Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Moonkeep Tower, Typhoon Mountain, and the Blue Origin Sect all made their moves one after another. With this, all seven great sects appeared on stage. With Dragon City arena as the center, seven spirit beast phantoms came from seven different directions, stirring spiritual strength of the heavens and earth and causing the world to roar and tumble like a stormy sea.

As if by prior agreement, all seven spirit beast phantoms began to advance toward the arena. The confrontation of their auras changed the colors of the world. Black clouds, sword light, snow and ice, astral winds - all sorts of strange powers collided against each other, stimulating the heart and mind.

In the previous Beast King Wars, all of the opening ceremonies had been splendid and intense. The seven great sects used their spirit beasts to announce their strength to the public and suppress their opponents.

Suddenly, a hollow roar erupted. Black fog emerged from thin air. It carried with it a powerful corrosive attribute as it wrapped around the dark star ice serpent.

Cries of alarm filled the air!

"The Witchcraft Sect has made a move. Their target is still the Hidden Fog Sect!"

"These two great sects have layers upon layers of hatred with each other. Every time they meet there is guaranteed to be a battle!"

"The Witchcraft Sect's spirit beast has yet to be exposed. But looking at its aura, it is sure to be formidable. The dark star ice serpent might not be able to resist it."

"Indeed. The Witchcraft Sect might be cruel and ruthless in how they act, but they rarely do anything that they don't have full confidence in. If they attack now they must be fully prepared."

The Hidden Fog Master furrowed his eyebrows. Anxiousness and worry flooded the faces of those behind him. Since the dark star ice serpent healed from its wounds, they hadn't seen it truly display its strength. Moreover, what it was against was the strange and malicious Witchcraft Sect.

Yun Die clenched her fists beneath her robes. She stared tightly at the dark star ice serpent that was wrapped in black fog.

Then, that tumbling corrosive black fog turned into a picture, freezing in place.

Following that, faint traces of frost white color enveloped the black fog. The dark star ice serpent swept its body around, directly breaking the black fog apart and sending countless fragments shooting outwards.

In the next moment it looked up, locking its eyes onto the Witchcraft Sect's spirit beast. The silver-white textures in its eyes started to flow like water.

Then, the black fog that wrapped around the Witchcraft Sect's spirit beast began to roil about. One could clearly feel a bone-chilling cold emanating from within.

Roar -

There was an angered howl mixed with pain. Within the tumbling black fog, blood red eyes locked onto the dark star ice serpent.

Although the ice cold aura soon dissipated, everyone understood that in this situation where the Witchcraft Sect's spirit beast had taken the initiative to launch an attack, it had been the one to be suppressed instead!

In that instant, many eyes that looked at the dark star ice serpent filled with amazement. To instantly break the attack of the Witchcraft Sect's spirit beast and launch a counterattack without hesitation, the strength it displayed during this confrontation had far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Could it be that it was still hiding its strength?

Hu -

Yun Die let out a breath of relief. At the same time, she found that many people were the same as her. When all of them let out a breath together, it seemed especially obvious.

Her face reddened and she scolded herself. Others might not know of teacher's strength so it was fine if their hearts wavered. But, she was teacher's only disciple, so how could she be the same as these people?

She nervously looked at her teacher. He seemed to sense something as he turned to look at her, his expression calm and without waves. It seemed that in her teacher's eyes, this was a minor matter not worth mentioning. This was the dark star ice serpent he had personally cultivated; it could withstand any challenge!

Yun Die felt even greater shame and embarrassment. Her heart that had become unstable because of today's atmosphere began to gradually calm down instead.

Teacher would definitely be able to win. Definitely!

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The seven great sects had gathered at Dragon City and were entering the arena to engage in a showdown of strength. The Hidden Fog Sect was only one of them, and they weren't the center of attention either.

Since the dark star ice serpent possessed tyrannical strength, it was best not to provoke it for the time being. There was a tangled web of grudges and gratitude between the seven great sects, and it was always easy to find someone to stand against.

Hum -

Clear and harmonic sword cries rang through the world, their sounds like the waters of a bone-cold river running beneath a layer of winter ice. It slid across everyone's minds, causing their souls to tremble.

The Limitless Sword Sect's spirit beast made its move. Its sword intent locked onto Radiance Temple. At the Shadow Clan auction the Dragon Fang they desired had been taken by them, so how could they not care about this?

The phoenix luan's eyes were filled with a faint dignity. Facing this heaven-towering sword, it spread its wings and guarded itself inside. White light shimmered into existence around its feathers.

The invisible sword cut down. White light fluctuated around the phoenix luan, leaving behind light ripples, like a calm spring wind blowing across a still lake.

Gentle, calm, relaxed, it easily resisted all of the destructive killing power.

Then, the phoenix luan opened its wings. Winds were whipped into existence, forming a massive vortex. Deep blue wind sabers slashed down, like an endless rain on a summer day.

To not reciprocate was against etiquette. If the Limitless Sword Sect wanted to use Radiance Temple to establish their prestige, they naturally had to withstand a counterattack.

The calling of the sword became even louder and clearer, as if a great sword stood tall in the world. The blade trembled continuously and torrential sword light howled outwards, as if a dam had been broken.

The blue wind sabers wildly clashed in midair with the silver-white sword lights. Countless small cracks appeared in the surrounding space, causing the cultivators outside the arena to cry in alarm.

The condensed incarnation of the Blue Origin Sect's spirit beast was a blue gorilla. It beat its fists against its chest, the sound like the thundering of a great drum.

This sound spread out like a tide, stirring up the strength of the heavens and earth. The phantom of a mountain range appeared in the void. It fell down from the highest heavens, plummeting towards where Typhoon Mountain was.

In turbulent and rippling blue water, a big fish recklessly thrashed around. But, what was different about this big fish was that it had horns on its head, and it had a golden beard around its lips that waved about.

This was a dragon fish. It contained the bloodline of the dragon race in its body. At this time, its eyes were locked onto the blue gorilla. It raised its tail and viciously slapped it into the water.

Rumble rumble -

The sounds of torrential waves rose up between the heavens and earth, as if they were placed within the endless sea.

In the void, violent waves appeared, capable of crushing all things. They collided with the mountain range phantom.

As the battle between both sides was in full swing, hazy and dim moonlight suddenly sprinkled down from midair, covering the wild waves and mountain phantom.

Out of the seven great sects, the most low-key and mysterious Moonkeep Tower had finally made its move. It immediately began a three-way melee.

Before entering the arena, the seven great sects had started clashing with each other. They wanted to suppress their opponents and harvest even more attention from the onlookers.

Meanwhile, the condensed incarnations of the seven spirit beasts constantly moved to the center of Dragon City, gradually approaching the edges of the arena.

As the massive number of cultivators outside saw this splendid and extraordinary battle between spirit beasts, their eyes shined with awe and wonder. They gradually came to a decision in their hearts.

The battle in the arena was a competition between the seven great sects. But, the watching cultivators also had a personal interest in it - that is, the collective present from Dragon City.

Every time the arena opened, the final winner would be called the leader. They were the champions, the ones that were able to stand up arrogantly and smile down upon all others. At that time, all cultivators who chose to support the leader's camp would be baptized with dragon energy. Absorbing this was greatly beneficial to a cultivator.

So choosing which side to support was incredibly important. Cultivators needed to make their own judgment. After making a decision, they wouldn't be able to change it.

As the seven great sects approached, the cultivators surrounding the arena began to move. They moved towards the direction they chose, while heading into the seven entrances of the arena.

"I choose the Limitless Sword Sect!"

"I also choose the Limitless Sword Sect! A spirit beast that has cultivated for 5000 years and has perceived its own sword intent must be terrifyingly strong. It will definitely win!"

"Well, I feel more optimistic about Radiance Temple's phoenix luan. After evolving it is able to galvanize the stars. This is a phenomenon only the king of beasts can accomplish!"

"The Blue Origin Sect's great gorilla can summon the strength of the heavens and earth and condense a mountain phantom of the highest heavens. Its strength cannot be underestimated!"

"Typhoon Mountain's dragon fish can control the source water of the heavens and earth. A single splash can summon tsunamis. It is also extremely fierce!"

"The Witchcraft Sect appears to have suffered a setback, but with their secretive style, they must be concealing something."

"Moonkeep Tower's spirit beast can control moonlight. That is an unpredictable power. It has to be a formidable being!"

Everyone excitedly discussed and argued with each other, but few people mentioned the Hidden Fog Sect. It wasn't that the dark star ice serpent was weak, but since its attributes were exposed ahead of time, the other six sects had to have ways to guard against it.

Originally, with the strength the dark star ice serpent displayed so far, it had the qualifications to contend for the position of leader. But due to the Hidden Fog Sect's stupidity, they now became the party with the smallest chance of success.

Unless someone was highly involved with the Hidden Fog Sect or had some other reason, no one would choose them.