On the arena stage.
Clang—
A saber came down. As saber and staff collided, the tremendous impact formed sound waves invisible to the naked eye.
With the two men at the center, the dust beneath their feet shuddered as one, then was driven outward in all directions by an invisible force.
At the same time.
Yuan Fei was suddenly blasted off the arena.
Below the stage, those standing closest to it could not help covering their ears.
As the powerful sound waves spread, waves of ringing filled their ears.
"Too strong!!" The man presiding over the assessment was startled, disbelief written across his face.
Even though he now possessed sixth-rank Martial Dao strength and ranked among the top two of the four commanders, Jiang Ning's strike still astonished him beyond measure.
Because the power of that strike had far surpassed the limits of the eighth rank of Martial Dao.
Even an ordinary seventh-rank Martial Dao practitioner would find it difficult to take that strike and retreat unscathed.
Under Jiang Ning's saber, Yuan Fei was sent flying several zhang before crashing viciously into the crowd.
"Hiss! Jiang Ning became the foremost among more than ten captains, seized first place in one stroke, and won the position of vice commander?"
"Unbelievable! Jiang Ning, whom none of us favored, actually turned the tables all the way and became the strongest one!"
"Yes! Truly unbelievable! But this is what a true Martial Dao prodigy is! True prodigies always shatter the shackles of convention and overturn the world's understanding!"
"I'm so envious! From today onward, when I see Jiang Ning, I'll have to address him as my lord!"
"Yes! Jiang Ning is so young, yet he has obtained a Subordinate Eighth Rank official post with real authority. Its status is no less than that of