First Battle? The Crowd Watches! One Sword Defeats the Enemy?

"Splash—"

The entire venue fell into dead silence.

The surrounding disciples stared blankly at the scene before them, only snapping out of it after Lu Xueqi had already stepped down from the arena...

Looking around.

Fang Chao of Dragon Head Peak had already passed out.

After all, his lifebound treasure had been destroyed, and his mind had suffered backlash from the severing—fainting was still considered a minor injury...

"Hiss!"

The surrounding Qingyun disciples drew in sharp breaths.

They hadn't expected Lu Xueqi to be so ruthless? She had directly cut through Fang Chao's lifebound immortal sword with a single strike!

This...

"Good!"

"Well fought!"

Zeng Shushu suddenly clapped and cheered.

The surrounding Qingyun disciples exchanged glances, then followed suit with applause. They had come to their senses too—after all, it wasn't their immortal sword that got destroyed.

What did it have to do with them?

Good looks are justice!

To hell with that bastard Fang Chao!

At that moment.

Wang Quan Yan, standing outside the arena, shook his head with a wry smile.

The look Lu Xueqi had just given him was probably telling him—when you run into a Dragon Head Peak disciple, hit them hard!

To this.

Wang Quan Yan understood tacitly.

He and Lu Xueqi were comrades now.

Since his comrade had already done this? He couldn't afford to fall behind.

On the high platform.

Daoist Cangsong noticed the clash between Lu Xueqi and Fang Chao, and his expression immediately darkened.

"Junior Sister Shui Yue."

"This is merely a sparring match."

"Was it necessary to strike so viciously? Does your disciple not understand how important a lifebound immortal sword is to a cultivator?!"

Cangsong barked.

Hearing this.

The cold, aloof Daoist woman cast him a faint glance.

She only said calmly: "Xueqi's cultivation is still unstable, and she cannot fully control Celestial Evil. I ask Senior Brother Cangsong to forgive her..."

With that.

She ignored Cangsong entirely.

Seeing this.

Daoist Cangsong turned helplessly to True Person Dao Xuan.

But what could True Person Dao Xuan do? He had some inkling of the relationship between Wang Quan Yan and Lu Xueqi. Seeing her strike so heavily against a Dragon Head Peak disciple, he assumed she was venting on Wang Quan Yan's behalf...

"Ahem."

True Person Dao Xuan offered a veiled reminder: "Junior Brother Cangsong, you should still discipline your disciples properly."

Stealing someone else's betrothed?

Even if Wang Quan Yan didn't care for Tian Ling'er, they still had a marriage contract. Qi Hao's actions had certainly cost him some goodwill in True Person Dao Xuan's eyes...

Hearing this.

Daoist Cangsong was momentarily stunned.

His disciples needed discipline?

What was going on?

To be honest.

Daoist Cangsong had no knowledge of Qi Hao's behavior.

At that moment, hearing True Person Dao Xuan's prompting, his mind was also somewhat dazed, but considering the occasion, he couldn't very well ask for details...

The third round of matches ended.

The fourth round began immediately after.

This was the final round to advance from sixty-four to thirty-two.

"The next match will be—"

"Grand Bamboo Peak's Wang Quan Yan versus Dragon Head Peak's Yang Chuan!"

As the elder on the arena platform announced.

A crowd of gossip-loving disciples quickly gathered nearby. After all, the scandal outside Jade Purity Hall yesterday had already spread throughout the entire disciple circle. Who didn't know about the enmity between Wang Quan Yan and Qi Hao now?!

And now.

Wang Quan Yan had run into another Dragon Head Peak disciple.

No one knew what kind of stance he would take.

"Junior Brother! Go for it!"

Many senior and junior brothers from Grand Bamboo Peak were cheering Wang Quan Yan on, but Tian Ling'er was nowhere to be seen...

This detail was quickly noticed by the sharp-eyed.

Their gazes swept around.

To their shock, they found Tian Ling'er had gone over to Dragon Head Peak, standing beside Qi Hao, whispering sweet nothings!?

This...

Such a scene.

Not only did many disciples see it.

Even the various peak masters up on the high platform saw it.

Shui Yue furrowed her brow slightly.

She knew that Tian Ling'er and Wang Quan Yan had already dissolved their engagement, but she wasn't aware of the inside story. Seeing this now, she understood everything in her heart...

Daoist Cangsong frowned.

Almost everyone knew about the engagement between Tian Ling'er and Wang Quan Yan. But now, Tian Ling'er was ignoring her former fiancé and running off to whisper sweet nothings with his disciple, Qi Hao...

This?!

Cangsong thought back to Dao Xuan's earlier pointed words.

His expression suddenly darkened.

If it were anyone else, it might be one thing.

But the one being cuckolded here was Wang Quan Yan...

Who was Wang Quan Yan?

The inheritor of Ghost Slaying God!

He had even turned down the Dragon Slaying Sword.

That alone showed exactly what Cangsong thought of him...

With this thought.

Daoist Cangsong was reminded of Wan Jianyi from days past.

Back then, Senior Brother Wan had liked Su Ru, but in the end, Su Ru was stolen away by Tian Buyi. Now, the Ghost Slaying God inheritor Wang Quan Yan was engaged to Su Ru's daughter, and Tian Ling'er was being stolen away by Qi Hao...

How strikingly similar was this?!

Daoist Cangsong didn't care whether Wang Quan Yan actually liked Tian Ling'er or not.

He only knew that a beast had come out from under his own tutelage!

This beast was no different from Tian Buyi back then. They both wronged Senior Brother Wan, and both deserved death...

A flicker of killing intent flashed in Daoist Cangsong's eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that Qi Hao was his senior disciple, he truly would have wanted to cripple that beast!

"Bastard!"

Just then.

Tian Buyi suddenly bellowed.

His face was exceptionally ugly as he glared at Tian Ling'er. If it weren't for the occasion, he really would have gone down and slapped Tian Ling'er flying!

Su Ru's expression was also somewhat grim.

But...

She didn't know what else to say.

"Ah."

Shui Yue let out a soft sigh.

She turned to Wen Min beside her and murmured a low instruction: "Go, bring your Ling'er junior sister back."

"Yes, Master."

Wen Min, sharp as she was, had already guessed roughly what was happening.

She turned and led several female disciples toward Dragon Head Peak.

Lu Xueqi stood calmly in place.

She cast a cold glance at Tian Ling'er in the distance, already too weary to bother with her any longer...

Shua!

The aloof maiden's gaze flickered faintly.

She looked toward the youth on the arena platform, and an inexplicable ache stirred in her eyes.

Would he...

feel hurt?

Would Wang Quan Yan feel hurt?

Not at all.

After all, he had never liked Tian Ling'er.

It was just—

The spectators' gazes, watching him like a show, made him deeply displeased.

Since he was displeased?

Then he would vent it out!

"Huff!"

Wang Quan Yan took a deep breath.

He slowly stepped onto the arena platform, faced the Dragon Head Peak disciple before him, and without giving the other a chance to speak, directly raised one finger.

"One Sword."

"Huh?"

The Dragon Head Peak disciple, Yang Chuan, was momentarily stunned.

What was that?

He hadn't heard clearly just now.

Wang Quan Yan paid no heed to whether the other had heard or not. He simply lifted his eyes calmly, as if stating a fact, and said:

"To cut you down? I need only one sword!"

This time.

Yang Chuan heard clearly.

Not only him—

Even the surrounding disciples watching heard clearly.

Even the many hall masters on the high platform all heard clearly.

Not far away.

Lu Xueqi's clear, cold eyes lit up faintly.

She stared blankly at the green-robed youth on the arena platform, and a certain understanding dawned in her heart of what he was about to do.

Wang Quan Yan had never been one to swallow his grievances in silence. Once wronged, he would always repay it on the spot.

Just like today.

He was displeased?

Then someone was bound to suffer!

"Boom!"

The youth stood firm on the arena platform.

He slowly lifted his gaze at the Dragon Head Peak disciple before him, a sharp sword intent flickering in his eyes, and a streak of golden sword light shot into the sky.

In an instant, Sword Qi Fills the Universe.

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