Chapter 573 - 563: Water Monarch 1

Chapter 573: Chapter 563: Water Monarch 1

However, just as everyone was about to rush into the Teleportation Gate, an emerald-green water curtain boomed and shot skyward, sealing the White Camp’s gate completely shut!

A carefree, leisurely voice suddenly filled the entire arena hall...

"I’ll take this one. The rest of you, stand down..."

The words had barely faded. Before the students from the White Camp could react, a white shadow streaked through the air in an elegant arc. With a soft PHFFT, it passed through the water curtain and vanished into the Teleportation Gate, appearing opposite Mu Chen.

"Is that... Fang Bin?"

"Fang Bin? It can’t be him, can it? I thought he hadn’t been to the arena in half a year, aside from just going through the motions during the camp battles."

"Yeah, I heard he was trying to break through the bottleneck to the Venerable Realm. He could advance and enter the Third Level at any moment."

"But I’ve heard his voice before. That’s definitely him."

"It’s fine, his codename should be announced any second now. What is it again?"

"Water Monarch!"

Inside the arena, Yu Lan glared at Mu Chen on the screen, her face twisted with anger. She was a student who had started working for the arena four years ago. Over those years, she had watched the White Camp become increasingly dominant. Accustomed to their power, she had begun to look at the Black Camp students with a biased eye. In her mind, they were simply inferior to those from the White Camp.

But today, this damn student from the Black Camp had publicly and viciously humiliated her. After all, when Mo Wen had stepped up, she had spoken with an air of absolute certainty. The final result, however, was Mo Wen’s defeat—and not just any defeat, but a brutal, humiliating one.

So, during the next few matches, she did her best to urge students from the White Camp to issue a challenge. To her utter frustration, not a single one of them listened to her. She was filled with a burning rage, and her face flushed with humiliation. To make matters worse, when she looked at the Black Camp staff who usually worked under her, every single one of them wore an expression of undisguised mockery.

But then, a massive wave of Primordial Power suddenly erupted in the arena hall. By the time Yu Lan reacted, a message had already been spiritually transmitted from the screen into her mind.

"The twentieth match of the continuous defense challenge is ready! Challenger’s codename: Water Monarch!!"

Water Monarch! A Nine-Ring Peak Martial Emperor! A sudden surge of joy and satisfaction filled Yu Lan’s heart. This time, however, she didn’t try to hype up the atmosphere as she had before. Instead, she simply announced the challenger’s information, because she knew exactly what kind of weight that name carried in the arena!

The arena was different from the Inner Mountain. Here, while Venerable Realm Martial Artists had no entry restrictions, they faced immense limitations in all competitive events aside from one-on-one duels. Therefore, in the arena, you might not recognize a Venerable Realm Martial Artist, but you would know the names of the Nine-Ring Peak Martial Emperors by heart. Here, *they* were the most terrifying class of fighters. They were the true Overlords of the arena!

And Water Monarch! He was the most terrifying of these Overlords. Even on Holy Tomb Mountain, Water Monarch Fang Bin was an illustrious figure. Why? Because he was the only person to have pushed the gentle yet offensive nature of the Water Attribute to its absolute limit! A versatile Water Attribute Martial Artist who integrated healing, defense, control, and attack all into one.

"It really is him!"

The members of the White Camp erupted in jubilant cheers!! Water Monarch Fang Bin, a legend of the arena! A legend among Water Attribute Martial Artists! A twenty-one-year-old Peak Nine-Ring Emperor! Without a doubt, if he continued to develop, he would become one of the most powerful Water Attribute Martial Artists on the continent!

And now, he stood before Mu Chen. He showed no arrogance, no conceit, yet his mere presence exerted an immense pressure on Mu Chen!

’How could it be him? Calamity is in real trouble now.’ Lei Yun’Er’s brow furrowed. They knew Fang Bin all too well. For one, they were students from the second level. For another, they actually knew him personally. His ability to manipulate water as if it were an extension of his own body was something they truly dreaded.

Even Mu Junwu showed a hint of worry. As she recalled, Nine-Ring Peak Martial Emperors typically focused the vast majority of their energy on breaking through their bottlenecks. Very few would be idly wandering the arena at such a crucial time. But as luck would have it, today of all days, they had run into one of the most troublesome among them. Her own records were filled with tales of Fang Bin’s brilliant achievements.

"Sister Jun Wu, what do you think Mu Chen’s chances of winning are?" Chu Aoqing asked, a hint of nervousness showing in her crimson eyes. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

"His chances are hard to judge," Mu Junwu said grimly. "It’s true that Fang Bin is a Nine-Ring Peak Martial Emperor, and his personal strength is immense. But from what I know, his greatest asset isn’t his own power, but his Magical Beast partner."

"Magical Beast partner?" Lei Yun’Er and Lei Yue’er both turned to look at Mu Junwu. They were actually fairly familiar with Fang Bin’s abilities, but they had never seen his Magical Beast partner.

Mu Junwu nodded. "Fang Bin’s Magical Beast partner is very special. It’s an incredibly rare type of Magical Beast, and its name is the same as Fang Bin’s codename: Water Monarch."

"Oh, I know! A descendant of the Water Qilin!" Lei Yue’er, who had been quiet until now, suddenly grew excited. "They’re such beautiful Magical Beasts. I can’t believe Fang Bin actually has one."

At this, Lei Yue’er’s excitement suddenly faded. "If that’s the case, then Calamity’s chances of winning are practically zero."

Chu Aoqing suddenly smiled and patted Lei Yue’er’s hair. "I’d forgotten until you mentioned it, but you’re allowed to use Magical Beast partners in the continuous defense challenge."

"Huh?" Lei Yue’er looked up in surprise. "Oh, that’s right. You can use them."

"In that case, the outcome is anyone’s guess, hehe..."

Now, even Mu Junwu was looking at Chu Aoqing with a puzzled expression. She didn’t understand why Chu Aoqing was so confident that the outcome was now hard to predict. ’Could it be? Does Mu Chen also have a powerful Magical Beast partner?’

In truth, it was no wonder Mu Junwu and the Lei Sisters were confused. When Mu Chen had formed the Illusion Spirit Contract, only those on the four main levels of the Inner Mountain had been able to witness it. Moreover, given the level of Spiritual Power involved, no one below the Venerable Realm could have perceived the massive phantom that had appeared in the sky—the only exception being those whose Spiritual Strength far surpassed their Martial Arts Realm.

Therefore, Mu Junwu, who had been presiding over the Eternal Holy Domain, and the Lei Sisters, whose Spiritual Power was on par with their Martial Arts Realm, had naturally been unable to see it.

"Water Monarch Fang Bin?" Mu Chen murmured, his eyes fixed on the man before him in the white Concealing Garment. After a few moments, he suddenly asked, "Who’s that?"