Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Lu Dingtian, of course, had no idea that the Violent aura now radiating from Lu Chao was at the Divine Bone Level.

At that moment, Lu Chao had already completely devoured and fused with the Star Violent Divine Bone. Building on his original foundation, Lu Chao instantly grasped the Violent Divine Bone’s complete Meridian Map, making him far more terrifying than before.

Lu Chao had possessed a Violent Saint Bone to begin with, so mastering the Divine Bone-level version was a simple matter.

Thus, the instant he fused with it, he broke through to the Sixth Layer of Transformation.

And so, while his True Qi Realm was lower than before, the Violent Celestial Soldier Slash he now unleashed was stronger and more explosive in every other aspect.

THUD...

Lu Chao landed after unleashing six slashes. He looked at Lu Dingtian again. ”Now, do you still think I’m a fake?”

There was no reply. The True Qi of a Peak Realm Eighth Layer master roiled and burned around Lu Dingtian’s entire body. He looked as if he wanted nothing more than to rush forward, tear Lu Chao limb from limb, and see what he truly was.

Over on the spectator’s platform, Dongfang Ren and Sun Shijin landed beside Yin Ye.

Dongfang Ren spoke in a low voice. ”Yin Ye, I’m no longer a match for Lu Dingtian. It looks like Lu Chao has this win in the bag, but if this continues, I suspect Lu Dingtian will break the rules and storm the arena.”

As far as the current Three-Academy Hegemony Battle was concerned, Dongfang Ren and the Dragon Flame faction had little to worry about anymore.

Lu Chao was just too overwhelmingly powerful.

But the problem was... while the twelve students from Dragon Flame Academy had to face everyone on the stage, the people from their Dragon Flame Kingdom and the Small Kingdoms would have to face everyone *off* the stage.

Lu Dingtian was at the Peak Realm Eighth Layer, and Nan Zhuiming was at the Eighth Level of the Holy Peak Realm.

These were opponents that Dragon Flame Academy and the Hundred Countries could not possibly face.

They weren’t afraid of anything else. Their only fear was that the organizers would intervene, that Lu Dingtian and Nan Zhuiming would simply tear up the rules.

”If Lu Dingtian has any sense of shame, he won’t dare.”

Yin Ye muttered to himself. ’If he dares to ruin this Three-Academy Hegemony, who would ever dare to associate with the Great Wu Empire again? Lu Dingtian’s name would be dragged through the mud. But Lu Dingtian might not care about his reputation. After all, this was about the real Lu Chao, and for Lu Dingtian, it involved the lives of two of his children.’

”Lu Chao and I have already discussed this. Our troops have infiltrated the town. If they want to throw the rules out, then we’ll meet them head-on.”

At Yin Ye’s words, Dongfang Ren and Sun Shijin froze for a moment before nodding slowly...

But Witch Ying immediately interjected, ”The Great Wu Empire has probably infiltrated troops as well. What’s your solution for that?”

Yin Ye’s gaze fell upon Wu Zhiqiu. ”The Second Prince of Great Wu is here. If Lu Chao crushes the competition, the Prince won’t let the Great Wu troops interfere. He will definitely turn on Lu Dingtian and see it through to the end.”

Witch Ying pondered this for a moment and understood.

Many people in the Great Wu Empire opposed Lu Dingtian over the loss of Lu Chao, and Wu Zhiqiu was one of them.

”As for Nan Zhuiming,” Yin Ye added emphatically, ”without an army, they can’t turn the tide.”

「Meanwhile, over with the Beast Flame Academy...」

Zheng Zhuhe had been watching the battle between Lu Chao and his siblings, but he suddenly averted his eyes. He shot a vicious glare at Cheng Yunsu and her group. ”Is Lu Chao looking down on us? Does he really think the eleven of you are enough to take us on?”

’Just now, when Lu Chao left, he said he was leaving me for Cheng Yunsu and her group to handle,’ he thought. ’Although many of his subordinates had been injured by the shockwaves, he was a proud master of the Saint Bone and True Fate Realm. A mere eleven people like Cheng Yunsu couldn’t possibly handle him.’

THUD...

Just then, Luo Wendeng stomped forward. ”Zheng Zhuhe, you think you’re the only one with a Saint Bone?”

The moment he spoke... Huh?

All eyes in the arena were drawn to Luo Wendeng’s voice. What did he mean?

BZZT! Luo Wendeng’s True Qi erupted, and with it, the unmistakable aura of a Saint Bone.

The aura was so shocking it nearly made everyone’s jaws drop. How could this Descendant of Azure Flame possess a Saint Bone?

But then... BZZT! BZZT! BZZT!

Three more Saint Bone auras erupted—they belonged to Fan Jinxiang, Yu Xiaoping, and Tan An.

Of the five Descendants of Azure Flame, all but Luo Wendun had achieved Saint Bone.

Th-th-this...

The sight was enough to blind everyone. It seemed utterly impossible, and yet, it was the truth...

Within the Divine Bone Nine Sons Array, all of them had reached the peak of the Heavenly Bone level.

They had recently consumed the Azure Flame Bone-Refining Pills taken from the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land.

These Elixir Pills had surpassed everyone’s expectations, including Lu Chao’s. They were terrifyingly potent, not only raising their Martial Arts Realms but also elevating several of them from top-level Heavenly Bones to the Saint Bone Level.

Had they continued cultivating in the Divine Bone Nine Sons Array, Luo Wendeng and the others could have eventually reached the Saint Bone level, but the pills had accelerated the process.

If there had been enough time, Luo Wendun could have reached it as well.

While the entire audience was struck speechless with shock, Yu Xiaoping smiled sweetly and asked, ”Sister Yunsu, how about the five of us handle Zheng Zhuhe? We’ll leave the rest to you.”

Cheng Yunsu, of course, had no problem with that.

And just like that, the five Descendants of Azure Flame joined forces and charged toward Zheng Zhuhe. They were now all at the Third Layer of the Transformation Realm, forcibly boosted to that level by the Azure Flame Bone-Refining Pills...

Five against one. The odds were good.

Meanwhile, the six-person group of Cheng Yunsu and Wu Caicai took on all the students from the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard.

As mentioned before, they had been tempered by life-and-death battlefields. Their combat prowess far exceeded that of ordinary students.

Inner Courtyard versus Outer Courtyard. The battle was on!

Sun Shijin retracted his gaze and turned toward Zheng Liling and his group. ”Zheng Zhuhe’s Saint Bone Awakening was said to represent a turn of fortune for your Saint Bone Zheng Family. So, what does it represent now that my Dragon Flame Academy has four who have undergone Saint Bone Awakening?”

Instantly, Zheng Liling’s face turned beet red, looking as if it might burst.

”It must be Fan Changcun! That old bastard must have found some treasure in the Forbidden Land and used it to boost them all!”

Lu Dingtian roared again, and his words made some in the crowd start to believe in Fan Changcun’s supposed wild ambitions.

At the same time, Nan Zhuiming coldly commanded, ”Nan Ke, go and kill Lu Chao.”

He no longer added the word ”fake,” as he truly didn’t know whether this Lu Chao was real or not.

Nan Ke led the students of the Nanye Dynasty in a charge toward Lu Chao—which meant, of course, a charge toward the members of the Great Wu Imperial Academy.

Lu Dingtian, meanwhile, continued to roar, ”Hanyang! Hanyan! Don’t be afraid! Everything this fake Lu Chao has is something Fan Changcun schemed to give him! The Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land is far more terrifying and mysterious than anyone imagines... According to Lord Black Shadow of the Cyan Sword Great Empire, the Azure Flame Sect was once an existence on equal footing with the Cyan Sword Great Empire itself. Of course it’s terrifying! Of course it holds all sorts of impossibilities!”

At this, Lu Chao laughed.

”Lu Dingtian,” Lu Chao began, ”it seems you won’t be convinced until you’re staring at your own coffin. You continue to slander Marshal Fan, so I’ll just have to make you believe...”

Lu Chao finished, turning his gaze to Lu Hanyang. ”Second Brother, it’s time I take back what is mine.”

His voice was ice-cold.

For reasons he couldn’t explain, a sudden fear gripped Lu Hanyang. ”Wh-what are you going to do?” he stammered.

Lu Dingtian’s words hadn’t calmed him in the slightest; in fact, they only made him more afraid.

Lu Chao stared intently at Lu Hanyang and replied, his words deliberate and heavy: ”Fire Roaring Saint Bone, respond to me!”