Chapter 868: Chapter 867: The Person Worshipped_1
The Unparalleled Halberd King stood nine feet tall, every muscle exaggeratedly defined, stretching his loose warrior’s robe taut. His halberd was a full ten feet long. Facing him was like confronting a humanoid tyrannosaur; his mere presence was enough to crush any will to fight.
In the previous two rounds, two Ninth Tier Earth Immortals had almost lost their souls with fear upon seeing him and chose to concede immediately.
Death came in many forms, some painless. But in the hands of the Unparalleled Halberd King, he would slowly dismantle your skeleton, torturing you in excruciating pain until you met your end.
Thus, in the eyes of the people of the Martial World, the Unparalleled Halberd King was the most terrifying among all the Earth Immortals in Rainbow State.
In contrast, Shi Xiaole might be sharp, but he lacked the awe-inspiring presence, and although he had indeed killed the Camel Mountain Knife King with a single sword strike, the Unparalleled Halberd King had achieved such power several years ago.
So no matter from the perspective of the scene or momentum, the Unparalleled Halberd King weighed far more heavily.
"If this kid is smart, he should concede immediately, else he won’t just die, he will suffer immensely before his death, heh heh heh."
Duan Changge laughed cruelly.
Except for him, probably no one knew the real strength of the Unparalleled Halberd King. In his view, among those present, only the Sentimental Sword King was worthy to be the Unparalleled Halberd King’s opponent, let alone a Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor.
As for Zhan Liye, he might stand a chance if he used the move that killed the Ninth Dark Fist King, but it would at most bring him to a draw, defeating him was impossible.
"Senior Sister, what do you think Shi Young Master will choose?"
Qu Ni asked with concern.
"He should choose to fight."
Pei Qiuyan answered without hesitation.
She couldn’t imagine Shi Xiaole yielding; the word ’yield’ seemed out of place in his dictionary.
The fear was that the sword strike that killed the Camel Mountain Knife King was Shi Xiaole’s full force to intimidate the masses. In that case, the chances of beating the Unparalleled Halberd King were slim. But even if it wasn’t his full effort, he likely used up eighty to ninety percent of his strength.
After all, it was just poor timing for Shi Xiaole; he had too little time.
"So, it seems you have no intention of conceding."
The Unparalleled Halberd King stared at Shi Xiaole for a long time, his lips forming a smile like that of a hunter spotting prey.
"You don’t have the qualifications to make me concede."
Shi Xiaole said.
"Heh, I hope your arrogance isn’t unfounded."
Besides a Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor, no one could make the Unparalleled Halberd King step back, not even the Sentimental Sword King. Seeing Shi Xiaole act so recklessly, the Unparalleled Halberd King laughed out loud, swung his ten-foot halberd, and smashed it forward fiercely.
Boom!!
The gale created by the halberd was fiercer than a force eight typhoon, and the halberd’s edge was faster than the wind, like a divine weapon of world destruction falling from the sky, tearing through the gales, enveloping the surrounding kilometer where Shi Xiaole stood in tumultuous waves of light.
"So powerful!"
Those present were startled.
This move was even more potent than the strike with which Shi Xiaole had killed the Camel Mountain Knife King, and this was just a casual move from the Unparalleled Halberd King; how strong was his real power?
The Sentimental Sword King focused intently. Although the probability was small, he could not guarantee he wouldn’t face the Unparalleled Halberd King next. It was the perfect opportunity to gauge his opponent’s true capacity, hoping that the Azure-clothed Sword King would hold up.
Before the cries of shock had faded, the waves of light were split in two by a sword Qi. The sword Qi seemed to suffer no depletion, continuing unstoppably to slice toward the Unparalleled Halberd King, who was preparing to see how Shi Xiaole would respond.
Clang!
In a hasty defense, the Unparalleled Halberd King constructed a three-foot-thick light screen of Vigorous Air in front of him, strong enough to withstand most Ninth Tier Earth Immortals.
The light had barely flared when it was sliced through like tofu by the sword Qi. The sword’s force penetrated the halberd, flooding into the Unparalleled Halberd King like countless sharp spikes, wantonly churning his skin and muscles.
"Get lost, Arrogant World Divine Boulder Technique!"
Caught off guard by the ferocity of Shi Xiaole’s attack, the Unparalleled Halberd King’s complexion changed dramatically as he frantically channeled his full power.
Spirals of Vigorous Air materialized out of nowhere, hovering over one hundred and thirty-six of the Unparalleled Halberd King’s acupoints. As the spirals spun rapidly, they stirred the surrounding space like water, expelling traces of sword Qi.
"I underestimated him."
The Unparalleled Halberd King’s expression darkened. Breaking through both his offensive and defensive Vigorous Air indicated that Shi Xiaole’s strike just now was at least thirty percent stronger than the one that had killed the Camel Mountain Knife King.
In other words, he had only used seventy percent of his power, no, perhaps even less. If his own strength had not been so formidable, he would have been deceived.
I want to see how deep your waters run.
With a burgeoning battle spirit in his chest, the Unparalleled Halberd King swung his arm, his halberd piercing the air, pulling along a cone-shaped wake of fiery sparks. This was not a halberd technique, but the result of the friction between the halberd and the void, each strike capable of severely wounding a lower-tier Earth Immortal.
With the power of the halberd bolstered by the Arrogant World Divine Boulder Technique, it was like cleaving the heavens and earth asunder. Even through the peak Void Origin Realm Array System, it sent shivers down the Earth Immortals watching.
"To deal with him, thirty percent of my strength is more than enough."
Many thought Shi Xiaole had used seventy or eighty percent of his strength, yet he hadn’t even exerted thirty percent, and it was less than thirty percent without his trump card being factored in.
At this moment, Shi Xiaole had no desire to show more. The opponents to come were stronger one after the other, conserving strength was the smartest move.
Elevating his power to thirty percent, Shi Xiaole’s expression was indifferent as he lifted his sword diagonally upwards, the sword Qi shaped like an arc of aqua-colored spring water, dyeing most of the arena in the same hue.
Hiss!
The seemingly indestructible, magnificent lance brilliance was cut in two by the sword qi, proving to be not much stronger than a flimsy piece of paper.
The Unparalleled Halberd King’s face was filled with shock as he desperately tried to use his strength to force it back together, but the gentle-looking sword qi of Flowing Rain was terrifyingly sharp at that moment, seemingly condensed from a level-ten storm that swept through heaven and earth, bursting forth in an instant.
Clang...
A figure flew out at high speed, frantically trying to stabilize himself, barely avoiding collision with the light screen behind the arena, but his body swayed left and right, his complexion turning red—it was none other than the Unparalleled Halberd King.
"This is impossible!"
Witnessing this scene, Duan Changge couldn’t help but scream.
He couldn’t accept that his brother, so brave and peerless, was being pressured in just two or three moves by someone younger, whose initial strength didn’t seem much higher than his own.
Even the Sentimental Sword King could not possibly possess such strength.
Why, why did what he couldn’t even dare to dream of happen to someone else? How unfair of the heavens!
"Is this really Young Master Shi?"
Qu Ni had been dumbfounded for a while.
From the first sword that caught the Unparalleled Halberd King off guard, she realized she had never truly understood that young man in azure clothes, or rather, no one in the Martial World of Rainbow State had ever truly understood him.
Everyone thought his talent was comparable to the three giants, but in truth, his demonstrated prowess completely surpassed them.
They thought they had overestimated him enough, but in the end, it turned out to be a joke.
Shi Xiaole was like an iceberg, always revealing only a part; deeper levels remained hidden under the sea, and even though it was just the visible part, he was already peerless in the current age—at least for now.
"I wonder, what fraction of your strength is this?"
Pei Qiuyan had never admired anyone as much as she did now, and admiration wasn’t suitable—it was more of complete respect and worship. Such a person was meant to be worshipped, wasn’t he?
As numerous thoughts intertwined among the crowd, Shi Xiaole on the arena began to show a glint of sharpness. While the Unparalleled Halberd King still hadn’t stabilized, his second sword was already on its way.
Having reached the half-step to Supreme Martial Arts, his Wind Sword Way, at eighty percent of the mid-stage, was as powerful as ninety percent of the mid-stage of top-level martial arts, and that was just the might. Not to mention the increased speed, coupled with the unrivaled Vigorous Air, Shi Xiaole was completely overwhelming the Unparalleled Halberd King.
"Tyrant Halberd Stabbing Sky!"
"King Halberd Destroyer!"
Thud, thud, thud.
The Unparalleled Halberd King retreated again and again, finally unable to endure, spewing out a mouthful of vital blood. He had never seen such a person, who could always predict his moves one step ahead, forcing him to execute his attacks improperly, unable to unleash even half his usual power.
It was as if he were a bug trapped in a spider’s web, slowly being devoured.
"You think you’ve won? You’re the one who will die."
With a click, the Unparalleled Halberd King suddenly pressed a switch on his halberd, and it broke apart to reveal a half-zhang short halberd, from which a bloody and tyrannical aura whistled out.
"A mid-grade Spiritual Weapon, and it’s a top-tier mid-grade Spiritual Weapon!"
Many in the audience looked on with heated gazes.
Even the most powerful Earth Immortals of the Ninth Tier rarely possessed a mid-grade Spiritual Weapon; such weaponry was reserved for the Martial Emperors of the Void Origin Realm. Although the weapon forging legacy of Rainbow State was not lost, the cost of crafting a mid-grade Spiritual Weapon was too great, and the process could easily fail.
Therefore, without being the core members of a top sect, it was virtually impossible to own one.
People guessed that the Unparalleled Halberd King must possess a mid-grade Spiritual Weapon, but seeing it in person, they couldn’t help but feel a mix of envy and jealousy.
"Slaughter Halberd Chaotic World!"
Wielding the mid-grade Spiritual Halberd, the Unparalleled Halberd King’s momentum surged, his eyes filled with a fierce light as he smashed towards Shi Xiaole, shaking the entire arena with a booming sound.
But a comet-like sword qi was even faster, preemptively stopping the Unparalleled Halberd King’s killing move.
"Die!"
During the clash of sword and halberd, the Unparalleled Halberd King suddenly burst into a mad laughter as he flicked a hexagonal dart from his left sleeve. The hexagonal dart swelled with the wind, shooting out hundreds of yellow fine needles.
This was a secret weapon brought by the ancestors of the Duan family from the outside world, each yellow fine needle a low-grade Spiritual Weapon. The speed at which it shot out in an instant made it nearly impossible to avoid at short range, even for an Invincible Earth Immortal.
Of course, the Unparalleled Halberd King wouldn’t wish to waste such a mighty weapon; he had intended to use it against the Sentimental Sword King, but now he had no choice.
Hahaha, what good is being strong? The last one to laugh is the true victor. Looking at Shi Xiaole, the Unparalleled Halberd King cruelly smiled.
"So it’s the ’Flowing Rain’ from Tang Sect’s Hundred Secret Weapons."
The fame of the Flowing Rain dart was not unknown to Shi Xiaole; they said it could slay an Invincible Earth Immortal. Unfortunately for the Unparalleled Halberd King, avoiding it was not too difficult for Shi Xiaole.
His mental power radiating out, Shi Xiaole easily threaded through the yellow fine needles. With a flash of sword light, he sheathed his sword as he landed.
"No, no..."
A ring of blood opened around his neck, the Unparalleled Halberd King’s eyes widened in disbelief as his body separated.
