Chapter 167

The huge changes brought by fortune also allowed Lu Zhangsheng to clearly perceive the benefits he had gained.

After martial artists step into the Innate realm, both domains and divine abilities require a massive amount of time to comprehend.

When the fortune of the human race is added to one's body, the time required to comprehend divine abilities becomes shorter.

At the same time, the talent displayed becomes higher.

According to the orange giant serpent fortune above Lu Zhangsheng's head now, it is enough for him to step into the Heavenly Pride sequence.

Plus the attribute panel, it likely reached a heaven-defying level.

Ordinary martial artists require more than ten years, or even decades, for every breakthrough after breaking through to the Innate realm.

Lu Zhangsheng can even make continuous breakthroughs within a year; this is the terrifying aspect brought by talent and the panel.

The people nearby looked at the changes in Lu Zhangsheng's fortune and became increasingly awestruck, lowering their heads one after another.

That tangible "dragon might" made everyone not dare to look directly.

Even Qin Ruoshui's eyes revealed a hint of strangeness.

She looked at Lu Zhangsheng with beautiful eyes shining with brilliance, becoming increasingly curious in her heart.

According to what she knew, orange fortune was already quite astonishing.

Except for the top ten on the Heavenly Pride Ranking with cyan "flood dragon" fortune, the strongest batch remaining only had orange giant serpent fortune.

Lu Zhangsheng reached this height in a short period of time.

It compared to the decades of effort of others.

One must know that Ke Yanfeng and the others were heaven-defying talents from childhood, so they naturally had fortune added to their bodies.

Plus defeating a large number of Heavenly Prides of the same level, they reached this step.

Lu Zhangsheng could be said to have ascended to the sky in one step.

The last few days.

Lu Zhangsheng took Qin Ruoshui and slaughtered his way through the Mountain and River Map.

He was crazily collecting the fortune in the hands of many Heavenly Prides.

Under his wild slaughter, the giant serpent above his head was also growing rapidly.

"Four zhang."

"Five zhang."

Until the evening three days later.

Beside a large forest.

Lu Zhangsheng stood in the void, the fortune above his head still gathering rapidly.

The surroundings were a mess, and there were still many tokens on the ground, clearly having just experienced a great battle.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

Dragon roars echoed through the clouds, bringing extremely strong pressure.

Even the nearby trees were shaken into crazy swaying.

"Zzz..."

The orange giant serpent rolled in the sea of fortune above his head, as if it were about to grow dragon claws.

As a massive amount of fortune poured into its body, the giant serpent instantly expanded to nine zhang nine long.

The momentum was extremely astonishing.

"Finally reached the limit."

Feeling the changes above his head, Lu Zhangsheng was full of joy.

After his deliberate collection, his fortune finally reached the orange limit.

He was not far from the next step.

At this moment, his fortune was second only to those ten Heavenly Prides who had been famous for a long time.

As long as he defeated a few more people, he would definitely be able to transform again.

Qin Ruoshui stared blankly at the scene before her, her heart filled with shock.

She had witnessed Lu Zhangsheng's rise step by step with her own eyes.

From a weak white koi to growing into an overlord in just three months—it was simply unbelievable.

This caused ripples to stir in the depths of her heart, and a blush also appeared on her face.

Following Lu Zhangsheng's wild slaughter, his name became increasingly loud.

Among all the Heavenly Prides participating in this Wanhua Fruit Gathering, he was ranked in the top ten.

Compared to those old-school Heavenly Prides, he was not weak in the slightest.

Not only that.

Top ten Heavenly Prides like Ke Yanfeng were also collecting fortune wildly in the Mountain and River Map.

They had broken many groups of hundreds of people, and their limelight was unmatched for a time.

The entire Mountain and River Map gradually became the hunting ground for these top-tier Heavenly Prides.

Time flowed slowly.

Soon it was the day to go out.

On this day, early morning.

On the edge of a small lake, mist lingered.

Lu Zhangsheng and Qin Ruoshui sat on the ground, quietly waiting for the time to go out.

"Hum..."

Before long, as the space around them fluctuated, the scene before them changed suddenly.

The two returned to that magnificent main hall once more.

At this moment, the main hall was already filled with dense figures, and most of the Heavenly Prides had already arrived.

Only those with bad luck had been eliminated early.

Among the group of participating experts, led by Ke Yanfeng and Ji Wenrui, their auras were extremely terrifying.

Plus the third-ranked Dong Chenghan, the name of the three giants had spread far and wide in the Mountain and River Map.

The many Heavenly Prides in the surroundings looked at the three with incomparable dread.

These three were also strong candidates for the championship this time.

Lu Zhangsheng quietly watched the three, sensing the other party's aura.

He discovered that these three had strong strength; they were indeed worthy of being the three strongest Heavenly Prides of Great Zhou.

Their cultivation was at least at the mid-Innate stage or above, plus the power of domains and divine abilities, making their strength extremely terrifying.

Even he felt somewhat dread.

"Sure enough, among hundreds of millions of humans, there are still true genius figures."

He pondered secretly in his heart.

Just at this moment, on the high platform, Di Zhiyu stood up and smiled faintly: "The first round of elimination has ended; next, the second round of arena matches will begin."

"Each of the ten top-tier Heavenly Prides will guard an arena, and the remaining people will draw lots to choose their respective arenas."

"In the arena battle, after defeating everyone, one can challenge the arena master; if the challenge is successful, one will become the new arena master, and those who fail also have a chance to be revived..."

"Finally, the ten arena masters will contend for the final ranking to determine the championship position this time."

His voice was loud, and the loud voice echoed in the main hall.

Upon hearing this, everyone below the platform bowed in salute.

"We understand."

The rules this time were basically the same as last time, so everyone was not surprised.

The ten top-tier Heavenly Prides also had privileges; they only needed to wait quietly for others to challenge them, resting while others worked—this was the priority of the strong.

The ten Heavenly Prides on the scene were all filled with arrogance.

In their eyes, they only needed to care about those few dark horses; others were not worth worrying about.

A few others looked at Lu Zhangsheng, filled with solemnity.

Lu Zhangsheng's strength put pressure on several of them.

Soon, the drawing of lots began in the main hall.

Expert after expert came to the side of the main hall and reached into an iron bucket.

After fumbling for a moment, they took out a bamboo slip.

The people behind followed in order.

Before long, it was Lu Zhangsheng's turn.

He walked up slowly, reached out his hand, and then took out a red bamboo slip with the golden character "four" written on it.

"It seems I drew the fourth arena."

Before long, everyone on the scene had finished drawing lots and handed in their bamboo slips, exchanging them for identity jade plaques.

Many people were watching closely.

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

A man in a black robe had a stern expression; he was the arena master of the fourth arena, Yu Cheng.

He couldn't help but feel unlucky in his heart.

In the entire main hall, there were two strongest dark horses.

One was this Lu Zhangsheng; he hadn't expected to run into him.

The few lower-ranked Heavenly Prides couldn't help but feel some schadenfreude.

Everyone wanted to look forward to a dragon-and-tiger battle.

Subsequently, many Heavenly Prides walked out of the main hall one after another.

Soon, a group of people gathered around their respective arenas.

Lu Zhangsheng also arrived near the fourth arena, followed by a large group of people from Qingning Prefecture.

Fang Qing and her younger brother were also among them.

After witnessing Lu Zhangsheng's performance in the Mountain and River Map with their own eyes, everyone's confidence increased greatly.

The group all wanted to watch Lu Zhangsheng display his divine power and win the championship this time.

To thoroughly become a dark horse that was dark to the end, suppressing all Heavenly Prides.

"Shoo..." At this moment, Lu Zhangsheng leaped and flew toward the arena.

In an instant, he landed steadily in the center of the arena, standing with his hands behind his back, looking indifferent.

He didn't want to wait too long; fighting his way through the fourth arena and then defeating the arena master was his goal.

"This seat will make a fool of himself first; who dares to come up and challenge?"

Lu Zhangsheng's tone was indifferent, and his tiger eyes scanned the entire scene with great majesty.

It made the people below the platform lower their heads one after another, not daring to look directly.

Seeing this scene, the people nearby all had stern looks in their eyes.

The scene was silent for a time; no one dared to come up to fight.

Lu Zhangsheng's pressure was truly too strong.

That domineering aura filled the hundreds of meters around, making it somewhat difficult for people to breathe.

Even the ten Heavenly Prides like Ke Yanfeng were watching Lu Zhangsheng's side with interest.

Yu Cheng in the distance had a cold face and clenched his fists tightly.

A hint of dissatisfaction arose in his heart.

He hadn't expected Lu Zhangsheng to be so arrogant, actually wanting to directly fight through the arena and then challenge him.

Seeing no one coming to fight, even he became somewhat anxious.

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

But if someone consumed some of Lu Zhangsheng's Innate True Qi, his chance of winning would be much higher.

Thinking of this, Yu Cheng cast a sharp glance at a man in red on the edge of the arena.

Seeing this, the man seemed to understand something and nodded slightly.

Then he leaped up and flew into the arena.

"I am willing to learn a thing or two."

Zhao Daqiang smiled and bowed in salute.

For him, as long as he could consume some of Lu Zhangsheng's True Qi, it would be enough.

Moreover, his own interests were consistent with Yu Cheng's.

"What dark horse? It's better if he falls."

He sneered secretly.

The people in the surroundings also understood the other party's plan; they had no doubt about Lu Zhangsheng defeating this person.

After all, the other party was only ranked around thirtieth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

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

Just at this moment, Lu Zhangsheng attacked instantly.

"Slash."

He slashed forward violently with his blade.

The power of the Killing Domain erupted suddenly, the blade light appeared in the void, and there was infinite evil energy circling it, which was extremely astonishing.

This strike, under the dual blessing of divine ability and domain, had reached the limit of attack power.

"Kill."

Zhao Daqiang also stabbed forward with his sword.

Sharp cold glints flickered at the tip of the sword, carrying strands of powerful murderous intent.

Boom, boom, boom...

In an instant, the two attacks collided.

Sharp energy swept in all directions, dust and smoke rolled in the surroundings, and it was a mess.

"Pfft..."

With the strike, Zhao Daqiang directly sprayed a mouthful of blood, his entire body flying backward for more than ten meters and rolling to the ground without a sound.

One strike, and Zhao Daqiang was beaten into a coma, life or death unknown.

All of this happened in an instant.

The onlookers in the surroundings all had their mouths slightly open, their eyes filled with horror.

Everyone knew Lu Zhangsheng's strength was fierce, but they hadn't expected it to be this terrifying.

Even a Heavenly Pride ranked over thirty couldn't block one strike; it was simply shocking.

Fang Qing and many Qingning Prefecture martial artists were filled with excitement, clenching their fists.

This strike was too satisfying and thoroughly established Lu Zhangsheng's status.

"Who else is coming to challenge this seat?"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was indifferent, as if he had done something insignificant.

As his voice fell, many people on the scene began to whisper.

The group looked at Lu Zhangsheng with eyes full of dread.

However, no one dared to come up to court death; the fate of the person just now was still fresh in their memories.

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

"This person must have activated his essence blood; otherwise, it's impossible for him to be this terrifying. If we challenge him in succession, he definitely won't be able to resist..."

A man in yellow was filled with sinister intent.

As someone on good terms with Yu Cheng, he had to break the deadlock.

To fully intercept Lu Zhangsheng's successful challenge.

The people nearby heard this and nodded silently.

Clearly, many people agreed with this point of view.

"Let me try this person's quality."

A tall man leaped violently onto the arena.

Clearly, he couldn't sit still and wanted to be the first bird to be shot.

What greeted this person was a heaven-shaking blade light, slashing rapidly toward his face.

"Ah..."

With a scream, the man rolled directly off the arena, without movement.

Coming fast, going faster; even the people in the surroundings hadn't reacted before the person was gone.

Another one-hit kill.

"Shoo..."

Then someone flew onto the arena to challenge again, clearly not believing in evil.

The result was the same, at the cost of being in a coma.

However, the failure of these few people couldn't stop everyone's determination.

Instead, they became even more enthusiastic.

"This person definitely can't hold on for long; we will attack in succession to break him..."

The people below the platform shouted loudly.

Subsequently, a group of people took turns to go up, charging toward Lu Zhangsheng.

Lu Zhangsheng's hands moved and his blade fell; every strike broke an Innate expert, his expression always as calm as water.

Even his aura didn't have the slightest disorder.

The many onlookers below the platform were already numb.

Monstrous waves surged in their hearts.

Before long, only the arena master was left in the fourth arena, and everyone else had been defeated by Lu Zhangsheng.

He fought a hundred alone and forcefully defeated many challengers.

The scene below the platform became silent for a time.

Even people from other arenas looked over, their eyes filled with horror.

Everyone hadn't expected such a fierce person to appear in this Wanhua Fruit Gathering.

A group of Qingning Prefecture martial artists had already boiled over, and cheers echoed throughout the scene.

Seeing their own Hall Master be so heaven-defying made these people feel honored.

On the fourth arena.

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

"Roar, roar, roar..."

Deafening dragon roars echoed through the clouds, and the giant serpent shuttled and jumped rapidly in the void above his head.

Strands of fortune were stripped from the losers lying on the ground and poured into Lu Zhangsheng's crown.

A moment later.

The giant serpent seemed to be full and expanded violently.

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

A powerful dragon might permeated the air, making everyone on the scene feel their hearts tighten, revealing shock.

"Is this fortune turning into a flood dragon? It's simply ascending to the sky in one step."

Everyone began to discuss crazily.

This time, Lu Zhangsheng thoroughly stepped into the ranks of the ten Heavenly Prides.

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

Below the platform, Qin Ruoshui and the others were also filled with joy; only after this step could Lu Zhangsheng contend for the "Dragon King" position.

Lu Zhangsheng quietly felt his own changes.

Following the fortune pouring into his crown, his talent was still climbing step by step, and his mind became increasingly clear.

"Hmph... it's just as well that I don't have to collect them one by one; once I defeat you, all your fortune will be mine."

Yu Cheng sneered repeatedly.

In his view, Lu Zhangsheng had fought so many battles that he definitely wasn't at his peak.

He had a great grasp of breaking the other party.

If there's anyone to blame, blame the other party for being too arrogant.

(End of chapter)