Chapter 971 Occupying the Stone Statue (2/2)

“How can this be…

“How is this possible!

“How could I have lost!

“……”

Xu Ming trembled as he mumbled. The s.p.a.ce around him had begun to distort because his injuries were too heavy and the seal on his body was beginning to send him out of the Fallen Abyss.

Once he was sent out, it would mean he was eliminated!

If that happened, the Yaogui Region would undoubtedly place last in the nine regions tournament!

However, there was no longer anything that could be done at this juncture. Xu Ming could only gnash his teeth as he viciously glared at Zhou Yuan. He croaked, “Zhou Yuan, don’t be too happy. You’ll soon be eliminated!

“Zhao Mushen will not let you off! I’ll be waiting for you outside!”

As his rage-filled voice echoed, a vortex formed behind him and swallowed his entire body.

Gasp.

Countless people gasped in the starry sky, their expressions filled with shock. No one had expected the battle between Zhou Yuan and Xu Ming to end with Xu Ming being eliminated!

The Yaogui Region members were deathly pale, as if they were at a funeral.

With Xu Ming eliminated, who among them would have the ability to vie for the nine ancient statues?

In contrast, the Tianyuan Region side burst into earth-shaking cheers after getting over their initial shock and disbelief.

Ye Bingling and Yi Qiushui tightly grabbed each other’s hands, their eyes overflowing with emotion.

Lu Xiao and Mu Liu exchanged a look as they breathed a deep sigh of relief. With Zhou Yuan having eliminated Xu Ming, the Tianyuan Region wouldn’t be ranked last this time!

Amidst the countless shocked and amazed gazes, the silver armor on Zhou Yuan’s body receded like liquid. There was not much joy on his face, only an exceptional calm.

He lifted his head and gazed at the innumerable individuals in the starry s.p.a.ce. His indifferent voice rang out, “This stone statue is mine for now. Anyone who wants it can go ahead and step forward.”

His echoing voice was met with silence.

The battle prowess he displayed had made everyone fearful. Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong had zero interest in challenging him because they had other options available.

Li Tongshen and w.a.n.g Xi would not settle for the statue ranked third from the last. Hence, they saw no reason to compete with Zhou Yuan at this juncture.

Zhao Mushen’s eyes faintly flickered as he stared at Zhou Yuan. However, before he could do anything, Su Youwei suddenly shot forward, heading straight for the biggest and oldest stone statue.

Wu Yao’s eyes narrowed slightly. Without saying a word, she also turned into a streak of light and followed after Su Youwei.

Their goal was clearly the most ancient stone statue!

Zhao Mushen smiled helplessly when he saw the two girls’ actions and had no choice but to withdraw his gaze from Zhou Yuan. He could not let them occupy the most ancient stone statue.

Compared to Wu Yao and Su Youwei, Zhou Yuan was far less of a threat.

“Never mind, I’ll let him off for now.” With his decision made, Zhao Mushen no longer hesitated. His figure seemed to blink through the air, chasing after Wu Yao and Su Youwei.

The trio’s actions immediately set off everyone else present.

w.a.n.g Xi and Li Tongshen also flew towards the front few stone statues.

Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong paused for a moment before quickly following.

Everyone wanted to occupy a bigger and more ancient stone statue because the larger stone statues represented greater opportunity and more Alpha Spiritium.

Their movement marked the start of the tournament’s climax.

Zhou Yuan stood on the stone statue’s head. No one came to visit him due to the statue’s awkward position. It was ranked seventh among the nine statues, which was neither high nor low. His earlier battle had also intimidated everyone, making his location appear the most peaceful for a time.

Zhou Yuan seated himself. He cast one glance towards the depths of the starry sky where power Genesis Qi undulations were erupting. He then closed his eyes slowly and gently touched the stone statue’s head. He could clearly feel boundless Alpha Spiritium and undulations of pure Genesis Qi deep within the statue.

He breathed in deeply as a resolute look emerged in his eyes.

He would seize this opportunity to unblock his ninth Divine Dwelling! Only after unblocking the ninth Divine Dwelling would he gain the power the vie with Zhao Mushen!

A rank seven statue did not satisfy him either!

His goal was first place in the nine regions tournament!