killed were weaker than the two currently fighting Flame Medicine Hidden.

Second, Flame Medicine Hidden’s Cultivation was at the Golden Core Eighth Layer, one realm lower than Shangguan Tianjian’s.

Third, Flame Medicine Hidden’s natural talent was average, far inferior to the monstrously talented Shangguan Tianjian. This point was also undeniable.

For a person of the Golden Core Eighth Layer with only average talent to hold his own against two Nascent Soul Realm experts was already a testament to his incredible power.

The reason Flame Medicine Hidden was so powerful was because he possessed the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence. Without it, he would be just an ordinary Golden Core Eighth Layer cultivator, unable to withstand a single technique from a Nascent Soul Realm expert.

That it could turn an ordinary person into such a powerful figure was proof enough of the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence’s might and value.

If news of the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence got out, there was no telling how many people would go mad for it!

And just then, seeing the Nascent Soul Realm expert fly toward Yi Xiaoyao, Flame Medicine Hidden’s expression changed. He suddenly shouted to everyone, "I possess the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence! These mongrels from the Cloud Transformation Sect want to seize it for themselves!"

In an instant, the white-robed men in the air shuddered. Even the one who had raised his hand to obliterate Yi Xiaoyao froze abruptly.

They never would have thought that Flame Medicine Hidden would reveal the secret of the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence himself!

"Are you insane?!"

A white-robed man roared at Flame Medicine Hidden, both shocked and furious.

Flame Medicine Hidden snorted heavily. "I’d be truly insane to let the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence fall into the hands of you Cloud Transformation Sect mongrels!"

He knew exactly what he was doing. By revealing this secret, he had already prepared himself to lose the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence.

Meanwhile, the crowd at the Asura Arena burst into an uproar. Almost none of them knew what the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence was, but if the Cloud Transformation Sect had dispatched so many terrifying experts to seize it, it had to be an incredible treasure!

But Qing Luo, the master of the Asura Arena, with his breadth of knowledge, had naturally heard of the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence.

After hearing Flame Medicine Hidden’s announcement, Qing Luo’s eyes flashed, and a look of incredulous, wild joy instantly appeared on his face.

"Fire God! Are you truly telling the truth?" Qing Luo asked Flame Medicine Hidden for confirmation.

But in his heart, he was already certain. He had long taken notice of this Fire God who dominated the Asura Arena; all of his techniques involved incomparably powerful and pure flames.

Qing Luo had always assumed that Flame Medicine Hidden’s Talent Attribute was some kind of ultimate Fire Attribute, so he had never suspected the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence. But now that it was mentioned, he finally understood everything.

Flame Medicine Hidden called out to Qing Luo, "Qingluo Field Master, if I were to set up a competition in your Asura Arena for the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence, would you help me protect Yi Xiaoyao?"

"What? You’re actually willing to offer the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence as the prize for a victor in the Asura Arena?"

Qing Luo was stunned for a moment, then agreed without hesitation. "No problem! I’ll protect Yi Xiaoyao. From now on, anyone who dares to touch Yi Xiaoyao or Flame Medicine Hidden, I will ensure they die without a burial place!"

As soon as he spoke, the faces of the three white-robed men from the Cloud Transformation Sect twitched.

Although they were all in the Nascent Soul Realm, there were still differences in strength. The three of them did not doubt the truth behind Qing Luo’s threat.

But the three of them simply couldn’t accept this outcome. They hadn’t captured Flame Medicine Hidden, they hadn’t killed Yi Xiaoyao, and they had ended up losing nine Golden Core Ninth Layer experts. How were they supposed to report back after this?

But with things as they were, the three white-robed men could only swallow their frustration and ask, "Flame Medicine Hidden, you said you’re setting up a competition for the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence?"

"That’s right. Three months from now, in the Asura Arena, anyone below the Golden Core Realm can participate. The final victor will inherit my Essence of Heaven and Earth!"

Flame Medicine Hidden announced to the crowd, his burning gaze finally landing on Yi Xiaoyao.

He had long ago chosen Yi Xiaoyao to inherit his Heaven and Earth Fire Essence. Announcing it to the public and starting a competition was merely a desperate move.

But Elder Yan believed that the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence would still belong to Yi Xiaoyao in the end. The competition was just a different way of passing on the inheritance.

Because Yi Xiaoyao would definitely be the final victor!

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