Battle

Seeing Ximen Sheng successfully roll out of the arena, Qi Yunlong officially announced the result.

"Xiao Feng wins this battle!"

With Qi Yunlong's declaration, everyone seemed to awaken from a dream. What had just happened had completely overturned their understanding.

A level ten God Tribulation Realm cultivator had defeated a level three God Spirit Realm cultivator!

"Is... is that really something a human can do?" someone muttered blankly.

"And with one sword strike! Divine Doctor Xiao only used a single strike to crush Ximen Sheng! That was a complete and utter domination!" someone shouted in disbelief.

They could not be blamed for losing their composure. This was simply not something a human should have been capable of. Not only had he defeated someone above his level, but he had utterly crushed him!

"And this time, it can't possibly have been... a loss of control over his profound power, right?" someone asked doubtfully.

"Sigh, can't you see it by now? Ximen Sheng said that on purpose to salvage a little pride. Just look at him now—Divine Doctor Xiao beat him worse than a dog!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... He's truly incredible... As expected of a genius who broke through to the God Tribulation Realm at six years old."

With the match ending in Xiao Feng's overwhelming victory, everyone finally recovered from their stunned disbelief. What followed was a wave of fervent discussion.

They would need a long time to calm the emotions stirred by such a worldview-shattering sight...

Qi Yunlong then said, "Xiao Feng remains the arena champion. If no one challenges him within three minutes, he will be considered to have successfully defended the arena!"

One minute passed...

Two minutes passed...

With only thirty seconds left, no one had stepped onto the stage. Everyone had seen Xiao Feng's strength. More importantly, so far, no one who fought Xiao Feng had managed to leave the stage intact. Every one of them had been beaten beyond recognition.

Even if they wanted to go up, they had to consider their own lives...

"Clap, clap, clap..." Just as everyone thought Xiao Feng would become the first person to successfully defend the arena, applause sounded from behind him. They turned around and saw that the one clapping was... Ximen Qing!

He wore an Ice Vein Robe and still held a folding fan. As he applauded with both hands, a gentle smile curled across his lips.

"Gasp—look, Ximen Qing has stepped onto the stage!" someone cried out in shock.

They could not be blamed for their excitement. After Xiao Feng, aside from Qi Qingyun, Ximen Qing was the publicly acknowledged prodigy of Flowing Wind City!

Not only was his talent in the profound path extraordinary, but he was also known for being "simple and honest" and kind to others.

No one had expected that they would actually see Ximen Qing personally make a move at this gathering!

After all, Ximen Qing was only eighteen this year, and long ago, his profound cultivation had already reached level six of the God Spirit Realm. Since among the younger generation, aside from Qi Qingyun, who had left Flowing Wind City, no one could withstand even one of his moves, they had not seen Ximen Qing fight for several years...

Someone suddenly asked, "Hey... who do you think would win if Divine Doctor Xiao fought Ximen Qing?"

The moment those words were spoken, the crowd instantly broke into argument.

"Th-this should be Divine Doctor Xiao, right? He can casually crush even a level three God Spirit Realm cultivator. Even Ximen Qing might not be able to do that, right?"

"I don't think that's certain. Ximen Qing hasn't fought in years. Aside from Qi Qingyun, what genius in Flowing Wind City would even be worth his attention?"

"Besides, I think it's only because Divine Doctor Xiao suddenly appeared today, and his strength is simply beyond all reason. Otherwise, I doubt Ximen Qing would have made a move at this gathering."

"That makes sense... At that moment, Qi Yi, who was mixed in with the crowd, suddenly said, "But have you forgotten what Du Kongpo said? I think it's because Ximen Qing turned love into hatred and became jealous of Xiao Feng..."

"That makes sense!" As soon as Qi Yi spoke, people immediately echoed him.

"But I really never expected Ximen Qing to be this kind of person... I always thought he had no temper at all."

"Although Du Kongpo said that, we can't fully believe him either. Maybe Du Kongpo deliberately slandered Ximen Qing..."

"..."

The moment Ximen Qing stepped onto the stage, he sparked widespread discussion. This alone showed how popular he was in Flowing Wind City.

"Heh..." Seeing Ximen Qing step onto the stage, Xiao Feng chuckled. "You finally came up. I thought you'd keep being a turtle, hiding in your shell for the rest of your life."

"Hahaha... Brother Xiao, you flatter me. I came up only because I greatly admire your strength, and my hands were itching. So I wished to exchange a few moves with you." Ximen Qing replied with a smile.

"Your hands are itching? My blade skills happen to be quite good. Do you need me to chop them off for you? Then they won't itch again." Xiao Feng said with a light smile.

Hearing Xiao Feng's words, Ximen Qing's face twitched slightly. But remembering that he was still on the arena stage, he quickly resumed his refined expression and asked in confusion,

"Why is Brother Xiao speaking so aggressively? Could it be that you have some misunderstanding about me? If there is a misunderstanding, you should say it aloud. Otherwise, wouldn't it hurt our feelings?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Xiao Feng shook his head mockingly. "Now I understand why Qi Panjian found you disgusting. Looking at that pretentious act of yours makes me want to throw up too!"

Qi Panjian: ???

Hearing that, Ximen Qing gave Qi Panjian an imperceptible glance before turning back. "It seems the 'misunderstanding' between us is quite deep. But I imagine everyone has already grown impatient."

"Why don't we settle it with strength first... We can discuss this matter later."

"Exactly what I wanted." Xiao Feng replied calmly.

Seeing that both sides were ready, Qi Yunlong no longer hesitated and announced loudly, "Then I declare the match... begin!"

The word "begin" stirred the hearts of the spectators. Just imagining two supreme prodigies of Flowing Wind City clashing was enough to make their blood boil.

And now, it was about to truly happen!

The instant the signal was given, the two competitors flashed toward each other...

"Whoosh—"

Their incredible speed whipped up fierce gusts of wind.

Both clenched their right fists. In an instant, their fists, carrying immense profound power, collided...

"Boom—!"

With a thunderous explosion, the enormous trench carved through the center of the arena by Xiao Feng's Heavenly Wolf Slash cracked outward under the force of their clash. A massive crater instantly formed where their fists met.

As the terrifying aftershock spread, both men staggered backward. Xiao Feng took three steps back, while Ximen Qing took four...

Seeing this, Ximen Qing opened the folding fan in his left hand and said leisurely, "Divine Doctor Xiao truly lives up to his reputation. I only used thirty percent of my strength, yet you forced me back four steps. Among those of our generation in Flowing Wind City, perhaps only you and Qing Yun can accomplish such a thing."

"I imagine Divine Doctor Xiao was merely warming up just now as well."

"How did you know?" Xiao Feng said flippantly. "I only used twenty percent of my strength. I suppose Young Master Ximen was deliberately going easy on me."

The moment those words were spoken, the crowd fell silent. That exchange had carried such terrifying power, yet one claimed to have used only twenty percent of his strength, while the other claimed to have used thirty percent. Was that really something two eighteen-year-olds could achieve?!

Were they bragging?

Not only were the spectators stunned, but even Ximen Qing's folding fan, which he had been casually waving in his left hand, froze when he heard Xiao Feng say that he had used only twenty percent of his strength.

Then he laughed. "I was originally worried that using my full strength might injure Divine Doctor Xiao. Since that is the case, then I shall stop holding back..."

As he spoke, he put the folding fan in his left hand into his storage space. In its place, an ice-blue profound sword appeared in his hand.

The moment the ice-blue profound sword appeared, a bone-piercing chill suddenly spread through the surroundings...

"It's the Ice Soul Sword!" someone cried out upon seeing the sword. "That's a God Spirit Xuan Sword! If I remember correctly, wasn't it the personal sword of the Ximen Family head, Ximen Ding?"

"A God Spirit Xuan Sword?!"

Upon hearing the explanation, everyone was immediately alarmed. The sword might released by a God Spirit Xuan Sword was absolutely incomparable to that of an ordinary sword!

"Why doesn't Divine Doctor Xiao reveal a weapon?" Ximen Qing asked when he saw Xiao Feng standing empty-handed.

Xiao Feng smiled calmly. "I'm not used to using weapons. If you want to use one, go ahead... A weapon is part of one's strength."

Ximen Qing had just intended to put away his weapon, but he had not expected Xiao Feng to see through his intentions and directly cut off what he wanted to say.

But it did not matter. As far as he was concerned, he still did not know Xiao Feng's exact strength.

Now that he was using a weapon, there would be far fewer variables. It would also let Xiao Feng understand the gap between them!

"In that case, I won't hold back..." Ximen Qing gripped the Ice Soul Sword as frigid energy spread from his body in every direction.

Very quickly, not only the arena but even the people in the spectator stands felt a chill pierce deep into their bones...

The bone-piercing cold had no effect on Xiao Feng. He stood tall, divine light firm in his eyes. Purple sword aura emerged from his right hand, and a massive Wolf Shadow appeared above him before slowly opening its eyes...