The Illusory Thunder Sword Technique was displayed to the extreme by Yuan Call. Streaks of sword light surged like thunder, but they also carried an indescribable illusory color, completely enveloping Chen Zong. It seemed that the momentum was extremely shocking, and the sword intent was endless.
"Senior Brother Yuan Zhan's Phantom Thunder Sword Art is even stronger."
"What a powerful sword art! No wonder he's the Phantom Thunder Sword King."
On the Divine Lord List, Yuan Zhan's title was the Phantom Thunder Sword King. He got his name from the Phantom Thunder Sword Art and the corresponding unique sword art.
However, under the Phantom Thunder Sword Art, Chen Zong's body swayed like a willow in the wind. He didn't draw his sword, but he completely dodged Yuan Zhan's sword attack.
Although the Phantom Thunder Sword Art was powerful, Chen Zong's sword art was even more powerful. Even many fifth level sword cultivation geniuses weren't as good as Chen Zong in terms of sword art.
Yuan Zhan couldn't help but clench his teeth, and his face was full of unwillingness. He had performed the Phantom Thunder Sword Art with all his strength, but he couldn't even touch the corner of Chen Zong's clothes. It was unbelievable.
He didn't say something like "don't dodge if you're strong enough," because it would only show his ignorance.
"Senior Brother, you're good. Now take my Phantom Thunder Sword Art." Yuan Zhan roared. In an instant, his strength completely exploded. His sword disappeared, and only a cloud of psychedelic lightning exploded. It directly shattered the void and blasted toward Chen Zong.
This sword attack seemed to be straight, but it covered a large area, and Chen Zong couldn't dodge it like before.
Chen Zong's body stopped. Facing this powerful Moon-Class Unique Skill, he finally stopped dodging. However, he didn't draw his sword either. He just used his finger as a sword and pointed forward. Instantly, under the support of sword intent, it was like a sharp sword piercing through the air.
The lightning surged and shattered.
Chen Zong withdrew his finger, but Yuan Zhan felt that his sword was hit by a huge force. He almost lost his grip on it, and he was forced to retreat.
Yuan Huan's expression suddenly changed. He never thought that his strength would be so much weaker than Chen Zong's.
Even though he still held back and didn't use any of his secret techniques, he did use his full strength and used a Moon-Class Secret Technique. However, he still couldn't do anything to Chen Zong. In fact, Chen Zong didn't even draw out his sword, and he only used his finger as a substitute for a sword to force him back.
This was the gap between them, an immeasurable gap.
If he continued to fight, he would only be asking for humiliation.
The other Fourth Realm disciples around them were all dumbfounded. Was the difference that big?
"Senior Brother Chen Zong, I lost." Yuan Zhuan's expression returned to normal. He sheathed his sword and said solemnly to Chen Zong, "I believe that with Senior Apprentice-Brother leading us, we have a great chance of winning the Fourth Realm duel in this Battle of Ascension."
The other disciples also bowed to Chen Zong to show that they were sincerely convinced, and they were indeed sincerely convinced.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed, and the Battle of Ascension arrived as scheduled.
On Taihao Peak, people from Tianguang Peak and Gulan Peak had gathered, and people from other peaks had also arrived.
"Is everyone here?" The person in charge of the Battle of Ascension was the Third Senior Elder. His voice sounded a bit old and weak, but no one really thought that he was weak.
"Third Senior Elder, everyone from Tianguang Peak is here," the Tianguang Peak Lord replied immediately.
"Third Senior Elder, everyone from Gulan Peak is here," the Gulan Peak Lord replied quickly.
"The Battle of Ascension is divided into four battles: the Fourth Realm, the Fifth Realm, the Sixth Realm, and the Seventh Realm." The Third Senior Elder nodded and said, "Gulan Peak is the defender, and Tianguang Peak is the attacker. Therefore, Gulan Peak needs to win three battles to win the Battle of Ascension, and Tianguang Peak needs to win two battles to win the Battle of Ascension. But remember, you can't ask for outside help."
The Battle of Ascension was divided into four battles: one in the Fourth Realm, one in the Fifth Realm, one in the Sixth Realm, and one in the Seventh Realm.
The Gu Lan Peak was the guardian of the peak. If a peak that was challenged wanted to win the battle, it would need to win at least three battles. Because the Gu Lan Peak was the main peak, the resources that a main peak could get were much better than a branch peak. Therefore, it needed to be stronger.
Otherwise, it would be a waste if they didn't have more power while enjoying better resources, and they would be replaced.
As for Tianguang Peak, as the initiator of the Battle of Peak Ascension, Tianguang Peak was merely a branch peak, so it didn't receive as many resources as Gu Lan Peak. As such, Tianguang Peak only needed to win two matches to win the Battle of Peak Ascension and replace Gu Lan Peak as the main peak.
In other words, if Gulan Peak only won two battles, it would be equivalent to losing the Battle of Ascension and losing its position as the main peak. It was that simple and direct.
For the participants of the Battle of Ascension, the Fourth Realm had one hundred versus one hundred, the Fifth Realm had thirty versus thirty, the Sixth Realm had ten versus ten, and the Seventh Realm had three versus three.
As for who would start the first battle, it wasn't decided by the level of their cultivation, but by drawing lots.
Since Tianguang Peak was the initiator of the Battle of Ascension, Tianguang Peak would be the first to draw lots for the first battle.
Draw lots!
The Third Elder announced.
"The first battle will be carried out by the Fifth Realm."
The Fifth Realm!
As the Third Elder made his move, a spatial crack appeared. Led by the Cloud Breaking Sword King, a total of thirty swordsmen of Tianguang Peak walked toward the spatial crack.
The leader of Gulan Peak stared at the Cloud Breaking Sword King with a sneer on his face as he strode over with the other twenty-nine swordsmen.
"Breaking Cloud, you'd better admit defeat as soon as possible," this person said to the Cloud Breaking Sword King with a sneer.
The Cloud Breaking Sword King ignored him and stepped directly into the spatial crack. No one could be sure whether he would win or lose without a battle, even if his opponent's ranking on the Divine King List was higher than his.
Both of them stepped into the spatial crack and disappeared. Soon after, the Third Elder waved his sleeve, and the spatial crack instantly closed as if it had been wiped across the void. The second change occurred. Like a drop of water, the ripples spread out and gradually became transparent.
The space became like many mirrors, reflecting a part of heaven and earth.
The Sword Kings of Tianguang Peak and Gulan Peak also appeared in the eyes of the crowd from multiple perspectives, so they could be seen clearly.
It was a vast land with hills, rivers, forests, and ravines all over it. On the two ends of the land stood two different fortresses.
One of the fortresses was blue, and the other was red.
The thirty Sword Kings of Tianguang Peak appeared in the blue fortress, and the thirty Sword Kings of Gulan Peak appeared in the red fortress.
The two fortresses were far apart from each other, and there were many complicated terrains between them. It could be seen that there were ten paths connecting the two fortresses like ten lines.
In the center of the ten paths, there were many high towers. The tops of the high towers emitted white light, illuminating the surroundings.
Soon after, the Sword Kings of Tianguang Peak and Gulan Peak set out after assigning their teams as quickly as possible. They all rushed into the ten paths at an astonishing speed in groups of three.
The ten high towers emitting white light had to be fought for. After fighting for the high towers, they would attack the opponent's fortresses and occupy them completely, which would be equivalent to winning the battle.
According to the rules, one person had to enter at least one of the paths. This was the rule of the battle for peak ascension.
What were the benefits of occupying the high towers?
For example, if Tianguang Peak occupied the high tower, the light would turn blue. As a result, the people of Tianguang Peak would gain an increase in strength. If the high tower was occupied by Gu Lan Peak, the people of Gu Lan Peak would gain an increase of ten percent.
A 10% increase might not be a lot, but it was enough to increase everyone's strength by quite a bit. Moreover, if one tower increased their strength by 10%, two towers would increase their strength by 20%, and so on. If they occupied 10 towers, it would increase their strength by 100%.
Occupying a high tower had another benefit, which was the opportunity to return to the fortress instantly.
For example, if one occupied a high tower, any one of them would have an opportunity to return to the fortress instantly. This opportunity could save their lives at a critical moment, and they could also return to the fortress in time.
If two high towers were occupied, each person would have two such opportunities, and so on. Occupying ten high towers meant ten opportunities.
However, if the high tower was occupied by the opponent, the opportunity would be gone if it hadn't been used yet.
The third important thing was that occupying a high tower meant one more opportunity to start all over again. For example, if one was killed in a high tower before it was occupied, he would have to leave and couldn't participate in the battle again. However, if one occupied a high tower, one would have an opportunity to come back to life in the fortress and participate in the battle again.
It was because of this that the battle for the high towers became very important.
Three people in a team was the most common way of distribution. They wouldn't be too strong, but they wouldn't be too weak either.
This was what the Sword-Bearing Elder had told Chen Zong and the others, but it was just hearsay. Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, they felt different.
In order to increase the difficulty of the battle, there was a guardian in each high tower. Only by defeating the guardian could one truly occupy the high tower and change the light of the high tower to the corresponding color.
In addition, the two fortresses had corresponding defensive measures, which could resist the attack for a certain period of time.
The crowd was watching the battle from the outside world.
The first battle of peak ascension.
"Big Brother, you have to win," Chen Zong thought to himself.
If they could win this battle, it would undoubtedly increase the morale of Tianguang Peak. Morale was very important in a battle, especially a group battle. With high morale, they could perform better and perform better; on the contrary, with low morale, they couldn't perform as well as they should.
However, everyone could tell that the Gu Lan Peak had the upper hand in the battle between the disciples in the fifth state.
The high towers were occupied by the Gu Lan Peak one after another. In the end, the Gu Lan Peak had occupied seven high towers, and the strength of each Sword King had increased by seventy percent, while the strength of Tianguang Peak had only increased by thirty percent.
Moreover, the disciples of Tianguang Peak were killed one after another. Though they didn't really die, they had lost many opportunities.
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