The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 81: 81: Free-for-All Battle Chapter 81: 81: Free-for-All Battle The number of onlookers in the square today surpassed that of three days ago by a wide margin.

Today’s final match will determine the ultimate rankings of this year’s Jing Family tournament!

Of course, there’s also the battle between Jing Yan and Jing Tianlong.

Everyone wants to know whether Jing Yan will dare to fight Jing Tianlong.

And if they do fight, in what manner will their bout end?

One is an Innate Strong Person, the other is a Ninth Layer Heaven strongman who defeated a Half-step Innate.

If the two really do fight, the spectacle would undoubtedly be incredible.

Who would want to miss such a brawl?

In the high platform of the square, the guest section was also crowded with more dignitaries than there were three days earlier.

Many who had returned to their own clans from the Jing Family had clearly spread word of the events that had transpired at the Jing Family tournament.

In the Jing Family competition, not only did a Half-step Innate like Jing Shaohe appear, but an aberrant Jing Yan emerged, who actually defeated the Half-step Innate, Jing Shaohe.

Keep in mind, when Jing Yan first stepped into the Innate Realm at fourteen, he was hailed as the first genius of Donglin City.

But at that time, even when Jing Yan was at the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven, he couldn’t possibly defeat a Half-step Innate Realm strongman.

It could only be said that Jing Yan had become much more aberrant than he was back then to some extent.

The many families and powers evidently paid much more attention to Jing Yan, as could be seen by the increased presence of heads from more families and powers in the guest seats than three days ago.

Three days earlier, there weren’t that many family and power leaders attending.

Today, even the Clan Leader of the Lin Family made a personal appearance.

When the time came, Jing Chengye began to announce the rules for the final stage of the competition.

In truth, even if he hadn’t explained, most people would have generally understood the rules already.

Each tournament of the Jing Family was mostly consistent, with only minor variations if any changes occurred at all.

Like in previous tournaments, this final stage involved the top fifty Jing Family Disciples engaging in a free-for-all melee.

The rule of the free-for-all melee was that all Martial Artists who made it to the finals were on a single huge platform.

Indeed, fifty people, all on the same platform, attacking one another.

Whoever lasted until the end would be the first.

Therefore, this final stage would end in a relatively short amount of time.

“After the announcement of the rules, Jing Chengye, with a grand gesture, said to the fifty finalists, “Ascend the platform!”

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

One figure after another leaped out, heading straight for the huge platform.

This platform was extremely large, more than ten times the size of a regular one.

The Jing Family built such a platform mainly for the final matches of the competition.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Jing Yan also ascended the platform.

Fifty people spread out, each cautiously on guard against those around them.

In this final match, even good friends were not afforded any favors.

If someone showed weakness, they might be immediately knocked out of the ring.

Of course, if people were on good terms with each other, they could covertly agree to temporarily ally until they drove the others out of the ring.

This was permitted by the rules of the final stage!

The Jing Family allowed this to ensure that the most outstanding disciples within the clan could improve their chances of survival in the chaos, as a form of training for the family’s disciples.

The fifty awaited the command to commence battle, each holding their breath and silently circulating their Martial Arts Meridians’ Primordial Energy.

“The decisive battle begins now!”

After waiting a moment, Jing Chengye shouted once again.

With his shout, the fifty individuals on the platform sprang into action.

“Boom!”

“Boom!

Boom!

Boom!”

The chaos of battle was unspeakably brutal.

Though the arena was vast, it seemed rather crowded with fifty people on it, making it difficult for anyone to dodge the attacks of others.

“Fly away!”

“Get out of here!”

“Ha-ha, you thought you could sneak attack me?

Don’t you know I’ve had my eye on you?!”

All sorts of voices intermingled atop the platform.

“Ah!” A scream rang out.

In just a few breaths’ time, martial artists were sent flying off the stage.

The first to be ejected, obviously, ranked fiftieth.

“Hmm?” Jing Yan stood in a corner of the stage, looking around to see that no martial artists were attacking him.

“Hey, Brother Jing Yan, don’t strike at me!

I…

I…

I still want to hold on a little longer!” A Jing Family Disciple near Jing Yan, upon his gaze falling on them, let out a fearful wail, not caring that they were in the midst of fighting someone else, and swiftly dodged to escape to the other side.

Witnessing this, Jing Yan couldn’t help but give a slight smile.

It seemed that his defeat of the Half-step Innate Jing Shaohe during the challenge phase served to intimidate many and spared him a lot of trouble.

His mind stirred, and Jing Yan just couldn’t be bothered to make a move; he simply stood there, ready to act only if others bothered him.

After all, it was just a matter of extending the duration of the final stage.

“Rumble!

Rumble!

Rumble!”

One after another, Jing Family Disciples were thrown out of the ring, and naturally, injuries were unavoidable in this process.

As time went on, the number of martial artists left on the platform dwindled.

In less than half an hour, only seven figures remained on the stage, all of whom possessed the Cultivation of the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven.

“Damn it!”

“You bunch of despicable scumbags, teaming up, huh?”

A rough-looking martial artist wearing black, his eyes blazing with fury, cursed the three who were ganging up on him.

He was Ninth Layer Heaven, but those three were also at the same realm in their Cultivation.

He alone couldn’t withstand the joint attack of the three.

As he cursed, he swiftly backed away.

“Hmm?” Jing Yan’s brows furrowed slightly.

These few were moving towards him.

“Heh-heh, Jing Xiaohua, us teaming up doesn’t break the rules.

If you’re smart, you’ll jump out of the arena yourself to avoid getting hurt,” one of the three attackers, a tall and skinny man, said with a sly laugh.

While he spoke, there was no relaxation in his offensive, and his Martial Arts techniques were executed with severe ruthlessness.

“Consider yourselves tough!”

“You three, remember this!

Don’t ever cross paths with me alone in the future or I’ll kill you all!” The rough martial artist seemed extremely reluctant, but faced with a no-win situation, it appeared he had no choice but to leave the stage.

Jing Yan, watching these four draw ever closer, drew a smile at the corner of his mouth.

“Now!”

“Attack!”

In a sudden twist, the four who had just been fighting each other abruptly turned and launched an attack on Jing Yan, including the rough-looking martial artist who had previously been ganged up on.

“Jing Yan, don’t blame us—it’s your own fault for being too strong!” The rough martial artist referred to as Jing Xiaohua shouted as he attacked.

“Hiss!

Hiss!”

The four, all Ninth Layer Heaven martial artists, revealed the terrifying momentum and power of their Martial Arts as they exerted their techniques.

They clearly had a plan all along—to pretend to fight one another as they approached Jing Yan, lulling him into a false sense of security, before suddenly shifting their target and launching a surprise attack on him.