As the students discussed among themselves, the scene on the light screen changed once more.
The female cultivator's expression remained calm. She slightly raised the sword in her right hand and slashed upward from below, drawing upon the Eight Directions Terrain.
In the blink of an eye, the Eight Directions Terrain converged into a streak of Sword Qi that descended upon the Azure Dragon.
The Azure Dragon's body instantly fell apart, then dissolved into an immense amount of spiritual energy and returned to the Azure Dragon Array.
The students who witnessed this could not help but stare in stunned disbelief. The situation had changed too quickly. They had not even seen the strike clearly, yet the Azure Dragon had been defeated?
"Did I see that right? That was an Azure Dragon at the early Void Refining stage. How could it lose so quickly?"
"I think I saw a great wind suddenly rise from the ground when she swung her sword. Could that have had something to do with it?"
An academy official with Void Refining Stage cultivation saw the key to the move and explained calmly.
"The sword technique she used is far from simple. It can draw upon the terrain and turn with it into a sword strike. The Azure Dragon Array borrows the terrain to form its array, making it perfectly countered by her swordsmanship. It seems the first trial will not trouble her."
Within the secret realm, the Sky-Gazing Hound casually glanced at the Azure Dragon Array before withdrawing its gaze.
"The White Tiger formed by the western array is at the mid Void Refining stage, while the Vermilion Bird formed by the southern array is at the late Void Refining stage. Neither should be able to stop this Earthly Sword.
"However, the Black Tortoise in the