Chapter 1403: Predetermined
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The Qi family expert's eyes blazed like torches, shooting out dazzling sharp beams, as if even the void itself was being thrown into chaos, with terrifying void power seemingly about to burst forth from his pupils.
"Whoosh!" The Qi family expert's body suddenly vanished, his void step reaching an inconceivable speed. The last Heavenly Terrace personal disciple to appear only felt the void before him twist into disorder, and then a tearing void great handprint struck out from within, making him feel as if his body was being twisted, torn apart, and killed.
"Crack!" The void trembled. The ordinary young man struck out for the first time. The moment his palm bloomed, it was as if an ancient stele appeared within the void, pressing forward to suppress the tearing void power. The ancient stele seemed to contain a strange light, releasing streaks of radiance, intending to crush and kill the opponent.
"Whoosh!" The void twisted chaotically, and the man's body suddenly disappeared. The next moment, his figure appeared behind the Heavenly Terrace personal disciple, once again unleashing a tearing palm strike. Without even looking, the Heavenly Terrace personal disciple slapped backward, and another ancient stele materialized, the cracking sound shaking the void.
"Every palm strike produces an ancient stele—such a rare divine ability!" The crowd's hearts trembled. This ancient stele seemed to be formed from the power of sacred marks, instantly condensed and blasted forth, turning palm force into a stele.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" On the battle platform, the void twisted and warped, countless afterimages appearing. The Qi family expert's void step was too terrifying, as if shifting stars and reversing constellations. Each time he appeared, he struck at a different angle of his opponent. If he caught him just once, it would be enough to take his life. But the Heavenly Terrace personal disciple was equally fearsome. Ancient steles continuously blasted out from his palm force, covering the entire void as if with layers of steles. From start to finish, he hadn't even moved his feet—truly terrifying.
"Heaven and Earth Reversal!" The Qi family expert shouted coldly, and the crowd's expressions tightened. They saw the void around the Heavenly Terrace disciple twist into chaos. The void power the Qi family expert had unleashed earlier now seemed to connect into one, enveloping the entire space, warping and shifting into a void frenzy. Heaven and Earth Reversal aimed to tear the Heavenly Terrace disciple apart within it.
"Eight Directions of Heaven and Earth, Seal!" The Heavenly Terrace expert shouted coldly, striking out with both hands. Ancient steles surged forth continuously, slamming into the eight directions, suppressing the eight cardinal points. When the eight ancient steles appeared in the void, the twisted and chaotic void seemed to calm down, suppressed.
"Rustle!" The Qi family expert's bloodline churned. In an instant, a void scroll soared into the air, hanging in the sky. Spatial threads descended from the void, as if to envelop the Heavenly Terrace disciple.
"Suppress!" The Heavenly Terrace personal disciple shouted coldly. An ancient stele burst forth from within his body, charging straight toward the void scroll in the sky. The ancient stele expanded wildly, transforming into a Heaven-Sealing Stele, as if to suppress and seal the very sky above.
"Boom! Boom!" The void trembled incessantly. The void scroll was actually pinned in place by the ancient stele, as if stuck together. The Qi family expert's martial soul could no longer exert any power.
"Bury!" The Heavenly Terrace disciple roared angrily, stomping his foot on the ground. The battle platform churned, and massive ancient steles emerged from the eight directions, forming walls of ancient stele that enclosed both their bodies.
The massive ancient stele in the void, suppressing the Qi family expert's martial soul, emitted a dazzling light. It suddenly expanded, sealing off the sky above. Dark patterns projected onto each ancient stele, filling them with terrifying suppression power.
"Go!" The Heavenly Terrace expert shouted coldly. The ancient steles rumbled as they advanced toward the Qi family expert, intending to bury him.
"Break for me!" The Qi family expert stepped with his void step to face one ancient stele, unleashing tearing void power that halted the stele's advance. But the other steles continued pressing toward him, turning the Qi family expert's face pale. What kind of bizarre power was this?
Looking up, the Qi family expert stared at the massive ancient stele above his head. This stele was the opponent's unique martial soul, not only suppressing his own martial soul but also sealing off the void, intending to bury him alive within these layers of steles.
"Break! Break! Break!" The Qi family expert roared in fury, unleashing terrifying attacks against the ancient steles. Though the steles trembled violently, they remained as immovable as mountains.
"Bury!" The Heavenly Terrace disciple shouted again. Under the Qi family expert's despairing gaze, all the ancient steles pressed down together, burying him. He used his hands and feet to resist the surrounding steles, but the others crushed his body, squeezing the life out of him. Screams rang out continuously.
"Return!" The Heavenly Terrace disciple slapped the ground with his palm. The ancient steles seemed to truly transform into a tomb, burying themselves into the Heavenly Battle Platform as if they had never appeared. The massive ancient stele martial soul returned to his bloodline, while the opponent's martial soul vanished with his death.
"My name is... Tombstone!" The young man said calmly, his voice flat, without joy or sorrow. His body trembled, and he headed back toward the Heavenly Terrace, standing quietly among the crowd as before, lined up with the other personal disciples.
The Qi family had lost another mid-rank venerable. Now, only two of their mid-rank venerables remained.
After this battle, the initiative would fall into the Qi family's hands. It was up to them to choose. The Heavenly Terrace had eleven experts: ten personal disciples plus Mu Feng. Who would he fight?
"Heavenly Terrace... Heavenly Terrace must have some secret!" Qi Huang's eyes suddenly shot out piercing cold light as he looked at Yu Huang. The Heavenly Terrace must have some little-known secret. Otherwise, how could every personal disciple he accepted be so extraordinary and brilliant? And the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor themselves were the same—they rose in the shortest time yet dared to challenge the Heavenly Dragon Emperor long ago.
The Heavenly Terrace's Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor had no great reputation in the Eight Wastelands before, but they quietly stepped into the imperial rank, perfectly proving the four-character truth: "Great vessels are late to mature."
"Mu Chen, Hou Qinglin, Tian Chi, Ruoxie, Wu Yong, Mo Qingtian, Banruo, Li Hen, Xing Zhan, Ku Can, Tombstone—eleven personal disciples. Mu Chen is not in the Heavenly Terrace battle sequence, but there's still Mu Feng. Qi family, who will you fight?"
This lineup made even Qi Huang hesitate.
"If Qi Huang can't make up his mind, he can forfeit this round and let one of his men be eliminated directly," Yu Huang said calmly. But this voice was like a silent slap across Qi Huang's face. Yu Huang was mocking the Qi family for having no one, urging Qi Huang to forfeit.
"I'll go!" Qi Qianxing said coldly.
"No!" Qi Huang reached out to block Qi Qianxing.
"Father, even without revealing my full strength, I can still defeat one person," Qi Qianxing transmitted to Qi Huang.
"No!" Qi Huang remained calm. He didn't know which of the Heavenly Terrace members were truly weak. What if they forced Qi Qianxing to use all his combat power? He wanted to create the illusion that Qi Qianxing dared not fight. Once Qi Qianxing acted, he had to kill Mu Feng.
"If I'm not mistaken, they'll leave you for last and have Mu Feng fight you. Now, go kill a Wen family member," Qi Huang transmitted. Qi Qianxing nodded slightly, then stepped onto the battle platform. Unexpectedly, he didn't choose a Heavenly Terrace member but a Wen family expert. In the previous round, this Wen family expert had killed one of his Qi family members. This time, Qi Qianxing used the most violent and brutal methods to tear the opponent apart with void power and kill him.
When it was the Sikong family's turn, they also didn't choose a Heavenly Terrace member. They likewise selected a Wen family member, as if shifting their focus to the Wen family and no longer encircling the Heavenly Terrace. They understood that none of the remaining Heavenly Terrace members were easy to deal with.
The Sikong family killed one Wen family expert, but soon, the Wen family's revenge descended. This time, the Wen family didn't target the Qi family either. They left the Qi family's last two mid-rank venerables for the Heavenly Terrace to deal with.
The Demon Heavenly Hall then sent out a venerable lord, eliminating one of the Qi family's venerable lords, leaving the Qi family with only seven members. This situation left many speechless. At this rate, would the Qi family not even survive to the next round?
If so, the Qi family would become a true joke—the host of the Assembly of Emperors, eliminated early with no one left.
The Undying Divine Palace then sent out a venerable lord, eliminating another Qi family expert at the Seventh Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm. The Qi family now had six remaining. This made Qi Huang's face darken. However, these last six were the Qi family's elite experts. Shaking them further wouldn't be easy. Therefore, the Wen family, Demon Heavenly Hall, and Undying Divine Palace didn't choose the two mid-rank venerables, knowing they were difficult to deal with. Even if they sent their strongest mid-rank venerables, the outcome was uncertain.
This time, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress finally stopped targeting the Heavenly Terrace. The Heavenly Dragon's Eighth Prince acted, knocking a Wen family expert off the battle platform, eliminating him.
When the initiative fell into the Heavenly Terrace's hands again, everyone's eyes focused on them. What would the Heavenly Terrace do now?
"Foolish child, leave Qi Qianxing for Mu Feng," Mu Chen said calmly. Tian Chi immediately understood. His massive form rolled as he sat cross-legged in the void, descending above the battle platform. He looked toward the Qi family camp, his gaze locking onto the only mid-rank venerable besides Qi Qianxing. This man was named Qi Lin, at the Sixth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm, very formidable.
"The Heavenly Terrace is sending Tian Chi. Even if Qi Lin is strong, he'll likely be eliminated. Tian Chi is the third Heavenly Terrace prodigy to appear in the crowd's view, after Mu Chen and Hou Qinglin—the third disciple of the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor."
Everyone favored Tian Chi, as his reputation far surpassed Qi Lin's.
It seemed the Qi family's two best members were already predetermined by the Heavenly Terrace: Tian Chi would fight Qi Lin, and Mu Feng would fight Qi Qianxing.
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