Chapter 272 - Sudden Unnatural Phenomena (2/2)

It was a simple Teleportation Formation. Xiao Chen had teleported Zhiluan to an underbrush more than one hundred feet away from the battleground. Zhiluan remained very still on the ground, not daring to move anymore.

Another fifteen minutes came and went. The battle turned even more chaotic. Suddenly, a howl erupted from the distant mountains and the ground began shaking with such great force that it felt like the world was collapsing.

A strange aura soon enveloped the entire place. Besides Xiao Chen and the other five, the other cultivators had stopped fighting. They carefully scanned their surroundings with their guard raised.

Meanwhile, the last day of the qualifying match had drawn everyone to gather at the rear of the Jade Terrace Mountain and watch the light screen. Some nodded repeatedly, while even more looked on in bewilderment.

The Jade Qing Sect was currently in the lead with more than four thousand Hearts of Illusory Moon. No one could have anticipated that the sect that was forever at the bottom of the ranks would make such an unexceptional rise to the top.

With a smile on his face, Zi Mo nodded repeatedly while smoothing out his beard. Beside him, Murong Xian’er was frowning. Her palms were wet with sweat.

“Brother Xiao Chen, please be alright…”

“Don’t worry, girl. That kid has an Undead Body. It won’t be easy for him to die,” Zi Mo told her, comforting her in a backward way.

In second place was Heartless Palace with only more than a hundred Hearts less than the Jade Qing Sect. In third place was the Fallen Immortals Sect, who was previously in the lead with more than seven thousand Hearts. No one could have imagined they would make such a sudden drop to the third place. They must have had a lot of their Hearts stolen by the Jade Qing Sect. Many turned to look at Perfected Immortal Qing Chen.

In fourth and fifth places were the Thousand Feathers Sect and Su family respectively. Both were in a very tight race as they tried to one-up each other. It was obvious just how intense the battle was inside the forest. In six place was the sect that self-proclaimed itself to be the strongest, the Divine Mist Sect. Perfected Immortal Feng Lan’s face had long turned green with fury.

In seventh place was White Mist Academy from the West Continent. The continent was so far away that the academy came into contact with very few people. However, they were fairly strong. It was even said that some of their disciples were capable of eye-opening magic skills.

The eighth, ninth, and tenth places were still changing. Suddenly, a disciple ran up to the Elders of the league and said, “Elders, an unnatural phenomenon is taking in place in the Forest of Illusory Moon. The formation is shaking. The Elders in charge of the teleportation suggested that we immediately stop the training and get everyone out of the forest as soon as possible.”

The Elders frowned and exchanged glances. One of them said, “Oh well, there are only four hours left anyway. We’ll listen to the Elders in charge of the teleportation.”

“Hang on!” Perfected Immortal Feng Lan cried, rising to his feet.

The Elders looked at him at the same time. One of them asked, “What suggestion do you offer, Elder of the Middle Continent?”

Feng Lan replied, “Everyone knows the last four hours are the most crucial hours with great changes in the ranking. How can we stop it now?”

The nearby Zi Mo suddenly smiled and chimed in, “No matter how great the changes will be, your Divine Mist Sect still stands no chance of topping the ranking. Your sect is short a whopping two thousand Hearts. It seems that someone’s legend of being an undefeated champion will end today!”

“You!” Feng Lan’s face immediately turned red with anger. Right at this moment, another disciple hastily ran up and said, “Elders, the formation is shaking too much! The Elders in charge of the teleportation said that we must stop the training at once! We can’t afford any more delays!”

The Elders knew that the circumstances were turning grave. One of them said, “Very well. Tell them to inform the cultivators inside to crush their jade notes and leave immediately!”

Inside the Forest of Illusory Moon, the ground continued to quake. The clear sky had turned dark. Strange phenomena occurred in every corner as the earth began to cave in. The cultivators turned pale. Out of the blue, a bright voice emerged in the air. “The training ends here! Competitors, please break your jade note immediately or we’ll forcefully expel you from the arena! Competitors, please break your jade note immediately or we’ll forcefully expel you from the arena…”

This was exactly what the cultivators were waiting for. They swiftly crushed their jade notes and teleported themselves out of the forest.

Xiao Chen and the rest continued to fight as none were willing to give in. Yu Yifeng panicked and yelled, “Junior Brother Xiao, hurry up and crush your jade note! Let’s go!”

Thanks to Zuoqiu Yang, Xiao Chen was currently seeing red. It didn’t matter to him that the mountains were collapsing or the ground was caving in. He said solemnly, “Go on without me! Don’t worry about me!”

Blue veins were popping prominently on Zuoqiu Yang’s face as he said viciously, “It’s either your death or mine today!” He then waved at the distance. “Disciples of the Divine Mist Sect, listen up! Retreat at once!”

Yu Yifeng looked behind his shoulder. “Junior Brother Shaoai, take the others and leave! Junior Sister Li, Junior Sister Luo, go and leave!”

Mu Shaoai and the team swiftly crushed their jade notes but Luo Shangyan, Li Muxue, and the others remained in place. Xiao Chen reached out to crush their jade notes with psychokinesis.

Qingluan and Ziyun’er immediately stepped forward. “Leave!” Xiao Chen bellowed and crushed their jade notes as well. “Brother Yifeng, you too!” He then crushed Yu Yifeng’s jade note as well.

Su Zimu looked at Su Wan, who was on the ground. “You should leave too.” He also crushed her jade note using the same trick as Xiao Chen.

The voice continued to echo in the sky. “Competitors, please break your jade note immediately or we’ll…” Then, the voice was suddenly cut off.