Yu Changfeng used his blood to consecrate the sword, achieving a state of perfect harmony between man and sword.
With the strongest move in the sword technique, "One Sword Silences the World," its momentum is already faintly comparable to the Eighth-Transformation Samsara Realm.
The next second, Yu Changfeng moved, his entire body merging into the longsword.
The longsword rapidly grew larger, transforming into a hundred-foot-long sword in the blink of an eye.
Faced with the approaching crimson sword light, the hundred-foot-long greatsword slashed through the air, and the massive sword light swiftly met the crimson sword light with unparalleled force.
The two sword beams collided, with the massive sword beam easily piercing through the crimson sword beam, and then continuing to fall, seemingly intent on striking Lin Heng directly.
The afterimages surrounding Lin Heng accelerated the fusion process, and in a short time, another fifty or so blood-red sword beams were released.
As the sword light's attack intensified, Yu Changfeng's massive sword light, which initially easily cleaved through the crimson sword light, gradually became blocked in mid-air by the crimson sword light. Later, Yu Changfeng was shocked to discover that the massive sword light formed from his full-force attack was actually being forced back by the crimson sword light.
"Wrong!"
Yu Changfeng quickly discovered the problem.
Lin Heng, who was originally only at the First-Turn Samsara, had unknowingly risen to the Fourth-Turn Peak of Samsara, somewhere between the Fifth-Turn Samsara.
"Could it be that he's hiding his true strength?"
Upon discovering Lin Heng's peak fourth-stage aura, Yu Changfeng exclaimed in surprise, but then he immediately dismissed the idea.
"It's not that Lin Heng is hiding his cultivation level, it's the Heart of Rock Origin!"
After Yu Changfeng carefully observed the space where Lin Heng was, he felt the Rock Power of Origin emanating from it, a power that even moved him.
It was thanks to the amplification of the Power of Origin within the Heart of Rock Origin that Lin Heng's cultivation level soared to the Fourth-Turn Peak of Samsara.
Combined with the already mature Nine-Origin Wave-Chasing Sword technique and the Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure's Killing Sword, Lin Heng was able to suppress Yu Changfeng.
In the short time that Yu Changfeng was observing Lin Heng, the massive sword beam in the air could no longer withstand the attack of the eightieth sword beam and exploded simultaneously with the blood-red sword beam.
Two sword beams, each containing terrifying energy, exploded. With a deafening roar, the aftershocks scattered in all directions, and even the array space supporting the two combatants began to tremble.
Sensing that the array space was about to reach its limit, the representatives of the Thirteen Factions simultaneously flashed outside the array space and, with their combined strength, added energy, thus stabilizing the array space again.
On the battlefield, the explosion of the sword's edge separated Yu Changfeng from his longsword, and the shockwave sent him flying hundreds of meters away.
Yu Changfeng's offensive had reached its end, but at this moment, Lin Heng's final strike broke through the shockwave of the sword light and transformed into a blood-red wave that engulfed Yu Changfeng.
"No! I admit it..."
Yu Changfeng's eyes widened, wanting to shout that he had lost, but before he could utter the last word, the crimson wave instantly swallowed him up.
Those words that were never spoken will forever be forgotten!
As Yu Changfeng rode through the crimson waves, his life force rapidly ebbed away.
As the crimson tide tumbled and crashed high in the sky, Yu Changfeng's lifeless body fell limply to the ground.
'Bang!'
The corpse, falling from a height of 10,000 meters, crashed to the ground. Even with its powerful body that had Seventh-Turn Samsara, it was still reduced to a bloody mess without any protection.
No one expected that Yu Changfeng, who had dominated the Ninefold Heaven for many years and was considered the number one person in the Ninefold Heaven apart from the Thirteen Factions, would actually perish.
And the one who caused all of this was Lin Heng, who had only ascended to the Longevity Realm not long ago and had only been in the Ninefold Heaven for a month.
After the battle ended, Lin Heng retrieved his Killing Sword and the Heart of Rock Origin, which he had hidden away.
When the hundreds of sects in the Ninefold Heaven looked at the proud figure standing tall in the sky again, they were filled with awe and dared not have any other thoughts.
With the battle over, the representatives of the Thirteen Factions returned to their respective positions.
Chen Yulin announced Lin Heng's victory.
The winner of the martial arts competition, Lin Heng, will receive a territory of 90 million miles for the sect he is about to establish.
In addition, Lin Heng will also obtain the mining rights to two Origin Vein, as well as the mining rights to this newly discovered Origin Vein.
There are a total of three Origin Vein, one of which is a high-grade Origin Vein. If used properly, it can be enough to cultivate many good seedlings for Lin Heng.
After the martial arts competition, as is customary, a grand banquet was held at Lin Heng's sect.
Lin Heng naturally chose to hold this banquet at the Qian Yuan Sect.
While receiving the homage of hundreds of sects, Lin Heng also responded to the suggestion from the representative of the Firmament Hall and decided to formally establish his sect ten years later, inviting everyone present to witness the ceremony.
Naturally, no one in the room objected to this!
However, how many people will be able to come ten years from now is still a question for another time.
After all, the Hundred Sects were ruled by Thirteen Factions, and as one of the Ascenders, Lin Heng was naturally welcomed by the Ascenders forces to come and offer their congratulations.
As one of the Eight Great Imperial Clans, witnessing Lin Heng establish the number one power in the Ninefold Heaven would be a slap in the face.
Whether they can even come is another matter, but even if they do, they're unlikely to stay put.
The banquet didn't last long; it was just a formality.
After seeing off all the sects, Lin Heng returned to the main hall and slumped down.
"Don't be honest, dealing with guests is much more troublesome than fighting."
Lin Heng's words immediately drew Sun Yuan's agreement.
"I'd rather fight for ten days and ten nights than go through this kind of trouble again."
Sun Yuan was also quite exhausted from the social obligations of the banquet today.
Looking at their current state, Situ Jiannan couldn't help but shake his head and smile, "Master, Senior Sun Yuan, today's event is just a formality, and it's already considered relatively simple. When we finally establish our own sect, it will be much more troublesome than this."
Before Situ Jiannan could have said anything, Lin Heng and Sun Yuan immediately looked at him with smiles.
Seeing the two men's malicious smiles, Situ Jiannan knew perfectly well that this big trouble had clearly fallen on his shoulders.
Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Situ Jiannan didn't refuse, especially since it was something he quite liked.
Just imagine, a Nirvana Realm can put on airs in front of all the powerful figures in the Ninefold Heaven, and they can only watch obediently. Isn't that exciting enough?
However, when the topic of establishing a sect came up, Situ Jiannan couldn't help but remind him, "Master, we only have ten years to establish a sect, so we must begin preparations as soon as possible."
Lin Heng nodded; he naturally understood what Situ Jiannan was trying to say.
" Jiannan, I'm entrusting the preparations for the sect's grand ceremony to you. Don't worry about the cost; it must be magnificent and grand."
"As for the disciples' affairs, leave them to me. I will find time to go down to the mortal realm soon to discuss this matter with my mother and the others."
Situ Jiannan naturally had no objection to this, and at the same time assured Lin Heng that the day he established his sect would definitely impress all the sects in the Ninefold Heaven.
From the moment he embarked on the path of cultivation, Situ Jiannan had dreamed countless times of establishing a top-tier sect, where people from all directions would come to offer their congratulations.
He had thought he had no chance, but now Lin Heng had given him this opportunity. How could Situ Jiannan not perform well?