nownovels Chapter 2242 Who Can Rival Us?
Chapter 2242 Who Can Rival Us?
As Liao Zhixu's voice rang out in surrender, a soft light instantly enveloped his body. He and his warhammer vanished from the arena, teleported away.
Around the martial arts arena, in the spectator area, the dozen or so Heavenly Monarch Realm experts looked at each other, their faces showing complicated expressions.
They never expected that the final outcome would be like this.
Although Liao Zhixu is not a top expert who is famous in his region, he can definitely be considered a strong person at the early stage of the Heavenly Monarch Realm.
His strength, combined with his low-grade Heavenly Monarch Divine Weapon War Hammer, gave him a fairly high win rate among cultivators of the same level in the martial arts arena.
Yet this veteran Heavenly Monarch powerhouse was completely overwhelmed from start to finish by a newcomer who didn't even have a Heavenly Monarch divine weapon.
Even the chance to admit defeat was only uttered with difficulty after they had been completely crushed.
The difference is obvious to anyone with eyes to see.
"This new Heavenly Lord... is a bit too strong."
"He didn't even need a Heavenly Monarch's Divine Weapon to beat Liao Zhixu like this... If he also had a Heavenly Monarch's Divine Weapon, what would become of him?"
"Did you notice his fighting style just now? It seemed like every attack he made hit Liao Zhixu's weakest point."
"It's not just a feeling, it's absolutely true. His insight is terrifying."
"It seems we misjudged them before."
Chen Fei stared at the spot where Liao Zhixu had disappeared, his expression remaining largely unchanged.
A beam of light descended from the sky, enveloping his body, and his figure disappeared from the martial arts stage.
As the light shifted, Chen Fei's figure reappeared before the enormous transparent sphere of light.
He reached out and placed his hand on the ball of light. The 300,000 Chaos Dao Crystals and 3,000 Origin Points reward he had just won his bet on had been credited to his account.
With a thought, he placed the 300,000 Chaos Dao Crystals as a bet again and continued to wait for an opponent to be matched.
In a duel at the early stage of the Heavenly Monarch Realm, the maximum bet per match is 300,000 Chaos Dao Crystals.
This time, the waiting time was shorter than before.
Clearly, his battle with Liao Zhixu had attracted the attention of some Heavenly Monarch level experts, and more people were willing to fight him.
A moment later, the beam of light descended again, and Chen Fei's figure reappeared on the martial arts stage.
He looked down at his body. On the surface of his robes, a faint golden light, like morning mist, seemed to flow.
That was the mark of the martial arts arena of all realms, a victory mark, signifying that he had already won a battle on this stage.
If he can continue his winning streak, the golden light will gradually become more intense.
Of course, if he loses in a battle, the golden light will also disappear.
Dozens of figures reappeared in the viewing area around the martial arts arena, including several of the Heavenly Monarch level experts who had just watched the battle between Chen Fei and Liao Zhixu.
When they saw the familiar figure in a blue robe on the stage, their eyes lit up slightly.
In the previous match, Chen Fei suppressed Liao Zhixu without even using the Heavenly Monarch Divine Weapon, leaving Liao Zhixu with no chance to fight back. This scene left a very deep impression on them.
They all wanted to see how this mysterious newcomer would perform when facing even stronger opponents.
The space on the martial arts stage fluctuated, and another figure slowly materialized.
Upon seeing who it was, the onlookers who had been eager to bet on Chen Fei's performance began to hesitate.
He was a man with a cold face and sharp eyes.
The demonic energy emanating from him was more refined and profound than that of Liao Zhixu before.
What's most striking is the almost tangible black aura surrounding him—the mark of his nine-game winning streak.
Defeating nine opponents of the same level in succession is no accident. It is enough to prove that he is definitely a top-tier expert at the early stage of the Heavenly Monarch Realm.
It was precisely because they saw the mark of nine consecutive victories on Xu Linchuan's body that the Heavenly Lords who were somewhat tempted earlier hesitated again.
It wasn't that Chen Fei wasn't strong enough, but rather that Xu Linchuan on the other side was an extremely powerful being.
It's really hard to say who will emerge victorious in this battle.
After Xu Linchuan appeared, his gaze first fell on Chen Fei. When he saw the faint golden light emanating from Chen Fei, his brows twitched slightly.
He felt completely unfamiliar with Chen Fei's appearance and aura.
He was certain that he had never seen this person before in the Martial Arts Arena of the Myriad Realms.
This shows that Chen Fei wasn't some well-known Heavenly Monarch powerhouse who was defeated and then started accumulating a winning streak from scratch. He was a complete newcomer.
Xu Linchuan extended his right hand forward, his five fingers spread wide. In the void, a pitch-black demonic blade appeared out of thin air and landed in his palm.
As soon as the demonic blade appeared, a violent and bloodthirsty power, seemingly capable of severing everything, spread out in all directions like a tidal wave.
The oppressive aura emanating from that demonic blade was far stronger than that of Liao Zhixu's warhammer. Clearly, it was a low-grade Heavenly Monarch divine weapon of extremely high quality.
Xu Linchuan gripped the demonic blade, and his aura perfectly merged with that of the blade, creating an even more terrifying presence.
At the level of low-grade Heavenly Monarch Divine Weapons, divine weapons of the same grade can have vastly different power due to the skill level of the blacksmith, as well as the amount and attributes of the Great Dao essence contained in the materials.
Just as cultivators of the same cultivation level can have vastly different combat strengths, Xu Linchuan's demonic blade is clearly among the higher-quality low-grade Heavenly Monarch divine weapons.
Chen Fei's gaze lingered on the demonic blade for a moment, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes.
He slowly extended his right hand, spread his five fingers, and gently clenched his fist in front of him. The vast power of the Great Dao's origin gathered in his palm once again, condensing into a chaotic halberd exactly the same as before.
Seeing Chen Fei condense a weapon with the power of the Great Dao's origin, Xu Linchuan couldn't help but be taken aback.
He carefully examined Chen Fei and confirmed that the aura emanating from the other party had indeed reached the peak of the early stage of the Heavenly Monarch Realm, and that the aura was stable and the foundation was solid.
With this level of cultivation, how come you don't even have a low-grade Heavenly Monarch Divine Weapon of your own?
Xu Linchuan frowned slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled, but he didn't say anything more.
Perhaps the other party has some special reason, or perhaps they are deliberately holding back. But in any case, now that they're on this martial arts stage, he won't show any mercy.
As the ground of the arena trembled slightly, the light blue protective barrier around them solidified completely, emitting a crisp buzzing sound, and the duel officially began.
The moment that sound rang out, Xu Linchuan moved.
Without uttering a single word, he gripped the hilt of the pitch-black demonic blade with both hands and slashed directly towards Chen Fei.
"Buzz!"
A jet-black blade of light, seemingly capable of cleaving the entire arena in two, suddenly erupted from his demonic blade.
The blade's light, condensed to its extreme, carried a terrifying power capable of annihilating all laws, traversing tens of thousands of miles, and instantly slashed towards Chen Fei.
This strike lacked any fancy techniques; it was purely an attack. Clearly, Xu Linchuan intended to use this strike to test Chen Fei's strength.
Faced with this fierce slash, Chen Fei simply flipped the Chaos Halberd in his hand, and then the halberd blade struck the weakest point of the dark blade light with perfect precision.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound, like glass shattering.
The seemingly indestructible, towering blade of light shattered inch by inch the moment it touched Chen Fei's halberd.
It transformed into countless tiny specks of light, dissipating into space.
Seeing his probing strike so easily shattered by Chen Fei, Xu Linchuan's brows furrowed even more.
He had originally thought that even if this strike couldn't harm Chen Fei, it would at least force him to reveal some of his strength. He never expected that Chen Fei would neutralize it so effortlessly.
Xu Linchuan stopped testing him and appeared in front of Chen Fei in a flash.
The pitch-black demonic blade in his hand, carrying an even more violent power of the Great Dao's origin, slashed down at Chen Fei once more.
This strike was even more powerful than the previous blade of light. Even before the blade arrived, its sharp intent seemed to sever Chen Fei's very soul.
Chen Fei did not back down. With a flick of his wrist, the Chaos Halberd in his hand drew an arc from bottom to top, neither dodging nor avoiding, and directly clashed with Xu Linchuan's descending demonic blade.
"clang!"
The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out loudly.
The boundless power of the Great Dao's origin, like boiling magma, erupted at the center of the clash between the two weapons.
The violent energy shockwaves caused the light blue protective barrier surrounding the martial arts arena to ripple violently.
The two weapons were locked in a stalemate in mid-air.
However, the halberd in Chen Fei's hand, which was formed from the origin of the Great Dao, was clearly no match for Xu Linchuan's high-quality low-grade Heavenly Monarch Divine Weapon Demon Blade.
Fine cracks began to appear on the blade of the halberd.
However, despite the disadvantage of his halberd starting to break, Chen Fei's face remained completely calm.
His right hand, which was gripping the halberd, suddenly trembled.
An even more powerful and domineering force surged from his body, flowing along the halberd and slamming fiercely into Xu Linchuan's demonic blade.
"Buzz!"
Xu Linchuan felt an irresistible force coming from him, which made his hands holding the knife go numb. The demonic knife that was connected to his mind was actually shaken upwards.
Just as Xu Linchuan was knocked back, Chen Fei took a step forward, raising the Chaos Halberd in his hand—which, though damaged, remained intact—high and cleaving down towards Xu Linchuan's head.
Xu Linchuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
He could sense that the newcomer before him had reached an extremely exaggerated level of control over power and grasp of opportunities.
Moreover, the power within him seemed inexhaustible and unfathomable.
Xu Linchuan held nothing back.
Facing Chen Fei's halberd slashing down, Xu Linchuan gripped his sword with both hands, pouring all the immense demonic energy and the power of the Great Dao into the demonic sword in his hands.
The pitch-black demonic blade seemed to come alive, emitting an excited hum, and the dark red light flowing like blood on its blade became even more eerie.
Xu Linchuan swung his sword and slashed out.
The instant he swung his blade, the void behind him trembled. Countless illusory black demonic blades, identical to those in his hand, suddenly appeared like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
They were densely packed, covering the sky and the earth, as if forming a world made of blades.
These illusory demonic blades are not mere illusions; each one contains an extremely refined power of the Great Dao's origin.
As Xu Linchuan moved the physical demonic blade in his hand, the thousands upon thousands of illusory demonic blades behind him also began to move at the same time.
Carrying a terrifying force that seemed capable of slicing the entire world into pieces, it slashed wildly at Chen Fei like a storm.
This is one of Xu Linchuan's signature techniques, the Thousand-Blade Demon Blade.
Using reality as a starting point and illusion as a supplement, the two complement each other, making it difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and leaving people defenseless.
Faced with the overwhelming, seemingly endless barrage of sword shadows, Chen Fei's eyes remained calm as still water. His halberd, without any complicated variations, simply cleaved down with a single, uncomplicated strike.
"boom!"
A deafening roar, more violent and terrifying than ever before, exploded outwards.
Chen Fei's halberd struck with unparalleled precision at the very core point where the power of Xu Linchuan's Thousand Blades Demon Blade converged the moment it fell.
With a single strike, countless blades shattered.
The overwhelming phantom of the demonic blade crumbled and vanished in concentric rings, starting from the core that was struck.
Even the physical demonic blade in Xu Linchuan's hand was shaken by that terrifying power, causing it to let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.
Xu Linchuan himself was struck as if by a heavy blow, and his entire body flew backward uncontrollably.
His hands, which were gripping the knife, had their tiger's mouths split open, and blood was dripping from them.
Chen Fei struck successfully and without pausing, he took a step forward and caught up with Xu Linchuan, who was flying backward.
He raised the Chaos Halberd in his hand once more and brought it down with a single strike.
Xu Linchuan roared, forcibly steadied himself, and swung his sword to parry.
"clang!"
Another loud bang rang out, and Xu Linchuan was once again thrown back. The veins on his arm, which was gripping the knife, bulged, and a trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
As soon as Chen Fei's second halberd fell, his third halberd struck down without pause.
Xu Linchuan gritted his teeth and swung his sword to parry again.
"clang!"
This time, Xu Linchuan could no longer resist. The demonic blade in his hand was violently shaken to the side by Chen Fei's force.
His chest was completely exposed, exposed to Chen Fei's halberd.
Without any pause, Chen Fei's halberd plunged straight in, aiming for Xu Linchuan's throat.
As Xu Linchuan watched the Chaos Halberd getting closer and closer in his field of vision, feeling the terrifying power on it that could easily take his life, a complex expression flashed in his eyes.
"I surrender!" (End of Chapter)