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422: Eliminated

Author: Sweating_Cloud Word Count: 11047 Updated: 2025-06-20 00:12:51

Eliminated

Roar-!

A majestic roar reverberated across the arena once more, just like when Xuan Ming activated Inscription Master Qianling's inscription earlier.

However, there was a distinct difference between this and that.

While Inscription Master Qianling's inscription sounded like the menacing roar of countless beasts, Lu Tianzi's inscription let out a roar that seemed to come from a single apex predator, one that stood at the very top of the food chain.

And along with this majestic roar came an shockwave of overwhelming pressure that erupted with Xuan Ming at its epicentre.

The Iron Fist Overlord reacted immediately, vanishing from his seat and reappearing in the air above the twins before anyone could react.

He pushed downwards with an open palm, and an invisible barrier of pure energy formed around the twins.

When met with the expanding shockwave, the barrier shook violently as ripples appeared all over it. Yet despite how risky it looked, the barrier still held strong in the end.

This stopped the shockwave from propagating any further, preventing it from reaching anyone in the audience seats.

Unfortunately for Xuan Meng, he was trapped in the barrier created by the Iron Fist Overlord, and was thus unable to hide behind it for protection.

He was caught completely by surprise as he ran straight into the explosion of pure pressure, with a boost in his speed no less.

Of course, it was on purpose as well.

Since he was part of the demonstration, he naturally had to deal with it himself. But by the time he realised what was going on, it was already too late for him to turn around.

The overwhelming pressure swept over him, and he almost screamed in pain.

It felt as though he had ended up in the hands of a divine giant, and the pair of hands were closing upon him, forcibly crushing him into mincemeat.

His face contorted as he desperately tried to retreat.

However, something that would have usually only taken him a split second to do took much longer to complete this time.

Under the effect of the inscription skill, his reflexes drastically slowed.

No, it was not just his reflexes.

His psyche had taken a direct hit, causing even his thoughts to slow down.

The audience watched on in confusion as Xuan Meng grimaced in pain, yet continued standing there like a fool.

Did the inscription skill bind him to the spot?

Just as they were wondering that, Xuan Meng finally seemed to have regained his senses and started retreating.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

The sword inscribed by Lu Tianzi landed on Xuan Meng's shoulder, pressed against his neck.

It was over.

"The victor – Manor Lord Lu!" Xuan Ziying announced.

This time, her announcement was met by silence, a huge contrast to the applause and cheers that had filled the arena when the previous victors had been announced.

Why?

It was because the audience did not fully understand the events that just transpired.

All they saw was Xuan Meng rushing towards Xuan Ming, followed by a loud roar when the latter activated his inscription.

What happened next was the Iron Fist Overlord quickly creating a barrier. And then Xuan Meng simply stood there like a retard while Xuan Ming came forward to press a sword against his neck.

It was obvious what Inscription Master Peilun's inscription did, but when it came to Lu Tianzi's inscription, the audience could only guess even after seeing it in action.

Even the more perceptive ones could only fall into deep thought as they carefully contemplated the different possibilities of what could have happened.

Meanwhile, the more cynical ones even suspected that Xuan Meng had deliberately thrown the fight by not reacting like how any Eighth Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist should!

Of course, just like before, they dared not openly voice out their unhappiness for fear of being blacklisted by the Timeless Flame Sect.

Lu Tianzi closed his eyes and secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Despite it being an simplified version, the inscription seemed to be working well. The only question now was whether it would be enough to last till the very end.

Seeing his look of relief, Grandmaster Xiqin snorted in disdain.

To already be struggling this much before facing him... how pathetic!

This time, the twins were given a longer time to rest than before.

Xuan Meng had taken a direct hit to his psyche, and this required more attention than physical injuries of the same level.

Fortunately, the Timeless Flame Sect had no lack of capable physicians.

After taking a good rest and some rare medicine, Xuan Meng had recovered well enough to fight at his maximum potential.

The audience had no complaints about this either. It was only normal for the demonstrators to have to rest up after each round. That was necessary to ensure the fairness of the Inscription Meet.

On top of that, now that all inscriptions had been revealed, members of the audience were busy discussing among themselves, each trying to predict the overall victor of the Inscription Meet.

"Thank you everyone for the wait," the arena quietened down at Xuan Ziying's words. "Now, let us take a look at how the submission from Grandmaster Xiqin fares against the submission from Inscription Master Guiheng!"

Anticipation built up among the audience once more.

It was time for the confrontation between victors of the first round.

Grandmaster Xiqin glanced over at Inscription Master Guiheng and said with a smile. "May the best man win."

Inscription Master Guiheng wore a veil that covered her face from the nose downwards, but her bright eyes and fair skin were telling enough of her beauty.

"Mm," Inscription Master Guiheng nodded indifferently, drawing a forced chuckle from Grandmaster Xiqin.

Youngsters nowadays truly do not know how to respect their seniors, but that's all right.

After two more rounds of demonstrations, it would be obvious to all just how much better he was as compared to these young fledglings.

At that point, they would have no choice but to acknowledge his superiority!

The fully recovered Xuan Meng and Xuan Ming stood face to face on the stage once more, the former held Grandmaster Xiqin's sword while the latter held Inscription Master Guiheng's.

A fiery devil appeared once again as Xuan Meng activated the inscription on his sword.

Even though this was not its first appearance, those in the audience still could not help but sigh in admiration as they took in the sight of the fiery devil.

Standing at over three men's height, just its appearance alone would have been intimidating enough, but its strength was not lacking in comparison, as had already been proven earlier.

In fact, it was so domineering that most of those among the audience had already concluded that Grandmaster Xiqin would be the eventual victor of the Inscription Meet.

Grandmaster Xiqin smiled in satisfaction as he watched the fiery devil rush towards Xuan Ming.1

Do it!

Show the world just how magnificent I truly am!

This might only be a demonstration, but Xuan Ming still could not help but feel intimidated when faced with the fiery devil, especially since he had already witnessed for himself just how powerful it was.

Nevertheless, this did not stop him from doing his best.

He channelled his Origin Force into the sword in his hands, into the inscription by Inscription Master Guiheng.

A white mist immediately emerged from the inscription symbol and shrouded over the entire blade.

This was the same plain-looking inscription skill that had shown itself earlier.

Plain, but effective.

That was how it helped Inscription Master Guiheng eliminate her first opponent.

But now that this plain inscription was pit against the gigantic fiery devil born from Grandmaster Xiqin's inscription, it suddenly seemed far too lacking in comparison.

No matter how one looked at it, it was like a mantis trying to block an oncoming horse carriage.

The outcome was obvious.

The fiery devil reached out with both arms, wanting to pull Xuan Ming into an embrace of fire.

Xuan Ming gritted his teeth and valiantly pressed on forward, thrusting his white sword towards the fiery devil.

A sword shrouded in pure white mist that seemed to be untouchable by the darkness.

A fiery devil that seemed to wish to subject all of the living to a baptism of hellfire.

The fiery devil pulled Xuan Ming into its embrace, but at the same time, the white sword in his hand stabbed into the body of the fiery devil.

A wild energy storm was formed from the clash of the two, sending powerful gusts in all directions.

It had not become a matter of whether the sword of white energy would be able to overcome the fiery devil first, or if Xuan Ming would collapse from the embrace of fire first.

The audience, participants, and judges all watched on with their fullest attention, not wanting to miss a single moment of this confrontation.

That was especially the case for those of the Timeless Flame Sect.

Right now, Xuan Ming was using his own natural defences as an Origin Core realm martial artist to mitigate as much damage from the fiery devil as possible.

But if things got dangerous, they would need to step in to rescue Xuan Ming immediately. After all, he was a valued member of the sect, and they definitely did not wish for him to suffer any serious injuries for a reason like this.

And then it happened.

The tip of the sword shrouded in white mist emerged from the back of the fiery devil, followed by more and more of the blade, until the entire sword of white mist could be seen.

Xuan Meng's eyes widened in shock.

Xuan Ming's eyes widened in surprise.

Grandmaster Xiqin's eyes widened in disbelief.

Inscription Master Guiheng's eyes widened in excitement.

Before everyone's eyes, a gaping hole appeared where the chest of the fiery devil was, then rapidly expanded until it swallowed up the entire fiery devil, reducing it to nothing but a cloud of smoke.

The fiery devil had succumbed to the white sword!

Freed of its constraints, the sword shrouded in white mist continued towards Xuan Meng, whose attempt to parry only resulted in his sword being knocked right out of his hand.

The next thing anyone knew, the sword shrouded in white mist was pointed towards Xuan Meng's face, its wielder Xuan Ming panting in a mixture of both adrenaline and exhaustion.

It had not been easy, but armed with the sword inscribed by Inscription Master Guiheng, Xuan Ming had come out on top of this confrontation, defeating Xuan Meng who wielded the sword inscribed by Grandmaster Xiqin.

This also meant that Grandmaster Xiqin, one of the two main characters of the Inscription Meet, as well as a hot favourite for winning the entire thing, had been eliminated.

The entire arena fell into silence – a silence brought about by absolute shock!

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233: Marshal Xianming's Arrival 234: Plans for the Battle 235: Moon Culler 236: Advance of the Scarlet Moon Army 237: Line of Beasts 238: Rush of the Origin Core Realm Experts 239: Half-Step Overlord Rank Treasure 240: Insurance 241: Shameless Strike and Shocking Talent 242: Clash of Geniuses 243: Teaming Up 244: Terrifying Strike 245: Lu Tianzi's Beastial Bloodline Activation 246: Detonation 247: Activate It! 248: Grand Formation of the Scarlet Moon Army 249: End of the War 250: Returning in Glory 251: What Could Go Wrong? 252: Banquet at Bluenight Palace 253: Delusional 254: Greater Responsibilities 255: No Witnesses 256: Six Down 257: High and Mighty Character 258: Xihuang Yuanfeng's Backup Plan 259: Eternal Wraith Sword 260: Shifting Blossoms Sword Art 261: True Origin Core 262: Lu Tianzi's Origin Totem 263: Leaving 264: Encounter at the Mountain Inn 265: Poisoned 266: Poison Master Beiwei Jinguo 267: Wondertrap Mountain 268: Healers' Meet 269: Elder Ximo of the Healer Circle 270: Altercation at Elder Ximo’s Residence 271: Kneel 272: The Girl above Origin Core Realm 273: Rejecting Elder Ximo 274: Elder Ximo's Visit 275: Fame and Pressure 276: Return of Elder Xiquan 277: Supreme Genius from the Central Regions 278: Xiquan Chong Confronts Beiwei Jinguo 279: Main Event of the Healers’ Meet 280: Poison Showdown 281: Windfrost Pollen 282: Trying the Same Trick Thrice 283: Mere Grinding Stones 284: Entering the Ancient Tomb 285: The Green Mist 286: Basking in Poison 287: The Blue Orb 288: What Luck! 289: The Four Engravings 290: Clearing the Four Tests 291: Collection of Poison Entities 292: Law of Poison 293: Corpse of the Ancient Poison Master 294: The Ancient Poison Master 295: Lord Er 296: Leaving the Ancient Tomb 297: Bidding Farewell 298: Learn it the Hard Way 299: Interference 300: Bog Town 301: Master Dongran 302: Residing at the Dongran Residence 303: Gifts from the Dongluo Family 304: A Reliable Report 305: White Griffin 306: Hope Your Day Gets Better 307: Gathering of the Noble Families 308: Information from Blazing Dragon 309: Escort Mission 310: Goods 311: Emissary from the Radiant Raven Sect 312: Battling the Emissary 313: Dongxian Family Retaliates 314: External Base 315: Notice from the Town Lord 316: Blazing Dragon's Plan 317: Day of the Ritual 318: Dual Sword Requiem 319: Activating the Ritual 320: Reaping the Rewards of Others’ Labour 321: The Town Lord's Response 322: Sir Bocheng 323: Divine Storm City 324: Strict Hierarchy 325: Mengxi 326: Factions of the Divine Storm Sect 327: Bayuen of the White Tiger Immortal Sect 328: Grand Wedding at the Divine Storm Palace 329: Challenging Chengban 330: Nothing to be Proud of! 331: Ten Thousand Swords Possession 332: Fighting World Law with World Law 333: Defeating Chengban 334: Honouring the Bet 335: Leaving the Divine Storm Palace 336: Canal of Misery 337: Attack on the Ferry 338: Battle in the Canal of Misery 339: Young Master Xuan Hao of the Timeless Flame Sect 340: Heaven's Warrior List 341: Sacred Cliff City 342: Double Origin Core 343: City of Artificers 344: Sacred Lotus Auction 345: Moonlight Metal Ore 346: End of the Sacred Lotus Auction 347: Silvercloud Hall and the Art of Artificing 348: Old Juan's Equipment Shop 349: Smithing Talent 350: War Intent Cliff 351: Snake Fist Luo 352: Competing for the Coveted Spot 353: Palm of Thousand Venoms 354: Iron Body Sect 355: Forced Away from the War Intent Cliff 356: Hidden Cave 357: Heaven Defying Sabre Strike 358: True Cultivation Sacred Area 359: Elder Qiren 360: Elder Qiren's Invitation 361: Lu Tianzi's Decision 362: Pest Extermination Exercise 363: The Agreement with Old Juan 364: Fairy Talisman House 365: Sky Snow Manor 366: The Mysterious Inscription Master 367: Glorious Soul Black Halberd 368: Tax Collection 369: Decisions 370: Yet Another Inscription 371: Bewitching Will Inscription 372: Lieutenant Qingquan 373: Invitation to the Artificers’ Conference 374: Attending the Artificers’ Conference 375: Comparing Contributions 376: Bewitched 377: To Forge a Sabre 378: Best Case Scenario 379: The Fallen Sun 380: Eternal Flame City 381: Xuan Wen 382: Unexpected Harvest 383: Number One Genius of the Timeless Flame Sect 384: Exchanging Moves with Linye Caixia 385: Fire Against Water 386: Domain 387: Grandmaster Xiqin 388: Responsibility of an Heir Candidate 389: Xuan Junwei 390: Prohibited 391: Elder Renhao Steps In 392: It's Only Right 393: Invitation from Grandmaster Xiqin 394: Third Level of the Undulated Currents Breathing Technique 395: When One Method Fails, Try Another 396: Terms of the Competition 397: Valley of Finesse 398: Unexpected Encounter 399: Assassins 400: Monster 401: Slowly Think About It 402: Backs Against the Wall 403: Soft Stream Command 404: Nine Revelations Toxin 405: Sacred Order Tablet 406: Xuan Wen Makes His Move 407: Heir Candidate Xuan Tianxin 408: Sincerity 409: What Kind of Situation is This? 410: Day of the Inscription Meet 411: Invited Judges and Significant Participants 412: Energy Disturbance 413: Grand Exhibition 414: Like Formations, Like Inscriptions 415: The First Assessment 416: Grandmaster Xiqin's Submission 417: Lu Tianzi's Submission 418: Eternal Flame Inscription 419: Banned 420: Vision 421: Second Round of Assessment 422: Eliminated 423: Mortal Roar Inscription 424: Victor of the Inscription Meet 425: One Step Behind 426: Great Honour 427: Whitewind Town 428: Unlucky Encounter 429: Negotiating with an Overlord 430: Piercing Wind Overlord 431: Concocting Medicine 432: The Frost Guards 433: A Short Chat 434: Twelfth on the List 435: Inexhaustible Opponent 436: Honorary Member 437: An Overlord’s Domain 438: Domain that isn't a Domain 439: Winter Stone 440: Immeasurable Frost 441: Frostguard Mountain 442: Someone to Blame 443: Prison of the Frost Guards 444: No One Can Save You Here 445: Battling Elder Chang 446: Nine Flames Pendant and Firestar Bracelet 447: Son of Lightning 448: Frost Claw Overlord 449: Insurmountable Difference 450: A Splendid Strike
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