Chapter 51 - Ten Malefic Weapons—Sword Cocoon (1/2)
"Shui Qinghe has been disqualified!"
On top of the ocean, a Qi Practitioner lifted the passed out Shui Qinghe with his psyche. Shui Qinghe was then sent out of the battle zone. The Qi Practitioner then looked at Zhong Yue as he sped out. He murmured, "This Zhong Shan Clan member is on the top in terms of his body, psyche, and soul. I'm afraid that among them, he is the only one who hid his true strength that deeply. I guess the reason he did not hide his true strength in this battle is to become the first in the battle!"
"Such a character, just like the talented Zuo Xiangsheng, Tian Yanzhong, and the others. They also pushed their limits, to the point that they were almost as strong as Qi Practitioners before they were able to sense the spirits. This Zhong Shan Clan boy is exactly like them right now!"
The other Qi Practitioner that followed Zhong Yue continued to trail his advancement and replied, "Of course, although he is not as good as Fang Jiange, Feng Wuji, and those with innate spirit bodies, he is still very remarkable. However, the concealment of his strength has increased my workload. I need to stick closely with him just in case he loses control of his strength and kills his opponents."
In the previous years, Zuo Xiangsheng and Tian Yanzhong had also hidden their true strengths. They revealed their trump cards and crushed their foes, winning the title of the strongest disciple in the upper house and the strongest spirit in the Ethereal Palace in their respective years. This allowed them to establish a bright future for themselves.
These two were among the best of their time. Although they were not as good as Fan Jiange, Feng Wuji and the others that had innate spirit bodies, they still managed to get their hands on the strongest spirits in the Ethereal Palace. Due to that, they improved quickly, and they were not any weaker than Fang Jiange and the others.
However, Zuo Xiangsheng had failed to control his strength and killed his opponent accidentally. This caused an uproar in that year and both he and the Qi Practitioner that was responsible for the safety of the deceased participant were punished.
This incident was closely related to why Zuo Xiangsheng had been dispatched to the outer hall to assist the Tian Feng Clan in managing the Cloudless Hall. If it weren't because of this incident, he would have become a hall master in the Swords Gate instead of teaching the outer hall disciples.
Zhong Yue was aware of the Qi Practitioner that followed him closely in the air. He tried to shake off the Qi Practitioner by changing his movements and path but to no avail.
There is one Qi Practitioner following me and another one with the Tian Myriad Mother, along with the Shen Dragon who watches over the whole battleground, will I really be able to kill Tian Myriad Mother in front of them?
However, little did Zhong Yue know that the Qi Practitioner that followed him was greatly shocked by his actions. He deeply understood that Zhong Yue was not a Qi Practitioner and he had not learned any other techniques from any Qi Practitioners. However, when Zhong Yue changed his movements and sped up, he almost failed to keep up with Zhong Yue!
Like a Jiao Dragon awaiting its time to ascend, waiting for its chance to move with the thunder and wind to become a real dragon! This Zhong Shan Clan member has almost everything he needs to become a Qi Practitioner. The only thing he needs now is to sense the spirit!
This Qi Practitioner then continued his thoughts, He has accumulated so much strength, his chance to improve even more will come as soon as this battle ends!
On the ocean, many of the remaining disciples had encountered each other. They fought each other fiercely all over the water. The weak would die out, and the strong would survive. Those who were weaker were all disqualified on their way to the city and had no chance to enter the top ten.
Those who took part in the battle were those who were confident in their own strengths. However, the crucial determining factor was the participant's strength. They must have achieved the level of psyche materialization. This was required to overcome the obstacles and step foot in the city above the ocean.
Besides, one would also need high-grade pillar totems, soul weapons, and powerful techniques as their support to step foot in the city!
Zhong Yue stood on the Jiao Dragon and charged toward Tian Myriad Mother as she defeated her opponents and got up to the city above the sea.
Zhong Yue dashed into the city and saw god shrines and edifices everywhere. It was just like the trees in a jungle. On the other hand, Tian Myriad Mother was nowhere in sight.
The entire city was made with Shen Dragon's psyche. The city was incredibly realistic, which made it almost impossible to find a particular someone in this huge city.
The Qi Practitioners follow us in order to protect us. I could actually look for the location of those participants through the Qi Practitioners and ambush my opponents!
As he thought of this idea, Zhong Yue looked up and saw the Qi Practitioners. They stood at the edge of the city instead of following the upper house disciples inside.
This won't work as well…
Zhong Yue then saw one disciple flying up the air. They formed a huge bird with their psyche that they used to search for opponents from above.
Reckless action.
As he thought of this, one after another incredible psyche could be sensed. Immense amounts of thunder, creatures, waves, and totems were formed, before inflicting heavy wounds on that upper house disciple. Luckily for him, the Qi Practitioners at the edge of the city saved him in time. Otherwise, he would have died from those attacks.
Zhong Yue's eyes blinked, and he focused on the elemental water totem. Then, he dashed into the city and headed in that direction.
Tian Myriad Mother possessed the body of Junior martial sister Shui. In order to protect her cover, she had to use water elemental skills. At the same time, Shui Qinghe had been disqualified. As such, the water elemental attack just now must have been launched by her!
He ran through the streets quickly, and the others in the city also moved faster. Similar to Zhong Yue, the others were also looking for their opponents through the location where the attacks were launched.
On the side of the streets were buildings that were as tall as hundreds of feet. As he ran, Zhong Yue heard a voice asking, "Are you looking for me?"
Zhong Yue stopped running and looked above, only to find a young girl standing in between two blocks of buildings. Under her feet was a strand of long string that pierced through the two buildings.
This girl was 'Shui Qingyan.' She stood barefoot on the string with bright eyes as she measured Zhong Yue curiously.
When their eyes met, Zhong Yue unconsciously hoped that Shui Qingyan was not entirely dead yet. He showed her the scar he received from a beast when he saved her. Then, he said with a smile, "Do you not recognize me anymore, Junior Martial Sister Shui?"
'Shui Qingyan' turned her head and measured him curiously. She showed signs of confusion before saying, "I felt your killing intent quite a few times already, and I want to know why?"