Chapter 323: Tian Hou And Pressure (2/2)

The Sword Sect’s leader stared at the screen with a profound bitterness. This being had once left an indelible stain on the Sword Sect. This was because a previous sect leader had been swallowed by such a creature.

At the border of the Erudite Flowzone, Shui Chuanxiao watched as Tian Hou appeared and laughed grimly as he released his wine glass. “It looks like that bunch of elders has reached a common understanding. My time is over.”

“Hey monkey, what’s this toy?” Lu Yin asked.

The Ghost Monkey was appalled. “It’s appeared again... no wonder he’s called Tian Hou. How did I not realize this earlier?”

“Hurry up! What is this thing?” Lu Yin was curious, especially since he had seen an expression of shock appear on Starsibyl’s face—it was his first time seeing such an expression on her.

“Cosmic Hou. It’s a bizarre lifeform. You can think of it like a lifeform born from natural phenomena. It once appeared tens of thousands of years ago. Back then, it also swallowed the Sword Sect’s leader.” The monkey didn’t say very much, but his last sentence was enough to send chills running down Lu Yin’s spine.

“Is it very powerful?”

“It’s not just powerful, but extremely formidable as well. This thing can train, has a consciousness, and can do anything that normal beings can do. Within the same realm, very few can launch an attack that can surpass its upper limits of resistance. You remember the Daynight clan’s Technique of Immunity—you can think of this as having an upgraded version of that. There’s almost no attack that this thing can’t withstand.”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed as he stared up at the mysterious creature in horror. Grandini had put all of her strength into that strike, yet Tian Hou showed no change. That had been a punch powered by five-lined battle force combined with Seventeen Stacks, but not even that could make Tian Hou retreat a single step. This was Tian Hou.

“Seventh Bro, you’re really unlucky. Any of you would have been considered to be the strongest before the universe’s great changes, but everything changed when formcast models were developed. The Ten Arbiters were birthed, and now, people like you have become normal. There are more and more monsters like Tian Hou appearing every day now. I pity you.” The Ghost Monkey seemed to rejoice in Lu Yin’s misfortune.

Lu Yin remained silent and only gazed upwards.

Everyone else also looked upwards.

Tian Hou raised his head. Apart from the creature’s seven orifices, its face was a pitch black vortex, though its eyes still flitted about. “I’ve already said that it’s pointless. Even if you use your innate gift to forcibly seal me, you still can’t harm me.”

Grandini withdrew her left hand with a pained look. “So you’re actually a Cosmic Hou. There should be no one who’s your match in this competition. I’ve lost.”

Tian Hou unhurriedly raised his hand and placed it upon Grandini’s forehead. A black vortex appeared within his palm, distorting the void as Grandini was banished.

“The first match of the second round. Victor: Tian Hou.”

No one spoke, as everyone had been overwhelmed by the reveal of the Cosmic Hou. This battle had been too oppressive; Grandini had started out at full force, but she had only managed to destroy Tian Hou’s robes and couldn’t injure him in the slightest.

Before Tian Hou left the battlefield, his eyes swept across Starsibyl and Yun, and then, he slowly exited.

“Seventh Bro, he’s blowing you off!” the monkey shrieked unhappily.

Lu Yin muttered to himself, deep in thought. The pressure that he felt from this Tournament of the Strongest was growing stronger with every match he watched, especially since no one knew how far the strength of a mysterious lifeform like Tian Hou went. It seemed as if his preparations had still been insufficient, and that he needed to upgrade his strength even further, but how could he do it? He first thought of the strengthening fruits, but he had no money left. Did he need to take out a loan?

As Lu Yin thought about it, he started looking around; who would lend him some money?

“Brother Lu, fortunately, you snatched that blank lot, or else you would have been the one fighting this battle.” Han Chong smiled at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin sized Han Chong up and down. Is this fellow loaded?

Han Chong felt uncomfortable when placed under Lu Yin’s avaricious gaze. “Brother Lu, what’s the matter?”

“Nothing.” Lu Yin turned around.

Han Chong felt strange, but he did not press the matter any further.

At that moment, the second match of the round was about to start, and this battle seemed that it would be even more interesting to watch than the previous one. On one side was Liu Shaoqiu; the Sword Sect’s Thirteen Swords had always been one of the biggest attractions in this tournament, especially since Liu Shaoqiu was reported to have completely comprehended the Fourth Sword. Everyone wanted to witness the might of the Fourth Sword. His opponent was Yun.

Her familiar contempt reappeared on her face, and Yun remained as haughty as before even when facing Liu Shaoqiu.

In front of their screens, many viewers were seething with excitement, especially the Sword Sect disciples who wished for the Thirteen Swords to directly eliminate this arrogant woman.

Against Yun, Liu Shaoqiu did not dare be careless, and he quickly used star energy to form his blade. The tip flickered as the blade distorted the void without even moving at all.

Yun was astonished. “Not a bad sword technique. What’s the name?”

Liu Shaoqiu indifferently replied, “The Sword Sect’s Thirteen Swords.”

Yun instantly understood. “So it’s the Thirteen Swords. How many can you use?”

“That depends on how many you can take.” Liu Shaoqiu slowly raised his sword.