The old man beside Chu Tianjiao glanced at the 2nd towering platform as he spoke, "The 3rd towering platform, let's fight first."
The Jun Lin Banquet was the grandest event in Chu, it would be too much of a pity to miss it. Hence, the old man was willing to leave some time for Qin Wentian, hoping that he would arrive in time.
"The first battle, Orchon versus Hou Tie." The old man announced. After which, Orchon and Hou Tie stood facing each other.
Orchon wielded a long spear in his hands as his Astral Souls flickered. His entire person was akin to a long spear, and at this moment, he gave off a feeling of sharpness.
Raising his long spear, he pointed it towards Hou Tie. Instantly, a terrifying spear light gushed forth, and as he stepped out, the sharpness of his aura surged madly.
Not to be outdone, Hou Tie released both of his Astral Souls.
His first Astral Soul was the Heavenly Bull Astral Soul, while his second Astral Soul was the White Tiger Astral Soul. Both were terrifying beast-type Astral Souls. This had to do with the environment he grew up in.
The Godly General Martial Palace was situated within the Dark Forest, and didn't interact with the other martial academies. Their daily training was to survive in the wilderness, hunting demonic beasts to survive. Every single one of them had experienced the cruelest of trials, fighting against the various types of demonic beasts in the Dark Forest.
Under the influence of such an environment, many in the Godly General Martial Palace preferred to form beast-type Astral Souls. They believed that only beast-type Astral Souls would be able to grant them immense strength.
Hou Tie's entire person emitted an incomparably violent aura. Every step he took caused the ground to tremble. His eyes were a demonic red, causing people to feel a sense of fear just by looking at them.
However, Orchon didn't show any signs of weakness in the face of such a fearsome aura. That terrifying sharpness of his aura continued to blossom forth, growing stronger and stronger with each step he took. A terrifying vortex appeared in front of him.
Abruptly, Orchon's body moved. Wherever his long spear passed, streaks of light would appear, as though wanting to break apart the void.
"BOOM!" Hou Tie directly punched out with his fist, colliding against Orchon's long spear. This scene caused the pupils of many in the crowd to involuntarily narrow. Wasn't this a little too ferocious?
Of course, Hou Tie's fist was also a sacred art. That supreme power shook the spear, causing it to buzz and tremble.
Orchon's spear trembled, and suddenly, several cold lights shot out from the spear, piercing towards Hou Tie's eyes.
Hou Tie let out a furious roar and charged forward like a ferocious beast. His palm slapped forward like the palm of a beast, incomparably violent.
Orchon's eyes were as calm as ever. Hou Tie's strength didn't cause his heart to waver in the slightest. His expression was as calm as ever, giving off a cold feeling.
On the battle platform of the Jun Lin Banquet, you had to be prepared that every battle would be a tough one.
In the next moment, Orchon's left palm blasted out, causing tens of thousands of spear lights to explode out at the same time, piercing towards Hou Tie. Hou Tie howled in rage as their attacks collided.
It was actually an attack against an attack.
An instant later, the silhouettes of the two combatants were engulfed by a terrifying air current. Only an incomparably terrifying aura remained.
The sharp sound of spear whistled through the air, like the roars of a demonic beast. The spectators were dazzled, no one had expected that Hou Tie would actually be so strong, able to fight against Orchon to such an extent.
"It's time to end this." Orchon calmly stated. After which, the spectators only saw a dazzling spear light blossoming like a demonic lotus, breaking apart Hou Tie's attack and defense, piercing into his arm, causing Hou Tie to retreat explosively, having no choice but to concede.
Even if he couldn't contend for the top three positions, he had to at least contend for the top four and six positions. It wasn't worth it if he were to fight against Orchon until he was heavily injured.
After resting for a moment, the second battle was between Hou Tie and Gu Xing.
The degree of excitement of this battle wasn't inferior to the first battle. Both Hou Tie and Gu Xing were extremely crazy characters, and they were like two madmen, engaging in a frenzied battle.
There were even scenes of the two of them clashing against each other, causing the spectators to be speechless. Did they not care about their lives?
Hou Tie was also speechless. He didn't expect that Gu Xing, who was on the same platform as him, was also a madman. Initially, he had thought that it would be easier for the group without Luo Qianqiu and Sikong Mingyue. But now, if he were to lose this battle, he would only be able to contend for the top seven and nine positions. He couldn't afford to lose such a reputation.
The two of them fought with their lives on the line, and finally, Hou Tie defeated Gu Xing. However, he himself was so exhausted that he almost collapsed. He directly sat down and began to use Yuan Meteor Stones to replenish his depleted Astral Energy.
If he were to fight another battle like this again, he wouldn't even be able to participate in the Jun Lin Banquet. Luckily, Gu Xing seemed to have relaxed a little at the end, and didn't have the intention to fight with his life on the line.
"Gu Xing seemed to be able to continue fighting, but he chose to give up. It seems like his purpose for participating in the Jun Lin Banquet wasn't to obtain a good ranking." The spectators all had the same thought after watching this battle. But no matter what, a loss was a loss.
The rankings of the third group were out. Orchon was ranked # 1, Hou Tie was ranked # 2, and Gu Xing was ranked # 3.
Next, only the last group was left. However, Qin Wentian still hadn't appeared.
"Sikong Mingyue, fight against Chu Chen." The old man spoke.
"I concede." Chu Chen laughed, causing the spectators to be stunned for a moment before they understood.
It seemed like Chu Chen wanted to preserve his strength for the later battles. Without Qin Wentian, he would directly be ranked # 2. In that case, he would be able to fight for the 4th to 6th position. If he could obtain the 4th position, he would still have the opportunity to challenge Orchon and fight for the top three positions. After all, he had personally witnessed how powerful Hou Tie and 2nd Sword were. How could he dare to be careless? Hence, he decided to give up on his battle against Sikong Mingyue.
"Although giving up on a battle would be criticized by others, Chu Chen's decision was a wise one." The spectators silently mused. Chu Chen was extremely intelligent.
"Since this is the case, for this group, Sikong Mingyue is ranked # 1, and Chu Chen is ranked # 2."
The old man started to announce the results. Qin Wentian must have missed out on the Jun Lin Banquet. Many in the crowd felt pity for him. How grand was the Jun Lin Banquet? It was truly a pity that he was absent during the final battle.
"Next, Luo Qianqiu, Sikong Mingyue and Orchon will fight for the top three positions on the 1st towering platform."
"2nd Sword, Chu Chen and Hou Tie will fight for the 4th to 6th position on the 2nd towering platform."
"Luo Huan and Gu Xing will fight for the 7th to 8th position on the 3rd towering platform. In that case, let's start from the 3rd towering platform."
The old man continued to announce the results, causing many to be filled with anticipation. Although it was a pity that Qin Wentian didn't show up, the following battles also caused the crowd to be filled with anticipation.
"Qin Wentian, you bastard." Fan Le was on the verge of tears. He had extremely high hopes for Qin Wentian. How could he not appear? How could he not appear?!
If he had to fight, even if he didn't manage to obtain the top three positions, he would have accepted it.
Many in the crowd felt pity for Qin Wentian. The Elders of the Emperor Star Academy, the Mo Clan, the Mu Clan and the Divine Weapon Pavilion were all sighing in their hearts.
"I saw Qin Wentian yesterday." At this moment, a timid voice rang out from the crowd. Momentarily, the gazes of many in the crowd shifted to the owner of the voice. It was actually a young girl.
"Yu Xuan, why are you here? Where is Qin Wentian?" In the direction of the Emperor Star Academy, there was an Elder who was Yu Xuan's teacher. Upon seeing her, he couldn't help but ask.
"I saw him in the academy." The young girl replied in a timid voice, staring at the direction of the Elder of the Emperor Star Academy. She fell silent, causing the gazes of many in the crowd to be fixated on her.
"He … Qin Wentian. I saw him walking out from the 6th level of the Astral River Hall." Yu Xuan weakly replied. In an instant, the vast Chu Emperor District became exceptionally silent.
Qin Wentian had walked out from the 6th level of the Astral River Hall?
Although many of the people here weren't from the Emperor Star Academy, there was no one who didn't know of the Heavenly Star Pavilion, Astral River Hall and Dreamsky Forest.
For those who knew of the Astral River Hall, they naturally understood what the 6th level signified.
"Are you joking?" A cold voice drifted over. Qiu Mo stood up from the spectator stands. As a Yuanfu Realm student, he naturally had a seat in the spectator stands.
"The last time he stepped into the Astral River Hall, he was merely at the 4th level. You actually said that he walked out from the 6th level? Not to mention Qin Wentian, none of the Elders here have ever stepped into the 6th level before." Qiu Mo coldly stated. "Yu Xuan, don't speak nonsense."
The crowd nodded their heads. Qiu Mo's words made sense. Stepping into the 6th level of the Astral River Hall was absolutely ridiculous. Even if it was the 5th level, they would still believe it.
"I saw it with my own eyes." Yu Xuan's face flushed red upon hearing Qiu Mo's words.
"What an immature lass." Qiu Mo coldly snorted. "You also entered the 5th and 6th level of the Astral River Hall. Did you see him ascending?"
"No, but …"
"If you didn't, just shut up." Qiu Mo coldly stated. "The Jun Lin Banquet is about to commence. You don't have the qualifications to speak here. Go back."
Yu Xuan still wanted to say something, but upon seeing the sharpness in Qiu Mo's eyes, she ultimately gave up and retreated back into the crowd.
"Since you know that this is the stage of the Jun Lin Banquet, what qualifications do you have to speak out of turn?" Abruptly, another voice drifted over, causing a commotion in the crowd. After which, they only saw the silhouette of a youth walking out from the crowd. Behind this youth, there was even a snowy puppy.
This youth was naturally none other than Qin Wentian. The instant they saw him, a smile appeared on the faces of many.
This fellow had finally appeared.
"Fatty was scared to death." Fan Le patted his fat chest, as he spoke in a depressed tone. This fellow had finally arrived.
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