Volume 1, Chapter 49: Clash of Dragons and Tigers

"Muyi, the cultivation difficulty of this Eight Desolations Dragon-Slaughtering Saber Technique far exceeds the three supreme inheritances you practiced previously. Enter the cultivation realm of the Dragon-Elephant Divine Demon Pagoda directly and master it swiftly; do not waste time outside," Xianyue reminded him once more.

Previously, when Muyi cultivated the three supreme arts of the Divine Concealment Academy—the Heaven-Suppressing Universe Seal, the Carefree Cloud-Wandering Step, and the Swift Lightning Gale Palm—he did not enter the Dragon-Elephant Divine Demon Pagoda, successfully mastering them on his own in the outside world.

However, when facing the Eight Desolations Dragon-Slaughtering Saber Technique, given Muyi's current realm, it was impossible to master it in the external world.

Therefore, Xianyue offered this reminder.

"Understood."

If a feat could be accomplished without external assistance, he would certainly do so.

Naturally, Muyi would not refuse an opportunity to take a shortcut.

Entering the Dragon-Elephant Divine Demon Pagoda once again, he stepped into the cultivation domain.

Instantly, Muyi felt as though his mind had expanded countless times over, vast enough to encompass a sea of stars.

At that moment, he felt as if he were no longer merely himself, but the Dragon-Elephant Divine Demon Pagoda itself.

Less than half an hour later, Muyi exited the pagoda.

The Eight Desolations Dragon-Slaughtering Saber Technique had been thoroughly mastered.

"At the sixth level of the Divine Transformation Realm, paired with the Eight Desolations Dragon-Slaughtering Saber and its technique, I am truly invincible!"

In Muyi's eyes gleamed the solitary pride of one who considered himself without peer.

If, upon first entering the Dragon Gate Battlefield, he still held a trace of apprehension toward the four kings of the Great Gan Academy—the Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, and Crane—it was because those four could potentially step into the Origin Prefecture Realm at any moment.

Back then, they would have been difficult to handle.

But now, none of that mattered.

The Wind-Thunder Leopard Wang Leishan had already been slain by him.

As for the remaining three kings, even if they had already stepped into the Origin Prefecture Realm, he no longer held them in any regard.

"It is time to close the net. This tedious Dragon Gate Grand Tournament should also draw to its close."

He had played enough.

Muyi had no interest in letting the Dragon Gate Battlefield drag on any longer.

Let him bring this boring game to an end.

The setting sun hung low, and the early hues of twilight began to emerge.

A single figure in cyan robes strode forward with the bearing of a monarch, stepping across the ruined and broken remnants of the Eight Desolations Sect's ancient site.

In the distance, the azure mountains resembled a vast sea, and the setting sun looked like blood.

Five days later, the entire Dragon Gate Battlefield boiled with excitement once more.

The news that Leishan, the Wind-Thunder Leopard King and one of the four kings of the Great Gan Academy, had been killed spread like an earthquake through the entire Dragon Gate Battlefield.

Everyone was discussing the incident.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Great Gan Academy, who had dominated the battlefield for a thousand years, grew exceptionally low-key, almost vanishing completely from the Dragon Gate Battlefield.

They dared not show themselves.

All because of a single person.

That person was Muyi!

A single Muyi, fighting single-handedly, had reduced the more than eight hundred participating disciples of the Great Gan Academy to trembling, terrified silence.

At this moment, the very Muyi everyone was discussing was already standing upon another island.

Guided by Xianyue, the second major fortuitous encounter of the Dragon Gate Battlefield awaited on this very island—the ruined site of the Four Seasons Sword Sect.

The two great treasures of fortuitous encounter within the Dragon Gate Battlefield were precisely the ruins of these two ancient sects, each of which had surpassed the Great Gan Academy hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Only within the remains of these two ancient sects did profound and abundant opportunities still exist.

At the exact same moment, in another location, a tremendous rumble echoed through the mountain ridges as an overwhelming aura soared into the sky like a dragon ascending to the heavens.

It was the aura of the Origin Prefecture Realm!

"Hahaha! I have finally succeeded! I, the Soaring Crane King Fang Yiyu, have finally transformed completely into a dragon!"

A figure shot up into the sky, hovering in mid-air as he gazed out at the distant, verdant green mountains.

His eyes burned with the boundless ambition to swallow mountains and rivers.

The Soaring Crane King, Fang Yiyu.

Ever since entering the Dragon Gate Battlefield, he had remained within the Departing Fire Divine Cauldron because at that time, he was infinitely close to stepping completely into the Origin Prefecture Realm, needing only that final step.

And now, the feat was finally accomplished.

A thunderous roar echoed from the right side of Fang Yiyu.

Another aura of the Origin Prefecture Realm simultaneously surged into the heavens.

"Hahaha! I, the Hundred-Battle Dragon King Yue Jue, have finally stepped into the Origin Prefecture Realm!"

Another figure likewise hovered in the sky—none other than the Hundred-Battle Dragon King, Yue Jue.

"And I, the Blood-Handed Tiger King, shall not lag behind others!"

From the south, a roar resembling a tiger's shook the valley.

A robust and towering man also levitated into the air.

It was the Blood-Handed Tiger King, Yao Tiannan!

At this moment, three of the four kings of the Great Gan Academy had stepped into the Origin Prefecture Realm almost simultaneously.

"Pity that if Leishan had not been killed by Muyi, he would surely have stepped into the Origin Prefecture Realm alongside us at this very moment."

Right now, Fang Yiyu, Yao Tiannan, and Yue Jue had gathered together.

Surrounding them were more than four hundred other disciples of the Great Gan Academy.

Though the remaining four hundred disciples were scattered across various locations, they had all received strict orders from the three kings to remain completely hidden until new instructions were given.

For no other reason than this:

Muyi was invincible.

But now, everything was different.

"Muyi! Divine Concealment Academy!"

In the eyes of Yue Jue, Yao Tiannan, and Fang Yiyu burned an endless sea of bloodlust and murderous intent.

"Pass down the order! From this moment on, all disciples of the Great Gan Academy shall launch a full-scale offensive and thoroughly exterminate every single member of the Divine Concealment Academy!"

"Remember! Not a single one is to be spared! Slaughter them all to the last!"

"I want Muyi to understand fully what kind of irreversible price he will pay for daring to slaughter disciples of the Great Gan Academy!"

They were fired up!

At this moment, Yue Jue and the other two no longer held Muyi in any regard.

Ever since Leishan was slain by Muyi five days ago, those five days had felt like the apocalypse for all the disciples of the Great Gan Academy.

They had been forced to hide here and there like stray dogs.

That included Yue Jue, Yao Tiannan, and Fang Yiyu themselves.

It was an unprecedented humiliation!

This was not merely a loss of face for them.

They had compromised the thousand-year prestige of the Great Gan Academy.

Such a monumental disgrace could only be washed away with the blood of their enemies!

Without slaughtering every single disciple of the Divine Concealment Academy, they would have no face to return to the Great Gan Academy.

The decree of slaughter spread rapidly across the entire Dragon Gate Battlefield.

Three hours later, urgent news arrived.

"Report! We have news regarding Muyi's whereabouts!"

Yue Jue, Yao Tiannan, and Fang Yiyu finally received the crucial intelligence.

"Speak, where is he?"

The three of them could no longer suppress their towering killing intent.

"Muyi has appeared on Ice-Fire Island!" the reporting disciple announced.

"Ice-Fire Island? Could that be the legendary location of the Four Seasons Sword Sect's ruins?"

Instantly, the pupils of Yue Jue, Yao Tiannan, and Fang Yiyu contracted sharply.

Ice-Fire Island was precisely one of the locations they had planned to explore.

They had simply never expected that Muyi would seize the opportunity and arrive there first.

"Hahaha! Splendid! Muyi, your doomsday has arrived!"

The three kings led more than four hundred disciples of the Great Gan Academy and set out immediately.

They were bound for Ice-Fire Island!

At the same time, in another direction, a massive gathering of over three hundred disciples from the Spring-Autumn Academy received startling news.

"Muyi has appeared on Ice-Fire Island!"

A disciple rushed forward to report the emergency to Qing Shuchen.

"He went to Ice-Fire Island? Could it be..."

Qing Shuchen instantly realized a distinct possibility.

The ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect were most likely manifesting.

"Hahaha! Excellent! Muyi, back then you swaggered before me with such an overbearing presence."

"But now that I have stepped into the Origin Prefecture Realm, can you still maintain that arrogance in front of me?"

Qing Shuchen had stepped into the Origin Prefecture Realm almost simultaneously with the three kings of the Great Gan Academy.

He was now a top-tier expert of the Origin Prefecture Realm as well.

"Let's go! To Ice-Fire Island!"

Unbounded dominance flashed in Qing Shuchen's eyes. "This time, I would like to see who dares to contest the fortuitous opportunities of the Four Seasons Sword Sect with me!"

At his command, the main force of the Spring-Autumn Academy set off in a grand and imposing procession.

"Elder Sister Bai, the ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect have manifested on Ice-Fire Island!"

In another secluded mountain range, over three hundred disciples had gathered.

They were the disciples of the Jade Pool Academy.

Leading them was the undisputed number one figure beneath the Origin Prefecture Realm in the Jade Pool Academy, Bai Nishang.

"Word is that someone spotted Muyi of the Divine Concealment Academy there," the female disciple continued her report.

"Big Brother Muyi."

Beside Bai Nishang stood Bai Shasha and Nan Yan.

At the mention of Muyi's name, Bai Shasha's lovely eyes lit up.

"The winds and clouds converge; the dragon and the tiger shall clash."

Bai Nishang stood up, her clear eyes resembling calm water yet filled with unshakeable determination.

"With the treasures of the Eight Desolations Sect—one of the two great fortuitous treasures of the Dragon Gate Battlefield—having been completely acquired by Muyi, the remaining ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect are now the ultimate prize for various powerhouses to contend over."

"Now that I have stepped into the Origin Prefecture Realm, how could I be missing from this battle?"

Not long ago, as the foremost leader of the Jade Pool Academy, Bai Nishang had refused to fall behind others and had likewise broken through to the Origin Prefecture Realm.

Before reaching this realm, facing Muyi and the three kings of the Great Gan Academy would have forced her to retreat.

But now, who said women were inferior to men?