Heavenly Prodigy Assembly (6)

The battle between Yang Lingjian and Tie Cang was the fastest to end among the four battles, but it was also the most dangerous.

Looking at the corpse in front of him, which he had almost split in two, a hint of respect flashed in Yang Lingjian's eyes. This person's willpower was the strongest among all the geniuses he had ever seen.

Stepping out of the Formation barrier, Yang Lingjian found an open space, sat down cross-legged, and took out a Qi-Replenishing Pill Medicine.

Although the battle was intense, he was unusually uninjured, only suffering immense physical exertion.

Although the Parent-Child Sword Condensation Art is powerful, it also consumes an enormous amount of Spiritual Power, especially in such an extremely high-intensity battle. Even with the powerful magic Law Power cultivated from the Pure Yang Sword and Elixir Scripture, it has been almost completely depleted, leaving only one or two tenths.

This is why Yang Lingjian deliberately created an opening to lure Tie Cang into attacking.

It's important to understand that in the heat of battle, if you don't capitalize on an opening, you risk making things worse and putting yourself in an even more dangerous situation.

Yang Lingjian would not have deliberately exposed a weakness to Tie Cang if he had not been forced to.

Fortunately, he was ultimately more skilled and won the battle.

With his eyes closed and breathing adjusted, the benefits of his profound Cultivation Method were once again evident. Before long, Yang Lingjian's depleted Spiritual Power was fully restored.

He opened his eyes, and a sharp, pure Pure Yang Sword-Ray flickered, like the dazzling summer sun, blazing and radiant.

"Phew, my Sword Intent has become even more refined. This battle has been incredibly rewarding!" Yang Lingjian murmured happily.

Battles to the death provide immense stimulation and tempering to a cultivator's spirit, soul, Spiritual Power, Fleshly Body, and will.

Especially those like Sword Cultivators, Martial Dao cultivators, War God Way cultivators, and Dharma Protector Vajra.

A thrilling life-or-death battle was as beneficial to their development as a long period of arduous training.

Take Yang Lingjian for example. His already rapidly improving Pure Yang Sword Intent has made even greater progress.

It's estimated that it won't be long before he breaks through to the realm of Major-Completion Sword Intent.

In addition, his Law Power has also improved considerably, becoming more refined.

Like a rough blank being constantly hammered, impurities are gradually removed, making it increasingly hard and resilient.

Time passed, and three-quarters of an hour later, the final four were determined.

Two geniuses from the Lu Wu Realm, one genius from the Nine Phoenix Realm, and one genius from the Qiongqi Realm.

The two people from the Lu Wu Realm were Yang Lingjian from the Purple Moon Yang Household and Monk Qingding from the Arhat Institute.

The latter is a descendant of the Killing Arhat lineage, possessing extreme bloodlust, yet appearing kind and benevolent on the surface.

The genius of the Nine Phoenix Realm comes from the Eastern King Sect. His name is Lei Yuan. He cultivates Thunder Method, and his attacks are violent. He likes to use his power to suppress others.

The genius of the Qiongqi Realm is named Chu Fei. He is the pride of the Chu Household, one of the Five Great Lineage that control the Tianwu Sect. His strength is similar to that of Tie Cang, but he is more shrewd and especially skilled in speed.

Inside the Black-Gold Palace, Marquis Huochang, the leader of the Nine Phoenix Realm and the Nine-Phoenix Dynasty, suddenly smiled and suggested, "I'm tired of seeing them fight one-on-one. In my opinion, why not let the four of them fight each other, and determine their rankings based on the order of elimination? What do Daoist Friends all think?"

Upon hearing this, the powerful figures in the hall displayed varying expressions.

Thoughts raced through Yang Tianyou's mind. After a moment, he exclaimed inwardly, "Excellent technique!"

Marquis Huochang's methods were an open and blatant scheme.

I want to figure out the ins and outs of this.

First, we need to understand one thing.

The Nine Phoenix Realms are not of one mind.

Within the Jiufeng Imperial Clan, there are two factions: the Imperial Lord Prince Wu Feng.

Externally, the Eastern King Continent and the Giant Spirit Continent have a close relationship.

The Divine Wind Clan, Fire-Bathing Tribe, and Fire Spirit Tribe also have a good relationship.

The Nine-Phoenix Clan and the Demon Race Clan stood together.

The three forces, standing in a tripartite balance, are very much like the relationship between the Three Great Realms.

Among these, the first two, individually, are not as powerful as the Nine-Phoenix Clan and the Demon Race.

But if all five continents were combined, they could still rival the latter.

Therefore, the power struggles within the Nine Phoenix Realm have never ceased.

The relationship between the Human Race leader Eastern King Sect and the Jiufeng Imperial Clan is thus self-evident.

The underhanded dealings and dirty tricks between them were Si Kong.

However, on the surface, everyone still got along well and obeyed the orders of the Jiufeng Imperial Clan.

This is very similar to the relationship between the Suzerain State and its subordinate Marquisate under the Enfeoffment System, where they check and balance each other to ensure stability.

Let's look at the other two realms.

The relationship between the Lu Wu Realm and the Qiongqi Realm is one of natural opposition, a difference arising from ideological differences.

In the eyes of many forces in the Lu Wu Realm, the Qiongqi Realm is a barbarian outside the law. Their current cooperation is only due to pressure from the Nine Phoenix Realm. If the external threat is eliminated, the two will immediately start fighting.

The Qiongqi Realm's covetousness of the Lu Wu Realm's abundant resources will inevitably lead to war; there is no doubt about that. The aggressiveness of those immortal Immortal Sects and Yaomo, who closely Devil Cultivators, far surpasses that of the Nine Phoenix Realm.

They simply hadn't experienced Interface War before, which is why they were caught off guard and utterly defeated by the Nine Phoenix Realm.

Now, after ten years of adaptation, this interface, which was born extremely warlike and bloodthirsty, has had its ferocity fully unleashed.

So, to get back to the point, among the current top four, the Nine Phoenix Realm has one genius left, the Qiongqi Realm has one, and the Lu Wu Realm has two.

If what Marquis Huochang said is true, and the four of them fight each other directly, there will be two possible outcomes.

First, Yang Lingjian, Monk Qingding, and Chu Fei should join forces to kill Lei Yuan of the Eastern King Sect.

Then, Yang Lingjian joined forces with Monk Qingding to eliminate Chu Fei.

In this way, Lu Wu Realm will benefit greatly.

Meanwhile, the Jiufeng Imperial Clan could take the opportunity to eliminate a prodigy from the Eastern King Sect, so as to sow discord among them and suppress the increasingly arrogant attitude of the Eastern King Sect.

In the second scenario, Chu Fei of the Tianwu Sect and Lei Yuan of the Eastern King Sect join forces to fight against the two geniuses of the Lu Wu Realm.

If this happens, the last fig leaf between the Lu Wu Realm and the Qiongqi Realm will be torn away. If the two sides start to True Fire each other, then the Nine Phoenix Realm will be able to reap the benefits and clear many obstacles for the subsequent battle.

For example, if a genius from the Qiongqi Realm is defeated by the Nine Phoenix Realm, the Sage Manifestation beings from the Lu Wu Realm will not come to their aid. In this way, the Nine Phoenix Realm can kill more geniuses from the Qiongqi Realm and, incidentally, sow discord between the two already fractured relationships.

Regardless of the choice, either the Nine Phoenix Realm or the Jiufeng Imperial Clan will be the beneficiaries.

Because they didn't send any of their clansmen to participate in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage battles.

Even the Seven Great Royal Clans of the Demon Race didn't send many members. Although their bloodline was slightly inferior, they were born with Qi Refining level in the Late Stage of Qi Refining. There were very few geniuses in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, which is why all four finalists were Human Race.

Those races with powerful bloodlines didn't send many of their members to participate in low-level battles. Their real stage to show their skills was at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realms.

As for disagreeing with Marquis Huochang's contact...

Why do you disagree?

After careful analysis, it's clear that the Nine-Phoenix Clan won't suffer any losses, but the Lu Wu Realm will also reap huge benefits.

Ultimately, the blame will fall on the Qiongqi Realm and the Eastern King Sect.

Would the higher-ups in the Lu Wu Realm disagree?

Ideological differences are the hardest to reverse, not to mention potential conflicts of interest. If the Qiongqi Realm can get away with it, the Lu Wu Realm won't hold back.

As for the Eastern King Sect, it goes without saying that killing one of their geniuses is definitely worthwhile.

With both powerful figures in agreement, how could the Qiongqi Realm possibly object? How could the Eastern King Sect possibly object?

Or perhaps these two dare to object?

This is why Yang Tianyou admired it.

Marquis Huochang's move was ruthless and extremely precise; no wonder he became a leader in the Nine Phoenix Realm.

He's really a "fox!"