“Our strength is nothing to hope for, but it’s worth it just to witness such a grand scene at the Divine Court’s Myriad Flower Banquet,” two demigods were chatting as they looked around. The Starfield Patrols exuded overwhelming auras—each one a Realm God.
“Nearly two thousand Realm Gods! And the heavily guarded Second Legion of Anhai Prefecture, the ‘Anhai Legion,’ surrounding us.” One of the thin, tall figures glanced at the distant high platform, where even the oppressive aura from the outermost seat—occupied by Ronghai King—made these demigods tremble from the depths of their souls. Not to mention the ancient and mighty figures like the Anhai Prefecture Lord and the Mo Xue King, who seemed like the very origin and end of all things, the core of the universe’s laws.
This intangible pressure was an instinctive reverence born from the hierarchy of life itself.
“Just witnessing this is truly worth it.”
“Other than now, we’d never get to see beings like the Anhai Prefecture Lord in our entire lives.” Though awed and fearful, many demigods still stole glances. Everything they experienced here would become tales to share in their long years ahead.
After all, only a hundred could represent Anhai Prefecture at the Divine Court.
*Whoosh.*
His Highness the Seventh Plum Rain descended near the Wu Mountain Starfield checkpoint. She glanced around. “Has Brother Dongbo not finished yet?”
…
Indeed, Dongbo Xueying was still fighting.
He was struggling, his *Primordial Chaos Crush* technique proving ineffective. Relying on his Void World body, he barely held on, repeatedly executing *Primordial Chaos Crush* to prolong the battle. But as the black-clad figures closed in, the pressure mounted.
“Good, very good. *Primordial Chaos Crush* has too many flaws.” Under extreme pressure, Dongbo Xueying felt a deeper yearning for this technique. He was exhilarated—one of his goals in joining the Divine Court’s Myriad Flower Banquet was to temper himself through battle, hoping to grasp the first-grade divine heart, *Primordial Chaos Heart*, and thus ascend to the Second Heaven Realm God.
“I can’t hold on any longer. These black-clad figures are too strong—no point forcing it.” His spear technique shifted abruptly.
*Whoosh!*
Where once there was brute force, now his spear traced an arc, carrying terrifying penetrative power. The scene of a star expanding, exploding, then collapsing into annihilation manifested around the spear. The tip pierced through a black-clad figure’s chest, shattering it instantly.
Secret Technique—*Starfall Annihilation Strike*!
In raw power, *Primordial Chaos Crush* was unmatched. But combat wasn’t just about strength. In terms of ultimate techniques, *Starfall Annihilation Strike*, a hybrid secret technique, was his strongest. And Dongbo Xueying had many more techniques in his arsenal.
*Swish! Swish! Swish!*
Countless spear shadows streaked across the sky, accompanied by phantom meteors, instantly repelling eight black-clad figures.
Secret Technique—*Stellar Barrage*!
Dongbo Xueying unleashed his full repertoire, making it impossible for the black-clad figures to coordinate their attacks. They fell one by one—some could withstand his strikes, but none could endure the piercing force of *Starfall Annihilation Strike*.
…
“Hahaha!” The usually low-key Baisha City Lord suddenly stood up, laughing heartily. “I told you! I told you my brother Dongbo was the strongest! Look at this—his skill, his killing speed! You all gloated too soon.”
“So many secret techniques?”
“Extreme Penetration? Void World? Stars? Space? A youngster mastering four second-grade divine hearts? And so many secret techniques?”
“Especially the Void World Heart—it gives him a second body to fight alongside him.”
Qin Junzhu, Venomous Ying, Mo Yang, Ronghai King, and the Divine Court emissary were all stunned.
Previously, Dongbo Xueying had relied solely on brute force. Though he occasionally used techniques like Extreme Penetration, his only displayed secret technique was *Primordial Chaos Crush*, leading them to believe he had mastered nothing else.
*Slash! Slash! Slash!*
Just *Starfall Annihilation Strike* alone surpassed *Primordial Chaos Crush* in combat effectiveness. Combined with other techniques, black-clad figures fell rapidly. Soon, Dongbo Xueying’s kill count surpassed Zang Xiao’s.
“He’s slightly stronger than Zang Xiao, but still falls short of His Highness the Seventh Plum Rain,” Qin Junzhu murmured.
“Let’s wait and see,” Mo Yang frowned.
Among the eight judges, four—including the Anhai Prefecture Lord—had initially bet on Zang Xiao.
They had dismissed Dongbo Xueying outright, then excluded the Seventh Plum Rain, believing that despite the Mo Xue King’s full support, His Highness might lack the innate talent compared to Zang Xiao, who had risen from obscurity. Yet, the Seventh Plum Rain had proven exceptionally brilliant, wielding a complete and flawless set of secret techniques.
Now, the least favored—the seemingly brute-force-only Dongbo—revealed other techniques?
Had he been deceiving them all along?
“His techniques are quite refined, but still slightly inferior to the Seventh Plum Rain’s.”
“He’s only trained for over two thousand years, while His Highness has cultivated for eighty thousand. Minor flaws are natural. But with the Void World Heart, he fights as two, and his Void World body fears no death… I suspect his kill count might surpass His Highness’s.”
Time ticked by.
Dongbo Xueying’s struggle intensified as the endlessly strengthening black-clad figures finally caught up.
*Boom!*
Their attacks grew terrifying, each strike capable of annihilating a Xiongwu War Soldier.
“Time for the final stand!” Dongbo Xueying fought desperately, even tanking hits with his body.
*Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Body*—its greatest strength was survival.
In the Red Rock Mountain, Dongbo Xueying had tested the limits of the third and fourth layers of this technique. He was confident.
“Incredible.”
“He’s cultivated a Realm God-level survival secret art.”
“And mastered it to the divine-level pinnacle.” The Anhai Prefecture Lord and Mo Xue King exchanged amused glances. The former laughed. “Hah! It seems we both lost.”
“I won! A clean sweep!” The Baisha City Lord grinned ear to ear. Dongbo Xueying’s kill count had neared the Seventh Plum Rain’s, and after tanking hits, he soon surpassed it.
The others—Venomous Ying, Qin Junzhu, Mo Yang, Ronghai King, and the Divine Court emissary—could only sigh in resignation.
They lost fair and square.
Dongbo was simply stronger.
By estimation, he had at least two Realm God-level secret arts, both mastered to the divine-level pinnacle. Many possessed such arts, but reaching the pinnacle was rare. Dongbo Xueying had only broken through *Great Primordial Chaos True Force* after the starfield preliminaries. As for *Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Body*, he had achieved it through the third realm of the first-grade World Truth.
…
“I concede.” Though his body remained unscathed, the black-clad figures surrounded his true self.
He didn’t resist, immediately yielding.
*Whoosh.*
Ejected into midair, Dongbo Xueying saw the crowd below. A voice echoed across the realm:
“The twelfth round has concluded!”
Every gaze turned to him—even the figures on the distant high platform.
Because…
Dongbo Xueying had lasted the longest! Relying on his indestructible body, he had fought to the very end.
“I really was the last one out,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “I wonder what my ranking will be.”
He flew toward the Wu Mountain Starfield contingent.
Elsewhere, Zang Xiao coldly watched Dongbo Xueying descend. He had exited early. “What’s the use of lasting the longest? This kid might not even make the top thousand.”
“Brother Dongbo, well done! Truly impressive. After the prefecture battles, I have a gift for you.” The Baisha City Lord smiled, his voice transmitting directly into Dongbo Xueying’s ears. He was overjoyed—he had won the bet outright!
Startled, Dongbo Xueying landed.
Beside him, the handsome white-robed youth—His Highness the Seventh Plum Rain—smiled. “Brother Dongbo, you exited last without a single injury. Admirable.”
“Last doesn’t mean highest kill count. We’ll see when the rankings are out,” Dongbo Xueying replied.
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