Monarch Of Time

Chapter 969 The seventh trial: Showdown! (8)

''Long-ge!'' Liu Mei had a bewitching smile on her beautiful face as she called out, her abyss-like black eyes staring affectionately at Shun Long who was still sitting at the edge of the mountain.

Liu Mei had just finished her sixth battle and had once again defended the white beam of light around her body, its blinding radiance just as brilliant as it had been six days ago.

In the past week, 'young lady Niu' had challenged Liu Mei two more times after her first loss, but neither of those times did she manage to gain the upper hand. Every time she had been miserably defeated by Liu Mei's undead army, her wounds getting worse and worse with every fight.

After their third clash, 'young lady Niu' finally gave up on beating the fearsome death goddess and turned her sights towards another holder of a beam of light.

Of course, Shun Long wasn't surprised by this development. After all, this was the result of Liu Mei cultivating in seclusion inside the 'Endless Desert' for the past 5 years, constantly absorbing the pure immortal qi from the 'Heaven Swallowing vine' and strengthening her foundations in the Dao King realm even further.

With her terrifying undead army, very few people in the same realm of cultivation could be her opponents any longer. Although 'young lady Niu' was extremely talented and had not only comprehended two powerful Unique-grade Daos, but she even possessed a rare unique physique, even she wasn't a match for Liu Mei's thousands of white skeletons and Undead knights! ...At least not inside the seventh trial where the space they fought was severely limited.

Opening his eyes, Shun Long glanced at the approaching Liu Mei and smiled lightly before turning his gaze towards Xingyi who was still recuperating by his side, sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed. Although Xingyi's body was devoid of any injuries, the spiritual qi in her dantian had been completely depleted at this point, causing the beautiful young woman to focus fully on recuperating in the past 2 days.

Even though Xingyi had won her first fight against the red-dressed woman called Ming Xia, she actually lost three days later after being challenged by an effeminate young man in plain grey robes.

The grey-robed youth had been smiling and acting extremely polite before they began their fight, but Xingyi quickly relayed to Shun Long how misleading that outer appearance really was. The young man's abilities were not only extremely tyrannical, but they were also a direct counter to Xingyi's, causing their fight to be incredibly one-sided, in the end. The grey-robed youth was born with a devastatingly powerful unique physique called the 'Blazing Sun unique physique' which allowed his body to turn as bright and hot as the sun, incinerating anything that approached him. For Xingyi, who relied mostly on her ability to traverse the shadows and manipulate the shadows around her to attack her opponent, such a foe was the worst kind of enemy she could get.

The grey-robed youth's unique physique instinctively suppressed the vast majority of shadows on the battlefield, causing Xingyi to always be on the defensive during their fight.

In the end, his onslaught proved to be almost unstoppable as he attacked Xingyi again and again, eventually depleting all of her qi and winning the fight.

Although this effeminate young man wasn't ranked in the top 10 of the 'Heavenly Rankings' originally, he had successfully defeated everyone who challenged him in the past 2 days and had successfully held onto his beam of light.

As for Jiang Chen, he had gone through a hellish battle against the young prince of the Tianxuan dynasty during the first day of the trial, but had ultimately managed to come out on top.

Jiang Chen had described his fight to Shun Long in great detail, even mentioning how he had been forced to go all-out and activate his bloodline of the 'Demonic Crow of Darkness', as Xuan Long had also used his immortal-grade bloodline.

In the end, Xuan Long wasn't someone to be underestimated nor was anyone else left in this seventh trial. These people were all the cream of the crop throughout the central continent, the strongest geniuses among all Dao Kings and Dao Emperors in the entire region! How could any of them be weak? How could any of them be looked down upon?

Finally... the seventh day came to a close as well, marking the end of the first round of the last trial. The populated mountain peak was quickly filled with roars of rage, frustration, reluctance, and unwillingness, as well as satisfaction and jubilant laughter, as the remaining Dao Kings and Dao Emperors could no longer suppress their bottled-up emotions.

Those who had managed to hold onto their beams of light were naturally excited to go to the next round and finally decide who among them was the strongest in the continent, while those who had failed refused to accept the results as they fell to their knees.

With a smile on his face, Shun Long stood up and pulled Xingyi into a tight embrace as he whispered in her ear

''There is no reason for you to feel sad. It's alright. You did very well.''

''...Mhm.'' After a brief moment of hesitation, Xingyi closed her eyes and rested her head against the handsome azure-robed youth in front of her, her emotions a complicated mixture of unwillingness and relief.

Naturally, she was unwilling to fail in the seventh trial after coming so close, but in her heart, she also felt a sensation of relief as she relished the warm feeling of Shun Long's embrace.

Thinking about the people who were left in the top 10, Xingyi wasn't that reluctant to accept the results anymore.

A few moments later, the purple-robed old man gradually opened his eyes and glanced at the Dao Kings and Dao Emperors below him, before he nodded his head and said in a satisfied voice

''Not bad. For a group of brats from a mortal world, I must admit you are quite talented. Some of you were even stronger than I anticipated.'' As he said this, the purple-robed old man glanced at Jiang Chen, Liu Mei, and the effeminate grey-robed youth with the 'Blazing Sun unique physique'. Without a doubt, these three had attracted his attention the most during this first round. After a brief moment of silence, the purple-robed elder's gaze swept through the mountain peak as he continued

''Those of you who failed shouldn't feel dissatisfied. The rewards you've obtained from the first six trials should still be enough to propel you to the peak of the Sovereign realm in the next hundred years or so. Your trial ends here but I still have high hopes for you all. Those of you who ascend and become true immortals in the future can come directly to my 'Imperial Mandate sect' and take the test for inner court disciples! But for now... go back and rest.''

As his voice dissipated, the old man waved his hand before more than a dozen light pillars descended from the sky, instantly enveloping Xingyi's and the others' bodies.

A moment later, Shun Long observed as the entire mountain beneath his feet started to tremble, before those dozen figures abruptly vanished from the vast mountain peak. In the blink of an eye, it was just Shun Long, the old man, and the remaining nine people who had passed the first round left behind. At this point, everyone understood that the final battle of the 'Heavenly Tower' was about to begin!