All Chapters of The Samsara Jade: Chapter 31
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47 chapters
Chapter 31
A slow, heavy footstep echoed through the thick fog. The sound was not loud, but it was incredibly heavy. It sounded like a giant statue walking on stone feet. Every time the foot hit the ground, the solid grey blocks of the arena seemed to vibrate. Wang stopped reaching for Xiao Ming’s spirit stone. He frowned and looked into the thick white mist. "Who is making that noise?" Wang shouted. He hated being interrupted. "Show yourself! This is the registration line, you idiot!"No one answered. The fog only grew thicker. The footsteps were getting closer. They were coming from the path that led to the dark, dangerous forest behind the sect. The path that led to the Beast Chasm. The hundreds of disciples held their breath. They stared into the white mist. The heavy pressure in the air made their hearts beat fast. The weak disciples felt like they could not breathe. It was the feeling a rabbit gets when a hungry wolf walks into the grass. Slowly, a tall, dark shadow appeared in the f
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The crowd was completely silent. They could not believe what they were seeing. The absolute lowest, most pathetic piece of trash in the sect had just ordered an Elder to do his job, and the Elder had obeyed instantly. Wang, standing a few feet away, felt his face turn hot with absolute rage. The fear he felt a moment ago was suddenly replaced by a massive, burning anger. He looked around and saw hundreds of disciples watching him. He saw them looking at Li Chen with fear and respect. Wang was Zhao Feng’s right-hand man. He was supposed to be the bully. He was supposed to be the strong one. If Zhao Feng found out that Li Chen was still alive, and that Wang had let him register for the tournament, Zhao Feng would kill Wang himself. More importantly, Wang looked at Li Chen’s clothes. "That is an Enforcer's coat!" Wang thought quickly. "This cripple did not get strong. He is just acting! He must have fallen into a healing pool by accident. Then he stole an Enforcer's clothes off a wa
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The morning fog swirled violently around the stone arena. The hundreds of Outer Sect disciples held their breath. They watched in absolute terror. Wang’s sword was coming down. The heavy steel blade hummed with magical energy, slicing through the cold air. But suddenly, Wang changed his move. He wanted to show everyone how powerful he was. He wanted to make a perfect, bloody display. In the middle of his downward swing, Wang quickly twisted his wrist. He pulled his right foot back and gathered all his energy. He dropped the basic yellow Qi and activated the sect’s famous signature move: the Azure Wind Thrust. The blade instantly changed color. The yellow light vanished, replaced by a blinding, spinning bright blue light. The wind gathered tightly around the sharp point of the sword. It spun so fast it sounded like a screaming eagle. Wang pushed forward with all his strength. He aimed the blindingly fast Azure Wind Thrust directly at Li Chen’s throat. He wanted to punch a hole str
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Li Chen pulled Wang’s arm straight out. Then, with a single, brutal, lightning-fast motion, Li Chen twisted his iron hands and pushed upward against Wang’s elbow joint. CRACK! The sound was sickening. It was a loud, wet crunch that echoed across the quiet morning arena. Wang’s right arm bent entirely backward. The elbow joint completely snapped. A sharp, white piece of bone tore through Wang’s skin and ripped through the sleeve of his clean grey robe. Bright red blood instantly sprayed into the cold air, splashing onto the stone floor. "AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Wang let out a horrible, blood-curdling scream of pure agony. His eyes rolled back into his head. The pain was absolute and overwhelming. He had never felt anything like this in his entire life. Li Chen let go of the arm. Wang collapsed onto the hard stone floor like a puppet with its strings cut. He held his ruined, backward-bending arm against his chest. He rolled back and forth in a growing puddle of his own blood, screaming an
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Elder Lu picked up a heavy red stamp. He stamped the book next to Li Chen's name, formalizing the registration. Then, he held out the wooden token to Li Chen. "Here," Elder Lu squeaked. "You are officially registered. May the heavens have mercy on you.""The heavens are food," Li Chen replied coldly. He snatched the wooden token from the elder's shaking hand. Li Chen turned away from the table. He looked out at the massive crowd of Outer Sect disciples. The sun had fully risen now. The bright morning light broke through the remaining fog, shining down on the great stone arena. The light hit Li Chen perfectly. It highlighted the dull, grey metallic sheen of his flawless skin. It made his long black Enforcer coat look like the wings of a dark bird. He looked like a completely different person. He was a king among peasants. He took a step toward the arena gates. The massive crowd of disciples instantly parted. They moved out of his way as fast as they could, creating a wide, open
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The morning fog finally melted away. The bright, warm sun climbed high into the blue sky, shining down on the Azure Sword Sect. The great stone arena was completely packed. It was a massive square stage, lifted ten feet off the ground, made of huge, solid grey blocks. All around the arena, thousands of disciples sat on tall stone steps. They were cheering, talking, and laughing. The noise was incredibly loud. Giant wooden drums were beating in the corners. Boom. Boom. Boom. The sound shook the ground and made everyone’s blood pump faster. High above the crowd, on a special wooden balcony covered in beautiful red silk, sat the Inner Sect Elders. They drank expensive tea and looked down at the young fighters. They were here to find new talent. They were looking for the strongest, fastest, and smartest disciples to bring into the Inner Sect. Down in the crowd, standing quietly near the edge of the arena, was Li Chen. He was entirely alone. A wide, empty circle surrounded him. No on
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Li Chen simply stepped forward into the attack. He pulled his right arm back. He did not use the Void Shattering Fist technique. He did not use the power of the earth. He just threw a normal, simple punch. BOOM! Li Chen’s grey, metallic fist met Gao’s giant stone fist right in the middle of the air. The sound of the impact was terrifying. It sounded like a bomb exploding. A massive shockwave of air blasted outward in a perfect circle, blowing dust and small rocks off the stage. The crowd's cheers instantly died. CRACK. CRASH! Gao’s magical yellow earth armor completely shattered into a million tiny pieces. The solid rock covering his arm turned into fine, yellow sand. But it did not stop there. The incredible, unstoppable force of Li Chen’s punch traveled straight through Gao’s arm. "Ahhhhh!" Gao’s confident roar turned into a high-pitched scream of pure terror and agony. The massive, seven-foot-tall boy was lifted completely off the ground. He flew backward through the air l
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"Your strong skin cannot stop the heat of the fire, Li Chen!" Senior Sister Lin said confidently, cracking her bright red fire whips in the air. The heat from her weapons made the air around her ripple and wave. "I will melt your 'treasure' away!"The match began. Lin swung her arms. The two burning whips flew through the air like angry fire snakes. They wrapped tightly around Li Chen’s left and right arms. "Got you!" Lin cheered, pulling the whips tight. The red fire burned brightly against Li Chen’s black coat and grey skin. The crowd held their breath, waiting for Li Chen to scream from the burning pain. But Li Chen did not scream. He did not even frown. In the Beast Chasm, Li Chen had bathed in acid fog that could melt bone in three seconds. He had eaten the deadly neurotoxin of a Rank-1 demonic beast. A 4th Level fire whip felt like a warm, gentle breeze on a spring day. His Void-Iron skin absorbed the heat instantly. Li Chen looked at the fire wrapped around his arms. Then
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Li Chen looked down at the thick green slime on his torn coat. He slowly reached up with his right hand. He wiped two fingers through the glowing green poison. Then, while the entire arena watched in total horror, Li Chen raised his fingers to his mouth. He licked the deadly poison right off his fingers. The crowd screamed. Elder Lu fainted and fell out of his chair. Even Elder Zhao in the balcony stood up in pure shock. Ma’s nasty smile instantly vanished. "What... what are you doing?! Are you crazy?! That is pure death!"Inside Li Chen’s stomach, the Primordial Chaos Root woke up slightly. It tasted the toad poison. The dark vortex spun once, crushing the poison and turning it into a tiny, tiny drop of dark Qi. Li Chen swallowed. He looked at Ma. His black eyes were completely empty. "It tastes like dirty water," Li Chen said quietly. Ma’s hands began to shake uncontrollably. He dropped his daggers on the stone floor. He finally understood. This was not a boy with a hard body
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"I accept," Li Chen whispered. His voice was not loud, but it cut through the air like a freezing knife. When he spoke those two words, the temperature on the massive stone stage suddenly dropped. A cold wind blew across the arena. The old referee took three quick steps backward. His face turned completely pale. He looked at Li Chen, and then he looked at Zhao Feng. "A Life and Death Contract..." the referee stammered, his hands shaking wildly. "Are you both absolutely sure? The rules of the Azure Sword Sect are very strict. Once the contract is signed, the sect cannot protect you. The elders cannot stop the fight. You will fight until one of you is completely, totally dead. There is no surrender.""I am sure," Zhao Feng smiled. His smile was arrogant, cruel, and full of dark excitement. "Get the scroll," Li Chen said. His pitch-black eyes stared directly at Zhao Feng, completely ignoring the terrified referee. The referee swallowed hard. "I... I must get the Blood Scroll from th