HBWnovel Chapter 482 Showdown
Chapter 482 Showdown
Chapter 482 Showdown
Lin Fei's sudden appearance caught everyone off guard, because in the eyes of these Celestial Masters, Lin Fei was merely a junior at the Dharma Aspect realm. Although he held a noble status as the Emperor of Southern Tang, the supreme ruler, his cultivation was far inferior to that of these Celestial Masters.
However, no one expected that Lin Fei's cultivation would break through so quickly, which is unprecedented even in history.
Zhao Wuji addressed the crowd, saying, "We have invited you all here today to determine the greatest master of our time, the supreme expert under heaven. And you are all probably already aware of the rewards that the final winner will receive."
The invitations they sent out clearly stated that the final victor would receive a divine skill left behind by the ancient saints from the Island of Saints, and would also be able to have all the grandmasters work together on a task.
Of course, this matter goes against the natural order and morality, and even if it is proposed by the final winner, it still needs the consent of the majority.
Zhao Wuji flipped his hand and produced a divine martial arts manual: "This divine martial arts manual was passed down by the ancient Confucian sage and is the culmination of his life's work. The reward that my Holy Island is offering is this divine martial arts manual!"
Upon hearing that it was a divine skill passed down by the Confucian sage, everyone's eyes lit up. After all, the Confucian sage was the strongest among the ancient sages, and the divine skills he left behind were irresistible.
Even though these masters were initially somewhat dissatisfied, when they saw this divine skill passed down by the Confucian sage, their eyes still lit up, and they made this divine skill their goal.
Zhao Wuji continued, "And the rules for this sword competition are very simple. Everyone present will be paired up, the winners will advance, and finally the supreme ruler of the world will be determined."
Upon hearing the rules Zhao Wuji mentioned, everyone had different thoughts. Although everyone present was a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm, even among Grandmasters, there were bound to be differences in strength.
For example, in the eyes of many, newly promoted Celestial Masters like Lin Fei are no match for veteran Grandmasters like Master Yongcheng and the Divine Monk Du Nan. And even among veteran Grandmasters, those ranked higher on the Dragon Ranking are naturally stronger.
In a match where players are paired off and the winner advances, everyone naturally hopes to encounter the weakest possible opponent initially. While becoming the final winner certainly requires defeating other powerful individuals, facing a weaker opponent first allows one to conserve some strength, which is definitely advantageous in the end.
Therefore, as soon as Zhao Wuji finished speaking, someone immediately asked, "But I wonder how this pairing is done? Is the allocation of opponents decided by your Holy Island?"
Although Zhao Wuji had previously explained that Lin Fei was just one of many participants in the sword competition, no different from the others, this explanation was clearly insufficient to convince the others.
Lin Fei had arrived at the Island of Saints long before everyone else. No one believed he had no connection to the island. Some even speculated that the Island of Saints and Lin Fei had reached some kind of shady agreement, and that the five Celestial Masters on the island would secretly help Lin Fei.
It's important to know that the five grandmasters of the Sacred Islands joined forces to wipe out White Cloud City. If these five were to secretly assist Lin Fei, coupled with Lin Fei's own strength having reached the Celestial Realm, there would probably be no one who could stand against him.
Therefore, the crowd not only distrusted Lin Fei, but also the five grandmasters on the Island of Saints. Although they had already stated that they would only act as witnesses and arbitrators and would not participate in the sword duel.
Zhao Wuji and the others, observing the expressions on everyone's faces, guessed what they were thinking—after all, this sword competition was of great importance, and the final victor could demand that others do something for them unconditionally. These Celestial Masters were naturally not going to let their guard down easily.
Zhao Wuji said to everyone, "Rest assured, everyone. In addition to the five of us, we have also invited a person you all trust to participate in the arbitration for this sword competition. We will absolutely not use any underhanded tactics."
As soon as Zhao Wuji finished speaking, a voice came from the sky: "I am a little late, I have kept you all waiting!"
The moment the voice rang out, a figure appeared swiftly before everyone—and the person who suddenly appeared was none other than the current number one expert in the world, known as the invincible Hidden Sword Elder!
Originally, everyone thought that the Hidden Sword Elder did not appear on the Island of Saints because the five grandmasters on the island were no match for him and could not persuade the number one expert of the era to come. However, they did not expect that the Hidden Sword Elder would appear as an arbitrator.
Moreover, everyone soon noticed the unusual nature of the Hidden Sword Elder in front of them—his cultivation was the best in the world, a fact unanimously acknowledged even by these proud and arrogant Celestial Masters.
However, the Hidden Sword Elder who appeared before everyone at this moment was clearly much weaker in terms of aura, and was even inferior to several powerful grandmasters.
"This is... a clone projection?" Someone immediately noticed the Hidden Sword Elder's abnormality and blurted out, "Sword Master, you have already broken through to the Earth Immortal realm?"
A clone projection is a divine ability that only Earth Immortals can possess. Now that the Hidden Sword Elder can also use a clone projection, has his cultivation level broken through to the Earth Immortal realm?
The Hidden Sword Elder chuckled and said, "More or less. I've come here to act as your arbitrator. With me presiding over this sword debate, you should all feel at ease, right?"
No one knew what kind of agreement had been reached between the Hidden Sword Elder and the Island of Saints, or why the world's number one expert would come to act as arbitrator for this sword competition.
However, with the intervention of the Old Man of the Underworld, everyone's previous worries were completely put to rest. Since none of those present knew much about the Island of Saints, they couldn't be entirely at ease.
However, they all knew the Hidden Sword Elder very well. This number one expert in the world was recognized by everyone for both his cultivation and character. No one believed that the Island of Saints could offer anything to make the Hidden Sword Elder collude with them and scheme against them.
If the Hidden Sword Elder had already broken through to the Earth Immortal realm, then even the divine martial arts manuals passed down by the Confucian Sage would not be of much appeal to him.
Seeing that no one objected, the Hidden Sword Elder continued, "Very well, I will take charge of this sword duel and the selection of the duelists!"