Staring at Ye Zhen, whose entire body was shimmering with the Red Jade Spirit Armor on the Dragon Head Arena, Weis Wang, with a Cultivation of the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage, found it somewhat difficult to utter these three words.
Ye Zhen was initially taken aback, and then he smiled with ease.
Nevertheless, Weis Wang walked down from the Dragon Head Arena without looking back, his determination unwavering.
This was a strategy, and also a tough decision.
If a full-strength strike from a Fourth Realm Martial Artist couldn’t scratch Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armor in the slightest, then even in the best-case scenario, Weis Wang, being a Fifth Stage Martial Artist of the Spirit Transformation Realm, would probably have to use all his tricks and exhaust his Cultivation to have a chance of breaking Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armor.
That, however, was just the best-case scenario; he did not even entertain the worst.
And considering the group draw competition generally took over one hour per round, in other words, he would have to fight again in over one hour.
If his Cultivation was greatly depleted, and he couldn’t recover even fifty percent of it within over one hour, then, facing a slightly stronger opponent, he would have no choice but to concede.
Most crucially, he did not have the confidence to inevitably defeat Ye Zhen, not to mention his chances of winning were slim.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Weis Wang, with his high Cultivation of the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage, chose to voluntarily concede to conserve his strength.
With Weis Wang’s surrender, the martial artists who’d been looking forward to understanding Ye Zhen’s true combat power, such as the two from the Sword Origin Sect in the second group, were utterly disappointed.
Of course, Weis Wang wasn’t the first to surrender to Ye Zhen.
The group draw competition had reached the sixteenth round today. Among the fifteen people before Weis Wang, except for Rong Yinian, who was badly beaten by Ye Zhen, the rest had all—voluntarily conceded when facing Ye Zhen.
Only, Weis Wang was the first Fifth Stage Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist to actively surrender to Ye Zhen.
Of course, Ye Zhen was not the only one enjoying such a smooth progression.
For example, Huaa Wushuang from the Tiannan Hua Family, situated in the third group, received an even higher level of treatment than Ye Zhen.
Whether Huaa Wushuang drew someone or someone drew Huaa Wushuang, even without her stepping onto the Dragon Head Arena, Huaa Wushuang’s opponent would directly and frankly surrender.
So far, Huaa Wushuang had only set foot on the Dragon Head Arena once; in the other fifteen rounds of challenges, she sat aloft in the sky and completed the sixteen rounds of competition, achieving a sixteen-win streak.
It should be noted that Caiyi’s strength was also extraordinarily formidable. Caiyi should have enjoyed the treatment of winning easily without having to fight.
But in reality, it was quite the opposite.
Among all the seeded contestants, Caiyi was the hardest working one.
Not because Caiyi lacked strength—how terrifying Caiyi’s strength could be was something Ye Zhen knew all too well—
Apart from Caiyi being overly kind-hearted, her image of a fairy-like beauty with an ethereal and refined demeanor was also a crucial reason.
Each martial artist who fought against Caiyi would, after three or four moves, be sent flying off the Dragon Head Arena by the fluttering Rainbow Ribbon in Caiyi’s hand, completely unharmed.
On this account, many who were prepared to concede didn’t mind interacting with such a fairy-like girl; after all, there was no loss for them.
This was why Caiyi had to fight in almost every match.
However, her terrifyingly powerful Divine Soul Power possessed a miraculous strength that turned even ordinary moves into ones of great power, without consuming too much energy.
Of course, Caiyi’s kindness was a very principled kind.
Like the smooth-talker in front of her right now.
"Caiyi, dare I ask from which Immortal Region you hail, and if you are open to marriage?"
"This humble one is but twenty-four and is known in Gu’an Kingdom as a dashing young man, not to mention wealthy beyond measure with endless Cultivation Resources. With some of these resources to aid, I guarantee that within ten years, Caiyi will step into the Soul Sea Realm.
Of course, this is the dowry my father has prepared for me, as long as...."
Then, there was no more!
With a flick of her Rainbow Ribbon, Caiyi instantly condensed the ribbon into a sword, and in the blink of an eye, a colossal Rainbow Sword sent the dashing young man flying backward.
In mid-air, blood spurted wildly from his body.
A deep, bone-deep gash had been sliced across the chest of the young man, so deep that even the incredibly keen-eyed martial artists present could see the white of his bones.
"You... you little wretch, you dare... you dare launch a surprise attack!"
Ye Zhen’s expression instantly turned cold, if it weren’t for the ban on private fights in the Black Dragon Ancient Land, he would have been ready to let this flirtatious fool learn a harsh lesson.
Although Caiyi’s attack was fierce, she still had shown restraint.
It was merely a pure injury to the man, not involving excessive Spiritual Power, and as for the aberrant Five-colored Spiritual Light, it didn’t even make an appearance; otherwise, ten lives wouldn’t have been enough for the man.
Ultimately, the Grand Deacon Qingyi from Arena One of the Black Dragon Ancient Land flung the young man away with a slap.
A surprise attack?
He, the master of the arena, had already announced the start of the battle; it was you who were hitting on the young lady with flirtatious words, and when she struck back in anger and you called it a surprise attack, do you even have a face left?
Subsequently, the smooth-talker was engulfed in a torrent of verbal disapproval from the surrounding martial artists near Dragon Head Arena One.
This... such was the charm of Caiyi’s demeanor!
Beyond that, Hand Extreme Bu Changtian from the Phantom Divine Sect and the Young Master Mo Xinsui from Hidden God Manor were also smooth sailing, their opponents conceding defeat all along the way.
Especially Hand Extreme Bu Changtian, whose reputation preceded him—starting from the first round all the way to the sixteenth round, like Huaa Wushuang, he hadn’t needed to make a move even once.
At this moment, Ye Zhen’s attention was drawn to a barefooted young man named Ye Yuan on the ninth arena. Ever since Ye Zhen saw Ye Yuan defy fate on the Heavenly Destiny Bridge just like himself, he had been paying special attention to this Ye Yuan.
Ye Zhen had a vague premonition that Ye Yuan would be his formidable adversary.
Ye Yuan’s cultivation was not bad, at the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Ye Yuan’s previous opponents had been quite average in strength, and he had easily won every match, but in this match, his opponent was a martial artist of the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
As soon as the fight started, the two of them engaged in an intense battle.
Surprisingly, Ye Yuan’s opponent was not weak, and within a few moves, they were evenly matched.
Suddenly, Ye Yuan’s brow furrowed slightly.
An electrifying sound burst forth, and a silver light chain radiating blinding silver light lashed out at his opponent.
Eerily, the iron whip wielded by Ye Yuan’s opponent, when still a meter away from the silver chain, involuntarily got repelled by an inexplicable force.
The silver chain flashed like lightning, striking his opponent and flinging him off the Dragon Head Arena.
Moreover, the force of that single lash was so great that the Protective Spirit Force instantly shattered, bones crunched in unison, and the chest almost completely caved in; blood and bits of internal organs continuously sprayed from his mouth.
However, even so, the martial artist stubbornly kept breathing. His clan elders hurried over, fed him Healing Pills, and began to treat his wounds on the spot.
That is the benefit of achieving Great Perfection in an Acquired Spiritual Body.
If it were a martial artist of the Spirit Transformation Realm without Great Perfection in an Acquired Spiritual Body, such serious injuries would have already resulted in death, but this Fifth Stage Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist was still stubbornly clinging to life.
"That attacking power, so strong..."
That silver chain startled Ye Zhen profoundly. He remembered that when Ye Yuan was struggling against fate on the Heavenly Destiny Bridge, it was also that silver chain that he relied on.
Just in terms of attacking power alone, the strength of that silver chain was barely on par with Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Seal.
Ye Zhen’s inquiring gazes turned towards the two Sect Elders beside him.
"If I am not mistaken, the spiritual power that condensed into that silver chain just now should be the extremely rare and difficult to cultivate Geomagnetic Spiritual Power," said Second Elder Jis Che.
"Geomagnetic Spiritual Power? What exactly are its characteristics?" asked Ye Zhen.
"I am not too clear on it myself. This Geomagnetic Spiritual Power has not appeared for several hundred years; it’s several dozen times rarer than your Jade Spirit Power.
Legend has it that it can be light or heavy at will, and when facing weapons like Refined Gold, it has a tremendous advantage! Hundreds of years ago, it was known as the ’Assassin of Artifacts’!"
"Ye Zhen, Mei Yuanju, if you encounter this person in your future battles, never use your weapons! Especially those containing Refined Gold!"
Facing the solemn warning from Second Elder Jis Che, Ye Zhen and Mei Yuanju both nodded, but in Ye Zhen’s eyes, there was a hint of gravity.
If Ye Zhen wanted to break into the top ten of the Black Dragon Ranking, a fight with Ye Yuan was inevitable!
Ye Yuan, who had won easily, seemed to have noticed Ye Zhen looking at him. He turned his head to meet Ye Zhen’s gaze, slightly raised his chin, and in his eyes, a fierce battle intent flared in an instant.
"Next match, Pang Bin versus Ye Zhen!"
Almost at the moment when the voice of the Thousand Illusion Eagle King rang out, Ye Zhen felt a sharp gaze, like a knife, watching him from the arena.
"Sword Origin Sect True Disciple Pang Bin ranks third among the True Disciples of Sword Origin Sect, and his cultivation has also reached the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm!" Seventh Elder Zhongli Jing’s face changed, "Ye Zhen, you must be careful in this match! I heard that the Sect Leader has placed a Bounty Order against you. Every disciple of Sword Origin Sect has bloodshot eyes whenever they see you!"
"Elder, rest assured!"
Before the words had even finished, Ye Zhen leaped onto the Dragon Head Arena.
"Humph, Ye Zhen, I thought you were going to avoid the match and concede defeat. I didn’t expect you to dare to come up on stage!"
Indeed, as Seventh Elder Zhongli Jing had said, Pang Bin’s eyes, staring at Ye Zhen, were red!
"You are overthinking it. You should be more concerned about yourself!"
After a pause, Ye Zhen asked, "I heard that Yu Ruhai has placed a Bounty Order specifically against me. I am very curious to know; what is the price on my head?"
"The treatment of Sect Elders, an additional chance to comprehend the Sect Secret Realm, and a Spiritual Power Secret Technique manual," Pang Bin licked his lips with a bloodthirsty look, "I am very happy to have encountered you ahead of time!"
Pang Bin’s long sword suddenly unsheathed, pointing straight at Ye Zhen.
"My head is valued at only this much; the bounty is too low!"
"Moreover, you have indeed encountered me, but even your Sect Leader Zou Zhi fell into my hands. Do you have the ability to kill me?"
"Humph, mere plots and tricks! Now, it all comes down to real strength! Watch out!"
A mighty Sword Momentum rose from Pang Bin’s body, and sharp Sword Gang began to spew out from his long sword. While speaking to Ye Zhen, Pang Bin had already begun accumulating his Sword Momentum.
However, Pang Bin failed to notice that in Ye Zhen’s eyes, there emerged a trace of pity, unnoticed until then.
That’s right, pity! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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