The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 173 Chaotic Melee

"Yuqing, I've already led you through the tenth level of the Ghost-Locking Tower once, don't you know me yet?" A voice transmission suddenly sounded in his left ear. Feng Ling didn't move, a faint smile appearing on his lips: "Not challenging at all!"

As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion, so it's no wonder Feng Yuqing reacted this way...

"Hmph! Arrogant fool, watch out or you'll capsize...!"

Seemingly remembering something, the woman in green blushed slightly, snorted, and turned away.

This action caused the man with the purple-gold crown beside him to raise an eyebrow, revealing a knowing expression.

"Junior brother, your senior sister has high hopes for you!" Compared to Feng Yuqing's excessive concern, Leng Ningshuang's words were more concise and better reflected her trust in Feng Ling.

Legendary Ghost Master VS Intermediate Ghost Master!
She didn't even need to think about the outcome...

"Hmm." Just as the man in blue responded, more than 500 people had already gathered in their respective teams, maintaining a proper distance and remaining vigilant.

One hundred and four squads!

Next, they will unleash their full power once the Grand Elder gives the order!

"Whoosh—!" A biting wind blew by, and the scene began to feel strangely oppressive. The surrounding sounds suddenly disappeared, and even the outer disciples in the audience couldn't help but hold their breath.

Judging from the flickering expression in his eyes, he seemed even more excited than if he were participating in the competition himself!
"The match... begins!"

After an unknown amount of time, a magnificent, drawn-out sound resounded throughout the entire venue. Instantly, streams of supernatural power surged forth, and the more than five hundred people, their expressions filled with excitement, were the first to summon their weapons.

In an instant, the area within a thousand miles was filled with dazzling light, and the entire scene was filled with the light of all kinds of magical treasures. It was a magnificent sight to behold.

"Ah~, Senior Brother Kuang Tu, you're so handsome...!"

"Tch! Senior Brother Ke Wei, I hate you...!"

Before anyone even made a move, the female outer disciples in the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

"Tsk tsk, this power is almost on par with a legendary expert!" Xiang Qiubai clicked his tongue, sitting next to the kind-faced old man, secretly marveling.

Under the influence of a subtle and profound aura, the powerful aura emanating from the hundreds of mid-level magic treasures was enough to shock many people present.

"Ghost Spirit Life Token... Resonance!?"

Several discerning elders with beards and hair immediately recognized what it was.

“One generation replaces another, and talents emerge in every generation…!” After exchanging glances subconsciously, the group of people all glimpsed a hint of horror in their dim old eyes.

At this moment, if someone were to look down from the sky, they would see a mixed, multicolored energy surging and erupting from below the dueling arena, constantly intertwining and spreading outwards...

"Brothers! Follow me... and kill them!"

No one knows who had such a loud voice, but they were the first to let out a deafening roar.

Then, the loud and high-pitched echoes rippled outwards, carrying a subtle, seductive quality.

"boom--!"

The deafening roar continued, and everyone's nerves were already on edge. With someone deliberately inciting them, they immediately unleashed the pent-up passion within them.

"Bam—!"

A dazzling array of colors, a surge of passion and excitement!
Instantly, the entire scene descended into chaos…

What met the eye was a dense array of flashing swords and shadows...

All that could be heard was the buzzing, piercing sound of weapons clashing.

"Hiss...!"

Most of the outer disciples were newcomers and rarely had the opportunity to see such a magnificent scene. They all gasped in astonishment.

Immediately, all the outer disciples clenched their fists, silently encouraging themselves:

—I will work hard to improve myself and strive to become a rising star on this stage next year!
"Crack! Crack!!"

Hundreds of weapons, each radiating a different color, clashed head-on without any fancy moves, creating a shower of dazzling sparks.

This thrilling battle scene seemed to have a powerful infectious quality, causing a strange restlessness to rise in the hearts of everyone in the audience.

Even the usually composed man in blue robes was surprised to feel his blood begin to boil once he was inside!

It's often said that emotions are like a contagious virus...

The man in blue, who was a cold-blooded assassin in his previous life, didn't believe it then, but as his emotional world gradually became richer in this life, he began to believe it!
"Kill—!" The eyes of the groups of people revealed madness. If Feng Ling was like this, then the others who were already in the middle of the battle were even more so.

"Fifth Senior Brother Xue, let's find other teams first!" Xu Peng glanced at the lean man and his group, then turned to the man who ranked fifth in the previous year and suggested with a smile.

In fact, his meaning was quite clear: the toughest challenges should naturally be left for last.

"Alright, let's begin! I know this stuff, I don't need you to teach me!"

Xue Wu glanced coldly at the group of people not far away, then swung his black broadsword and suddenly charged towards the two fighting teams not far away.

"Pfft—!" Three or four disciples coughed up blood as they were swept away by the swift, sharp back of the blade.

Seeing the situation was not good, the remaining six members of the two fighting teams retreated in fear, and then tacitly surrounded Blood Five, secretly reaching a consensus to temporarily join forces.

"Damn it! This guy's temper is totally not my style!"

A shadow crossed Xu Peng's brows. The main reason was that before all this happened, Xue Wu, who had acted without permission, hadn't even glanced at them!
"Let's go! We'll go too...!"

Upon inadvertently noticing that several other combat teams nearby were fleeing in all directions, Xu Peng immediately suppressed his anger and, gritting his teeth, led the three men beside him to intercept them.

It must be said that these inner disciples are all very shrewd. They specifically target the teams ranked lower and with weaker overall strength, while they simply choose to abandon the top twenty teams!
This resulted in two different appearances on the scene.

"Boom~...!" Most of the teams were engaged in fierce fighting and competition.

If their location was a raging desert swept by fierce winds, then the location of the first twenty squads was...

oasis!

"Ahhh...!" Screams and the sound of vomiting blood echoed continuously within three meters of the knife-wielding man. No one who dared to step forward could last even a single round!
For a moment, Blood Five moved as if he were in an empty field!
Immediately afterwards, the number of ranking tokens in the second group on the screen also surged, instantly surpassing the original first group.

"Three..." "Five..."

"Fifteen pieces..."

……

"Hmph! You do have some real skills!"

With a single sword strike, Xu Peng repelled the attack of several seventh-level disciples. Turning his head to see this scene, Xu Peng's expression finally improved, and the frustration in his heart dissipated somewhat.

"Haha~! Brother Xue Wu, let me have a go at you! Let's see if you've made any progress in the past year!"

With a loud laugh, a sharp sword suddenly thrust from the side at the knife-wielding man who was devouring the ranking token, with an extremely cunning and bizarre motion.

"Huh!?" A strong sense of crisis spread from the soles of his feet, and Xue Wu shivered. He immediately turned around and unleashed a sharp blade of light, then quickly took the opportunity to retreat.

"Bang~...!" The next second after Blood Five withdrew, a sharp sword, carrying billowing dust, along with the missed blade, nailed two and a half finger-width gaps into the surface of the dueling arena, which was made of some unknown stone material.

"Ke Wei, you're asking for it!"

After regaining his footing, Xue Wu felt a fine sheen of cold sweat trickle down his forehead. He then coldly raised his knife and stared at the sword-wielding man who had dodged his blade and was charging at him again with an icy expression.

"Very well! I'll let you taste my new ultimate move!" After saying that, Blood Five dared not be arrogant anymore and quickly swung his sword to meet the attack.

He thought disdainfully, "You want to eliminate me in the first round and embarrass me, huh? Not so easy!"

The person in front of him was a formidable rival. During the last inner disciple competition, Xue Wu narrowly lost to him by one move. He never expected to encounter him so soon after the start of this year's competition.

The weasel offering New Year's greetings to the chicken was something Xue Wu didn't believe; things weren't as simple as the other party made them out to be. If the two of them clashed head-on, they would likely end up both suffering heavy losses.

Obviously, Ke Wei, who initiated the attack, couldn't possibly be unaware of this. And after ruling out the small possibility that the other party had taken the wrong medicine, the only possibility is that the other party was deliberately doing this with some malicious intent!
"Bang—!" Thinking this, Xue Wu exerted even more effort with his hands, and the dark blade emitted a dark light, like the gaping maw of a giant beast that devours everything, as it suddenly bit into the oncoming sword.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Seeing that the number of ranking tokens on the silver screen had suddenly decreased, Xu Peng, who had broken out of the encirclement again, was very puzzled. He immediately looked towards where Xue Wu was, but unexpectedly saw two familiar figures fighting fiercely.

"Damn it, what's wrong with Ke Wei?"

The weapons, flashing with light, clashed frequently, creating a dazzling effect. Even with their extremely fast movements, Xu Peng was able to identify the two men at a glance.

"Hey, Xu Peng, why don't we have a competition too!"

Just as the aloof man was taking a moment to curse inwardly, a curly-haired man wielding a stick shouted and leaped into the air. Judging from the brutal way he descended from the sky, it seemed he wouldn't stop until he had smashed the man below into a meat pie!

Xu Peng felt a chill run down his spine, and his mind felt like a million curses were stampeding through his head.

The opponent came at him with overwhelming force. He didn't have time to make a sound. He quickly twirled his longsword wildly and swung it overhead to meet the attack.

The other members of Xu Peng's team also encountered the same situation; those people were the same team members as Ke Wei.

The two sides were evenly matched. With Ke Wei and his group causing trouble to hold back Xu Peng and his five men, the "survivors" from the original squads quickly slipped away to other places...

Those who escaped were lucky; as long as their ranking tokens weren't taken away, they could form a second team.

If they successfully form a team again, it means they still have a chance!

However, by this time, the battle had been going on for a while, and the original oasis was now covered in rolling sandstorms.

Looking around unintentionally, it seemed that apart from the area where the man in blue was located, the outbreak had spread everywhere else!
Of course, if Feng Ling and his group didn't go out to bully others, other teams would be grateful to them. How could they be so blind as to bury their heads and run into trouble?

"Swish, swish!" The rows of changing data on the screen moved rhythmically like jumping musical notes.

However, these notes were not pleasant, for each of their playful rhythms meant that yet another inner disciple would sadly end their match...

Fortunately, this is just a competition. Following the principle of "stopping when it's over," the winner will receive a ranking token, while the loser will at most suffer a serious injury.

Otherwise, this bloodthirsty battle will surely turn all the inner disciples into rivers of blood, and who knows how many people will die then!

Even so, quite a few inner disciples were seriously injured, and most of them were those who had only recently entered the intermediate level of Ghost Spirit Master...

Perhaps those who take action always keep the intensity within a constant limit.

However, due to the different levels of cultivation among those who suffer the injury, the degree of their injuries varies accordingly!

The dueling arena was several meters above the ground...

"Sigh~, these seventh-level cultivators are being way too ruthless to their junior brothers as senior brothers and sisters!"

As more and more inner disciples had their ranking tokens stolen, the "Space Transfer Platform" was crowded with more than two hundred disciples waiting to be teleported.

"Hmph, and they even discriminate based on sexism!"

Another seventh-rank female disciple who came to rescue the wounded sighed softly, immediately put down the cloth bag in her hand, and began to work around the young male disciple who was vomiting blood in front of her.

Their identities can be identified from the green identification rings affixed to their left shoulders.

The deacon in charge of medical care!
"Junior Brother Feng, Junior Brother Ye, let's hold back for now and watch them compete!"

After scanning the entire scene, the lean man's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he immediately turned to the group and made a suggestion.

While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!
The man in blue raised an eyebrow, seeing through the other's thoughts, and secretly marveled at the idea. In any case, he was too lazy to make a move right now.

Instead of taking advantage of the current chaos, we should carefully observe the moves and techniques of all the disciples present and see if we can discover anything!

Feng Ling refused to believe that, with his keen observation skills and mind-reading abilities, those evil spirit disciples wouldn't reveal the slightest clue!
"To reap the benefits without lifting a finger is a brilliant plan!" After careful consideration, Feng Ling was the first to agree with the lean man's suggestion.

Although Zhu Bupang and the other two didn't say anything, they followed Feng Ling and naturally had no objections.

However, this doesn't mean everyone has no objections!

"Hmph, cowards! Since you're unwilling to fight, I'll go first!"

Before he finished speaking, Ye Hui gave the man in blue and his companions a disdainful look, then drew his sword and dashed towards the area with the largest and most concentrated number of combatants.

Suddenly—after writing all night, I've finally resumed normal updates—! I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!

Amidst the myriad troubles and disturbances of the world, may the sages bring you, the readers, a pure land for your souls.

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