Wu Sheng easily subdued the Sky Grade martial artist from Thunder Star Mountain under the assault of a group of Prison Clan trial takers, leaving the Nine Spirits Society and Blood River Squad members staring in stunned disbelief.
How had someone with only Earth Grade Ninth Order strength and no Domain managed to become so powerful?
But this was no time to stand around gaping. Wu Sheng had snatched the biggest prize of 100 billion, but plenty of Elite Trial Takers remained.
They were all walking Cosmic Crystals!
Even if it wasn't for the money, they'd fight tooth and nail to kill their opponents just to collect enough battle suits!
"Kill! Wipe out every last Thunder Star Mountain bastard!"
The Prison Clan trial takers fought like mad!
Unfortunately, although there was a gap between the two sides' overall strength, it wasn't large enough for either side to crush the other with ease.
There were too many trial takers from Thunder Star Mountain and Cangming Valley. Even though they had suffered heavy losses last time after underestimating Li Long's strength, the two great forces still had deep reserves. The Nine Spirits Society and Blood River Squad simply couldn't chew through them.
The main reason the Nine Spirits Society and Blood River Squad had won last time was Li Long's intervention, which had dealt the other side a powerful shock.
Now that Li Long was being held back by Leo and two others, the strength of the remaining fighters on both sides had become much closer. In fact, the Nine Spirits Society and Blood River Squad were slightly on the back foot. It was only the intense lure of all those Cosmic Crystals and battle suits that gave them the nerve to charge in and fight desperately.
Of course, one of the main reasons was the Blood River Squad.
Di Fei, He Na, and the others were only a small part of Blood Sun City. Its true main force was in the Southern Domain, where it had once faced Thunder Star Mountain across the Central Domain.
Besides, if Blood Sun City's main force wanted to fight, it would choose to head to the Western Domain and join forces with Yan Yu of the Extreme Flame Realm to wage war against Pesili of the Realm Lord Clan. They wouldn't come here to help He Na and the others.
Even Wu Sheng didn't know the specifics, let alone the Nine Spirits Society's trial takers.
"Wu Sheng, everyone knows how strong you are. You're more than a match for a Special Elite at Sky Grade First Rank. If you can, please help us!"
He Na, who had just advanced to Sky Grade, called out to Wu Sheng while taking the opportunity to recover her energy.
Li Hu's unexpected death and Wu Sheng's stunning display of strength made her instinctively connect the two, guided by a woman's intuition.
But this wasn't the time to discuss it. Thunder Star Mountain and Cangming Valley still had plenty of fighters, while the Blood River Squad had no one of note to put up against them.
If Wu Sheng stepped in and showed his strength, the Blood River Squad could finally hold their heads high in this Trial Ground.
"Sure!"
Wu Sheng replied and stepped forward. He left the unlucky Sky Grade martial artist from Thunder Star Mountain in the care of Man Gu and Bai Yu.
But before He Na could even feel happy, she realized something was wrong.
Wu Sheng had joined the fight, but not on their battlefield. He was heading toward Li Long's!
"What's he doing?"
"Oh, he's going for the other 100 billion!"
"Ahhh! He's so strong, so brave! That Earth Grade Ninth Order guy actually dares to kill Kadi? He's amazing! If I were a woman, I'd fall head over heels for someone that powerful!"
"I think you're just in love with his 100 billion!"
"Damn it! I, Long Tian'ao, worked so hard to break through to Sky Grade in this Trial Ground. I thought I'd finally get to show off and bring glory to my family, but here I don't even get to show my face! I'm not even worthy of being someone else's sidekick!"
"How come no one's ever heard of a powerhouse like him before?"
"That bastard. Is money all he cares about? Kadi's already at Sky Grade Second Rank, and in this desert he's even more formidable. His Domain's power is probably no weaker than Second Layer. How dare Wu Sheng go after him?"
He Na was indeed furious. With Wu Sheng's strength, he could easily run rampant among the Sky Grade elites. He had already proven himself a match for a Special Elite at Sky Grade First Rank with a First Layer Domain.
But now Wu Sheng was facing Kadi, who was at Sky Grade Second Rank with a Domain close to the Second Layer. He clearly had no idea what death meant.
Going by their strength on paper, Kadi was at least four times as powerful!
"Fine, go on, all of you! I refuse to believe I can't beat those Thunder Star Mountain bastards on my own!"
After recovering a little, He Na threw herself back into the fight.
With the two sides so evenly matched, however, it was very difficult to win unless they first drained their opponents' energy.
In the smallest battlefield off in the distance, the Domains of Li Long, Leo, Kadi, and Cang Ge collided again and again.
Li Long was powerful, but he was fighting three opponents at once. After realizing that he couldn't win quickly, he had indeed begun to consider retreating for the time being.
It wasn't that he didn't want to avenge his younger brother. He was simply running low on energy.
"Hmm? Why is that kid charging over here?"
Li Long saw Wu Sheng rush into the area where their Domains were colliding and attack Kadi!
Li Long had a good impression of Wu Sheng. Last time, Wu Sheng had used a Soul Illusion to kill Yu Yan. This time, he had also helped capture the Thunder Star Mountain Sky Grade martial artist who had killed Li Hu. Both had surprised him greatly.
But Wu Sheng was only at Earth Grade Ninth Order. Even with his strong willpower and its additional boost, his true strength was still far behind.
Especially now that Kadi and Cang Ge had both advanced to Sky Grade Second Rank, while the slightly weaker Leo was still at the peak of First Rank. That was why Li Long couldn't take the three of them down quickly.
He was making progress, but the others hadn't fallen far behind!
"Roar! Kid, you dare to kill me?"
Kadi roared furiously, as though he had suffered the greatest insult.
"Come on! You're nothing but a little nobody at Earth Grade Ninth Order. I'll show you what a true Special Elite can do!"
As he spoke, Kadi swung his right hoof-claw, which was covered by a yellow claw guard. It was razor-sharp and radiated streaks of yellow light.
A Third-Grade High-Quality Weapon!
Wu Sheng sighed softly. That was another major advantage of being a Special Elite. But Wu Sheng wasn't foolish enough to fight him head-on in close combat.
After all, his Genetic Primal Force had only reached Planet Grade 8th Rank. He was still some way from Ninth Rank.
"Soul Thorn. Kill!"
Wu Sheng raised his willpower to its absolute limit, then used the Soul Thorn Soul Attack Art he had mastered to condense one red soul spike after another, each about as long as a finger, until he had a hundred.
Under Wu Sheng's powerful will, the hundred red spikes quickly merged into one, forming a red steel needle about a foot long and as thick as a finger.
The enormous red needle transformed into a streak of light and shot straight toward Kadi.
"Hmph. You think a Soul Attack condensed with a mere basic art can hurt me? My Soul Suppressing Bell is a type of Law Art. I only know the basic parts of the first three volumes, but even so, it's far beyond an ordinary basic art."
"Soul Suppressing Bell, protect me!"
Kadi activated the Soul Defense Art around his soul, then charged at Wu Sheng again without a care.
He was going to teach this tiny ant who had dared provoke him just how powerful he was now!
Yet the moment the enormous red needle pierced Kadi's body, a trace of terror flashed across his eyes. Then his powerful life force rapidly faded. His body carried forward for a few steps before collapsing to the ground.
Kadi had fallen!
"Just as I thought!"