Chapter 534: Chapter 534: Life and Death Showdown
This was pressuring the three to take a stand, and they had to do so, otherwise, Zhao Benling could easily bring in Li Jiachen to join the Wuji Mountain expedition again.
Gu Beifeng immediately said indifferently:
"Brother Li, perhaps you shouldn’t crowd Wuji Mountain? If you go, there’ll be more people than monsters, what will we have left to hunt?"
Du Tianxing also chuckled and said:
"Brother Li, you’re from the South, not used to the severe cold of the North. That place, half of the year it’s engulfed in snow and wind, freezing cold, even your urine would instantly turn into an icicle."
Yang Xiao also couldn’t help but speak, right?
"Hehe, Brother Li, aren’t you still eyeing my Kongming City and North City Province? Once I take over your territory, I’ll give you the Wuji Mountain stronghold, how about that?"
This was a direct challenge from Yang Xiao to Li Jiachen.
Li Jiachen, gritting his teeth, shouted:
"Yang Xiao, don’t get cocky, don’t let me encounter you in tomorrow’s martial competition, otherwise, I will definitely slaughter you."
"Hehe, well said, I too am looking forward to meeting Brother Li, let’s hope our dreams come true!"
After saying that, Yang Xiao picked up his soup bowl, gestured towards Li Jiachen, and drank it down in one gulp.
Li Jiachen left fuming, with a grimacing face and clenched teeth.
...
That very night, Long Wei, Long Yu, and others held another meeting, mainly to discuss the issue with Yang Xiao.
It was obvious there was an issue with Yang Xiao; an individual who had just broken through to Enhanced Gene Advanced level could actually defeat a King Level Evolver, which was highly unnatural.
Furthermore, from the Soul Skill, Sweeping Void, displayed by Yang Xiao, his Beast Soul would be exceptionally strong.
"The strength of Yang Xiao, I’m afraid even Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing, two veteran King Level Evolvers, are not his match."
Master Long, Long Yu, said:
"Half a year ago, when training in Generic Transformation Technique in Magic City, Yang Xiao’s test results for potential were all first place, surpassing both Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing. Oh, and this is Gu Bo’s assistant, who has traveled here from Nanmu City. Let him introduce the situation with Yang Xiao."
Long Yu gestured to a young man standing behind him.
This person was indeed Gu Bo’s assistant, who had been sent by Gu Bo to Wentian City to covertly observe Yang Xiao’s performance in the competition. And undoubtedly, Yang Xiao’s performance, especially his victory over East King Zhao Benling that afternoon, shocked him enormously. Recalling the incident over ten days ago when Yang Xiao shattered his Defensive Light Shield with a single sword stroke, he was still fearful.
Gu Bo’s assistant immediately bowed to Long Wei, Long Yu, and the others, and then said:
"We have been observing Yang Xiao for over a year, and from the beginning, he was somewhat unusual. He did not consume the Genetic Evolution Pill, yet he always possessed the ability to absorb the flesh and blood of Mutant Monsters to enhance his Evolution. In addition, his Beast Soul has yet to emerge, but his Soul Skill has been activated, and it’s particularly terrifying.
Moreover, the energy required for Yang Xiao’s Genetic Evolution exceeds that of ordinary people by more than double, for example, for this breakthrough to Enhanced Gene Advanced, he has spent 160 million Crystal Coins."
"160 million?"
Long Wei and the others were shocked.
Yang Xiao’s resource consumption was indeed quite frightening; normally, evolving to King Level would cost just over 100 million, yet he spent 160 million just going from Intermediate Enhancement to High Level.
Everyone at the meeting knew that the more energy consumed during Genetic Evolution, the greater the potential.
Long Yu said:
"I remember Du Tianxing was the first to evolve to King Level, at that time he amassed all of Magic City’s resources, and from High-Level Enhancement to King Level, he only spent 90 million Crystal Coins to complete the evolution, which is far less than Yang Xiao’s consumption."
"So, after Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing completed their King Level Evolution, they encountered an evolutionary bottleneck and could no longer continue to evolve."
Long Wei nonchalantly added.
"Keep observing Yang Xiao to see how he performs tomorrow. After all, Zhao Benling also just broke through to King Level, and his combat power isn’t outstanding. If Yang Xiao can become a Super Evolver, it would be an unexpected delight for us."
...
The next day, after breakfast, everyone continued to arrive at the square outside the Wentian City International Hotel.
"After yesterday’s competition, a total of eleven people have entered the next round. We’ll stick to the usual rules and decide by drawing lots. Whoever draws number 11 will be exempt from this round and advance directly to the next round."
This round, Yang Xiao became the lucky one, having drawn number 11, he didn’t need to compete and went straight into the final round.
After several intense matches, Gu Beifeng, Du Tianxing, Li Jiachen, the Southern King, and the Tibetan King respectively defeated their opponents and, together with Yang Xiao, entered the next round of finals.
Since this round was a finals of Kings versus Kings, everyone fought very hard, even Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing expended a lot of effort to defeat their opponents.
Long Yu announced that everyone should take a break for now, and after lunch, the final round would take place in the afternoon. The winners will be the top three, each receiving a Genetic Transformation Pill.
The lot drawing results in the afternoon caused quite a stir.
Gu Beifeng was up against the Southern King, Du Tianxing against the Tibetan King, and Yang Xiao against Li Jiachen.
For the third match between Yang Xiao and Li Jiachen, everyone was looking forward to it immensely.
"Li Jiachen has claimed he wants to kill Yang Xiao, now he’s got his chance."
"Yang Xiao also said he wants to utterly defeat Li Jiachen."
"Who do you guys think will win?"
"It’s hard to say, they might both end up hurting."
"At the very least, it’s unlikely that Yang Xiao will be able to defeat Li Jiachen easily."
"Do you know what Li Jiachen’s Beast Soul is?"
"What is it?"
"A Mangshan Iron-Head Viper, a deadly poison snake. Li Jiachen is a rare attacker who uses Poison Element."
"Li Jiachen was able to sweep through Zongli City and Jinzhou City from Qingyun City, and finally occupied the entire Eastern Province. How could he not have some tricks up his sleeve?"
"That’s right, compared to East King Zhao Benling, Li Jiachen is much stronger...Oh, Zhao Benling, don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking down on you, just making an objective comparison."
Standing to the side, Zhao Benling awkwardly smiled:
"No problem, I’m indeed no match for Li Jiachen."
Internally he thought, Damn it, I’m unwittingly being used as a negative example here.
The previous two fights were downright brutal.
Gu Beifeng’s battle against the Southern King lasted a full two hundred rounds, with Gu Beifeng narrowly winning in the end.
Though the Southern King was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to accept this harsh result.
After the two withdrew, they each took five Small Blood Pills to heal.
The duel between Du Tianxing and the Tibetan King was equally fierce, as the Tibetan King was not only a King Level Evolver but also practiced Ancient Secret Sect Martial Arts. In the end, Du Tianxing, with the power of his Beast Soul, narrowly defeated the Tibetan King.
Both were seriously injured.
In the fight for that Genetic Transformation Pill, everyone was going all out.
The last match was the one most anticipated by everyone – Yang Xiao against Li Jiachen.
Li Jiachen and Yang Xiao stood in the center of the square.
"Yang Xiao, if you have the guts, let’s have a life-and-death duel, with no conceding or leaving partway through. Do you dare?"
"Sure thing!"
(Today there are only two updates. I was busy all day, didn’t even have lunch, and really don’t have the energy to write anymore, I’m sorry. I’ll try to make up for it tomorrow with an extra update.)