Ye Chu felt his heart skip a beat as well. He had not expected Gu Xing to actually break through by taking advantage of this fight. Watching his soaring aura, Ye Chu roared and swung his arms with even greater ferocity.
“You want to advance to the King realm? You still have to ask if I agree!”
Ye Chu roared and charged towards Gu Xing to kill him. Everywhere he passed, he sent cultivators flying back, intent on interrupting Gu Xing’s breakthrough. Ye Chu knew all too well what a King represented.
Once Gu Xing stepped into the King realm, Ye Chu would be at an absolute disadvantage when surrounded by this group. That was the prestige of a King. It could multiply the combined strength of their siege several times over.
“Stop him! We cannot let him disturb Gu Xing as he steps into the King realm!” Yu Jin shouted. Even though he and Gu Xing did not get along, he disliked Ye Chu, the outsider, even more. Faced with a choice between the two, he would rather Gu Xing win the championship.
Hearing Yu Jin’s words, the crowd gritted their teeth and surged with power. They struck out towards Ye Chu to crush him, their intent patterns overflowing with energy.
“Get out of my way!” Ye Chu roared, countering with Fan Si Jin. Terrifying sword intent slashed out with sharp ferocity, wounding several cultivators in an instant. Yet this did not force them to retreat.
Gu Xing was their only hope at the moment, with the potential to defeat Ye Chu. No matter what, they had to let Gu Xing reach the King realm.
Watching Ye Chu’s fierce approach, Gu Xing’s expression changed drastically. He had only just broken through his bottleneck and still needed to continue absorbing spiritual energy to stabilise his foundation. If he was disturbed during this period, he might suffer hidden injuries, and no one knew how long it would take to heal them in the future.
Thinking of this, he took out countless pills and threw them into his mouth. Likewise, an unknown number of Azure Essence Pills were absorbed by him, turning into streams of spiritual energy that flooded into his body. His aura began to rise madly, climbing towards the King realm.
Such consumption was terrifying and left people speechless. They thought that only someone like Gu Xing, who possessed considerable wealth, could afford this. If any other cultivator had to bring out so many pills just to quickly reach the King realm after breaking through, they would feel heartache so severe it would make them want to cry.
“Scram!”
Ye Chu roared continuously as streams of power burst out. Every shockwave sent cultivators stumbling back, leaving them spitting blood.
Ye Chu’s domineering and forceful style chilled their hearts. Yet the more this happened, the more Yu Jin and the others gritted their teeth. Ignoring their injuries, they lunged at Ye Chu.
Everyone knew that if he interrupted Gu Xing’s breakthrough, they would truly have no chance of victory left.
“Stop him! We absolutely cannot let him get near Gu Xing!” Yu Jin roared, striking first. His intent patterns vibrated, causing the surrounding space to crackle and tear. The earth was ravaged once more, and all the surrounding vegetation was completely uprooted and destroyed.
The crowd gritted their teeth, each channeling their strongest power. They intertwined their attacks to block Ye Chu.
Although Ye Chu was forceful and had the Profound Meaning of Plunder acting as a divine aid, it was still extremely difficult to fight his way out of their layered encirclement under their full resistance.
“You will definitely fall here today, with no exceptions!” Yu Jin shouted. After being pushed back by Ye Chu, Zhang Huo, Ma Teng, and the others stepped forward once more to press the attack.
“A bunch of trash, and you dare dream of stopping me?” Ye Chu roared. The Buried Sky Sword Art activated in tandem with the Green Lotus intent pattern. The sword intent seemed ready to ravage the void itself, burying the empty space within its overwhelming momentum. It shot out directly, carrying the Profound Meaning of Plunder, and pierced straight through several cultivators.
Those cultivators lost their vitality and slowly collapsed to the ground, leaving pools of blood everywhere.
At this stage of combat, it had become a life and death struggle.
Such sharp attacks left Ye Jingyun speechless. She thought that after this battle, Ye Chu would have thoroughly offended everyone in this city. His prolonged fighting had already claimed many lives.
However, Ye Jingyun soon smiled again. Just as Ye Chu had said, these people were all trash. Since they were trash, what did it matter if they hated him?
In the future, as Ye Chu travelled further and further away, they would only dare to watch him from afar.
Watching the ground stained red with blood, Nuo Ran let out a soft breath. Her gaze towards Ye Chu grew increasingly complicated. As the last person who had not yet entered the arena, she could barely resist the urge to join the fight at this moment.
Nevertheless, she forcibly held herself back. She had to follow the rules, as the champion candidate was not allowed to participate in the contest. If this did not involve the competition for the championship, Nuo Ran would definitely have stepped up to fight. Even though she usually disliked conflict, watching this now made her blood boil.
The fight between Ye Chu and Yu Jin’s group grew increasingly fierce. They all sustained numerous wounds, and Ye Chu’s clothes were stained red with blood. His entire being grew sharper and more imposing, as if transforming into a peerless sword drawn from its sheath.
Gu Xing was still frantically consuming Azure Essence Pills. With a continuous supply replenishing him, his aura grew increasingly terrifying, surging upwards to shake the clouds.
This brought great joy to Yu Jin and the others. If they could hold out for about thirty breaths, Gu Xing would truly step into the King realm, and that would mark the day of Ye Chu’s death.
Ye Jingyun’s expression changed drastically as she looked at Ye Chu. He was currently trapped in the middle, surrounded by people unafraid of death, and completely unable to break out of the encirclement within thirty breaths.
If he could not break out, there was no doubt that Gu Xing would reach the King realm. Ye Jingyun wanted to intervene, but remembering that Ye Chu possessed a secret method to reach the King realm, she ultimately held back.
Even if the opponent reached the King realm, at most he could defeat Ye Chu. Killing him would be impossible.
At this stage of the battle, she and Yang Hui could no longer offer much help. More importantly, Ye Chu’s aura continued to surge outward, his sharp presence growing ever stronger. This exceeded all their expectations.
The thirty breaths passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Ye Chu had slain seven more people. The scent of blood spread on the howling wind, extremely pungent.
But at this moment, everyone stopped. They all fixed their gazes on Ye Chu, surrounding him in the centre of the arena.
Gu Xing now stood suspended in the air. His gaze swept over the corpses around him before finally settling on Ye Chu from above. His eyes were exceedingly cold.
“The King realm! I have finally arrived!” Gu Xing exhaled softly. Feeling the surging power within his body, he had never felt so confident at any other moment.
Even though the youth before him was terrifying and undoubtedly stronger than an ordinary King, Gu Xing still brimmed with confidence. He was different from other Kings.
“You will die today!” Gu Xing roared, staring fixedly at Ye Chu.
His aura resonated, vast and boundless, causing the clouds to tremble. Breathing in the surrounding area grew difficult.
Facing this scene, the many cultivators showed great joy. They tightened their encirclement around Ye Chu to prevent him from escaping.
“You think this is enough to kill me?” Ye Chu said, looking at his opponent.
Yu Jin laughed loudly. “A King working with us is more than enough to kill you!”
Gu Xing frowned. He felt he could handle Ye Chu alone, but hearing Yu Jin speak like this and remembering Ye Chu’s peerless might, he did not object.
The group struck out together. Ye Chu was doomed! He would surely die…