Chapter534:TheBattleoftheFrontEight!
Followinganinvisiblesensation,SuYi’sgazewanderedandhesawseveralgracefulfigures-MuYao,GongQi,YingQianqian...
Therewasamanwhoseeyesgleamedwithcoldness,lookingatSuYi.Hegaveafaintandcoldsmile,thenloweredhisgaze.Hehadatallandslenderfigure,accentuatedbyhiswhiteclothes,resultinginacalmdemeanor.
SuYismiledfaintly,itseemedthatYunLingfenghadcompletelysethissightsonhim.Itwouldbebestifhedidn’tprovokehim,otherwisetherewouldbenoneedtobepolite.
"Bang!"
Onthefinalshowdownstage,thelastfigurewassentflying.Onlysixteenpeopleremainedonthesixteenshowdownstages.
"Ding..."
Whenthelastfigurelandedontheshowdownstage,thesoundofabellresonatedthroughoutSpiritSwordPeak.
"Thefirstroundisover!"
ThevoiceofDharmaProtectorHouChangmingresonatedacrossSpiritSwordPeak.Hisgazesweptoverthesixteendisciplesontheshowdownstages,andhecouldn’thelpbutfeelmoved.Hesaid,"Thesixteendisciplesadvancingtothenextroundmaytakeabriefrestrighthere,tendingtotheirwounds.Afterhalfanincensestick’sworthoftime,theywillproceedtothenextroundofduels.Asforthedefeateddisciples,theyshallleavetheinnerarea."
Thesoundechoed,andtheentireplacebuzzedwithtalk,gatheringtogetherinaloudandbustlingmanner.
Thewholeplaceeruptedincommotionaspeoplediscussedthesixteenindividualsstandingontheshowdownstageatthatmoment.
Ontheelevatedplatform,someoftheeldersfeltjoyouswhileothersfeltdisappointed.Theelderswhodidn’thaveanydisciplesadvancingtothenextroundcouldn’thelpbutfeelunhappy.
"LiuYunchuanisunbeatable!"
"GongQi!"
"SeniorBrotherQinFang"
"..."
Amongthediscipleswatching,somecheeredforthepersonstandingontheduelingplatform.Atthismoment,everydisciplestillabletostandontheplatformwasalreadyareputedfigurewithintheDivineSwordSchool,havingafollowingofdedicatedfollowers.
Ofcourse,SuYi,MuYao,andSituMuyangwereexceptions,asnobodyinthecrowdseemedtobecheeringforthem.
EspeciallySuYiandSituMuyang,therewerequiteafewdisciplesinthecrowdwhoheldagrudgeagainstthem.
"BossSuYi,we’llgodownfirst,"saidZhangQing,QingChao,XuJiahui,andotherstoSuYifromadistance.Theywalkedoutoftheinnerfield,knowingthatthenextmatchhadnothingtodowiththemanymore.
ThosewhowereseriouslyinjuredandunabletoleavetheinnerfieldwerehelpedbyotherdisciplesfromtheDivineSwordSchool.
SuYinoddedatXuJiahui,ZhangQing,andothers,thenglancedaroundthesurroundings.
Atthismoment,onthesixteenduelplatforms,almostallofthefamiliarfigurescouldbeseen.SituMuyang,MuYao,YingQianqian,GongQi,YunLingfeng,LiuYunchuan,Ouluo,GuChenyou,NanLiran,JiangXiwen,QinFang...
ToSuYi’ssurprise,hehadn’texpectedZhangDiyuntobeamongthem.ItwaslikelythatthisguyhadobtainedquiteafewSword-patternedStoneslateron,whichallowedhimtoenterthetopsixty-eight.
Therewerealsothreeyoungindividuals,andSuYihadseenthembeforeintheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords.
Fromtheshoutsofthediscipleswhowerewatchingaround,itseemedthesethreeyoungindividualswerecalledOuyangRan,XiaChangqing,andYueShanhe.TheseyoungindividualsthemselveswerelikelytoholdhighranksintheSwordTower.
Ontheduelplatform,amongtheremainingsixteenpeople,manytookadvantageofthebriefbreaktoquicklyconsumepills,closedtheireyesslightly,andfocusedoncultivatingandrestoringtheirenergy,aimingtoachievetheirbestcondition.
Intherecentbattle,althoughonlythestrongestremained,someparticipantswerestillinjuredtovaryingdegreesandhadexpendedenergy.Noonedaredtobecarelessduringthefiercecompetition.
Everyoneknewdeepdownthatthosewhohadsurviveduntiltheendpossessedgreaterstrengthcomparedtothosewhohadjustbeendefeated.Inthenextround,regardlessoftheopponenttheywouldface,itwouldbeafiercebattleandfarfrombeingeasy.
SituMuyang’sWindBattleArmorclosedup,conservingenergy.Hehurriedlyconsumedapillandsecretlymeditatedtorestorehisstrength.Hisyoungfaceshoweddetermination,withoutanyhintofcarelessness.
Atthismoment,SituMuyangalsorealizedthatthesedirectdisciplesoftheDivineSwordSchoolwerenotweakeither.
Inthedistance,ontopofSpiritSwordPeak,atallmountain,aslenderfigureappearedsilently.Thelushgreenfaceandthesmall,child-likephysiqueseemedmismatched,buttherewasaninvisibleauraemanatingfromthefigure,causinganinexplicableshiverinanyonewhofeltit.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩И)
ItwasElderSuKuanggewhoarrived,andhelookedtowardsSpiritSwordPeakinthedistance.Hiseyesshimmeredwithaglintasifhewastryingtoseesomethinghidden.
OntopofSpiritSwordPeak,shouts,calls,anddiscussionsechoed,creatingabustlingandlivelyatmosphere,reachinguptotheheavens.
"Ding..."
Themelodicchimeechoedoncemore,silencingthebustlingnoiseonceagain.
Onthestageoftheduel,manyhalf-closedeyessuddenlyopened,shimmeringwithradiance.
"Boom..."
Inthatveryinstant,onallsixteenduelingplatforms,asuddenshimmeringlightappeared,causingtheancientandweatheredplatformstocomealive.Glowingpatternsresemblingmysterioussymbolsemerged,spreadinganoverwhelmingaura.
"Rumble,rumble..."
Theentiresquaretrembled,asifdancingtoamagicaltune.Theduelingplatformsglidedacrossthesquare,emanatingaradiantglowandfillingtheairwithanenchantingenergy.Theyrumbledincessantly,asifwhisperingsecretstothewind.
Sixteenduelingplatformsmovedwithinthearena,likechesspiecesbeingpushedbyinvisiblehands.Theycrisscrossedandchangedpositions,creatingamesmerizingsight.
SuYiwassurprised,asifwitnessingsomekindofmagicaltechnique.
Steppingontotheduelingplatform,SuYistoodtallandunwavering.Aroundhim,theduelingplatformsshiftedandtransformed,creatingamesmerizingspectacle.Figuresdartedandvanishedbeforehiseyes,likefleetingshadows.
"Boom..."
Suddenly,thesixteenduelingplatformscollided,eachonecrashingintoanother,completelymergingandconnectingtogether,transformingintoeightduelingplatforms.
Oneachoftheeightduelingplatforms,thereweretwofiguresstanding.
SuYilookedupandbeforehim,onthemergedduelingplatform,stoodoneofthethreedirectdisciplescalledOuyangRan,XiaChangqing,andYueShanhe.
Theyoungman,appearingtobearoundtwentyortwenty-oneyearsold,woreabrightredrobe.Hekepthisgazelowered,asiflostinhisownworld,completelyunaffectedbythecommotionontheHeavenlyStairs.Hisslenderandgracefulfingerslightlyheldaprecioussword,whilelongeyelashesformedanattractivecurveonhisloweredeyelids.
SuYisimplyglancedatit,notpayingmuchattentiontoitandnotbeingcarelesseither.Hiseyesthencuriouslyscannedthesurroundings.
Ontheotherduelingplatforms,atthismoment,MuYaowasfacingNanLiran,YunLingfengwasfacingJiangXiwen,YingQianqianwasfacingZhangDiyun,andGongQiwasfacingQinFang.
AndOuLuoandGuChenyou,inturn,facedtwoofOuyangRan,XiaChangqing,andYueShanhe.
Finally,SituMuyangfoundhimselffacingLiuYunchuan,whowasrankedfirstintheSwordTower!
AsSituMuyangfacedLiuYunchuan,SuYifurrowedhisbrowwithahintofconcern.
"Boom..."
Whentheeightduelingplatformsmergedsuccessfully,theenergyontheduelingplatformsdissipated,thelightfadedaway,andeverythingreturnedtocalm.
"Beforeeachofyouisyouropponentforthisround,everythingdependsonluck!"
DharmaProtectorHouChangmingstoodinfrontofthehighplatform,hisvoicefilledwithenergy,echoingthroughoutSpiritSwordPeakashesaid,"Thesecondround,beginsnow!"
Thesoundechoed,likeaboomingthunderthatresonated,shakingtheemptyspace!