Chapter 357 Poking the Bear (2/2)

”How fucking arrogant”quiet for a o meet with the rest”

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Three hours later

At the bottom of the sea that could be seen in the distance from the top of the mountain, was a massive constructed bubble of air, outside of which some unknown marine creatures swam curiously

Inside this bubble of air, were around ninety of the top hundred ranked cultivators They were divided into nine groups, and each of thehters with similar skills, and lead by one of the top ten ranked warriors

”Where the hell is he? We don't kno long it will take for that et there, we are done fore” Said the sixth ranked cultivator with a clear hint of anxiousness Ast the many cultivators present, he was one of those with the most doubts about their plan After all, he had been defeated h in the past

”Shut the hell up He will arrive soon” Said the red headed girl, who happened to be the fourth ranked within the whole acade one of the melee teams, and was armed with two notched chakra how painful being hit with theroup of small black shadows approached thethe attention of thes However, the moment these monsters reached the small shadows, they turned into a mist of red that stained the waters like dense red ink

After swiroup arrived to the surface of this bubble, and pushed through it They then graciously landed on the dried seabed, covered in what looked like diluted blood

”Is everybody here?” Asked the blond cultivator as the liquid that covered his body began to evaporate fro the bubble

”Yes aiting for you” Said the red headed woman with a quick nod, and a faint smile The blond cultivator was the only one ho that she had an interest in hi Unfortunately for her, the blond cultivator did not reciprocate this interest, and instead, had used it to gain prestige when proposing this plan to the rest of the top hundred cultivators

”Stick to the plan Attack him with all you have” Said the blond cultivator while slowly looking at the other teaet there before he enters the second stage, we are screwed We need to wait for the right moment”

”What do we do then? Do we try to cripple him?” Asked the ninth ranked cultivator hat appeared like clear hostility towards their co with the sixth ranked, and h multiple times in the last few years

”No He is Sir Krit's favourite If we cripple him, who knoill happen to us Just stick to the damn plan we have prepared Interrupt his ascension, then leave right after His body, mind, and spirit will be devastated by the failed atte him to not only fail this test, but also to spend a feeeks recovering At that point, ill have taken over his spot, and be able to prove our worth”

The idea of gaining a higher position in the ranking, even if simply one spot, irth the risk for these competitive cultivators So the moment the blond cultivator confirerness and enthusiasm

”Go we can't miss our ”

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Back in thequietly in the lotus position He was feeling every bit of inoring the faint wind that crashed against his skin, or the solid and unco on

His body was a whole world, ily indestructible His spirit was a cal, that they would be able to put a person to sleep before they could ever drown His mind was a small boat, on which a lonely and happywas in full harht, in truth, it was an omen that his cultivation was ready to advance

The first step of the ascension had been coun The ie, and inside his body, formed a vortex that quickly absorbed the power of the many perfect crystals that he had placed around his body This poas sent washi+ng through every fiber of his body, changing it forever

While Jerigh was fully focused on this, what looked like an upside downon, had appeared above hi down like a ed eleh the air in his direction

Each of these attacks were already only meters away from him, and in the minds of the attackers, it was clear that the ah would have been able to avoid these many attacks Be it if he was in a fully allerted state, or in the middle of his ascension

However, what these cultivators had failed to factor in their plans Was a hu on a wooden chair an incalculable amount of kiloo, he had been sitting with his eyes closed, and looking at two simple words written in athat had appeared in his rade's , and these words were ”Group Donation”