Three Battles, All Victories: Divine Blood and Blade Intent!

Li Qingshan and Yan Beiwu had also noticed the commotion from Jiang Hao's side.

It ended so quickly.

The two were still a bit surprised.

Especially Li Qingshan, who was extremely arrogant, believing that geniuses from the desolate Southern Region were nothing special and could be easily defeated by him.

But the result?

Li Qingshan's opponent was Zhao Ge, a seed of the Flowing Sand Sect, also at the peak of Hidden Force. Moreover, Zhao Ge was extremely "slippery," his movement technique was very fast, and he had been evading Li Qingshan, refusing to engage directly.

As a result, Li Qingshan had been unable to defeat Zhao Ge for a long time.

"Hmph."

"I originally wanted to play around with you, but now I don't feel like it anymore."

Li Qingshan snorted coldly.

"Boom."

The next moment, Li Qingshan activated his Divine Blood.

Vaguely, everyone seemed to see a giant bird appearing behind Li Qingshan, blotting out the sun and filling the sky, leaving everyone in awe.

"That's... the Divine Bird Great Roc!"

"Li Qingshan's bloodline is actually the Great Roc bloodline? That's a divine bird, it's Divine Blood!"

"Is Li Qingshan from a Divine Blood family?"

"No wonder Li Qingshan is so arrogant and looks down on others; he's actually a Divine Descendant?"

Some disciples or elders with knowledge already understood Li Qingshan's identity.

A Divine Descendant!

Anyone who could awaken "Divine Blood" held a certain status within a Divine Blood family.

Not all descendants of Divine Blood families could awaken Divine Blood.

In fact, awakening Divine Blood was very difficult.

But once awakened, the power brought by Divine Blood was terrifying.

Furthermore, with Divine Blood, one could cultivate all the way to the peak of Grandmaster without any bottlenecks. Below the Dao Entry Realm, their combat power was incredibly strong.

With the enhancement of Divine Blood, even if not invincible among peers, they were likely not far from it.

This was the reason for Li Qingshan's arrogance.

He had smoothly reached the peak of Grandmaster.

With few rivals in combat power among peers, how could he not be proud?

"Heh heh, quite a Divine Descendant. However, he was driven to the Southern Region, which means he's already an outsider in his Divine Blood family. And although Divine Descendants have strong combat power, the difficulty for them to enter the Dao is much greater than for other martial artists."

"Without some special opportunity, it's almost impossible for Li Qingshan to enter the Dao."

The elders of the Seven Sects naturally knew some secrets about Divine Descendants.

Entering the Dao was a chasm for Divine Descendants.

It was more difficult for them to enter the Dao than for ordinary martial artists.

Possessing Divine Blood made a martial artist's combat power strong.

But it made it difficult to enter the Dao.

There was a balance to everything, really.

However, entering the Dao was for later.

As for now, Li Qingshan, who had unleashed his "Great Roc Divine Blood," his speed surged. He instantly turned into a golden light. Zhao Ge didn't even have time to react before he was blasted out of the arena.

Complete defeat!

"Li Qingshan wins!"

Without any suspense, Li Qingshan won.

Jiang Hao also saw this scene.

This was the first time he had seen other Divine Blood.

"Such incredible speed, is this Divine Blood? It seems to be the blood of the legendary Divine Bird Great Roc."

"In the northern darkness, there is a fish, its name is Kun. The Kun is so big, I don't know how many thousand li it is. It transforms into a bird, its name is Peng. The Peng's back, I don't know how many thousand li it is."

"Kun and Peng are actually two different divine beasts. And the characteristic of the Peng bird is speed; its speed is unparalleled. It seems to be true now. With such speed, even my True Intent Secret Move, Shrink Step Into Inch, from the Moon Chasing Footwork, would likely be inferior."

Jiang Hao secretly compared it to his Moon Chasing Footwork.

Although Moon Chasing Footwork was powerful.

Especially the True Intent Secret Move, Shrink Step Into Inch, which was extremely fast.

But when directly compared to Li Qingshan, who had activated his Great Roc Divine Blood, his speed was still somewhat inferior.

This is the terrifying aspect of Divine Blood.

It's even stronger than the True Intent Secret Moves of Martial Skills.

No wonder they dare to claim invincibility among peers when possessing Divine Blood.

However, while Jiang Hao's Moon Chasing Footwork isn't as fast as the Divine Bird Great Roc's, it's not far behind.

Unlike other martial artists, they are completely unable to resist.

What's more, Jiang Hao has two Martial Skills at Perfection. With their mutual cooperation, he might still be able to contend with Li Qingshan.

"Therefore, the claim of Divine Blood being invincible among peers is actually a false premise."

"If one could possess two, or even three or four Martial Skills at Perfection, then even if the opponent has Divine Blood, they would likely just get crushed."

Jiang Hao smiled slightly as he thought this.

He had been a bit too optimistic.

Two Martial Skills at Perfection?

Even three or four Martial Skills at Perfection?

Easier said than done.

What kind of terrifying Comprehension would that require?

Even Jiang Hao currently only has two Martial Skills at Perfection.

And he only managed to comprehend the True Intent for these two Martial Skills at Perfection by using the 'Deduction' function in the Martial Arts Divine Hall.

If he were to rely solely on himself.

Even with Comprehension at level 10, it would take him a very long time to bring Moon Chasing Footwork and Fierce Tiger Fist to Perfection.

He might even need a specific opportunity to achieve Perfection.

This is just for two Martial Skills.

Let alone three or four.

Therefore, crushing Divine Blood by stacking up the number of Martial Skills at Perfection is merely a theoretical possibility.

Then there's Yan Beiwu, whose opponent is Yuan Fei.

Yuan Fei is a disciple of the Flying Heaven Sect.

His strength is comparable to Zhao Ge's.

But Yan Beiwu was very patient. Without using Divine Blood, she simply honed her Martial Skills and managed to defeat Yuan Fei relying on her own Martial Dao strength.

Of course, it took her the longest time.

The unexpected outcome was with Leng Shang and Hu Qing.

Leng Shang is an Imperial Prince of the Great Gan Imperial Family, and arguably the most outstanding prince below the Transforming Force realm. His strength is clearly superior to Leng Yan's.

Otherwise, Leng Shang wouldn't have directly become a seed of Great Gan.

Yet, this powerful Leng Shang actually lost.

Furthermore, he was cleanly and decisively wounded by a single saber strike from Hu Qing.

Jiang Hao observed the entire battle between Leng Shang and Hu Qing.

Hu Qing is a seed of the Heavenly Saber Sect, so naturally, he uses a saber.

The Heavenly Saber Sect emphasizes devotion to the saber.

For the martial artists of the Heavenly Saber Sect, the saber is their second life.

"Clang."

Hu Qing suddenly unleashed his saber.

In Jiang Hao's eyes, this saber strike was magnificent and beautiful.

It was filled with an extreme sense of aesthetic appeal.

Simple, direct.

But with such a simple, direct strike, Leng Shang's eyes widened, and his entire body trembled.

He felt an extreme sense of danger in his heart.

And in reality, it was indeed so.

Leng Shang lost.

He couldn't even block a single move.

"You're using... Blade Intent?"

Leng Shang exclaimed in shock.

Blade Intent!

Hu Qing had actually comprehended Blade Intent.

Blade Intent is essentially the true meaning of the Martial Dao.

However, because Blade Intent is related to weapons, it's a little different from other martial skills.

Blade Intent is extremely sharp.

The attacks are terrifying.

There has always been the saying that Blade Intent and Sword Intent are the foremost true meanings of the Martial Dao.

In terms of offense, martial artists who have comprehended Blade Intent and Sword Intent are considered supreme among all Martial Dao true meanings.

Therefore, just how terrifying are the attacks of Hu Qing, who has comprehended Blade Intent?

He doesn't need many moves.

One strike is enough.

It's no wonder Leng Shang lost to Hu Qing!

The first round of the four groups of matches has concluded.

Jiang Hao, Li Qingshan, Yan Beiwu, and Hu Qing all won their first matches.

Although it was only the first round, the strength of the eight martial artists has basically been revealed.

Li Qingshan goes without saying; he possesses Divine Blood and is powerful.

Yan Beiwu is also said to possess Divine Blood like Li Qingshan, but she hasn't displayed it yet.

As for Jiang Hao and Hu Qing, they have both comprehended the true meaning of the Martial Dao and have practiced a martial skill to Perfection, naturally placing them above the other four.

The remaining four, barring any surprises, can only compete for fifth place.

Of course, there's not absolutely no chance.

After all, surprises can still happen.

For example, if Li Qingshan, Yan Beiwu, Jiang Hao, and Hu Qing were to fight each other and become severely injured, unable to win their subsequent matches, then Leng Shang and the others would have a chance.

However, Leng Shang and Leng Yan both lost in the first round.

This made the host, the Emperor of Great Gan, look rather displeased at the Seven Sects Alliance Grand Competition.

The Great Gan Imperial Family had as many as two seeded participants.

They had the largest number.

But what was the result?

Both of them were completely defeated in the first round.

"The Heavenly Saber Sect has produced another genius. He mastered Blade Intent at the Hidden Force stage. Perhaps he'll be another Heavenly Saber seed, with the potential to inherit the Heavenly Saber's Blade Intent in the future," Elder Wang of the Huangtian Sect remarked.

An elder from the Heavenly Saber Sect also smiled faintly, "Elder Wang, our Heavenly Saber Sect can't compare to your Huangtian Sect's abundance of talent. To pass the ninth level of the Desolate Heaven Tower at the Manifest Force stage, tsk tsk, that's a future Seed of the Dao. Especially since Jiang Hao is only thirteen years old and has already grasped the true meaning of a martial skill; it's truly incredible."

"How can Jiang Hao's Martial Dao true meaning compare to Hu Qing's Blade Intent? After all, among Martial Dao true meanings, Blade Intent is the foremost!"

"What's the use of being strong now? In terms of potential, Jiang Hao is stronger..."

The elder from the Heavenly Saber Sect and the elder from the Huangtian Sect appeared to be humbling each other.

But in reality?

They were both engaging in "commercial mutual praise," inwardly delighted.

In contrast, the elders from the Great Gan Imperial Family, the Flowing Sand Sect, and the Flying Heaven Sect all had grim expressions.

However, whether it was the elders of the Seven Sects or the disciples watching, they all tacitly agreed that Jiang Hao's true meaning couldn't compare to Hu Qing's Blade Intent.

If the two were to face each other, Jiang Hao would likely be at a slight disadvantage.

In the second round, Jiang Hao would face Zhao Ge.

In the third round, Jiang Hao would face Yuan Fei.

After the first three rounds, Jiang Hao maintained a perfect record of three wins and zero losses, not feeling much pressure.

Currently, Li Qingshan, Yan Beiwu, Jiang Hao, and Hu Qing also maintained perfect records of three wins.

These four had not encountered each other in the first three rounds.

But it would be different in the fourth round.

In the fourth round, Jiang Hao would face Hu Qing.

Instantly, the atmosphere below the stage became incredibly heated.

Jiang Hao and Hu Qing had both comprehended true meaning.

And both had three wins.

One was a future Seed of the Dao, and the other was this Seven Sects Grand Competition's dark horse.

Their popularity and the level of attention were extremely high.

This match between the two was the highlight of the fourth round, the focal point of everyone's attention!

"Junior Brother, if you can't win, don't force yourself. Just surrender," Xia Hong reminded him, her tone a little tense.

Xia Hong clearly didn't know Jiang Hao's true strength yet.

Even the elders of Huangtian Sect didn't know Jiang Hao's true strength.

Sect Master Yuan Wentian had kept information about Jiang Hao very confidential, not telling anyone.

"Senior Sister, I won't lose!"

After speaking, Jiang Hao leaped up and jumped directly onto the stage.

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