Body Severing
Nobody knew what transpired inside the ice sphere for two hours. Cultivators were worried for Lan Feng as they knew how dangerous his opponent was. The fiend king was on edge because the delay was giving humanity’s reinforcements time to arrive. The fiend king had faith in his team; however, he didn’t belittle humanity and didn’t want there to be extra trouble.
“Since the two are still competing, let’s proceed with the next match,” proposed the white ape fiend king.
Cang Wanzi fronted with a smile. “What is the rush? It takes time to decide a winner. Do you not have confidence in your fellow fiends?”
“Sounds to me as though you’re the one who is scared.”
The Body Severing Realm fiend who the fiend king summoned already started provoking the human cultivators. It was obvious what the fiends were after.
“Scared? Of what? If we proceed prior to knowing who won, the results would impact the next match.”
Lacking something to effectively provoke humanity, the fiend king could only pray in frustration.
Crack! The loud crack changed the mood and drew attention up to the ice sphere. Strangely, the aura exuding from the crack didn’t belong to a Primordial Realm cultivator. Daoist Yuan Hua, who never took his eyes off Mu Yu ever since the latter stepped up to fight, could read the situation but refrain from commenting.
Boom! The fragments of ice from the sphere pelted down, forcing those below to shield themselves with their qi and get out of the way. Once the dust settled, some rubbed their eyes and tried looking again. There stood a Primordial Infant Realm female, Qiao Xue, and a Body Severing Realm human – Lan Feng!
“I wasn’t wrong about him!” Daoist Yuan Hua nodded to himself. He gently twirled his walking stick, discharging a faint trace of energy. If one were to focus on the centre of the inlaid emerald pearl, they would’ve seen Lan Feng in it.
“Thank you.”
Mu Yu had his disguise back on. He was grateful Qiao Xue didn’t kill him while he was defenceless and didn’t undo the technique. He had Xiaoshuai to credit for the fast ascension process.
“We’re even now. I lose,” Qiao Xue declared, making her way to the fiend king straight after she finished speaking.
Humanity erupted once again upon hearing the announcement. They asked one another if they had any information pertaining to Lan Feng. They surprised themselves upon learning nobody had heard of him. Nonetheless, they approved of him as one of them and approved of his competence. The fact that he avenged them would’ve also contributed to their support.
Mu Yu stayed where he was and sunk into his thoughts. He still didn’t know what to say. Sadly, Qiao Xue’s predicament hadn’t changed for the better.
The white ape fiend king could see Qiao Xue’s despondence. He, therefore, asked her what the matter was, but she only uttered, “I lost,” and then she looked away to hide the tears welling up in her eyes.
Long Xingyun went over to comfort Qiao Xue. “It’s okay. I’ll teach the rest of them a lesson for you!”
Qiao Xue kept her lips pursed.
“Since you won, we can proceed with the Body Severing Realm bouts now, right?” questioned the fiend king, glancing back in Qiao Xue’s direction. His booming voice drew attention back to him.
The fiends still had the only win for Body Severing Realm bouts. He knew humanity didn’t have anyone who could win against his Body Severing Realm team. The question silenced humanity in an instant. Mu Yu may have won battles, but the war wasn’t over.
“What are you still here for? Waiting for someone to kill you?” The fiend king asked of Mu Yu, who was still on the battlefield and looking at them.
The fiend king sent out a Primordial Infant Realm Ninth Layer rhinoceros fiend. He had yet to evolve into a human form, but he was sturdy enough to withstand attacks from common magical items.
Since humanity’s reinforcements had yet to arrive, Mu Yu hesitantly announced, “I am your opponent.”
He might have been a show stealer, but Mu Yu’s cultivation level was eight layers away. No sane man would’ve taken the fight, yet he did.
“Lan Feng, don’t be irrational. Come back down. You’ve already done well. Let someone else fight,” hollered Can Wanzi.
“How do we know if I can beat him or not if I do not try?”
Mu Yu was betting on Nameless Swordsman’s gift to pull through when he was in a pinch, especially with his new cultivation level since the last time he used it. He was determined to hone himself in the battle. After all, if he was going to run from the fight, he might as well have ran from Third Heaven Palace and the elemental demons.
“I won’t kill you, but I’ll cripple you if that is your wish,” thundered the rhinoceros fiend.
The rhinoceros left ditches in its wake as it ran toward Mu Yu.
“Stop!”
Cang Wanzi tried to intervene, but the fiend king cut him off. “Why do you keep interfering with the matches?”
The fiend king gave the rhinoceros fiend the order to sabotage Mu Yu’s life as a cultivator for fear of Mu Yu growing stronger and threatening them.
“You’re shameless!”
Cang Wanzi was seething, but Daoist Yuan Hua held him back and said, “Let’s watch this play out first.”
“But…”
“I don’t think we’ve seen Lan Feng’s limit yet.”
Nobody saw it, but the emerald pearl on Daoist Yuan Hua’s walking stick showed Mu Yu’s real appearance!
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