Swish! Swish!
Under the excited gazes of countless disciples, glowing figure after figure suddenly rose from the ground, flying past the grand winder rivers as they swarmed towards the misty mountain range.
All of the participating disciples had begun moving at this moment, creating a rather grand sight.
Zhou Yuan took in a deep breath as he watched this scene, feeling the blood in his body faintly beginning to boil under this atmosphere.
“Go get them senior/junior brother Zhou Yuan!”
Yelled his surrounding fellow disciples to boost his morale. Zhou Yuan was going to represent their faction after all, and if he managed to win, it would also make them well known in the Cangxuan Sect.
Zhou Yuan cupped his fists together towards the crowd and smiled. His gaze then turned towards Yaoyao, as she sent a faint smile towards him, “Li Qingchan made a bet with me, so you’d better not end up shaming me.”
The corners of Zhou Yuan’s mouth twitched as he helplessly shook his head. Without further ado, his foot pushed off the ground, sending his figure soaring into the air, transforming into a glowing silhouette that landed towards the misty mountain range.
On another peak far away, Lu Xuanyin’s coldly watched Zhou Yuan fly into the mountain range as she let out an icy chuckle. In the next instant, her figure also shot forth.
Under the thunderous cheers all around, numerous disciples made their way into the arena.
After they were in, Genesis Qi began to gather in the sky above, transforming into many mirrors. The numerous participants could be seen in the mirrors, allowing the disciples outside to spectate.
…
On a certain mountain peak, Gu Hongyi gazed at the mirrors, evidently searching for Zhou Yuan’s figure.
Upon seeing this, the several girls crowding around her broke into grins and said, “Senior sister Hongyi, are you looking for Zhou Yuan again?”
“Aren’t you a little too concerned about him?”
“What about our fellow Cangxuan Peak disciples, can’t you show them a little attention too?”
Gu Hongyi rolled her eyes in response to their teasing, ignoring these talkative girls as she continued her search.
At this moment, a group of male Cangxuan Peak disciples approached. A young man in blue robes was leading them, appearing quite handsome with his somewhat long and narrow eyes.
Around his waist was a purple sash, clearly revealing his status.
Upon seeing him walk over, the eyes of the girls around Gu Hongyi brightened as they called out, “Senior brother Qin Lan!”
Qin Lan was clearly quite famous in Cangxuan Peak, and was an elite even amongst the purple sash disciples. In addition, everyone knew that he was currently interested in Gu Hongyi.
“Junior sister Hongyi.” Qin Lan displayed a faint smile at them before looking towards Gu Hongyi.
Gu Hongyi swept a glance at him and nodded as she half-heartedly said, “Oh, it’s senior brother Qin Lan.”
Her gaze returned the Genesis Qi mirrors, only pausing a few moments later when she found that familiar figure, as a smile appeared on her pretty face.
Qin Lan followed her gaze as his eyes narrowed slightly. “Junior brother Zhou Yuan might be in quite a pickle. I’m afraid that it will be unlikely for him to be ranked amongst the top ten.”
Gu Hongyi frowned, her tone turning a little cold as she said, “Isn’t senior brother Qin Lan being a little too presumptuous.”
Qin Lan merely chuckled. “From what I know, the first agenda of the Sword Cometh Peak disciples led by Le Tian is to surround and eliminate Zhou Yuan. Does junior sister Hongyi believe that he has any chance against such a line-up?”
Gu Hongyi’s expression changed slightly. She was only aware that Lu Xuanyin would be targeting Zhou Yuan, and never expected that the Sword Cometh Peak’s Le Tian would also be a part of this.
Did Lu Xuanyin really command so much respect?
Qin Lan’s smile grew when he saw Gu Hongyi’s expression change. There was a mocking look in his eyes as he turned towards the figure in the mirror, as he seemed to sincerely say, “Junior brother Zhou Yuan is too brash. He’s clearly just a new disciple, and yet he seems to love shamelessly basking in the limelight. It will be good for him to be taught a lesson now since our fellow disciples will not take things too far. Otherwise, if he offends someone outside the sect in the future, the price he pays then will be much, much worse.”
Gu Hongyi shot an icy look at him, deciding to pay no attention to him as she walked away.
Qin Lan did not seem to mind her actions. As he watched Zhou Yuan’s figure in the mirror, his gaze seemed to become a little deeper and darker.
“Le Tian… if you’re going to teach him a lesson, you’d better do it properly and with a little more violence.”
“I’ve heard Hongyi has even asked junior sister Su Wan to help him? Hehe, it just so happens that I’m on quite good terms with junior brother Wang Chen of Lightning Prison Peak, and have secretly made a request of him earlier…”
…
Zhou Yuan’s figure penetrated the mist, landing on the vast mountain range. The mist partially obstructed his vision, making his surroundings appear rather hazy. However, he was still clearly able to sense several Genesis Qi undulations nearby.
“Participants, the ten peaks are located in the depths of this mountain range, and are locked behind stone doors. To open these doors, you will need to acquire twenty seals to use as a key.”
“To obtain a seal, you will only need to defeat one of the other participants.”
“Thus, for the sake of obtaining the key to ascend the ten peaks, go forth and defeat the other participants.”
Sect master Qing Yang’s voice thundered across the mountains after Zhou Yuan and the rest entered.
“Twenty seals?”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed when he heard this. Didn’t this mean that one would have to defeat twenty disciples in order to open the stone doors and ascend the peaks? This was quite a harsh condition.
After all, those that could participate in the selection were not ordinary individuals. One would likely have to go through a tough battle in order to obtain a single seal.
“As expected of the purple sash selection, the difficulty is pretty crazy.” Zhou Yuan sighed.
However, there was no fear in his eyes, but instead a burning eagerness. This purple sash selection was the perfect opportunity to polish his abilities.
Rumble!
Amidst this, he could sense berserk Genesis Qi explosions occurring in the mountain range, a sign that the battles had already begun.
The rules announced by sect master Qing Yang pitted the numerous disciples against each other, causing intense fights to break out almost immediately.
Zhou Yuan did not linger any further. With a push of his foot, his figure shot towards the depths of the mountain range.
Swoosh!
Zhou Yuan’s toes brushed past a tree branch, when his eyes suddenly widened.
Boom!
Berserk Genesis Qi exploded above him, followed by a roar. One could only watch as a figure appeared, ferocious Genesis Qi sweeping towards Zhou Yuan like a storm.
This person had clearly been hiding, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack when someone else came along.
The powerful attack loomed towards him, but not a single ripple could be seen in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. His five fingers swiftly formed a fist, the azure Heavenly Serpent Scales rapidly emerging as a punch was sent towards the figure descending from above.
Bang!
A wave of Genesis Qi swept outwards, snapping the surrounding tree trunks.
Zhou Yuan’s figure had not budged from the spot, only the branch below his feet swaying a little. The one that had attacked from above, however, let out a groan as he was sent flying backwards. He quickly turned around to escape, knowing that he had encountered a tough foe.
“Since you’ve attacked, don’t even think about
leaving!”
But Zhou Yuan did not intend to let this individual off. His figure instantly turned ethereal, appearing right behind the fleeing figure like a wisp of smoke.
“Please no, forgi…” The figure instantly cried out in horror.
However, Zhou Yuan’s expression remained calm, Genesis Qi surging in his body as a scale covered fist mercilessly slammed into the figure’s back like thunder.
Boom!
The figure was sent miserably tumbling forward, smearing a hundred feet long track on the ground as he vomited a mouthful of blood.
A ray of light fell from the sky, sweeping up the figure and throwing him into the river at the edge of the mountain range. He had clearly been disqualified.
Zhou Yuan made a grabbing motion with his hand, causing a thumb-sized glowing seal to emerge from the direction the figure had been thrown in. The seal shot towards Zhou Yuan, branding itself on the back of his hand.
One seal obtained.
The corners of Zhou Yuan’s lips lifted slightly as he looked at the faintly glowing seal on the back of his hand.
“Nineteen more…”
His figure faintly etherealized, turning into smoke that darted forward.
At this current time, battles were erupting all over the vast mountain range, burst after burst of Genesis Qi exploding here and there, making the place appear exceptionally busy.
It was a lively start to the purple sash selection.
Chapter 367 One Punch
Boom!
A wave of berserk Genesis Qi suddenly exploded within the dense forest, tearing up the surrounding ground as thick tree after tree was snapped at their waist.
A space had been cleared in the forest, Zhou Yuan standing in the middle of the crumbled ground, as a disciple fell facing the sky some distance to his front, before being swept up by a ray of light.
A glowing seal landed on Zhou Yuan’s fist.
He now had four seals.
“Sixteen more…” Zhou Yuan frowned. He had been searching for lone disciples for quite some time, only to realise that the disciples from the other six peaks had began to group up in twos and threes to guard against the other peaks for the time being. This made it harder for him to act.
After all, none of the other participants were small fries, and if he was tangled up in a fight with them for too long it would take a toll on him even if he ultimately won.
What’s more, he also had to guard against the Sword Cometh Peak participants at all times.
It was at a time like this that the pitiful state of Saint Genesis Peak was revealed. The participants from the other six peaks numbered in the dozens, while the combined total of all three factions of Saint Genesis Peak only amounted to five.
Of these five individuals, three were from Lu Hong’s faction. It would already very courteous of them to not cause trouble for Zhou Yuan, so it was practically impossible for him to work together with them.
“No wonder Saint Genesis Peak has so few purple sash disciples…”
Zhou Yuan secretly shook his head. A competition like this was far too disadvantageous for Saint Genesis Peak, and it was already pretty amazing for them to have one or two new purple sash disciples each year.
“Who?!”
While various thoughts swirled in Zhou Yuan’s head, his eyes suddenly widened as he abruptly turned towards the forest on his right.
The Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand rapidly enlarged as countless snow-white hairs shot out. Every hair was razor-sharp as it tore through the air, a rather formidable attack indeed.
Boom!
Deadly Sword Qi swept out from the forest, deflecting all of the snow-white hairs with clings and clangs.
The giant trees in the vicinity were caught in the aftershocks, crashing to the ground one after another.
Zhou Yuan looked over, only to find a young man sword with a green edge. The Genesis Qi around him was extremely strong and vigorous, while also exceedingly sharp, a sign that it was made from sword Qi.
The young man’s sword was slanted downwards at his side as he smiled at Zhou Yuan and said, “Hehe, I’m only passing by junior brother.”
Zhou Yuan glanced at the back of the young man’s hand, and saw three seals. This surprised him a little. To think that this fellow had also managed to defeat three disciples.
Looks like this was no ordinary person.
“You’re from Sword Cometh Peak?” Asked Zhou Yuan as he grasped the Heavenly Yuan Brush.
“Sword Cometh Peak’s Luo Dao.” The young man nodded with a smile.
“You’ve been following me for some time, right?” Said Zhou Yuan. The truth was that he had already faintly sensed that someone was secretly tailing him since earlier. This someone was likely Luo Dao.
Luo Dao nodded again upon hearing this.
“You’re trying to delay me?”
A playful smile seem to rise from the corners of Luo Dao’s mouth as he stared at Zhou Yuan and nonchalantly said, “Delay you? Junior brother Zhou Yuan, you think too highly of yourself.”
“Although senior brother Le Tian has his own plan, I feel that you do not have the qualifications to make so many of our talented Sword Cometh Peak disciples come deal with you.”
“That’s why I’m revealing myself now.”
A dazzling radiance surged on his sword as he slowly raised it to point at Zhou Yuan. There was a sharp and proud look in the young man’s eyes as he said, “After I take care of you by myself, senior brother Lu Tian will understand that his plan is unnecessary.”
Swish!
However, the instant the words left his mouth, Zhou Yuan’s etherealized body had already shot forward, leaving after images in the air as he dashed towards Luo Dao.
“Ignorant fool!” Fury flashed in Luo Dao’s eyes upon seeing that Zhou Yuan clearly showed no concern for his words, and had instead chosen to ignore them and attack. In Luo Dao’s eyes, his opponent was obviously looking down on him.
“Do you really believe that defeating Wei Youxuan gives you the right to be so cocky? Allow me to inform you that Wei Youxuan had already been defeated by me when he was still in Sword Cometh Peak!”
Luo Dao’s foot violently slammed into the ground as a wave of sharp Genesis Qi unfurled from his body, instantly tearing deep gashes in the ground around him.
Sharp sword Qi swam through the air like fish, heading straight for Zhou Yuan.
However, Zhou Yuan was even quicker, leaving an after image behind as the sword Qi landed on empty air.
His gaze locked onto Luo Dao.
Zhou Yuan knew that the Sword Cometh Peak disciples were definitely rushing here. Hence, he needed to finish off Luo Dao as soon as possible.
The rage in Luo Dao’s eyes intensified at the sight of the menacingly approaching Zhou Yuan. The sword in his hand suddenly shuddered as a sword cry rang out. Vigorous Genesis Qi poured into it, causing countless rays of sword light to explode from its body as deadly power pulsed.
Even a sixth layer disciple would have to retreat in the face of such power.
However, light azure scales began to appear on Zhou Yuan’s body to protect him.
The Heavenly Serpent Scales!
Swish!
Luo Dao icily chuckled as the sword in his hand thrust forward. It instantly split apart the space before him like lightning flashing through the night sky with unstoppable momentum.
The sword light was reflected in Zhou Yuan’s pupils, but not a single change could be seen on his face. Not only did he not move to avoid the deadly strike, instead, he even extended a hand to grab it.
He was going to receive it with his bare hands.
“Courting death!” Luo Dao’s eyes hardened. His sword attack could cut even a mountain. To think that Zhou Yuan dared to receive it with his bare hands.
Sword and hand touched.
At the instant of contact, white brush hairs suddenly wrapped around Zhou Yuan’s scale covered hand like a silk glove.
It was the hairs
from the Heavenly Yuan Brush!
“Grade 4 Genesis Rune, Mystic Gold Hand!”
A Genesis Rune suddenly brightened on Zhou Yuan’s palm as a peculiar ripple spread. Golden light emerged, bathing the hand covered in scales and the brush hair glove in a dark golden gleam.
As if it was a hand made from solid gold.
Screeech!
The golden hard reached out and grabbed the sword light, its sharp blade grating against his palm, creating a shower of sparks.
However, no matter how the sword light struggled, it was unable to cut through Zhou Yuan’s multiple defensive layers.
Shock surfaced in Luo Dao’s eyes.
He could not believe that Zhou Yuan had really caught the sword with his bare hands. Moreover, he had even made Luo Dao’s invasive sword Qi lose its effect!
Shiing!
Zhou Yuan’s golden hand slipped down the sword as his ethereal figure rapidly approached in Luo Dao’s shrinking pupils.
Boom!
Golden Genesis Qi swirled around Zhou Yuan’s other scale covered fist as it mercilessly slammed into Luo Dao’s gut.
This punch directly scattered the flowing Genesis Qi in Luo Dao’s body.
With the Genesis Qi his body now scattered, his body curled in pain as he turned deathly pale.
He never imagined that in a single exchange, Zhou Yuan would find an opening to scatter his Genesis Qi with a punch, causing him to lose all his battle power!
Zhou Yuan chuckled as he gazed at the disbelief on Luo Dao’s face before he calmly said, “The truth is that you should have listened to your senior brother Le Tian. Wanting to take me on alone to gain glory… you’re still too naive senior brother Luo Dao.”
A ray of light fell from the sky, wrapping around Luo Dao.
The instant he was being sent away, however, a jade pendant suddenly shattered at Luo Dao’s waist, scattering a fragrance that rushed towards Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan rapidly backed away, but some of it still managed to touch him.
Luo Dao howled, “Don’t be so happy Zhou Yuan, senior brother Le Tian and the rest will soon find you can kick you out!”
Before his voice could fade, he had already been sent out.
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