After a brief silence, the arena erupted into a chorus of gasps and exclamations.
“How… how can he be this strong! Defeating a First Layer Mahayana Realm cultivator while only at the Second Layer Eternal Realm?” the Master of the Ancient Sect couldn’t help but cry out.
To defeat someone meant completely overpowering them.
“This fellow is outrageously powerful, has he really only cultivated for a few decades?” The Kunlan Empress’s beautiful eyes flickered with shock.
“Fire Cloud Emperor, you’ve truly taken in a gem of a disciple,” the Lord of the Carefree Tower exclaimed repeatedly.
Even the bigwigs present found it unbelievable!
The sounds of awe and astonishment echoed endlessly.
Such a feat was unprecedented in the Heavenly Deity Palace!
Especially coming from someone who had only stepped into immortality a month ago, barely a few decades old!
“Passing the sixth stage, Lin Yun has once again broken the initiation trial record, I’m afraid no one will surpass this for a long time,” Vice Palace Master Yao couldn’t help but sigh.
Lin Yun’s performance had once again reshaped Yao’s perception of him, and now, he was increasingly valuing Lin Yun!
“Hahaha, excellent! Excellent!” Fire Cloud Emperor, after a moment of stunned silence, burst into hearty laughter.
Lin Yun had given him yet another massive surprise.
“Your Majesty, congratulations on taking such a prodigious disciple,” the patriarch of the Mu Clan, seated nearby, hurriedly offered his felicitations.
Dongguo Wuji, sitting on the other side, swallowed hard, his eyes filled with profound shock.
He felt even more strongly that making an enemy of Lin Yun was far from wise!
This fellow’s prodigious nature made him feel chills and shudders!
Dongguo Wuji had already resolved in his heart that after Lin Yun’s initiation trial ended today, he would find a time to personally meet Lin Yun and do whatever it took to resolve their enmity, no matter the cost!
Being enemies with such a prodigy was asking for trouble!
Of course, the one suffering the most was Xingwu Emperor.
“This… how can this be!”
Xingwu Emperor gripped the armrests of his chair tightly, his eyes wide, staring at the arena, trembling with shock.
The next moment.
The armrests of Xingwu Emperor’s chair shattered with a ‘boom’ under his grip.
He simply couldn’t accept this outcome!
“Xingwu, you miscalculated again, haha,” the Lord of the Carefree Tower chuckled, seeing Xingwu Emperor so rattled.
Some immortals in the audience couldn’t help but stifle their laughter.
Everyone knew Xingwu Emperor had initiated the bet with Fire Cloud Emperor, digging his own grave.
“To be fair, this time it’s not Xingwu’s fault, before the sixth stage, we all thought Lin Yun would stop here, it’s just that Lin Yun was too dazzling,” the Master of the Taixu Tavern said.
“Indeed, Lin Yun created a miracle,” the Master of the Ancient Sect sighed.
“True, but no one forced Xingwu to keep betting, did they? In the end, Xingwu dug his own pit, right, Xingwu?” the Lord of the Carefree Tower said, smiling at Xingwu Emperor.
“Lord, if you don’t speak, no one will think you’re mute!” Xingwu Emperor growled angrily.
The Lord of the Carefree Tower quickly waved his hands with a smile, indicating he’d say no more.
“Xingwu, I didn’t force you, a bet’s a bet, two thousand Bright Moon Crystals, hand them over,” Fire Cloud Emperor said with a smile.
Though Xingwu Emperor was pained, he could only wave his hand, reluctantly tossing the Bright Moon Crystals to Fire Cloud Emperor.
But there was something even more painful, the more dazzling and extraordinary Lin Yun was, the worse Xingwu felt, this prodigy could have been his disciple…
At the arena.
“Cough, cough.”
Duan Qiu, lying below the arena, coughed dryly, his face pale, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
“Senior Duan Qiu, thank you for going easy,” Lin Yun said, clasping his fists.
The Heavenly Slaughter Killing Seal was Lin Yun’s trump card, not used lightly due to its side effects.
But in an arena match, he didn’t need to worry too much about the side effects, as knocking the opponent off the arena ended the match, unlike real combat.
In life-or-death battles, one had to kill the opponent, or once the Heavenly Slaughter Killing Seal’s effect wore off, he’d be left weakened, with most of his combat ability gone, at the mercy of others.
Arena matches and real combat were quite different, making the Heavenly Slaughter Killing Seal even more effective in such settings.
Someone like Duan Qiu surely had techniques with severe side effects but explosive short-term power, but such techniques often came at the cost of life or future potential, so they wouldn’t use them in an arena match.
Moreover, the Heavenly Slaughter Killing Seal lasted about half an hour, and Lin Yun’s use of it now would sustain its effect into the next round.
“Lin Yun, I must admit your strength,” Duan Qiu couldn’t help but sigh.
With that, Duan Qiu turned and left.
Deep down, Duan Qiu had a faint premonition that Lin Yun would one day rank in the top ten of the Heavenly Deity List!
It was only a matter of time, perhaps thousands or tens of thousands of years, but he was certain Lin Yun could reach that height.
“Next, the seventh stage is about to begin, isn’t it?”
“What will the seventh stage be, can Lin Yun create another miracle?”
“The sixth stage had someone like Duan Qiu, how high will the seventh stage’s difficulty be!”
The crowd was already buzzing about the next stage.
No one had ever reached the sixth stage, let alone the seventh.
Each stage’s difficulty increased dramatically!
So everyone was even more curious about what the seventh stage would entail and how Lin Yun would perform, would he create another miracle?
“I wonder what this stage will be,” Fire Cloud Emperor muttered, completely in the dark.
At that moment, another figure flew from the stands, landing on the arena.
“It’s Peng Jiang, ranked 30th on the Heavenly Deity List!”
“He’s at the Third Layer Mahayana Realm, and even among them, he’s quite formidable!”
“My heavens, this difficulty spike is terrifying!”
Peng Jiang’s appearance set the arena ablaze again, the immortals gasping in awe.
For a newcomer’s initiation trial, this difficulty was outrageous!
“Xingwu, for this seventh stage, are you still up for betting with Fire Cloud? Why not raise the stakes to four thousand Bright Moon Crystals, maybe you’ll win back all your losses in one go,” the Lord of the Carefree Tower teased.
Xingwu Emperor simply closed his eyes, ignoring him.
Though he still believed Lin Yun couldn’t possibly win this stage, he didn’t dare raise the stakes with Fire Cloud Emperor again, after all, before the fifth and sixth stages, hadn’t he also been certain Lin Yun couldn’t win?
