Chapter 108: Xiao, Lin! (Tribute)
“Senior Brother Xiao! Impressive skills!”
“We three brothers have cultivated all this way and never encountered such a formidable opponent! Today, please enlighten us, Senior Brother Xiao!”
Within the canyon, the three of them surrounded and attacked Xiao Yan together.
Though their words were full of admiration, their moves did not pause in the slightest.
All kinds of spells emerged endlessly, streaks of sharp and fierce techniques wreaking havoc across the entire canyon.
If not for Xiao Yan’s bizarre movement technique and astonishing defense, he likely would have been injured long ago.
Even so, Xiao Yan was forced to the very edge of the canyon.
“Hoo… If I had not cultivated Three Hundred Thunder Movements, I would probably be eliminated right now.”
Sensing the increasingly dense attacks around him, Xiao Yan inwardly complained.
Originally, when he entered the Grand Sect Competition, he had planned to at least make the top ten even if he could not win the championship.
But he never imagined that shortly after entering, he would encounter these three triplets famous throughout the Outer Gate.
The three worked together with extreme coordination, and every strike was exquisite, leaving one exhausted just trying to keep up.
But how could he admit defeat?
His goal was the top ten!
“To hell with it!”
Having thought it through, Xiao Yan immediately roared.
A ball of deep blue spiritual fire slowly rose from his palm.
“Hisss! Could that be the Strange Blue Spiritual Fire worth eight thousand merit points in the Exchange Hall!”
“They say this spiritual fire was collected by the sect from deep within the Seven Stars Sea Region. Its power is astonishing!”
“I never imagined Senior Brother Xiao had actually refined such a treasure!”
Watching the deep blue flame in Xiao Yan’s palm, everyone could not help but cry out in shock.
Even those three disciples could not help but contract their pupils, revealing expressions of wariness.
“Go!”
Xiao Yan bellowed, and was the first to channel the spiritual power within his body, hurling out that spiritual fire.
Instantly, the deep blue flame soared into the sky, forming a fire dragon in the void.
“Awooo~!”
The dragon’s roar shook the heavens. The fire dragon, carrying searing heat, instantly pounced toward the triplets.
Seeing this, the triplets hurriedly cast spells to meet it.
However, the moment their spells condensed, they were burned to nothing by the deep blue fire dragon.
Immediately after, under everyone’s horrified gaze, the deep blue flames directly struck the three of them, swallowing them whole.
The triplets thus turned into specks of white light, dissipating within the Secret Realm…
“Hm… Interesting. Where did this disciple called Xiao Yan get recruited from?”
Lu Qingyang’s eyes gleamed with brilliance as he spoke in inquiry.
Jiangxin’s mechanical voice drifted respectfully from mid-air.
“Xiao Yan, Qi Refining Layer Seven, is from the twelfth batch of Outer Gate disciples of the Chaotian Sect. His home is in Wutan City, Jama Island, in the Seven Stars Sea Region.”
“He is the legitimate son of a small local city family. Because he was jilted by the Nalan family, a great clan of the same city, he ran away from home and joined the Chaotian Sect.”
“Jilted?”
Hearing Jiangxin’s account, Lu Qingyang’s brow arched.
“The surname Xiao… jilted…”
“Why does this sound so familiar?”
Lu Qingyang murmured to himself. The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong.
“Jiangxin, dispatch a squad of reconnaissance puppets to Wutan City for a background check. Investigate this disciple’s interpersonal relationships.”
“Also, his conduct before joining the sect. If there are no problems, put this disciple under key observation.”
“Received, Master!”
Hearing Lu Qingyang’s words, the flowing light on Jiangxin’s surface flickered instantly.
Immediately after, several Tier-Three Puppets flew out at high speed from somewhere within the Chaotian Sect, heading toward Jama Island, in the direction of Wutan City.
“Senior Brother!”
“This Grand Sect Competition is far too interesting!”
“I want to join too!”
Just as Lu Qingyang finished giving his orders, several figures suddenly landed before him.
They were precisely the only three Nascent Soul cultivators currently in the Chaotian Sect.
Jun Moyan, Chao San, and Yang Yu.
“Sect Master, this Grand Sect Competition is far too novel. We have never seen a sect competition of this format.”
Jun Moyan looked at the many disciples within the three Secret Realms in the distance, his face full of excitement and praise.
“Haha, it really is quite interesting.”
“But if you want to play too, once the competition ends, I’ll release some Tier-Four Puppets to keep you company.”
“Great!”
Hearing Lu Qingyang’s words, Chao San and Yang Yu instantly grew excited.
Ever since Yang Yu settled in the Chaotian Sect, Chao San seemed to have found a kindred spirit. The two spent their days wandering around the Seven Stars Sea Region.
No wonder they only ran back once the Grand Sect Competition began.
“Senior Brother, look!”
“Look at the second Secret Realm. That disciple with the name Lin Budong above his head is really fast!”
“He seems to be first place in the second Secret Realm right now!”
Yang Yu suddenly noticed something and hurriedly alerted him.
Following Yang Yu’s line of sight, Lu Qingyang also saw that within the second Secret Realm, Violent Rush.
On a track with no visible end, a blood-red figure was speeding along at an extreme pace.
That blood-red figure was entirely covered in Dharma Armor.
His footwork was incomparably steady, like a mountain. Each step he took shook the earth.
“This Lin Budong, what a domineering physique. He’s actually a disciple who took the body cultivation path!”
“Tsk tsk, ordinary Qi Refining disciples can generally only rely on Lightness Skill for rapid movement.”
“But this Lin Budong directly endures with his physical body. Not simple at all!”
Chao San and Yang Yu both widened their eyes, staring at that Lin Budong without blinking.
“Mm, not bad, not bad. But the faster you run, the harder you get hit!”
Lu Qingyang stroked his chin, his eyes full of amusement.
Sure enough, just as Lin Budong was moving at high speed.
A disciple suddenly caught up from behind him.
“Boom!”
With a tremendous roar, a spell exploded thunderously.
It slammed into Lin Budong’s body.
In an instant, dust flew everywhere, smoke filling the air.
“Heh heh, sorry about that, Senior Brother Lin!”
After the spell exploded, that disciple chuckled inwardly and prepared to accelerate through the smoke.
But who would have thought that just as he was about to pass through the smoke.
A residual shadow abruptly appeared. A right fist swung out without warning, directly crashing into his chest.
“Bang!”
“Pfft!”
That disciple let out a muffled groan, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying backward.
Instantly, he turned into light motes and dissipated within the Secret Realm.
Lin Budong’s figure emerged from the smoke.
Then, without pausing, he continued forward.
Watching this scene, quite a few disciples within the sect who had already been eliminated burst into an uproar.
Every one of them was extremely shocked.
“This Lin Budong… he’s worth keeping an eye on too.”
“Jiangxin, arrange it.”
“Received, Master!”
Jiangxin responded respectfully.
Lu Qingyang gave a slight nod and continued watching the battles.
………
Time flowed second by second, and the battles within each Secret Realm grew increasingly fierce.
But if speaking of the most entertaining to watch, it was still the third Secret Realm: Siege and Capture!
“Crack, crack!”
“Boom!”
Waves of piercing metallic collisions and rumbling echoed throughout the Siege and Capture Secret Realm.
Miniature cities stood upon the vast earth.
Countless puppet armies were currently charging wildly against each other, the slaughter brutally intense.
The scene was incomparably magnificent!
“Tsk tsk, the disciples who chose the third Secret Realm are probably none of them easy to deal with!”
“But that’s fine too. Perhaps in the future, our Chaotian Sect will produce a couple of commanders capable of directing large-scale puppet warfare!”
Lu Qingyang gazed at that third Secret Realm, where battles ceaselessly clashed and slaughtered, and a gleam of brilliance flashed through his eyes…