Chapter 760 - 753: Demonstration

Chapter 760: Chapter 753: Demonstration

「The next day, in the wilderness outside the Deep Blue Safety Zone.」

The location for the mandatory challenge selected by the True Talisman.

Tens of thousands of candidates from the entire Deep Blue Safety Zone had now gathered around the dueling grounds.

Countless people were immensely curious about this sudden, mandatory challenge. It wasn’t the kind of thing one got to see every day.

Inside the dueling grounds, Dorobaku had already arrived. Dressed in a black cloak and covered by the Duel Seal, he stood with his arms crossed and his eyes slightly closed, quietly awaiting his opponent’s arrival.

Whispers rippled through the crowd as everyone discussed the challenger who had yet to appear.

Chishan and the others from the Red Scale Organization were in the area closest to the dueling grounds, while two members of the Silent Organization were hidden in the crowd, watching quietly.

A RUCKUS!!

Suddenly, a commotion started at the edge of the crowd. The spectators parted, creating a path.

A figure, shrouded by a faint golden Duel Seal, walked out from the crowd step by step.

From the perspective of a True Realm Life form, this figure was not tall, even appearing somewhat small and thin, with a build below average height. But his expression was calm, his steps light, and he possessed a unique air.

"Is that the challenger? Such a completely humanoid form... he must have some connection to the Sacred Lotus Civilization, right? Could he be a Descendant of some powerful family from there?"

"I heard he’s from the Ziying Safety Zone. Not a Descendant of some great family at all, but a candidate from a low-level civilization who just arrived on Primordial Star."

"What the hell, a candidate from a low-level civilization? Are you serious? Since when are candidates from low-level civilizations this fierce?"

"Maybe he just doesn’t understand the power and prestige of the Elemental Clan, so he made a reckless challenge."

"Is that it?"

"..."

The moment Zhou Yuanjue appeared, the surrounding whispers grew even more frequent.

"So, that’s the challenger? I can’t really see any obvious signs of power..."

Someone in the Red Scale Organization remarked. Chishan watched Zhou Yuanjue’s calm figure, a feeling akin to pity suddenly rising in his heart.

’After this battle, I doubt he’ll be able to maintain such a calm demeanor anymore, will he?’

’Calmness comes from self-confidence. But when faced with an insurmountable mountain, when that narrow confidence is shattered by the incomprehensible powers of the True Realm, that calmness will surely vanish.’

’It’s a tragedy, but it’s also a path every weakling must walk.’

’The Elemental Clan, huh? Still, to be able to defeat an existence that had broken past the boundary while only at the First-layer Transformation Boundary... it seems he’s truly no simple character after all.’

Zhou Yuanjue continued his slow advance. Through the path the crowd had cleared, he too saw his opponent in the distance, cloaked in black. A ripple of emotion disturbed his otherwise calm eyes.

It was anticipation.

It wasn’t just Dorobaku who longed for a worthy opponent; Zhou Yuanjue did as well, perhaps even more so.

Challenging those far beyond his level was a choice born of necessity. Such victories might bring a great sense of accomplishment, but they lacked the true pressure and impact of a clash between equals by countless degrees.

Only a battle between evenly matched opponents of the same level could allow one to achieve that state of harmony.

As if sensing his opponent’s emotional shift, Dorobaku abruptly opened his pale green eyes, his gaze colliding with the slowly approaching Zhou Yuanjue’s.

As Zhou Yuanjue drew closer, a strange magnetic field—a flow of information—seemed to rise from both of them, tangling together and intensifying.

TAP. TAP.

Finally, Zhou Yuanjue stopped, standing a hundred meters away from Dorobaku.

Dorobaku slowly lowered his arms and pushed back the hood of his cloak, revealing a translucent face that looked like solidified gas.

AHAHAHAHAHA!

His pale green eyes stared at Zhou Yuanjue as he suddenly let out a booming laugh, causing the air around him to vibrate violently.

"Since entering Chaotic Paradise, you are the first interesting opponent I’ve met. I can clearly feel that you’re different. Very good, very good!!"

Dorobaku said with a great laugh.

As soon as he said this, the crowd of onlookers burst into an uproar, unsure of what was happening.

"What’s with this guy? How did he earn such high praise from Dorobaku?"

"Isn’t he a candidate from a low-level civilization? Does he really possess strength that even Dorobaku would take seriously?"

"Who in the world is he?!"

"..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

’This guy...’

Chishan and the members of the Red Scale Organization looked stunned. Even after hearing Dorobaku’s high praise, they still couldn’t see what was so special about Zhou Yuanjue.

To be taken so seriously by Dorobaku while being in the same realm... they couldn’t imagine what kind of genius he was.

"I hope you won’t disappoint me,"

Dorobaku said with a smile.

"Likewise."

A faint smile also appeared on Zhou Yuanjue’s face.

"Then, let’s begin,"

Dorobaku said, still smiling.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!!

His wide cloak billowed, and small hurricane tornadoes formed in the space around him, appearing like pillars.

Feeling the terrifying Energy surging within his opponent, the smile on Zhou Yuanjue’s face slowly faded as he nodded slightly.

BZZZZZ!!

THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP!!

The Nine Great Furnaces activated, providing immense Energy. Blood-red threads appeared on the surface of his skin, eventually connecting into a single sheet, turning his body a translucent Blood Jade Color.

Within the translucent Blood Jade, twelve golden veins slowly emerged, inside which a highly concentrated golden liquid seemed to flow.

In an instant, both his life fluctuations and Energy Intensity soared to a terrifying level.

This sudden display of immense aura instantly stunned the crowd.

SWOOSH!!

The moment Zhou Yuanjue unleashed his Blood Jade Red Lotus form, Dorobaku also moved instantly.

He suddenly raised a hand and clenched his palm. A terrifying power poured out, commanding the natural energy.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!!

A terrifying wind enveloped Zhou Yuanjue from all sides, blowing from every direction in defiance of logic. It made the entire area feel like a swamp, and Zhou Yuanjue, at its center, felt as if the very space around him had frozen.

Wind Swamp!!

This was the same move that had once trapped Chishan.

Watching from the sidelines, Chishan narrowed his eyes slightly.

’How will you break through the blockade of this Wind Swamp?’

’The wind?’

Zhou Yuanjue’s expression focused, and his Puppet Structure suddenly activated.

BOOM!!

In an instant, his body exploded from its short stature to a height of nearly twenty meters, towering over every other life form present.

His colossal Blood Jade body, his eyes as calm as the sea, and his powerful, robust muscles made him look like one of the Divine Beings.