Your Talent is Mine-Chapter 1023: The Three Dark Horses!
TL: Etude
By the time the battle for spots in the Ancestral Talent Pool had reached this stage, almost none of the Divine Generals were willing to withdraw from the competition.
In fact, every fight in the final round could be described as a life-or-death struggle.
Although each competitor had to face the other 99 opponents at least once, the top-ranked participants from each group would only meet in the final matches.
This arrangement gave the first-place contestants of each group a significant advantage, greatly increasing their chances of securing a spot.
If the first-place contenders had to fight each other prematurely, it could lead to severe, potentially irreversible injuries or even death, eliminating promising candidates before they could claim their rightful place.
Thus, it was ensured that first-place contestants from each group did not meet too early—a privilege awarded to them as a reward for their top performance in the group stage. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
No one objected to this arrangement. After all, it would be unfair if those who fought hard to secure first place received no such benefits.
Soon, the final round of matches commenced.
One after another, the Divine Generals took the stage to compete in their first matches of this crucial phase.
Xiao Yue’s opponent wasn’t particularly strong, ranking near the bottom among the hundred Divine Generals. However, despite the gap in strength, her opponent showed no intention of surrendering. Instead, they fought with all their might, even resorting to powerful artifacts and weapons in an attempt to close the gap.
But it was all in vain.
Without even unleashing her full power, Xiao Yue easily secured victory in her first match, relying solely on her peak nine-star strength and a couple of Chaos divine abilities.
As the matches continued, most fights proceeded as expected. However, a few Divine Generals emerged as dark horses, displaying completely unexpected strength compared to their earlier performances.
These three were Divine General Samsara from the Forbidden Palace, Divine General Desolate World from Dao Mountain, and Divine General Icy Rain from Giant Axe City.
In the earlier group stage, these three had only managed second or third place finishes. Yet now, each of them displayed terrifying strength, easily dispatching other second- and third-ranked contenders from different groups without even revealing their full power.
Their newfound strength was even more intimidating than that of the top-seeded participants from the most prestigious factions, suggesting that they had deliberately concealed their abilities. These three were clearly hidden aces, talents nurtured in secret by the major powers.
The most dangerous among them was undoubtedly Divine General Samsara, who excelled in spiritual attacks. He could silently obliterate his opponents’ souls without them even realizing what happened. Those who fought him were left with heavily injured souls, and in one case, a Divine General even died.
Divine General Desolate World possessed a terrifying level of raw power, thanks to his rare Desolate Divine Body, a unique physical constitution focused on strength. With this physique, he could unleash overwhelming power, especially when combined with Dao Mountain’s powerful body-refining technique—the Desolate Body Refining Technique. This gave him strength far beyond that of the other Divine Generals. With his strength-type Chaos divine abilities and an array of treasures, he could deliver devastating blows, capable of shattering defenses and overpowering myriad techniques with a single punch.
Divine General Icy Rain stood out for her mastery of divine abilities. She wielded a powerful technique from the Divine Heaven Domain known as the Domain of Absolute Ice. This technique, combined with her Ice and Snow Sacred Body, allowed her to wield the Domain of Absolute Ice at a level far superior to others who had mastered it.
Anyone who fought against Divine General Icy Rain found themselves frozen solid, unable to break free from the icy prison. Though they weren’t killed, they lost the match without any way to resist. ŕαΝộВÊş
Among these three dark horses, however, the most terrifying was still Divine General Samsara.
Other Divine Generals would rather face Divine General Desolate World or Divine General Icy Rain than risk encountering Divine General Samsara. Facing him almost guaranteed death—it was simply too dangerous.
Aside from these three dark horses, the top contenders from the ten small ancestral clans were also formidable.
As the Divine Generals fought through ten or twenty matches each, the competition progressed more quickly. Many of the wounded competitors, upon encountering stronger opponents, chose to forfeit rather than continue fighting, opting to preserve their strength for future battles.
Xiao Yue’s displayed strength was enough to place her within the top ten, causing many Divine Generals to surrender as soon as they faced her. This reduced the chances of her needing to reveal her full power.
However, as time went on, it became inevitable that the strongest would clash against one another.
Before long, Xiao Yue encountered a formidable opponent—Divine General Luo Yu, the first-place contestant of Group Six.
Luo Yu was also a peak nine-star Divine General and a member of the War God Tower, personally trained by a Dao Ancestor of the same faction. His status ranked just below that of Goddess Yun Zi.
The only reason Divine General Luo Yu’s status was considered beneath Goddess Yun Zi was because his master was not as powerful as hers. Otherwise, Divine General Luo Yu would have stood on equal footing with her.
In terms of strength, Divine General Luo Yu might even surpass Goddess Yun Zi, as his combat talent was terrifying—it was as if he had been born solely for battle.
While he lacked overwhelming trump cards, his combat will was terrifying, and his mastery of various secret techniques far surpassed that of other Divine Generals, as if he had experienced countless battles throughout the ages.
When it came to combat talent and technique, Xiao Yue truly could not match him.
However, no one thought Divine General Luo Yu would prevail, as he did not have many aces up his sleeve.
Of course, until the fight actually took place, all speculation was pointless.
The battle began swiftly.
At the very start, Xiao Yue dominated the fight, but Divine General Luo Yu’s battle instincts were so high that he managed to fend off her attacks temporarily.
As Xiao Yue continued unleashing her Chaos divine abilities, the scales of victory began to tip in her favor.
“Easy!” murmured Ye Tian, watching the battle unfold.
It didn’t matter that Luo Yu was a peak nine-star Divine General. Even if Luo Yu had the strength of a ten-star Divine General, Ye Tian was still fully confident in his wife’s abilities.
The two weren’t even on the same tier of strength! Giant Axe City’s foundation was weaker than that of the four transcendent factions, so Divine General Luo Yu’s trump cards were not particularly formidable. He only had a single killer move, which was far from enough to pose a threat to Xiao Yue.
In the end, Divine General Luo Yu was defeated and conceded the match.
He didn’t dare continue the fight, fearing that if he sustained heavy injuries or depleted his limited resources, he wouldn’t be able to compete in later matches.
After all, with ten available spots, losing a few matches wouldn’t necessarily disqualify him from securing one.
As the days passed, the true strength of the 100 Divine Generals was gradually revealed. Yet, the intense battles claimed the lives of ten participants, highlighting just how brutal the competition had become.
Among these Divine Generals, the most outstanding were undoubtedly Divine General Samsara, Divine General Icy Rain, and Divine General Desolate World, along with Xiao Yue, Divine General Cold Blood, Divine General Cloudless, Divine General Red Sound, and Divine General Treasure Lake.
As for Divine General Luo Yu and a few other initial group leaders, they suffered repeated defeats, proving to be a tier below the most elite competitors.
However, until the very last moment, no one could say for certain who would ultimately claim the ten available spots.
