Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 250 - 247 Du Hanlin

Chapter 250: Chapter 247 Du Hanlin

Ye Xuan used all his strength in that sword strike. Given Sima Nan’s abilities, he definitely couldn’t block it. Ye Xuan wanted to see how Sima Nan would deal with it. If his opponent chose to meet it head-on, he would more than likely be left with nothing but a corpse. Fortunately, the opponent was quite astute and, sensing danger, immediately fled.

The strike just now was undoubtedly much stronger than the power Ye Xuan had shown before, so he had deliberately slowed his speed a bit. Otherwise, not even two Sima Nans would have been enough to fall.

At this moment, after a brief silence in the spectator stands, there was suddenly a tide-like surge of cheers. The gazes directed at Ye Xuan all contained barely concealable excitement.

"It’s terrifying. Ye Xuan has been hiding his strength all this time. That sword strike just now dazzled the entire arena. Even Sima Nan had no choice but to temporarily avoid its edge, not even daring to entertain the thought of resistance."

"Ha ha, exhilarating! This is a true genius and a master. What’s Sima Nan compared to Ye Xuan? He’s far inferior."

"Ten consecutive victories. The value of these ten consecutive victories is undeniable; I don’t think anyone will question it now."

Ye Xuan defeating Sima Nan was quite a shocking event. After all, Ye Xuan had been unknown before. Now he had suddenly emerged and achieved ten straight wins in the Extreme Martial Arts Arena, even defeating a former thirty-fifth-ranked expert on the Battle List. Such a dark horse was extremely rare.

"He won again."

At the betting platform, Lady Xuan took a deep breath. The odds for Ye Xuan in the recent fight were 1 to 3. With this turnaround, the stakes in Xuanyuan Pills for Ye Xuan had tripled to over 600,000. Even she couldn’t help but click her tongue at such a rate of wealth accumulation.

Over 600,000 Xuanyuan Pills was equivalent to the entire fortune of a mid-sized business firm.

Having just set foot in the Chaotic Sea Domain, Ye Xuan had earned such substantial wealth, something Lady Xuan wouldn’t even have dared to imagine before.

Bang!

In the VIP seats, Fu Juechen smashed the table in front of him to pieces, furious. "What kind of crap former Battle List expert? He’s just fucking trash!"

"My lord, please calm your anger."

Several guards trembled and kept their distance from Fu Juechen. At this time, anyone who got close was asking for trouble—if one of his bursts of rage resulted in accidental killing, it would be a straight ticket to the grave.

"Calm my anger? How do you expect me to calm down? I had such high regard for this Sima Nan. I never expected him to be so fearful of death, tarnishing my face completely."

Fu Juechen had originally planned to take down Ye Xuan in this tenth battle. He never expected what he thought to be the fail-safe Sima Nan to be defeated so miserably that he couldn’t even lift his head in front of Ye Xuan, losing all his dignity as a ranked fighter on the Battle List.

Now that the ten consecutive victories were achieved, even he couldn’t find a chance to interfere.

Looking at Ye Xuan, who was still standing on the stage, filled Fu Juechen with irritation, a nameless fire stirring inside him.

After achieving ten consecutive victories, just as predicted, Ye Xuan had obtained a token for ten consecutive victories in the Extreme Martial Arts Arena and a complete sea chart of the Chaotic Sea Domain.

This achievement inevitably made many observing Martial Artists secretly envious. The ten consecutive victories token represented status and honor. When traveling outside, flashing the Extreme Martial Arts Arena’s ten consecutive victories token was undoubtedly a symbol of strength. Others would see the token and regard you with renewed respect, even fear.

Many of them had been mingling in the Extreme Martial Arts Arena for years and naturally knew how hard it was to obtain the ten consecutive victories token. Before achieving ten consecutive victories, seven or eight victories were just passing clouds, not even worth comparing.

However, just when everyone was sighing in admiration, a faint voice came from the stage above. Ye Xuan said, "I want to continue the challenge."

At those words, the clamor throughout the arena abruptly ceased.

After a long pause, some people finally reacted, revealing extremely surprised expressions on their faces.

"Did I hear that wrong? He said he wants to continue the challenge?"

"It seems so. Does he aim to make a run for twenty consecutive victories and climb up the rankings on the Battle List?"

"Oh my, no way. Twenty consecutive victories... On Golden Island’s Extreme Martial Arts Arena, there are only a few each year who can achieve that, and they’re all well-known experts. To see such a young one in a year would be impressive enough."

"He’s set a good goal, but the possibility of achieving it is too small."

The crowd burst into a spectrum of discussions. Ye Xuan’s challenge for twenty consecutive wins was like a bomb, quickly causing a huge stir in the arena.

"Twenty consecutive victories..."

Lady Xuan didn’t know what to say anymore. For her, Ye Xuan’s ten consecutive wins were already shocking enough. Twenty consecutive wins was something she wouldn’t have dared to consider initially.

"My lord, this kid wants to keep challenging. We still have a chance." A few guards heaved a sigh of relief and then spoke to Fu Juechen in the VIP seats.

"Hmph, clueless about his impending doom. He defeats a Sima Nan and really thinks he can make it onto the Battle List. Just watch the show. Instruct the players who are up next to hit harder, even if they lose to Ye Xuan. They must inflict some injuries on him; wear him down to death on that stage!"

Fu Juechen’s eyes flickered with cold light as he sneered. The rankings on the Battle List were reserved for true powerhouses, not just any Tom, Dick or Harry.

Besides the ultimate arena in this Martial Arts battleground, fighting was strictly forbidden within Golden City. He had been worried about not having a chance to make a move on Ye Xuan but didn’t expect the latter to have given him another opportunity.

He refused to believe that Ye Xuan could keep winning, maintaining an unbeatable streak. He just needed to wait until the opponent was exhausted, and then his chance would come.

He didn’t have to wait too long. The eleventh matchup unfolded, featuring a young talent named Hai Dongqing from a Third Grade Sect.

Hai Dongqing’s strength was somewhat inferior to Sima Nan’s. After all, Sima Nan was a former high-ranking martial artist on the Battle List, not the type of person that could be easily sent out.

Ye Xuan didn’t rush to finish the battle but took the opportunity to exchange a few more moves, using it as a chance to refine his Swordsmanship.

After five moves, Hai Dongqing was defeated.

Following that, Ye Xuan won seven consecutive matches.

In each match, Ye Xuan treated his opponents seriously, yet none could last more than five moves. In these battles, he gained insights that sublimated his understanding of swordplay ever so slightly.

He scored eighteen consecutive victories.

The watching martial artists were dazzled by the spectacle, but as for Ye Xuan’s successive wins, they had somewhat grown numb to it. In their eyes, it would be strange if Ye Xuan didn’t win.

"Just two more matches, and Ye Xuan will have achieved twenty consecutive victories."

"To witness the birth of a Martial Arts prodigy with my own eyes today is truly a blessing of three lifetimes."

"He’s on the cusp of making it onto the Battle List."

After winning the eighteenth match, a wave of heated discussion erupted around him, and the atmosphere was abuzz.

What they found even more unbelievable was that after eighteen consecutive matches, Ye Xuan showed no signs of fatigue. He looked the same as he did in the first match, not at all like someone who had fought in so many bouts.

Ye Xuan’s cultivation of the Hidden Dragon Skill meant his True Qi was much more robust and pure than others of his level. Moreover, Ye Xuan’s moves were efficient, the mastery of his technique so meticulous that he wasted very little True Qi.

And so far, there hadn’t been an opponent who had forced him to fight with his full strength.

Standing on the arena platform, Ye Xuan appeared calm and composed, his clothes billowing, while many young female martial artists gazed at him with eyes full of admiration, unmoving.

"Mr. Ye Xuan is so handsome. If I could marry such a man, I would die without regrets," a young girl in the prime of her youth said infatuatedly, clutching her hands over her heart, utterly smitten.

"Stop daydreaming. How could someone as talented as Mr. Ye Xuan ever look your way?"

"Even if I can’t marry him, I’d be willing to serve as his maidservant."

Upon hearing these discussions from the female martial artists, Fu Juechen’s expression turned very ugly. "Have Du Hanlin fight now, in the ninth match."

The guards’ expressions changed, and one hesitantly said, "Young Master, Du Hanlin is supposed to be the Gatekeeper for the twentieth match. If he fights now, who will take his place?"

With ten and twenty consecutive wins, powerful Gatekeepers were bound to appear. The Gatekeeper for the tenth match was Sima Nan, and for the twentieth match, Du Hanlin, who was much stronger than Sima Nan, ranked number thirty-three on the Battle List.

"You don’t need to worry about that. Just send Du Hanlin out to fight. If this kid can win this round, the next one will naturally have someone even tougher for him to play with."

Fu Juechen already had a plan in mind. If Du Hanlin also lost to Ye Xuan, he would personally enter the ring and act as the Gatekeeper for the twentieth match.

If others knew of this decision, they would surely be shocked, because Fu Juechen himself was ranked twenty-sixth on the Battle List, his strength beyond any doubt.

Soon, in the sight of all, a grey-robed elder in his sixties took to the stage. His face was gaunt with plenty of wrinkles, his hair jet black, radiating vigor, with eyes full of spirit.

"That’s Du Hanlin, the thirty-third ranked master on the Battle List and a top-class expert. Isn’t he supposed to be the Gatekeeper for the twentieth match? How come he’s fighting now?"

"I heard that Du Hanlin was extraordinarily talented when he was young, but due to being poisoned by enemies, his meridians were damaged. Since then, his cultivation has slowed, and he devoted himself to Martial Arts cultivation. His Spring and Autumn Pen Skill is rumored to have reached a level of perfection so profound that his strokes can kill invisibly, with one word determining fate."

"Now this will be exciting. Compared to Sima Nan, a former high-ranking martial artist, Du Hanlin is a bona fide high-ranking expert on the Battle List. Ye Xuan’s winning streak might just come to an end here."

"Well, that remains to be seen. Ye Xuan currently has formidable momentum and might still have a chance."

"Who wins and who loses isn’t up to us to decide, but regardless of the outcome, this battle is bound to be extraordinarily thrilling."