Chapter 1262: A Bunch of Familiar Faces

Chapter 1262: A Bunch of Familiar Faces

Suddenly, Kayze felt a chill and he instantly moved to the side. A slender needle pierced where he had just stood. He looked into the distance and saw countless competitors collapsing from needles piercing their bodies.

A woman had attacked Kayze. She looked cold and ugly spots covered her face, but she was dressed beautifully.

The woman looked over when Kayze dodged her attack. She raised a hand and threw another needle at him.

Kayze was shocked, as this woman was a Hunter. He dodged the needle once again, but it was hard for him to dodge this attack as she had changed to specifically targeting him.

Kayze watched as a needle approached his forehead, when suddenly a breeze caused the needle to snap in two and fall to the ground.

The woman’s eyes narrowed and she looked up. The wind had come from Lu Yin.

Kayze shot a grateful look at Lu Yin and breathed heavily.

Lu Yin had seen the woman trying to kill Kayze, and since Kayze followed Lu Yin, he could not allow anyone to kill Kayze.

Although Lu Yin had a bad impression of the Dire Barbarian Clan, over the last few years of standing guard over King Zishan’s palace, Kayze had done his best, and Lu Yin had already recognized the man as a follower.

The woman was cautious of Lu Yin and stopped attacking Kayze. She lowered her head and quickly continued on her way towards the checkpoint.

Kayze did not dare try to stop the woman, as he knew he could not defeat her.

The woman was a stranger to Kayze, and he was certain that she was not someone who was on the Top 100 Rankings. She was a Hunter whose strength was nearly comparable to the Ten Arbiters; could she be from the Cosmic Sea or the Neoverse?

The universe was vast, and the Top 100 Rankings obviously did not include every single powerful youth in the universe. There were many powerhouses who had entered cryostasis or were from mysterious lands, and while they might not be the strongest within their age group, there were still many elites among such unknown cultivators.

That woman was clearly one of those people.

Lu Yin stopped attacking the woman and turned towards another direction instead.

There were millions of competitors on Zenith Mountain’s eastern face, and some of them were familiar to Lu Yin. For example, he saw a girl be defeated: Zi Jun. She was someone who had lost to Starsibyl during the Tournament of the Strongest and was from the Cosmic Sea’s Longevity Brigade. However, what stunned Lu Yin was that the person who had defeated Zi Jun had been Nong Zaitian.

If Lu Yin had to rank the people he felt the most apologetic towards from the Sixth Mainland, Nong Zaitian would be the first on the list.

Back when Blood Looney had been chasing Lu Yin, he had escaped by stealing Nong Zaitian’s hoe by using the Yu secret technique. Lu Yin had also entered a cauldron because of Nong Zaitian and had then discovered how to absorb star energy far more quickly after witnessing a battle between Nightking Zhenwu and Wu Taibai.

If not for Nong Zaitian, Lu Yin would never have been able to reach his current level of strength.

Thus, Nong Zaitian was not only Lu Yin’s savior, but also his lucky star. Lu Yin had always ended up experiencing good luck after bumping into Nong Zaitian.

A long time had passed since Lu Yin had last bumped into Nong Zaitian near the cauldron, and Lu Yin had almost forgotten about this person. He had certainly expected to bump into Nong Zaitian in this place!

Every time Lu Yin ran into Nong Zaitian, Nong Zaitian was being bullied by others. Nong Zaitian was certainly not weak, and was almost a Hunter, which was why he had been able to to easily defeat Zi Jun even without any items.

Maybe it was telepathy, but regardless, Nong Zaitian suddenly looked up and met Lu Yin’s eyes.

Lu Yin paused and smiled.

Nong Zaitian gritted his teeth and mouthed two words. Although he was not able to hear Nong Zaitian’s voice, Lu Yin knew exactly what had been said: “My hoe.”

Lu Yin felt awkward and looked away. He could not believe that Nong Zaitian still remembered that hoe. How petty.

Nong Zaitian snorted and continued carefully climbing up the mountain. He did not dare offend Lu Yin. In the past, Lu Yin had frequently been chased around just like Nong Zaitian, but at the moment, Lu Yin was standing in a much higher position and could eliminate Nong Zaitian with the casual flick of a finger.

Off in the distance, the stutterer was frantically running around as Tong Zhan chased after him.

Tong Zhan had finally recovered from being crippled by Lu Yin, however Tong Zhan had not been able to improve his strength. His entire reason for participating in ZENITH was to fight against Lu Yin again, even if it killed him. Tong Zhan wanted to die in a battle.

The stutterer was unlucky enough to bump into Tong Zhan when dodging shockwaves from Liu Tianmu and Xin Nü’s battle. The stutterer had nearly shoved Tong Zhan off the mountain. Tong Zhan had not actually planned on retaliating, but the stutterer kept shouting “meat!” excitedly after seeing Lu Yin, and Tong Zhan had assumed the two were friends, so he immediately started chasing the stutterer.

Although Tong Zhan had not been able to improve his strength, he was still the Tong family’s heir. With his battle techniques, martial print, and imprint, he was more than enough to defeat the stutterer.

Despite all of that, the stutterer was also not weak, and his cultivation was actually higher than Tong Zhan’s. The stutterer was a peak Cruiser, and his innate gift was related to speed, so it turned out to be very difficult for Tong Zhan to catch up.

Lu Yin had noticed Tong Zhan. but did not actually care as such a person did not matter to Lu Yin. There were only a few of the Sixth Mainland’s elites who Lu Yin cared about.

“Meat! Meat! Meat!” the stutterer kept shouting. He still remembered that his master had said that he would be able to have meat if he followed Lu Yin. Although the stutterer looked frail and weak, he was incredibly stubborn and he firmly believed that Lu Yin was “meat,” so he continued shouting at Lu Yin while running forward.

Tong Zhan gritted his teeth while chasing his target.

“Meat? What meat? Fish? How dare he insult me!” A skinny figure slowly climbed while fighting against the waves of force that descended from the mountain. It was Xi Qi, and she still had a fish on her head.

Xi Qi helplessly replied, “Nobody said fish! You heard wrong.”

The fish kept flapping its fins. “I have never misheard anything! Someone must have said fish, so find the person now! I want to make that person my ride.”

Xi Qi was panting heavily. She was already exhausted from climbing the mountain, and she had no desire to fight with the fish.

Lu Yin had also noticed Xi Qi and her annoying fish.

The fish kept flapping its fins. “That two-legged beast is looking at me! Hurry, make him come down and welcome me.”

Xi Qi was helpless. She looked up at Lu Yin, but he was so far away!

Countless battles had broken out across the mountain’s eastern face, and Lu Yin was able to see many familiar faces.

Although he had only been traveling around the universe for 13 years, he had still managed to meet many people, as there was an invisible attraction about Lu Yin that drew people to him.

Lu Yin was only able to observe the eastern face of Zenith Mountain, but there were also many familiar faces on the northern face.

The most unlucky person on the northern face of Zenith Mountain was Ku Lei. He had initially planned to be the first to pass the checkpoint and hoped to test out just how powerful the Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Three Skies really were.

However, he had run into the back of an enormous beast as he had tried to rush up the mountain. This beast was Star Devourer, who ate entire planets when in his full size. Although Star Devourer was not currently at his full size yet, he was still taking up nearly half of the northern side of Zenith Mountain and had forced many of the competitors back to the starting point.

Some competitors had even been smashed.

Star Devourer had the appearance of some sort of mix between a wolf and a tiger. He had four limbs and six eyes, which made him look both creepy and powerful. The most mysterious thing about the creature was that all six of his eyes were closed, which made people feel even more scared.

Ku Lei bumped into Star Devourer, but then used lightning to attack the astral beast. “Move!”

Star Devourer lifted a paw and swept the lightning away, and the movement even flung Ku Lei all the way back to the starting point.

Ku Lei was stunned; since when had his lighting been so vulnerable?

Everyone on the northern face of Zenith Mountain and also everyone watching from other places was stunned to see how Star Devourer had thrown Ku Lei away with just a swipe of a paw.

The powerhouses from the Astral Beast Domain were not surprised, as this creature was Star Devourer, who ate planets. He was a member of one of the most powerful species in the entire Astral Beast Domain, and if not for the fact that only one was born over the course of many years, the species would definitely have been placed on the Celestial Beast List.

The Astral Beast Domain felt satisfied at this outcome, but all others felt threatened.

Ku Lei was the Ku family’s inheritor and was from the Seven Courts, yet had been by a simple swipe.

Wen Sansi was also on the northern side of the mountain, and he grew solemn as he observed Star Devourer. This creature’s strength was truly terrifying.

Some distance away, Jin He’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Star Devourer’s paw. The runes Jin He had observed were not just from the beast’s physical strength, but something else had been present as well. The creature was definitely a powerhouse.

At this same time, thunder crashed off in the distance as Ku Lei rushed back. Countless lightning bolts transformed into spears that shot towards Star Devourer. Ku Lei was the Ku family’s inheritor, yet he had actually been overpowered by a beast. This was too humiliating for Ku Lei to endure, as every part of ZENITH was a live broadcast, and his Ku family was definitely watching as well. He was determined to kill this beast.

At this time, Lu Yin was standing at the mountain pass that he was protecting while looking at a screen off in the distance. Although he was not able to see the northern side of the mountain from where he stood, he was able to watch the events taking place there on the screen and saw the exchange between Ku Lei and Star Devourer.

Lu Yin had a strong impression of Star Devourer, as he had once possessed Star Devourer’s guard after rolling a six: Possession, on his die, and Lu Yin had personally witnessed how Star Devourer ate entire planets. It would be simpler if the beast had nothing more than overwhelming physical strength, but Star Devourer was definitely more complex than that, as he was able to actually digest planets.

Countless people focused on Zenith Mountain’s northern face to watch as Star Devourer responded to the lightning bolts.

All six of Star Devourer’s eyes remained closed, but right as the lightning drew close, a single eye opened and the beast’s tail shook. This simple action sent ripples through the sky that distorted the lightning and pushed it away.

Ku Lei did not even have time to react before Star Devourer swiped his tail and threw Ku Lei completely off the mountain. This time, Ku Lei was not as lucky as before, and he ended up badly injured.

Everyone went silent as they stared at Star Devourer in shock.

Ku Lei had not even possessed the strength to retaliate.

When Ku Lei was flung off the mountain, light formed multiple blades that shot towards Star Devourer; Lightson had attacked the beast as he had felt threatened.

At this same time, Jin He’s pupils transformed into runes and he erased a portion of Star Devourer’s runes. Wen Sansi also used Literary Prison to trap Star Devourer’s tail, and all of them worked together to attack Star Devourer.

Star Devourer roared and his immense strength shattered the Literary Prison. The roar released shockwaves that also destroyed the approaching rays of light.

Lightson was stunned; this was a truly powerful beast.

Jin He frowned. It would be very difficult to fight Star Devourer.

Star Devourer flicked its tail towards Wen Sansi.

A barrier appeared in front of Wen Sansi and nothing at all happened when Star Devourer’s tail struck the screen.

Star Devourer’s opened eye turned to look at Wen Sansi.

Wen Sansi met the creature’s gaze.

Star Devourer’s presence had caused a few of the cultivators on the mountain’s northern face to cooperate, including even Wen Sansi who was predicted to end up among the top finalists. This was an exhilarating battle, though there were some people who were confused by what was happening.