Chapter 68: Chapter 66: An Amateur’s Display Before a Master

"You don’t think this competition is just child’s play, do you? What’s the big deal about a few casualties? If your Void Sect has what it takes, you could kill all ten of my Wolf Fang Sect disciples, and I, Jin Quan, wouldn’t say a word!"

Jin Quan’s words rang with conviction, his tone impassioned and righteous.

If he hadn’t instigated the Beast Tide to ambush the Void Sect beforehand, Ji Lin might have actually believed him.

In the past, similar competitions had occurred between the Four Great Sects.

But to avoid disrupting their alliance, the fights were always restrained, and no one pulled any dirty tricks beforehand.

A Beast Tide and outright slaughter like this had never happened before.

Otherwise, the Void Sect wouldn’t have been caught so completely off-guard by the Wolf Fang Sect’s scheming, and Ji Lin wouldn’t be this furious.

’Now that I think about it, in the Martial Arts World, deaths and injuries during a duel are perfectly normal.’

Ji Lin was once again at a loss for words. He could only silently withdraw his Grotto Heaven, his expression grim.

"Jin Quan, the Void Sect won’t let this go!" Ye Lei couldn’t help but roar.

"Know your place. Who do you think you are? I’m speaking with Ji Lin. What gives you the right to interrupt?" A cold glint flashed in Jin Quan’s eyes as a tyrannical spiritual pressure bore down on Ye Lei.

Before a Void Realm master, Ye Lei, at the Peak of the Vajra Realm, was as weak as a child. The mere pressure washing over him was an overwhelming, insurmountable force.

With a wave of his great sleeve, Ji Lin dispersed Jin Quan’s pressure.

"Jin Quan, do you truly intend to provoke a war between the Void Sect and the Wolf Fang Sect?"

"Hmph, I never said that." Jin Quan’s tone suddenly softened, and he retracted his aura as if nothing had just happened.

This display only made Ji Lin and the others feel worse.

And in those few short minutes, four more Void Sect disciples died at the hands of their Wolf Fang Sect opponents, their corpses defiled by Demon Beasts.

Aside from Liu Hui, Qi Tian, and Diao Qing, only two Void Sect disciples were left, desperately trying to hold on.

The Wolf Fang Sect had already won five matches, meaning fifty percent of the shares in the Earth-level Spiritual Ore now belonged to them.

"Is this the younger generation of the Void Sect? So weak. They can’t even take a single blow!" The Wolf Fang Sect disciple who had just killed his opponent jeered, making no effort to conceal his contempt. Everyone present heard him.

"Hahaha, that’s right! Utterly pathetic! They’re all trash!"

The other four Wolf Fang Sect disciples who had won their matches quickly chimed in.

"I barely even tried, and he just fell over."

"What a disappointment. The Void Sect? Hah."

"I didn’t even get to finish my warm-up. Weaker than I ever imagined."

Everyone from the Void Sect trembled with rage, but they were powerless to do anything.

No matter how despicable the Wolf Fang Sect’s methods were, the fact remained that they had won, and they had done so without leaving any incriminating evidence.

"They’ve gone too far! This is an absolute outrage!" Ye Lei, already hot-tempered, was now seething with pent-up fury.

He wished he could turn back the clock two hundred years to his youth and fight in his disciples’ stead.

But that was impossible.

"Elder Ji, have them concede," Ye Lei said. Knowing defeat was certain, he couldn’t bear to watch any more disciples get killed.

Ji Lin nodded. But before he could speak, the two remaining disciples who were barely holding on were also ruthlessly struck down.

Seven of the ten matches were over, and every single one had ended in the death of a Void Sect disciple.

The bleak atmosphere caused rage to well up in Qi Tian and Diao Qing.

Their primary mission was to cripple Mo Qi and bring him before Wang Xinglong.

But as members of the Void Sect, they shared in its honor and its shame!

"Kill!"

Qi Tian and Diao Qing no longer held back, unleashing their full power as they threw themselves at their opponents.

Liu Hui felt very little attachment to the Void Sect, but even he could no longer stand to watch the Wolf Fang Sect’s insolent and tyrannical behavior.

A clean kill was one thing, but to wantonly mock and insult your defeated foe was just too much.

’In that case, I’ll win a victory for the Void Sect and claim a ten-percent share of the Spiritual Ore. I’ll consider it my repayment for the Sect’s favor over the years.’

Liu Hui released the suppression on his power and initiated his Dragon Transformation. His Cultivation surged from the Refining God Fifth Heaven to the Refining God Sixth Heaven.

This small breakthrough was a boon he’d gained during the Beast Tide.

"Come and fight!"

The short young man across from him was taken aback by Liu Hui’s aura, and his expression flickered.

But when he got a clear look at Liu Hui’s Cultivation, he sneered. "And here I thought you were something special. So you were just hiding your cultivation. Still, Refining God Sixth Heaven is far too weak."

He was the only Wolf Fang Sect disciple who hadn’t immediately released his Beast Pet. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

He felt Liu Hui’s Cultivation was too low to be worthy of it.

Although something about Liu Hui felt different, the young man didn’t believe he could be that strong.

Even bare-handed, without summoning his Beast Pet, he was confident he could crush him.

"Since you have a death wish, I’ll be happy to grant it."

The young man leaped, his body flashing forward, becoming a blur as he lunged toward Liu Hui.

Liu Hui lifted his foot and kicked hard at the empty air in front of him.

The blur vanished, and the young man stumbled out of thin air, his face a mask of disbelief.

"How did you see through my technique?"

Liu Hui didn’t answer. He couldn’t be bothered.

"Hmph! That was just a probe. This time, I’ll take your life!"

The young man snorted. Failing to finish Liu Hui in one move was a great loss of face for him.

He spread his arms, one forward and one back, drawing his body taut like a bowstring. Clenching his right hand into a fist, he put all the power of his core into a devastating punch aimed at Liu Hui.

The Power of Heaven and Earth grew violent, coalescing around the young man to form a storm of Spiritual Energy.

"Furious Dragon Fist!"

The young man roared. The storm of Spiritual Energy rapidly converged, forming a translucent, hundred-foot-long dragon. Baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, it charged toward Liu Hui with boundless might.

Liu Hui’s expression was odd. ’Furious Dragon Fist?’

’He’s seriously trying to play with dragons in front of me?’

He simply extended his index finger. A thread of Dragon Energy condensed at its tip, and he pointed it at the phantom dragon.

HISS!

Like a popped balloon, the phantom dragon instantly deflated, all of its power dissipating into nothing.

The young man was dumbfounded. His signature technique had been broken with a single finger!

It was unbelievable. Only two words echoed in his mind: ’Holy shit!’

It wasn’t that his Martial Technique was too weak, nor that Liu Hui was too strong. It was purely a matter of elemental suppression.

Trying to use a dragon technique in front of Liu Hui was like trying to teach a fish how to swim.

The power from Liu Hui’s finger didn’t dissipate. After popping the phantom dragon, it continued on toward the young man.

The young man, refusing to concede, raised his fist and struck out again.

BOOM!

The Dragon Energy collided with the young man’s fist, creating a massive explosion. The shockwave of residual Energy tore up the ground, sending dust and stone flying and drawing everyone’s attention.

"Hm? A bit interesting." Jin Quan gave it a single extra glance before looking away.

Ji Lin and the others, however, were on edge. Liu Hui was their most promising disciple. If even he lost, they would immediately terminate the competition and concede without hesitation.

"ROAR!"

The swirling dust and debris obscured everyone’s vision, but a beast’s roar suddenly erupted from within the cloud.

"Huh? He actually summoned his Beast Pet to deal with someone at the Refining God Sixth Heaven?" The few Wolf Fang Sect disciples who had already won looked surprised.

But they weren’t worried. On the contrary, they believed that with the Beast Pet summoned, the fight was as good as over. Liu Hui was a dead man.

「Meanwhile」 Qi Tian and Diao Qing were both locked in desperate battles.

Qi Tian was fighting a bald, gaunt young man and a Spirit Cat Demon Beast. The young man wielded a long halberd, engaging Qi Tian head-on, while the incredibly fast Spirit Cat Demon Beast constantly harassed him with sneak attacks.

Qi Tian had already been clawed by the Spirit Cat Demon Beast in no fewer than a hundred places and was covered in blood. He was steadily losing ground against the gaunt young man.

Diao Qing, on the other hand, was faring much better. He was locked in battle with an Ox Demon and a handsome, sword-wielding man.

Diao Qing had shed every trace of his scholarly demeanor. He was grinning from ear to ear, his face filled with a feral excitement.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

His combat instincts were superb. He always found the perfect moment to strike, bypassing the heavily-armored Ox Demon to attack the handsome man directly.

For the moment, Diao Qing actually had the upper hand.