Array Disk Imprint

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Yi Yun walked to his seat.

Just then, a weak voice came from the arena, "Yi... Yi Yun..."

Yi Yun stopped and turned around. It was Qiu Niu who had spoken. He couldn't speak loudly because Yi Yun's knife had cut open his chest cavity, leaving him severely short of breath.

"Where did you learn that slashing technique...?"

It was extremely difficult for Qiu Niu to utter a single word. Several doctors advised Qiu Niu not to speak, but Qiu Niu did not listen.

"A few days ago, a senior took me to comprehend it." Yi Yun did not hide anything, but he did not mention the ancient tomb. After all, the ancient tomb beneath Tai'a Divine City was still in a semi-secret state, and many people did not know about it.

"A few days ago..." Qiu Niu suddenly remembered Yi Yun's disappearance over the past few days. He gave a wry smile and said, "I see... you disappeared for those few days... to comprehend the sword..."

How could someone master such terrifying swordsmanship after only being away for a few days?

It's simply unimaginable...

"What's the name of this strike...?" Qiu Niu asked again. Yi Yun simply unleashed the strike, but unlike Qiu Niu, he didn't announce the name of his move when he made it.

Yi Yun pondered for a moment, then said, " To King's Reign Over the World!"

This is the name Yi Yun gave to the sword move, because this move was derived from the four characters "King's Reign Over the World" (ruling the world) in the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters the way of the sword).

Neither Qiu Niu nor the other Divine City Trialists in the audience recognized the moves in the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters; they only knew that Yi Yun's blade techniques were terrifying.

"King's Reign Over the World... What a fine blade!"

Qiu Niu fell silent, and several doctors carried him away on a stretcher.

Qiu Niu was defeated and severely injured, so he was naturally unable to fight in the next battle against the 2,800th senior trial participant on the Earth Ranking. Qiu Niu's ranking also dropped to 10,003rd on the Earth Ranking due to his defeat to Yi Yun.

However, this does not affect the rankings in Qiu Niu's rookie competition, because the rankings in the rookie competition are based on each rookie's highest historical ranking.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Qiu Niu will rank third, Yi Yun is already second among the newcomers!

He still has three battles to fight!

Who will he challenge next? Will he choose a top-ranked veteran challenger, or Chu Xiaoran?

Thinking about this, everyone's hearts raced. No matter who Yi Yun challenged, it would undoubtedly be a spectacular duel!

At this moment, the Central Divine Tower—

Cang Yan and Elder Jian Ge are playing chess again. The two old men brew a pot of tea, play chess and drink tea at the same time. It is now difficult to make any further progress, so they have begun this leisurely life. When the two of them get together, they can often play a game of chess for several days.

As for the newcomer ranking tournament, they only occasionally pay attention to it when they're not playing chess. For people of their level, competing for rankings among newcomers isn't really a big deal.

Jian Ge and Cang Yan are both considered to be relatively attentive elders of the Divine City to newcomers. As for the Lord of Tai'a Divine City, some of them go into seclusion for decades at a time, and if you ask them who Qin Haotian is, they have never heard of him.

"Hey old man Jian, didn't you bring back two jin of Jingluo Spring from Tiannan Island last time? Why haven't you brewed any? It's such a waste to leave such good tea untouched!"

Cang Yan took a sip of tea. The tea he was drinking was also top-quality tea, which could nourish his meridians and dantian. A pot of it was quite valuable. However, Cang Yan was still thinking about the Jingluo Spring treasured by Elder Jian Ge.

Jian Ge rolled his eyes at Cang Yan, completely ignoring him. He said, "Didn't you go to call Yi Yun out of seclusion today? How's that kid doing?"

When Yi Yun was mentioned, Cang Yan stroked his chin, seemingly unsure how to comment.

"Well... it's a bit hard to say! When I called this kid out, he seemed quite confident, like he'd figured something out. But I'm thinking, he hasn't been inside long enough to really understand anything. So I'm thinking, if we have the chance, let him go in a few more times, give him more time to learn, and then we can arrange a decent opponent for him to spar with. That way we can see the outcome!"

Hearing Cang Yan's words, Elder Jian Ge was speechless. He slammed the chess piece on the table and said irritably, "Go in a few more times? Do you think the Blade Tomb is the canteen of the Tai'a Divine City?!"

"It's only been a few days since Purple Blood Realm cultivators entered the Blade Tomb, and they're already brimming with confidence, as if they've grasped something. Such insights are most likely wrong, don't tell me you didn't think of that. Are you planning to send Qiu Niu and Chu Xiaoran into the Blade Tomb and Sword Tomb in a few days to see if they can comprehend anything?"

After hearing Elder Jian Ge's question, Cang Yan remained silent. He also felt that Yi Yun's comprehension might have gone astray.

He said in a low voice, "Forget about Qiu Niu, but I think Chu Xiaoran is worth a try. She's young, has grasped the true meaning, and has excellent comprehension. Besides, she uses a sword."

After hearing Cang Yan's words, Jian Ge hesitated for a moment. What Cang Yan said made sense, and Chu Xiaoran could indeed give it a try.

Elder Jian Ge said, "Old man Cang, we still need to be cautious. Although the probability of these geniuses becoming sages is extremely small, we can't just ruin their future like this. In the past year, the Tai'a Divine Kingdom has experienced a series of strange phenomena, the Purple Cloud Emergence in Yunhuang, and the Beast Tide migration in Shenhuang last year. Perhaps something big is about to happen... It's always good to be able to cultivate a successor..."

As Jian Ge was speaking, a voice transmitted through Yuan Qi sounded from outside the door, "Your subordinate, Gui Bai, requests an Elder Jian Ge."

"Gui Bai?"

Jian Ge's heart skipped a beat. Gui Bai, as the Enforcement Envoy, was in charge of presiding over this rookie ranking competition. At this time, he should be on the field.

"Come in, what's the matter?"

Jian Ge said calmly.

Gui Bai, dressed in a black cloak, pushed open the door and entered. He removed the cloak's hood, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "I am presiding over this rookie ranking competition. There was one battle that was somewhat unusual. I am not sure what it was, so I brought Imprint Array Disk with me. I would like to ask the two elders to examine it!"

Gui Bai spoke, he brought up the array plate.

Jian Ge glanced at Gui Bai with a puzzled look. What kind of rookie's battle required his and Cang Yan's judgment?

At this moment, Gui Bai placed the array plate on the table, slightly circulated his internal energy, and poured it into the array plate. Instantly, the array plate flashed with light, and scene after scene appeared.

This is a battle between Qiu Niu Yi Yun!

"Oh? This little guy challenges Qiu Niu right off the bat? He's quite confident!"

Yi Yun, after all, came from an ordinary background and had only been in Tai'a Divine City for three months. Yet he had already challenged Qiu Niu, a genius from a hidden family. It was no easy feat for him to have reached this point.

Gui Bai remained silent, standing to the side with his hands at his sides, quietly activating the array plate. Even without his words, Jian Ge and Cang Yan could see the unusual nature of this battle.

On the array screen, Qiu Niu Yi Yun were locked in fierce combat. Seeing Yi Yun break through Qiu Niu's armor defenses, Jian Ge nodded repeatedly.

Next, Qiu Niu removed his armor and fought Yi Yun, and Jian Ge's face showed a rare hint of appreciation.

"This little guy is pretty good!"

"I knew it! He's quite good. Look at his fight against Qiu Niu, he didn't lose at all. There's a reason I let him enter the Blade Tomb. Given time, he might actually comprehend something!"

Cang Yan boasted, but at that moment, Yi Yun was surrounded by Qiu Niu's Qiu Niu -Qiu Niu Lock. Cang Yan's previously beaming face suddenly stiffened. This kid, how come he's so easily flattered? He's already been locked up and can only face him head-on. In this way, Yi Yun might suffer a loss.

Just then, Qiu Niu launched a fatal attack, and Yi Yun drew his sword to meet it.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment. When they saw Yi Yun's blade light cleave through the phantom of the Azure Ox and then diagonally slice through the majestic body of the Qiu Niu, the expressions on the faces of both Cang Yan and Jian Ge froze completely!

That was...

How could this be!?

The two old men exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

"Replay!"

Cang Yan's voice was somewhat hurried.

Gui Bai remained silent, re-injecting his vital energy, and unleashed the same slash that Yi Yun had just delivered.

This strike landed on Qiu Niu's body, and also pierced the pupils of Cang Yan and Elder Jian Ge. The blade's light was deeply imprinted in the irises of the two elders, lingering for a long time.

"The essence of the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters!"

Elder Jian Ge said in a deep voice.

"This kid!" Cang Yan was completely speechless. At this moment, given his character, he should have jumped up and boasted about his good judgment.

However, because Yi Yun was too monstrous, he comprehended the sword intent in the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters in just a few days, but he was unable to speak.

He originally sent Yi Yun to the Blade Tomb on a whim, just to give it a try. He thought that if Yi Yun was capable, he could let him go in a few more times and gain even a little insight, which would be enough to benefit him for life.

Normally, it would be quite remarkable if Yi Yun could achieve any results after several months of studying swordsmanship. But now, in just four or five days, he has already made such a breakthrough? That's too exaggerated!

Even Qin Haotian, a born swordsman, is far inferior to Yi Yun in his understanding of swordsmanship!

"Incredible! Could this kid be a born swordsman?"

Some people are born with an exceptional affinity for a particular weapon; it's as if they were made for it. When they use that weapon, their strength increases dramatically, while they are completely incapable of using other weapons.

The more someone is like this, the easier it is for them to reach the pinnacle in a particular area, and the easier it is for them to comprehend the Dao inherent in that weapon.

Jian Ge shook his head and said, "He's not... He also has a bow, and his archery skills are excellent. I heard the steward at the herb gathering place describe how he was able to capture that Primordial Relic Medicine, also thanks to that bow."

"Since he wasn't born a swordsman, yet his comprehension surpasses that of even those born swordsmen... it's truly incredible!"

...(To be continued~^~)