Chapter 1217: Chapter 1096: Sudden Upheaval!
This sudden and overwhelming aura was sensed by everyone present, prompting them all to look up towards the sky above the Ancient Arena, uncertain about what kind of change had occurred.
Many of them were not participating in Tianyuan City’s talent competition for the first ti and were very familiar with this aura, understanding that it only appears when the Tianyuan Secret Realm is about to open.
However, what surprised them was that the opening of the Tianyuan Secret Realm usually required several Divine Power Realm powerhouses to jointly activate the array patterns on the Ancient Arena, and this was the first ti it showed signs of self-activation.
“Is the Tianyuan Secret Realm about to self-activate? What on earth is happening?”
Not only Lei Bikuan was surprised, but even the representatives of various major powers were also astonished.
They were just as familiar with this aura, recognizing it instantly as the aura of the Tianyuan Secret Realm from the mont it appeared.
And the self-activation of the Tianyuan Secret Realm…
This was unprecedented!
“There must be so change within the Secret Realm.”
At that mont, everyone was convinced of this judgnt and dared not act rashly but watched the changes unfold.
“Stop the competition!”
At the sa ti, Lei Bikuan shouted loudly, fearing that Ye Fan and Chu Hong would continue to fight, then solemnly said, “The Tianyuan Secret Realm is about to open; quickly leave the Ancient Arena, or that powerful force will leave you without a place to be buried.”
Chu Hong was extrely unwilling, but he also knew that it was impossible to defeat Ye Fan before breaking through to the Holy Embryo Realm. At this mont, backing down was the best choice, or continuing to fight would only embarrass himself.
“Humph!”
Chu Hong snorted coldly and was the first to jump off the arena.
Ye Fan jumped off as well.
Because he sensed the arena was about to emanate a terrifying force that he couldn’t resist.
“Boom~~”
As Ye Fan and Chu Hong jumped off the arena, the array patterns on the Ancient Arena instantly brightened significantly. Each array pattern was like a serpent dragon, emitting a series of booming sounds, shaking the entire Tianyuan City, and even the people around Tianyuan City felt as if the earth and mountains were shaking.
In the stands, representatives from various major forces stood up, nervously watching the skies above the arena, anticipating the opening of the Secret Realm.
At this mont, they were almost certain that so anomaly had occurred in the Tianyuan Secret Realm; otherwise, it would not self-activate.
So even believed that the Ancient Arena was sohow stimulated, triggering the opening of the Secret Realm, but what conditions were needed for self-activation remained unknown.
Amidst everyone’s anxious anticipation, the array patterns on the Ancient Arena grew brighter and brighter, seemingly wanting to break free from the constraints of the Ancient Arena.
“Ngao~”
A loud dragon roar emanated from the Ancient Arena, breaking free all the array patterns, which took flight and continuously rearranged in mid-air, eventually forming a light gate that looked like it led to another unknown world, though still sowhat unstable and shrouded in mist.
The process of activation was flawless, except there was no activation action; the Secret Realm opened by itself, causing everyone’s hearts to pound with unease, unsure whether this was a good or bad on.
“I’ll go take a look!”
As Tianyuan City’s City Lord, Lei Bikuan felt a strong sense of duty. Despite knowing there might be danger, he resolutely flew towards the vicinity of the light gate.
Approaching the light gate, Lei Bikuan did not enter it; he was very aware that the Tianyuan Secret Realm had its own rules; rashly breaking in could get one killed by the array patterns before even entering.
Nearing the light gate, Lei Bikuan slowly closed his eyes, feeling the changes within the Secret Realm intently; fortunately, he had previous experience and knew which areas were untouchable forbidden zones.
At this mont, all eyes rested on him, tensely awaiting the outco; if this opening proved impenetrable, the joke would be colossal.
As ti ticked away, Lei Bikuan’s expression grew increasingly grave, not revealing what he perceived.
Swoosh!
A quarter-hour later, Lei Bikuan opened his eyes, slowly walked away from the light gate to the platform opposite the Ancient Arena, scanned the crowd in the square, and then said, “Indeed, so anomaly has occurred within the Tianyuan Secret Realm, but what specific change it is, I cannot perceive; only by entering can we know.”
“Sigh~”
Upon hearing this news, the cultivators’ hearts were relieved significantly; so felt envy, others jealousy, and so disappointnt, for fewer people could enter even if the opening allowed it, while most could only watch.
However, what City Lord Lei Bikuan said next brightened the eyes of other contestants, making them uncontrollably excited.
“This ti, not only has the Tianyuan Secret Realm self-activated, but it no longer limits the number of entrants—aning any cultivators whose bone age is under twenty-five and cultivation realm below the Holy Embryo Realm can enter for a month. All cultivators with bone age under twenty-five and realm below the Holy Embryo Realm can try their luck!”
“What… what?”
“Everyone can enter? That’s aweso!!”
This was great news for those True Essence Realm competitors who had been eliminated in the preliminary rounds.
Originally, they had no hope of entering the Tianyuan Secret Realm, but unexpectedly, hope revived with such an change.
At this mont, several cultivators quietly retreated from the crowd and raced towards outside the city.
These were disciples left by Tianyuan Sect to observe the developnts; with this change in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, they would naturally hurry back to report, so more Tianyuan Sect disciples could seize the chance to enter the Secret Realm and find their fortunes.
As for causing trouble for Ye Fan, they had no hopes of that; given Ye Fan’s strength, no Holy Embryo Realm cultivator could rival him.
They could only watch the battle between Ye Fan and Chu Hong; given the current situation, Chu Hong would surely choose to break through in the Secret Realm.
In their view, if Chu Hong broke through to the Holy Embryo Realm in the Secret Realm, the first person he would seek to kill would surely be Ye Fan.
However, many disciples of the Xuanwu Sect can enter, and in this situation, joining forces with the Chu Family to deal with the Xuanwu Sect is definitely the best choice.
After this period of ti, the Light Gate above the Ancient Arena gradually stabilized, fixed in mid-air, forming an arch-shaped door.
In theory, one should be able to see the sky beyond the Light Gate, but at this mont, the Light Gate is shrouded in mist, obscuring everything from view, leaving everyone unsure whether it leads to Hell or Heaven.
Yet, most people have absolute confidence in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, because many geniuses have entered the realm before and erged alive.
The Tianyuan Secret Realm has existed for so long that its origins are beyond anyone’s recall, and even the identity of its first discoverer is lost to history.
The surprising thing is that each ti the Secret Realm opens, the stories from those who go in are different, as if each entrance leads to a completely different world.
Lei Bikuan’s words imdiately ignited the scene, with many True Essence realm cultivators eager to try.
If not for the recent changes in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, they might never have had the chance in their lifetis to enter and see it for themselves.
Seeing this, Lei Bikuan pressed his hands down slightly to calm the crowd, then said, “Before everyone enters the Secret Realm, I have an announcent: the champion of this Genius Championship!”
Upon hearing City Lord Lei Bikuan say this, everyone fell silent. Obviously, the fight to the death between Ye Fan and Chu Hong hadn’t ended yet, so was it too early to announce the champion?
However, they were also eager to know whom City Lord Lei Bikuan would choose as this competition’s champion, since the Genius Championship occurs only once every ten years, making it a highly significant event, where the rewards for the champion are extrely generous.
Under the expectant gaze of the crowd, Lei Bikuan glanced at Ye Fan and Chu Hong standing nearby, and declared with steady and firm words, “The ultimate champion of this Genius Championship is—Xuanwu Sect’s Ye Fan!”
Wow!!
The announcent sent shockwaves through the entire crowd!
Those with discerning eyes had already seen that although Chu Hong was trying to break through to the Holy Embryo realm during battle, the chances of success were slim, while Ye Fan’s overall strength clearly overshadowed Chu Hong.
In this situation, Lei Bikuan’s announcent of Ye Fan as the champion, although sowhat forced, was well-deserved.
Upon hearing City Lord Lei Bikuan’s announcent, the Xuanwu Sect mbers imdiately cheered, as Ye Fan did not disappoint and truly outshined the competition, ultimately winning the champion’s laurel for the Xuanwu Sect in this Genius Championship.
“Well done, Ye Zi!”
“Ye Zi is unbeatable and domineering, no explanation needed!”
“Junior Brother Ye Fan, thank you for everything you’ve done for our sect!”
Jin Zhanfei, Shen Tu, and Zhang Taiyi all spoke up.
In this battle, Ye Fan, single-handedly, earned glory for the Xuanwu Sect, elevating it from being the weakest of the Three Great Sects.
“Good job!”
Shen Xin only had one thing to say, but his face was beaming with joy like the warmth of March, completely uncontainable.
“Brother Ye, thank you…”
Tong Qianchen was the most emotional among all. She should have said more, but her voice choked as soon as she spoke, leaving her with a myriad of things to say but unable to utter them.
“I don’t accept this. The battle isn’t over yet. Why do you assu his victory over ?”
Upon hearing Lei Bikuan announce the result, Chu Hong imdiately voiced his dissatisfaction, believing that once he breaks through to the Holy Embryo realm, killing Ye Fan would be as easy as crushing an ant, and that he should be the champion.
“Dissatisfied? Never mind whether you can successfully condense the Holy Embryo during battle; even if you manage, you will then be in the Holy Embryo realm and forever lose your chance to enter the Secret Realm. Are you sure you want to do this?”
Lei Bikuan coldly said to Chu Hong.
“Uh…”
Lei Bikuan’s words were reasoned and compelling, leaving Chu Hong speechless, as he truly wasn’t confident about successfully condensing the Holy Embryo during the fight.
“The entrance has stabilized. I now invite champion Ye Fan and the top eight contestants to be the first to enter the Secret Realm.”
After admonishing Chu Hong, sensing the Secret Realm’s entrance had stabilized, Lei Bikuan imdiately inford everyone.
In his eyes, with only a month until the Secret Realm closes, there was not a minute to waste!
Swish!
Ye Fan, without any delay, moved his body swiftly, leading the way to the Light Gate. With a flash of his figure, he vanished from everyone’s sight.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish…
Right after Ye Fan passed through the Light Gate, the other top eight contestants also entered one after another, disappearing from sight.
“Ye scum, wait until I break through to the Holy Embryo realm in the Tianyuan Secret Realm. That will be the day I kill you—just wait, you won’t be able to dance for much longer!!”
Watching Ye Fan’s figure vanish into the Light Gate, Chu Hong sneered, and with a flash, he entered the Light Gate as well.
…
…
PS: Second update, a third update is coming later!
.
.(to be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welco to go to Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian to read.)
User Comments
0 comments from readers