At this sight, the disciples from every courtyard watching the battle were terrified.
"This?"
"Senior Brother Qingyang lost just like that?"
"How could that be?"
"Shi Tian is far too strong, isn't he?"
"Qingyang was at Foundation Establishment Late Stage, yet before him, he could only be crushed?"
"Body cultivators are terrifying indeed!"
"..."
In the First Courtyard's area, all the disciples burst into cheers.
"Well done!"
"Senior Brother Shi Tian is incredible."
"So what if he's at Foundation Establishment Late Stage? In Senior Brother Shi Tian's hands, he's too weak to withstand a single blow!"
"Invincible among peers isn't just empty talk!"
"Now no one from the Seven Courtyards can fight anymore."
"..."
At the same time, Qingyang supported his injured body and returned to the Seven Courtyards' area with a desolate expression.
"Elder, I..."
Qingyang looked at Elder Liu Mu with a gloomy face.
Elder Liu Mu smiled faintly and reached out to gently pat Qingyang's shoulder.
"It is of no matter. Body cultivators are powerful by nature, not to mention that this boy is first on the Points Leaderboard."
"To achieve this much in this Outer Sect Grand Competition, this old man is already satisfied. Our Seven Courtyards have finally made a name for ourselves in the Outer Courtyard!"
As he said this, Liu Mu's face was filled with gratification.
After all, in this Outer Sect Grand Competition, three people from the Seven Courtyards had entered the top twenty of the Points Leaderboard.
Among them, Chen Changqing had even ranked second on the Points Leaderboard.
Hearing Liu Mu's words, Qingyang let out a long breath, then sat down cross-legged and began treating his injuries on the spot.
Just as the disciples of the Seven Courtyards were feeling dejected,
Chen Changqing slowly took a step forward.
"Junior Brother, what are you doing?"
Seeing this, Liu Ruyan instinctively reached out and grabbed the corner of Chen Changqing's robe.
Earlier in the Void Realm, she had personally witnessed Chen Changqing's strength.
He had even defeated Cui Hao, a Foundation Establishment disciple of the Second Courtyard, with a single punch.
But Cui Hao had only been at Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
Shi Tian on the arena, however, was at Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Even Qingyang had been easily crushed by him.
"I want to give it a try. What if I defeat him?"
Chen Changqing calmly gazed toward the arena, his expression utterly still.
Before Liu Ruyan could respond, Qingyang had already shouted in a deep voice.
"Impossible!"
"Junior Brother Chen, you're only at Foundation Establishment Early Stage, while Shi Tian is a Foundation Establishment Late Stage body cultivator. His fleshly body is comparable to a magical artifact!"
Chen Changqing smiled faintly.
"It is of no matter."
"Besides, if you do not even try, how will you know whether you can do it?"
Upon hearing Chen Changqing's words, Qingyang was rendered speechless.
The disciples of the Seven Courtyards all turned to look at Chen Changqing.
"Junior Brother Chen is right."
"Even if we fail, we must fail in the midst of challenge."
"If we do not even have the courage to step onto the arena, that would be true failure!"
"Junior Brother Chen, go! We support you!"
"That's right! So what if he's a body cultivator? I refuse to believe he can truly be invincible among peers!"
"..."
The disciples of the Seven Courtyards were fired up.
At this moment, Elder Liu Mu sighed helplessly, looked at Chen Changqing, and said,
"Changqing, go!"
Chen Changqing nodded, then turned to stare at Shi Tian on the arena.
At this moment, Shi Tian stood on the arena like a mountain, looking down upon all directions.
"Who else?"
His voice rang out like thunder across the plaza, making the air hum and tremble.
Beneath the arena, all was silent.
The disciples from every courtyard lowered their heads. No one dared step onto the arena to meet his edge head-on.
After all, the strength Shi Tian had displayed just now was far too horrifying.
Even Qingyang, at Foundation Establishment Late Stage, could only be crushed beneath his hands.
What could they accomplish even if they went up?
In the end, would they not simply be humiliated by Shi Tian and lose face before so many people of the Outer Sect?
In the Second Courtyard's area,
Wen Liang's expression was ugly.
When he had seen Qingyang take the stage and suppress Jiang An earlier, he had intended to go up and spar with Qingyang.
Who would have thought that Shi Tian from the First Courtyard would beat him to it?
That alone would have been one thing, but the strength Shi Tian displayed was terrifyingly powerful.
"Even if I went onto the arena, I would not be Shi Tian's opponent."
"This time... must the First Courtyard take first place in the Outer Sect Grand Competition again?"
Wen Liang was filled with unwillingness, yet there was nothing he could do.
At the same time, Meng Zhou of the Fourth Courtyard was also deeply moved by the sight.
His cultivation was the same as Wen Liang's and Qingyang's—Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Moreover, they had fought before in the Void Realm over a treasure.
Meng Zhou had always greatly acknowledged Qingyang's strength, but he had never expected that Qingyang would lose so cleanly when facing Shi Tian, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage body cultivator.
"Body cultivators are truly strong!"
Meng Zhou secretly sighed. He did not choose to take the stage, knowing that he too was no match for Shi Tian.
Seeing the disciples of every courtyard intimidated by Shi Tian,
the disciples of the First Courtyard all held their heads high, their faces brimming with pride.
"Haha!"
"It still has to be Senior Brother Shi Tian!"
"The moment he stepped out, he intimidated everyone from the other courtyards."
"With Senior Brother Shi Tian here, it seems the First Courtyard will take first place again this year."
"That bunch of trash from the Seven Courtyards think they deserve to contend with us?"
"..."
Seeing this, an elder of the First Courtyard stroked his beard with a smug smile, a profound gleam flashing through his eyes.
"Shi Tian's true strength is far more than what appears on the surface!"
As an elder of the First Courtyard, he naturally knew Shi Tian's true circumstances.
In his fight with Qingyang just now, Shi Tian had only displayed the tip of the iceberg of his abilities when he effortlessly suppressed him!
High in the air, seeing that no one dared take the stage to challenge Shi Tian, True Person Tianbo's eyes flashed with a trace of boredom as he prepared to announce the end of the competition.
But before True Person Tianbo could speak, a voice suddenly came from the west.
"Chen Changqing of the Seven Courtyards requests your guidance."
The instant those words rang out, everyone present was shaken.
Very quickly, countless gazes turned in unison toward the figure slowly ascending the arena.
"Chen Changqing?"
"So he's Chen Changqing?"
"The one ranked second on the Points Leaderboard?"
"Someone from the Seven Courtyards?"
"It's actually him!!"
"So what if he's second in points? He's only at Foundation Establishment Early Stage. How could he possibly be Shi Tian's opponent?"
"Is he courting death?"
"..."
The disciples of every courtyard were shocked beyond measure.
No one had expected Chen Changqing to choose this final moment to step onto the arena and challenge Shi Tian.
Moreover, his cultivation was only at Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
In the First Courtyard's area,
Li Yang stared fixedly at Chen Changqing, flames of rage burning in his eyes.
"It's him?"
"It was this bastard who stole my fortuitous opportunity!"
Li Yang roared inwardly.
He recalled what had happened earlier in the Void Realm.
At that time, he, Qingyang, Wen Liang, and Meng Zhou had faced off in the air above a valley. None of them wished to miss the treasure within it.
In the end, they had even fought fiercely.
No one had expected that, while their battle was in full swing, Chen Changqing had quietly slipped into the valley.
He had snatched away that fortuitous opportunity.
"Hmph!"
"This brat dares challenge Shi Tian? Isn't he simply seeking his own death?"
Li Yang said coldly, actually hoping that Shi Tian would strike Chen Changqing, that little thief, dead.
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