Chapter 452: In Front Of The Sea King’s Triden (2/2)

Coco was worried. She preemptively took out her giant syringe, obviously ready to heal someone at any given moment. However, her actions were in vain since she was not even allowed into the middle part of the mountain, let alone anywhere near the peak.

At this moment, aside from Xia Luo, all of the other people who had gotten in due to their looks had been eliminated. There were now only six people in the area surrounding the Sea King’s Trident, and Xia Luo was an anomaly.

Among the six people, Che Han was the closest to the Sea King’s Trident, merely thirteen meters away from it. Cheng Wu was the closest after Che Han while Lu Yin was more than a hundred meters away from both Cheng Wu and Che Han. However, Lu Yin was less than twenty meters away from Mu Rong.

Mu Rong turned around and looked at Lu Yin before quickly redirecting his attention towards the Sea King’s Trident. He still did not see Lu Yin as a serious threat. As far as he was concerned, this man was unlike Zhang Dingtian. Mu Rong had felt Zhang Dingtian’s resolve and boldness the moment Zhang Dingtian drew his sword, but Mu Rong did not feel the same sort of resolve coming from Lu Yin.

Even though the two Limiteers had very similar reputations, Mu Rong was not the type of person who paid much attention to others’ reputations. There were just too many people out there who fought for fame. Having said that, Mu Rong did not take Lu Yin lightly either, and he had to admit that Lu Yin was a worthy opponent. He might possess the same fighting strength as Zhang Dingtian, but he would not gain much from fighting someone at that level as victory would be nearly guaranteed.

Among those with similar reputations, Ye Xingchen was the only one who interested Mu Rong. As a powerful Limiteer who dared to barge into the Cosmos Sea, his resolve and determination could only be that of an extraordinary person’s.

“Seventh Bro, I have this nagging feeling that that guy is looking down on you,” the monkey said in an angry voice.

Lu Yin had sensed this as well, but he was not too bothered by it. Instead, he focused on the Sea King’s Trident and began to slowly make his way towards it.

With a swoosh, the tip of a blade brushed past Lu Yin’s side and into the ground. In the distance, Faceless and Xia Luo had begun doing battle.

Lu Yin was puzzled as to why Xia Luo did not retreat. Even more surprising, he had started battling against Faceless. Even though Xia Luo was quite powerful, it was unlikely that he would be able to defeat the 80th ranked individual of the Top 100 Rankings. So, why did he want to fight?

On the other side of the area, Che Han was now within ten meters of the Sea King’s Trident. As soon as he reached that distance, he clearly felt a sharp, threatening aura emanate from the weapon. Even though the trident was stabbed into the ground, its aura still gave off attacks that were so threatening that even he was scared of them. Sharp attacks pierced through the void and left a giant tear in his clothes.

This was the innate power of the Sea King’s Trident. It’s attacking prowess would grow the closer one moved closer to it. It was a good thing that it was still within a range that Che Han could handle. Since this was a part of the tasks for the Sea King’s son-in-law selection, the intensity was not that terrifying.

In front of Che Han, his Fireglass Frost froze the air. The white cracks within the layer of ice intensified and widened the closer he drew towards the trident. Each attack from the trident also caused the cracks to deepen.

Everyone watched on nervously. The Sea King’s future in-law would be one of these six young men.

All of a sudden, Cheng Wu rushed into the ten meters range of the Sea King’s Trident. Without any warning, he threw a punch straight at Che Han.

Che Han had constantly been on guard against Cheng Wu, and he retreated as soon as the large clock touched any part of his body, allowing him to narrowly avoid being trapped by the clock. If he was trapped, he would have ended up in the same situation as Ling Que. As he spun his spear around and entered a horizontal blocking position, Cheng Wu threw another powerful punch at the spear. “Thunder punch!”

A deafening sound rang out that caused the air to implode the void to distort. Visible claps of thunder spread out in all directions as Che Han’s spear was bent out of shape by the powerful punch. The impact of the attack forced Che Han to retreat a dozen paces, and he wore a pained look on his face as blood started pouring out of his ears.

It was no surprise that Cheng Wu was the strongest competitor there. He was ranked 69th in the Top 100 Rankings, but he showed no mercy to these weaker opponents. He was also an expert at launching sneak attacks.

Che Han’s head was still spinning when the large clock started creeping over towards him again. If he was caught by it and forced to receive one more Thunder Punch, he would suffer a fate no better than Ling Que’s.

Che Han hurriedly retreated more than ten meters away from the Sea King’s Trident.

Cheng Wu was suddenly all alone in front of the Sea King’s Trident. He threw a glance at Che Han before moving his gaze to Mu Rong and Lu Yin. Finally, he looked at Faceless, who was still fighting Xia Luo in the distance. His gaze then moved back to the Sea King’s Trident, and he started to make his way closer to the trident, his large clock encasing him within it.

Che Han’s eyes turned icy as he threw his spear straight at Cheng Wu, the five interlocking rings of snowflakes dazzling even as the void froze. The Fireglass Frost appeared again, shrouding both the sky and ground. The power of this attack was enough to send Qin Chen running for cover, but it had no effect against Cheng Wu. Che Han’s attack was not even enough to pierce through the large clock. Cheng Wu continued inching closer towards the Sea King’s Trident, until he was only about three meters away from the trident.

The tip of a huge blade violently swung down onto the large clock, the impact resulting in a resounding twang sound. Cheng Wu was momentarily stunned, and when he raised his head, he saw Faceless; Xia Luo had exited the area and left the battle.

Cheng Wu narrowed his eyes. He exited from the large clock and threw a punch at Che Han, who was the closest to him. Meanwhile, the large clock flew into the air and formed a barrier between him and Faceless. He had unexpectedly chosen to fight against both of them at the same time.

Cheng Wu’s goal was to become the Sea King’s son-in-law. He had grown up in a poor environment, and if it were not for his innate gift and fortuitous encounters, he would never have made it this far. He had absolutely no background to speak of, and he understood how painful such a thing was. What he needed was a strong backer, something that the Sea King could undoubtedly provide him with. To achieve his goal, he had not concealed his identity when he entered Sea King's Dome. Additionally, he had not hesitated to launch a sneak attack against Ling Que, just to ensure that he would not be hurt in their exchange. He was now literally a step away from his goal, so he was going all out to demonstrate his value before the entire Sea King's Dome.

The ones who threatened his position the most were Faceless and Che Han. The other two, powerful as they may be, were only Limiteers who could not even penetrate the defenses of his large clock. They were not worthy of his consideration; the Sea King’s Trident was his to seize!

The three powerful Explorers fought an intense battle merely ten meters away from the Sea King’s Trident. In front of them were Lu Yin and Mu Rong, who calmly watched on. They did not join in the battle, but neither did they retreat.

Mu Rong did not have much desire to become the Sea King’s son-in-law. Lu Yin, on the other hand, was simply hoping that someone else would grab hold of the Sea King’s Trident first.