In but a few breaths, the several disciples who had attacked Chen Changqing first had already been smashed to the ground, knocked unconscious on the spot.
"What?"
For a moment, the entire scene fell deathly silent.
The disciples from every courtyard wore expressions of utter disbelief.
Just moments ago, they had been mocking Chen Changqing. Who could have imagined that his strength would be so formidable?
As everyone stood stunned, Chen Changqing curled his lips into a meaningful smile.
Whoosh!
The next moment, his figure shot out in a flash.
To him,
every disciple present was walking points.
Seeing Chen Changqing charge toward them, the disciples of the various courtyards finally snapped out of their shock.
"Don't panic, everyone! Attack together!"
No one knew who cried out first.
Immediately afterward, the disciples from every courtyard united against a common enemy and attacked Chen Changqing.
Boom! Boom!
Spiritual energy surged, and attack after attack descended upon Chen Changqing like an overwhelming deluge.
Chen Changqing merely gave a disdainful smile.
Right after that, brilliant lightning blazed from his hand.
Boom!
In less than an instant, Chen Changqing threw a fierce punch at the attacks from the disciples of the various courtyards.
Bang! Bang!
As thunderous explosions of fists echoed one after another,
the disciples' attacks crumbled like dry soil and shattered tiles beneath Chen Changqing's Thunder Fist.
The lingering force of his mighty punch swept outward, sending numerous disciples flying.
Pfft! Pfft!
As they flew backward, every disciple spat blood. Before they could even let out a miserable cry, they all crashed to the ground unconscious.
Chen Changqing lightly dusted off his hands and glanced around.
All the disciples from the various courtyards who had been guarding outside the valley had already fainted.
Then, without any delay, Chen Changqing took the points from the disciples' Identity Tokens.
"Done!"
"Now for the main event."
After collecting their points, Chen Changqing shifted his gaze and looked toward the depths of the valley.
At this moment, violent tremors were still reverberating within the valley.
Clearly, Qingyang and the other three Foundation Establishment disciples were still fighting.
The next moment, Chen Changqing did not hesitate either, quickly sneaking into the valley.
Meanwhile, deep within the valley.
Boom! Boom!
Spiritual energy ran wild, and airwaves roiled!
Scarlet flames blazed around Li Yang, his fist winds like dragons. Every strike shook the very air.
Wen Liang moved with eerie unpredictability. Forming hand seals at his fingertips, he stirred up gust after gust of violent wind, sharp as wind blades.
Meng Zhou's fists were like hammers, each blow carrying the might to split mountains and shatter rocks.
As for Qingyang, his sword light arched like a rainbow, and the sword arts in his hands were unleashed to perfection.
All four were at Foundation Establishment, and they had now fought with true fury. Each attacked with all his strength, making the entire valley tremble.
Boom! Boom!
Vast spiritual energy collided without cease, and terrifying shockwaves swept through the area.
The four were locked in a chaotic melee, with no specific target. They simply did not want anyone other than themselves approaching the golden light below in the valley.
Just as the four were fighting at full tilt,
a figure silently slipped into the depths of the valley.
It was Chen Changqing.
"Senior Brother Qingyang, forgive me!"
Chen Changqing raised his eyes to glance at Qingyang and the other three, still battling in midair. Then he flashed away, racing toward the place nearby that emitted golden light.
In less than a few breaths, he had arrived, excitement gleaming in his eyes.
"Haha, this thing is mine!"
Chen Changqing was overjoyed. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached into the dazzling golden light.
At that moment, the four battling in midair finally noticed what was happening below in the valley.
Seeing someone had gotten there first, all of them flew into a rage!
"You dare!"
Li Yang's eyes widened in fury as the scarlet flames around him surged.
He had never expected someone to dare take advantage of their battle to pick up the spoils.
Boom!
The next moment, Li Yang directly abandoned his fight with Qingyang and the others, charging straight at Chen Changqing with killing intent!
"Brat, you're courting death!"
At the same time, a cold glint flashed through Wen Liang's eyes. His fingers rapidly formed seals, and as he darted forward, wind blades were already shooting toward Chen Changqing.
"Where did this little nobody come from? How dare you steal our prize?"
Meng Zhou was even more enraged. His fists hammered out a violent force, aimed directly at Chen Changqing's back.
In less than an instant, the three reached an unspoken agreement and attacked Chen Changqing together.
How could they possibly allow a Qi Refining disciple to seize the opportunity right under their noses?
"Hmm?"
Seeing this, Qingyang frowned slightly.
"Chen Changqing?"
"It's actually him!"
Li Yang and the others did not know Chen Changqing, but Qingyang naturally did.
After all, he and Chen Changqing were both disciples of the Seven Courtyards, and both were among the ten elites selected by the Seven Courtyards to participate in this Outer Sect Grand Competition.
After giving it some thought, a flash of resolve immediately passed through Qingyang's eyes.
During his earlier fight with Li Yang and the other two, he had already discovered that all three were extremely powerful, none weaker than him.
It was nearly impossible for him alone to seize the treasure from Li Yang and the others.
"Since that's the case..."
"Then there's no harm in letting Junior Brother Changqing have this opportunity."
"At least it won't fall into the hands of another courtyard."
With that thought, Qingyang hardened his heart and immediately unleashed a sword strike.
Boom!
In an instant, sword light arched like a rainbow and slashed down directly across the path of Li Yang and the other two.
The three men's attacks shattered beneath Qingyang's sword strike.
Their charging figures also came to a stop.
"What?"
"Qingyang, are you fucking insane?"
"Can't you see someone is stealing our prize?"
"..."
Li Yang and the other two glared at Qingyang in uncontrollable fury.
They never would have expected Qingyang to step in and stop them at such a moment.
Qingyang did not care in the least. He smiled faintly and said,
"Disciples of the Seven Courtyards should naturally support one another."
Only after Qingyang said this did Li Yang and the other two realize.
Wasn't the purple uniform Chen Changqing wore the uniform of the Outer Sect's Seventh Courtyard?
During the brief interval in which they spoke,
Chen Changqing had already thrust his hand into the dazzling golden light.
Yet to his surprise, when he grabbed inside, it was completely empty. There was nothing at all.
"What's going on?"
"There's no treasure?"
Chen Changqing froze completely.
Before he could recover his senses,
an eerie, invisible force suddenly enveloped him in an instant.
"What is this?"
After sensing it, Chen Changqing was alarmed.
He had thought he would obtain some treasure from the golden light, yet things had turned out like this instead.
Before Chen Changqing could think further, the scene before his eyes abruptly changed.
The next moment, the golden light vanished, and Chen Changsheng's figure disappeared without a trace along with it.
Seeing what had happened below in the valley, Qingyang and the others were all taken aback.
"Where did he go?"
Li Yang stared fixedly at where the golden light had vanished, his face incomparably grim.
"Damn it!"
Wen Liang cursed angrily. Killing intent churned in his eyes, but there was nothing he could do.
"Hmph, that brat got lucky!"
"He actually succeeded in stealing our prize from right under our hands."
"Damn it! We can only look for another opportunity!"
Meng Zhou roared irritably and threw a punch, directly smashing a huge boulder in the valley to pieces.
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