The moment her voice ended, a terrifying amount of wind shot towards the incoming dark winds.
BOOM! As the attacks collided, they created a powerful shock-wave that scattered across the entire battle platform spreading out for a few hundred meters. A dark green and light green colored tornado instantly formed within the silver square, engulfing both the airborne Xiang Shu and Xia Rou that stood on the ground.
After a few moments, the figures of Xiang Shu and Xia Rou could be seen inside of the tornado each with a strange barrier protecting their bodies.
"Interesting, so you can even cast the basic wind barrier spell in an instant. Hmm, it seems that I had previously underestimated your talent, as such, I have decided to not kill you," Xiang Shu said with interest as he looked at the stubborn female who was chanting another spell while shouldering the dark and light tornado with her barrier.
He lifted his hand once more, this time pointing his finger towards Xia Rou. He shouted, "Dark Jade Wind Arts: Dark Finger!"
As Xiang Shu said this, a few more clusters of dark wind energy covered his finger. After a few moments, they shot towards Xia Rou like a beam of black light.
Phew! As she felt the danger of the finger attack, Xia Rou quickly wielded her staff once more finishing her new spell, "First Spell of Water: Aqua Bullet!"
As she spoke, she waved her staff causing groups of water orbs to form out of thin air which each compacted themselves into smaller and denser spheres of water that shot towards Xiang Shu's finger attack.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Bang! The first condensed orb of water was destroyed by Xiang Shu's finger attack. However, as if it lost most of its energy the finger attack started to slow down while glowing in a dull hue.
Soon, it was destroyed by the second aqua bullet, as the remaining bullets shot towards Xiang Shu who hovered as if unaffected by the tornado.
Xiang Shu smiled as he saw the incoming bullets, he waved his finger causing the dark wind barrier surrounding his body to expand quickly enclosing the aqua bullets.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As each of the aqua bullets exploded on the wind barrier, Xia Rou looked at him in shock as his dark wind-barrier remained steady with no ripples or fluctuations.
"What! What kind of barrier is this? How could it be more powerful than my peak Class 1 Spell?" Xia Rou exclaimed as she momentarily forgot to cast her next spell.
"What a pity! It seems that you are only capable of casting class 1 spells, I don't have time to continue playing with you, child. After the chosen wars, I will slowly make time for that..." As Xiang Shu said, he smiled once more with a nefarious gaze, pointing his finger once more towards the dazed Xia Rou.
"Dark Jade Wind Arts: Order of the Dark Wind…" As Xiang Shu spoke in a soft voice, it trailed off, echoing in the ears of everyone on the battle platform.
Swoosh!
A stream of dark wind energies was summoned creating the illusion of a sea of dark wind, the tornado vanished becoming a part of this sea which then shot towards Xia Rou in an instant.
"Damn!" Realizing her mistake Xia Rou was furious and panicked at the same time, as she felt the terrifying energies of the attack coming towards her. With no time to cast a spell, she pushed all of her mage force into the barrier enforcing its shell.
BANG! With a loud explosion, the figure of Xia Rou could be seen smashed into the scaly wall of the Chosen Battle Arena with her barrier destroyed. Soon, her body fell to the floor revealing a slight impression on the scaly wall.
Thud! Xiang Shu looked at the unconscious form of Xia Rou on the ground with a smile on his face, his thoughts remaining unclear to all of the stunned individuals who were observing from their respected platforms.
The audience was instantly sent into turmoil, as they started to discuss the battle.
Feng Yu, Zang Xu, Wuqi Shouzhi, and Nei Dongyuan looked at Xiang Shu with a serious look as if they could see what others could not.
Xun Yanshan, the Midnight Temple Man, the Southern Revolution Faction Man and Feng Junling look on in silence, as the woman in white looked towards Xiang Shu with a strange gaze.
However, before anyone could speak there was a change.
Buzz! The voice of the Ancient Dragon Construct resounded once more, "The match for True Chosen's are now over, with Xiang Shu becoming the final True Chosen! I now proclaim the beginning of the Chosen One's Battle Royal! The Ancient Door shall now descend!"
As it spoke the echoes of the voice could be heard throughout the area.
Instantly, a bright light shone from the golden square covering the entire Chosen Battle Platform. Within a few moments, a beam of golden light shot towards the dark cloudy sky dispersing a few of the clouds revealing the light of dawn.
As the light shot towards the depths of the sky, it soon vanished into thin air as if it connected with another space.
RUMBLE! The world started to shake as if something was coming into being.
"What’s going on?" A clueless practitioner asked in shock.
"Something... something coming from that gap in the sky!" Another practitioner replied.
All major influences and top-class characters looked towards the sky with greed in their eyes.
Feng Yunlong and Feng Junling looked at each other and nodded, as Xun Yanshan, Xin Zhu, Tang Fei and other major characters crushed unknown jades.
Xiang Shu looked at the sky with an even bright smile, as a dark nefarious aura started to emit from his entire being.
The woman in white looked with intricate runes shining her eyes, she then smiled while emitting bright aura as she spoke, "The door of the ancients shall descend once again..."
Chapter 64
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The Ancient Door
The sky was shrouded in golden light which beamed from an invisible space at the summits of the world. If one looked carefully, they would see a door, yes, a door, but not an ordinary door. It was pure golden in color and gave off a metallic shine, a towering structure over 1000 meters tall and was roughly 50 meters wide. Its surface was engraved in an ancient runic language that filled this mysterious door with a noble aura.
Rumble! As this door descended from the wide spatial zone, the world below it began to shake as if it couldn't bear the pressure being emitted by the 'Ancient Door.' However, the Ancient Dragon Construct quickly responded to this scene.
Phew! Its eyes glowed once more with bright black and white lights, and the rumbling of the Chosen Battle Arena instantly quelled.
BANG! With the sound of a loud boom, the massive Ancient Door had fully descended, towering above the entire Chosen Battle Platform.
Everyone looked at this scene with a variety of expressions.
"Oh, so this is the path to the mystic realm. I didn't think it would actually materialize as a doorway." A major character said as looked at the towering door in surprise.
Xuan Lie who had been eyeing Xiang Shu like a hawk also looked towards the door in surprise, but quickly he recovered sending a message to Fie Tan.
"I want a token at any costs, kill anyone that stands in our way!" Xuan Lie commanded.
"Yes, your excellency!" Fei Tan replied as he then proceeded to signal the Bright Flame Knights, a faint smile could be seen at the corner of his lips.
Xin Zhu and Tang Fei looked at each other while talking.
"Old Zhu, your goddaughter has gotten a token. How about we share the slots for entry with both of our family members?" Tang Fei asked.
"Hmph! Not a chance---" As Old Zhu was about to reject, he couldn't help but stop to ponder for a short while as he played with his beard before continuing his response, "Well, hmm, only if you will pay me back for my losses at the inn."
"Che! If you don't want to then fine," Tang Fei replied as he snorted in dissatisfaction.
Xun Yanshan looked at the door silently for a moment before he shifted his vision towards the Southern Revolution Faction and Midnight Temple unknown figures who were also unusually quiet.
"Such an interesting entranceway, the door carries within it an aura similar to the Ancient Dragon Construct. It was either made of materials of a similar or higher grade compared to the Ancient Dragon," Feng Junling said as he carefully observed the gate.
"Yes, it is truly astounding craftsmanship, if not inferior mostly likely on a greater scale compared to the Heavenly Craftsman Saint Lineage. However, its craftsmanship is not the only area that is in a different league," As Feng Yunlong said this, he couldn't help cast a look of ridicule on a few individuals within the surroundings.
"So, it has finally arrived! Haha! I've waited long enough brothers let’s go!" An individual from backlines shouted, quickly he tossed a Treasured Artifact before himself and jumped on top of it. In only a few moments, it expanded to scale 20 meters wide and floated calmly in the air.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Quickly, a group of individuals vanished from the crowds and appeared on top of the Treasured Artefact.
"Haha! We really struck it big this time coming to this backwater place, once our Soaring Sky Bandits gain the treasures from this Mystic Realm, we will be able to move unhindered in the entire empire," Another individual with a scar on his face said.
"Let's go!" The leader said as the shuttle treasure artefact they stood on soared to the sky, traveling towards the door at incredible speeds.
"The infamous Soaring Sky Bandits! To think they'd actually be here!" A rogue practitioner exclaimed in surprise. However, the major influential characters who understood mystic realms mocked the bandits.
"A bunch of fools..."The scholarly looking man said.
Quickly, the shuttle carrying the bandits arrived at the door that towering above the Chosen Battle Arena. The bandits seeing that no else had followed them were pleased as they mocked.
"You idiots, you've all missed this ch---" While one of them was preparing his trademark bandit speech, the door in front of them started to react strangely.
Buzz! Instantly, a ripple was sent from the door and centralized on the shuttle that was almost within its range. It was a golden ripple that seemed to have been a condensation of a Higher Dao.
Puff! As if they were nothing more than ants in front of a raging sea, the members of Soaring Sky Bandits instantly dematerialized turning into specks of dust that quickly faded away from existence not even given a chance to scream out in pain.
It may have been a peaceful death, but it was also not kind. For it seemed that their souls will no longer be able to reincarnate.
The flying shuttle was apparently not the target of the Higher Dao, as such, upon losing its source of energy required for short-term flight. It then fell towards the distant town covered by the dark clouds below the Chosen Battle Arena.
“Hissing...” The sound of many individuals’ taking in a deep breath resounded throughout the area, as a few individuals with weaker mentality started to tremble in fear.
"What! What the hell just happened? Where did they go?" A timid looking rogue practitioner said as he trembled.
A few of the major figures who were expecting the door of the mystic realm to repel infringers were also surprised, as they did not think it would use such a vision method.
"A condensation of the Dao of Annihilation! They condensed the fragment of a Higher Dao into this construct, how did they pull this off?" Feng Junling said with a hint of surprise.
The woman in white seeing this frowned slightly, however, after a short while she calmly turned her gaze towards the Ancient Dragon Construct.
As the major characters and rogue practitioners were discussing their surprise at the scene, the arena had started to shake once again.
Rumble!
As Chosen Battle Arena shook, the five True chosen were transported to the central golden square which expanded and merged with the silver squares surrounding it creating a massive battle platform.
The ten Pseudo Chosen on the bronze squares were kept at their positions with their squares elevating themselves to the height of the spectating platforms.
After a few moments, the Ancient Dragon finally spoke once more to the audience, "The Ancient Door has descended, but before one can tread this door, they would have to wait until the chosen one battle royal has concluded. Only the influences with tokens will be allowed entry into the Ancient Dragon Battlefield, all who try to infringe upon this rule will be extinguished."
Upon saying this, a cold light shone in its eyes. However, after a short while, its eyes glowed in a different light.
Phew! Almost instantaneously, five different colored balls of lights appeared on the battle platform which shot towards each of the True Chosen at high speeds.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In mere moments, they stopped and hovered above each of the True Chosen's heads, the Ancient Dragon after doing this then proceed to explain once more.
"The Chosen One title can only be received by the True Chosen who has successfully managed to protect their Chosen Orb. If your orb is destroyed, you would have lost qualification to participate in the True Chosen War and will be transported outside of the battle platform. True Chosen and Pseudo Chosen who are outside of the battle platform are allowed entry into the Ancient Dragon Battlefield only once the Chosen One has been selected. Now then, Let the Final Chosen War commence!"
After its declaration, a bright light quickly covered the massive golden square battle platform, creating a transparent dome-like cover.
The major influences and rogue practitioners couldn't help but get excited as they saw this scene.
"The final five, I wonder who amongst them will become victorious," The scholarly looking man.
"The Zang brat has finally met fairly worthy foes, a pity, they are in no way his match," Xun Yanshan said as he observed the scene.
The man from the Midnight Temple looked at Wuqi Shouzhi silently with his thought’s unknown to anyone, as the man from the Southern Revolution Faction looked at Nei Dongyuan with a similar expression.
Xiang Tian looked at the dominant appearance of Xiang Shu with anger in his heart as he thought to himself, "Damn! Damn! How could this happen? Why the hell did this happen? How am I to survive after this Talent Selection? The clan is now ruined."
Feng Yunlong at Feng Yu with a smile on his face as he spoke to Feng Junling, "Junling, Yu'er looks like he's about to have fun."
"Haha! Indeed, however, this won't be an easy bout especially with that 'variable' and that kid with that spear kid's special energy," Feng Junling said as he observed the True Chosen.
"Un. Still, if it Yu'er he has most likely already noticed who needs to pay the most attention towards," Feng Yunlong said as he looked at Feng Yu with a look of pride.
Swoosh! As the morning wind gently blew across their platform, the True Chosen stood calmly within the square immune to the changes around them as they calmly glanced at each other.
Feng Yu glanced at the orbs floating above each competitor's heads and smiled lightly while thinking to himself, "This looks very interesting, not only must we be wary of each other's strengths, but we must also divide a portion of our attention to guarding the orb. This tests not only our combat capabilities but also our abilities to adapt according to any situation. If this were any other bunch, it would work just fine. Sadly..."
BANG! A terrifying pressure instantly engulfed the entire region as four striking auras blanketed started to struggle for dominance. The pressure became so strong that it gave the impression that four Aura Disciples were preparing to fight, as Feng Yu saw this scene he couldn't but shake his head as he spoke once again.
"Who here isn't confident in their strengths and capabilities?" Feng Yu said as his hair started to dance, and his eyes instantly became golden in color.
"Might is what makes a king," As he said this, his voice was drowned in the noises caused by clashing of essence-energies, and the dawn of the final war was about to begin.
Chapter 65
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The Chosen Battle Royal
, Evening the Odds!
Athunderous noise resounded throughout the area, as five beams of light shot towards the sky blinding speeds. These lights gave off powerful energies, each filled with a will that sought total dominance. As if they were annoyed by each other, each of these lights then shot towards each other colliding at the central position of the sky.
BOOM! Instantly, a shockwave was creating which spread across the entire golden square battle platform, causing ripples of energies to scatter outwards, affecting even the distant audiences who observed from their own elevated platforms.
Rattle! A practitioner who was at the 1 Tier Aura Disciple realm looked at the scene before him in shock as he his hand that was holding his weapon began to tremble.
"What?! What am I seeing?" The practitioner said as his voices stuttered.
"Is this the strength of just their willpower? Such immense power, it doesn't matter who wins each of these brats are certain to be a leader of the new generation," A scholarly looking man said as he looked at them with interest.
As the audience was shocked by the strength of wills, the battle within the golden square battle platform was about to start.
Zang Xu who was shrouded by domineering energies suddenly turned his gaze towards Feng Yu, upon seeing the color of Feng Yu's eyes a look of excitement could be seen at the depths of his eyes. However, as he made a motion to attack Feng Yu, there was a sudden change...
Feng Yu who had partially activated his bloodline power which only changed his eye color looked towards Wuqi Shouzhi with a murderous gleam in the depths of his eyes. He leaned forwards and circulated his
Flash! Instantly, he transformed into a streak of red lightning that bolted through the center of the group almost instantaneously arriving in front of Wuqi Shouzhi.
"Sword Foundation Tactics: Path of Speed -Thunder Flash Sword!" Feng Yu shouted as he slashed black lightning towards Wuqi Shouzhi's throat, his sword moving like a beam of black light.
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