Carefree Path of Dreams

Panda Novel

Second day, top eight.

“You’re my opponent? I, Bei Tangman, will let you know my power!”

Opposite Fang Yuan, a green-eyed youth snarled and released his totem. It was a turquoise praying mantis with slightly curved arm blades that matched the dual sabers he used.

“Third-grade totem flying saber mantis?”

Fang Yuan nodded and drew his Black Profound Saber.

“How dare you not release your totem. I’ll let you know your foolishness!” Bei Tangman roared and disappeared into the wind.

Dang!

Fang Yuan slashed from the back, blocking the attack of the dual sabers.

His figure flashed, and Bei Tangman retreated far away.

The audience was in an uproar after they crossed blades. “So fast! Bei Tangman seems a lot faster than Fang Yuan!”

“Fang Yuan has met his match this battle!”

However, Bei Tangman’s expression was more grave. “Such strong counter-force, and it even explodes. If I didn’t have the flying saber mantis totem strengthening my arm, I probably wouldn’t be able to continue holding the two sabers!”

The flying sword mantis totem’s power lay in speed and the strengthening of both arms.

After all, it was a flying totem, and the main attack was the arm blade.

“The two-layered dark burst didn’t make your weapon fly away. Are you at the late stage?” Fang Yuan asked lightly with his saber in hand.

“That’s right!” Bei Tangman roared and released the aura he had been suppressing. The brutal aura that belonged to the late Predatory realm swept the audience.

“As expected!” The young envoy nodded. “His arm can only be so strong with his totem in the late Predatory realm!”

“I’ll definitely win!” Bei Tangman shouted, and a green halo emerged from his body.

A dark-green pattern emerged above his flying sword mantis totem as well.

“This is… a magical power rune?” Brutal Bones was startled. “It might only be a bit, but it’s enough to enhance him!”

“Wind… Chop!” Bei Tangman shouted and increased his speed again, leaving only an afterimage in the air. Both sabers merged into the wind and launched a frenzied attack.

“Good. This Bei Tangman just barely passes the threshold for the Ancestral Court’s selection!” The young envoy nodded, remembering this name.

“Chaotic Cloak Saber Technique, Nine-in-One!”

Seeing this, Fang Yuan merely let out a soft sound, and dark bursts emerged from all parts of his body, stimulating speed and converging on the Black Profound Saber, entering the wind.

Chaotic Cloak’s dark burst had a total of nine layers, and he was combining the nine-layered dark burst into one. He had now reached the pinnacle of ordinary martial arts!

Clang!

The blades intersected, and the dual sabers immediately broke.

A bloody injury appeared on Bei Tangman’s chest, and he was thrown off the arena.

“Victor! Fang Yuan from the Flybarb tribe!” the host announced loudly.

The youths watching this scene were amazed. “The Flybarb tribe’s Fang Yuan is so powerful!”

“He hasn’t even shown his totem yet. Is it a first-grade totem?”

“That is definitely his trump card. He might just want to hide it until the final battle!”

…

“Good! Such comprehension…” The young envoy’s eyes brightened, but he immediately showed signs of regret. “Unfortunately… the power of his totem seems to be lacking!”

Just how experienced was he? He could see that Fang Yuan’s physical qualities were not too strong, at the nourishment level of a fifth or sixth-grade totem at best. This was enough to explain a lot.

“The better the starting point, the more likely it is to be successful. I would still choose Bei Tangman over Fang Yuan. However, I would choose him over Brutal Dark!” The young man shook his head.

“There are still two matches!”

Fang Yuan took a moment to look at the other arenas and happened to see Black Fury stepping on his opponent as the earth burly bear snarled wildly behind him.

Unfortunately, Brutal Dark met Beichen Yan as his opponent and was quickly eliminated.

“Next, I will be fighting Black Fury. If there aren’t any accidents, I should be meeting Beichen Yan in the final round!”

He walked under the arena, and Brutal Thunder immediately squeezed through to his side. “Quick! This is the special recovery herb that the high priest prepared for you, and… he asked me to tell you that he’ll grant you anything you want if you can defeat Black Fury in the next battle!”

“Looks like it’s because of that gamble?” Fang Yuan nodded. “I’ll do my best.”

In his heart, he thought, The Flybarb tribe had the kindness of nurturing Ancient, so let’s treat the victory in the next battle as his repayment. I heard the leaders gambled quite a lot.

“Haha. We’ll be able to see the result of our gamble in the next battle.” On the high platform, Black Tu suddenly roared with laughter. “Old Bones, did you prepare the original version of the magical power?”

“Hmph. We don’t know who will win yet. Maybe you’ll be the one giving me Blood Dragon Fruits!” Brutal Bones replied coldly, but he knew in his heart that this hope was not much.

The spectators below had lower strength and thought that Fang Yuan was hiding his strength, but these leaders could see otherwise. The speed, power, and saber skills that Fang Yuan had displayed might be powerful, but his totem was probably average.

…

“Next, Fang Yuan from the Flybarb tribe versus Black Fury from the Black Tomb tribe!”

“Coming!”

Fang Yuan and Black Fury responded to the host’s shout and headed onto the arena.

“I promised Master Black Tu that I wouldn’t go easy on anyone from the Flybarb tribe!” Black Fury, who had a painted face, suddenly ripped open his leather clothes. “Earth burly bear!”

“Roar!” The totem with the greatest strength within third-grade totems emerged.

“As expected, he is also at the late Predatory realm!” Fang Yuan’s Black Profound Saber crossed in front of him. “But this strength isn’t enough!”

“Is that so?” Black Fury sneered. An incomplete symbol appeared on the earth burly bear’s chest.

A horrifying gravitational power suddenly unleashed.

“What? It’s actually the Deep Weight Magical Power of the earth burly bear!” Brutal Bones was gobsmacked. “Even if there is still a part missing, it’s enough to cause a terrifying effect on Fang Yuan!”

Fang Yuan’s totem was not powerful, so he could only rely on combat skills.

Under this Deep Weight Magical Power, speed-type warriors would instantly lose most of their strength.

It had to be noted that since the earth burly bear had such a disadvantage in its movement, there had to be something that propelled it to the top among third-grade totems! It was this Deep Weight Magical Power!

“Fang Yuan! Fang Yuan!”

Black Fury wielded his heavy hammer and charged. It was as if there was an invincible force on the battlefield.

“All right, Let’s fight head-on once!” Fang Yuan felt a greater consumption than usual as he swung the Black Profound Saber. “Chaotic Cloak! Nine-In-One!”

Dang!

Saber and hammer collided. He fluttered backward like a butterfly before stopping at the edge of the arena.

Bang!

Black Fury stood still. Suddenly, a muffled sound escaped from his body, and traces of blood leaked from the corners of his mouth. “Actually attacking directly inside my body and injuring me? I’m going to kill you!”

“What a good burly bear. The power of the totem even strengthens both vital points and inner organs!”

Battle tattoos appeared on Fang Yuan’s face as the clam totem appeared behind his back.

“That Fang Yuan is finally using his totem!”

“A huge shell? Haha! No wonder he didn’t use it before!”

…

The audience watching below were disappointed. “The pressure is weak. Seems like it’s below third grade!”

“So it’s a clam!” The young envoy nodded.

“Clam totem!” Beichen Luo recognized it as well. “This is a fifth-grade totem that is good in psyche and illusions!”

“You have a good eye. I only recognized it as a mutated beast!” Brutal Bones echoed, making no mention of the mistake he had made previously.

“The clam totem doesn’t do too much for the body, but it’s very good in the aspects of psyche and willpower…” The special envoy looked at Fang Yuan and nodded. “No wonder his comprehension of saber techniques is so fast. Was the totem aiding him?”

The clam totem’s strong point was psyche. Even though it did not improve the body by much, it was a good aid in comprehending martial arts and the like.

“This psyche-type totem might be fifth grade, but according to the Ancestral Court’s standards, one grade can be added, and it can be treated as a fourth-grade totem.” The young man nodded again. “The only regret is that too few clam totems appeared previously. There are only so many magical powers inscriptions for it…”

There were too few magical powers suitable for the clam totem to choose from.

“A shell? Haha. I even defeated a revolving turtle!” Black Fury sneered and continued forward.

“Illusion—Confuse!”

Fang Yuan waved his left hand, and fog shrouded the arena.

Suddenly, three Fang Yuans emerged and charged at Black Fury.

“Roar!”

Black Fury’s eyes stagnated, but he immediately sobered from the earth burly bear’s roar and swung his hammer.

Pop Pop!

All three figures turned into nothingness.

A black saber silently crept up behind him.

“Ah… Totem Protection!” Black Fury thundered, and the earth burly bear turned substantial to block the Black Profound Saber.

“What? He’s not far from the Materialization Realm if he can do this,” Beichen Luo exclaimed from the high platform.

“This attack is Fang Yuan using all his strength. The result will be clear once he is blocked and falls under Black Fury’s magical power!”

Brutal Bones was astonished and in despair.

It was definitely possible for a substantive earth burly bear totem to resist a blow from someone in the Predatory realm.

But the next moment, their mouths fell wide open, and their eyes popped, as though they were toads. “How is this possible?”

They could not be blamed because what happened was simply too strange.

The earth burly bear totem emerged to resist Fang Yuan’s saber.

However, the black saber suddenly jumped like a flexible fish and pierced into the totem, making the earth burly bear dissipate.

Since their minds were linked, Black Fury spat out blood and knelt on one knee. “Impossible… How did you find my totem’s flaw?”

Fang Yuan stood proud and replied calmly, “Not me. My saber found it!”

“Human and saber unification. The saber seems to have a life of its own and automatically searches for the opponent’s weak points. This is… transcending the ordinary, the Saber Will realm!”

The special envoy laughed merrily within the audience. “I didn’t expect to have such a good harvest. Good! Very good!”