Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 822: Chapter 486: The Progenitor of the Feathered Serpent God_2

But just then, someone approached the man and snatched the red object away, “I’ll handle this one, as for you, go fight my opponent.” @@novelbin@@

The man dared not speak his anger, for it was none other than Huoyun E, a ruthless figure among the younger generation. If he offended him, not only would he be unable to save face in this martial arts competition, but he’d also face retaliation afterward. He had only hoped to place within the top three, never intending to contend with Huoyun E for first place.

Logan was taken aback by this scene. It seemed Huoyun E was targeting him, but why? There didn’t seem to be any enmity between them. Could it be that Huoyun E saw his strength as substantial and wanted a fair fight earlier, instead of waiting for the final three to compete?

Suddenly, Logan thought he understood—among these ten competitors, Huoyun E must have deemed him the easiest to bully, hence the focus on him. After all, weren’t each of these ten from a Great Sect, with abundant resources and realms above the Saint Seat Eighth Level?

While Logan had shone brightly in the earlier rounds, his realm was ultimately only at the Saint Seat Second Level. Had the other competitors’ previous matches been lackluster? Thus, by comparison, it seemed indeed that Logan was the easiest to handle, prompting everyone to want to fight him for a quick victory and a spot in the top three.

“I think you’ve chosen the wrong opponent,” Logan muttered to himself. Since Huoyun E thought he was an easy target, Logan would just have to show him his true strength. Besides, hadn’t Snow Wood warned him yesterday about the dangers of Huoyun E? If he took Huoyun E down early, wouldn’t he be unrivaled in the finals?

The top ten competition officially started, and upon meeting, Huoyun E threw a palm strike and whispered, “Just give up. I really don’t want to cripple a Grandmaster Formation Master. You should be proud to have made it into the top ten. If you don’t know when to retreat now, the consequences will be very embarrassing.”

“Moreover, I won’t hide it, my realm has reached the Saint Seat Ninth Level, and I’m even a step away from entering the Half-step Saint Emperor Realm. With the support my Sect provides, I wouldn’t fear even a Quasi-Saint Emperor. Do you think you can match me? I’m merely trying to spare both sides an awkward situation, so I’m kindly reminding you,” he added.

“I think it’s you who should surrender,” Logan countered with a punch, “Being at that realm is quite an achievement… proud? And as everyone knows, you hardly count as part of the younger generation. After all, you’re at least five hundred years old, and some even say you’ve reached a thousand. At such an age, only being at the Saint Seat Ninth Level, don’t you feel a bit dull? If I were to live as long as you, perhaps I’d already be a Saint Emperor Powerhouse.”

These words sent Huoyun E into a fiery rage. The thing he hated most in his life was when someone mentioned his age, and this was indeed his sore spot. True, he was over a thousand years old, considered an older Strong One. But apart from a few elders in the Flame Sect, how could the outside world know?

It was his own fault, after all. Due to an accident many years ago, he had spent several hundred years in seclusion within his Sect, which caused him to be well-aged by the time he gained fame. The younger generation in his Sect had already become Elders, and he had only started to Cultivate again. Considering that he had only been Cultivating for a few hundred years, reaching the Saint Seat Ninth Level was already quite an achievement.

Huoyun E condensed all his Law’s Force and struck at Logan with all his might. The heavens and earth seemed to change color, and countless rules and orders transformed into Divine Skills. In that moment, Logan felt immense pressure, facing an opponent far stronger than any before. He quickly readied himself to counterattack.

Unlike his previous opponents, Logan now infused fifty million Spirit Stones into the array. While battling Huoyun E, not even the slightest oversight was permissible, for the consequences would be a resounding defeat. Faced with the enormous Law’s Force, Logan’s strike was equally terrifying.

The two exchanged a strike without a clear winner, and after three or four more moves, Logan felt the disparity in strength, thinking to himself that if it weren’t for the Spirit Gathering Array, how many moves could he have lasted against Huo Yun E? He probably would have already fallen to the ground by now, which stirred in Logan a strong desire to become more powerful as soon as possible.

Huo Yun E sneered and chided, “Feeling the gap in strength now? I used only half my power against you because you’re my opponent in the finals, not one of the top three. Do you understand? It’s incredibly lucky for someone from the Saint Seat Second Level to make it to the finals.”

“Who wins and who loses is not yet certain!” Logan retorted without courtesy, thinking back to his fight with Huo Yun E, where he had only used one million top-grade Spirit Stones each time. But within the array, there were fifty million of them, and now he was ready to increase the boost tenfold, expending ten million top-grade Spirit Stones each time.

While Huo Yun E was still basking in his smugness, Logan’s attacks suddenly intensified, as if he had become a different person, with each strike carrying the weight of tens of thousands of tons. Logan even confidently believed that if he returned to the Ancient World, a casual strike from him could penetrate both the Immortal Realm and the Demon Beast Secret Realm.

Huo Yun E was initially dismissive, but in the next moment, his entire demeanor changed to shock. He thought it was impossible; how could Logan’s Divine Skill reach the level of a Quasi-Saint Emperor? He himself could only unleash a single strike by combining all his Divine Skills and foundations, but that was nowhere near as effortless as Logan’s.

While the two of them were fighting, on the other side, Snow Wood had been dueling her opponent for dozens of rounds when suddenly, her opponent conceded, granting Snow Wood a spot in the top three. This left the thousands of onlookers in awe and wonder as to what had happened. Why did the opponent suddenly give up when it appeared they were evenly matched?

Many spectators believed that Snow Wood’s Snow Sky Sect must have threatened her opponent, thus the two of them only pretended to fight, leading to the reluctant concession. This speculation instantly ignited the fury of the crowd, feeling that the Snow Sky Sect was too domineering; shouldn’t duels in the competition be fair?

Others disagreed, countering with, “We shouldn’t make wild guesses. Snow Sky Sect has always been quite low-profile, and over all these years, who has been bullied by the Snow Sky Sect? As one of the three major Sects of the Southern Desolation, it’s unlikely they would just threaten a contestant, it’s too damaging to their reputation.”

Amidst the rampant speculation, the contestant who had conceded took it upon himself to clear the air: he surrendered because he had been injured in the previous matches. While it wasn’t visible on the surface, his Dantian was already at its limit, and if he continued to fight, he risked losing his cultivation level, so he had no choice but to concede.

At that, the discussions subsided, but for the fighters still competing, the pressure skyrocketed, as there were only three spots in the top three, and Snow Wood had already claimed one. Now only two spots remained, so everyone wanted to resolve their fights quickly and secure a ranking.

Huo Yun E was also extremely tense, but under Logan’s onslaught, he had fallen into disadvantage. It wasn’t about winning any longer; at this point, it was a question of whether he could even protect himself. He deeply regretted why he had insisted on trading opponents in the first place. He had thought Logan would be an easy target, but now realized he was the true fool.

Logan became more adept as the fight went on, and after nearly ten rounds, he had seriously injured Huo Yun E. Despite using all his trump cards and Divine Skills, Huo Yun E had no effect against him, while of course, Logan had also expended seventy million top-grade Spirit Stones, leaving only half remaining on him.

Meanwhile, another contestant had won his fight, none other than Luke Skyward from the Sky Demon Sect. Now two of the top three spots had been taken, leaving the remaining six contenders fighting for the last spot. Logan realized he had to hurry, otherwise, even winning might mean elimination.