Shi Yongheng stood below the arena, watching Shi Hao push himself to the limit, burning away his Supreme blood in pursuit of even the slightest chance at an ultimate transformation.
Shi Hao stepped down from the arena, and Gu Jianyun, the ancient freak from Sword Valley, stepped up.
"Who dares fight me?!" he asked calmly, a divine sword strapped to his back as he swept his gaze over everyone.
For a time, the scene fell silent. No one dared answer.
As time passed, Gu Jianyun stood there and intimidated all the heroes. Though no battle took place, the passage of time meant the arena ruled that he had won fifty matches.
Everyone was dumbfounded!
That actually worked? Many were speechless. There was no need to fight at all—one merely had to stand up there to pass with ease and accumulate victories!
Quite a few people frowned, deeply unwilling to accept it, yet none dared go up.
"This is the aftermath of Huang's show of power!" someone sighed.
Just like that, he stood there until his record had reached ninety-nine consecutive victories, all without fighting!
When the hundredth match arrived, a powerful opponent finally appeared, shouting from afar, "Gu Jianyun, I'll face you!"
A mass of leaden clouds swept over, carrying an overwhelmingly oppressive aura. A young man with long gray hair hanging loose descended onto the arena with a rumble.
"It's you? You're still alive?" Gu Jianyun was greatly startled.
"That's right. Back then, you only narrowly beat me by a move. My shattered body endured, and I survived. In this life, I'll settle things with you!" the newcomer shouted. His face was pale, his gray hair hung to his waist, and a sinister mist shrouded him.
"I defeated you in my previous life. Naturally, I can still kill you