Chapter 391: First Match – 10V10 - Part Two (1/2)
The Basilisk King Dagger lodged in Gao Gan's neck, while Zhao Yun's silver spear tip penetrated through Gao Lan's abdomen.
Both Gaos stopped moving and glanced at the ambushers.
The silver elder smirked at Ma Moxi, who suddenly appeared behind his back.
”Nice try. But you should have aimed for the head.”
Ma Moxi knitted his brows as the feedback from the strike felt weird. He felt like he had cut through a mass of water.
As if Gao Gan's entire body turned into mercury liquid, his neck shape-shifted and sucked the heaven-grade dagger into his liquid physique.
The previous wound was healed on the spot!
Ma Moxi let go of the dagger before his hand touched Gao Gan's body as he sensed the threatening characteristic of the latter's physique. He leaped backward, keeping the distance and bringing out a new weapon. Yet, he sneered at the elder.
”You fucking slime. Are you sure you want to eat my dagger?”
”Thanks for the precious heave-grade treasure. I'll be sure to cherish it after I kill you!”
”As I asked, are you really sure?”
”Huh?”
Gao Gan's face changed as he sensed something wrong with the dagger that his body had absorbed. His liquid stomach, which had been storing the dagger, started to get stiff.
The slime-like physique suddenly got hardened. He couldn't even circulate his Qi through the portion around the dagger.
Basilisk King's petrification power was at work. Gao Gan's innards and liquid in his stomach had been petrified, and the curse slowly expanded to the other parts of his body.
”Petrification Curse!?”
Gao Gan panicked. He attempted to eject the dagger out of his stomach, but the solid parts of his body didn't listen to him.
As Gao Gan was about to turn into a stone statue, Gao Lan activated his gold element and grabbed Zhao Yun's spear shaft. The latter pulled it out of his abdomen and yanked it off her hand.
Being weaker, Zhao Yun lost her earth-grade spear. However, she brought out another one and thrust it toward Gao Lan's face.
Gao Lan ignored the incoming attack. The spear tip hit his temple, but it was unable to penetrate through his gold skin.
The gold elder activated his domain power. His gold element worked like Qiang Sui, enhancing the overall attributes of Gao Gan and other elders.
Gao Gan sensed the boost from his colleague. He manipulated some of the gold element Qi to the petrified parts, using the advanced element power to cancel the curse.
But it didn't work!
Gao Lan frowned as he was confused about how his gold element couldn't remove the petrification curse. But before he could utter a word, Zhao Yun's light element Qi burst out as she also used Zhao Bao's technique to increase her overall strength.
The rabbit girl kicked the ground and disappeared from Gao Lan's sight. She reappeared next to Gao Gan and thrust her spear, aiming for the latter's head.
”DAMMIT!!”
Jiao Chu, who had been recovering from the previous wound, decided to rejoin the battle. He saw Zhao Yun's movements and charged at her, trying to intercept her strike.
But Ma Moxi suddenly turned around and activated his ”Gate of Babylon”, summoning a hundred golden jians. The flying swords rained upon the charging elder.
Jiao Chu groaned and stopped moving, pointing his palm in front of him. A steel wall emerged from the ground, becoming a shield to protect himself from the golden sword rain.
Ma Moxi sneered as he managed to counter-intercept Jiao Chu on time. Behind him, Zhao Yun's spear punctured through the Gao Gan's head!
Gao Gan's head splattered as if they were made of water. The mercury-like fluid attempted to merge and restore his head.
However, the petrification curse of Ma Moxi's dagger spread through the former's body. It stoned his neck and disabled his physique's passive ability!
Just like that, Gao Gan turned into a stone statue without a head! The remaining mercury liquid managed to return to the body, but it was stoned, too!
Within 10 seconds after the battle had been initiated, the trio, Fogan, Ma Moxi, and Zhao Yun baited and took down a nascent soul realm cultivator!
Gao Lan and Jiao Chu came back to their senses after they sensed the nascent soul of Gao Gan leaving his real body. They widened their eyes in shock.
”SHIT!!”
The nascent soul of Gao Gan turned to the other seven fighters on their side and yelled in anger, ”DAMMIT!! WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING!? ARE YOU GOING TO JUST WATCH AND LAUGH!?”
The seven remaining elders glanced at Gao Gan's nascent soul. Five of them smirked while the other two were expressionless.
Even if they were allies at the moment, none of them had the obligation to save their rival's life. After all, after this war, they might have to contest for treasures, slaves, and territory of Siren City.
…
While the spectators and the contestants on the platform were still digesting the development and the fast-paced battle, Fang Yanxu pointed his fingertip at Gao Gan's nascent soul.
The soul suddenly lost all remaining power in his soul dantian. Then, Fang Yanxu opened a red gourd on his waist and pulled the soul inside the container.
After Gao Gan's soul had entered the gourd, Fang Yanxu plugged it and declared, ”Gao Gan has lost and eliminated from the first round, but the match continues!”
Hearing the sudden announcement and seeing how Fang Yanxu had taken the soul, Yuan Shaoqing protested, ”Your Excellency! Why are you taking my people's soul!?”
”Gao Gan has lost his physical body! According to Samsara Law, all mortal souls have to enter the Yama Court for the trial. If he's worthy, he shall be sent to the River of Reincarnation. But if he's a sinner, he shall be punished accordingly!”
”But he can still recover his physical body!”
”From what I see, he's dead.”
”His physical body might be dead, but he can possess-”
”ARE YOU SAYING YOU ENCOURAGE WANDERING SOULS TO POSSESS ANOTHER BODY AS A NEW HOST!? ARE YOU SUPPORTING SOUL POSSESSION, SOUL-DEVOURING, OR SOUL SNATCHING CRIMES!?”
As the emissaries from Samsara rarely visited Heavenly Goose Planet, only a handful of people was aware that possessing other people's bodies was a crime.
Yuan Shaoqing was taken aback. Stealing another body was a common privilege of nascent soul realm cultivators of this world – It was an unspoken custom of all 7th-stage cultivators to steal a good body with the right foundation and potential so that they could use it to recultivate and reach the 8th-stage easier.
”… N-No. We wouldn't dare. We would never support such crimes.”
”Good. Again, any soul of a 7th-stage cultivator or weaker will be collected and transferred to the Yama Court by me. So, do your best not to die, mortals!”
”…”
…
Fang Yanxu's declaration and the new rules scared 7th-stage cultivators from Yuan Shaoqing's side.
At first, they thought that they could easily find a new host if their physical body were to be destroyed or killed. But now, it would spell their permanent death.
Gao Lan and Jiao Chu kicked the ground and leaped backward, retreating from the battle. They stood behind the remaining seven representatives as they didn't want to take the role as a vanguard anymore.
Jiao Chu clicked his tongue and shouted, ”We've tested their strength. Now, it's your turn!”
Gao Lan also grumbled, ”I lost my brother because none of you stepped up or supported us! I have already exchanged a few blows with them. You guys contribute something!”
”…”
The seven remaining representatives peered at them and sneered. Then, all of them inspected their opponents.