Dual Sword God

Chapter 49 - The Completion of the Ascension Phase

The central square was filled with silence, as the spectating crowd and major influences look at the scene before them in sheer surprise. A few of the elders from major clans and forces couldn't help but rub their eyes upon witnessing the scene before them.

One elder was so shocked that he pulled a few strings of hair from beard completely ignoring the burning sensation of pain.

"They are of a different league..." An elder muttered as he looked at the figures of the six individual who made it the apex of the Ascending Dragon Platform.

"They outclassed both Qing'er and Tang Wu while literally treating the Ascension Phase Challenge like it was nothing but a walk in the park!" Xin Zhu shouted in surprise while looking towards Tang Fei.

"Indeed so, and while I know that we cannot underestimate the talents from both the Golden Dragon Empire as well as the Southern Wasteland. There is only one thing that I find rather strange when looking at this situation," Tang Fei said.

"Hmm, what could be stranger than the scene of those empire class and top-class talents making a fool out of our kingdom's geniuses?" Xin Zhu replied with a tone filled with anger.

Tang Fei shook his head and pointed towards three individuals amongst the bunch that was standing proudly at the limit of the platform seemingly unaffected by the pressure.

"Look at those three individuals, they are not from any empire class or large influences, in fact, the young man with red hair is from the local Feng Clan, and the blue haired youth is called Dai Lin of the Blue Thunder that red hair young man's servant. As for the youngster with a bow on his back, there is no information regarding his existence in our kingdom," Tang Fei said with a serious expression as he looked at the trio.

"What? That youth is from the local Feng Clan! Wait, you're also saying that the black-haired youth beside them does not exist!" Xin Zhu upon thinking for a bit said in wonderment.

"Em. What's very strange is it's almost like this kid appeared out of thin air, there is no personal history records or any background. He is similar to this Feng Clan that has appeared in this small town only about a hundred years ago." Tang Fei explained in a serious expression.

"...." Hearing his words Xin Zhu went silent as he observed the trio focusing on youth with the bow, he then focused his gaze towards the Feng Clan.

"We should pay more attention to these individuals..." Tang Wu said solemnly.

"Em," Xin Zhu answered as he waved his hand where after a servant appeared for a moment before vanishing.

Sou! The Shen Imperial Clan elders looked at the scene in surprise they also paid close attention to the form of the Feng Clan youngster and his group, as did many of the influences that remained hidden.

The woman in white looked at the six individuals who stood at the apex of the stairway with a strange gleam in her eyes, shorty, a smile could be seen on her face as she whispered to herself.

"Chosen's are born... when Dragons rise, and Tigers fall...." Her voice trailed off into the wind which began to flow towards the stairs, trailing all the way upwards passing the struggling geniuses making its way to the apex of the stairway.

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It was an incredible work of art, at the limits of the sky that stood at the end of a stairway, was an unusually broad foothold stretching across a vast region of the space for many kilometers.

If one looked from a high angle, they would see only a single platform in this area that had two lifelike sculptures of a black and a white dragon coiled around its edges. These dragons gave off the impression that they could come to life at any moment in time as their eyes gleamed with a strange glow of intelligence.

Standing proudly on this platform were six figures each who seem to have the bearing of an expert of a different class. The pressure in this area was more than one hundred folds compared to the steps below the platform. As they stood within this overwhelming pressure, the sound cracking bones and rippling muscles could be heard as their bodies were pushed to its limits in resisting the terrifying force.

Soon, however, they were not alone.

Sou! Sou! Sou! Sou!

Quickly, a few more individuals appeared on the platform seems to have struggled through a fierce battle.

Ji Weng, Xuan Bei, Tang Wu, Xin Qing, Lang Kuang and Miren Fei looked towards the central platform before them with shock as they saw the forms standing there unmoving.

"What are they doing over---?" As Ji Weng was about to question what was happening on the platform in front of them, a change occurred.

Buzz! "Congratulations for making it to the limit of Dragon Stairway! You now have a choice: To leave now and be rewarded with a small dragon token or to partake in the 'Chosen Wars' by staying on the platform you see before you, withstanding its pressure for no more than an incense stick of time. Choose Wisely..." An ancient voice said which flowed into the minds of all the geniuses as it faded away once more to nothingness.

"So, this is the final test," Tang Wu said as he looked at the figures of Feng Yu, Dai Lin, Hui Ying and the others that stood proudly on the platform with their hands behind their backs.

Xin Qing felt a fire in her body lit up as her competitive spirit rose upon seeing them standing on the platform without a sweat, "I will not lose to any of you..."

Lang Kuang and Miren Fei looked at Feng Yu and Dai Lin and gripped their fists firmly as they nodded towards each other making their decisions, "We cannot fall behind the Young Master and Squad Leader!"

Xuan Bei frowned as he saw Dai Lin and the others, he gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph! This Prince will not lose to a band of vagabonds and lower-class talents from my kingdom."

As if they were planned beforehand they all responded in unison, "We will accept the challenge!"

As their voices reverberated throughout the space, a short moment passed before the ancient voice was heard one more.

"Very well! Let the final challenge of the Ascension Phase begin!" It said before fading away once more.

Phew! Instantly, multiple beams of light shot from the black and white dragons that teleported each of the geniuses onto the platform.

As soon as they appeared on the platform, the geniuses were instant tossed into a state of peril........

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