Chapter 498: Tournament Start - 498
The overseer flew with Zhu Yi and the Sect Master of the Sword sect. His speed was far faster than either of theirs by a large margin.
He had heard about the bet between the Celestial Ice Sect and Zhu Yi. Although he favored the Celestial Ice Sect out of all the Sects in the Four Element Gathering world, Zhu Yi was far more important to him and all of humanity.
It did not take any time at all before Zhu Yi found himself in a familiar looking place. It was the same type of building that Elder Chit had taken him through long ago.
Since Zhu Yi was stronger, he was able to sense the strength of those around him far better.
Almost everyone here was at the same realm as him or higher. There were very few cultivators at the Soul Formation realm, and none below.
The overseer was different from Elder Chit. He was clearly a VIP here.
Without paying or having to talk, they went through a teleportation array. They arrived at a similar building. After a few more teleportations, they finally arrived at a location.
This place was a huge arena. From a glance, it seemed as if it was ancient and often used.
"This is an arena where a lot of famous tournaments happen. Its history is old, but relatively unimportant if you ignore who fought here and what they accomplished in the future."
Zhu Yi nodded as they walked through. There were a lot of people here. It seemed as if everyone had come early. The tournament started in around 50,000 years, not a lot for anybody that qualified to participate in this tournament.
Zhu Yi remembered the Sect Master mentioning that the Four Element Gathering world Sword Sect branch was not all that high in the rankings.
Perhaps if he had only come here with the Sect Master of the Sword Sect, he would have been treated like a normal person.
With the overseer here, however, they were given the top rooms. The vast majority of god realm cultivators in the universe were at the World Tree. Even here, only the host was at the god realm.
The overseer's appearance was unexpected and shocking. Nobody bothered them at all while they waited for the tournament to start. Zhu Yi continued to practice the sword.
Just a few years after coming to the giant arena, Zhu Yi heard a knock on the door. He stayed in a large penthouse with the overseer and the Sect Master of the Sword Sect.
The overseer got up and opened the door, wondering who would knock on their door.
As soon as he opened it, his entire body was drenched with cold sweat. Without a word, he grabbed the Sect Master of the Sword Sect, bowed, and exited the penthouse.
Zhu Yi exited the training room just in time to see them skedaddle.
He looked at the unfamiliar man that walked through the door. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed his master hop off of his shoulder and grow to normal human size.
"It's been a while." The man said.
"Not for me. It felt like it was only yesterday that I fought the Cosmic Dao." Zhou Fan said. "Do you remember me?"
"I started to store memories at the end of my lives. When I reached the god realm, I would restore them myself. Of course, they were limited. It would cripple my soul to take in even 1% of a True God realm cultivator's memories, especially one at the end of his lifespan."
Zhou Fan nodded. "Why are you here?"
The man sighed. "I just needed to see you. I didn't want to get my hopes up just for it to not be you. Now that I've confirmed it, I'll be on my way. See you after the tournament."
The man left and Zhu Yi looked at his master.
Zhou Fan explained to Zhu Yi. "That was Ying Xiong, an old friend. If you haven't heard of him yet, you will once you reach the World Tree."
Zhu Yi just shrugged. At this point, it would be weird if he didn't notice that his master was a supreme hotshot.
The overseer cautiously returned and everything became normal again. No one came to see them until the tournament began.
There were 1,024 cultivators participating in this tournament. One from every major branch of the Sword Sect throughout the universe.
The tournament was done in an extremely classic manner. One on one duels until one person remained. There were no exceptions, no second chances, and no 2nd place prize.
Besides being considered a better branch of the Sword Sect, there was only a prize for first place, getting to go to the main Sword Sect on the World Tree.
A god realm cultivator of the Sword Sect was sent out to oversee this tournament. He sat next to the overseer, a surprise guest.
Random numbers between 1 and 1,024 were given to each of the contestants. Zhu Yi received the number 7.
His opponent was number 8.
3 fights took place before his. Only one of the people seemed to be enough to challenge Zhu Yi.
His opponent was not a difficult one. A single strike of the formless sword was enough to render him unable to continue.
He sat back and watched as the rest of the fights happened. He spotted some people that were troublesome, and some that had weak opponents, causing him to be unable to determine their strength. He sat with the Sect Master of the Sword Sect in the stands.
It took nearly an entire day for the first round to end, and that was only because there were few even fights.
The second round started, and Zhu Yi fought number 5, the winner of his first fight.
Zhu Yi easily defeated him, once again, with a single formless sword.
The next opponent he would fight was one that seemed challenging at least. That person was the only winner that fought before him.
Chapter 499: The Sword Princess's Daughter - 499
Zhu Yi waited for the rest of the fights to finish. This time, he waited two days. Although there were less fights, there were more even matchups. The longest fight took an hour, which was still considered short considering that they were both Void Traversing realm cultivators.
Round three soon started, and Zhu Yi was the first fight. His opponent walked onto the stage confidently.
At the starting signal, his opponent slashed his sword towards him with flames covering it.
Zhu Yi flipped backwards and unsheathed his sword.
The formless sword.
The first formless sword knocked away the opponent's blade. The Second sent him flying back. The third was met with a lucky resistance. The fourth ended the fight.
Although his opponent was far stronger than his others so far, he was a user of the formless sword technique and had god rank sword talent.
Finding a worthy opponent was extremely challenging.
Zhu Yi watched the rest of the fights as usual. Some people won in a single strike, while others fought for a long time. Zhu Yi had to wait a week for the fights to end. One fight had taken an entire day to finish.
For the rest of the tournament, Zhu Yi would fight the first match.
His next opponent was at the same level of strength as his last one, and he quickly won.
As Zhu Yi watched this time, he saw more of the people that had previously only used a single strike to win.
They seemed to pose a threat, but Zhu Yi still could not get an accurate grasp.
As the fourth round came to an end, a week break was called. This was mostly unnecessary since they were cultivators, but the Sword Sect had another purpose for this break.
Over the next week, all of the contestants would be living in the same building. Since only 64 remained, it was not cramped at all.
The goal was to let those of the Sword Sect get to know each other and scout out future opponents.
Zhu Yi planned to stay in his room that entire time, but heard that there was supposedly extremely good food being served everyday.
Although he didn't believe it could be that good, Zhu Yi entered the cafeteria to give it a try.
There was no line, and only around 20 people were eating. No matter who it was, every single person was eating as if they had never eaten anything in their life.
Zhu Yi grabbed a tray and found that the meal was lobster. He had never been much of an eater, but grabbed a lobster and sat down with it.
As he looked at it, he realized he didn't know how to eat it.
"Whatever." He mumbled as he took a bite out of the back.
The shell was hard, but it did not stop his teeth. He took out a large bite and swallowed.
To put it simply, it was the greatest thing he had ever tasted. Zhu Yi ended up eating it whole, not leaving claws or a shell behind.
He felt some weird stares, but ignored them. After finishing, he began walking back to his room. It was a worthwhile trip.
Just as he was about to leave the cafeteria, he heard a voice behind him.
"Um, sir. That's not how you eat a lobster. I can teach you."
Zhu Yi heard a girl's voice. She sounded shy.
He turned around and was shocked. His memories seemed to fly by as he remembered his time inside of Chen Jie's inheritance.
There was one person in particular that Zhu Yi remembered. The sword princess. He had not even been able to see her as she beat him. Only with instant completion had he survived. Somehow, the girl that spoke to him seemed almost identical to the brief glimpse he had caught of the woman after winning the fight.
"Sword Princess?" Zhu Yi asked.
The girl's eyes widened and she hurriedly put a finger over her mouth and moved away. Zhu Yi followed her.
They found themselves in an empty room.
"How do you know the sword princess?" The shy girl asked.
"I saw her fight someone long ago." Zhu Yi said.
"That's my mother. Nobody knows that I'm related to her, and nobody is supposed to find out. Please keep it a secret." She asked.
Zhu Yi nodded. He didn't know the Sword Princess personally either way.
Seeing Zhu Yi agree, the girl sighed in relief. "Did you see a recording of my mother's fight?"
The Sword Princess was probably ancient, so it would be weird if he had seen her personally.
"I did. I only heard her name and saw her fight. Can you tell me about her?" Zhu Yi asked.
He was curious. He also wanted to know why this girl had to hide her identity.
"When my mother was younger, she could easily defeat anyone in the same realm. She was born in the Main Sword Sect, and even there she was unbeatable. At one point, the elders of the Sword Sect even searched for someone who could possibly defeat her on the same level. However, nobody ever did. This is a commonly known legend. She is now the vice-master of the Sword Sect. However, as her only daughter, I happen to know more. Do you want to hear?" She asked.
Just like Zhu Yi was curious, the girl seemed excited to talk about her mother.
Zhu Yi nodded.
"When my mother reached the Space Shattering realm, she met a man that had climbed up from a lower world. He was born from a mortal family, but he alone managed to reach the stars. They were at the same realm and the same level. Like my mother always had, she challenged him to a fight. He refused, but my mother was young and immature. Countless victories had grown her arrogance. She did not bow even in front of god realm cultivators. She attacked without another word." After this she paused for a moment.
"My mother did not fully describe the fight to me, but she told me that this was her first defeat. She told me one line. His name was Chen Jie, and he was invincible."
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