Chapter 1082: Chapter 1056: Wang Qiutian in Dire Straits
"We surrender the token!" said the three men dejectedly.
Tangyu scoffed and sheathed his sword. These three men had tried to ambush Tangyu, but they unexpectedly hit a hard wall and were swiftly defeated by Tangyu. They hurriedly admitted defeat and obediently handed over their tokens.
However, the tokens on these three weren’t many, totaling only fifteen, averaging five per person. Although aware that they might not have handed over all their tokens, Tangyu didn’t care, and he waved them away, indicating for them to leave. Grateful for Tangyu’s leniency, the three left swiftly.
It had been nearly half a day since entering this light orb world, and Tangyu had been quite fruitful. Whether demon beasts or men, anyone who encountered Tangyu naturally had no choice but to hand over their tokens obediently. Moreover, Tangyu seemed to have good fortune, meeting quite a few demon beasts along the way. Thus, by now he had collected nearly two hundred tokens, giving him complete confidence to make it into the top ten thousand.
Among the total number of participants, around two hundred thousand, even counting demon beasts, it might double at most. Therefore, having around forty tokens would ensure a place in the top ten thousand.
Therefore, Tangyu felt very relaxed and was in no rush to fight over tokens. He didn’t intend to compete for ranking in the first round; passing through it was enough.
However, soon Tangyu encountered a master. Before long, a figure blocked his path. Holding a massive sword about two yards long, with a slightly mocking gaze, the man looked at Tangyu, "You’re wandering alone till now. It seems your strength isn’t bad. You’re worth making a move on. Will you willingly hand over the tokens, or shall I make you? But I advise you to hand them over voluntarily. If I have to act, your trial ends here."
Tangyu felt very uncomfortable with such arrogance, and he retorted, "Oh? I somehow find that hard to believe."
The man immediately sneered, "It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it. I believe you’ll soon not only believe but also realize it won’t be just that simple."
Crack—
The man attacked directly, swinging his long sword, releasing sword qi as thick as a child’s arm, slashing toward Tangyu like a terrifying electric serpent, tearing through the air with a flash, as if splitting the void.
Upon his move, Tangyu gauged the man’s strength—a genuine expert, no wonder his arrogance. But, he’s slightly too conceited. The man’s sword qi carried the aura of metal and thunder, suggesting he’s cultivating these three paths. Judging by his realm, he was at the Fifth Layer of the Mystic Law Realm. But his sword force was incredibly dominant, intimidatingly fierce, filled with murderous intent, unstoppable.
Yet, what did Tangyu have to fear? His expression remained calm and composed. Utilizing the "Great Rift Vajra Technique," Tangyu countered. No matter how fierce the man’s sword force, Tangyu’s strike could shatter it, for there was indeed a significant gap between them.
Bang!!!
Like a Vajra Sword, the Great Rift tore apart, directly slicing the thick sword qi electric serpent in half.
"What?" The man’s face changed instantly, seeing his sword force easily destroyed by the opponent. Before he could think more, he sensed danger as Tangyu launched another attack at him. Tangyu’s sword force was equally aggressive, as overwhelming as a roaring tide, pressing forward to knock the man down relentlessly. The sword’s arrival brought a howling surge, stirring tumultuous waves, cutting mighty with the Vajra’s cleave.
Rays of golden light could slice through the space effortlessly, like cutting tofu.
The man’s face turned even more ashen, realizing he’d hit a solid wall. But there’s no remedy for regret in this world. So, biting the bullet, he launched a fierce counterattack. His large sword slashed relentlessly, releasing thick sword qi beams, attacking Tangyu’s overwhelming force like electric serpents.
But regardless of how imposing it seemed, it was futile. Before Tangyu’s sword force, it crumbled instantly, akin to a landslide.
The man was sent flying back, a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.
One would think the fight was over then, but Tangyu didn’t halt. With another sword swing, he attacked again. The man’s previous arrogance had irked Tangyu greatly.
"Damn it!" The man cursed inwardly, seeing Tangyu relentless, but all he could do was brace himself and face the oncoming strike head-on.
Rumble—
Tangyu’s sword force showed no signs of weakening. The man’s prior blow had severely shaken him, injuring him somewhat, making it impossible to withstand Tangyu’s relentless assault.
With a single sword strike, he too was sent flying, heavily crashing onto the ground and creating a deep pit, looking extremely battered, spewing blood, with several shocking injuries on his body.
Tangyu stood above the pit, curling his lip as he looked at the man with a dark and ugly expression, and said, "Didn’t you just say you wanted me to believe? It seems you lack the ability to make me believe. As a person, it’s better to be humble and not too arrogant. People like you, who always want to ruin others’ futures, the retribution will eventually fall on themselves. If we were outside, I would definitely kill you with one sword to save the hassle of talking nonsense with you. Enough talking, hand over the token."
The man gritted his teeth bitterly, but had no choice but to obediently hand the token to Tangyu. He had quite a few tokens on him, nearly a hundred in total, no one knows how many people he harmed to collect these. But now, they have become Tangyu’s spoils of war, which brought Tangyu’s total number of tokens to almost three hundred. This kind of quantity is absolutely a lot.
Can’t say he’ll rank among the top in this first round, but surely he’ll be ahead.
Of course, mainly Tangyu doesn’t care too much, otherwise, with Tangyu’s strength, he could certainly compete.
Putting away the token, casually glanced at the man, Tangyu quickly left. Watching Tangyu’s departing figure, the man’s heart filled with bitterness, gritting his teeth fiercely, "How could this happen? How could I lose so miserably? Who exactly is this guy? How could his strength reach such a level? One careless move, and indeed a total defeat, is my path really broken like this? No, I am resentful!"
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In a mountain ravine, a fierce battle raged, three men surrounded by five others, the situation clearly very unfavorable for the three, extremely perilous. Moreover, the three men had fallen into a disadvantage, now desperately resisting, relying on firm determination to barely hold on, without being defeated yet. But the current situation is not optimistic, the three men could fall at any moment.
These three are none other than Wang Qiutian, Liu Yuanyan, and Gu Nan. They were quite lucky to have met early and formed a small team naturally. However, their luck wasn’t good, as shortly after forming the team, they were blocked by a five-member team, each of whom had strength no less than theirs. Therefore, the disadvantage in numbers naturally became a fatal weakness, leading to their direct entrapment.
The five men fought more bravely, one of them said, "Brothers, push harder, they’re about to collapse, and soon we can take down these three. By capturing another twenty or thirty tokens, all five of us have a chance to advance, kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"
The five men’s fighting spirit soared, once again pressing forward. Wang Qiutian and the other two also felt somewhat despairing, seeing no hope, unable to hold on much longer. Yet the three were very unwilling, knowing that if they lost and had their tokens stolen then, they would have no chance to pass this round’s test.
Although they knew it was very difficult to become Outer Sect Disciples of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect this time, at least they had to pass the first round, right? Failing even the first round would be a huge blow to them.
Only blame it on bad luck this time, these five’s strength was too strong, not because they were too weak but because the opposition was comparatively strong.
Whoosh—
A piercing sound came, a sharp Sword Force suddenly attacked, this unexpected assault made both sides’ expressions suddenly change, realizing the power of this sword, and knowing immediately a master has intervened. Could it be, someone wants to be a mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?
Wang Qiutian and the other two immediately scanned over, when seeing a familiar figure scoot killing towards them, the three’s faces suddenly showed expressions of pleasant surprise.
"It’s Tangyu, it’s Tangyu!" Wang Qiutian shouted, immediately feeling rescued, seeing hope, no longer being outed, the three instantly relaxed, this feeling was simply too wonderful. Since Tangyu came, they felt completely assured. These five’s strength even if strong, in front of Tangyu, definitely wouldn’t be worth mentioning.
"Oh no, their helper came!" The five men’s expressions changed dramatically, shouting. The five immediately abandoned Wang Qiutian and the other two, and instead charged towards Tangyu. Combining the strength of five, beams of light shot out, the momentum incredibly overwhelming. The joint force of the five indeed should not be underestimated.
However, Tangyu wasn’t too careless, fully utilizing the "Great Rift Vajra Technique," also invoking the power of the "Undying Nine Transformations" First Transformation. Thus, also making Tangyu’s Sword Force’s power reach an extremely terrifying level. If not for this, it would be difficult to block the five’s joint strike. After all, the combined might of the five was much stronger than the previous man, hence naturally making Tangyu cautious.
Boom—
The sword forces of the six swiftly clashed together, earth-shattering, the void seemed to explode open, light spread everywhere, energy surged, sand and stones flew, hurricanes whirled across the sky. If there were ordinary people here, they would surely be scared to death by this world-destroying scene.
After the clash, the five were one after another hit flying out, wretchedly flying over a hundred feet before collapsing on the ground.