Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!-Chapter 796 - 790: War Dominating Map_1

The second round of the arena battles began!

The method remained the same: opponents were chosen by drawing lots.

Qin Wudao was rather lucky, drawing a young prodigy from the Great Shang Dynasty. Though slightly stronger than Ning Sui Feng, Qin Wudao defeated him and knocked him off the stage in just a dozen rounds.

Then came the third round, the fourth, the fifth...

All the opponents Qin Wudao drew were not particularly strong. Especially in the fourth round, when he drew his own subordinate, Li Kui, he advanced automatically without a fight.

It wasn't until the sixth round that he drew a formidable opponent: Batu!

On the arena stage, two figures stood. Their fearsome fighting spirit surged, their indomitable martial wills collided, and their boundless immortal Qi clashed, carving out two separate domains.

One domain represented an Emperor; the other, the Wilderness!

"I noticed you in the square that day!" Batu declared, shirtless as he warmed up his muscles. His numerous scars pulsed with qi and blood, like great dragons coiling around his body, ready for a sky-rending, earth-shattering battle. "I've been looking forward to this fight!"

His eyes, fixed on Qin Wudao, held nothing but the will to fight.

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you," Qin Wudao replied softly, a faint smile on his lips. An overwhelming momentum surged around him; behind him, heaven and earth trembled as the dharma laksana of the Heavenly Emperor emerged—lawless and untamed, singularly supreme across all realms.

Few of the new prodigies in the academy truly earned his serious consideration. Ji Huangdao was one, a potential enemy who could become an open threat at any moment. Duan Jianghe was another, though his extreme arrogance and desire to defeat everyone made him unlikeable. Song Tianming, also on the list, was rather mysterious and even showed a vague hostility towards him. Finally, there was Batu—a pure martial artist. Such a straightforward individual, devoid of crafty schemes, was a worthy opponent.

Thinking this, Qin Wudao unsheathed the Xuanyuan Sword. The Dao of the Emperor stood manifest, and the radiance of the Saintly Dao shone forth, a legacy for generations.

"Fight!" Batu roared, the battle fervor in his eyes almost tangible. He wielded his twin axes, which transformed into a dragon and a tiger, coiling in the celestial sphere and roaring through eternity, emanating a ferocious aura.

The Dao of Strength circulated, and the Origin of Strength surged!

BOOM!

The two fierce attacks collided, the shockwave spreading out and causing the arena itself to tremble slightly.

The two men clashed, swords meeting axes, sending sparks flying. They fought from the sky to the ground and back to the heavens, leaving a trail of afterimages across the sky.

In the later stages, even Golden Immortal Martial Artists might not have been able to keep up with their speed.

"Too terrifying!"

"Even a Luo Tianxian martial artist might not be a match for these two!"

The spectating prodigies exclaimed, their faces filled with wry smiles. They were all new students at the academy, yet some among them had already become beings they could only look up to, figures they might never surpass in their entire lives.

BANG!

With a violent collision, Qin Wudao and Batu separated.

Batu stood in a corner of the arena, panting heavily. His body was covered in sword wounds, bleeding profusely, as if he wore a crimson garment that only added to his ferocity.

Opposite him, Qin Wudao stood with his sword held behind him, his robes fluttering and black hair dancing in the wind. Infinite Dao light swirled around him, making him look like a graceful young nobleman who had stepped out of a painting.

"You are very strong!" Batu's eyes were fixed tightly on Qin Wudao. "But... I still have one more move!"

Beneath his blood-reddened skin, countless profound patterns emerged, dazzlingly bright like primeval Dao script, exuding an aura of the ancient Wilderness.

He tilted his head back and roared to the sky as his body began to expand.

In an instant, he transformed into a towering giant, many meters tall. His muscles bulged like divine mountains, and the twin axes in his hands grew proportionally, their sharp edges, a legacy through ages, seeming to shatter the Void.

"Sever!" Batu bellowed.

He raised his twin axes high, condensing a heaven-cleaving, earth-sundering power. Channeling the Dao of Strength, they forged a Great Dao before him.

With him at the center, Dao principles cheered and laws exulted, swarming to converge around Batu, making him seem like a giant who had emerged from 'the Dao' itself.

This... A sealed Innate Spirit-level physique?

In the inner courtyard, the three Emperors observing the Freshmen Grand Competition had their expressions change drastically—they were shocked, delighted, and incredibly excited all at once.

"But why would his innate physique be sealed?" Sword Emperor questioned.

"He is from the Wilderness!" the usually taciturn Azure Emperor suddenly stated. "It's rumored that a mighty figure hides in that lightless place. Perhaps the seal on his physique was their handiwork."

Jiang Emperor and Sword Emperor said no more. Although the Human Clan was the hegemon of the Nine Heavens, there were still many powerful experts they could not provoke and numerous forbidden lands they dared not tread.

Interesting! Qin Wudao's eyes narrowed slightly, his interest piqued.

In the next instant, his Innate Spirit-level Chaos Divine Body erupted. Primordial Innate Qi spread through the ages as countless Dao principles and laws flocked to revolve around Qin Wudao. At this moment, he was the 'Dao' itself!

This is... Batu's pupils contracted violently. Sensing the familiar aura emanating from Qin Wudao, he was plunged into profound shock. Primordial Innate Qi! Could it be that Qin Wudao is also an Innate Spirit-level prodigy? No wonder! No wonder he could pass the Three Thousand Trials!

Two Innate Spirits? The most shocked of all was Song Tianming. He even ignored his own opponent, his gaze fixed on Qin Wudao and Batu. Truly the tribulation-destined race of this era! If I could kill them and seize their Fortune, then...

It was as if he saw two vast, boundless rivers of Fortune, bearing Tianming, flowing from unknown origins to unknown destinations.

...

CLANG!

Two overwhelming auras collided.

The nigh-indestructible Void of the Nine Heavens fractured under the force of Qin Wudao and Batu's battle, hairline fissures appearing that, though tiny, struck terror into all who witnessed them.

It was common knowledge that only a Daluo Golden Immortal could shatter the Void of a Primal World.

Amidst the violent energy, Qin Wudao and Batu fought with abandon. Their souls underwent metamorphosis, their perspectives transcended, and their cultivation realms soared.

They seemed to traverse mountains and wade through the river of time and space. It was as if they had returned to a time before the Primeval Era, two Innate Spirits battling on a vast, desolate land.

PFFT!

Suddenly, Batu threw his head back and spat out a mouthful of blood. As if his strength was utterly depleted, his enormous body shrank, and he collapsed onto the arena, his face deathly pale, devoid of any blood. Only his eyes still burned with an intense light.

He propped himself up on the ground, struggling to stand. But the forced activation of his physique had exhausted all his power; despite several attempts, he failed.

At that moment, Qin Wudao walked over and extended his right hand.

Batu paused, then slowly reached out his left hand, using Qin Wudao's support to pull himself up.

They looked at each other and smiled.

...

"Your Majesty has finished his battle. Now, it's my turn!"

On a nearby arena stage, Xiang Yu murmured, a domineering glint in his eyes. He thrust his Overlord Spear forward with force, its frigid aura piercing through everything.

This spear thrust was relentless, indomitable!

Before this spear, gods would kowtow and Buddhas prostrate!

This spear thrust contained the Dao of the Overlord and wisps of Chaos Qi!

His opponent was Ji Huangdao.

This genius, hailed since childhood as the hope of the Human Clan, undefeated in a hundred battles and unconquered in a thousand, seemed to lose his luster at this moment, a hint of panic in his eyes.