Chapter 878 Second Round (1/2)

Around the mountain, countless exclamations of surprise continued to sound.

It was obviously an extremely rare sight to see two people, Zhou Yuan and Lu Xiao, reach the summit simultaneously. The countless exclamations were largely directed at Zhou Yuan.

After all, the outside world had clearly witnessed Zhou Yuan’s imposing manner as he caught up to Lu Xiao.

Watching the compet.i.tion, even experts of the Heavenly Sun stage—and those of the Nascent Source stage—were a little surprised by Zhou Yuan’s performance on the cloud ladder. After all, his opponent was the well-known Lu Xiao.

Although the Wind Pavilion had previously shown signs of rising due to Zhou Yuan’s leaders.h.i.+p, in terms of fame and strength, Zhou Yuan was still inferior to Lu Xiao. Therefore, almost everyone thought the pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion would lose in the chief pavilion master battle. But unexpectedly, the dark horse was still as fierce as before and refused to relent even in the face of Lu Xiao.

After this, countless people thought much more highly of Zhou Yuan.

Based on the performance on the cloud ladder, the pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion indeed had the ability to compete against Lu Xiao for the position of chief pavilion master.

On the Wind Pavilion’s side, everyone was cheering with excitement. Even Yi Qiushui and Ye Bingling revealed looks of surprise on their faces. Evidently, they were thrilled that Zhou Yuan had managed to catch up to Lu Xiao and reach the summit at the same time.

The Wind Pavilion’s depressive atmosphere had turned fiery at this moment.

On the other hand, many people on the Fire Pavilion’s side looked at each other in dismay and went silent for a good while.

Zhu Lian and Zuo Ya also didn’t look too good. It was only after a long while that Zuo Ya grumbled, “This is just the beginning. When Zhou Yuan truly faces senior brother Lu Xiao on the battlefield, he will know why he shouldn’t be provoked!”

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Standing atop the cloud- and mist-shrouded mountain, Zhou Yuan drew a deep breath. The mighty Genesis Qi within his body gradually subsided. During his eruption of strength, he had also activated his Genesis Qi to its peak.

But in the end, he didn’t overtake Lu Xiao and instead climbed to the summit at the same time as him.

Zhou Yuan felt a little regretful about this result, but he wasn’t disappointed. He had been able to test Lu Xiao’s background and discovered that, without relying on any foreign objects, his Genesis Qi foundation was around 23 million.

This was more than his foundation of 20 million, but fortunately, Zhou Yuan possessed the world subduing serpent qi and was able to regain some face by reaching the summit at the same time as Lu Xiao.

Therefore, without the use of any external means, the two sides were equally matched.

Of course, this comparison wasn’t realistic. When the difference between each other’s foundation wasn’t particularly huge, the outcome of the battle would depend on what other means they had.

But at the very least, when Zhou Yuan faced Lu Xiao again, he would no longer be as afraid as he was when he had first met him a few months ago.

That was his progress.

And this speed of progress would make any enemy of his a little fearful.

While these thoughts were churning in Zhou Yuan’s mind, time quickly pa.s.sed by, and the Genesis Qi of the universe suddenly began to pulse. The chief pavilion master token on the top of the mountain was humming, and the clouds around the summit grew thicker.

Seeing this change, Zhou Yuan knew that Mu Liu and Han Yuan had also reached the top of the mountain.

The first round of the chief pavilion master battle had come to an end.

The fog in front of him thickened and eventually swallowed his figure, but he didn’t panic. He could feel that the surrounding s.p.a.ce was beginning to ripple, so he didn’t dare to move carelessly.