29: Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Reappears

The rules of the life-and-death challenge were simple: each person chose their opponent, and the chosen person could either surrender or fight until one side died.

Blood River Ancestor's blood Qi surged to the sky: "Hahaha! I succeeded! I Broke through, I finally reached the Ascension Realm! Xiao Qitian, your death is near!"

Everyone's gaze turned to Xiao Qitian, and they found that this second-ranked powerhouse on the Heavenly Rankings had not Broken through.

Blood River Ancestor pointed at Xiao Qitian: "Xiao Qitian! Do you dare to accept my challenge? You're not afraid of death, are you!"

Just then, Sword Without Trace also erupted with a powerful aura; he too had Broken through to the Ascension Realm.

He blocked Xiao Qitian's path and roared at Blood River Ancestor: "Get lost, Xiao Qitian is mine!"

Then he turned to look at Xiao Qitian, his eyes full of expectation: "Xiao Qitian, choose me! I am young! I am weaker than him, choose me."

Xiao Qitian looked at the two people in front of him, a cold sneer on his lips.

He was, after all, the second-ranked on the Heavenly Rankings, yet now he was being so disdained.

Xiao Qitian's wolf blade pointed at Sword Without Trace: "Alright, I'll satisfy you, I choose you!"

Sword Without Trace's face showed wild joy: "Haha, thank you, thank you, I finally have a chance to avenge the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Blood River Ancestor's blood Qi boiled, transforming into a hundred-zhang blood hand that grabbed at Sword Without Trace: "You brat, daring to snatch my person, you're courting death!"

At the critical moment, a silver-glowing leaf floated down leisurely, blocking the blood hand.

The moment the blood hand touched the leaf, it instantly broke, and even Blood River Ancestor's protective blood-colored Protective Aura disintegrated.

"Since the opponent is locked, please do not attack without authorization, otherwise I will directly erase you." The black-robed envoy appeared on the high platform, his voice emotionless from beneath the mask.

Blood River Ancestor was in disbelief; he was clearly already in the Ascension Realm, yet in front of the envoy, he was less than an ant. The unfathomable pressure made his knees weak, almost causing him to kneel on the ground.

What kind of monster was this envoy? Was there an even higher Realm above the Ascension Realm?!

At the same time, the other Cultivators had also chosen their respective opponents.

Everyone was eager to verify the results of their year of Cultivation; no one chose to surrender. All those present were the first-tier powerhouses of the entire world, and a powerhouse's pride did not allow them to surrender.

The battle officially began!

The interior was divided into multiple battlefields, each independent and undisturbed by the others.

Sword Without Trace spoke harshly: "Xiao Qitian, I am no longer what I once was. Now I am in the Ascension Realm, while you are still only in the Tribulation Crossing Realm. You and I are no longer on the same level."

Xiao Qitian said coldly: "So much talk. Since you are a Junior, I'll let you have three moves. Make your move."

Sword Without Trace felt humiliated: "What arrogance, you're courting death! Take this!"

Myriad Swords Returning to the Void · Starfall!

The sword array transformed into a sky-obscuring sword net, each sword light entwined with the power of stars.

Thousands of sword lights, carrying the pressure of falling meteorites, crashed down, and space collapsed inch by inch.

Xiao Qitian's expression was solemn; after all, his opponent was in the Ascension Realm, while he himself remained in the Tribulation Crossing Realm. But years of fighting on the brink of life and death made him instinctively grip his wolf blade tightly.

In an instant, the wolf blade glowed with a faint blue light, and a familiar yet strange power flowed through the blade.

He swung his blade without hesitation, and the trajectory of this slash perfectly coincided with a certain rune in the coffin patterns.

Boom!

Thousands of sword lights and the sword array instantly turned to ashes.

Sword Without Trace's bones were all broken by the terrifying energy, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He said in disbelief: "How... how is this possible? You clearly haven't Broken through yet!"

Xiao Qitian said coldly: "Realm does not represent combat power! You are still too young! I'll send you to meet the ancestors of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

The wolf blade transformed into a giant wolf phantom and pounced.

Sword Without Trace burned his Martial Soul and sacrificed his heavenly sword to resist.

Clang!

A crisp sound.

His Heavenly Sword Martial Soul was actually swallowed by the giant wolf, and his protective Protective Aura was easily pierced.

Sword Without Trace maintained a shocked expression until his death, his body slowly falling, blood winding down the patterns of the blade.

Upon seeing this, Blood River Ancestor stomped his feet in delight: "Haha, young people are just young people, their foundation is lacking. Xiao Qitian, your life will ultimately be mine!"

Blood Sea Ancestor transformed into countless ferocious blood hands, grabbing towards Xiao Qitian.

For a moment, the entire arena was enveloped in blood Qi; this was a Domain that only those in the Ascension Realm could control!

But Xiao Qitian's wolf blade remained steady, each swing precise, neutralizing Blood River Ancestor's attacks one by one, gradually gaining the upper hand.

Blood River Ancestor's face turned ugly, and he roared frantically: "This isn't right, I'm clearly already in the Ascension Realm, could it be fake!"

Xiao Qitian's attack suddenly paused. Looking at Blood River Ancestor's crazed appearance, his mind flashed through the various experiences in the maze over the past year, the constantly unlocking checkpoints, the slowly increasing progress bar, and the mysterious Qi in the coffin.

He suddenly had an Epiphany: "What Ascension, what Realm, they are all shackles, just like the coffin. Only one's own belief is real!"

Ding!

A crisp sound!

A vast power erupted from within him.

His spiritual sea was no longer a small lake, but a Boundless ocean connected to the Chaos Sea.

Xiao Qitian had an Epiphany, Undergoing Tribulation and Breaking through to become an Ascension Realm powerhouse!

After his Breakthrough, every swing of Xiao Qitian's wolf blade carried the power to destroy the heavens and earth.

Blood River Ancestor was powerless to resist in front of him, easily slain with a single strike. The blood mist dissipated, leaving only a shriveled corpse.

The other Cultivators were in disbelief; what was happening?

They were all in Ascension, so why was the aura emanating from Xiao Qitian distinctly different from theirs?

Old Man Tianji stroked his beard, sensing the aura emanating from Xiao Qitian that was similar to the coffin on the wall, and had an Epiphany: "So that's it, this game, from beginning to end, was set up for Xiao Qitian alone! We don't even count as pawns; we're not qualified to be on the chessboard."

Bu Meiniang, the Poison Lady of the Five Poisons Sect, was unconvinced and challenged him!

She released poisonous insects to bite him.

Xiao Qitian was immune to all five poisons.

Bu Meiniang chickened out and quickly surrendered, admitting defeat.

"Too late!" Xiao Qitian slew Bu Meiniang.

Xiao Zhan, the Beast King of Myriad Beast Mountain Villa, summoned his Myriad Beast army.

I don't believe your battle wolf is stronger than my Myriad Beasts!

Xiao Qitian summoned his battle wolf.

One wolf against Myriad Beasts.

The battle wolf actually tore apart and devoured all the Myriad Beasts, becoming the King of Myriad Beasts.

Xiao Zhan was convinced: "I am impressed. To be defeated by your battle pet, I die without regret. Come on."

Xiao Qitian cupped his hands: "I've long heard of you, unconventional, accepting anyone who Awakens an animal Martial Soul, regardless of their strength. Today, we'll stop here. You've yielded."

These words, clearly distinguishing between good and evil, made the Cultivators present even more impressed.

Soon, Xiao Qitian challenged other Cultivators. Some directly admitted defeat and surrendered. Others, not believing in evil, wanted to try.

The result was, they just passed away.

Every one of Xiao Qitian's battles was swift and decisive, so powerful that it struck fear into his opponents.

Ten battles, ten victories. No one dared to challenge him anymore.

Xiao Qitian stood in the center, his hands clasped behind his back: "Is there anyone else who wants to challenge?"

Silence fell, as if cicadas had been silenced by the cold.

The envoy appeared: "Congratulations to Xiao Qitian for becoming the final victor and earning the qualification to meet Mister Boundless. There is a ship outside; others may leave on their own or stay here to continue Cultivating."

Xiao Qitian followed the envoy to the deepest part of the pyramid-like structure, where there was an unfathomable, enormous black hole.

The envoy whispered: "Jump down. Boundless is waiting for you at the very bottom."

Xiao Qitian wasn't afraid of a trap. If they wanted his life, they could have taken it long ago.

Without hesitation, he jumped.

His body fell, falling madly, for an unknown duration.

He passed through countless bizarre and kaleidoscopic spaces.

Finally, he arrived at the deepest part of the Chaos Sea, which was actually an imperial mausoleum.

Xiao Qitian, possessing the energy of the nine world suppressing steles, felt that this imperial mausoleum shared the same script and style as the world suppressing steles.

Was this built by the great qin civilization?

Xiao Qitian was shocked!

Lu Chen was also shocked!

He was dumbfounded, holy crap, this, this wasn't the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor he had buried a million meters underground, was it?!

How was it here!

Damn it!

This was indeed a conspiracy against him!