159 My Turn (1/2)

Xue Wei watched the proceedings like a hawk, trying to see if he could find anyone else that was stronger than he had expected, but no one stood out.

As to whether or not they were doing it intentionally, hiding their strength that is, or if there truly were no other outstanding experts, Xue Wei did not know.

The sun's rays were shining straight down on the arena with a scorching heat.

The death count had risen to seventeen by the time the first layer Sky Warriors had finished their battles and the second layer Sky Warriors were about to move up onto the stages.

Xue Wei was patient. While it was true that the scent of blood spreading through the colosseum made him feel restless, he reined himself in and kept observing the clashing combatants on the stages.

A tingling sensation had started to course through his body, almost making him tipsy. He needed to use every ounce of focus to stay sober.

The bloodlust inside him grew to a point where he could barely discern friend from foe. He wanted to see blood. He wanted it to spray everywhere. He wanted to dye the world red.

Gritting his teeth, Xue Wei was about to lose control when he suddenly felt a cooling energy seep into his body through his back. It was the sword.

”Relax,” Tianyi's disembodied voice sounded in his mind. ”Your bloodlust is making you restless, and you are about to go berserk. I spent some of my soul energy to forcefully calm it down, but I don't know if I can continue doing so. It is as if you have a monster hiding within you, ready to pounce at anyone and anything!”

Tianyi's voice was filled with surprise and confusion. He had never before encountered such a thing, and he was at a loss for what to do. All he could do was use his soul energy to force that senseless, animalistic entity from within Xue Wei back down.

But Tianyi could feel that Xue Wei's mind was split into two. The other half of his being was hungry for battle, desiring nothing but bloodshed and murder.

Another part of him was cool and callous. That was the 'usual' Xue Wei, the one in control, whose calculative and cautious nature made him come up with a plan for everything and anything.

So the young man was both hot-blooded and deeply thoughtful. The two sides should not coexist in one person simultaneously, but they did.

And it was clear that these two sides had a constant internal struggle to take over, with the rational part leading by a slight margin.

The more Tinayi got to know Xue Wei, the more incredible and unexplainable the boy became.

Feeling the cool energy from Tianyi, Xue Wei heaved a heavy breath of relief, but he also knew that Tianyi had limited Soul Power.

”Why are so few people being killed?” Tianyi complained. Xue Wei smiled wryly. Tianyi was stealthily absorbing the soul energies of the fallen participants in the tournament.

Tianyi did not need to kill a person personally. As long as someone died right next to him, he could absorb the soul power, and he did it gladly, not feeling even the slightest bit of guilt or remorse from taking away the chance for these people to enter the circle of reincarnation again.

Xue Wei said nothing about it either. In his eyes, it was a shame, but he was benefitting from it, so he was not planning on complaining.

The sun started setting in the sky, and after the light vanished, illuminating light orbs appeared all over the arena, lighting up every single corner of the place.

It did not seem as if Wan Qiang had any intention of stopping the battles for the day. They were to continue fighting throughout the night until they were done with the qualifiers before they could continue to the next part of the tournament

The moon was almost at the highest position in the sky when it was finally Xue Wei's turn to enter the stage.

His group consisted solely of third layer Sky Warriors, and one of them was the disciple from the Crimson Sunshine Sect that had caused problems with him in the restaurant.

Seeing that they were both in the same group, Xue Wei smiled widely, while the other's face was dark.

He did not know Xue Wei's actual strength, but he knew that he was stronger than expected. He also knew he was stronger than himself.

Had he been in Xue Wei's shoes when his senior brother attacked with full force, he would not have gotten out of it unscathed

”Maybe he is just really good at defense,” the sect disciple muttered to himself. ”He could have focused on defensive techniques in his training, which means he is lacking when it comes to his damage dealing techniques!”

He knew that this was a guess, but the more he thought of it, the more certain he became. Someone like Xue Wei who could jump more than two layers while fighting could not exist! Within the Sky Warrior stage, each layer was an incredibly vast gulf from the next

Xue Wei did not think about what this expert was worrying about. Instead, he was contemplating about what to do with the other nine experts as a whole.

He had to win, but if he won magnificently like the other one layer Sky Warrior, then it was likely that it would end up coming back to bite him in the posterior later.

”Battle begin!”

While Xue Wei was in deep thought, their platform's judge announced the start of battle.

Xue Wei swept his gaze across the nine experts. There were two women and seven men. The women were prudent and stayed behind while three of the men charged into the middle of the stage, weapons held high in their hands and hacking and slashing down with their swords.

There was no flair, no techniques, just a display of sheer power in their attacks. Xue Wei sighed when he saw it.