Clang!
A piercing sound of massive metal clash rang out. Xuan Hua only felt his blood and qi surging within his body. His entire figure was sent flying far back, nearly spitting out blood.
“What?”
In that instant, everyone was shocked.
Xuan Hua had actually chosen to clash head-on with Mu Haoran in raw power?
Could it be that Xuan Hua also specialised in physical strength?
Yet Xuan Hua had been defeated. Did that mean Mu Haoran’s physical strength was even greater?
“What is going on?”
Others might not know, but the people from Canglong Gate were well aware.
Many in Canglong Gate specialised in physical strength, but Xuan Hua did not.
Yet Xuan Hua had chosen to clash hard against his opponent?
Xuan Hua was no fool. This made no sense!
“Second Peak Master, all senior brothers and sisters, it’s Lin Xiao!”
As soon as Xuan Hua flew back into the crowd, he transmitted his voice to the group.
“What?” Everyone in Canglong Gate was stunned, as if they had seen a ghost.
Of course, others did not know and assumed they could not accept Xuan Hua’s defeat.
Then, the group burst into great joy, though they held back from laughing out loud.
The expressions on their faces, suppressing excitement, looked very strange. Those who saw it thought they were twisting their faces because they could not accept the loss.
“He won again?”
On the Yanzhou side, everyone could hardly believe it. Mu Haoran had won once more, sweeping away the geniuses from Yangzhou’s second-tier forces?
Among the Yanzhou crowd, the calmest were probably only Wang Qi and the two half-step Martial Saints beside him.
Only they knew how powerful Lin Xiao’s combat strength was. Defeating these people required no consideration at all.
However, what puzzled Wang Qi was that he did not know what Lin Xiao was doing. He could tell that Lin Xiao seemed to have communicated with that youth.
Perhaps Lin Xiao’s relationship with Canglong Gate was not ordinary.
“Too weak!” At this moment, Lin Xiao’s voice rang out again, making the faces of the Yangzhou crowd turn ugly.
“This fellow!” The Canglong Gate people sighed inwardly, their expressions of suppressed laughter becoming even more pronounced.
However, no one would think that the Canglong Gate people would want to laugh after losing, so nobody considered that possibility.
“Disciples of Shengtian Gate, just do not bother coming up. Directly let the strongest from the Ji family come.” Lin Xiao continued.
“Insolence!” The people from Shengtian Gate flew into a rage. A disciple under twenty-five instantly charged forward, carrying the surging aura of an eighth-level Martial Emperor, rushing through the air towards Lin Xiao.
“Slash!”
On that youth’s dantian, a righteous earth-coloured glow burst forth. A mid-earth-tier dantian phenomenon, the white snake phenomenon’s illusory shadow emerged in the air. His entire body lit up immediately. Clearly, he possessed a special constitution.
“Mid-earth-tier phenomenon. His dantian phenomenon has actually reached mid-earth-tier!”
“Good heavens, this is the highest grade phenomenon I have seen so far.”
“Mid-earth-tier phenomenon. He has great prospects in the future.”
“His constitution seems very formidable too. The geniuses from Shengtian Gate are indeed extraordinary!”
…
Everyone was shocked.
Even Lin Xiao felt a jolt of surprise in his heart. There was actually such a genius in Shengtian Gate who had never been revealed?
However, to him, it posed no threat at all.
Of course, if there was anyone in Shengtian Gate who made Lin Xiao feel apprehensive, it would be Nan Mu Ling.
But Nan Mu Ling’s age had already exceeded twenty-five, so there was no worry that he would come up.
Moreover, with Nan Mu Ling’s strength, he probably would not easily reveal himself, even in clashes among geniuses under thirty.
“Slash!”
At this moment, the charging Shengtian Gate youth held his long blade towards the sky. A powerful aura emanated from his body.
It was as if his long blade could generate momentum itself. An even more terrifying momentum radiated from the blade, merging with the aura on his body, as if fusing with the entire heaven and earth.
As the Shengtian Gate disciple charged forward, a massive oppressive pressure surged in all directions, sweeping ahead.
“Blade momentum! He has actually comprehended blade momentum!”
“Eighth-level Martial Emperor cultivation, mid-earth-tier phenomenon, special constitution, and he has comprehended blade momentum. This youth is terrifying!”
“His combat power probably exceeds half-step Martial Saint!”
“With eighth-level Martial Emperor unleashing such power, that third-level Martial Emperor Mu Haoran will definitely lose!” …
Everyone was shocked again. They could already see the situation clearly.
Special constitution, mid-earth-tier phenomenon, plus blade momentum. That power had accumulated to a terrifying degree.
However, the youth did not slash immediately. Instead, he built up momentum while approaching Lin Xiao. Since Lin Xiao did not move, the youth also held back.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao held his long spear and charged directly towards his opponent.
Seeing that the opponent wanted a raw clash, the Shengtian Gate youth showed no fear. In fact, it suited his intentions perfectly. As the two closed in, his rolling shout rang out: “Remember, the one who defeats you is Shengtian Gate disciple, Jin Shaoning!”
With that, the youth slashed fiercely. Brilliant light burst from his long blade. The blade, charged to its peak, smashed heavily towards Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao’s third-level Martial Emperor essence surged within him. Holding the spear with one hand, he slashed directly towards the opponent’s long blade.
Yes, a direct slash. Both were swinging from above downwards in a raw clash.
On Lin Xiao’s body, no talents were revealed. He relied purely on strength for the clash.
Clang!
The long spear and long blade clashed together. A deafening sound of metal collision rang out. Sparks flew. Terrifying shockwaves erupted between the spear and blade.
Terrifying power exploded instantly. Jin Shaoning’s long blade was directly shaken away by the immense force. The spear’s momentum was unstoppable. The spear edge slashed directly into the inner side of Jin Shaoning’s shoulder.
“Pfft!”
Jin Shaoning’s body was cleaved nearly in half. Blood sprayed out. Then, he was sent flying by the terrifying shockwaves.
As Jin Shaoning’s body flew back, it instantly lost all signs of life.
His pupils were wide open. Clearly, he died with unresolved grievances.
In that instant, everyone was dumbfounded, as if petrified.
The entire scene fell deathly silent.
That peerless genius Jin Shaoning, with special constitution, mid-earth-tier dantian phenomenon, and comprehension of blade momentum, had actually been defeated? Killed with one spear slash by Mu Haoran?
At this moment, everyone was so shocked they could hardly recover.
First, they marvelled at Mu Haoran’s strength. Second, in spars between the two states, they generally did not kill.
After all, each person represented a force, and each force was tied to various major powers within the state. It was extremely complex. Killing would invite all sorts of trouble and danger.
Yet that Mu Haoran had directly killed, splitting Jin Shaoning with one spear…
Besides shock, the Yanzhou crowd felt deep confusion. Even those with backing dared not kill.
This fellow was just a loose cultivator, yet he did it so decisively?
Even Wang Qi was shocked. Only then did he connect the dots. This was probably Lin Xiao’s true target. Lin Xiao seemed to have a grudge against Yangzhou’s Shengtian Gate?
The genius onlookers from Haozhou and Cangzhou, besides surprise, even felt secretly relieved. They were glad their states had not been selected by Yanzhou. Otherwise, they did not know who might have died at Mu Haoran’s hands.
A monstrous genius from Yangzhou had died. Now, things were about to happen.
