254: One against ten!

You looked at Shi Hao not far away with disappointment in your eyes.

You didn't know if you underestimated your own strength or overestimated his strength; after just one move in this battle, you knew his true strength.

Seeing himself humiliated by a waste in the Early Celestial Realm, Shi Hao's eyes were filled with rage.

Shi Hao felt the mocking laughter from around him, and his face grew increasingly grim. Immediately after, he used some secret art to make his Aura surge another level.

Looking at Shi Hao before you, you seemed to completely lose interest and had no intention of continuing to entangle with him.

This time, you used seventy percent of your power, unleashing a Great Void Sword Intent.

After this move, Shi Hao lay motionless on the ground. If someone didn't deliberately check, they would barely feel his Qi.

The others, seeing this scene, all gasped, marveling at your power.

After Shi Hao fell, you didn't even glance at him, walking towards the ninth-place arena.

When you stepped onto the ninth-place arena, the man on the stage had an unpleasant expression, but he still forced himself to speak.

"You think I'm that waste, Shi Hao?"

"You'll regret stepping onto this arena!"

You listened to his words indifferently, your face calm as you looked at the person opposite you.

...

Soon after, you walked onto the first-place arena completely unharmed.

After stepping onto the arena, you turned to the crowd below and spoke.

"The Great Dream Immortal Sect is a fair Sect. All competition rewards should not be monopolized. Now, anyone capable can contend for a ranking!"

You severely injured the arena masters of the nine major arenas in succession. You didn't kill them, partly because the Immortal Sect didn't allow mutual slaughter, and partly to render them powerless so others could seize the arenas.

As your words fell, the crowd below cheered, then rushed onto the arenas like mad to contend for the spots.

Murong Kong, on the first-place arena, looked at you with icy eyes. He hadn't expected your strength to be so formidable; after challenging all nine of them, you were still unharmed.

At this moment, Murong Kong felt somewhat uncertain. He didn't know if you had already used all your power, or if what he had just seen was still just the surface of your strength.

However, Murong Kong also knew that at this point, he had no room to back down. He could only fight you.

"Die!"

Murong Kong's eyes narrowed, and he charged towards you.

Watching Murong Kong charge over with a fierce Aura, you unhurriedly drew your Great Void Immortal Sword to block his attack.

After a few exchanges, Murong Kong appeared relaxed on the surface, but inwardly, he was already utterly shocked.

In these few exchanges, he had used almost all of his power and Divine Abilities, yet all his attacks were effortlessly resolved by you.

Even though Murong Kong still had some trump cards he hadn't used, he knew very well that even if he used them, he might not be able to defeat you.

After a brief silence, Murong Kong suddenly spoke.

"I admit you are very strong. You are the strongest person I have ever seen in the Early Celestial Realm. In fact, once you Breakthrough to my Realm, you could be considered the strongest under the Earth Immortal."

"However, if you can withstand my next Divine Ability, then this battle will be your victory."

Murong Kong said this only to ensure a dignified defeat for himself if he lost. He had his pride and didn't want to end up like the previous nine.

You looked at the spirited Murong Kong before you and paused.

"Alright! But you cannot extend your hand to the other nine arenas!"

"Good!"

Suddenly, the people on the other nine arenas seemed to have made an agreement, simultaneously stopping their battles and looking towards your arena.

Murong Kong's eyes were tightly closed, and a profound, ethereal Qi emanated from within him.

Murong Kong slowly floated in mid-air, a terrifying Sword Intent radiating from his body.

"A Sword Cultivator?"

After sensing Murong Kong's terrifying Sword Intent, you relaxed internally.

On the Dao of the Sword, you believed yourself to be the strongest existence in the same Realm.

"Shocking Swan!!!"

The Sword Qi around Murong Kong transformed into a giant Dragon and charged towards you.

Seeing that Murong Kong had already used his trump card, you also planned to use your Divine Ability — Heaven Slaying.

"Heaven Slaying!"

You completely disregarded Murong Kong's Divine Ability. The reason you used Heaven Slaying was to let him know the true extent of the gap between him and you.

Heaven Slaying, having reached Major Achievement in Cultivation, had an Aura like a Dragon. It instantly devoured Murong Kong's Shocking Swan and charged towards Murong Kong.

"Not good!"

Murong Kong's face changed dramatically upon seeing this situation.

From the Aura of this move, he knew that if he was hit by it, even if he didn't die, he would be severely injured.

Murong Kong wanted to escape, but after being locked onto by Heaven Slaying, he couldn't dodge this move at all.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, you withdrew Heaven Slaying, allowing Murong Kong to avoid the attack.

"This move is specifically for dealing with the Eerie Clan. If you want to be a traitor, I don't mind trying it out on you first."

Your voice was very loud; almost everyone present could hear it.

The reason you spoke so loudly was to let more people hear it, and even to draw the attention of the Great Dream Immortal Sect's higher-ups to this matter.

You wanted to return to the Canglan Realm, and this step was essential.

However, you were also very clear.

Doing this had both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that you could gain attention, but the bad news was that you could be targeted by those with ulterior motives.

On the other side, Murong Kong, who had recovered his senses, no longer showed fear on his face, replaced instead by a complex expression.

Today was his most humiliating day, but he would have no chance to regain his pride in Immortal Realm competitions in the future.

Not long ago, he had also received news of a full-scale offensive in three years. After this, he had to Breakthrough to the Earth Immortal Realm and quickly improve his Cultivation using the resources he had accumulated over the years.

Murong Kong walked off the arena alone, step by step, out of the martial arts arena, disappearing from everyone's sight.

When you occupied the first-place arena, no one dared to challenge you. Although you were only in the Early Celestial Realm, even the strongest Murong Kong was no match for you, so naturally, no fool would challenge you.

Soon, the competition for the top ten came to an end.

The next day, you took your credentials to collect your resources.

After you finished collecting your resources, you suddenly realized that the resources received from the competition were only a few times richer than everyone's basic resources, and not the kind of rare Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures you had hoped for.

"Sigh!"

"I thought I could get some essence blood..."