Free Web NovelChapter 2671: Chapter 2674: Acceptance Is Better Than Courtesy
"Presumptuous!"
Ming Xuanren shouted coldly, striking at Chen Qingxiang with his palm.
Bang bang bang!
In the blink of an eye, four overlapping dull thuds resounded.
Bang!
Chen Qingxiang exploded instantly, turning into a mist of blood.
"Qingxiang!"
"Second brother!"
"Second Uncle!"
The Chen Family cried out in shock.
Jiang Chen froze for a moment, turned his head, and saw that Jin Ang, Su Bichen, and Zhu Tianming had all rushed behind him, while Ming Xuanren looked equally stunned.
I only wanted to repel Chen Qingxiang, but these three... took the opportunity to kill him? Is this... considered a violation?
"Bastard, Su Bichen, you’re courting death!"
Chen Wanming roared angrily, his figure moving to charge towards Su Bichen.
"Stop!"
Buzz!
An angry shout echoed, an ethereal aura appeared, and a colossal pressure weighed down on Chen Wanming.
"City Lord Ming, what do you mean? They killed my son!"
Chen Wanming roared at Ming Xuanren in rage.
Everyone on the peak turned to look.
"According to the rules of the Array Competition, outside the Myriad Array Chart, those who attack participants shall be executed!"
Zhu Tianming looked at Chen Wanming indifferently.
Chen Wanming’s face changed, shouting angrily, "Qingxiang didn’t want to attack, he just..."
"Just what? With spiritual power circulating and the Great Dao’s power in turmoil, advancing aggressively, tell me, if this isn’t an attack, what is? Any sign of an attack can be regarded as an attack!"
Zhu Tianming interrupted Chen Wanming sternly and then said coldly, "The Chen Family really has guts, daring to take action against my disciple in front of me. After leaving Array Peak, I will certainly demand an explanation from the Chen Family! I, the Saint Elder of Changling Academy, will not tolerate your Chen Family’s insults!"
Chen Wanming’s face suddenly changed, he glanced at Zhu Tianming, Jin Ang, and Su Bichen, his heart shuddering violently.
Only now did he realize that Zhu Tianming and others seemed to really intend to destroy the Chen Family, but why? Why would they...
His peripheral vision caught sight of Jiang Chen, and Chen Wanming’s face turned pale.
To make an example!
They’re trying to make an example so others won’t dare target Jiang Chen, and it seems his family is right in their sights!
"Enough! Your personal grievances, I will not interfere, but this is Array Peak, the site of the Array Competition, not a place to resolve personal vendettas, leave!"
Ming Xuanren shouted lowly.
Zhu Tianming and the others cupped their fists toward Ming Xuanren and returned to Hu Yiqiu’s side with Jiang Chen.
"The first round of the third series has ended!"
Ming Xuanren called loudly, glancing at the stele beside him; the list beside the stele now only had nine names, the nine spirit array masters who won twice. There should have been ten, but Chen Qingxiang died.
Ming Xuanren glanced at the Chen Family, waved his hand, and a name appeared on the stone tablet, positioned below the nine.
Chen Qianyu!
In the previous challenge, Chen Qianyu had one win and one loss, which was quite a coincidence; he defeated the eleventh-ranked, remained at the eleventh rank, now he moves up to take the place.
"In the second round, a round-robin series, first-ranked Jiang Chen will battle from the tenth-ranked challenger to the second-ranked, ranked by number of wins!"
Ming Xuanren announced loudly.
Jiang Chen had two victories, no losses, and didn’t need to exchange rankings with anyone; thus, he remains first-ranked.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen glanced at Chen Qianyu and swiftly entered the Myriad Array Chart.
"The Chen Family withdraws from the competition, acknowledging tenth place!" ƒreewebɳovel.com
Chen Wanming suddenly yelled out and turned to leap down the mountain.
Swish swish swish!
Faces of the Chen Family changed, following suit.
"Ninth place, Su Qingpeng, enter the Myriad Array Chart!"
Ming Xuanren paid no mind to the Chen Family, beginning to call names.
Su Qingpeng glanced at the stele, shrugged: "I concede!"
"Eighth place, Mu Linqing..."
"I concede!"
"Seventh place, Zuo Qingfeng..."
"I concede!"
"Sixth place..."
...
"Third place, Jiang Bingyan!"
The series of concessions from the previous ranks didn’t surprise Ming Xuanren, nor anyone else. Since Jiang Chen could easily defeat Chen Qingxiang, it was reasonable for Zuo Qingfeng and others to concede.
When Jiang Bingyan was called, everyone’s eyes lit up, watching Jiang Bingyan expectantly.
Although this loose cultivator only had Virtual Refinement Realm Peak strength, his array skills were substantial, not weaker than Chen Qingxiang in pure array studies.
Jiang Bingyan hesitated for a moment, and swiftly entered the Myriad Array Chart. free𝑤ebnovel.com
"Loose cultivator, Jiang Bingyan!"
At the top of the peak within the chart, Jiang Bingyan cupped his fists toward Jiang Chen in salute.
"Hmm?"
Jiang Chen paused briefly, a look of puzzlement in his eyes, returned the salute: "Changlin Academy, Jiang Chen, Senior Jiang, why is it you?"
"Everyone else conceded; only I, Su Qingluan, and Wu Chengzhe remain!"
Jiang Bingyan softly explained.
Jiang Chen was stunned momentarily, then lightly chuckled and shook his head.
"I want to see the formation you comprehend, I’ll give you time, a quarter of an hour, I’ll set one defense and one attack, you may use any formation, activate it after a quarter-hour, how about it?"
Jiang Bingyan gently proposed.
Jiang Chen blinked, smiled slightly: "Then I’d be taking advantage, I humbly accept!"
Swish swish swish!
The two ceased unnecessary words and began to gather spiritual seals simultaneously.
Jiang Chen laid a defensive spirit array around him, a Heavenly Origin Big Dipper Array, and this time, he used his full power, with each array set by twelve hundred spiritual seals!
Next, he started setting attack spirit arrays around Jiang Bingyan, Five Elements Devouring Emperor Array, Nine Revolutions Qiankun Slash, Four Symbols Seal Demon Array, and the two great attack arrays he realized in the tenth stage during the first series, all deployed, and then the five great arrays began to merge.
Time passed, second by second, Jiang Bingyan established a protective formation consisting of five thousand spiritual seals, and then condensed an attack formation with four thousand spiritual seals, with his Primordial Spirit Power, capable of controlling nine thousand spiritual seals.
"Jiang Bingyan’s array skills are really strong!"
"Nine thousand spiritual seals’ array grandmaster, this is enough to compete with Late Integration Realm masters!"
"Jiang Chen isn’t poor either, eight thousand four hundred seals, although due to the realm, the primordial spirit’s strength restricts forming a great formation, but separated arrays may succeed. How strong is this primordial spirit’s density?"
"Either of these two winning wouldn’t be surprising!"
"Divine Infant Realm Peak! Really curious how strong an array Jiang Chen can set when entering the Virtual Refinement Realm; each breakthrough strengthens the primordial spirit!"
Those on the peak watching the stele’s image sighed collectively.
"If Jiang Chen breaks through to Virtual Refinement Realm, he might be able to fully condense the Primordial Spirit, right?"
Su Qingluan softly muttered.
"Perhaps not others, but Young Jiang can; Primordial Spirit doesn’t necessarily have to be condensed at Unity Realm Stage, it just requires much time for early refinements, and this kid suppresses the realm consecutively, so harshly, leaving time for spiritual and primordial power refinement. If he directly condenses a complete Primordial Spirit upon breakthrough, I wouldn’t be surprised!"
Hu Yiqiu spoke calmly, as if condensing the Primordial Spirit at the initial stage of Virtual Refinement Realm was normal.
This was because Hu Yiqiu’s resilience was strengthened by Jiang Chen’s stimulus, and everyone else, including Jin Ang, viewed Hu Yiqiu and Su Qingluan as monsters, not daring to believe their assertion that Jiang Chen could condense a complete Primordial Spirit upon breakthrough.
This was something unheard of!
