True Solution of the Sword Dao

Heresy: the Realm of Clear Skies

Reputed to be eternally clear skies, it is a small subspace attached to the Main Plane, and has always been used by heretics as a venue to select new blood for their great competitions.

The entire Realm of Clear Skies is thoroughly a dense forest.

The green sea of trees stretches to the horizon, a swath of green as far as the eye can see.

Lin Fei sat unabashedly at the top of a high tower platform in the middle of the forest. His sharply pointed, fin-like ears attracted the attention of several referees around him, but no one cared. After all, in the Inner World, there are far too many who constantly modify their bodies to enhance their power.

Not to mention modifying ears; there are many who completely change their bodies. Take Rogar and the Snake Woman, for example, their bodies are no longer human at all.

Standing by Lin Fei’s side were clones of Jin Yi and Ye Yuhua, the two people accompanying him this time.

Regardless, Yan Fei’s identity was now a golden flag in the competition, and losing in pomp and momentum to others would indirectly weaken the reputation of gold. It would not be conducive for the Dream Eaters to rally behind them. For this reason, these two B-level powerhouses were following him.

In addition, Lin Fei brought with him a whole special golden force, also a clone of Yuan Yicheng’s creation, the Purgatory Star Troops.

Famed for selecting a formidable team from over a thousand people with a mortality rate exceeding ninety percent.

For this force, one of Yuan Yicheng’s clones in the Inner World had hardly rested at all. He also consumed a great amount of resources from the golden organization and mobilized numerous top-level elites as instructors for training. It took nearly a year before it finally took shape.

This was still because the trainees themselves were already formidable fighters.

The high mortality rate was also to shorten the time, as what Lin Fei and his team lacked most now was time.

Although the Purgatory Stars were nominally a force, they were only about a dozen individuals, like shadows, meticulously protecting Lin Fei. There were no visible signs of them. They all practiced the Shadow Kill Sword Art that Lin Fei taught to Yuan Yicheng.

Jin Yi and Ye Yuhua stood behind Lin Fei. As subordinates, they did not have the privilege to sit while Lin Fei was seated.

On the platform.

To the right of Lin Fei was one of the monarchs of the Dark Alliance, also the chief elder of the Hand of Radiance.

This was an old man in a black robe and hood, his expression gloomy, and his eyes seemingly burning with emerald fire at all times, giving off a sinister feeling. He had come alone.

Another referee was the Mage Tower Master of the Tower of Retribution.

A robust man, half of whose body was mechanized.

He sat quietly on Lin Fei’s left, his half-silver body casting a faint reflection. He looked more like a half-mechanical being from a sci-fi movie than a mage tower master.

And half of his face was densely decorated with metal patterns, as if even half of his brain and head were metallic, which was somewhat eerie.

Noticing Lin Fei’s gaze, the tower master smiled gently at him.

Unlike the Gold and the Dark Alliance.

The Tower of Retribution itself was only a medium-sized mage tower among the magical side. If not for the great power of this tower master, he would not qualify to be here. Mage towers fought over resources on the magical side, thus were not unified. The most powerful among them include the Tower of Wisdom, the Screw Tower, and a few other leading towers.

Among the others, the Tower of Retribution was the most famous mage tower.

Lin Fei also responded with a smile.

He noticed that behind the tower master stood two large, heavy suits of armor, like humanoid mechs from movies.

Those must be the two subordinates he brought with him.

"Lords, it is my honor, and that of Heresy, to invite you to the fate roulette," Lin Fei said.

As he spoke.

A man and a woman suddenly appeared at the center among the three.

The man was handsome, and the woman was soft and watery, well-matched, and their faces leaned towards Eastern ancestry. They looked just like an ordinary couple with nothing out of the ordinary.

But these two were indeed the elders of Heresy’s fate roulette, and the only two remaining heretic elders. Besides them, there were only the three grand legion commanders and the legendary figure from the Red Lotus Shrine, the Red Lotus Eye.

This was the pinnacle of Heresy’s power.

The Red Lotus Eye was once a god who rebelled against the Temple of Gods. It had been over a hundred years since anyone had seen him.

So, it was usually these two elders and the three grand legion commanders who discussed and managed the organization’s operations.

In effect, these two were now the top echelon of Heresy.

"Lord Delisman, you flatter me too much. It is a true honor to be invited by Heresy," the Tower Master of Retribution was the first to reply.

The Dark Monarch merely nodded faintly.

"Since it is Daisy’s invitation, let’s dispense with these formalities among friends," Lin Fei said.

The female elder smiled and nodded at the Dark Monarch.

Lin Fei also smiled.

"Being invited by the heretics is also an honor for me, Yan Fei."

"Lord Griffin of the golden color is retreating to impact the highest realm, and so is Lord Yan Fei. At such a juncture, inviting your avatar to act as a judge was indeed presumptuous of us," Delisman’s attitude toward Lin Fei had changed.

After all, Golden could likely become an organization as powerful as the heretics in the future. Once Griffin succeeds in his retreat, all of Golden will leap to become a top-level organization. Besides, Yan Fei himself had participated in exterminating A-level peak powers of the Holy See. Such top-level powers naturally carry more weight than the other two.

"Lord Griffin indeed is the pride of my Golden," Lin Feipeng said calmly, "As for the disturbance, it’s not significant. You must have heard about my strongest swordsman competition. Perhaps the Holy See might interfere then, and I may need some support from the heretics."

"Since it’s the Holy See, we naturally wouldn’t miss it," Delisman said with a smile.

Now, with the flag of Yan Fei on Hua Nation’s side, and Lu Xiuya also being promoted to A-level, organizations like the Tower of the Dark Night and the Alliance of Cities naturally had no way to interfere with Hua Nation.

Although many forces were somewhat fearful that Hua Nation might again witness an event like the Flying Swallow Clan, Yan Fei isn’t like the former Yan Shi, who faced the world alone.

Behind Yan Fei, there was the vast and mighty Golden.

Just like the previously withdrawn Snake Woman. As a councilman, now the vice-chairman, even if he suddenly lost valuable fighting strength, Golden must give an account to the organization in action.

This isn’t about avenging a councilman, it’s merely a response.

With Griffin’s once ferocious name of the Troll King, and now the Netherworld Star Hades, the Golden Fang, the vampire Ancestor Night King, the Sky Lion King, and the eight-armed snake demon Rohga—each of these powers grew from countless slaughters to become top-level powers.

Their strength could spread anywhere in the entire apparent world, especially now, after Golden vigorously gathered the Dream Eaters, forming a massive force that even organizations with divine-level powers feared.

Not to mention, Yan Fei himself possesses mysterious and unfathomable mighty strength.

Such a powerhouse, intertwined and enormous, was already far stronger than the initial Flying Swallow Clan.

Yan Shi was powerful, but he was just one man.

Yan Fei was also powerful, but behind him stood countless people. Moreover, he was one of the handlers of Elisa’s Gate, whose importance to Golden is unparalleled. His status is extraordinary.

It’s no exaggeration to say that if anyone wished him harm, regardless of who they were, unless they were divine-level, they would face the entire mighty wrath of Golden.

Golden now had a trend that surpassed the Dark Alliance.

After all, although the Dark Alliance appeared to be an independent organization, it actually was a covert collective of some magical forces.

Now, Lin Fei.

Was like one of the supreme beings sitting on the throne. His eyes beheld the highest places in this world; his every move could cause endless tremors throughout the apparent world.

Disman shook himself back into focus, his gaze sweeping once more over Yan Fei’s youthful and perfect visage.

"I heard he’s only in his twenties... truly terrifying..." his wife Daisy’s voice directly transmitted into his mind.

"Indeed... in a way, Yan Fei and Griffin are equally terrifying. Such terrifying talent and such a terrifying power base. Perhaps, the entire apparent world will one day be under Golden’s domain..." he similarly transmitted back.

"Perhaps... After all, the gods have ceased to meddle in mortal affairs for many years now," Daisy transmitted.

Their brief and rapid communication concluded.

Daisy spoke up, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the trial competition space of our heretics, the realm of clear skies, a land forever without dark clouds. Coming up, many of our branch directors are leading newcomers on their way here. The trial competition will commence shortly."

"As one of the world’s strongest organizations, our heretics’ selection is naturally very strict. The three lords as chief judges each possess a final recommendation right for the newcomer team, and furthermore, we need the three to manage any accidental violations of the competition rules.

Of course, if the three could provide some guidance to the newcomers, that would be ideal. As for the upkeep of the competition rules, we also have additional regular judges participating."

"No problem."

"Agree." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Just like last time."

The Dark Monarch, however, was the only one among the three whose response differed.

"Then... I declare, the competition begins!"

Disman straightened his expression and spoke loudly.

Ssss ssss ssss!!

Three blue-black holes opened beside him, each seeming to lead to a deep, unknown void, with dark energy slowly rotating inside them.

At the same time.

Within the forest of the clear sky realm.

Centered around a white tower platform, three giant black holes appeared simultaneously in three directions, each several tens of meters high.

Dense figures, like small dots, continuously flew out of the black holes, landing in the forest.

Three black holes formed three areas where figures gathered. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to recommend it on qidian.com and cast your monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)