Apotheosis

Konnor saw the Killing Sword Sect disciples approaching fast and fierce, and his face changed. "Everyone, stand firm!" he ordered.

He stamped his foot gently and the giant stone under his feet rolled abruptly. The bottom of the stone pointed at the stone of the Killing Sword Sect.

The two huge stones slammed into each other, crashing together in a crisp clatter.

The Flow Sword Sect's stone began to fall upon being hit.

They were plummeting down, everyone's head facing the ground. If they didn't do anything, they would not only be eliminated but also get seriously injured.

It was certainly no picnic being smashed by a stone that contained a hundred divine megatons of force.

Konnor bit down hard and released the truth aura once more.

The giant stone was only about five feet from the ground, everyone's head only half a foot away from crashing into the ground. They all flinched to protect their heads from being crushed like watermelons.

"Rise!"

Konnor bellowed.

The stone turned back over, the bottom almost touching the ground itself!

"Whoa, that was really close!"

"We were almost knocked out just then!"

Everyone heaved a deep sigh of relief.

It would have been a shame to have been eliminated right at the start of the game.

Zen stood on the stone with a calm expression.

Now that he was participating in the Seven Mountains Meeting, he was determined to obtain the premium Other Shore Treasure forged by the Shade Stone. He would have to compete for first place to obtain this prize.

The beginning of the competition was filled with danger, and Zen was a little anxious at the start.

After all, it was the first time that he had attended the game. Konnor was much more experienced, so Zen had to let him control the stone.

The Flow Sword Sect was not the only one engaging in a fight with another sect.

Bang!

Clap!

Boom!

The collisions of the stones echoed like rolling thunder throughout the cave.

No matter who rushed toward the metal mountain, they could be certain there were other sects' stones to block their way. Even the stone Elvinia stood on was challenged by another sect.

However, the competition had just begun and everyone was still showing a fair bit of restraint.

As the collisions continued, the giant stones that were originally scattered around the cave were now c

ia's belonged to the Ivory Mountain. They had foiled her efforts to retrieve the first weight rune.

After receiving the first weight rune, one was able to reach the second layer of the metal mountain, and from there, it wasn't far to the final goal. Everyone hoped to be on top, so stopping others was all part of the game plan.

"Let's move forward too!"

At Konnor's command, the stone circled in the air in an odd angle around the metal mountain. Suddenly, the stones of the Killing Sword Sect and the Unique Array Sword Sect came from either side at the same time.

Just as Konnor was about to hurry Mekhi to speed up again, a third stone appeared in front of them. It was Marco of the Vastness Mountain who stood at the front of the stone, proud and menacing.

Marco had failed to drive Zen out of the game, and for this, he had declared the Flow Sword Sect his number one enemy.

The disciples' spirits sank as they realized the situation they were in.

They had expected to be targeted for sure, and were prepared for it too, but they were not expecting to be attacked by so many sects all at once. It seemed no one would rest until the Flow Sword Sect disciples were out of the competition.

"Konnor, do you need my help?" Zen asked, his voice brimming with courage and determination.

"No, not yet. I can handle it for now," Konnor answered, concentrating on dealing with the crisis at hand.

They hadn't reached the white-hot phase yet. Zen was the Flow Sword Sect's secret weapon. If they let him fight now, it would only cost them more in the later stages.