Peerless Immortal God (Beyond The Dao)

Chapter 37- Three Dark Stars

Chapter 37

After taking some pills, Yan Jian felt better. He felt disappointed in himself. If he was unable to win his second battle, he would never be able to join the Elite court with Long feng and Li yu'er. He steeled his resolve to win his next battle no matter the odds. As he thought of this, he felt his dantian heat up slightly. His whole body became hot. Yan Jian ignored this change in his dantian and began to refill his inner energy.
      
The battles went on as usual. Out of the first fifty battles, only twenty five people won their battles. The remaining twenty five all lost. After a one hour rest, the second fifty battles began.
Long feng was set to battle a rank nine connate cultivator. The person instantly conceded and admitted defeat without fighting. Li yu'er's opponent also admitted defeat without a fight.

Yan Jian was set against the fourth top inner court disciple, Gong wuque. And Gong wuque was a rank one Yin level cultivator! Yan Jian's chances of winning was less than one. Yan Jian was down hearted as he jumped into his battle stage and faced Gong wuque.

"He is a Yin level cultivator, so what? I will still defeat him. I can't lose this battle!" Yan Jian reassured himself.

Gong wuque attacked without saying a word. He appeared behind Yan Jian and thrust his palm. Yan Jian was unable to react on time and the palm crashed into his back. He staggered a few feet away.

"Heavenly tyrant technique, tyrannic armor!" Tyrannic energy covered him again.
"Tyrant oppression!" He punched his fist at Gong wuque. Gong wuque dodged the fist and punched Yan Jian in his stomach. Yan Jian coughed up some blood. His eyes were red, filled with decisiveness and unwillingness to admit defeat.

The heat within his dantian increased. Yan Jian exploded with a more powerful aura and kicked out towards Gong wuque. Gong wuque still dodged the kick and a Yin level armament spear appeared in his grasp. He thrust the spear towards Yan Jian's chest.

Yan Jian instinctively moved sideways, making the spear miss his chest. Still, the spear stabbed into Yan Jian's shoulder!

"Yan Jian!" Long feng grew worried. "Admit defeat!"
     
Yan Jian's face paled unbelievably. His aura began to recede. Yet, he refused to admit defeat.

"You aren't my match. Admit defeat and spare yourself the misery." Gong wuque said.

"No! I won't admit defeat!" Yan jian glared at his opponent and shouted back.

Gong Wuque stared at him coldly. "There's always a point where bravery becomes stupidity. That's the point you are in now. Trash like you doesn't have a choice."
     
That finally awakened what was brewing within Yan Jian's dantian.
"Trash?" Yan Jian asked coldly.

The temperature of the whole arena began to rise. Yan Jian's eyes became bright flame red. He felt unwilling to lose, unwilling to be left behind by his friends, Long feng and Li yu'er.
     
A dormant force seemed to be awakening within him. The martial power around him tumbled around, boiling over itself.
     
Everyone was confused by this bizarre situation. Not even the elders could tell what was happening. Elder Zhang and Elder Bei's faces were etched with surprise as they saw what was happening.

"Is this...." Elder Bei muttered. "No it can't be." He shook his head.
     
Gong wuque frowned. He wanted to throw Yan Jian out of the battle stage and end the battle, when Yan Jian's body suddenly erupted with flames!

Gong wuque was pushed backwards by the flames with a part of his clothes burning.

"What the....." Gong wuque was stunned speechless.
      
Yan Jian looked like the reincarnation of a flame god. His hair was flame red. His eyes were cold and expressionless. He looked stunning!

Using his flames, he shattered his limits and surpassed the connate boundary. He instantly broke through to rank one Yin level!

Elder Zhang and Elder Bei could not believe their eyes.
"Bloodline awakening!" Elder Bei shouted.
This was something that you wouldn't see in a hundred years! Many disciples and elders also guessed that.
"Not awakening. He's too weak to achieve that. He merely tapped into it a bit. He won't be able to do it again. If I'm not wrong, this looks similar to the legendary Scorching Sun Bloodline." Elder Zhang replied with a shocked expression.

Was the heavens finally remembering their Mortal heaven sect? Three supreme talents have been found in the Mortal heaven sect! Li yu'er, Yan Jian, and the fog shrouded Long Feng.
     
Yan Jian glanced at Gong wuque coldly.
"I am not your match?" He asked again. He suddenly disappeared and reappeared behind Gong wuque. The crowd gasped.
Yan Jian's strength and speed was far above a normal rank one Yin level cultivator!
     
Gong wuque was about to turn and attack Yan Jian, when Yan Jian punched him in his stomach. Gong wuque felt his organs shake.

"I'm Trash?" Yan jian coldly question again and slammed his palm into Gong wuque's chest.

Gong wuque felt his head spinning. He spat out a mouthful of blood and went on his knees. Yan Jian then smashed his knee against his jaw. Gong wuque's jaw and cheek bone shattered, his mouth gushing with blood. His eyes rolled and he fainted.
    
The whole arena experienced yet another deathly silence as the unconscious Gong wuque was being taken out of the stage.
     
The flames around Yan Jian finally receded into his dantian. Still, Yan Jian had become a rank one Yin level cultivator with combat power at least on par with rank two Yin level cultivators! That was mind blowing.

Yan Jian walked down the stage with a smile on his face. Although he felt very exhausted, he couldn't conceal his excitement.
   
Long feng grasped his shoulder, feeling happy for him, while Li yu'er merely nodded at him.

Both still marveled at his appearance and power when he was covered in roaring flames.

Currently, the entire inner court was in chaos. No one was still stupid enough to believe that Jio yu would easily become the first in this competition. He might not even become the third! Three monsters had appeared out of nowhere and upset the whole Inner court!

Many disciples thought that Li yu'er would become first, Yan Jian would become second while Long feng would become third. Both Li Yue'er and Yan jian seemed to be stronger than Long Feng to everyone.