Chapter 00406: Challenging Lan Xiaobu
# Challenging Lan Xiaobu
Chapter 406
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 406: Challenging Lan Xiaobu
Bai Xun's face was dark and unpleasant.
He knew he had made a mistake.
He shouldn't have asked for so many spots.
The more spots he requested, the more lives of Immortal Kings would be lost.
He was strong, but that didn't mean the Immortal Kings of his Immortal Domain were equally strong.
Most importantly, the Qingfang Immortal Domain and the Weixing Immortal Domain were no longer the dominant forces here.
In this place, no one feared the strength of the Weixing Immortal Domain enough to avoid challenging it.
Every Immortal Domain was going all out, betting everything they had.
Even if the Weixing Immortal Domain had a few strong Immortal Kings, you couldn't expect the strongest to fight one after another on the stage.
The battles on the dueling platform were continuous, with no breaks in between.
No matter how strong someone was, they would eventually be worn down and killed.
If this continued, it was highly likely that all the strong Immortal Kings of the Weixing Immortal Domain would be killed, and all their spots would be taken away.
As for the Five Realms Immortal World, no one had challenged it yet.
It wasn't because the Five Realms had few spots, nor was it because Lan Xiaobu, the Immortal Court King of the Five Realms, had distributed Void Stones to everyone.
It was because the Void Stones had a Void Immortal Array laid down by the Five Realms King.
Bai Xun shot a venomous glance at Lan Xiaobu.
If it weren't for Lan Xiaobu, he would have definitely proposed a rule change—allowing a rest period after each battle.
But with Lan Xiaobu here, proposing a change to the dueling rules would be like slapping himself in the face.
As long as Lan Xiaobu disagreed, the proposal wouldn't pass.
While Bai Xun was still pondering how to solve this problem, a commotion broke out on the dueling platform.
One of the parties involved in the argument was an Immortal King from the Weixing Immortal Domain.
Lan Xiaobu had seen the entire process clearly.
An Immortal King from the Weixing Immortal Domain had been battling an Immortal King from the Fengdu Immortal Domain.
Their strength and techniques were almost evenly matched.
They had been fighting for an entire day, and just now, the Immortal King from the Fengdu Immortal Domain had finally found an opportunity to blast the Weixing Immortal King off the platform.
The Immortal King from the Weixing Immortal Domain didn't admit defeat.
Instead, he charged back onto the platform.
The Immortal King from the Fengdu Immortal Domain said, "You've already lost. Why are you coming back up?" The Weixing Immortal King insisted that he hadn't lost, claiming that only one foot had stepped off the platform.
In fact, it was true that only one foot had stepped off the platform.
When he landed, he had tapped the ground with one foot and then flew back onto the platform.
The Fengdu Immortal King knew that continuing the fight would be pointless, as neither could gain the upper hand, so the argument ensued.
The Immortal Court King of the Fengdu Immortal Domain was a handsome middle-aged man.
He cupped his hands towards the various Immortal Court Kings and said, "Everyone, I have never heard of someone being blasted off the platform and not admitting defeat. There have been others who were knocked off the platform before, and they all admitted defeat and left. Is it only the Weixing Immortal Domain that can't accept losing?"
The various Immortal Court Kings didn't know what to say.
Although there were over a hundred judges for this duel, there were no clear rules.
According to common sense, being knocked off the platform should count as a loss.
But now, someone was shamelessly refusing to admit defeat.
What could you do about it?
Many people turned their gazes to Lan Xiaobu.
After the Void Stone distribution plan, Lan Xiaobu's words carried the most weight here.
Lan Xiaobu frowned.
He naturally believed that the Immortal King from the Weixing Immortal Domain had lost, but he couldn't say that.
There were no rules to follow, and if he said that, it would mean he was controlling the duel.
For now, it was fine because they were on his turf, but in the future, it could lead to complications.
At that moment, a sudden voice rang out, "If you step off the platform, you lose. If you dare to keep纠缠, even if you win, I will challenge you in the next round."
The speaker was a man carrying a sword on his back.
Everyone recognized him—he was Jin Li, an Immortal King from the Yongmao Immortal Domain.
Like Hu Mingzhi, Jin Li had arrived late to the Void Stones, but unlike Hu Mingzhi, who had only won one battle before stopping, Jin Li had won ten consecutive battles.
None of his opponents had lasted more than half an incense stick's time.
In those ten battles, all his opponents had been killed, six of whom were from the Weixing Immortal Domain and four from other domains.
His swordsmanship was nearly at its peak.
When he unleashed his divine abilities, even the Immortal Emperors watching from the sidelines could feel the chilling sword intent.
Lan Xiaobu had also sensed his sword aura through divine sense and considered it the strongest he had ever seen from an Immortal King.
The sword intent and divine abilities hinted at the budding rules of the sword path, leaving no room for his opponents to survive.
Lan Xiaobu suspected that if it weren't for Li Yuansha, the Immortal Court King of the Yongmao Immortal Domain, calling Jin Li down, he would have stayed on the platform indefinitely.
Just by looking at how his eyes lit up when he stepped onto the platform, you could tell he was a battle maniac.
Hearing Jin Li's words, the Immortal King from the Weixing Immortal Domain felt a chill run down his neck.
He didn't dare to continue纠缠, as he didn't want to face Jin Li.
The Immortal Kings Jin Li had killed could easily take him down.
Winning spots for the Weixing Immortal Domain was important, but his own life was more important.
After hesitating for a moment, the Immortal King reluctantly stepped down from the platform, his face filled with indignation.
Everyone knew his indignation was fake.
At this moment, he was probably filled with fear.
With the Immortal King from the Weixing Immortal Domain admitting defeat and leaving, Bai Xun's mood was no better than Shen Sen's.
If it weren't for the possibility of Lan Xiaobu's grand array being here, he would have directly killed Jin Li and told him, "Who told you to threaten the duelists?"
But now, he didn't dare to do that because of Lan Xiaobu.
Glancing at the still-moaning Qian Qiong in the distance, Bai Xun swallowed his frustration.
Among the Immortal Domains gathered here, the Qingfang Immortal Domain, led by Shen Sen, had suffered the greatest losses.
The second greatest losses were in Bai Xun's Weixing Immortal Domain.
Ironically, before gathering the various Immortal Domains, the Qingfang Immortal Domain and the Weixing Immortal Domain had been the default hosts.
The Immortal King from the Fengdu Immortal Domain, holding the secret realm spot token, also stepped down from the platform.
The dueling platform, which had never stopped, suddenly fell silent.
Perhaps it was because of Jin Li's words, which made many potential challengers worry that stepping onto the platform would mean facing Jin Li's challenge.
The silence didn't last long, as a gray figure leaped onto the platform.
"It's Lang Wuqing, one of the Ten Kings of the Qingfang Immortal Domain, the Blade King!" Several cultivators from the Qingfang Immortal Domain were overjoyed.
The strongest Immortal Kings of the Qingfang Immortal Domain had finally arrived.
Not only had the top Immortal Kings of the Qingfang Immortal Domain arrived, but the top Immortal Kings from other domains had also come.
To participate in the Chaos Secret Realm, each Immortal Domain had naturally brought their strongest Immortal Kings.
Earlier, some of the Immortal Kings had been in Jinyun Immortal City, but now they had all gathered here.
Everyone thought that the Immortal King from the Qingfang Immortal Domain had stepped onto the platform to challenge Jin Li, especially since Jin Li had just spoken up.
"I represent the Qingfang Immortal Domain and challenge the Five Realms Immortal World. Please send an Immortal King from the Five Realms to accept the challenge."
Lang Wuqing's words shocked everyone.
Challenging the Five Realms Immortal World at this time?
If the Five Realms could be challenged, someone would have done it already.
Everyone knew the Five Realms was the weakest.
Why had no one challenged the Five Realms after so many days of dueling? It was all because of the Void Immortal Array laid down by the Five Realms King, Lan Xiaobu, on the Void Stones.
But upon further thought, everyone could understand.
The Five Realms Immortal World and the Qingfang Immortal Domain were bitter enemies.
If this weren't the Void Stones, Shen Sen would have long since led the Qingfang Immortal Domain's army to kill Lan Xiaobu, the Five Realms King.
Not only would they have killed Lan Xiaobu, but they would have also destroyed the Five Realms Immortal World.
No matter how strong Lan Xiaobu was, he couldn't instantly set up a ninth-grade immortal array.
Lan Xiaobu didn't care at all.
He knew Shen Sen would send an Immortal King to challenge him, and he had been waiting for this.
"Brother Lan, this man is Lang Wuqing, one of the Ten Kings of the Qingfang Immortal Domain, the Blade King, ranked sixth. His blade path has reached the level of forming a blade domain. He's extremely terrifying. The fifth-ranked Sword King of the Qingfang Ten Kings is Yin Zhan from my Nine Swords Immortal Mountain, but I won't let him challenge the Five Realms."
Lan Xiaobu received a voice transmission from Mou Yichen.
Extremely terrifying? Lan Xiaobu really wanted to see just how terrifying these Immortal Kings were.
"Five Realms King, I'll go up."
Qiao Xing stepped forward.
He knew he was the only one who could represent the Five Realms in this battle.
Lan Xiaobu patted Qiao Xing's shoulder.
"You're not his match. I'll go up."
With that, Lan Xiaobu stepped onto the dueling platform.
The Five Realms King himself was going up? Everyone stared at the platform in shock.
Was Lan Xiaobu going to use the Void Entrapment and Killing Array? Using a killing array on the dueling platform didn't seem to violate any duel rules, just like how the Immortal King from the Weixing Immortal Domain had refused to admit defeat after being knocked off with one foot.
"Your Majesty, Lan Xiaobu has indeed stepped onto the platform. Our plan is halfway successful. Your Majesty must now pressure Lan Xiaobu. If he dares to use the Void Immortal Array, we can all attack him together."
Chang Qin transmitted his excitement.
Shen Sen didn't need Chang Qin's transmission to speak up.
"Five Realms King, it's fine for you to step onto the platform, but if you use the Void Immortal Array here, even an Immortal Emperor would be trapped. How can we duel then?"
Bai Xun coldly said, "I've never heard of a dueling platform allowing the use of arrays."
"Yes, and there are even people who refuse to admit defeat after being knocked off the platform."
Mi Youlan didn't hold back in his mockery.
Before Lan Xiaobu could respond, Jin Li spoke up again, shocking everyone.
"Five Realms King, if you dare to use an array to win, I will challenge you next."
The Immortal Court King of the Yongmao Immortal Domain, Li Yuansha, turned pale upon hearing this.
Did this idiot not know who was backing the Yongmao Immortal Domain? But at this moment, he couldn't openly support Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu's gaze fell on Jin Li.
Earlier, he had been grateful to this guy for helping him out, but now he realized he was an idiot.
Did this guy not know why the Yongmao Immortal Domain had a spot on the Void Stones? Or was he trying to show that he was the most fair and just? If he had known, he would have let this idiot fight for the Void Stones spot himself.
He probably would have been killed long ago.
"Which of your eyes saw me using an array? It's fine if your eyes are blind, but you should listen to what others are saying. Besides you, others here can still see."
Lan Xiaobu said indifferently.
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