"I surrender! Don't you dare send down those weapons!" Kuci's voice echoed throughout the whole base of the southern mountain.
An eerie silence engulfed both the Immortal Shadow Sect and the Immortal Palace Sect as both sides tried their best to understand what they had just witnessed. Even though many of them had considered Yoze to be a strong martial artist and even praised him somewhat for being able to quickly take out Lebra, they hadn't considered the possibility that another immortal cultivator could lose.
This was no longer a matter of not being prepared to battle against a martial artist or not taking action as soon as possible to not give them a chance to act. The moment Kuci fell into the defensive position, as soon as the battle started, everyone knew that he was in a bad position.
While the Shadow Armor that Kuci wore had amazing properties and could absorb everything, everyone was observant enough to see its weakness. The temperature of the suit of armor would increase with the more attacks it ate up and the stronger the attacks were.
Meaning that against opponents that were simply too powerful, Shadow Armor couldn't provide as much value. Instead, it would act as a means to cook the user alive and turn them into ash for a chance to live a few seconds longer.
So to see that Yoze was once again able to gain the upper hand and force Kuci into absorbing his attacks was only bad news. However, once Kuci summoned his Shadow Castle and created a large wall surrounding him completely, everyone breathed a small sigh of relief.
With the Shadow Castle activated, it limited Yoze's options of attack and would force him to spend more time trying to break through. If he had chosen that path, Kuci would have had enough time to come up with countermeasures for Yoze's speed.
Some people even predicted that in this scenario, Kuci would use a common spell called Eye Of Insight. This spell was inside the collection of all immortal sects and thus was one of the first spells many Immortal cultivators would buy with their points.
The reason for its popularity was that not only did this spell increase reaction speed, but it also had the function of easily being improved and adapted for each user. Meaning that the Eye of Insight was the first spell many Immortal Cultivators would spend their time improving and adapting for themselves.
So it was common knowledge that the stronger the immortal cultivator became, the better their Eye of Insights usually were. For someone who reached the peak of the Crystal Brain realm, many assumed that his Eye of Insight would be strong enough to track Yoze.
At that time, not only would he have developed a plan, he could even react to each of Yoze's moves and attacks. For most Immortal Cultivators, this resulted in a situation where Yoze would have an extremely small chance of being able to turn this situation around.
However, a small few, who also used shadow weapons, knew that taking this path would guarantee that Yoze would have lost due to one simple fact. While Shadow Castle couldn't absorb attacks like Kuci's Shadow Armor, it could redistribute the force.
So Yoze would have to use his most powerful attacks to have a chance of breaking through the Shadow Walls; if he didn't, he would even leave a scratch and would be unable to break it all. With the additional time spent on breaking that spell, Kuci could have reduced the temperature of his Shadow Armor and thus be at peak performance by the time he had to deal with Yoze.
With all those compounding variables, everyone in their right mind knew that as long as Yoze wasn't dumb, he would try to attack from above. What they didn't expect was that even when Yoze was trapped in the sky with nowhere to dodge, he still destroyed Kuci, forcing him to surrender.
"Doesn't this mean that only the top immortal cultivators could defeat Yoze? Even with preparation, any immortal cultivator beneath the peak Crystal Brain stands no chance."
No one knew who said it, but a grim face covered the entire audience when the silent truth was spoken. Regardless of whether they were from the Immortal Shadow Sect or the Immortal Palace Sect, they all wanted Yoze to lose at this point.
His continuous victories made it seem that martial arts were stronger than immortal cultivation. They had poured their heart, sweat, and tears for decades as they believed that this was the only path to becoming strong.
Recognizing that Yoze only used martial arts to trounce powerful immortal cultivators meant that what they considered the only path wasn't true. That even martial arts could make one powerful even though they had always believed that they were superior.
As many knew, class could both divide and unite people, so the moment that everyone saw other Immortal Cultivators being squashed by a lower class of power, they felt as if they were also being beaten. If it wasn't for the fact that the Immortal Cultivators on the Immortal Palace Sect side didn't want to anger the immortal that had sent Yoze over, they would have told him to step down.
"Ahahaha! Look at this, the battles are getting everyone excited, and their blood is beginning to boil. The other immortals and I don't want to see this momentum end, so the next person from the Immortal Shadow Sect must step up in the next three seconds!"
Contrary to the Immortal Cultivators, who felt that their pride was being stepped on, the strange announcer flew out of the obsidian platform roaring in laughter. Strangely, the moment everyone heard it, they literally felt their blood beginning to boil.
At the same time, their hearts raced as the pure emotions that everyone possessed became stronger. Whether it was their anger, sadness, or confusion, it was all used to fuel their excitement for the next battle between Yoze and his next opponent.
"Three!" The announcer's rough voice spread throughout the whole mountain range as all the immortal cultivators felt a deep pain coming from their veins.
"Hurry up, you cowards! Take down Yoze and show him that he should give up on the path of martial arts and truly follow the path of the Immortal!"
The first person to crack from the strange excitement was Leo as he rushed to the edge of the Immortal Patty's sword and shouted at the Immortal Cultivators from the Immortal Shadow Sect. He was always someone who had been known for being hot-blooded and loved to fight.
Even though he had calmed down as he grew older and became more powerful, he still loved to have raw battles. So seeing that no one had stepped onto the platform already pissed him off since he wanted to see a more exciting fight.
"Two!"
"I can't beat him! Get one of the Shadow Lords to take him down!"
"Get Shadow Lord Fliez! He should have enough power to kill this martial artist with a pinky!"
"No, Shadow Lord Fliez is too arrogant. He would be merciful and give Yoze a chance, so he isn't the most suited."
As soon as the announcer's countdown struck two, the mental defenses of all the immortal cultivators in the Immortal Shadow Sect collapsed as they feverishly discussed who they would send up. This time they not only wanted to win, but only a crushing victory would satisfy their burning desires.
Even with their screaming and discussion, none of the people brought into the discussion showed their faces. Even the ten Shadow Lords in the Immortal Shadow Sect simply sat down and stared at the sky as they tried their best to resist the strange power influencing them.
"One!"
The moment that the countdown reached one, all the Immortal Cultivators on the Immortal Palace side collapsed as their eyes became bloodshot. Everyone could feel that their blood was about to burst out of their bodies which would then either seriously injure them or outright kill them.
So they couldn't stand by and watch any longer for the Immortal Shadow Sect people to discuss within themselves. Numerous people from the Immortal Palace Sect began to cast spells as a threat to start a war if the Immortal Shadow Sect didn't send at someone.
"Hahaha, a fellow martial artist! I haven't seen anyone use pure martial arts to defeat immortal cultivators since... ever!"
"To see everyone get so worked up is something I wish I had seen before I became an Immortal Cultivator, but this will do just fine! Hahaha!"
Finally, someone couldn't take it any longer and decided that it was best to deal with Yoze instead of relying on others to do it for them. As soon as a deep and stable laughter echoed throughout the base of the Southern Mountain, everyone knew who it was.
It was the voice of the Immortal Shadow Sect's eleventh Shadow Lord. The strongest black horse in the Sect and the only rival to the ten Shadow Lords.
"Geo the Terrible!"
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