Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 78 - 70: The Former Array Peak Master, Unprecedented Terror (Part 2)
If one were to say which peak of the Divine Sword Sect had the most terrifying combat power, Beast Peak would truly be hard to argue against. Even if confronted by the second ancestor sacrificial spirit they worship, those Supreme Elders would probably be left crying helplessly.
Of course, the second ancestor sacrificial spirit doesn’t belong to any peak, nor is there anyone who can command it, so such a comparison actually doesn’t exist.
Countless people watched this scene, all feeling startled and anxious.
"That soul beast mount, could it possibly be one of the mounts of Beast Peak’s third unparalleled demon fiend, Xu Wuzi? That red fire avian?"
"Indeed, it’s Xu Wuzi’s mount. Who is this young girl? How can she have such a terrifying calling power on Beast Peak? Even able to borrow the mount of Senior Brother Xu Wuzi."
"It seems she’s a new disciple this year, named Shangguan Wan’er. She has been in the sect for less than a year, and it’s said the Beast Peak Master is fond of her and intends to take her as the fifth closed-door disciple."
Many senior students were greatly shocked upon hearing this, their eyes full of disbelief.
Shangguan Wan’er listened to the myriad of discussions, slightly raised her fair chin towards the surrounding stands, and gave a light ’hmm’ sound, fully displaying a playful demeanor, yet it didn’t arouse any feelings of disgust. Her action seemed to tell everyone that Ye Xiaofan was not without supporters.
In the center of the Martial Arts Arena.
Ye Xiaofan looked at the arriving Shangguan Wan’er and others. Nangong Jianchen and Mo Shiyi also stood at the front of the group. Although the two didn’t have the startling demeanor of Shangguan Wan’er, they had the same effect.
Until this moment.
Ye Xiaofan finally realized this girl’s capability. In just eleven months since entering the Divine Sword Sect, she could gather such a terrifying calling power. Among the few, perhaps only this girl could achieve that.
Exchanging glances with everyone, Ye Xiaofan also gave a knowing smile, then turned and strode toward the endless Array Peak disciples.
Countless new Array Peak disciples participating in the Array Battle Tournament watched the slowly approaching figure, all shaking their heads in disdain.
"It’s just a bluff. The Array Battle Tournament emphasizes Array Dao strength. No matter how many people you bring, can it change the outcome?"
In everyone’s view, even if that girl moved the entire Beast Peak, it wouldn’t change the fact that Ye Xiaofan was only Level One in Martial Soul.
As Ye Xiaofan gradually approached the center of the Martial Arts Arena.
Suddenly.
Dong boing~~~!
A loud and heavy bell sound resounded from above the Martial Arts Arena.
Everyone turned to look towards the sound and saw, in the vast void, an endless Power of Heaven and Earth converging into a hundred-zhang Divine Bell phantom. Accompanied by the dispersal of the Divine Bell phantom, the profound bell sound reverberated throughout the vast sect.
The Bell of Array Formation!
Clearly, it was a false Divine Bell, not actually existing in the world, but merely an Attribute Power Bell condensed by a formation. Yet, the bell sound was melodious and lingering, as if coming from the Ninth Heaven.
The ringing of the bell also signified the beginning stage of the Array Battle Tournament. After nine bell tolls, a visual feast would commence.
Moreover, the rules of the Array Battle were also imprinted into the void by Array Peak elders using formation techniques, visible to all Divine Sword Peak disciples.
The rules of the Array Battle Tournament were very simple, namely that there were no rules, referred to as a grand melee, with each half-hour being a chaotic battle until only one proud figure remains standing in the Martial Arts Arena.
After briefly reading the rules, Ye Xiaofan slowly walked towards an isolated Array Peak disciple.
Though the rules stated there were no rules, each participant had to choose an opponent to start with.
This Array Peak disciple, seeing Ye Xiaofan selecting him, immediately curled the corners of his mouth slightly upward, a hint of disdain in his eyes. He didn’t believe that a Sword Dao demon fiend, who hadn’t even reached Level One Martial Soul, would surpass him in Array Dao.
"I don’t know if your blindness gave you courage, or if your ignorance did, but since you chose me, I’ll show you the gap between a primary and a secondary specialization. I hope you can last the first round and not disappoint me too much," said the unparalleled prodigy of Array Dao, full of disdain.
Facing a non-Array Peak disciple, he had absolute confidence. If he couldn’t even defeat an Outer Peak disciple, he might as well bang his head to death in this Martial Arts Arena.
Ye Xiaofan smiled faintly at these words, refrained from speaking, and quietly waited for the bell to finish ringing.
Meanwhile.
Atop Array Peak.
Numerous Array Peak elders slowly appeared, carefully accompanying a feeble old man to the edge of the peak, gazing down.
The old man, withered with age, had withered white hair, his entire body skin and bones, as if a gust of wind could topple him, never to rise again.
The frail old man even needed the support of several Array Peak elders to move his steps, each step taken with extreme difficulty.
The old man’s eyes, aged to the point of being almost lifeless, showed no hint of vitality, shrouded in the aura of death, only a flicker of the fire of life between his brows, the flame sputtering, threatening to extinguish at any moment.
"Old Peak Master...?"
Dozens of Array Peak elders, eyes filled with compassion, all wore expressions of sorrow.
The old man slowly withdrew from all support, standing quietly at the peak’s edge, his old body trembling several times before barely managing to stand firm.
He stood there, like a statue standing, his breathing so weak it was almost imperceptible.
All the Array Peak elders understood that today, if the old Peak Master could not see the return of the glory of Array Peak or wait for the unparalleled prodigy he wished for, he might not return. He would stand at the peak’s edge, turning to dust with centuries of regret.
"Old Peak Master."
With tears in their eyes, dozens of Array Peak elders knew, and the old Peak Master himself knew, that although thirty or so unparalleled prodigies had emerged this year, their talents fell far short of the old Peak Master’s expectations.
The situation was decided, he ultimately did not witness the emergence of one capable of inheriting the supreme glory of Array Peak.
"Begin it."
A feeble voice sounded atop Array Peak, prompting the elders to shed tears, but the Array Battle Tournament had to proceed.
With a wave of an elder’s hand, instantly, bell sounds echoed successively throughout the Divine Sword Sect, marking the official start of the Array Battle Tournament, seemingly also signaling the old Peak Master’s curtain fall.
As the successive bell sounds rang out, countless Divine Sword Sect disciples held their breath, their gazes focused.
The Array Peak Martial Arts Arena was extraordinarily vast. Being an Array Peak Arena, its scale was the largest in the entire Divine Sword Sect, unparalleled, its area resembling a miniature ancient battlefield, majestic beyond compare.
On that majestic Martial Arts Arena, at this moment, thousands of figures stood densely packed. Thousands of unparalleled prodigies of Array Peak spread out, as far as the eye could see, an unprecedented shock.
As the ninth bell toll ended.
Instantly, an immense grand array burst skyward from the vast Array Peak Martial Arts Arena, with boundless Power of Heaven and Earth surging and boiling. In that area, countless killing arrays rose from the ground, innumerable, vividly colorful, spectacular and unprecedentedly vast, forming a visual feast.
For a moment, the endless disciples of Divine Sword Sect, watching this scene, were deeply shocked, eyes filled with horror.
Countless people fixed their gaze there, feeling their scalps tingle.
A new Array Battle Tournament that had not occurred for over a thousand years on Array Peak officially unfolded.
Nangong Jianchen, Shangguan Wan’er, Mo Shiyi, Ye Xiaotian, Luo Qingxian, Ning Xianyi, Jian Zhu, both new and old prodigies of Ten Cities, and everyone in the Divine Sword Sect looked at the soaring killing array, all deeply moved.
"How come this year’s Array Battle Tournament is so terrifying?"
Everyone couldn’t help but exclaim, yet at this moment, no one knew that in the upcoming Array Battle Tournament, the scenes triggered by Ye Xiaofan would be even more terrifying and horrifying.
