Dai Yuling consecutively defeated She Jiao and Cao Yun, bringing glory to the Moonlight Sect. However, She Jiao and Cao Yun seemed unconvinced.
Cao Yun, in particular, felt he had underestimated his opponents and wanted another chance to fight.
At this moment, Leng Hao stood up, taking Dai Yuling’s place.
The boy could hardly contain himself. Once in the arena, he thoroughly defeated Cao Yun in just ten moves, displaying even greater dominance than Dai Yuling.
A genius is a genius. Although Leng Hao’s cultivation was on par with Dai Yuling’s, his comprehension and overall abilities surpassed hers.
His martial soul was no less impressive. While he hadn’t obtained an ancient martial soul inheritance from the Moonlight Pagoda, he had awakened a martial soul no weaker than an ancient one.
Afterwards, he consecutively defeated She Jiao, Wang Lang, and Li Hu, firmly establishing the Moonlight Sect’s dominance in this three-faction martial arts competition.
Currently, aside from Jian Wuji, only Chen Meng and Jian Feng from the Sword King Sect had yet to compete.
From the Beast King Palace, only Ba Tianhu and Ying Wuya remained.
The rest had all been defeated by two Moonlight Sect disciples, a humiliating outcome.
Chen Nanxing’s expression was grim. He glanced at Chen Meng and said coldly, “Go spar with the Moonlight Sect disciples!”
Chen Meng, with fifty percent of her power at the Half-Step Heavenly Venerate level, was undeniably formidable.
Against her, neither Dai Yuling nor Leng Hao stood a chance, and Tantai Lingzi didn’t dare challenge her recklessly. Thus, only Ling Xiao or Lan Yuer from the Moonlight Sect could handle her.
Ling Xiao was about to stand, but Lan Yuer beat him to it.
“Junior Brother Ling, let me have a go. After all, opponents of this level are hard to come by.”
“Alright, Senior Sister, be careful. This Chen Meng is not easy to deal with!”
Ling Xiao gave a warning and sat back down.
“Don’t you think that Ling Xiao from the Moonlight Sect is utterly shameless?”
“What do you mean?”
“With his cultivation at just the peak of the ninth level of the Mortal Realm, he actually thinks he can fight Chen Meng? Isn’t that clearly posturing?”
“Exactly. He probably knew Lan Yuer would step up, so he acted like that. What a disgusting, cunning villain.”
Over at the Sword King Sect, several high-ranking members whispered loudly, as if deliberately ensuring the Moonlight Sect could hear.
“What? You’re not convinced?”
Wu Xiang asked coldly.
“Convinced of what? Don’t tell me Ling Xiao can actually defeat Chen Meng!”
One of the Sword King Sect’s high-ranking members said disdainfully.
“What if he does?”
Wu Xiang asked with a smile.
“If this Ling Xiao truly defeats Chen Meng, I’ll personally offer him fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones as a reward!”
The Sword King Sect high-ranking member declared loudly.
“Deal! Lan, let Ling Xiao take this fight. Some people aren’t convinced; it’s time they saw what a true genius looks like.”
The three-faction martial arts competition was a stage to showcase strength. Ling Xiao had the ability, so why not let him shine?
Moreover, in Wu Xiang’s view, Ling Xiao wouldn’t even need to exert his full strength to defeat Chen Meng.
“Sect Master, let Senior Sister Lan go first. She’s already in the arena. There’s plenty of time today; I can face this Chen Meng later.”
Ling Xiao said with a smile.
“Fine, so be it.”
The argument ceased, and the battle in the arena began.
Chen Meng and Lan Yuer were evenly matched in strength and martial techniques, even their wills were comparable. After three hundred rounds, it was still a draw.
This thrilled the Sword King Sect’s high-ranking members.
“That Lan Yuer must be your Moonlight Sect’s strongest disciple, right? She only managed a draw with our second-ranked core disciple. Doesn’t seem that impressive.”
“Too much nonsense!”
Ling Xiao slowly stood and walked to the arena, looking at Chen Meng. “To avoid anyone saying I’m taking advantage, you rest for a bit. Anyone else who wants to spar with me, step up!”
Leng Hao, Dai Yuling, and Lan Yuer had all fought. Ling Xiao planned to stay in the arena until the three-faction competition ended.
This time, he intended to show the Sword King Sect and Beast King Palace that the Moonlight Sect had risen, no longer the weak, bullied sect of the past.
More importantly, more sparring would greatly benefit his cultivation and overall growth.
“I’ll do it!”
Cao Yun, still bitter about losing to Dai Yuling and Leng Hao, wanted to regain his pride against Ling Xiao, who was only the fourth-ranked core disciple of the Moonlight Sect, lower than Leng Hao.
“You’re not my match. Don’t come up here to embarrass yourself.”
Ling Xiao glanced at Cao Yun and said calmly.
“How arrogant!”
Cao Yun, undeterred by Ling Xiao’s words, leaped towards the arena.
“Get back!”
Ling Xiao let out a thunderous shout. Without even moving, he unleashed his Dragon Roar Technique, and Cao Yun, mid-air, was forcibly knocked back.
He crashed heavily to the ground, his face full of shock and disbelief.
What!
Not only him, but the high-ranking members of the Sword King Sect and Beast King Palace were stunned.
Though Cao Yun had lost to Dai Yuling and Leng Hao, he had defeated Wang Lang and Li Hu. How could he lose so easily?
“Next!”
Ling Xiao called out loudly.
“I’m up!”
This time, it was Ying Wuya.
“Brother Ling, we had an agreement to fight. Today, let’s have a fair duel to determine the winner.”
“I’ll give you that respect!”
Ling Xiao looked at Ying Wuya, his Mountain River Martial Soul activating. His eyes gleamed as he assessed his opponent’s strength.
Ying Wuya’s strength was on par with Tantai Lingzi’s. Ling Xiao could defeat him without even entering his Human-Dragon Form.
“Come on!”
Ying Wuya roared, a Golden-Winged Peng shadow appearing behind him. His hands transformed into eagle claws as he lunged at Ling Xiao.
His fighting aura was ferocious.
His claws slashed through the air, wide and ruthless, domineering as if they could tear anything in their path to shreds.
His move astonished the high-ranking members of the Sword King Sect and Beast King Palace.
“This kid is worthy of having inherited the Golden-Winged Peng’s legacy. Even Chen Meng would struggle to defeat him!”
“Exactly. Within three hundred moves, it’s hard to determine a winner!”
“Look at that Ling Xiao, just dodging without even fighting back. Within ten moves, he’ll definitely lose!”
Hearing this, a few from the Moonlight Sect sneered.
Whether they hated or supported Ling Xiao, his strength was well-known within the sect. The Sword King Sect and Beast King Palace were too quick to judge.
After nine moves, Ling Xiao sighed. “Ying Wuya, you’re truly disappointing!”
With that, he stopped dodging. He extended both hands and met Ying Wuya’s claws in a head-on clash.
Boom!
Ying Wuya was sent flying, defeated without suspense.
How is this possible!
Was this kid just toying with him all along?
