The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2168: Wait and See

War God Li Feng was quite carefree, knowing that the Ancient Land of Morning Light couldn’t win a second flowing quota, his mood wasn’t too intensely affected. The first and second rounds of battles had only one fixed flowing quota each, while the third round had three. He was determined to fight for a quota in the third round with all his might.

Five hundred and eleven points!

The Mystic Moon Trading House had already accumulated five hundred and eleven points in the second round of Netherworld Points competition. This points total signifies that the Ghost Pattern Beasts of the ninth wave inside the secret realm were all slain.

Huai Shang got fifty-one points, while Cao Zhiqun obtained four hundred and sixty points.

At this moment, almost all the Heavenly Monarchs and cultivators at the peak of the All Things Realm nearby were silent. Almost all eyes were fixed on the Law Light Screen, watching the astonishing points.

In the first round of Netherworld Points competition, it was surprising enough when Jing Yan alone obtained over three hundred points. But now, the points Cao Zhiqun secured completely eclipsed the Netherworld Points Jing Yan had won in the first round.

"Daoist Gong Zhi! Hehe... I am truly sorry! It seems this second flowing quota still has a predestined fate with my Mystic Moon Trading House!" said Ao Hong to the sulking Gong Zhi.

The Shadow Tower competed with his Mystic Moon Trading House to hire Jing Yan, which made him quite unfriendly towards the Shadow Tower.

"Ao Hong Daoist, don’t celebrate too soon, the second round of Netherworld Points competition is not over yet, anything can happen." Ao Hong retorted coldly.

Despite knowing that Shadow Tower’s hope of winning the second flowing quota was slim, virtually impossible, he wouldn’t admit defeat, looking at Ao Hong with increasing resentment.

"Is that so? Then let us wait and see! Just hope that when the time comes, Daoist Gong Zhi won’t regret losing that hundred billion Black Crystal Stones." Inspector Ao Hong sneered.

Cao Zhiqun inside the secret realm was actually at the end of his rope by now. After slaying all Ghost Pattern Beasts of the ninth wave, his divine power was severely exhausted. Although he tried to recover, it wasn’t enough to sustain the exhaustion. He even used a special spell to kill all Ghost Pattern Beasts of the ninth wave, which greatly drained his Divine Soul Body.

"I’ve secured enough points for Inspector Ao Hong," Cao Zhiqun thought to himself.

"Here they come!" A large number of Ghost Pattern Beasts appeared in the distant view.

There were two hundred and fifty-six Ghost Pattern Beasts in the ninth wave, and in the tenth wave, the number was five hundred and twelve.

Cao Zhiqun shook his head, rushed towards the Ghost Pattern Beasts, and after a bit of fighting, he only managed to kill three Ghost Pattern Beasts before his illusion body was torn apart by the Ghost Pattern Beast swarm.

Sitting in front of Yuantong Immortal Venerable, Cao Zhiqun opened his eyes, his face pale and his eyes shadowed. He knew well that his Divine Soul Body had been heavily drained in this points competition, likely taking a long time to recover.

Cao Zhiqun stood up, returned to Inspector Ao Hong’s side, and bowed slightly to him.

"Zhiqun, you’ve worked hard," Ao Hong, with a wide smile, looked at Cao Zhiqun.

"Inspector, you’re too kind; this is my duty." replied the exhausted Cao Zhiqun.

"Zhiqun, take a good rest," Ao Hong added.

Cao Zhiqun nodded, shifted his gaze to Jing Yan. After arriving near the Yellow Spring Cave, he already learned about Jing Yan’s situation. If Jing Yan hadn’t suddenly emerged, Inspector Ao Hong wouldn’t have needed Cao Zhiqun to compete in the Netherworld Points.

Jing Yan felt Cao Zhiqun’s gaze and looked at him intently. Hidden in their eyes was a silent rivalry.

Yuantong Immortal Venerable spoke again: "Daoist Gong Zhi, please send out two members of the Shadow Tower to compete."

Gong Zhi nodded, looking at Jing Yan and another member of the Shadow Tower.

"Jing Yan, my young friend, just do your best. None of us expected Ao Hong would be so shameless, breaking rules to let outsiders compete in the Netherworld Points." Gong Zhi whispered to Jing Yan.

Gong Zhi said this mainly to comfort Jing Yan. Now it seemed that winning the second flowing quota for the Shadow Tower was unlikely, but with three quotas in the third round, they must compete for them. If they could score more points in the second round, then gaining a quota in the third round would be more assured.

"I will do my best, Lord Buddha. Please don’t worry," Jing Yan nodded.

Then, Jing Yan and the Shadow Tower cultivator walked over and sat cross-legged before Yuantong Immortal Venerable.

Yuantong Immortal Venerable waved, and a black vortex absorbed Jing Yan and the other’s illusion bodies into the secret realm.

Inspector Ao Hong looked at the points on the Law Light Screen, his face beaming. The Mystic Moon Trading House can rest assured now. The first round gained three hundred and sixty-two points, the second round five hundred and fourteen points, making a total of eight hundred and seventy-six points. Who could surpass this? The Mystic Moon Trading House securing the second flowing quota was inevitable!

It wasn’t just Inspector Ao Hong who felt this way, probably everyone present thought the same.

Even Jing Yan, who helped the Xin Family secure a flowing quota in the first round, seemed powerless to turn the tide.

Regardless of whether Jing Yan could maintain his peak strength from the first round in consecutive rounds, it was unlikely he could secure enough Netherworld Points for the Shadow Tower to win a second flowing quota. The Shadow Tower would have to earn at least five hundred and twenty-three points in the second round to match the Mystic Moon Trading House’s total.

"Shadow Tower suffered a huge loss."

"A hundred billion Black Crystal Stones! Hehe, Gong Zhi Buddha may not show it, but his heart must be bleeding. Even for Shadow Tower’s resources, they aren’t blown in by the wind."

"Tsk tsk... Cao Zhiqun’s prowess is terrifying!"

"Indeed, it’s unimaginable how strong he is. How does a Nether Sky Realm cultivator feel stronger than most Immortal Rhythmic Strong People? Can most Immortal Rhythmic Strong People gain so many Netherworld Points in the secret realm?"

The cultivators not far away resumed their discussions.

A moment later, the Shadow Tower’s points changed. The first point earned in the second round of Netherworld Points competition was harvested by Jing Yan.

The Shadow Tower cultivator inside the secret realm watched Jing Yan in astonishment. Because when the first Ghost Pattern Beast appeared, Jing Yan rushed in and slew it with a single sword strike.

Indeed, with just one sword, he killed a Ghost Pattern Beast at the Peak of Netherworld.

"What did I just see? What did I actually see? Is this Jing Yan truly in the Nether Sky Realm? Is he really in the Nether Sky Realm, slaying a Ghost Pattern Beast at the Peak of Netherworld with one strike?" The Shadow Tower member gaped in disbelief.