204: 100th

Yao Delong looked down from above, his cold gaze like ten-thousand-year-old ice,

devoid of any warmth, containing only overwhelming fury and chilling killing intent!

The Zhenyuan Marquiss Residence had repeatedly and deliberately tried to put him to death!

From the initial harassment to the subsequent assassination attempts, this hatred had long since become irreconcilable!

"Meng Bi, it's time to collect some interest on what you owe me!"

Yao Delong's voice was terrifyingly calm, yet it carried a chill that could freeze the Soul.

He didn't even bother with words, pointing his fingers like a sword and striking toward the terrified Meng Bi below!

Chii—!

A streak of Blazing Sun Sword Qi, condensed to the extreme and only as thick as a thumb yet radiating a piercing golden light,

shot out like a bolt of lightning tearing through the darkness, instantly piercing the Void Realm and striking directly at the center of Meng Bi's brow!

Before the Sword Qi even arrived, its terrifying sharpness and the incinerating aura of the blazing sun

already made Meng Bi feel as if his Soul was being ignited and torn apart!

"No—!!"

The shadow of death instantly enveloped him! Meng Bi let out a shrill, desperate roar!

He had no doubt that if this sword strike hit, even with the protection of the jade talisman,

his Divine Soul would be severely wounded, his Foundation heavily damaged, and he might even be left with a permanent Dao injury!

Rankings and revenge were all meaningless in the face of the threat of death!

"I surrender!!"

Meng Bi screamed hysterically with all his might,

and at the same time, he unhesitatingly crushed the life-saving jade talisman gripped in his hand!

Hum!

Just as that lethal golden light was less than three inches from Meng Bi's brow,

a layer of soft yet incredibly resilient white light erupted from within him, enveloping his entire body!

Shua!

With a flash of white light, Meng Bi's figure vanished instantly as if erased by an eraser,

leaving behind only the bubbling toxic swamp and the lingering stench and terror in the air.

The golden light at Yao Delong's fingertips slowly dissipated. He looked at the spot where Meng Bi had vanished with an expressionless face, his eyes still cold.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the number representing his points quietly ticked up.

[Eliminated Meng Bi, Points +1.]

Main Peak Plaza.

"Whoa—!"

On the massive Light Screen, the square belonging to Meng Bi suddenly lit up with a piercing white light,

then dimmed as the word "Eliminated" appeared on its edge, his rank instantly frozen at one hundredth!

Following that, Yao Delong's square clearly showed the image of him standing in mid-air,

his Sword Qi flashing like a startled swan, and Meng Bi crushing the jade talisman to vanish at the critical moment!

"My god! What happened?!"

"Meng Bi! It's Meng Bi from the Zhenyuan Marquiss Residence! He... he was the first to be eliminated?!"

"It's Yao Delong! Senior Brother Yao did it! So fast! How long has it been? Not even half a quarter-hour, right?"

"Teleportation?! Was that teleportation from Senior Brother Yao just now?! Has he... has he reached the Nascent Soul stage?!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could someone in the Golden Core Stage teleport? What kind of movement technique is that?!"

"Meng Bi must have been scared senseless, right? He didn't even dare to take a single move and just crushed the jade talisman to run? What a coward!"

"Nonsense! Why don't you try facing that Sword Qi? Even through the Light Screen, I feel a chill on my forehead!

Senior Brother Yao is truly enraged; he's playing for keeps!"

"He deserves it! Who told him to be so arrogant and overbearing all the time? He must have offended Senior Brother Yao!"

The audience seats instantly boiled over! Gasps, discussions, and mockery swept through the venue like a tsunami!

No one expected such an explosive scene right at the start of the Secret Realm Battle Royale!

This year's biggest dark horse, Yao Delong, had instantly located and forced Meng Bi out with thunderous momentum!

The terrifying speed that resembled teleportation and that brief glimpse of sharp Sword Qi left everyone shaken!

On the high platform, the faces of several Elders from the Marquis of Zhenbei's faction turned ashen, looking extremely unsightly.

For Meng Bi to be eliminated first in such a pathetic manner was an utter disgrace!

Secret Realm Entrance.

With a flash of white light, Meng Bi's wretched figure stumbled out,

his face pale as paper, his body soaked in cold sweat and toxic swamp mud, emitting a foul stench.

He gasped for air, his eyes filled with the terror of a narrow escape and lingering shock,

his body still trembling uncontrollably.

In that moment just now, death had been so close!

That golden Sword Qi had been like the Grim Reaper's scythe, hanging over his Soul!

He could even feel the burning sensation on the skin of his brow from the sharpness of the Sword Qi!

"Yao... De... Long!"

Meng Bi suddenly looked up toward the massive Light Screen above the plaza,

staring intently at the figure in snow-white robes with a profound aura, his eyes erupting with deep-seated malice and madness!

His teeth ground together, nearly shattering!

Humiliation! An unprecedented disgrace!

As the esteemed Heir of Marquis Zhenyuan, he had actually, under the gaze of everyone,

been so terrified by his opponent that he didn't dare take a single hit, crushing his jade talisman to escape like a stray dog!

He had become the first trash to be eliminated! He had become everyone's laughingstock!

Above the toxic swamp, Yao Delong slowly withdrew his pointing finger, and the piercing golden light at the tip completely vanished.

He looked at where Meng Bi had disappeared with an expressionless face, a hint of imperceptible regret flashing deep in his eyes.

'What a pity... if I had been just a bit faster, the power of the Heart Sword could have penetrated his Sea of Consciousness...' Yao Delong thought to himself.

That finger strike appeared to be Pure Yang Sword Qi, but its core was actually the power of the "Heart Sword" within his Sea of Consciousness!

It specialized in attacking the Divine Soul! If hit, even with the jade talisman's protection, Meng Bi's Divine Sense would have been severely damaged,

his Foundation harmed, and his future path to Soul Transformation basically cut off!

Unfortunately, the speed at which the opponent crushed the jade talisman was a fraction faster than he had anticipated.

"Forget it. Although I didn't collect enough interest, the principal will be settled sooner or later."

Yao Delong's eyes returned to their icy state, putting this bit of regret behind him.

Meng Bi was out, like an eyesore of a nail being pulled.

Next was the true hunting time!

His powerful Divine Sense once again expanded without reservation,

and the scenery of the Secret Realm within a hundred-and-fifty-mile radius unfolded in his Sea of Consciousness like a scroll.

This time, his target was no longer a specific person, but all the "points" within his perception range!

At a corner of the audience seats in the Main Peak Plaza.

Meng Lang watched the image of Meng Bi's pathetic disappearance on the Light Screen,

then glanced at the dejected, foul-smelling figure at the edge of the plaza,

his eyes filled with regret and a hint of imperceptible excitement.

'If only he had been crippled by that finger strike from Yao Delong...' He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms.

Inside the Secret Realm, the prelude to slaughter and elimination had only just begun.

Yao Delong's figure turned into a flash of 熾白流光 that was hard to track, speeding across the dark red sky.

His Divine Sense, like a precision detection Magic Treasure, constantly scanned the area ahead.