Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 33, Earth Essence Fruit (Please Recommend, Please Favorite)

Chapter 33: Chapter 33, Earth Essence Fruit (Please Recommend, Please Favorite)

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The eyes of the remaining three families flickered, "This boy cannot be left alive!" Yang Yun, the patriarch of the Yang Family, watched Chu Ming’s figure on stage, secretly contemplating, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

As the patriarch of the Yang Family, Yang Yun was not a man of indecision. There was always competition among the four great families. Over the years, countless of their own geniuses had died at the hands of the other three families. Killing off the younger generation of geniuses was considered a way to maintain balance between them.

On the stage, watching Chu Feng’s body soar into the air, Chu Ming immediately took three steps in two, beams of sword light appeared at the tip of his sword, like brilliant fireworks that changed the color of the space. The sword aura broke inch by inch, turning into countless fragments, enveloping towards Chu Feng.

Chu Feng’s face grew solemn, his palms struck the ground three times consecutively, creating multiple bursts of airwaves. Borrowing the force of the countershock, his body rose higher, his black robe fluttering loudly. His palms joined together, roaring like dragons and tigers, with purple spiritual power transforming into a purple dragon tiger, charging towards the countless sword auras.

Puff, puff, puff...

Instantly, the purple dragon tiger collided with the countless sword auras, countless streams of Qi Force exploded towards all directions. Chu Ming, calm and composed, swung the Silver Light Sword in his hand, a red fire Sword Essence constantly bursting on his sword. The surrounding air and spiritual power slowly began to boil, as if a great fire was spreading.

"Starfire Extinction!"

A streak of red sword aura flew out from Chu Ming’s sword, the air seemed like a deflated bubble, layers of airwaves were sliced apart. Seeing Chu Ming’s attack, Chu Feng turned pale with fright, from that attack, he felt the aura of death.

"Is this... a Profound Level Martial Technique?"

The disciples of the Chu Family under the stage were instantly shocked. The momentum of the martial technique Chu Ming displayed was nearly equal to Chu Feng’s Thousand Burning Palm. It was clear without asking that this was also a Profound Level Martial Technique.

"I didn’t expect Chu Ming to also have a Profound Level Martial Technique. Chu Feng’s situation doesn’t look good now!"

"Indeed. Without using a Profound Level Martial Technique, Chu Ming was already faintly suppressing Chu Feng. Initially, we thought Chu Feng would win by using a Profound Level Martial Technique. Now that Chu Ming has one too, Chu Feng’s chances of winning are slim."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, didn’t expect Chu Ming to hide so deep. Last year he was still considered a waste. This year he’s so formidable. Truly a monster!"

"The biggest dark horse this year is Chu Ming, truly a dark horse till the end!"

No matter Chu Feng’s situation, the disciples of the Chu Family began discussing fervently. Even the dignitaries in the VIP seats had changing expressions. Chu Ziping’s face showed unease but he feigned composure and said, "Don’t think a piece of trash can win just because he has a Profound Level Martial Technique. How much power a Profound Level Martial Technique can exert also depends on how much the Martial Artist has comprehended it. Feng’Er has already achieved Great Success in the Thousand Burning Palm. How can this trash compare!"

The Fourth Prince pouted. Even he, at this moment, felt a bit disdainful of Chu Ziping’s words, and Chu He acted as if he hadn’t heard them at all.

"Thousand Burning Palm!"

Seeing the approaching sword light, Chu Feng didn’t dare hesitate. He immediately extended his right palm, a large mass of Fire Essence spread across his hand, the endless spiritual power around him was engulfed, scorching and exploding with a fierce flame, its power terrifying.

Pfft

As palm and sword aura clashed, waves of explosive flames constantly spread to all directions. The entire surface of the stage became pocked with pits, but at this moment, no one cared. Their eyes were tightly fixed on the two figures, fearing that a slight distraction would make them miss the exciting part.

Air currents continuously reversed, splashing gorgeous sparks in the space.

Puff, puff, puff

Suddenly, Chu Feng’s sleeves all shattered, revealing his bronze arms. But at this moment, blood oozed continuously from those arms, making for a rather bloody sight, while Chu Ming’s face also turned slightly pale due to the severe consumption of spiritual power within his body.

Wah, pfft

Chu Feng’s expression changed, his pupils contracted, his body quickly retreated, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood while mid-air, his upper robe nearly completely shattered, disbelief thick in his eyes.

How could Chu Ming let such a good opportunity slip away? His right foot lightly tapped, and his body quickly chased after Chu Feng’s retreating figure. With a speed several times faster, he caught up and moved parallel, then a golden Fist Seal shot out like thunder, trailing a dazzling golden tail, shining like a dragon.

Pfft

Even with his strong built, Chu Feng received Chu Ming’s punch head-on, blood gushed from his mouth, his face paling, his eyes lost their previous brilliance.

"Chu Ming wins!" The judge elder announced dumbfoundedly, even he couldn’t react for a moment that the one to reach the top was actually Chu Ming.

The Chu Family plaza was silent for a moment, then erupted into a huge uproar.

"Who would have thought that after so many twists and turns, Chu Ming would end up winning first place?!"

"If I had known, I would’ve bet on Chu Ming. Ten taels of silver multiplied by ten, that’s a hundred taels!"

"Damn, I bet twenty taels on Chu Feng, that’s two months’ pay!"

With the competition over, the most distressed were the Chu Family servants who had secretly set up a betting pool to amass great wealth. But with the outcome, they were all dumbfounded, each regretting endlessly.

The organizers of the betting pool were overjoyed. No one had expected Chu Ming to win, so almost no one bet on him, making their earnings five to six times higher than last year, enough for them to live in leisure for a long time.

The competition rankings were confirmed, Chu Ling in fifth, who originally wasn’t even in the top six, but due to Chu Yong and Chu Yue being severely injured during their match and still unconscious, fifth place had to be chosen from the back.

Fourth was Chu Qiweng, third and second were respectively Chu Ru and Chu Feng, and first was naturally Chu Ming, who fought all the way up, rising powerfully. He was also the most prominent figure in the Chu Family now.

Next came the awarding of prizes. The fourth elder smiled at Chu Ming and said, "Keep up the good work, don’t let it get to your head. There are far too many geniuses out there!"

Chu Ming replied, "Don’t worry, Fourth Elder, I will!"

"Good, with talents like you in the Chu Family, us old folks can rest easy!"

First prize was 200 Lower Grade Spirit Stones, ten thousand gold, and to Chu Ming’s astonishment, an Earth Essence Fruit. The black fruit had a circle of a blue halo, and just a sniff made a person feel refreshed.

This Earth Essence Fruit was a treasure. When consumed by a Martial Artist in the Transcendence Realm, it could immediately raise their level by one. Though classified as a Third Level Spiritual Medicine, its rarity made it comparable to Fourth Level.

Chu Ming glanced sideways at Chu Feng and saw him eyeing the Earth Essence Fruit with a burning gaze, as though he wanted to claim it for himself, and he sneered inwardly. No wonder Chu Feng didn’t come back for the family meeting last year. This time, his intention was clearly that first prize. Too bad for him, Chu Ming came out of nowhere and took it away.

"Next time we meet, I will defeat you!" Chu Feng withdrew his gaze, coldly speaking to Chu Ming, having regained his confidence. A momentary loss didn’t matter. If he lost faith over this, his martial spirit would be too fragile.

"Then you better work hard, because I’m just getting started!" Chu Ming replied nonchalantly.

"Humph!"

Chu Feng snorted coldly, saying no more.

"Chu Ming, congratulations! You’ve become this year’s biggest dark horse!" Chu Qiweng walked over with a faint smile, offering his congratulations. He didn’t mind being fourth at all.

"Do you plan to follow your master to roam the martial world after the family meeting?" Chu Ming asked with a smile.

Chu Qiweng nodded heavily, "Of course. Roaming the martial world is my dream, it will never change. My master told me a few days ago that we are going to Ashen Forest in the Cold Wind Empire this time for some training and to gain some experience. We’ll probably meet again at next year’s family meeting."

"Wishing your strength to reach new heights!"

"Thank you, and to you too!"

After the award ceremony, Chu He was beaming, full of vitality, while Chu Ziping, in anger, flung his sleeve and left. Chu He clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you all for attending the Chu Family’s annual meeting. Next is the banquet, and I hope everyone will participate."

"It’s a shame not to eat. We just hope eating too much won’t make the patriarch upset!" someone jested.

"Eat to your heart’s content, I’m thrilled today!" Chu He burst into laughter, with Yu Guxue also smiling broadly by his side.

Everyone then moved into the banquet hall.

The banquet ended in the evening. Only Chu Ming, Chu He, and Yu Guxue were left in the hall. Chu He was still radiant as if in a dream, it felt so unreal.

"Ming’Er, where did you get that Profound Level Martial Technique?" Yu Guxue couldn’t contain her curiosity. Profound Level Martial Techniques were rare even in the Chu Family. Even Chu He was taken aback by this.

So, Chu Ming recounted how he won first place in the Wooden Dummy Lane, gaining entry into the Inner Sect. Chu He and Yu Guxue then understood. It turned out the Profound Level Martial Technique was a prize for being first in Wooden Dummy Lane. Previously, they thought Chu Ming entered the Inner Sect because he broke through to the Transcendence Realm, and thus never considered Wooden Dummy Lane.

After some conversation, Chu Ming hurriedly left. He was anxious to return to his courtyard to absorb the Earth Essence Fruit quickly and break through to the second layer of the Transcendence Realm. Once he did, he would have a spot on the Cyan Yang List. He never thought of saving it for later breakthroughs; only by strengthening himself could he have more chances to obtain cultivation resources.