Chapter 250: Extremely Arrogant
The competition between Jacques and Stanley wasn't so thrilling. Most of it was pretty boring since Jacques was overwhelmingly superior to Stanley in every aspect and dominated him every step of the showdown. There was little Stanley could do to protect himself against Jacques.
However, that did not mean that the elites of all the thirty three peaks and all the personal disciples present ignored the fight. Instead, they observed it carefully.
It was worth noting though, that the majority of them focused their attention on Jacques and did not care what happened to Stanley.
Three years ago, Jacques had become one of the top 100 warriors when he was just at grade two of the nature level, landing him in the list of legends of the Cloud Sect. Although Zen had already broken his record now, no one dared to ignore Jacques and his strength.
Moreover, Jacques had retreated to practice for three years and he was at the Illuminating Soul Realm at present. No one had seen him fighting over the three years, and no one knew how powerful he was now. That was the reason why those elites and personal disciples paid a lot attention to Jacques, who was one of their potential opponents.
Unfortunately, Stanley was defeated so fast that Jacques only had a chance to show off his incomparably sturdy armor.
But the set of white bone armor he was wearing was already strong enough to attract all elites and personal disciples' attention. Its defensive ability was comparable to a common fairy weapon, which could resist almost all damage inflicted upon it. Jacques, hidden and protected in the armor, could definitely win the competition, especially considering the fact that if the white bone armor couldn't be broken by his opponent, then there was no way to inflict damage directly upon him.
Zen, standing outside the battlefield, also paid attention to Jacques all the time, but he believed that he had a few countermeasures in his pocket to attack the white bone armor. Though the armor looked completely impenetrable, there were means such as the soul attack and flying knife which could break it. He was thinking that the flying knife with its sharp and penetrative tip might be strong enough to crack the white bone armor. There was also the rather strong fear and belief that the white bone armor wasn't Jacques's only ace in the hole. The only way to learn more about Jacques was in a fight itself.
Zen knew it wasn't easy to climb to the head of the list in the All Peaks Competition. Jacques wasn't necessarily the strongest of the personal disciples, but was already too powerful to be defeated easily. In addition, he had to compete with all the elite contestants from every single peak if he wanted to be the first.
Even though it was extremely difficult to compete with those disciples of great power, Zen was utterly indomitable. And instead of being the least afraid, he was immersed in a contradictory state of mind that was both exciting and calm. The thrill of the chase helped enhance his sense of fighting and kept him excited, and the calmness he possessed could help him assess his opponents clearly. Only when he was calm could he win a fight easily.
The round-robin competition came one after another.
Due to the participation of personal disciples this time, the round-robin phase was several times fiercer than the group phase. The contest between elites from every peak and the personal disciples was known to be one of the most wonderful and terrible attractions.
In the Cloud Sect, the status of the personal disciples was undoubtedly much higher than anyone else present. However, only a few lucky ones who were chosen by the elders and saints of the Cloud Sect had the chance to become their personal disciples.
And since it was considered bad form, they didn't show their discontentment on the surface, but in reality, they were always resentful of the personal disciples. 'Personal disciple? So what? Even the normal disciples of our thirty three peaks can also punch your shining teeth through the back of your skull. Doesn't matter that we don't have personal teachers, we are undefeatable!' the other disciples always thought in their mind. Therefore, the vast majority of disciples hoped that the personal disciples would lose in the competitions.
Unfortunately, these personal disciples were always superior to the inner disciples, and it was really tough for even the elites to stay in a fight with them and beat them. In the previous four competitions, three elite inner disciples had been defeated badly by these personal disciples.
When it was the time for the fifth competition, the referee announced, “Zen from the Drizzle Peak against the personal disciple, Vale!”
Vale?
Zen's brows frowned tightly as soon as he heard the name. Vale!
Vale had tried to force Zen to kneel down to him with great power on the day he had gone to Mountain! However, Zen had taken advantage of the strength of the dragon scales and his strong physical body to hold the pressure, and the Heavenly Ogre Fist had burst upon him under that enormous pressure!
But even if Zen had comprehended the Heavenly Ogre Fist at that time, he was no match for Vale at all. It wasn't to be forgotten that Vale had reached the Illuminating Soul Realm at that time and Zen wasn't even a nature creature!
Fortunately, Aura had come to help Zen out of danger in time, otherwise his fate wasn't hard to imagine.
That was only one of the reasons why Zen was angry. What made him even more annoyed was that Vale didn't want to beat him but actually wanted to be together with his sister, Yan!
Zen gradually unlocked his frowned brows at this thought and assigned a cold look to his face instead. He had never worn such an expression on his face ever since taking part in the All Peaks Competition.
Standing next to Zen, both Master Wen and Yehudi noticed that Zen didn't look good. After being together with Zen for a while, they now knew clearly Zen would never look cold no matter how strong his opponent was, and he would never concede the competition to anyone, not even the personal disciples. So, they guessed that there was something behind Zen's change of expression.
“Are you okay, Zen?” Yehudi asked carefully.
With a brilliant smile on his face, Zen replied, “I'm fine. I'm just in a bad mood, and I want to kick someone's rear right now.”
“Kick someone's rear?” Yehudi repeated and gave a gasp of surprise at what he had just heard. He then turned around and looked at the empty battlefield. It seemed that Zen's opponent hadn't come out yet.
“Yes!” Zen replied in a firm tone. Keeping cold expression of his face constantly, Zen walked towards the battlefield step by step.
Vale wasn't at the scene of the All Peaks Competition, and he didn't show up until it was his turn to fight.
After the cheers had died down, suddenly, there was a young man standing and walking in the air step by step, with both hands on his back. It seemed that there were some transparent stairs in the air so that Vale could step on them. And every time he took a step, a lotus flower bloomed right under his foot. Steps with lotus flowers! Those lotus flowers made Vale look gentle and aristocratic. Showing off indeed!
A great number of inner disciples were amazed at what they saw when Vale walked on the lotus flowers. Although most of them knew clearly that it wasn't difficult for him to do so since he had reached the Illuminating Soul Realm, but the great power and presence when he stepped on the lotus flowers shocked everyone anyhow.
Amid the shock, a long scream was heard from the many female disciples of the Lady Peak. Vale's appearance had produced a kind of galvanization on the battlefield.
Sitting in the group of personal disciples, Tracy Mo pouted and sneered with a cold smile on her face, “What a disgusting man! What does he think of himself, a prince or something? Why does he always show up like this?”
After hearing Tracy's words, Patrick, who was sitting right next to her joked, “So do you want to poke some holes on his body, Tracy?”
“Of course I do! If I get a chance to compete with him on the battlefield, I am definitely going to poke more than a few big holes on his body! He's such a poser every time he shows up! I am going to leave him in such a state that he won't be able to pose anymore!” Tracy replied resentfully, still pouting.
Zen stood motionless on the battlefield. He kept silent as he looked up at Vale, who was coming down slowly in the air.
After he had stepped down on the battlefield, Vale greeted him with a smile on his lips, “How do you do, Zen? It's beyond my expectation that you can take part in the All Peaks Competition in such a short time! What a surprise! I still remember what I said when we met on Mountain. I told you that I would give you three years to practice so that you have the strength to compete with me, but only half a year has passed till now. Don't worry, I'll show you mercy today. You don't need to look or act like you are facing a formidable enemy.”
“Show me mercy? A formidable enemy?” Zen repeated what Vale had said just now and suddenly burst into laughter. “Hahaha...Vale, you know that was a nice joke!”
With an astonished look on his face, Vale asked, “What joke?”
“First, I don't need you to show me mercy! You are not qualified to do that! Second, I'm not regarding you as a formidable enemy! I'm just in a bad mood when I think about my sister Yan being grounded Mountain to this day and you still in your dreams! You want to sleep with my sister! I'm just not happy with that, you know? I look like this because I'm not happy, rather than what you said. I'm facing a formidable enemy, huh!” Zen replied and sneered.
A burst of noise came from the crowd after Zen finished his words.
He had spoken word by word, so everyone present had heard what he said clearly.
At first, they were confused why Zen had suddenly become so arrogant. He had always kept a low profile in the previous competitions, and had always kept silent. But now, he suddenly looked different. He was arrogant and conceited right now!
After Zen finished his words, the crowd finally learned the reason behind his anger, and they were extremely amazed to find out.
“What? Vale wants to sleep with Zen's sister? Who is his sister?”
“Zen talked about his sister just now! His sister is Yan!”
“Who is Yan? That girl who is still grounded on Mountain? Oh my goodness! Yan is Zen's little sister? I can't believe it! What fantastic geniuses they are! Yan is a girl of terrible power, and her brother is even more powerful than her!”
Some disciples whispered in the crowd.
People in the Eastern Region liked to practice martial arts, but the vast majority of them were male. This was evident from the fact there was only one Lady Peak for female disciples out of the thirty three peaks in the Cloud Sect.
Female martial artists didn't play an important part in the Eastern Region. After all, male martial artists far outnumbered the female ones, so a female genius in the field was several times less likely than a male.
For the same reason, female disciples were regarded as underdogs all the time.
But Yan didn't fit the stereotype of a traditional female disciple. Such terrible was her power that once, with her efforts, Lady Peak had managed to land itself on the second number among all thirty three peaks, when it was famous for always ranking last.
Although there were many legends in the Cloud Sect, almost all such records had been created by male disciples. Yan became an exception to this when she led Lady Peak. With her extraordinary talent, excellent strength and amazing beauty, she crushed almost all the disciples and stood at the top of the list in the Cloud Sect!
What made people feel even more awed was that Yan was less than fifteen years old when she had created the legend!
What an awesome genius she was!
Most of the disciples knew about the existence of Yan, but they did not know the details behind her story. No one knew exactly how Yan had offended the Yun family and why she was grounded Mountain after the All Peaks Competition that year. It was said that Yan committed a crime and was immured on Mountain.
Zen got the information from Wurth when he was investigating what had happened to his sister earlier on. No one had more news than Wurth did in the Burning Sky Empire. He was a well-informed man.
Paying no attention to what the other disciples were talking about, Zen looked at Vale and continued, “As for the appointed competition three years later! You made the appointment yourself! How dare you appoint a competition with me like that? Do you really think you have the ability to compete with me after I practice for three years straight? I would have definitely improved in that time, and you wouldn't be qualified to fight with me after that! But you know what, let's forget the three-year-later appointment and come back to this competition now! Do you think you have the ability to win the competition today?”
As a personal disciple, Vale couldn't maintain his smile anymore, even though that was his usual style. He had been insulted by Zen in the All Peaks Competition just now. Or, to put it bluntly, he was degraded and despised by Zen in front of the hundreds of thousands of disciples of the Cloud Sect. He stared at Zen with burning eyes, as if he wanted to cut him into pieces with his mere gaze. “Good! That's very good! There is a saying that the younger generation will surpass the older. That's great!”