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Boom! Boom!!

Two inexplicable auras suddenly descended upon the Dao Discussion Hall, upon the battleground, enveloping Xia Manggan atop the stone pillar.

"That is..." Fire Saint and Yu Wei were both utterly astonished.

"The aura of the Dao?" True Person Sloppy exclaimed in shock.

Throughout the entire Dao Discussion Hall, apart from the five Immortals concealing themselves and the Primordial Spirit Daoists,

among the other third-generation disciples, only the three of them, who had likewise comprehended and mastered a Dao, understood what it meant for the aura of the Dao to descend from the heavens.

"While sparring with Senior Brother Sloppy, he still dared to divide his attention to comprehend the Dao—and even succeeded? He comprehended and mastered two Daos at once?" Yu Wei murmured, staring at Xia Manggan in utter disbelief.

"Senior Sister, are you saying Young Master Xia Mang broke through again?" Jiu Lian hurriedly asked after hearing Yu Wei's murmur. "Then this sparring match...?"

"The outcome is impossible to predict." Yu Wei gently shook her head.

Even she had not expected that her predictions for the two newly accepted junior apprentice brothers today would both be overturned one after another.

It was not that her insight was lacking.

The truth was that both of them were peerless prodigies, especially Xia Manggan, who was a monster even among prodigies.

Comprehending and mastering two 'Daos' at once—such an inhuman leap was even more terrifying than reincarnated Immortals awakening the memories of their past lives!

Inside the battleground.

After his initial shock, True Person Sloppy swiftly regained his composure.

Although Xia Manggan had now mastered two Daos, and the 'might of the Dao' had descended, granting him a presence capable of controlling a region of Heaven and Earth that was already comparable to his own,

the vast oceanic water world he had unleashed was not merely the power of the Water Path Dao.

It also contained a secret technique from a great divine ability inheritance he had obtained during a fortunate encounter—'Layered Waves.'

With this secret technique, even his master, Immortal Wufeng, had more losses than victories when discussing the Dao with him.

Therefore, although True Person Sloppy was amazed by Xia Manggan's talent, he did not believe Xia Manggan could defeat him.

"Since Junior Brother Xia Mang has already broken through, let us end this sparring match." True Person Sloppy said with a grin, waving his hand.

Rumble~~~

Within the entire battleground, the waves formed from the thousand flying swords under his control instantly surged forth like an overturning ocean, carrying the full might of the entire water world layered atop one another as they crashed toward the massive Sword Wheel controlled by Xia Manggan.

The force was so immense that even the White-haired Elder Puppet maintaining the Sealing Array changed expression and hurriedly pushed the entire array to its utmost limit.

A Sealing Array of this level was normally only used when the Immortal patriarchs within the Academy sparred.

"He's going to win."

In a corner of the Dao Discussion Hall, Immortal Wufeng clicked his tongue, took a sip of immortal wine, and sighed, "Xiao Lata's secret technique—even I—"

"Southern Bright Separation Fire, North Underworld Sunflower Water, condense!"

A clear voice suddenly rang through the entire hall.

Xia Manggan opened his mouth and spoke.

As his words fell, two streams of Water and Fire suddenly appeared out of nowhere around the Sword Wheel, which was about to be overwhelmed by the oceanic waves.

The water was pure black, its color resembling the most yin aspect of the underworld.

Yet it flowed endlessly through the void, the boundless black water seemingly containing infinite vitality, as though it possessed life.

And there was the fire.

The pure white flames appeared incomparably holy and gentle.

Yet the instant they appeared, they scorched ravines through the surrounding void.

Beneath their gentle exterior seemed to lie a terrifying heat capable of burning all things, perhaps even reducing Heaven and Earth itself to ashes.

"The Dao of Kui Water, the Dao of Departing Fire..."

"Xia Mang... he didn't merely comprehend two Lesser Daos. He also gained entry into two Great Daos at once!?"

Several Immortals stared at the battleground in shock.

Immortal Wufeng's eyes widened until they were round, and he subconsciously opened his mouth,

not even noticing the immortal wine spilling from his mouth and soaking his robes.

The Black-White Wheel in Xia Manggan's eyes had nearly taken solid form and was no longer an illusion.

Under his control, the 'Southern Bright Separation Fire' and 'North Underworld Sunflower Water' formed from the gathered elemental energy of Heaven and Earth both flowed into the Sword Wheel composed of a thousand flying swords.

After absorbing the two streams of Water and Fire, the Sword Wheel completely transformed into a massive Black-White Grinding Disc.

Its appearance was nearly seventy or eighty percent similar to the true 'Black-White Diagram' standing in Forbidden Grounds Square.

"Although these two Great Daos of mine have only just entered the threshold, and the Water and Fire I create possess only the slightest trace of the true 'Southern Bright Separation Fire' and 'North Underworld Sunflower Water'..." A sharp glint flashed through Xia Manggan's eyes. "It is enough!"

Rumble!!!

The enormous Black-White Grinding Disc spun, as though it could tilt the entire Heaven and Earth,

and fearlessly charged toward the sword-light waves!

Bang~~~~

A terrifying sound erupted from the battleground.

Even after being weakened by the Sealing Array, it left many Purple Mansion disciples in the Dao Discussion Hall temporarily deafened.

The entire battleground became a chaotic expanse of watery mist.

The golden barrier formed by the Sealing Array trembled and rippled without end.

What was the final result?

Everyone stared fixedly at the battleground shrouded in golden light.

Many of them even unconsciously held their breath.

After who knew whether three breaths or five,

the golden barrier around the battleground finally stopped trembling and rippling.

However, the water mist within would still take another two or three breaths to disperse enough for anyone to see clearly.

Who won and who lost!?

Time, ordinarily too fleeting to notice, felt incomparably long to everyone at this moment.

Suddenly—

"Xia Manggan wins!"

The White-haired Elder Puppet's voice, loudly announcing the result,

passed through the rising, spreading water mist,

passed through the golden barrier of the Sealing Array,

and carried outward.

It echoed through the air above the entire hall.

Lost?

Even Eldest Disciple—

Even Eldest Disciple, the publicly recognized number one among third-generation disciples and practically the foremost member of Anchan Commandery's younger generation—

True Person Sloppy had... had lost?

The veteran third-generation disciples in the Dao Discussion Hall were instantly dumbfounded.

Quite a few even raised their hands to dig at their ears, suspecting that the terrifying sound just now had deafened them and made them hear wrongly.

But as the water mist within the battleground dispersed, the two Thousand Sword Puppets were revealed.

Everyone saw clearly.

The protective layer around the Thousand Sword Puppet controlled by True Person Sloppy... had vanished.

There was also a shallow sword mark on the puppet's chest.

Meanwhile, the protective layer around the Thousand Sword Puppet controlled by Xia Manggan remained completely intact.

Who had won and who had lost was obvious at a glance.

"I lost."

True Person Sloppy rose from atop the stone pillar opposite him, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Junior Brother Xia Mang, you are already this formidable upon entering the Academy. I, San Pang, am impressed."

"You flatter me, Senior Brother." Xia Manggan rose as well. "Junior Brother only won by a lucky move. If this had been a true fight to the death and we continued, the outcome would still be uncertain."

The two had both used their strongest moves in their clash. The powerful Origin Force fluctuations had made it impossible for even Divine Sense to observe what happened within the battleground.

Only he and True Person Sloppy knew what had truly occurred.

After their clash, the Black-White Wheel and the oceanic waves formed by their respective flying swords exploded and scattered apart, their souls both shaken by the impact.

However, Xia Manggan had been a powerhouse of the Yang God World who had endured the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation in his previous life.

Although all his thoughts had been completely Devoured when he fell, leaving only his True Spirit indestructible, allowing him to be reborn into this Desolate Era world through the power of the Primordial Chaos Universe,

he had first spent seventeen years being nurtured in his mother's womb, then successively comprehended five Great Dao True Intents and mastered two Lesser 'Daos'... His soul had been continually nourished by the Dao of Heaven and Earth, making Xia Manggan's current soul strength truly comparable to that of a Void Return Earth Immortal.

Such a soul was even slightly stronger than True Person Sloppy's, despite the latter having cultivated for over two hundred years.

Thus, when both of their souls were shaken and neither could launch another attack for the moment, Xia Manggan was the first to recover.

He immediately controlled one of the flying swords that had been scattered and fallen away, piercing through the protective layer of True Person Sloppy's Thousand Sword Puppet in the fraction of an instant before True Person Sloppy recovered.

In a real fight to the death, such an attack would not even be able to pierce the protective Origin Force of a Qi Refining cultivator, much less harm the Divine Body of an expert on the Fiendgod Body Refining path.

It would probably not even have enough force to scratch an itch.

But under the rules of the Dao Discussion Hall, that tiny difference determined the final victory and defeat.

Upon hearing Xia Manggan say that the winner would be uncertain in a real battle,

True Person Sloppy smiled.

If this were a real fight, once I used that great divine ability and the Layered Waves Secret Technique, you probably would not even be able to withstand three moves.

Naturally, he only thought this to himself and did not say it aloud.

After all, how long had he cultivated for, and how long had Xia Manggan cultivated for?

In True Person Sloppy's view, since this junior apprentice brother could already match him in Dao Comprehension Realm without falling behind, Xia Manggan would likely need no more than a few decades to truly reach his level of strength. He would make a fine opponent.

Thus, out of mutual admiration, he merely laughed heartily before flashing out of the arena.

"Eldest Disciple."

"Senior Brother Sloppy."

The veteran disciples looked at True Person Sloppy, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.

A struggle between the new and old factions had ended with even the position of 'number one among third-generation disciples' being seized by a junior apprentice brother who had only just entered the Academy.

This time, their veteran disciple faction had lost completely and utterly!

Suddenly—

A burst of light lit up a corner of the Dao Discussion Hall.

After the light faded, more than twenty figures appeared together.

"Headmaster Martial Uncle."

"Headmaster Martial Uncle."

All the third-generation disciples bowed.

They were the Primordial Spirit Daoists among the Academy's second-generation disciples. They had dispelled their concealment immortal arts and emerged from the corner under the leadership of the headmaster, Jade Sea Daoist.

"We have come here to announce a matter..."

Jade Sea Daoist swept his gaze across the hall before it landed on Beishan Xuantang among the veteran disciples.

"Beishan Xuantang, do you know your crime?"

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