Arc 6The Heavenly Pride Competition

Lu Ming survived a corpse outbreak, grew stronger, and reached the Heavenly Pride Competition after defeating Xuan Yin Shang Ren. At the competition, he advanced to the Prodigy Ranking battles, where the leading fighters began contesting their places.

  • Lu Ming cleared the Blood Kill Token’s Trial Tower, gained the [Great Profound True Martial Art] and Will of Slaughter, then returned to the grasslands as a corpse tide threatened the towns.
  • Lu Ming fought alongside Song Jianqing and other experts against Corpse-ified Demonic Beasts, while Venerable Ningguang revealed that a Sea Transformation Realm cultivator was raising corpses in a tomb.
  • Lu Ming advanced to the Late Gang Qi Realm, cultivated Destruction Sword Intent on Lightningfall Mountain, and left Qingxi Village with an ancestral map from Nie Zhao.
  • Xuan Yin Shang Ren pursued Lu Ming for the Stone Slab, but Lu Ming wounded him with Destruction Sword Qi and escaped with two mysterious Stone Slabs from his Storage Ring.
  • Lu Ming arrived at the Heavenly Pride Competition and helped Wuji Sect confront the Blood Kill Sect, which accused him of involvement in its Young Sect Master’s disappearance.
  • Lu Ming and Guan Wuli reached the Ascension Ladder’s summit, and the remaining contestants were divided into groups for the elimination matches.
  • Lu Ming won his elimination matches and advanced to the Prodigy Ranking battles alongside Guan Wuli and Zhu Ningyun, while Zhu Ningyun’s parents worried about her growing feelings for him.
  • Lu Ming defeated Sha Yue by redirecting his fire-dragon Sword Qi, and Yuan Xinzhu defeated Meng Wu after breaking through his Void Array Breaking Style with a Saber Light.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Blood Kill Token

The Blood Kill Token transported Lu Ming from the Martial Comprehension Stele to a Trial Tower, where he fought increasingly difficult opponents copied from his own abilities. After clearing many stages and claiming several martial arts, he received a golden book as his latest reward.

  • Lu Ming entered the Martial Comprehension Stele’s protective circle, but the Blood Kill Token teleported him to a sea-of-blood trial space.
  • A voice announced that the token’s holder could challenge the Trial Tower for rewards and the chance to obtain an inheritance.
  • Lu Ming defeated successive opponents modeled on his strength and fighting style, earning martial arts after every three stages.
  • The Trial Tower sent growing groups of replicated Mid Gang Qi Realm opponents against Lu Ming, who defeated as many as thirty-two at once using Absolute Heaven Ten Lands.
  • A golden book appeared after Lu Ming cleared the latest stage, and he drew it over and opened it.

Ch. 127Blade Intent Changes

Lu Ming endured the Blood Fiend Cave’s Trial Tower, where the accumulated red orbs helped him comprehend the Will of Slaughter and transform his saber intent. After passing the trial, he received an inheritance scroll and left the area before other cultivators could discover what he had gained.

  • Lu Ming obtained the Earth-grade, high stage [Great Profound True Martial Art] and continued fighting increasingly skilled waves of blood-colored figures in the Trial Tower.
  • After defeating the thirty-seventh wave, Lu Ming experienced a flash of insight and created a powerful slash that destroyed many enemies.
  • Lu Ming realized the red orbs had accumulated killing intent, allowing him to comprehend the Will of Slaughter and imbue his saber intent with its attribute.
  • A voice declared that Lu Ming had passed the trial, and a scroll flew to him before he was teleported outside the Blood Fiend Cave.
  • Lu Ming learned from an old man and a youth that nearly twenty days had passed, then left the area and opened the scroll in a secluded place.

Ch. 128Slaughter God Heavenly Scripture

Lu Ming kept the Slaughter God Heavenly Scripture as a reference and traveled to Prairie View Tower after refining the Crimson Spirit Fruit and strengthening his cultivation. As reports spread of people disappearing in the Iron Horse Great Grassland, he chose to wait for more information while Venerable Black Bamboo entered to investigate.

  • Lu Ming decided not to cultivate the Slaughter God Heavenly Scripture directly, since its path of slaughter could affect his own martial path, and he left to find a safe place to cultivate.
  • After some time, Lu Ming reached the peak of the Mid Gang Qi Realm and advanced the Cave True Profound Technique to its sixth layer.
  • At Prairie View Tower, Lu Ming heard that travelers and investigators had gone missing in the Iron Horse Great Grassland and decided not to enter recklessly.
  • Venerable Black Bamboo of the Formless Palace flew toward the grassland to investigate the disappearances.
  • Song Jianqing and his Junior Sister arrived, and she argued that they should enter the grassland despite the warnings.
  • Lu Ming went downstairs to book a room and wait for news.

Ch. 129Corpse Stiffening

Lu Ming and the town’s defenders fought a massive tide of demonic beasts infected with Corpse Qi, while Song Jianqing suspected a powerful Corpse Stiffening had awakened in the Iron Horse Great Grassland. The battle continued as Lu Ming used the horde to temper his Slaughter Saber Intent, drawing Song Jianqing’s attention with his effortless killing strokes.

  • Lu Ming and the others saw tens of thousands of frenzied Sharp-toothed Rats approaching the town, and Song Jianqing discovered they carried Corpse Qi.
  • The defenders attacked the rats, then killed a charging group of Ironclad Rhinoceroses as the Corpse Tide continued to grow.
  • Song Jianqing urged Town Chief Liu to evacuate everyone below the Gang Qi Realm and send word to the Great Powers.
  • Lu Ming killed Carrion Doves and other powerful beasts with swift, precise saber strikes, impressing Song Jianqing.
  • Song Jianqing’s junior sister charged beyond the city wall and wiped out a group of demonic beasts with her sword.

Ch. 130Sea Transformation Realm Expert Appears

Lu Ming and the others abandoned the town after Venerable Black Bamboo warned them of a Late Fourth-Tier Corpse Zombie, and they reached a nearby city as the Star Empire’s forces mobilized. A Sea Transformation Realm expert from the Formless Palace arrived, and Lu Ming prepared to deal with the Corpse-ified Demonic Beasts once the threat was contained.

  • Lu Ming and Song Jianqing retreated from the town when a fresh wave of Demonic Beasts overwhelmed its defenses.
  • Venerable Black Bamboo destroyed nearly half the horde, warned that a Late Fourth-Tier Corpse Zombie was in the grassland, and departed.
  • Lu Ming left with Song Jianqing and the others as the Demonic Beasts demolished the town’s wall.
  • Song Jianqing introduced himself to Lu Ming, and the two traveled together to a nearby city.
  • City Lord Li told Song Jianqing that the Great Powers had been alerted and that Gang Yuan Realm and Sea Transformation Realm experts were on their way.
  • A Sea Transformation Realm expert from the Formless Palace crossed the sky, and Lu Ming resolved to help clear the Corpse-ified Demonic Beasts afterward.

Ch. 131Corpse Shadows Everywhere

Martial artists fought the Corpse Tide around Iron Horse Plain as Lu Ming drew notice for his swordsmanship and saved Yi Qianling from a Soul Devouring Moth. The battlefield worsened when corpseified fighters and powerful Corpse Zombies arrived, and Shi Tengxiang and Yi Qianling charged to meet them.

  • The gathered forces pushed the corpseified beasts toward Iron Horse Plain while Yi Qianling, Shi Tengxiang, and other young experts displayed their strength.
  • Venerable Black Bamboo and the other Gang Yuan Realm experts discussed the young fighters, including Lu Ming, then flew toward the front to deal with greater threats.
  • Yi Qianling asked Lu Ming why he kept killing beasts one slash at a time, and Lu Ming's slash killed a hidden Soul Devouring Moth behind her.
  • A Peak Third-Tier Demonic Beast killed a Late Gang Qi Realm elder, prompting the fighters to surround it.
  • More than a dozen familiar fighters appeared as Corpse Zombies, followed by three especially powerful Peak Third-Tier Corpse Zombies.
  • Shi Tengxiang and Yi Qianling rushed forward to fight two of the Corpse Zombies, while another figure took the chance to engage the last one.

Ch. 132Three Corpses Destroyed

Lu Ming, Yi Qianling, and Shi Tengxiang fought Peak Third-Tier Corpse Zombies as the others battled the remaining enemies. Lu Ming revealed his Saber Intent and split his opponent in two, while Yi Qianling and Shi Tengxiang also destroyed theirs, and the group continued advancing.

  • Shi Tengxiang fought a Peak Third-Tier Corpse Zombie with his Profound Finger Force, while Yi Qianling battered another with the Formless Palace's Great Profound Ice King Fist.
  • Lu Ming fought the third Peak Third-Tier Corpse Zombie using his physical strength and saber strokes, trying to raise his Slaughter Saber Intent.
  • The Corpse Zombie released black rings of Corpse Qi, but Lu Ming's Saber Intent cut through them and split the creature in two with one stroke.
  • Yi Qianling used Piercing Cold to freeze away a Corpse Zombie's Corpse Qi, then shattered it with an ice-blue punch.
  • Shi Tengxiang used Myriad Phenomena of the Forest to pierce his opponent's chest and break it apart, and the group continued advancing.

Ch. 133Surrounding and Slaughtering the Iron Horse Plain

Lu Ming and the others fought their way through the Iron Horse Great Grassland until Venerable Ningguang defeated a fourth-tier Corpse Zombie and revealed that someone was raising corpses in a tomb deep within the grassland. The group retreated while the stronger experts moved to contain the threat.

  • The group advanced through the grassland for several days, hunting Corpse-ified Demonic Beasts and human Martial Artists while Lu Ming declined Yi Qianling's challenge to compete.
  • While Lu Ming and Yi Qianling kept watch, they saw Venerable Ningguang battling an Early Fourth-Tier Corpse Zombie, which proved to be the former leader of the Iron Horse Bandits.
  • Venerable Ningguang used the Purple Light Divine Thunder Finger twice to destroy the Corpse Zombie.
  • Venerable Ningguang told the group to stop advancing and revealed that someone was raising corpses in a tomb inside a place of extreme yin.
  • After Venerable Ningguang said three Sea Transformation Realm seniors had arrived to contain the danger, the group agreed to retreat farther from the depths of the grassland.

Ch. 134Dark Night's Killing Intent

After the Corpse Tide was eliminated, Lu Ming broke through to the Late Gang Qi Realm and continued toward the Tianyun Empire. The tomb’s owner appeared, extinguished hundreds of camps, and escaped through the Sky Curtain, while a Formless Palace expert realized he was likely a Sea Transformation Realm expert.

  • The Grand Elders reported that they had destroyed all eight Level Four Corpse Zombies and demolished the corpse-nurturing ground beneath the Iron Horse Bandits’ former camp.
  • Lu Ming returned to the inn, cultivated the Divine Illumination True Scripture to its fourteenth layer, and broke through to the Late Gang Qi Realm.
  • Yi Qianling left with the Great Elder of Formless Palace, who discussed her Ice Intent and compared Lu Ming’s strength with her Senior Disciple Brother, Qingbi.
  • Lu Ming received a letter from Song Jianqing inviting him to visit the Nine Luminaries Sect, then crossed the Iron Horse Great Grassland without stopping to hunt Corpse-ified Demonic Beasts.
  • The tomb’s owner vowed revenge against the Sixth-Rank Powers, extinguished the fires at several hundred camps, and tore through the Sky Curtain to escape.
  • A Sea Transformation Realm expert from Formless Palace arrived, concluded that the tomb’s owner was also a Sea Transformation Realm expert, and inspected the silent camps.

Ch. 135Heavenly Pride Potential Ranking

The Heavenly Pride Potential Ranking stirred anticipation and anxiety among the young prodigies preparing for the Ten Nations Prodigy Competition, while Lu Ming’s reported strength drew attention from rivals and allies alike. As the Wuji Sect prepared to travel, an unidentified figure watched lightning from atop Lightningfall Mountain, waiting for something to appear.

  • At Xuanming Sect, Wen Wunan sparred with Meng Wu and warned him about Lu Ming, a mid-stage Gang Qi Realm prodigy who had comprehended saber intent and reportedly killed Blood Saber Guest Wei Zhong.
  • Kuang Changqing saw Lu Ming’s information on the ranking and doubted the suspected battle record, but the Tianhuo Sect Sect Master arranged for him to cultivate in the Tianhuo Secret Realm before the competition.
  • Gongsun He and Li Ansheng celebrated Lu Ming’s growth and the Wuji Sect’s other rising prodigies, including Chi Xuan, He Jianjun, and Zhu Ningyun, then focused on travel preparations.
  • An unidentified figure sat on Lightningfall Mountain, watching the lightning and dark clouds as if waiting for something to appear.

Ch. 136Mysterious Map

Lu Ming completed his Destruction Sword Intent and returned to Qingxi Village before setting out for the Heavenly Pride Competition. As he left, Nie Zhao gave him an unexplained ancestral map that might lead to a fortuitous opportunity.

  • Lu Ming comprehended Destruction Sword Intent to thirty percent mastery by striking down a powerful bolt of lightning and dispersing the storm.
  • Lu Ming returned to Qingxi Village, where the children he had taught martial arts welcomed him and showed him their progress.
  • Lu Ming told the children he was leaving and gave Nie Zhao several peak-stage Human-grade martial arts techniques to pass on to them.
  • Nie Zhao gave Lu Ming an unmarked map inherited by Qingxi Village's ancestors, hoping it might lead to a fortuitous opportunity.
  • Lu Ming accepted the map, said farewell to Nie Zhao, and flew away toward the Tianyun Empire.

Ch. 137Xuan Yin Shang Ren

Lu Ming left Shifang City for the Tianyun Empire, but Xuan Yin Shang Ren pursued him and demanded the Stone Slab he had bought. Lu Ming refused and attacked, and their battle began with Xuan Yin Shang Ren unleashing a powerful Gang Yuan Finger Force.

  • Lu Ming read the Heavenly Pride Potential Ranking in a Shifang City restaurant and learned about the many powerful competitors expected at the competition.
  • Lu Ming concealed his fighting spirit, left the restaurant, and set out for the Tianyun Empire.
  • Xuan Yin Shang Ren forced the man who had sold Lu Ming the Stone Slab to swallow poison, then followed Lu Ming out of the city.
  • Lu Ming sensed his Early Gang Yuan Realm pursuer and learned that Xuan Yin Shang Ren wanted the Stone Slab.
  • Lu Ming broke through Xuan Yin Shang Ren's pressure with saber intent, refused to surrender the slab, and struck first with the Azure Dragon Saber.
  • Xuan Yin Shang Ren scattered Lu Ming's saber qi and attacked with a tiny, heavy drop of black Gang Yuan Finger Force.

Ch. 138Blade and Sword, Peerless in Both

Lu Ming fought Xuan Yin Shang Ren, enduring his powerful finger techniques and wounding him with increasingly fierce saber attacks. The battle turned when Lu Ming revealed his sword intent and severed Xuan Yin Shang Ren’s right arm, leaving the shocked opponent injured and struggling to suppress Destruction Sword Qi.

  • Lu Ming and Xuan Yin Shang Ren exchanged powerful saber and finger attacks, with Lu Ming’s Slaughter Saber Intent, physical defense, and movement keeping him in the fight.
  • Xuan Yin Shang Ren unleashed his Mysterious Nether Divine Finger, but Lu Ming countered with Blood Sea Torrent and later wounded him with a blazing saber strike.
  • Lu Ming pressed the attack while Xuan Yin Shang Ren hesitated to risk his life, and the two continued trading blows through several dozen exchanges.
  • When Xuan Yin Shang Ren tried to break away, Lu Ming drew a sword with his left hand and struck him with Destruction Sword Qi.
  • The sword qi severed Xuan Yin Shang Ren’s right arm and invaded his body, leaving him bleeding and astonished that Lu Ming possessed sword intent as well as saber intent.

Ch. 139The Tianyu Mountain Range

Lu Ming recovered from his battle with Xuan Yin Shang Ren, gained insight into fighting with saber and sword, and claimed his opponent’s treasures. As the Heavenly Pride Competition approached, he entered the Tianyun Empire and set out for its grounds in the Tianyu Mountain Range.

  • Lu Ming drove Xuan Yin Shang Ren to flee into Shifang City, then stopped pursuing him and took refuge to recover.
  • After healing, Lu Ming reflected on his improved combat experience and considered wielding Destruction Sword Intent and Slaughter Saber Intent simultaneously.
  • Lu Ming examined Xuan Yin Shang Ren’s Storage Ring, finding abundant Yuan Stones, martial arts manuals, and two mysterious Stone Slabs.
  • Over the next two months, Lu Ming practiced using saber and sword together as powers from across Fengzhou traveled toward the Heavenly Pride Competition.
  • Lu Ming entered the Tianyun Empire, learned that the competition would be held in the Tianyu Mountain Range, and headed there.

Ch. 140The Various Powers Arrive

The Wuji Sect arrived in Tianyu City for the Prodigy Hegemony, where its disciples saw the formidable powers gathering and prepared for the Ascension Ladder. Guan Wuli joined the group after a year of training, and the chapter ended as someone asked whether Lu Ming had arrived.

  • The powers of various countries and empires arrived in Tianyu City, displaying flying puppets, demonic beasts, and a flying treasure ship.
  • The Wuji Sect arrived with a large contingent of elders and eleven disciples, while Guan Wuli and Lu Ming were still absent.
  • He Jianjun and the others felt intimidated by the many powerful young Martial Artists, but Dongfang Yulong urged them to keep their confidence.
  • Lin Feng greeted the Wuji Sect party and told them their lodgings were ready; he said Guan Wuli and Lu Ming had not arrived yet.
  • Guan Wuli arrived with cultivation at the Late Gang Qi Realm and asked whether Lu Ming had come, mentioning Lu Ming’s feat against the Overlord-level Blood Saber Guest.
  • An unidentified speaker asked whether Lu Ming of the Wuji Sect had arrived.

Ch. 141A Forceful Approach

Lu Ming arrived as the Blood Kill Sect confronted Wuji Sect over its missing Young Sect Master and followers, then sent the sect’s Master flying with one palm. He denied knowing what had happened, and Deng Jing withdrew with the Blood Kill Sect while Wuji Sect welcomed Lu Ming.

  • Deng Jing and the Blood Kill Sect accused Lu Ming of being connected to the disappearance of their Young Sect Master and his group.
  • Guan Wuli argued that the Blood Kill Sect had provoked the conflict by trying to seize Lu Ming’s auction purchases, and Dongfang Yulong demanded an explanation.
  • The Blood Kill Sect’s Master attacked Guan Wuli, but Lu Ming appeared and struck him flying with one palm.
  • Lu Ming denied knowing about the missing group, and Deng Jing called off the confrontation and led the Blood Kill Sect away.
  • Dongfang Yulong praised Lu Ming, introduced him to Lin Feng, and led Wuji Sect to its lodgings.
  • As bystanders discussed Lu Ming’s strength, another disturbance arose nearby.

Ch. 142Special Physique

Lu Ming reunited with Zhu Ningyun and learned that she might possess an undetected special physique, while her family arrived but appeared to conceal what they knew about it. As the Heavenly Pride Competition gathered its contestants and spectators, Daoist Feiling began the Ascension Ladder proceedings by announcing that a covenant had to be established first.

  • Yuan Xinzhu challenged an early Gang Yuan Realm old man over a manual, and the old man withdrew after seeing Yuan Xinzhu's strength and hearing of his Nine Heavens Alliance ties.
  • Rong Qi told a companion that Yuan Xinzhu and the other late Gang Qi Realm fighters were still slightly weaker than him and named Su Xinghan as his true rival.
  • Lu Ming met Zhu Ningyun at the Wuji Sect residence, where she revealed that elders suspected she had a special physique because her cultivation had accelerated after reaching the Gang Qi Realm.
  • Guan Wuli told Zhu Ningyun that her parents and eldest brother had arrived, and she happily reunited with them while Dongfang Yulong left them to talk.
  • Dongfang Yulong told Lin Feng that Zhu Ningyun's parents seemed to know something about her physique but refused to explain it.
  • The gathered powers assembled beneath the Ascension Ladder, and Daoist Feiling opened the Heavenly Pride Competition by saying that a covenant had to be established.

Ch. 143The Summit

The Heavenly Pride Competition began with an alliance oath and a climb up the Ascension Ladder to test the contestants. Lu Ming, Guan Wuli, Zhu Ningyun, Chi Xuan, and Zongzheng Yunlou reached the summit, while nearly two-thirds of the participants were eliminated.

  • Daoist Feiling announced the alliance oath, competition rewards, and the start of the Heavenly Pride Competition.
  • The Age-Testing Stone Pillar stopped an over-age contestant, and Daoist Feiling exposed his attempt to enter the competition.
  • The prodigies climbed the Ascension Ladder as its increasing pressure eliminated many contestants, including several Wuji Sect disciples.
  • Su Xinghan, Rong Qi, and other prominent prodigies reached the summit before Lu Ming and Guan Wuli arrived and received their numbered tokens.
  • Chi Xuan pushed through the final stretch and reached the summit, while He Jianjun and the others were thrown from the ladder.
  • Zongzheng Yunlou reached the summit last, ending the selection with just over two hundred of more than six hundred contestants remaining.

Ch. 144Heavenly Pride Rankings

The Heavenly Stairway selection ended, and the competitors learned that 266 people would enter a group-stage tournament to determine the hundred-person Prodigy Ranking. After Daoist Feiling announced the arena rules, the prodigies were called forward to draw their group numbers.

  • Daoist Taichu and Daoist Xingxuan discussed their sects’ successful climbers and the remarkable talents emerging across Fengzhou.
  • Wuji Sect celebrated five climbers reaching the top, while Nine Heavens Sect resented Wuji Sect’s success and Jade Luo Sect congratulated them.
  • Lu Ming reunited with Jiang Ruoshui and Dugu Mingri after the climbers returned to the city.
  • The organizers announced that 266 competitors would compete in nineteen groups, with the top five from each group and five additional high scorers advancing to the Prodigy Ranking.
  • Daoist Feiling announced the arena rules and called on the prodigies to draw their group numbers.

Ch. 145The Tournament Begins

The tournament began, and Lu Ming, Zhu Ningyun, and the other Wuji Sect disciples competed in separate groups. Lu Ming easily won his first three matches, while Zhu Ningyun impressed the crowd by defeating stronger opponents with her Sword intent; Lu Ming's fourth-round match was about to begin.

  • The Wuji Sect disciples drew different groups, and Zhu Ningyun's parents worried that her growing feelings for Lu Ming could complicate matters when her bloodline awakened.
  • At Arena Ten, Sha Qianlan defeated Ran Yuming after more than seventy exchanges, while Su Xinghan, Rong Qi, Yi Qianling, and Lu Shiyu displayed overwhelming strength at other arenas.
  • Lu Ming defeated a Mid Gang Qi Realm opponent by deflecting his iron hook and forcing him to concede without injury.
  • Lu Ming won his second- and third-round matches with ease, including a match against Yang Xuan, while Zhu Ningyun defeated two Late Gang Qi Realm opponents and revealed thirty percent Sword intent.
  • Zhu Yiqing and Ji Jianping praised Zhu Ningyun's Sword intent and noted Lu Ming's easy victories as the tournament advanced to the fourth round.

Ch. 146Great Compassion Elder

Lu Ming defeated Zhao Wushuang and Sha Qianlan with ease, while Guan Wuli lost to Gu Suhan’s Great Compassion Sword Technique. As the elimination matches reached the tenth round, Lu Ming and Lu Shiyu remained undefeated on Platform Ten, and their upcoming match drew the audience’s attention.

  • Lu Ming used his wind comprehension to find Zhao Wushuang through the blinding light of the Great Brightness Fist and defeated him with one palm strike.
  • Gu Suhan defeated Guan Wuli with the Great Compassion Sword Technique, earning recognition as a Quasi-Prominent Figure.
  • Lu Ming shattered Sha Qianlan’s Water Dragon Chant and defeated him with Purple Sun Palm, revealing that ordinary Gang Qi Realm attacks could barely harm him.
  • The elimination matches reached the tenth round, with Lu Ming and Lu Shiyu still undefeated on Platform Ten.
  • The audience anticipated Lu Ming’s next match against Lu Shiyu, who had already defeated Zhao Wushuang.

Ch. 147Heavenly Wrath Divine Skill

Mo Xiruo defeated Shi Tengxiang with the Tianlong Sect’s Heavenly Wrath Divine Skill, and Lu Ming beat Lu Shiyu without drawing his saber. After the fourteenth elimination round, the nineteen undefeated Prominent Figures were identified, and the Prodigy Ranking’s one hundred contestants were set for the ranking battles.

  • Mo Xiruo broke Shi Tengxiang’s ultimate technique and won their match, prompting spectators to identify her palm art as the Heavenly Wrath Divine Skill.
  • Lu Ming sensed Lu Shiyu through her Colorful Cloud Artistic Conception, outpaced her, and won without using his saber.
  • Gu Sha, Yuan Xinzhu, and Yu Mengwu demonstrated their strength in later matches, with Yu Mengwu defeating Yin Yingxian in three moves.
  • The fourteenth elimination round ended, establishing nineteen undefeated Prominent Figures and the full list of one hundred contestants for the Prodigy Ranking battles.

Ch. 148Ranking Battle

The Prodigy Ranking was announced, placing Lu Ming, Guan Wuli, and Zhu Ningyun from Wuji Sect in the top one hundred. The ranking battle began the next morning with ninety-nine matches per contestant, and Kuang Changqing unleashed his Great Sun True Intent against Zhan Lan.

  • Wuji Sect celebrated after Lu Ming, Guan Wuli, and Zhu Ningyun advanced to the Prodigy Ranking, while Dongfang Yulong warned the sect to watch for a sneak attack from the Nine Heavens Sect.
  • A young woman who had come to find Lu Ming continued watching him, and Daoist Feiling announced that the ranking battle would begin the following day.
  • Lu Ming cultivated through the night while developing a new cultivation method based on the [Divine Illumination True Scripture] and the [Great Profound True Martial Art].
  • Daoist Feiling announced that each of the one hundred prodigies would fight ninety-nine matches, with pills prepared to help them recover between bouts.
  • Zhan Lan and Kuang Changqing began the first match, and her Flowing Cloud Flying Sleeve drove him back until he unleashed the Great Sun True Intent at twenty percent mastery.

Ch. 149Flying Sleeve Divine Sword Art

Zhan Lan defeated Kuang Changqing with Seven Stars Palace’s Flying Sleeve Divine Sword Art, and the Prodigy Ranking matches continued. Lu Ming faced Sha Yue and turned the latter’s fire-dragon sword strike back toward him, leaving the fight unresolved.

  • Zhan Lan shattered Kuang Changqing’s flame attack with hidden Sword Qi and won their match.
  • Taiqing Changyi defeated Hua Shiqi by absorbing and rebounding his strength with the Taiqing Divine Skill.
  • Su Xinghan defeated a Late Gang Qi Realm prodigy with a flick of his finger, without drawing his sword.
  • Lu Ming faced Sha Yue of One Yang Sect and shattered his streams of crimson Sword Qi with a finger technique.
  • Sha Yue unleashed Spinning Dragon Slash, but Lu Ming absorbed the fire dragon’s charge and redirected it toward Sha Yue.

Ch. 150Void Array Breaking Style

Lu Ming defeated Sha Yue by redirecting his attack, and the tournament’s Prominent Figures continued to demonstrate their strength. In the fifth round, Yuan Xinzhu defeated Meng Wu after countering his Spear Intent with a powerful saber technique.

  • Lu Ming redirected Sha Yue’s fire-dragon Sword Qi, forcing the referee to intervene and securing his victory.
  • The first four rounds ended, with Lu Ming winning two more matches, Zhu Ningyun suffering a defeat, and Guan Wuli remaining undefeated.
  • Yuan Xinzhu of the Nine Heavens Alliance and Meng Wu of the Xuanming Sect met in the fifth round and traded increasingly powerful saber and spear attacks.
  • Meng Wu revealed his Spear Intent and unleashed the Void Array Breaking Style, sending a wave of silver light at Yuan Xinzhu.
  • Yuan Xinzhu endured the attack with a flickering orange glow, then unleashed a Saber Light that tore through Meng Wu’s technique and left him injured and defeated.
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