Victory in the Arcane Duel, Zhao Gongming's Astonishment

Thunder Emperor Secret Art!

Xuan Liu's expression turned frosty as he spoke the true words.

Rather than retreating, he advanced, swiftly taking half a step forward.

In an instant, the phantom of the Thunder Emperor towering behind him suddenly blazed with divine radiance, like a sovereign executor of judgment.

Crash!!!

Before the utterly horrified eyes of Huang Long True Person and the immortals of the three sects,

the originally incomparably violent azure sea of lightning was scattered in a single instant.

"Th-this is impossible!!!"

Huang Long True Person was completely dumbfounded, his Dao eyes filled with incredulous terror and blank shock.

This was the Jade Clarity Divine Thunder he had mastered only after spending countless years.

Why had it been dispersed so effortlessly?

"Senior Brother Huang Long, you have lost!"

Xuan Liu's face remained calm, his voice ethereal beyond measure.

With that, he raised his right hand, joined his fingers like a sword, and gently slashed.

Rumble!!!

Lightning filled the sky, carrying supreme might as it tore through layer upon layer of spatial ripples and slammed viciously into Huang Long True Person's chest.

Accompanied by the sound of cracking bones, Huang Long True Person's formidable dragon Dao body suffered devastating damage.

"Ah!!!"

A shrill, utterly agonized scream rang across the entire dueling platform.

Huang Long True Person spat out blood essence in great mouthfuls, his Dao body plummeting viciously from the air.

At last, amid an earth-shaking boom, he crashed into the dust in an incomparably wretched and miserable state.

Xuan Liu's long sleeves fluttered, his entire aura cold, proud, and flawless as he steadily recalled the Purple Lightning Hammer.

At this moment, however, the expressions of the Three Pure Ones Saints became exceedingly colorful, each vastly different from the others.

"This child's comprehension and innate foundation are actually profound to such a degree. Third Brother, you have taken in a fine disciple!"

Supreme Elder Laozi was slightly startled, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.

With the vision of a Saint, he naturally saw at a glance

that the lightning technique Xuan Liu had just unleashed did not belong to any lineage of the three sects.

Instead, it was a divine ability he had comprehended on the spot by directly observing the Jade Clarity Divine Thunder.

Such heaven-defying comprehension was simply too unbelievable.

Primordial Heavenly Venerable, seated to the left, now had his entire imposing face covered in dark lines, his expression gloomier than ever.

No matter how he calculated, he had never expected that a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal who had cultivated for countless years

would be defeated by a mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal after using the Jade Clarity Divine Thunder!

In contrast, Tongtian Cult Master, seated to the right, was bursting with heroic spirit.

Good lad!

It was fortunate that he had accepted this boy as the fifth personal disciple of the Interception Sect.

Now, their Interception Sect had finally defeated the Expounding Sect.

But for the upcoming arcane duel against Xuandu, the Human Sect's chief disciple, whom should he send?

Duobao, or Jinling?

As long as they won the final match, their Interception Sect would claim victory in this Xuanmen Grand Tournament.

"Enough. The outcome has been decided!"

Supreme Elder Laozi slowly composed himself and announced, "In this arcane duel, Xuan Liu, the fifth personal disciple of the Interception Sect, defeated an enemy above his level with mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal cultivation. His methods and temperament were both beyond reproach."

"Therefore, this arcane duel... goes to Xuan Liu of the Interception Sect."

With Supreme Elder Laozi's announcement, the Interception Sect successfully won this battle that determined the final prestige of the great sects.

Two to one!

"Huang Long! Why are you still lying there? Have you not embarrassed yourself enough?! Get back to where you belong!!!"

Seeing that Supreme Elder Laozi had spoken, Primordial Heavenly Venerable finally erupted.

With undisguised Saintly severity, he coldly rebuked Huang Long True Person, who was still vomiting blood in great gulps beneath the dueling platform, his gaze vacant.

"This disciple... this disciple knows his error. I have disgraced Master..."

Only then did Huang Long True Person awaken as if from a dream, his eyes filled with panic and helplessness.

He forced his battered body onward and, utterly bedraggled and covered in dust, returned to the very end of the Expounding Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals.

Not a trace remained of the earlier pride with which he had sought to avenge Jade Cauldron True Person.

As this scene unfolded, a tremendous uproar instantly swept through the disciples of the three sects below!

On the Expounding Sect's side, Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, Taiyi True Person, and the others went pale, then green. Their earlier arrogant swagger was wiped away in an instant.

They even felt their faces burning with pain.

A mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal disciple of the Interception Sect had violently slapped them in the face time and again, first in comprehension and then in arcane combat.

Such humiliation completely shattered the bone-deep pride of the Expounding Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals, who had always considered themselves the orthodox lineage.

"Hahahaha! Good! Good child! As expected of the fifth personal disciple I accepted! You have truly won boundless honor and glory for my Shangqing lineage!!"

On the Interception Sect's side, Tongtian Cult Master could no longer contain his delight. He threw back his head and laughed, his voice shaking the clouds.

"Defeating the strong while weak and comprehending a supreme method in the heat of battle—you are extraordinary to the absolute extreme!"

"Disciple Xuan Liu! You did splendidly in today's battle!!!"

"Thank you for Master's praise. This disciple was merely fortunate. If not for Master's excellent teachings in ordinary days, there would be no disciple as I am today." Xuan Liu performed a Daoist salute and spoke gratefully.

Fortunate?

Hearing those two words, the corner of Tongtian Cult Master's mouth could not help twitching slightly.

For a moment, he did not even know what to say.

Who could call it fortune to cross a minor realm and defeat an opponent?

Especially when he had attained sudden enlightenment during the process and comprehended a supreme lightning technique.

Even Tongtian Cult Master, a Heavenly Dao Saint, found this Thunder Emperor Secret Art profoundly wondrous.

Tongtian Cult Master suppressed his helplessness, while the heartfelt gratification and affection in his heart grew ever stronger.

Below, after a brief moment of stunned silence, the countless disciples of the Interception Sect

broke into ecstatic cheers, their voices ringing endlessly across Kunlun Mountain.

"Hahahaha! Fifth Senior Brother is still as humble as ever!"

"Exactly! He crossed an entire minor realm and brutally crushed Huang Long True Person head-on. If such means count as fortune, would not the Expounding Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals become the greatest joke under heaven?!"

"Fifth Senior Brother is far too amazing! If only I possessed even one-tenth of his talent and comprehension!"

"Indeed! Fifth Senior Brother's comprehension surpasses all three sects, and even his conduct carries the pure, tranquil air of the Profound Sect. He truly lives up to the bearing of an Interception Sect personal disciple!"

"Let us see how those arrogant people of the Expounding Sect dare look down on us again!"

"Hahaha! As expected of our Interception Sect's Fifth Senior Brother. He truly did not disappoint us!"

Zhao Gongming laughed heartily, heavily sweeping his flowing-cloud sleeve as his booming voice rang out.

Behind him, the Three Cloud Fairies' beautiful eyes shimmered, brilliant light flashing across their jade-like faces as their hearts overflowed with admiration and astonishment.

Black Cloud Immortal, Golden Light Immortal, and the other Seven Attendant Immortals also shouted their agreement.

The immortals pushed the grand momentum of the Interception Sect's ten thousand immortals paying court to an unprecedented pinnacle upon Kunlun Mountain.