Rank Soars, and the Celestial Timing Faction Has Taken a Fancy to Zhao Xing Too?
"Liu Lang, someone is investigating your disciple." On the Biyou Warship, in a fragrant and quiet room, Princess Youruo walked to Liu Tianning's side.
"Investigating my apprentice?" Liu Tianning frowned. "Who's investigating?"
Princess Youruo handed over the letter. "It's from Meng Kun and Gu Changqing of the Kunyuan Academy. They were sent by the imperial court to set up the arena."
Liu Tianning opened the letter. "What are they planning to do?"
Princess Youruo laughed and said, "He's taken a fancy to him. Meng Kun and Gu Changqing want to transfer Zhao Xing away. Since they don't have a post in Pinghai Province, they can only transfer him through the Kunyuan Academy."
It's difficult to manage the transfer of officials within a state if they're not in the same state.
Only the Seventy-Two Dao Academies (schools) have branches in various parts of the Nineteen Provinces, making it much more convenient to transfer people through the Dao Academy channels.
"They're in the Daoyuan Continent, yet they've set their sights on my disciple?" Liu Tianning's brows relaxed. As long as they didn't intend to harm Zhao Xing, there was no problem.
"Meng Kun sent someone to find me," Princess Youruo said. "He said that Zhao Xing, in the first level of heaven, comprehended the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace they had set up and broke through to the high-level perfected technique. He also said that it was a waste of his talent to be raising horses in the Dragon Horse Bureau..."
Princess Youruo rested her chin on Liu Tianning's shoulder. "In short, they think Zhao Xing is a genius of the Earthly Advantage Faction and want to take him away from me."
"Don't they know Zhao Xing is my student?"
"I know~" Princess Youruo wrapped her arms around Liu Tianning's waist and whispered in his ear, "But they don't care. They just think Zhao Xing is a potential candidate for the Earthly Advantage Faction, and they even pleaded with me for him, hmm~"
Liu Tianning frowned, not because Meng Kun and Gu Changqing had taken a liking to his student, but because Princess Youruo was licking his ear and her hands were starting to wander.
"I don't care what they think." Liu Tianning turned around and placed the letter on the table. "But we can't use force. Zhao Xing has to want to be transferred himself."
Princess Youruo Ruo followed closely, flicking her sleeves before sitting down next to Liu Tianning: "You seem quite open-minded. Aren't you afraid that Xiao Chen'an will be misled into joining the Earthly Advantage Faction and never cultivate your Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet again?"
No, it won't.
"You have quite a bit of confidence in him." Princess Youruo held the letter between her slender, jade-like fingers. "It says here that if Zhao Xing goes there, he will directly become Teaching Dharma Master at the Genchuan Branch, become Classics Scholar within five years, and be guaranteed to become the vice dean within twenty years."
Liu Tianning chuckled and said, "Sharing the same ideals and goals is the most unshakable relationship in the world, far more reliable than promises of high-ranking positions and generous salaries."
"Whether he goes or not, he would never give up cultivating the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet."
The ultimate path of all things Seek Dao of the Tao, a threshold that others cannot even cross. Zhao Xing has already begun to walk on it, so how could he possibly give up?
Take Pang Xianyun, whom he defeated the year before last, for example. Even if he, Third Grade, switched to the "Original True Self Faction and continued his research, he might not achieve anything significant.
As for which faction Zhao Xing actually belongs to...
Liu Tianning didn't care, because he had no factionalism whatsoever.
On the contrary, he detested academic cliques and factional strife the most.
In other words, what he did back then cannot be undone, and the relationship cannot be repaired; otherwise, Liu Tianning would also want to unify the three factions.
"Then I'll do as you say?" Princess Youruo asked. "You really don't care at all?"
"Do I need to care?" Liu Tianning said with a smile. "It's a good thing that my disciple has been chosen."
"However, I will not allow others to interfere with his path, unless he himself wants to go."
"Okay, okay, I understand." Princess Youruo nestled in Liu Tianning's arms, rubbing against him. "I'll send someone to explain things to them in a bit."
On Genchuan Subduing Wave Ship.
When Meng Kun received the news, he frowned as he looked at the letter his subordinate brought him.
"Lord Meng, the princess has refused?" Gu Changqing looked at Meng Kun's expression and felt that this matter was probably going to be difficult.
"She didn't refuse." Meng Kun handed the letter to Gu Changqing. "However, we're not allowed to use connections to work this out; we need to get Zhao Xing Xing's opinion first."
"That's quite interesting." Gu Changqing looked interested after reading the letter. "Princess Youruo values her so much."
Liu Tianning is not really an obstacle, after all, Liu Tianning is only Fourth Grade Official Rank. Even if he has the strength to defeat Third Grade official, his Official Rank is still not as high as his or Meng Kun's.
In addition, Liu is a junior, and in terms of relationships, the power of the True Self Faction is not as great as that of the Earthly Advantage Faction.
If they want to make the transfer, it's just a matter of a word from Princess Youruo.
"It seems the rumors are true; Liu Tianning and the princess have a very close relationship."
"Let's not presume to know these things," Meng Kun said. "Since the princess has this attitude, let's talk to Zhao Xing after this competition is over."
Meng Kun didn't care about gossip; he had no interest in that anymore and only wanted to promote the Earthly Advantage Faction.
His greatest wish was to see the Earthly Advantage Faction the Time Faction favored the heavens, in his lifetime.
Meng Kun is definitely a proponent of war!
As Earthly Advantage Faction Shennong, I naturally hope to have as much land as possible! If I could cultivate land all over the Four Seas and see all the Earth Vein and soils, I would have no regrets even if I died.
"I'll go talk to them personally after the competition ends," Gu Changqing said.
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Changqing," Meng Kun said.
Old Master Zhao had no idea that his mere attempt to comprehend the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace would catch the eye of a powerful figure from the Earthly Advantage Faction.
At this time, he was still hiding in the Crescent Moon Mountain area.
He had more than enough food supplies, especially after comprehending the Eleventh-Turn of the Boundless Earth Palace. The influence of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace had become minimal.
Whether it's him, the Mountain Cat, the Azure Lion Dog, or the Spirit Illusion Goat, within the Boundless Earth Palace, they no longer need to eat every day.
Of course, if the location is changed, or if mobile warfare is waged, it will still be affected.
But having comprehended the Eleventh-Turn, he was already in a much better state than when he first entered.
Fifteen more days passed, and it was the fiftieth day since they entered the Great Arena.
Zhao Xing made another breakthrough. Based on the Eleventh-Turn of the Boundless Earth Palace Technique, "Starry Boundless," he made another breakthrough and comprehended the twelfth stage, "Boundless Vortex."
After figuring it out, Zhao Xing floated to the surface.
He shifted his footing slightly, and bursts of light emanated from beneath his feet. Then, the surrounding land seemed to transform into flowing water, creating ripples.
A shadow spread from beneath my feet, quickly covering an area of over 600 square meters.
"Shh~" The earth suddenly trembled, and the Earth Vein seemed to begin to rotate as if they were flowing water.
All the sand and gravel seemed to be resonating.
"Woof woof!"
The Azure Lion Dog swiftly bit the Spirit Illusion Goat's neck, carrying it away and flying out of the shadows.
The Mountain Cat, on the other hand, carried a supply box and walked upright.
Because if we don't leave soon, all these supplies will be shattered!
Everything around us is turning into desert.
Originally, this place was barren land with rocks, but now, everything is unknowingly turning into desert, and it is revolving around Zhao Xing.
The vortex sometimes contracted and sometimes expanded, turning everything in its path into dust!
Zhao Xing opened his eyes, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
"The Starry Boundless counteracts the effects of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace."
"The Boundless Vortex is completely different."
"It retains the binding power of the Boundless Earth Palace, but at the same time possesses powerful offensive capabilities. Combined with the Pure Origin Soil, it can crush everything within the spell's range."
"The area may seem smaller, only about 600 square meters, but within this area, the vertical distance is ignored."
Zhao Xing looked up at the sky, then reached out and threw a hundred-pound rock a hundred meters into the air.
300 meters, 500 meters, 800 meters, 1000 meters, 2000 meters...
The rock was lifted by the Astral Wind and suspended three thousand meters away.
Subsequently, Zhao Xing removed the Astral Wind.
The stones began to fall.
It only fell twenty meters.
Zhao Xing's mind raced, and he pointed towards the stone. "Crush!"
"Buzz~"
The vortex of shadow beneath their feet suddenly expanded.
The boulder, 2,980 meters in the air, shattered into powder instantly.
Zhao Xing experimented many more times, even throwing a fifth-tier suit of armor into the air.
Tier 5 armor is obtained from supply crates. Supply points don't just supply food; they also supply equipment.
However, at an altitude of three thousand meters, the fifth-tier armor still shattered into dust!
"At an altitude of 3,000 meters, the effect remains constant, and it will only weaken when it exceeds 4,000 meters," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
The two Earth Palace transformations he comprehended have completely exceeded the scope of a high-level perfected technique. In particular, the Boundless Vortex technique is close to First-Turn- third the power of a top-level technique.
Power is secondary; the main advantage is the spell's range and the fact that its power remains constant below 4,000 meters, which is something ordinary high-level spells do not possess.
In a normal, Boundless Earth Palace, the effect of the binding force decreases as you go higher.
However, the Boundless Vortex possesses constant power, just like the ultimate truth of the universe.
If advanced techniques borrow the power of heaven and earth and utilize the rules of heaven and earth, then top-level techniques have already begun to violate the rules of heaven and earth and cannot be judged by common sense.
Top-tier fire magic can even burn underwater!
"Receive!"
After the test was completed, Zhao Xing put away the Pure Yuan Projection.
"My technique is somewhat of a trick, utilizing the Houtu Gravel from the Pure Origin Soil. If I continue to study the ' Houtu Return to Origin ' of the three great secret texts, its power may increase further."
"However, there is still a gap after all. First, you have to use the Pure Yuan Projection, which is ultimately not as good as a true top-level technique."
"Woof woof!"
After Zhao Xing put away the Pure Yuan Projection, Sky Howl ran over and indicated that poisonous fog was coming from behind.
We'll arrive here in about an hour.
"It's been fifty days already." Zhao Xing looked at the Earth Mirror.
Name: Zhao Xing
[Stage: Great Arena (Day 50)]
Points: 689,500
[Rank: 9421]
"If we just stay put, we'll all be within the top 10,000."
Zhao Xing smiled slightly.
Since he earns 10,000 survival points per day, he has 500,000 survival points alone, plus the tens of thousands of points he gained from eliminating others, and the points from those who starved to death that were distributed among him.
By sheer willpower, he made it into the top 10,000.
"There are only ten days left, it's time to proactively eliminate others."
"Heaven Defier, Sky Howl, Illusory Heaven, it's time for you guys to stretch your muscles."
The three-headed war beast has been here for fifty days, fought only two battles, and spent the rest of its time eating, drinking, sleeping and resting.
The Mountain Cat have all gotten fat!
"Walk!"
Zhao Xing unleashed his full power, leading his three-headed war beast, and flew towards the central area.
He made no attempt to conceal his whereabouts, flying directly in the sky.
Soon, as he entered the central area of the "Dragon City Ruins," sixteen figures immediately emerged from a collapsed building.
"Huh? By the fiftieth day, there's still such a weak Fifth Grade beast tamer alive?"
"Hmph, they're asking for death, daring to fly in the sky?"
"Netherflame Tiger, shoot them down!"
Of the sixteen figures, only five were actually human; the remaining eleven were war beasts.
Upon hearing their master's command, these war beasts emerged from the ruins and immediately launched an attack on Zhao Xing.
"Four people, with a strong killing intent, they must be frequent fighters, and their scores are probably much higher than mine," Zhao Xing sneered.
"Attack!" The four of them cast spells together. Zhao Xing Fifth Grade, who looked weak, was the best target for scoring points.
The last ten days are the time to rack up points.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
Two wolf-shaped war beasts, their feet treading on the void, transformed into golden streaks of light and charged towards Zhao Xing.
The other two ruins emitted two beams of light, one red and one purple, which headed towards the Mountain Cat, the Azure Lion Dog, and the Spirit Illusion Goat.
Eliminating the Beastmaster himself and killing all his beasts have the same effect.
"Whoosh~"
Zhao Xing shifted his body to the side to dodge, easily avoiding the pounce of the two wolf-like war beasts.
With his advanced Wind Art fully mastered, Zhao Xing's speed and agility made dodging attacks quite easy.
"Zzzzz~" The Mountain Cat swung its claws and cleaved the lightning pillar in two, while the Azure Lion Dog directly withstood the bombardment of the fire magic.
When it emerged from the fiery red pillar of light, it was already in its second form, its entire body engulfed in red flames, and its size had doubled.
"Divine Beast bloodline?"
"Mastering the transformation to the second form of Pure Essence is something only those with Divine Beast bloodlines can do easily."
"The Azure Lion Dog Hound, a descendant of the Ancient God Suanni?" The four men's expressions changed drastically. "That's unbelievable! Bloodthirsty Fire Eagle at the early stage of the Fourth Grade activated its innate secret technique, and it just took it head-on?"
However, they soon encountered something even more outrageous.
After swatting away the lightning, the Mountain Cat quickly rushed down the ruins.
"Whoosh~"
It was fast, so fast that even a blurry image couldn't be seen. It seemed to flash by and instantly landed beneath the massive ruins of the Leaning Tower.
"What, this cat too..."
The two middle-aged men below the ruins immediately changed their expressions and tried to flee.
"Boom!"
The Mountain Cat brandished its claws, leaving two claw marks imbued with the power of lightning. The Thunder Rending Claw instantly sent the two beast tamers away from the Azure Sea Grotto Heaven.
"Don't mess with them, run!"
The people from the other two directions fled frantically with their war beasts.
"Run? Leave your points behind!"
Zhao Xing pointed, and a cold wind suddenly rose from the ground where the two had escaped.
The sudden gust of Yin Wind immediately stiffened the bodies of the two beast tamers.
"Thump~" After they fell to the ground, a blue light flashed.
"Yin Wind is still the most useful." Zhao Xing smiled slightly. Netherwind of the Fiend, at a high-level perfection, is extremely powerful against the Fate Soul.
Because they cannot cultivate their Fate Soul, many beast tamers at the late Fourth Grade here still have Fate Soul at the Fifth Grade.
They are not allowed to carry equipment, so they are completely defenseless against the Yin Wind unless they also have similar spells that can block it.
"Once blown by the Yin Wind, one becomes unable to even give orders, their thinking becomes sluggish, and they can't even merge... Uh, is there one that hasn't been eliminated yet?"
Zhao Xing realized he had been proven wrong.
There was indeed a blue light just now, but of the two people who fell to the ground, another one struggled to get up.
The war beast beside him had disappeared, and in its place, the man had two horns on his head and his body was covered with a thick layer of leather, like armor.
"Pure Yuan Fusion, a powerful Fate Soul Spirit Rhino Chong?"
Zhao Xing looked at this person.
The young man being stared at by Zhao Xing trembled all over. It was true that Spirit Rhino Chong's Fate Soul was powerful, but after the fusion, he was still seriously injured by the Netherwind of the Fiend.
When he saw Zhao Xing's battle beast eliminate the others so decisively, he was shocked. "The dog is of the bloodline of the Ancient God Suanni, the cat is even more divine, and there is also a Spirit Illusion Goat that actually has the bloodline of Divine Beast."
"This person actually possesses such a powerful high-level Dark Wind Method?"
"Damn it, we've run into a tough one. This guy's pretending to be weak while actually being strong... What do we do?"
In a flash, he quickly said, "Brother, it was my own fault."
"However, I only have survival points. Even if you eliminate me, you won't get many."
"If you let me off the hook, I'll tell you who has more points!"
Zhao Xing said calmly, "Do I need you to tell me? Just look at the rankings, and it'll be clear."
"It's different. The leaderboard only has names. You may not know who is who, and you don't know where they are." After merging, the young man silently recovered his energy and stabilized his Fate Soul.
"As for me, I can tell you where there are experts, such as the beast tamer ' Yadelo ' from the Myriad Beasts Island, who already has 2.25 million points!"
"He has been active in the East City District of the Dragon City Ruins, occupying advantageous positions."
As the poisonous fog narrowed, some people anticipated the central area and used supplies or materials to set up Magic Array in advance, thus increasing their chances of survival.
"Besides Yadelo, southwest of the Dragon City Ruins, there is also..."
"Speak up," Zhao Xing said. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
"You have to promise to let me go," the young man said, "And then I'll tell you what I know... uh!"
He was speaking when he suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart, his eyes bulged out, and scales suddenly grew on his body. The fusion was broken, and then his whole body was engulfed in blue light.
"Stop dawdling." Zhao Xing withdrew his hand.
He possesses the perfect Heaven's Eye Art and can use the Five Finger Heavenly Mandate to deduce his own fate, so he doesn't need anyone to tell him who is stronger or weaker.
"Hmph, he was lying after all." Zhao Xing glanced at the Earth Mirror.
The latest notification above shows that I eliminated a contestant and earned 350,000 points!
In other words, this person just lied!
"Trying to outsmart me, sir." Zhao Xing collected the Yuan Crystal that the other party had dropped.
Name: Zhao Xing
[Stage: Great Arena (Day 50)]
Points: 1.07 million
[Rank: 7264]
"The ranking jumped more than two thousand places instantly."
"It's easier to rack up points now," Zhao Xing licked his lips. "Let's go, back to fishing!"
Zhao Xing, accompanied by his three-headed war beast, wandered around the perimeter of the [Dragon City Ruins].
He was Fifth Grade, and his battle beasts were also Fifth Grade; they seemed like easy targets.
However, when someone actually made a move, they were quickly dealt with by Zhao Xing.
Keep fishing, keep fighting back.
In just five days, Zhao Xing eliminated more than a hundred people!
The points are also climbing rapidly.
Beyond the Azure Sea Grotto Heaven.
On the Wind Breath Cloud Ship.
"Wow, Lao Heng, look how fast Zhao Xing's ranking has risen." Geng Shouchang handed the Earth Mirror to Heng Yuan. " In Heavenly Timing, he's broken into the top three thousand."
"He was still around ten thousand before entering the Dragon City Ruins."
"This Zhao Xing is truly a talented individual," Heng Yuan said with a smile. "He has a wealth of combat experience and handles complex combat environments with great skill."
"Yes, I've been watching him these past few days." Geng Shouchang pointed to the Earth Mirror and said, "Look at yesterday's match, this kid discovered a formidable opponent, ' Jiang Huo '."
"First, he used the Heaven's Eye Art to observe, and when he discovered that the opponent's battle beast was afraid of the cold, he immediately used the Beginning of Winter Solstice Technique and then used a high-level Ice-Sealing Art, forcing Jiang Huo, the fire-elemental beast tamer, to run out of the area he had set up."
"Not bad." Heng Yuan nodded. "This was the only time he combined his powers in five days. After combining, he only needed to use the Transformation of Seasons Art to defeat Jiang Huo and his three fire-elemental war beasts. Judging from the result, his combat power clearly surpasses that of his opponent."
"However, he remained cautious. After Pure Yuan Fusion with Azure Lion Dog to enhance his defense, speed, and magical power."
Geng Shouchang nodded. "The Ice-Sealing Art and the Great Cold Solar Term weaken the enemy's war beasts, while the Netherwind of the Fiend interferes with Jiang Huo's Fate Soul, preventing him from unleashing his full strength."
Jiang Huo rushed out, but couldn't see anyone else at all, because he was hiding in the Mist-Hiding Art.
"Jiang Huo doesn't even know where to escape to."
"In the end, they used the Transformation of Seasons Art their strategy, which effectively 'killed' Jiang Huo."
"Jiang Huo is a mid-stage Fourth Grade beast tamer, and his points are already in the top 1,000, but he still lost to this kid."
"His loss was not unjust," Heng Yuan said with a smile. "He wasn't facing a mere beast tamer, but Sino Genius knew many advanced Time Law!"
"He had mastered every Time Law, reaching a high level of perfection. He never imagined the battle would be like this."
Jiang Huo usually trains against beast tamers.
Who the hell would consider the Agricultural Official as a hypothetical enemy?
They have absolutely nothing to do with each other!
However, he encountered Zhao Xing, an oddball who crossed over into the world of beast taming.
This resulted in Jiang Huo clearly had the ability to survive to the end, being caught off guard and losing his life.
"As expected of Liu Tianning's student," Heng Yuan exclaimed.
"What does this have to do with Liu Tianning?" Geng Shouchang asked. "Zhao Xing didn't even use the Ten Thousand Laws Clone; he purely used our Time Faction's magic. He's definitely a genius of the Time Faction!"
"Old Geng, what do you mean?" Heng Yuan was also a shrewd person and immediately understood the meaning behind Geng Shouchang's words.
"You still don't know?"
"What should I know?"
Geng Shouchang looked around and, seeing that Sima Yunhai was not there, immediately lowered his voice.
"Those two guys, Meng Kun and Gu Changqing, were planning to poach Liu Tianning's girlfriend a while ago."
"What?! Is that true?" Heng Yuan exclaimed in surprise. "Are those two crazy? Aren't they afraid Liu Tianning will instigate a [Great Dao Contention] with them?"
Liu Tianning is very famous in high-end Agricultural Official circles, especially in recent years.
The Shangluo Academy has confirmed Liu Tianning's status as a candidate and has begun to build momentum for him.
Putting aside all the publicity, Liu Tianning's own abilities are undeniable.
Two years ago, he beat Pang Xianyun into becoming Pang Yuanzhen. In Daoyuan Continent, everyone in the Tianshi Sect's Ministry of Agriculture knew Liu Wanfa.
Heng Yuan, being Third Grade Agricultural Official, knew more about the matter.
That battle was so spectacular that no one could argue with it.
Liu Tianning had Pang Xianyun make the first move, using all his spells. He failed to defeat any of Liu Tianning's seven Dharma bodies.
Then Liu Tianning defeated Pang Xianyun in one move.
"You probably don't know Liu Tianning's temper," Heng Yuan said. "Back then, he killed countless people for his Bamboo Horse."
"A person's nature doesn't change. A hundred years ago, when Liu Tianning went mad, it was already difficult to control. It was only after Rahu King and many other ruling kings stepped in that the matter was resolved."
"Now you're going to try and steal his disciple? Old Geng, I think that's a terrible idea."
Geng Shouchang said, "Old Heng, you're wrong about that. How can recruiting talent be called stealing?"
"Moreover, Liu Tianning himself didn't say anything."
Heng Yuan asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Geng Shouchang laughed and said, "Liu Tianning has declared that he will not allow anyone to interfere with Zhao Xing's promotion and transfer."
Heng Yuan nodded. "He is the Transportation Envoy of the two prefectures and also the Military Realm inspector. I heard that he also holds a position in the Imperial Stud Department. His authority covers most of Pinghai Province. He certainly has the confidence and it is reasonable for him to say this."
Geng Shouchang said, "But he also said that he wouldn't influence his disciple's thoughts. In other words, as long as Zhao Xing agrees, it's possible for Zhao Xing to come to my Mystic Heaven Academy."
"Is it any different where you serve as an official?"
Heng Yuan laughed and said, "Liu Tianning is indeed magnanimous. In fact, he was like that when he was young."
Geng Shouchang nodded. "That's exactly right."
"Look at all the methods of understanding Time Law Solar Terms Decree reached a state of profound understanding. He's destined to follow the path of the Time Faction!"
"Zhao Xing went to the Shangluo Academy and followed the True Self Faction, which is a complete waste of his prime years."
"What's the use of reaching the First-Rank Realm even when you're old and frail?"
Geng Shouchang did not deny the fighting power of the True Self Faction, mainly because Zhao Xing had already cultivated the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet.
If they cannot cultivate the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet, the Time Faction will be far stronger than the True Self Faction in terms of combat power.
Why is it said that Zhao Xing wasted his youth?
The main issue is that mastering the id-based school takes a lot of time, not to mention the auxiliary id-based schools of agriculture.
If you're going for a combat-oriented style, those who become famous are mostly older guys, except for Liu Tianning's a bit younger.
But how many cases like Liu Tianning are there?
"In the same amount of time, if Zhao Xing had focused his energy on the Way of Heavenly Timing, he could have reached the Third Grade, or even the Second Rank, in less than a hundred years. If he were True Self Faction, he might not have been able to achieve it even when he was four or five hundred years old."
"Such a genius is truly wasted if he were sent to the Shangluo Academy to suffer hardship."
Heng Yuan smiled and said, "You're right. It's a real pity to waste such a talented person."
He knew that Geng Shouchang's eagerness was partly due to other factors, since Geng Shouchang was already very old and had at most a hundred years left to live.
Furthermore, Geng Shouchang was from Tongyou County Dayuan Prefecture, Pinghai Province, while Zhao Xing's hometown was Nanyang County, Dayuan Prefecture. The two counties were adjacent, so the two could be considered fellow townsmen.
"You mean, you're going to recruit Zhao Xing?"
"Not bad." Geng Shouchang nodded and said, "His performance in the Way of Heavenly Timing, if he can join the Mystic Heaven Academy, he may very well become a pillar of the Time Faction Timing Sect in the future."
"I'm afraid Brother Cloudsea might..." Heng Yuan hesitated. In terms of seniority and status, Sima Yunhai was superior.
If he objects, then things will really be difficult.
"I will try to persuade him."
On the fifty-eighth day of the Great Arena, the poisonous fog had shrunk to the outskirts of the Dragon City Ruins.
"Roar!"
"Hold head high!"
"Bang!" "Boom!"
The Dragon City Ruins were now very crowded.
There were roars and the sounds of clashing spells everywhere.
Almost every moment, someone is eliminated.
"The battle has become quite intense. This is truly Great Arena. Without real skill, it will be difficult to pass this test," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Blue lights, signifying obsolescence, are lit up everywhere.
He doesn't dare to make a move anymore.
Because of such fierce competition, he himself could be eliminated if he's not careful.
"On the fiftieth day, I began to take action. Five days later, after nearly a hundred battles, I finally encountered an opponent, Jiang Huo, who was worthy of my use of the Pure Yuan Fusion."
"But in the next three days, I only fought twenty-three matches in total, but I used the Pure Yuan Fusion fifteen times. Only in this way can I have a higher chance of not losing the battle," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
The Pure Yuan Fusion can increase speed, defense, evasion, stamina, and Fate Soul.
Of course, different combinations of war beasts have different effects.
By Pure Yuan Fusion with the Spirit Illusion Goat, one increases their Fate Soul, enhances their resistance to illusions, and can also use the Spirit Illusion Goat's innate skills— Fate Soul Reversal, Demon Eye Labyrinth, and Five-Elements Obstruction of Knowledge and Perception.
By Pure Yuan Fusion with the Azure Lion Dog, one gains increased defense, stamina, and resistance to fire magic, thus enhancing the power of fire magic.
It can also use the Azure Lion Dog Dog's innate secret techniques such as Flame of Destruction and Suanni Power.
The fusion with the Mountain Cat increases defense, stamina, speed, endurance, strength, and energy; almost every aspect is improved except for the Fate Soul.
Because the Mountain Cat consumed too much spiritual essence, the amplification brought about by the fusion far exceeded that of the Azure Lion Dog.
Of course, its most outstanding features are its speed and evasion.
Especially after combining, when he uses the Mountain Cat's innate secret technique [Wind Thunder Escape Technique], his speed is unparalleled among the Fourth Grade individuals.
That's why Zhao Xing eliminated his opponents in 15 out of the 23 matches he played in those three days. The other eight times, his opponents knew he was not someone to be trifled with and withdrew on their own initiative.
Of course, this is also related to Zhao Xing Xing's eccentricity.
On the surface, he is a beast tamer, but in reality, he is the Agricultural Official, and Agricultural Official proficient in all three schools of thought.
At this time, Zhao Xing occupied the eastern part of the Dragon City Ruins, a dilapidated palace building.
Above their heads, a dark red cloud floated, covering an area of five miles in radius.
Beneath the surface lies an Boundless Earth Palace, where one can switch from "Starry Boundless" to "Boundless Vortex" at any time.
Around them stood fifty clones of the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet, some visible and others hidden.
Twenty-four Solar Terms Decree are still floating in the sky, and the environment can be changed at any time to become one's own home ground.
Around the dilapidated palace, there is also a Formless Killing Intent Formation.
This was arranged by Yadelo, Yadelo was defeated by Zhao Xing last night.
"The only trump card I haven't used yet is the Plant Soldier, but there's no need to use Plant Soldier anymore," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
He now has the upper hand and is holding his ground. Unless everyone attacks him, he won't have to resort to paranoia.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"
Suddenly, three streaks of light flew over from a distance.
One of the streaks of light was black, chasing after two streaks of light, one red and one purple.
They quickly entered Zhao Xing's territory.
The chase and the escape clearly indicate that the fighting has spilled over into their own territory.
Zhao Xing was about to intercept it, his hand already raised, but then he paused.
"Hmm? Aren't these Wang Zhaozhao and Lin Ziyue, the Fourth Grade beast tamers under the old hag's command?"
"Are they being hunted down?"
"Beast Soul Wielder? The ones chasing them are ' Fei She, ' ranked 394th?"
Zhao Xing's gaze fell on that black streak of light.
On the surface, it appears that the pursuer is a human, and there are no war beasts following him. In reality, however, there are war beasts everywhere behind this person, but his war beasts are all spirits!
Zhao Xing isn't the only unpopular one; Fei She is a rare Beast Soul Wielder, somewhat like a combination of Beast Tamer and Priest.
"A person's Fate Soul is relatively pure, but a beast's Fate Soul is chaotic. To be able to control the soul of a battle beast, this person's strength is extraordinary," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Fei She was clearly exploiting a bug; he only had one battle beast, but he possessed dozens of battle beast souls.
Because he wasn't a proper beast tamer; he was more of Priest than a beast tamer.
He was using Priest magic!
Both Lin Ziyue and Wang Zhaozhao had a snake-shaped beast soul Entanglement them, and their auras were becoming weaker and weaker.
We should still help that old hag's people, especially since Fei She might not be willing to let us go.
So Zhao Xing took action.
"Swish swish swish swish!"
More than a dozen Ten Thousand Laws Clone appeared, Zhao Xing's main body also used the Netherwind of the Fiend to accurately blow away the serpent's Fate Soul that was attached to Wang Zhaozhao and Lin Ziyue.
Swish swish~
Upon noticing the anomaly, Fei She immediately slowed down.
Lin Ziyue and Wang Zhaozhao then landed.
"Zhao Xing?" Lin Ziyue couldn't believe it; it was Zhao Xing, Fifth Grade official, who had saved them.
Wang Zhaozhao did see Zhao Xing's name on the leaderboard, because Zhao Xing was now ranked 675th!
In the past few days, Zhao Xing has made a name for himself in the Dragon City Ruins, but they can't connect that name with the face they see now.
"Fei She!" Zhao Xing ignored the two women and coldly stared at a man wearing a green snake-head helmet armor in front of him. "Halt! Or don't blame me for Guest Qi!"
Fei She's ability to rank over 300th out of so many people speaks volumes about his strength; he is undoubtedly a top-tier individual.
However, this is his territory. If Fei She dares to come in, he will make sure he doesn't leave alive!
"Hmm?" Fei She stopped, his gaze gleaming eerily through the snake helmet armor.
"Shennong Art ...you are Zhao Xing, I know you." Fei She's voice was hoarse. "You defeated Yadelo, you can be considered a talent."
"However, I've been chasing these two for quite a while. Now that they're on your turf, each of them will receive one elimination point."
"You throw one out, and I'll leave."
Wang Zhaozhao and Lin Ziyue's expressions changed.
Zhao Xing's gaze was icy as he stared at Fei She: "Didn't you understand that I told you to get lost?"
Throw one out? Putting aside the fact that these two are under the old witch's command, I have to help them out of respect for her.
Even if they were completely unrelated, Zhao Xing would not show weakness at this moment.
If you send one out, the Fei She will need a second one, or even have to eliminate him.
"Zhao Xing, you're too arrogant! Don't think you can act like you're something just because you've gained some fame these past few days!"
"You can try stepping in here! Let's see who dies first."
Zhao Xing's Ten Thousand Laws Clone all raised their hands.
Upon witnessing this scene, Fei She fell silent.
He wasn't really confident he could eliminate Zhao Xing if he went into Zhao Xing's territory.
The Cloud Method, the Earth Palace Art, and the formation left behind by Yadelo are secondary; the Ten Thousand Laws Clone is truly something to be feared.
He couldn't identify Zhao Xing in person, or at least couldn't completely rule him out.
Because there are nine Ten Thousand Laws Clone, their Fate Soul strength is exactly the same from a sensory perspective.
Zhao Xing, like him, was strong to begin with. If you couldn't beat him to the point of near death and eliminate him, the battle would be meaningless.
"Instead of wasting time on this, we'd be better off finding more weaklings to eliminate." After much deliberation, Fei She abandoned the idea of confronting Zhao Xing head-on.
With only Heavenly Timing left, he wanted to earn more points, but getting entangled with Zhao Xing would be a waste of time and not worth it.
"Hmph, I'll remember you. I'll be keeping an eye on you in the next level!" Fei She snorted coldly, then transformed into a streak of light and flew away.
"Phew~" Wang Zhaozhao and Lin Ziyue both breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the two of them immediately realized what was going on.
Zhao Xing only said a few words, yet Fei She actually gave up the pursuit?
They had personally experienced Fei She's combat power and found it completely incomparable; he had even killed several of their war beasts.
What kind of reputation has Zhao Xing built up that makes Fei She so wary?
"Are you two alright?" Zhao Xing asked. At this moment, Lin Ziyue and Wang Zhaozhao were both in a state of fusion with their battle beasts.
Lin Ziyue wore the Elephant King Armor, while Wang Zhaozhao wore the Divine Tiger Armor.
But the armor was already damaged and was still bleeding.
Since this armor was actually transformed from a war beast, the fact that the armor was damaged meant that the war beast was injured.
"I'm seriously injured." Lin Ziyue gasped for breath. She couldn't maintain her physical form as soon as she finished speaking.
The towering figure suddenly shrank, and then a Flying Divine Elephant covered in wounds appeared beside it.
As for Wang Zhaozhao, she fared even worse, fainting immediately. After a burst of light, a person and a purple tiger appeared on the spot.
Zhao Xing walked over and looked at them, then said, "In that case, I'll see you off."
"Huh?" Lin Ziyue was stunned. She thought Zhao Xing was asking if they were alright because he wanted to treat them, but she didn't expect him to say this.
Brother, aren't you going to try to save us?
"Marquis Yuan Rang, I think..."
Before Lin Ziyue could finish speaking, Zhao Xing pointed at her, and she was instantly electrocuted, her hair standing on end. Then, she and Wang Zhaozhao were enveloped in a blue light.
In the moment before she was expelled from the Grotto-Heaven, Lin Ziyue had only one thought in her mind: It hurts so much... Damn it, what kind of people are they!