Overlord of the Wilderness

”Ah!”

When they saw Zhaang Ye lift a massive fragment of the arena and then violently hurl it, the audience let out a collective gasp, their mouths hanging wide enough to fit a fist.

The surface of the arena was paved with a layer of Purple Jade three feet thick. After the intense battle, this jade had developed numerous cracks and shattered into chunks. The piece of Purple Jade Zhaang Ye had just thrown was over a hundred zhang long and more than ten zhang wide. Standing before it, Zhaang Ye looked like an ant in front of an elephant!

The sight of Zhaang Ye grabbing the block of Purple Jade and hurling it was as shocking as watching a tiny ant lift an elephant and throw it!

Many of the young experts present could flatten a mountain peak with their Innate True Qi. But ask them to lift a stone weighing tens of millions of jin, and they would be incapable of it. Zhaang Ye’s sudden act of grabbing the Purple Jade and hurling it not only left the audience dumbfounded and terrified, but it also caused the faces of the young experts to turn ashen and their palms to sweat!

”WHOOSH!”

A Purple Jade Fragment—over a hundred zhang long, more than ten zhang wide, and three feet thick—tore through the air, its power far exceeding the imagination of the young experts. Mo Luo was currently putting all his strength into executing ”Senluo.” When he realized Zhaang Ye had thrown such an enormous chunk of Purple Jade at him, his heart suddenly leaped into his throat, and his face fell!

”Senluo” was Mo Luo’s most tyrannical Combat Skill. When executing this skill, Mo Luo had to channel all his body’s Innate True Qi to activate the baleful aura within the Light Luo True Fan. In this state, his Body Technique was greatly hindered. Facing the massive Purple Jade Fragment Zhaang Ye had thrown, his only option was to clash with it directly!

”SWISH!”

The Light Luo True Fan in Mo Luo’s hand suddenly swung out, the enormous fan viciously striking the Purple Jade and shattering the hundred-zhang-long slab by force!

Purple Jade was a rare and extremely hard type of stone. Although Mo Luo successfully shattered the slab, his arm was already numb, and a sweet taste filled his mouth. His execution of the ”Senluo” Combat Skill had been brutally interrupted by Zhaang Ye’s projectile. The feeling was as awful as being stopped halfway through taking a crap!

”Ah!”

Before Mo Luo even had a chance to catch his breath, he suddenly felt another gale whip up across the arena as a series of gasps erupted from the audience. He looked up to see that amidst the rain of shattered rock, Zhaang Ye had grabbed another Purple Jade Fragment, this one tens of zhang wide, and was hurling it viciously toward him! The momentum of this fragment was far more ferocious than the last!

Unable to dodge in time, Mo Luo had no choice but to meet it head-on once more. The Light Luo True Fan in his hand flashed out like lightning. A sharp Gang Wind slammed into the Purple Jade Fragment, shattering it into countless pieces.

Although he shattered the Purple Jade Fragment, the stone was extremely hard and imbued with Zhaang Ye’s colossal strength. After taking the blow, Mo Luo’s arm grew even more numb, the qi and blood in his body churned violently, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood!

”Heavens!”

”Mo Luo is actually at a disadvantage!”

”Even after bringing out the Light Luo True Fan, he’s still being suppressed by Zhaang Ye. That Zhaang Ye is just too incredible!”

”It’s only a temporary suppression. If Mo Luo gets a chance to recover, Zhaang Ye will still inevitably lose. The power of the Light Luo True Fan is no joke!”

Amid the audience’s scattered discussions, a biting golden light suddenly erupted from the arena, instantly crossing tens of zhang to slash directly at Mo Luo!

The attacker was none other than Zhaang Ye.

Zhaang Ye had consecutively thrown two Purple Jade Fragments, forcefully interrupting Mo Luo’s ”Senluo.” He appeared majestic, but in reality, his own muscles and bones had suffered damage. However, Zhaang Ye knew Mo Luo was in no better condition, so he once again unleashed his Self-Created Combat Skill, ”Cloud-Breaking Slash.” The Mysterious Blade Tip fused seamlessly with his power, forming a colossal saber that slashed directly at Mo Luo!

This was Zhaang Ye’s strongest strike. Propelled by his Celestial River Righteous Qi, the Mysterious Blade Tip spat out a golden light more than ten zhang long. This golden light was condensed and solid, as if the Mysterious Blade Tip itself had extended by ten zhang. The Ancient Sword Intent it contained was so substantial it seemed tangible, completely suppressing the baleful aura emanating from the Light Luo True Fan!

”Hmm? What a powerful slash!”

The three Sect Elders were all visibly moved. Zhaang Ye’s slash contained not only immense power but also a tremendous amount of Ancient Sword Intent. In the face of this terrifying Ancient Sword Intent, the baleful aura from the Light Luo True Fan was completely suppressed and rendered ineffective!

”Hmm? What a powerful slash!”

Mo Luo was inwardly horrified. He had been forcefully interrupted while executing ”Senluo,” and his internal qi and blood were already flowing poorly. After taking two Purple Jade Fragments head-on, his qi and blood were churning even more violently, and both his arms were numb. Now, facing Zhaang Ye’s earth-shaking slash, he was shocked to find a sense of being completely outmatched welling up inside him!

Mo Luo was famous for his immense Spiritual Power, but now, that very Spiritual Power was being thoroughly suppressed by Zhaang Ye’s Ancient Sword Intent!

”ROAR!”

Mo Luo was rich in combat experience; he knew that at a time like this, his only option was a direct confrontation. With a great roar, the Light Luo True Fan in his hand suddenly swelled in size, conjuring dense layers of Gang Qi that came crashing down upon Zhaang Ye’s Blade Tip like a collapsing mountain.

”BOOM!”

With an earth-shattering bang, the Purple Jade Arena was blasted to pieces by the immense forces. The impact sent Zhaang Ye stumbling back more than ten zhang, cuts appearing all over his body. Mo Luo’s strength, however, was far inferior to Zhaang Ye’s, and his condition was already poor. The head-on clash sent him flying, blood spewing wildly from his mouth!

”Ah!”

”Heavens!”

”Mo Luo is actually injured!”

The sight of Mo Luo spitting blood sent a wave of gasps through the audience. Mo Luo was ranked first on the power list, had made a great name for himself at a young age, and was widely acknowledged as a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius. The vast majority of the audience had bet on Mo Luo to win this fight. No one could have imagined that he would actually be injured by Zhaang Ye!

This was truly beyond anyone’s expectations!

Just then, something even more unexpected occurred. While Mo Luo’s body was still airborne, Zhaang Ye suddenly transformed into a brilliant golden saber and shot after him in pursuit!

The Cloud-Breaking Slash was incredibly fast and incomparably sharp. Stuck in mid-air, Mo Luo had no way to dodge such an astonishing Saber Technique. With no other choice, he could only clash with Zhaang Ye head-on once again.

”BOOM!”

Another direct clash, and Mo Luo’s injuries grew even more severe. Blood sprayed from his mouth like a fountain, gushing out in a continuous stream that stained the air a ghastly red!

”Ah!”

After these repeated clashes, Mo Luo’s body was grievously wounded, but his heart was filled with an even greater sense of boundless humiliation. Ever since his debut, no one had ever managed to beat him into such a state. He had never been so wretched, never suffered such severe injuries.

The immense humiliation twisted Mo Luo’s face. The baleful aura on his body surged out like tidal waves, one after another! The spectators outside the arena were affected by this baleful aura and began to see all sorts of illusions. Some with poor Control Power raised their fists and began to beat the people next to them, throwing the area into chaos.

’I must fight back! I must fight back! I must fight back and grind Zhaang Ye under my heel!’ Mo Luo roared internally. He brandished the Light Luo True Fan in his hand, preparing to execute ”Senluo” in mid-air.

But at that very moment, Zhaang Ye’s figure appeared once again, slashing with his saber as before. The immense Ancient Sword Intent bore down on Mo Luo, nearly suffocating him!

”BOOM—”

Helpless, Mo Luo had no choice but to receive Zhaang Ye’s ”Cloud-Breaking Slash” head-on for a third time. After taking this blow, his internal injuries worsened, and blood shot out of him like an arrow!

’How is this possible? We just clashed head-on! He should have been blasted far away by the shockwave! How could he have returned so quickly to attack again?’ Mo Luo was both shocked and enraged. He felt like he was going to die from sheer frustration; he wanted nothing more than to grab Zhaang Ye and viciously sink his teeth into him!

Mo Luo’s Spiritual Power was far stronger than that of a Half-Step True Dao Expert, and thus his Control Power was also extremely formidable. He normally spoke very little and had a gloomy, somber demeanor. But after suffering repeated losses at Zhaang Ye’s hands, Mo Luo could no longer remain composed. His eyes had turned red, and he was on the brink of madness!

Mo Luo felt an endless, suffocating frustration, but he never imagined that his torment had only just begun. Before his very eyes, Zhaang Ye’s body, which had been blasted away, was caught and steadied by a series of Tornados that dissipated the force of the impact. Then, he launched his fourth attack!

It turned out that Zhaang Ye was adept at controlling Tornados; he could make them appear anywhere in the void at will. With this ability, Zhaang Ye could use them for Borrowing Power in mid-air, allowing him to launch wave after wave of attacks!

”BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!”

Zhaang Ye unleashed seven consecutive slashes in mid-air, each one striking a weak point on Mo Luo. Mo Luo felt like a piece of meat on a chopping block, and Zhaang Ye was a savage butcher, slicing and dicing him with every blow. He was hacked until blood sprayed wildly from his body, snot and tears streamed down his face, and his bones were shattered!

”Heavens!”

”Am I seeing things?!”

”Zhaang Ye, he’s too vicious! Too vicious!”

”Mo Luo is a total punching bag! Man, Mo Luo is getting beaten black and blue!”

Watching Zhaang Ye’s savage assault, the spectators’ legs trembled in fear, but they discussed the state of the battle on the arena with excited, quavering voices.

”BOOM!”

As Zhaang Ye delivered his eighth slash, Mo Luo’s body finally crashed heavily to the ground. The impact against the hard Purple Jade Arena was enough to make his eyes roll back into his head as he fell unconscious.

The entire arena fell silent.

After a long moment, the referee’s voice finally broke the silence. ”Round ninety-seven, Zhaang Ye versus Mo Luo. Zhaang Ye is victorious!”

The entire valley erupted.

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