Chapter 32: Stunning All Around

Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Stunning All AroundLing Chen, still a youth of fourteen or fifteen, naturally enjoyed snacking. Ling Xiao didn’t take it to heart. A full half an hour passed before a middle-aged man in a silver robe appeared on the huge battle stage at the center of the Martial Arts Arena. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" The middle-aged man’s resonant voice rang out, drawing the attention of countless people. The scene instantly quieted down. Pleased with the silence, the middle-aged man continued: "I am Ling Chengzhi, an Elder of the Ling Family, and I will preside over this ceremony to vie for the command token. There are a total of twenty-four Cultivators who have signed up for this event. Since the reward for this ceremony is but one, the True Martial Token, we will adopt a lottery to absolutely determine the order and opponents for battle. Losers will be eliminated, while the winners will advance, until the first place is decided." "Without further ado, the competition is about to begin. Competitors, please enter the stage!" As his voice fell, the competitors from the waiting area swiftly came upon the battle stage. The stage was vast, more than sufficient to accommodate twenty-four contestants. Ling Chengzhi flipped his palm, and a white sphere appeared in the center of his hand. "Please pay attention. Inside the sphere in my hand is a number, ranging from one to twelve. Each number comes in two colors, red and black. Shortly, I will throw out twenty-four spheres, and you may freely compete for them." "If the numbers inside the spheres match, then you automatically become opponents. The number will also be the order in which you enter the battle." "Do you understand?" Ling Chengzhi asked in a deep voice. "Understood." Everyone nodded hastily. Hearing this, Ling Chengzhi flung his hand, and the twenty-four spheres immediately soared into the sky. "Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." A series of whooshing sounds rose up as twenty-three figures leaped high to grab the spheres. Some even clashed with one another. Only one person stood still. Soon, twenty-three spheres had been claimed. The last sphere, with a "plop," fell on the battle stage. It was then that Ling Chen walked forward to pick it up. "Tsk!" A chorus of jeers came from the spectator stands. Ling Chen didn’t even take the opportunity to showcase himself in the lottery draw, such a person is already timid before battle, destined for no significant achievements! Ling Chengzhi’s expression also soured slightly. Actually, this so-called lottery ceremony was also an opportunity to display one’s strength. Before the battle, gaining the upper hand was very important. Ling Chen didn’t even have the courage to fight for it, even making the Ling Family lose face! However, Ling Chen was unconcerned; to him, it didn’t matter who he faced. "Alright, everyone crush the spheres in your hand and take out the numbers. I need to inspect them." Ling Chengzhi announced loudly. All twenty-four participants took out the numbers from their spheres. Ling Chengzhi checked the numbers and colors for each person, and after confirming they were correct, he recorded the combat order for the participants. "The ceremony to vie for the command token, the opening battle, Ling Yang versus Ling Chen!" Ling Chengzhi announced loudly. Thus, on the stage, only Ling Chen and Ling Yang, the two contestants, remained. "The competition begins!" Ling Chengzhi cried out loudly. Ling Yang was somewhat excited in his heart; he hadn’t expected such good luck to draw an opponent like Ling Chen. His own Cultivation was at the early stage of Condensation Realm’s Seventh Level; he had not even cultivated a superior Spirit Art, so if he had met any other opponent, he would likely have been out in a single round. Thus, to be able to advance to the next round, he was very excited. "Kid, just admit defeat." Ling Yang said with a casual smile. Someone who had only awakened a few days ago wasn’t worth his effort to strike. Ling Chen smiled slightly, unconcerned with Ling Yang’s attitude, and said: "I will not admit defeat." What a joke, a mere early stage Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer cultivator dares to boast about making him admit defeat? You should know that even Lin Zhengshan and Lin Zhengyue of the Qi Condensation Realm Eighth Layer died at his hands! On the Observation Platform, Lin Family Patriarch Lin Xiong, looking at Ling Chen, eyes revealed a trace of astonishment. He had sent two Qi Condensation Realm Eighth Layer cultivators to kill Ling Chen, and by all accounts, this kid should not have possibly come out alive. "Could it be that this kid was just lucky, and Zheng Yue and the others didn’t find him? Hmm, it must be so!" He wouldn’t believe to his death that Ling Chen had killed Lin Zhengyue and Lin Zhengshan. "Alright, since you refuse to accept it, then I’ll let you witness the power of the Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer!" Ling Yang’s eyes narrowed, the smile on his face gradually fading. He, a distinguished Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer cultivator, had not expected that Ling Chen would not give him any face and insisted on fighting him. Ling Chen smiled without uttering a word. "Brat, take my palm!" Ling Yang roared, his foot stomping on the ground, leveraging the rebound force to rapidly charge towards Ling Chen. At the same time, his right hand was abruptly raised, blue Spiritual Power flowing through a mysterious path within him, and then gathered in his right palm—the brilliant blue light instantly diffused around. "Surging Wave Palm!" Ling Yang attacked Ling Chen with a palm. This Spirit Art was a lower-grade Spirit Art, but when executed by a Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer cultivator, its power was undeniably fierce! "Haha, that kid must be scared silly, huh?" "Yeah, look, he’s stunned like a wooden chicken!" "A newbie who just awakened a few days ago, preposterously trying to snatch the True Martial Token, is truly seeking death!" ... The crowd jeered one after another. Seeing that Ling Chen made no move, they thought he had been scared stiff. Ling Yang thought so too, feeling like he had the victory in his hands! Sёarch* The Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Just as Ling Yang’s palm was only a foot away from Ling Chen, Ling Chen finally moved. "Crack Stele Hand!" Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power swiftly flowed along that familiar path, becoming more concentrated, then a black light covered his right hand as he similarly struck out with a palm. "Bang!" The two palms collided fiercely, creating a muffled sound, and a shockwave swept around in all directions. "No!" Suddenly, Ling Yang’s face changed drastically, feeling a massive force transmitting through his palm. This force had surpassed his limit. "Thud thud thud!" Ling Yang staggered back over a dozen steps on the fighting stage before stabilizing his form. His right hand was trembling slightly. "How is this possible?!" Ling Yang was full of shock. He had never imagined that Ling Chen would be so formidable, to even repel him. He was a Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer cultivator! There was silence in the spectators’ stands at first, followed by a collective gasp. The scene of the fight was beyond their expectations. "Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer early stage!" On the Observation Platform, Ling Tianfeng roared out in disbelief. He had not sensed it wrong; Ling Chen had indeed used Spiritual Power at the Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer level in that strike just now. Ling Chen had awakened for only a little over ten days, and yet he had cultivated to the Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer? Lin Family Patriarch Lin Xiong glanced at Ling Tianfeng, thinking disdainfully: "He’s putting on quite the act." A few days ago, Ling Chen had defeated their Lin Family’s Lin Zhengyu. And Lin Zhengyu was at the Sixth Layer, so for Ling Chen to have tormented Zhengyu that miserably, he surely must have advanced to the Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer long ago. That’s why he had sent two Qi Condensation Realm Eighth Layer cultivators to kill Ling Chen. The head of the Purple Cloud Commerce Guangling Branch was also full of shock. He had not expected that such a talent would emerge from a little Guangling City. To reach the Qi Condensation Realm Seventh Layer at the age of fourteen or fifteen, typically only those super geniuses from the Royal Capital could achieve it!