The Prodigies War

Chapter 1899: Eyes of Smoldering Flames

Chapter 1899: Eyes of Smoldering Flames

As soon as Heng Xiao said that, everyone couldn’t help but laugh.

Cheated?

How would that be possible?!

Everyone on the cloud platform was either the head of a sect or the leader of an ancient clan. If anyone tried to cheat, they would have known right away.

Moreover, the second round of selections took place in the Great Void Dao Refining Pagoda, the most precious treasure of Great Void Sect!

Under such assessment circumstances, Daoist Lan actually accused Jin Duyi of cheating. This was simply an insult to the Great Void Sect!

As expected, Guan Xu, the sect master of Great Void Sect, suddenly fixed Daoist Lan with a cold glare and his face darkened. “Fellow Daoist, do you suspect our Great Void Sect of allowing cheating?”

Daoist Lan’s face paled, and he frantically explained, “No, no, it’s just that...Jin Duyi’s performance was too unusual, so I couldn’t help but make an outburst like that.”

Many other important figures shared the same thought.

Before this, who would have imagined that while Lu Dubu and Wu Huang were competing fiercely for the first place, such a reversal would happen?

Jin Duyi, in an unstoppable manner, overtook Lu Dubu and Wu Huang to break through to the ninth level of the pagoda, becoming the first person to pass the second round of selections!

Who would have predicted this result?

It was too unexpected!

……

On the ninth floor of the Great Void Dao Refining Pagoda.

Lin Xun stood alone, his eyes slightly closed, his expression calm and tranquil.

And inside his body, as the majestic Martial Dao Origin Power poured into him, the Red Flame Spirit Embryo moved rhythmically like a pulsating thunder as waves of life qi madly gushed out like the sea.

Boom!

After just a moment, a sound akin to the chaos upon the birth of the universe rang in his heart, and the spirit platform above Lin Xun’s head started to rain gorgeous fiery-red light.

Almost at the same time, the Well-Wishing Dao Robe draped around Lin Xun produced a mysterious aura that completely obscured all the strange visions.

Outsiders would see nothing but fiery clouds and were unable to pry into the miraculous phenomenon that was happening to Lin Xun.

Finally, the crimson red rain of light condensed and transformed into a tall and imposing figure clad in a robe of fire. His body was bathed in sparkling flames like the god of fire!

Red Flame Dao Body!

Fire was one of the five elements, the innate essence of yang, and one of the Eight Trigrams.

The Red Flame Dao Body was an incarnate of the great dao that was conceived from the Red Flame Spirit Embryo. With an aura as mighty and vast as the scorching sun, it was not only extremely yang and domineering but also flamboyant.

This was the fourth incarnation of the great dao that Lin Xun had formed so far.

Boom!

As his qi, spirit and energy entered into the Red Flame Dao Body, countless wonderful insights surged into his mind like a tide.

After a long moment, a thought struck the red-robed Lin Xun and his slightly closed eyes sprang open.

At this moment, a terrifying scene was reflected in his eyes—Between heaven and earth, all fell silent except for a ball of raging fire. The world, the sun, the moon, and the stars were all incinerated into ashes.

All traces of time and space were burned away.

Only that ball of fire was constant and eternal!

This astonishing vision appeared within Lin Xun’s eyes and eventually transformed into two beams of fiery light and shot out.

Boom!

The ninth level, the Great Void Secret Realm, was like a dark world of nothingness. However, as Lin Xun’s eyes opened, the flaming beam illuminated the entire world!

It was as if the entire world was being set alight!

This was the innate power of the Red Flame Dao Body—Eyes of Smouldering Flames!

Its core secret lay in one word: Smoulder!

Incinerate the sky and the earth, burn everything into smoldering ashes.

This innate power was the most domineering and violent!

A moment later, as Lin Xun withdrew his power, the incineration power between heaven and earth also faded, and everything was restored to calmness.

However, a strange glint flashed in Lin Xun’s eyes.

This was because when he activated the Eyes of Smouldering Flames, he had inadvertently awakened the power from the All-Wonder Dao Fire and allowed a wisp of the All-Wonder Dao Fire to integrate into this mysterious innate talent, thereby raising the power of the Eyes of Smouldering Flames to an unimaginable level!

Lin Xun reckoned that the original power of the Eyes of Smouldering Flames could easily take down top figures among his peers.

Now that it was strengthened with a wisp of aura of the All-Wonder Dao Fire, it would have no problem with killing a Quasi-Emperor Stage cultivator.

When Lin Xun came to this conclusion, his heart pounded faster as he became aware of the terror of the Grand Dao Yellow Court Classic.

“The Green Wood Dao Body wields the power of wither and thrive, life and death...”

“The Yellow Earth Dao Body controls the Seal of All Beings...”

“The Black Water Dao Body activates the wonders of Three Thousand Streams…”

“And this Red Flame Dao Body, with its Eyes of Smouldering Flames, practices the way of domineering destruction!”

Lin Xun contemplated, feeling the secrets of the Red Flame Dao Body, unaware that he had become the first to pass the second round of selections.

Or perhaps it should be said that, from the moment he first stepped into the Great Void Dao Refining Pagoda until now, he never cared about his ranking.

……

In the fifth quarter of the second round of selections.

Clad in a wide-sleeved robe and looking like a frail scholar, Lu Dubu emerged from the Great Void Dao Refining Pagoda.

A hint of a smile lifted the corner of his lips and he was in glowing spirits.

After passing the ninth level, the accumulated Martial Dao Origin Power in his body allowed him to completely control his Great Dao Field, Life Passes Like a Dream, at the perfect level!

This could be regarded as a pleasant surprise.

Walking out of the Great Void Dao Refining Pagoda, Lu Dubu was ready to receive everyone’s attention.

Unfortunately, to his surprise, he was not greeted with the expected applause, exclamations and cheering.

Everyone had an indescribably strange look on their face, a mixture of shock and daze.

The atmosphere was also oddly quiet.

“Is it because they didn’t expect that I would pass the second round so they didn’t know how to react?”

Lu Dubu looked confused.

He was very confident about the second round of selections. Just like his name, he was destined to walk alone and leave everyone in the dust![1]

However, the reactions of the crowd left him confused. Even if they were surprised...this shouldn’t be their reaction, right?

Just when Lu Dubu was about to say something, he sensed eyes watching him from behind.

He turned his head and saw Wu Huang’s tall and mighty figure walk out of the Great Void Dao Refining Dao Pagoda. His black robe whipped about his body as it exuded a frightening aura.

When Wu Huang noticed Lu Dubu’s gaze, a smile played about his lips.

Lu Dubu wrinkled his brows, and a bad feeling surged in his heart.

“Dubu, come over here.”

At this moment, Guan Xu let out a long sigh, breaking the silence.

Lu Dubu froze, and then he turned his head to Guan Xu with much difficulty. “Sect Master, could it be the first place in the second round of selections...”

Guan Xu nodded.

Lu Dubu felt a buzzing in his head, as if he was struck by lightning!

Am I not first place?

He felt a thunder bolt struck from a clear sky. The unexpected news made Lu Dubu, who was full of confidence and eagerly waiting to receive everyone’s praise, almost lose control of his emotions.

How is that possible?

If I am not first, then who else would it be?

As the most dazzling genius of the younger generation in Cloud State, Lu Dubu, despite his seemingly modest appearance, was actually a proud and unyielding character.

But he never imagined that the first place of the second of selection, which he was determined to win, would disappear from his grasp without a trace!

“Hahaha...Lu Dubu, are you surprised? Is it hard to take?”

A burst of loud laughter was particularly grating on the ear.

Lu Dubu turned his head to see Wu Huang’s hair fluttering in the air as he threw his head back and laughed without restraint, showing no intention of disguising his mocking towards him.

Lu Dubu’s face turned overcast. It turned out to be that guy!

An incredibly strong feeling of bitterness and anger beat at his heart, making him quietly curled his fingers into a fist.

“Wu Huang, this is only the second round of selections. When the third round comes, I will make you not able to laugh again!” Lu Dubu seethed, his voice sounding like it was squeezed out from between his teeth.

“Well, I’ll fight you anytime!”

Wu Huang grinned smugly, revealing his snow-white teeth. After saying that, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter again.

Among the competitors in the second round, he only took Lu Dubu seriously.

And now, he had surpassed him. How would he not be satisfied with himself?

This was his personality—outspoken, direct, and blunt, never hiding anything.

“Oh, young man, isn’t it too early to be this happy? I advise you to understand the situation first before you celebrate,” Guan Xu said coldly as if he couldn’t bear to watch anymore.

Wu Huang was taken aback by those words. He looked around and found that everyone was staring at him with unusual expressions.

There was no praise or exclamations of admiration and shock, but instead there were looks of pity...

At this moment, Daoist Lan from Phantasm Empyrean Island couldn’t help but explain, “Wu Huang, the first person to pass is someone else...”

Before he finished, Wu Huang’s expression drastically changed and he cut him off, “Impossible!”

That single word was filled with anger and disbelief.

Lu Dubu was also surprised at first, then his expression turned strange. It turned out that Wu Huang was not ranked first!

At this moment, Lu Dubu really wanted to ask, Wu Huang, Wu Huang, why are you not laughing now?!

At the same time, everyone looked at Wu Huang with more pity, while Wu Huang himself felt increasingly uncomfortable. The smugness and satisfaction in his heart were all replaced by shock and bewilderment.

“Then who was first?” he couldn’t help but ask.

Lu Dubu was just as curious.

“It’s Jin Duyi.”

Daoist Lan sighed, his face livid. He was the one who was most prejudiced against Lin Xun, but at this moment he had to begrudgingly admit the fact that Lin Xun was ranked first.

“Impossible!” Wu Huang and Lu Dubu cried out simultaneously, looking as if they had seen a ghost.

Jin Duyi?

They did indeed think highly of that person before, but they never considered him worthy of the first place!

“How is it impossible?” Heng Xiao smiled and said indifferently, “Everyone present witnessed it clearly. Youngsters...why don’t you calm down first, so as not to embarrass yourselves further.”

He said those words lightly, but the expressions of both Lu Dubu and Wu Huang went a little stiff. They looked at the audience, but found that no one refuted Heng Xiao.

The truth made their hearts sink horribly!

1. His given name is ??, which literally translates to ‘walking alone.’ ?