Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master - Chapter 1525

Chapter 1525: Chapter 628: Nine Fire Dragon Lord vs Yun Wuji

Clear Sky Martial Arts Arena.

A round of Jiaoyang hung in the highest point of the Martial Arts Arena sky, not the real sun, but formed by the sect formation invoking sky light, fire spirit, and yang energy.

As time went on for the martial arts practice, it would gradually emerge from the depths of the void, initially like a copper basin, then like a golden disk, finally radiating brilliantly.

The first match of the Five Victories Martial Arts Competition was held here.

According to the tripartite contract, the Nanming Village was the first to send people, select their venue, and the Territorial Expansion Alliance and White Cloud Village would negotiate and deploy the corresponding challengers.

The three parties quickly arrived at the sidelines to watch.

Since it was completely sky with no ground, the audience also sat on clusters of clouds. These clouds entwined with each other, forming cloud stairs suspended in mid-air, layer upon layer like a floating white jade bridge.

In the Nanming Village seat, the Nine Fire Dragon Lord slowly got up and flew into the arena.

The cultivator sent by Nanming Village for the first match was not Tan Zhu, but him.

The Nine Fire Dragon Lord’s long fiery red hair draped over his shoulders, slightly lifted by the wind, like a burning battle flag. At this moment, he wore a red gold robe with nine fire dragon patterns swirling and crisscrossing, dragon heads raised to the sky, dragon claws spread out.

He was tall and displayed the pride of the Dragon Clan between his brows and eyes. His eyes swept over the seats of the Territorial Expansion Alliance and White Cloud Village, his lips pressed slightly downward, seemingly a cold smile, yet possibly disdainful.

Chun Yangzi sat at the main seat of Nanming Village, his expression steady, with a flicker of golden light inside his sleeve, remaining still.

Ning Zhuo sat slightly behind, clad in white, appearing calm among the Nascent Souls.

He looked at the back of the Nine Fire Dragon Lord, knowing in his heart that Chun Yangzi’s decision for the Nine Fire Dragon Lord to make the first move actually went against the previous decision to have Tan Zhu as the vanguard.

“Tan Zhu, possessing quasi-divine power levels, has twice embarrassed White Cloud Village.”

“Now, Chun Yangzi lets the Nine Fire Dragon Lord come forward first, replacing Tan Zhu’s vanguard role… He’s looking to consolidate his authority.”

Ning Zhuo understood in his heart.

Although young, his political acumen wasn’t low, already discerning the implications underneath.

Chun Yangzi had already further persuaded the Nine Fire Dragon Lord before, bringing the latter into his camp.

Nanming Village was a newly established organization, everything just starting. Chun Yangzi, having led the Pure Yang Palace for many years, possessed profound righteous path knowledge and had already begun to consolidate people’s hearts and seize power during this opportunity.

The power struggle is exceptionally cruel. As the saying goes, “One mountain cannot contain two tigers.” The ultimate result of a power struggle will only have one victor.

Chun Yangzi’s power consolidation actions would undoubtedly lower Ning Zhuo’s influence within Nanming Village.

But now, both sides were united against the outside.

Ning Zhuo keenly noticed this yet couldn’t confront it, not only unable to prevent it but had to fully assist.

Chun Yangzi was a Nascent Soul powerhouse, Ning Zhuo the weaker party.

The young man thought secretly, “With Tan Zhu as the vanguard, it would undoubtedly be the safest. But since Chun Yangzi insists on letting the Nine Fire Dragon Lord attack first, he must be confident. I hope he can win.”

The first battle is extremely crucial!

Throughout history, in any war, the vanguard’s responsibility is tremendous.

The Nine Fire Dragon Lord floated halfway and looked towards the seats of the Territorial Expansion Alliance and White Cloud Village, shouting, “Who among you will accept the defeat of the first match?”

In the Territorial Expansion Alliance, Qiu Lei’s gaze was deep.

Honestly, they also thought that Nanming Village would send Tan Zhu as the vanguard. Therefore, upon hearing it was the Nine Fire Dragon Lord, they were quite surprised as well.

This Five Victories Martial Arts Competition, concerning the ownership of treasures like the Sun Raising Yang Locking Cloud Altar, was assumed by all three parties to be decided by deploying their strongest combat forces, although not explicitly stated.

So, this was almost the stage for Nascent Soul cultivators.

The Territorial Expansion Alliance and White Cloud Village made a rough ranking of Nanming Village’s five Nascent Soul combatants, from strong to weak: Tan Zhu, Chun Yangzi, Nine Fire Dragon Lord, Red Robe Guest, Tu Yuanzi.

Tan Zhu was a strong Nascent Soul, known for his considerable combat power in the Demon Path. He had quasi-divine powers and twice embarrassed White Cloud Village. More frighteningly, his time was nearly up, making anyone hesitant to face such a formidable person.

Chun Yangzi ranked second, also widely recognized. Without solid combat power, he couldn’t have led the Pure Yang Palace for many years. His allegiance with the Pure Yang Palace to the Myriad Images Sect wasn’t due to lack of combat power but rather insufficient management skills. Of course, if he had Transforming Spirit Level strength, lacking management wouldn’t matter. Thus, he was ranked after Tan Zhu.

The Nine Fire Dragon Lord, placed third, was also accepted by most. Not only a Nascent Soul, but also a Dragon Clan member, the natural talents of the Dragon Clan were top tier among demon cultivators, with an overly strong physical advantage. The Nine Fire Dragon Lord was also an alchemy practitioner, fully stocked in foundation and logistics.

The Red Robe Guest, though a demon cultivator, hadn’t demonstrated combat achievements in recent years. Generally, he was considered less threatening.

Lastly was Tu Yuanzi, due to his extreme mystery and lack of past combat achievements for reference, he was tentatively placed last.

In pursuit of stability, Nanming Village would undoubtedly have Tan Zhu serve as the vanguard. But now letting the Nine Fire Dragon Lord, ranked third in combat power estimation, step forward was a reasonable arrangement.

Facing the Nine Fire Dragon Lord’s challenge, the cultivators of the Territorial Expansion Alliance and White Cloud Village were neither uneasy nor panicked.

Before arriving, they had already reached an agreement.

Soon, in the White Cloud Village seat, Yun Wuji slowly rose and flew into the Martial Arts Arena.