Chapter 226 - 136: Water Tribulation Divine Wood, Triple Flame Extinction
Gu Yun hadn’t expected these two to run into each other.
He knew Pei Ye’s strength.
He was incredibly powerful,
strong enough to withstand three of his own moves.
Although Xiao Chen’s cultivation had reached the True Martial Seventh Layer Peak,
Pei Ye was at the True Martial Ninth Layer Middle Stage!
The gap in their cultivation was more than a full layer.
From an ordinary person’s perspective, how could Xiao Chen possibly win?
But in Gu Yun’s eyes,
’Was anything truly impossible for a guy like Xiao Chen?’
Still, the fight hadn’t started yet, and the outcome was anything but certain...
Upon the vast, wide tournament stage,
a corner of Pei Ye’s robes fluttered without a breeze as his black hair danced in the air. His calm gaze fell upon the young man in the black Profound Robe opposite him, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
’So this is Xiao Chen of Flame Fire Dao Peak, the one who’s been all the rage lately, the one whose talent rivals *his*?’
’Truly extraordinary!
To reach the True Martial Seventh Layer Peak at such a young age... his talent really can rival *his*. But in the end, his actual strength is still lacking.’
Pei Ye thought to himself as he observed Xiao Chen.
His opponent might have exceptional talent and possess such strength at a young age,
but ultimately, his cultivation was still a bit too low.
’In this battle,
the enemy is weak and I am strong.
The advantage is mine!’
At this thought, confidence surged through Pei Ye’s heart,
and the invisible might pouring from his body seemed to twist the very space around him. The powerful aura was horrifying.
Standing on the other side, Xiao Chen’s eyes narrowed, his expression turning grave.
He was taken aback by the vast and powerful True Yuan radiating from his opponent.
He hadn’t expected to encounter a master at the True Martial Ninth Layer Middle Stage in his very first match.
His luck was truly something else...
But,
so what!
’Just because my opponent is strong,
does that mean I have to admit defeat?’
’Does that mean I’m guaranteed to lose?!’
’No!’
’Even against the True Martial Ninth Layer, I, Xiao Chen, can still put up a fight!!’
With this thought,
a powerful will to fight suddenly surged from the depths of Xiao Chen’s heart.
His gaze became as firm as a boulder!
The space around him seemed to ripple under the force of his aura, like waves on water.
"Holy crap,
on stage eight,
it’s another two monstrous prodigies from the Profound Celestial List!"
"One is Pei Ye from Celestial Wood Dao Peak, ranked fifty-first on the Profound Celestial List,"
"and the other is the recent sensation, Xiao Chen, from Flame Fire Dao Peak, ranked seventy-eighth on the Profound Celestial List!"
A sharp-eyed disciple noticed the duel between the two Profound Celestial Sect prodigies on stage eight and couldn’t help but cry out in surprise.
After all, compared to the duels between ordinary Inner Sect Disciples, a clash between top experts on the Profound Celestial List was undoubtedly far more eye-catching.
"But in this match,
I’m afraid Xiao Chen is doomed to fail!"
A tall, thin man said as he looked toward the stage.
"Yeah, the gap in their cultivation is just too big, in the end."
"Besides, Senior Brother Pei is one of the top prodigies of Celestial Wood Dao Peak. His strength is known to be extremely formidable," another disciple chimed in, clearly not optimistic about Xiao Chen’s chances.
"My fellow Senior and Junior Brothers,"
"the battle hasn’t begun, so the outcome is not yet set in stone. Who will win and who will lose is still undecided."
"Besides, didn’t Senior Brother Gu defeat Qin Xuan of Gold Dao Peak, who was ranked nineteenth on the Profound Celestial List, in an upset?"
"Is anything really impossible?!"
said a middle-aged disciple with a scholarly and refined appearance, holding a folding fan.
"How can you even compare the two..."
...
As for the audience outside the massive stage,
Xiao Chen and Pei Ye were, of course, oblivious.
At this moment, the stage was thick with the aura of battle. The fighting spirit erupting from their eyes clashed in midair like lightning, stirring up powerful gusts of wind. It seemed as though they would strike with thunderous force in the very next instant!
The wind picked up!
A sudden gale swept across the stage with a rustling sound, as if heralding the arrival of a violent storm.
"Match, begin!"
After the Deacon Referee confirmed all was in order, he bellowed for the match to start.
BOOM!
The very instant the Sect’s Deacon Referee’s voice fell,
Xiao Chen’s Fiery Flaming True Essence erupted, boiling like a churning sea of volcanic lava. A scorching heatwave rose up within a thousand-zhang radius, instantly transforming the surrounding space into a boundless sea of fire.
The terrifyingly high temperature of the flames distorted the air, as if threatening to burn space itself to ash.
In the next moment,
Xiao Chen seized the initiative and struck first.
He stomped a foot forward onto the hard stone platform.
The stone instantly fractured, a web of jagged, crisscrossing cracks spreading out like a spider’s web.
Then, with a powerful push, he launched himself into the air like a furious dragon soaring to the Nine Heavens, the terrifying flames coiling around him searing through the void.
He shot forward like a bolt of crimson lightning, tearing through the sky and creating a deafening sonic boom.
A flash of fire lit up Xiao Chen’s eyes, which burned like a blazing sun, flickering with scorching light.
He clenched his five fingers into a fist, instantly gathering the myriad surrounding flames, and then threw a sudden punch.
In an instant, a thousand-zhang-wide Fiery Flame Fist Seal, like a colossal sun, burned through layers of space as it bore down on Pei Ye!
Pei Ye’s robes whipped about as he watched the thousand-zhang Fiery Flame Fist Seal tear through the void and press down on him like a blazing sun. His expression darkened slightly.
In his perception, this single move was already comparable to a strike from an ordinary True Martial Ninth Layer Early Stage cultivator.
’This guy really lives up to his reputation as the Inner Sect’s most recent rising prodigy. He’s a true monster!’
’But so what?’
’In this battle,
I, Pei Ye, will be victorious!’
A glint flashed in Pei Ye’s eyes.
An immense and majestic True Yuan erupted from his body.
The surrounding space trembled violently as if battered by a monstrous flood.
He emanated an incredibly heavy and powerful pressure!
Immediately after,
he swiftly formed a hand seal.