Admittedly, Zhang Ming was stunned.
The power of Ye Xuan’s single sword strike was so overwhelming that it shattered his right hand—something he hadn’t anticipated at all. Was this person truly so formidable?
Without hesitation, Zhang Ming quickly said, “I concede!”
Surrender!
He had to surrender quickly. This wasn’t a life-or-death battle, and there was no need to stubbornly fight for pride. Besides, he had genuinely lost!
Continuing to talk tough when he couldn’t win was just asking for death, and he wasn’t ready to die!
Seeing Zhang Ming surrender outright, Ye Xuan didn’t waste words. He opened his palm, and the sword at Zhang Ming’s brow flew back to his hand.
Zhang Ming glanced at Ye Xuan, his eyes filled with wariness, and without another word, he turned and left.
In the shadows, the Tomb Master watched Ye Xuan silently.
How could he not see that Ye Xuan was pushing toward the True Self Realm?
He was somewhat shocked. When Ye Xuan arrived, he was only at the Supreme God Realm, yet now he was on the verge of reaching the True Self Realm, bypassing the Void Self Realm entirely!
Could it be done like that?
The Tomb Master looked at Ye Xuan in the distance, his expression calm.
Ye Xuan was exceptional, but the Boundless Universe had many equally talented geniuses, so he harboured no intent to kill him yet.
At that moment, Ye Xuan slowly rose in the distance.
Boom!
In an instant, the starry region around him churned violently.
His mortal sword intent underwent a dramatic transformation.
True Self!
In the distance, Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes, looking far off, directly spotting the Tomb Master.
Now, he could sense the Tomb Master.
Seeing Ye Xuan’s gaze, the Tomb Master remained composed.
Ye Xuan gave a faint smile and turned to leave.
He didn’t act against the Tomb Master. Even having reached the True Self Realm, he knew he was no match for this old man or that Martial Lord.
Soon, Ye Xuan arrived at the Divine Martial Platform.
Seeing him return, those lingering below the platform grew excited.
Ye Xuan was back!
Who would he challenge this time?
The crowd was curious!
Under their gazes, Ye Xuan opened his palm, and a storage ring floated toward a stone pillar. When they saw where it landed, everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief.
The first pillar!
Ye Xuan was challenging the top-ranked on the Divine Martial List!
The top-ranked was named Nalan Ming!
She had dominated the list for countless years, unshaken by any challenger.
Nalan Ming, of the Nalan Clan—one of the six major clans of the Boundless Universe, ranked second, even above the Tai Ling Clan—was hailed as the most prodigious genius in Nalan Clan history and one of the two supreme prodigies of the Boundless Universe.
No one had expected Ye Xuan to directly challenge the top-ranked Nalan Ming!
Even the Tomb Master, watching from the shadows, was surprised!
News of Ye Xuan’s challenge to Nalan Ming spread quickly, and soon, tens of thousands gathered below the platform!
They now knew Ye Xuan’s identity—a genius from another realm. Many looked at him with unmasked hostility.
After all, the Boundless Universe and the existing universe had once fought a brutal war!
Under everyone’s gazes, the first stone pillar trembled slightly. A woman emerged, wearing a plain black, form-fitting robe without any patterns, her long hair casually draped behind her, tied at the ends with a ribbon.
Her ears were larger than normal, and her pupils were deep blue.
“Nalan Ming!”
Someone in the crowd shouted.
Soon, the crowd erupted. To the younger generation, Nalan Ming and Bei Fang Qing were godlike figures.
As Nalan Ming stepped out, she glanced at Ye Xuan, her expression calm.
Ye Xuan met her gaze, composed but inwardly cautious. He couldn’t sense this woman at all!
It was as if she didn’t exist!
Not simple!
But this was exactly what he wanted!
He no longer cared for posturing—only growing stronger.
Nalan Ming slowly walked toward Ye Xuan. With one step, a terrifying aura pressed toward him like ten thousand mountains.
Boom!
In an instant, the entire Divine Martial Platform shattered, annihilated!
The platform’s barriers and arrays couldn’t withstand it.
The crowd gasped, retreating frantically.
At that moment, four mysterious black-robed figures appeared, raising their hands and pressing downward, confining Nalan Ming’s terrifying aura to the platform’s area!
Facing Nalan Ming, Ye Xuan remained calm, his palm opening as a surge of sword momentum poured out!
Boom!
His sword momentum forcibly withstood Nalan Ming’s aura, but then she took another step forward.
Boom!
Her aura’s power doubled!
Boom!
Ye Xuan’s sword momentum was forced back.
Shocked, Ye Xuan opened his palm, and his mortal sword intent surged out, merging with his sword momentum.
Sword intent as momentum!
With the mortal sword intent’s addition, Ye Xuan’s sword momentum surged, holding off Nalan Ming’s aura. But then, she took another step.
Boom!
Her aura’s power doubled again!
Boom!
The four mysterious elders were pushed back thousands of feet, horrified to find they could no longer suppress it.
As the main target of this aura, Ye Xuan’s mortal sword momentum was crushed, the aura pressing down on him like a collapsing sky.
Boom!
Ye Xuan felt suffocated, his body on the verge of being crushed, unable to move!
In the distance, Nalan Ming watched him, calm, and didn’t advance further.
At that moment, Ye Xuan looked up, his palm opening as countless mortal sword intents surged from his body!
Buzz!
A sword cry echoed through the heavens. The next moment, his mortal sword intent tore a gash in Nalan Ming’s aura, relieving the pressure on him.
But then, Nalan Ming took another step.
Boom!
Her aura’s power doubled yet again!
Ye Xuan’s pupils shrank. His mortal sword intent was forced back into his body, and his physical form began to crack bit by bit!
He was utterly shocked—this aura was the strongest he’d ever encountered. As for Qing’er, she didn’t bother with such displays, just striking with a single sword…
At this moment, Ye Xuan held nothing back, activating his bloodline!
Boom!
A powerful bloodline force surged from him, joining his mortal sword intent!
Combined, they pushed back Nalan Ming’s aura, and the surrounding space began to annihilate bit by bit!
Their power was too immense for the arena’s space to withstand!
Seeing Ye Xuan’s bloodline power, a flicker of surprise crossed Nalan Ming’s eyes. Without a word, she took another step.
Boom!
Her aura doubled again!
In an instant, Ye Xuan’s bloodline power and mortal sword intent were suppressed!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s expression darkened. Was this woman that freakish?
One step, double the power?
His bloodline might and mortal sword intent were steadily pushed back!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan slowly closed his eyes!
Draw his sword?
He still didn’t!
Soon, Nalan Ming’s aura pressed his bloodline might and mortal sword intent back to his body. At that moment, he keenly felt the terror of her aura!
Ye Xuan’s expression was grave. If this aura crushed him now, his body and soul would be obliterated!
His physical form and soul couldn’t withstand such terrifying power!
At that moment, Nalan Ming took another step forward.
Boom!
Her aura’s power surged, not just doubling but multiplying several times!
Ye Xuan’s bloodline might and mortal sword intent were forced back into his body. His pupils shrank, and he had no choice but to draw his sword. The Qingxuan Sword shot skyward.
Swish!
Her aura was torn apart by the Qingxuan Sword. The next moment, Ye Xuan slipped out of the universe into another dimension, and almost simultaneously, Nalan Ming’s aura pressed down on him.
Boom!
Ye Xuan’s body trembled violently but remained unharmed.
At that moment, he was invincible!
Momentary Invincibility!
Seeing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Nalan Ming’s eyes. She looked at Ye Xuan with curiosity.
In the distance, Ye Xuan suddenly struck with his sword.
Buzz!
As a sword cry echoed, four afterimages appeared around Nalan Ming, each wielding a longsword, slashing down together!
Momentary Invincibility!
As the four swords struck, Nalan Ming raised her right hand and pressed downward.
Boom!
In an instant, the four sword lights shattered, and the afterimages were blasted tens of thousands of feet away. As they stopped, they began to fade, soon disappearing entirely from view.
At that moment, Ye Xuan appeared before Nalan Ming. As she prepared to act, he suddenly said, “I concede!”
Concede?
Nalan Ming froze. “Hm?”
The crowd was baffled.
Had Ye Xuan won?
The onlookers were utterly confused, and even Nalan Ming was perplexed. Had she lost?
Then, someone in the crowd shouted, “Bloody hell, what a shameless move!”
