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Chapter 314: Chapter 262: Gone Mad: 3 Immortal Swords

"..."

The entire arena was silent.

Then, an uproar erupted.

The fifty reporters from major media outlets stared with wide eyes. They had all heard the conversation between Gao Neng and the referee, but the problem was, this wasn’t how the script was supposed to go, was it?

Gao Neng wasn’t fighting for his own sake, but for Qu Ran’s?

Wait a minute!

That didn’t seem to be the key point. The key point was that Qu Ran had fallen off the arena?!

In just a single exchange...

Qu Ran was already out!

It wasn’t just the reporters who were stunned; even the referee was dumbfounded.

’What is this?!’

The referee looked over at Sect Leader Hua and the two Elders not far away. He was truly speechless. According to the rules of the tournament, falling from the arena meant you lose.

Qu Ran had already lost.

’So what the hell is there to fight?!’

Sect Leader Hua said nothing, his eyes fixed on the large mass of liquid Alloy Energy floating in mid-air, a glint in his eyes.

’Such powerful talent!’ Even he had to admit it with a sigh of admiration.

The two Elders, however, exchanged a glance. Then, one of them let out a soft sigh and shook his head at the referee.

"The match has not yet begun! Falling from the arena this time does not count!" The referee immediately understood the Elder’s meaning and announced it.

WHOOSH! His words immediately sparked another wave of commotion.

The reporters broke into a flurry of discussion.

Gao Neng’s sudden sneak attack was rather shameless, but the Huashan Ancient Sect’s conduct was no different from his sneak attack.

As for Qu Ran, his face was beet-red.

According to the Huashan Ancient Sect’s own rules, he had truly lost. But he couldn’t accept it. ’The fight hasn’t even started, and I’m already off the arena?’

Most importantly...

’Why did the arena end up like this?!’ freewebnøvel.com

"Qu Ran’s mental state... is unstable! Could it be that this Gao Neng knows Qu Ran’s weakness?" Sect Leader Hua finally shook his head as he watched the scene unfold.

"Sect Leader, you mean?" an Elder asked, puzzled.

"That child, Qu Ran, has excellent talent and trains diligently. He’s a very promising talent," Sect Leader Hua explained softly. "Unfortunately, he’s far too competitive. His style is all aggression, lacking flexibility. That’s why I taught him the Life-taking Linked Three Immortal Swords. That particular Swordsmanship plays to his aggressive strengths. However, the underlying issue remains—both his footing and his mental state are unstable. Once he’s thrown off, it’s very difficult for him to regain his composure."

"If that’s the case, this is trouble. Gao Neng tricked Qu Ran off the arena right from the start. Now he’ll be desperate to win and regain his honor, which means he’ll walk right into a trap!" The Elder’s expression darkened.

"Tricked him? Do you think a normal person... could do *this* to our Alloy Arena?" Sect Leader Hua gave a wry smile. On the surface, it looked like Gao Neng had used a trick. But in reality, this wasn’t something an ordinary trick could accomplish. It was utterly absurd.

’An Alloy Arena!’

’It’s powered by at least five different types of Elemental Energy.’

’Was it a coincidence?’

’Or is Gao Neng’s talent just that frighteningly absurd?’

Sect Leader Hua didn’t say these words aloud, but anyone who truly understood could see it clearly. In terms of raw talent alone, Gao Neng completely suppressed Qu Ran.

"Behold my Life-taking Linked Three Immortal Swords!" At that moment, a loud shout rang out.

Sect Leader Hua and the two Elders were all stunned.

’Did Qu Ran finally snap?’

The thought had barely crossed their minds when they realized something was wrong. The shout hadn’t come from Qu Ran, but from Gao Neng.

’What the hell?!’

’Is Gao Neng using the Huashan Ancient Sect’s Life-taking Linked Three Immortal Swords?’

’No way!’

’Gao Neng shouldn’t know how!’

Uh...

The truth was, Gao Neng really didn’t know it.

As for the "Life-taking Linked Three Immortal Swords" he shouted about, it was simply him solidifying the Alloy Energy in mid-air and forming it into a volley of longswords that shot toward Qu Ran.

"How dare you insult my Huashan Ancient Sect?!" Qu Ran, whose face was already red with anger, almost spat out a mouthful of blood as he watched the swords descend.

’Gao Neng dares to call *that thing* the Life-taking Linked Three Immortal Swords?’

’This is an insult!’

This time, he truly couldn’t take it anymore.

Without any hesitation, Qu Ran leaped up toward the arena, drawing the longsword from his back. As it moved through the air, it was like watching an Immortal perform a sword dance.

The power of someone ranked 57th on the Dragon List.

Tier Six Late Stage!

And the personal disciple of the Huashan Ancient Sect’s Sect Leader.

Qu Ran’s strength was genuinely immense.

Under normal circumstances, he could even hold his own against some weaker high-tier opponents.

BOOM!

A flash of sword light.

It was no longer just a flash of light, but the image of a celestial maiden holding a longsword. On the maiden’s face was a solemn look of merciless decisiveness.

How could the newly-formed alloy longswords possibly withstand such an attack?

They shattered instantly!

And at that moment, Qu Ran seized the opportunity to land back on the arena.

However, the instant his foot touched the platform, a dark shadow appeared behind him, followed by a cold glint of light striking toward him.

"What?!" Qu Ran cried out in alarm, swinging his sword back to parry.

But it was too late.

A scythe had already cut a gash across his back.

This forced Qu Ran to take an involuntary step back.

And then, his ass...

...met another foot.

BAM!

Losing his balance, Qu Ran fell off the arena yet again.

And the one who had kicked his ass was, naturally, Gao Neng again.

Gao Neng had deliberately destroyed the Alloy Arena.

His real goal was to give the Flying Earth Dragon a chance to burst out from underground. Otherwise, how could a Flying Earth Dragon break through an Alloy Arena?

’It’s too hard!’

’It’s not easy to break!’

’A battle without a sneak attack isn’t a true battle!’

’Sneak attacks feel so good!’

SPLAT! This time, Qu Ran face-planted on the ground. His face was covered in mud, his hair was a mess, and blood streamed from the wound on his back. freēwebnovel.com

"..."

Shocking. Unbelievable!

The surrounding reporters were completely stunned.

’He fell off the arena again?!’

’Qu Ran has already been knocked off twice in a row, hasn’t he?’

WHOOSH!

After the silence, the entire crowd gasped in astonishment.

On another arena, Cheng Cai, who was standing opposite Shen Ning’Er and waiting for the signal to start, was also completely and utterly bewildered.

Their match hadn’t even started yet.

But over on Gao Neng’s side, he had already demolished the arena, and Qu Ran had been knocked off twice. ’Is this really the same Qu Ran I know?’

"It’s fine, it’s fine! Has the match not started yet? I saw my dear Qu Ran rush onto the arena and thought it had begun. Ah... my mistake. But don’t worry. Even though you fell off again, my rule is that as long as you get back up, we can still continue!" Gao Neng’s "benevolent" voice rang out again.

"Gao Neng, I’m going to kill you!" Qu Ran had lost it.

He had truly lost his mind.

Ever since joining the Huashan Ancient Sect, he had never suffered such humiliation—being knocked off the arena again and again, all while being taunted with words.

And it was all being broadcast live by fifty media outlets across the entire alliance.

With an audience of at least fifty million!

"Qu Ran, calm down!" Watching this, the two Elders couldn’t sit still any longer. They both shot to their feet and shouted at the same time.

But the current Qu Ran was truly incapable of calming down.

His intense competitiveness demanded that he regain his lost honor as quickly as possible. And he was going to knock Gao Neng off the arena... four times.

No!

At least eight times!

"Wait, my dear Qu Ran, the referee hasn’t called the start yet! This is against the rules!" Gao Neng said, quickly stopping Qu Ran as he was about to charge the arena again.

"Who cares if it’s started or not?! I’m going to kill you right now!" Qu Ran gritted his teeth, his eyes turning red.

"Qu Ran, calm down! It hasn’t started yet!" The referee desperately wanted to just say ’start,’ but the Qu Ran before him was clearly not in the right state of mind.

"AHHHH!!!" ’The humiliation! The frustration!’

He felt a surge of hot blood rush to his head. It was as if his ears had gone deaf, with only a single voice echoing in his mind.

’Knock Gao Neng off!’

’Knock Gao Neng off!’

CRACK!

CRACK!

Fissures appeared on the ground beneath Qu Ran’s feet.

He hadn’t drawn his sword.

Yet, the cracks in the ground looked as if they had been sliced open by one.

"Die!" Qu Ran moved.

He could no longer hear any talk of starting or not starting.

All his fury was focused on this one sword strike.

The sword moved.

Killing intent radiated outwards.

And as Qu Ran thrust his sword forward, three celestial maidens materialized around him, each one holding a sword.

Three celestial maidens, three swords.

They appeared in a triangular formation around Gao Neng.

Then, together with Qu Ran, they attacked from four different directions.