Chapter 1234: Chapter 1232: Comprehending the Power of Sky Origin
"The gap is too large, Miaojiang has only sent four people up and they have wiped out all the people from South Sea."
Defeating South Sea had at one point filled the experts from East Victory with joy, thinking they had a great chance of securing the ultimate victory, but now, all they felt was a heavy pressure in their hearts.
The overall quality displayed by Miaojiang was simply too strong.
Among the three giants, the three from Miaojiang were clearly half a notch better than those from South Sea, and with the Chi Evil Great Witch wielding the Witch God Sun-drawing Bow, no one could control him.
Based on the analysis of the previous battles, it would take the three elders of Wind and Dust along with the master of Demon Blade, Flying Horse Emperor, plus a Heaven King level character to possibly eliminate the three giants of Miaojiang.
In the end, only Che Renzhong or Shi Xiaole would be left.
However, on Miaojiang’s side, there were still the peer-level Scorpion Lady and Black Abyss Elder!
The final round was destined to be a tougher, deadlier battle than the previous one.
At this moment, the people of South Sea were in no mood to consider anything else. They only knew that they had lost, becoming the bottom of the three factions.
"Impossible, how could this be?"
"Hahaha, what a joke..."
Not to mention the likes of Thousand Swords Emperor and Heavenly Martial Emperor, even the six legends were somewhat dazed and found it hard to accept this result. They could not even imagine how the martial world would view them or how this battle would be written about once the news spread back to South Sea.
Their ten people would be cursed by countless descendants for generations to come!
Crack, crack.
Xuanyuan Lang’s forehead bulged with veins, his body brimming with killing intent. If possible, he wished he could immediately tear up the previous agreement; with the six giants joining forces, who would they fear?
But they couldn’t.
Although he was a master of the Fake Sky Origin Realm, he wasn’t so powerful as to disregard the backlash of violating an oath.
Moreover, later they would have to combine their forces to personally deliver the land of Fate to the victors’ region. Just thinking about this made Xuanyuan Lang so angry that he felt his chest might explode.
"At least Miaojiang is stronger."
If he had to choose, Xuanyuan Lang would rather have Miaojiang win. His enemies were all in the East Victory Camp; Wind Wave Ancestor, Shi Xiaole, one day, I will make you pay the price!
Two rays of light shot out from the Fate Stele.
The final battle began, and the ultimate victor would smoothly win the land of Fate for their faction, enjoying the Fortunate Fate for all eternity.
Representing East Victory was Qin Elder, and opposite him was Ghost Blade Great Witch.
Licking his lips, a hint of wariness appeared in the eyes of Ghost Blade Great Witch.
Without considering divine weapons, he suspected that Qin Elder’s strength might not be weaker than Great Battles Emperor and Chi Evil Great Witch, perhaps even stronger by a hair, thus he had to be cautious.
"Ghost Month!"
With a leap, Ghost Blade Great Witch directly used his killing move, hurling a dark crescent blade aura that was constantly weakened and pierced by the zither’s music.
"Sword and Zither Domain!"
Qin Elder plucked the fifth string.
Clang!
A virtual mushroom cloud exploded, engulfing Ghost Blade Great Witch.
A blade light split the mushroom cloud, and Ghost Blade Great Witch burst out, covered in bloody holes. Although his appearance was wretched, this alone was enough to prove that his strength was above Xuanyuan Lang’s and not inferior to Wind Wave Ancestor and the like.
Be mindful that back in Lingkong Mountain Range, the reason why Qin Elder had to use a secret technique to severely injure Xuanyuan Lang wasn’t a lack of strength, but rather the great distance between them and because he had to rescue Shi Xiaole, he had no choice but to do so.
"Defeated!"
As soon as Ghost Blade Great Witch rushed out, Qin Elder, without even looking, used the "Sword and Zither Domain" a second time.
"Moonfall to Earth!"
A resolute look flashed across, and Ghost Blade Great Witch used a suicidal move, severely wounding Qin Elder with a great hole in his chest as he faced defeat.
"Carefree Viewing of Flowers!"
Taking the place of Ghost Blade Great Witch was Poison Flower Great Witch.
Due to frequent clashes in the past few years, she no longer smiled. She pushed her power to the limit, and a hundred-yard dark flower bloomed at her feet, its layers of fragrance rushing towards the spiritual sea of Qin Elder.
"The zither is my heart, I go with ease."
As his fingers plucked the strings, the zither music retracted inward, forming countless spiritual barriers in front of Qin Elder. Only part of the fragrance rushed in.
With a cold snort, Poison Flower Great Witch dared not approach and swung her black wooden ruyi, surrounding Qin Elder with thousands of flawers, each bearing deadly poison.
Boom, boom, boom...
The flowers shattered, and Qin Elder finally moved. His body technique was several times faster than the speed of sound; before the zither music arrived, he was already in front of Poison Flower Great Witch, striking out with a single palm.
Bang!
Shadows shattered as Poison Flower Great Witch had already transported herself elsewhere, but even she was a bit slower and felt a numbness in her arm from the force.
"This old man is really troublesome."
Poison Flower Great Witch’s expression turned cold. With Miaojiang already losing the first round, she could not afford to lose, and she dared not lose. Not rushing to determine a victor, Poison Flower Great Witch adopted a hit-and-run strategy to simultaneously wear down Qin Elder and aggravate his injuries.
Seeing this, Qin Elder sighed helplessly, and resolutely activated a life-draining secret technique, employing the "Life-Death Zheng Domain." Unfortunately, his prior serious injury and his power not being at its peak greatly reduced the effectiveness of this move.
In the end, Poison Flower Great Witch won a hard fight.
Taking over from Qin Elder was the blind old man.
Strictly speaking, the strength of the blind old man might not be much less than Qin Elder’s. Among the three elders of Wind and Dust, two were skilled in attacking, one in defending, and their strength all ranked among the top giants, which was also the biggest reason the other two regions did not dare to cause trouble.
However, defeating Poison Flower Great Witch was not going to be easy. After a drawn-out struggle, although the blind old man won, he too suffered serious injuries.
The third person from Miaojiang to take the stage was a king-level expert.
By the time the blind old man defeated his opponent, he was completely spent.
The fourth to act was still a king-level expert. Shaking his head, the blind old man had no choice but to use the "Together to the Yellow Springs" technique, leaving the scene while also leaving the expert half-dead.
The master of the Demon Blade made quick work of the battle.
"The expenditure is almost up."
In Miaojiang’s camp, Chi Evil Great Witch took the stage leisurely, his face bearing a cold sneer.
Despite Miaojiang having lost two leaders, two emperor-level masters, in his view, the initial objective had been achieved.
All he had to do was to not make a mistake, defeat the Heavenly Destiny Divine Fortune Teller and the two divine weapon owners of East Victory, and perhaps wear down a Heaven King. The rest could be left to others.
It should be noted that they still had Scorpion Lady and Black Abyss Elder in their arsenal, a depth of lineup that South Sea simply couldn’t match.
And with his strength rivaling that of the Great Battles Emperor, achieving his goal wouldn’t be difficult.
"Get lost!"
Pulling the Witch God Moon-drawing Bow twice in succession, Chi Evil Great Witch shot down the master of the Demon Blade.
The Flying Horse Emperor met the same fate.
But both of them had successfully withstood four waves of divine weapon attacks.
Next to take the stage from East Victory was, of course, the Heavenly Destiny Divine Fortune Teller.
"Heavenly Destiny Xinluo!"
The eight trigrams copper plate spun rapidly, creating a kaleidoscopic light curtain.
Crackling sounds!
To everyone’s astonishment, the combined might of Chi Evil Great Witch and the Witch God Moon-drawing Bow didn’t easily shatter the defensive light curtain. It stalled for a moment before surging forward.
By this time, the Heavenly Destiny Divine Fortune Teller had already used "Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Escape" to withdraw. Although he was also grazed by the blast and injured, he somehow endured the first wave.
The second wave.
The third wave.
The Heavenly Destiny Divine Fortune Teller lived up to his reputation as the strongest defender among the leaders, holding out till the third wave before his body was blasted apart by an arrow.
"Old Liar, you sure can hold out, better than me."
The blind elder said.
The Heavenly Destiny Divine Fortune Teller gave a wry smile and said with implication, "Unable to withstand even three moves, if a true Sky Origin Realm master appears, no one in this world could contend."
Qin Elder said, "Why think so far ahead? The most pressing concern now is how to win the duel."
All three elders fell silent.
The situation was far from optimistic. Now that they had fallen in succession, both the master of the Demon Blade and the Flying Horse Emperor had lost their qualifications to continue. Of the remaining five, their hopes could only lie on Che Renzhong and Shi Xiaole.
If the two of them failed to defeat Chi Evil Great Witch, Scorpion Lady, and Black Abyss Elder, then their loss was certain.
However, two against three was easier said than done, and victory wasn’t even guaranteed against Scorpion Lady and Black Abyss Elder alone.
The battle had reached its most crucial moment.
According to the prearranged order, the Undying Ancestor was about to enter the fray when he was stopped by another.
"Shi Xiaole, what are you doing?"
The Undying Ancestor was somewhat puzzled.
"I’m going."
Shi Xiaole said.
"No, you are the main force remaining. How can you enter the fray at this time?"
"Don’t be impulsive!"
"You stay at the back."
Several around him tried to dissuade him.
While it’s true that Shi Xiaole possesses the martial arts of life and death, in terms of recovery strength, he may not be stronger than the Undying Ancestor. It would be the most logical choice to let the latter wear down the greatly weakened Chi Evil Great Witch.
"I won’t be reckless, but please trust me."
Shi Xiaole’s desire to join the fray was not entirely for the sake of the others. A greater reason was his wish to personally experience the power of the Sky Origin Realm, which would be very beneficial for his future path.
He didn’t want to miss such an opportunity!
As for whether he would cause East Victory to lose their chance of victory, he wasn’t bragging. With the martial arts of life and death he now possessed, defeating the greatly weakened Chi Evil Great Witch and a Heaven King-level master would pose no problem.
As if understanding something, the Heavenly Destiny Divine Fortune Teller said, "Don’t persuade him any longer, Brother Shi has never been one to act rashly. Let him go."
With the leader speaking out, the others found it hard to object further, all hesitant and silent.
Swooping onto the inner ring, Shi Xiaole stood a kilometer away from Chi Evil Great Witch.
"Such audacity!"
Chi Evil Great Witch narrowed his eyes, clearly not expecting Shi Xiaole to show up. His astonishment was mixed with boundless anger.
He didn’t think that Shi Xiaole was there simply to wear him down like the Undying Ancestor might have done; perhaps, Shi Xiaole also harbored thoughts of defeating him, which was simply preposterous!
"Die!"
With the remaining power only enough to pull the Witch God Moon-drawing Bow once more, but that was enough. Chi Evil Great Witch, without hesitation, drew the bowstring, and the world suddenly darkened.
Thud!
Shi Xiaole had no time to block, nor was he given the chance to do so; he felt as if his entire body had been struck by a mountain, exploding from the middle, with the mighty force spreading outwards, shattering his arms and legs all the way up to his neck, where the power finally exhausted itself.
"Is this the power of the Sky Origin? Indeed, it is a level above Vigorous Air."
To breakthrough to the Sky Origin Realm, one must fuse the Spiritual Path with martial arts. Thus, Shi Xiaole had reason to believe that the Sky Origin Power was also a combination of Vigorous Air and spiritual force.
Only those who reached the extreme in both aspects could step into that realm.
Silently analyzing the makeup of the Sky Origin Power, Shi Xiaole seemed to have an epiphany. The next moment, his Life-Death martial arts activated, and his body visibly began to regenerate at a noticeable pace.
