Immortal of the Nine Realms

Ultimately, to ensure their own survival in this deathmatch, the dozens of sixth transformations chose to strike in unison, intending to eliminate the hardest bone to chew first.

”Kill!”

However, the exact instant they launched their attacks, a wave of sword force swept out horizontally. No matter how much they unleashed their methods to block it, it remained completely irresistible, slicing through them like bamboo.

A faint fiery glow flickered along those wounds. It was like a single spark falling on a thin sheet of paper. In an instant, everything nearby was consumed. Under that single sword strike, the dozens of sixth transformations were entirely reduced to ashes, leaving not even a corpse behind.

The people watching from within the countless Inner Domains all revealed expressions of blank astonishment. Even the masters of those Inner Domains experienced a shift in their expressions.

”A sword divine ability?”

”The tiny human race actually has someone who awakened a sword divine ability?”

”He slew dozens of people at the same rank with a single strike... That’s not top 100,000 qualifications—that’s top 10,000!

Among those ranked within the top 100,000, the difference between the bottom 90,000 positions was not actually that great. The difference in strength was extremely small. Thus, that one sword strike from Fang Chen was enough for the experienced to judge his level of strength and place him in an entirely new bracket. He was more than capable of making it to the top 10,000!

Among the countless sixth-transformation immortals of the vast Divine Realm, he could be in the top 10,000! As long as one attained this ranking, they would inevitably become famous throughout their local region!

***

Inside the Fang Clan Inner Domain.

The crowd was completely tongue-tied. They had originally expected to witness Ancestor Chen engage in a desperate struggle under the joint siege of dozens of peers. Never did they expect to see him use only a single sword strike to suppress and slaughter dozens of his peers. Methods of that caliber had already surpassed the boundaries of their imagination.

”Could this be the kind of sword divine ability that Ancestor Lie awakened?” asked a shocked Limit Breaking ancestor, looking toward Fang Cangyou.

They all recalled the scene from that day when Fang Lie forced back two Saints with a single sword strike. Only a similar strike could explain how Fang Chen had killed dozens of his peers. They suspected that from beginning to end, Ancestor Chen had been secretly nurtured by Ancestor Lie himself!

”The Old Man truly hid things deeply...” murmured Fang Cangyou to himself.

Fang Qiurou and her two companions, who had been constantly anxious about Fang Chen’s safety, exchanged glances. They all saw the relief and surprise in each other’s eyes.

Inside the Saint Tower.

After Fang Chen eliminated the group of foreign sixth transformations, he noticed that the golden radiance of the deathmatch zone was shrinking rapidly.

”Is the circle’s radius connected to the number of people alive?”

Upon noticing that detail, Fang Chen thought back to the large dome that enveloped the entire Saint Tower grounds.

”It seems that aside from shrinking slowly on its own, its speed is also tied to the number of eliminations. Perishing or surrendering both count as being eliminated.”

At that moment, waves of roaring rumbled from not far away. It was the sound of people clashing. Fang Chen did not bother to head over, choosing instead to walk toward a quieter area.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.

The deathmatch zone eventually shrank to an area roughly one mile in diameter. Including Fang Chen, a total of six divine ability users had survived to this point. Aside from Fang Chen, the other five appeared rather disheveled, wounded to varying degrees. Though injured, their expressions remained composed and calm as they quietly sized up the others.

One woman had skin that radiated a faint silver glow, identical to the Vajra Race members Fang Chen had seen earlier. The Vajra Race woman was also slightly injured, but her wounds were minor. Aside from Fang Chen, she was easily the least disheveled of the survivors.

The others kept a vast distance from her, clearly reluctant to clash with her.

Meanwhile, the people watching through the Inner Domains were engaged in hushed discussions.

”The Vajra Race?”

”Among these six divine ability users, the Vajra Race member should possess the most robust foundation.”

”However, even if these five join forces, they might not be a match for that human genius. His sword divine ability is far from ordinary.”

Almost everyone believed Fang Chen was certain to win this deathmatch. However, their voices naturally could not reach the Saint Tower. As a result, the survivors themselves were far more wary of the Vajra Race woman.

The Vajra Race woman said softly, ”You are not my match. Your methods cannot even breach my defense. It would be better to end your own lives. It will be a quicker and more dignified death.”

”Humph! Don’t think you’re so incredible. No matter how strong you are, can you be stronger than all of us combined?” a divine ability user sneered.

The Vajra Race woman’s expression shifted slightly. She coldly said, ”Join forces? This is the Saint Tower Battle, an opportunity to evaluate the foundations of each race. If you join forces, you will violate the original intent of the Saint Tower Battle, which is truly disgraceful.”

Her attackers laughed.

”Whether it is disgraceful is not for you to decide. Aside from testing one’s own strength and racial foundation, the Saint Tower Battle naturally tests one’s brains as well.”

One of the divine ability users looked toward Fang Chen and the others. ”Everyone, let us join forces to defeat this woman, and then we can battle among ourselves to determine the final victor. Otherwise, her strength will shatter the balance between us. Who agrees and who objects?”

”Alright, I agree,” answered Fang Chen, the first to state his stance.

The crowd glanced at Fang Chen. They couldn’t recognize which race he belonged to, but surviving up to this point meant he was definitely no simple character. After a few breaths of consideration, they all agreed to that divine ability user’s proposal, intending to join forces against the Vajra Race woman.

The Vajra Race woman’s expression shifted slightly. Wasting no more words, she lunged directly at the divine ability user she deemed the strongest. That divine ability user cursed loudly and immediately retaliated. However, when his attack struck her, it left only a scorched mark and no visible damage.

”Everyone, strike together! If you hold back now, she’ll eliminate you one by one later!” bellowed that divine ability user in fury upon seeing the others hesitating to act.

The others no longer hesitated and directly joined hands to confront the enemy.

Suddenly facing the combined offensive pressure of five elite peers, the Vajra Race woman immediately found it too much to bear.

Fang Chen observed that although her skin was incredibly tough and possessed astonishing defensive power, it seemed to have a limit on its durability. After taking a dozen or so consecutive hits, her spectacular defensive power began to plummet at an extremely rapid pace!

Knowing that her end was near, the Vajra Race woman could only curse in rage, ”You are shameless!”

”It is merely a method to achieve victory. There is no distinction of fairness here!” someone shot back, refusing to be outdone.

At that moment, someone suddenly noticed that Fang Chen hadn’t really put in any effort from start to finish. ”Hey, are you slacking off!?”

He looked like he was attacking more fiercely than anyone else, but in reality, not a single one of his attacks had actually landed on the Vajra Race woman, prompting the person to shout in sudden rage.

The others couldn’t be bothered to care right now as their sole focus was on eliminating the Vajra Race woman.

When the divine ability cultivators watching from the various Inner Domains saw this scene, the same two words surfaced in their minds—utterly shameless.

***

Fang Clan Inner Domain.

Fang Cangyou’s expression was strange. ”This fellow... really is quite similar to the Old Man, but he possesses a Third Generation bloodline. Just what is his origin?”

The Fang Clan divine ability users also noticed what Fang Chen was doing, and they all approved. Had it been them, they would have preserved their strength the exact same way. There was nothing shameless about it.

Someone shouted, ”Go for it, Ancestor Chen!”

Seeing that, the rest of the crowd began to cheer out loud, filled with excitement. After all, once the Vajra Race woman was eliminated, the others would not be Fang Chen’s match.

In stark contrast to the boiling enthusiasm within the Fang Clan’s Inner Domain, Half Saint Jinwu stood quietly inside his own. He silently watched the scene playing out, wariness rising in his eyes.