Overlord of the Wilderness

As the tournament unfolded round by round, the geniuses’ true strength was gradually revealed.

Among the one hundred geniuses, King of Hell, Mo Luo; Sword King Ye Cangtian; Power King Red Cliff Celestial Ape; Blood King Netherworld Green Blood; Spear King Fengyun Sheng; and Zhaang Ye were considered the six most powerful super experts. The Cultivation of these six super experts was extremely close to the True Dao, and each possessed world-shaking combat prowess. Most contestants who drew one of these six would forfeit immediately, not even daring to fight them.

Next were the five powerful geniuses: Clouds Parting and the Sun Shining, Lie Xuefeng, Luo Fusheng, Bizhi Orchid, and Blood Chongyang. Their Cultivation was also extremely close to the True Dao, and their strength was unfathomable. If they played their trump cards, they could even put up a fight against the six super experts.

Below them were eight individuals publicly acknowledged as top-tier experts: Huaa Jianxiong, Ancient Wilderness, Sword Eternal, Mountain Cross Sword, Augustus, Shi Gang, Fa Cangtian, and Zhong Pingtian. The Innate True Qi within these eight experts had already surpassed ninety-six percent concentration, and each possessed their own unique ultimate skills, making their combat power exceptionally formidable.

The competition proceeded, one round after another. During the tenth round, a major battle caught everyone’s attention. This fight was between the super expert Fengyun Sheng and the top-tier expert Fa Cangtian.

Fa Cangtian was nine feet tall, with a large nose and a wide mouth, and his aura was so dense it seemed tangible. In his previous string of battles, he had defeated nine powerful opponents in a row with a single purple-black staff, demonstrating terrifying Attack Power. This winning streak had greatly boosted Fa Cangtian’s confidence. Even facing Fengyun Sheng, one of the six super experts, he remained entirely fearless.

The referee had the two take their positions, then shouted, ”Begin!”

The moment the referee’s voice fell, the sky above the arena instantly darkened. The purple-black staff in Fa Cangtian’s hand suddenly transformed into a colossal black dragon. The dragon’s eyes were blood-red, radiating a terrifying killing intent. Every one of its scales shimmered with a strange light, and every inch of its body contained immeasurable power.

”ROAR!”

The black dragon soared into the air, becoming a phantom over a hundred zhang long. It lunged toward Fengyun Sheng with the force of a collapsing mountain and a surging sea. While it was still over ten zhang away, a tangible force had already locked firmly onto Fengyun Sheng!

”Amazing!”

The crowd roared in unison upon seeing Fa Cangtian’s display. His technique of transforming the purple-black staff into a black dragon was exceptionally clever. Even the top-tier experts couldn’t help but cry out in approval.

Just then, Fengyun Sheng suddenly pressed his five fingers together, forming the shape of a spear. Facing the descending black dragon, his arm shot out like a spear, thrusting straight into the empty air!

Although Fengyun Sheng was using his arm as a spear, when he thrusted, it was like a Flood Dragon suddenly erupting from the sea—fast, straight, and fierce. Along with its speed, directness, and ferocity, it carried a spear intent so sharp that even mountains and lakes could only bow before it!

”PFFT!”

With Fengyun Sheng’s single thrust, the black dragon Fa Cangtian had unleashed came to a dead stop in mid-air, its majestic aura completely gone. A cold smile touched Fengyun Sheng’s lips. He gave his arm a slight shake and shouted, ”Disperse!”

At Fengyun Sheng’s command, the once-majestic black dragon let out a low whimper before vanishing into thin air with a ”poof.”

”WHOA!”

The black dragon had been formed from Fa Cangtian’s Spiritual Qi. When Fengyun Sheng destroyed it, Fa Cangtian immediately suffered internal injuries and spat out a mouthful of blood. Seeing that Fengyun Sheng was about to counterattack, Fa Cangtian was suddenly alarmed and hastily shouted, ”I forfeit this match!”

Fengyun Sheng nodded slowly and retracted his arm.

A simple thrust had instantly shattered the attack Fa Cangtian had painstakingly prepared, injuring him in the process. This was the terror of a super expert; this was their world-shaking power!

Zhaang Ye had watched the entire fight. Seeing Fengyun Sheng defeat Fa Cangtian in a single move, he was secretly astonished. ’On the power rankings, Spear King Fengyun Sheng is fifth. He seems to be the weakest of the six super experts.

But from this battle, his combat prowess is definitely not inferior to the other super experts. If Fengyun Sheng were to use his Profound Iron Spear, even King of Hell, Mo Luo, would not dare to underestimate him. Now that Fengyun Sheng has made his move, the other super experts will soon face top-tier experts as well. I need to observe them all carefully.’

In the thirteenth match, the super expert Netherworld Green Blood faced a top-tier expert, Mountain Cross Sword.

Mountain Cross Sword looked exceptionally old. Though he was clearly not yet forty, he appeared to be a man in his sixties or seventies. One could not sense any aura from him at all; he seemed like an ordinary person or a piece of decaying wood, as if he would shatter from a single blow.

This was just the impression Mountain Cross Sword gave off. It would be a grave mistake to believe he was truly so fragile. In the elimination rounds, the group stage, and the current ranking tournament, Mountain Cross Sword had displayed terrifying strength, defeating one powerful opponent after another.

Netherworld Green Blood stood on the arena, and a gloomy aura filled the space for dozens of zhang around him. His gaze fell upon Mountain Cross Sword as he said slowly, ”You can completely conceal your Spiritual Qi. That’s a decent Cultivation Technique. Your exterior looks decrepit, but your vitality and blood are exceptionally vast. You can’t fool me.”

Mountain Cross Sword grinned, his voice hoarse. ”You flatter me. I’m just old, really old. I hope you’ll show some mercy later and not break these old bones of mine.”

Netherworld Green Blood watched Mountain Cross Sword with a dark glint in his eyes and licked his lips.

The match began quickly.

As the fight started, the fierce roar of a dragon and the cry of a tiger suddenly erupted from within Mountain Cross Sword’s stooped frame. Along with this sound, his hunched body abruptly grew tall and broad. More astonishingly, the decrepit aura around him vanished, and he transformed into a young man in his twenties!

”BUZZ!”

The Long Sword in Mountain Cross Sword’s hand vibrated, and the blade let out a massive clang, like a great bell. Following this sound, his Long Sword, wreathed in a tangible Sword Gang, slashed through the air!

”SHING!”

With Mountain Cross Sword’s slash, a giant Go board instantly appeared in the air. This massive board had nineteen horizontal and nineteen vertical lines, forming a huge net. Each line was a terrifying Sword Gang—three hundred and sixty-one sharp Sword Gangs in total—spinning at high speed as they enveloped Netherworld Green Blood!

”WHOA! What a peculiar Combat Skill!”

Seeing Mountain Cross Sword’s move, the crowd gasped in unison. The massive Go board he summoned had covered the entire arena in a single move, making it completely unavoidable. Everyone’s eyes were wide, fixed on Netherworld Green Blood, waiting to see how he would handle this incredibly profound attack.

Under everyone’s watchful gaze, Netherworld Green Blood’s figure suddenly blurred. The large man actually transformed into a streak of blood-red light. The light moved abruptly, flying out from within Mountain Cross Sword’s Go board at an unbelievable speed. It appeared above Mountain Cross Sword, and a blood-drenched palm struck down at him!

”Ah! What a terrifying Body Technique!”

The spectators cried out in shock, unable to believe their eyes. Mountain Cross Sword was also startled. The Go board he had just unleashed had a name: ”Heaven and Earth.” He had cleverly interwoven the three hundred and sixty-one Sword Gangs, making it impossible for even the strongest opponent to disperse them all at once.

Mountain Cross Sword had originally planned to trap Netherworld Green Blood with the board for a short while before launching a more powerful attack. Who would have thought that Netherworld Green Blood would escape the board in an instant!

Terrified out of his wits, Mountain Cross Sword let out a massive roar and raised both hands to block Netherworld Green Blood’s strike.

”PFFT!”

Although the Innate True Qi in Mountain Cross Sword’s body was incredibly potent, he had already used up a good portion of it when he executed ”Heaven and Earth.” Now, facing Netherworld Green Blood’s sudden attack, he was sent flying, a torrent of blood spewing from his mouth!

”What delicious blood! It has very few impurities and is rich with Innate True Qi. I’m very pleased.”

A satisfied look appeared on Netherworld Green Blood’s face. His mouth suddenly opened, and he inhaled all the blood that Mountain Cross Sword had spat out. After drinking Mountain Cross Sword’s blood, a look of wanting more crossed Netherworld Green Blood’s face as he stared at his opponent with ill intent.

When Mountain Cross Sword saw that the blood he had spat out was actually swallowed by Netherworld Green Blood, he felt a wave of revulsion. Noticing Netherworld Green Blood’s gaze, he was terrified and quickly said, ”I forfeit this match!”

In this fight, Netherworld Green Blood had also displayed extremely formidable combat power, defeating the powerful Mountain Cross Sword in the blink of an eye. But the crowd was so stunned by Netherworld Green Blood’s brutal actions that no one in the valley made a sound. The atmosphere was incredibly strange.

Zhaang Ye silently sized up Netherworld Green Blood, thinking to himself, ’From this battle, Netherworld Green Blood’s Body Technique is incredibly fast, even more bizarre than Xingxing’Er’s. He can transform his body into blood-red light. To defeat him, one would have to use a thunderous method to forcefully break his Body Technique; otherwise, there’s no way to even land a blow.’

After Spear King Fengyun Sheng and Blood King Netherworld Green Blood had made their moves, the remaining super experts—King of Hell, Mo Luo; Sword King Ye Cangtian; and Power King Red Cliff Celestial Ape—also fought in the subsequent rounds. Their opponents were all powerful, top-tier experts. But against the terrifying combat power of these three, every battle was decided in a single round.

As Zhaang Ye was silently analyzing the super experts, the identification Jade Token on his body lit up. Zhaang Ye glanced at the Jade Token, which displayed a line of small text: ”Round Fourteen: Zhaang Ye vs. Sword Eternal.”

Seeing the name Sword Eternal, information about this person immediately flashed through Zhaang Ye’s mind. Sword Eternal’s Innate True Qi had reached ninety-seven percent concentration. He was a master of the saber and one of the publicly acknowledged top-tier experts.

When Zhaang Ye and Sword Eternal took the stage at the same time, a deafening roar immediately erupted from all directions.

Among the spectators, someone sighed with emotion. ”The super experts are in a league of their own. Just now, when the five super experts fought, they were able to end their matches in a single round, no matter how powerful their opponents were. Their strength is truly unfathomable.”

”Yeah, exactly. Now Zhaang Ye is on the stage again, and his opponent, Sword Eternal, is a top-tier expert. I wonder if Zhaang Ye can also defeat Sword Eternal in a single round?”

The audience was extremely interested in this question, and they waited quietly for the battle to begin.

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-----------(To be continued.)