"Stop!"
Liu Wan'er moved, majestic spiritual power spreading from her body.
"Gate of Life!"
Her spiritual power formed a light barrier resembling a bronze gate, instantly shielding Mu Yuan.
However.
The instant it collided with the spiritual power blade!
Crack!
Like glass that shattered at the slightest touch, the spiritual barrier was torn apart.
Everyone was stunned by the sight.
Especially Liu Tairong.
Previously, Nie Daoqun, Liu Wan'er, and he had all been roughly equal in strength.
Now, Nie Daoqun had effortlessly shattered Liu Wan'er's spiritual barrier with a single slash. That meant Nie Daoqun's strength had improved.
He was also far stronger than Liu Tairong.
A trace of wariness appeared in Liu Tairong's eyes.
Nie Daoqun smiled coldly.
Although the spiritual barrier had weakened this slash by eighty percent, its remaining power still chopped down at Mu Yuan with unstoppable force.
By then, Liu Wan'er was already too late.
And the remaining force of that slash was more than enough to kill a mere mid-stage Spiritual Movement Realm cultivator like Mu Yuan.
Seeing this, hesitation flashed across Li Lang's face. Then he gritted his teeth as violent spiritual power surged from his body.
His majestic spiritual power immediately condensed into a palm print and struck the spiritual power blade. A blast of air swept out, and the spiritual power blade dissolved into nothingness.
"A grown man needing a woman to save him—you really are pathetic. From today onward, don't ever appear before Liu Wan'er again!"
At the same time, Li Lang secretly transmitted his voice to Mu Yuan.
Mu Yuan had not expected Li Lang to intervene.
But wasn't this guy being a little too self-righteous?
That slash just now could not have posed any threat to him.
And as his follower, it was only natural for Liu Wan'er to act.
Yet when she acted, others assumed she had been saving him.
Mu Yuan shook his head helplessly.
That only made Li Lang even more furious.
Nie Daoqun's face was filled with rage. Just as he was about to strike again—
"Nie Daoqun, have you really stooped so low? Even a Spiritual Movement Realm brat is worth your effort?"
A slightly hoarse voice rippled through the air, followed by a figure rushing over.
The man wore black robes. His face was pale and bloodless, as if he were seriously ill.
He was rather thin as well, looking exceedingly frail as he stood there.
In Mu Yuan's words, he looked a bit like a vampire.
"Qing Fu, if you hadn't come, I would've thought you were still lying in some woman's embrace."
Nie Daoqun restrained his violent fury.
Qing Fu, the foremost genius of Eastern Spiritual Academy in the Eastern Spiritual Territory, held the same position there as Liu Mu Bai did in Northern Spiritual Academy. He was also currently the strongest genius of the Eastern Spiritual Territory.
Naturally, he was no kind person either. He loved drinking women's blood most of all.
He had stepped forward only to mock Nie Daoqun.
From beginning to end, he did not even spare Mu Yuan a glance.
"Arriving early doesn't mean you'll get the Earth Spirit Fruit."
Qing Fu stared at Nie Daoqun and smiled.
His bared teeth carried a hint of amusement.
Then his voice abruptly rose severalfold.
"I want four of the Earth Spirit Fruits!"
His voice was incomparably domineering, making everyone's eardrums throb.
"Qing Fu, be careful your appetite doesn't get you killed."
Nie Daoqun said coldly.
The other geniuses likewise stared at Qing Fu with hostility in their eyes.
There were only ten Earth Spirit Fruits in total. Qing Fu might be the top genius of the Eastern Spiritual Territory, but he could not simply take four for himself. He clearly had no regard for any of them.
"Nie Daoqun, don't tell me that after improving your strength, you're no longer convinced?"
Qing Fu gave a mocking smile.
"Of course not!"
A cold, sharp aura also rose from Nie Daoqun.
Then Nie Daoqun attacked again.
It would not be wrong to call him hot-tempered.
Qing Fu was not Mu Yuan. Though Nie Daoqun had spoken with great disdain, he still feared Qing Fu somewhat.
After all, before his breakthrough, he had not been Qing Fu's match.
Wrapped in majestic spiritual power, Nie Daoqun pounced through the air like a tiger lunging at prey. His violent fist wind rolled forth like crashing waves, enveloping Qing Fu from all directions.
Yet Qing Fu's pale, bloodless face was full of disdain.
Only when Nie Daoqun's attack was about to land did he suddenly move.
The instant he shifted, an afterimage appeared. Nie Daoqun's violent fist wind roared forward and blasted that afterimage into nothingness.
"An afterimage?!"
His attack missing, Nie Daoqun's expression changed.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Qing Fu's figure appeared ghostlike behind him. He struck with a finger seal, red light flashing as it tore through the air like lightning and shot straight for Nie Daoqun's throat.
Seeing Qing Fu's sharp finger wind, Nie Daoqun's expression changed drastically as spiritual power surged wildly from his body.
"Nine Blade Art!"
This time, it was not one spiritual power blade, but a full nine of them. They circled around Nie Daoqun as violent Blade Qi filled the entire space.
Then the nine spiritual power blades slashed down upon Qing Fu from all directions.
The power of this strike was many times greater than the one he had used against Mu Yuan.
Even the several geniuses from the Western Spiritual Territory were moved, their eyes filled with deep fear of Nie Daoqun.
Yet at that moment, a smile appeared on Qing Fu's face.
"Heh heh, Nie Daoqun, is this the full extent of your strength? I only used eighty percent of mine just now!"
The next moment, Qing Fu softly spoke, his words resembling three bursts of thunder that could suppress all things.
"Blazing Tiger's Wrath!"
Extremely violent and scorching spiritual power surged from Qing Fu's body, then transformed into a blazing tiger.
"Roar!"
A deafening roar rang out as the blazing tiger charged toward the incoming blade light with violent spiritual power.
Scorching waves of air swept out. Nie Daoqun was shaken back more than ten steps before barely managing to steady himself, then he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The entire scene fell silent.
Nie Daoqun also fell silent.
He could even clearly sense that Qing Fu had still not used his full strength just now. It seemed he had held back another ten percent!
"Do you know why I came alone? Because I'm strong enough. I don't need to take part in the challenge match. Now that I'm taking four Earth Spirit Fruits, who still has any objections?"
Qing Fu's proud and domineering voice echoed through the entire valley once more.
This time, it seemed no one dared to object again.
After all, just as Qing Fu had said, he truly possessed enough strength to suppress all of them.
There were ten Earth Spirit Fruits on the Earth Spirit Tree. Letting him take four was acceptable.
Suddenly.
Another voice rang out.
The voice was extremely cold.
It barely sounded human.
"In that case, this young master doesn't wish to waste time participating in the challenge match either."
"This young master wants five Earth Spirit Fruits. I assume none of you have any objections!"
A strange figure appeared before everyone just like that—without warning and without a sound.
The man had only one eye and was somewhat thin, looking exceedingly frail as he stood there.
But!!!
The moment he appeared, everyone present suddenly felt a chill run through their hearts, and every hair on their bodies stood on end.
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