Chapter 2023: Scouring Astral Wind (2/2)
Only Jiang Chen was far ahead of the rest of the pack His progress attracted the judges’ collective eye
A neave of guesses erupted around his identity By now, there was a noticeable bias toward Jiang Chen, but still a few supporters of Lu Mingye, the poison consort, or even other geniuses
After all, he’d been first place in the previous round The reputation he’d gained over the past few years had only added fuel to the fire
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As soon as he entered the ninth island, Jiang Chen felt a surge of killing intent everywhere The island was Lifeless by na that death awaited all who entered
Understandably, the trial wasChen focused a hundred and twenty percent of his attention on sensing the environment around him
The trees and branches turned to weapons and blades as he walked by, striking at him from every direction The attack would’ve put any unwary cultivator at a disadvantage
After barely guarding against the weapons, Jiang Chen felt the earth below his feet tremble The dirt under his soles suddenly turned to quicksand, consu Chen felt a weight upon his heart He knew this hat the ninth trial involved; there was danger with every step he took Only an unbroken concentration could provide him with a small chance to triumph
The quicksand didn’t ha free fro influence of the quicksand
He knew that softened ground alone didn’t pose much of a threat to most cultivators It was the coerous details that ht with risk
It was ie would come from next, since deadly threats could be found around every turn
Suddenly, a gust of strange wind rushed at hi Chen’s consciousness shi+fted; the flurry of air put his heart on alert
He veered to the side as swiftly as he could to avoid being pulled in The gust blew past hiht in its path cleanly in two Sos were entirely diced to s Chen had been seized by the strange wind, he would’ve had a very bad ti Chen recognized the phenomenon This type of astral wind typically came about as a result of special terrain
Any flesh swept in it would be scoured away co only the bone beneath Quick reflexes were required to avoid the wind A predictive eye was the only way to live past an encounter with it
Agility was just as important, since one’s body had toChen had discovered the onslaught of the wind because of his keen consciousness Otherwise, even the strongest cultivators could be caught unawares by it
The young man approached the trial with assuch a hard time, the others would need a special treasure of some sort to protect their lives Otherwise, they’ll surely die in this trial!