Chapter 326: The Grand Tournament of Two Realms!
The Jing River Immortal Realm.
Several hundred years later, the Chaotian Sect had taken root and flourished.
Immortal and mortal alike poured from the Jing River Immortal Realm into the Chaotian Realm.
Endless resources were sent back to the Chaotian Realm through one Teleportation Formation after another.
Jiangxin, now risen to the Chaotian Heavenly Dao, benefited greatly as well.
A breakthrough was imminent.
Seeing this scene of prosperity, Lu Qingyang was delighted. He also decided to hold a sparring arena between the geniuses of the two realms.
First, to see the gap between the lower-level cultivators of the two realms.
Second, to promote the integration of the two realms, and eliminate the aftereffects of the Chaotian Realm’s full-scale invasion of the Jing River Immortal Realm several hundred years ago.
On this day, within a magnificent Immortal Sect of the Jing River Immortal Realm.
Lu Qingyang, now a Nine-Turn Human Immortal, sat high upon the platform.
Before him, nearly ten thousand massive arenas were arrayed.
On both sides, hundreds of thousands of cultivators stood in neat formation.
The greater part of these cultivators were from the Chaotian Realm, and the lowest of their cultivation was above Foundation Establishment.
From the Jing River Immortal Realm as well, quite a few cultivators had been drawn here.
Though few Immortal Sects remained in the Jing River Immortal Realm,
there were still more than ten.
And for this sparring arena,
the Immortal Sects of the Jing River Immortal Realm had all sent numerous representatives to participate.
Naturally, this was to respond to Lu Qingyang’s call.
Lu Qingyang swept his gaze around, then said with a smile, “Everyone, we have gathered here today for a friendly exchange of methods between the two realms.”
“So, in this battle, friendship comes first, competition comes second.”
“Understood?”
Hearing this, the expressions of countless cultivators below turned somewhat solemn.
Seeing this, Lu Qingyang nodded in satisfaction and continued, “Very well then. Next, let the battles begin!”
As his voice fell,
the Chaotian Realm cultivators in the arena immediately surged toward the platforms like a tide.
Every one of them was powerful.
The moment they stepped into the arena, they began adjusting their states.
Their goal was singular: victory!
“Heh heh…”
“Heh heh, what strong combat awareness.”
Seeing this, Lu Qingyang could not help but praise them.
Then he continued, “Everyone from the Jing River Realm, you may begin as well.”
“Yes, Lord Sage.”
The people of the Jing River Immortal Realm naturally would not fall behind.
They stepped onto the platforms one after another and engaged their opponents.
For a time, spells flickered across tens of thousands of arenas.
Because Lu Qingyang had made his stance clear beforehand,
though the cultivators of both realms went all out, none struck to kill.
The battles on the platforms were also spectacular.
Some of the cultivation methods and secret arts made Lu Qingyang secretly click his tongue in amazement.
The vast majority of these cultivators had reached the Golden Core stage.
There were even a few who had reached the Nascent Soul level.
If placed in other small regions, they would likely be figures of power.
But for the current Chaotian Sect, this level of strength was clearly still far from enough.
So Lu Qingyang showed not the slightest reaction.
He watched the battles with amusement.
Time passed slowly, and soon an hour slipped by.
The fighting on the platforms grew fiercer and fiercer.
“Haha, brat, you’re no good! This old man will blow you away with one punch!”
At this moment, a rough voice rang out.
Following the sound, a bare-chested strongman had stepped onto the platform. His qi and blood surged like burning flames.
Beside him stood a Jing River cultivator with a delicate face.
“Heh heh, I won’t admit defeat. Let’s keep fighting!” the Jing River cultivator sneered.
“Fine then!!!”
As soon as the words fell, the two clashed once more.
This was a sparring contest between the geniuses of the two realms.
Whoever won would be the victor of this sparring match.
And as the rivalry between the two realms heated up,
these geniuses began competing against each other, each wanting to seize victory in this contest.
“Hahaha… little whelp, you dare fight me?!”
At this moment, on another platform, a sinister laugh rang out.
Then a burly man covered in bulging muscles stepped onto the platform.
This man was fully a zhang tall.
His whole body radiated a savage, violent aura.
He was a genius of the Chaotian Sect!
“I am Li Yan, an Outer Gate disciple of the Chaotian Sect!”
The burly man grinned, revealing a mouth of chilling white teeth that made one feel a biting cold.
Seeing this person, his opponent, a young man in blue robes from the Jing River Realm, turned grim.
Because the man before him was powerful.
Just from his aura alone, he had already been completely suppressed.
“Little whelp, admit defeat! You cannot possibly be my match!” Li Yan sneered.
“Hmph! You want me to surrender? Dream on!” the blue-robed man roared.
Without even hesitating, he went all out.
He could be counted as decisive in killing.
The next moment, he directly activated a secret art.
Instantly.
His body swelled violently.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a monster over two meters tall, covered in black fur with pale gray skin.
“Huh, what kind of demon beast is this? Why is it so strange?”
The crowd below the platform murmured in confusion.
And Lu Qingyang’s pupils abruptly constricted.
Because he knew this kind of monster was called a zombie!
But someone was actually cultivating a zombie secret art!
“ROAR!!!”
At this moment, the blue-robed man underwent a violent change.
His arms stretched straight out.
Ghastly bone spurs jutted from his knuckles.
At the same time, four sharp horns grew from his spine, their edges fully exposed!
This was clearly no simple zombie!
Moreover.
At this moment, the blue-robed man’s aura climbed to its peak, reaching early-stage Golden Core!
Compared to Li Yan, who was only at peak Foundation Establishment,
the blue-robed man’s aura was far more profound.
At this moment, the blue-robed man resembled a true monster even more!
And his body was massive, like a small hill!
“KILL!!!”
The next moment, the blue-robed man let out a heaven-shaking roar!
Then he pounced.
“Boom!”
A claw swept out.
The void instantly shattered and exploded into a sky full of dust!
“Bang!”
With a single strike, Li Yan was sent flying.
He crashed to the ground, blood spurting from his mouth and nose.
The outcome was decided!
“Hisss!”
Seeing this,
everyone could not help but draw a sharp breath.
A Chaotian Sect Outer Gate disciple had actually been defeated!
This left them somewhat unable to believe it.
After all, the disparity in strength between the geniuses of the two realms was enormous.
One side was at the Foundation Establishment stage.
The other side was at the Golden Core stage!
It should have been a crushing victory.
But one had to know that Chaotian disciples were often geniuses among geniuses.
Even Outer Gate disciples were the same.
A single phrase, “Chaotian disciple,” was often enough to make Immortals look twice.
Yet now,
a counterexample had appeared.
This forced them to re-examine the blue-robed man before them.
And this scene naturally fell into Lu Qingyang’s eyes as well.
“Jiangxin, investigate this blue-robed cultivator’s background.”
“Anyone who cultivates a zombie secret art is not simple.”
“If he is a good-natured sort, then so be it.”
“Also…”
Lu Qingyang suddenly paused, his gaze narrowing as he murmured to himself,
“The quality standards for Outer Gate disciples can be raised a notch.”
“The people of my Chaotian Sect can be arrogant, but they must have the strength to back it up.”
“Look into which family arranged for this Li Yan to get in.”
“He clearly does not have Outer Gate caliber!”