Body Integration Realm Powerhouse, Reversal Upon Reversal

After Ban Xing was injured, everyone's attitude toward this battle shifted once again.

On the arena.

Su Chen and Ban Xing quickly exchanged blows. Powerful shock waves continuously spread outward, and even the arena seemed unable to withstand their formidable attacks as cracks gradually began to appear.

Gradually, Su Chen lost interest in playing around.

Too simple.

Even after suppressing himself to the Nascent Soul Stage, he could still fight Ban Xing with ease, trading blows evenly. If he wished, he could even kill Ban Xing in a single move.

The difference between them was simply too great.

The gap in strength between the Nascent Soul Stage and the Void Refinement stage was indeed enormous, but that only applied to ordinary people. In the eyes of the top prodigies of the Xuantian Realm, the chasm between the Nascent Soul Stage and the Void Refinement stage was not impossible to cross.

In the end, Su Chen swung lightly. Sword light flashed past as if it possessed a life of its own, carrying waves of roars as it swept Ban Xing into its midst.

"Crack!"

A crisp, pleasing sound rang out. It was as if something on Ban Xing's body had shattered, and his entire body retreated at lightning speed.

Ban Xing's expression had become extremely grave. Such a simple sword strike had already destroyed the supreme protective treasure on his body.

If that sword had struck him directly, he would not even dare imagine what would have happened.

The exchange between the two had also been witnessed by everyone, and countless people could not help but marvel at what they saw.

At first, everyone had found it difficult to believe in Su Chen's strength, but gradually, they all began to accept it.

Su Chen was truly powerful—absurdly so.

"So the Seventh Prince was the biggest dark horse after all!"

"My heavens, who exactly is this person? How can he possess such formidable strength?"

"I heard he seems to be the Young Clan Leader of the Su Family in Bright Moon City, but this strength is far too outrageous, isn't it?"

"You mean the power that recently produced two Void Refinement cultivators?"

Exclamations of astonishment rang out without end. Clearly, Su Chen's formidable strength had left everyone shaken.

Ban Xing looked at Su Chen with an incomparably solemn gaze, but gradually, that solemnity turned into indifference. He said coldly,

"Your strength is formidable. You're at least at the Half-step Integration Stage, but... you're still lacking."

As he spoke, the aura around him became incomparably powerful. His entire body seemed like a ferocious beast breaking free from its shackles, radiating an overwhelming aura.

At that moment, Ban Xing's aura became countless times stronger than before. The difference was like heaven and earth.

"He's at the Body Integration Realm!"

A wave of startled cries immediately erupted from the spectator stands, and everyone stared at Ban Xing with shocked expressions.

"The First Prince actually invited a Body Integration Realm powerhouse. Doesn't that mean he's guaranteed to win this Battle for Succession?"

"Exactly. No matter how powerful Su Chen is, he can't possibly be stronger than someone in the Body Integration Realm, right?"

"This Body Integration Realm cultivator doesn't seem to be an ordinary figure either. I estimate he's at least in the Integrated Body Middle Stage."

A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator in the spectator stands spoke with a grave expression.

When the people around him heard this, they immediately cried out in astonishment.

"Integrated Body Middle Stage!"

When Lin Yimeng saw this scene, her eyes were filled with despair.

It was not because she did not believe in Su Chen, but because the Integrated Body Middle Stage was simply too powerful.

She had also seen that although Su Chen's combat strength was extremely formidable, the aura around him had remained at the Nascent Soul Stage all along.

Yet his combat strength was so powerful that there could only be two explanations. Either Su Chen possessed an unbelievably heaven-defying supreme treasure, or he himself was an unparalleled genius with extraordinary strength, capable of killing enemies across realms.

Although such people were extremely rare, the world was vast, and figures like that truly existed.

There were occasionally such reports within the Jinghong Empire.

For example, the son of some sacred ground had killed an enemy across a realm, a Void Refinement cultivator had defeated someone in the Body Integration Realm, and there had even been people in the Body Integration Realm who defeated those in the Guiyuan Realm.

Lin Yimeng found it difficult to believe that Su Chen was such a genius as well. After all, that level was simply too far removed from them.

Although the strength he had displayed was also extremely formidable, at least comparable to that of some top prodigies, the Su Family was ultimately only a small lineage. No matter how great Su Chen's talent was, he would still face considerable limitations.

Although she instinctively felt that he was about to lose, she still hoped that Su Chen could win.

After Ban Xing revealed his aura, the Jinghong King narrowed his eyes slightly. He did not feel happy because Lin Mu had a cultivator in the Integrated Body Middle Stage under his command. Instead, he appeared somewhat pensive.

At that moment.

On the arena.

After raising his strength to its peak, Ban Xing waved his hand and took out a Round Moon Long Saber.

This was his true strength—the Integrated Body Middle Stage.

Ban Xing had originally thought that if he suppressed himself to Void Refinement Perfection, then with his experience and cultivation method, winning the Battle for Succession would not be too difficult.

But he had never expected such a change to occur, forcing him to use his full strength.

Ban Xing said coldly, "The fact that you could make me use my complete strength is enough to make you proud. But... this is where it ends."

As he spoke, the aura around him instantly erupted. The surrounding void began to collapse, and powerful pressure spread out from the arena in an instant. Even with the formations blocking it, everyone in the Martial Arena still felt somewhat suffocated.

"How terrifying. Is this the strength of a Body Integration Realm powerhouse?"

"Just watching him makes my heart tremble. It seems impossible for Su Chen to win now."

"Indeed. Before, he could only gain a slight advantage. Now, trying to defeat Ban Xing, a Body Integration Realm cultivator, is clearly impossible."

The strength Ban Xing displayed caused everyone to side completely with him, and they no longer believed Su Chen could win.

Originally, everyone had thought Su Chen would win, but now the outcome was shrouded in suspense once more.

The Battle for Succession had only just begun, yet it was already this exciting, instantly igniting everyone at the scene.

One reversal after another.

At first, everyone had believed the Seventh Prince was certain to lose, but he had repeatedly created the impossible.

The First Prince's foundations were also astonishingly deep. He actually had a Body Integration Realm powerhouse under his command, sweeping aside all opponents.

When the various princes on the preparation platforms saw this scene, the calm and carefree expressions had vanished from their faces. Instead, they became incomparably horrified and flustered.

Although they had all made some preparations, none of them possessed the means to oppose someone in the Body Integration Realm.

This meant that in this Battle for Succession, Lin Mu was unquestionably the strongest person. They simply had no chance to compete for it.

On the arena, Su Chen looked at Ban Xing's disdainful face and said calmly,

"Are you really that certain you can kill me?"

As he spoke, Su Chen raised the sword in his hand, his expression carrying a hint of contempt.

"Since you're so eager to die, I'll show you a couple of moves and let you know that beyond man there is man, and beyond heaven there is heaven."

For some reason, when Ban Xing heard Su Chen's words, his heart suddenly became incomparably tense, as if he were about to face some enormous terror.

Ban Xing's expression was extremely grave. His figure instantly vanished from his original position, and the aura within his body surged to its peak.

He used his full strength from the very beginning, intending to kill Su Chen as quickly as possible and prevent any further complications.

Su Chen gave a cold laugh.

In the next moment, he moved as well...