Chapter 67: Liang Po
On the outskirts of the grand hall, many contestants of The Orchid Covenant’s annual tournament were currently rushing back to deposit the seals they had hunted from Qi beasts.
The young demonic cultivators found the first round had changed drastically every few moments. From the beginning, they all rushed to hunt Qi beasts, but sometime after, the contestants found out they could rob others, which made them battle against each other instead. Then, the winners of these battles all hurried to deposit their gains in the grand hall to prevent becoming a juicy target.
However, what they didn’t expect was one of the participants suddenly suffered from cultivation deviation.
“Senior Ma, snap out of it! Don’t you remember our master’s teachings? You can’t let the animalistic urges win out!” a boy yelled out toward his senior brother, who was panting heavily while kneeling, and both hands nursing his head.
Despite his junior’s attempts at calling out to him, the cultivator suddenly jumped up and let out a primal roar. Its intensity was so fierce that all the other nearby contestants reflexively covered their ears and wore pained expressions.
It had been too late for Ma Zhongtian. Demonic cultivation always came with risks. The Fierce Beast Codex that he practiced allowed relatively easier progression by absorbing any quadrupedal Qi beast’s essence. In exchange for more flexibility on the type of beasts it could absorb, the practitioner was more prone to the animalistic urges of their prey.
Just as the sound relented, the culprit who unleashed the roar abruptly dashed forward on all fours. He easily knocked aside his junior brother, heading straight for the other contestants, who were still dazed.
His first prey, a young girl, was completely caught off guard and could only make out the shadow of a tiger-like figure before claws came down on her. She instantly disappeared, replaced by white lights.
All the contestants weren’t stupid and quickly recognized the situation after having heard the roar. That was why shortly after Ma Zhongtian had claimed his first victim, the nearby cultivators swiftly gathered together for safety.
Cultivation deviation may have caused the cultivator to lose their mind, but it also made them gain abnormal strength. It was only when half a dozen competitors joined together that they were able to hold their ground against the frenzied beast.
“We can’t keep this up for much longer! The moment our formation falters, we’re all going to get eliminated by this idiot! How come the elders aren’t making a move yet? This clearly isn’t part of the competition.”
“Be quiet and focus! We’re almost at the barrier. I think it should repel this guy now that he resembles a beast more than a human!”