By then, everyone knew the final showdown had arrived. Those with weaker martial skills withdrew one after another, giving the front positions to the top first-rate experts whose names were known throughout the martial world.
Round after round, the fighting grew fiercer, and people occasionally fell and were carried away.
The passionate cheers around them echoed endlessly overhead. The people below the platform were even more fired up than those on it.
When only a handful of people remained, Ye Shaoxuan impatiently leaped onto the platform. With a flash, he kicked the man on it off the fighting platform, then provocatively looked toward Huangfu Zhenlou.
Huangfu Zhenlou turned to look at his father. After the latter nodded, he also made a graceful leap onto the platform.
The two stared at each other for several breaths before striking almost simultaneously.
Like natural-born enemies, both fought with the ruthless determination to kill the other. They traded blows with their bare fists before drawing their swords, fighting back and forth with tremendous intensity.
Huangfu Zhenlou truly lived up to being the Male Lead. Even though he had only recently recovered from an injury, his skills remained formidable.
Of course, Ye Shaoxuan was no slouch either. However, he had been born prematurely and had been weak and sickly since childhood, even nearly dying as an infant, so his stamina was somewhat inferior.
Fortunately, Su Qiao had modified his cultivation technique for him the previous night. After cultivating for half a night, his swordplay had become smoother than before, and his speed had increased as well.
In the end, Huangfu Zhenlou still lost to him.
Just as he was about to thrust his sword into Huangfu Zhenlou's chest, a surge of powerful Internal Energy suddenly struck him.
"Huangfu Xian!"
"Shameless wretch, how dare you!"
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