Chapter 473 - 271: The Final Round
As Yin Shi spoke, the entire venue erupted in chaos.
Wasn’t it agreed that there would be five rounds of defense?
Why change the decision?
The Celestial Realm Mountain tournament is the most prominent event within the Cangling Ancient Country, and when they formulated the rules earlier, they must have thought them through deeply. Why suddenly change the rules?
This led to various speculations among the crowd. Some believed the duration of the tournament was too long, with rising tensions between the two races making it more likely to lead to war.
Others thought that some Demon Kings, seeing their territories about to be lost, intended to make a move, prompting the Human Race to want to end the battles sooner.
But actually, only Yin Shi knew the real reason; even the Great Elder was unaware of the internal details.
The real reason was:
Yin Shi received a notification from Zhong Nan.
And the Demon Race received a notification from the Legendary Demon King.
Thus, the higher-ups of both races responsible for this tournament announced that an agreement had been reached.
As to how Zhong Nan and the Legendary Demon King discussed matters, that’s something only they could know.
Lin Chen also asked the Great Elder and found he was equally unaware, which left him quite surprised.
But seeing as the Great Elder was experienced and knowledgeable, he quickly sensed something unusual behind the matter.
"It’s almost time..." the Great Elder said, "The bottom cards of both races are about to be fully revealed... This is bad."
Suddenly thinking of something, he looked at Lin Chen and said:
"Rejuvenation Skill."
Lin Chen immediately understood.
Zhong Nan using the Rejuvenation Skill this time meant it couldn’t be delayed.
Yet why would the Legendary Demon King agree to this?
At this moment, Lin Chen vaguely sensed something out of the ordinary.
.....
Amidst the heated discussions of the two races’ audiences, the match officially began, and knowing it was the last match stirred a different atmosphere.
Lin Chen was also excited.
To him, today being the last match was the best possible outcome. If Xiaobai and Xiao Hei could secure victory today, Lin Chen would obtain another set of legendary-level evolution materials.
Furthermore, with the rewards announced earlier by Dubhe Pavilion, Lin Chen could receive double portions.
Lin Chen highly valued these resources.
While Spirit Academy was indeed sparing no effort in providing him resources, the academy’s attainable resources were limited, and the truly high-end resources were mostly controlled by the Celestial Capital Power.
Little Fox and Xiaobai had just completed their evolutions not long ago, so there was no rush, but the Big White Bear was already Level 34, and at its leveling speed, the time was not too far off.
Not to mention, he still had a little blue fish.
In this tense atmosphere, the seventh round of the match began.
The first to enter the arena was the Level 10 stage, and as expected, the Beast King’s Cub of the Demon Race entered as anticipated.
Below Level 20, the Beast King’s Cub had a tremendous advantage since this level primarily favored brute strength.
After losing the Level 10 stage, the Human Race’s side erupted in boos.
Since the other stage had two walkovers, the Demon Race already obtained two points.
By contrast, the Human Race hadn’t scored a single point yet.
Now with the Demon Race obtaining another point at the Level 10 stage, they had three points in total.
If the Demon Race secured one more point from the upcoming four stages, the Human Race would lose this tournament.
"Oh no, it seems we’ve fallen into a trap." When someone realized the result, they said this, and many people suddenly realized it too.
The situation seemed to favor the Demon Race.
"Next to enter is the Level 30 stage. Let’s welcome the temporary stage master, Lin Chen..." As announced by the referee, Lin Chen entered with the Big White Bear.
Having overcome its inner demons, the Big White Bear was stronger than ever.
Previously, it had even defeated the Level 39 Ghost Hunting Wolf King, so Lin Chen had great confidence in it.
"Who will the Demon Race send out?"
"Unknown."
"Could it be they have no monster to enter?"
"Hahaha, it’s possible; perhaps they’ve been scared by a Level 34 creature."
Many spectators laughed as they spoke.
This time, the Big White Bear’s fight over five levels had quite a shocking effect on them.
Many pondered if they should try nurturing some spirit beasts for law evolution when they returned home.
Amidst the discussions, the Demon Race finally sent out a demon beast to the arena.
It was a tiger, and the difference from ordinary tigers lay in its ability to walk on air.
Thus, it had another name:
Heavenly Tiger.
"Isn’t this the Beast King’s Cub of the Heavenly Tiger clan? Why send it out? Wasn’t it defeated by the Ghost Hunting Wolf King earlier?" Someone quickly recognized it and spoke out.
For a moment, everyone was watching.
The little Heavenly Tiger King stood on the stage with a smile, looking at the Big White Bear.
The spectators were correct; within the Demon Race, its fame was inferior to the Little Ghost Hunting Wolf King, and it had even been beaten by it before.
But now things were different.
It held a Potential Pill in its hand, and once consumed, the situation would inevitably change.
The referee then spoke: "Are both sides ready?"
Both the Big White Bear and the Little Heavenly Tiger King nodded, and as the referee announced the start of the match, the Heavenly Tiger King suddenly rose into the air while the Big White Bear was about to enter evolution mode, only to see the Heavenly Tiger King sit mid-air and begin to meditate.
"What’s it doing?"
"Has it gone crazy? Wake up; this is a match."
The audience chuckled.
But soon, they noticed something amiss, seeing the Little Heavenly Tiger King’s aura continually rising...
"It’s breaking through."
"It’s going to break through."
"Cheating – if it breaks through, it’ll be Level 40, won’t it?"
"The rules allow it since there’s no rule against breaking through mid-match; it only states that before each match, both sides must be within a reasonable range."
"As expected, it’s a ploy by the Demon Race; this match shouldn’t be the last round."
Seeing this, the Human Race audience was quite dissatisfied.
But the Little Heavenly Tiger King’s eyes opened at that moment.
Level 40.
Now it had stepped into Level 40.
This was one reason why the Demon Race chose it.
It was on the verge of a breakthrough, and furthermore...
It wasn’t over yet.
With that, the Little Heavenly Tiger King bit into the Potential Pill held in its mouth, and in the next second, its aura climbed rapidly.
"Impossible..."
Feeling the Little Heavenly Tiger King’s aura, both Yin Shi and the Great Elder immediately stood up.
The aura from the Little Heavenly Tiger King had already surpassed their understanding of Level 40.
Or rather...
It had long exceeded Level 40.
"I just saw it chewing on something in its throat; it must have consumed an elixir."
"Despicable."
The Human Race spectators noticed this scene and demanded the match be stopped.
Breaking through to Level 40 and using an elixir – how could this match be fought?
If the first act was reasonable, then the second act violated the rules.
Yin Shi immediately halted the match and discussed it with the Undying Phoenix.
Unexpectedly, the Undying Phoenix just smiled and said:
"Lord Yin, do you have evidence to prove it used an elixir?"