Qin Wentian stably took a step forward as he inclined his head and stared at the dazzling white beam of light in the air.
If he wanted to ascend to the peak, he had to trample all the other geniuses beneath his feet. He wouldn't show any signs of weakness or hesitation. Qin Wentian was very clear that this wasn't the final step. There were still other geniuses fighting in other places that he didn't know of.
If he couldn't even ascend to the peak here, it would mean that he had become a stepping stone for others. How would he answer to those brothers who sent him here?
The Immortal Martial Realm was a burial ground for geniuses, a place where only nine out of ten people survived. If one couldn't become one of the most dazzling geniuses, everything they did would be meaningless. When the people of the Royal Sacred Region looked up to the most dazzling geniuses, they would occasionally mention him, Qin Wentian. They would only remember that a certain genius had trampled on him, Qin Wentian, to obtain glory.
"It's just that if I continue fighting like this, even if I manage to ascend to the peak, the Astral Energy in my body would be completely depleted." Qin Wentian gradually got used to the unceasing white beam of light. After that, he seriously surveyed the remaining eleven. Any one of them was more outstanding compared to Que Cheng and Shen Ting. If not, they wouldn't have been able to reach this step.
After taking a step towards the top of the pagoda, everyone tactfully stopped their attacks. Everyone knew very well that once someone started to attack, unless someone was eliminated, the battle would not stop.
"Since none of you are willing to act, Xian`er will play a tune for all of you," Lin Xian`er gently spoke. After which, she strummed her zither and started playing.
The melody was still as gentle as ever. Beams of illusory light radiated from her zither, and not long after, everyone was brought into her illusion-scape.
"Sir Qin, we meet again." Lin Xian`er once again appeared in front of Qin Wentian. The situation was so similar to back then in the Immortal Ripple Pavilion.
"This time around, I'm afraid I have to offend you." Qin Wentian's voice was calm, there were no fluctuations to it at all. It was as though he was thinking back to that beautiful night, the moonlight cascading down on Lin Xian`er's silhouette, the melody of the zither lingered in the air, how beautiful it was.
Lin Xian`er didn't act like the rumors, seducing others. From that gentle smile of hers, one could feel the pride in her heart. She who was as tranquil as still water was like a lofty yet gentle phoenix, waiting for someone to sing with her.
Qin Wentian's impression of Lin Xian`er wasn't bad. Not only because she had spoken up for him and offended the Saint Child of the Supreme Demon Sect, it was also because her radiant smile was so pleasing to the eye.
However, since they were both going to ascend the tower, they were destined to compete.
"Xian 'er will also treat it seriously. Of course, if anyone can break free from the illusion and attack first, it will be a huge threat to the others." Lin Xian`er intentionally or unintentionally spoke. Her words were undoubtedly reminding Qin Wentian that right now, he had been dragged into an illusion-scape by Lin Xian`er's zither melody. Although he had yet to break free, if the others managed to break free, they would all be in danger.
"Be careful." Qin Wentian spoke. The ancient halberd appeared in his hand. Qin Wentian stared at Lin Xian`er's many clones, and his silhouette flickered, transforming into a series of after-images as he stabbed out with his ancient halberd. Piercing sounds rang out unceasingly as Lin Xian`er's clones were destroyed one after another.
The zither melody drifted over from all directions. Each and every one of Lin Xian`er's clones were capable of strumming the zither strings, using the zither melody to attack. The white light radiating from the zither melody was akin to resplendent blades, containing a sharpness capable of reaping lives.
"Although Sir Qin's strength has increased, Xian`er's isn't stagnant either." Lin Xian`er's voice drifted over. Her clones were destroyed and then reborn. This was originally an extremely powerful illusion-scape, where everything was illusory and real. Who could tell what was real and what was fake?
The silky threads formed from the zither melody were like a formless silver net of slaughter, enveloping Qin Wentian within as they unceasingly shot towards Qin Wentian.
"Illusion!" Qin Wentian thought back to his previous confrontation with Lin Xian`er. Maybe, he wouldn't even be able to find her true body. Did he really defeat her back then? Maybe.
The murderous melody slammed into Qin Wentian's body, pulling him out from the illusion-scape. Lin Xian`er was still quietly playing the zither, her eyes were tightly shut. Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, wanting to break free from the illusion-scape she created. She knew that if one of them managed to break free from the illusion-scape, then Qin Wentian's attacks wouldn't only be a threat to others, but also to her.
The blood-colored ancient halberd in his hands radiated a dazzling light. Qin Wentian dashed out as the ancient halberd in his hands exploded outwards. In that instant, the eyes of everyone abruptly snapped open, as an intense cold light gleamed in their eyes.
Qin Wentian's true body was clearly still standing at his original location, but at this instant, everyone felt as though they were inches away from him. The others also had the same feeling. Qin Wentian's ancient halberd directly appeared before them. This was one of the strangest aspects of the pagoda battle.
At the instant Qin Wentian unleashed his attack, everyone started to defend. This meant that both Lin Xian`er and Qin Wentian were attacking them at the same time. Instantly, many of them broke out in cold sweat. When one of them launched an attack, they would always choose to defend because before Qin Wentian arrived, they had already tested it out. When the two of them launched their attacks, their attacks would be directly targeted at each other instead of being targeted at everyone else. This was clearly an extremely dangerous action. When their attacks landed, they would be countered by someone else, and would instantly be forced into a passive state.
But this time around, it was different. Because Lin Xian`er's attack was broken by Qin Wentian, but they weren't. They were still in the process of enduring the attacks while Qin Wentian launched his own attack.
Lou Bingyu, who was at the side, radiated an incomparably sharp aura. She slashed out like a beam of light, disintegrating Qin Wentian's attack. The Saint Child of the Supreme Demon Sect howled in rage, wanting to transform into a demon. The power he blasted out was akin to the howling of ten thousand demons, breaking apart Qin Wentian's attack.
However, not everyone was as strong as Lou Bingyu and the Saint Child of the Supreme Demon Sect. A piercing sound rang out as the ancient halberd directly penetrated through the throat of one of them. He stared at the silhouette of Qin Wentian in front of him as a venomous expression flashed on his face.
A beam of light cascaded down as the pressure vanished once more. Qin Wentian stood at his original location, his countenance gleaming with sharpness. This was the first time he took the initiative to attack. In that instant earlier, he actually felt as though he was fighting against everyone alone. This feeling was extremely marvelous.
"BOOM!" Everyone lifted their feet and continued advancing up the pagoda. Every time someone was eliminated, they would be able to ascend to the next level. This time around, everyone was even more cautious than before. After the earlier exploration, they had a clearer understanding of the rules of combat in this pagoda. It was very interesting, but also very dangerous.
Diagonally opposite to Qin Wentian was a man clad in luxurious robes. His body radiated an extremely dangerous fiery aura, yet from the start till the end, he had yet to launch an attack. But just from the way he defended against Qin Wentian's attack earlier, one could already see how terrifyingly powerful this man was.
He had always been waiting for an opportunity and was hiding among the crowd.
The person beside Lin Xian`er was also extremely powerful. His eyes flickered with a brown light, causing people to feel a sense of terror. He was the same as the young man in luxurious robes, he had yet to act.
These two, the Saint Child of the Supreme Demon Sect, Lin Xian`er and Lou Bingyu, were the five people that Qin Wentian felt posed the greatest threat to him.
"Since none of you want to reveal your true strength, I shall force you all to do so." Qin Wentian stepped forth as his sword-type Astral Nova erupted forth. A tyrannical sword intent gushed forth, instantly enveloping everyone. They could sense that Qin Wentian was currently walking towards them.
"BOOM!" Qin Wentian's feet stomped down. Every step he took contained a sword intent akin to a myriad of heart-piercing swords. Qin Wentian's eyes were as sharp as swords, and the Astral Nova floating around him also emitted a resplendent sword humming sound, unceasingly pressing down.
"BOOM, BOOM …" Every step he took, the sword qi grew stronger and stronger. Everyone was seriously resisting, because they could clearly sense that the sword intent was still growing stronger. It was as though their entire bodies were enveloped by a terrifying sword qi, pressing down on their hearts.
The might of the Seven Annihilations Swordplay grew more and more terrifying. At the instant Qin Wentian's seventh step landed, the entire pagoda was enveloped by a towering sword might. Everyone was frenziedly resisting it.
However, nobody noticed that at the instant Qin Wentian's Seven Annihilations Swordplay landed, the young man who had been silent all this while suddenly acted. His grasp of timing was extremely precise. At the instant his palms entered the pagoda, beams of blood-colored light radiated from his palms, blasting towards those who were still resisting the Seven Annihilations Swordplay.
Qin Wentian felt an intense sense of danger when he saw the blood-colored light speeding towards him. Fast, too fast, so fast that he couldn't even react in time.
"Bzzz!" Qin Wentian could only attack with the remaining might of his sword qi, sweeping towards the blood-colored light. Fortunately, the attack power of the blood-colored light seemed to be very weak. When it came close to Qin Wentian, it was erased by the sword light. However, some people weren't so lucky. The blood-colored light actually rushed into the bodies of four people at the same time.
"Ah …" A scream was heard. Qin Wentian looked in the direction of the scream and saw the vitality of one person instantly wither away. Very soon, his face turned ashen.
"No …" Another person roared. Qin Wentian felt the pressure on his head loosen. He took a step up, and then the pressure loosened again because a second person had died. He once again moved towards the top of the pagoda.
Qin Wentian took four consecutive steps and stared blankly at the four geniuses below who had lost their vitality. All of them had the same characteristic. After they died, a brown poisonous scorpion appeared on their bodies.
Those who were still alive felt their scalps go numb as they stared at the figure.
"Sky Poison Valley, Poison Scorpion." Lin Xian`er's beautiful eyes changed as she stared at the brown-eyed young man. Fear still lingered in her heart. She didn't know his real name, and in fact, very few people had seen him before. She only knew that there were a few extremely dangerous geniuses from the Sky Poison Valley in this generation, and this Poison Scorpion was one of them.
"There's still six people left. This is much more comfortable." Poison Scorpion's voice was low. He inclined his head and glanced upwards. They had already arrived at the center of the pagoda. The light cascading down from above grew increasingly resplendent, causing a bright light to flash in Poison Scorpion's eyes. Were they nearing their target?
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