Chapter 1281: Way of Doing Things

"I admit defeat!" Xia Luo suddenly shouted. Across from him, Bu Kong's eyes opened even wider, and the power of the star energy that he was controlling increased yet again. Then, he smashed it at Xia Luo without holding anything back.

Xia Luo appeared indifferent to the assault, and his body disappeared.

Star energy shot through where he had just been standing, shattering the void, but causing no damage to Xia Luo at all.

Bu Kong clenched his fists. He had been one step too late.

On the second layer, Xia Jiuyou heaved a sigh of relief even as he angrily glared at Bu Kong. Bu Kong had almost killed Xia Luo with that attack, and if Xia Luo died, then Xia Jiuyou would have also been damaged.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Lu Yin was surprised. He had been watching the fight with Bu Kong and had seen Xia Luo's expression change. Something had to have happened between the two combatants.

While considering this, Lu Yin looked at Xia Luo from the second layer, and it just so happened that Xia Luo looked down at Lu Yin at the same time. Xia Luo’s eyes were solemn, and he opened his mouth to speak, but his voice was only transmitted to Lu Yin.

Lu Yin was surprised at what he heard, and he stared blankly at the battlefield. It was no wonder how Bu Kong had casually dispersed the star energy from Lei Nü's body. Was there really such a method?

Bu Kong continued to stare at Xia Luo, and when he saw his ex-opponent speaking to Lu Yin, Bu Kong’s expression changed completely.

Xia Luo had reached the Worldliness realm of star energy control, so it was not a surprise that he had managed to see through Bu Kong’s methods.

Bu Kong glanced at Xia Luo and then stared at Lu Yin, waiting for the two of them to say something to others, but fortunately, they did not.

At this moment, Lu Yin looked through the void.

Bu Kong looked at Lu Yin, and Lu Yin smiled back before turning to look back at the first layer.

Bu Kong secretly hated knowing that his methods had been seen through.

Honestly, Lu Yin had not expected Bu Kong's comprehension of sourcebox arrays to have already reached such a level. This usage of a sourcebox array reminded him of a phrase: there were no trashy innate gifts, only people who could not use them properly.

The battle continued.

Lu Yin really wanted to see Liquor Hero’s abilities, but unfortunately, her opponent was merely an Explorer. Thus, there was nothing of value to see.

Nightqueen Yanqing, God Taiyi, Gu Xiao’er, Xin Nü. All of these people were powerhouses who had fought, but their opponents had not been anyone impressive.

Mira appeared on the first layer. She and her Red Lotus Witchbow had once guided Lu Yin. If not for Mira, Lu Yin might have lived a very different life.

Mira still looked incredibly seductive as she walked through the air with her bare feet. Her opponent was a Void Wanderer from the Astral Beast Domain.

Lu Yin was surprised to see a Void Wanderer in ZENITH. While these creatures were ranked ninth on the Celestial Beast List, they had mostly reached this rank because of their gift for roaming the void and their inexhaustible numbers. A single Void Wanderer was easily killed.

Of course, the species also had powerful members, like that Void Wanderer elder who was powerful enough to trap the Third Nightking.

This Void Wanderer was qualified to participate in ZENITH, so it should not be weak.

This Void Wanderer was known as Xu Ling, and it had already proven itself to not be weak, though it also was not overly powerful.

Mira pressed ahead and fought to the end, but she could not land a single hit. The Void Wanderer was far too slippery for her to catch. Her attacks that shattered the void were useless, and in the end, Xu Ling landed a powerful counterattack. Thus, when her star energy was nearly exhausted, she finally lost.

Their battle went on for three days.

Many members of the audience were trolls on the network, and they all started cursing the Void Wanderer. It was too scared of death and Mira, and it could slip away faster than anyone else.

Void Wanderers were able to travel through the void, and Mira could not even find the beast’s hair.

It had to be said that Mira was quite unfortunate, and she felt even more wronged when she ultimately lost. She had been exhausted to death.

Although Mira eventually lost, her beauty, talent, and Red Lotus Witchbow had amazed a great number of people, especially those from the Sixth Mainland. Many looked at her with burning eyes.

Mira had always been a beautiful woman who radiated a strange seduction. No one actually cared about the results of her battle, as they were simply staring at her figure.

Lu Yin carefully observed the incredibly timid Xu Ling. This Void Wanderer seemed to be very strange. It traveled through the void differently from the other Void Wanderers. Otherwise, with Mira’s strength as a Cruiser, she definitely would have destroyed the beast.

Where had it gone? Lu Yin could not find it.

The creatures of the Astral Beast Domain despised humans, and they had the power to back their arrogance. For example, the Celestial Demons were born into the Hunter realm, so how could they not look down on humans?

On the other hand, humans’ greatest advantage was their comprehension. Throughout all of history, how many Progenitors had risen from the Astral Beast Domain? And what of the Human Domain—how many Progenitors had they produced?

The next battle featured another one of Lu Yin’s acquaintances. Sixteen was from the Sixth Mainland’s Lingtong clan, and he was someone who liked to slap people and flatter Xu San. His opponent was Hui Santong.

Upon seeing Hui Santong step out, everyone knew that Sixteen was doomed to a tragic fate.

Sixteen was not weak, but it was absolutely impossible for him to measure up to someone like Hui Santong.

The result was not unexpected, and Sixteen was brutally defeated.

Darkvoid also had a match, and his opponent was Starsibyl. There was no suspense in this match either.

When it was Feng Liu’s match, the Celestial Ice Phoenix piqued the curiosity of countless people. The beast was so beautiful that everyone wanted to take it as a mount, but this Phoenix’s luck was so terrible that no one could say anything at all: her opponent was Shang Qing.

When Feng Liu saw Shang Qing, she felt despair fill her heart. This person was not predicted to just end up in the top ten, but to be the ultimate champion of ZENITH.

Shang Qing remained completely calm; no matter who he faced, nothing would affect his mood. He still gave off the impression of being some sort of god or immortal.

A tri-colored beam of light swept toward Shang Qing as Feng Liu attacked, but it took less than half a minute for the Celestial Ice Phoenix to be completely defeated.

The Celestial Ice Phoenix was a large beast that was relatively slow, and she could not evade the strand of qi like the other contestants. The beast’s cold breath and tri-colored beam had no effect on the strand of qi. Feng Liu was unable to attack, and she was also unable to defend.

This battle made it clear to everyone that it was necessary to be small and fast in order to go up against Shang Qing. Otherwise, no matter how powerful one was, they would similarly be out of luck.

Still, very few had luck as terrible as Feng Liu, and it was impossible for most people to face a powerhouse who was predicted to enter the top ten like Shang Qing.

For example, Lilyrose won her match as did Dao Bo, Ye Xingchen, the Sixth Mainland’s Young Master Changbai, and Autumnfrost Qing. All of them won their matches. Only a few had the unfortunate luck to face an elite powerhouse who was guaranteed to enter ZENITH’s finals.

Nong Zaitian held high hopes of continuing the lucky streak that he had enjoyed so far, but unfortunately, lady luck was not with him; his opponent was Xie Xiaoxian.

The Seven Courts were very famous even in the Sixth Mainland. Although Xie Xiaoxian was not the most powerful inheritor from the Seven Courts, she was still the Xie family’s only descendant. Before ZENITH, all kinds of bookmakers had predicted how far she would make it into the competition, and she had received a great deal of attention. This was not only because of her background, but also because of how she dressed, as her outfit was rather eye-catching.

She could be regarded as the participant with the most recognizable figure in all of ZENITH. Even if the other contestants were similarly voluptuous, they hid it while Xie Xiaoxian was very forward.

Nong Zaitian considered himself a simple man. He generally sneaked glances at beautiful women, and he would occasionally have an idle dream or two. However, it was no fantasy to encounter such a woman in ZENITH.

Xie Xiaoxian's clothes were very revealing, but that was simply because of the Xie family's bone-based battle techniques. She had to wear such clothes even if she was actually a rather conservative girl.

Seeing Nong Zaitian staring at her instantly made Xie Xiaoxian uncomfortable, and bones quickly pierced through her skin to form a battle armor that spread across her body. At the same time, a white bone spike appeared in her hand. She looked completely domineering, and she pointed her weapon straight at Nong Zai Tian. "Come! Let me see the Sixth Mainland’s imprints."

Nong Zaitian blinked and swallowed hard before silently raising a hand high in the air. "I admit defeat."

Xie Xiaoxian was stunned; it was that easy?

Many people from the Sixth Mainland were stunned, and then they began to curse wildly.

Nong Zaitian did not care one bit about the spectators This was the philosophy of the Nong family that Nong Zaitian adhered to. He would always be cautious and act carefully, only fighting if luck favored him.

This was what his ancestors had taught him.

Nong Zaitian came from a family that had originally been peasants, but they had a glorious heritage. He believed that, one day, he would make his way back home after finding his fortune just like his ancestor.

Outside Zenith Mountain, the older powerhouses from the Sixth Mainland shot strange looks at Nong Laohan.

Madam Hong sneered. "This little guy is quite good at searching for good luck and avoiding unfavorable situations."

Nong Laohan’s face convulsed. He was not angry with his descendant, as this was the style of the Nong family. This did not matter. It really did not…

Xie Xiaoxian felt like she had won without any effort.

Lu Yin still remembered the time when he and Nong Zaitian had fled away from Blood Loony together. Thus, he was not at all surprised by Nong Zaitian’s choice to surrender.

It would have been amazing if Nong Zaitian had been able to take out his hoe for the battle, but unfortunately, ZENITH did not allow anyone to use power vessels or natural treasures, which was a pity.

"Fat Bro, I'm going! Be sure to cheer for me!" A loud shout was heard. On the first layer, a thin man shouted at the second layer.

On the second layer, many people gave a fat man strange looks as he shouted back words of encouragement. These two were clearly crazy.

A figure appeared in front of Skinny Bro. This person had a dull expression, as though in disbelief. It was Ling Que.

Lu Yin’s expression was amazing to see after he noticed that Ling Que was Skinny Bro’s opponent. There was a sense of getting revenge.

In the past, Ling Que had roamed the Innerverse with a crowd of cheerleaders that supported him. But during a conflict, Lulu and the others from Astral-10 had paid off those cheerleaders to switch their support over to Lu Yin, which had been incredibly humiliating to Ling Que. At this moment, Ling Que was up against Skinny Bro, who was even more of an embarrassment than himself.

Ling Que's expression was quite wonderful as he watched Skinny Bro and Fat Bro cheer each other on. He felt the cold approach of death, as though he had just swallowed a dead fly.

ZENITH was the ultimate stage for the entire universe, and countless people from both mainlands were watching everything that was taking palace, and yet Ling Que had to suffer such humiliation.

Ling Que considered himself to be quite thick-skinned, but compared to the two in front of him, he was nowhere close.

Seeing the fat and skinny duo endlessly cheering each other on, Ling Que was no longer able to stand the situation, and his Que’s Might Slash shot out at Skinny Bro.

A dull ringing noise reverberated through the arena when Skinny Bro was struck by the massive blade, and he was knocked back a few steps. He whirled around to glare at Ling Que. "A sneak attack? You’re despicable!"

Ling Que was surprised. Was this guy really uninjured?

As he contemplated this, the massive blade slashed out once again, locking down the void this time. There was a burst of lightning and a scorchingly hot temperature that accompanied the blade as it shot out.

This was the strongest attack that Ling Que was capable of unleashing without using the Soulsplitting technique.

Skinny Bro crossed his arms in front of him, and the dull ringing sound was heard once again. The lightning shredded the void apart and shot out in all directions, sending sparks everywhere.

Even the strongest Que’s Mighty Slash had failed to wound Skinny Bro.

On the second layer, Ling Gong's face grew solemn. She was fully aware of the power of Que’s Mighty Slash. If even her brother’s most powerful attack was useless, then this battle would be quite dangerous for Ling Que.

Lu Yin’s brows rose. The thin man's rune lines were constantly growing, especially after his imprint appeared behind him. At that moment, the number of rune lines on him was massive.

Ling Que also felt Skinny Bro’s power growing, and he quickly split into three different bodies that surrounded Skinny Bro. All three figures raised the massive blade and attacked as one.

Skinny Bro stretched out a hand as both of his hands moved about strangely as he unraveled all three attacks. In the end, there was only a dull ringing sound as the massive blades were shattered after Skinny Bro clenched his hands. He raised his head and stared at Ling Que before rushing forward with a raised hand. Skinny Bro’s hand fell as he unleashed a secret technique: Reversal Cycle.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA