Overlord of the Wilderness

”Ugh!”

Seeing Netherworld Green Blood spitting up blood after being struck by Zhaang Ye, the crowd was completely stunned. Just moments ago, Netherworld Green Blood had been weaving through Zhaang Ye’s Tornado with grace and ease, showcasing his miraculous Body Technique. No one could have imagined Zhaang Ye’s counterattack would be so swift. No one could have imagined Netherworld Green Blood would be defeated so quickly!

A silence fell over the area outside the arena as everyone stared intently at Netherworld Green Blood.

Under their gazes, Netherworld Green Blood floated up like a ghost and stood firmly on the stage. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a wry smile, ”Brother Zhang, your control over your strength has reached the realm of Mastery. I am no match for you. I admit defeat in this battle.”

”Whoa!”

Hearing Netherworld Green Blood concede, the crowd burst into an uproar and began to discuss it loudly.

”No way. Netherworld Green Blood’s Body Technique is so incredible. If he had kept fighting, he should have had a chance to win.”

”Netherworld Green Blood actually surrendered! I never would have thought! Even with a Body Technique like his, he still lost!”

”Heavens, oh heavens! Zhaang Ye has now defeated three super experts in a row. That’s just heaven-defying!”

”A monster! Zhaang Ye is an absolute monster! Heavens, for such a terrifying monster to come out of a tiny place like the Land of Divine Abandonment... it’s just unbelievable!”

”Yeah, yeah! First, Zhaang Ye defeated Power King Red Cliff Celestial Ape, then he defeated Spear King Fengyun Sheng. And now he’s defeated Netherworld Green Blood! He’s just too amazing, too amazing! In this entrance tournament, Zhaang Ye has a real shot at taking first place!”

The audience members were all chattering, their eyes bloodshot with an excitement like they were pumped full of adrenaline.

The five super experts—King of Hell, Mo Luo; Sword King Ye Cangtian; Power King Red Cliff Celestial Ape; Blood King Netherworld Green Blood; and Spear King Fengyun Sheng—each possessed earth-shattering combat power. They were geniuses among geniuses, the strong among the strong, and only a hair’s breadth away from the True Dao. Ordinary geniuses weren’t even worthy of carrying their shoes.

Now, Zhaang Ye, someone who had just emerged from the Land of Divine Abandonment, had actually defeated three of these long-famous super experts in a row. This gave the audience an immense thrill, and they were all incredibly excited. Some audience members had already thrown their heads back, howling at the sky like wolves. The sound of wolf howls echoed throughout the valley.

Watching the audience point and listening to their discussions, Red Cliff Celestial Ape felt a wave of displeasure. Ever since his previous defeat at Zhaang Ye’s hands, Red Cliff Celestial Ape had considered Zhaang Ye his mortal enemy. Hearing the audience shower Zhaang Ye with praise, Red Cliff Celestial Ape clenched his fists and roared in his heart, ’Zhaang Ye, Zhaang Ye! We’ll see how long you can act so high and mighty! When I fight you later, I’ll be sure to use the most humiliating methods to utterly disgrace you and grind your dignity into the dirt!’

After hearing the referee’s announcement, Zhaang Ye slowly walked toward his seat. As he passed by Red Cliff Celestial Ape, Zhaang Ye could clearly feel the raw hostility radiating from him.

Zhaang Ye just smiled faintly, not taking Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s hostility to heart. ’Even if Red Cliff Celestial Ape hates my guts, he still needs the skill to back it up,’ Zhaang Ye thought. ’Right now, I’m not afraid of any challenge.’

Returning to his seat, Zhaang Ye glanced at the leaderboard. He saw that only four people remained in first place. These four were Zhaang Ye himself, King of Hell, Mo Luo, Sword King Ye Cangtian, and Huaa Jianxiong. All four had won eighty-two consecutive rounds in the placement matches, each with a score of two hundred forty-six points.

Among the five great super experts, Netherworld Green Blood and Fengyun Sheng had been defeated by Zhaang Ye. With only two hundred forty-three points, they had dropped to second place on the leaderboard.

In the eighty-third round, Zhaang Ye’s opponent forfeited directly, giving Zhaang Ye a victory without a fight. In this same round, another battle drew a great deal of attention: Power King Red Cliff Celestial Ape versus Blood Chongyang of Northern Qu Mountain City.

Red Cliff Celestial Ape and Blood Chongyang soon stood facing each other on the arena stage.

Red Cliff Celestial Ape sized up Blood Chongyang and said slowly, ”Blood Chongyang, you are no match for me. You might as well just surrender now and avoid getting hurt.”

Blood Chongyang laughed heartily and said, ”Although you rank third among the super experts, it’s impossible for me to just surrender. As for who is stronger, let’s let our fists do the talking. There’s no need for more words.”

A flash of anger crossed Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s eyes. After the referee announced the start of the match, Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s massive body suddenly strode forward. In a single step, he crossed a distance of dozens of yards, and a palm the size of a millstone suddenly slammed down toward Blood Chongyang’s head!

Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s strength was already extremely formidable. After his power increased, his combat strength had more than doubled. A simple slap from him created the terrifying sensation of space itself collapsing. Although Blood Chongyang’s Cultivation was already very close to the True Dao, he was still greatly shocked to suddenly face such a terrifying attack from Red Cliff Celestial Ape.

”Chongyang True Skill—!”

Blood Chongyang shouted, and two bright suns suddenly appeared above his head. The two dazzling suns seemed tangible as they blasted straight toward Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s palms!

Blood Chongyang’s Chongyang True Skill had already reached the Great Success Realm. The scorching Innate True Qi in his body could instantly condense into suns to launch earth-shattering attacks. In his previous battle with Luo Fusheng, Blood Chongyang had relied on these two terrifying suns to forcefully defeat him.

Red Cliff Celestial Ape stared at the two suns in the air, a cold sneer flashing in his eyes. His palms didn’t stop, smashing straight down toward the two suns!

”BOOM!!”

With two earth-shattering bangs, Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s bare palms actually managed to smash the two suns apart, filling the air with scorching-hot Innate True Qi.

After shattering the two suns, Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s palms paused for only a fraction of a second before continuing down toward Blood Chongyang’s head. Blood Chongyang never expected Red Cliff Celestial Ape to be able to shatter his suns. Horrified, he executed a peculiar Body Technique, his form splitting into eight shadows that darted off in eight different directions.

Blood Chongyang’s Body Technique was quite marvelous. He instantly created eight shadows; if one couldn’t see through his technique, it would be impossible to pursue him!

At that moment, a long laugh escaped Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s lips. Amidst the laughter, his palm suddenly clenched the air. An immense force instantly locked down an area dozens of yards in radius. Under this tremendous power, Blood Chongyang’s shadows shattered one by one, revealing his true body.

”BOOM!”

The moment Blood Chongyang’s true body was revealed, Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s palm arrived. The huge palm struck Blood Chongyang viciously, sending him flying until he slammed hard against the arena’s Protective Shield.

The referee came over, glanced at Blood Chongyang, and saw that he had lost the ability to fight. He then immediately announced, ”Eighty-third round, Arena Forty-One, Red Cliff Celestial Ape wins!”

”Hiss!”

”So brutal!”

”Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s combat power is getting more and more formidable!”

Seeing Red Cliff Celestial Ape severely injure the highly cultivated Blood Chongyang with a single, simple blow, the spectators all gasped in shock. Although Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s previous attack had been simple, it contained infinite power. Blood Chongyang’s two suns were shattered in an instant.

Even more terrifyingly, in the face of Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s immense power, Blood Chongyang’s marvelous Body Technique had no room to be used at all. His true body was exposed in an instant.

Simple, domineering, and unrivaled! This was Red Cliff Celestial Ape!

After seriously injuring Blood Chongyang in one move, Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s gaze fell upon Zhaang Ye. He laughed loudly and said, ”Zhaang Ye, how was my strike? Soon, you’ll end up just like Blood Chongyang, smashed into the ground by my palm! Zhaang Ye, if you don’t have the guts, you can surrender to me now to avoid a humiliating defeat later!”

Zhaang Ye gave a cold smile and said, ”Red Cliff Celestial Ape, that palm strike of yours just now barely exceeded ten million catties of force. Is such a pitiful amount of power really something to brag about? If that’s all the strength you have, you’ll soon suffer your second defeat at my hands. If you don’t believe me, just you wait and see.”

Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s heart skipped a beat, and a vague sense of unease rose within him. The force he had just unleashed was exactly ten million catties. He never thought Zhaang Ye would see through it at a glance.

Although Red Cliff Celestial Ape was secretly shocked, he maintained a cold sneer on his face. He gave a cold ”Hmph!” and turned to walk off the stage.

Though the exchange between Zhaang Ye and Red Cliff Celestial Ape was brief, it drew immense attention from the crowd. Hearing what Zhaang Ye had just said, everyone was left speechless.

If Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s attack really did contain ten million catties of force, that was truly terrifying. What was even more astounding was that Zhaang Ye seemed to completely disregard Red Cliff Celestial Ape’s power. Just how strong was Zhaang Ye, then?

People’s gazes shifted between the two of them as if they were looking at a pair of monsters.

The competition continued. In the next seven rounds, all of Zhaang Ye’s opponents forfeited directly. Top-tier experts like Luo Fusheng of Southern Black Stone City, Bizhi Orchid of Western Star-picking City, Blood Chongyang of Northern Qu Mountain City, Ancient Wilderness, and Zhong Pingtian were all unwilling to fight Zhaang Ye. As a result, Zhaang Ye’s win count reached ninety matches, and his score rose to two hundred and seventy points.

In the ninety-first round, Zhaang Ye once again faced a formidable opponent—Huaa Jianxiong.

Huaa Jianxiong stood quietly on the stage, holding his Willow Leaf True Sword. Dressed in white robes as pure as snow, he drew countless cheers from the audience. Huaa Jianxiong closed his eyes slightly, savoring the crowd’s cheers before speaking. ”Zhaang Ye, others may fear you, but I do not. You can unleash a Thousand-foot Blade Gang, and I can unleash a Thousand-foot Sword Gang. In this battle, I will use my Thousand-foot Sword Gang to shatter your Thousand-foot Blade Gang and defeat you!!”

”Yeah!”

Ever since Huaa Jianxiong had first revealed his Willow Leaf True Sword, he had won the favor of many women with the Thousand-foot Sword Gang he could unleash, as well as his handsome appearance. Hearing Huaa Jianxiong’s incredibly domineering declaration, the audience outside the arena instantly erupted in cheers. Everyone was eagerly anticipating the showdown between the Thousand-foot Sword Gang and the Thousand-foot Blade Gang.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the referee walked right up and announced the start of the match. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)