The altar was ancient and emitted a profound light. Five Mountain Flow Mansion prodigies were standing in front of the altar. They were chatting while keeping an eye on the water.
They were here to prevent others from entering the altar and passing through the Puppet Underground Palace.
At this point, it didn't matter whether it was the Mystic Underworld Territory or the Mountain Flow Mansion. After all, it was a competition. The fewer people who passed through the Puppet Underground Palace, the easier it would be for Sky Peak to capture the flag.
Of course, it would be different if the people from the Mystic Underworld Territory were here.
After Chen Zong met Hu Lieshan, the two of them worked together and quickly moved forward according to the pattern of two to the left and four to the right. After that, they met another genius from the Mystic Nether Realm, Fang Xiaohan, who was ranked 21st on the Netherworld Ranking.
Fang Xiaohan wasn't weak and had some tricks up her sleeves. She had obtained enough puppet cores and was on her way to an altar.
After the three of them exchanged information, they speculated that there was more than one correct route. There were at least three, but they weren't sure how many there were.
The three of them worked together to better deal with any situation.
"Someone else is here." One of the five prodigies from the Mountain Flow Mansion said. Instantly, the other four opened their eyes, which emitted a sharp, cold light.
Then, they became excited.
They had been waiting here for four to six hours. If it weren't for the people from the Mystic Underworld Territory, they would have already passed through the Puppet Underground Palace and entered the second stage.
"Our mission is complete once we cripple the three of them," one of the five said. Then, he and the other four smiled maliciously.
Chen Zong and the other two also saw the five prodigies from the Mountain Flow Mansion and revealed a cold look.
"Go!" Hu Lieshan said directly. His voice was deep and forceful, with a hint of dominance.
Immediately after, a terrifying aura erupted from Hu Lieshan's body. He was like a ferocious tiger descending from the mountain. His aura was incomparably shocking. In the eyes of the five sky-prides of the Mountain Flow Prefecture, Hu Lieshan's figure disappeared and was replaced by a giant tiger.
The tiger's entire body was dark red, and there were pitch-black patterns on its body. It looked like a ferocious demonic tiger that had just charged out of hell. It was ferocious and ferocious, and its aura alone was enough to make the five Mountain Flow Prefecture prodigies' hair stand on end.
The dark red saber, which was longer than a normal saber, suddenly slashed down from above. It looked like the sharp claws of the huge demonic tiger, which directly tore through the sky.
At the same time, Chen Zong unsheathed his sword. His sword light tore through the sky like a bolt of lightning, bringing with it an astonishing sharpness.
Half Step Sword Intent!
Blood splattered from the sword!
The power of such a sword strike was terrifying. It could be ranked in the top 20 on the Dark Ranking in the Mysterious Underworld Territory.
The silver spear in Fang Xiaohan's hand trembled and the spear seemed to become flexible. It was like the body of a spirit snake, but it was also as tyrannical as a flood dragon. The silver spear brought about a dazzling light, and as the spear tip trembled, it was as if countless cold stars were blooming in the night sky. It was incomparably gorgeous.
Streaks of cold stars pierced through the sky and shot out.
Fang Xiaohan was very powerful, but she had yet to comprehend a half-step Dao Intent.
Chen Zong guessed that only the top 10 prodigies on the Dark Ranking could comprehend and grasp a half-step Dao Intent.
As for how much of the half-step Dao Intent they had grasped, it was unknown. Other than that, they were also very strong in other aspects.
For example, the level of their cultivation techniques!
For example, their martial arts attainments!
For example, their auxiliary cultivation techniques or other secret techniques.
In some aspects, Chen Zong was still lacking. After all, his cultivation environment and inheritance couldn't be compared to these prodigies.
When the three of them attacked, the five Mountain Flow Prefecture prodigies scattered and counterattacked.
One was against Fang Xiaohan, one was against Chen Zong, and the other three were against Fierce Tiger Mountain.
This was because they could see that Fierce Tiger Mountain was the strongest.
His terrifying aura seemed to have condensed into reality. This kind of strength had only been seen among the top 10 prodigies of the Mountain Flow Prefecture. In other words, this person had the terrifying strength of a top 10 prodigy.
A fierce battle immediately began.
Chen Zong's opponent also used a sword, and his sword technique was very strong. When he attacked with his sword, a golden sword light pierced through the sky like a golden light. It was as swift as a meteor, and its penetrative power was extremely shocking.
It was a very advanced sword technique, and its power was extremely shocking. It seemed to be able to penetrate everything between heaven and earth.
Nothing could stop it!
Nothing could stop it!
This made Chen Zong's heart tremble, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.
He could conclude that this person was definitely not low among the Mountain Flow Prefecture prodigies. Perhaps, he was in the top 20. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made him feel so threatened.
However, such a sword expert was suitable to be his whetstone.
Fang Xiaohan's opponent used both hands and wore a pair of pitch-black gloves. It was extremely terrifying.
The battle was extremely intense. Qi overflowed and rushed in all directions. Sword qi and saber light were shocking.
Chen Zong fought with his half-step Sword Intent and wasn't at a disadvantage at all.
After exchanging blows, Chen Zong had a deeper understanding of his opponent's sword technique.
A mid-grade Saint Level sword technique!
His opponent was using a mid-grade Saint Level sword technique, and he had also cultivated it to the Small Success stage. It was very pure and close to the Great Success stage.
This meant that his opponent was very talented in sword techniques and had spent a lot of energy and time on this sword technique.
Perhaps he had already cultivated it for several years.
Chen Zong's guess was right. This person had obtained this sword technique two or three years ago and started cultivating it. With the guidance of the elders in his sect, he was able to cultivate it to the Small Success stage and close to the Great Success stage in two or three years.
However, Chen Zong didn't expect that he couldn't defeat his opponent or even suppress him with the full power of his sword technique.
Sixty-percent half-step Sword Intent!
Blood Splattering Sword!
When the half-step Sword Intent was raised to 60 percent, the power of Blood Splattering Sword was increased by more than 20 percent, almost 30 percent. With such an obvious increase, the sword slashed out, and the blood light was as fast and violent as a thunderbolt, destroying everything.
The golden sword light shattered in an instant, and the sword slammed into his opponent's body. Terrifying sword Qi surged endlessly. The strength of the Gilded Mountain Sword, which weighed 150,000 kilograms, was even more shocking. It made his opponent feel as if his body was about to be smashed into powder.
As he retreated, he took a few steps back. Every step he took seemed to shatter the extremely hard ground.
However, the ground of the Puppet Underground Palace was extremely hard. Therefore, every step he took produced an extremely strong rebounding force, which made the Mountain Flow Mansion's genius' feet numb.
Chen Zong took a step forward, and his second sword slashed out.
Blood Splattering Sword!
Although this sword technique hadn't been cultivated to the Small Success stage, it was still very powerful under the 60 percent half-step Sword Intent. Moreover, his opponent was injured.
When the sword slashed out, the blood light directly swallowed his opponent's body. The extremely terrifying power bombarded his opponent's body from all directions, and he was sent flying again. He spat out three mouthfuls of blood and rolled on the ground. His limbs were spread out, and he fell limply to the ground.
He wasn't dead, but his injuries were definitely not light. He had lost the ability to continue fighting.
Chen Zong didn't stop. He immediately turned around, and an extremely terrifying power surged from his waist. The Gilded Mountain Sword was like an ancient ferocious beast that had awakened, and it blasted out with a terrifying force towards Fang Xiaohan's opponent.
Fang Xiaohan was fighting fiercely with her opponent. When Chen Zong's sword arrived, the Mountain Flow Mansion's genius' expression changed drastically. He had no choice but to deal with it. However, Fang Xiaohan seized the opportunity and slashed out with her spear like a shooting star.
In an instant, the Mountain Flow Mansion's genius was injured and defeated.
Then, Chen Zong and Fang Xiaohan attacked the other three Mountain Flow Mansion's geniuses.
The result was undoubtedly that the five Mountain Flow Mansion's geniuses were all defeated and severely injured. Their puppet cores were naturally taken by Chen Zong and the others, so they had no hope of passing through the Puppet Underground Palace.
"It's not time yet. Let's wait." Hu Lieshan said, "If there are more geniuses from the Mystic Underworld Territory who arrive before the time is up and lack puppet cores, we can give them to them."
Chen Zong and Fang Xiaohan didn't object.
After all, it didn't matter if they passed the Puppet Underground Palace faster or slower. As long as they passed it within the time limit, it would be fine.
The three of them waited while adjusting their breathing. They also paid attention to the passage of time.
About two hours later, some Mountain Flow Mansion's geniuses arrived. They were defeated and injured by the three of them, and all their puppet cores were taken away. However, none of the Mystic Underworld Territory's geniuses arrived.
"Let's go," Hu Lieshan said, letting Fang Xiaohan and Chen Zong enter first.
Fang Xiaohan was the weakest, so she entered first. Then, Chen Zong entered, and finally, Hu Lieshan entered.
At the foot of the snow mountain, one of the altars suddenly flickered with light, and a figure appeared. It was Fang Xiaohan.
Fang Xiaohan's body shrank slightly because of the chill in the air. She immediately circulated her cultivation method to dispel the chill. At the same time, she stepped out of the altar.
Seeing Fang Xiaohan, the Mystic Underworld Territory's geniuses were delighted, while the Mountain Flow Mansion's geniuses were gloomy.
Then, the altar lit up again, and Chen Zong's figure appeared.
All eyes fell on Chen Zong and locked onto him.
Chen Zong's physique was shockingly strong, and his Qi and blood were extremely vigorous. Therefore, although the chill here was shocking, it didn't affect Chen Zong at all.
Since Hu Lieshan didn't appear, Chen Zong immediately walked down the altar.
Then, the altar lit up again, and Hu Lieshan's figure appeared.
Three geniuses from the Mystic Underworld Territory had appeared in a row. Naturally, the Mystic Underworld Territory's geniuses were overjoyed. On the other hand, the Mountain Flow Mansion's geniuses were so gloomy that they almost froze. Especially Zhao Xingkong, his eyes were like knives. If they could kill, Chen Zong and the other two would have been dismembered.
Previously, Zhao Xingkong had said that the Mystic Underworld Territory would at most get three places. Although the second stage, the Capture the Flag on the Heavenly Peak, had not yet begun, there were more than 20 geniuses from the Mystic Underworld Territory who had passed the first stage, the Puppet Underground Palace, which was only ten less than the Mountain Flow Mansion's thirty geniuses.
The more people there were, the more competitive the second stage would be, and the greater the pressure on the Mountain Flow Mansion's side.
Zhao Xingkong was in a terrible mood. He wanted to kill everyone from the Mystic Underworld Territory. The other geniuses from the Mountain Flow Mansion were also in a bad mood.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
