Whoosh!
But at this critical instant, Ye Xuan finally turned around and raised his sword to block Xu Taiping's saber strike.
Bang!
Even so, the tremendous force in the saber knocked Ye Xuan to the ground.
He rolled several dozen yards before plunging his sword into the ground to stop himself.
At this sight, and upon sensing the fluctuations of Nether Gazing Realm energy now emanating from Xu Taiping, the uproar throughout the venue abruptly turned into cries of astonishment.
"This boy actually broke through to the Nether Gazing Realm too!"
Someone suddenly shouted, their voice filled with astonishment.
But compared to these people, Ziyan and Zhao Linglong looked even more shocked.
Because they were among the very few who knew that Xu Taiping's Root Bone was a White Spirit Bone.
"A mere white bone, yet he reached Gazing into the Nether in three years. How did he do it?"
Xu Ziyan's face was filled with disbelief.
Zhao Linglong, however, shook her head excitedly and said:
"Senior Sister Ziyan, don't forget that Taiping is the disciple chosen by the Spirit Bone Stele!"
Hearing this, Xu Ziyan froze for a moment, then said in realization:
"That's right. He's the disciple the Spirit Bone Stele personally chose!"
Had Zhao Linglong not mentioned it, she would almost have forgotten this.
Cultivation prodigies with White Spirit Bones were not unheard of, merely rare-pitifully rare-but nearly every exceptional individual among those with White Spirit Bones had later become a mighty figure who held sway over a region.
Clang!
Amid the crowd's discussion and uproar, Ye Xuan poured all his True Essence into the Precious Sword in his hand.
Then he leaped up, merging his body with his sword once more and transforming into a gigantic sword shadow that swept toward Xu Taiping from the eastern