King of Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 331: Chapter 329: Fighting the Champions Alone

Luo Tian hadn’t expected someone to deliver themselves to his doorstep the moment he finished his cultivation.

He hoped his opponent would be a Spirit List genius at the Half-step Earth Element Realm.

SWOOSH!

A graceful and beautiful figure was the first to rush into Luo Tian’s line of sight.

"Luo Tian, what are you doing here?"

Ning Xin was very surprised.

She knew a little about Luo Tian’s situation.

’Could it be? Did Luo Tian really encounter a powerful enemy and suffer heavy injuries, forcing him to recover at the edge of the arena?’

’If that’s the case, wouldn’t that mean I’ve doomed him?’

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

From behind, a tall man and a short man quickly gave chase.

"Where are you running, little beauty!"

"Hand over your Celestial Fate Qi obediently!"

The two men let out unrestrained laughter.

The elimination tournament was in its final moments. As long as the two of them could take down Ning Xin and split her Celestial Fate Qi, they would be able to advance.

The tall man thrust his long spear, creating a crimson point of light that tore through the air like a bolt of red lightning, stabbing toward Ning Xin.

"Not good!"

Ning Xin’s expression changed as she sensed the danger.

Luo Tian’s sudden appearance had distracted her, giving her pursuers an opening.

PFFT!

The crimson point of light streaked by like a brilliant flash of lightning, grazing Ning Xin’s leg and splashing a spray of blood.

Both the tall man and Ning Xin were at the Peak of the Ninth Layer of Spirit Sea Realm, but he was a veteran while she had just broken through. The difference in their strength was immense.

After injuring Ning Xin further, the smiles on the two men’s faces grew wider.

Just then, they saw Luo Tian not far ahead. Their smiles instantly froze, replaced by a wave of panic.

It was Luo Tian!

They were both geniuses cultivated by the Celestial Ring Alliance and were well aware of Luo Tian’s performance in the elimination tournament.

Luo Tian was the dark horse who had defeated several Half-step Earth Element Realm geniuses in a row!

Both of them were at the Peak of the Ninth Layer of Spirit Sea Realm; they were definitely no match for Luo Tian.

But in the next moment, their expressions calmed down.

There were two widely accepted theories about Luo Tian’s sudden disappearance.

First: Luo Tian had been eliminated.

Second: Luo Tian was severely injured and had no choice but to go into hiding.

’From the looks of it now, it must be the second one!’

"As long as we can take down Luo Tian, the two of us will make a name for ourselves!"

"If we kick Luo Tian out, Jiang Daoyun will even give us a reward!"

The tall and short man were suddenly incredibly excited.

"Luo Tian, let’s team up,"

Ning Xin said to Luo Tian.

’Even if Luo Tian’s injuries are severe, he should still have some fighting power left. If we team up, there’s still hope!’

"Team up?"

Luo Tian looked puzzled.

He couldn’t muster any interest in dealing with two cultivators at the Peak of the Ninth Layer of Spirit Sea Realm. Teaming up would make it even more boring.

"Let’s attack together!"

The tall and short man erupted with True Qi, their auras surging forward like a torrential wave.

Feeling that vast and astonishing aura, Ning Xin felt a sense of powerlessness. "Those two weren’t even using their full strength just now!"

Both men were Spirit List geniuses, elites among those at the Peak of the Ninth Layer of Spirit Sea Realm. They indeed hadn’t taken a minor character like Ning Xin seriously.

But against Luo Tian, they didn’t dare to be the least bit careless.

"The two of us together are even stronger than the Spirit Flower Dual Swords!"

The corners of the tall man’s mouth curled up as his long spear transformed into a crimson electric serpent, streaking through the air with a piercing shriek!

The short man unleashed a fierce chop with his saber, sending a six-to-seven-meter-tall golden blade of light plowing a trench in the ground as it shot toward Luo Tian!

Facing the two excited men, Luo Tian wore an expression of utter boredom.

SWISH!

Luo Tian activated the Wind Manipulation Technique, his body blurring into an afterimage as he took the initiative and closed the distance.

At the same time, he activated his Nether Dragon Divine Vein. A vast vortex of ethereal blue Cold Mist swept out.

It was as if a storm of Cold Current had descended upon the world, its chill seeping into the very bones.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

A torrent of dark, icy energy engulfed the two men with unstoppable force.

The chill vanished, the gale dissipated, and Luo Tian appeared behind them, his hands clasped behind his back.

But the two men had already been turned into ice sculptures, frozen stiff and unable to move!

"Not bad!"

Luo Tian was very satisfied with the improvement in his Nether Dragon Divine Vein’s Cold Power.

An ordinary cultivator at the Peak of the Ninth Layer of Spirit Sea Realm had almost no resistance to a Martial Vein Power at close range.

"You... you’re not injured!"

The tall man, frozen in place, spoke with great difficulty, his shock absolute.

Everyone had guessed wrong!

Luo Tian was neither eliminated nor seriously injured!

And Luo Tian’s strength seemed even greater than the rumors suggested. The two of them hadn’t even touched a single hair on his head before being frozen into ice sculptures!

Moreover, within that Cold Power, there was a tyrannical force that snuffed out life energy, rapidly weakening them, lowering their resistance, and making it impossible to break free.

"This..."

Ning Xin was also stunned.

"Senior Sister Ning, you can take the Celestial Fate Qi from them,"

Luo Tian said to Ning Xin.

"Luo Tian, these are opponents you defeated. How could I take..."

Ning Xin hesitated.

"I don’t need it anymore," Luo Tian said nonchalantly.

Ning Xin didn’t refuse again. With the current glow of her Celestial Fate Qi, she likely wouldn’t make it into the top two hundred.

She unceremoniously took the two men’s Genius Orders and plundered all the Celestial Fate Qi within.

BUZZ!

Ning Xin’s Genius Order bloomed with a dazzling golden light.

The amount of Celestial Fate Qi she had plundered was more than what she originally had. With this level of brilliance, getting into the top two hundred wouldn’t be a problem.

"You can recover from your injuries here. I’m going to go have some more fun."

After saying that, Luo Tian headed toward the center of the arena.

"Have some fun?"

Ning Xin’s expression was a bit dazed.

Everyone else was taking this seriously, fighting with all their might, but to Luo Tian, it was just for fun.

...

After a period of closed-door cultivation, Luo Tian had improved in all aspects and planned to find another strong opponent to test himself against.

’The top twenty of the Celestial Pride Conference is getting closer and closer...’

Luo Tian’s fighting spirit burned intensely.

He hadn’t walked for long before he stopped.

’Why do I feel like the Crow is getting closer...’

’Isn’t the Crow supposed to be watching from the outside?’

Only the geniuses participating in the Celestial Pride Conference could enter the arena, and Luo Tian hadn’t brought the Crow in with him. So he had never considered the possibility that the Crow would be in the arena.

But at this moment, he felt the faint, telepathic connection with the Crow growing stronger and stronger.

"CAW CAW CAW, you ugly freaks are courting death! This god is going to curse you!"

The Crow shrieked, preparing to use its ability.

But there were too many pursuers below—thirty to forty of them. Their attacks were dense, and the Crow would get injured if it was the slightest bit careless, giving it no opportunity to use its ability.

"Attack quickly, don’t let it sing!"

The man with the folding fan shouted.

They had already experienced the Crow’s ghastly wailing. It was so earth-shattering and terrifying that it had nearly allowed it to escape.

That was precisely why everyone was pursuing it so relentlessly. They absolutely could not let the Crow sing again.

But suddenly.

"CAW!"

The Crow let out an incomparably shrill cry. The crowd felt their eardrums vibrate, and a numbness spread through their bodies!

The Crow in the sky was staring intently at a tall, straight-backed youth not far away, looking as if it had seen a ghost.

’What the hell? Wasn’t I in the Southern Domain? How did I run into this kid!’

The Crow was dumbfounded.

It had indeed been in the Southern Domain before, but it had been captured and brought back to the Central Domain.

"Hm? You’re... the Ugly Bird?"

Luo Tian stared at the Crow, completely surprised. He almost didn’t recognize it.

Because right now, the Crow was enveloped in a golden radiance, making it look very impressive and domineering.

"No, this god is not your Spirit Pet!"

The Crow shook its head frantically and immediately turned to flee.

"..."

After hearing that, Luo Tian was certain.

"It’s Luo Tian!"

The thirty or forty geniuses chasing the Crow all stared over in unison!

Who didn’t know of Luo Tian’s fame from the first day of the elimination tournament?

Geniuses from many major factions had searched for him, wanting to plunder his Celestial Fate Qi!

But Luo Tian had vanished into thin air for two days. No one expected him to suddenly appear in the final moments of the tournament!

"Young Master Hai, the Celestial Fate Qi on Luo Tian seems to be even greater than that Crow’s!"

A woman in a red dress said to the man with the folding fan.

The Crow flew high in the sky and possessed a bizarre evasive ability, making it very difficult to hunt down.

Comparatively, she felt Luo Tian would be easier to deal with.

Should they continue hunting the Crow, or turn to plunder Luo Tian’s Celestial Fate Qi? The crowd looked toward the "man with the folding fan" and the "one-armed big man."

The man with the folding fan, "Young Master Hai," was a Core Disciple of Bishui Palace, ranked fiftieth on the Spirit List! It was said he was also the cousin of the "Extreme Ice Fairy," a prodigy from the Northern Domain.

The one-armed big man was an elite genius cultivated by the Celestial Ring Alliance and a good friend of Jiang Daoyun.

"Ugly Bird, where are you going? Get back here!"

Seeing the Crow still trying to run, Luo Tian immediately shouted.

The Crow had no choice but to obediently return. Luo Tian controlled the Creation Celestial Book, which was its bane!

’Sigh, how is this god’s luck so bad? I was clearly living it up in the Southern Domain, so how did I get captured and dragged back to the Central Domain, only to randomly run into this kid again...’

The Crow sighed internally.

"Ugly Bird, you have a Curse Ability?"

Luo Tian asked.

The Crow shivered. It had let it slip just now, and Luo Tian had actually heard it.

The thirty to forty people on the other side were all stunned as they watched the exchange between Luo Tian and the Crow.

So that bizarre Crow was actually Luo Tian’s Spirit Pet!

’Perfect. No need to choose anymore. We’ll catch them all in one fell swoop!’

Young Master Hai and the one-armed big man exchanged a look and nodded slightly!

The total amount of Celestial Fate Qi on Luo Tian and the Crow was enormous. If they could plunder it all, it would allow many of them to advance past the elimination tournament!

"The elimination tournament is about to end! Let’s make our move!"

Young Master Hai shouted, leading several geniuses from Bishui Palace.

The one-armed big man also charged out with several disciples from the Celestial Ring Alliance.

The remaining majority were temporary additions, mostly Independent Martial Artists with cultivation levels ranging from the Eighth to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.

"Kill!"

A total of thirty-five people charged out, their combined momentum terrifyingly fierce!

Luo Tian’s expression hardened.

The number of enemies was truly staggering, almost intimidating.

But half of them had cultivation levels below the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm and posed no threat to him. The only real threats were the three geniuses at the Half-step Earth Element Realm, with Young Master Hai and the one-armed big man being the strongest!

Luo Tian was here to find strong opponents to hone his skills against anyway. He steeled his heart and decided to stay and fight!

"Crow, support me!"

Luo Tian wasn’t being arrogant.

With so many enemies, he couldn’t possibly fight them all alone. The Crow’s support was essential.

"No problem! I’ll make sure to teach this bunch of ugly freaks a harsh lesson!"

A sharp light gleamed in the Crow’s eyes.

These damn human ants had been chasing it for a long time. It was also because of these ants that it had fallen into Luo Tian’s hands again.

The Crow hated Young Master Hai and the one-armed big man to the bone.

"Unleash!"

At Luo Tian’s roar, the dark, glowing scales on his back flickered. A vast, tyrannical expanse of dark mist was instantly released, forming a vortex that enveloped an area dozens of meters wide!

From within the vortex of Cold Mist came an abyssal, icy suction and a low dragon’s roar.

The moment the Divine Vein activated, the thirty to forty people on the other side felt a chill run through them. Their minds trembled, stunned by the might Luo Tian was now exuding.

"Such powerful Martial Vein Power! This kid probably defeated Dissection Saber of the Spirit List of the Seventy-Two with his real strength!"

The one-armed big man’s gaze sharpened.

"Indeed! To possess such combat strength at the Eighth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm is truly frightening!"

"But it’s a pity. He ran into us, so he’s destined to be eliminated and won’t make it to the second round!"

Young Master Hai showed a smile of regret and pity.