Among the entire younger generation of Jintai Prefecture, apart from a rare few geniuses who specialized in movement and speed and built their reputations on swiftness, almost no one could surpass He Jiugang in speed or footwork.
Yet the cruel reality before them ruthlessly shattered many people's established beliefs!
He Jiugang, a True Qi Realm Heavenly Prodigy whose movement technique had reached peak qi absorption, a swordsman renowned for speed, was actually being firmly suppressed in a contest of pure speed. Yang Jing was overtaking him, closing in, and forcing him onto the back foot!
Every spectator stared wide-eyed, holding their breath in concentration as they watched that swiftly pursuing figure on the arena. Shock, doubt, and disbelief surged through their hearts.
Countless hushed discussions, startled cries, and guesses quietly spread and erupted throughout the stands.
Everyone secretly surmised that Yang Jing must have cultivated an exceptionally high-grade movement true art, a supreme technique superior to He Jiugang's.
He must also have devoted enormous effort to honing it through arduous training, bringing this movement true art to perfection in the Qi-Nourishing Realm.
Only then could he surpass He Jiugang's highly accomplished movement technique and possess such inconceivable speed!
Otherwise, there was simply no explanation for this bizarre scene that overturned common sense!
As the crowd erupted and the entire venue reeled, the Six Sovereigns of Jintai Prefecture, seated in the foremost seats of honor at the very heart of Moonwatch Mountain's summit, shed their usual leisurely composure and detached indifference.
These six Core-Realm Experts presided over their respective domains and looked down upon the prefecture's Martial Path. They had seen countless prodigies and possessed towering insight, yet now their gazes were fixed and burning as they watched the chase at the arena's center without missing a single instant.
How profound