The battle had barely begun when the elder from the Dual Venerable Pavilion smoothly won the match.
“The Source Artefact is indeed formidable,” Lin Yun marvelled silently.
The foundations of the Dao Alliance and the six major forces were truly incomparable to those of the other contestants.
As the competition progressed, it soon came to the turn of the Young Lord of the Nether Palace to face the dark horse, Shi Yuanzheng.
Once the fight started, Shi Yuanzheng immediately erupted with full power, unleashing all his trump cards in an attempt to give everything he had.
However, the strength of the Young Lord of the Nether Palace had long been well-known among the human race in the Ancestral Land.
For him to be designated as the Young Lord and successor of the Nether Palace, his abilities were certainly no trifling matter.
After an intense battle, the Young Lord of the Nether Palace successfully knocked the dark horse Shi Yuanzheng off the arena.
Shi Yuanzheng’s defeat elicited a wave of sighs from the crowd.
“This dark horse has finally met his end here.”
“But his performance was not bad at all. At least he was not completely crushed by the Young Lord of the Nether Palace. He put up some resistance. If his luck had been better and he had not drawn the Dao Alliance or one of the six major forces, he would very likely have advanced to the top 18.”
“Though he lost, with this battle, he has made his name known across the world! From now on, the name Shi Yuanzheng will resound throughout the human race!”
…
Even the Dao Alliance and the six major forces seated in the front VIP section praised the strength of this dark horse, Shi Yuanzheng.
Several forces, such as the Dual Venerable Pavilion and the White Mist Tower, extended olive branches to recruit him. They stated that as long as he was willing to join them, they would provide ample cultivation resources and help him contend for the championship in the next Peak Competition.
Such conditions were highly attractive. With Shi Yuanzheng’s level of strength, if he received focused cultivation from one of these forces, like the Dual Venerable Pavilion, then by the next Peak Competition, if the Dual Venerable Pavilion lent him a Source Artefact again, his chances of seizing the championship would increase significantly.
Winning the championship would grant the opportunity to enter the Chaos Realm, a chance that no Harmony Realm expert could resist or refuse.
In the end, this dark horse chose to accept the invitation from the Dual Venerable Pavilion and joined them.
As the competition continued, it finally reached Lin Yun’s turn.
“The next match: Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance versus the cultivator Beichen.”
A resounding voice echoed across the square.
Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance immediately flew onto the arena.
“I’m off,” Lin Yun said to Zou Dongsheng and An Yun before flying onto the arena himself.
This match, being against an elder of the Blood Moon Alliance, held great importance for Lin Yun.
To put it bluntly, it would be the most crucial battle he had faced in the Peak Competition so far.
The crowd also erupted into heated discussion.
“Tsk tsk, this will be another one-sided crushing match.”
“That fellow called Beichen seems to have some grudge with the Young Lord of the Nether Palace. Elder Wei has just promised to deal with him on behalf of the Young Lord. This guy is in big trouble. At best, he will be crippled; at worst, his life could be in danger.”
…
Although the fight had not yet begun, everyone could already foresee the outcome.
The Pavilion Master of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, standing below the arena, could not help but sigh. “Friend Beichen is likely in serious trouble this time.”
At the rear of the crowd in the square stood three men wearing conical hats.
“This battle for Brother Beichen will probably be a vicious one,” Wu Shen remarked with feeling.
“We’ll see how he performs. I’m actually quite looking forward to it,” said the Flying Shadow Golden Lord, who was also wearing a conical hat.
On the arena.
Lin Yun and Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance stood facing each other.
At this moment, countless gazes from the entire venue were focused here.
“Kid, your good luck ends now. When good luck is used up, bad luck follows. If you hadn’t drawn a bye in the previous round, you would have been eliminated then, and you wouldn’t have drawn me now. Since I promised the Young Lord of the Nether Palace, you won’t be leaving this arena easily today,” Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance said with a smile.
“Elder Wei, it should be said that meeting me is your bad luck,” Lin Yun replied, a smile also on his face.
Then Lin Yun’s tone sharpened. “You once hunted down my friend and put her in peril. Today, I will settle that score for her!”
“Haha, with just you? A nameless nobody wants to stand up for someone else? Wants revenge against me? What a colossal joke!” Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance burst into loud laughter.
Lin Yun’s words also provoked a chorus of mocking laughter from the crowd.
In the front VIP section.
“This fellow is really arrogant. Facing Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance, he still dares to speak such words?” an elder from the Dugu clan remarked.
