"Hmph!"
"Are you competing with This Seat in Fierce Fiendish Qi?"
Demon Breaker coldly shouted at Golden Cicada and charged forward.
However, just as he was about to reach Golden Cicada, he suddenly stopped, as though bound by the power of the Five Elements.
Golden Cicada's treasure then viciously smashed into Demon Breaker's body, sending him flying backward.
Only after more than ten breaths did Demon Breaker rise to his feet again.
Yet at that moment, his consciousness seemed to have been affected, and he stood frozen in place once more.
"What happened?"
"What's wrong with Demon Breaker?"
"What is going on?"
"..."
The Myriad Races Experts watching the battle were all stunned, their faces filled with confusion.
Golden Cicada seemed like an entirely different person now. His attacks were incomparably vicious, while Demon Breaker appeared to have fallen into some sort of illusion.
There was no need to continue this fight. Victory and defeat had already been decided.
"Is that... the Source of Greed?"
"It must be. This child was likely born from greed itself, an innately evil being!"
"It seems our clan's warrior is in danger this time!"
"..."
Not far away, Dijiang's body trembled as icy killing intent surfaced around him.
He recalled Golden Cicada's origins and immediately understood that Demon Breaker had been affected by greed and trapped within an illusion.
Without an exceptionally resolute will, he would likely find it difficult to awaken and would ultimately be devoured by his greed.
"Hmm?"
Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, the Two Great Demon Emperors, and many other powerful figures all turned to look toward Arena Number Ten, where Golden Cicada stood.
Golden Cicada slowly walked toward Demon Breaker, while the phantom of the Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm above his head rapidly solidified.
Then, the Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm phantom flickered and pounced at Demon Breaker, swallowing his head in a single bite.
In the blink of an eye, Demon Breaker's enormous body had been eaten clean, leaving behind only a skeleton.
The expressions of the many Witch Race experts became extremely ugly. If they had not been atop this arena, they likely would have charged forward and slaughtered Golden Cicada already.
"Ancestor, Golden Cicada is far too vicious!"
"Such an evil living being absolutely cannot be allowed to remain!"
"..."
Chi You hurriedly looked toward Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches, shouting loudly.
As soon as those words were spoken, the surrounding Myriad Races Experts all shuddered.
Just as Chi You had said, Golden Cicada's methods were far too brutal. Many Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had been preparing to challenge him could not help developing retreat intent.
At that moment, Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches all turned to look at Jieyin, who sat upon the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit.
"What Saint's Orthodoxy Disciple? He is even more vicious than us!"
"Even this Ancestor never expected the Western Teachings to accept such a disciple!"
"Exactly. This child acts with such ruthlessness. Could it be that he was taught this way by a Saint as well?"
"Golden Cicada contains the Source of Greed, yet such an evil being was still able to enter a Saint's Orthodoxy?"
"..."
The voices of the Ancestral Witches were exceptionally loud. They were not merely venting their dissatisfaction, but also questioning Jieyin's standards for accepting disciples.
Their remarks also caused the Myriad Races Experts to develop some doubts.
After all, Golden Cicada was an innately evil being. Could he truly receive a Saint's guidance?
"It seems we must avoid dealing with the Western Teachings in the future. They will accept any living being as a disciple!"
"Exactly. If such an evil disciple can enter the Western Teachings, then we can probably join as well, right?"
"That barren place known as the Western Teachings is not worth going to!"
"Right. Not only is it barren, it also has such evil disciples. It seems the character of those two Cult Masters of the Western Teachings..."
"Shh! A Western Saint is here. Do you dare discuss them so recklessly? Are you tired of living?"
"Exactly. If the disciples are already this vicious, then their teachers must be even worse!"
"..."
The Myriad Races Experts began whispering among themselves.
Although receiving a Saint's guidance was a supreme opportunity to them, many were unwilling to associate with an innately evil being like this.
If the Western Teachings were filled with disciples as ferocious and malevolent as Golden Cicada, then just how many evil beings had the Western Teachings recruited?
"Hmph!"
At that moment, Jieyin could no longer endure it and let out a cold snort.
Although Golden Cicada had won and protected his ranking reward moments ago, the reputation of the Western Teachings had inexplicably declined considerably, and its fortune had weakened as well.
Clearly, that Witch Race member had been even more vicious than his disciple, yet they had the nerve to turn the tables and accuse him instead.
"Jieyin, is this how the Western Teachings educates its disciples?"
"If this were not the Challenge Arena, This Venerable would have directly ordered my disciple to eliminate him!"
"..."
At that moment, Yuanshi glanced at Jieyin, his expression carrying a trace of coldness.
In his eyes, such an evil being was intolerable to the Heavenly Dao.
Who knew what disasters he might cause in the future? It would be better to destroy him sooner rather than later.
"Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, you misunderstand!"
"This poor Daoist's disciple has always been suppressing his evil thoughts. He merely used such methods this time in order to protect his ranking reward!"
"Once this battle is over, this poor Daoist will seal his evil thoughts and guide him onto the righteous path!"
"I will also let the living beings of the Myriad Races of Hong Huang know that all disciples of our Western Teachings are kindhearted!"
Jieyin had no choice but to explain loudly.
He was also taking the opportunity to warn those Myriad Races Experts to be careful if they wished to slander the Western Teachings.
If he did not stop their discussions, the fortune of the Western Teachings would likely continue to decline. That would truly not be worth the loss.
One had to know that the fortune of the Western Teachings was already lower than that of the Three Sects of Mystic Gate. If this continued, the Western Teachings might face the calamity of destruction.
"Weren't you just going to challenge Golden Cicada?"
"No, no, no. I cannot be bothered to deal with an evil being like him. I would not be able to stop myself from killing him!"
"I would rather fight Kong Xuan, who is ranked first!"
"Right, if we are going to challenge someone, we should challenge the top-ranked one!"
"..."
Although the Myriad Races Experts no longer mentioned the Western Teachings, their words still showed extreme contempt for Golden Cicada.
Many living beings who had originally planned to challenge Golden Cicada instead headed toward Arena Number One.
Kong Xuan's combat power might have been more terrifying, but regardless of victory or defeat, they still had a chance of preserving their lives.
That was far better than gaining nothing and losing their lives as well.
Kong Xuan naturally sensed this, and a trace of coldness appeared on his face.
As it happened, he needed a great number of powerful opponents to slowly integrate the insights he had gained at Hongmeng Palace and temper his Divine Abilities in the process.
Opportunities for numerous top experts of the same cultivation realm to come one after another and challenge him did not come often.
"Do not be in such a hurry. Line up one at a time!"
"I will defeat every one of you. Perhaps all of you may even keep your lives!"
Though he said so, Kong Xuan had already developed a trace of killing intent in his heart.
When he had been surrounded by powerful figures from all sides back then, if his mother had not stepped in to save him, he likely would have become the lackey of some faction.
He naturally intended to settle that karma properly.
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