Rank 7 Zhan Begins 3

Seeing Zhang Tao break through so suddenly, his aura surging, Xie Zhaoyang was dumbfounded. Is this what a peerless genius is? You only entered Rank 7 a few days ago, and you've already reached the mid-stage of Rank 7?

He realized that ever since Zhang Tao went to the Culture Academy, he could no longer understand him. These maneuvers were becoming more and more incomprehensible.

Or perhaps this is what a true genius is. Compared to this, those previous so-called geniuses were nothing at all.

"Pfft!" A blade of light slashed over. Xie Zhaoyang instinctively dodged, but he was still struck in the chest, and blood immediately began to gush out.

"You're courting death!" At this moment, Xie Zhaoyang saw that the one who had ambushed him was a Rank 7 from the Catacombs. He felt foolish for being distracted on the battlefield; he deserved this.

Xie Zhaoyang stopped overthinking and began to engage the several Rank 7s in front of him.

Zhang Tao roamed the battlefield, primarily helping the older Grandmasters defend and kill enemies. For a time, the Rank 7 battlefield began to shift in a positive direction.

Just as the Rank 7 Grandmasters felt that the situation was stable, a loud explosion erupted in the distance. All the Grandmasters' expressions changed. This was the self-detonation of a Rank 8, and the one who had detonated was on their side.

Zhang Tao stopped and looked into the distance. A Rank 8, had someone already resorted to self-detonation to kill the enemy?

"If you cannot win, then detonate!" At this moment, a burst of spiritual power transmitted from afar. Zhang Tao's expression shifted; this was a telepathic message from a True King.

Clearly, the True King had noticed the commotion here, especially after seeing Zhang Tao. These words were obviously meant for the Rank 7s on Zhang Tao's side.

Sure enough, the expressions of two Catacombs Rank 7s changed. They glared fiercely at Zhang Tao, and their bodies instantly began to swell. The other did not lag behind, and both of them quickly detonated themselves.

Zhang Tao had no time to dodge. He could only hold the God-Slaying Blade in front of him, circulate his own vitality to fill his body, and begin to defend.

A powerful energy wave swept across the entire Rank 7 battlefield. Zhang Tao and an old Grandmaster were at the very center. The others were relatively fine since the explosion wasn't right next to them, but this old Grandmaster was submerged in an ocean of energy.

Zhang Tao was overwhelmed and had no spare strength to help the old Grandmaster.

The old Grandmaster clearly did not care about his own death. Coming down to the Catacombs this time, he had already prepared himself to die. Therefore, the old Grandmaster did not even resist, instead erecting a spiritual barrier in front of Zhang Tao.

"Boom!" The explosion passed, and the old Grandmaster was killed before he could even leave behind a final word.

Because of the old Grandmaster's help, combined with his own vitality and the protection of the God-Slaying Blade, Zhang Tao had only exposed the Golden Bone on his arm; otherwise, he was unharmed.

"Elder Li!" Zhang Tao called out, but there was no response.

"It's effective, everyone attack!" a Catacombs Rank 7 roared.

After all, Zhang Tao was too strong, and the weapon in his hand was unknown. Wherever he passed, no one could stop him. At this point, they would die if they just dragged it out, so it was better for a few to die by self-detonation to cripple Zhang Tao.

They thought their plan was sound, but if Zhang Tao were the original Zhang Tao, he would indeed have been helpless. However, the current Zhang Tao possessed the Kongtong Seal, and his own vitality recovered extremely quickly. The arm that had exposed its Golden Bone was already completely restored—that was how fast he was.

Soon, three more Rank 7s flew over. Seeing this, Xie Zhaoyang roared, "Block them for me!"

Zhang Tao could not be harmed; he was their hope for the future.

However, Xie Zhaoyang's roar was clearly too late. Some Grandmasters had already rushed over even before he shouted, but those three Catacombs Rank 7s exploded too quickly, and another massive wave of energy swept across the field.

The arriving Grandmasters were blown away directly.

Zhang Tao hadn't expected the Catacombs warriors to be so reckless. Weren't they supposed to be greedy for life and afraid of death? Old Eagle, you tricked me!

The self-detonation of three mid-stage Rank 7s was equivalent to a strike from a Rank 8.

Zhang Tao was at the center of the energy explosion, and his flesh and blood were almost entirely dissolved by the energy.

Just as the Catacombs warriors thought they had succeeded, a golden light flashed on Zhang Tao's body, and the dissolved flesh instantly reorganized and recovered.

"What? Is that Indestructible Substance?" someone exclaimed. After all, besides life essence, only Indestructible Substance could allow for such rapid recovery.

And it was all golden.

Only Zhang Tao knew it wasn't Indestructible Substance, but something given by the Kongtong Seal, which he called the Power of Luck.

"Hmph!" Zhang Tao was furious. To bully him like this, self-detonation? Too bad, it wasn't quite enough.

He immediately rushed out, ignoring that he was now stark naked. He finished off a Rank 7 who wanted to detonate with a single slash, crudely tore off his clothes, threw them over himself, and charged back into the fray.

The Rank 7 targeted by Zhang Tao roared, his body swelling. Zhang Tao sneered, slashing out from a distance while flying backward. This way, even if he was caught in the aftermath, it wouldn't be a big deal. As long as he wasn't at the center of the explosion, what could they do to him?

Soon, the numbers on the Rank 7 side were evened out. Although those Rank 7s wanted to detonate to severely injure Zhang Tao, none of them succeeded, and they only wasted their lives. For a time, the Rank 7 battlefield began to stabilize.

"Whoever kills this person will be rewarded..." Xuan Yu's voice rang out again. He saw it clearly: this warrior from the Land of Rebirth was a bit of a monster and had to be eliminated as soon as possible!

Some of those in the Rank 8 area began to stir. To kill a Rank 7 and receive such a reward—how could they not be tempted?

"Don't let a single one of them go!" Wang Zanghai roared.

How could he not have heard? If a Rank 8 really went over, Zhang Tao would be in danger.

"Block them, I'll be back!" A Catacombs Rank 8 couldn't hold back and immediately flew backward. The other Rank 8s shouted, "Split the reward evenly!"

The Rank 8 who was retreating looked displeased but said, "Fine!"

There was no choice; if these people didn't block the others, it wouldn't be easy for him to get to the Rank 7 side.

"Don't let him run!" Wang Zanghai was furious and wanted to chase, but he was quickly intercepted.

"Zhang Tao, be careful!" Wang Zanghai could only shout at the top of his lungs.

Zhang Tao, who was slaughtering his way through the Rank 7s, was stunned. Wang Zanghai was shouting like that—no way, was a Rank 8 coming to kill him too?

At this moment, Zhang Tao suddenly felt a bit of what Fang Ping would feel later on.

"Zhang Tao, run!" It wasn't just Zhang Tao who heard; Xie Zhaoyang also roared. After all, now that the Rank 7 battlefield had stabilized, honestly, they could handle it themselves.

Zhang Tao pondered for a moment, and instead of running away, he charged toward the Rank 8 side.