Boom!
Ye Xiwen's sword intent struck Yuan Xuehai's longsword. Their power was terrifying beyond measure; the force of their clash directly blew apart the air, and the explosive aftermath surged outward in all directions.
The corner of Ye Xiwen's mouth lifted slightly. This strike had forced Yuan Xuehai onto the defensive—a remarkably good start. It meant that the rhythm of the battle had finally passed from Yuan Xuehai's hands into his own.
Only now did he truly understand that Yuan Xuehai's strength might not actually be beneath his own. Compared to Jia Qing, Yuan Xuehai was even a notch stronger.
The aftershocks of their battle were too powerful, forcing the experts of the three families to join forces and erect a barrier, lest the aftermath reach them and the disciples of their respective families.
"Has he already become this strong?" Wang Mengyu stared blankly at the center of the arena, but she was not speaking of Ye Xiwen. She meant Yuan Xuehai.
She had long known that Ye Xiwen was strong, but this was the first time she had truly learned of Yuan Xuehai's strength. Or rather, she had never expected that in a mere ten years, Yuan Xuehai had actually entered the Transcendent Realm Second Heaven. He was far ahead of them.
She and Wu Chenhai had both planned to use the baptism of Spirit Fire Mountain to break through to the Transcendent Realm Second Heaven. Yet Yuan Xuehai had already entered it. After undergoing Spirit Fire Mountain's baptism, he would likely reach the peak of the Transcendent Realm Second Heaven, becoming another notch stronger than them.
Ye Xiwen was of little concern. He was an outsider, after all, and could not remain here for long. But Yuan Xuehai was different. He represented the Yuan Family, one of the