"Why was Lü Daoxuan taking the field now?"
"With Zhao Qian's combat strength, even fighting Ancestor Pengzhi to a standstill wasn't impossible!"
Aboard the immortal boat outside the Sword Platform, Jiang Shuoxue looked utterly puzzled as she watched Lü Daoxuan fly down to its center.
Xiao Huang was equally puzzled:
"Ancestor Pengzhi's cultivation should currently be at the half-step half-immortal realm. Even with the Three Corpses Cave's corpse-slaying power assisting him, his combat strength wouldn't be much greater than Luo Hong's earlier."
"Sect Master Zhao Qian wouldn't necessarily lose."
Even Elder Yun Jiuyi was deeply confused:
"Although Zhao Qian has expended quite a lot of magic power, aside from Luo Hong, the other two were far beneath him in combat strength. Neither managed to force him to use his full strength."
After a moment's deliberation, Sect Leader Jiang Fu suddenly spoke, his gaze deepening:
"Perhaps the person behind the Azure Profound Sect has seen something again through the heavenly secrets power of deduction."
At these words, all their expressions sharpened.
Jiang Shuoxue's eyes even lit up as she said:
"That's right! That must be it!"
She added:
"It was just as sudden when Sect Master Zhao Qian replaced Fairy Jiang Zhi earlier!"
Xiao Huang nodded thoughtfully:
"If that really is the case, then Ancestor Pengzhi's combat strength might truly surpass Sect Master Zhao Qian's."
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he murmured with a trace of excitement in his gaze:
"Then this next contest is bound to be even more spectacular."
For a time, all four aboard the immortal boat stared unblinkingly at the Sword Platform below.
Meanwhile, Heavenly Lord Hanjian and the others aboard another immortal boat nearby had also guessed as much.
Still, Heavenly Lord Hanjian felt it was somewhat ill-advised.
"Lü Daoxuan is the strongest