At this thought, a vicious gleam flashed through Li Hao's eyes. His presence erupted like a volcano, becoming twice as powerful as before!
"Mad Dragon Slash!"
With a thunderous shout, Li Hao raised his long saber and slashed down.
A streak of saber light shot straight toward Huang Guangwen, carrying a faint dragon's roar.
Huang Guangwen also shouted, bringing both axes down to meet Li Hao's saber strike.
Clang!
Huang Guangwen and Li Hao were both sent flying backward, and both spat out a mouthful of blood.
Thud! Thud!
One crashed onto the fighting platform, the other beneath it, both their faces turning pale.
Blood streamed from both Huang Guangwen's and Li Hao's hands. That final clash had split the webs between both men's thumbs and forefingers!
The one standing on the platform was naturally Huang Guangwen, while Li Hao stood below it.
Although Li Hao had lost, everyone from both the Longevity Sect and the Great Saber Pavilion felt that he was the victor.
Many from the Longevity Sect looked at Li Hao with a newfound trace of respect.
Despite knowing he was certain to lose, he had fought Huang Guangwen to the point of crippling him!
Ji Wuchang watched Li Hao and nodded to himself. This Li Hao really was remarkable!
What Ji Wuchang meant was naturally not Li Hao's strength, but his decisiveness and wisdom.
In his previous life, although Ji Wuchang had known about the competition between the Longevity Sect and the Great Saber Pavilion, he had been wholly focused on his severely damaged meridians and had paid it no attention.
All he knew was that the results of this competition had been unsatisfactory.
After this competition, the cultivation resources of every peak had been cut by ten percent!
Judging by the current situation, all the pressure to win would probably fall on him!
At this thought, Ji Wuchang suddenly grew a little excited. Wasn't the system's mission for him to begin making a name for himself in the Longevity Sect?
"Which senior brother from the Great Saber Pavilion will come give me some pointers?"
Just then, Huang Guangwen's voice rang out, his eyes still blazing with fighting spirit!
Only his slightly trembling hands revealed that he was not in good shape!
"I'll take you on!"
A woman's voice rang out from the Great Saber Pavilion's side. Her expression was solemn; it was none other than Lin Yuzhen of the Great Saber Pavilion!
Lin Yuzhen walked slowly onto the fighting platform. Looking at Huang Guangwen's still-bleeding hands, she said calmly, "You're no match for me!"
Huang Guangwen laughed heartily. "Whether I am or not, we'll know after we fight! Here I come!"
With that, Huang Guangwen charged straight at Lin Yuzhen.
He raised his twin axes, his eyes bloodshot. Once again falling into a state like madness, he launched a frenzied assault on Lin Yuzhen!
Lin Yuzhen's expression was cold. She raised her long saber without giving an inch, clashing directly with Huang Guangwen dozens of times.
Seeing that even Huang Guangwen's footwork had fallen into disarray, Lin Yuzhen leaped into the air, vanishing from before him in an instant.
Before Huang Guangwen could turn around, Lin Yuzhen struck him in the back with her palm.
Huang Guangwen's body flew through the air as Lin Yuzhen knocked him off the fighting platform with a single palm strike!
By this point in the competition, anyone with discerning eyes could see that the Longevity Sect was already at a disadvantage.
The Longevity Sect had only three people left, while the Great Saber Pavilion still had four. Moreover, their two strongest had yet to take the stage!
The Longevity Sect's elders all frowned slightly. Once they lost the Qi Refining Realm competition, the Longevity Sect would have lost regardless of the later results in the Foundation Establishment Realm and Purple Mansion Realm!
In previous years, the Longevity Sect had always secured sixty percent of the resources in its competitions with the Great Saber Pavilion. This time, even fifty percent looked uncertain!
"Senior sister, the Great Saber Pavilion came prepared!"
Standing beside Zhen Miaoqing, Huang Wанqiu spoke with a grave expression.
Zhen Miaoqing nodded, then said calmly, "Don't panic. Things aren't that bad yet!"
After speaking, Zhen Miaoqing could not help glancing at Ji Wuchang. For some reason, she felt that this junior brother was no ordinary person.
Zhen Miaoqing had seen Ji Wuchang fight yesterday. His physical strength was extremely powerful, yet when she swept him with her divine soul, she could not sense abundant blood and Qi within him.
There was only one explanation: his physical body had already surpassed the stage where abundant blood and Qi radiated outward, instead becoming contained within!
This made Zhen Miaoqing disregard Ji Wuchang's cultivation altogether, and a trace of anticipation appeared in her eyes.
Huang Wanqiu naturally lacked Zhen Miaoqing's discernment. Her gaze swept over Chen Boyu, Fan Huajun, and Ji Wuchang, and she sighed inwardly.
Just then, Fan Huajun took the stage. The Longevity Sect disciples all held their breath, fixing their eyes on him!
"Fan Huajun of the Longevity Sect. Please give me your guidance!"
After Fan Huajun announced his name, he and Lin Yuzhen exchanged a glance, then charged at each other simultaneously.
Both attacked with their full strength from the outset, holding nothing back. The sounds of their clashes rang out without pause!
Ji Wuchang stared at the two on the fighting platform. Having lived two lives, his discernment was naturally beyond that of ordinary people.
Ji Wuchang could already tell that Lin Yuzhen and Fan Huajun were evenly matched in cultivation. The final result might be a draw, with both badly injured!
Sure enough, after exchanging more than two hundred moves, Lin Yuzhen and Fan Huajun unleashed their strongest techniques simultaneously, then collided.
With a thunderous boom, both were sent flying backward, blood spraying wildly from their mouths!
Both fell onto the fighting platform and struggled to their feet at the same time, but both swayed on the verge of collapse.
They exchanged a glance, then leaped off the fighting platform together!
Fan Huajun returned to Chen Boyu's side and shook his head with a bitter smile, blood still trickling from the corner of his mouth!
Chen Boyu patted Fan Huajun's shoulder. At this moment, the pressure on him weighed like a mountain!
Just then, a figure leaped onto the fighting platform. It was none other than Qian Zuo, and a powerful presence swept outward.
"Qian Zuo of the Great Saber Pavilion! Please give me your guidance!"
Sensing Qian Zuo's strength, Chen Boyu knitted his brows, glanced at Ji Wuchang, and shook his head.
Chen Boyu leaped into the air and landed directly on the fighting platform. Cupping his fist, he said, "Chen Boyu of the Longevity Sect!"
At the Qi Refining Realm level, Chen Boyu was publicly recognized as the Longevity Sect's strongest, his strength surpassing even Duan Junsheng and Fan Huajun!
Seeing Chen Boyu step onto the fighting platform, many Qi Refining Realm disciples began cheering.
"Senior Brother Chen, you can do it! You're the strongest!"
Several female disciples called out, some with little stars in their eyes. They were clearly Chen Boyu's fangirls!
Little did they know that the pressure on Chen Boyu at this moment weighed like a mountain.
He could clearly sense that Qian Zuo was extremely strong, no weaker than him, and possibly even a little stronger!
But he had to win this match. As for the final victory, there was already nothing he could do!
At this moment, the calm expressions on the faces of many of the Longevity Sect's higher-ups had vanished without a trace, replaced by solemn looks!
Even a trace of gravity appeared in Sect Master Zhen Yaotian's eyes!
Zhen Yaotian turned his gaze toward Ji Wuchang, narrowing his eyes slightly. He wondered whether this brat could bring him a pleasant surprise!