Chapter 2203: A Thousand Arms
Lin Feng glanced at the other two battlefields. They were both formidable. Kong Ming’s strength exceeded Lin Feng’s imagination. In the past, within the Small World, Kong Ming had never revealed his true capabilities, always maintaining a very low profile. However, Lin Feng had never dared to underestimate Kong Ming’s strength. Among the Ten Great Prodigies of the Eight Wastelands back then, only Kong Ming remained unfathomable.
Now, he was still just as low-key, but when he unleashed his power, it was somewhat astonishing.
“An opponent like this is the one who can ignite the strongest battle and break through one’s shackles,” Lin Feng thought to himself. In his previous battle with Chu Chunqiu, he had used the Primordial Ancient Heavenly Saint Technique to transform into the Nine Nether [Suppression] to suppress Chu Chunqiu, and then transformed into the Nine Nether Demon Sword, squeezing out all the demonic power within him, thereby breaking the shackles and triggering the descent of the Heavenly Demon Tribulation.
“My name is Zhou Rongman.” At that moment, a voice pulled the crowd’s thoughts away, including Lin Feng’s. He turned his gaze to Zhou Rongman.
“This guy acts like no one knows his name is Zhou Rongman,” Lin Feng thought, speechless. A figure so formidable, capable of contending with Hua Qingfeng, yet he seemed so foolish. The three words “Zhou Rongman” had probably become the most frequently heard name for the people of Shen Xiao City.
“Hua Qingfeng, now Zhou Rongman will defeat you and become the strongest,” Zhou Rongman said with a grin. A demonic aura began to emanate from his body, as if from ancient times, releasing wildly. Hua Qingfeng even sensed a trace of an extremely dangerous aura. This Zhou Rongman was profoundly demonic. Just who was he?
At that moment, a strangely ominous vermilion mark appeared on Zhou Rongman’s brow. At the same time, countless arms emerged behind him. This sight made the crowd’s pupils freeze, and even Hua Qingfeng’s face suddenly turned pale.
A thousand arms. This Zhou Rongman had a thousand arms. If it were someone else with many arms, it might not matter, but this was Zhou Rongman. A single pair of his arms possessed supreme strength. A thousand arms—how terrifying would that be? It was unimaginable. Up to this point in the battle, the people of Shen Xiao City knew that Zhou Rongman’s physical body was incredibly powerful. He could directly withstand Hua Qingfeng’s ordinary attacks with his flesh. But now, with a thousand arms appearing simultaneously, for the first time, the people of Shen Xiao City began to lose confidence in Hua Qingfeng, the First Lord of Shen Xiao. At least, they no longer believed as firmly as before that Hua Qingfeng would surely win.
“Zhou Rongman!” The crowd seemed to be infected by Zhou Rongman’s presence, silently reciting his name. At that moment, Zhou Rongman stepped forward, heading toward Hua Qingfeng. The golden vertical line on his brow was extremely conspicuous. A thousand arms—boundlessly demonic.
“Is this guy human or demon?”
Above Hua Qingfeng’s head, the Heavenly Book appeared. His long robe fluttered, exuding an elegant aura, and his sword intent soared to the heavens. The aura he released was pushed to its limit.
With a step, Hua Qingfeng spat out a single word. Instantly, a terrifying sharp sword shot out, heading straight for Zhou Rongman. Words became law. Zhou Rongman’s thousand arms intertwined into a single fist, striking out simultaneously, ignoring everything. He stepped forward, causing the void to tremble, as if no force could stop him.
Hua Qingfeng summoned the power of heaven and earth, gathering supreme might. Then, his hand swept across the void, and instantly, enormous ancient characters appeared in the sky, as if swallowing the infinite power of heaven and earth, coalescing into countless beams of slaughtering light. Hua Qingfeng then opened his mouth and spat, and all that power shot out.
A gale swept through heaven and earth, its power unimaginably terrifying.
“Thump, thump.” Zhou Rongman continued to step forward. His thousand arms struck out with incredibly brutal and powerful force. No attack could harm him.
“Let’s see how strong your divine soul is, since your attack and defense are so powerful,” Hua Qingfeng said coldly. With a furious roar, the heavens seemed to gather infinite power. The strength of the First Lord of Shen Xiao was undeniable. A single word, a single stroke, could form an incredibly terrifying attack. At this moment, the killing intent in the void shot directly toward Zhou Rongman’s head.
But Zhou Rongman looked up. The golden vertical eye on his brow suddenly opened wide, releasing brilliant golden-red light. The attacks were swallowed directly into it, vanishing without a trace. At this moment, Zhou Rongman was like a monster, breaking all attacks. No attack could do anything to him.
“This Zhou Rongman is a monster-level figure. With just two arms, he was already that powerful. With a thousand arms, how strong is he? And that golden vertical eye can even swallow attacks. It’s too insane,” the crowd thought to themselves. So this guy hadn’t been going all out before. This was his ultimate state—sweeping everything away. The First Lord of Shen Xiao, Hua Qingfeng, who currently held the top spot, was in danger.
Hua Qingfeng was also well aware of the situation. This self-proclaimed “fool” with the “ancient strongest bloodline” was so powerful it made his heart tremble. The power unleashed by each arm was already terrifying. With a thousand arms, it was unimaginable what would happen if he were hit. Moreover, Zhou Rongman’s arms were of varying lengths, allowing him to attack simultaneously.
At that moment, Hua Qingfeng traced his finger across the void, once again carving ancient characters beneath the Heavenly Book. The infinite power of heaven and earth gathered into the book, merging into the ancient characters he carved. Then, the characters contained supreme sword might, making people tremble.
“How strong an attack can your arms withstand?” Hua Qingfeng’s voice was icy. The power sealed within the entire Heavenly Book martial soul wildly poured into the ancient characters. Instantly, those ancient characters split apart, arranging themselves in a line. Each character exuded a terrifying oppressive aura.
“Kill!” Hua Qingfeng spat out a single word. Instantly, all the ancient characters, carrying countless sword lights, shot toward Zhou Rongman simultaneously. Zhou Rongman’s thousand arms moved in unison, weaving into a blur of shadows, and smashed toward the ancient characters. In an instant, the characters and arms continuously exploded. Zhou Rongman’s arms kept bursting apart, but he remained unmoved, still stepping forward. His seemingly slow movements rapidly closed the distance between him and Hua Qingfeng.
“Roar!” Finally, a terrifying roar shot toward Hua Qingfeng. Hua Qingfeng’s face stiffened. He spat out a sharp weapon of slaughter, but it was shattered into pieces. His body was also blasted backward by the residual shockwave, his face pale.
“Hua Qingfeng is going to lose.”
“What level of monster is this Zhou Rongman? He’s simply undefeatable. Both his attack and defense are pushed to the extreme, and even his divine soul defense is terrifying.”
“Hua Qingfeng, you have lost. I, Zhou Rongman, am the strongest man of this generation of Martial Emperors in the Nine Heavens.”
Zhou Rongman grinned. At this moment, no one dared to mock his seemingly foolish words. This unrestrained voice echoed in the ears of the crowd, just like that extremely ordinary phrase, as if it had become a famous saying: My name is Zhou Rongman. The crowd understood that if Zhou Rongman were weak, he would only become a joke. But since he had defeated Hua Qingfeng, then in the future, the people of the Nine Heavens Continent would often recall a phrase: My name is Zhou Rongman.
“Among the top ten seats, there were four First Lords of the Nine Heavens. But now, among the top six seats, only Hua Qingfeng remains. Could it be that Hua Qingfeng will become the last seat of the top six? If so, the record of the First Lords of the Nine Heavens would be broken rather awkwardly.”
Many people thought to themselves. If Hua Qingfeng, the First Lord of Shen Xiao, were eliminated, the reputation of the First Lords of the Nine Heavens would undoubtedly suffer. However, this also seemed to confirm that in the vast Nine Heavens, there were too many geniuses, and the First Lords of the Nine Heavens were not the strongest.
Hua Qingfeng remained silent upon hearing Zhou Rongman’s words. What could he say? The First Lord of Shen Xiao was helpless against this opponent. No matter what, this battle was probably unwinnable. However, even if he couldn’t defeat Zhou Rongman, he, Hua Qingfeng, wouldn’t necessarily end up ranked sixth. He might not lose to the other five. Zhou Rongman’s strength had exceeded everyone’s expectations.
At this moment, Kong Ming and the Array Master had already fought to the extreme. All heavens were filled with Buddhas. Endless golden light spread across heaven and earth. Countless Buddha heads appeared in the sky, chanting Sanskrit sounds. At the same time, the entire void was entangled with endless array light. The ultimate power of the Buddhist path was colliding with the ultimate power of the array path.
Kong Ming closed his eyes, floating in the air. Behind him, one hundred and eight Buddha statues served as support, his golden body indestructible. The Array Master, on the other hand, seemed to be struggling to hold on.
“Ten thousand Buddhas facing the heavens, golden body indestructible. Who are you?” the Array Master said with an ugly expression. His array path was not weaker than the opponent’s Buddhist techniques. However, his defense was not as strong. Kong Ming, with his ten thousand Buddhas facing the heavens and indestructible golden body, had made himself an indestructible body.
“Another guy with terrifying defense. Kong Ming might even be stronger than Hua Qingfeng. Sacred Mountain, Sacred Mountain. Two prodigies. The always low-key Kong Ming might actually be stronger than Hua Qingfeng,” the crowd murmured. The expressions of the idle onlookers were also exaggerated. They stared at Kong Ming and cursed under their breath: “This bald donkey has hidden himself well. He’s actually this strong.”
The Array Master was finally defeated by Kong Ming and was injured. However, he did not admit defeat. Like Hua Qingfeng, even if he lost one round, he wasn’t necessarily weaker than the other four. They still had to continue fighting, at least to secure a spot in the top three.
“The clashes of these six top-tier prodigies are all terrifying. Zhou Rongman has proven he is stronger than Hua Qingfeng. Kong Ming has proven he is stronger than the Array Master. The battle between Lin Feng and Chu Chunqiu was also earth-shattering, but no clear winner emerged. Now, will these people mix up the order and fight again?” the crowd thought to themselves.
“Lin Feng, fight me.” At that moment, a voice rang out. Hua Qingfeng stepped forward, heading toward Lin Feng, avoiding another clash with Zhou Rongman. Clearly, he did not want to become the first to be eliminated because of his defeat by Zhou Rongman.
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