On the eighteenth of September, there would be two battles in the Nine Dragon Lake. One would be between Ye Chen and Du Gujue, a monster against a monster, while the other would be between Xiao Chuhe and Lu Shaoyou, one of the top five young warriors against one of the top five young warriors. No matter which battle it was, it would be equally eye-catching.
Therefore, even before September arrived, some people had already started their journey. They would rather arrive early than be left behind, especially those who did not live in the Sky Martial Region.
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Inside the Nine Dragon Mountain, Nine Dragon Lake …
Just like a year ago, before the eighteenth of September arrived, the place was already packed with people. People kept on joining in.
"Brother He, you are late."
"It is not that I am late, it is you who is early."
"Haha, don't try to find excuses. Drink three cups as punishment first."
The lakeside was extremely noisy, and there were countless similar voices.
On the second day, the Nine Dragon Lake was even more crowded.
"Look, Shangguan Fei and Helian Wuhua are here."
"One of them beat the Black Water Master, who was ranked sixty-third on the ranking, with four attacks, and the other beat the Fire Cloud Master, who was ranked sixty-ninth, with three attacks. They are not friendly!"
"Only a dragon can cross the river. This year, they will definitely be able to make it into the ranking."
Everyone sighed. One year ago, there were only six warriors under the age of forty in the first ranking, which were the top five young warriors and Ye Chen. But this year, there might be more than ten warriors under the age of forty. It might even be fifteen, which would double the number of warriors in the ranking.
"Brother Shangguan, how have you been?"
Helian Wuhua was wearing a long black robe, with a long blade on his waist. His legs were extremely long, looking like he could jump out at any moment to kill his enemies.
On top of a small hill not far from him stood a young man in yellow. He had a golden band on his head, with thick eyebrows and huge arms and legs. His weapon was a short spear that was as thick as a bowl. It was forked, looking like a poisonous snake's tongue, looking extremely aggressive and evil.
"Brother Helian, long time no see."
Shangguan Fei glanced at Helian Wuhua with a bit of fear. The two of them had battled a lot before, but there had never been a clear winner. In order to do so, they would have to go through a tough battle.
"Hehe, you are not here to watch this time, right?" Helian Wuhua said casually.
Shangguan Fei said right away, "Of course not."
"Me too."
A sharp light flashed through Helian Wuhua's eyes.
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On the third day …
Situ Hao had arrived.
In terms of fame, Situ Hao was much more famous than Helian Wuhua and Shangguan Fei. After all, the two of them had only beaten warriors who were ranked in the sixties, while Situ Hao had beaten Tu Yuan from the Breaking Sword Master, who was ranked thirty-third, and he had only thrown out one sword attack.
Although Helian Wuhua and Shangguan Fei did not come with good intentions, they did not plan to challenge Situ Hao. They knew very well how powerful he was, and without using their defensive sword spell, neither of them had the confidence to win.
He looked extremely cold. He had picked a mountain of a of a. of of of the Chen, and of of of. and Chen of the Situ Hao of the Chen of of of.
"Ye Chen, my Defensive Sword Spell has already reached the second level. This time, I will make sure you lose without any hesitation."
Shoo! Shoo!
Shoo! More and more warriors arrived. After today and tomorrow, it would be the eighteenth of September. Everyone looked up and could see human shadows flying over from the horizon.
Among these people, a lot of them were young martial geniuses. Some of them came in groups, while others came alone. All of them had an excited light shining in their eyes. For some of the Sea of Souls Realm warriors, perhaps they were just here to watch the show, since it would be hard for them to learn anything from it. But as young martial geniuses, their comprehensive ability was naturally not something that some of the Sea of Souls Realm warriors could compare with.
"The Sky Martial Region is indeed a sacred place for martial geniuses. Almost none of them are weaker than us."
On top of a small hill, a couple of young men and women stood side by side. The one who spoke was a young man with a long sword on his waist.
"This is good as well. Before, we were always the center of attention. Even in the southern regions, no one would look down on us. But now that we are here, we can finally experience the hardships and joy of climbing up step by step. Didn't Ye Chen rise up like this?"
These people were indeed Li Daoxuan, Yan Chihuo, and Bing Ling from the South Rudra Region. Besides Murong Qingcheng and Ye Chen, only these three had reached the Sea of Souls Realm. Of course, Sikong Sheng had not been heard from for a long time, so no one knew what realm he had reached. Tuo Baku, Gu Youyun, and the others who were about the same age as Ye Chen had not been able to make a breakthrough yet, since they were too young after all.
On the fourth day, Ye Chen arrived.
Since Murong Qingcheng was still in closed-door training, Ye Chen came alone.
"Ye Chen is here!"
"I wonder if he has improved a lot. Right now, it is not like a year ago. There are too many young warriors chasing after him. If he is not careful, he will be surpassed."
"Yeah! Although Ye Chen's position is quite eye-catching, it is also quite awkward. In front of him are the top five young warriors, and behind him are a bunch of top young warriors."
Ye Chen's arrival had attracted a lot of attention. They all looked at Ye Chen, hoping to find something from his qi.
Yan Chihuo studied Ye Chen as a strange feeling flashed through his heart.
Back in the South Rudra Region, their fame was even bigger than Ye Chen's. Wherever they went, they would be the center of attention.
Right now, they had come to the Sky Martial Region's Nine Dragon Mountain, but no one paid any attention to them. They were like nameless warriors. However, Ye Chen's arrival had stirred up a huge wave.
In the span of eight years, their identities had been completely changed.
"Oh, Ye Chen is here! Do you want to play a few rounds with him?" Shangguan Fei and Helian Wuhua saw Ye Chen, a strange light flashed through their eyes.
Although Ye Chen was ranked forty-eight on the master level warrior ranking, which was higher than the Black Water Martial School and the Fire Cloud Martial School that they had beaten, the difference between forty-eight and sixty was not that big. Moreover, they were able to beat the Black Water Martial School and the Fire Cloud Martial School within three to four attacks, which meant that they would be at least ranked twenty to thirty back then. Therefore, even if Ye Chen had improved a lot, they did not think that they would lose to Ye Chen.
Most importantly, as long as they did not lose, it would be the same as winning. On the other hand, Ye Chen could not lose unless he was facing the top five young warriors. If he lost, then he would not be able to keep his position. If he lost, then he would not be able to keep his position.
"Let me go first."
Shangguan Fei did not plan to let go of this chance, so he flew out first.
Helian Wuhua shook his head. He had wanted to challenge Ye Chen as well.
Putting away his flying puppet, Ye Chen landed lightly on a huge mountain near the Nine Dragon Lake. He saw Li Daoxuan and the other two, so he nodded to greet them.
"Ye Chen, tomorrow is the battle between you and Dugu Jue. Why don't we spar a bit?" Shangguan Fei stood in the middle of the lake, his voice spreading out with the help of his Zhen yuan.
"Hm? Shangguan Fei wants to challenge Ye Chen? "
"These two did not come with good intentions after all. They even targeted Ye Chen."
"But to be honest, Ye Chen might not be able to win. After all, Shangguan Fei had beaten the Black Water Martial School, who was ranked sixty-three, with only four attacks. "
"It is a bit hard to say, but Ye Chen would not have made no progress, would he?"
Everyone did not know that Ye Chen had beaten Situ Hao and beaten back one of the top five young warriors, Xia Houzun. So, they all felt a bit uneasy and worried for Ye Chen.
"You want to challenge me?"
Ye Chen was a bit surprised. To be honest, with Shangguan Fei's battle record, not to mention now, even half a year ago, Ye Chen could beat him within a second. The two were not even on the same level. Knowing that he wanted to challenge him, Ye Chen did not expect it at all.
Thinking about it, Ye Chen laughed. Indeed, in the past year, his few battles had been very secretive, and not many people knew about it. So, it was normal for people not to know about his power. 'Oh well, I will just shut those people up then!'
"What? You do not dare?"
Shangguan Fei saw Ye Chen's expression and thought that he was not prepared for it, so he let out a breath of relief. He thought that he might actually win.
"You do it!"
Putting away his surprised expression, Ye Chen said lightly.
Hearing him, Shangguan Fei was furious. He had been waiting in the middle of the Nine Dragon Lake for his opponent to come, but he did not expect that the latter would not come at all.
"Alright!"
Taking a deep breath, Shangguan Fei tried his best to suppress his anger. As long as he won, he would see if the latter still had the right to be so arrogant.
Boom!
The lake water exploded as Shangguan Fei attacked toward Ye Chen at an extreme speed. In the middle of it, he held the short spear in both of his hands and drew a half circle in the air before throwing it out.
"Snake and Dragon Combined Attack!"
Shangguan Fei used his killer move right off the bat. His short spear, which was as thick as the rim of a bowl, emitted a bright light. Two huge and ferocious figures rushed out of the light. One was a venomous python, and the other was a dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. The python and the dragon were entangled together, forming a spiral as they rushed out.
Hiss!
Awooo!
The snake and the dragon roared together, their auras reaching into the sky.
"Such a powerful killing attack! The snake contains a soft power while the dragon contains a hard power. One soft and one hard … normal people would not be able to handle it at all."
Everyone held their breaths as they stared at Ye Chen, wanting to see how he was going to deal with it.
"Too weak!"
Ye Chen shook his head and took out his gold sword, waving it out casually.
Pop!
With Ye Chen as the center, a huge circle of ripples spread out and exploded, covering the giant serpent and the long dragon inside.
Although the giant serpent and the dragon were creatures of the water and could easily overturn rivers and seas, this Gold Ripple wasn't just a simple water profound. It was a killing move that combined the metal and water profound. It contained both the endless water profound and the indestructible metal profound.
Moreover, compared to half a year ago, the Gold Ripples had become even stronger.
Crack!
Without the slightest pause, the moment the serpent and the dragon came into contact with the golden ripples, they crumbled inch by inch and dissipated into pure energy. What was even more frightening was that the golden ripples spread out in waves, forcibly combining the power of the serpent and the dragon together, and spreading towards Shangguan Fei.
"Not good!"
Shangguan Fei's face turned pale. He crossed his spear together, trying his best to defend.
Boom!
It was like a normal person running into a tsunami. Shangguan Fei puked out a mouthful of blood as his whole body was blown backward without any power to fight back.
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