Chapter 482: Victory

After speaking, Yan Buji took out the Sea Kun Hammer from his storage bag, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and cracked a smile.

Han Lin glared at Yan Buji: "Hurry, kill him for me!"

"Roar!!"

Clang!

Yan Buji did not dodge or evade, hammering the incoming long trunk with a booming impact!

Clank clank clank clank clank!

This terrifying shockwave not only pressed the scattered smoke and dust in the arena down to the ground as if under some heavy weight, but even the spectators outside felt it; the seats built of blue stone trembled incessantly!

"What terrifying power!"

"What weapon is Xu Long using? A hammer? It can actually match the Six Transformation Immortal Accumulation!"

"What is that elephant?" Ling Yan on the seat wondered, feeling she had seen it somewhere before.

Xiao Ran's pupils contracted: "It is the White Jade Ferocious Beast of the Wasteland; as an adult it can match a Unity Dao cultivator! It should have long been extinct."

"But looking at that White Jade Ferocious Beast, it should be a sealed demonic spirit; how could it have such great power?" Ling Yan was somewhat curious, and of course even more shocked that Xu Long could match its strength against a Wasteland ferocious beast!

Xiao Ran looked at Han Lin in the arena, pondered for a moment: "Han Lin's Six Transformation Immortal Accumulation was likely refined mainly from the White Jade Ferocious Beast's bones; perhaps the demonic spirit lingered in those bones, and after countless years of nurturing, the White Jade Ferocious Beast could draw power from the Immortal Accumulation Embodiment to exert a bit of strength."

Han Lin's Treasure Elephant Heaven-Supporting Pillar was not even an Immortal Accumulation Artifact he refined; moreover, the primeval Wasteland ferocious beast was once an existence that dominated heaven and earth, and even a Spirit Transformation cultivator would pay a hefty price to activate it, let alone a Nascent Soul-stage Han Lin.

Overall, Yan Buji indeed has no time to deal with Han Lin now, because the white silk threads filling the air serve as stepping stones for the White Jade Ferocious Beast's flickering movements; the key is that even if Yan Buji clears a patch of air, the surrounding threads will keep growing until they cover it again.

Moreover, given the White Jade Ferocious Beast's huge size, even without precise positioning, as long as one is within its tens-of-meter attack range, Yan Buji will still be hard-pressed to cope.

"But wasn't the original purpose of my hammer designed to deal with such oversized foes?"

Yan Buji chuckled, blades are suited for slaughter, but blunt weapons are equally terrifying.

His path is not suited for light and agile sword or blade techniques; wielding a hammer allows Yan Buji's full strength to receive the greatest boost!

Relying solely on Yan Buji's Dao martial skill, it's impossible to defeat the White Jade Ferocious Beast in one go, so he chose the Sea Kun Hammer as the main weapon for output!

As he weaved and dodged, dust in the arena rose again; amid the battle between man and ferocious beast, the surrounding spectators' cheers never ceased.

Ding ding dang!

Yan Buji swung the Sea Kun Hammer, finally found the ferocious beast's attack pattern, and launched his first counterattack!

With tremendous strength combined with the full boost of the Mysterious Technique, three hammer blows actually forced the invincible White Jade Ferocious Beast back more than ten steps!

Seeing cracks appear all over the White Jade Ferocious Beast's body, Han Lin lying nearby was about to lose consciousness, and Yan Buji also realized that his magical power could hardly sustain the consumption of the Six Transformation Immortal Accumulation.

Seizing the opportunity, Yan Buji leapt into midair, gripping the hammer handle with both hands raised overhead, and his strength surged again with the Tide Technique!

Boom!

As Yan Buji plummeted from midair, the Sea Kun Hammer heavily struck the White Jade Ferocious Beast's skull, shattering its terrifying tusks while the beast's body turned into points of light and vanished.

Tap tap.

Han Lin lifted his head, terrifiedly watching the approaching figure.

"Don't... don't kill me...."

Smack!

One hammer smashed Han Lin's head; Yan Buji watched as Han Lin's Nascent Soul emerged, only to be scorched by the air and gradually fade, realizing this person could not die any more thoroughly.

Nascent Soul cultivators possess the ability to seize bodies and be reborn; this is common in the cultivation world, and even non-Nascent Soul Golden Core cultivators can achieve it via certain secret arts.

Of course, this seems doable only once, with no second chance, so no one has heard of anyone being able to repeatedly seize bodies and be reborn.

Yan Buji waved his hand, collected Han Lin's storage ring, then hoisted the Sea Kun Hammer on his left shoulder and raised his right hand overhead!

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

With the earth-shaking cheers from the arena, Yan Buji's debut battle as a gladiator officially ended!

Afterwards, Yan Buji also received his reward—not much, just a few tens of thousands of Spiritual Stones.

Following Wu Qian and Long Zhou back to the Martial Dao Assembly, both were quite delighted: "Congratulations, Daoist Xu!"

"Now Daoist Xu is the top Martial Cultivator of East Star City!"

Yan Buji looked puzzled: "Does East Star City possibly have other Nascent Soul Martial Cultivators?"

"Naturally there aren't any, so you're the first. Although the title carries no real weight, after all Daoist Xu beheaded Han Lin face-to-face in a death match, so no one will look down on you."

Yan Buji nodded, then suddenly heard a sound from outside: "What's going on out there?"

"Great news!" Long Zhou came in from outside, delighted: "After witnessing Daoist Xu's strength, the Golden Core Martial Cultivators of East Star City flocked to visit, even harboring thoughts of taking him as a master!"

Yan Buji stroked his chin, looking at them: "What do you think—should I accept them or not?"

"In the long run, this is a way to consolidate Daoist Xu's fame; even if he doesn't wish to teach them anything, they can spread his renown through their talk."

Yan Buji chuckled: "Fame is earned by oneself; I've only fought one death match, yet so many have flocked to me—who knows what they might want to do borrowing my name?"

"Daoist Xu could simply set three rules with them, or raise the threshold for accepting disciples; Daoist Xu is not merely a bitter cultivator, and he certainly understands these principles." Wu Qian laughed.

"Aren't you two afraid I'll become too powerful?" Yan Buji said lightly.

This is a very sensitive matter; as long as Yan Buji keeps winning, his fame will only grow greater.

A Martial Cultivator equivalent to Nascent Soul stage is major news anywhere in the great realms; moreover, Yan Buji has verifiable battle records, so naturally there will be no shortage of people coming to attach themselves.

However, Yan Buji currently has no intention of building his own power base, and he knows less about East Star City's inner workings than the two before him.

Although there are Spirit Transformation Union Dao cultivators in this city, they remain out of reach; but if Yan Buji were to take in these Golden Core Martial Cultivators, it would inevitably arouse suspicion from those two.

Although this matter was raised by them, Yan Buji still needs to ask one question.

If Yan Buji ever wanted to build his own power base, he would gain fame through the arena, recruit more Martial Cultivators, and establish his own faction.

Then, by cooperating with the arena through an organizational framework similar to the Martial Dao Alliance, sharing benefits, all of this would require considerable time.

But Yan Buji's main goal is to reach the early stage of the Martial Immortal Realm as soon as possible; after fulfilling a thousand Martial Dao Marks, he will attempt to condense his magical power into a Golden Core and even break through to a Nascent Soul of magical power—this is his sole means of extending his lifespan.

With many matters weighing on him, Yan Buji thus had an idea; by asking that question, he simply wanted to see how those two would respond.