Dragon-and Silk!

"Heaven-Opening!"

A furious roar exploded like thunder, Chu Wujiu's fighting spirit boiled to the extreme, his arm muscles bulging inch by inch.

"Boom--"

The void behind him suddenly collapsed, and a bronze halberd phantom wrapped in chaotic baleful energy burst forth—it was the projection of the Chu Clan family's Sacred Relic, the [Heaven-Opening War Halberd]!

In that instant, time and space stood still!

The moment the halberd appeared, annihilation ripples from the shattering void swept outwards.

Qin Wangchuan's newly formed supreme Heavenly Sword was actually shattered by this pure void rift!

"Bang!"

The chaotic flow of Sword Qi from the shattered Heavenly Sword tilted the entire Cloud Platform, and many people in the spectator stands had to summon their Law Treasure to stabilize themselves.

"I knew you brought it." Li Xuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he watched this scene.

Chu Wujiu, wielding the phantom of his battle halberd, continued his relentless advance, slashing straight at Qin Wangchuan's brow with the power to shatter the void. "Break!"

This attack caused the heavens and the earth to tremble.

"Taixu Steps".

Qin Wangchuan's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he took another step forward, his figure suddenly blurring out—

However--

"Click!"

His figure had just solidified a hundred feet away when a dazzling Formation Diagram of starlight suddenly lit up beneath his feet.

Nine chains inscribed with Spatial Dao Pattern burst forth from the ground, instantly binding his limbs like venomous pythons!

"The landing point... should be here."

Yun Zexuan's voice came from the side; he was holding the Sanqi Liuyi Compass and had been waiting there for a long time.

The pointer on the compass in his hand is nailed to the hexagram symbol of "prison".

"The God-Locking Chains are complete, you can't escape!" Yun Zexuan's lips curled into a triumphant smile. The Sanqi Liuyi Compass in his hand shone brightly, and the Spatial Dao Pattern on the chains writhed like living things, completely imprisoning Qin Wangchuan.

"Don't hold a grudge, it's your own fault for using the same move twice!"

In front of a group of Prodigy, the same move certainly cannot be effective twice.

But...

Qin Wangchuan suddenly raised his eyes, a hint of mockery flashing in them. "You're using the same move twice, aren't you?"

Before he finished speaking, a flying sword wreathed in Chaos Aura shot out from behind him! Wherever the sword's edge passed, the God-Locking Chains were easily sliced open like tofu!

It was none other than the sword given to him by his Eldest Brother, one he had never used—[Lixiao].

"What?!" Yun Zexuan's pupils constricted sharply. "These chains are..."

"Whoosh!"

The Sword Light like lightning, Yun Zexuan's figure was slashed by the sword. It gradually dissipated like a mirage, turning into specks of light and vanishing into the air.

Only a lingering, slightly amused sound remained—

"Impressive, but I've achieved my goal."

Yun Zexuan completely vanished, and what came into view was the enormous, furious eyeball of the Nine-Flame Golden Crow.

Its enormous form crashed in like a meteor, the intense Sun True Fire distorting and scorching the air.

"Die!"

Yan Wujin's manic expression was particularly striking atop the Golden Crow's head. "The one who won first place is me, Lord Yan Wujin!"

At the same time--

Chu Wujiu leaped high into the air, gripping the Heaven-Opening War Halberd, his fighting spirit soaring to the heavens. The halberd blade was less than ten feet away from Qin Wangchuan's crown!

Li Xuan brandished his longsword, and the five-character Sword Seals once again condensed in the sky!

In the distance, Yun Zexuan and Zhao Lingyun rapidly formed hand seals, seemingly preparing some kind of even more terrifying combined attack technique!

Zhou Yunyi pressed himself against the edge of the Cloud Platform, his face deathly pale, seemingly preparing some deadly move.

Ye Lingchuan placed the Bronze Ancient Coffin in front of him and tapped it lightly with both hands. The coffin emitted eerie "crackling" sounds, as if something was awakening inside...

All of this was slowed down a million times in Qin Wangchuan's eyes.

"It's a dead end." Yuniang's commanding voice rang in Qin Wangchuan's ears.

It turned out that she was the one who slowed down the flow of time.

In this almost frozen space and time, Yuniang slowly analyzed:

"With Divine Feather sealed, and that brat from the Yun Clan having perfectly calculated the landing point of the Taixu Steps..."

"Escape is impossible, and fighting means we're mutually restraining each other, so we can't break this stalemate."

They're all waiting for you to make the first mistake.

Yuniang paused as she spoke, her gaze sweeping over her surroundings—

Just now, when Qin Wangchuan unleashed his most powerful Heavenly Sword strike, she thought it was all over.

Unexpectedly, the young man from the Chu Clan not only broke through the attack by using the momentum of the battle halberd he unleashed, but also launched a counterattack.

The two young men from the Yun Clan and Zhao Clan families stood together, each more sinister than the last.

Needless to say, the one surnamed Ye, holding that so-called Immortal Burial Coffin in his hand, rampaged around the arena, relying on its exceptional hardness.

"They have the capability and the teamwork."

"These Prodigy really didn't hold back at all; every move they made was a killing blow. It was a truly spectacular battle."

But that's where it ends.

Especially the Nine-Flame Golden Crow right in front of him—it's beyond Qin Wangchuan's current capabilities; he'd really die here.

Should I make a move?

Qin Wangchuan's lips curled into an arrogant smile, "How could I trouble you, senior, with matters between juniors?"

"Besides, it's not over yet."

The next moment--

The instant time resumed its flow, Qin Wangchuan sheathed his sword, his hand as sharp as a knife, and lightly slashed through the void—

"Extreme Dao Sacred Technique - Slaughtering Dao Heavenly Scar!"

"Sizzle!"

A hundred-zhang-long Slaughtering Dao Heavenly Scar stretched across the Cloud Platform, its pitch-black crack resembling a wound torn open by the Heavenly Dao, radiating a terrifying aura of destruction.

That was no ordinary spatial rift, but a terrifying wound that seemed to have severed the "Dao" itself!

Dark purple Chaos Lightning flowed along the edges of the crack, while the interior was absolute nothingness, devouring even the light.

A crack stood in front of Qin Wangchuan, blocking everyone's view.

The Nine-Flame Golden Crow instinctively retreated, and the Nine-Flame True Fire dimmed slightly in front of the crack.

But Chu Wujiu's momentum did not diminish, and the Heaven-Opening War Halberd still slashed down from the sky with the power to shatter the void!

He couldn't let such a good opportunity slip away.

"You surnamed Zhao!" Chu Wujiu roared, his voice tinged with urgency.

"Okay, okay!"

Zhao Lingyun gritted his teeth and unfolded the Heavenly Talisman Jade Tome. Countless Paper Figurine surged forth like a tidal wave. These Paper Figurine rushed one after another towards the terrifying crack—

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

The first Paper Figurine to come into contact with the crack were instantly torn to pieces, turning into a shower of paper scraps.

But then--

"Splash--"

The second batch of Paper Figurine rushed forward without hesitation. Holding hands, and with the support of Yun Zexuan's spatial array, they actually managed to build a fragile bridge at the edge of the crack!

"Not enough!"

Veins bulged on Zhao Lingyun's forehead, Wang Xuance also came to help, pouring all his cultivation into it.

With the two working together, the Paper Figurine suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light—

The third batch, the fourth batch, the fifth batch... the hundredth batch...

The Paper Figurine rushed forward like moths to a flame, each batch annihilated in an instant, but their remains transformed into golden runes, layer upon layer covering the cracked surface.

Gradually--

The all-consuming Pitch-black Crack was temporarily concealed by a golden Light Screen composed of countless Paper Figurine remains!

"Now!"

Chu Wujiu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his battle halberd, imbued with the power to Heaven-Opening and earth, fiercely crossed the Slaughtering Dao Heavenly Scar that was temporarily obscured by the Paper Figurine!

The moment the halberd blade pierced the air.

"Boom!!!"

The golden Light Screen that had been concealing the cracks shattered with a deafening roar, and the Paper Figurine's remains scattered like golden snowflakes.

Chu Wujiu's pupils suddenly contracted!

Beyond that pitch-black crack--

Qin Wangchuan's figure was gradually merging with that of a stunningly beautiful Dragon Clan Maiden.

Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, her dragon horns shimmered with a crystalline halo, and her golden dragon eyes radiated the majesty unique to ancient True Dragon.

The outlines of the two blended together like ink painting, and the girl's phantom transformed into thousands of Dragon Pattern, outlining a ferocious yet magnificent Dragon Battle Armor phantom around Qin Wangchuan.

"This is..."

Chu Wujiu's halberd blade trembled involuntarily.

The moment the Dragon Armor was fully formed--

"Roar!!!"

A thunderous dragon roar resounded through the heavens, and the Spiritual Qi of the entire Nine Heavens Cloud Platform surged like boiling water!

Chu Wujiu's halberd blade was only three inches away from Qin Wangchuan's brow, but it could not advance any further.

Beneath the Dragon Armor, an ancient dragon roar, seemingly transcending time, resounded like thunder:

"Dragon--Silk!"