Chapter 322 : Divine Descent

Chapter 322: Divine Descent

Qin Xuanxiao entered the state of 【Divine Descent】. Aside from consuming the power of his bloodline, the drain on his Spiritual Energy was also immense.

Han Shuangjiang’s Heaven-Man State was the same.

However, by skirting the edges and playing tricks outside the rules, he was able to make up for this flaw.

Lin Zixuan’s seemingly 【Attribute-less】 Spiritual Energy surged wildly into the body of the Heir of Prince Rui. It merged perfectly with the Spiritual Energy within him.

Not only that, he also began sharing Lin Zixuan’s vision—equivalent to gaining an additional perspective.

Even Divine Sense power was partially borrowed by him.

The situation immediately changed.

From an evenly matched battle, it became one where Qin Xuanxiao held the advantage.

He held a spear in his right hand, while forming a hand seal with his left.

“Power of Fate of the Nation, gather!”

In an instant, the phantom of the violet moon behind him became more solid.

Streams of power flowed out from the phantom, causing the violet flames attached to his Spear Aura to grow even more scorching.

Standing below the platform, Chu Huaixu watched, yet his mind was on another matter.

“It seems that Big Ice Block won’t be able to hold on much longer either.”

“But according to the normal storyline, in the Third Realm Eastern and Western Continents’ Grand Competition, the winner is still Little Xu.”

“In other words, even in this state, Qin Xuanxiao is still no match for the Bronze Sword?”

After unlocking three layers of restrictions, that Evil Sword was likely terrifying beyond measure.

Chu Huaixu himself didn’t know just how strong the Bronze Sword was at its peak.

After all, even if he fought Little Xu now, it would still only be a weakened version of the Bronze Sword.

He raised his head and continued watching the platform, his brows gradually furrowing.

Han Shuangjiang had already been forced all the way to the edge of the platform.

The situation had begun to tilt heavily to one side.

Then, he noticed that Qin Xuanxiao on the stage suddenly exchanged a glance with him.

The Heir of Prince Rui stopped pressing forward step by step, allowing Han Shuangjiang—who was in the Heaven-Man State—to advance again with her sword.

After several exchanges, he once again forced her back to the edge of the platform.

This repeated several times, as though he was toying with her.

This made Chu Huaixu’s frown deepen further.

In the end, Han Shuangjiang’s Spiritual Energy was exhausted, and the Zhegutian in her hand was knocked flying.

The victor had been decided.

Clearly, perhaps to contrast with Chu Huaixu, Qin Xuanxiao maintained his composure and did not excessively harm his opponent.

For a moment, thunderous cheers erupted from beneath the platform, wave after wave of applause rising endlessly.

It was as if all the people of Moon Country present were offering their congratulations to the pride of their nation—their heir!

Such a scene stood in stark contrast to when Chu Huaixu had won.

With his keen senses, the Dead Fox could vaguely hear some of the voices.

“Look at His Highness the Heir’s bearing!”

“That’s how victory should look—glorious!”

“Exactly! Why be so arrogant!”

Clearly, his deliberate toying with Han Shuangjiang on the stage went unnoticed by this rabble.

Or perhaps, they chose to ignore it.

Amid the overwhelming cheers, their gazes happened to meet in midair.

Chu Huaixu and Qin Xuanxiao locked eyes.

The final match of the top eight was between Xu Ziqing and Ji Sikong.

Ji Sikong had advanced largely due to favorable draws. Facing Little Xu, who wielded the sword in his left hand, he was naturally no match.

The Bronze Sword was simply too overpowered.

Even with its Sword Spirit still in slumber, the power it could unleash was not something a normal Third Realm cultivator could withstand.

Thus, the top four of this Eastern and Western Continents’ Grand Competition were officially decided.

For many people of Moon Country, this result was difficult to accept.

Now, all they could do was hope that the Heir of Prince Rui would continue to cut through his opponents and seize the title of champion!

“As long as first place belongs to us, second, third, and fourth don’t matter.” Many people of Moon Country thought this way.

As per usual, there would be two days of rest for the top four contestants.

After that, lots would be drawn publicly, and the matches would begin.

During dinner, Chu Huaixu looked at Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing, feeling that both of them seemed hesitant to speak.

“What’s going on with you two?” he asked with a smile.

Little Xu scratched his head and stammered, “Um… um, Senior Brother, you probably want to face Qin Xuanxiao in the competition, right?”

“Mm, naturally,” Chu Huaixu replied calmly.

“But the drawing of lots…” Xu Ziqing continued.

“You mean, what if you end up drawing Qin Xuanxiao?” Chu Huaixu asked.

“Mm.” Little Xu nodded.

This made Chu Huaixu chuckle.

He set down his bowl and chopsticks, turned to look at the delicate-looking youth, and said, “Are you afraid that you’ll beat him, and then I won’t get the chance to face him in the match?”

“Uh, not exactly…” Xu Ziqing didn’t even know how to explain.

Chu Huaixu began analyzing seriously.

He glanced at the massive Sword Case placed nearby and said:

“If you wield the sword in your left hand, you have no chance of victory against Qin Xuanxiao.”

Little Xu nodded timidly. “Senior Brother, I know. I’m still too useless.”

Chu Huaixu nearly wanted to smack his head with his chopsticks. “There you go again!”

Then, glancing again at the sword case, he continued:

“But if you wield the sword in your right hand, based on Qin Xuanxiao’s performance today, you should win. To be precise… it would actually be this Evil Sword that wins.”

His tone grew slightly heavy, drawing everyone’s gaze to the sword case.

However, Chu Huaixu quickly changed his tone:

“That is, under the premise that the four strands of Emperor-level Divine Sense within him don’t take action.”

This left the two of them confused.

Chu Huaixu explained, “The Ancestor Emperor is essentially still alive in terms of Divine Soul.”

“I’ve personally experienced possession before. I know what kind of power those four strands of Emperor-level Divine Sense contain.”

“Moreover, as the Founding Emperor, even though only Divine Sense remains, the Power of Fate of the Nation he can mobilize might far exceed your imagination.”

“You, in a sense, would be relying on this Evil Sword to fight for you.”

“But that Ancestor Emperor can also make a move.”

“He held back before because he feared exposure.”

“But now, that may not be the case,” Chu Huaixu said. “And I have a feeling he still has a trump card.”

Additionally, according to the normal storyline, when Little Xu used the Bronze Sword, he had to pay a heavy price. Under those conditions, the sword would become even stronger.

Now that the Evil Sword was fighting on his behalf, its power might only be at seventy to eighty percent.

The outcome was still uncertain.

The Ancestor Emperor’s grand plan of possession had already been disrupted by Chu Huaixu, and he had even lost four strands of Divine Sense.

Under such circumstances, Chu Huaixu guessed that the other party would become more impatient—more eager.

Perhaps his need for the Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin would also grow more urgent.

It was very likely that he was determined to seize the champion’s title this time.

Thus, Chu Huaixu simply said to Little Xu:

“If you do draw him, just fight freely. Don’t overthink it.”

“Yes, Senior Brother,” Xu Ziqing replied.

He hadn’t expected that Little Xu had actually been hesitating over whether to… throw the match?

Chu Huaixu looked at the two of them and thought to himself, “Perhaps they’ve already guessed part of my intentions.”

But the three of them shared a tacit understanding and chose not to speak of it openly.

According to Chu Huaixu’s plan, it would indeed be best for him to face Qin Xuanxiao in the competition.

After dinner, he returned to his room, sat down on the Meditation Cushion, and claimed the mission reward for winning this round.

“【Ding! You have obtained one Earth-grade Treasure Chest and 1 Random Special Attribute Point.】”

As expected, the random attribute point was added to 【Spirit Gathering】.

“Before I knew it, even Spirit Gathering has already reached 6 points,” he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Then, Chu Huaixu began opening the Earth-grade Treasure Chest.

The items inside Earth-grade Treasure Chests were all top-tier.

But to his surprise, he actually obtained another Random Special Attribute Point!

“No way… you can even get this from an Earth-grade Treasure Chest?” Chu Huaixu was overjoyed.

Special attributes stayed with a person for life—the further one progressed, the more important they became.

Without hesitation, he used it immediately.

And what Chu Huaixu never expected was—

This time, the Random Special Attribute Point was added to… 【Physique】!