Ye Bingling gritted her teeth and furrowed her brows as she explained, “There is a strange insect in the world called a red demonic worm. If its eggs are planted into flesh and blood, the eggs will become extremely sharp and tough, and they will fill with violent intent. It is a top killing move because the eggs are as small as sand and can swallow Genesis Qi. Therefore, the eggs are called red demonic worm sand.”
“But to obtain red demonic worm sand, one has to let the worms lay eggs in your body. The pain is unimaginable for ordinary people. Once the technique is activated, the eggs will turn berserk and will inevitably swallow the flesh and blood of their master. If one is careless, the countless eggs can swallow one’s body and bones.”
“I didn’t expect Chen Beifeng to be so crazy!”
“But with the red demonic worm sand around one’s body, one can create a terrifying shell of defense, and one’s combat strength will greatly soar. It is impossible for ordinary Genesis Qi attacks to wound such a practitioner.”
Yi Qiushui’s, Liu Zhixuan’s and the others’ expressions grew solemn. Chen Beifeng had indeed come well prepared for the pavilion master selection.
Roar!
Chen Beifeng let out an incomparably pained roar. While shocked exclamations had been ringing outside the battlefield, his eyes had been gradually turning red, and it was obvious that the red demonic worm sand drilling out his flesh caused him an indescribable, severe pain.
The blood-red worm sand gradually gathered on the surface of his body like a layer of blood-red armour. The appearance was exceedingly vicious, enough to cause one to shiver.
The blood-colored worm sand wasn’t only swallowing Chen Beifeng’s flesh and blood but was also constantly absorbing his Genesis Qi, allowing the blood-red armour to glow with a blood-colored light. An intense stench of blood saturated the air.
Chen Beifeng’s red eyes, which didn’t resemble the eyes of a human being, locked onto Zhou Yuan, and saliva dripped down the corners of his mouth.
“Zhou Yuan, die!”
He made a sharp growl, then slammed his feet, suddenly cracking the ground. His figure appeared in front of Zhou Yuan like a ghost, and he blasted out a punch, causing a sonic boom.
Zhou Yuan clenched his hand, his body glowing with a jade light, and thrust his fist out.
Rumble!
Shock waves visible to the naked eye broke out from their fists. The surrounding ground continued to crack, and monstrous waves were lifted from the lake.
Both Zhou Yuan’s and Chen Beifeng’s bodies trembled before the two reeled back from the impact. Every step they made caused the stone floor to turn to powder.
Zhou Yuan forcibly steadied his body. With his brows knitted together, he peered down at his fist. On his white jade-like fist, there was blood seeping out from the pores.
“An unusual worm armour,” Zhou Yuan mumbled to himself. He could feel that at least half of his strength had disappeared when he came into contact with the armour. The feeling was as though it had been swallowed by something.
“Roar!”
Chen Beifeng roared and immediately clenched his hand. Deep-yellow Genesis Qi frantically gathered, and his arms trembled. The next moment, countless blood-red worm sand detached from his arm to fuse with the yellow Genesis Qi.
As a result, even the deep-yellow Genesis Qi turned blood red.
Chen Beifeng had poured the worm sand into his Genesis Qi!
Boom!
A torrent of blood-red Genesis Qi tore through the void, aiming directly for Zhou Yuan.
The moment Zhou Yuan lifted his palm, a sword pill flashed out and transformed into a beam of sword light extending hundreds of feet high, and it slashed in the direction of the torrent of red Genesis Qi.
Chi!
However, after the sword light slashed downward, the torrent of blood-red Genesis Qi split into two and continued toward Zhou Yuan.
Evidently, after integrating with the worm sand, Chen Beifeng’s Genesis Qi had become extremely strange.
Zhou Yuan rapidly retreated to avoid coming into contact with the blood-red Genesis Qi. After all, there were countless bizarre eggs contained inside.
He operated the sword light to continue to slash down, but it was to no avail.
“Haha, Zhou Yuan, don’t do useless things anymore. There is no way you can break my blood Genesis Qi!” Chen Beifeng burst into wild laughter as he watched Zhou Yuan frantically evade his attacks.
Zhou Yuan ignored Chen Beifeng’s laughter and watched the approaching blood-red Genesis Qi with a darkened face. He could feel that his Genesis Qi didn’t have much effect on the eggs because they possessed the ability to swallow Genesis Qi.
Coupled with their unusually tough shell, even pure Genesis Qi had no effect on them.
“If you want to destroy it, you have to kill those eggs first!”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes flickered, and his retreating figure suddenly halted. The Spirit light in the space between his eyebrows suddenly flashed, and a formless Spirit Flame shot out to meet the blood-red Genesis Qi head on.
Chi!
But this time, when the Spirit Flame came into contact with the blood-red Genesis Qi, only a shrill sound could be heard, and countless tiny eggs fell from the Genesis Qi. Their little life force was directly wiped away.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up. As expected, his guess was correct. Although the worm sand wasn’t afraid of Genesis Qi, it still had a nemesis, and that was Spirit Flame!
The Spirit Flame could ignore the flesh and aim directly for the spirit. Although the worm eggs had an extremely strong shell, their tiny Spirit was weak and vulnerable!
“What?”
Noticing this scene, Chen Beifeng’s eyes suddenly shrank. He didn’t expect the Spirit Flame to have such a terrifying destructive power against his worm sand.
“Damn it!” he cursed and hurriedly tried to withdraw the blood-red Genesis Qi. After all, it was extremely difficult to cultivate these eggs, and he had suffered indescribable pain to do so.
“Hmph.”
However, Zhou Yuan simply snorted upon seeing him withdraw his red demonic worm sand. Zhou Yuan’s Spirit Flame rapidly gathered and transformed into a flame serpent that then collided with the blood-red Genesis Qi.
Chi!
Where the Spirit Flame blazed, the blood red Genesis Qi rapidly faded back to its original deep-yellow color, the eggs inside destroyed.
“You dare burn my worm sand!” Chen Beifeng roared.
“I’m not only going to burn the worm sand today, I’m going to burn you!”
A chilling intent surged in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. He stamped his feet, cracking the ground, and directly flashed to where Chen Beifeng was.
Knowing the weakness of the worm sand, he was no longer afraid.
With the clench of his hand, a sword pill emerged in his palm. And as sword qi gathered, a tremendous sword of several feet was formed.
“Mythic Saint Body!”
With every step that Zhou Yuan took, the jade light around his body grew brighter and brighter.
“Omega Saint Spirit Art!”
A mysterious shadow shrouded Zhou Yuan’s body.
“Azure Serpent Form!”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes glowed with an azure light, like the vertical eyes of a dragon. He wiped the blade with his palm, and azure serpent scales surfaced across its body, glistening with a light that made one shudder.
At the same time, snowy-white hair spread out from Zhou Yuan’s palms, wrapping the sword body.
“Genesis Breaker!”
The snowy-white hair quickly turned a dark color, deep and mysterious.
“Spirit Fire!”
The formless flame rose from the sword body. It was the best way to deal with worm sand.
Mighty Genesis Qi surged behind Zhou Yuan, 14 million Genesis Qi stars flickering.
At this moment, Zhou Yuan’s Spirit and qi had climbed to their peak, and a terrifying imposing air was also steadily rising around him, causing th
e expressions of all the Divine Dwelling experts to change abruptly. Even Lu Xiao, Han Yuan and Mu Liu, the three pavilion masters, were stunned.
The Zhou Yuan at that moment was enough to make even people of their level feel a little danger.
Zhou Yuan’s footsteps halted when he was ten feet away from Chen Beifeng. At this moment his imposing air had already reached its peak. His eyes locked onto Chen Beifeng’s face, which was twisted with fear, and the next second, the tremendous sword in his hand slashed out.
Boom!
The sword was incomparably stunning. Its brilliance covered up even the sunlight.
The vast sword light swung down, lifting up thousands of waves. Zhou Yuan’s calm voice resounded throughout the sky.
“If you can withstand my sword, I’ll give you the position of pavilion master. What do you say?!”
Chapter 822 That Sword Again
Zhou Yuan’s cold voice reverberated and fell in the ears of many people of the Wind Pavilion. This sentence sounded familiar. Thinking carefully, they realized that when Zhou Yuan had first come to the Wind Pavilion two months ago, he had said the same thing when faced with Jin Teng’s provocation.
At that time the Zhou Yuan’s sword defeated Jin Teng and established Zhou Yuan as a deputy pavilion master. And today, would the sword be as powerful as it was that day?! Could it help him obtain the position of pavilion master this time?!
Om!
The monstrous sword light was wrapped in terrifying power. As it slashed down, the entire sky seemed to be sliced into two, drawing countless horrified gazes.
No one thought that the sword Zhou Yuan had prepared would be this strong!
A look of fear came to Chen Beifeng’s red eyes, but he also knew that this was his last chance. If he couldn’t withstand Zhou Yuan’s sword, he shouldn’t even think about touching the position of pavilion master!
If he failed, the Heavenly Spirit Sect would inevitably abandon him. He had already gained Lady Chi Jing’s ill will, so at that time how could he remain around?
His future could be said to be completely destroyed if he lost!
So he couldn’t fail!
Roar!
Chen Beifeng roared out, suppressing the fear in his heart, and the Genesis Qi within his body erupted out unreservedly, fusing with the worm sand. His flesh shriveled as the worm sand swallowed his blood and essence.
But Chen Beifeng couldn’t care about this. The worm sand and Genesis Qi frantically compressed together and formed an incredibly thick layer of blood armor around his body.
His flesh dried up, but his body grew tens of feet and emitted a violent bloody aura, making him look like an asura giant that had climbed out from an abyss.
“You think I’m Jin Teng?!
“Indestructible red demonic armor!”
He lifted his head and roared, causing the void to quake violently.
Om!
And it was at that moment that the monstrous sword light slashed down.
The blood-red giant crossed his arms, and blood-colored light bloomed.
Clang!
Under countless stunned gazes, the sword light struck the red giant’s arm, and a clear metallic clang reverberated throughout the sky.
Boom!
Waves of incomparably berserk Genesis Qi swept out.
The solid stone slabs on the huge platform cracked and crumbled, splitting the platform.
The impact sent monstrous waves crashing endlessly towards the surroundings. The power was astonishing. But the giant waves automatically dissipated when they approached the spectators, as if neutralised by a powerful invisible force.
Some people glanced at the two figures at the highest point of the audience, knowing that it had to have been the two Law Domain experts who had easily neutralised the impact.
But there were more people who didn’t notice. Their eyes were intently fixed on the flooded platform in the middle of the lake.
They wanted to know whether Zhou Yuan’s sword was sharper or whether Chen Beifeng’s demonic armor, which Chen Beifeng had brought out with all his strength, was tougher.
On the Fire Pavilion’s side, Lu Xiao and Han Yuan stopped talking and stared at the battlefield.
Facing this situation, Lu Xiao, who had always acted indifferent, slowly clenched his hand.
This battle would decide the pavilion master of the Wind Pavilion!
On the Forest Pavilion’s side, Mu Qingyan asked in a nervous whisper, “Who will win?”
Mu Liu stroked his chin. He couldn’t answer, because Chen Beifeng’s desperate struggle at the last moment had been unexpected. So it was indeed difficult to determine the outcome of the battle.
The most nervous people were of course the members of the Wind Pavilion. After all, the result would have a real impact on them.
But whether it was Ye Bingling, Yi Qiushui or those who supported Chen Beifeng, none of them dared to take a deep breath. They just stared unblinkingly at the water screen blocking the battlefield.
Crash!
In the almost silent world, the water screen faded, and a huge splash of water dropped down from the sky.
The battlefield was slowly revealed, gradually becoming clearer.
The first thing that caught everyone’s attention was the platform in disarray. It had almost split into two.
Zhou Yuan’s figure hovered in the air, and the sword pill that had dimmed by a lot circled him before returning and entering his body. The terrifying aura he exuded gradually faded.
At the end of the huge sword mark across the platform was a giant blood-red figure standing like an iron tower. His arms were crossed, and he didn’t move an inch.
There was a powerful aura flowing around his body as before.
“Chen Beifeng withstood the sword?!”
The audience burst into exclamations of disbelief.
Lu Xiao inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, while Ye Bingling, Yi Qiushui and the others paled visibly, because they knew that Zhou Yuan’s sword strike had been at the pinnacle of his power and it would be impossible for him to do deliver another strike so soon.
Countless disappointed sighs could be heard.
Zhou Yuan, the dark horse, was it going to end like this?
But Zhou Yuan seemed to not care about the disappointed cries. He calmly peered down at Chen Beifeng, who resembled an asura, and turned around. Stepping through the air, he walked away from the platform.
Seeing his behaviour, someone muttered, “Is he giving up?”
But the moment Zhou Yuan stepped off the platform, the entire platform quaked violently and collapsed into the lake.
And on Chen Beifeng’s blood-red demonic armor emerged tiny cracks.
In just a few breaths, the armor turned to ashes, revealing Chen Beifeng’s corpse-like body.
The redness in his eyes receded, replaced by intense fear.
A gash appeared on his body but seeped no blood.This was because the worm eggs had swallowed all his blood.
Chen Beifeng peered down at the gash. He knew that the previous sword had not only destroyed his demonic worm armor but had also nearly cut him into two. It was obvious that Zhou Yuan had held back his strength in the end.
“I can’t accept this result…
“I’ve been working hard for years. Why, why would I lose at the last step?!”
He remembered that two months ago, when Zhou Yuan had first come to the Wind Pavilion, he had defeated Jin Teng with one sword strike. At that time Chen Beifeng had looked down on Zhou Yuan and thought he was trying to show off his powers through a clumsy way, but who would have thought that he would lose to the same sword technique two months later?
Endless exhaustion and unwillingness surged in his heart. His dessicated body tottered and then finally plunged into the lake.
For a moment, the lake was peaceful and quiet.
Then, countless gazes instantly turned to the young figure striding across the air, and deafening cheers rang out over Wind Islan
d.
Lu Xiao’s face grew overcast, and Han Yuan frowned deeply.
On the Wind Pavilion’s side, Ye Bingling, Yi Qiushui and the others were crying tears of joy. They almost couldn’t bear such ups and downs. Around them, those who supported Zhou Yuan were roaring with joy.
The people who remained neutral also cheered immediately and confidently.
Countless eyes gathered on that young figure. In those eyes were different emotions, including curiosity, anger, and joy.
In any case, they couldn’t deny that the pavilion master selection had been a wonderful show.
At the highest place, Chi Jing and sect master Xuan Kun were watching this scene calmly.
Sect master Xuan Kun’s eyes paused on Zhou Yuan for a long while before he slowly closed his eyes. His face was devoid of emotion, like an abyss.
Chi Jing didn’t pay any attention to sect master Xuan Kun and continued to stare at Zhou Yuan with her clear eyes. A smiling expression flashed across the depths of her eyes.
Little junior brother does indeed have some ability. No wonder our master chose him as a disciple.
She stood up, and a clear and pleasant voice resounded across the world. She was met with loud cheers.
“The result of the pavilion master selection of Wind Pavilion is already out…
“From now on, the Wind Pavilion’s new pavilion master is...Zhou Yuan!”
Chapter 823 Pavilion Master of Wind Pavilion
“Congratulations, pavilion master!”
When Chi Jing’s clear voice resounded, the countless figures around the lake cupped their fists in salute and bowed respectfully. There were also deafening voices of congratulations.
Many eyes were gathered on Zhou Yuan, curiously studying the new talent of the Tianyuan region who amazed the world with his feat.
Within the Tianyuan Region, the position of the Wind Pavilion’s pavilion master wasn’t low and was higher than the prefecture lords’. If one was promoted to pavilion master, one’s status and identity would be equal to an elder of the elder committee.
This situation was quite rare in the Tianyuan Region because the elders of the elder committee were almost all experts of the Nascent Source stage. If it was elsewhere, they would have become an influential leader of an area. Therefore, the pavilion masters of the four pavilions possessed a special status. They could only be chosen from an institution like the four pavilions that gathered the young heaven prides from all around the world.
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