Slandering Others

He looked to be around thirty, with a steady expression and a plain gray robe.

"Bai Xin, please instruct me."

The man cupped his fists in salute, his voice low and powerful.

"Bai Xin? The one who got a bye in the first match?"

Tian Kun's eyes lit up.

"I heard he's been training outside and rarely returns to the sect."

Qingshan clenched his fists.

"At the peak of the Earth Palace Realm, he might even be a bit stronger than Dai Hongmao."

Bai Xin did not waste words and directly drew a spirit sword that was crimson from hilt to tip.

The moment the sword left its sheath, the temperature across the arena seemed to rise by several degrees.

"Crimson Flame Sword Art: Burning Heaven!"

Bai Xin's sword momentum was like a rainbow. Red sword qi intertwined in the air into a fiery net that descended upon Ling Xiao.

The pressure of the peak Earth Palace Realm was fully unleashed, forcing the lower-cultivated practitioners around the arena to retreat.

"So strong!"

Liang Yu exclaimed.

"The power of this strike is already close to the Earth Palace Realm!"

Watching Bai Xin's stance as he attacked, Gu Sheng silently closed his eyes.

He could already foresee the outcome.

Sure enough, faced with the all-encompassing fire net, Ling Xiao merely raised his right fist before throwing a punch—

"Bang!"

With a dull boom, the fire net was effortlessly torn apart.

Before Bai Xin could even change techniques, the shockwave from the punch struck his chest.

The entire venue fell silent once more.

"Thank you for yielding."

Ling Xiao still wore that calm, unruffled expression, as though he had merely swatted away a fly.

Bai Xin struggled to his feet, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

He gave