243: Chapter 136 Intense Battle_5 243: Chapter 136 Intense Battle_5 Upon the arena, Guo Yanting loosed one arrow after another without stopping.
The second arrow, the third arrow were sent flying in quick succession, yet fell like lightning bolts, missing even the hem of Chao Zi Zai’s robe.
Watching Chao Zi Zai draw increasingly closer, a look of panic involuntarily spread across his face as he hastily retreated backward.
But it was already too late!
Chao Zi Zai raised his hands to his sides.
On each hand, a flame began to rise—one red, one green.
Red Abyssal Flame!
The very next moment, as he swung both hands simultaneously, two balls of fire shot out.
Though they were flames, they struck like two stars falling from the sky, smashing down towards Guo Yanting.
Guo Yanting tried to dodge, but Chao Zi Zai was too close.
As he began to make a move to evade, the flames had already fallen, enveloping his entire body.
Even those standing far away could feel the scorching heat and hear the hissing sound of the flames as they burned.
“Enough, stop!”
From below the arena, the judge shouted out loud and instantly appeared on the platform.
With a wave of his hand, a jet of mana converged into a powerful spray, shooting straight onto Guo Yanting.
The raging flames were instantly extinguished.
Although it had only been a brief moment, Guo Yanting’s entire front was charred black, and half of his hair had been burned away, leaving him nearly bald.
“The victor of this magical duel is Chao Zi Zai from Seven Star Peak.” The judge quickly announced the outcome.
Hanging his head, Guo Yanting felt the searing pain of his burns, his face a mixture of bewilderment, confusion, and shame.
He had lost, defeated by a disciple of the Ninety-Ninth ranked Seven Star Peak.
Moreover, his defeat had been so clean and decisive that if the judge had not intervened, whether he could still be standing was in question.
“Defeated?”
“Has Guo Yanting of Purple Feather Peak fallen so easily?”
Surrounding spectators, all of whom had been watching the duel on this stage, could hardly believe what they had just witnessed.
Some among them had guessed that Chao Zi Zai might win, after all, Chao Zi Zai possessed ten complete and perfect magical platforms, as well as ten fully actualized Immortal Bridges.
Yet, they hadn’t expected Chao Zi Zai to win so cleanly and swiftly, to the point where Guo Yanting hadn’t been able to inflict the slightest injury on him.
“Is this really a disciple from Seven Star Peak?”
“Guo Yanting is from Purple Feather Peak, which ranks second among the peaks.
Shouldn’t his divine skills be stronger?
How could he lose so quickly?”
“What divine skill did Chao Zi Zai use at the end?
Those two balls of flame were like two stars?”
“Seven Star Opening Sun!” Ai Yunqi gently introduced to Cao Zhen beside him, “The technique Chao Zi Zai used at the end belongs to Seven Star Peak’s strongest divine skills, a part of the Seven Stars Gathering – the Seven Star Opening Sun.
Seven Stars Gathering is comprised of seven minor divine skills: Seven Star Sky Pivot, Seven Star Tian Xuan, Seven Star Tian Ji, Seven Star Heavenly Power, Seven Star Jade Balance, Seven Star Opening Sun, and Seven Star Shake Light.
Unfortunately, to this day, only the Seven Star Opening Sun remains of the Seven Stars Gathering.
And although demanding requirements make it difficult to cultivate this skill, it seems quite suitable for Chao Zi Zai.”
As he listened to Ai Yunqi’s explanation, Cao Zhen voiced his doubts, “Elder Yun Qi, from what you say, it seems as if Seven Star Peak once had its days of glory?”
“Indeed, it was glorious,” Ai Yunqi heaved a sigh, “Once upon a time, Seven Star Peak was among the Top Ten Peaks of Hundred Peaks Sect.
Otherwise, how could Deng Qixing have brought out the Wind Fire Flood Dragon Pearl?
It must have been a relic left by Seven Star Peak.
Unfortunately, as time has passed, people have forgotten the splendor of Seven Star Peak; it has not risen again.”
Turning back to look at Ai Yunqi with curiosity, Cao Zhen asked, “What happened for Seven Star Peak to have declined so abruptly?
Why did their legacy suffer such a significant interruption?”
“It was because of that battle, the most fierce battle since the founding of Hundred Peaks Sect.
In that battle, our sect sustained heavy losses and many legacies were broken.
Not least of all on Seven Star Peak, from the Peak Master to the disciples, each bravely fought to their last breath.
In the end, only one disciple, barely a year into his cultivation at the peak, remained.
That was also the eighth-generation Peak Master of Seven Star Peak, which suffered the most disruption to its lineage among the Hundred Peaks.
Although they managed to preserve their sole surviving lineage, nearly all of Seven Star Peak’s legacy was lost…
Our sect was greatly weakened after that battle, and each peak was too preoccupied with itself to assist another.
Later, when we had somewhat recovered, the True Person leading our sect tried to pass other divine skills and the six arts to the eighth-generation Peak Master of Seven Star Peak.
However, that Peak Master was a very resolute person.
He said that he would not accept a legacy from others; he wanted to restore the legacy of Seven Star Peak himself…
As a result, until this day, Seven Star Peak has not risen again.”
Cao Zhen fell silent.
He had not witnessed that battle, but just by listening to Ai Yunqi’s brief recount, he could imagine the intensity of that war.
A peak amongst the top ten, reduced to a single new disciple…
As for Seven Star Peak and the resoluteness of its eighth-generation Peak Master in declining outside legacies, he had no place to judge whether it was right or wrong.
However, he knew that Seven Star Peak was now beginning to accept heritage from other sources.
Deng Qixing wanted to change Seven Star Peak.