Chapter 998: The First Battle—A Clash of Wolf and Leopard
He descended from the sky like a sword, landing with perfect precision at the very center of the platform. Not one centimeter left, not one right.
How many people could brag about having an Emperor-level referee to their fight?
From the waiting area, two figures simultaneously shot forward and landed on the platform as well, each taking a position on one side.
The atmosphere among the audience instantly reached a fever pitch. The long-awaited Battle for the Throne was finally about to begin.
As soon as they landed, both competitors began ramping up their auras at full force.
The towering pillars surrounding the arena lit up as the arrays activated, casting translucent light barriers to shield the outside from the inevitable shockwaves. Meanwhile, the Sword Saint Demon Emperor simply stood there, apparently not doing anything, yet the contestants' auras remained confined to their own halves of the field. So long as the Emperor did not allow it, they could not touch each other.
These two contestants came from different races. On the left was a male who appeared to be in his forties, with short golden hair and amber-brown eyes that flared with golden light as his aura surged. Behind him, an enormous illusionary beast materialized. Its fur was tawny with golden spots. It was a Golden Coin Leopard.
He was the leopard race's leader, the strongest of his kind. Although he wasn't perfectly human in appearance, his high degree of human likeness indicated a very high cultivation level and a decent bloodline.
The leopard race, naturally, had never produced an Emperor, but this contestant had come hoping to break that history and seize the throne.
His opponent? Coincidentally—or perhaps fatefully—came from a rival race with generations of blood feud against the leopards: the wolf demons.