Chapter 1794: The Rules of Ji Gate
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Lin Feng shifted his gaze away from Ji Wuyou and landed it on Yuwen Hou, saying indifferently, "Yuwen Hou, the rules for this competition are left to your Ji Gate. Now, in front of everyone from War King Academy, you can announce them."
Yuwen Hou's eyes flickered for a moment before he spoke, "Naturally, they are set. The rules for this battle are simple: one-on-one duels. My Ji Gate sends one person, and your Heavenly Terrace sends one person to fight on the battle platform. Moreover, as long as one remains undefeated, they can fight multiple times in succession. After winning a match, they may rest rather than fight continuously, until either my Ji Gate or your Heavenly Terrace has all its members defeated, which determines the loser."
Upon hearing Yuwen Hou's words, many from Heavenly Terrace narrowed their eyes slightly. This Yuwen Hou was quite cunning to come up with such rules. In terms of the quality of the strong, Ji Gate was at a disadvantage. Therefore, in the battle rules, allowing a victor to fight repeatedly was clearly designed for Ji Wuyou. This way, Ji Wuyou could fight repeatedly as long as he remained undefeated.
"It seems Heavenly Terrace is in trouble. If no one can take down Ji Wuyou, he alone will be enough to crush everyone from Heavenly Terrace one by one," many people thought to themselves. A cold smile flickered in Lin Feng's eyes as well. This Yuwen Hou had a shrewd plan. Ji Gate also held an advantage in numbers.
"So, when stepping onto the battle platform, do both sides go up at the same time, or does Heavenly Terrace go first, and your Ji Gate chooses after seeing who Heavenly Terrace sends?" A sarcastic voice came from the Heavenly Terrace crowd, drawing everyone's attention to Yuwen Hou.
"How could my Ji Gate take advantage of your Heavenly Terrace? Since this is a battle, it will naturally be fair. One side takes a turn. For this match, my Ji Gate will send someone first. For the next match, your Heavenly Terrace will have to send someone first," Yuwen Hou said calmly.
"Life-and-death contract?" Lin Feng's icy gaze fixed on Yuwen Hou. This question was crucial. If Yuwen Hou set the rules this way and a life-and-death contract was involved, his Heavenly Terrace members would also be in danger. Unless he kept fighting non-stop, anyone facing Ji Wuyou would likely have little chance of winning.
"Whether to sign a life-and-death contract is up to the two people stepping onto the platform. If they agree, then life and death are decided. If one party refuses, then no contract is made. Leaving the platform counts as defeat, and the battle ends," Yuwen Hou said calmly. He didn't want his Ji Gate members to die either, so he left the decision to the fighters themselves, believing Lin Feng would agree.
Lin Feng swept his gaze over the Ji Gate members. With Yuwen Hou setting such rules, he couldn't force everyone to sign life-and-death contracts. Otherwise, it would be irresponsible to his Heavenly Terrace members. Today was Heavenly Terrace's rise to prominence, and at the very least, he wanted the core disciples of Heavenly Terrace to display their prowess on the platform.
"I agree," Lin Feng nodded.
"Since you agree, then my Ji Gate will yield to you this time. Send someone from your Heavenly Terrace to the platform," Yuwen Hou said confidently.
"Shameless to the extreme," Great Pest muttered under his breath. In such a battle under these rules, anyone with clear eyes could see that the side sending someone first was at a disadvantage, while the side sending later held the initiative.
"My strength is weaker, so I'll take the first match," Great Pest said, stepping lightly onto the battle platform.
Seeing Great Pest, Yuwen Hou curled his lips into a cold smile. Today, he wanted to see how many people from Heavenly Terrace could withstand defeat.
"Whoosh!" A cold light flashed as Yuwen Jing descended onto the battle platform, staring at Great Pest and said coldly, "A character like you dares to step onto the platform? You're just asking for humiliation. Life-and-death contract, how about it?"
"No contract," Lin Feng transmitted his thoughts to Great Pest, worried that the guy might act impulsively. Yuwen Jing's strength was indeed formidable, and Great Pest had no chance of winning against her now.
"Enough with the nonsense. Fight!" Great Pest roared, his aura surging like rolling thunder. Dragon roars echoed around him, and dragon light faintly appeared. A vast, desolate aura burst forth. His fist light shattered the air as a savage dragon wrapped around Great Pest's body, charging forward to strike Yuwen Jing.
Yuwen Jing moved her mind, and four swords appeared around her. These four swords carried the essence of the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—each with a different intent. Though not fully mature, the intent still enveloped Great Pest.
"The fusion of sword and law to achieve the intent of the four seasons," Lin Feng's expression tightened. It seemed that Yuwen Jing hadn't wasted her time since the celebration; she had grown even stronger.
Spring, summer, autumn, and winter interwove and intertwined, their four intents enveloping the savage dragon. Gentle spring rain, scorching summer sun, bleak autumn wind, and freezing winter snow—the dragon seemed trapped within the four seasons, besieged on all sides. This intent firmly suppressed the unstoppable dragon fist. There was ultimately a gap in strength between Great Pest and Yuwen Jing, and Yuwen Jing had struck with deadly techniques from the start.
As expected, the four-season swords wrapped around the savage dragon, tearing through the void. Great Pest roared furiously, like a helpless savage dragon howling at the sky. Yuwen Jing's body shifted, appearing above Great Pest, and thrust her sword downward. Everything lost its color, filled with a chilling killing intent.
"Get off the platform," Lin Feng shouted mentally. Although no life-and-death contract was signed, Yuwen Jing's move was clearly a killing strike; she wouldn't let Great Pest off easy.
"Vast, vast azure dragon, cleanse the universe," Great Pest's voice echoed faintly. He stomped heavily on the ground, and a shadow of a savage dragon appeared beneath him, roaring skyward. Countless terrifying dragon shadows shot into the sky, counterattacking and shattering the sword intent with overwhelming force.
"Impressive," Lin Feng's pupils contracted slightly at the sight. It seemed he had underestimated Great Pest. This divine ability was ferocious and powerful, causing thousands of azure dragons to roar and tear through the sword curtain.
"Good! Great Pest's Vast Azure Dragon Fist has reached this level, containing true dragon intent," Tantai revealed a look of surprise. Rain of swords poured down again, continuously forcing Great Pest back. Great Pest fought while retreating, eventually stepping off the platform. His clothes were tattered, and several bloody holes remained on his body, but he hadn't suffered severe injuries. Lin Feng was already quite satisfied with this outcome.
"This man is named Huangfu Long. Lin Feng and the others call him Great Pest. He's not particularly outstanding among Heavenly Terrace, yet he could fight Yuwen Jing to this extent. What kind of force is Heavenly Terrace?" People below the platform murmured. Although Huangfu Long had lost this battle, he could still be proud. Yuwen Jing was now among the top ten on the Hidden King List: Human List, and Great Pest had managed to escape unscathed.
"Second match, it's your Ji Gate's turn to send someone, right?" Tantai shouted at Yuwen Hou. Yuwen Hou's gaze fell on one person, and a figure flickered, landing on the battle platform.
"It seems this person wasn't in Ji Gate before. He must be a new recruit," the crowd thought, their expressions tightening. They now vaguely understood Yuwen Hou's strategy: use some cannon fodder to eliminate Heavenly Terrace members, and when Heavenly Terrace sent someone first, Ji Gate would use their strong members to crush them. A ruthless tactic, but admittedly, Ji Gate was being shrewd.
"I'll go," Tantai said, stepping onto the platform with a roar. Cracking sounds echoed as his body seemed to grow larger, like a giant god, exuding a terrifying pressure.
"Boom!" Tantai stomped forward, and the platform seemed to tremble. He was like a fierce lion, radiating infinite majesty as he charged toward his opponent.
The opponent frowned slightly, staring at Tantai's massive figure, feeling a terrifying pressure. Before him stood what seemed like an indestructible giant god.
"Roar!" Tantai suddenly let out a wild howl, and a massive ancient lion appeared before him, its face ferocious beyond measure. The ancient lion struck directly into the opponent's mind, causing his head to shake violently, as if being trampled by a fierce lion.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" Waves of terrifying sounds rolled forth. Tantai's figure had already appeared before his opponent, unleashing infinite power like thousands of lion kings roaring on the ground, surging toward him.
The opponent grunted, gathering formidable power and unleashing over a hundred palm strikes in succession. But all were annihilated under the lion's iron hooves. The violent Tantai pressed down from the sky like a lion king, crashing into him. A thunderous collision echoed as the opponent flew off the platform like an arrow, spitting blood, before being caught by a Ji Gate member.
"Ptooey!" Tantai spat on the ground, glaring coldly at the opponent, then looked at Yuwen Hou and said, "Does Ji Gate have such trash? Even if you don't dare to clash head-on, you don't need to use cannon fodder like this. It's disgraceful. And this is supposed to be the strongest faction of War King Academy? Ridiculous."
With that, Tantai turned and strode back toward Heavenly Terrace, venting the pent-up anger in his chest. If they sent more cannon fodder next time, he would still go up.
"Ji Gate!" The surrounding crowd sneered. Yuwen Hou's actions today did little to enhance Ji Gate's reputation. It looked as if Ji Gate feared Heavenly Terrace and had resorted to such tactics.
"Victory and defeat define the king. You can act arrogant after you win," Yuwen Hou said coldly. He knew this would affect Ji Gate's prestige, but for today's victory, he had to set these rules and use these methods. With Ji Wuyou holding the fort, he didn't believe Heavenly Terrace could win under such rules.
"Next one," Yuwen Hou shouted. For once, his usually calm eyes seemed to burn with fire. If he couldn't crush Heavenly Terrace's momentum today, his Star Gate would lose all reputation. All bets were now placed on Ji Wuyou. As long as he remained undefeated, Ji Gate would have victory in hand. They would wear Heavenly Terrace down, watching how many people they had left for Ji Wuyou to destroy!