Chapter 1179 - Free-For-All
Several minutes passed, and the battlefield descended into chaos as everyone found targets and tried to hurl them off the arena.
Yet at the center of the stage, no one challenged Mu Heng and Shen Yue. Their presence alone deterred others; both stood at the pinnacle of the Transcendent Realm, and no one dared provoke them.
At the arena's edge, the Heretic Blade materialized in Liu Wuxie's hand. He had no reason left to hide his strength. To establish deterrence, he needed blood; only killing would cement his dominance and force others to hesitate.
Even if Li Shan hadn't come, Liu Wuxie would have sought him out personally.
"Throw them off!" Li Shan's allies shouted, charging with weapons drawn.
He Yingwu's knuckles whitened around his longsword. He braced himself, ready to fight to the death. Seven enemies closed in. They weren't the largest group, but they were dangerous enough. For them, eliminating opponents was the only way to secure a spot in the next round.
Tens of thousands of eyes shifted toward Liu Wuxie, eager to see how he would handle Li Shan's team.
Li Shan's group moved with purpose. They wanted to intimidate, to kill Liu Wuxie and He Yingwu, so others would think twice before targeting them. Sword rays slashed through the air, shredding the arena's surface and summoning gales strong enough to blow men away from the stage.
"Trash!" Liu Wuxie sneered, lips curling into a vicious grin. "I spared your lives yesterday, and you thought I wouldn't dare kill you?"
Yesterday, he spared them only to attract the Heavenly Dragon Sect's attention. Now that he had secured his qualification and felt confident that Elder Ding would preside reasonably, he no longer needed to restrain himself.
He swung the Heretic Blade and unleashed the Origin Blade. Though it resembled an ordinary martial technique in the Astral Domain, the aura he released was sharp and bone-chilling.
He didn't look like a Heaven Profound cultivator at all. Even Transcendents paled before such a strike.