The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
Today, after learning that Tan Yun had returned, I personally went to the Soul Lamp Hall and discovered that the life lamps of Chen Renqing and a total of 83 others had completely gone out.” “Now that Tan Yun has broken through to Level 9, I believe those people were most likely all killed by him.” Lin Yi was immediately stunned. Junior Brother Chen is ranked 108 on the Hidden Dragon List, yet he was killed by Tan Yun?” “If they were really killed by Tan Yun, then his cross-level combat power is...
While Murong Kun was seething with rage, inside the residence of Linghu Changkong the atmosphere was just as furious.
“Senior Brother Linghu, this time Tan Yun was simply lucky! If I had entered the Snow Valley back then, I would have already taken his life!”
Lin Yi said respectfully.
29 days ago, Lin Yi had led a group to hunt down Tan Yun. However, during that time he accidentally discovered another minor secret manual, so he entered it to cultivate and never went to the Snow Valley.
Linghu Changkong’s expression darkened as he said heavily,
“Lin Yi, I have bad news for you. Today, after learning that Tan Yun had returned, I personally went to the Soul Lamp Hall and discovered that the life lamps of Chen Renqing and a total of 83 others had completely gone out.”
“Now that Tan Yun has broken through to Level 9, I believe those people were most likely all killed by him.”
Lin Yi was immediately stunned.
“What! Junior Brother Chen is ranked 108 on the Hidden Dragon List, yet he was killed by Tan Yun?”
“If they were really killed by Tan Yun, then his cross-level combat power is truly terrifying!”
Linghu Changkong nodded with a grave expression.
“Yes! We must eliminate Tan Yun as soon as possible. Otherwise, if we allow him to continue growing, the outcome will be unpredictable!”
“Tomorrow is the life-and-death duel between Ye Tian and Tan Yun. Although Ye Tian is the 98th strongest on the Hidden Dragon List, I am still worried that he may not be Tan Yun’s opponent.”
Before Linghu Changkong could finish speaking, a man’s voice sounded from outside the door.
“Your subordinate, Ye Tian, brings good news to report to Senior Brother Linghu—tomorrow Tan Yun will definitely die!”
“Ye Tian, come in.”
After letting Ye Tian enter the room, Linghu Changkong immediately asked,
“What good news? Why are you so certain that Tan Yun will die tomorrow?”
Ye Tian smiled arrogantly.
“Senior Brother Linghu, after 29 days of secluded cultivation, I have finally advanced the Dragon King Martial Body from Stage 9 to Stage 12!”
Linghu Changkong’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Is that true?!”
“Absolutely true!”
Ye Tian cupped his fists.
“How would I dare deceive Senior Brother Linghu? Even if Tan Yun has reached Level 9, I can still crush him like an ant!”
“Hahaha! Good! Very good!”
Linghu Changkong burst into laughter with delight.
“Tomorrow Tan Yun will not only die, but I will also obtain 80,000,000 low-grade spirit stones from Murong Kun as a wager!”
Lin Yi immediately cupped his fists.
“Congratulations, Junior Brother Ye.”
“With Junior Brother Ye’s current strength, it is enough to enter the Top 40 of the Hidden Dragon List. Killing Tan Yun will be nothing more than a trivial matter.”
“I congratulate you in advance for achieving great merit for Senior Brother Linghu!”
…
That night, almost none of the Top 3,000 experts on the Hidden Dragon List slept.
Because the next day, before the outer-sect elders began the qualification competition, they would announce the rewards for participating in the Divine Demon Valley Trial in front of all the disciples.
The next morning, the sun rose from the east.
As the Mao hour (05:00–07:00) ended and the Chen hour (07:00–09:00) was about to begin,
the square in front of the Hidden Dragon List was already packed with people.
On the left side of the Hidden Dragon List, in front of the battle platform,
3,118 young men and women ranked within the Top 3,000 of the Hidden Dragon List stood neatly in formation.
Linghu Changkong turned his head to look at Murong Kun and sighed.
“Brother Murong, you have disappointed me a little.”
“I already prepared 80,000,000 low-grade spirit stones. Originally, I was just waiting for you to kill Tan Yun so I could hand them over to you.”
He sneered faintly.
“But I never expected that everyone you sent would die, while Tan Yun is still alive and well.”
Upon hearing this, Murong Kun forced a smile.
“Linghu Changkong, yesterday I also went to the Soul Lamp Hall. The people you sent to the Snow Demon Valley… didn’t they also all die?”
“Today is the final day of our wager.”
“If you have the ability, then kill Tan Yun today!”
“If you can’t do it, why are you mocking me to my face?”
Linghu Changkong instantly flew into a rage, his face flushing red with anger.
“In that case… how about we add another layer to the bet!”
“If within 1 hour I make you witness Tan Yun’s death with your own eyes, the wager will be doubled!”
“But if after 1 hour Tan Yun is still alive, I will give you 80,000,000 low-grade spirit stones!”
“Do you dare accept?!”
Murong Kun stared at Linghu Changkong with blazing fury before answering immediately,
“Fine! I accept the wager!”
“Whoever breaks their word… may they die a miserable death!”
“Deal!”
Linghu Changkong agreed instantly. When he imagined that after Tan Yun died, Murong Kun would have to pay him 160,000,000 low-grade spirit stones, his body trembled slightly with excitement!
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Suddenly, the sound of sharp weapons cutting through the air came from high above.
16 outer-sect elders at the Nascent Soul Realm flew in on flying swords. Within only a few breaths, they descended onto the battle platform, sheathed their swords, and landed steadily.
The millions of outer-sect disciples spoke in unison:
“Disciples pay respects to the Grand Elder and all the elders!”
“No need for such formalities.”
Shen Qingqiu waved his hand, signaling the disciples to rise. His gaze then swept across the crowd below before stopping on Ye Tian.
His clear voice echoed throughout the entire square.
“Before the qualification competition begins, this elder still has one matter to handle. Those involved may step forward and state their intentions!”
Upon hearing this, not only the other 15 elders on the platform but also the millions of outer-sect disciples below were puzzled, unable to understand what the Grand Elder was referring to.
“This disciple obeys the order!”
While everyone was still confused, a respectful voice suddenly rang out.
A figure shot out from the front of the crowd and leaped gracefully onto the battle platform on the right side of the Hidden Dragon List.
The figure stopped, revealing a tall and sturdy man—
Ye Tian!
“That’s Senior Brother Ye! Who is he going to fight on the battle stage?”
“Senior Brother Ye is ranked 98 on the Hidden Dragon List. His opponent must be someone of similar strength!”
“…”
The crowd instantly erupted into an uproar.
But Ye Tian’s next words caused the entire square to explode into chaos!
“Tan Yun, come up and fight!”
Ye Tian looked down at the sea of people below and spoke in a deep voice.
In an instant, the entire square was thrown into commotion.
“Damn! Did I hear that wrong? The one fighting Senior Brother Ye… is that handsome guy who stole Senior Sister Mu’s heart?!”
“Yeah! I saw Tan Yun 1 month ago. Back then he was only at Level 8 of the Spirit Embryo Realm!”
“And who is Senior Brother Ye? Someone like him could kill Tan Yun with just 1 finger!”
“…”
Amid the noisy discussions,
Murong Kun was so furious he almost spat blood, his lungs nearly bursting!
He glared at Linghu Changkong with blazing anger and immediately cursed,
“You despicable bastard! You tricked me! How can you be this shameless?!”
Murong Kun’s entire body trembled, cold sweat covering his face.
If Tan Yun truly died, he would have to pay 160,000,000 low-grade spirit stones!
Linghu Changkong burst into loud laughter.
“Brother Murong, calm down. It’s only 160,000,000. Your family is wealthy anyway, isn’t it?”
Then his expression suddenly turned cold.
“I’ll tell you the truth. 1 month ago, when I made that bet with you, Ye Tian had already arranged this duel with Tan Yun for today.”
“Murong Kun, you are still far too inexperienced to compete with me!”
Murong Kun clenched his teeth tightly, forcing down his rage.
“Good… good… good!”
He said the word “good” 3 times, before growling in a low voice,
“Linghu Changkong… you are truly ruthless!”
At that moment—
On the battle platform, Ye Tian saw that Tan Yun still had not appeared, so he shouted coldly once again,
“Tan Yun, come up here!”
“If you retreat, according to sect rules it will be considered a serious offense!”
After those words, quite some time passed, yet there was still no response.
Many people began to think that Tan Yun had chosen to accept the sect’s severe punishment rather than go onto the stage and die.
But at that moment—
A mocking voice suddenly rang out from behind the millions of people in the crowd.
“Some people are born only to be lowly dogs, wagging their tails and begging for mercy from the so-called masters they serve…”
“Even when they are about to die, all they can do is bark like dogs.”
“Since you are so eager to be reincarnated, I will grant your wish!”
The millions of outer-sect disciples all turned around at the same time!
Under the gaze of everyone present,
Tan Yun revealed a faint smile at the corner of his lips before stepping into the square—
Standing beside Mu Mengyi and Xue Ziyan!
--Translated by likesnovel--