Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 328 - 323: Torture and Kill

Chapter 328: Chapter 323: Torture and Kill

A duel between cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage possesses immense destructive power. Even a slight lapse in restraint can easily turn Dragon Origin City into ruins.

The two drew their swords and faced each other, and instantly, two Spiritual Energy Restrictions, issued by Ascension Stage experts, tightly covered the arena to prevent any destructive force from leaking out.

"Clang, clang..."

Blades and shadows flashed past, illuminating for a moment before dispersing, and Qi Mingwei ended in defeat.

"On the eighth arena, Qi Mingwei has failed to defend, and Duan Liu emerges victorious."

As the judge’s voice echoed, another person leaped onto the eighth arena.

As time passed, eight of the ten arenas were already occupied by defenders.

Just as everyone was focused on the competitions on the eight arenas, suddenly a graceful figure landed on the empty arena.

"Look! Boss Yan is here!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, immediately drawing everyone’s attention to Yan Rufeng’s arena.

He exuded an impressive and valiant aura, with his white robe fluttering in the wind, emitting an invisible yet regal presence.

With hands behind his back and a calm demeanor, he instilled a sense of pressure in others.

"Yan Rufeng from Azure Dragon City is here to defend the arena. Who will challenge me?"

No one stepped forward to challenge Yan Rufeng; they didn’t want to go up and instantly lose to him.

For the participants in this contest, everyone was well aware of Yan Rufeng’s prowess displayed on the training grounds.

Yan Rufeng easily secured an entry ticket for the third contest.

After five days of arena battles, the third contest arrived, wherein Yan Rufeng and a total of a thousand cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage were participating.

These thousand, emerging victorious from nearly a million participants, possessed the ability to kill above their realm.

Of course, not everyone among these thousand aspired to win the top spot in this contest...

The third contest commenced as scheduled.

The elders from the Heavenly Dao Sect also attended to observe the contest.

Their purpose, besides watching Yan Rufeng’s performance in the arena, was primarily to ensure his safety.

Because this contest would determine the top hundred on the leaderboard.

The most crucial point was that the Yuanfa Sect had sent five hundred disciples at the Great Perfection Realm of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage to participate in this contest.

These five hundred disciples were among the thousand that had won the arena battles.

Master Yun Long of the Heavenly Dao Sect believed that the Yuanfa Sect, intending to kill Yan Rufeng through this contest, would surely target him in the third stage.

But the Heavenly Dao Sect was not unprepared. Among the thousand victors, besides Yan Rufeng and the five hundred from Yuanfa Sect, the remaining four hundred and ninety-nine were from the Heavenly Dao Sect.

Hence, this contest was fundamentally a showdown between the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Yuanfa Sect.

The area around the arena was still packed with people.

The chief judge slowly stood up and called out to everyone participating: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am the chief judge of this contest. Before the third stage begins, I will first announce the rules."

"What?"

The crowd exclaimed.

"Who doesn’t know the rules by now? Why announce them again?"

"Heh heh!"

"In previous contests, the third stage was always a one-on-one duel. Why announce it?"

"Hey!"

Someone joked: "Fellow Daoists, changing the rules makes it more exciting. Otherwise, what’s the point of watching?"

"Ha!"

Someone laughed: "You speak the truth, Daoist, but who knows what the new rules for the third stage will be..."

Amid the noisy crowd, the chief judge’s authoritative voice rang out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please quiet down!"

The crowd gradually fell silent.

The chief judge paused and then raised his voice: "Everyone, to swiftly finalize the top hundred, I announce that the third stage will be the same as the second..."

No sooner had the chief judge spoken, a voice from the crowd exclaimed.

"Damn!"

"This is too cruel."

"Heh heh!"

Someone shook his head and sneered: "Cruel is an understatement. Considering that those who reached the third stage could easily kill Mahayana Realm cultivators, the Yuanfa Sect essentially set them up for suicide in the arena..."

...

"Ha!"

Master Yun Long of the Heavenly Dao Sect coldly chuckled to himself: "Fortunately, I anticipated this. Otherwise, Yan Rufeng would indeed have died in the arena..."

The Yuanfa Sect’s sudden change of the contest rules held no concern for Yan Rufeng.

As soon as the chief judge finished speaking, Yan Rufeng leaped onto the arena.

"Yan Rufeng from Azure Dragon City is here to defend the arena. Who will challenge me?"

Yan Rufeng’s words were the same, but this time, right after he finished speaking, a man in black jumped onto the arena.

A burst of light, and dozens of restrictions instantly enveloped Yan Rufeng’s arena.

On the arena, Yan Rufeng gave a polite smile.

"Daoist, since you’ve come to challenge, may I know your name?"

"Hmph!"

The man in black snorted disdainfully: "A dead man doesn’t need to know my name."

"Heh heh!"

Yan Rufeng chuckled.

"Daoist, you need to know that jokes are not to be made on the arena!"

"Heh heh!"

"A joke?"

The man in black, hands behind his back and with an air of arrogance, sneered: "Yan Rufeng, if you kneel and beg for mercy in front of your grandpa, I might spare your life!"

"Smack!"

Yan Rufeng, neither angered nor annoyed, slapped the man in black from a distance, producing a loud sound.

The man in black was stunned and stood there dazed.

"Haha!"

Someone in the audience laughed: "Well done! Can’t stand those who act all high and mighty when they’re just trash..."

Suddenly, an angry roar came from the arena.

"Yan Rufeng, I’ll kill you!"

"Smack!"

Another loud slap sent the man in black flying like a bullet.

"Boom..."

The man in black’s body crashed into the Spiritual Energy Restriction barrier, producing a loud bang.

"Thud..."

His body landed on the ground with a muffled sound.

"Cough, cough..."

The man in black spat large amounts of blood.

Yan Rufeng slowly walked to the man in black, lifted his foot, and stomped hard on his face.

"Tell me, who gave you the courage to speak to me like this?"

The man in black remained silent.

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng chuckled.

"Not talking, huh? Then you can die!"

Suddenly, an overwhelming killing intent erupted from Yan Rufeng’s eyes.

Just as Yan Rufeng’s body tensed and he was about to exert force, a furious shout came from the judges’ platform.

"Yan Rufeng, try killing him!"

"Ha!"

Yan Rufeng slowly looked towards the judges, smiling.

"Those who insult me shall not live. Those who threaten me shall not live!"

"Bang!"

The sound of a head exploding echoed.

The man in black under Yan Rufeng’s foot was dead, beyond any chance of revival.