“Duan Qin is the second strongest young genius in our Heavenly Dragon Pavilion. Among those under twenty years old, no one in Heavenly Dragon Pavilion can defeat him. Even other geniuses from third-tier forces in Flame Province would probably struggle to win. He will certainly take this round.” Among several people standing together in the Flame Province crowd, a youth said with full confidence.
He was called the second strongest genius in Heavenly Dragon Pavilion because there was one older. Within the same age group, Duan Qin was the strongest. In terms of talent, Duan Qin was unrivalled.
They all had great confidence in Duan Qin.
“Exactly. Duan Qin’s cultivation has reached the Seventh Level Martial Emperor realm, while the opponent is only at the Sixth Level Martial Emperor realm. Although the opponent must also be a top genius, among geniuses, higher cultivation naturally gives an advantage.” Another youth added.
Several other youths nodded in agreement.
A half-step Martial Saint elder leading the group nearby also nodded.
That elder was none other than the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Dragon Pavilion.
Flame Province had eleven forces. Apart from the Wang family in the first tier, there were two in the second tier, and the remaining eight were third-tier forces.
Third-tier forces were led by the head of each respective force.
“Duan Qin going into battle should not pose much of a problem.” The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Dragon Pavilion also spoke.
Hearing the Pavilion Master speak, the sect leaders and others from equivalent forces felt slightly relieved.
This battle concerned the honour of Flame Province and also the honour of their tier.
Although each force in their tier had geniuses, at this age, not every force could field a sufficiently strong contender.
After all, the one who had stepped forward from Mysterious Province was already a Sixth Level Martial Emperor genius.
The opening battle needed to be fought beautifully. Many of their respective geniuses had not competed against each other, so their relative strength was unknown. Among geniuses, one could only judge by cultivation level.
Duan Qin had reached Seventh Level Martial Emperor, making him the youth with the highest cultivation in their tier.
Even in the first two tiers, those under twenty could only field Seventh Level Martial Emperor cultivation.
Duan Qin going into battle was nearly the strongest youth in their tier.
“Please!” In the void, Jiang Tao gestured with his hand, flew off to the side towards the horizon, heading far to the side of the city. Duan Qin followed closely.
After flying approximately three or four hundred miles into the void, Jiang Tao, who was leading, stopped, turned back, held a long staff, and charged directly at Duan Qin.
Duan Qin wielded a long blade. His Seventh Level Martial Emperor realm erupted, and his entire being radiated a terrifying aura as he charged forward to meet him.
Not only was his cultivation one level higher than Jiang Tao’s, his aura was also much stronger.
Clang!
A violent metallic clash rang out. After their weapons collided, a scene that shocked everyone appeared.
Duan Qin spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his entire body was sent flying far backwards.
“Whoosh!”
Jiang Tao pressed his advantage relentlessly. He swung his long staff, unleashing a vast surge of power that blasted towards the retreating Duan Qin. Duan Qin forcibly executed his ultimate technique, slashing out with his blade.
However, his blade light instantly collapsed, turning into rolling waves of energy that dispersed outwards. The power from that staff strike hit his body.
“Pfft!”
Another large mouthful of blood sprayed out. Duan Qin’s body retreated violently once more. The aura on his body had become dispirited.
After two attacks, Duan Qin was clearly severely injured. His strength was far inferior to Jiang Tao’s.
At this point, Jiang Tao did not attack further. He stopped in place, looked at Duan Qin who had been sent flying far away, then swept his gaze towards the distant city. He shouted loudly, “Who else will come forward to grant instruction?”
In that instant, all the onlookers from Sacred Province were stunned.
The challenge between geniuses from two major provinces was not a spectacular battle, but resolved in just one or two strikes?
Was the genius from Mysterious Province too strong, or the genius from Flame Province too weak?
The expressions of those from Flame Province all turned ugly.
In this first battle, Flame Province had lost so disgracefully.
The various forces all looked towards the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Dragon Pavilion, especially the sect leaders and others from the same tier. Their gazes were full of contempt and blame.
Did you not say that Duan Qin going up would not be much of a problem?
How come as soon as he went up, he was blasted away in one strike and rendered unable to continue fighting after two?
This loss was far too humiliating, was it not?
The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Dragon Pavilion looked ashamed, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.
Yet he was also extremely frustrated inside.
Duan Qin was clearly very powerful. Even if he did not possess the ability to fight across realms, within the Seventh Level Martial Emperor realm in that region, he was nearly invincible. Yet today, as soon as he went up, how had he become so ineffective?
He could not understand it either!
“Hahaha, the geniuses of Flame Province seem to be nothing more than this!”
“You should call up some stronger geniuses. Sending out someone so weak is far too embarrassing.”
“Does your Flame Province not have a single decent one?”
“Weak. Too weak. Hahaha!”
