Chapter 0407: The Twelve Divine Avatars

The sunlight gradually dimmed.
The first day of competition for the top ten spots had finally come to an end.
To the Ruining Family’s surprise, among Huang Long, Fei De, and Harris, only Huang Long made it into the top five. Initially, the Ruining Family’s high-ranking members had thought that two of the three should make it into the top five.
Huang Long’s entry into the top five brought “surprise” to the Ruining Family, but the losses of Fei De and Harris left them unable to celebrate fully.
Especially Bishop!
In the battle for the top ten, Fei De faced Augus from the Terrence Family, while Harris faced Saxton from the Beikar Family. Augus and Saxton were extremely strong and considered among the top five candidates by the six major families and the gods. Fei De and Harris never expected to encounter Saxton and Augus.
The Ruining Family’s high-ranking members were somewhat dissatisfied, but they could only accept reality. Fortunately, Huang Long made it into the top five this time; otherwise, the Ruining Family, as the top family, would have faced a great embarrassment.
Among the six major families, except for the Stanny Family, each of the other five had one representative.
The Ruining Family had Huang Long, the Terrence Family had Augus, the Beikar Family had Saxton, the Dimos Family had a member named Bowen, and the Gibran Family had a member named Alva.
Although Bowen from the Dimos Family and Alva from the Gibran Family also made it into the top five and had astonishing strength, their performances paled in comparison to those of Huang Long, Augus, and Saxton.
Thus, everyone expected Huang Long, Augus, and Saxton to occupy the top three spots.
However, though these three were considered likely to win the top three, the specific order of first, second, and third was highly debated.
Some said Augus should be first, as even Fei De, who possessed three top-tier ninth-tier divine artifacts, was defeated by him. No matter how strong Huang Long was as a soul master and array master, he couldn’t possibly defeat Augus.
Others said Saxton should be first, with valid reasons as well—Saxton’s final move against Harris was incredibly powerful, so much so that even godly warriors at the late eighth level of the Nether King realm said it was difficult to parry.
Of course, there were also many who believed Huang Long should be first.
As to who would win first place, the observing godly warriors even divided into three camps, engaging in heated debates, sometimes even resorting to actual fights to determine the hierarchy.
The crowd discussed fervently.
But no further competitions took place in the battle for the top five.

On the second day, Fedor, Harris, and three others competed to determine the sixth to tenth places. Although they were all in the top ten, the gap between the sixth and tenth places was just as significant as that between the fifth and third places. In the subsequent matches, Fedor and Harris finished in sixth and seventh place respectively, which greatly pleased the higher-ups of the Runing family. With the rankings from sixth to tenth now settled, it was time for the top five to compete. Since there were five competitors but only five spots, one person would not have to fight and could move directly to the next round. However, being selected this way did not guarantee a spot among the top three. The six major families had their own rules regarding this situation. Bowen from the Demos family was chosen by the lottery. Naturally, the higher-ups of the Demos family were happy; even if Bowen didn’t make it to the top three, he could secure fourth place. The four competitors were divided into two pairs: Augus from the Terrence family against Alva from the Gibran family, and Yellow Dragon against Saxton from the Beikal family. Although there was a lot of cheering for Augus vs. Alva, the gods were more eager to see the match between Yellow Dragon and Saxton from the Beikal family. After all, the outcome of Augus vs. Alva was already predictable. As expected, Augus won the match and advanced to the next round. Once Augus and Alva’s fight ended, Yellow Dragon and Saxton appeared on the combat platform amidst enthusiastic cheers from the crowd. As soon as they stepped onto the platform, the cheers from the surrounding mountains grew louder and louder. “Saxton will win! Saxton will win!” shouted the gods and powerful warriors from the Beikal family who supported Saxton. “Yellow Dragon is the best! Yellow Dragon is the best!” The supporters of Yellow Dragon also cheered loudly, with their voices overlapping one after another. On the observation platform, Bishop stood there without immediately announcing the start of the match. On the combat platform, Saxton looked at Yellow Dragon and said, “You may be Chester’s brother, but I won’t hold back.” Yellow Dragon replied calmly, “I won’t either.”

Saxton smiled. “That’s good. But it really surprised me that you managed to make it into the top five.” Before arriving at the Land of Forgetting, he had naturally noticed this Huang Hai standing alongside Chester, but he hadn’t paid much attention to him. After all, Huang Hai seemed fairly ordinary in terms of strength. Yet, he kept surprising Saxton by defeating strong warriors from the Six Great Families along the way.

Huang Long said, “In this world, surprises are common.”

Just as Huang Long finished speaking, Bishop’s voice declaring “The match begins” finally rang out.

However, after Bishop’s announcement, contrary to what the gods had expected, the two didn’t immediately launch fierce attacks. They remained standing there, with an increasing aura surrounding them.

A cluster of dark blue flames emerged from Saxton’s body. At the same time, his form began to change slowly, with thin blue patterns appearing on his face, while two dark blue flames flickered in his eyes.

Roar! Moments later, Saxton’s aura surged again as he leaped into the air, charging at Huang Long with both hands. The dark blue flames transformed into countless blue energy columns that attacked Huang Long, looking like columns of blue rain falling from above.

Huang Long darted aside, and those countless blue energy columns crashed into the fighting platform, causing it to shake violently—evidencing the sheer power of Saxton’s attacks!

Huang Long didn’t transform into a dragon or summon any divine weapons like the Sword of Cutting Immortals. Instead, he fought Saxton with his physical strength alone.

Yet, Saxton’s physical strength was formidable—only slightly inferior to Huang Long’s current strength. High above the fighting platform, blue and golden lights collided repeatedly, producing loud explosions. The terrifying shockwaves knocked against the platform’s protective barriers with loud noises. Some of the disciples from the Six Great Families nearby were shaken, their minds buzzing as they stepped back in fear.

Even Kennedy and the others were secretly astonished by the battle between the two.

Below, Augus’s eyes sparkled. Brad clenched his fists tightly. Marshall’s eyes also shone with excitement.

As the battle continued, the gods who had been cheering and discussing earlier fell silent, holding their breath and staring intently at the fighting platform. The entire area around the platform was quiet, with only the sounds of collisions echoing from above.

Gradually, the collision sounds grew louder, like thunderclaps. Each impact made the platform tremble.

Under the tense attention of everyone, Huang Long and Saxton, after another clash, stopped and faced each other in midair.

“The warm-up just now was over; now it’s time for the real competition.” Saxton’s eyes were cold, and his voice echoed across the surrounding peaks. Immediately, the gods on the peaks were in an uproar, especially those powerful god-tier beings who supported Saxton—they were excited and cheering. Was such a fierce battle just a warm-up?!

Huh! After becoming excited, the gods held their breath tightly, staring at the competition platform with glowing eyes, afraid of missing even the slightest movement of the two fighters.

Huang Long remained calm. He was about to say that it was just a warm-up.

“Huang Hai, now I’ll show you my true strength!” After saying that, Saxton was enveloped in a strong blue glow. Blue energy columns shot into the sky. Then, under the gaze of the gods, six people identical to Saxton appeared beside him.

When the six identical figures appeared, the gods were stunned, followed by bursts of exclamations from the peaks.

“Six divine clones!”

“Lord Saxton actually has six divine clones! Good heavens, doesn’t Lord Kennedy only have six too?!”

In the Underworld, the number of divine clones represented a person’s talent—a talent even more important than that of a Soul Master or Matrix Mage. Kennedy was a supreme god at the highest level! So, what about Saxton in the future?!

On the Platform of Forgetfulness, the high-ranking members of the Terence family and the five major families, including the Runing family, watched Saxton on the platform in shock—except for those from the Bekkar family who already knew about it.

At that moment, the head of the Bekkar family, Woodlo, chuckled. “I didn’t expect Saxton to reveal his six divine clones so early. Hehe.” His words were filled with pride. As Saxton’s father, the head of the Bekkar family indeed had reason to be proud.

After a brief shock, Kennedy and the others from the Runing family quickly regained their composure.

Six divine clones? A smile appeared on Kennedy’s lips.

“Six divine clones.” Huang Long was slightly surprised after seeing Saxton summon them.

“Huang Hai, though you’re strong, admit defeat in front of my six divine clones.” Saxton looked at his clones with confidence.

“Is that so?” Huang Long remained indifferent.

Immediately, his entire body glowed, and twelve people identical to Huang Long suddenly appeared beside him.

In an instant, the gods who had been discussing and marveling at Saxton’s six divine clones were silenced as if their throats had been choked by an invisible hand.

On the platform of oblivion, the high-ranking members of the six major families, including those from the Luning family such as Kennedy, all had their eyes bulging as if they might fall to the ground. Woodlow, the head of the Beikal family, even staggered violently and nearly fell.
“Ten, ten, twelve divine avatars!” Woodlow’s smile was even uglier than crying.