62 The Prophe (1/2)
”What an elusive movement technique!” the commander could not help but praise as he saw Xue Wei's movements.
But before anyone had time to react to the statement, Xue Wei had appeared behind the deserter and threw out a palm attack.
Shattering Mountain Palm!
The deserter was incapable of sensing Xue Wei's movements, yet the moment the attack was executed he felt an intense danger descend upon him, and he narrowly escaped the attack by rolling to the side.
Xue Wei's palm landed on nothing, but he did not panic. He once more turned elusive like the wind and vanished from sight; the deserter was the one who started to panic as he sensed the next attack descent.
The deserter completely depended on his instincts and feelings of danger to avoid the attacks, but the more he avoided, the more worried he became.
The attacks did not seem to become weaker and weaker. Instead, they seemed to gather momentum, and at this point one attack would be enough to kill him.
At that moment, the worry had overtaken the deserter's mind. Moments after, a grunt escaped his lips as he was sent flying like a kite cut loose from its string.
Blood sprayed from his mouth as he continued to stumble forward, but he had no time to say anything before he felt a coldness arrive at his throat, and his eyes turned dim.
The decapitation had been so swift and painless that the deserter never even noticed what had happened before he died, and even the experts on top of the observation platform were stunned, at a loss for words.
The attacks had been flawless from beginning to end. Xue Wei had used the Forbidden Rush movement technique to the fullest, making it impossible for the deserter to even know where he was. And although he had managed to avoid a few of Xue Wei's attacks, they had become increasingly fierce as Xue Wei felt his blood boil and his fighting intent soar.
The moment one of his attacks had struck his opponent, Xue Wei had materialized a sword in his hands and followed him, chopping off his head while he had no chance to defend himself.
As the head landed on the ground of the battle platform, Xue Wei also landed a bit away. His clothes were as immaculate as they had been before the battle, not a drop of dust to be seen on them.
Unlike the other two, he was not out of breath. his appearance was calm, and he flickered his hand, making the materialized sword dissipate into thin air once more.
As he stepped out of the arena, his killing intent had completely vanished, and now his eyes were calm and collected. The malicious smile and eagerness to do battle that he had shown before were nowhere to be seen.
The commander and everyone else were genuinely shocked. They had never expected that this young man would be able to kill a deserter as cleanly and as easily as he did.
This fight was the simplest of them all, and also the only one where the challenger had not been wounded. He had not been pushed to reveal much of his strength either; it seemed like the only thing he had to rely on was his movement technique.
”Congratulations,” the commander stepped forward, and he congratulated the three victors. ”This year, more than the average number has made it through the test, but we still lost some amazingly talented individuals during these trials.”
”We will mourn them, but this is the harsh reality of life. To gain something you have to give something. You have to risk your life to gain lucky chances, and entering the genius camp is, without a doubt, a lucky chance for you.”
”The other groups have been led to their respective areas; now you will be led to the Genius Camp. Follow me.”
With the commander having said that, the group exited the arena and went towards a small district of tents where a lot of chatting was happening.
This was the Genius Camp. The closer to the center of the tent camp one was, the more talented the residents.
”Every division has its own ranking system,” the commander explained, ”and being ninth layered Ordinary Warriors, the three of you are ranked the lowest amongst the Genius Camp.”
”The higher ranked you are, the more resources you will get. The way to rise in rank is to make breakthroughs in the different layers, or to defeat someone in a sparring match.”
”If you defeat a first ranked expert, you will swap positions, making you first ranked, and your opponent is demoted to your rank. This is to encourage competition amongst cultivators and to convince people to continue cultivating hard.”
Xue Wei contemplated for some time. He was currently just a ninth layer Ordinary Warrior, but he could match up against two-layer Earth Warriors. As such he was aware that if he wanted to gain a better ranking, then it was possible.
But he had to be careful. If he were to go against the third layered Earth warriors, he would have no other choice than to run for his life, and eventually he would run out of energy, making it impossible for him to keep it up.As a result, he would be defeated.
”Fighting outside of official challenges is forbidden, killing your opponent is forbidden, and stealing each other's resources is also forbidden. Everyone gets judged based on their strength, and this means you get what you deserve!”
”We are here,” he announced, and suddenly they arrived in front of a group of tents. There were around ten thousand tents, but only around half of them were occupied.