The countless mortals in the western spectator area were filled with excitement and anticipation as they came to witness the battle—what they looked forward to most was the clash between human Transcendents and the native Transcendent beings of this world!
“This Dongbo Xueying has mastered the spear technique, and his defense through the profound mysteries of water is flawless. He should win the third match.”
“Not necessarily! The native Transcendents vary in talent. He might encounter someone who can counter Dongbo Xueying.”
“Yeah, it all comes down to luck.”
The Transcendents themselves were observing and discussing. Their eyes were sharp and merciless.
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Under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of mortals and the majority of human Transcendents, Dongbo Xueying stood calmly on the mountaintop within the battlefield, sensing every movement around him. For him, it was unnecessary to consider others; a life-and-death battle between Transcendents was a rare opportunity to gain experience.
“Hu—”
A humanoid figure descended from the sky and landed within the battlefield.
As he touched the ground, an invisible aura of killing intent spread outward.
“Hmm?” Dongbo Xueying slightly furrowed his brows and carefully stared at his opponent over five hundred meters away. This native Transcendent had taken human form, standing over three meters tall and quite lean. He wore loose white robes and carried two battle blades on his back. However, his skin was a greenish hue, his eyes were fiery red, and his hair was also bright red and spiked upward.
“A native Transcendent!” Dongbo Xueying did not dare to be careless.
What exactly was a native Transcendent?
They were lifeforms naturally born within large or small Transcendent worlds.
Just like the ancient beings born in the Material World during its earliest days, these ancient beings were formed by the heavens and earth themselves, each possessing unfathomable powers and techniques. Among them, the strongest were comparable to gods!
The Material World was too perfect.
In contrast, the laws of Transcendent worlds were far simpler, so the lifeforms born from the heavens and earth were much weaker. The strongest natives of large Transcendent worlds could only reach half-god status, while those from smaller worlds could only attain Saint-level power at best.
In short—native Transcendents were like weakened versions of the ancient beings!
They possessed many innate talents and techniques, so they absolutely could not be underestimated.
“Human!” The green-skinned native Transcendent stared at Dongbo Xueying from afar, his fiery red eyes flashing with electricity, his lips curling into a mocking smile. “Your powerful ones captured me, tortured me, and now they use me to test you… but sometimes, the outcome is not as expected. You will die by my hand, and I will gain freedom!”
“But I believe you will be the one to die! You will be the first native Transcendent to fall by my spear!” Standing atop the mountaintop, Dongbo Xueying held his long spear, calm and composed.
“Is that so?” The green-skinned native Transcendent let out a cold laugh and drew the two battle blades from his back with both hands.
In his loose white robes, he wielded the blades with both hands.
He was barefoot, too, but his feet were large and greenish.
“Zuo!” In an instant, he moved. Threads of electricity surrounded his body as he became like a bolt of lightning, zigzagging forward in a flash. The distance between them had originally been over five hundred meters, but in the blink of an eye, he was already upon Dongbo Xueying, his twin blades slashing down with arcs of electricity.
“Fast!” Dongbo Xueying was startled and immediately spun his spear, creating a defensive barrier in front of him.
Hu—
The green-skinned native Transcendent’s electrified form slightly twisted and, in an instant, shifted to Dongbo Xueying’s side, slashing at him again with both blades.
Dongbo Xueying swiftly turned his spear to his side, covering a wide area. The spear was surrounded by swirling water—an absolute defense against all incoming attacks.
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Slash after slash—the green-skinned native Transcendent, over three meters tall, appeared to ordinary mortals as dozens of overlapping figures surrounding Dongbo Xueying, furiously attacking him from all sides. Meanwhile, Dongbo Xueying stood his ground, relying solely on his spear for defense.
Within the span of a single breath, the native Transcendent suddenly flashed backward, retreating two hundred meters away.
The countless mortals held their breath, overwhelmed by the sheer speed. They could only see flickering afterimages, unaware that not once had the weapons of the two combatants actually made contact!
“Fast!” Dongbo Xueying finally exhaled in relief, shaking his head in astonishment. “This native Transcendent’s cultivation is mediocre, and his blade techniques are crude! My spear techniques are infinitely more profound, but his speed is just too fast. Judging from the electricity around his body as he moves, his innate talent must be lightning and thunder, and his strength lies in speed. With such speed, he completely controls the battle—I can’t even touch him!”
In terms of instantaneous burst speed and directional changes, the Transcendent’s speed was twice that of Dongbo Xueying’s. A two-fold difference in speed was even more extreme than a two-fold difference in strength. The opponent had absolute control.
What did that mean?
It meant that with his crude blade techniques, he could single-handedly overwhelm Dongbo Xueying!
“You’re pretty good at defense,” the green-skinned native Transcendent sneered from afar. “Your defense was flawless without even a single clash. What if we actually collided?”
Dongbo Xueying’s expression slightly changed.
Once their weapons collided, his spear would definitely be affected.
“Ha ha! Despair! Die in despair!”
The green-skinned native Transcendent’s body shimmered with electric currents, his speed terrifyingly fast as he charged toward Dongbo Xueying once again, his twin blades slashing down rapidly.
“Dang——”
For the first time, their weapons clashed.
Dongbo Xueying exerted all his strength to parry, and swirling water appeared around him. Yet, like a waterfall, the blinding white blade lights slashed down again and again, too fast! Dongbo Xueying’s defense became increasingly strained, and the native Transcendent grew more eager.
“Now!” In the moment of collision, Dongbo Xueying’s spear twisted like a coiling serpent.
The native Transcendent felt his blade strike the spear shaft as if it had been stuck, guided by a strange rotational force. In an instant, the spear lunged forward like a dragon emerging from its cave.
Dongbo Xueying’s body speed was far inferior to his opponent’s, but the speed of his weapon was much greater!
“No!” The native Transcendent desperately tried to dodge.
“Poof!” The spear pierced through the Transcendent’s shoulder, leaving a bloody hole. Immediately afterward, the native Transcendent leaped backward, escaping before Dongbo Xueying could strike again.
“You actually escaped with your life,” Dongbo Xueying slightly shook his head.
“You did that on purpose! You pretended to be weak!” The native Transcendent roared from afar. With such a strange and unpredictable spear technique, how could he have been constantly suppressed? It was clearly a deliberate act—letting the opponent attack freely while waiting for the right moment to strike like a venomous snake.
“Your speed is truly impressive. Even so, you still managed to evade the fatal blow,” Dongbo Xueying gazed at the native Transcendent’s shoulder, where the wound was slowly healing, oozing dark green blood.
“Is that all you’ve got?” Dongbo Xueying stared at him.
The green-skinned native Transcendent’s face darkened. He had realized that with such a bizarre spear technique, it would be extremely difficult for him to win.
“You rely on your innate talent for incredible speed, but unfortunately, your blade techniques are crude, not even comparable to an ordinary named warrior.” Dongbo Xueying shook his head. This native Transcendent’s cultivation level was genuinely low, his blade techniques sloppy, lacking even the state of harmony with heaven and earth, let alone the mastery of all things. It was a shame to waste such astonishing speed. Yet from this, one could see the threat posed by native Transcendents!
Once their cultivation levels improved, they would become terrifyingly powerful!
“If you have no more powerful techniques, then this battle can end now,” Dongbo Xueying said. With a thunderous rumble, surging waves erupted within a radius of seven or eight hundred meters! The entire battlefield was only a few li in diameter, but now it was completely engulfed by a massive whirlpool of water.
“Wa!”
“This… this…”
The countless mortals watched in wide-eyed amazement.
Within the vast battlefield, the water instantly formed a massive whirlpool, with the black-robed youth at its center, resembling a water deity. The whirlpool was ferocious, filled with strange undercurrents. As it continuously rotated, the green-skinned native Transcendent’s expression changed drastically. The unpredictable currents constantly shifted in strength, their yin and yang transformations difficult to grasp.
“Can you still escape?” In an instant, Dongbo Xueying transformed into a phantom and charged forward.
“Escape, escape!” The green-skinned native Transcendent desperately tried to flee, but the surging whirlpool was unbearable. If it were merely pressure, he wouldn’t care, but these unpredictable undercurrents were too much.
In fact, the sudden directional changes in force alone would be a huge disadvantage for a Transcendent like him who had not yet achieved perfect unity of power!
Let alone the fact that Dongbo Xueying had combined the profound mysteries of water and fire, hiding softness within hardness and hardness within softness. The swirling water was filled with unpredictable undercurrents—experienced human Transcendents of higher cultivation would also struggle within it, let alone a native Transcendent of such low cultivation.
He staggered as he ran, only able to exert three or four tenths of his speed. Worse still, he could no longer control precision! Each step was either too far, too short, or slightly off-target.
“No!” The green-skinned native Transcendent turned his head, his fiery red eyes wide with fury, swinging his blades in Unwilling to yield to defend.
“Poof!”
The spear, like a dragon, pierced through his forehead, only slightly entering before instantly withdrawing. A small hole the size of a finger was left in his forehead—his brain had been completely reduced to mush.
Native Transcendents had extremely strong vitality; only decapitation, piercing the heart, or piercing the brain could kill them. Some who achieved the “Undying Body” were even more terrifying.
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The countless mortals gazed at the massive battlefield below, now filled with surging water. The black-robed youth stood atop the waves, beside him lay the corpse of a green-skinned native Transcendent, over three meters tall.
For a moment, there was complete silence, then an eruption of passionate cheers!
Yu Jingqiu watched with excitement, clapping and shouting in approval.
“The first round is over. Rest for an hour, then the second round will begin!” A majestic voice echoed throughout the entire Hall of Life and Death.
The endless waves gradually dissipated.
Dongbo Xueying then walked toward a door at the farthest corner of the battlefield, which was already open, clearly heading to rest for an hour in preparation for the second round.
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