King of Ten Thousand Years

Inside the Flame World.

Nie Nu intentionally moved closer to Luo Tian. A crimson ring of fire surrounded his body, emitting a scorching Flame Power that affected Luo Tian.

Behind them.

A smirk played on Sun Jun’s lips. He watched the drama unfold with detached amusement, even feeling a sense of satisfaction.

’Serves him right for loving the spotlight. Now he’s got Nie Nu’s attention. Let’s see what he does now!’

Sun Jun sneered.

Even he would find it troublesome to deal with Nie Nu’s interference.

”Senior Brother Sun, he is representing the Flying Cloud Sect in the Martial Pavilion event, after all. It wouldn’t look good if we just stood by and did nothing to help.”

Zhao Yuran was conflicted.

”Junior Sister Yuran, that man has offended a genius from the Sea Demon Palace. We’re better off keeping our distance from him, or we’ll only bring trouble upon ourselves.”

Sun Jun advised.

Zhao Yuran nodded. She too was terrified of the geniuses from the Sea Demon Palace.

”Get lost!”

Ahead, Luo Tian barked with an icy expression.

”Are you insane? I’m not even in your way!”

Nie Nu’s expression was arrogant, his face filled with amusement.

’With his mere Earth Element Realm Second Layer Cultivation, can’t I just toy with and crush him at will? So what if Luo Tian is unhappy about it?’

BZZZT!

Luo Tian’s crystal-like silver body erupted with a surging and powerful aura!

His expression was cold as his Body Technique suddenly accelerated. He transformed into a silver streak of light, shooting forward in a straight line with an imposing momentum!

”Hm?”

Nie Nu hadn’t expected Luo Tian to charge straight at him.

He was not the least bit afraid. True Essence churned out from his body, and the ring of crimson flames around him radiated an even more intense, scorching heat.

’If Luo Tian dares to ram into me, I’ll burn him until he’s severely injured!’

BANG! BOOM!

Luo Tian’s speed, instead of decreasing, actually increased. In an instant, he crashed through the layer of crimson flames, piercing it directly.

”What?”

Nie Nu was stunned.

His Martial Skill had been shattered by Luo Tian’s brute force. And looking at Luo Tian’s body, which was like smooth mercury, there wasn’t a single scorch mark on him.

The next moment, Luo Tian slammed into Nie Nu.

Nie Nu felt as if Luo Tian were a ferocious, primordial beast. He immediately condensed a True Essence Shield, but Luo Tian powerfully shattered it.

BANG! CRACK!

Luo Tian crashed into Nie Nu, and the sound of breaking bones could be heard.

Nie Nu was sent flying over thirty meters away, landing in the raging inferno. In an instant, his face was charred black, and a large patch of his hair was burned away.

”You...”

Nie Nu pointed at Luo Tian in a rage, his resentment soaring!

He never imagined Luo Tian’s physical Defense would be so strong and his power so terrifying. That single collision had broken three of his ribs.

”You were in my way!”

Luo Tian replied coldly before flying straight toward the clearance objective.

Blocking his path! A perfectly reasonable excuse.

”Holy crap! Get back!”

The few geniuses near the objective cried out in alarm and dodged out of the way.

Someone as strong as Nie Nu had been sent flying with broken ribs. If Luo Tian crashed into them, they wouldn’t fare any better!

At that moment, Luo Tian was receiving the same treatment as the Sea Demon Palace’s genius, Lu Yue. No one dared to block his path; they all backed away.

He went straight to the center of the raging inferno, obtained the mark of clearance, and then vanished from the Fourth-Layer.

Watching from behind, Sun Jun and Zhao Yuran were completely dumbfounded!

”Impossible! How could someone as strong as Nie Nu lose to Luo Tian?” Sun Jun found it hard to believe.

Outside, the crowd erupted in an uproar.

Luo Tian’s domineering display and the way he sent Nie Nu flying caused a huge stir!

”I underestimated him. This kid must have cultivated an extremely powerful Body Refining Technique to ignore the Fire Pavilion’s trial and send Nie Nu flying like that!”

”Luo Tian is one of the stronger contenders in the second tier. He has a great chance of making it into the top twenty!”

The crowd gasped in amazement. Many began to look at Luo Tian in a new light, considering him a major dark horse.

Mu Li was overjoyed. ”I really didn’t misjudge him!”

「Fifth-Layer of the Martial Pavilion.」

When Luo Tian arrived, he found himself in what seemed to be a massive Array. All around him, Array Patterns flickered, shooting out streaks of electric light.

A dense web of electric light crisscrossed the entire narrow space.

At the center of this place was a cyan cluster of lightning—the clearance objective.

However, the electric bolts were densest around the objective, creating a dazzling and chaotic display!

Each bolt of lightning possessed immense Penetration Power, capable of easily piercing the True Essence Shield of an ordinary Earth Element Realm Third Layer cultivator.

This level was not just dangerous; a moment of carelessness could even be fatal.

There weren’t many geniuses on the Fifth-Layer, only a dozen or so people.

Luo Tian’s appearance was particularly eye-catching.

”Hm? An Earth Element Realm Second Layer cultivator made it to the Fifth-Layer?”

A man in white robes questioned doubtfully.

The audience outside the Martial Pavilion could see the situation on every floor, but the geniuses inside taking the trials were unaware of what was happening on the other layers.

”It’s him!”

Wu He wasn’t too surprised to see Luo Tian.

’Someone who knows Lu Yue is obviously no nobody. However, my real opponent is still Lu Yue. There’s no need to pay this guy too much mind!’

Wu He thought to himself.

He would continue to stay ahead of Luo Tian until, at some point, Luo Tian simply disappeared.

Luo Tian gazed ahead.

In the area crisscrossed by electric light, a dark green figure was leaping and weaving back and forth.

Even someone like Lu Yue didn’t dare to be careless in this stage and found it difficult to maintain her previous efficiency.

SWISH!

Luo Tian also moved closer.

He released his Spiritual Sense, and the incredibly fast bolts of lightning around him slowed down by more than ten times in his perception.

Coupled with his Wind Manipulation Technique, which was halfway to the Perfect Realm, this wouldn’t be much of a problem.

SWISH! WHOOSH!

Luo Tian’s figure leaped and shifted about, leisurely dodging bolt after bolt of lightning as he approached the center.

Just then, Lu Yue overcame the obstacles and neared the clearance objective.

”Luo Tian, this time you can just watch me from behind!”

Lu Yue sneered confidently just before she was teleported to the Sixth-Layer.

Back during the trials in the Heritage Treasure Land, both she and Wu Ye had lost to Luo Tian.

Lu Yue was extremely unconvinced of her defeat!

After returning to the Sea Demon Palace, she had undergone specific training, and her strength was now a world apart from what it used to be!

”Your back is too ugly!”

Luo Tian’s sudden retort made Lu Yue’s mouth twitch. For a moment, she was at a loss for a comeback.

”Miss Lu, leave this man to us!”

On the Fifth-Layer, a man in white robes smirked!

”Ignorant rat, how dare you insult a disciple of the Sea Demon Palace! You can forget about passing the Fifth-Layer today!”

Another, a tall man, shouted.

Among the dozen or so people undergoing the trial, three suddenly fixed their gazes on Luo Tian, approaching him rapidly with obvious hostility!

These three were regulars at the Martial City Spirit Hall’s arena. They were even sworn brothers, known as the ”Hu Dou Three Brothers”!

Right now, the Hu Dou Three Brothers intended to join forces against Luo Tian to curry favor with the genius from the Sea Demon Palace!

”Luo Tian, I hope I’ll still see you running your mouth in a little while.”

A light smile appeared on Lu Yue’s face before she was teleported to the Sixth-Layer.

ZZT! ZZT!

All around the space, electric bolts crisscrossed!

The Hu Dou Three Brothers surrounded him from all sides.

Of the three brothers, the eldest and the second were at the Earth Element Realm Third Layer, while the third was at the Peak of the Earth Element Realm Second Layer.

The rules of the Martial Pavilion event stated that malicious injury was forbidden, but reasonable competition and fighting were allowed.

The three brothers surrounded Luo Tian, shrinking the space he had to dodge.

BANG!

The eldest of the three brothers, while using his Swordsmanship to block the electric bolts, deliberately sent a few streams of Sword Qi shooting toward Luo Tian!

The other two brothers immediately followed suit!

With his room to maneuver shrinking and facing interference from the attacks of three Earth Element Realm geniuses, an ordinary Earth Element Realm Third Layer cultivator would have been eliminated long ago!

”Sigh!”

Wu He watched this scene and sighed. He didn’t get involved, instead moving toward the clearance objective and teleporting to the Sixth-Layer.

”Haha, kid, where did you get the nerve to offend a disciple of the Sea Demon Palace!”

”I suggest you withdraw on your own. You don’t want to accidentally perish here!”

While attacking and interfering with Luo Tian, the Hu Dou Three Brothers also taunted and jeered.

”You three lapdogs, get out of my way now, or don’t blame me for what happens next!”

Luo Tian’s face was calm, his eyes chillingly cold!

”Little bastard! Who are you calling a lapdog?”

The second brother’s expression turned cold. He brandished a giant axe and swung it at Luo Tian.

WHOOSH!

A huge, dim axe light cleaved through the air with a piercing shriek. Its power was ferocious, slicing through a bolt of lightning without losing any of its might!

The eldest and third brothers blocked Luo Tian’s escape routes, forcing him into a desperate situation!

”You brought this on yourselves!”

Luo Tian’s expression turned frigid as he activated fifty percent of his Nether Dragon Divine Vein’s power!

Cold Wind Palm!

Luo Tian’s mercury-like palm, radiating a terrifying chill, struck out.

BANG-CRACK!

Luo Tian’s palm met the second Hu Dou brother’s Attack head-on, shattering the massive, heavy axe light.

A biting, icy gale swept out. A layer of frost instantly formed on the second brother’s body, his movements becoming stiff and slow!

In the ”Electric Pavilion,” his current state was a massive handicap!

ZZT! ZZT!

Instantly, two bolts of lightning pierced through his leg and arm.

Immediately after, he was teleported out!

”What? Second Brother!”

The eldest and third brothers cried out in alarm.

Just then, Luo Tian launched his Attack on them. Two Cold Wind Palms swept out, carrying a biting wind and flurries of snow that chilled them to the bone!

BANG!

The third brother was sent flying over ten meters by Luo Tian’s palm. Severely injured, he was eliminated on the spot.

The eldest Hu Dou brother swept out with a crimson Sword Light, clashing with the furious, icy Palm Technique.

In less than a breath, the fiery Sword Light he unleashed was extinguished!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The eldest Hu Dou brother was struck by a blast of icy energy and was forced back over ten meters, a layer of frost forming on his body.

’Such a terrifying chill!’

The eldest Hu Dou brother’s heart went cold!

Luo Tian’s strength was actually this formidable!

Just then, Sun Jun and Zhao Yuran arrived on the Fifth-Layer.

They arrived just in time to see the second and third Hu Dou brothers being kicked out by Luo Tian.

Then, Luo Tian closed in on the eldest brother, and after just a few palms, he too was eliminated.

”This...”

The two of them stared in a daze.

They still hadn’t recovered from seeing Luo Tian send Nie Nu flying back on the Fourth-Layer.

And now, having just arrived on the Fifth-Layer, they saw the even stronger Hu Dou Three Brothers get completely kicked out of the Martial Pavilion by Luo Tian!

A storm raged in their hearts; they were utterly speechless!

They watched as Luo Tian’s cold gaze swept over the area. Everyone couldn’t help but shiver, their faces showing fear.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Luo Tian’s Body Technique was like smoke as he arrived in the central area, obtained the mark of clearance, and was teleported to the Sixth-Layer.

Powerful and ruthless, he was unstoppable!