On the Pure Yang Palace's martial arena, two figures were locked in a fierce battle, fighting over a spot to enter the grotto-heaven.
Bang!
Their powerful techniques collided, sending them both staggering back.
"To think Liu Qingxuan could fight Tang Xuanming to such a standstill—his strength cannot be underestimated."
Everyone stared without blinking at the two figures clashing across the arena, shocked yet filled with admiration.
Tang Xuanming was an unparalleled prodigy of the Divine Martial Sect, one of the Upper Realm's top sects, ranked among the very best of the younger generation.
That Liu Qingxuan could trade blows with him and match him evenly came as a great surprise to those from the Upper Realm.
"Fellow Daoist Liu, you must win!"
The Lower Realm factions were incomparably tense, praying that Liu Qingxuan could defeat his opponent.
Four of the ten spots had already been claimed by people from the Upper Realm. If Liu Qingxuan lost as well, half the spots would belong to the Upper Realm.
"Let's settle this in one move!"
The two had fought to an impasse, and continuing would not determine a victor. Liu Qingxuan wanted to decide the battle with a single strike.
"Come!"
Tang Xuanming shared the same thought. Both activated their ultimate techniques at once.
Boom!
Though they were only at the Mid-Stage Divine Repository Realm, they were already infinitely close to the Late-Stage Divine Repository Realm. Merely gathering power for their ultimate techniques made the winds and clouds change color and threw heaven and earth into disarray.
Prison Tiger Seal!
Liu Qingxuan wildly drove his true essence, condensing it into a great golden seal.
Mountain-River Seal.
As if by coincidence, Tang Xuanming likewise condensed a great seal that descended from the heavens.
Roar!
Upon the Prison Tiger Seal crouched a lifelike Prison