Chapter 1019: Chapter 1019

"When luck comes too often, it stops being luck." The Sunborne Nymph Emperor gave him a meaningful look and waved his hand, sending Tang San and Qiu Zixuan back to the front of their respective pavilions.

Tang San landed, and at that moment, the elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan had already rushed out of the rest chamber. The next instant, they threw him into the air in celebration.

A win was a win. No matter how it was achieved, their clan leader, their one and only hope, had entered the semifinals of the Battle for the Throne. Although creating a miracle in the semifinals' round-robin format would be harder, three wins in three matches to enter the semifinals was already a glory they could boast of for decades to come. When had the Blue Gold Tree clan ever been this glorious? That probably dated all the way back to the era of the Ancestral Tree.

Ning Chen'en's expression was still somewhat blank. A seeded contestant, and one of the top seeds at that, had been eliminated in such a terrible manner! Qiu Zixuan was really unlucky! It would've been better if he'd drawn number two himself; he would've beaten that tree guy so badly he'd be picking up his teeth from the ground.

Seeing Tang San's smiling face, Ning Chen'en couldn't help but grind his teeth in frustration. This guy was just too uncanny.

Amethystine Warrior—he truly was an Amethystine Warrior!

After the first two matches, where the Sword Saint Demon Emperor statue had helped Tang San secure victory, this title hadn't yet resounded. But now that he'd won yet another match with the Black Turtle Shield, another item he'd bought with his "hard-earned" amethystine coins, the title was firmly cemented.

"Amethystine Warrior!!!" From the spectator stands, voices were already calling out loudly. In that moment, countless feelings of envy and jealousy arose, but there were also cheers for Tang San.

After all, that "if I were there instead, I could do it too" feeling made many spectators feel that Tang San had become their representative. He was clearly terribly weak, yet he was still able to defeat his opponents. So having lots of money could also make one strong!

Even Tang San hadn't expected that after the Battle for the Throne, a wave of money-making fervor would sweep across the Daemon Continent. Earning big money, becoming powerful, and becoming an Amethystine Warrior became the motto of many demons and nymphs with poor talent.

The voice of the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor sounded. "Next pair, take the platform."

The crowd's attention was drawn once more, just as two figures flew onto the platform.

Big Cat had been also watching the match just now from the waiting area, and his feeling at that moment was simply indescribable. The whole thing was downright bizarre. He shed liters of blood for each hard-won victory, while some people just... paid to win, apparently.

The World-Sundering Sword, he knew he could never block. If he had drawn Qiu Zixuan, then other than surrendering, he would have had no choice, because not surrendering meant death. With the speed of the World-Sundering Sword, unless the Emperor referee was ready to intervene from the start, he could be killed in an instant, and Qiu Zixuan was not the kind to give a warning twice. The bear demon he'd spared in the first match was warning enough.

But this guy had relied on a not-so-expensive shield from the auction to block the attack. It made Big Cat feel he didn't know how to fight anymore.

How could this be? Why was it ?

Was the world really this unfair?

Big Cat wasn't one to complain about the whims of fate. However, the quick end of the first match meant more pressure for him, because he'd drawn number four. This meant he would be up in the second round.

Taking a deep breath, Big Cat leapt from the waiting area onto the arena. At the same time, a tall, burly figure also shot out into the arena from one of the VIP pavilions on the opposite side.

When Big Cat saw his opponent, his blood boiled.

Tang San was right—he had indeed brought luck to Big Cat and in this elimination match, he had drawn the opponent he had to face.

As both entered the arena, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor once again set up the barrier.

Big Cat gripped the God-Slaying Sword, his fighting spirit surging to its peak in an instant. His pupils narrowed into slits, and fierce killing intent burst out with such power that the air on his side of the arena seemed to grow heavy.

Meanwhile, in front of his VIP pavilion, Tang San had been finally placed back on the floor by the Blue Gold Tree elders. He gestured for them to return to the room, but he himself did not go back. He stood outside, watching the contestants in the arena with his own eyes rather than the big screen in the room.

When Big Cat appeared, he was somewhat nervous. Because he knew exactly what Big Cat was facing.

Back when he last met Big Cat, he had given him, among other items, the Fortune Seed that the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor had his subordinate deliver as a gift for the Ancestral Tree's awakening.

For Tang San, the Fortune Seed wasn't very useful; his fortune control was comparable to that of an eight-tailed Celestial Fox, and the lotus seed could only enhance that to a minor extent. The good fortune he experienced on the regular was far beyond what an ordinary person could expect in a lifetime. But for Big Cat, who had no such perks, it would cause an explosive increase in luck.

Tang San hadn't used his Discerning Eye of Heaven to boost Big Cat's luck because that would have been immediately detected by the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor and brought Big Cat trouble. But the lotus seed was different; it was heaven's natural fortune, and even though it had been consolidated by the Celestial Fox lineage, it had been here for long enough that it was part of the Ancestral Court's natural environment. As long as Big Cat carried it in his storage item, it would do the job without being detected.

So this seemingly coincidental draw was inevitable for Big Cat. He had drawn the opponent he wished to face—the one who, to the lion race, was like a mountain of oppression.

Without climbing this mountain, the lion race would never rise. The previous Golden Lion King had died in a duel against this very person. And in the third match of the elimination round, Big Cat was about to face him. How could Tang San not be nervous for him?

At that moment, across from Big Cat, his opponent stared back coldly, as if looking at a dead man.

This opponent was taller than Big Cat, towering at over three meters and with a massive, burly frame covered in dark-golden fur. He looked much more like a demon than a human, usually a feature of weaker bloodlines. But that didn't mean he wasn't strong. Anyone who knew of him understood how terrifying his strength was.

This person bore a special title: the Savage Tiger King. He was the leader of the tiger race, the Tiger King of this generation.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor was a rare and special being, one of very few White Tigers and the only strong one among them. As for his descendants who inherited the true White Tiger bloodline, only Su Qin and Mei Gongzi remained. But the tiger race was not the Peacock Demon clan. Even there, Mei Gongzi had faced fierce opposition before being recognized, in spite of her father fully supporting her. Meanwhile, the tiger race did not recognize descendants who bore human blood. So, even as an Emperor, the White Tiger Demon Emperor couldn't pass his mantle to Su Qin. And even if he could, due to her bloodline purity, she could not advance beyond the Demon King level.

Thus, even if she hadn't fled home many years back, the fact of the matter was that the White Tiger Demon Emperor would have remained without an heir anyway.

The Savage Tiger King had made his name five hundred years back. He was the strongest of the Golden Tiger lineage, second only to the White Tiger Demon Emperor among all tiger demons.

The Golden Tiger Great Demon King defeated by Big Cat a few days earlier was his younger brother. But compared to him, his little brother was simply not in the same league.

The Savage Tiger King's greatest achievement was challenging the White Tiger Demon Emperor. Since the tiger lineage had the White Tiger Demon Emperor, no other Emperor was permitted to arise, and there was no vacant Emperor seat at the time. So, he chose to challenge the White Tiger Demon Emperor, and though he obviously lost, he emerged from that battle alive.