Monarch Of Time

Chapter 968 The seventh trial: Showdown! (7)

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''You...!'' Young lady Niu was gasping for breath, but her stunning cold eyes were glaring furiously at Liu Mei who was now standing just a few meters away from her. And yet, 'young lady Niu' knew that no matter how much she glared she had already lost the fight, and quite convincingly at that.

The gorgeous white-robed woman standing opposite her hadn't even lifted a finger this entire time, and yet 'young lady Niu' had ended up facing more than a thousand white skeletons as well as a hundred Undead knights, each of whom had the cultivation of a peak rank 9 Dao King!

No matter how hard she fought, she was completely helpless against those odds and had ended up with numerous wounds all over her body.

However, what truly infuriated young lady Niu wasn't just that she had lost to her opponent or her current haggard appearance, but the fact that Liu Mei wasn't even looking at her right now. Instead, she was curiously scanning her surroundings, almost as if she was searching for something... or someone.

And indeed, a few moments later, her eyes lit up as she spotted Shun Long's seated figure at the edge of the populated mountain peak. Without any hesitation, she immediately flew over, appearing right in front of him in the blink of an eye.

However, at the same time that Liu Mei made her move and arrived at the edge of the mountain, one of the surrounding Dao Emperors stepped forward as well, blocking her path as he said coldly

''That's enough! Stop right there!'' Almost simultaneously, the middle-aged man punched the air without any hesitation, his fist heading straight for Liu Mei's chest.

Clearly, he was trying to take advantage of the fact that Liu Mei had just finished her fight with 'young lady Niu', and was going to challenge her before she had enough time to recover her spiritual qi.

However, the scene that followed was completely outside the middle-aged man's expectations. For some reason, his fist that could even shatter mountains and split seas apart didn't even manage to make contact with Liu Mei's robes, before it crashed on the white beam of light around her body and was forcefully pushed back.

''What??''

As that scene unfolded, the surrounding Dao Kings and Dao Emperors who were about to make their moves all froze as well, the expressions on their faces almost identical to the middle-aged man's.

Just like the Dao Emperor who had attacked Liu Mei, many others had also been waiting in secret and had been prepared to sneak attack anyone who won their fight, looking to take advantage of their moment of weakness to snatch their beam of light away!

Unfortunately, the scene they witnessed had immediately ruined all of their plans. With frustration visible in his eyes, one of the surrounding Dao Kings turned to face the purple-robed old man at the peak of the mountain and shouted in dismay

''Senior, what is going on? Why is this beam of light protecting that girl? Shouldn't we be able to challenge everyone in this place other than those two over there? Why was brother Dong pushed back?'' As he finished speaking, the young Dao King pointed at the distant figures of Shun Long and Xuan Bo before turning his gaze towards Liu Mei and the beam of light surrounding her body.

However, it was at this moment that the old man seated at the dais finally opened his eyes and glanced at the young Dao King who had just spoken, before his old, aged eyes narrowed dangerously. Then, with a look of unconcealed scorn on his face, the purple-robed elder stood up and smiled, before his booming voice reverberated throughout the mountain peak

''You arrogant fool, do you really have the gal to ask me that question after that shameful display of yours, or is it that you actually take me for a fool as well? Did you really think I wouldn't have considered taking proper measures against wastrels like you?''

The purple-robed elder's voice shook the entire mountain as the terrifying aura of an 'Earth Immortal' burst out of his body at the same time, causing the surrounding Dao Kings and Dao Emperors to tremble!

Indeed, the purple-robed old man had already seen through these people's intentions long ago and had made sure to prevent any such tactics from taking place under his watch.

After all, how could he possibly allow 'young lady Niu' to deplete Liu Mei's strength, only for someone weaker than them to swoop in and steal that beam of light right after?

The purple-robed elder's gaze scanned the remaining dozen or so Dao Kings and Dao Emperors at the peak of the mountain, before he said mockingly

''Trash! All of you are trash! Did you really think you could all be the fishermen who reap all the benefits in the end? You thought you could simply let the others get tired after their fights and just defeat them before they could recover their strength? Fools! The rules of this trial are simple. Each holder of a beam of light can only be challenged once a day! That's it! If you failed to challenge someone in time, you better pray you can do so the next day or the day after that!''

The old man's voice shook the hearts of those Dao Kings and Dao Emperors, causing them to lower their heads in shame. Indeed, they had tried to take the easy way out but had ended up making fools out of themselves in the end, and had even caused the overseer of the 'Heavenly Tower' to despise them. How could these geniuses not feel ashamed?

''Hmph! If you understand, you better take action or you will get kicked out of the tower without even trying!'' As he finished speaking, the old man took one last sip from the small gourd in his hands and simply closed his eyes, not even bothering to throw another glance at the Dao Kings and Dao Emperors at the peak of the mountain. He wasn't planning to intervene again or answer any more questions until the remaining seven days came to an end. Those who still held a beam of light by then would advance to the second round, while those who didn't would be eliminated!

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And like this, six days had already passed in the blink of an eye... before the day to decide the top 10 finally arrived.