Chapter 518: Dark Horses Emerge

Hehe, kid, your winning streak ends here!

The youth wore a black robe, a contemptuous smile on his face.

The Shadowless Whip Gu Tianxiao! His Shadowless Whip specifically attacks the Soul, invisible and formless, leaving no trace!

Last Cangyun Martial Tournament's top three hundred. This time they should be stronger, right? I reckon the top fifty won't be a problem!

Below the Northern District arena, many people knew Gu Tianxiao's background.

Also on the Northern District arena, Gu Tianxiao naturally noticed Ye Liuyun's performance. Both of them had achieved six consecutive wins.

Based on the strength they displayed, it can be said they are both dark horses of the Northern District.

Spiritual Soul Attack is also my forte. But my realm is a step higher than yours, so in this battle you have little chance of winning!

Gu Tianxiao outwardly despised Ye Liuyun, but in fact he was fully focused, ready to strike at any moment.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw his condition crystal clear.

Suddenly, Gu Tianxiao's Soul long whip, like a long serpent, lunged at Ye Liuyun. Those with weaker Souls didn't even notice the attack had begun.

At the same time, Gu Tianxiao's figure split in two, then into four, and four Black Shadows rushed to strike Ye Liuyun.

Illusion attacks have no effect on me!

Ye Liuyun gave a slight smile, his Golden Pupil locked onto one of Gu Tianxiao's black silhouettes.

Flaming blaze scorches the Soul!

Ye Liuyun immediately launched a counterattack. The nearly fused Golden Armor Soul, now a Buddha‑Demon Golden Body, stood before him, completely enveloping his Soul.

Simultaneously, the Buddha‑Demon Golden Body emitted a blue‑white blaze, scorching Gu Tianxiao's long whip.

This blue‑white flame gave no sense of heat, like Nether Ghost Fire, flickering and drifting toward the whip and Gu Tianxiao's figure.

"Chirp"— both their Souls heard that faint sound.

Gu Tianxiao's body suddenly froze, rigid on the spot.

The defensive Soul within his Physical Body was instantly wrapped by Ye Liuyun's Nether Ghost Fire. In less than a breath, it was burned to ash.

Gu Tianxiao's attacking long whip, his second Soul and strongest Soul, was now burned down to a short stub.

He only felt that blue‑white flame, bearing a terrifying force that made Souls shiver, like a Yin Soul flame, seeping instantly into his Soul, impossible to shake off.

Even his mental realm was instantly corroded by the flame. His thoughts slowed immediately; his expression and movements became snail‑like.

The illusion techniques he had used were instantly annihilated by the Nether Ghost Fire.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun promptly withdrew the Nether Ghost Fire.

He hadn't intended to wound Gu Tianxiao so severely. Yet his Spiritual Soul Attack, refined several times, became overly powerful and extremely swift. Moreover, his continual fusion of Divine Soul Power raised his attack efficiency greatly.

Thus, even though he retracted it quickly, it caused irreparable damage to Gu Tianxiao.

At this moment, Gu Tianxiao lay on the ground, convulsing, foaming at the mouth, his body curling in agony.

"Fortunately, I withdrew quickly!"

Ye Liuyun let out a long sigh. Had he been slower, Gu Tianxiao's Soul would have been completely incinerated. The referee might have ruled it negligent homicide.

"I just feel a bit sorry for Gu Tianxiao!" Ye Liuyun looked at Gu Tianxiao on the arena below with guilt.

Then the referee announced Ye Liuyun's victory. Part of Gu Tianxiao's points and half of his fortune transferred to Ye Liuyun's score.

This marked Ye Liuyun's six‑win streak. After gaining Gu Tianxiao's fortune, his projection score finally cooled completely and began shifting toward a silvery hue.

With the fortune's increase, he finally felt the combat boost it provided.

"Indeed, it does provide a boost."

Ye Liuyun only now realized that his earlier faint sense of fortune boost was because he had obtained too little fortune.

After defeating the Shadowless Whip Gu Tianxiao, he went on to claim four more consecutive wins on the Northern District arena, becoming a genuine dark horse of the North.

Moreover, his dark horse status was of high value; each victory was a single decisive strike.

His projection score's numbers and colors kept updating. Ye Liuyun felt the brightness of his score would soon catch up with Jin Yuanhao.

Aside from the dual‑headed shadow snake, the three top fighters of the first echelon, and others, everyone noticed Ye Liuyun's dark horse. Each time he stepped onto the stage, the crowd began to watch his battles.

By this stage of the tournament, dark horses appeared not only on the Northern District arena but also on other stages, emerging in great numbers.

Among them, Demon Beast Lei Ming of the Southern District, Liang Xue of the Central District, Long Nv of the Western District, and Mo Tianheng were all closely linked to Ye Liuyun.

Of these, only Liang Xue fought more arduously, yet she kept winning consecutively, even defeating some powerful previous‑generation prodigies.

Especially Mo Tianheng, who, with Heaven and Earth Power, could defeat opponents with a single effortless move. Even Tianjiao Jingang Meng Wentian of the West hoped not to meet Mo Tianheng too early.

On the eastern stands, the Vice Alliance Leader of the Cangyun Alliance and several Elders kept watching the battles of these young prodigies across the arenas.

"Haha, truly a pinnacle of the age!"

"In past tournaments, a few dark horses were enough! This time, there are a dozen or twenty!"

Several strong Elders nodded in approval.

Vice Alliance Leader Yao Xinghai, seated at the center, scanned the stone pillars surrounding the arena: "The prodigies' fortune keeps rising—what a blessing! The Cangyun Continent seems poised to rise, it will never fall..."

On the surrounding stone pillars, figures from ancient and modern myths became more vivid, faintly exuding a mysterious aura.

Their expressions seemed to evolve, becoming increasingly lifelike, as if petrified statues were reviving.

"Look, the inheritance has appeared!"

An Elder pointed at some newly formed transparent phantoms in the sky and exclaimed.

The phantoms resembled an ancient primeval forest, with trees, mountains, and rivers flickering like a mirage.

"So soon there's an inheritance linking with Spirit Pearl Island?"