The woman who had caused Lord Merciless to suppress his anger was none other than the mysterious woman who was constantly shrouded in mist.
It seemed that even the arrogant Lord Merciless had to suppress his temper when he met her.
"Did you see everything that happened just now?" Lord Merciless's expression was ugly beyond compare. The battle just now was the greatest humiliation of his life. He had not expected that someone would be spying on him from the side. Moreover, the spying person was her.
This woman was none other than Water Deity, who was ranked third on the ranking list. In terms of ability, she was above Lord Merciless.
Water Deity was the best at concealing herself. Lord Merciless knew that if she wanted to hide, he would definitely not be able to discover her from a hundred meters away.
"I have seen everything that I should have seen. However, I did not expect that the dignified Lord Merciless would actually be defeated by a youth. Indeed, you should curb your temper. Otherwise, this will not be the first or second time that you have embarrassed yourself."
Water Deity's voice was still gentle, but it was difficult to hide the sarcasm in her tone.
"Did you appear just to mock me?" Lord Merciless's expression became even uglier. He forcefully suppressed the raging anger in his heart. Water Deity's ability was above his, and so was her cultivation. It was said that she had broken through to the Martial Arts Grandmaster Third Realm a few years ago. She was rather famous. Among the young strong practitioners of the hidden martial arts strain, Water Deity was most likely among the top ten.
Lord Merciless knew that he was no match for her, but he was not stupid. He did not dare to act rashly.
"I won't go so far as to mock you. I just want to remind you that the person just now has some connection with me. You had better give up on some ideas about him," Water Deity said lightly.
Such a brazen threat almost caused Lord Merciless to go berserk. When had he, Lord Merciless, ever suffered such humiliation? First, Mo Wen had caused him to lose face. Now, a Water Deity had appeared and threatened him by name.
"You are not convinced? Then we can fight. " Water Deity's voice did not waver. She was still very gentle. However, in the eyes of others, they could feel a sharp edge.
If they were not convinced, they could fight. Water Deity looked as gentle as a ball of water, but she was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
"Water Deity, I don't want to talk about him. You can't change my mind. There's one thing that I'm curious about. He's a man, so what connection does he have with your Goddess Cult? Your Goddess Cult doesn't seem to accept men, right? "
Although Lord Merciless was arrogant and conceited, he was not stupid. He had just fought with Mo Wen and had used up a lot of his energy. If he were to fight with Water Deity now, he would be completely defeated. He would rather suppress his anger than ask to be humiliated.
"What does this have to do with you? Now that I've said this, you'd better behave yourself. If you turn against me, don't blame me for not warning you. "
Water Deity was clearly not interested in answering Lord Merciless's question. After saying this, she turned into a cloud of mist and gradually disappeared without a trace.
"Water Deity, just you wait. Sooner or later, I will take revenge for today's humiliation!"
Lord Merciless clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth. This was going too far.
Actually, the Goddess Cult was also a hidden martial arts strain sect. Moreover, its status was rather high, and its heritage was rather ancient. Even the Blood Evil Temple paled in comparison to the Goddess Cult.
The Ming Cult claimed to have a heritage of a thousand years, but the Goddess Cult had a history of a few thousand years. However, the Goddess Cult had defined itself as a hidden martial arts strain a long time ago and had not appeared for almost a few hundred years. Hence, the martial arts circle only had legends of the Goddess Cult.
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"That lad is really surprising. He has actually mastered four rite of passage martial arts at such a young age. His talent is somewhat terrifying."
On top of a mountain peak, a cloud of mist filled the air. Within the mist, there was a graceful figure. The fierce mountain wind was actually unable to disperse the layer of mist. It only caused the mist to distort and float. Instead, it gave off a natural sense of beauty.
"Just now, I secretly left a water mark on him. Originally, I thought I could track him all the way here, but I didn't expect to lose him. He is just a youth. Even if his talent is astonishing, his soul cultivation should not be too high. How did he discover my water mark? "
Water Deity was somewhat surprised. The water mark she had secretly left on Mo Wen had actually been broken.
In reality, when Mo Wen and Lord Merciless were fighting just now, she had secretly used a secret technique to leave a water mark on Mo Wen's body. She could use it to find Mo Wen's position. However, she did not expect to completely lose track of him after tracking for less than a hundred miles.
"The information that Sect Junior Sister Lin Qing received is too outdated. If this person had not encountered those famous monstrous geniuses, he would not need me to take care of him. However, it makes sense. Sect Junior Sister Lin Qing is still young and has just broken through to the sixth level of the Goddess Technique. Her vision is limited, so it is normal that she cannot see through this lad's abilities. Sect Junior Sister Lin Qing said that this lad is not even twenty years old. In the hidden martial arts strain, he is practically a child. How can he be so monstrous? "
Water Deity truly could not understand. With Mo Wen's age, how did he manage to cultivate to his current realm and master four rite of passage martial arts? Even with the Patriarch's guidance, she had only mastered three rite of passage martial arts.
"Forget it. Since this lad does not want me to find him, then I will not look for him. With his ability, it should not be a problem for him to venture into the heart of the Red Stone Forest. When the time comes, I might be able to meet him again. However, I do not know how far he can go. It will be somewhat difficult for him to enter the top ten of the Heaven List this time around. "
Water Deity turned into a beam of light and disappeared once again.
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After an unknown amount of time, a figure walked out from behind a rock wall. It was none other than Mo Wen.
"Why is that woman following me?"
Mo Wen stood where Water Deity had been standing. A look of contemplation flashed in his eyes. This was not the first time that woman had appeared. When he met Bao Xun, he had already discovered her tracks.
In reality, Mo Wen had cultivated his deified soul. Although this woman's concealment technique was powerful, she could not hide from his deified soul.
However, he could sense that this woman was very powerful. He deliberately pretended not to know so that he would not alert her.
"This woman's cultivation is very high. It is most likely much higher than that of Lord Merciless. I hope that she does not have any ill intentions towards me. Otherwise, it will be troublesome."
Mo Wen shook his head. The world was huge. As expected, it was not as simple as he thought. This Heaven List Tournament could be said to be filled with experts. Some of the top geniuses would most likely appear here.
"Five days have passed. The heart of the Red Stone Forest should have already opened. There is no longer any value in the outer perimeter. In order not to be one step behind others, I should go and challenge the heart of the Red Stone Forest now."
The heart of the Red Stone Forest was the center of the Red Stone Forest. It was said to be a very special place. It was enveloped by the Huatian Palace's stratagem and could not be entered normally. One could only enter after five days of the Heaven List Tournament.
There was a threshold for participants to enter the heart of the Red Stone Forest. They had to have more than five hundred points to enter.
Only by entering the heart of the Red Stone Forest would one be qualified to compete for the final victory. If one could not even enter the heart of the Red Stone Forest, it was equivalent to being completely eliminated.
Five hundred points was not a small number. It was difficult for participants who were not powerful enough to accumulate so many points. Hence, most likely many people would not be able to pass the first stage.
It was said that in the previous Heaven List Tournament, one only needed two hundred points to enter the heart of the Red Stone Forest. This year, the difficulty had increased.
Also, in the previous Heaven List Tournament, second and third realm Martial Arts Grandmaster criminals would not appear at all. They were all restricted by the Huatian Palace. Only first realm Martial Arts Grandmaster ancient martial art practitioners could come out. But this year, there was a high chance that second and third realm Martial Arts Grandmaster criminals would appear. This would be a great test for the participants.
Of course, the second and third realm Martial Arts Grandmaster criminals would not appear outside. They could only move around in the heart of the Red Stone Forest. The strongest person in the periphery was only a first realm Martial Arts Grandmaster criminal.
The Huatian Palace had stipulated that only those who passed the heart of the Red Stone Forest and reached a place called the Mechanized Maze City could compete for the final ten places.
If one could not pass the heart of the Red Stone Forest and enter the Mechanized Maze City, it would be useless no matter how many points they had.
This was also to prevent those who had obtained points through special means or were so lucky that they could pick up points. The Huatian Palace had set up this test to ensure the fairness of the tournament.
Only by being powerful could one have a good ranking in the Heaven List Tournament.
A thousand miles deep into the Red Stone Forest was the area of the heart of the Red Stone Forest. The further in he went, the more desolate it became. The surroundings were all dark red rocks. There were traces of erosion from the wind and sand on the surface.
When Mo Wen reached this place, a huge blue light shroud appeared in front of him. The light shroud connected heaven and earth. It was like a heavenly screen, blocking all the paths in front of him.
"This must be the heart of the Red Stone Forest, right?"
The corner of Mo Wen's mouth curled into a smile. The most powerful criminal groups and strong criminal practitioners were all in the heart of the Red Stone Forest. For the competitors, the greatest test was also in the heart of the Red Stone Forest.
Mo Wen walked up to the blue sky canopy and took out the jade pendant. He placed it on the sky canopy. Immediately, the jade pendant flashed and formed a connection with the blue sky canopy. The next moment, the blue sky canopy rippled like a water ripple. It sucked Mo Wen's body and slowly pulled him into the sky canopy.
In the blink of an eye, Mo Wen had completely disappeared from his original spot.
The blue heavenly screen would automatically identify the points in the jade pendant. Those with more than 500 points would be allowed to enter.
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"Lord Merciless, the heart of the Red Stone Forest is most likely filled with danger.
I am not skilled enough … "Lord Merciless and Shao Ji stood in front of a blue heavenly screen on the other side. Shao Ji looked at the huge heavenly screen with a worried look in his eyes.
He had followed Lord Merciless for a few days and had seen with his own eyes how different this time's Heaven List Tournament was. Many competitors were stronger than him. Some were even scarily strong. Right now, Shao Ji no longer had the arrogance and confidence from before. He had already realized that an ordinary first realm Martial Arts Grandmaster ancient martial art practitioner was nothing in this Heaven List Tournament.
If he was alone, he would not have the confidence to pass the heart of the Red Stone Forest. That was because the heart of the Red Stone Forest was dangerous. Also, there were second and third realm Martial Arts Grandmaster criminals who treated them as prey and were ready to kill them at any time.
In the past tournaments, the strongest person in the heart of the Red Stone Forest was only a first realm Martial Arts Grandmaster. However, this tournament was different.
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