Chapter 2187: Hou Qinglin Eliminated
On the Nine Heavens Continent, many people possessed extraordinary talents, and powerful physiques were not uncommon. There were even king-level physiques born as kings. Of course, aside from king bodies, there were also some terrifying physiques. The woman before him, the First Qing of Azure Sky, possessed strength surpassing the First Lord of Azure Sky. She was formidable and had a unique physique—the Star Constellation Physique.
The physiques of martial artists were almost always related to their martial souls. After stepping into the Venerable Martial Realm, the martial soul merged with the bloodline, allowing for more effortless release, much like a natural divine ability. At this moment, the First Qing of Azure Sky's ability to unleash her snow-white robes was connected to her physique and martial soul. With a raise of her hand, she could summon the power of stars. In this confined space, Lin Feng felt as if he had fallen into her starry world.
At this moment, seeing that Lin Feng had crushed her summoned star attack without using any powerful divine abilities, the First Qing of Azure Sky was also quite surprised. She gave Lin Feng a deep look, realizing that his physical strength was terrifying and far surpassed her own.
"Open your star world, and we'll each go our own way. You can't keep me here," Lin Feng said calmly.
The woman in white snorted coldly. Starlight shimmered on her body, dazzling and radiant. She raised her hand again, and even more powerful star meteors streaked across the dark sky, carrying terrifying might as they crazily smashed toward Lin Feng.
The night seemed to rain with shooting stars.
Lin Feng snorted coldly. Since the First Qing of Azure Sky wanted to fight, he would oblige. He stepped forward, and his entire body became covered in countless terrifying demonic dark lightning tribulation lights. He floated up, with myriad laws interweaving, all transforming into demonic laws and lightning laws. He resembled a dark thunder god. The star meteors that continuously smashed toward him were destroyed and shattered under the lightning, vanishing without a trace.
Xue Yi's brow furrowed slightly. This law power was incredibly strong. Not only was this person's physical body terrifying, but the laws he condensed also far surpassed hers, allowing him to directly shatter the star meteors with his laws.
However, Xue Yi was only slightly surprised. Soon, her expression returned to normal. Her palm trembled, and the dark night seemed to light up with endless starlight, enveloping Lin Feng's body.
"Explode!" Xue Yi shouted coldly. Instantly, the endless starlight turned into destructive force, crazily crushing toward Lin Feng, trying to tear him apart completely.
"What a powerful divine ability. If someone with a gap in strength faced this, they would likely be torn apart easily, with no way to resist. This is a sure-kill divine ability," Lin Feng thought, quite shocked. The vast world was full of wonders, and the boundless Nine Heavens Continent had nurtured too many geniuses. At this moment, the Heavenly Demon Tribulation light on his body grew even more brilliant, merging with the lightning to clash with the starlight. Destructive force raged between heaven and earth. Bathed in that annihilating power, Lin Feng continued to walk forward, his expression cold, with killing intent spreading from him.
Seeing Lin Feng still able to move forward so calmly, Xue Yi was astonished. The radiance on her body grew brighter. Snorting coldly, she floated gracefully, like a fairy maiden, and took the initiative to attack Lin Feng. The meteor light carried an unstoppable momentum, as if everything in its path would be crushed.
Lin Feng seemed to sense this. Sword intent soared from him, and he summoned numerous sacred spirit swords, merging them into the demonic tribulation light. They shot forward, turning into a demonic tribulation sword. The night seemed about to be torn apart, and even the star world revealed slivers of dawn. But at that moment, Xue Yi's body had already descended before Lin Feng. Her slender hand clenched lightly, and destructive radiance burst forth again.
"Hmph!" Lin Feng snorted coldly. With a demon king on his back, the Dao of Death transformed into a terrifying killing force, sweeping out. However, Lin Feng had a feeling that although she seemed delicate and weak, her defense was astonishing. This was likely related to the Dao she cultivated. The First Qing of Azure Sky's Dao might also be connected to her physique and the stars.
Stepping forward, Lin Feng and Xue Yi's bodies converged. He gathered the power of non-injury and sword intent into his fist, striking out with killing force. He spoke true words, and the invisible sound-based killing force seemed to pierce through her eardrums. Their attacks clashed. At this moment, Lin Feng felt that her attack power was exceptionally strong, as if countless stars behind her were backing her up, all lending her strength. Both of their bodies retreated simultaneously.
Suspended in the air, Lin Feng looked at Xue Yi. Behind her, the dark sky was illuminated by bright stars shining on her. Stellar power was her strength. Otherwise, with pure attacks, she would never have been able to clash with Lin Feng.
"Since you're so eager to fight, I'll oblige," Lin Feng said coldly, spitting out a single word: "Lin!"
Light flashed, and Lin Feng stood as immovable as a mountain, as if immune to all laws. Xue Yi frowned, then waved her hand. Instantly, the dark night and stars vanished. Her figure flickered, and she walked toward a fork in the path, clearly unwilling to continue entangled with Lin Feng. It wasn't yet time for the final battle, and there was no need to clash with powerful opponents. Lin Feng's strength had clearly exceeded her expectations.
Seeing her leave, Lin Feng didn't pursue. He shared the same thought—the final battle hadn't arrived yet. In this round, he only needed to wait for the others to be eliminated one by one.
Thus, Lin Feng chose another ancient path, not taking the same road as Xue Yi.
This path was empty, as if he were still alone. Lin Feng didn't know that when the hundred people stepped into this space, their encounters had already been arranged by the Prophet. If one could see the inside from the outside, the crowd would discover that the entire maze was nothing more than a dead-loop maze. Because the Prophet was constantly changing the maze's barriers, each encounter could only involve two people, with no third person appearing.
Moreover, if one could see, they would also find that in the maze, the first two people to meet were always related to their rankings. For example, the person ranked first would always encounter someone ranked among the last ten or so. Those ranked in the top ten would generally encounter those ranked lower. Those ranked at the top would never meet each other in the first encounter. Lin Feng was ranked lower, while Xue Yi was ranked higher, so they met.
Of course, there were also some people who were eliminated even under the blade lights.
Lin Feng had passed through the blade lights and hadn't been eliminated in his first encounter. Therefore, his second opponent on the maze path wasn't ranked as high—a strong cultivator ranked around the fifties. This person had encountered someone ranked in the thirties in his previous encounter. They had fought but couldn't kill each other, so they chose different paths.
When Fu Lun saw that his opponent this time was ranked ninety-sixth, a faint smile curled at the corner of his mouth. He thought his luck seemed good, encountering one of the almost lowest-ranked among the top hundred. Although this person had shown formidable attack power before, without experiencing it firsthand, Fu Lun naturally wouldn't believe Lin Feng was stronger than him.
Thus, with a joyful smile, Fu Lun charged fiercely at Lin Feng. At this moment, he was already calculating in his mind. The statues using demon blades might have intercepted about ten people. The following first encounters should have eliminated around twenty to thirty people. That would bring the total eliminated to over thirty, maybe even forty. If he eliminated his opponent and others began their second encounters, the number eliminated might reach fifty. With fifty eliminated, he would have already secured a ticket to the Fate Temple and become a guest of the City of Fate. This was undoubtedly an exciting prospect.
But in reality, the number eliminated wasn't as high as Fu Lun imagined. Many encounters ended with both parties going their separate ways... And Fu Lun would soon discover that his luck wasn't so good.
On the stone pillar outside, Fu Lun's figure materialized. His forehead was still covered in sweat, his face pale and ugly. His heart sank. He swept his gaze over the surrounding stone pillars and quickly felt his heart drop to the bottom. Fewer than thirty people had been eliminated. He had stopped at the top hundred, and the character above his head turned into seventy-two, meaning he was ranked seventy-second.
This ranking might not seem absolutely fair, but the Fate Temple didn't need absolute fairness. It only needed to ensure fairness in the final battles of the last few people. If they wanted a completely fair ranking for all hundred, it would be far too complicated.
"It's Fu Lun, a genius from the Fu family in the northern region of Shen Xiao City. His strength is formidable, and he had a chance to break into the top fifty. Now, he's been eliminated. I wonder who eliminated him," many people in Shen Xiao City thought as they saw him eliminated. Unable to see the inside, they could only stare at the stone pillars outside, watching those who were kicked out one by one.
At that moment, another figure appeared—Hou Qinglin. He, too, had been eliminated.
Hou Qinglin's expression was quite unpleasant at first, but soon he recovered and sighed. "It seems my strength still has a long way to go compared to those experts. When I return, I must undergo even harsher training."
It turned out that after safely leaving his first encounter, he had met his second opponent—a very beautiful woman who could borrow stellar power to unleash countless divine abilities. She was beautiful and powerful. Although he had pushed his own power to the limit, the gap in strength was there and couldn't be bridged. In the end, he had to use his scepter and was eliminated, losing the chance to enter the Fate Temple. However, he wasn't too sad. Deep inside, he had gained even stronger motivation—an unstoppable drive. He would have to put in even more effort!
The one who eliminated Hou Qinglin was the First Qing of Azure Sky, Xue Yi!
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