eurekapd Chapter 488 The Final Battle
Chapter 488 The Final Battle
Chapter 488 Decisive Battle
The Hidden Sword Elder naturally hoped that Lin Fei would ultimately win, as Lin Fei could be considered his half-disciple, having inherited his Three Immortal Swords techniques. However, the Hidden Sword Elder had no confidence whatsoever about whether Lin Fei could ultimately prevail.
The people on Saints' Island, however, had complete faith in Lin Fei. The Hidden Sword Elder, unsure of the source of their confidence, could only sigh and say, "Let's hope so! If it weren't for my own predicament preventing me from appearing and helping him, we can only leave it to fate!"
The Hidden Sword Elder was unaware that within the Academy of Saints, there stood a stone statue of an ancient saint whose appearance was identical to Lin Fei's. This was the source of the people on Saints Island's confidence in Lin Fei—in their view, Lin Fei resolving this crisis of the Demonic Sect was something preordained long ago in the Middle Ages.
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Unbeknownst to them, time passed little by little, and the competition within the small world gradually began to yield results.
The first to emerge from the Lesser Thousand Worlds was none other than Leng Feng, the Demon Master ranked second on the Dragon Ranking, second only to the Hidden Sword Elder. Meanwhile, the name of his opponent had faded into obscurity.
The Demon Master emerged from the Lesser Thousand Worlds, glanced around, and seeing no one else present, smiled slightly, appearing quite confident: "It seems that this time, the position of Supreme Ruler of the World is none other than mine!"
He glanced at the Hidden Sword Elder beside him and said, "Hidden Sword, if you don't make a move, who in this world can be my match?"
This wasn't the Demon Master boasting; aside from the Hidden Sword Elder, the Demon Master had roamed the world for many years without ever suffering a defeat. In his eyes, apart from the Hidden Sword Elder, no one in this world could be his match.
As the Demon Master Leng Feng was the first to emerge from the Lesser Thousand Worlds, the others followed one after another. Without major surprises, those ranked high on the Dragon Ranking, such as Master Yongcheng and the Divine Monk Du Nan, who were considered favorites to win, all successfully defeated their opponents and advanced to the next round.
The rankings on the Dragon List are an assessment of the strength of the world's top experts; the higher the ranking, the stronger the individual. Barring unforeseen circumstances, this gap in strength is very difficult to reverse.
Just as everyone was waiting for the last few people to emerge from the Lesser Thousand Worlds, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Look! Master Xie of Divine Sword Manor has been defeated!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and sure enough, among all the names, Xie Liuyun, the master of Shenjian Villa, was slowly fading away, while his opponent's name was still shining brightly—which meant that Xie Liuyun had been defeated by his opponent and had failed to advance.
The five experts on Saints Island exchanged a smile, while the other grandmasters were all astonished.
It's important to know that Xie Liuyun is ranked fifth on the Dragon Ranking, making him one of the favorites to win this sword competition. The Divine Sword Manor's Myriad Swords Return to One Technique is also renowned throughout the land. Xie Liuyun's opponent, however, is merely a junior who has only recently ascended to the Celestial Realm and whose name hasn't even been written on the Dragon Ranking yet.
Before this, Lin Feike was considered an easy target by almost everyone, and being drawn as his opponent was considered extremely lucky. Many even envied Xie Liuyun's good fortune and had already assumed he had advanced to the next round.
No one could imagine how a grandmaster ranked among the top five on the Dragon Ranking could be defeated by an unknown opponent.
Amidst everyone's confusion and bewilderment, Lin Fei slowly emerged from the Lesser Thousand Worlds, while Xie Liuyun followed behind him, walking out dejectedly.
Seeing Xie Liuyun's dejected appearance, those who were originally going to go up and ask him questions decided against it. As for how Lin Fei defeated Xie Liuyun, a grandmaster ranked among the top five on the Dragon Ranking, everyone could only speculate and did not know the details.
However, after his battle with Xie Liuyun, no one considered Lin Fei an easy target anymore. Many even secretly prayed they wouldn't encounter Lin Fei, lest they suffer the same fate as Xie Liuyun.
Seeing that everyone had emerged from the Lesser Thousand Worlds, Zhao Wuji addressed them, saying, "The results of this round of competition are in. The defeated grandmasters, please rest on the island for a while. We will begin the next round immediately!"
Despite the large number of grandmasters who came to the Island of Saints, only two hours had actually passed after the two rounds of competition due to the different flow of time in the Lesser Thousand Worlds and the Greater Thousand Worlds.
Soon, the third round of competition began again, and this time, Lin Fei did not encounter a master like Xie Liuyun again, and advanced smoothly in a short time.
Lin Fei, who was initially not favored by everyone, actually fought his way through the competition and defeated his opponents, which was something no one expected. Even when Lin Fei finally advanced to the semi-finals, many people still felt as if they were dreaming.
Among the four finalists, apart from Lin Fei, the other three were no surprises – Demon Master Leng Feng, Master Yongcheng, and Monk Du Nan also successfully advanced to the final four.
These three were already second only to the Hidden Sword Elder on the Dragon Ranking. Their successful advancement without the Hidden Sword Elder's intervention was entirely expected.
The only surprise was that Xie Liuyun, who should have been among the top four, was defeated by the relatively unknown Lin Fei, giving Lin Fei a place in the top four as well.
The last four names, shining brightly, hovered in mid-air before finally pairing up to choose their opponents.
Lin Fei is facing off against the current leader of Buddhism, the fourth-ranked monk on the Dragon List, the Divine Monk Du Nan.
Meanwhile, the Demon Master, who ranked second only to the Hidden Sword Elder on the Dragon Ranking, faced off against the Jade Emperor Sect Master, Yongcheng Zhenren, who ranked third on the Dragon Ranking.
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As the current leader of Buddhism and ranked fourth on the Dragon List, the Venerable Monk Du Nan's abilities are naturally beyond question. He is also the most powerful opponent Lin Fei has encountered so far.
Lin Fei himself had practiced Buddhist techniques and knew their power. Not to mention that he was facing the foremost Buddhist monk who had saved him from suffering, he dared not be careless in the slightest.
This battle also plunged Lin Fei into a fierce struggle. Even the Savage Bull Demon Saint summoned by Luo Sheng Ghost Gate was killed on the spot by the Divine Monk of Salvation.
In the end, Lin Fei spent a great deal of effort, and even almost used the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, to finally defeat the monk Du Nan and successfully advance to the final battle.