"That was fierce!"
"Indeed. The Dust Valley Sect
is
so ruthless that they would use any tactics to defeat their opponent without revealing much of their strength."
"Why do I feel they were fighting like rogues? There is no grace and aesthetic
in
their fighting style."
"Nonsense! Who cares if it is beautiful or not as long as they defeat their opponent. That’s what matters."
"Agreed!"
The audience
was
shouting, discussing the various tactics used by the Dust Valley Sect.
Their
faces filled with excitement. Everyone enjoyed the tournament so far.
Even though many were shocked
by
the Dust Valley Sect
fighting style,
they did not care as long as they gave them an exciting match to watch.
While the spectators were having fun, discussing the just-concluded match, the stage had been
cleaned
and the next match was going to start.
The next match was between the Radiant Sect and
the
Shi clan.
This time around, the Shi clan did not choose to surrender.
"What! The Shi clan is going to fight the Radiant Sect?"
"Really? Are they ready to lose their
lives
?"
"You can’t say? Perhaps, they are stronger than we think?"
Quickly, the two sides arrived on the stage and all eyes were on them. Most importantly, on the Radiant Sect disciples.
Since they arrived, they
had
been acting as if they
were
going to war and wouldn’t hesitate to kill their opponent.
Thus, everyone was waiting
to see
if their conjecture
was
true?
Standing at the high podium, the judge looked at the two
sides
with a solemn expression and shouted.
"Fight!"
Whoosh!
The five Radiant Sect disciples disappeared from their spot and appeared before the Shi clan disciples.
Before the Shi disciples could react, they saw the gleaming sword of the Radiant Sect disciples hacking toward them.
Seeing this, everyone in the arena sucked in a cold breath.
’This was a killing move!’
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ahhhh! Ahhhh!
Instantly, the miserable
screams
of the Shi clan disciples echoed in the still quiet arena, sending shivers down the spine of everyone.
"What a ruthless attack!"
Everyone held their breath, their gaze on the Shi clan
disciples
covered in a pool of blood.
On their chest, there was a deep gash, showing their ribs with blood gushing out like a broken dam.
"Look, two of them are no longer breathing!" a lady pointed, her voice trembling.
Truly, two of the Shi clan disciples had their
throats
severed, blood gushing out from their windpipe.
"How dare you?" a booming voice came from the upper level of the arena where the clan masters and elders from the sect sat.
"Why are you shouting?" a voice said casually. "If you’re not ready for your
disciples
to die, why did you sign up for the tournament in the first place?"
"Y-You..." the Shi clan master could not believe his
ears.
"What? Do you want to go against my Radiant Sect?"
Instantly, a terrifying aura erupted from the Radiant Sect elder. This was the aura of Peak Core Refining Realm Stage-9, close to half-step Golden Core Realm.
"Huh!"
Everyone sucked in a cold breath and retreated under the terrifying pressure. Elder Sun looked at the Radiant Sect elder and snorted.
"Enough! Don’t think you can intimidate everyone here."
"Really?" the Radiant Sect elder did not back down.
He looked straight into Elder Sun’s face with a provoking smile.
’Hahah. Who would have expected the plan to go smoothly.’ He sneered inwardly.
Elder Sun looked at the Radiant Sect elder and frowned. He felt something was wrong. Why would the Radiant Sect want to go against everyone?
Was
he that confident he could defeat them or
was
he depending on something?
The more he thought about
it,
the more he felt
something was
amiss.
Not only him, all the clan masters also had the same thought.
On the podium, the three judges looked at each other filled with confusion. Everyone knew the Radiant Sect was in the wrong but
were
they trying to fight everyone?
"I believe everyone should take a step back," the highest judge said calmly, breaking the thick tension.
When everyone heard, they breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Radiant Sect was in the wrong, it was not a thing anyone could solve without invoking wrath.
The only exception was the Dust Valley Sect.
Even at that, the probability of them defeating the Radiant Sect was lower than half.
When everyone thought the Radiant Sect elder would give the judge some face, they heard his voice.
"Shut up! Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?"
Before anyone could react, a powerful force pressed down on the three judges.
"What!"
Everyone was stunned.
As for the three judges, they released their cultivation and a powerful aura erupted from their
bodies.
The three had a Peak Core Refining Stage cultivation.
The highest judge was Stage-8 while the two only were at Stage-7.
Yet, the three could not withstand the enormous pressure coming from the Radiant Sect elder as they were forced to jump off the podium.
"Y-You..." the strongest judge shouted, veins
protruding
on his forehead.
When was the last time he was treated like this?
He might be a loose cultivator but everyone in the Western Region respected him. And now, the Radiant Sect elder was stepping on his face.
"What!" the Radiant Sect elder sneered, getting up on his feet and
throwing
a palm strike.
Looking at the terrifying palm strike that almost covered the whole stage, the three judges wore a solemn expression.
They
saw the three judges cast their defensive technique without hesitating.
Boom!
The three were sent flying, blood gushing out of their lips and their hair disheveled.
"What!"
The audience
was
shocked. When did the disciple tournament turn into a battle between the Radiant Sect and others?
Bang!
Elder Sun was furious and threw a powerful blow at the Radiant Sect elder.
The Radiant Sect elder was not flustered. He had already expected the attack and deflected the punch with ease.
"My Radiant Sect will show you why we’re the overlord of the Western Region." A sinister grin appeared on his face.
"Die!" he shouted. "Crimson Wave Palm!"
A powerful palm strike rushed toward Elder Sun, destroying everything in its path like a wave.
Elder Sun did not dare get complacent and responded with a powerful punch.
"Chained Punch!"
Po! Po!
Quickly, Elder Sun threw a barrage of punches, breaking through the terrifying palm wave.
"Disciples, listen to my command. Kill," the Radiant Sect elder shouted before he rushed toward Elder Sun.
Quickly, the arena turned into a battlefield and the Radiant Sect
disciples
began to attack people around them.
’This!’
How could the other clan masters allow this?
Quickly, they joined the battle to attack the Radiant Sect elder. As long as they killed the Radiant Sect elder, everything would return to normal. So they thought.
Just then, tens of elders with many hundreds of disciples from the Radiant Sect entered the arena, filled with killing intent.
"Good. Good. Everyone that goes against my Radiant Sect would perish today."
Seeing the group of elders, everyone’s expression changed.
It was then they realized this was all planned.
The Radiant Sect had been quiet for the past weeks. Who would have expected they would
hatch
such a sinister plan?
"Kill everyone. Don’t let anyone escape," an elder commanded and jumped into the audience stand and began to kill.
"Run!"
Chaos
was
everywhere with a thick stench of blood. Hundreds of people had been killed in a matter of minutes.
In the contestant pavilion, each clan
was
defending with all their might.
Mo Jian stood and watched the chaos unfold without any changes in expression. Previously, he had felt the Radiant Sect’s silence was not anything good and he had dispatched some men to monitor them.
But
he
failed to detect anything.
Now, everything became clear.
Still, he felt something was still amiss.
Why would they attack all the major clans in the region without a powerful backing?
Even with all these elders and disciples, it was impossible to kill everyone in the arena.
"Mo Jian! What are you doing? Come and help us!" Zou Mei shouted.
Everyone was trying desperately to defend against the Radiant Sect
disciples
but this idiot stood as if he was not part of them.
"Shut up! I’m thinking," Mo Jian snapped.
All the disciples were stunned. They looked at Mo Jian for a moment and rolled their eyes. What do you mean you’re thinking?
Just admit you’re nothing but weak trash.
Feeling all their piercing gazes, Mo Jian did not care. He knew fighting the common disciples was only prolonging their demise, not until they found the real perpetrator.
The sect elders looked at Mo Jian with annoyance. Now, they regretted making him the captain of the team.
While other captains were helping their teammates, he stood there watching his fellow
disciples
injured.
Apart from that, his action would make their sect lose a lot of face.
Unbothered by what others thought about him, Mo Jian’s gaze wandered around the coliseum, trying to find something out of the ordinary.
’
Am
I wrong? Is this only a mere attack?’ he thought, his confusion deepened.
Suddenly, he saw the blood flowing, following a strange pattern before they
seeped
into the ground.
When he saw it, his heart skipped a beat and a thick foreboding feeling came from the depth of his soul.
"T-This is bad! We need to leave immediately."
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AN: I hope you enjoy the twist. with your golden tickets and power stones.