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Elder Tang of the East Sage Palace hovered above the Heaven-Extinguishing Sword Arena and announced the rules of the battle for karmic luck.
Other than killing people, he could do anything else, even if he had to cripple someone.
How could one obtain benefits without paying a price? There was no such thing as a free meal in this world.
Other than explaining the rules, Elder Tang also briefly explained the method of the battle between the hundred sword heroes.
Each of the hundred sword heroes would be arranged for a battle, but it would not be repeated. In other words, after the battle between Sword Hero A and Sword Hero B, they would continue to fight. However, their opponents would not be each other but other people.
Every sword hero would go through a battle. If they won, they would devour ten percent of their opponent's karmic luck. If they lost, they would lose ten percent of their own karmic luck.
In the end, the sword heroes who won continuously would not only obtain the title of the strongest sword hero in the ten great sword palaces, they would also be able to obtain one percent of the karmic luck of the other ninety-nine sword heroes.
In addition, the top three Sword Heroes in the battle for karmic luck would have a chance to enter the East Sage Hall and cultivate for half a year.
Just thinking about it, cultivating in the East Sage Palace could increase one's foundation or strength by a lot. As the headquarters of the East Sage Palace, the foundation of the East Sage Palace would be even deeper. Cultivating there for half a year would definitely bring great benefits.
If the final benefits of the battle for karmic luck belonged to the sword palaces, then the benefits of cultivating in the East Sage Palace for half a year would belong to the individual.
Baili Jiang swept his gaze across Chu Mu and the other sword heroes and said with a serious expression, "This time, you have to do your best to defeat the enemy and obtain more karmic luck to strengthen the Great Kun Sword Palace, allowing the sword palace to gradually regain its glory."
"Palace Lord, rest assured. Even if I have to risk my life, I will obtain more karmic luck to restore the Great Kun Sword Palace to its former glory." Fu Yunxiao said with an incomparably serious expression. It was an answer to Baili Jiang and also an encouragement to himself.
The other sword heroes, including Chu Mu, all had a serious expression. They were the disciples of the Great Kun Sword Palace. Aside from their own efforts and fortuitous encounters, it was also inseparable from the nurturing of the Great Kun Sword Palace.
If they had not entered the Great Kun Sword Residence and received nurturing, they would not have been able to achieve such accomplishments at their age even if they were extremely talented. They would not have been able to rapidly increase their strength and would not have been able to obtain certain opportunities.
Moreover, after they became Sword Heroes and became the candidates for the Great Kun Sword Mansion to participate in the Battle of Providence, they had an inseparable connection with the Great Kun Sword Mansion.
It could also be said that from then on, if the Great Kun Sword Mansion prospered, they would also be slightly affected. If the Great Kun Sword Mansion declined, they would similarly be slightly affected.
Perhaps it wouldn't affect him much at first, but sometimes it would become quite obvious.
On the other hand, if the providence of the ten of them flourished, the Great Kun Sword Manor would also be affected. However, the increase or decrease of individual providence was negligible to a massive entity like the Sword Manor.
No matter what, they could only fight with their full strength now. The more opponents they defeated, the more energy of Karmic Luck they would obtain. Let alone the top three, just the temporary boost from the energy of Karmic Luck was enough to benefit them greatly.
Not only did Chu Mu and the others think so, but the Sword Heroes of the other Sword Mansions also had the same thought. Furthermore, their gazes constantly swept towards the Great Kun Sword Mansion as if they were looking at prey.
In their eyes, the Great Kun Sword Mansion that had been at the bottom for the past sixty years was the best prey. Whoever went up against the Sword Heroes of the Great Kun Sword Mansion was equivalent to obtaining the energy of Karmic Luck for free.
Many people were secretly praying in their hearts that they would be able to meet the Sword Heroes of the Great Kun Sword Mansion. That would make things easier for them.
"I believe that all of you can't wait any longer. Since that's the case, I hereby announce that the decennial Battle of Providence of the Ten Major Sword Mansions will now begin …" Elder Tang of the East Sage Hall's voice spread out and reverberated throughout the entire Heaven-Battling Sword Grounds. It buzzed in everyone's ears and immediately caused them to be alert. They straightened their bodies and cleared their minds of distracting thoughts as they widened their eyes.
The people of the Ten Major Sword Mansions also looked towards the sky. Their eyes were glowing as they waited for Elder Tang's announcement.
"The first battle of the Battle of Providence …" Elder Tang suddenly shouted with a serious expression. His eyes lit up as he looked down at the crowd, as if he could see through every single sword hero. "Great Qian Sword Mansion's Sky-incinerating Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang, versus …"
Elder Tang paused and gave the crowd some time to think about who the Fengtian Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang was. At the same time, it made them feel nervous.
"The Great Kun Sword Mansion's Raging Flame Sword Hero, Long Lie … Two Sword Heroes, please enter the arena." After Elder Tang's announcement, the crowd looked at each other.
Among the Ten Major Sword Mansions, the Great Kun Sword Mansion was the weakest and the Great Kun Sword Mansion was the strongest. This was known to all. Wasn't it bullying the Great Kun Sword Mansion by directly arranging the strongest Sword Mansion's Sword Hero against the weakest Sword Mansion?
"The Fengtian Sword Hero is actually the first to fight!" Apart from the Great Kun Sword Mansion, the other nine Sword Mansions had grave expressions, especially those from the Great Kun Sword Mansion. As the person involved, Long Lie's face was a little pale.
Why?
Because the Fengtian Sword Hero was extremely powerful.
Previously, the book that Baili Jianghe found had records of the Fengtian Sword Hero.
The Fengtian Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang, had participated in the previous Battle of Providence and obtained the top ten. This wasn't surprising, it could only be said that his strength was not bad.
Most importantly, he was already a powerful Sword Hero ten years ago. After ten years of accumulation, the current Lie Kong Yang had become even more powerful. He was probably many times stronger than he was ten years ago. It was very terrifying.
Among the Sword Heroes, it was rare to hear of anyone who could accumulate for ten years without breaking through. For example, the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Sword Hero had only accumulated for seven years before he couldn't suppress it anymore and was forced to break through.
In a sense, the Fengtian Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang, had accumulated for at least thirteen years since he became a Sword Hero. Even the Great Kun Sword Hero, Mu Longcheng, couldn't compare with such accumulation.
It should be known that the longer a Sword Hero's accumulation, the more difficult it was. Once it reached the later stages, one had to continuously suppress and accumulate until the limit.
Normally, a Sword Hero wouldn't be able to continue after five years and would have to break through. From five years onwards, the difficulty would double with each additional year. It was already very impressive if one could accumulate for seven or eight years. Those who could accumulate for nine years were geniuses among the Sword Heroes.
Sword Heroes who could accumulate for ten years were very rare. As for those who exceeded ten years, there weren't more than ten people in the Eastern Sword Domain in the past thousand years. The Fengtian Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang, had accumulated for thirteen years. Even among the ten people in the past thousand years, he could be ranked in the top three.
He had the title of the Great Qian Sword Mansion's Sword Hero, and also the Great Qian Dynasty's Sword Hero.
It was rumored that he had once left the Eastern Sword Domain and went to the Central Sword Domain to train for several years. After returning, his strength was even more terrifying and unfathomable. He was hailed as the Great Qian Dynasty's Sword Hero by the Emperor of the Eastern Sword Domain.
The Eastern Sword Domain's Sword Hero, the king among the Sword Heroes!
This was a supreme honor.
Even though many people didn't agree, and there were even some powerful Sword Heroes who challenged Lie Kong Yang because they weren't convinced. In the end, they were defeated by Lie Kong Yang's sword. It was rumored that Lie Kong Yang didn't even use 50% of his strength.
No matter what, the Fengtian Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang, was a legend.
The Great Qian Sword Mansion's Sword Hero, the Great Qian Dynasty's Sword Hero, the Eastern Sword Domain's Sword Hero, the king among the Sword Heroes.
Although no one knew how powerful Lie Kong Yang's true strength was, the titles above his head were enough to make many people pale in fright.
The Raging Inferno Sword Hero, Long Lie, couldn't believe that his first opponent would be the king among the Sword Heroes, the Fengtian Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang. He almost wanted to cry.
It was a bad start!
"You can admit defeat." Baili Jianghe said with a frown. He didn't expect that the first battle would be against the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Sword Hero and the Eastern Sword Domain's Sword Hero, Lie Kong Yang. This was simply a blow to the confidence of the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Sword Heroes.
Just think about it. Encountering a terrifying opponent in the first battle and being defeated easily would be a huge blow to the overall morale. It might affect the final battle later on.
If the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Sword Hero could win the first battle, it would be a good start. It would also serve as a motivation for the Sword Heroes later on.
At this moment, the people of the Great Kun Sword Mansion even suspected that Elder Tang of the Eastern Sage Palace had deliberately arranged this to target the Great Kun Sword Mansion.
In theory, there was no need for him to do so. As an aloof sect, the Eastern Sage Palace shouldn't interfere with the ten great sword mansions.
Perhaps, this was just a coincidence.
After all, there was nothing special about Elder Tang's face.
"Junior Brother Long, the Palace Master is right. Admit defeat to avoid being injured. It would be disadvantageous for the final battle later on." Fu Yunxiao said.
Long Lie's face was pale. However, he had already decided to fight even if he wasn't as good as his opponent. He only reacted after hearing Fu Yunxiao's words.
That's right. Against Lie Kong Yang, there was only one outcome. Defeat.
Once he was defeated by Lie Kong Yang, he might be severely injured. It wasn't easy to recover from such injuries. Once he was arranged to fight later on, he would probably be defeated again. He might even be injured and continue to lose.
If he was defeated all the way, no matter how strong his willpower was, he wouldn't be able to accept it. It would inevitably leave a psychological shadow and he wouldn't be able to improve for the rest of his life.
After understanding this point, Long Lie suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at Elder Tang and said loudly, "I admit defeat."
"What?"
"He actually admitted defeat before even going on stage?"
"This Great Kun Sword Mansion's Sword Hero is too useless."
"So what? The Great Kun Sword Mansion's Sword Hero is the weakest among the ten great sword mansions. Moreover, his opponent this time is the Sword Hero King, Lie Kong Yang. If he doesn't admit defeat, is he going to embarrass himself?"
"Although that's the case, this is too …"
At this moment, from one of the ten Great Kun Sword Mansion's Sword Heroes, a nine foot nine long providence dragon rose. It rapidly rushed into Long Lie's body and rushed back out. Its length instantly broke through to a little more than three meters … If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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