Free Web NovelChapter 300: Chapter 299: Four Extremities Myriad Life Array
"Oh?" Qin Wuya’s brow furrowed, a sense of unease growing in his heart.
"I wonder, Elder Bu, how do you intend to test the cultivation of my Celestial Profound Sect’s disciples?"
Bu Yanting smiled faintly. "You hold three Golden Jade Flowers. As I see it, I shall set up three trials to test the disciples of your Celestial Profound Sect. The winner of each trial will receive one of these Golden Jade Flowers. What say you?"
Hearing Bu Yanting’s proposal, Qin Wuya found it difficult to refuse outright. Considering the delicate relationship between the Celestial Profound Sect and the Jade Maiden Sect, an idea struck him. "Since Elder Bu has put it that way," he said, "then naturally, there is no issue."
Bu Yanting nodded in satisfaction, her gaze sweeping over the top ten disciples of the Celestial Profound Sect seated in the front rows.
At this moment, the excitement of the Celestial Profound Sect disciples was written all over their faces. Every one of them was eager to give it a try. After all, who wouldn’t want to steal the spotlight and display their prowess with all eyes on them?
Su Zixin watched Bu Yanting and muttered under her breath, "These Celestial Profound Sect disciples are done for. And here they are, still secretly pleased with themselves. Tsk, tsk..."
Liu Han shook her head and chuckled lightly. "Enough nonsense. Just watch carefully. Be careful, or the Fourteenth Elder will be the first one to send you out."
"My master would never!" Su Zixin pouted and whispered, "Look at her. No man would ever want her. In the future, when her life yuan is exhausted, she’ll have to rely on me. That’s why she treats me like a fragile treasure—afraid I’ll break if she holds me, afraid I’ll melt if I’m in her mouth."
As she said this, Su Zixin looked utterly delighted, a smug expression on her face.
Bu Yanting, of course, paid no mind to their conversation. With a sharp cry, she waved her hand, and a scroll-like object flew from her palm, slowly unfurling in the open space ahead.
"What is that? How strange."
"No, it seems familiar. I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before."
"The Four Extremes Ten Thousand Life Array! It’s a unique Mid-Level Emperor Grade Array Map from the Jade Maiden Sect!"
Everyone was puzzled at first, but when a disciple suddenly cried out in recognition, they were all startled.
The Four Extremes Ten Thousand Life Array was a special Array Map from the Jade Maiden Sect, a Mid-Level Emperor Grade Array Map. To step into this map was to enter the Array itself, where a vast amount of metallic Qi Aura would materialize and relentlessly attack anyone within.
As time passed, the Qi Aura within the Four Extremes Ten Thousand Life Array would grow more numerous and more ferocious, continuing until the person inside either broke the Array or died.
Of course, there was another method: one could shatter the Array through sheer force. However, even masters at the Destruction Realm Fifth Heaven from the Jade Maiden Sect couldn’t escape it. Bu Yanting highly doubted a mere Registered Disciple from the Celestial Profound Sect could forcibly break her Array.
Qin Wuya was stunned. He pointed at the Array Map of the Four Extremes Ten Thousand Life Array and said, "Elder Bu, you don’t actually intend to use this to test the Registered Disciples of my Celestial Profound Sect, do you?"
In the past, Elders from the Jade Maiden Sect had tested the Celestial Profound Sect’s disciples, but they had never used the Four Extremes Ten Thousand Life Array. The slightest misstep within it could result in a brutal, instantaneous death.
Bu Yanting smiled and said, "Senior Brother Qin, rest assured. I will be extra careful. The moment anyone is in danger of injury or death, I will immediately stop the Array. How does that sound?"
Qin Wuya still felt a knot of unease in his stomach, but hearing Bu Yanting’s promise, he could only nod his head.
Bu Yanting then turned to the Celestial Profound Sect disciples and announced with a smile, "The Four Extremes Ten Thousand Life Array can only be entered from its four cardinal points. This means only four people will have the opportunity to enter. In the center of the Array, I will place one Golden Jade Flower as the prize for the winner of this first trial. I hope you will all display the might of the Celestial Profound Sect and truly open my eyes. Show me the caliber of the second-greatest Major Sect in the Eastern Profound Domain!"
After speaking, Bu Yanting took a light step backward.
"All Registered Disciples ranked in the top ten, come forward!" Qin Wuya’s voice boomed.
There were several thousand Registered Disciples present. If they all rushed up at once, accidents would be unavoidable. Thus, only the strongest among them were allowed to go, reducing the number of pointless squabbles.
Wen Qingye and the others walked up slowly.
Strange glimmers of light suddenly materialized at the four cardinal points, bright enough to sting the eyes of the onlookers.
Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed in everyone’s ears.
"ROAR!"
Four phantoms slowly materialized before the crowd. Their auras were immense and boundlessly tyrannical. Everyone was shaken to the core as their eyes were drawn to the spectacle.
As the massive phantoms took shape, they were revealed to be the Eastern Azure Dragon, the Western White Tiger, the Southern Vermilion Bird, and the Northern Black Tortoise.
Ying Tian’s figure blurred as he rushed toward the Black Tortoise, laughing loudly. "I’m quite interested in this Golden Jade Flower!"
"Ying Tian, I’ve been wanting to test your strength for a long time!" Seeing Ying Tian charge toward the Black Tortoise’s position, Qiu Ming quickly followed. Ying Tian was ranked just above him, and he had been constantly suppressed by the other man. How could he possibly be content with that?
Sensing the rush of wind behind him, Ying Tian couldn’t help but chuckle. "You want to fight me? Fine, I’ll give you an opportunity."
As he spoke, Ying Tian spun around, his handsome face turning to the incoming Qiu Ming. A ferocious aura surged from him, climbing higher and higher as if to pierce the heavens.
His lips parted slightly, and a vibrating sound seemed to emerge from his mouth.
"Life-taking Curse!"
A massive, incandescent word for ’Kill’ appeared by Ying Tian’s lips. The word slowly flew forward, growing larger and larger as its Primordial Qi solidified, and then blasted toward Qiu Ming with boundless sharpness and killing intent.
The surrounding Registered Disciples turned pale and retreated.
"So strong! I can feel my whole body trembling."
"That’s the Life-taking Curse, a King-level Intermediate Martial Art from the Jinfeng Ancient Country! Everyone, be careful!"
"Sound Wave Martial Arts are notoriously rare and difficult to cultivate. To think Ying Tian has mastered the Life-taking Curse to such a degree... He truly lives up to his reputation as the third-ranked genius among the Registered Disciples."
Qiu Ming let out a great laugh. His footwork was like a gale as he swept across the ground, a red sword appearing in his hand. It was a Low-Level Emperor Grade Magical Artifact he had acquired in that mountain cave.
FWOOSH!
Red flames instantly filled everyone’s vision, searing their eyes until they ached.
"Rapid Fire Sword Technique! Sweeping the Eight Directions!"
Qiu Ming swept his sword out fiercely. A searing heatwave crushed the surrounding air, which hissed and sizzled, as the attack rushed toward the word ’Kill’.
BOOM!
The resounding clash of Primordial Qi assaulted the eardrums of everyone present.
In a radius of several dozen feet around the two combatants, the Primordial Qi raged like a tempestuous sea.
The crowd couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
"So powerful! To think the third and fourth-ranked Registered Disciples are already this strong... Doesn’t that mean the number one is even more incredible?"
"It’s unbelievable... I never thought Qiu Ming’s strength was this terrifying. No wonder he’s held the fourth spot on the leaderboard for two whole months. It seems his fame is well-earned."
"The strength of these people is truly not something the likes of us can compare to."
Bu Yanting nodded, thinking to herself, ’The disciples of the Celestial Profound Sect are indeed quite capable. The strength of these two is truly commendable.’
Meanwhile, behind Bu Yanting, many of the Jade Maiden Sect disciples were staring at Ying Tian, their eyes sparkling and their cheeks flushed. They had never seen such a handsome man, let alone one who was also such a prodigy. How could their hearts not flutter?
Little Monkey watched the Jade Maiden Sect disciples, feeling his blood boil. "Those figures... those faces... they’re absolute goddesses!"
Many of the Celestial Profound Sect disciples were also sneaking glances. Though they pretended to look straight ahead, their eyes kept darting toward the female disciples.
