Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 353: The Finals Begins, Gu Qingyang vs. Hun Ya

"Haha, this is really a perfect fate..."

Lin Yuan chuckled and moved his gaze away from the stone tablet to the stern young man with fluttering black and white hair not far away.

Sensing Lin Yuan's indifferent gaze, the ancient demon's body subconsciously stiffened slightly, and he turned his head to look back. Looking at the playful smile on the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth, at this moment, a slight sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

In the preliminaries, Lin Yuan easily broke through three levels and won first place. This brought considerable psychological pressure to the ancient monster who had just broken through and was full of confidence.

Although he would never and could not admit it, deep in his heart, he truly had a fear of Lin Yuan.

Looking at his old enemy's calm demeanor as always, Gu Yao couldn't help but recall the many battles with Lin Yuan. He became more and more unsure. The opponent had always been so unfathomable, making people feel uncertain when facing the unknown.

Thinking of this, a feeling of uneasiness and doubt involuntarily surged into the ancient monster's heart... Can he really win this time?

Taking a deep breath, he slowly lowered his eyelids, and then opened them again. His fierce gaze was like that of a wolf that had made a desperate attempt: "Lin Yuan, this will be the last time I challenge you. For the glory of the ancient clan, I will not let you off even if I have to gamble everything..."

Facing the ancient demon's resolute look, Lin Yuan just smiled indifferently and did not take it to heart... After all, he was not someone who could be shaken by determination alone.

Lin Yuan calmly turned his head, raised his eyes slightly, and carefully examined the battle list listed on the black stone tablet.

The first battle: Gu Qingyang versus Hun Ya;
Second battle: Huoxuan vs. Hunyu;

The third battle: Lin Yuan versus the ancient monster;

The fourth battle: Huo Zhi vs. Ling Yun'er;
The fifth battle: Hun Dan vs. Gu Xing;

The sixth battle: Lei Dong versus Hun Ming;

The seventh battle: Shi Yi versus Lei Yun;

The eighth battle: Hunfeng versus Guhua.

Looking at this battle sequence, Lin Yuan's face was slightly solemn, and a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes.

Judging from the battle map and the rules shown along the way, the order of subsequent battles has been determined: the winner of the first battle will face the winner of the second battle; the winner of the third battle will face the winner of the fourth battle; and so on...

According to this battle sequence, Lin Yuan already has a rough idea of ​​the four opponents he will face next.

"It seems that my opponent in the finals will be one of Lei Dong and Hun Feng."

Lin Yuan glanced at the two opponents who were confronting each other, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "However, is this battle map really a completely random draw result? This coincidence is too subtle. Or is this a little trick of the Thunder Clan?"

According to the battle map on this stone tablet, there was almost no case of civil war within the same tribe.

At the same time, except for the ancient monster, the other four contestants from the ancient clan were facing people from the soul clan - it was as if they were deliberately adding fuel to the fire.

Even the ancient demon, by coincidence, faced off against the Soul Palace's Yuan Tianzun.

“Forget it, it doesn’t matter. Just treat it as an interesting coincidence!” The slightly subtle battle grouping made Lin Yuan smile in his heart, with a hint of pride in his eyes, “Anyway, the final result is the same…”

Mang Tianchi looked down from the stone tablet and said calmly: "The draw has been completed. The first player will stay. The rest of you can return to your seats first..."

As his voice fell, everyone on the ring suddenly rushed out, leaving only two people standing on it.

The two people who remained on the scene did not hesitate at all. The next moment, they quickly focused their attention, their faces tense, and a vast fighting spirit instantly filled their bodies. They each took out their weapons and looked at their opponents solemnly.

Seeing the fiery fighting spirit gradually spreading in the field, whispers were heard again in the stands that had been silent for a long time.

"The first battle is between the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan. It's going to be interesting..."

“Hun Ya, I have heard of this person. He is also very outstanding among the younger generation of the Soul Clan. His lineage is also quite prominent in the Soul Clan.

"I know about the Soul Cliff lineage. They say everywhere that their ancestors surrounded and killed Xiao Xuan. Is this true?"

"Haha, they surrounded and killed Xiao Xuan... Do you believe this? Even if they really participated, I think they only blasted him with a palm from a few hundred miles away!"

"Don't laugh at me. This guy named Hun Ya from the Soul Clan is quite powerful. However, Gu Qingyang, known as the Qilin son of the Ancient Clan, is the most outstanding talent of the Ancient Clan and may succeed the Black Annihilation King. It seems that this battle will not be too suspenseful."

"Anyway, after waiting for so long, the show is finally about to begin..."

Amid the heated discussions among the crowd, the long-awaited martial arts ceremony competition finally officially kicked off.

Lin Yuan returned to his seat at Danta, glanced at Gu Yao who had returned to the seat of the Ancient Clan, and exchanged glances with Gu Xun'er who was not far from him, indicating that he had received the message from the "Yuheng Order" and asked her to stay calm.

Shaking his head, he gave a confident smile to everyone in Danta, then sat back in his seat and looked down lazily.

"I didn't expect that your opponent would be that ancient monster again." Little Medical Fairy chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.

"Defeating the ancient demon three times is also a wonderful fate, isn't it?" Lin Yuan waved his hand casually, smiled indifferently, and said.

As they were talking, as a solid energy shield rose, the two people on the ring rushed towards each other at the same time. Their powerful fighting spirits suddenly collided with each other, causing bursts of low explosions, and the space was torn into dark cracks.

Two figures, one black and one blue, flashed across each other, the black chains and the silver halberds intersected loosely, and the crisp sound of metal echoed on the ring.

During the confrontation, Gu Qingyang formed several hand seals with one hand, and a green light shone up, converging into a green crystal hand seal in the palm of his left hand.

"Flip the Sea Seal!" With a loud shout, Gu Qingyang suddenly swung the crystal seal in his hand.

"Ghost Dragon Power!" Seeing this, Hun Ya did not show any weakness. He opened his mouth and a black mist dragon burst out of his mouth, with a shrill dragon roar, and met the crystal seal that was attacking him.

On the stands, many strong men frowned subconsciously when they saw this, and the reason was...

If you observe this black mist dragon carefully, you will find that it is actually made up of many souls entangled together, and the shrill and cold dragon roar is actually the result of many shrill screams gathered together...

As a genius of the younger generation of the Soul Clan, at this moment, Hun Ya seemed to be fully interpreting one thing... what is a villain.

Under everyone's gaze, the black mist dragon and the green crystal seal suddenly collided.

"boom--"

A terrifying gust of wind swept through, tearing cracks several inches wide on the extremely hard ancient obsidian arena.

As the strong wind blew, Gu Qingyang's face was calm and his body was motionless; but Hun Ya retreated several steps, letting out a muffled groan from his throat, and a hint of paleness appeared on his evil face.

"Hun Ya of the Soul Clan is nothing special!" After shaking his slender hands, Gu Qingyang turned his cold gaze towards Hun Ya and said in a cold voice. "The ancient clan Qilin'er is indeed worthy of his reputation..."

Hun Ya laughed sinisterly, his voice adding a bit of chilling meaning, "Hehehe, but as a fellow three-star Dou Zun, I will not lose so easily, Qi..."

With a loud shout, Hun Ya's face turned gloomy, and his hands formed some strange seals at the speed of lightning.

As these seals gathered, a black vortex suddenly appeared on his forehead. As the vortex slowly rotated, a strange rune quietly appeared between Hun Ya's eyebrows.

Along with the emergence of this strange rune, Hun Ya's aura suddenly surged, and in the blink of an eye, it was upgraded from a mid-stage three-star Dou Zun to a mid-stage five-star Dou Zun.

"Clan pattern!" Upon seeing this, a solemn look appeared in Gu Qingyang's eyes, and he slowly uttered two words.

"Hehehe, it's the clan crest!" Hun Ya smiled sinisterly and said proudly.

"Gu Qingyang, it's still too early for the Ancient Clan's coming-of-age ceremony, so I guess you haven't been granted the Ancient Clan's clan emblem yet! So, although your actual cultivation is higher than mine, with the blessing of the clan emblem secret method, the situation between us will be completely reversed!"

"Remember, my Soul Clan is number one in the world! The first defeat of the Ancient Clan Qilin'er will be bestowed by me, Soul Cliff..."

At this point, Hun Ya's tone involuntarily rose a little, and his eyes were filled with excitement and a hint of greed...

If you can defeat the ancient clan’s number one genius and show enough potential, you will be rewarded handsomely by the clan after returning.

In this way, not only can the ripened blood be repaired, but perhaps one's own blood can be taken to the next level and reach the level of ninth-grade blood... Unlike other ancient bloodlines, the Soul Clan's Dou Di bloodline has a way to surpass its own limits.

In the audience, everyone showed completely different reactions when they saw the arrogant Hun Ya.

People who are not from the imperial family look at Soul Cliff with great envy.

There are very few secret methods that can improve the strength of a full two stars at the Dou Zun stage in the entire continent. However, the clan pattern secret method of the ancient clan bloodline not only has a huge improvement, but also has no side effects. This effect is simply a secret method that people dream of.

Relying solely on the secret techniques of clan emblems, coupled with their skills and fighting abilities, the descendants of each ancient ancestral lineage are almost the pinnacle in battles of the same level.

Sitting in the Danta, Xiao Yan looked at the two people in the audience with burning eyes: "Is this the clan pattern secret method? What a terrifying improvement, much stronger than the Skyfire Three Mysterious Transformations..."

"This style is the eighth-grade clan emblem of the Soul Clan." Staring at the clan emblem between Hun Ya's eyebrows, Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The Soul Clan's eighth-grade clan emblem seems to have increased Soul Cliff's strength by about two stars. A clan emblem of a mere eighth-grade bloodline is comparable to, or even superior to, the Three Mysterious Changes of the Skyfire of the three different kinds of fire. It's really... enviable."

"It seems that although the gap in strength becomes larger as Dou Zun progresses, the clan emblem of the divine bloodline should be able to increase the strength to around three stars at the Dou Zun stage."

"Relying on the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire will never allow me to reach the true peak. I still have to forge my own path."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's thoughts became more firm.

In the future, when he fights with the top opponents, a slight difference may mean a world of difference. Lin Yuan does not allow himself to fall behind others in the extremely important dimension of secret techniques.

On the field, Gu Qingyang's eyes also became extremely solemn. What Hun Ya said was indeed true.

Although he can perform the prerequisite secret method of the clan pattern secret method - the ancient clan's blood-transforming skill, but the blood-transforming skill is not only inferior to the clan pattern, but also cannot last long.

But for the sake of the ancient clan's reputation, he must not lose the first battle, nor could he lose to a mere Hunya.

"This battle needs to be resolved quickly."

Gu Qingyang no longer hesitated and instantly formed several seals: "Blood Transformation Technique, start!"

He let out a low growl from his throat, and his green clothes fluttered without wind. His eyes flashed with a captivating blood-red light, and the Doudi blood in his body boiled. His momentum also began to surge suddenly and climb steadily.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Qingyang's aura jumped from the peak of three-star Dou Zun to the middle stage of five-star Dou Zun.

Seeing this, Hun Ya's expression did not change and he remained confident.

Both of them are from ancient clans, so the skills and fighting techniques they practiced would not be too different, and in terms of fighting experience… As a member of the Soul Clan, who has lived in cruel killings since childhood, I am definitely not inferior to the flowers in this greenhouse.

Currently, although Gu Qingyang and myself have both used secret methods to upgrade to five-star Dou Zun, the clan pattern secret method is far superior to the Blood Transformation Technique.

As long as he can hold out until the time limit of the Blood Transformation Technique is reached, he will win completely...

"A war of attrition. The advantage is on my side!"

Thinking of this, Hun Ya's mouth curled up slightly, but his hands did not slow down at all. He quickly condensed his fighting spirit, but did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he took the initiative to take a defensive stance, as if he was ready to engage in a war of attrition with Gu Qingyang.

Upon seeing this, Gu Qingyang immediately understood his opponent's thoughts. His face darkened slightly and he made a decision in his heart - it was time to use his hidden trump card!

Having made the decision, the seal on his hand suddenly changed.

"Xuanling Juyuan Bian!" The moment it was sealed, Gu Qingyang's cultivation level, which was at the middle stage of the five-star realm, suddenly began to surge again. In the blink of an eye, he leaped to the six-star Dou Zun realm.

"In addition to the Blood Transformation Technique, you have also practiced other secret amplification techniques?" Hun Ya was shocked when he noticed the changes in Gu Qingyang.

People from the ancient clans generally do not practice other amplification secrets, because the clan emblems they possess are actually the strongest secrets in the world! Unexpectedly, the current number one prodigy of the ancient clan actually practiced other secrets.

After hearing Hun Ya's words, Gu Qingyang's expression did not change, but a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, this trump card would be used in the first match of the competition.

Xuanling Juyuan Bian was the trump card he prepared for this competition. It took him a lot of effort to find it. It was a secret method that could be used together with Huaxue Gong and clan pattern.

Feeling the boiling Dou Qi in his body and the meridians that were beginning to be torn apart, Gu Qingyang's face became solemn - running two powerful secret techniques in parallel required extremely demanding control over Dou Qi, which was not something that ordinary people could do, nor could it be maintained for long.

There are very few people who can have the terrifying control over their fighting spirit like Lin Yuan, and thus be able to practice different systems of secret techniques at the same time...

And Gu Qingyang, who has outstanding talents, is one of the rare ones.

However, even he...

"My strength has increased too much, and my fighting spirit control is not perfect enough. I have to manipulate two secret techniques at the same time. It seems that I can't use more sophisticated tactics. I will win by force directly!"

With his mind settled, Gu Qingyang no longer hesitated, and as his handprints flew, a breath of annihilation spread out...

(End of this chapter)