Chapter 674: Chapter 543
The middle-aged Elder finished speaking, and not long after, a disciple from Haotian Peak nearby stood up and with a leap, landed on the platform below.
This was a youth of a towering stature, carrying a huge battle sword on his back, his cultivation at the Earth Martial Master Eighth Layer Realm.
Standing tall on the Battle Platform, the burly youth scanned the Nine Great Peaks and declared loudly, "Let me take the lead for the first battle of this Nine Peaks Martial Arts Competition! Who is willing to come and instruct me?"
There are no strict rules for the Nine Peaks Martial Arts Competition; all disciples participating can await challenges on the platform, or they can actively issue challenges to others.
Swish!
As soon as the burly youth’s voice fell, a yellow-robed youth immediately flew down from the summit where the Qitian Peak disciples were.
"Yang Mu will give you a contest!" The yellow-robed youth landed on the Battle Platform, his eyes fixed on the burly youth.
"You’re not my opponent. Let a more formidable practitioner from Qitian Peak come forth!" The burly youth sneered disdainfully and shook his head.
"Arrogant!" Yang Mu’s expression darkened upon hearing this. He was a practitioner of Earth Martial Master Eighth Layer at its Peak, while his opponent was merely at the Early Stage of the same realm, yet he claimed that Yang Mu wasn’t his match!
"This Haotian Peak disciple is so conceited!"
"The man is called Xiong Bin, a supreme talent of Haotian Peak, with formidable strength - he indeed has the capital to be arrogant!"
"Haha! Didn’t expect to see a battle featuring a supreme talent in the first match of the competition, such a thrill!"
"..."
There were more than three hundred thousand disciples from the Eight Peaks watching, and even a little noise could turn into a torrent of buzz.
Much of the audience comprised Outer Disciples, with very few Inner Sect Disciples. Xuan Feng was one of the rare Inner Sect Disciples present.
On the Battle Platform.
A silver treasure sword appeared in Yang Mu’s hand, pointing at the burly youth Xiong Bin across him, he shouted coldly, "Whether I am your opponent or not, we won’t know until we fight."
"I’ll defeat you in one move!"
Xiong Bin let out a cold laugh and suddenly made his move.
Clang!
As the battle sword was unsheathed, Xiong Bin leaped into the air like a Heavenly God in flight, his sword flashing brilliantly, delivering nine slashing strokes in an instant.
Shu Shu Shu!!!
Nine terrifying Sword Energies, like shooting stars chasing the moon, tore through the air, seizing control of a space and aggressively attacked toward Yang Mu.
Yang Mu was alarmed, not daring to be negligent, and quickly moved his longsword in defense.
Boom Boom Boom!!
A succession of explosive booms echoed, and after a round of attack, there was no sign of Yang Mu on the Battle Platform.
With one round of attack, Yang Mu had been struck off the platform, landing distantly below it.
The gap in strength between the two was immense, not even on the same level.
"Hmph! Not worth a single strike!" Xiong Bin sneered disdainfully as he glanced at Yang Mu below the platform.
"Brother Xiong is mighty!"
"Brother Xiong is invincible!"
"Victory at the start, Haotian Peak will dominate the Heavenly Spirit Sect!"
With an overwhelming victory, a thunderous cheer erupted from Haotian Peak, tens of thousands of Haotian Peak disciples were immensely spirited, wildly waving their arms and shouting, the scene quite magnificent.
Meanwhile, Qitian Peak, having been defeated in the first battle, was silent, with the Elders and participating disciples on the peak not looking too pleased.
At Sky-reaching Peak, Lin Feng was sitting on a stone chair, unable to conceal the surprise in his eyes at the man’s strength, which, though only at the Early Stage of Earth Martial Master Eighth Layer, was comparable to a Ninth Layer Martial Artist.
On the Battle Platform.
After his victory which kicked off the event, Xiong Bin did not leave the stage but with a faint smile on his face, loudly said, "Who else wishes to come down for guidance?"
Right after Xiong Bin’s words, another figure flew down and landed on the platform.
This was a red-dressed lady from Xuantian Peak, her cultivation reaching the Earth Martial Master Ninth Layer.
Xuantian Peak was somewhat different from the other Eight Peaks, as most of its disciples were female, with males accounting for less than one tenth.
Soon, Xiong Bin engaged in combat with the red-dressed lady, both of comparable strength, and the battle was evenly matched. For a time, it was impossible to distinguish the victor.
Lin Feng looked up towards the mountain where the Xuantian Peak disciples were, and soon he spotted Hong Qingxuan.
At that moment, Hong Qingxuan was sitting on a stone chair at the peak of the mountain, obviously also participating in the competition.
And to Lin Feng’s surprise, Hong Qingxuan’s cultivation had increased by one layer, reaching the Earth Martial Master Seventh Layer.
Last time Hong Qingxuan visited Lin Feng in his pavilion, Lin Feng had helped her cultivation rise to Earth Martial Master Sixth Layer, and he did not expect that in less than two months, she had progressed further.
Perhaps sensing Lin Feng’s gaze, Hong Qingxuan looked up towards him, eyes meeting, and Hong Qingxuan smiled slightly.
Lin Feng also smiled back slightly and nodded.
On the platform.
The intense battle concluded after a quarter of an hour, with Xiong Bin defeating the red-dressed lady from Xuantian Peak, achieving another victory.
With two consecutive wins, Xiong Bin was buoyant with vigor. At this moment, he turned his head and looked towards the mountain where Lin Feng and others were, his eyes fixed on Hua Suifu, and said coldly, "Hua Suifu, do you dare come down for a battle?"
When Xiong Bin challenged Hua Suifu, the scene fell silent.
Many people wore expressions of understanding; this was Haotian Peak probing Sky-reaching Peak!
In this Nine Peaks Martial Arts Competition, every peak was strong, the only exception being Sky-reaching Peak.
Because Sky-reaching Peak had only three people; Lin Feng and Feng Shaoyu were of insignificant strength, leaving only Hua Suifu as a practitioner of considerable strength.
Thus, Xiong Bin’s challenge to Hua Suifu was presumably Haotian Peak wanting to test Hua Suifu’s depth.
Although Hua Suifu was only at the Peak of Earth Martial Master Eighth Layer, being a Sky-reaching Peak disciple, no one dared to underestimate her.