"Swish, swish, swish!"
Amid a flurry of flickering blade shadows, Zhou Liang's long saber swiftly carved the general principles of the Seven-Regulated Verse into the cliff face.
So fast was he that, by the time he sheathed his saber, none of the onlookers, Tang Yi included, had managed to react.
"Zhou Liang of Seventh Peak, suspended iron weighing fourteen hundred jin, inscription complete. Fourth Peak, send someone to answer the challenge!"
Only when Elder Black Dragon's voice thundered out did the deathly silence throughout Five Elders Pool erupt into tremendous cries of astonishment.
"Zhou Liang of Seventh Peak is this strong?"
"He did have that kind of strength before, but after Blade Ghost injured him, he was practically crippled."
"The way he performed today, he didn't look injured at all."
For a time, the disciples buzzed with discussion.
Amid that chatter, Zhou Liang, who was about to leave the platform, happened to brush past Tang Yi.
"Why haven't you scrammed yet?"
Zhou Liang shot Tang Yi a look of utter disgust.
"You!..."
Tang Yi wanted to curse back, but when he sensed the savage Blade Intent coursing around Zhou Liang, he swallowed his words. In the end, he merely snorted coldly and said:
"Don't get cocky too soon. Let's see how you handle the weight of my Eldest Senior Brother's and Fourth Junior Brother's suspended iron!"
Fourth Peak's Eldest Senior Brother Yu Cai and Fourth Junior Brother Yao Jun were both first-rate Sword Cultivator prodigies who ranked among Qingxuan's top ten.
Thus, he was confident that Fourth Peak would still emerge victorious in the end.
"This... this is impossible! How could Jiang Zhi of Seventh Peak have the strength to surpass Eldest Senior Brother?!"
An incense stick later.
After Jiang Zhi carved the Seven-Regulated Verse Outline into the cliff