Most disciples of Cloud Sect agreed with Zen's tit for tat as it was clear that Mack had gone too far and
deserved that misfortune.
They were also deeply impressed and intimidated by Zen's cruel means.
Zen was quite ferocious for his age.
While the powerful disciples remained calm, the less powerful ones were looking at Zen with awe in
their eyes. In their mind, they were thinking that if they met Zen in the battle ring, they would lose their
momentum and confidence in an instant.
After all, that kind of thing that had happened to a disciple at the second-grade nature level was truly
incredible.
It was known that the disciples taking part in today's All Peaks Competition were at least at the
seventh-grade or eighth-grade of nature level. A half of these disciples were already at the
consummation grade, while a few of them were masters of the Illuminating Soul Realm.
The Illuminating Soul Realm warriors hadn't seen the real strength of Zen as he chose not to show it so
early. Thus, they simply noticed his cruel means and looked down upon him. After all, the gap between
nature level disciples and the masters of Illuminating Soul Realm was still too big.
Apart from the rare geniuses like Rocher, it was impossible for the other disciples to compete with the
Illuminating Soul Realm warriors. Rocher was already at the consummation grade, while Zen was quite
far behind him. Zen's nature level was only at second-grade which wouldn't warrant the slight attention
from any Illuminating Soul Realm warriors.
It was known to all that top inner disciples from each Peak seldom participated in the trial of killing
demons. And although Zen had attended the trial and even showcased a remarkable performance, it
wasn't a big deal like what happened to Lenard. Lenard was known for his great skills, but he could still
not qualify to represent Skytop Peak in the All Peaks Competition.
So Zen's performance was insignificant for those highly-skilled legendary figures of each peak at that
time.
As Zen walked out of the ring, Master Wen was thrilled. He wanted to run to Zen and hug him tight, but
he held the urge.
Winning this match meant that the young disciple would stand out in the group competition. More
importantly, Zen had avenged Yehudi's defeat and helped Drizzle Peak win after a long-time of
humiliation.
If one would ask why Cloud Sect was divided into many Peaks, the answer was very simple. The
purpose was to create competitions among the Peaks.
All Peaks Competition could be watched on site and through a live broadcast shown in a large Picture
Slab.
If Zen didn't avenge Yehudi's defeat, it would be a big blow to Drizzle Peak's confidence. The disciples
of Drizzle Peak would be ashamed and discouraged to cultivate their skills.
The Drizzle Peak's representatives in the Competition didn't know that the disciples left in the peak
were tensed but fired up at the same time.
In the Drizzle Peak's main practice area, some of the disciples were practicing hard, while most of them
were gathered around the Picture Slab to watch the live broadcast of the Competition.
In fact, when Mack hit Yehudi earlier, they had already been tensed and fired up.
They felt the pain of Mack's attack as if they were hit directly. They were filled with fury and even
started planning to protest Mack's uncalled-for behavior.
Yet, when they saw Zen made Mack's head swell with his powerful punches, their indignation gradually
faded, and they burst into loud cheers.
To be more exact, Zen's actions washed away their resentment and somehow brought back their
Peak's pride.
"Zen has the power to defeat all the disciples from Blackrock Peak!" one of them even cried out.
Witnessing Zen's back-to-back wins, most disciples totally forgot Zen's current level and started to
believe that he could make it to the top 100.
Getting to the top 100 was a breakthrough for the Drizzle Peak and it could be their best win in a long
time.
However, there were still a few disciples who were not confident that Zen could defeat the other more
powerful participants in the Competition.
"Let's not forget that Zen is only at the second-grade of nature level. But those in the top 100 are
basically the masters of Illuminating Soul Realm. I'm afraid that Zen may not have the chance—," one
of them said in a concerned tone.
But before the disciple finished sharing his thoughts, one of the thrilled disciples from Drizzle Peak
interrupted him immediately and bellowed, "What are you talking about? Zen is the rare genius that we
haven't seen in Drizzle Peak for a thousand years. Who cares if they are the masters of Illuminating
Soul Realm? I have faith that Zen can defeat all of them!"
"That's right! We haven't seen his real potential yet. Who knows? Maybe his real strength is greater
than the Illuminating Soul Realm," another disciple added proudly.
It might be that the disciples were blindly optimistic about Zen's strength. But since Yehudi was
defeated, Zen had become the only hope for Drizzle Peak. Although they knew that Zen might find it
hard to defeat the disciples at the Illuminating Soul Realm, they wanted to keep their hopes high.
The round of group competitions continued.
It was only through actual combat could the true strength and potential of a disciple be examined.
The winners would be qualified to enter the succeeding competitions, while the losers' journey in the
competition would end.
As expected, there were new geniuses being discovered at the ongoing competitions.
To name a few, there were Jill Quan from Lady Peak, Rocher Hua from Skytop Peak, and Jason Zhu
from Azure Peak.
After three rounds, the referee announced another key competition.
"Jeff from Skytop Peak versus Kim from Jade Peak!"
They were the two top-ranked disciples in the Cloud Sect List.
Not everyone could be part of the Cloud Sect List. Only those among the top 1000 strongest disciples
could be included on the list.
However, this list would only be updated according to the regular competition performance of the major
disciples in the battle ring. However, considering the progress that the disciples were making in
cultivating their strength every day, it was safe to assume that the list was not reflecting the actual
strength of each disciple.
Given this circumstance, the Cloud Sect would make minor adjustments to the list every month. But the
major significant adjustments happened every three years when the disciples' performance would be
reevaluated through the All Peaks Competition. This way, the disciples would be accurately ranked
based on the competition results.
All Peaks Competition attracted the participation of almost all the best disciples from Cloud Sect,
except for a small number of those who chose to practice in their respective secret practice rooms or
outside Cloud Sect.
There were more than 700 disciples participating in the Competition, so almost all of them were on the
list.
Except Zen.
Although his improvement was rapid and he defeated some disciples on the battle like Fren and the
outer disciples from Vulture Peak, his performances weren't recorded because none of them were from
the list.
Moreover, the strength gaps of those disciples on the list were quite big.
To be included among the Top 1000 might be easy. The strongest Peaks could get their top 30 into the
list, while the weaker Peaks like Sea Peak and Drizzle Peak could only get their top ten qualified
disciples into the list.
However, to be included in the Top 400 would be more challenging. Most of the top 400 on the list were
those whose nature level was at consummation grade, while the Top 100 disciples on the list were
basically the masters of Illuminating Soul Realm.
The two people fighting on the battle ring now was Jeff Mu who ranked ninety-nine, while the other one
was Kim Yue who ranked seventy-two.
Before the said battle, the disciples of Illuminating Soul Realm who participated in the group
competitions either had beaten their opponents or their opponents admitted defeats the instant they
came up to the ring. It was obvious that the disciples at consummation-grade of nature level would lose
to those of Illuminating Soul Realm, so the former didn't bother to fight the latter. In other words, the
common disciples with consummation grade didn't have such guts or the power at all.
Unless they were the freak geniuses like Rocher, they wouldn't mind losing to a greater opponent.
Mack, an array technique genius who had challenged Zen earlier, had the ability to challenge the
disciples of Illuminating Soul Realm. His magic array was so powerful that even the masters of
Illuminating Soul Realm would be trapped in it and it wouldn't be easy for them to get out of it.
It was only a pity that he had met Zen. Because of Zen's special body, he could completely endure
Mack's fire and Mack had no way to defeat him. As a result, Mack was beaten up furiously. Even
though he applied pills from Blackrock Peak, there was a high chance that he could not recover fast
and that he would be disqualified to attend the All Peaks Competition.
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