newbobooks Chapter 164 Trial Realm (3)
Chapter 164 Trial Realm (3)
After killing the frog, Gu Yuchuan continued eastward as he had initially planned. The sky was gradually darkening, and there were only a few hours left until nightfall. His immediate priority was to find a safe place, otherwise things would probably get much more difficult after dark.
There's danger tonight, so the safe spot certainly won't be too secluded; it can accommodate eighty people.
Suddenly, he stopped. He sensed that the safe zone was about five kilometers to his left. So that's how it is. Once you step into a safe zone within a five-kilometer radius, you can sense its location. That makes it much easier to find.
However, his understanding was actually quite inadequate. The safe zone gradually expands in the area that can be detected as night falls. For example, an hour ago, it could be detected within a radius of 3,000 meters, but an hour later, it becomes a radius of 7,000 meters. It expands gradually.
He looked up at the sky; the sunset was already visible. Indeed, given the lack of information, it was better to go to the safe zone at this time, since no one knew what the dangers of the night might be.
He quickly went to the safe zone and found that there were already several people inside. After he entered, he immediately received a message.
"Attacks are prohibited within the safe zone. Anyone who disobeys will be eliminated. There can only be ten cultivators in the safe zone. The eleventh person will need to be chosen for a one-on-one arena battle."
Gu Yuchuan was the fifth one and didn't need to fight yet. He didn't think the others would choose him, after all, his cultivation at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment was really not low. Who would be so blind as to challenge him?
Everyone kept their distance and didn't say anything, including Gu Yuchuan. Gradually, more and more people gathered, and finally, the room was full (ten people), and the atmosphere became awkward.
Actually, it was a bit of a coincidence that the group was full. After all, there were only 112 people in total. On the first day, quite a few people were eliminated. Gu Yuchuan had at least two eliminated. He felt that he wouldn't be the one who killed the most people because he was playing it safe and arrived at the safe point relatively early. There are eight safe points in total, which can accommodate eighty people. It's not very common for them to be full.
Everyone was observing each other. There was one Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection cultivator, two Foundation Establishment Ninth Level cultivators, one Foundation Establishment Seventh Level cultivator, and six Foundation Establishment Eighth Level cultivators. Logically speaking, the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level cultivator was the most dangerous, and everyone wanted to bully this pushover. Obviously, this little lynx knew this too, and he was filled with unease.
However, an unexpected event occurred. The eleventh cultivator arrived, taking human form. He appeared quite powerful, at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. He looked elegant and aloof.
"Oh, this place is full. What a coincidence. Well then, someone's ready to come out and die."
He surveyed the group, making the lynx tremble slightly. A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes: "I, the Wind Chaser Demon General, am a renowned figure. I don't bully the weak. As for that snake demon, I remember you, a weapon refiner. What I despise most about you outsiders are cultivators who think they're superior just because you have some skills. So what if you can refine weapons and pills? What good are they? You're still serving us."
Gu Yuchuan didn't know why the other party was so angry with him, but he wasn't one to back down from trouble. Since the other party had provoked him so much, he naturally had to retaliate.
He stepped forward, his eyes filled with a hint of provocation: "So what? You look like you're acting like this because you were rejected by some master and got angry. Alright, there's no need to say anything more. I have nothing to say to trash like you. Let's just fight."
"The Wind Chaser Demon General challenges the Azure Scale Demon General. The arena has been set up; please enter."
Before them appeared a sizable arena, filled with the atmosphere of battle. The two slowly walked onto it. In truth, Gu Yuchuan didn't take his opponent seriously. To be honest, cultivators of the same level, unless they were at the Earthly Fiend Dao Foundation stage, were nothing but chickens and dogs in his eyes. He was no different in essence from the tiger and frog he had just killed. He could kill his opponent swiftly and decisively, thus establishing his reputation and letting the demon generals below know his power.
Two blue talismans appeared in the hands of the Wind Chaser Demon General. Gu Yuchuan's pupils shrank. He had seen these talismans before. The other party had used these two talismans before. One entered Gu Yuchuan's body, and the other entered his own body.
In an instant, Gu Yuchuan could feel that his physical strength had weakened by 20%.
The Wind Chaser Demon General burst into laughter: "These two talismans are treasures I obtained. They reduce your strength by 20% and increase mine by 20%. Let's see how you fight me."
With the balance shifting, Gu Yuchuan felt he was in some danger, but not to the point of being unable to defeat his opponent. However, after thinking it over, he decided not to take the risk. He directly used his talisman to weaken the opponent's power, thus narrowing the gap between them significantly, and the opponent could no longer laugh.
"You're chasing the wind, aren't you? Today I'll show you that there are differences even among those at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment."
After saying that, he flew out with his spear in hand. In the blink of an eye, he thrust eighty-one times in succession. The spear left countless afterimages in the air. However, the name of the Wind Chaser Demon General was Wind Chaser, which meant that he was good at speed. He dodged them all.
Below, the Flame-Tailed Fox, who was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, was whispering to the white fox beside him: "Those with such great reputations are indeed quite powerful. These two look very strong. At least when I was at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, I wasn't this strong."
The white fox beside him, only at the eighth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, could only nod. He couldn't even clearly see the speed at which Gu Yuchuan drew his spear.
After several unsuccessful attacks, Gu Yuchuan realized that his opponent was no pushover. He raised his hand and released ten drops of Heavenly Profound Heavy Water, which transformed into four chains in the air, shimmering with cold energy. He continued his fierce attack.
Although the chains had not yet restrained the Wind Chaser Demon General, his speed had clearly slowed down. Suddenly, the four chains shattered into countless water droplets, each droplet exploding simultaneously, catching him off guard. He was knocked to the ground, spitting out blood. Below, the Flame-Tailed Fox stood up.
"What a fine Azure Scale Demon General! With such skills, he is sure to achieve extraordinary things in the future."
He was already certain that even with his superior cultivation, he probably couldn't defeat the Azure Scale Demon General. At the very least, he couldn't withstand this attack.
However, just when everyone thought the battle was over, the Wind Chaser swallowed a blue pill and actually stood up, as if he had regained the strength to fight.