Chapter 167: Destiny Turns into a Jiaolong! Sweeping All the Way!

The massive shift brought by destiny also let Lu Zhangsheng clearly perceive the benefits he has gained.

After a cultivator enters the Precelestial realm, both domain and divine abilities require a great amount of time to comprehend.

When a human's destiny is enhanced, the time needed to comprehend divine abilities becomes shorter.

At the same time, the displayed talent becomes higher.

According to the orange giant serpent destiny currently hovering over Lu Zhangsheng's head, it is enough for him to enter the Heavenly Pride ranks.

Combined with the Attribute Panel, it likely reaches a god‑defying level.

Ordinary cultivators need ten or even dozens of years for each breakthrough after surpassing the Precelestial stage.

Lu Zhangsheng can even achieve consecutive breakthroughs within a single year; this is the terrifying effect of talent and the panel.

The onlookers nearby, watching Lu Zhangsheng's destiny shift, grew increasingly awed and bowed their heads.

That palpable "dragon might" made everyone dare not look directly.

Even Qin Ruoshui's eyes showed a hint of something unusual.

Her beautiful, ever‑changing eyes stared at Lu Zhangsheng, becoming increasingly curious.

According to her knowledge, orange destiny was already quite astonishing.

Aside from the top ten blue "Jiaolong" destinies on the Heavenly Pride list, the remaining strongest group only possessed orange giant serpent destinies.

Lu Zhangsheng reached this height within a short time.

Matching the decades of effort of others.

It should be noted that Ke Yan Feng and others have been god‑defying talents since childhood, naturally blessed with destiny.

Coupled with defeating many peers of the Heavenly Pride, they arrived at this point.

Lu Zhangsheng can truly be said to have ascended in a single step.

…

The final days.

Lu Zhangsheng, with Qin Ruoshui, wreaked havoc in all directions within the Mountain River Map.

They frantically collected the destinies from numerous Heavenly Pride wielders.

Amid his rampage, the giant serpent above his head also grew rapidly.

"Four zhang."

"Five zhang."

…

Until the evening three days later.

Beside a vast forest.

Lu Zhangsheng stood in the void, his destiny still converging swiftly above his head.

The surroundings were a mess, and the ground still bore many tokens, clearly after a great battle.

"Hoo Hoo Hoo…"

Rows of dragon roars echoed through the clouds, bringing an intense sense of pressure.

Even the nearby trees were violently shaken.

"Zzz…"

The orange giant serpent rolled in the sea of destiny above his head, as if about to sprout dragon claws.

As massive destiny poured into its body, the giant serpent instantly swelled to a length of nine zhang nine chi.

Its imposing presence was truly astonishing.

"Finally reached the limit."

Feeling the change above his head, Lu Zhangsheng wore a delighted expression.

Through his deliberate collection, the destiny finally reached the orange limit.

The next step was not far away.

At this moment, his destiny ranked just below the long‑famed top ten Heavenly Pride.

If he defeats a few more, he will surely undergo another Metamorphosis.

Qin Ruoshui stared blankly at the scene before her, deeply shocked.

She personally witnessed Lu Zhangsheng's step‑by‑step rise.

From a weak white brocade carp, in just three months he grew into a regional powerhouse—simply unbelievable.

This caused a faint ripple deep within her, and a blush appeared on her face.

…

As Lu Zhangsheng rampaged, his reputation grew louder.

Among all the Heavenly Pride participating in this Wanhuaguo Gathering, he was ranked among the top ten.

Compared with the veteran Heavenly Pride, he was by no means weaker.

Moreover.

Ke Yan Feng and the other top ten Heavenly Pride also collected destinies extensively within the Mountain River Map.

They shattered numerous groups of hundreds, gaining unrivaled fame.

The entire Sanhe Map gradually became a hunting ground for these top‑tier Heavenly Pride.

Time drifted slowly.

Soon came the day to depart.

That day, at dawn.

At the edge of a small lake, mist lingered.

Lu Zhangsheng and Qin Ruoshui sat cross-legged on the ground, quietly waiting for the time to leave.

"Hum—"

Not long after, as the surrounding space fluctuated, the scene before them suddenly changed.

The two returned once again to the magnificent hall.

At this moment, the hall was already packed with countless figures, most of the Heavenly Pride having arrived.

Only a few unlucky ones had been eliminated early.

Among the competing strong ones, Ke Yanfeng and Ji Wenrui took the lead, their auras extremely terrifying.

Adding the third-ranked Dong Chenghan, the name of the Three Giants spread throughout the world in the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

The many Heavenly Pride around looked at the three with eyes full of extreme dread.

These three are also strong contenders for this competition's champion.

Lu Zhangsheng quietly observed the three, sensing their auras.

He found that these three were indeed strong, truly deserving of being the three strongest Heavenly Pride of the Great Zhou.

Their cultivation was at least Innate Middle Stage or higher, and with domain and divine power, their strength was terrifying to the extreme.

Even he felt a bit of dread.

"Indeed, among billions of humans, there are still genuine geniuses."

He pondered silently in his heart.

At that moment, on the high platform, Di Zhiyu rose and gave a faint smile: "The first round of eliminations has ended; next we will open the second round arena tournament."

"Each of the top ten Heavenly Pride guards an arena, while the rest draw lots to choose their own arena."

"In the arena battles, only after defeating everyone can one challenge the arena master; if the challenge succeeds, one becomes the new arena master, and those who fail also have a chance to be revived..."

"Finally, the ten arena masters compete for the final rankings to decide this tournament's champion."

His voice was loud and resonant, echoing in the hall.

Hearing this, the people below all clasped their hands in salute.

"We understand."

This round's rules are basically the same as last time, and everyone is already used to it.

The top ten Heavenly Pride also have privileges; they need only wait calmly for challengers, enjoying the advantage of resting while others labor—this is the prerogative of the strong.

On the field, the top ten Heavenly Pride all wore arrogant expressions.

In their eyes, they need only pay attention to those few dark horses; others are not worth worrying about.

Moreover, several people looked at Lu Zhangsheng with solemn faces.

Lu Zhangsheng's strength put some pressure on a few people.

Soon, the lot-drawing segment began inside the hall.

One by one, the strong ones came to the side of the hall and reached into an iron bucket.

After feeling around for a moment, they drew a bamboo slip.

Those behind then came forward in turn.

Not long after, it was Lu Zhangsheng's turn.

He slowly stepped forward, extended his hand, and then pulled out a red bamboo slip bearing a golden character "four".

"It seems I have drawn Arena Four."

Shortly after, everyone finished drawing lots, handed in their bamboo slips, and exchanged them for identity jade tablets.

Many people were closely watching.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng draw number four, they all let out a sigh of relief.

A black-robed man's expression turned grim; he was none other than Yu Cheng, the guard of Arena Four.

He also couldn't help feeling unlucky in his heart.

Inside the hall, there were two strongest dark horses.

One of them was Lu Zhangsheng himself—he never expected to run into him.

A few lower-ranked Heavenly Pride couldn't help feeling schadenfreude.

Everyone looked forward to a dragon‑tiger battle.

Afterwards, many Heavenly Pride headed out of the hall.

Soon a crowd gathered at the edges of their respective arenas.

Lu Zhangsheng also came near Arena Four, accompanied by a large crowd from Qingning Prefecture.

Fang Qing and her sibling were also present.

After personally witnessing Lu Zhangsheng's performance in the Map of Mountains and Rivers, everyone's confidence greatly increased.

A crowd wanted to watch Lu Zhangsheng display his divine might and seize this tournament's championship.

To become a dark horse all the way, suppressing all Heavenly Pride.

"Whoosh—" At that moment, Lu Zhangsheng leapt forward and flew toward the arena.

In an instant he steadily landed at the arena's center, hands behind his back, with a calm expression.

He had no wish to wait longer; his goal was to smash straight through Arena Four and then defeat the arena master.

"I'll make a fool of myself first—who dares to come up and challenge?"

Lu Zhangsheng's tone was flat, his tiger‑like eyes scanning the whole arena with great menace.

This caused the spectators below to lower their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

Those nearby, seeing this, all had their eyes turn sharp.

For a moment the arena fell deathly silent, with no one daring to step up to fight.

Lu Zhangsheng's oppressive feeling is really too strong.

That overbearing aura fills a radius of several hundred meters, making it somewhat hard to breathe.

Even Ke Yanfeng and the other top ten Heavenly Pride were watching Lu Zhangsheng's side with interest.

Far away, Yu Cheng's face turned cold as he tightly clenched his fist.

A trace of dissatisfaction arose in his heart.

I never expected Lu Zhangsheng to be so arrogant, actually wanting to directly break through the stage and then challenge himself.

Seeing no one step forward to fight, even he began to feel a bit anxious.

Although he believed he had a sixty percent chance of winning against Lu Zhangsheng.

But if someone could consume some of Lu Zhangsheng's innate true qi, his odds would increase considerably.

Thinking this, Yu Cheng sharply glanced toward a red-clothed man at the edge of the stage.

The man, seeing this, seemed to understand something and slightly nodded.

Then he leapt up and flew onto the stage.

"I would like to learn from you."

Zhao Daqiang smiled and clasped his hands.

For him, it's enough if he can consume some of Lu Zhangsheng's true qi.

Moreover, his own interests align with Yu Cheng's.

"What dark horse? It would be better if he fell."

He coldly sneered to himself.

The surrounding crowd also understood the other's plan, and had no doubt whatsoever that Lu Zhangsheng would defeat this person.

After all, that person is only ranked around thirtieth on the Heavenly Pride list.

But if a group of people took turns going up, Lu Zhangsheng might then be in some trouble.

Just then, Lu Zhangsheng instantly made his move.

"Slash."

He suddenly slashed forward with a blade.

The power of the Slaughter Domain erupted suddenly, the blade's light appeared in the void, surrounded by endless killing intent, extremely astonishing.

This blade, under the dual enhancement of divine abilities and domain, has reached its limit in attack power.

"Kill."

Zhao Daqiang likewise thrust his sword forward.

A fierce cold light flickered uncertainly at the sword tip, carrying strands of strong killing intent.

Boom—boom—boom…

In an instant, the two attacks collided.

Fierce energy swept in all directions, dust and smoke rolled around, leaving a scene of chaos.

"Pfft…"

With one blow, Zhao Daqiang spat out a mouthful of blood, his whole body quickly flying backward over ten meters, rolling to the ground lifeless.

One strike, and Zhao Daqiang was knocked unconscious, his life or death unknown.

All of this happened in just a moment.

The surrounding spectators all had their mouths slightly open, eyes full of shock.

Everyone knew Lu Zhangsheng was strong, but they didn't expect him to be this terrifying.

Even a Heavenly Pride ranked around thirtieth couldn't block a single slash—it's simply shocking to hear.

Fang Qing and many martial artists from Azure Peace Prefecture all showed excited expressions, clenching their fists.

This slash was incredibly satisfying, completely establishing Lu Zhangsheng's position.

"Anyone else want to challenge me?"

Lu Zhangsheng's face remained calm, as if he had done something trivial.

As soon as his words fell, many people on the field began to whisper.

A group of people looked at Lu Zhangsheng with eyes full of apprehension.

However, no one dared to step forward to their death, the fate of that person just now still fresh in mind.

At this moment, a cold voice echoed throughout the venue.

"This person must have stimulated his essence blood; otherwise it's impossible for him to be this terrifying. If we keep taking turns challenging him, he definitely won't be able to withstand it……"

A man in yellow clothing had a grim expression all over his face.

As a friend of Yu Cheng, he had to break the stalemate.

He went all out to snipe Lu Zhangsheng's challenge and succeeded.

Those nearby heard this and silently nodded.

Clearly, many people agreed with this view.

"Let me test this person's mettle."

A tall, stout man suddenly leapt toward the stage.

He obviously couldn't sit still, wanting to be the first to stand out.

But what greeted him was a shocking blade light, swiftly slashing toward his face.

"Ah…"

With a miserable cry, the man rolled straight off the stage, motionless.

He came quickly and left even faster; before the surrounding crowd could react, he was gone.

Another move instantly kills.

「Whoosh…」

Then again someone flew onto the stage to challenge, obviously not believing.

The result was the same, paying with loss of consciousness.

However, the failure of these few people could not stop everyone's determination.

On the contrary, they became even more enthusiastic.

「This person definitely won't last long; we will continuously attack and break him…」

The crowd below shouted loudly.

Afterwards, a group of people took turns going onto the stage, heading toward Lu Zhangsheng to kill.

Lu Zhangsheng raised his hand and blade fell; each strike broke an innate expert, his expression remained calm as water.

Even his breath had no slight disturbance.

The many spectators below had already become numb.

In their hearts, it seemed a huge flood surged.

Soon, the No. 4 arena had only the arena master left; everyone else was defeated by Lu Zhangsheng.

He fought one against a hundred, strongly defeating many challengers.

Only saw the area below fall silent, without even a crow or sparrow.

Even people from other arenas also looked over, their eyes full of shock.

Nobody expected that this time the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly would produce such a fierce person.

A group of Qingning Prefecture martial artists had already erupted, cheers echoing throughout the venue.

Seeing their own palace master so heaven-defying, also made these people feel honored.

On the No. 4 arena.

When Lu Zhangsheng defeated the last person, the qi luck above his head began to surge violently.

「Howl howl howl…」

The deafening dragon roar echoed through the clouds; the giant viper swiftly shuttled and jumped in the void above his head.

Threads of qi luck peeled from the fallen losers on the ground, gathering into Lu Zhangsheng's head.

After a moment.

The giant viper seemed full, suddenly swelled up.

In an instant it grew four dragon claws and horns, its whole body exceeding ten zhang.

A strong dragon might spread, making everyone's hearts tighten, faces showing shock.

「Is this qi luck transforming into a flood dragon? It's practically ascending to heaven in one step. 」

The crowd began to frantically discuss.

This time, Lu Zhangsheng completely entered the list of the Ten Heavenly Pride.

In a short time he caught up to the level of those few people.

Below, Qin Ruoshui etc. also had faces full of joy; after this step, Lu Zhangsheng could possibly contend for the 'Dragon King' position.

Lu Zhangsheng quietly felt his own changes.

With the qi luck crowning, his talent continued to rise, his mind becoming clearer.

「Hmph…… good, I don't need to collect them one by one; defeating you, all your qi luck will be mine. 」

Yu Cheng sneered repeatedly.

In his view, Lu Zhangsheng having fought so many battles surely hasn't returned to peak.

He himself has great confidence to defeat the opponent.

If to blame, blame the opponent for being too arrogant.

(End of chapter)