Chapter 698: Chapter 698: Seventh, Eighth, Ninth
Wyatt Barnes still rembered.
The first ti he saw Winnie, it was on the ’martial arts competition for a marital alliance’ stage in front of the main mansion of Phoenix Perch City’s city lord.
The first ti they t, he crossed fists with Winnie Roro.
In that clash, Winnie had used a martial technique similar to one she was using now. Later, he learned from Winnie that the technique was called "Raining Flowers".
"It seems Winnie isn’t using Raining Flowers now..."
Quickly, Wyatt Barnes realized that the martial technique Winnie was currently demonstrating, although similar to Raining Flowers, was noticeably more powerful.
Combined with the ’Level Eight Fire Realm’, when Winnie took action, the whooshing sound of the whip shadow seed to transform into fire teors covering the sky and sweeping toward Walter Simmons.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
...
It’s undeniable, Walter Simmons was extrely powerful. With a cultivation level equal to Winnie and holding a ’third-grade spirit sword’ which was inferior to the weapon in Winnie’s hands, he firmly blocked Winnie’s overwhelming attack.
Every ti Walter moved, it was as if he turned into a sharp sword, swiftly sweeping out, making a sword-shattering sound.
The three-foot green blade in his hand was as fast as lightning, forming an impervious ’sword net’, repeatedly blocking Winnie’s third-grade spiritual whip.
The battle grew more and more intense.
And the atmosphere in the arena beca quiet and heavy.
"This Walter Simmons... has he grown so strong? It seems, his master behind him is not simple."
Seeing Walter Simmons, who was weaker than Winnie, still being able to compete with her without losing any ground by using his simple and efficient sword skill, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but be amazed.
For a mont, he beca even more curious about that master behind Walter.
"The master behind Walter must be a ’Transforming Void Realm’ expert... As he has trained Walter to such a degree, he must have reached a certain level of understanding in ’swordplay’. At the least, he should have comprehended the ’Advanced Sword Realm’!"
The advanced realm is also known as the ’Transforming Void Realm’.
Generally speaking, only those at the level of the Transforming Void Realm strongn can master such a ’realm’.
Of course, there are exceptions.
If one’s comprehension far exceeds the talent of Cave Void Realm warriors, one also has the chance to understand the ’Transforming Void Realm’.
Such warriors are much rarer than Transforming Void Realm warriors.
And every single one of them is a terrifying existence.
Ti went by quickly, and before they knew it, a quarter of an hour had passed.
Winnie and Walter were evenly matched.
Half an hour passed.
The situation remained the sa.
So spectators in the crowd couldn’t help but grow impatient, hurriedly urging, "If this goes on, when will it end? There is still the ’ranking battle’ of the youth warriors of the Ninth Level of Void Realm to take place!"
Exactly! If Walter and Miss Winnie fight into the night, won’t we also have to wait until dawn?"
In my opinion, it is aningless to continue this fight. This battle should be considered a draw."
...
Many spectators were becoming impatient, and so even began to provide suggestions.
In the empty sky above the arena, the two elders responsible for hosting the ’Great Turdo Dynasty Martial Competition’ glanced at each other, then turned their gaze to the emperor of the Great Turdo Dynasty.
The emperor gave them a nod.
Suddenly, the two elders looked at Winnie and Walter who were still engaged in battle, preparing to announce a tie.
"Miss Winn..."
One of the elders, who hadn’t finished speaking, abruptly halted.
It wasn’t that soone interrupted him, but he himself was stunned, staring at the scene before his eyes.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Winnie, who was previously on par with Walter, out of the blue, another ancient horned dragon shadow appeared above her...
Anyone with clear sight could see why.
At this mont, within the energy on Winnie’s third-grade spirit whip, those strands of red energy had beco significantly more solid.
"The ninth level of the Fire Realm!"
Wyatt Barnes, who had been closely watching Winnie and Walter’s battle, couldn’t help but be astonished.
He never thought that Winnie would comprehend the ’ninth level of the fire realm’ right at this crucial mont, "Truly befitting of the owner of the ’fire spirit body’, Winnie is like the favored child of the ’Fire Realm’."
Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but be shocked.
And the others were also startled.
"This is possible?"
"My God! How old is Miss Winnie this year? Her cultivation has reached the eighth level of the Void Realm, and she has comprehended the ’ninth level of the Fire Realm’... I feel like I’ve lived my long life in vain!"
"Isn’t that the sa for ?"
...
There was a flurry of discussion around the arena, with most people feeling discouraged.
And Winnie, after comprehending the ’ninth level of the Fire Realm’ during the battle, power surged through her, unsurprisingly forcing Walter Simmons who was previously on the sa level with her to withdraw.
Just as she was preparing to take advantage and charge forward.
"I admit defeat."
Walter Simmons began to speak, with a touch of regret in his tone.
At that mont, he felt a sense of pity.
Originally, despite the difference in their third-ranked spiritual devices, which made him sowhat weaker than Winnie Roro, his sword skills were undoubtedly stronger than her martial arts.
Therefore, in terms of true strength, he was not weaker than Winnie.
But what he never expected was that, when he thought his duel with Winnie was going to end in a draw, Winnie suddenly comprehended the ’Nine Layers of Fire Realm’.
With Winnie understanding the ’Nine Layers of Fire Realm’, it was as if she had gained the strength of an ancient Horned Dragon, breaking the delicate balance between him and Winnie.
It was aningless to continue fighting.
Because he had no chance of winning, not even a chance of a draw.
"Walter Simmons, you are indeed worthy of being Brother Barnes’ friend... your sword skills are very strong. If it wasn’t for my power surpassing yours, I wouldn’t be a match for you."
Winnie sincerely spoke to the conceding Walter.
"You flatter
too much, Miss Winnie. It’s your talent and comprehension that really amazed ."
Walter said with so embarrassnt.
Talent? Comprehension?
Upon hearing Walter’s words, Winnie Roro’s originally shimring eyes dulled instantly, sighing silently to herself, "If I could, I would rather forsake this talent and comprehension... I just wish to be an ordinary person."
Her talent and understanding were all due to that ’Fire Spirit Body’, which made her exceptionally gifted. Yet as the owner of the Fire Spirit Body, the pressure she bore was incomprehensible to ordinary martial artists.
When soone knows from a young age that when they turned thirty, they would face a life and death trial, no one can comprehend that feeling unless they’ve personally experienced it.
"Miss Winnie, who has successively defeated Kase Dragonsmith and Walter Simmons... placed seventh in the Imperial Martial Contest, making her eligible for the Great Turdo Dynasty’s imperial family’s reward: One thousand lower-grade original stones."
One elder extended his hand and gave Winnie a Storage Ring.
One thousand lower-grade original stones!
Instantly, the entire battlefield erupted once again.
"One thousand lower-grade original stones, that’s ten tis the rewards for the tenth place... If I could get so many original stones, I would wake up laughing from my dreams!"
"Stop dreaming! For ordinary martial artists like you and , we might not even gather a hundred lower-grade original stones in our lifeti, let alone a thousand."
"Yeah, as ordinary martial artists like us, we can only accept our fate!"
...
Many spectators with ordinary cultivation couldn’t help but sigh.
In contrast, despite being the recipient of a thousand lower-grade original stones, Winnie didn’t show any joy. After calmly receiving the Storage Ring, she returned to the premier audience seat exclusive to the Roro Clan and sat down next to Taoi Roro.
"Brother Taoi, congratulations."
The emperor of the Great Turdo Dynasty looked towards Taoi and congratulated him repeatedly.
Taoi Roro glanced at the emperor and nodded slightly.
Faced with Taoi’s nonchalance, the emperor did not show any displeasure, because he knew that this man giving him a nod of acknowledgent, was already quite gracious.
If it had been anyone else, he might not have been acknowledged at all.
"Lord Taoi, congratulations."
"Clan Chief Roro, congratulations."
...
At that mont, many influential individuals offered their congratulations to Taoi Roro and Sebastian Roro.
Taoi Roro remained calm, as if he hadn’t heard anything and ignored them.
But Sebastian Roro responded with a slivery of a forced smile, acknowledging them one by one.
Obviously, he still hadn’t gotten over the death of Kayden Roro.
Kayden Roro had been defeated by Winnie first, which wasn’t a big deal... But dying at the hands of ’Kase Dragonsmith’ from the Black Stone Empire, caused the Roro Clan to lose face.
However, the Roro Clan couldn’t do anything against that Kase Dragonsmith.
At least, until the Roro Clan was sure of the details of the powerful individual behind Kase Dragonsmith who gifted him a third-level spirit sword, they dared not act recklessly.
In the sky above the battlefield.
Another elder looked at Walter Simmons and Kase Dragonsmith. "Walter Simmons, Kase Dragonsmith... Now, one of you will decide the ’eighth’ and ’ninth’ place in the War Ranking."
"I concede."
After glancing at Walter Simmons, Kase Dragonsmith conceded once again.
Although there was unwillingness deep in his eyes, he also knew he was not a match for Walter Simmons yet.
"Master, don’t worry... I will defeat Walter Simmons sooner or later, to avenge you!"
Kase Dragonsmith silently vowed in his heart.
"As such, the ’eighth’ place in today’s Imperial Martial Contest is Walter Simmons... Walter Simmons, you will receive the reward given by our Great Turdo Dynasty’s imperial family, five hundred lower-grade original stones."
With a sweep of his hand, two Storage Rings appeared, one of which was handed to Walter Simmons.
Inside it were the ’five hundred lower-grade original stones’.
"Kase Dragonsmith, you are the ’ninth’ in today’s Imperial Martial Contest, and you will receive a reward of two hundred lower-grade original stones."
Imdiately afterwards, the elder handed the other Storage Ring to Kase Dragonsmith.
After Walter Simmons and Kase Dragonsmith received the Storage Rings, they flew towards the dium-grade spectator seats where the people of the Black Stone Empire were seated, under the covetous gazes filled with envy and jealousy.
"Huh? Walter Simmons and Kase Dragonsmith receive so many original stones but seem to take no joy in it. How strange."
Soon enough, soone noticed this peculiar occurrence.
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