Stellar Transformation-Chapter 551: Episode 16 - 12 The Second to the Divine King
The entire martial arts arena fell silent for quite a while.
Just now, having witnessed Sui Fu’s momentum and moves, except for those from Baihua Royal Mansion who knew the inside story, everyone else thought Sui Fu was certain to win, but now—
That struggling, bound Sui Fu made everything clear.
"Mr. Qin Yu’s side and Miss Xue Yu’s side, the first match, Miss Xue Yu’s side wins," Huangfu Liejun was only astonished for a moment before he reacted, "Now, we proceed to the second match, the middle-level Heavenly God from Miss Xue Yu’s side against the middle-level Heavenly God from Mr. Qin Yu’s side."
As the words ended, the tens of thousands of heavenly gods spectating in the martial arts arena immediately broke into heated discussions.
The first match had indeed taken them by surprise.
The East Pole Saint Emperor, Huangfu Yu, smiled at the Baihua God King beside him and said, "Liu Xiang, you’ve truly put in great effort, even allowing a lower Heavenly God to use your Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure ’Heaven Binding Rope’."
The Baihua God King ’Huangfu Liu Xiang’ merely curled the corner of her mouth slightly and said indifferently, "Big Brother, it’s not surprising that I lent out a second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, but what does surprise me is that this Qin Yu managed to bring out an upper-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact."
Upper-grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts.
Their numbers were extremely scarce, and there were not many in the Divine World capable of refining them.
Even among the upper Heavenly Gods, only some possessed upper-grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts, and many of them still wielded middle-grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts.
The East Pole Saint Emperor smiled lightly and said, "Given that he can set up an array space and possesses such a formation cultivation, he must have had the guidance of a formation master behind him. That he has an upper-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact is not strange. Let’s not discuss this anymore, the second match is about to begin."
The East Pole Saint Emperor and the Baihua God King both looked towards the martial arts arena, while the Golden Sword God King had been silent from the start, simply observing everything unfolding there.
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"Master, rest assured, even if the opponent has a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, your subordinate will certainly win! At most, a few clones will be destroyed," the Nine-headed Black Dragon, Tan Jiu, said with a faint red gleam flashing in his eyes.
Qin Yu nodded slightly, "If you win, that upper-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact will be yours."
Qin Yu had four upper-grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts, which were originally meant to be bestowed upon his subordinates. Given that Qiu Zhongfu already had one, it was part of Qin Yu’s earlier plan to grant one to Tan Jiu.
"Yes, Master."
The Black Dragon ’Tan Jiu’ nodded slightly and then walked directly towards the center of the martial arts arena, where a woman in white was already standing.
This woman in white had an indifferent expression.
The Nine-headed Black Dragon ’Tan Jiu,’ with his red short hair and red sword-like eyebrows, exuded a frigid aura from his cold eyes, a chill even the woman in white could not match.
"This battle, you are bound to lose!" said Tan Jiu, pointing a single finger at the woman in white, declaring outright.
Meanwhile, the woman in white simply sneered in disdain and flipped her hand to draw out a green long sword. As soon as this green long sword appeared, all eyes around the martial arts arena focused on it.
Miss Xue Yu’s side, a lower Heavenly God was able to present a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure.
So, what about this middle-level Heavenly God?
Not to mention others, the East Pole Saint Emperor also paid attention to this green long sword. So did Qin Yu, but the green long sword was too far from Qin Yu for him to investigate.
"Upper-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, ha, Liu Xiang, why not continue to lend out Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures?" the East Pole Saint Emperor said to the Baihua God King.
The hitherto silent Golden Sword God King spoke up, "Liu Xiang lending out a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure has already made the competition somewhat unfair. Lending another would be excessive. Liu Xiang, you only have a total of two second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, right?"
"Yes, Big Brother, I indeed lent the Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure to Xue Yu. As for whom Xue Yu lent it to, that was her own decision," Baihua God King said to the Golden Sword God King, not joking this time.
The Golden Sword God King nodded slightly.
The East Pole Saint Emperor glanced at Xue Yu in the distance, "Xue Yu, that girl, does have some schemes up her sleeve. Huh, the weapon in the hands of that Middle Level Heavenly God serving under Qin Yu is truly peculiar."
The other two Divine Kings immediately turned their attention to it.
At this moment, Tan Jiu had already taken out the heavy sword given to him by Qin Yu. In Tan Jiu’s hands, the colossal heavy sword suddenly split into three, and Tan Jiu himself instantly turned into nine individuals.
Among these nine clones, three held the three Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts that the giant heavy sword had transformed into, while the other six clones held six black sticks.
The nine figures, moving from different directions at maximum speed, shot toward the woman in white like nine arrows leaving their bows. The woman in white’s face slightly changed, not expecting the other party to have nine clones—this was too terrifying.
"Bang!"
Six long sticks simultaneously struck at the woman in white. With a flick of her hand, the green long sword produced six sword shadows that blocked the six stick shadows.
"Ha~~" The seventh clone of Tan Jiu, holding a war saber in the shape of an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, chopped down fiercely.
The woman in white was anxious. She attempted to use her Space Domain, but the nine clones were using their Space Domains simultaneously, exerting control over space slightly stronger than hers.
Faced with this chop, the woman in white had no time to dodge.
"Bang!" The ground beneath the woman in white trembled slightly, and the entire Martial Arts Arena shook a little, yet its surface remained completely intact.
The gigantic heavy sword was divided into two war sabers and one war sword.
"Ha~~~" Following the seventh clone, the eighth clone of Tan Jiu continued to brandish another war saber shaped Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact and chopped down fiercely.
The woman in white, unable to recover her Heavenly God Power in time, had to block the attack again.
"Pu chi!" The sharp war sword directly pierced the woman in white’s body.
"If you resist again, I will have to kill you," Tan Jiu transmitted directly with his Divine Sense.
The woman in white looked at the Tan Jiu before her holding the war sword, then at the eight other Tan Jius each with a war saber or black long stick, and again at the war sword that had pierced her chest. Her expression changed several times.
The gap was truly significant!
The severable Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact and Tan Jiu who could split into nine clones were indeed a perfect match.
"We concede this match!" A voice suddenly came from the edge of the Martial Arts Arena.
The speaker was Xue Yu.
The woman in white retracted her green long sword, gave Tan Jiu a glance, and then silently walked back. When she reached Xue Yu’s side, the woman in white leaned on Xue Yu’s shoulder and cried!
"Xue Yi, don’t be sad. The opponent’s strength was certainly beyond our expectations, and his Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact is also quite extraordinary. This is not your fault," Xue Yu consoled her.
At this time, Huangfu Liejun’s voice resounded.
"This battle is won by Qin Yu’s side. So far, each side has won one match. Now, the most important third match will take place between the two candidates—Qin Yu and Xue Yu. Alright, let the match begin!"
Everyone around the Martial Arts Arena held their breath.
The two candidates, Qin Yu and Xue Yu, were both upper echelon personages of Xuanjin Mountain. Everyone watched this great battle carefully and quietly.
Qin Yu and Xue Yu, each from opposite sides of the Martial Arts Arena, quietly walked towards the center.
"Miss Xue Yu." Qin Yu said as he greeted her with a bow.
Xue Yu responded with a slight smile, "Mr. Qin Yu, it seems today I am going to lose to you. Yet even in defeat, I still wish to witness the legendary Array Space."
Qin Yu nodded slightly.
Just as Xue Yu was about to make her move, Qin Yu closed his eyes, revealing a serene and gentle smile, his whole being entering that profound state akin to the creation of heaven and earth.
With his hands moving effortlessly, several rays of light shot out from Qin Yu’s hands.
All those present in the Martial Arts Arena widened their eyes to watch this scene, including the East Pole Saint Emperor and the other Two Great Divine Kings. They had heard of the Array Space but had never seen Qin Yu lay it out personally.
Those rays of light, dazzling and brighter than any, fell like meteors to the edges of the Martial Arts Arena.
"The ’Qiankun’ Formation, set!"
Qin Yu opened his eyes with a smile, confidence evident in his expression, indicative of his trust in his own Array Space.
Qin Yu set up the formation too quickly--before Xue Yu could even act, she was already ensnared within the Array Space.
...
The East Pole Saint Emperor, Baihua God King, and Golden Sword God King, their eyes intensely shining, all fixed their gaze on Qin Yu, their looks almost tangible.
"Did you see clearly?" the East Pole Saint Emperor asked.
The Baihua God King and the Golden Sword God King both nodded, with the Baihua God King’s eyes filled with astonishment, "I never thought someone could achieve such a level in formations, especially when creating the formation, it seemed as if the space itself underwent some changes."
"It’s very peculiar, different from the space we form with ’Space Law,’" added the Golden Sword God King.
"Perhaps this is the magical aspect of formations," the East Pole Saint Emperor laughed, "Although Qin Yu’s Array Space is somewhat different from our own, its power is not the least bit inferior."
Neither the East Pole Saint Emperor nor the other two Divine Kings knew... the reason Qin Yu’s Array Space was different from the space arranged by the Divine Kings was that Qin Yu was utilizing the space laws of the Qiankun World in his formation.
As they utilized different laws of space, naturally there were differences, even though both resulted in the creation of spaces.
And these Three Great Divine Kings thought that’s just how Array Spaces were supposed to be. After all, through the ages, no one had managed to set up an Array Space. Even the Artisan God ’Che Hou Yuan’ had only come close at best.
The normally reticent Golden Sword God King, unusually chatty today, had already spoken several times.
"With this Array Space, this Qin Yu is unmatched under Divine Kings!" The Golden Sword God King stated and then fell silent once more.
The East Pole Saint Emperor looked towards the Baihua God King, who smiled slightly, "I have no objections to Qin Yu becoming the Hall Master of the Lanxuan Hall. I’m really curious, with such cultivation in formations, if he were to study Artifact Refining, would his achievements catch up to those of the Artisan God!"
...
At this moment, Xue Yu was trapped within the Array Space.
"This place?" Xue Yu looked around in astonishment.
Xue Yu still remembered that when the Baihua God King mentored her, he had set up a space to trap her just like now, an endless world identical to this one.
"Qin Yu." Xue Yu looked at Qin Yu who now appeared before her.
Qin Yu said with a smile, "Xue Yu, you can’t break my Array Space." As Qin Yu smiled, the space around them collapsed and then immediately reformed.
Amidst laughter, the heavens shattered and the Earth split open.
Of course, this was all within the boundaries of the Array Space. Now that Xue Yu was trapped deep within the Array Space, she was at the mercy of Qin Yu, unless she became a Divine King and used the laws of space to break the formation.
"I’ve lost."
Seeing this, Xue Yu inwardly sighed, knowing her defeat was certain.
Xue Yu looked at Qin Yu and then said with a smile, "Mr. Qin Yu, I thought there was a chance I could win. I lent the only Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure I have to a Lower Heavenly God to ensure victory in this battle, and an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact to a Middle Grade Heavenly God, but even now, I lost. One is to your great formation, and the other is because... do you actually have two Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts?"
Xue Yu had the connections at the Baihua Royal Mansion to borrow Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts.
But Qin Yu, at Xuanjin Mountain, knew so few people. For him to arm his subordinates with two Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts was certainly shocking.
"Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact? They were left to me by my senior," Qin Yu stated directly.
Xue Yu nodded in understanding, "I see. May I ask... is this senior the same one who taught Mr. Qin Yu about formations?"
"Considered so," Qin Yu nodded.
Xue Yu nodded slightly, "Mr. Qin Yu, I concede. Please let me out."
Instantly, the world spun rapidly, the vast unknown world vanished, and what reappeared was the bustling Martial Arts Arena.
All the Heavenly Gods in the Martial Arts Arena watched Qin Yu and Xue Yu. Seeing them suddenly reappear, they couldn’t tell whether Xue Yu had broken the formation or if Qin Yu had let her go.
"I concede," Xue Yu’s voice echoed throughout the Martial Arts Arena.
The scene instantly buzzed with excitement, a frenzy of discussion erupted among the multitude of Heavenly Gods. Xue Yu had actually lost, and Mr. Qin Yu had won!
"The first group’s match has ended, Qin Yu’s side is victorious. Now, let’s proceed to the second group’s match, Qin Yu’s side against Dong Hou’s side," Huangfu Liejun announced loudly.
Qin Yu’s gaze turned toward Dong Hou.
The next target was Dong Hou.
Suddenly, Dong Hou spoke up, "There’s no need for the second group’s match. My side admits defeat. Mr. Qin Yu’s Array Space has convinced me beyond doubt, I fear no one below the Divine Kings can break such a formation."
The entire Martial Arts Arena went silent, all the Heavenly Gods looked at Dong Hou. At the very least, one should first try the match.
But in reality, Dong Hou conceded quite straightforwardly.
"This Dong Hou does have some self-awareness," the East Pole Saint Emperor nodded slightly.
Dong Hou had managed to barely borrow an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact for his Middle Grade Heavenly God subordinate, while his Lower Heavenly God subordinate could only wield a Middle Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact. With such strength, they likely couldn’t win even a single match against Qin Yu’s side. So, admitting defeat directly gave off an appearance of grace.
"I won?" Qin Yu was also taken aback by Dong Hou’s concession.
He had been prepared for another match, but now it seemed the position of the Lanxuan Hall Master had fallen into his lap.
(Two Chapters complete...)
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