King of Ten Thousand Years

At the summit of the Yunxiao Sect.

The expressions on the faces of the sect’s upper echelons grew increasingly grave.

The Xuankong Mountain trial was about to conclude! The disciples who had held on until this moment were the true winners of this trial. They had surpassed the other disciples in every respect and would receive special cultivation from the Sect.

SWISH!

Qiao Hai was teleported out.

The Third Elder’s brow furrowed. Qiao Hai had come out a little early; it seemed he wouldn’t even make it into the top five.

”Qiao Hai, with your strength, you should have had no problem getting into the top five. But you’ve come out rather early!”

The Third Elder questioned him via voice transmission, thoroughly dissatisfied with Qiao Hai’s performance.

His sixth disciple, Ying Feihang, had yet to be teleported out, a performance that greatly exceeded his expectations. But instead, Qiao Hai had come out first.

”Master, my luck was just terrible...”

Qiao Hai sounded helpless.

The explosion of two Earth Level Puppets had left him severely injured, and a series of subsequent disasters only added insult to injury.

In short, his luck had truly been rotten, and he had been eliminated far too early.

”Is Luo Tian dead?”

the Third Elder asked.

”Luo Tian... he should be dead by now!”

Qiao Hai said, his voice uncertain.

With Luo Tian’s Cultivation at the Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Layer, if he hadn’t emerged yet, he must have died inside.

The Third Elder thought so as well.

’Luo Tian is dead in Xuankong Mountain!’

A short while later.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Four disciples from the Yunxiao Sect were teleported out at almost the same time.

For four people to crush their Tokens at the same time was a rare occurrence, which piqued everyone’s curiosity. An Elder asked, ”How did the four of you get teleported out together?”

”We were tricked by a Crow!”

”That’s right! That Crow is Luo Tian’s Spirit Pet! Luo Tian must have put it up to this! It was Luo Tian who got us eliminated!”

The four disciples were furious and indignant.

If it weren’t for that Crow tricking them into searching for a Spiritual Pool in the volcanic region, they wouldn’t have all been wiped out at once.

”Luo Tian?”

”Wait, are you saying that Luo Tian is still in there?”

The Elders’ expressions turned strange. Elder Mao and the Third Elder were both stunned!

’Luo Tian isn’t dead? How is that possible?’

’A mere Spirit Sea Seventh Layer cultivator couldn’t possibly have lasted this long.’

”Well, we’re not sure!”

”I didn’t see Luo Tian. I only saw the Crow!”

”Me too!”

The four of them responded at once.

Elder Mao breathed a sigh of relief and said, ”You only saw the Crow, not Luo Tian. It’s obvious—Luo Tian must have died in some accident.”

Several other Elders nodded in agreement, supporting Elder Mao’s conclusion.

The four disciples wore strange expressions. They didn’t agree with Elder Mao’s conclusion, but they didn’t voice any objections.

The sect’s upper echelons, along with the eliminated disciples, continued to wait.

The next ones to be teleported out would be the top-ranked disciples of the trial.

First place would undoubtedly go to Ye Feng, but everyone was curious about the rankings that would follow.

SWISH!

Yi Jingwen was teleported out. She was covered in soot, her clothes were in tatters, and her goddess-like image was completely ruined.

”Jingwen, it’s enough that you did your best. Your performance was excellent!”

the Second Elder said calmly.

’At least my disciple did better than the Third Elder’s disciple, Qiao Hai.’

”What about Feihang? Why isn’t he out yet?”

The Third Elder already had a bad feeling about this.

At first, he had been amazed by Ying Feihang’s performance, but now it seemed likely that he had died in Xuankong Mountain.

Other than dissatisfaction, the Third Elder felt nothing else.

’If Ying Feihang is dead, it just means I misjudged him as a disciple.’

SWISH!

Yet another person was teleported out!

Everyone looked over, their expressions turning to shock.

Ye Feng!

It was actually Ye Feng!

The upper echelons and disciples alike couldn’t help but look up toward Xuankong Mountain. The trial wasn’t over!

In other words, Ye Feng was not the last disciple left standing. He wasn’t number one!

This outcome not only shocked the disciples, but it also took the Elders completely by surprise.

’What in the world happened inside Xuankong Mountain?’

Ye Feng, who had broken through to the Earth Element Realm over three months ago, wasn’t number one!

”Senior Brother Ye, you... you’re out? Then... he’s still in there?”

The most stunned of all was Yi Jingwen. She asked for confirmation, finding it hard to believe.

Ye Feng’s expression was somewhat gloomy and irritated as he gave a clipped response: ”Yeah.”

Yi Jingwen’s delicate frame swayed slightly, her expression a little dazed. Inside, monstrous waves of shock crashed through her heart!

Everyone else was just as shocked!

’There’s still someone in Xuankong Mountain! Who is it?’

”Could it be... Feihang?”

the Third Elder couldn’t help but wonder aloud.

He had previously assumed that Ying Feihang was already dead.

But now that even Ye Feng was out and the Xuankong Mountain trial hadn’t ended, the Third Elder couldn’t help but consider Ying Feihang!

”Ying Feihang? That’s not very likely, is it?”

”It could also be my disciple! He hasn’t come out yet either!”

The upper echelons erupted into a flurry of discussion.

At the edge of the crowd, Cheng Wanli’s mouth hung slightly agape. ”It couldn’t be him, could it...?” he murmured.

He didn’t think Luo Tian could have possibly lasted this long, outperforming even Ye Feng!

But the more Cheng Wanli thought about it, the more he felt it had to be Luo Tian!

”Disciple, who is still inside?”

A portly, white-haired old man stepped forward, his gaze fixed on Ye Feng. An invisible pressure radiated from his entire being.

He was none other than the Grand Elder of the Yunxiao Sect, Ye Feng’s master!

...

”Hahaha, Ye Feng is out!”

Luo Tian couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

Even now, his furiously pounding heart had yet to completely calm down.

Everything he had just experienced was simply too thrilling!

”Hmph, and it... was all... this god’s... doing!”

The Crow’s beak, longer than its own body, opened and closed with extreme difficulty.

This time, Luo Tian didn’t argue.

The Crow had indeed contributed a great deal.

After all, for someone with Luo Tian’s Cultivation at the Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Layer to compete against a group of Core Disciples—including some at the Half-step Earth Element Realm and even the Earth Element Realm—the gap in power was simply too vast.

What he lacked in strength, he made up for with strategy.

Luo Tian and the Crow had used every trick, con, and swindle in the book to get the other disciples eliminated first.

’Ye Feng is out. There shouldn’t be any other disciples left in Xuankong Mountain... I’m number one!’

Luo Tian’s heart pounded.

First place! It was something he had never even considered before.

Even if he hadn’t relied on his own strength and had resorted to some opportunistic tricks, it wasn’t as if he could be blamed.

Was a Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Layer cultivator like him really expected to clash head-on with someone in the Earth Element Realm?

’Run!’

Luo Tian and the Crow continued to flee.

Although he had secured first place, Luo Tian wasn’t ready to give up just yet.

The Xuankong Mountain trial was, in itself, a form of tempering. He would hold on until the very last moment before crushing his Token!

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The Magma Monster charged after them.

Luo Tian pushed his speed to its absolute limit, fleeing for his life.

His Life Mark and Flame Mark had both been completely consumed.

Luo Tian only had a single Power Mark left, which would be of little use against the Magma Monster.

So, he put everything he had into escaping.

Fortunately, Luo Tian had plenty of stamina; he could run for days without tiring.

He soon discovered, however, that the Magma Monster’s speed seemed to be gradually increasing.

It was as if the Magma Monster had been slumbering for too long; its body was stiff at first, but after a ”warm-up,” it got faster and faster, and its aura grew even more terrifying!

A dozen breaths later, the Magma Monster closed in. A world-shattering Attack descended, so powerful it seemed to drain the very color from the sky and earth.

”So long!”

Luo Tian stopped in his tracks and bid it farewell.

’It was because of this Magma Monster that Ye Feng and Yi Jingwen were eliminated before me. It really is hard to tell whether some things are a blessing or a curse.’

CRACK!

Luo Tian crushed the Token and was teleported away.

...

”It’s Luo Tian.”

Ye Feng’s tone was somber, his gaze deep and dark.

”Luo Tian?”

The expressions of the upper echelons and the many disciples alike froze, filled with disbelief and shock.

”My god, that kid really knows how to play the game!”

Cheng Wanli marveled, now completely convinced.

”Junior Luo... he actually...”

Ning Xin was shocked speechless.

She had been teleported out very early on and hadn’t even run into Luo Tian inside Xuankong Mountain, so she knew nothing about his situation.

It was for this very reason that the shock she felt was so intense!

”Luo Tian?”

The Third Elder repeated the name, his eyes wide. A chilling killing intent flashed through them for an instant before vanishing!

”Disciple, make yourself clear. Luo Tian is still in Xuankong Mountain?”

the Grand Elder asked again, finding it hard to believe.

He was somewhat displeased that his own disciple had failed to take first place, but what was this about Ye Feng saying Luo Tian was still inside Xuankong Mountain?

Everyone turned to look at Ye Feng, wanting to confirm it one more time, wanting to know what had happened inside Xuankong Mountain!

Ye Feng remained silent, but Yi Jingwen spoke up. ”It’s Luo Tian.”

”How could it be Luo Tian?!”

”Luo Tian!”

At that moment, the name ”Luo Tian” was on everyone’s lips.

SWISH!

And at that very moment, Luo Tian appeared on the plaza’s Teleportation Array.

”Hm? Is everyone chanting my name?”

Luo Tian scanned his surroundings.

Every gaze fell upon him, including those of the Three Great Elders and the Sect Leader. Their stares carried an invisible spiritual pressure that was suffocating.

An ordinary Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Layer cultivator would have likely been scared witless by the scene.

But Luo Tian’s Spiritual Will was powerful and his mental fortitude was strong. He calmly met every gaze!

The Crow also puffed out its chest. With great effort, it lifted its long, pointed beak, which resembled a short sword, and cackled, ”GAW! GAW! GAW! All of you, gaze upon the heroic and handsome form of this god!”