First Place in the Tournament? Mu Yang's Fury!

Seeing this, the people from the other eight great sects also began to discuss it.

Finally,

"Li Xin of the Mysterious Nether Sect. Please enlighten me."

The Mysterious Nether Sect, one of the nine great sects, had finally stepped forward.

"Here they come! Even the people from the great sects have come!"

"Looks like Xiao Feng's abilities really are extraordinary!"

"Please."

Xiao Feng extended a hand and spoke politely.

Li Xin attacked directly with his Dark Nether Palm, only for Xiao Feng to neutralize it with a single stroke of his sword.

"Forgive my offense! Heavenly Cloud Swordsmanship!" His sword followed his words.

Streaks of Sword Qi flew toward Li Xin. Having blocked the assault, Li Xin was just about to counterattack when he discovered that the final sword was aimed at his throat.

"Thank you for yielding!"

Xiao Feng withdrew his sword and cupped his hands apologetically.

Li Xin's eyes were full of unwillingness. He shook out his hands and returned to his seat.

"Damn, a Nascent Soul cultivator fighting a Soul Emergence cultivator, and he beat him instantly?"

The people from the various great sects below were so astonished that their jaws dropped, while Xiao Feng displayed the bearing of a king on the stage.

Seeing this, Ye Zichen glanced at Xie Lingyun and asked, "How good do you think your chances of winning are?"

Xie Lingyun thought for a moment before answering, "My lord, I believe I can win, but my odds are only six to four. If he had been born into a great sect, his cultivation would be more than this, and he would surely have surpassed his peers."

Xie Lingyun calmly analyzed Xiao Feng. Someone like him was too terrifying, so much so that Xie Lingyun did not dare be overly confident in himself.

"An early Spirit Transformation cultivator fighting someone at peak Nascent Soul, and you're being rather conservative."

Hearing this, Ye Zichen felt like laughing. Xie Lingyun looked rather dull, but he could still analyze the situation.

"Then you go defeat him."

Ye Zichen withdrew his gaze and looked down below the stage.

"Yes, my lord."

Xie Lingyun then flew onto the stage. A full-strength battle with Xiao Feng was what he wanted at that moment!

"Now this is an interesting tournament," Ye Zichen murmured.

Ye Tian and Ye Ling watched from the side without interrupting.

They also greatly admired this disciple called Xiao Feng, so even if a Spirit Transformation cultivator fought a Nascent Soul cultivator, they would not consider it a stronger person bullying a weaker one.

Elsewhere, in the seats of honor for the three holy lands,

Taiyuan Holy Lord Lin Feng was the first to speak. "This year's competition is much more exciting than in previous years. This Xiao Feng truly is admirable."

Xiaguang Holy Lord Ji Yaoguang agreed. "Yes, a prodigy like him is stronger than even the disciples of my holy land."

"Hmph, an insignificant nobody. He cannot compare to our holy land's prodigies in the slightest," Danyang Holy Lord Mu Yang said disdainfully. Despite his words, he was deeply worried.

First place had to belong to Danyang. The top-grade heaven-tier Tribulation Transcendence Pill was still unfinished and unstable; he had to take first place to obtain the final spirit medicine.

As Mu Yang thought this, his gaze toward the people on the stage grew even more venomous.

"Xie Lingyun of the Sword Sect. Please enlighten me."

On the stage, the two bowed to each other in a friendly gesture.

"Xiao Feng."

Boom!

As soon as the words left his mouth,

The great battle erupted!

The two combatants displayed masterful swordsmanship on the stage, each testing the limits of the other!

"His swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle, and his Sword Intent has reached major completion!"

"Xiao Feng is actually fighting Xie Lingyun, a Spirit Transformation cultivator, to a standstill?!"

"A peak Nascent Soul cultivator fighting a Spirit Transformation cultivator-this scene will probably be passed down for a hundred generations!"

"The Heavenly Cloud Sect, a small sect like that, is about to rise!"

In the stands, Ling Yun was thrilled to see this.

Ever since that senior had given her junior brother some pointers, his strength had been shooting up. She could not help marveling at how wonderful that senior was; her junior brother had actually received such a fortuitous opportunity!

"Go, junior brother!" Ling Yun shouted, cheering Xiao Feng on.

"Let me see just how powerful this Heavenly Yang Immortal Physique really is."

Ye Zichen watched the two evenly matched combatants on the stage, tapped his fingers, and spoke teasingly.

The voices below the stage came in an endless stream, and Lin Feng and Ji Yaoguang kept clapping and praising them as well.

"Whether it's Xie Lingyun of the Sword Sect or Xiao Feng of the Heavenly Cloud Sect, both are outstanding talents in this tournament!"

"I wonder if the disciples of our two holy lands have that kind of strength. If not, I'll have to surrender, hahahaha," Lin Feng joked. He had not expected Xie Lingyun to actually do it either. With such strength, he was fully deserving!

Hearing the two praise them so highly, Danyang Holy Lord Mu Yang could hardly sit still. He sneered, "Hmph! Cowards! My Danyang will never admit defeat!"

On the arena stage, the two men's Sword Qi collided again and again.

"Heavenly Cloud Flying Sword!"

"Sword Follows My Heart!"

They exchanged blows back and forth, but in the end, neither could gain the upper hand.

At that moment, Xie Lingyun leaped back and said, "Brother Xiao's talent is so astonishing that I am deeply impressed."

"You flatter me, Brother Lingyun," Xiao Feng replied politely.

"In that case, how about we decide the victor with one sword strike?"

Xie Lingyun made the suggestion. Continuing to spar like this would only waste time; it would be better to settle the match with one strike.

Hearing this, Xiao Feng replied, "Very well, Brother Lingyun. We'll decide the victor with one strike!"

Clang! Two swords rang out!

The two formed sword seals with their hands and chanted,

"Heavenly Yang Immortal Physique, activate! Heavenly Cloud Thirty-Six Swords!"

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin!"

Red light poured from Xiao Feng's body, and his sword hung in the air, its blade dyed red.

On the other side, countless treasured swords appeared behind Xie Lingyun. This was the killing sword he had learned through his insights into formations, his strongest attack!

"That phenomenon looks a little like the red light we saw some time ago!"

Could it be this kid Xiao Feng's physique?!

"Doesn't the power of Xie Lingyun's sword move exceed the Spirit Transformation realm?"

Everyone could see what was happening on the stage.

"So the phenomenon that day was connected to this young man."

Lin Feng and Ji Yaoguang pondered this.

"Neither of these two can be allowed to live!"

Mu Yang watched in fury and pounded the table.

Whether it was Xiao Feng's powerful physique or Xie Lingyun's formidable swordsmanship, both had already utterly surpassed every talented disciple present. His Danyang would probably be defeated.

Boom!

Smoke filled the vast arena.

"It seems there still wasn't enough time." Even so, no matter what, Ye Zichen was fairly satisfied.

The next moment,

"Look, cracks have appeared in the arena!"

"Wow! The Sword Sect's prodigy won!"

The smoke cleared. Of the two on the stage, Xiao Feng had been knocked out of the arena and was vomiting blood ceaselessly.

Xie Lingyun was also covered in wounds. He had planted his sword in the arena floor and was using it to keep himself upright.

It took the two quite a while to get back on their feet. Xiao Feng spoke with difficulty. "Brother Lingyun, you won."

"Thank you for yielding, Brother Xiao."

During that last attack, Xiao Feng had sensed Immortal Spirit Qi. He knew he should have lost.

Xie Lingyun also greatly admired this man who, at only peak Nascent Soul, could unleash a strongest attack at peak Spirit Transformation. Without the move he had comprehended, he would certainly have lost.

Born in a small sect, Xiao Feng possessed such heaven-defying talent that he had crossed two major realms and forced Xie Lingyun to unleash a Body Integration strike just to scrape out a victory.

If they had started from the same point, Xiao Feng would surely be the undisputed number one by now!

"The Sword Sect wins this match!" the elder announced loudly.

"At the Spirit Transformation realm, he actually unleashed sword force at the Body Integration level. This young man is probably going to take first place!"

"First place this year belongs to none other than the Sword Sect!"

The people from the other eight great sects looked at one another. They felt there was no need to continue competing.

"We of the eight great sects concede that we are no match for the Sword Sect."

The eight great sects discussed it briefly and came to their conclusion.

"Impossible! I won't allow you to concede!"

When he saw the might of Body Integration, Holy Lord Mu Yang could no longer sit still either, for he knew first place had been snatched away!

"Danyang Holy Lord, that is their decision. Besides, the Sword Sect disciple's strength makes him fully deserving. What is there for you to dispute? Why don't you send your own disciple up?"

Looking at Mu Yang in such an exasperated state, Lin Feng spoke with mocking sarcasm.