1296 Nether Prisons Home Court, Merciless Killing (1/2)
The next day, a bright ray tore through the sky and lit up the floor of the room.
Bu Fang sighed softly and walked out of his room.
Zhu Yan and the others were already in the lobby. It was the first day of the competition, so instead of cultivating in their rooms, they waited for him in the lobby since early morning.
What Bu Fang did yesterday was a relief to their pent-up anger. They were still excited even after returning to their rooms. They didn't realize that being an Immortal Chef would make them so proud and that even a top genius of Nether Prison could be slapped in the face.
Seeing that they were still excited, Bu Fang slightly twitched the corner of his mouth and said, ”Adjust your mentality. Today is the team competition. It's certainly not as easy as before. I can feel Nether Prison's menace.”
Zhu Yan and the others didn't think too much about that. After all, it was already a great surprise for them to reach the finals of the team competition. They didn't have much else to hope for, so they didn't care if they failed.
Still, they listened to Bu Fang's words. They couldn't afford to squander such a good opportunity.
They left the inn and headed for the Nether Puppet Coliseum.
The Nether Puppet Coliseum was a landmark of Sacred Puppet City. It was a huge square arena surrounded by stepped seats that could hold hundreds of thousands of spectators. Every year, the city hosted the Nether Puppet Competition, and this was the main venue. The competition was a unique activity of the Nether Puppet Clan and was very popular in the city.
When Bu Fang and his companions arrived at the coliseum, there were already people waiting for them at the entrance. Following the guides, they stepped into the arena.
It was really vast and huge. The seats were full of spectators, and when they saw Bu Fang and his companions, they all roared and cheered excitedly.
A huge light screen projected down from the sky, showing the images of the arena and each contestant. Through projection arrays, the same images would also be transmitted to many surrounding small worlds.
It was a competition that many small worlds were watching at the same time. This was the finals of the Netherworld's Tournament of the Great Path, which included the team and individual competitions.
In the Immortal Cooking Ream, everyone was waiting in front of a light screen specially prepared by Nether Prison experts. Nether Prison's projection array was many years ahead of the Immortal Cooking Realm's. Everyone stared excitedly at the light screen, finally seeing the images they all had been waiting for.
Boom!
As Bu Fang and his companions arrived in the coliseum, a terrible aura suddenly exploded out. It came from an expert who was sitting cross-legged over the arena. The aura was mighty as if it could support a small world. There was no doubt that this expert was a Great Saint. The fact that Nether Prison sent a Great Saint to guard the arena showed the importance they attached to the competition.
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Bu Fang and his companions sat quietly in the resting room. It was a special place in the coliseum for contestants to adjust their forms and wait for their turns. On the wall, there was a small light screen so that the contestants could see what was happening in the arena. Bu Fang was looking at it at the moment.
Two teams had entered the arena. The rules for the finals were simple. Instead of one-on-one battles and the fancy best-of-five rule, there was only one battle. The contestants of both teams would all enter the arena and fight at the same time, and as soon as all the contestants of one team were defeated, the other team would be announced the winner.
The first match was between the Earth Prison team and the experts from Nether Prison's second-best team. Bu Fang and his companions had met the contestants from the second-best team. They chose five people to form a team, all of whom had a strong aura.
The referee of the match was a Nine-revolution Little Saint from the Nether Puppeteer Clan. An expert at this level was basically enough to cope with any unexpected situation in the arena.
The battle began with the thunderous cheers from the crowd around the arena. The deafening noise that shook the skies sent a shudder through the hearts of Earth Prison's contestants, making them hesitate in their moves.
Such was Nether Prison's home-court advantage. The audience was enthusiastic, but it was for the Nether Prison experts.
”Kill the Earth Prison rubbish!”
”Nether Prison is invincible! The rest of the small worlds are all garbage! Let them feel despair!”
”Crush them! We are the overlord!”
The cheers from the audience almost tore the sky apart, sending shudders through the hearts of Earth Prison contestants like spears.
In the resting room, the West Little Buddhism Realm team fell silent. They felt that they would also be in a disadvantageous position if faced with such a scenario. Psychologically, Earth Prison's contestants were already losing ground. The home-court advantage was not just a myth. Although Sacred Puppet City was only a major city in Nether Prison, it was still the territory of Nether Prison contestants.
Zhu Yan and the other experts from the Immortal Cooking Realm were already struck dumb. They suddenly became a little timid and even lost the courage to enter the arena. For them, it was a terrible scene.
Amid the tsunami-like cheers of enemies, Earth Prison contestants couldn't even summon their fighting spirit. By the looks of it, they were likely to be completely crushed. Their overall strength was nowhere near as good as that of the Nether Prison team, and now, even their spirits had been suppressed. How could they fight?
Bu Fang was very calm, however. He just watched the match and said nothing.
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The match began. The contestants in Nether Prison's second-best team were all experts who had visited Earth Prison. Although the absence of Zhang Xuan had slightly weakened their overall strength, they still had a big advantage over the Earth Prison team.
The Earth Prison contestants were mediocre, and there were no experts worthy of attention, so the Nether Prison contestants were very relaxed.
The team was made up of the Fire Demon, Lu Yang, and other experts who had almost no weaknesses.
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There were huge light screens in several major cities in Earth Prison, showing images transmitted by projections arrays. Looking at the screens, every expert in Earth Prison was silent. They seemed to see a few lambs facing thousands of tigers.
Even Jin Jiao, Yin Jiao, and the other Prison Overlords sighed at the sight.
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At last, the battle broke out with the sound of a bell.
The arena was huge, its ground made of hard stone. Although uneven, it was hard enough to withstand any attack.
The Earth Prison experts spread out in formation and began to charge. Unlike individual matches, team matches were about cooperation. In the middle of them was an Earth Prison genius, who was a peak One-revolution Little Saint. However, this kind of cultivation base was hardly worth mentioning in this competition. Upon learning his cultivation base, the Nether Prison audience laughed scornfully. This left the Earth Prison experts feeling aggrieved.
In the face of the Earth Prison team that charged toward them, the Nether Prison contestants were still talking and laughing, looking remarkably calm. Suddenly, one of them kicked the ground and shot forward in a flash of fire. The man seemed to be glowing, and magma could be seen surging under his skin. With a rumble, his skin began to burn, and in the blink of an eye, he was completely enveloped in flames.
”Hehehe…” A burst of cold laughter rang through the arena.
The appearance of the Fire Demon immediately heated up the atmosphere. The audience were all screaming with excitement.
Two streams of flames stretched out of the Fire Demon's arms, and he flung them at the leading contestant of Earth Prison. The flames rolled in midair and turned into two large, colorful serpents, which opened their mouths and spat flames.
Boom!
The Earth Prison experts unleashed their auras. Powerful energy collided with the flaming serpents, causing sparks to fly in all directions.