THE MARTIAL KING - Season 8 Episode 24

There were tons of independent cultivators in the Central Region but most of them were not even qualified to be disciples of the first-grade or second-grade sects. To think these two were strong enough to come out on top was truly astounding.

That was the reason why they caught the crowd’s attention. Despite lacking resources and backing, they had managed to refine up to the Internal Elixir Realm. The amount of effort they spent was great and it was fortunate that they were blessed with such good destiny.

The disciples coming from the third-grade sects were the weakest in the Martial Arts Contest. None of them could ever hope to hold up against the strong independent warriors and they stood no chance of defeating the elites of the fourth-grade sects.

After the thirty-second round, Mr. Xiao came up to make an announcement. “Benson Xuanyuan of the Cloud Hall will battle against Eden Cui, an independent warrior.”

“Eden Cui! The son of the best cultivator in the Central Region! This is going to be interesting!” someone from the audience exclaimed.

“It is safe to say that Eden Cui and Brent Zong of the Ethereal Spirit Sect are the best cultivators in the contest. I bet one of them will become champion while the other will take second place!”

“I don’t agree with you. Benson Xuanyuan is also an amazing cultivator. He comes from the Cloud Hall which ranks first among the fourth-grade sects. I think he can pose as a tough opponent.”

“Eden Cui?” Zen murmured, looking up at Eddie who was among the audience. He watched as the young man beside Eddie stood and walked towards the battlefield. Zen narrowed his eyes as the young man took center stage. ‘So he’s Eddie’s son?’ he thought to himself.

Truth be told, Zen wasn’t in any way interested in Eddie’s son.

He had entered the Martial Arts Contest with only two purposes in mind: to slay Marilyn, and to get the Dragon Soar Arena. Finding out Eddie’s son’s strength was of no value to him.

It was then that Eden jumped off the platform and floated in mid-air. He looked down at Mr. Xiao. “Please wait a minute, sir,” he said politely.

Mr. Xiao nodded in agreement. He had no problem with his request.

He soared and flew towards the platform of Cloud Hall, landing softly in front of Letitia.

The disciples of Cloud Hall, including Benson, looked at Eden with confusion. ‘Delaying the match, flying through the air towards Cloud Hall, what exactly was this young man up to?’ they wondered. Letitia stared at Eden with bewilderment equal to that of her disciples. “You’re supposed to fight with my disciple. What are you doing here?” she asked.

Eden did not reply and only gave her a faint smile. He then clapped his hands.

As he clapped, Eden concentrated some life vitality onto his hands. As a result, his claps could be heard loud and clear even from a great distance. Soon enough, four men suddenly appeared and flew towards Eden. What the men carried seemed to be a large package, wrapped in red silk fabric.

The four men stood next to Eden, their breathing a bit labored from having carried such a large parcel. “I got you a present, Lady,” he told Letitia as the men placed the package in front of her.

Letitia raised an eyebrow. ‘Why did he give me a gift so suddenly?’ she thought to herself. She wondered what game he was playing but did not show it in her face.

The disciples of the other sects, and even their leaders were focused with rapt attention at the scene.

Walking towards the package, Eden suddenly pulled on the red silk cloth, yanking it off to reveal a large block of ice.

“Isn’t this… Arctic Mysterious Ice?” she asked, her eyes fixated onto the block.

‘It is no wonder the four men looked so exhausted when they carried it. The Arctic Mysterious Ice is very heavy and will not melt at all, no matter the season.

It can be made into a bed where I can cultivate. If I do that, I’ll be able to reach a breakthrough much faster, ‘ she mused. Basically, this large ice block could be of great help to Letitia’s cultivation.

However, this mysterious ice was rare and existed only under the thick ice of the Arctic where the temperature was extremely low. Even a cultivator who had reached the Virtual Tribulation Realm would succumb and freeze in the icy conditions which made the acquisition of the Arctic Mysterious Ice extremely difficult.

Cultivators who practiced refinement techniques with the ice attribute were transfixed at the sight of the ice block. If they could get it, they could double up their cultivation speed.

Turning to the leader of Cloud Hall, Eden began to speak, “Arctic Mysterious Ice may be considered a treasure to many people but I’m afraid that, for someone like you, it might actually be insulting to receive such a cheap present.” He reached out with his index finger and pointed at the Arctic Mysterious Ice, releasing a bit of life vitality.

“Crack!”

Everyone’s eyes widened as cracks began to appear on the surface of the Arctic Mysterious Ice and there were a few gasps of horror as the block started to chip and break right in front of them.

“W- What has he done?! He broke the Arctic Mysterious Ice!”

“What a pity! Although his father is the number one in the Central Region, he shouldn’t have wasted such a treasure.”

“I really wish he could’ve just given it to me. I would give him anything in exchange!”

A lot of the people present felt their hearts drop as they watched Eden destroy the rare and extremely valuable Arctic Mysterious Ice. Such a wonderful treasure had been destroyed so easily by a mere index finger, which was truly heartbreaking.

Eden, however, was oblivious to their remarks. It was only when the Arctic Mysterious Ice had been reduced to rubble did he sweep off the ice chunks to reveal a bright, glowing core. Since it was surrounded by ice debris, the crowd could not clearly see what it was. That glowing core, what could it be?