Chapter 270: Strange Incidents Keep Coming

The Yun Tai where Biluoyuan is located.

When Leng Fang was teleported back, she was already on the brink of death.

The protection of the Sphere of All Beings prevented her from sustaining fatal injuries, but severe damage to her soul was unavoidable.

"Damn Lin Chuan!"

"To think you would strike Sister Leng Fang so ruthlessly."

"Senior Sister Nangong, when you encounter this Lin Chuan, you must defeat him and avenge Sister Leng Fang."

The sisters of Biluoyuan were filled with righteous indignation.

The Biluoyuan elder seated at the rear remained silent, his gaze falling on Leng Fang, laden with meaning.

In her impression, Leng Fang's strength was decent, but far from reaching the level just displayed,

Improving that quickly?

Quite suspicious.

Could Leng Fang have secretly learned some forbidden techniques?

Very likely!

The sect cultivates geniuses to ensure its enduring prosperity; the future matters far more than the current competition.

Naturally, the sect's higher-ups do not wish for geniuses to sacrifice long‑term potential for a fleeting win.

After a long while, the elder rose, approached the unconscious Leng Fang, and admonished:

"Xiao Ya, Mo Mo, you both should prepare well for the upcoming matches; Leng Fang's soul is severely damaged, and I will take her back to Biluoyuan for treatment."

"Understood."

Nangong Ya and Mo Mo performed a bow, "We disciples will do our utmost, not bringing shame upon the sect."

"Mm."

The elder nodded softly and lifted Leng Fang.

Nangong Ya also released her grip on Leng Fang, and a wisp of black vapor silently slipped from Leng Fang's body into her wrist.

"Lin Chuan! Heh heh!"

After the elder departed, a strange smile spread across Nangong Ya's face, "He seems more suitable than Bai Li Ming to become my servant."

"I must have this body."

"Jie jie jie."

……

On another Yun Tai.

Lin Chuan was discussing what had just happened with the ladies.

"Did any of you sense any abnormality just now?"

Defeating Leng Fang meant little to Lin Chuan; what concerned him was the series of abnormal auras he felt during the battle.

"None."

The ladies shook their heads.

Separated by multiple layers of space, their perception was vague.

Ye Xue asked, "Do you think there's any problem?"

"Mm."

Lin Chuan nodded, "The final burst of power from Leng Fang has already reached the level of a super‑genius; it's too bizarre."

"I felt a sense of threat, seemingly familiar yet indescribable."

"The women of Biluoyuan must be hiding some secret."

Lin Chuan was uncertain, originally not wanting to think the worst, but in front of the ladies, he decided not to conceal it,

"I sensed that aura, for a moment, resembled Black Mist to some degree, yet it vanished instantly, and I cannot be certain."

"Black Mist?!" The women were shocked.

If Black Mist has already infiltrated the interior of the Nine-phase World, even silently merging with cultivators of heaven and earth,

that would be an utterly subversive disaster.

It would endanger all living beings under heaven.

"If that is indeed the case, we must find another chance to contact them."

Xiao Qingmei Yun Zhi Yi said, "There are still two more from Biluoyuan to take the stage; perhaps we can discern some clues."

"That's all we can do."

Biluoyuan belongs to a super‑power.

Lin Chuan wants to investigate, but others may not be willing to cooperate.

Moreover, Biluoyuan is especially hostile to someone like him with many Dao Companions, and is unlikely to give him a favorable reception.

During the conversation, a new battle had already begun within the Small World.

The second match featured Bai Li Ming of the Purple Star Emperor Sect against a genius cultivator from the Cloud Kingdom.

The result was unsurprising.

Bai Li Ming used only one move to defeat the Cloud Kingdom's genius, causing the crowd on the Yun Tai to roar.

It was likewise a contest against a secondary‑level genius.

Bai Li Ming's performance in this battle finally outweighed Lin Chuan's.

Then the geniuses from the various super‑powers took the stage one after another.

Confucian Haoran Wujizong Meng Ziyin, Lone Lantern Sword Sect You Jingming, Eclipse Valley Qin Yang, Frostwind Pavilion Fang Ling, Qingqiu Fox Clan Bai Miao Miao, Hidden Studio Kun Seventeen…

All secured victory with overwhelming superiority.

Including the Cloud Kingdom Princess Yun Lian who lost in the second round, Wu Clan Hou Zuo, and San Zang Fozhi, all once again displayed the demeanor of a super genius.

Other Heavenly Pride contenders hailed as having super‑genius potential also performed outstandingly.

Including Ye Chen of Heavenly Autumn Palace, Jing Ying of Jing Shan Court, and the one‑armed swordsman Mo Sha who defeated Princess Yun Lian.

The battle with Leng Fang made Lin Chuan grow wary.

He observed each subsequent battle carefully.

In overwhelmingly crushing fights, he could see no clue.

He paid special attention to Ya of the Southern Palace of the Azure Abyss fighting a secondary genius, an absolute instant kill with no flaw.

"Can't see any trace, we have to focus on the other one."

Not only Lin Chuan, Ye Xue, Sangyu, Jiao Jiao, and Xiao Qingmei were observing attentively.

Only Lü Ya, whose cultivation was too low, practiced in silence.

Let alone spotting any Black Mist, even ordinary Divine Path Technique was hard for her to grasp.

As time passed, battle after battle came to an end.

Some erupted in desperate situations, staging comebacks against the wind; others wept bitterly, their Dao hearts shattered after defeat.

"Here it comes!"

Finally, besides Leng Fang, another secondary genius, Mo Mo, entered the stage from the Azure Abyss.

Her opponent was also a secondary genius, hailing from Eclipse Sun Valley.

Cultivators of Eclipse Sun Valley have the lowest average cultivation among all Heavenly Pride factions, yet they master the exquisite art of array devices.

According to the regulations of the Three Thousand Prefectures Genius Grand Battle.

Any array device or talisman wholly forged by oneself may be brought onto the arena, though a quantity limit applies.

This restriction is looser for cultivators whose path is array devices.

This secondary genius from Eclipse Sun Valley already cultivates at the legendary First Realm; with array device aid, he can briefly match the strength of a legendary Second Realm cultivator.

"It begins."

Lin Chuan stared unblinkingly at the battle scene within the Cloud Mirror.

Perhaps because Leng Fang's eruption left a deep impression, the Heavenly Pride from Eclipse Sun Valley unleashed full firepower the moment he appeared,

Facing Mo Mo, whose apparent strength was weaker, he showed no restraint.

The Array Plate activated.

Linked Grand Arrays stacked consecutively.

"How will they respond?"

Lin Chuan was fully absorbed, completely focused.

Mo Mo's tactics, much like Leng Fang's, derived from the Azure Abyss's hereditary secret art 'Nine‑Colored Divine Light'.

Leng Fang's power stems from the Water of the Five Elements.

Mo Mo's power, however, comes from the Earth of the Five Elements.

Soon Lin Chuan witnessed Mo Mo's method: earth‑colored flowing light swirled around Mo Mo, and Mo Mo chose to…

Mo Mo forced a break into the linked array.

The opponent's chained attacks fell, yet they could not breach Mo Mo's defense.

While the earth‑colored flowing light shielded Mo Mo, it barreled through the linked array, tearing the formation into fragments.

"How could that be?!"

The genius from Eclipse Sun Valley could not believe it; the array's backlash threw him into disarray in an instant.

Mo Mo burst through the Grand Array and in a flash reached the Eclipse Sun Valley genius, the earth‑colored flowing light slashing toward the opponent's head.

On the highest Cloud Platform.

The highest Guardians furrowed their brows.

"When did the Azure Abyss become this strong?"

"Even two secondary geniuses have reached near‑super‑genius level? That's odd, far too odd!"