In the span of a few breaths, the disciples who had been the first to attack Chen Changqing had already been smashed to the ground, knocked unconscious on the spot.
"This?"
For a moment, the entire scene fell deathly silent.
The disciples from every courtyard wore expressions of utter disbelief.
Just moments ago, they had been mocking Chen Changqing. Who could have imagined that his strength would be so formidable?
As everyone stood stunned, Chen Changqing curled his lips, revealing a meaningful smile.
Whoosh!
The next instant, his figure shot out.
To him,
every disciple present was a walking bundle of points.
Seeing Chen Changqing charge toward them, the disciples of the various courtyards finally snapped out of their shock.
"Don't panic, everyone! Attack together!"
No one knew who had shouted it.
Immediately afterward, the disciples from every courtyard joined forces against Chen Changqing as though sharing a common enemy.
Boom! Boom!
Spiritual power surged, and attack after attack came crashing down upon Chen Changqing like an overwhelming sky.
Chen Changqing merely gave a disdainful smile.
Then, thunderous light flared brilliantly from his hand.
Boom!
In less than an instant, Chen Changqing threw a fierce punch at the attacks of the disciples from the various courtyards.
Bang! Bang...
As deafening explosions of fists resounded one after another,
the disciples' attacks crumbled like dry earth and shattered tiles beneath Chen Changqing's Thunderclap Divine Fist.
The lingering force of his mighty punch swept outward, sending numerous disciples flying.
Pfft! Pfft!
As they flew backward, all the disciples spat blood. Before they could even let out a scream, they fainted and crashed to the ground.
Chen Changqing lightly dusted off his hands and looked around.
The disciples from every courtyard who had been guarding outside the valley had all fallen unconscious.
Without wasting any time, Chen Changqing seized the points within their Identity Tokens.
"Done!"
"Now for the main event."
After collecting those disciples' points, Chen Changqing shifted his gaze and looked toward the depths of the valley.
At this moment, violent tremors still echoed within the valley.
Clearly, Qing Yang and the other three Foundation Establishment disciples were still fighting.
The next moment, Chen Changqing did not hesitate. He swiftly slipped into the valley.
Meanwhile, deep within the valley.
Boom! Boom!
Spiritual power ran rampant, and shockwaves churned!
Li Yang was wreathed in towering crimson flames, his fist winds like dragons, every strike shaking the void.
Wen Liang's movement technique was elusive and strange. As his fingers formed seals, gust after gust of wild wind spun forth like wind blades.
Meng Zhou's fists were like hammers, every blow carrying the power to split mountains and crack boulders.
As for Qing Yang, his sword light was like a rainbow, and the sword art in his hands was displayed to its fullest extent.
All four were at Foundation Establishment. By now, they had truly fought themselves into a fury, each attacking with all his strength until the entire valley trembled.
Boom! Boom!
Vast spiritual powers collided without end, and terrifying aftershocks swept across the area.
The four were locked in a chaotic melee with no specific target. They simply did not want anyone other than themselves to approach the golden light in the valley below.
Just as the four were fighting at the height of their battle,
a figure silently made his way into the depths of the valley.
It was Chen Changqing.
"Senior Brother Qing Yang, sorry for the trouble!"
Chen Changqing raised his eyes and glanced at Qing Yang and the others still battling in midair. Then he quickly flashed forward, darting toward the place not far away that emitted golden light.
In less than a few breaths, he had arrived, excitement gleaming in his eyes.
"Haha, this thing is mine!"
Chen Changqing was beside himself with excitement. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached into the dazzling golden light.
Just then, the four people battling in the air finally noticed what was happening below in the valley.
Seeing that someone had beaten them to the prize, all of them flew into a rage!
"How dare you!"
Li Yang's eyes widened furiously, and the crimson flames around him surged.
He had never expected someone to dare take advantage of them while they were fighting and reap the benefits.
Boom!
The next moment, Li Yang directly abandoned his fight with Qing Yang and the others, charging straight at Chen Changqing with murderous intent!
"Brat, you're courting death!"
At the same time, a cold gleam flashed through Wen Liang's eyes. His fingers rapidly formed seals, and as he darted forward, blade after blade of wind had already shot toward Chen Changqing.
"Where did this scruffy brat come from? How dare you steal our prize?"
Meng Zhou was even more enraged. His fists were like hammers as he unleashed a violent fist force straight at Chen Changqing's back.
In less than an instant, the three reached an unspoken agreement and attacked Chen Changqing together.
How could they possibly allow a Qi Refining disciple to seize the opportunity right beneath their noses?
"Hmm?"
Seeing this, Qing Yang frowned slightly.
"Chen Changqing?"
"It's actually him!"
Li Yang and the others did not know Chen Changqing, but Qing Yang naturally recognized him.
After all, he and Chen Changqing were both disciples of the Seven Courtyards, and both were among the ten elites selected by the Seven Courtyards to participate in this Outer Sect Competition.
After giving it some thought, a determined glint flashed through Qing Yang's eyes.
During his earlier exchanges with Li Yang and the other two, he had already realized that all three were powerful. Not one of them was weaker than him.
It was nearly impossible for him alone to seize the treasure from the hands of Li Yang and the others.
"Since that's the case..."
"Then there is no harm in letting Junior Brother Changqing have this opportunity."
"At least it hasn't fallen into the hands of another courtyard."
With that thought, Qing Yang steeled his heart and immediately launched a sword strike.
Boom!
In an instant, sword light flashed like a rainbow, slashing directly across the path of Li Yang and the other two as they charged forward.
The attacks of the three shattered beneath Qing Yang's sword slash.
Their rushing figures also came to a halt.
"This?"
"Qing Yang, are you fucking crazy?"
"Didn't you see someone trying to steal our prize?"
"..."
Li Yang and the other two glared at Qing Yang in uncontrollable fury.
They never could have imagined that Qing Yang would move to stop them at such a time.
Qing Yang did not care in the slightest. With a faint smile, he said:
"Disciples of my Seven Courtyards should naturally support one another."
Only after Qing Yang said this did Li Yang and the other two react.
Wasn't the purple uniform Chen Changqing wore precisely that of the Outer Sect's Seventh Courtyard?
During the gap while they were speaking,
Chen Changqing had already reached into the dazzling golden light.
However, to his surprise, when he grasped inside, it was completely empty. There was nothing at all.
"What's going on?"
"Is there no treasure?"
Chen Changqing was completely stunned.
Before he could recover,
an eerie, invisible force suddenly enveloped him in an instant.
"What is this?"
After sensing it, Chen Changqing was startled.
He had thought he would obtain some treasure from this golden light, but he had never expected this.
Before Chen Changqing could think further, the scene before his eyes abruptly changed.
The next instant, the golden light vanished completely, and Chen Changsheng's figure disappeared along with it.
Seeing what had happened in the valley below, Qing Yang and the others were all taken aback.
"Where did he go?"
Li Yang stared fixedly at the place where the golden light had vanished, his face dark to the extreme.
"Damn it!"
Wen Liang cursed angrily. Killing intent surged in his eyes, yet there was nothing he could do.
"Hmph, that brat got lucky!"
"He actually succeeded in stealing our prize from right under our hands."
"Damn it! We can only look for another opportunity!"
Meng Zhou roared irritably and threw a punch, directly smashing a huge boulder within the valley.
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