Wang Wei frowned as he looked at the crater he had created. He felt he had hit something, but at the same time, it was as if he had hit nothing but air. Moreover, he did not find a single drop of blood.
'This hooded figure is interesting,' he thought as he tried to divine and calculate some information based on the interaction. However, the end result was disappointing.
He then spread his Divine Sense in all directions, trying to find the hooded figure or any clues for that matter. Many people looked at him strangely. They saw him attack someone, but no one could remember who he attacked.
And no one thought it was an anomaly that cultivators as powerful as them could not remember someone. A few seconds later, some people even believed Wang Wei was taking out his anger for unknown reasons.
'Gone,' thought Wang Wei, shaking his head and flying to his position.
Lord Spirit showed up not long after with the usual smile on her face; it was as if the previous thing had never occurred.
"We have taken your concerns into account and have solved the problem," Lord Spirit said directly before looking at the upper seeded-players. Then, Xiao Tiandi stood up begrudgingly and said:
"Grand Dao above, I, Xiao Tiandi, swore to compete fairly in the competition. And if something happened to me, my sect and anyone related to me would not seek revenge– directly or indirectly.
"If I fail to keep my word, I will die a horrible death."
As soon as he said these words, a purple lotus appeared from the sky, turning into a scroll with words written on them. Then, it entered Xiao Tiandi's Sea of Consciousness.
Meanwhile, Wang Wei frowned as he had already seen the flaw in this oath: if the faction of these geniuses decided to abandon them, they would be the ones paying the price–their faction won't pay any consequences.
However, he decided not to say anything since he knew of the change currently taking place in the Lower Dimension. As long as these factions could not readily interfere with him, everything else did not matter.
Wang Wei then looked at Tong Ruobing, who was looking at him. He knew she also detected the loophole and wondered if I would do anything about it. So, he only smiled mysteriously, knowing she would probably overthink his action.
After Xiao Tinayi swore their oath, others did the same, including Monk Wuzhi and Zhang Yucheng. And none of them were happy about the situation. A few even gave Wang Wei dirty looks, but he did not care.
"Now that everyone has been dealt with, we can proceed with the combat aspect of the trial. Who will be the first challenger?"
No one said anything for a moment before someone took the first step.
"Oh, Lady Huo. Excellent. Who do you want to challenge?" Lord Spirit said.
"Ao Tianyi," she replied succinctly.
"Excellent choice. Young Master Aoi, if you don't mind?"
Instead of replying, Ao Tianyi frowned, "Why can she challenge me? She's not even a seeded player?"
"Those are the rules of the trial. So, please accept the challenge."
Ao Tianyi smacked his lips before flying in the air, and Huo Fenghuang followed him, staring at him from a distance of a dozen meters. She wanted his bloodline and would do anything to acquire it–even using force.
Of course, Huo Fwnghuang had her confidence. Although she performed mediocre during the entire trial, she had a valid reason. All five of her Sacred Beast Bloodlines were not perfectly fused yet.
And each time she perfected a fusion, she would receive some form of nourishment and drastically increase her strength. Now, she perfected all five bloodlines, bringing her power to another level.
However, she could feel that the Dragon Bloodline was not on par with the others, affecting the balance. So, she wanted to fix the issue as soon as possible.
'Let's test things first,' Huo Fenghuang thought before rushing toward her opponent and punching him.
Ao Tianyi's sneered as he returned the attack. When would he ever fear clashing head-on with people as a Primordial Dragon, born with a mighty fleshly body?
Boom!
The air shook due to the sheer force of these two's fists clashing. The clouds scattered, and if it were not for the powerful formation of the trial's space, everything would have shaken, and even the space would have been destroyed.
After the first few punches, the two seem equal in power. This fact seemed to wound Ao Tianyi's pride. So, he increased his strength and punched harder.
Bang!
Huo Fenghuang exploded into a pool of blood with one attack, making Ao Tianyi sneer even deeper. All Primordial Dragons with above-average talent can reach the strength of 1 Primordial Dragon Force in the third layer of the True Power Dao Realm–without much effort.
With his talent, he never had to temper his body, and he reached 1 Primordial Dragon Force simply by maturing after a few million years. Then, after his father encouraged him to cultivate the clan's body refining method, he now had 10 Primordial Dragon Force.
A brilliant flame appeared on the position where Huo Fenghuang died, and her perfectly intact body reappeared.
'This dragon's body is more powerful than I anticipated,' she thought. She thought she would have the advantage with her 22,000 Dragon Elephant Force power. Unfortunately, her opponent had the power of the third realm.
Nevertheless, she accomplished her objective by gazing at the opponent's fleshly body and defensive capabilities. She waved her hand to manifest a pure white saber: her Bloodline Artifact.
The fifth stage of the Primordial System is called the Bloodline Awakened Realm. And in this stage, the ancient cultivators can condense Bloodline Artifacts similar to Proving Dao Artifacts.
Huo Fenghuang looked at her White Tiger Saber, and intense killing intent emanated from her body. The Law of Killing emanated from her body before slashing.
An enormous red moon-shaped slash rushed toward Ao Tianyi at a speed faster than light. Immediately, the proud dragon felt a sense of danger, but his pride would not allow him to evade. So, lightning appeared all over his body to form armor.
Slash!
AO Tianyi frowned as he rapidly analyzed what had occurred. The attack passed through his armor before leaving a wound a few centimeters deep. His scale skin did not protect him.
His thunder armor should have worked. And even if it failed, his skin, which was a slightly weaker version of his scale, should have blocked the attack.
'Dao of Killing. She killed my thunder, rendering it useless, before doing the same and killing my defense.'
"You will pay for leaving a mark on my body," said Ao Tianyi before transforming into an enormous purple dragon that covered the sky for kilometers in diameter–despite coiling itself.
An ancient and noble aura emanated from his body before opening his mouth to gather a large sphere of purple thunder.
'Innate Law,' thought Huo Fenghuang with a severe look. She knew her opponent had gotten serious and could not afford to make any mistakes.
Chaos Thunder Bomb
Ao Tianyi spewed out the purple sphere at an unimaginable speed. Huo Fenghuang acted swiftly by slashing her saber, killing the Chaos Thunder. Regrettably, she only reduced its size to a fourth of its original.
Boom!
The thunder ball exploded, generating a power akin to destruction, a power that could return things to chaos.
Another bloodline artifact appeared before Huo Fenghuang in the shape of a turtle shell with a snake design on its back. The shell generated a black-and-white shield that protected.
After the explosion, a hole could be seen in the shield, and half of Huo Fenghuang's body was now gone. Nevertheless, a bright red flame appeared on her body, regenerating the missing parts.
Ao Tianyi's dragon face looked intently at his opponent. He remembered how annoying it was to battle true phoenixes with Immortal Flames. As long as they had access to energy–both of their own or between Heaven and Earth, they could regenerate infinitely.
He opened his mouth to fire another Chaos Thunder Bomb, and Huo Fenghuang disappeared in a burst of flame. Through Flame Teleportation, she appeared on the dragon's back.
However, the latter seemed to have anticipated this move as trees instantly sprouted from his back. The branches immediately went to capture Huo Fenghuang, who tried to evade.
Unfortunately, on tree branch caught her foot. She immediately felt she could not teleport, and the tree absorbed her vitality. Furthermore, it also seemed to be rapidly sealing her regeneration abilities.
Huo Fenghuang did not panic. Instead, she generated an intense flame. According to Five Elements Generating Theory, Wood fuels fire. So, she wanted to use the trees to fuel her fire and destroy them.
Unfortunately, she quickly learned that they were not ordinary wood as her Immortal Flame only burned small parts, having little to no effect. Meanwhile, Ao Tianyi was not surprised.
His wood attribute was the Yellow Qi Wood. The Yellow Qi Tree was one of the first trees in existence, capable of holding and nourishing all things in existence. With his unique Yellow Qi Wood Innate Law that had a special, he could do many things with the tree.
Huo Fenghuang's mind worked rapidly, knowing she needed a powerful attack to escape this situation. So, she acted decisively.
