Light Fortress
Chapter 505 - 115: I Invite You to Battle with Me!_2

Chapter 505: Chapter 115: I Invite You to Battle with Me!_2

And now it seemed...he had made a certain erroneous decision.

One wrong step, and a significant price must be paid.

"Congratulations to the Young Master of the Gong Family."

Although there was no congratulatory expression on Zhu Wang’s face, he still offered his congratulations. This was a way to gracefully maintain a friendly relationship with the Gong Family... and it also marked his personal acknowledgement of the final outcome of the newcomer’s battle.

After a word of congratulations, Zhu Wang didn’t stay a second longer. Amidst the noisy discussions of the dojo, he left the "place of controversy" with his disciple, Han Dang.

Gong Zi, surrounded by several Transcendents from his family, was having his body checked. When he heard the congratulations... he looked up, and Zhu Wang had already left the scene.

He was stunned for a moment before he realized.

Uh, the battle seemed to have ended.

The opponent had been beaten half to death and carried off the field.

Although he hadn’t done it himself, looking at the situation, in the finale of the newcomer’s battle, he must have... won, right?

Gong Zi cautiously glanced towards the old Master Zhou Wei.

Zhou Wei spoke softly, "Congratulations, for winning this year’s newcomer battle. The Spirit of the Spark from Lord Divine will soon be in your hands."

The venue burst into warm applause.

Gong Zi touched his brow.

The lingering pressure of "Paper Scissors" was still concentrated at the spot between his eyebrows, causing him to shudder.

This match... had been thrilling yet safe.

Gong Zi slowly raised his head and displayed a grateful expression towards Gu Shen.

...

...

The encounter had ended, but nobody had left the dojo.

Because next, it was time for the meditation on the Flame Dream.

Actually, "spiritual meditation" was a very personal matter... but when Lord Divine left the Flame Dream, he also left a Divine Oracle, which stated that these "Flame Dreams" would only be gifted to the champion of the newcomer’s battle.

Besides that,

the meditation on the Flame Dream should happen after the conclusion of the competition... immediately thereafter.

A brief rest was allowed to adjust one’s status,

but this was the "first challenge" of the Spiritual Training of the Spark. Lord Divine hoped that the process of "spiritual meditation" could be witnessed by many... the true purpose of this arrangement, in fact, had been demonstrated in previous years by time.

In front of everyone, meditating on the Flame Dream actually brought immense pressure.

Winning the newcomer’s battle and obtaining the championship was enough to prove one’s "genius."

The higher one stands, the harder it is to accept the pain of "falling."

Having one’s "ascent" witnessed by countless people, only to have them also witness one’s "fall" later... many geniuses couldn’t handle the vast discrepancy, resulting in long-lasting mental pain and doubt, unable to pull themselves out of it.

The path to divinity was so cruel.

If there was no courage to keep ascending one step at a time, then it would have been better not to try from the start!

Gong Zi sat cross-legged on the ground of the dojo, having removed his armored coat and the Phoenix Bell, regulating his breathing; his tattered black robe fluttered in the breeze.

Zhou Wei personally brought him the Flame Dream.

In a special container made of Strong Logic Material, a strand of "Green Bright Flame" was stored, seeming to contain endless Magic Power that caught your eye and made you immersed in it, wanting to keep gazing endlessly.

"Are you ready?"

Zhou Wei spoke seriously, "During the process of ’spiritual meditation,’ if you feel any discomfort, you can stop at any time. I will guide your spirit out."

Gong Zi slowly opened his eyes.

He had waited too long for this moment.

Years of conditioning and repeated improvements, not only to chase after Bai Xiu, but also to earn his own "Flame Dream" through his strength.

This era birthed dazzling stars.

But he believed... as long as he worked hard enough, other stars couldn’t dim his own luminance!

Gong Zi raised his head and looked around the venue, his gaze particularly lingering on two people.

Gu Shen.

Bai Xiu.

The former offered him a slight smile.

The latter was watching him calmly, just silently waiting for the outcome of this meditation.

Gong Zi looked towards old Master Zhou Wei and declared firmly, "I... am ready."

The strand of green flame was removed by Zhou Wei from the Strong Logic Material, and placed onto Gong Zi’s brow.

He took a deep breath.

Slowly, he pressed the strand of Flame Dream into his own brow.

The green flame began to slowly burn at the forehead of Gong Zi.

There were whispers of low conversation in the venue, but none reached the center of the dojo; the Security Committee’s protections were excellent, allowing no one to disturb Gong Zi’s meditation at this moment.

Everyone was staring at the strand of flame...

As the fire burned, it signified that the spiritual meditation was proceeding normally.

If the flame extinguished, then the meditation had failed.

Over the years, no champion of the newcomer’s battle had won the Flame Dream successfully, until Bai Xiu appeared, giving hope to the young Transcendents of Snow Forbidden City.

They believed firmly that the barrier which blocked countless geniuses would surely not hinder Bai Xiu.

But what about others?

Was this barrier... truly so formidable?

This had been the highest quality newcomer’s battle in nearly a decade, even discounting the two pseudo "S-grade" sealed items, the strongest contenders had reached the seventh layer of the deep water area!

Newcomer’s battles with third-stage Transcendents appearing were normally absolutely dominant in the past!