Qitian City, the largest city in the Central Continent.
Outside the majestic city walls, over a thousand meters high, two extraordinary figures followed the flow of people into the city.
One wore a bronze mask and flowing white robes, walking in front.
The other wore an embroidered azure robe and followed behind.
They were Jun Wangyou and Li Jianxing, who had just arrived from the Eastern Continent through a teleportation array.
The moment they entered the city, a middle-aged man in black armor came forward to greet them.
"May I ask if you are Young Master Jun and Young Master Li?"
The middle-aged man in black armor asked respectfully.
Li Jianxing immediately stepped forward, his gaze wary. "Who are you?"
The middle-aged man in black armor replied respectfully, "This general has awaited the two young masters for a long time under the young lord's orders. Please follow me."
The middle-aged man in black armor made an inviting gesture, then led the way.
Jun Wangyou and Li Jianxing exchanged a glance and followed him.
Before long, the middle-aged man in black armor brought them before an incomparably luxurious and imposing manor.
Above the manor's main gate, the two enormous words "Qi Family" caught the eye.
After bringing them here, the man in black armor left.
Soon after, a beautiful maid emerged from the manor.
The maid said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Please follow me, young masters."
"Why all this mystery? Couldn't we just get straight to the point?"
Li Jianxing muttered impatiently.
"Haha, it seems Brother Li is quite the impatient sort."
A ringing voice came from within the manor.
Jun Wangyou and Li Jianxing looked toward the sound and saw Qi Chengxian, dressed in a grayish-white robe, walk out of the manor.
When the guards and maid at the entrance saw Qi Chengxian, they immediately said respectfully, "Greetings, Young Lord."
Qi Chengxian waved a hand. "There's nothing for you to do here. Go attend to your duties."
"Yes, Young Lord."
The maid and numerous guards promptly withdrew.
Qi Chengxian walked up to Jun Wangyou and Li Jianxing, cupped his hands in greeting, and smiled. "Qi Chengxian greets Brother Jun and Brother Li."
Jun Wangyou and Li Jianxing returned the greeting, looking at Qi Chengxian with puzzlement.
Qi Chengxian said, "Senior Meng has already told me about the two of you. Over the next few days, you may choose to stay here with me or stay outside. Just gather here in ten days. At that time, Senior Meng and Senior Bai will take us to the Myriad Law Immortal Sect."
"However, since you have already come, how about allowing me to play the host?"
Qi Chengxian looked at Jun Wangyou and Li Jianxing politely, anticipation in his eyes.
Fortunately, no one else was present. Otherwise, if they saw Qi Chengxian treating people with such courtesy, their eyes would have fallen out in shock.
Qi Chengxian had never been so polite to anyone.
Not even Lu Xingyun, who had once ranked second on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, had received such treatment from Qi Chengxian.
Oh, no. Lu Xingyun was now third on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
Jun Wangyou looked at the exceptionally courteous and polite Qi Chengxian, feeling that something was off, though he could not put his finger on it.
But Qi Chengxian had already said this much. Refusing now would be far too impolite.
Besides, Jun Wangyou was quite interested in the person ranked first on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
"Then we shall trouble you, Brother Chengxian."
Jun Wangyou said with a smile.
"Hahaha, not at all, not at all."
Qi Chengxian beamed as he pulled Jun Wangyou into the manor.
As for Li Jianxing, Qi Chengxian symbolically ignored him.
From beginning to end, Jun Wangyou was the only one who interested him.
Within the manor, which resembled an estate, Jun Wangyou and Qi Chengxian walked side by side in front, looking very much like a pair of close friends.
Li Jianxing followed behind with a resentful expression.
"Brother Jun is truly extraordinary. If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have imagined that someone like you truly existed—someone with not only heaven-defying looks, but also such heaven-defying talent."
"You flatter me, Brother Chengxian. In this world, strength and cultivation are everything. Looks are nothing but empty vanity, not worth mentioning at all.
"On the other hand, Brother Chengxian, you possess not only a noble status, but strength and talent unmatched among our generation. The rest of us can only look up to you from afar."
Jun Wangyou smiled faintly as he praised him.
Listening to the two men lavish praise upon each other, Li Jianxing rolled his eyes.
"Pah! Two shameless bastards."
Before long, Qi Chengxian brought the two of them to the residence prepared for them.
The residence was quiet and luxurious.
Before leaving, Qi Chengxian suddenly said with some regret:
"Brother Wangyou, what you said just now was not quite right. Although I have crossed hands with everyone in the top ten of the Heavenly Pride Ranking, most of them could not withstand even one move from me.
"Yet I have never exchanged blows with you, Brother Wangyou. This title of first place is somewhat undeserved.
"Your battle in Hundred Battles City has made my hands itch. I wonder if Brother Wangyou would honor me with a match?"
Qi Chengxian looked at Jun Wangyou with blazing eyes.
Jun Wangyou instantly understood Qi Chengxian's meaning.
As it happened, he too was curious about the strength of the one ranked first on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
As he thought this, a trace of fighting spirit appeared in Jun Wangyou's eyes.
He met Qi Chengxian's gaze.
The two seemed to understand each other without words.
Without wasting any breath, they shot into the sky at the same time.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Seeing this, Li Jianxing hurriedly followed.
This was a battle between truly peerless geniuses. If he missed it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Whoosh!
The sky howled as the two pierced through the sea of clouds, quickly reaching the heavens beyond.
Standing atop the boundless sea of clouds, the two faced each other from a hundred meters apart.
Li Jianxing caught up afterward and stood in the distance, watching excitedly.
"Brother Wangyou, how about we each use three moves, so we do not truly fight with all we have?"
Qi Chengxian asked with a faint smile.
Jun Wangyou nodded. "Fine."
"Then Brother Wangyou, you may strike first." Qi Chengxian raised a hand, looking quite confident.
Jun Wangyou shook his head slightly. "No need. Let's do it together."
Qi Chengxian's expression turned solemn. "Alright."
The two immediately began gathering momentum.
The Nine Heavens Scarlet Fire Sword appeared in Jun Wangyou's hand, its fiery-red blade exceptionally dazzling.
A black saber also appeared in Qi Chengxian's hand. Its edge was sharp, radiating a chilling gleam that made one's heart tremble.
Not long after, the two attacked at once.
Jun Wangyou had no intention of holding back. He unleashed a divine ability from the start.
Sword Slash Azure Sky!
With one sword strike, terrifying sword qi seemed capable of splitting the heavens apart!
Space twisted everywhere the sword qi passed.
In the distance, Li Jianxing's expression changed drastically, and it felt as if an invisible hand had clenched his heart.
That sword strike gave even him, a mere spectator, the sensation of facing a life-or-death crisis.
Qi Chengxian's expression shifted slightly as well, but he quickly grew excited.
He too slashed out with his saber!
Heaven Destroying Divine Blade!
In an instant, the entire sky was covered by Qi Chengxian's black saber shadows.
Every saber shadow carried an aura of destruction, warping and distorting space as well.
Li Jianxing silently retreated a thousand meters.
Boom!
Sword and saber collided!
In an instant, space at the point of impact shattered.
The spreading shockwave immediately scattered the sea of clouds.
It revealed the faint outline of the city below.
"Hahaha! Again!"
Qi Chengxian laughed wildly, his grayish-white hair flying through the sky as he looked almost crazed.
Jun Wangyou's eyes also lit up, boundless fighting spirit surging within him.
To this day, Qi Chengxian was the only person of his generation capable of receiving one of his sword strikes.
There truly was a reason this man stood first on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.
In an instant, the two clashed again!
As for their earlier agreement of three moves, both had long forgotten it.
Before meeting each other, both had always been invincible among those at the same level.
Among their generation, almost no one could receive even one move from them.
They were both terrifying monsters who transcended the limits of their era.
Now that they had met, they cherished each other as kindred spirits.
How could a mere three moves possibly be enough?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out continuously in the air!
The two figures were like bolts of lightning, constantly colliding and separating!
But as the battle continued, Qi Chengxian suddenly felt that something was wrong.
He discovered that the only thing in which he could suppress Jun Wangyou was combat technique.
Other than that, whether it was speed, strength, endurance, or the quality of their spiritual energy, he was inferior to his opponent.
He found this hard to believe.
Since childhood, Qi Chengxian had been raised by Qi Tian Palace as its future palace master.
From the moment of his birth, he had been soaked daily in countless precious Spirit Liquids to strengthen his physique.
The cultivation methods and Dao arts he practiced were all the very finest.
Moreover, countless famous masters had taught him. Ninety percent of his teachers had been Ascension Realm experts.
Six of the top ten on the Ascension Rankings had taught him.
But what about Jun Wangyou?
After the battle in Hundred Battles City, Qi Chengxian had investigated all of Jun Wangyou's information.
He learned that until the age of eighteen, Jun Wangyou had been an utterly ordinary mortal.
Not only had he never cultivated, he had not even fought before.
It had only been three short years since he entered the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land to cultivate.
Yet in just three years, the only thing Qi Chengxian could suppress him in was combat technique.
What kind of terrifying talent was that?
Qi Chengxian was shaken.
The higher he stood, the more clearly he understood just how terrifying Jun Wangyou was.
If he was already like this after three years, what would he be like after several more?
And before long, they would enter the Myriad Law Immortal Sect together.
"Good, good, good! Brother Wangyou, meeting you in this life is my good fortune!"
Qi Chengxian showed no discouragement. On the contrary, he became even happier.
A faint smile appeared on Jun Wangyou's face as he said slowly, "Brother Chengxian, let us decide the victor with our final move."
"Alright!"
Qi Chengxian nodded with a solemn expression.
Demonic Technique: Six Paths of Reincarnation!
Qi Chengxian threw back his head and roared, unleashing his ultimate move.
Suddenly, a towering demonic phantom appeared behind him.
The phantom had three heads and six arms, each arm holding a divine weapon.
At that moment, the divine weapons each erupted with earth-shaking divine light, as though six divine abilities had been unleashed simultaneously.
Jun Wangyou's expression remained calm as his pupils abruptly transformed into golden divine eyes.
He extended one palm, resembling the supreme celestial emperor ruling over all creation.
Divine Ability: Vast Sun Divine Eye!
Divine Ability: Heaven Flipping Palm!
The voice issuing from Jun Wangyou's mouth was like that of a deity. At this moment, he no longer seemed human, but a true god!
As soon as Jun Wangyou's voice fell, a pair of colossal divine eyes opened in the heavens.
A giant hand that held up the sky appeared at the same time!
In an instant, Jun Wangyou's two divine abilities collided with Qi Chengxian's Six Paths Reincarnation, which was like a combined strike of six divine abilities.
"Boom boom boom!!"
An incomparably dazzling blaze of light erupted.
In an instant, it annihilated everything!
It engulfed Jun Wangyou and Qi Chengxian as well.
A moment later, the light vanished, and a spatial black hole a hundred thousand meters in diameter appeared in the sky.
Jun Wangyou and Qi Chengxian had already vanished.
A hundred li away, Li Jianxing's eyes were wide as saucers, his open mouth large enough to fit an egg inside. He muttered,
"What the hell are those two? Monsters?!!!"
"Are they really human? Or are they descendants of some god?"
Li Jianxing almost wanted to cry. Being born in the same era as monsters like them, he truly did not know whether it was fortunate or unfortunate.
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