Chapter 2719 - 554:
Xingchen Zi and Tian Fu of the Heavenly Clan have similar levels of mana and cultivation base, and their physical strength is also extremely close. Under such circumstances, after Tian Fu was severely injured by a single strike, he had completely fallen into a disadvantage.
Around them, the attention of a group of cultivators was no longer on the arena, but rather focused on Cao Zhen.
Many Heavenly Clan cultivators even cursed under their breath.
"Treacherous, extremely treacherous, he deliberately had his disciple wear a mask."
"Indeed, if Fu Tian had known that it was Cao Zhen’s disciple, he would certainly have been more careful and would have guarded against the opponent using Cao Zhen’s swordsmanship."
"This is a sneak attack!"
"Even if he wins, it’s not glorious!"
"Human Clan, do they only know how to use these tricks?"
Even the Fourth Prince of the Heavenly Clan looked towards Cao Zhen, strangely saying beside him, "Is this the Alliance Hierarch’s disciple?"
"Indeed." Cao Zhen nodded slightly, his expression unchanged.
The Fourth Prince of the Heavenly Clan spoke with an insincere smile, "Sect Leader Cao’s disciple is quite interesting, even wearing a mask."
"It’s nothing. My disciple doesn’t want to rely on my reputation while venturing outside. So, ever since he started participating in our Human Clan’s internal selections, he has always worn a mask."
Cao Zhen said this briefly and did not elaborate further. His words were not actually directed at the Fourth Prince of the Heavenly Clan, but rather his allies and other Human Clansmen around him.
As for the Fourth Prince of the Heavenly Clan?
My disciple is wearing a mask, so what?
My disciple won, so don’t utter so much nonsense.
Xingchen Zi’s strike indeed gained the upper hand; in fact, even without this strike, if the battle continued, he would emerge victorious as well.
Although he and Fu Tian had extremely close mana and physical strength, Xingchen Zi possessed an Ancient Immortal Body, and in terms of endurance, other cultivators simply could not compare with an Ancient Immortal Body.
Fu Tian, unable to heal from his injuries, gradually grew weaker and weaker.
"Bang—"
A dull sound echoed, and Fu Tian was kicked flying by Xingchen Zi. Following this, Xingchen Zi suddenly pursued, a longsword in his hand stabbing straight towards Fu Tian’s face.
Just as his longsword was about to pierce through Fu Tian’s neck, suddenly, a dense celestial aura flew up from below the arena, blocking his sharp sword.
"Enough, he’s already lost, there’s no need to attack further."
Below the arena, the voice of the Evil Clan referee rang out. Although this strike would most likely leave Tian Fu in a critically injured state, what’s on the arena is the royal member of the Heavenly Clan; he couldn’t allow Tian Fu to face such danger.
"Lost."
"Tian Fu actually lost."
Around them, Heavenly Clan cultivators, although constantly watching the battle between the two, despite knowing Tian Fu fell into the disadvantage, still held hope, hoping Tian Fu would pull out some special means to turn the tables.
But in the end, Tian Fu never exhibited any special means up to defeat, as if that pair of mother and child swords was his final method.
"Tian Fu lost, he doesn’t even qualify to enter the Primeval Realm?"
"He is definitely one of the strongest cultivators at the Golden Core Stage now!"
"Deliberate, I suspect, this is intentional by the Human Clan, they deliberately want to eliminate our cultivators."
No matter the event, there will always be some who claim there’s something shady happening.
Cao Zhen, although the Alliance Hierarch, couldn’t seal the mouths of all cultivators, nor did he care about these cultivators.
After Xingchen Zi defeated Fu Tian, he garnered more attention from cultivators of various clans, and some had already begun to study him early. As he had removed the mask, since other cultivators knew his identity now, wearing the mask further wasn’t of any use.
He didn’t know how, but this was the third time he’s participated in the martial arts competition, each time encountering the most difficult battles early.
Even though it was a battle among the Eight Clans now, he hadn’t found a match comparable to Tian Fu.
Even as cultivators from other clans began to study him early, he still won the championship of this Golden Core Stage martial arts competition.
However, after obtaining the championship, he didn’t linger much longer, returning to the Hundred Peaks Sect. He spent only five years to break through into the Wind Fire Tribulation cultivation base, and five years later, he directly broke through to Earth Immortal Realm.
Following this, he even participated in the next Earth Immortal Realm martial arts competition.
The Earth Immortal Realm martial arts competition is held every five hundred years.
Five hundred years were enough for him to reach the peak of the Earthly Immortal Realm, and after participating in the Earth Immortal Realm martial arts competition, he broke through first-time, entering the Immortality Regainment Realm; he even participated in the next Immortality Regainment Realm martial arts competition.
Inadvertently, over a thousand years had passed.
A thousand years, in the eyes of many cultivators, is not considered long, but to Cao Zhen, and the disciples of the Four Treasures Peak, it was not short.
Their time of Immortal Cultivation was not long.
Above the mountain gate of Hundred Peaks Sect, Cao Zhen had long set up a new Mountain Protection Array. At this moment, he stood above the void, overlooking the entire Hundred Peaks Sect.
A thousand years, all of Eastern Province, along with the other Three States, had long recovered their vitality.
During this thousand years, although they would still compete in the Outer Heaven Battlefield, the clans hadn’t had any major conflicts, all clans were recovering their vitality.
Moreover, the Human Clan, due to the influx of mortals from the Central Continent, not only recovered their vitality but far surpassed the past.