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Chapter 1989: Unyielding Power!
At this moment, Elder Xun raised his arm, and several bamboo slips flew into the air!
The crowd immediately darted out, each grabbing a bamboo slip!
Su Chen glanced at his bamboo slip, number 6!
Soon, everyone else’s numbers were revealed, and so were the matchups!
First, Zhang Xiao from Tianhan Palace versus Qiao Yin from Lingya Sect;
Yan Feiyu from Myriad Swords Sect versus Shi Zaitian from Black Flame Sect;
Yuwen Min from Duanhai Sect versus Mo Ruofeng from Myriad Swords Sect;
Wu Chen from Overlord Martial Sect versus Su Chen from Shenfeng Academy!
As soon as this list of matches came out, the crowd erupted!
Because Yan Feiyu from Myriad Swords Sect and Shi Zaitian from Black Flame Sect were drawn together!
These two were ranked third and fifth in Elder Xun’s previous rankings!
Although Elder Xun’s ranking may not be the final ranking, the strength of both is evident!
Indeed, one is the greatest pride of the veteran sect Myriad Swords Sect, and the other is a martial arts prodigy taken as a closed-door disciple by the Black Flame Sect Leader, expected to lead Black Flame Sect to future glory!
Undoubtedly, these two are recognized as top five contenders in everyone’s minds!
And now, they’ve encountered each other prematurely!
Who knows what the outcome will be!
Aside from this strong contest, the match between Zhang Xiao and Qiao Yin is expected, Zhang Xiao will win easily!
As for Yuwen Min from Duanhai Sect and Mo Ruofeng from Myriad Swords Sect, Yuwen Min advancing would also be expected!
Regarding the final pairing of Wu Chen and Su Chen, although not a clash of titans, the suspense is sizable!
Given the strength Su Chen has shown before, it’s hard to predict the victor!
"Zhang Xiao and Qiao Yin, step forward!"
With Elder Xun’s words, the two stepped forth and moved to the Douwu Platform!
However, their expressions were vastly different!
Zhang Xiao appeared calm and collected, whereas Qiao Yin seemed extremely tense!
She hadn’t expected to be so unlucky, to draw Zhang Xiao from Tianhan Palace!
He is arguably the strongest, aside from Luo Qianqiu from her sect!
"Sister Qiao, please go ahead!"
Zhang Xiao smiled faintly, gesturing politely!
After all, facing a woman, civility is important!
Moreover, he was full of confidence, feeling that there was hardly any difficulty!
"Alright, renowned Zhang Xiao, today I’ll experience your skills!"
Qiao Yin said solemnly.
Even before her words fell, she moved like a bluebird, reaching the opponent in an instant!
At this moment, she pushed her speed to the extreme!
Knowing her chances were slim, she decided that attacking first was her only sliver of opportunity!
She then thrust her sword out, slicing through the void!
The sword aura was as fine and condensed as strands of hair!
As these hair-like sword auras reached Zhang Xiao, some attacked directly at his vital points, while others scattered to his sides, as if to entwine him!
"Is that all?"
Zhang Xiao’s lips curled into a faint smile, then, forming his hand like a blade, lightly slashed through the air before him!
Instantly, the hair-like sword auras were completely severed!
Moments before, the crowd was amazed by Qiao Yin’s beautiful strike, but in the next, they were utterly shocked by Zhang Xiao’s miraculous techniques!
Zhang Xiao was even more terrifying than they imagined!
Qiao Yin couldn’t believe how fragile her meticulously condensed sword aura turned out to be!
In the blink of an eye, those sword threads were all severed by Zhang Xiao’s knife hand!
Following that, Zhang Xiao pointed a finger, and a more condensed True Essence Aura shot out!
This True Essence Aura seemed to carry a chill, causing the surrounding temperature to drop by dozens of degrees!
Many nearby felt as if they were instantly plunged into an icy cave, experiencing a bone-chilling cold!
"It’s the Ice Breath Finger!"
Someone exclaimed at this moment!
Hearing this, many were shocked!
The Ice Breath Finger, they had heard of it as one of Tianhan Palace’s supreme techniques!
Qiao Yin had also heard of it, and upon hearing, quickly drew back her sword to block!
"Ding!"
Then, a clear and resonant sound echoed, long and distant, resonating throughout the plaza!
Simultaneously, a vast energy seemed to erupt between the ice breath and the sword blade, like a sudden explosion!
A powerful force surged in all directions, and Qiao Yin, of course, bore the brunt of it, being blasted away by the energy!
Her body flew through the air, spraying blood!
A moment later, she crashed heavily to the ground!
Members of Lingya Sect immediately rushed forward, feeding her an Elixir, slowly improving her condition!
Then, she was helped up and returned to Lingya Sect’s position.
At this time, everyone looked at Zhang Xiao with shock. They had anticipated Zhang Xiao to win, and not with much difficulty, but not this easily!
It should be noted that Qiao Yin ranked sixth, and with the talent and strength she showed, she certainly deserved that position!
Zhang Xiao’s power was simply abnormal!
Perhaps his current strength matched that of Luo Qianqiu!
In everyone’s eyes, no matter how strong Luo Qianqiu is, it might only match Zhang Xiao!
Thinking of this, many glanced at Luo Qianqiu, but he showed no expression, even though the recently injured Qiao Yin belonged to the same sect!
"This round, Zhang Xiao wins!"
Elder Xun announced, then continued:
"Next match, Yuwen Min from Duanhai Sect versus Mo Ruofeng from Myriad Swords Sect!"
These matches have no fixed order, and the order doesn’t matter, so Elder Xun randomly calls the names!
Naturally, he intended to leave the Yan Feiyu and Shi Zaitian match for last!
This was to be expected, so naturally, no one objected!
As soon as he stepped on the stage, Yuwen Min shook his head:
"If it were Yan Feiyu, it might be interesting, but you...!"
Mo Ruofeng was also extremely proud, and hearing this, he was infuriated!
This was blatant disdain!
He was a reputable figure, yet he received such treatment!
"You’ll regret those words!"
Mo Ruofeng’s eyes gleamed sharply.
"Hopefully, you have the capability!"
Yuwen Min sneered:
"Make your move!"
"Fine, keep your eyes wide open and watch closely!"
Mo Ruofeng shouted, drawing his sword!
His sword draw was unlike anyone else’s, drawing and striking as one!
His wrist flicked, and a cascade of sword lights poured out, all rushing towards Yuwen Min in that moment!
The void between them seemed pierced by the sharp sword auras, forming black holes!
And within these black holes, the countless sword auras flew and sparkled at unimaginable speeds, even arrayed in some indescribable pattern!