Chapter: 663 (1/2)

AST 663 – Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death (1)

One month. It took nearly an entire month for Qing Shui absorb the remaining energy. He had absorbed more than half of it immediately after his strength had increased tremendously. Normally he couldn’t feel remaining energy. He had to compress his power to a hair’s breadth thickness before he could fully integrate with his body.

Qing Shui only breathed a sigh of relief after he exited the Realm of Violet Jade Immortal. He had finally managed to compress his power to the thickness of a hair. Next time he used his Hidden Weapon against opponents of Sima Sha’s level, he wouldn’t miss their vital points again like he did before.

There was still some time left for him so he casually took a look around the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. The Triple-eyed Grass Green Frogs had grown into a big group by now and Qing Shui was extremely happy about it. After all, these things were hatched from eggs which meant their numbers were guaranteed. On top of that, they were extremely nimble and were living quite comfortably in the pond, except when they were intimidated by the Rainbow Trout Fish. At those times, they’d escape to the edge of the pond.

Vermillion Fruits, Plum Blossoms, and spices… Qing Shui had gathered a lot of them already and had been accumulating them in the realm. He didn’t have to worry about them going bad or getting stolen and it was extremely convenient for him to use.

The sky had already turned bright after he exited the Realm of Violet Jade Immortal. He had already washed up in the realm before coming out so he started his morning practice immediately. One day. He only had one more day.

The Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death would be tomorrow. He could even feel the gloom in the atmosphere of the Di Clan. The people in the World of the Nine Continents knew that the Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death was extremely brutal.

The battle would go on until one party ran out of participants. The winners would possess everything the losers had to offer. Money, women and everything else.

Since they lacked confidence, the Di Clan basically couldn’t afford to feel relaxed or happy. This Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death was like a thorn stuck in their throat.

Qing Shui had visited Old Madam Mo once and had confirmed that her condition was at its peak. He had also visited Lady Duanmu once and passed her some medicinal pills. Both of them had a very pleasant chat this time.

……….

At one of the luxurious mansions in the Seven Stars Country!

“Big brother, who is going to participate in tomorrow’s Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death? That Old Man Qianxi said that every clan has to send out one person that is at least a Grade Eight Martial Saint every round, until there are no Grade Eight Martial Saints left,” Sima Chong frantically asked Sima Heng.

There were currently only four people with this level of ability among their generation in Sima Clan. The eldest son, Sima Heng and the next three would be Sima Chong, Sima Zhi, and Sima Zhuang.

“We will go. The Zuo Clan, Guan Clan, and Du Clan can still send people out. Don’t tell me the Sima Clan is still worried about this?” said Sima Zhuang, who had been silent all this time.

Sima Heng furrowed his eyebrows as soon as the tall and burly Sima Zhuang finished speaking.

“Thirteenth Brother, haven’t you notice yet? The Thousand Poisons Sect is actually thinking of using the Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death as an opportunity to weaken our clans.” Sima Heng pointed out slowly.

Sima Zhuang was the thirteenth among his generation. Other than the five of them, the rest were either too much of an embarrassment or were no longer in the Sima Clan. The five of them were the remaining members of the Sima Clan younger generation.

“Weaken us? Why would they do that? Our clans have been very loyal to the Thousand Poisons Sect…….” Sima Zhuang said in disbelief.

Sima Heng paced back and forth. This living room was splendorous and majestic. Normally, they’d only come here to discuss important issues.

“They wouldn’t think that way. On top of that, our Sima Clan has indeed been developing a little too fast over the past few years. They must be worried that we will one day replace the Qianxi Clan as the master of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect”.

Sima Zhuang became silent. He might be a straightforward person, but he wasn’t stupid so he was able to quickly grasp the crucial point of this issue. For a moment, he was at loss of words.

“Big Brother, what should we do then?” asked Sima Zhi, who had remained quiet.

“We don’t need to bother about this so much right now. Just do what we can and don’t be reckless. Tell that bunch of brats not to go and do anything outrageous in the Sima Clan’s name out there.” Sima Heng didn’t have any good ideas either.

“Let’s get this Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death over and done with first. We’ll think about the rest later. The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect will not do anything to us for now. Although the Sima Clan is gradually growing more powerful, there is still quite a disparity between us and the Qianxi Clan.” Sima Heng tried to quickly gloss over this topic.

“That youth named Qing Shui didn’t seem like a simple guy. Could it be that the people from the Residence of Sky Tyrant Lord’s were taken care of by him?” Sima Zhong’s eyes lit up as he spoke.

“That youth must have his forte. Otherwise, why would the Di Clan dare to fight with us in the Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death? That youth is why there are even people rooting for them. His strength must not be overlooked.”

“Shouldn’t we do something about it?”

“Let the Qianxi Clan handle that. We don’t have to concern ourselves with it. Even if there’s a slip up from the Qianxi Clan’s side, this Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death still shouldn’t have any problems.” Sima Heng smiled.

……….

A day passed by very quickly. After Qing Shui woke up, he still practiced his Taichi Fists as he always did. The Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death would take place later in the morning.

The time was agreed on by both parties. Tardiness was tolerated, but they must arrive before noon. Otherwise, it would be considered a violation of the agreement and they would be condemned by everyone.

“Qing Shui, as I expected, you are here. You still have the mood to practice your fists? Everyone is waiting for you. We’re going to be late,” Di Chen said hurriedly as soon as she saw Qing Shui.

“What are you panicking about? Let them wait for awhile. It’s still early. Tell everyone to take the medicinal pellets that I have prepared. Other than the three of us who are participating the fight, the rest have to listen to Lady Duanmu, Old Man Nian and Old Man Di’s instructions,” Qing Shui’s opened his eyes slowly but his hands didn’t stop moving.

Di Chen smiled without saying anything!

“Big sister, he’s really keeping his cool.” Di Qing laughed too when she realized that there really was no need for them to hurry. To any outsiders, the Di Clan were going to throw their lives away. If they were going to throw their lives away, what was the point of hurrying……?