Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1984

Chapter 1984: 1984

Whoosh!

A viper-like whip latched madly onto the tree behind Gan Ning . The frenzied violet flickering upon its surface shocked the youth . “That’s the Whip of Violet Thunder!”

Gan Ning wasn’t a particularly strong genius, but he had paid some attention to his fellow contestants . He knew who the owner of this weapon was: one of Polylore’s top geniuses, Hu Lei .

Hu Lei was one of the strongest geniuses in the Polylore Sacred Land, though he did have a peer who was his equal . It was hard to say which of them was stronger . Still, he was undoubtedly leagues above Gan Ning himself .

Hu Lei’s whip uprooted the ancient tree with a single motion, sending it flying into the air . The tree slammed into the forest quite a distance away, causing a terrified flurry of squawking birds to fly up from the point of impact .

Gan Ning reflexively dodged away from the attack, but now that the tree was gone, there was nothing between him and his enemy anymore .

He could almost see the scars on Hu Lei’s face . The Polylore genius had sinister eyes and an evil grin . “I don’t know who you are, kid,” he laughed, “but I remember you being from Eternal . Are you with that Jiang Chen?”

Despite the lack of natural light, Hu Lei’s vision was completely unhindered . A sidelong glance was enough for him to identify his target .

Gan Ning was one of the more low-profile geniuses among the sixty .

However, every participant in the competition was competent in many ways . Hu Lei, being one of the best, recognized him immediately regardless .

Hu Lei licked his lips . A hungry light radiated from his eyes . Polylore Divine Nation had lost to Jiang Chen in the past . It would be a lie to declare they had no grudge with Jiang Chen .

The sacred land’s geniuses were especially dissatisfied . They wanted to take whatever opportunities they could to cause some trouble and get back at him .

Hu Lei didn’t expect to encounter one of Jiang Chen’s underlings here . Yes, this weakling was average at best, but he was on Jiang Chen’s team! If he could capture him and use him as bait, that could prove to be quite useful .

The Polylore genius smirked . “It’s your unlucky day, kid!”

Gan Ning braced himself . Hu Lei was almost at advanced empyrean realm . He could take on at least three Gan Nings .

What could he do, though? He had to fight back . He couldn’t lose face for Eternal here .

It didn’t take long at all for Hu Lei to fill the environment with afterimages of himself . He’d only flourished his whip a single time, but Gan Ning saw thousands of echoes . Even the sound seemed to have multiplied in every direction .

Gan Ning set up an Enclosure of Rippling Water all about himself . He charged up his Water God’s Arm in order to defend himself from the impending assault .

Hmph!

Hu Lei harrumphed . “Do you think a few bubbles can stop my Whip of Violet Thunder?”

He brandished his whip continually as he said this, smashing it against Gan Ning’s defenses again and again . The Enclosure began to collapse under the storm of attacks .

Boom!

The ripples of water broke, splashing liquid and runic fragments everywhere .

Gan Ning paled . He hadn’t expected his vaunted Enclosure to be destroyed in a single blow! Hu Lei was fearsome indeed .

The Eternal young genius winced with sadness when he saw the insurmountable gap between his opponent and himself .

However, he had no way out except forward . His body surged a few dozen yards back like a wave, conjuring another surf of ripples as he did so . His Enclosure this time was more powerful than ever before .

“Hmph, do you think the same attack is going to work on me a second time?” Hu Lei roared . “All will be torn to shreds under my Whip of Violet Thunder!”

Whoosh!

As if on cue, the whip in question ripped a vicious gash in space .

Pop, pop, pop!

The defensive ripples of water were reduced to insubstantial mist . The whip hurtled with unrelenting speed toward Gan Ning .

The young gentleman couldn’t possibly conjure up another Enclosure on such short notice . He could only keep backing away, blocking with his Water God’s Arm as he did so .

Aquamarine ripples appeared upon his arm . Oddly enough, the whip slipped off its mark .

Hu Lei was mildly taken aback . “Not bad, kid!” he cackled . “I underestimated you a little . ”

He glanced thoughtfully at Gan Ning’s arm . There was something up with that strange limb .

Something clicked inside his head immediately . Guffawing, he raised his whip high again . This time however, violet electricity crackled along the weapon .

Gan Ning paled when he saw what his opponent had done .

Without skipping a beat, Hu Lei whirled his whip toward Gan Ning once more in a coiling motion . The thunder imbued in the whip hissed menacingly as he did so .

If Gan Ning used his Water God’s Arm to block again, the lightning in the whip would only be made fiercer for it . In fact, his arm might be disabled permanently .

He dared not do something so grievously foolish .

His body moved to leap toward the sky, but this was obviously not the best option to take .

Hu Lei’s whip was still in the fullness of its strength . Gan Ning was already slightly slow on the uptake, and jumping meant that he was assuredly behind his opponent’s blow .

His feet were the first to be paralyzed by the bolt of electricity coursing through his body . He yelped in pain; his calves already entangled by the whip .

Hu Lei chortled contemptuously . He knew he was significantly stronger than Gan Ning and toyed with his prey as disrespectfully as he could . He especially enjoyed the other genius’s fear and despair, as well as the anguished shrieking .

He threw Gan Ning into the air, then spun him around ceaselessly like an airborne kite . Hu Lei guffawed recklessly as he did so, forcing Gan Ning to revolve faster and faster until the latter felt immensely ill .