Not long after, another anomaly occurred within Immortal Ancient. With a loud bang, the Immortal Dao Arena appeared in countless small worlds. A dim, lusterless arena with black bloodstains floated in mid-air. It led to a legacy land from the previous epoch. Only those who achieved consecutive victories could enter.
Shi Jian did not hesitate and directly stepped onto the arena. As soon as he appeared, all eyes were on him. His battle achievements were simply too brilliant.
He stood proudly among his peers; no one could contend with him. Some still held hostility, but they dared not show it. Fallen God Son, Jun Dao, and others were all slain by him. Even Heavenly Gods were cut down. Who could be his opponent?
People stared, but not a single person dared to step onto the stage. He alone occupied the core.
Finally, Shi Hao ascended, but he did not challenge Shi Jian, instead opening another battlefield. "Who dares to fight me?" he spoke calmly, three strands of Immortal Qi appearing on his body.
The terrifying aura caused the entire arena to fall silent. The other great fiend of the 'Sin Blood' lineage also possessed terrifying strength. With such an aura, who would dare to challenge him?
The entire arena was occupied by the two Shi brothers. As time passed with no challengers, the arena judged them to have won hundreds of matches.
After another few hundred matches, someone finally stepped onto the stage to challenge Shi Hao.
"My dear brother, let us once again determine who is superior!" The Heavy Pupils, Shi Yi, arrived. Around his body, two strands of Immortal Qi entwined. He was still in the Divine Fire Realm, pursuing a third strand.
"You are not my opponent," Shi Hao stood up, his aura erupting.
"We'll only know after fighting." As his eyes opened and closed, the heavens and earth seemed to fall silent.
The Heavy Pupils was very strong, but Shi Hao was even stronger. One was in the Divine Fire Realm with two strands of Immortal Qi; the other was in the True God Realm with three. Their magical power intertwined, and in an instant, the Heavy Pupils was swept away, though Shi Hao held back.
Shi Yi gritted his teeth. He had anticipated this outcome, but he still felt extremely unwilling. Shi Hao had left him far behind. He couldn't even catch up to him, let alone the other one.
Below, someone else approached, enveloped by chaos Qi. This was the Ten-Crown King, known as an undefeated miracle. Originally, he should have been the undisputed king. However, with Shi Jian's presence, his undefeated record became a joke.
"Is he going to challenge that great fiend?" everyone held their breath.
However, unexpectedly, the Ten-Crown King also opened a separate battlefield. "Is he afraid too?" people speculated.
One arena was divided into several battlefields. Shi Jian was in the center, unchallenged. The others opened battlefields in the corners. It seemed they implicitly acknowledged they were not his opponents.
Shi Yi defeated his opponent, but more challengers came for him. Conversely, no one challenged Shi Hao or the Ten-Crown King.
The Ten-Crown King stood on the arena, his gaze fixed on Shi Jian. With ten generations of accumulation, he had also cultivated three strands of Immortal Qi and broken through to the True God Realm. However, he still didn't dare to challenge him. His entire being was sending him one message: Move, and you will die.
He sighed and turned to the other person, Shi Hao. "How about a battle between us?"
Their realms were similar. A battle between them was most suitable.
"Good!" Shi Hao responded, charging forward like a Heavenly Emperor reincarnated. Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist. Mountains and seas collapsed.
The Ten-Crown King also threw a punch. Unparalleled Dragon Punch. A true dragon entwined around his arm. As he struck, heaven and earth overturned.
Their fists collided. In an instant, the sun and moon lost their light, as if ghosts and gods were weeping.
"Again." Shi Hao changed his style, simultaneously unleashing the Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist and the Kunpeng Punch. A Kunpeng flew out from the vast black waters and engaged in a fierce battle with a true dragon.
The clash was terrifying. Countless experts felt their hands and feet turn cold. These two, with such strength, still dared not challenge Shi Jian. His power was probably even more despair-inducing.
"Three strands of Immortal Qi!" Both their fists were entwined with it, peerlessly powerful.
"Haha, exhilarating!" The two separated. Shi Hao laughed heartily, finally meeting a worthy opponent.
The Ten-Crown King was also surprised. Shi Hao's strength far exceeded his expectations. Even with his ten generations of accumulation, he had fallen into a disadvantage. Are the people of this 'Sin Blood' clan all this terrifying?
"Again!" he roared, charging forward once more. Mist surged, flames burned, and laws intertwined.
The two were locked in a fierce battle, the void continuously collapsing.
As they fought, someone approached from a distance. It was Ning Chuan, with white robes and silver hair, extraordinary and refined.
The entire area was in an uproar. The Six-Crown King was still alive? He had survived Shi Jian's punch.
The aura around him was terrifying. He had clearly reached the Heavenly God Realm and was just one step away from the Sect Master Realm.
"Your strength?" The Ten-Crown King and Shi Hao stopped, looking at him. "Are you abandoning six generations of accumulation?"
"The 'Sin Blood' fiend must die," Ning Chuan spoke slowly, his gaze fixed on Shi Jian.
When they last met, he had only cultivated one strand of Immortal Qi. Now, he was a Heavenly God. His realm had improved so quickly because he had completely abandoned his foundation, seeking only a breakthrough. Six generations of accumulation were terrifying, but in this life, he could only stop at the Sect Master Realm.
For a chosen like him, this was a great humiliation. However, he had no other choice. If he fought steadily, he would be instantly killed. If he didn't trade his future for the present, there would be no future.
"Alas," the Ten-Crown King sighed. Ning Chuan's strength and aptitude were in no way inferior to his, yet he was forced to such a state.
"Descendant of 'Sin Blood', do you dare to fight?" Ning Chuan asked Shi Jian, his emotions calm. He came here for only two outcomes: kill Shi Jian, or be killed.
"Hmm." Shi Jian opened his eyes, a look of surprise appearing for the first time. He had a bit of the Six-Crown King's demeanor.
"You only get one strike," he said, standing up.
"Descendant of 'Sin Blood', die!" Ning Chuan shouted. His entire being erupted with endless holy light as he formed a supreme law seal. Nine ancient god phantoms appeared beside him, like nine Heavenly Gods appearing together.
He came bearing ten thousand light beams, stretching for several li, like an imperial star falling from outside the universe. His fist print was burning, and the entire arena trembled.
"Total Annihilation—Sect Master's Strike!" the Ten-Crown King's expression turned grave.
Ning Chuan was completely disregarding his life, burning it for one strike. Its power had already reached the Sect Master rank. Unstoppable.
Amidst the blood rain and lightning, his demeanor was peerless.
Facing this strike, Shi Jian slowly extended a finger. It erupted with endless divine light. The arena rumbled and swayed. This one finger was Lin Dong's famous unique skill: the Great Desolation Prison-Suppressing Finger.
Rays of light burst forth. Ning Chuan's full-power strike was suppressed by a single finger. The endless rays of light disappeared. His figure stood in the void.
Shi Jian also stood, unblemished.
"Not bad," he spoke calmly.
The moment his words fell, Ning Chuan's figure dissipated between heaven and earth.
Heavenly God Peak, Void Realm battle power, only earned a single "Not bad."
He had been forced to abandon six generations of accumulation, to abandon everything and fight to the death. But even giving his all, it was only a single "Not bad."
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