The Legend of Futian - Chapter 266

Chapter 266: Top Match

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan saw this and understood that Gu Dongliu hadn’t gone all out when he went to the Qin palace last time. No wonder a mere step from him would scare the Donghua Clan into submission.

Now, Gu Dongliu finally showed his abilities. The frightening spiritual attack and swords arrived at once, about to overwhelm Lu Nantian. However, Lu Nantian was equal to Gu Dongliu. He wouldn’t be defeated so easily.

The nine suns filled the sky and the three-footed Golden Raven entered the Dharma. After that, his body also gradually entered the Dharma, becoming one.

The nine suns became one. The Golden Raven shone dazzlingly inside the sun. Lu Nantian fused with the Sun God’s image. The Golden Raven transformed into illusory light that shone over his body. The sun’s fire surged into him.

Right now, Lu Nantian was like the Sun God.

The next moment, Lu Nantian raised his hand. A humongous Golden Raven’s apparition appeared. The sun’s flames melded into its body. It opened its mouth and spat out endless sun swords. It collided with the incoming sword technique. At that moment, sword aura streaked across the martial arts platform. The matrix shook. The unbelievable mightiness was like a battle between gods rather than Nobles.

The sword technique collapsed with the Golden Raven. Gu Dongliu disappeared again. He teleported and then everyone saw various afterimages of him. With Lu Nantian as the center, the sword technique exploded and a handprint covered the sky. Boundless power tried to kill him.

Lu Nantian was as brilliant as a god but he couldn’t bear the spiritual attack. He seemed to fall into Gu Dongliu’s world of Eye Sorcery. He looked like a god to the outsiders but only he knew what kind of state he was in.

Spells and martial arts techniques flew forward with the ancient words. He used all his power to fight back but Gu Dongliu’s attacks still hit the sun. The sun shook violently and was about to collapse.

Boom! A violent flame burned the sky and earth. Lu Nantian finally moved. He seemed to transform into the sacred bird and actually changed his position while dodging the attack. He appeared right before Gu Dongliu’s afterimage. A horrible attack formed in his hand and turned into a Golden Raven that could rip everything apart.

Gu Dongliu didn’t fear this at all. The two actually started fighting move for move. Under everyone’s shocked eyes, the two fought in close distance. The martial arts were unsettling and the entire platform shook. The matrix was unsteady.

They have no weaknesses. Everyone who witnessed this was shaken inside. Both martial arts and sorcery were the best of the best. They even combined the two well and both attack and defense were perfect. It would be difficult to top this match in the future.

“Gu Dongliu has the upper hand.” The Nobles had keen eyes and could see the situation clearly. Gu Dongliu had a lower plane but he was skilled in spiritual sorcery. During the battle, Lu Nantian had to withstand attacks to his mind and was at a disadvantage. His rhythm wasn’t as smooth as Gu Dongliu’s. He had to defend while attacking; Gu Dongliu only had to attack.

Boom! Just then, there was a huge sound. The martial arts platform shook and everyone’s eyes were glued there.

Lu Nantian had been hit.

A moment ago, Gu Dongliu had broken through the defense and his attack rushed into the sunlight. He hit Lu Nantian, forcing him back.

“This…” The Donghua Clan’s eyes were frozen. Some couldn’t believe that the man they believed in, the once-in-a-century talent, would lose. The Qin Dynasty also frowned. The Donghua Clan had told the King of Qin that they would definitely win. But now, Lu Nantian had no advantage at all.

Lu Nantian looked at his chest. Blood seeped from it. Countless eyes stared at that point. The blood seemed to be boiling in the fire, dissipating like smoke.

At that time, a figure appeared quietly in the crowd. She was so beautiful and flawless that she didn’t seem to be from this world. But despite her beauty, no one noticed her now. Everyone was staring at the battleground.

However, Lu Nantian looked over. Seeing the flawless and calm features, he became calm. As if noticing his eyes, many people followed his gaze and saw that quiet yet purely beautiful figure. They guessed her identity.

She was, Hua Qingqing, the daughter of the leader of the Donghua Clan. She was also Lu Nantian’s fiancée. She was a different type of beauty than Qin Mengruo and Chu Yaoyao. She was pure and clean. She wasn’t as elegant as Qin Mengruo or as moving as Chu Yaoyao. She was just pure beauty as if untainted by the world. Looking at someone like her was easy on the eyes.

Was she here to support Lu Nantian?

Lu Nantian’s gaze returned to Gu Dongliu. He didn’t attack again after forcing Lu Nantian back. They were both clear that if Lu Nantian was only at this level, the winner would be obvious already. There would be no need to fight anymore.

Of course, Gu Dongliu wouldn’t underestimate his opponent, especially someone known to be a once-in-a-century talent of the Donghua Clan.

Lu Nantian’s eyes were extremely calm. Then sunlight shone from his body. The halo kept expanding and a world-burning fire arrived. With Lu Nantian as the heart, this world was about to turn into a world of sunlight and burn up.

Firelight arrived at the vast battleground on martial arts platform. The battleground was lit as flames grew. Finally, the entire ground started burning.

Whistles came from the world of fire. Everyone stared at this scene in shock. What had happened?

A dazzling sunlight halo appeared around Lu Nantian. He’d become the physical incarnate of the sun—a true god. Every shred of light and will on him could turn into a fire that burned the world.

The flames burned the matrix too. Then fire reached out from the light shield on the platform. The vast matrix was ignited.

This…

It was impressive.

Everyone’s hearts were shaking crazily. The matrix had been burned. Lu Nantian’s fire was so powerful that it surpassed the matrix. It had been created in a joint effort by Nobles of two top forces. What did it mean for it to be destroyed now?

The fire broke free from the matrix’s restraint. Endless flame Spiritual Qi went towards Lu Nantian. Gu Dongliu looked so lonely in this world of fire. The flames finally stopped spreading but the matrix was already broken. The spectators could feel the heat. The flames danced wildly and right now, Lu Nantian was god.

The hearts of the top Nobles shook as they felt the spreading heat. The power gave them heart palpitations. Was this the legendary intent power?

Crown Prince Qin Yu’s eyes were extremely sharp as he looked to the battleground. Was this why the Donghua Clan leader was so confident? No wonder he thought Lu Nantian would definitely win.

“Lu Nantian is known as a once-in-a-century talent of the Donghua Clan. Now, it seems that it’s not just the Donghua Clan. No one in the entire Eastern Barren Territory will be comparable to him in a few centuries,” the leader of the Moon Clan lamented. The disciples trembled inwardly.

Virgin Chu Yaoyao looked to the elder. “Uncle-Master, what kind of power is this?”

“The Eastern Barren Territory belongs to the younger generation. Lu Nantian and Gu Dongliu’s powers are enough to defeat the leaders of the top forces,” the elder said. In addition to the Moon Clan, everyone present understood what this top match meant.

Before, the first disciple of the Cottage came down to challenge the clan leader of the Fuyun Sword Clan. Now, did the third disciple of the Cottage and Lu Nantian of the Donghua Clan have the same abilities?

Ye Futian naturally felt the intent power in the heat as well. It felt familiar.

“Senior Brother, is this sage intent?” Ye Futian asked, gazing at the battlefield.

“Yes.” Luo Fan nodded.

It indeed was Sage intent. The Sage Plane was above the Noble Plane. Lu Nantian had perceived a bit of a Sage’s abilities now.

How many Sages were there in the Eastern Barren Territory? Some said that there were none. Others thought that some hid their abilities. Perhaps there truly was a Sage. But no matter what, Sages were the undisputable top in the Eastern Barren Territory.

Now, Lu Nantian released a bit of sage intent. Of course it would shake many hearts. This was why the Moon Clan claimed that even in the entire Eastern Barren Territory, no one could surpass him in a few centuries. A Sage could create a spell with a thought. Lu Nantian wasn’t a Sage but he already had some of the ability.

At this time, Lu Nantian shone brilliantly. The Spiritual Qi resonated with him and endless flames burned towards Gu Dongliu. The fire transformed into Golden Raves, rain of sun swords, and world-burning flames.

Gu Dongliu’s body flashed. He was almost supersonically fast. However, the world law’s existed. No matter how fast he was, he couldn’t be faster than Lu Nantian’s thoughts.

Boom, boom. Gu Dongliu was hit and forced back. His body started burning. His white clothing was bathed in fire. Was the powerful Cottage disciple going to lose like this?

A legend was about to end in the Dongqin College. Was Lu Nantian about to step on the Cottage and become an undefeatable legend?

Gu Dongliu gazed at Lu Nantian. Fire danced wildly on his robe. Suddenly, unbelievably bright light blasted from him.

“Lin,” he uttered. As soon as he spoke, a huge ancient world transformed into light and descended behind him.

Bin.

Dou.

Zhe.

Jie.

Zhen.

Lie.

Qian.

Xing.

He uttered the Kuji-In Nine Seals of Spiritual Power. The world resonated with him and incredible light burst from his body.

The next moment, an extremely brilliant apparition appeared behind him. It was like his shadow. The nine words spun around like something sacred.

The shadow descended like a god!

Chapter 267: Win or Lose

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Everyone was shocked by Gu Dongliu’s changes. Was this his Dharma?

A frightening image appeared behind him. The nine ancient words spiraled. In that instant, Spiritual Qi resonated with Gu Dongliu’s body. Frightening power radiated from him. All the fire spells that came at him were destroyed.

Clearly, he had fused his life spirit with his Dharma but what was his life spirit? Was it that image or those ancient words?

The terrible flames burned towards him but the nine words flashed. A nine-word light shield appeared around Gu Dongliu. They swirled around him and the flames couldn’t get through. At the same time, Spiritual Qi seemed to reverberate, resonating with the nine words.

Above Lu Nantian, the sage intent enveloped the boundless space. Various Golden Ravens appeared with the Sun God sword. They flew towards Gu Dongliu at the same time. This was much more powerful than the Sunset River that Lu Nantian had released. Every attack contained some sage intent.

Gu Dongliu seemed to not see it. He stepped forward in the air. The surroundings all shook. Thousands upon thousands of ancient words wrapped around him and transformed into a huge palm. It kept slamming down on the incoming attacks.

In a moment, shocking currents burst forth and spread around the martial arts platform. Many strong cultivators walked forward, releasing powerful auras. They stood at the front to block the aftershocks.

Zhu Qing from the College stepped out too. A formless water spell was released and transformed into a mirror-like shield. It blocked the wild power that swept over. However, her eyes were glued to the platform.

Even as the mountain elder, she was still shocked by this battle. Both Lu Nantian and Gu Dongliu were too powerful.

Right now, Lu Nantian could create a spell with a thought. His spells filled the sky and destroyed everything.

Thousands of ancient words wrapped around Gu Dongliu and resonated with the world. He seemed to contain unstoppable mightiness. The words circled and the image behind Gu Dongliu was like a spirit. The nine words transformed into nine beams of light. Bathing in the holy light, Gu Dongliu’s temperament became even more extraordinary. His white robe fluttered magnificently. He stepped forward. The spells in his path were all destroyed. No spells could approach him.

So what if Lu Nantian had a Sage’s power? Fight him!

Gu Dongliu’s hands moved together. Instantly, endless ancient words whistled past him and gradually formed a mudra. With this, the entire world seemed to shake. Gu Dongliu was now like the ruler of the world. Behind him, various images flew out onto the mudra, strengthening it.

“Junlin Mudra,” Gu Dongliu uttered. The mudra flew out, destroying everything in its path towards Lu Nantian.

When Lu Nantian saw this, his previously calm eyes finally looked uncharacteristically serious. He knew that the final battle had come. The opponent before him now was the most powerful Gu Dongliu.

The world of fire went wild. Endless fire moved towards Lu Nantian. Metal and wind elemental power went to him too. Right now, Lu Nantian seemed to be really burning. His power shot up, about to surpass the Noble Plane. The will released from his eyes was enough to kill a Noble.

With the Golden Raven, Lu Nantian was like the Sun God. He gripped the Sun God sword and tore at the incoming ancient words. There was a huge boom and the ancient mudra shook. It cracked and was about to extinguish.

“Combat Mudra.” Endless ancient words flew over, transforming into an extremely terrifying mudra. It was filled with combat power and flew towards Lu Nantian. He stared forward. His body was extremely powerful and the Golden Raven rushed out. It collided with the mudra and the world shook.

“Destruction Mudra.” Heavenly soldiers roared and transformed into an indestructible mudra.

“Iron Mudra.”

“Murderous Mudra.”

Gu Dongliu continued speaking. Nine mudras appeared in the sky. Endless ancient words hovered in the air, fighting against the Sage ability. Nine huge mudras were formed out of thin air and flew towards Lu Nantian.

The crowd could only see Lu Nantian wildly fight against the mudras. The Nine Seals hovered around him. Thousands upon thousands of words dropped from them endlessly.

“This…” The spectators seemed to stop breathing. They’d never expected a battle so fierce, despite Lu Nantian and Gu Dongliu being the opponents. They were too powerful. The battle between the Sword Saint and Fuyun Sword Clan were probably just at this level too.

Lu Nantian had released sage intent. Everyone had thought that he would definitely win and there would be no surprises. But then Gu Dongliu seemed unwilling to let the Cottage’s legend die. His abilities evolved again and he transformed into an undefeatable king.

Who could defeat a Gu Dongliu like this?

The Donghua Clan were no longer so confident. Right now, Gu Dongliu was too dazzling.

He had landed before Lu Nantian. The nine words circled him and the god-like Dharma behind him was undefeatable. When he landed, the heavy words became even stronger. They seemed to transform into a matrix and mudras streamed endlessly towards Lu Nantian.

Boom, boom, boom. Lu Nantian stood there as endless mudras flew to him. Power kept shaking around him. The sun that enveloped him trembled too. Staring at Gu Dongliu, toughness flashed past his eyes.

This was not just his battle. It represented the entire Donghua Clan.

Fire descended from the vast sky. Endless birds melded into his body as he released his will. He instantly entered a focused state. His body suddenly disappeared and became illusory. At the same time, his figure appeared in another space. The ancient words around him started burning.

Next, multiple images of him appeared in the sky. Each figure possessed the power to destroy everything. They only had one target: Gu Dongliu.

Gu Dongliu’s long hair fluttered. He felt the omnipresent threat and his expression was as sharp as before. The Dharma behind him released horrible power and the nine words spun violently. He created a mudra and uttered, “Nine Seals to one. Kill.”

Then, everyone saw an unbelievable scene. Endless copies of Lu Nantian charged towards Gu Dongliu at once. At the same time, countless ancient words and mudras grouped around Gu Dongliu.

Instantly, the sky and earth shook and rumbled without end. Everyone saw the various copies of Lu Nantian get destroyed. They also saw Gu Dongliu suffer a horrible attack but he still stood there like an undying figure. His body released a horrible aura. Like a god, all the power in the world seemed to be his. The next moment, they saw a sun with Gu Dongliu as the heart. It stretched out and the sky seemed to be close to burning.

“Careful.” Elders of each top force felt the extreme power. Many high-level Nobles walked forward at once to release their energy and create a defense spell. Countless light shields rose up around the martial arts platform, stopping those horrible shockwaves. Cracks kept sounding as many spells were broken. And this was just the shockwaves.

What kind of pressure did the two fighters withstand?

Everyone stared forward. They could no longer see Lu Nantian and Gu Dongliu anymore as they were at the heart of the storm. The shockwaves lasted for a while before the destructive force dissipated. At the same time, many people vaguely saw the two amongst the flames and light. They stood quietly, staring at each other. Time seemed to stop. Everyone canceled their spells as they stared at the two. Who won?

Many held their breaths, especially those from the Donghua Clan and College. Finally, under everyone’s scrutiny, Lu Nantian fell over.

“Senior Brother!”

“Nantian!”

The Donghua Clan’s hearts shook as if their belief had caved in. Many people charged towards the martial arts platform to help Lu Nantian up. But he raised his hand and stopped them. Blood kept flowing from his mouth. This top figure looked so pathetic now. However, he still tried to pick himself up. No one supported him. Glancing at Gu Dongliu, he turned with difficulty and walked away while swaying. Right now, he was bent over and his steps were unsteady. He was clearly badly injured.

Lu Nantian had lost. But could anyone say he wasn’t strong? Could the Donghua Clan blame him?

Seeing that swaying figure, everyone was moved. In the cultivation world, losing was always humiliating but no one thought Lu Nantian’s loss was embarrassing. He lost but was still a hero. His abilities were enough to be at the uppermost level of the Eastern Barren Territory. No one had the right to mock him. How many people could defeat him? They could only lament why the Cottage existed when there was someone like Lu Nantian.

The Cottage had Gu Dongliu.

Countless eyes fell on him. The past was the past and Gu Dongliu was now number one in the Eastern Barren Territory.

Disabling the Donghua Clan Noble outside the Qin palace had told everyone how proud he was. Today, they finally truly understood that the third disciple of the Cottage was at the same level as those big figures of the Eastern Barren Territory.

He was also someone at the peak now.

Lu Nantian had been the most monstrously talented in centuries in the Eastern Barren Territory. He was so powerful that he even possessed some Sage abilities. But even so, he still lost.

The winner between the Donghua Clan and Cottage was still the Cottage. The myth was not proved wrong and the legend was still a legend. The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan wanted to kill the legend but even with Lu Nantian’s unconventional power, they still failed.

What kind of place was the Cottage?!

Chapter 268: [Chapter 268?]

 

Chapter 268: Guard

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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The first disciple of the Cottage was given the title of Sword Saint. After today’s battle, third disciple Gu Dongliu could be made into a saint too. No one knew what the Cottage was like. Other than the Cottage disciples, no one—even College disciples—had stayed there before. This mysterious place was the sacred land for many talents in the Eastern Barren Territory.

Gu Dongliu turned around. He was still standing straight, even though his clothes were messy and had some burn marks. But so what? Everyone only had respect and admiration for him, even those not from the College. Someone like him was worthy of respect. Lu Nantian, who had lost, was the same. If he hadn’t faced Gu Dongliu, Lu Nantian would be the one turned into a saint today.

“Senior Brother,” Xue Ye, Luo Fan, and the others walked forward.

“Let’s go,” Gu Dongliu said. With that, he started walking away. Xue Ye and the others seemed to perceive something; they all followed him.

Ye Futian also felt something. He and Yu Sheng followed Gu Dongliu out.

“Ye Futian,” a voice suddenly called out, shattering the silence. Ye Futian looked over to the speaker. Beside the Qin Dynasty group, he saw Yin Zhen from the Yin Family looking over. “Earlier, you stole our Five Element Rod and Demonic Tripod. Today, I wish to see the Cottage’s abilities as well.”

“You don’t qualify.” Ye Futian gazed coolly at the man and continued following Gu Dongliu.

Yin Zhen’s eyes hardened. He stared coldly at Ye Futian’s back. “The Cottage seems like a varied mix.”

“He’s hurt,” Qin Yu said while looking at Gu Dongliu’s leaving backside. Everyone looked at Qin Yu, agreeing inwardly with him. Gu Dongliu was probably hurt. The last hit had been too powerful. If someone as strong as Lu Nantian could fall, Gu Dongliu couldn’t be unharmed. However, he was still standing. Standing meant victory. He had left with his back straight too, even though he was hurt. He was such a proud fellow.

Of course, he had the right to be proud. Not many in the entire Eastern Barren Territory was more qualified than him to be proud.

Gu Dongliu was indeed injured. When they walked out of the Dongqin College, there was a massive crowd waiting outside. Seeing Gu Dongliu, they became excited. Someone asked straightforwardly, “Who won?”

“Xue Ye,” Gu Dongliu called. Xue Ye understood and went to support Gu Dongliu’s arm. Then they soared into the air and left. Seeing this, the crowd rustled with noise.

“Gu Dongliu had Xue Ye help him fly?”

“He must be badly hurt,” many people guessed.

Everyone was talking. If Gu Dongliu lost, did it mean the Cottage lost? Otherwise, why did they all leave? But the Dongqin College was silent. No one came out other than the people of the Cottage and they didn’t know the result. They were all anxious, wishing they could go in immediately and ask.

Who won this record-breaking top match?

The place that the Cottage disciples resided in wasn’t far from the Dongqin College. They quickly returned. As soon as they landed, Gu Dongliu spat out blood. His pallor became pasty and his aura wilted.

“Senior Brother!” everyone exclaimed. Extremely nervous, they helped him sit down.

“It’s alright,” Gu Dongliu said, waving his hand while sitting there. “I’m better now. Lu Nantian is an opponent that deserves to be respected.”

Everyone agreed. Anyone who could fight with their third senior brother to that extent deserved to be respected.

“Senior Brother, Lu Nantian has already fallen. So what if they see your injuries? Why did you hide it?” Xue Ye asked. He knew that keeping it down was very bad for the injury.

“The people of the Cottage cannot fall.” Gu Dongliu looked at Xue Ye, Luo Fan, and the others and said, “This has nothing to do with pride. The Cottage is too brilliant now. The eyes of the entire Eastern Barren Territory is on us. This is why we can only continue being powerful. Otherwise, it will be a disaster.”

Hearing his words, everyone grew thoughtful. They vaguely understood him.

Where did the reputation of the Cottage come from? The two brilliant battles from before were what gave the Cottage the almighty status. This was also why countless eyes were on them. Why did the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan partner up to target the College and Cottage? Wasn’t it because they were too successful?

Last time, they had worked together to defeat Ye Futian. Yu Sheng had almost died. It was a test for the Cottage so Gu Dongliu had gone directly to the palace to disable the Donghua Clan’s Noble. This wasn’t only due to the Cottage’s pride. It was also to show the world that the Cottage couldn’t be bullied.

Thus, Gu Dongliu couldn’t fall. As long as he and the Sword Saint didn’t fall, no one would dare to harm the Cottage. On the other hand, if a legend fell, the Cottage would no longer be the Cottage. They only had eight disciples. They couldn’t take any losses. Anyone’s loss was a disaster to the Cottage.

“Xue Ye, Luo Fan,” Gu Dongliu said, looking at them. “The Cottage will only be firmly anchored in the Eastern Barren Territory when you two reach my plane.”

Xue Ye and Luo Fan nodded. Their eyes had never been this serious before. They all knew the responsibility the Third Senior Brother bore. It was the glory of the Cottage. Thus, he kept going even with the grave injury.

Lu Nantian of the Donghua Clan was that strong. Could the clan leader be any weaker? Further, with the Donghua Clan’s heritage, they must have some extremely powerful old guys too.

“Xiaoshi, Futian, Yu Sheng, you all need to work hard too.” Gu Dongliu turned to Yi Xiaoshi and Ye Futian. There was a rare smile on his face. At this moment, he didn’t look like the strict Third Senior Brother anymore. He looked more like a warm elder who protected their growth.

Ye Futian finally realized that even the powerful Cottage had such pressure.

“Third Senior Brother, don’t worry. When I get to your level, the Cottage will become immortal.” Ye Futian smiled brightly as he looked at Gu Dongliu. “You should rest well right now.”

“Yes.” Gu Dongliu looked at him and nodded seriously. “Those who know me will understand my arrogance. Those who do not can be abandoned without worry. I believe you can do it.”

“I will work hard.” Ye Futian nodded with a smile.

“The teacher has said that he wishes for the Cottage to become the true sacred ground of the Eastern Barren Territory. The Cottage’s disciples all work hard towards this.” Gu Dongliu’s eyes glinted brilliantly.

Ye Futian looked at him. Was this the teacher’s goal? What did the true sacred ground mean?

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In the Dongqin College, everyone watched as Gu Dongliu left with unsettled hearts. They agreed with Qin Yu’s words. Gu Dongliu was injured but this didn’t stop him from being the legend of this generation. Everyone present came from a top force of the Eastern Barren Territory and there were many important figures here. However, no one had the confidence to win against Gu Dongliu.

Seeing this battle made the trip worth it.

Qin Yu surveyed the crowd and said, “Today is the first battle of the Dongqin College. The martial arts platform displayed two monstrously talented figures. Both were injured. This will be known as a legendary battle for centuries.”

Everyone’s eyes flashed. Qin Yu was tricky too. He only noted that both were injured and didn’t mention who had won. This result must have ruined his plan. However, no one refuted him. Everyone had seen the result and knew it clearly. Qin Yu wasn’t wrong either. This truly was a legendary battle. No one would put Lu Nantian down.

“With this precedent and the fact that everyone has come from afar to group here, as well as the top forces who have come to support this event, the Dongqin College will not disappoint you all,” Qin Yu said slowly. “Starting tomorrow, we will erect a battle platform outside the college. The students of the Dongqin College are willing to challenge anyone from the Eastern Barren Territory. I hope that, at that time, we will be able to witness everyone’s brilliance.” With that, he gazed at the College and continued, “Especially from the Eastern Barren College. I wonder if there is anyone else like Gu Dongliu. I believe the Eastern Barren College will not disappoint us.”

Everyone’s eyes flickered. As expected, the defeated Dongqin College wouldn’t stop here. They prepared to continue calling the forces of the Eastern Barren Territory to fight. Most importantly, they would challenge the Eastern Barren College!

Chapter 269: Group Battle

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The people of the Eastern Barren College looked to Qin Yu. Lu Nantian had lost so now they wanted to win back their reputation with the College?

Zhu Qing’s eyes flashed coldly. She wanted to see what surprises they’d prepared other than Lu Nantian.

“The Dongqin College called everyone from the Eastern Barren Territory here so we hope you all will not be disappointed,” Bai Lishu said while looking at Qin Yu. He seemed confrontational.

People of the various forces were a bit excited. What would happen tomorrow? Furthermore, Qin Yu had said that this was a battle of the Eastern Barren Territory. Anyone of the forces could participate. Many people wanted to try and compare themselves to the top talents.

Soon after, people began leaving.

Outside the Dongqin College, the massive crowd was still waiting. When they saw the people from the top forces come out, they grew lively. People started asking for the result of the battle they’d witnessed. However, the top forces went straight into the air and left. They didn’t seem to be in the mood. Even the College left directly.

This shocked many people. Did Gu Dongliu of the Cottage really lose?

“Senior Mu, how was the battle?” someone asked a senior of a big force in Chaoge City. Clearly, they knew each other.

“Both sides were hurt but Lu Nantian fell down,” an elder replied. As soon as he spoke, everyone looked over. Both sides had been hurt but Lu Nantian had fallen. The result was clear.

Gu Dongliu of the Cottage had won.

“I didn’t think that Lu Nantian, someone known as a once-in-a-century talent, would lose. Seems like the Donghua Clan brags too much,” someone muttered.

“No.” The elder shook his head. “Lu Nantian lives up to that title.”

Everyone’s eyes glinted. They saw the respect that flashed through the elder’s eyes.

Xiao Mu said, “Not many in the Eastern Barren Territory can perceive the abilities of a Sage. With Lu Nantian’s present abilities, he is comparable to those true big figures. He was just unlucky to face the third disciple of the Cottage.” With that, he sighed and walked away. He sympathized for Lu Nantian but also lamented Gu Dongliu’s power.

As soon as he finished, everyone gaped. Lu Nantian had perceived the abilities of a Sage and was comparable to those big figures? They suddenly wished immensely to witness that battle that they had missed.

The news quickly spread, rushing towards Chaoge City. The city was shaken. Storms erupted in countless hearts. They all regretted that they couldn’t have witnessed it.

This battle that was like the one between the Sword Saint and Fuyun Sword Clan’s clan leader had happened so close to them. It had been right in the Dongqin College. However, hearing that there would be more battles tomorrow, everyone felt better. Finally, they could witness something. They couldn’t miss it.

The Dongqin College invited all forces of the Eastern Barren Territory for a challenge. It must be another great event.

The Cottage didn’t care about the discussions of the outer world. Their third senior brother was hurt so they didn’t feel any joy at the victory. This battle was enough to make Gu Dongliu a saint but to them, his health was most important.

Luo Fan helped Gu Dongliu leave that night, returning to the Cottage. Xue Ye and the others remained in Chaoge City. This matter wasn’t over.

Gu Dongliu had defeated Lu Nantian. The Donghua Clan and Qin Dynasty naturally were upset. Other than them, some others were upset too. For example, Xirou and Luo Junlin of the Royal Xuan Temple.

They had witnessed the entire battle too. Gu Dongliu was so powerful, and the more powerful he was, the more uncomfortable Luo Junlin was. This meant it was more difficult to kill Ye Futian.

They were clear that if Gu Dongliu had lost, it would be entirely different. But Gu Dongliu had won. Thus, anybody—even the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan together—had to think carefully before doing something to the Cottage, let alone him.

Luo Junlin felt depressed. He realized that if this kept developing, it would get more and more difficult to kill Ye Futian. After all, Ye Futian was growing too. With his talent and a place like the Cottage, he would sooner or later turn into someone like Gu Dongliu. At that time, even the Royal Xuan Temple wouldn’t be able to touch Ye Futian.

The next morning, people crowded outside the Dongqin College. There was a battle platform outside the Dongqin College and a vast space around it. Only those from the top forces could be there. The other spectators could only watch from afar. Otherwise, they couldn’t fit at all. It was unclear how many people were in the city now. Even the air around this place was filled with a sea of people.

People from the top forces arrived gradually and took up a portion.

“The College is here.” Everyone looked over. They saw Zhu Qing, Zong Xu, and Bai Lishu leading the students. Today, the Dongqin College’s target was the College so everyone obviously paid most attention to them.

“The Cottage hasn’t appeared.” Many noticed that the Cottage disciples weren’t there.

“I heard that someone saw Luo Fan and Gu Dongliu leave the inn yesterday. They must’ve gone back to the Cottage to recover,” someone commented. Even so, the other disciples should be here. However, they heard that Yin Zhen of the Yin Family had challenged Ye Futian yesterday and was rejected. Ye Futian said Yin Zhen wasn’t good enough. Were they afraid of being targeted by the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan?

As the top forces arrived, the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan alliance walked out of the Dongqin College to the center front of the platform. They were in charge today.

Countless eyes looked to them. Qian Shanmu and Qing Mengruo, standing together, attracted many eyes. They were too attractive and had just wedded yesterday. They naturally attracted much attention.

Qing Mengruo was still as beautiful as before. The pure and elegant girl was now someone’s wife. She seemed more like a woman but was still mesmerizing. One of the top three beauties of the Eastern Barren Territory, the young princess of the Qin Dynasty, was the first to marry. Hua Qingqing was engaged to Lu Nantian too. Only Chu Yaoyao was left. It was rumored that Qin Li of the Qin Dynasty was pursuing her.

Qin Yu walked forward and said to the crowd, “Yesterday was the opening of the Dongqin College. Using this chance, we invite all top forces for a friendly match. There are no rules today. Anyone who wishes to come up can challenge at will. Anything is fine as long as the other accepts. If anyone who performs well wishes to enter the Dongqin College, be my guest.” Finishing, he gazed into the crowd. There wasn’t much action.

Clearly, they were all waiting. Today was mainly for the Dongqin College and Eastern Barren College. The others were mostly here for the show. Of course, if they get interested, they might go try.

Seeing no responses, Qin Yu said, “Today, the Dongqin College is the host. Then, I guess we will go first while saving the best for last.” With that, Qin Yu retreated. Some people behind him walked out at the same time. Seeing two of them, the spectators were intrigued.

Qian Shanmu and Qing Mengruo had walked out at the same time. They had wedded yesterday. Would they start the first battle today?

Then everyone realized that other than them, there were four more people. The six of them stepped onto the platform.

“Is this a group battle?” Everyone was interested. Would the first battle be a group one?

Other than Qian Shanmu and Qing Mengruo, the four weren’t very familiar. However, the six had stepped forward as disciples of the Dongqin College.

“The six of us are all in the lower Arcana Plane,” Qian Shanmu said. “We would like to challenge Xiao Wuji, Yu Qingshan, Su Muge, Jiang Teng, Tang Ye, and Han Feng from the Eastern Barren College.” As soon as he spoke, the crowd went wild.

The six that Qian Shanmu had named were all familiar to them. Of the young generation of the College, Xiao Wuji and Yu Qingshan were definitely well-known. The other four were a little less skilled, but they were still geniuses of the College. Last year, the weakest of them were already at the top of the Dharma Plane. Now, they should probably all be in

the lower Arcana Plane.

The Dongqin College wished to make up for their loss with this first battle. However, could Qian Shanmu win with this line-up?

The eyes of the College all flashed. He was so ambitious. Did he want to take all the accomplished disciples in the lower Arcana Plane in one fell swoop?

Xiao Wuji walked forward. He hadn’t proved himself with a battle since being invited by Tang Ye in the Ancient Barren World last year. Though his reputation there had already spread through the forces, he’d also displayed extraordinary talent in the College. However, he hadn’t displayed his true skills before everyone like the first disciple and Gu Dongliu of the Cottage had.

Today, Qian Shanmu gave him this chance.

Yu Qingshan also walked forward. Before Xiao Wuji’s arrival, he’d already been renowned amongst the College disciples. He was one of those monstrous people. With him, Xiao Wuji, Su Muge, and the others, how could Qian Shanmu’s group dare to challenge them?

The six from the College stepped forward together. Without speaking, they went to the battle platform.

Qian Shanmu didn’t take advantage of them. They weren’t any lower in plane or reputation. This way, there was no reason to avoid the challenge. They could only welcome it.

The 12 stepped onto the platform. Countless eyes fell on them.

Qian Shanmu’s group of six instantly went into position. Husband and wife, Qian Shanmu and Qin Mengruo, stood on either side. The other four stood behind them. Clearly, Qian Shanmu and Qin Mengruo were prepared to use rhythmic sorcery to aid the battle. It was highly possible they had already prepared for this battle.

Amongst the Qin Dynasty crowd, Qin Li looked at this and his lips curled into a smirk. He couldn’t blame Lu Nantian’s loss yesterday. Not even his father could. However, everyone would truly see the Dongqin College’s glory today. The era of the Eastern Barren College was over!

Chapter 270: A Prepared Battle

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xiao Wuji’s group of six spread out as well. Yu Qingshan warned them, “Be careful.”

Though the six people were all top talents of the Eastern Barren College, the Qin Dynasty was also well-prepared with six people chosen just for them.

Yesterday, Lu Nantian was defeated. This time was another chance for the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan to gain back their reputation. They would not accept another failure. Therefore, this would be a fierce battle.

The Eastern Barren College and people here all knew what they would face. However, the six people selected to be adversaries were all famous geniuses of the College. Thus, there was no possibility of a refusal even though the other side must be well-prepared.

Qian Shanmu and Qin Mengruo sat cross-legged in a line. What appeared before Qin Mengruo was a guqin. Instead of a flute, Qian Shanmu had a zither. People were surprised by their instruments. Since ancient times, the guqin and zither played together had alluded to conjugal intimacy. This time, this couple was going to fight with guqin and zither.

The guqin and zither sounded at the same time. The guqin sounded gentle like a flowing spring while the zither was majestic, like the roar of a crane or dragon. In an instant, the sound turned into an invisible aura, directly falling down on the four figures in front. Their auras instantly strengthened. Power in the world resonated with the music. Some terrible forces grew in their bodies and seemed ready to erupt at any time.

Dragons appeared, hovering and soaring behind the four people. The golden dragons were extremely scary for they seemed to be becoming real. More frightening was that the four people’s temperaments appeared to be fused together by the music, forming a stronger airflow.

Xiao Wuji’s group had already acted. The power of ice shot out, going to freeze the four people.

Suddenly, a dragon’s roar was heard. The earth quaked fiercely as if a real dragon was born. The sonorous roar shattered the spell. Many of the spectators were caught off guard. They felt like their eardrums had been shattered. The weaker groaned for their mentality was almost crushed by the roar.

Xiao Wuji’s group was obviously confronted with even stronger power. Their bodies trembled. Clearly, they didn’t anticipate the roar could contain such terrible power.

Even worse, the dragons punched while roaring. The punch broke through the air and the dragons above the four cultivators combined into one. A horrible golden dragon appeared, ferocious and enormous, soaring to the sky and rushing toward Tang Ye and another disciple of the Eastern Barren College.

The two had just suffered that roar. When the ferocious golden dragon crushed toward them, the two’s faces changed. There was no time for them to escape. They could only release their dharma to resist with all their might.

At this moment, a terrible rhythm penetrated their brains. Then the large dragon arrived.

Bang. There was the terrible sound of a collision. The two people were thrown into the sky. They spat out blood in the air and fell down below the platform. They were defeated by just a blow.

“It’s a joint attack.” People all stared at the four on the platform. It was not just a joint attack. Their attack, assisted by the instruments of Qin Mengruo and Qianshan Mu, could erupt in an instant and shatter the world.

“It’s the Imperial Dragon Spell.”

What the top forces saw was not Tang Ye’s defeat but the abilities of the four. The four had transformed their Spiritual Qi into dragons. This was not difficult for many strong cultivators but it was special because the strength was coupled with the support from Qin Dynasty. They knew that this was definitely the Imperial Dragon Spell of the Qin Dynasty.

The Imperial Dragon Spell was passed down the generations in the Qin Dynasty, known as imperial spell. Reaching the extreme, the imperial cultivator could ride dragons. Even at the elementary level, the cultivator could have a body with dragon’s strength and shape.

The four strong cultivators all practiced the spell. What did it mean? Were they all the descendants of the Qin Dynasty royalty? Or did the Qin Dynasty pass the spell to the disciples of the Dongqin College? If so, it was even more terrifying. The Qin Dynasty had taken a very shocking step.

Boom. Four figures stepped out, moving like thunder, surrounded by indistinct dragons. They went straight towards Su Muge and Jiang Teng with amazing speed.

Their strategy was very clear: defeat the weak first. Xiao Wuji and Yu Qingshan were the strongest who couldn’t be defeated at the first. They would deal with the strongest two only after defeating the others.

The four people were very strong as if they had no opponents. Su Muge’s face changed slightly. It might be very difficult for him to contend with the four strong cultivators, especially when the four were assisted by two rhythmic sorcerers.

Boom.

Right at that moment, a figure descended from the sky like a god. A terrible force followed, crushing down. A mountain appeared and fell toward the four. The four raised their hands and dragons soared toward the mountain. However, Xiao Wuji stood before them, stopping them.

A powerful gravity spell subjected the four to extremely strong pressure while dragon vines appeared, rolling over toward the four. But at the time of the spell’s release, a terrible sound wave came and the dragon-shaped vines were cut off and shattered. Simultaneously, that melody turned into light, bathing the four people as resistance to the oppression of gravity. Even the spell of wind came upon their bodies.

Bang.

The four stepped forward simultaneously, shaking the platform. Xiao Wuji said, “Go take care of the two behind them. I will stop the four.” Yu Qingshan, Su Muge, and Jiang Teng nodded and acted. Yu Qingshan moved straight toward Qian Shanmu while Su Muge and Jiang Teng went to Qin Mengruo. They had obvious targets.

Qian Shanmu just ignored them. He played the 25-string zither with an incredible speed, constantly releasing majestic melodies. Su Muge and Jiang Teng, moving toward Qin Mengruo, felt their brain get penetrated by countless arrows. Their face turned pale. Soon, the guqin spell played by Qin Mengruo also came, transformed into dragons and crushing toward the two. Su Muge and Jiang Teng were thrown away.

“How…” People’s hearts trembled. In this intense battle, four people from the Eastern Barren College had been defeated.

It was clear that the six from Dongqin College acted as one while the six from the College were too scattered. Two were wounded at the beginning. Then Su Muge and Jiang Teng, who couldn’t be matches of Qian Shanmu at all, were also defeated.

The two strongest cultivators in Dongqin College were Lu Nantian and Qian Shanmu. The latter was known as number one in Rhythmic Sorcery. Su Muge just couldn’t take even one shot from him.

Xiao Wuji was strong. However, he was faced with four strong cultivators who were good at joint attack and the Imperial Dragon Spell.

In this battle, the Eastern Barren College would definitely be the loser.

In Xiao Wuji’s battlefield, the four strong cultivators were attacking fiercely. Every punch they threw out would bring enormous dragon figures out. However, Xiao Wuji’s pace was assisted with the wind spell which helped him escape from the attack. The dharma behind him kept absorbing Spiritual Qi. It was an illusory figure which was very similar to Gu Dongliu’s.

Seven sacred wheels rotated crazily with dazzling lights. The seven wheels represented all seven attributes.

Seeing the four coming, Xiao Wuji’s illusory figure shone with horrible illusory light. A spiritual attack rushed toward the four, However, the four’s minds were united as one. Qin Mengruo’s guqin spell had also arrived. The spiritual attack could do nothing to them.

Behind Xiao Wuji, the seven sacred wheels burst out with bright light, releasing spells of seven attributes in an instant and crushing toward the four strong cultivators.

“Xiao Wuji is really strong!” People kept looking at the battlefield. If the four were not good at joint attack and were instead separated, they would have been defeated by Xiao Wuji immediately.

Facing the horrible spell attacks, the four stood together and the dragon figures on their body soared into the sky and crisscrossed as a dragon-shaped curtain to block the attacks.

Then, they retreated. They stopped fighting with Xiao Wuji and went to Qian Shanmu. At this moment, Qian Shanmu was fighting with Yu Qingshan. Yu Qingshan was trapped by his rhythmic attack.

“Watch out,” Xiao Wuji warned. Yu Qingshan tried to retreat but Qian Shanmu’s rhythmic attacks became more violent. Everything was locked, seeming to immobilize him. At this time, the four went toward Yu Qingshan and attacked.

Yu Qingshan wanted to resist but Qian Shanmu didn’t allow it. Notes kept exploding in his brain. His mentality was going to break down. Bang… With a loud noise, Yu Qingshan was shot down. His body fell down to the platform.

Boom, boom, boom. Xiao Wuji came too late. He attacked the four cultivators with his spell and finally separated them. Two of the four were wounded. But then, notes kept descending on him. Qian Shanmu and Qin Mengruo were free since only Xiao Wuji was left now.

Xiao Wuji’s eyes became very cold. He stepped forward with a violent aura, ready to fight alone.

“Junior Xiao, it’s enough,” Bai Lishu shouted.

Xiao Wuji stopped in hesitation. He reluctantly turned around and stepped down from the platform with Yu Qingshan. Su Muge and Tang Ye were very indignant.

They lost the battle too miserably.

“This is a well-prepared strategy. Is this fun?” Zhu Qing glanced at the Dongqin College.

Qin Yu laughed and said, “This battle is just for mutual learning. The result doesn’t matter. Moreover, the four disciples of Dongqin College are all geniuses from top family forces and chose the Dongqin College to cultivate in. They are talented in martial arts so we taught them the Imperial Dragon Spell. Today was like a test for them.

People all looked at Qin Yu. The result didn’t matter? Naturally, whatever the winner said was right, since the loser was the humiliated one.

But people were more surprised by Qin Yu’s last sentence. People realized that the significance of this battle was not just to defeat the Eastern Barren College but to tell the world what the Dongqin College could bring to its disciples.