Facing Duan Dongfeng, Luo Zheng’s expression grew solemn, and he unleashed his strongest power.
“Chi!”
A deep, mysterious light bloomed from his dantian, and a massive phantom of a barbaric elephant emerged in the air. An overwhelming beastly aura radiated from the phantom, its terrifying pressure enveloping all directions.
“A high-grade Mysterious Barbaric Elephant Phenomenon! Luo Zheng has revealed his strongest trump card.”
“The power of the Barbaric Elephant is formidable, but its quality is far inferior to the Cyan Scale Beast. Whether he can defeat Duan Dongfeng depends on how strong Luo Zheng truly is!”
The crowd exclaimed.
“Ten Thousand Elephant Power, kill!” With a thunderous shout, Luo Zheng thrust his long spear forward, a thick spear beam shooting from its tip towards Duan Dongfeng.
The unmatched spear beam seemed to carry the might of ten thousand elephants, its overpowering aura ravaging all directions.
“Die!”
Duan Dongfeng threw a punch, his body instantly radiating boundless cyan light. A surge of cyan light shot from the front of his fist, condensing into a cyan-scaled fist beam.
The fist beam amassed terrifying power, as if it could pierce through any obstacle, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it collided with the spear beam.
“Boom!”
A deafening roar erupted, and a wave of force as vast as the sea exploded outward. Luo Zheng’s spear beam shattered inch by inch.
Duan Dongfeng’s cyan-scaled fist beam continued its relentless charge, instantly crushing all the spear beam’s power and blasting towards Luo Zheng’s chest.
“No!!!”
Luo Zheng roared in defiance, but the next moment, a “bang!” resounded. Blood sprayed as his chest was pierced through. The fist beam continued through his chest, striking the formation barrier and causing it to emit a series of intense sounds.
Fortunately, the formation was incredibly strong, impervious to any Martial Lord’s power.
Luo Zheng’s body, however, was flung out of the barrier, crashing onto the ground nearby, lifeless.
His death was not much different from that of Lu Qingyu or Yin Hao.
Bang!
Seeing this, Luo Huang stood up, slamming the table, his face filled with rage. The strongest direct descendant of their Luo family had fallen here.
The other members of the Luo family were both shocked and furious.
Luo Fan, standing outside the stone platform, looked grim.
Seeing Duan Dongfeng’s methods, many youths outside the platform showed wary expressions.
This Duan Dongfeng was a formidable opponent.
“I’ve said before, stepping onto the stage means being prepared to die!” Duan Dongfeng’s face was cold, his tone arrogant.
He then turned his gaze to Lin Xiao and said, “Lin Xiao, it’s your turn. But I know you don’t dare step up. It’s a pity I didn’t draw you before Luo Zheng; otherwise, the one dead now would be you. Surrender, you coward who got to the third round by sheer luck!”
“It’s Lin Xiao’s turn. Duan Dongfeng is taunting him.”
“Luo Zheng was killed, and the strength is clear for all to see. No amount of taunting will work. With Lin Xiao’s strength, going up is just asking for death. No genius at the Southeast Region Youth Conference would be foolish enough.”
“Exactly. I wouldn’t go up either. Besides, even if Lin Xiao doesn’t fight, the other three are dead, so he still gets three points and can compete for the other spots. Those spots aren’t as hard to secure as advancing directly.”
“True. Speaking of which, Lin Xiao is really lucky. He hasn’t fought a single battle and has already won three matches.”
“First round, he got first place by fluke. Third round, he doesn’t even need to fight and can still vie for a spot. This guy’s luck is unreal.”
Voices buzzed incessantly. Initially, people pitied Lin Xiao for being grouped with Duan Dongfeng, but now they marvelled at his luck.
Lin Xiao wasn’t unlucky for facing Duan Dongfeng; he was fortunate because Duan Dongfeng’s killing of three others had secured Lin Xiao’s qualification for the next round.
“What a pity we can’t kill Lin Xiao!”
Among the Duan family youths, Duan Tianya and others secretly fumed with regret. If Duan Dongfeng hadn’t revealed his Cyan Scale Physique, it might’ve been different. But now, having displayed it and killed Luo Zheng, Lin Xiao surely wouldn’t dare step up.
With the strength of the Cyan Scale Physique, even if Lin Xiao didn’t fight, no one would say much.
They could only curse Lin Xiao’s dumb luck.
“How do you know I don’t dare step up?” Yet, just as everyone assumed Lin Xiao wouldn’t dare, he countered Duan Dongfeng’s taunt.
“Oh? Is he actually going up?”
“Was he really provoked by such a simple taunt?”
“Going up isn’t just asking for death? Is Lin Xiao’s resolve that weak?”
The crowd was astonished.
Hearing Lin Xiao’s words, Duan Dongfeng’s face showed a hint of surprise, followed by a mocking laugh. “What, you’re coming up to die?”
“I’m definitely going up. But who dies is yet to be decided!” With that, Lin Xiao leapt onto the life-and-death stage.
Lin Xiao landed about seventy to eighty zhang from the edge of the stone platform’s barrier, while Duan Dongfeng stood over a hundred zhang from the edge.
The distance between them was over three hundred zhang.
“Is this guy out of his mind?”
At the Wanxiang Pavilion’s seating, Qu Shang said in confusion.
Anyone could see that stepping up was tantamount to suicide, yet this Lin Xiao from the Zi family team insisted on entering.
“If he dies, he dies. Why go up and embarrass the Zi family?” Jia Yi added.
“Deputy Pavilion Master Shi, this guy might very well fall,” the Wanxiang Pavilion Master sighed.
“Don’t talk to me,” Shi Jindou replied, his eyes fixed on the battlefield.
“…” The Wanxiang Pavilion group fell silent.
“Hahaha, Lin Xiao, I didn’t expect you’d actually come up to die!”
On the stone platform, Duan Dongfeng let out a booming laugh. An unmatched aura burst from him, the cyan scales on his body becoming clearer, and terrifying fluctuations surged forth.
Clearly, his first strike would unleash the full power of the Cyan Scale Physique to kill Lin Xiao in one blow.
“Didn’t Duan Tianya tell you how he was blown to death in the illusion?”
With that, Lin Xiao pointed a finger, unleashing the Heaven-Swallowing Spirit Gathering Finger.
Before stepping onto the stage, he had already been secretly preparing the technique, his exterior calm to avoid detection.
“Chi!”
As he pointed, an almost invisible speck of light shot from his fingertip.
Though tiny, the moment the speck shot out, a terrifying, shuddering aura surged forth, carrying boundless ferocity and violence that ravaged the entire first-level battlefield. The heavens seemed to tremble.
The surrounding formation barrier activated instinctively, emitting intense sounds.
Even those outside the barrier, shielded from the aura, felt as if a world-shaking strike was about to erupt. Just the sight of the battlefield gave them chills.
That speck of light seemed to contain overwhelming power, as if it could shatter the skies and destroy the earth.
Sensing this terrifying strike, Duan Dongfeng’s face turned pale with shock. He hurriedly threw a punch, radiant cyan light bursting forth as an unmatched cyan-scaled fist beam shot from his fist. However, the speck was too fast. As he struck, it had already reached the front of his fist, colliding with the cyan-scaled fist beam.
