Chapter 7020 The Great Melee Begins

Chapter 7020 The Great Melee Begins

As the first colossal arrow fell, Yang Tuo basically thought he was doomed. His death was worse than being killed by Hasgard before; at least that way it wouldn't have been so humiliating!

A terrifying roar erupted from where Yang Tuo and Hasgard were, followed by a slightly smaller mushroom cloud rising up. However, this was not the end, because in the next instant, the newly risen mushroom cloud was destroyed, six huge arrows fell down, and an even larger and more chaotic shock wave was generated. Yang Tuo was carried away on the spot.

"Ah, Old Yang, you've been carried out too." The moment Yang Tuo woke up, the old man next to him helped him up and then said with a sigh.

Upon hearing this, Yang Tuo nodded silently, without explaining how he was eliminated. He simply picked up the teacup beside him and began to chug it down his throat. The more he thought about how he had died, the more aggrieved he felt.

"Yang Tou is out, so the Grand Martial Arts Competition should be coming to an end soon." Mu Yan looked at Yang Tuo, thought for a moment, and said with a hint of melancholy. He felt really frustrated that he died back then, but it was still better than being tested in the small world of the Grand Martial Arts Competition.

If the final outburst were to occur in the real world, it wouldn't just be a disgrace here, but a death sentence in the Jingling Palace. So, after adjusting himself for a while, Mu Yan's mindset was about right.

"More or less, I think it might really be coming to an end." Yang Tuo pondered for a moment. He didn't know how many people he could call, but judging from those colorful arrows, Yang Tuo estimated that the number of people he would eventually call would definitely be quite large.

“Then we shouldn’t have to wait any longer. It’s quite unpleasant to just wait here after being eliminated, sigh.” Zhang Yong looked regretful, while the guys who had been persecuted by Zhang Yong glanced at him sideways, but in the end, they didn’t say anything.

As for Wang Heng, he was eating and drinking with a blank expression. He still didn't understand how he died, how he was suddenly hit by a super powerful airburst bomb, and then he was carried out. What exactly happened? Was he a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?
On the other side of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Palace, Chen Xi was also keeping a close eye on the changes in the small world. The previous shrinking of the circle had been a bit too much, and Wang Heng's sudden departure had caused Guan Yu to glare at Chen Xi for no apparent reason. Chen Xi was also a little embarrassed. This was purely an accident!
"It's almost over. After Yang Tuo activated his last words, almost all the main forces are converging in this direction." Liu Bei pointed to the elite Han army advancing towards the location of Yang Tuo's death in the small world and said with a touch of emotion, "This is what good results are."

"Although the veterans of Rome and Kushan are not converging in that direction, the Han army is marching in that direction as a whole. The veterans of Rome and Kushan will inevitably run into the Han army, and then it will be a chaotic battle." Huangfu Song looked down. Two of his main forces had been eliminated, but Jiang Guang was still alive. Huangfu Song was not afraid at all. The top spot was just around the corner!
"It really is coming to an end. Originally, it should have taken two more rounds of shrinking circles before the battles started this intensely." Chen Xi nodded. With everyone converging in one direction, the probability of encountering each other increased significantly, resulting in continuous battles.

At times like these, it's not just about combat power, but also endurance, and the differences between the six levels will naturally become apparent in this regard.

The real charm of this grand martial arts competition lies in the continuous battles. The situation where there is a rest time after each battle, as before, will be basically impossible in the future. Most of the time, the next one will come to take advantage as soon as the previous one ends. In fact, it is very likely that in the future, while you are fighting, the oriole will fly over and join the battle.

In short, the battles that follow will become increasingly close to the battlefield, and the disadvantages of individual strong individuals will become more and more apparent. There are reasons why Chen Xi allowed the formation of teams and gave his teammates so much time to gather.

Teammates are very important. Without teammates, relying solely on yourself, you won't go far on this grand battlefield. Death is inevitable because there is no one on this battlefield who can truly crush everyone else.

Including the previously equipped Zhang Yong and the current Eightfold Wang Mao, they don't actually possess the combat power to completely crush their opponents. They are more capable of bursting out with super strong power, easily killing their opponents in one or two moves. However, when the number of opponents at the level of Sixfold Fusion increases significantly, even with the combat power of equipped Zhang Yong and Eightfold Wang Mao, they will be overwhelmed.

After all, at this level, everyone has a trump card up their sleeve. If you really go all out, who can't pull off that moment of brilliance!

"Hey, Zichuan, your team is pretty strong." Liu Tong turned to look at Chen Xi and said, "I didn't realize it during the last round of sparring, but this time they seem so much stronger."

Chen Xi remained silent. He hadn't known the definition of the Path of Oath before, so he wasn't quite clear about it. He only thought that he had completed the so-called will export. But now that he understood the definition of the Path of Oath, Chen Xi's mind was very clear about the effect of the simple oath that he had Zhou Wu and the others make. To put it bluntly, that oath was actually the Path of Oath.

As for why these six brothers did not suffer any backlash or calamity on the path of oath, it's too simple. It's because the person who made the oath was Chen Xi, and Chen Xi was both the Seal of Oath and the Chapter of Prosperity. How could a mere backlash overturn this prosperous era?
If it were possible, it would be because Chen Xi made this oath to countless people. A mere few people are nothing. If left unattended, Chen Xi's own reputation and the prosperous era he has created would be enough to erase the oath. Do they even know what a powerful artifact that can suppress destiny is?

This is also why these six guys quickly achieved breakthroughs and even broke their own limits. To put it bluntly, they were cheating. However, Chen Xi at the time did not know that this thing was actually a cheat. He just thought it was pretty useful. In fact, only Chen Xi could do it. If it were anyone else, these six elites might have already started to suffer the backlash along with Zhao Zhen, Zhang Yong, and Wang Pa after they had their fun.

"Of course, they all have the strength of the sixth level now. If they work together, they can even kill someone at the seventh level. Don't underestimate my team." Chen Xi said with a yawn, looking very lazy and casual. Hearing this, Bai Qi and Sun Wu both turned their heads to look at Chen Xi.

Others might not be able to see it, or even if they did, they wouldn't be able to understand what that pale golden aura that emanated from themselves under a special perspective but then returned was. But Bai Qi and Sun Wu, as the creators of the Law and Oath Divine Seal, could they not understand what it was?

"This progress is a bit exaggerated. Zhou Wu isn't that old either." Liu Bei knew this group of people best. Meng Huai, Fang He, and Qing Yang were fine, as they were all quite old and Liu Bei didn't think it was a problem for them to have the strength of the sixth level. But Zhou Wu, Wang Shi, and Yu Fu were a bit exaggerated. They were only around forty years old, and it was a bit excessive for them to have reached the level of fighting against the seventh level.

No matter what, it was the veterans' archives. Liu Bei knew the fighting strength of these people. Take Zhou Wu, the strongest in hand-to-hand combat, for example. When he went all out, he used to be at the top level of the sixth level, and in other aspects, he was only at the fifth level. He could give full play to his strengths and fight against a good sixth level fighter. However, since most sixth level fighters were battle-hardened, they were unlikely to use their weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths. Therefore, Zhou Wu only had the performance of an ordinary sixth level fighter.

But according to Liu Bei's observation, Zhou Wu's strength, speed, and reaction have all increased significantly, especially his reaction ability. This is the upper limit of hard power, apart from combat awareness, and it is something that even the most elite veterans cannot bypass.

Once strength and speed reach a certain level, the competition boils down to reaction speed and combat awareness. The difference in combat power among those of the same level ultimately comes down to dynamic vision, reaction speed, and combat awareness, and these three aspects are largely predetermined by innate factors.

Even with the so-called talent bonus, the most unsolvable thing about these three things is that even if you have learned the relevant talents, sometimes you still can't catch up with some guys who have an absolute advantage in this aspect from the beginning. For example, Bi Laoliu, although he is only at the fifth level, his intention talent matches him too well, allowing him to fully exert his dynamic vision and reaction speed. In actual combat, most sixth level people have no way to deal with him.

Zhou Wu's weakness used to be his reaction speed, but now, although he is still at the fifth level of the Forging Realm, his reaction speed and his own speed have caught up with those at the sixth level. Combined with the physical strength that only those at the sixth level who specialize in strength can possess, Zhou Wu is no different from a top-tier sixth level cultivator.

The problem is that, as the manager of the veterans' files, Liu Bei knew the veterans' situation best, so how could he not know how outrageous such a huge change was?

"I used some underhanded tricks without any side effects, but now I realize that these tricks are actually a bit like cheating. But as long as there are no side effects, it's fine." Chen Xi chuckled twice, but still didn't mention that he had opened the path of oaths for those six people, and that their oath tribulations had been suppressed by his reputation and the glorious chapter of prosperity. Now, the six people had a smooth road ahead of them.

Even if this path of oath doesn't offer the same level of improvement as the path of oath taken by Zhao Zhen and the others, it can still basically guarantee that these six people will reach the top level of the sixth rank. It's better not to mention this blatant cheating scheme.

As for what comes next, we could try reading a low-level oath to all the veterans after the grand martial arts competition ends. This would not bring much blessing, and the pressure of suppressing the backlash would not be great. It could be considered a reward for the participants.

Of course, the veterans of Rome and Kushan will definitely not receive this reward. If they do, it only means they are already on our side.

"Is that so?" Liu Bei didn't ask any more questions upon hearing this. He just watched as Zhou Wu sent Jiang Fu flying with a single punch and couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly. The two were evenly matched before, but now...

"Zhou Wu, you've actually gotten this much stronger?" Jiang Fu rolled on the ground twice, spitting out blood as he looked at Zhou Wu in disbelief. "You've really improved this much lately?"

“I don’t know what happened either, but I have definitely become a lot stronger. Brother Jiang, I’ll give you two choices. One is to join us as a temporary teammate and sweep through all the unfamiliar teammates with us. The other is that you become points right now.” Wang Shi also knew Jiang Fu. After discussing with the people around him for a while, he turned to Jiang Fu and said.

“That won’t do. You’re a group of six now.” Jiang Fu braced himself with one hand on the ground, assuming a charging stance, and said with a smile, “I don’t like being a follower. You know, after I retired from the army, I’d rather go back to the county as a county lieutenant than be an adjutant in the prefecture. Following the six of you now is just too uncomfortable!”

"Well, there's nothing I can do then, Brother Jiang. Are you going to kill yourself, or have you fought me?" Zhou Wu asked helplessly. He was reluctant to kill someone he knew quite well, but if the other party didn't surrender, there was nothing he could do. That's just how the Grand Martial Arts Tournament was.

"Of course we fought once." As Jiang Fu spoke, he stomped his back foot and pounced forward like lightning. The speed and the terrifying impact made Zhou Wu's expression darken. Jiang Fu had already activated his negative talent!

"It really is!" Zhou Wu took a deep breath. Wang Shi's talent enhancement had been added to Zhou Wu's body. The brilliant defense penetrated deeper into the muscle tissue and extended to a more subtle place. Then, without using a weapon, he threw a punch at Jiang Fu head-on.

Even though his opponent had activated his negative talent and developed his strength to this level, Zhou Wu was still not afraid at all. His bones and muscles had adapted to this terror, and with Wang Shi's support, he was climbing towards the peak.

The punch produced the sound of wind and thunder, but it missed.

Under these circumstances, Jiang Fu was able to bend down and dodge Zhou Wu's punch, then suddenly rise high and blast towards Zhou Wu's blind spot in an extremely terrifying manner.

Unfortunately, Zhou Wu now has Qingyang's special perspective, so there are no blind spots. Although this special way of observation was a bit dizzying at first, Zhou Wu is now completely used to it. Therefore, when Jiang Fu reached out, Zhou Wu directly used his elbow to lock Jiang Fu's hand.

The two men's terrifying power collided, and Zhou Wu successfully locked Jiang Fu in place. He then threw a punch at Jiang Fu's chest, but when he saw Jiang Fu's eyes, his own will, reinforced by Qingyang's will, felt the heavy impact.

"So that's how it is." Jiang Fu, whose heart was shattered by Zhou Wu's punch and whose strength was rapidly receding, stood there with a bitter smile and said, "You can't possibly block my mental attack. As a legitimate member of the Jingling Guard, although my mental attack is similar to a witnessing arrow released from my eyes, it is essentially a complete opening of the windows to the soul. It's truly shameless, six against one!"

After speaking, Jiang Fu stumbled to the side. The special nature of the Jingling Guard allowed him to withstand even a fatal blow for a considerable period of time.

“However, you still win.” Jiang Fu slumped down beside a tree, closed his eyes, and vanished.

Why bother holding on? It's pointless and only makes you miserable. You might as well just leave.

"Brother Jiang's gone, sigh," Wang Shi said with a sigh. "How does it feel, Lao Zhou?"

“If we go a little deeper, we should be able to directly withstand the negative talent of the sixth level of fusion. The path I’m on now, if we continue to go deeper, will probably lead to something similar to the Heavenly Demon Disintegration, both of which are about seeking something deeper.” Zhou Wu turned to his comrades and said.

"Alright, let's continue onward and defeat all the opponents we encounter." Meng Huai looked at Zhou Wu's solid muscles and said with great satisfaction. Now that the fivefold refining of the negative talent has been activated, he no longer needs to weaken it. Zhou Wu is getting stronger and stronger.

On the other hand, Dong Zhe and An Ling, the two chess masters of civil engineering, also encountered their opponents: the Roman Dragon Blood quartet led by Bedivere.

"Brother Dong, should we leave now? I feel like those four guys on the other side are going to be tough to deal with." An Ling said with a headache to Bedivere and his group, who were eager to try. It was obvious that the other side wanted to turn them into points.

"Once we get here, turning into points is just a matter of time, right? But when our opponents want to turn us into points, we have to turn them into points first. They're only at the sixth level of smelting, and so are we. What are we afraid of?" Dong Zhe said with a smile on his face, which looked noticeably older from carrying bricks and mortar.

"The other side is Dong Zhe and An Ling." Bedivere whispered to his three teammates. The four of them, who had just bathed in dragon blood and were greatly enhanced in strength, were hunting and had already killed several opponents. Now that they had encountered Dong Zhe and An Ling, they naturally wanted to turn them into points as well.

However, Dong Zhe and An Ling were both famous among the veterans of the Han Dynasty. The former was a ruthless person who could eliminate tens of millions of locusts every day during the Locust Swarm War, while An Ling was the youngest sixth-level expert in the Han Dynasty, a sixth-level expert at the age of thirty-three. Are you scared yet? Many people doubted that An Ling could reach the seventh level around the age of forty.

Even Bedivere wouldn't dare underestimate such a young, talented powerhouse.

"Who cares who he is, let's deal with him?" Caesar asked arrogantly.

“Go for it!” Bedivere nodded, and without saying another word, he immediately used his finishing move. When facing an opponent like this, one cannot be careless. One must use the finishing move as soon as possible, otherwise how can one do justice to such an opponent? Well, the main reason is to avoid being caught off guard!
"Anling!" Dong Zhe called out to Anling as soon as he saw the other party launch an attack. Anling immediately activated the Super Heavy Pressure without saying a word. Then Dong Zhe used the Stirring King, and it was a Stirring King with a super large area of ​​effect. Do you understand? He has been doing this for more than ten years, even when he is asleep, he is stirring!

I can't lie flat anymore, I need to hurry up and vote since it's almost the end of the month. And remember to claim your "God's Light" reward!