55: Sword God Divine Awakener

The temperature of this magma was extremely high, no less than that of Yun Feng's Solar Flame.

"Hiss!"

The terrifying heat caused Qin Yue to gasp, and cold sweat poured down his face.

In the moment of crisis, the divinity patterns of the God of Mountains appeared around Qin Yue's body, erupting with a blinding light.

He roared toward the sky, and at that moment, the ground beneath his feet cracked open, and scorching magma erupted forth.

But strangely, the magma seemed to be controlled at this moment, unable to harm him.

Instead, they surrounded his body like sentient living beings, eventually condensing into a layer of obsidian-like armor on his skin.

"Not bad, the Rock Armor actually evolved in an extreme high-temperature environment; it can be called the 'Mountain Lava Armor'..."

On the stands, even Elder Tie was somewhat surprised by Qin Yue's transformation.

At this time, the flame giant that Ding Yan had transformed into roared and charged over, smashing a fist toward Qin Yue.

But this time—

"Bang!"

Under the opponent's terrifying power, Qin Yue's figure only retreated a few steps, and the armor around his body didn't even develop a single crack.

At this moment, Qin Yue slowly raised his head, looked at the flame giant in front of him, and threw his right fist out with terrifying power—

"Mountain: Sky Collapse!"

The terrifying power directly smashed the entire flame giant apart, revealing Ding Yan's true form.

Seeing Qin Yue charge over again, Ding Yan wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth and finally grit his teeth, raising his hand and saying, "I... I surrender!"

Although he was unwilling, the opponent's armor, after evolving, was basically unafraid of his own flame power; there was no point in forcing himself to continue.

The referee then loudly announced, "The winner, Qin Yue!"

At this time, Qin Yue looked toward Zhou Xing and Su Mingyue, grinning and nodding his head, feeling very excited.

However, thinking that Su Mingyue would have to face White Mist next, Qin Yue's smile instantly vanished, and he sighed in his heart.

Under the encouraging gazes of Zhou Xing and Qin Yue, Su Mingyue walked onto the arena.

As the referee announced the start, White Mist instantly raised his hand, and his five fingers slowly closed.

"Space Imprisonment!"

This was one of the powerful techniques mastered by White Mist himself; although Su Mingyue was only at the Foundation Condensing Realm Peak, he didn't want any accidents to occur.

At this moment, Su Mingyue instantly felt that everything around her was completely solidified.

The dagger in her hand suddenly became as heavy as a thousand tons, and she couldn't move even a single finger.

"Shadow Leap!"

She grit her teeth, wanting to activate her ability, but White Mist merely snapped his fingers, and the space around Su Mingyue instantly folded.

Part of her body even began to twist.

Clearly, this was still the result of the opponent showing mercy; otherwise, he could have directly folded her body in half.

White Mist walked to Su Mingyue's side and said softly, "Surrender. Unless you have a Breakthrough to Control, you simply cannot resist."

Su Mingyue bit her lip; although she was unwilling, she was helpless. Like a deflated balloon, she said with a dejected expression, "Thank you for showing mercy. I surrender."

No one was surprised by this result; after all, the gap between the Foundation Condensing Realm Peak and Control was too large.

In the next few battles, every contestant showed their strongest strength.

As for that foundation condensation realm Peak contestant, he naturally could not escape the fate of defeat.

What surprised people the most was an Initial Control Stage contestant named Wen Jie, who was an Awakened One of the "god of desert" divinity.

His opponent was an Initial Control Stage who had awakened the "Sea God" divinity.

The latter should normally counter the former, but Wen Jie merely raised his hand, and the entire arena instantly transformed into an endless sea of sand, causing his opponent's water stream attacks to evaporate instantly.

If the referee hadn't intervened in time, this person might have been buried by Wen Jie.

The strength he erupted with was even close to Control Mid-Stage, which could be considered a surprise for Bei Chen.

When this match ended, it was also time for Zhou Xing and another person named Ye Wuchen to conduct the final match of this round.

The two of them now stepped onto the stage, waiting for the referee to announce the start.

Ye Wuchen was dressed in white, and his entire being was like an unsheathed sharp blade, showing his sharpness.

An Awakened One of the "Sword God" divinity..."

The Sword God was an extremely special existence among the ancient gods; they did not rely on extra power, but could slash through all laws with just the sword in their hand.

This was a very pure Path of Slaughter!

The same applied to existences who became gods through weapons, such as the Blade God and Spear God.

However, judging from the opponent's previous performances, his strength was not to be underestimated.

The moment the battle began, Ye Wuchen moved.

He held his fingers together like a sword and made a stroke through the air—

"Void Sever!"

Immediately, an invisible Sword Qi instantly tore through the air and attacked Zhou Xing.

His pupils shrinking, Zhou Xing raised his hand, and a sword condensed an ice wall for defense.

However, the sharpness of the Sword Qi exceeded Zhou Xing's expectations; the condensed ice wall was directly sliced open.

A bloodstain was carved onto Zhou Xing's chest.

Ye Wuchen did not stop; several streaks of Sword Qi crisscrossed, sealing off all of Zhou Xing's retreat paths.

"Frost: Absolute Defense!"

Zhou Xing let out a low shout, and Frost Power surged from his hands. Countless rectangular ice pillars formed a tight defense, enveloping Zhou Xing within.

Although Ye Wuchen's Sword Qi was very sharp, every time it broke through one layer, more ice pillars were continuously generated.

"Ice Burst!"

At the same time, Zhou Xing pressed one hand to the ground, and Frost Power instantly began to spread out in all directions with Zhou Xing as the center.

"Boom!"

In the next instant, the frost exploded violently, and countless ice crystal fragments shot out in all directions like a rain of arrows.

Facing the sweeping ice crystal storm, Ye Wuchen moved his feet, his figure retreating rapidly like a ghost.

At the same time, his sword-fingers continuously moved, and streaks of Sword Qi wove into a Sword Net, completely crushing the oncoming ice crystal fragments.

Ye Wuchen stopped his pace, energy surged from his fingertips, and the Sword Qi condensed once more—

"Thousand Peaks!"

In an instant, countless fine streaks of Sword Qi poured down like a torrential rain, and the ice pillars condensed by Zhou Xing were directly smashed layer by layer.

Zhou Xing retreated quickly, but no matter how fast he was, he couldn't outrun the speed of the opponent's Sword Qi. In an instant, several more bloodstains were carved into his body.

Looking down at the wounds on his body, Zhou Xing also realized that by relying solely on Frost Power, he wouldn't be able to handle the opponent unless he had the System activate emergency mode.

Forget it, since that's the case, there's no need to hold back!

At this moment, Zhou Xing slowly raised his head, and in the next second—

"Boom!"

Blazing fire power erupted, and two completely opposite powers continuously merged around his body. The violent energy fluctuations caused Ye Wuchen's expression to change.

At the same time, many people in the arena were shocked.

Zhou Xing was actually a Dual-Element Fusion Awakened One; more importantly, he was an Awakened One of two opposing powers. Once he erupted with full strength, his power would increase several times over.

"Ice-Fire Dual Stream: Annihilation!"

Zhou Xing pressed his palms together, and the Ice-Fire Power merged, transforming into a terrifying torrent of energy that swept directly toward Ye Wuchen.

Facing Zhou Xing's dual-element Fusion, Ye Wuchen didn't dare to hold back. He gripped the air with his right hand, and an energy longsword appeared—

"Clang!"

A crisp sword hum rang out, and immediately after, the entire arena was enveloped by a powerful and sharp Sword Intent.

"Soul Sever!"

With a wave of Ye Wuchen's hand, he struck out with a sword. Space continuously distorted, directly splitting the approaching ice-fire torrent in two...