Chapter 438 - 414: Idiot!!

On the second day, the second round of the elimination tournament began.

After the first round of eliminations, most of the experts at the Martial Arts Ninth Level Middle Stage and Late-stage Martial Arts Ninth Layer had been knocked out. Many of the experts at the Peak of Martial Arts Ninth Layer were also eliminated.

Among the remaining 2,680 experts, over two hundred were Half-Step True Dao Experts, nineteen hundred were at the Peak of Martial Arts Ninth Layer, while only a little over five hundred were at the Martial Arts Ninth Level Middle Stage or Late-stage Martial Arts Ninth Layer.

Everyone who made it to the second round of eliminations was incredibly formidable; even an expert at the Martial Arts Ninth Level Middle Stage possessed unexpected Ultimate Techniques. The geniuses each unleashed their unique skills, and the fighting was far more explosive than yesterday. The audience screamed themselves hoarse, their roars like crashing ocean waves.

Yang Guyuan made his appearance once again in the seventh match.

Yang Guyuan’s luck was truly awful. His opponent this time was, yet again, a Half-Step True Dao Expert. This Half-Step True Dao Expert was named Carlo, and the Innate True Qi emanating from him was incredibly potent, reaching nearly eighty percent completion. Just by standing casually on the stage, his Innate True Qi surged out like a series of thick walls.

Carlo stared at Yang Guyuan, his gaze filled with contempt. "HAHAHAHAHA! You scum from the Land of Divine Abandonment, today I, Carlo, will crush you to a pulp. Come on, let me squeeze the shit out of you in one go!"

ROAR!

Hearing Carlo’s arrogant voice, the crowd let out a thunderous roar. There’s a wildness in everyone, and the preceding string of bloody battles had already stirred it to life. Carlo’s outrageous words were intensely stimulating, and the spectators began to howl like monsters.

The referee could no longer listen to it. He coldly cut Carlo off and said in a heavy voice, "Carlo, watch your mouth. If you say anything like that again, I will disqualify you."

Warned by the referee, Carlo fell silent. However, his beastly eyes remained locked on Yang Guyuan, and his entire demeanor was that of a savage animal.

The referee had the two take their positions, then slowly announced, "Begin!"

CRACK!

Before the referee’s voice had even faded, Yang Guyuan’s hands shot forward with a piercing shriek of tearing air. Ripping through the air currents, they carried an endless torrent of flames as he attacked Carlo.

BOOM!

One of Carlo’s palms shot out like a bolt of lightning. In an instant, his withered hand expanded to the size of a millstone and slammed viciously against Yang Guyuan’s palms, letting out a massive bang.

With that single strike, a powerful and terrifying force erupted. The Protective Shield over the arena vibrated violently. Under the force of Yang Guyuan’s attack, Carlo retreated three steps. But Yang Guyuan was sent stumbling back a full ten steps, blood faintly seeping from his palms. His expression became incredibly grim.

"Yeah!"

"That’s the way!"

"Kill him!"

Seeing Carlo force Yang Guyuan back ten steps with a single move, the spectators erupted in a thunderous clamor. The sound rolled out from the stands like a muddy wave. Every single person had bloodshot eyes and bared chests, roaring like beasts, "Kill the kid! Kill the scum from the Land of Divine Abandonment!"

Zhaang Ye’s brow furrowed slightly. The audience’s clamor was getting on his nerves. ’But he could also see that Carlo was far stronger than Yang Guyuan. If Yang Guyuan doesn’t use his Ultimate Techniques soon, this battle is as good as lost.’

Zhaang Ye recalled the Colorless Flame that Yang Guyuan had used in the Little World. He thought to himself, ’Yang Guyuan’s Nine Heavens Ten Earths Burning Celestial True Force has seven layers, with the Colorless Flame being the most powerful. Against a terrifying opponent like Carlo, he should be forced to use it now.’

As Zhaang Ye watched, a faint red light suddenly appeared on Yang Guyuan’s body and began to circulate around him. After One Cycle, the red light turned yellow, then blue, then purple, cyan, and white. With each change in color, his aura surged to a new level. As his presence grew, it felt as if a great mountain were steadily rising before Carlo!

"Hm?"

Carlo was momentarily taken aback by the change in Yang Guyuan’s aura, but then he broke into a laugh. "You piece of trash, you’re only at the Peak of Martial Arts Ninth Layer. So what if you have some Ultimate Techniques? They’re useless! In the face of my absolute Cultivation, any ultimate technique is nothing, completely useless!"

ROAR!

Hearing Carlo’s supremely arrogant declaration, the crowd erupted into another frenzy. "Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!!"

Zhaang Ye’s gaze swept over the audience near the stage, and he cursed coldly, "A bunch of morons."

BOOM! BOOM!

Amid the crowd’s frantic cheers, Yang Guyuan suddenly made his move. He swung his fists through the air, and forty-nine cyan Fire Dragons instantly materialized in the void. As if alive, the forty-nine cyan Fire Dragons swirled around Carlo and launched a frenzied assault!

Contempt flickered in Carlo’s eyes. "Heh, and here I thought you had some great technique. Turns out it’s just a few measly Fire Dragons! Now, get snuffed out for me!"

With a great shout, Carlo’s palm formed a wondrous Hand Seal, and he pressed it into the empty air.

BOOM!

As Carlo performed his Hand Seal, the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi within a thousand-zhang radius instantly stirred, coalescing into a great mountain invisible to the naked eye. The invisible mountain descended from the sky, and with its immense pressure alone, it crushed the forty-nine Fire Dragons Yang Guyuan had worked so hard to create, causing them to shrink rapidly to the point of vanishing!

A savage look flashed in Carlo’s eyes. He was about to press his advantage, extinguish the forty-nine cyan Fire Dragons, and then crush Yang Guyuan into paste. But suddenly, an extreme sense of danger washed over him.

Carlo’s expression changed in a flash. With a quick press of his palm, the great mountain of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi instantly snuffed out the forty-nine cyan Fire Dragons. Simultaneously, he shot backward like a bolt of lightning!

His reaction was incredibly fast, but he was still too late. He had just retreated ten zhang when he suddenly felt an intense heat. His clothes had somehow caught fire, then his arm began to burn, and to his horror, his entire body burst into flames!

It turned out that among the Fire Dragons Yang Guyuan had just unleashed, there was not only the forty-nine cyan ones but also a single, colorless Fire Dragon. This Colorless Flame dragon was hidden among the other forty-nine, making it almost impossible to guard against. In his carelessness, Carlo had been touched by the Colorless Flame, and his entire body was now burning furiously.

"Ah! What’s happening?!"

Carlo’s face contorted in agony as he screamed. The audience was also stunned. They never imagined that Carlo’s body would just spontaneously combust without any warning. For a Half-Step True Dao Expert to suddenly be engulfed in flames was completely unexpected. As they watched Carlo burn, the deafening cheers died down instantly!

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT! PFFT! PFFT—

The Innate True Qi in Carlo’s body surged out wildly. After a frantic struggle, he finally managed to extinguish the flames. But by then, his entire body was charred black. He’d been burned to within an inch of his life and had no strength left to fight.

"Whoa, what just happened?"

"Referee, there’s something wrong with this match! How could Yang Guyuan possibly beat Carlo?"

"That’s right! People from the Land of Divine Abandonment are all garbage. This match is fixed!"

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The referee glanced impassively at Carlo, then announced, "Second round, seventh match, arena number thirty-eight. Yang Guyuan wins!"

Hearing the referee’s announcement, the crowd erupted in protest. The referee simply ignored them, standing by the edge of the stage and waiting for the next match.

At that moment, Zhaang Ye’s Jade Token lit up. He glanced down and saw a line of small text appear on it: "Zhaang Ye and Baili Shuangyi, please proceed to arena number thirty-eight for your match!"

Zhaang Ye was taken aback for a moment. ’What a coincidence,’ he thought. ’Yang Guyuan just stepped down from arena thirty-eight, and now I’m up to fight on the very same one.’

He strode onto the stage and saw a young man in white robes standing there proudly. The man was handsome with long, flowing hair, and his every move was filled with an elegant grace that put others at ease, like a gentle spring breeze.

This was none other than Zhaang Ye’s opponent, Baili Shuangyi, who possessed a Half-step True Dao Cultivation.

The referee then gave a brief introduction of the two combatants.

When the crowd heard Zhaang Ye’s identity, they burst into an uproar.

"Fuck! Another piece of scum from the Land of Divine Abandonment."

"Am I seeing things? How could a backwater place like the Land of Divine Abandonment actually have two people make it to the second round?"

"Baili Shuangyi, kick that scum from the Land of Divine Abandonment off the stage!"

"That’s right, Baili Shuangyi! Beat this Zhaang Ye half to death! This is the Barbaric World! Zhaang Ye, get the hell out of here!"

"Baili Shuangyi, I bet three Low-grade Essence Stones on you! You’d better kill your opponent for me right now, and don’t you dare let me down!"

After the initial uproar, many people began to curse loudly. Though they had no personal enmity with Zhaang Ye, they would be more than happy to see him bleed. The tens of thousands of spectators near the stage pounded their chests and stomped their feet, unleashing the violent bloodlust in their hearts like a pack of savage beasts.

Baili Shuangyi simply smiled and waved to the crowd. With his handsome face and elegant bearing, a few casual waves were enough to elicit a wave of cheers from the spectators.

Baili Shuangyi looked at Zhaang Ye haughtily and said, "Zhaang Ye, do you really want to fight me?"

Zhaang Ye gave Baili Shuangyi a cool glance and spat out a single word: "Idiot!"

Baili Shuangyi’s face instantly turned ashen, and he looked as if he was about to explode with rage. Just then, the referee had them take their positions and slowly announced, "Begin match!"

SWOOSH!

Baili Shuangyi drew his Long Sword with lightning speed. The blade vibrated in the air, and a thick Sword Gang shot skyward before slashing straight down at Zhaang Ye!

"Yeah!"

The crowd roared its approval.

Just as the crowd roared, Zhaang Ye suddenly moved. His body blurred into a faint streak of cyan light, moving like a phantom. Baili Shuangyi had just unleashed his Sword Gang, but Zhaang Ye had already crossed the distance to within three zhang of him, his large hand clawing viciously at Baili Shuangyi’s neck!

Baili Shuangyi’s heart pounded, and he abruptly redirected his Sword Gang to slash horizontally.

Zhaang Ye waved his hand casually, and a brilliant golden Blade Gang shot forth, shattering Baili Shuangyi’s Sword Gang.

HISS!

Baili Shuangyi was truly astonished. He couldn’t fathom how the Sword Gang from his own Long Sword could be shattered by a Blade Gang created from Zhaang Ye’s bare palm. Alarmed, he transformed his sword movements into a dense curtain of blades to block Zhaang Ye’s hand.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

Then, something happened that terrified Baili Shuangyi out of his wits: Zhaang Ye’s hand simply ignored his Long Sword and plunged straight into the curtain of blades. And his supposedly indestructible Long Sword was completely unable to cut Zhaang Ye’s hand!

"Ugh!"

Under the stunned gazes of hundreds of thousands of spectators, Zhaang Ye’s large hand passed through the curtain of blades, clamped down viciously on Baili Shuangyi’s neck, and lifted him into the air!

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