“Pfft!”
Ximen Jing’s head twisted sharply. Her entire neck snapped. Her head, still under control, was thrown flying off the platform. A massive spray of blood gushed from the stump of her neck.
The great beauty Ximen Jing was decapitated on the spot and died instantly.
“What?”
In that instant, apart from the other battle platforms, the entire venue fell silent. Everyone stared in shock. Many people leaped to their feet in disbelief.
Every face showed utter incredulity.
Mu Haoran had directly snapped Ximen Jing’s neck?
“This, this, this…” Murong Jin trembled with rage. Ximen Jing was a once-in-a-century genius of their Spirit Phoenix Valley. Not yet thirty, she had already reached seventh-grade initial-level spiritual power, and she was among the absolute top in strength. Her future achievements were bound to be even greater.
Yet now she had been killed outright by Mu Haoran?
“Mu Haoran, our Spirit Phoenix Valley has no grudge against you. How dare you use such ruthless methods!” Murong Jin gritted her teeth and muttered coldly to herself. Her eyes were already filled with murderous intent.
The Spirit Phoenix Valley disciples beside Murong Jin were also stunned.
The crowd present remained speechless for a long time.
Ximen Jing was an exceptionally beautiful woman. She had spoken so politely. She had not offended Mu Haoran in any way.
Yet not only had Mu Haoran forced her to kneel and kowtow, he had gone further and directly twisted her head off?
What exactly was going on?
“What in the world is this? Has Mu Haoran gone mad?”
“I don’t know. Maybe there’s some grudge between them.”
“That’s impossible. They don’t even seem to have met before. Ximen Jing spoke so courteously. How could he just kill her outright?”
“Is he using Ximen Jing to threaten everyone else?”
“He’s insane. Mu Haoran has completely lost his mind!”
“Hmph, when it’s my turn on the platform, I’ll definitely kill him!”
…
Lin Xiao’s action had sparked public outrage, but he did not care in the slightest.
As long as the opponent did not concede, killing them was within the rules. This venue was the perfect place for killing.
“Mu Haoran, I hope you manage to advance to the next round!”
On another platform, Fei Mo of Spirit Phoenix Valley, who was nearly fifty, had cold light flickering in his eyes. His face was full of killing intent.
He was the strongest participant from Spirit Phoenix Valley in this competition. His cultivation had reached seventh-grade mid-level spiritual power. At this level, his strength was exceptional. He was highly confident of advancing to the next round.
If he encountered Mu Haoran in the next round, he would definitely take revenge for Ximen Jing.
The spiritual controllers who had received benefits from the Xiao family, Ji family, and others also showed cold glints in their eyes.
Since Mu Haoran had killed someone in this round, it would now be perfectly justified for them to kill him outright if they met him.
Even if Mu Haoran was the number one genius of the nine provinces, even if there were powerful figures behind him, no one would have any reason to object anymore.
The elders and disciples of Spirit Pool Island were all shocked. In terms of spiritual power, they had already regarded Mu Haoran as a waste.
None of them had expected this waste to be capable of such ruthless action.
“This guy is ruthless enough!” Even the referee hovering above could not help but twitch his brow. Then he spoke indifferently, “If you do not concede, death or injury is your own responsibility. Mu Haoran wins. Three points awarded. Next match!”
“Next match. Is there anyone who still wants to choose me?” Lin Xiao scanned the area outside the platform and asked calmly.
The middle-aged man who had drawn the fifth bamboo slip twitched at the corner of his mouth. He was only a seventh-grade initial-level spiritual controller. Qu You and the others had already lost to the opponent several times. Ximen Jing had been killed outright. Even if he dared to choose, he would not.
Being the first to defeat the number one genius of the nine provinces would indeed bring great fame. But if he lost, the price would be far too high.
This guy had even killed a beauty. There was no guarantee he would not kill him too.
Who knew this person would be so unpredictable? Looking back now, Qu You and Bao Canrong from the first two matches had actually been lucky. They had only been thrown off the platform.
“I choose Qu You!” the middle-aged man announced at that moment.
Lin Xiao could only step down with regret. It seemed that after killing Ximen Jing, people had begun to fear him. They would not choose him so easily anymore.
Of course, until Qu You and Bao Canrong finished their five matches, they would probably be the first targets for everyone else.
After all, both had already been defeated, which showed their strength was not particularly strong.
“You, you’re courting death!” Qu You, who was already on the verge of collapse, could not help but roar when someone chose him again.
Choosing him meant looking down on him and treating him as the weak one.
“Strength speaks for itself. I’m not someone you, a mere ‘Roll’, can just threaten to kill!” The middle-aged man leaped onto the platform.
Having his sore spot poked, Qu You was furious beyond measure. He charged onto the platform instantly. A strand of spiritual sense surged towards the middle-aged man at once.
However, he failed to control him. The middle-aged man shattered his spiritual sense directly. In return, a strand of spiritual sense rushed towards Qu You.
But that too was shattered by Qu You.
Clearly, neither could fully control the other with spiritual sense.
At that point, both unleashed their spiritual power onto each other’s bodies, but both were shaken off.
Neither had reached the level where they could completely dominate the other.
“Shoo!” “Shoo!”
Then the two launched their attacks. In front of the middle-aged man, a massive sword spiritual form condensed and stabbed towards Qu You.
Qu You summoned a giant serpent spiritual form. The serpent was transparent yet solid, brimming with powerful force. Its mouth gaped wide as it clashed head-on with the opponent’s giant sword spiritual form.
“Boom!”
When the two spiritual forms collided, a thunderous roar erupted. A vast wave of energy exploded outward. Rolling spiritual power fluctuations surged mostly towards Qu You.
At the same time, quite a few fluctuations shook towards the middle-aged man. He summoned his spiritual form to envelop his body. The impact pushed him sliding backwards until he stopped near the edge of the platform.
On the other side, Qu You also summoned his spiritual form for defence. However, the fluctuations were too powerful. He was directly shaken off the platform.
Around the platform, a barrier array flickered, blocking all the energy waves and emitting bursts of intense sounds.
“Qu You, minus three points! Pang Xiaojian, one point awarded. Next!” The referee’s voice rang out immediately.
“Indeed, not strong enough!” The middle-aged man named Pang Xiaojian sighed, then stepped off the platform.
Qu You was furious yet speechless. He had nowhere to vent. His fists trembled with rage.
This time he had wanted to find someone to take it out on, but he had been defeated again…
At that moment, another voice sounded, “I choose Qu You!”
“You all…” Qu You was so angry he nearly vomited blood. These people were all treating him with such contempt?
He had already lost three matches. Did they really think he was that weak and wanted him to lose all five?
However, when he saw the opponent who had leaped onto the platform, Qu You’s brows furrowed immediately. The other was an old man nearly fifty years old. Could he be a seventh-grade mid-level spiritual controller?
Gritting his teeth, Qu You stepped up in anger. But the moment he reached the platform, his knees buckled and he knelt down involuntarily.
The opponent was indeed a seventh-grade mid-level spiritual controller!
“Since your name is ‘Roll’, then kowtow three times loudly and roll away!” The old man said indifferently.
Qu You’s mouth was sealed by spiritual power. He could not concede. Then he slammed his head hard against the ground three times. Blood flowed from his forehead.
After that, his entire body was controlled and rolled round and round off the platform.
The referee’s voice followed immediately. Qu You lost another point, and his opponent gained one.
“From now on, his name is ‘Roll’, hahaha…”
“That name really fits. Look at him now. He’s the very picture of ‘roll’.”
“What a waste. From now on, just call him ‘Roll’ whenever we see him.” …
Waves of mocking laughter rang out. Four consecutive losses. Apart from one where he was shaken off, the other three all involved kowtowing, kneeling, and rolling. It was utterly humiliating.
“I…”
Qu You was on the verge of complete breakdown. Four matches, four losses. His dignity had been thoroughly trampled.
From now on, everyone would probably mock him. His infamy would spread across the entire continent…
The thought alone nearly drove Qu You mad.
“I choose Qu You!” At that moment, yet another voice came from the platform.
“Pfft!”
A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth. Qu You had angered himself into internal injury.
Looking at the middle-aged man on the platform, Qu You gritted his teeth and charged up. This was his last chance to salvage his reputation.
He wanted to kill the opponent to vent his rage and regain a shred of dignity.
However, the moment he rushed in, he was controlled by the opponent’s spiritual power and smashed towards the ground. Then Qu You was “rolled” off the platform once again.
Qu You completely collapsed. After vomiting three mouthfuls of blood, he lay sprawled on the ground.
Five matches, all losses. Almost all of them ended with him rolling away…
At that moment, lively voices rose from the crowd again.
Clearly, something exciting had happened on another platform.
Lin Xiao and the other spiritual controllers outside Platform No. 10 all turned their gazes towards the direction everyone was watching.
When they saw the scene ahead, even Lin Xiao was rendered speechless.
The battles between spiritual controllers really did produce every kind of situation imaginable!
