Sword Among Us

Whirlwind Young Li and Orochimaru.

At the moment these two names entered his ears, Happy was a little stunned before he quickly recovered. He ignored the surprised look Phantasmal Shadow gave him and said to Ji Feng, “Have these two managed to make it to the finals?”

“Yes!”

Ji Feng answered, “Not only have they managed to enter, they are also at the top of the top one hundred. They’re the ones with the greatest hope of obtaining Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy.”

“…Oh?” Happy thought about it slightly.

He did know about Wind Void’s abilities. Her comprehension abilities and strength were pretty good. After she lost the shackles placed on her by her sect, she focused on martial arts, and she rose to the ranks of a supreme-class elite. There was no denying her strength.

He had only noticed Whirlwind Young Li when he was at Song House. When he was Dragon Gate Inn, he also saved the Murong Clan, and he had passed all those affection points to Whirlwind Young Li. He might have been regarded with great importance by the clan leader and grand elders because of this, and that was why he was able to learn Shifting Stars.

But…

As of current, it should be very difficult to fight his way up the ranks of supreme-class elites with just Shifting Stars. Did he obtain some other form of blessing?

Ji Feng seemed to have noticed Happy’s puzzlement, and he provided a private message at the opportune moment as an explanation.

“Wind Void is the former sect master of Chivalry Sect, and Orochimaru is an infamous person on the Evil Rank. But Whirlwind Young Li is not famous. Are you curious as to why Whirlwind Young Li managed to make it up the ranks?”

“You seem to know the reason.”

“It’s my job to investigate those who might get Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy thoroughly. We can’t have Lovely Land’s valuable legacy end up in the hands of someone with ulterior motives…” Ji Feng explained.

Admiration flashed in his eyes, and Happy nodded.

Ji Feng was greatly motivated.

“Wind Void and Orochimaru have clear information about them, but Whirlwind Young Li has been a nobody all this while. But this time, when the Wild Wolves suddenly attacked us, he seems to have obtained the Murong Clan’s prized treasure—Shifting Stars. Also, at the same time, he obtained the evil Old Monster Star’s—Star Sucking Great Skill.”

“Huh?” Happy was shocked.

There was no need to train Shifting Stars. It was an ultimate technique that relied on the player’s understanding and control over it. It was equivalent to a secret skill, and coincidentally, that was the same case for Star Sucking Great Skill.

Ji Feng continued explaining, “In the beginning, when Whirlwind Young Li fought around the headquarters, he was not skilled, and sometimes, he would lose to top-class elites. But he fought in hundreds of battles every day, and he managed to fuse these two ultimate techniques very quickly to form his own strategy. Even if supreme-class elites run into him, they would feel very troubled. If they were the slightest bit careless, they would be subjugated, so he soon fought himself to fame.”

Shifting Stars could easily shift an attack from someone of the same realm. It was tenacious and gentle. The user would face no pressure whatsoever in fighting for long periods of time against one single opponent, and he or she would be able to master it very quickly too.

Star Sucking Great Skill could easily steal the qi from someone of the same realm to increase their own strength, rendering the enemy weaker while making the user stronger. It was very easy for them to suppress their opponent.

These two ultimate techniques complemented each other. It was no wonder why he could become someone outstanding among those who were in the supreme class. Even Blood Robes in the past would only be able to be suppressed if he faced Whirlwind Young Li.

“That’s good.” Happy blessed his friend from the bottom of his heart.

“What’s the situation with Orochimaru?”

When he heard this, Ji Feng’s pupils shrank. “In truth, right now, I’m the most worried about Orochimaru obtaining Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy.”

“This person is someone famous on the Evil Rank. He’s also ruthless and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Over the years, he killed many people, and he is hated by the world of martial artists. If this person obtains Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy, I believe that he will not bring as many benefits to Lovely Land as we predicted it would.”

When he heard Ji Feng’s judgment, Happy nodded in silence.

He had never met Orochimaru in this world. With how he acted, there was a high possibility that he would leave Lovely Land once he obtained Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy so that he could continue living his lawless life.

“How strong is Orochimaru?”

“He seemed to have held back when he fought against Wind Void. When he fought against the others, he never lost,” Ji Feng answered in a very simple manner. In the tone was a hint of uneasiness, wariness, and solemness. “This sort of person never helped when the Wild Wolves invaded the Chinese plains. I think that we can use this as a reason to cancel his right to join the tournament so that we can get rid of his right to get Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy.”

“There’s no need for that. Lovely Land welcomes all the players from the righteous and evil paths to join the Imperial Army. Our weapons are pointed to foreign enemies. If he dares to do something that is bad to Lovely Land and the Chinese plains, I will make sure that he has no chance to enjoy using Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy, even if he managed to get it.”

Happy said these words in a relaxed manner. But Ji Feng felt his heart shudder when he heard it. He could sense the determination and confidence from the bottom of Happy’s heart, and he nodded slightly. “I understand what I’m supposed to do now.”

He knew what he had to do, and that meant that he was not to do anything.

But Ji Feng was still shocked by Happy’s courage and magnanimity!

He was using Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy to test a person’s heart. How many people in the Chinese plains were able to do that?

After some time, Ji Feng reminded him softly, “Sect Master, it’s time for the tournament.”

“Then, let it begin.” Happy ordered naturally.

Ji Feng swallowed. “You’re the host this time.”

“Oh.” Happy looked as if he had just realized this.

Wandering Know-it-all smiled and fanned himself lightly with his feather fan.

By the side, Phantasmal Shadow and Lin Xiao did not dare to laugh at him.

“The tournament is starting now. All contestants, enter the stage!”

Under the people’s gazes, Happy stood up on the stage for the hosts. His awe-inspiring voice echoed clearly for a long time in the air.

When he saw Happy sitting down once he was done with his opening speech, Ji Feng felt like crying in his heart.

‘What a simple opening speech.’

But since his sect master had already given his orders, he did not dare to be idle.

Boom!

While the people watched and cheered, more than twenty men and women with outstanding presences walked out from the paths around the area in the center.

“Wind Void!”

“Howling Moon!”

“Rampaging Dragon!”

“Orochimaru…”

“Young Li…”

The crowd instantly burst into a ruckus. The sounds grew louder. Many of the people began cheering from their seats for the people they thought had a good chance of winning.

The entire tournament area went completely wild.

As the people watched, one hundred of the best Lovely Land members spread out at the center of the tournament stage, which had a diameter of nearly 1312 feet. They formed a circle, and each of them kept a distance from each other.

“May the arena rise!”

A clear and awe-inspiring voice rose from the stage where the hosts were again.

Rumble…

Ji Feng made very tight arrangements this time.

Right after he finished speaking, marble slabs that were half a person tall rose up from the area surrounded by the one hundred best Lovely Land members and levitated in the air.

One! Two!

These marble slabs were less than 32 feet long and wide levitated in the tournament area, and the excited sounds in the area instantly died away.

Everyone stared at the marble slabs that kept rising into the air from the tournament area, and they were shocked. These marble slabs were not even connected together.

This was the first time the tournament area was opened to the public.

It was also the first time the public saw such a strange sight.

When the third batch of marble slabs rose until they were 32 feet in the air, there were already three hundred marble slabs that were of similar size suspended in the air.

However, these three hundred marble slabs were like a flight of stairs leading to the center. As of current, they surrounded the entire tournament area, but they had not filled up the entire area just yet.

Still, more marble slabs continued to rise to the air.

Five hundred… seven hundred… one thousand!

When the last marble slab that was 164 feet long slowly rose to the air and was fixed at the top of the marble slabs that were positioned in the manner of a flight of stairs, an airborne pyramid that resembled a mausoleum was formed!

“Hiss!”

The spectators were not the only ones shocked. Even the contestants were shocked by this unique arena so much that they started sizing it up.

Wind Void, Howling Moon, Rampaging Dragon, Orochimaru, Whirlwind Young Li, and the other contestants stared at the scene in front of them in shock. Their mouths fell wide open.

“Seriously?”

“We’re… going to fight up there?

“If we fall, aren’t we going to die?”

While the people discussed this, creating loud noises in the area, Happy’s voice rose again.

“We’ll have Vice Sect Master Ji Feng explain the rules of this tournament!”

With just one sentence, everyone in the tournament area stood up to attention.

That included the supreme-class elites who joined the tournament because they were confident with their own abilities. They paid attention to the situation and looked in the direction of the stage where the hosts were, worried that they would miss even a single bit of information.

Ji Feng cleared his throat.

“Everyone, you saw it. Standing around the center of the tournament stage are the one hundred best Lovely Land members who will be competing for Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy!

“This time, regardless of whether they win or lose, the one hundred elites who managed to make it to the top one hundred will obtain fifty thousand taels of gold, one divine weapon, and one demon vessel!”

When he said this, the sect leaders who came to watch the tournament had their faces turn red, and they lowered their heads to curse Happy.

‘Stupid rich man.’

“Even though only one person will be able to get Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy as a reward to prove his strength and also obtain the greatest glory, our sect master will reward a supreme-grade divine weapon to the ten members who gave the best performance during this tournament!”

His words instantly caused countless Lovely Land members to burn with excitement.

A supreme-grade divine weapon!

It was another unexpected reward!

Meanwhile, the sect leaders who came to watch the tournament moaned in their hearts. ‘Hey, if you have the guts, why don’t you add a few more rewards, huh?!’

Even the sect leaders did not have a lot of supreme-grade divine weapons with them.

“I will now announce the rules.” When Ji Feng felt the excitement rolling in the tournament area, he seized the opportune time to announce the rules for the tournament.

“The tower in front of you is your arena!

“At the top of the tower is a plate!

“Whosoever falls from the top of the tower will lose their right to compete!

“It’s easy for you to win. You just have to defeat everyone else and snatch the plate.”

When he said those words, the people’s expressions changed.

Didn’t that mean that they were going to fight in a chaotic battle?

Whoever attacked first would die in this sort of battle. How were they going to fight if that were the case?

But at that moment, Ji Feng smiled in a mysterious manner.

“Of course, we’ve set up two ways to prevent anyone from taking advantage of someone else. Whosoever obtains the plate and holds it for more than three minutes will also have the right to obtain Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy. Also, if they manage to bring the plate to the sect master while it is in a perfect condition, they will also be able to get Heavenly Saber Song Que’s legacy.”