Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 1598 - 1598 1588 Long Yan Takes the Stage_1

1598: Chapter 1588: Long Yan Takes the Stage_1 1598: Chapter 1588: Long Yan Takes the Stage_1 As soon as they set foot on the battling platform, it was a fight to the death.

Yan Jue and the burly man were like mortal enemies, attacking each other mercilessly, holding nothing back.

“Yan Jue’s strength is stronger than average newcomers to the Emperor Realm; he should win without a problem.

However, he will face two others who have also just entered the Emperor Realm; his chances don’t look good,” Long Chen said in a calm tone.

With his keen eye, he could see Yan Jue’s true strength and predict the outcome of this battle.

“What Wen You Valley is interested in is profit; they won’t let Yan Jue easily defeat the three contestants,” Long Yan stated.

In Wen You Valley’s view, profit is the ultimate goal.

In other words, the opponents sent by Wen You Valley would be in accordance with the bets and odds, which leads to underhanded manipulation.

Indeed, not long after, the burly man was killed by Yan Jue’s fatal punch and turned into a corpse.

“Next!”

Yan Jue inhaled deeply, allowing his murderous aura within his pupils to roam freely.

Quickly, the corpse of the burly man was carried away, and another challenger who was new to the Emperor Realm stepped up to the platform, a man in black.

The two didn’t exchange a word, attacking each other with full force right off the bat, fiercely battling against each other.

The man in black was noticeably more potent than the burly man.

For a while, Yan Jue couldn’t gain an advantage.

As time passed and nearly an hour had elapsed, Yan Jue finally defeated the man in black, but it also cost him significantly.

It is not an exaggeration to say Yan Jue was at his wit’s end; he didn’t have the strength to fight another newcomer in the Emperor Realm.

“Yan Jue, do you want to continue challenging the third contestant?” The woman dressed in the fiery outfit walked up to him, questioning Yan Jue.

“I concede,” Yan Jue answered with gritted teeth, looking at her.

He was badly injured and out of stamina.

Continuing to fight would be a death wish.

For him, conceding was the preferable option.

Then, Yan Jue dragged his wounded body and left the platform.

“In the first round, Yan Jue conceded defeat.

Let’s proceed to the next round …”

The woman in the fiery outfit said with a smile and then announced the start of the second match.

The following battles were not particularly remarkable.

The challengers were formidable, but defeating three rivals with similar strength consecutively proved immensely challenging.

There were some who managed to defeat the first contestant but also few failures.

Two barely managed to defeat the first two contestants similarly to Yan Jue, they did not have the strength to fight the third contestant.

A few hours passed, and the martial competition was drawing to an end with only two matches left.

“The next match should be Li Shaobai’s,” Long Yan secretly thought.

As Li Shaobai’s odds were low, they figured his strength would indeed be extraordinary.

“The eighth match, the challenger – Li Shaobai.”

The woman in the fiery outfit said with a smile and stepped down from the stage.

As the woman stepped down, a figure leaped out of the crowd, taking one stride to reach the battle platform.

He was a youth dressed in white who appeared to be in his late twenties, with sharply defined features, giving off a piercing feel.

“The Undying Emperor Realm, he’s definitely not weak.”

Long Yan’s gaze fell on Li Shaobai, quickly seeing through his cultivation level.

Li Shaobai had reached the later stage of the Emperor Realm.

His aura was profound, clearly more powerful than the average practitioner of the Undying Emperor Realm.

“This Li Shaobai is indeed no ordinary person.

Among the nine challengers, his cultivation base is the highest,” Zhan Wushuang commented.

With Li Shaobai setting foot on the stage, the spectators’ moods visibly stirred.

Clearly, many of them held high hopes for him; they must have had some understanding of his abilities before.

“Let’s see what happens,” Long Yan commented casually.

Li Shaobai was not an old person and he had already cultivated to the Undying Emperor Realm.

He clearly held prodigious talent.

His decision to participate in the martial competition of Wen You Valley might hold a hidden motive.

No matter what Li Shaobai’s motive was, whether it was to obtain the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal, he wouldn’t be able to succeed.

Li Shaobai chose to challenge all three contestants as well.

From the moment the fight began, the crowd was brimming with confidence in Li Shao Bai.

He seemed to have a slightly hard time, but he managed to overcome the first contestant.

The next two contestants were of the same Undying Emperor Realm, though their strengths were nothing extraordinary and not too different from the first.

There were hence, no uncertainties to speak of.

Without resorting to his full might, Li Shao Bai sequentially defeated all three contestants, becoming the first person to succeed in the challenge.

“The challenge was successful, haha, Li Shaobai’s strength did not disappoint us.”

“I heard that the challenger for the ninth match is only in the Silence and Annihilation Emperor Stage.

Even if he succeeds in the challenge, he wouldn’t be Li Shaobai’s match.

Li Shaobai is bound to become the champion of this martial competition.

I indeed have discerning eyes; I bet on him winning.”

“I lost all my betting money before, this time, I can finally make some.”

…

With Li Shao Bai’s successful challenge, many people were roused.

They had all bet on Li Shao Bai to be the ultimate victor.

Although the odds were a bit low, they would still make a reasonable profit.

Li Shaobai had the highest achievement among his nine challengers.

He’s even the first successful challenger so far.

Even if Long Yan could successfully challenge, it’d be impossible for him to compete with Li Shaobai for the championship.

To everyone, the result of this martial competition was already decided.

“Congrats Li Shao Bai on your successful challenge.

You have a great chance of securing the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal,” the flaming dress woman walked to the stage, congratulating him first.

Li Shaobai only responded with a light humph and then exited the battle platform.

His goal was almost achieved, all he needed to wait for now was the end of the martial competition.

“So far, there is only one battle left in the martial competition.

We don’t know if the challenge will be successful, but let’s witness it together!”

The fiery woman’s gaze swept through the crowd, finally landing on Long Yan; she said, “Please get on the stage, challenger Sin Heaven.”

“It’s finally my turn.”

Long Yan slowly uncrossed his arms, a trace of a smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth.

“Long Yan, you have to win spectacularly.”

“Xia Xueer squeezed her fist, cheering on Long Yan.”

“Just wait to collect the Purple Crystals.”

Long Yan responded with a smile.

He moved lightly, his figure as graceful as a flying swan, landing on the battle platform.

His move was brisk and neat, without any rigidity.

This battle was just a procedure for him; the result was already predetermined.

At that moment, everyone’s gaze was attracted to Long Yan, sizing him up.

“He indeed is at the Silence and Annihilation Emperor Stage, and he is quite young too.

It’s just not clear how strong he could be.”

“He probably is quite capable, but his chances of winning the challenge seem small.”

“This youngster is quite unfamiliar; we’ll know how much power he has by seeing his performance.”

Many people were making private comments about him, some even speculating how far Long Yan can go.