King of Creation-Chapter 79 - Low Grade Artifact

I have in my possession a Demon Spirit Essence Elixir refined from the demon core of a Human-Level top Demon Beast by a royal Alchemy Master, equivalent to a six-month arduous practice for a martial artist in the True Essence Realm,” he declared.

Wow!

The words ‘Demon Spirit Essence Elixir’ immediately made the eyes of all the Outer Disciples shine brightly, not just them, even many Inner Disciples coveted it greedily.

A Demon Spirit Essence Elixir that could replace half a year of hard training for a martial artist in the True Essence Realm was invaluable.

The time it saved was priceless.

Even Ye Zhen’s eyes shone brightly, though they dimmed soon after.

Ye Zhen indeed yearned for this Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, but he currently lacked the qualifications to compete on the stage.

“Big brother, since you’ve brought out the ‘Demon Spirit Essence Elixir’, I, as your younger brother, cannot remain indifferent,” he said.

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Clang!

The sound of a sword being unsheathed suddenly rang out, and a cold, gleaming sword in the hands of Third Prince Zhu Kun instantly captured everyone’s attention.

The light flowing on the blade was like spirit light, captivating not only the Outer Disciples but even some True Inheritors gazed fixedly upon it.

“This is a Low Grade Artifact, named Sky Crystal Sword.

It was forged by the empire’s renowned Grandmaster Artifact Refiner, Hu Lao, using extremely cold Hanjing iron as the main material, along with thirty-four other materials of water attribute, over the course of twenty-one days.

Wielding this sword, one’s True Yuan power can increase by more than ten percent.

If someone cultivating water attribute techniques were to activate it, they could shoot out three-foot-long Ice Sword Gangs and increase their True Yuan power by up to twenty percent!”

On the Martial Arts Platform, Third Prince Zhu Kun held the glistening Sky Crystal Sword and spoke confidently, yet the gaze of the Inner and Outer Sect Disciples around him was utterly transfixed.

A Low Grade Artifact!

A Low Grade Artifact that tens of thousands of taels of gold couldn’t buy, was now being offered as a prize by Third Prince Zhu Kun.

Particularly, the Inner Disciples were so eager they wished they could replace the competitors themselves and seize this artifact.

Even Qiyun Sect’s relatively junior True Disciple Jiang Ying’s eyes sparkled intensely with passion.

As a True Disciple, she had yet to acquire a suitable Low Grade Artifact herself.

Seeing such a prize, the disciples from Lishui Sect and Qiyun Sect participating in the battle were all extremely enthusiastic, rubbing their hands together and gearing up excitedly.

Amidst this fervor, someone led with a shout, ‘Third Prince is mighty!’ Nearly a thousand voices followed, erupting like a tsunami.

“Third Prince is mighty!”

“Power and might to the Third Prince!”

On the Martial Arts Platform, the face of the Eldest Prince Zhu Xuan suddenly turned embarrassingly awkward, and the expressions of many Qiyun Sect Elders, especially Sect Leader Guo Qijing, also became somewhat bizarre.

Only Elder Lik Shi from the Lishui Sect, a hint of pride flashing in the corner of his eye, tossed an approving look toward a Lishui Sect Disciple in the crowd.

This little episode passed, and the eder from Qiyun Sect who was seventh in ranking came forward to host the grand competition between the two sects.

“This grand competition between the two sects aims to promote the martial spirit.

During combat, you must stop when a hit is scored, and intentionally harming your opponent is prohibited!”

This statement made the audience roll their eyes.

The grand competition between the sects had never stopped at a hit; all this was just nonsense.

“The rules of the competition are simple.

The top ten disciples from Lishui Sect and our Qiyun Sect will take turns stepping onto the Martial Combat Platform.

The last one standing will be the winner, and now, let the competition begin!”

The instant the words were spoken, a disciple from Qishui Sect leapt onto the Martial Combat Platform, “Jiang Ping, tenth of the Qiyun Sect’s Outer Disciples, who dares to challenge me!”

“I will!”

Almost simultaneously, a disciple from Lishui Sect also jumped onto the Martial Combat Platform.

Without a word, both sides became engaged in a fierce battle, exchanging punches and kicks with an intensity that suggested a life-or-death struggle.

At that moment, Golden Yuanbao sidled up to Ye Zhen, winking at him, “Old Ye, I’m up next.

Hehe, the sect has privately promised that if I win one match, they’ll reward me with a bottle of True Essence Pill!”

With a scream, Jiang Ping, who had just entered the platform, was kicked off the Martial Combat Platform by the disciple from Lishui Sect.

Golden Yuanbao, who was making faces at Ye Zhen, instantly turned around and his round body rolled onto the Martial Combat Platform.

Seeing someone step onto the platform, the recently victorious Lishui Sect disciple’s eyes flashed with a sharp light.

He leapt forward abruptly, thrusting his sword towards Golden Yuanbao in a surprise attack.

Golden Yuanbao laughed heartily, not dodging but advancing instead.

He hurled his body, which was shaped like a rolling ball, towards the Lishui Sect disciple, his body emitting bursts of green light in the tumbling motion.

Boom!

The green light emitted by Golden Yuanbao directly shattered the sword light of the Lishui Sect disciple and, seizing the opportunity, he crashed into the disciple’s chest.

He hit the Lishui Sect disciple so hard that he spat blood and fell off the Martial Combat Platform.

Only then did Golden Yuanbao, with his chubby body, bow towards the direction of the Lishui Sect disciple and said, “Golden Yuanbao, sixth of the Qiyun Sect’s Outer Disciples, please enlighten me!”

Turning his head, Golden Yuanbao also flicked a finger at Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen understood, Golden Yuanbao was signaling to him that he had secured a bottle of the True Essence Pill.

Before the voice had even fallen, a disciple also ranked sixth from the Lishui Sect sprang onto the Martial Combat Platform and began fighting with Golden Yuanbao.

It must be said, Golden Yuanbao had been spectacularly successful as a trader within the Qiyun Sect these past years.

In the path of a martial artist, wealth ranks first among ‘wealth, companion, law, and land.’

Golden Yuanbao had not spent all the silver he had earned over the years on fattening himself up; he had invested all of it in his cultivation, especially in martial skills.

He mastered several sets of Human-Level Lower Level Martial Techniques that complemented each other in range and function.

If one set did not work, he immediately switched to another, combining them with his peculiar body shape to battle continuously two more people.

Directly knocking the sixth and fifth ranking Outer Disciples from Lishui Sect off the platform, Golden Yuanbao’s glory was unmatched for a time.

On the Martial Arts Platform, the Qiyun Sect Elders each stroked their beards, smiling with self-satisfaction, while Elder Lik Shi and Chu Jun from the Lishui Sect had faces as dark as the bottom of a pot.

“Hahaha, who else from the Lishui Sect wants to come up!” Golden Yuanbao called out, his face streaming with sweat.

Beneath the platform, as the fourth Outer Disciple of Lishui Sect was about to rise, he was forcefully held down by the one-eyed Chu Jun, who cast a sidelong glance and signaled for a short-statured boy with unusually long arms and a malevolent expression, carrying a saber on his back, to ascend the platform.

With a firm stamp on the ground, the saber-carrying boy instantly leaped onto the Martial Combat Platform.

“Lio Yunchong has come to challenge the best!”

Thump, thump, thump!

Lio Yunchong charged diagonally, and without any visible movement, he closed in within ten feet of Golden Yuanbao.

With a swish, the long saber at his back unsheathed and slashed horizontally at Golden Yuanbao.

Shh!

Silently, the tip of Lio Yunchong’s saber suddenly shot out a three-foot blade light, slicing open Golden Yuanbao’s belly.

With a strange cry, Golden Yuanbao rolled over and tumbled off the Martial Combat Platform.

Looking at the wound on his belly brimming with fat, Golden Yuanbao’s face was filled with shock.

It was only because he dodged quickly; had he been slower, his guts would have been spilled.

“This guy is formidable!”

Beneath the platform, the pupils of Ye Zhen, who was watching the battle, suddenly constricted.

Lio Yunchong was a formidable opponent.

On the Martial Arts Platform, the expressions of all the Qiyun Sect Elders turned sour simultaneously.

Their eyes were sharp as lightning; they knew the level of Lio Yunchong’s skill as soon as he made his move.

Swipe!

On the Martial Combat Platform, Lio Yunchong fiercely swung his blood-dripping saber and pointed at the area where the Outer Disciples of Qiyun Sect were located, shouting, “Lio Yunchong, second of Lishui Sect’s Outer Disciple, who dares to fight me?”

Accompanied by the Blood Pearl rolling down the tip of his saber, his aura was extremely fierce, shocking the disciples of Qiyun Sect into a stunned silence.

For a moment, no one dared to step up and accept his challenge.

Just as the Qiyun Sect Elders turned frantic with worry, the second Outer Disciple of Qiyun Sect, Li Yuncong, quickly came to his senses.

“I will fight you!”

With a furious shout, Li Yuncong explosively shot up and charged directly onto the Martial Combat Platform.

Almost the moment Li Yuncong flew onto the platform, Lio Yunchong abruptly leapt up, his long saber flickered, and more than a dozen whip-like sword lights slashed towards Li Yuncong, who was flying onto the platform.

More astonishing than the whip-like sword light was the imposing aura that burst forth from Lio Yunchong in an instant.

The surging True Yuan directly sprayed out a three-foot-long, substantial blade light from his saber tip!

“True Essence Second Stage!”

Those with keen eyes, including the Qiyun Sect Elders on the platform, instantly stood up.

True Essence Second Stage was the strength of an Inner Sect Disciple!

As for the Outer Disciples of Qiyun Sect, let alone the second Outer Disciple, even the first, Hong Bao, was barely at True Essence First Stage.

Spurt!

The light from Lio Yunchong’s saber directly tore through the hastily raised sword light of Li Yuncong.

Not only was the long sword cleaved into two parts, but Li Yuncong himself was also split in half by a single slash from Lio Yunchong!

Whoosh!

Blood and viscera instantly spilled everywhere.

Since Li Yuncong was slain while still mid-air, the blood rained down, startling some of the more faint-hearted Outer Disciples into screaming.

On the Martial Arts Platform, Grand Elder Lut Changchuan of Qiyun Sect immediately confronted the Departure Stone Elder of Lishui Sect with an angry accusation.

“Elder Lik Shi, True Essence Second Stage?

Does Lishui Sect still have Outer Disciples at True Essence Second Stage?”

Lik Shi didn’t even lift his eyelids, “Elder Lut, this is quite normal.

Lio Yunchong only broke through to True Essence First Stage last year, and he had some fortuitous encounters recently and was able to break through to True Essence Second Stage just in time for this year’s tournament of Outer Disciples.”

Grand Elder Lut Changchuan’s face froze, and he retorted in fury, “What about stopping at touch?

We might not insist on stopping at touch in this tournament, but there’s no need for such severe bloodshed, right?”

The Departure Stone was somewhat helpless and rolled his eyes at the Grand Elder, “Elder Lut, you’re being unreasonable.

These disciples are excited about the rewards, it’s normal for them to not be able to restrain themselves in the heat of the moment!”

While speaking, Departure Stone helplessly spread his hands.

Grand Elder Lut Changchuan was left speechless with anger, although everyone clearly understood the situation, there was no way to argue given such an explanation.

“Both elders, no need to get heated.

In martial contests, injuries and deaths are inevitable.

Let’s continue, shall we!” Third Prince Zhu Kun played peacemaker.

On the Martial Combat Platform, the blood was overwhelming!

“Trash!”

Lio Yunchong spat towards Li Yuncong’s corpse.

His saber tip suddenly turned and, while the dripped blood slowly slid down, he directed his long saber towards the direction where the top ten Outer Disciples of Qiyun Sect were, roaring with a loud voice.

“You trash of the Qiyun Sect, who dares to fight me!”

In an instant, Ye Zhen’s eyes reddened.

Almost simultaneously, the eyes of both Inner and Outer Disciples of Qiyun Sect reddened, and pivoting together, they all turned their gaze towards the Qiyun Sect’s top Outer Disciple—Hong Bao!

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